DJzone DJ Magazine

Denon DJ announced today that it will exhibit at the upcoming International DJ Expo, scheduled for August 31 - September 2 at the Atlantic City Convention Center. At the Denon DJ Booth (#301) the company will provide attendees with exciting working demonstrations of a wide range of its breakthrough products for professional DJs. In addition to demonstrations of the company’s entire product line, highlights at the Denon DJ booth will include the first-ever working demonstration of the company’s recently announced DN-S1000 Compact CD/MP3 Player and the DN-X100 Compact Performance DJ Mixer, two advanced portable devices designed to complement each other, as well as the DN-X300 Performance Mixer, a highly versatile scratch mixer.

Denon DJ will also be conducting informative product seminars at the show, to be held on Wednesday, September 2nd in room 320 (3rd floor) at 1:00 PM and 5:30 PM. In addition to learning more about Denon DJ’s comprehensive product line, seminar attendees will be given the opportunity to win a DN-S1000 Compact CD/MP3 Player.

Additionally, Denon DJ will also announce at the show that it is supporting its current end users with the introduction of software enhancement plug-ins, downloadable free of charge from the forthcoming Denon DJ website www.denondj.com which will be launched in September. The software plug-ins provide additional features and functionality to Denon DJ’s flagship DN-S5000 tabletop CD/MP3 player, DN-S3000 tabletop CD/MP3 player, DN-D4000 dual CD/MP3 player, and DN-X1500 12” Matrix Mixer, all of which will also be on display at the Denon DJ booth.

New Soft UDG Bags for DN-S3000 and DN-S5000 CD/MP3 Players
Denon DJ is also announcing two new accessory options for owners of the DN-S5000 and
DN-S3000 – rugged black nylon carrying bags custom made by Ultimate DJ Gear (UDG) to accommodate both models. The innovative, durable bags are ideal for professional traveling DJs who prefer taking their own equipment to gigs. Designed for the ultimate in style, portability, comfort and convenience, the bags offer ideal protection for Denon DJ equipment. Dimensions of the bags are 13.5” x 8.7” x 14” (WxHxD). The bags will be available in October for a suggested retail price of $149.00.

Denon DJ is also announcing the availability of stylish user replaceable faceplates for both the DN-S5000 and DN-S3000, available in three optional colors, blue, silver and gold. The faceplates will be available in November. Suggested retail prices will be announced shortly.

Software Plug-Ins Add Features and Functionality
Denon DJ’s new software Plug Ins, offered free of charge to all customers, add significant enhancements to its DN-S5000 tabletop single-disc CD player, DN-D4000 dual CD/MP3 player, DN-S3000 tabletop CD/MP3 player and DN-X1500 Matrix Mixer.

The Latest improvements to the DN-S5000 and DN-S3000 include faster Brake/to Hot Starts reaction time, as well as brand new features such as the ability to pre-set Quick Jump search values by 10-, 20-, 30- or 60-second intervals, a Pitch Mode preset for Pitch/Key ON/OFF default and more. Seamless Looping accuracy has also been improved for the DN-D4000.

These additional software enhancements are all derived from valuable customer feedback

In addition, the DN-X1500 Mixer has been enhanced with 11 significant user-friendly upgrades such as improved Cross Fader response time, a sharper Channel Fader “Sharp” contour preset, the ability to monitor Master CUE via pre master volume and more.

Noted Denon DJ Product Manager Silvio Zeppieri: “These additional software enhancements are all derived from valuable customer feedback we received, and are designed to further the outstanding performance of our machines. As the leading DJ manufacturer of software Plug Ins, Denon DJ takes our customer requests very seriously, and we do our best to turn their suggestions into value-added features. It’s our way of saying ‘thank you.’”