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DENON DJ SHIPS DN-S700 TABLETOP CD/MP3 DISC PLAYER

Denon DJ, a leading manufacturer of premium-grade DJ equipment, is now shipping its new DN-S700 Tabletop CD/MP3 Disc Player. The DN-S700 is a new entry-level compact tabletop CD/MP3 player sporting many features from Denon DJs flagship professional models, including advanced MP3 functionality for easy file search and selection, CD text display, auto or manual BPM, three onboard FX, four pitch ranges, one hot start and seamless loop controls, fader start and pitch bend (available on buttons and jog wheel to enhance performance creativity). All of these design features and functions provide hobbyists, true mobile entertainers and todays aspiring DJs unprecedented creativity and showmanship opportunity at a groundbreaking price.

The DN-S700 has been implemented with new powerful DSP and large memory capacity which allows for many advanced features.

MP3 Playback

The DN-S700 can read, display and play MP3 files written to CD-Rs providing DJs with the ability to store more music on a single media or for extended playback time. Files can be searched for easily, either manually, or by scanning or using a number of file search functions, including File search and File/Folder search. Additionally, MP3 ID3 tag information can be viewed on the display.

Hot Start
The Hot Start function lets users start playback immediately from a set point within a specific file, determined by the user.

Seamless Loop
With this function, any section on a disc can be played repeatedly between A and B points with no break in sound or limit in length. The DN-S700 has a variety of looping options such as Exit and Reloop.

Effects
The DN-S700 also supplies the DJ with three different types of audio effects to enhance creativity and performance. ECHO adds a delayed sound thats synchronized by the BPM; with FLANGER, the feedback time and feedback gain can be selected; and the FILTER effect performs a frequency filter sweep as the jog wheel is turned.

Pitch Control / Key Adjust
Playback speed is adjusted with PITCH slider. Adjustable pitch ranges are +6%, +10%, +16%, +100% (selectable live). KEY ADJUST keeps the original key even if the pitch playing speed is changed with the PITCH slider.

Digital Output
The digital output for Main provides a true 100% digital signal without any restrictions or limitations regardless of pitch change or mode setting.

Other Features
- Fader Start
- CD-Text Display
- Auto / Manual BPM Counter
- Pitch Bend via Buttons or Jog Wheel
- Firmware Upgradeable
For more information, please visit www.denondj.com.