Equipment
This section will be completed shortly.
Highlights to be
- Pioneer's CDJ1000 the new Technics? It's looking that way now that most large clubs
have fitted them ...
- Technics new digital CD turntable: the SL DZ1200 - too little too late? In terms of features it looks great,
but with a high price tag clubs may decide it's best to stick with the already proven CDJ1000s.
- Are Vestax decks better than Technics? Only time will tell if they are durable enough
, but they do tend to have more features for your money.
- What's the best mixer? We'll be publishing a guide to the best mixers shortly.
- Mixers with built-in special effects or separate units? Korg's Kaoss mixer is a
good example of a combined unit,
but does it lack the flexibility of having separate mixer + effects unit?
- Is MP3 the future of DJing? It certainly helps DJs carry around the biggest selection
of music with ease - one CD can contain hundreds of tracks instead of twenty.
Also don't be too put off by the fact that MP3 uses a lossy
compression algorithm. Although in theory this reduces sound quality, using sound processing
techniques such as realtime DSP and/or pre-processing can actually make them sound better
than the original on your average home stereo or PA system.
T-Racks software
is an example of a software digital sound compressor, which is ideal
for making you MP3s sound just like your old vinyl records.
Here is the Pioneer CDJ 1000
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