Category Archives: Featured Gear

Cortex dMIX-300 Digital Music Control Station

Review by Stacy Zemon
Sleekly designed and weighing only a mere 12 lbs., this portable media player seamlessly integrates USB compatible technology with a 2-channel audio mixer and a built-in iPod dock.
I really like that you can search, cue, play, pitch, mix and even scratch digital music files directly from an iPod or other external USB [...]

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Luminair Wireless DMX control for iPhone® and iPod Touch®

Review by Stacy Zemon
The Luminair 2.0 software allows users to wirelessly control lighting fixtures, dimmers, consoles, and media servers all via a Wi-Fi connection.
Small enough to fit into your pocket, it works great for controlling color-mixable LED fixtures, studio lighting, moving lights, and any other DMX enabled equipment.
Tricked-Out Features

An eye-catching user interface and powerful touch-optimized [...]

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Hercules 4-Mx DJ Console

Review by Stacy Zemon
Hercules, a leader and pioneer in digital DJ controllers for computers, announces the newest version of their DJ Console line for Pro DJs, the DJ Console 4-Mx.
The DJ Console 4-Mx has a steel and aluminum crafted body with 89 controls in 2-deck mode and 150 controls in 4-deck mode.
The controller is bundled [...]

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Cable Management

Review by Stacy Zemon
David Letterman once called velcro® the “miracle fabric of the ’80’s.” Well, even though we’re in the twenty-first century, this stuff still works wonders for mobile DJs and it probably always will.
I use the Cord-Lox® Y Series from Toleeto Fasteners inside my rack case, along the journey from rack case to [...]

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An All-In-One LED Lighting Solution

Take Your Pick- Sound Activated or DMX
For the mobile DJ who is looking for a complete pack-and-go LED wash light solution, Chauvet’s 4BAR™ may be just what you are looking for. This unit packs light, runs cool and the lights won’t need replacing for a very, very long time.
The 4BAR™ is a 15-channel DMX [...]

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The iKEY HDR7 Portable Digital Recorder

Review by Stacy Zemon
At the recent DJ Expo in Atlantic City, Alan Cabasso, President of GCI Technologies, handed me the new iKEY HDR7 Portable Digital Recorder and asked me to check it out. I did and I liked it a lot. Here’s why.
This professional-quality stereo recording device in a compact package features a [...]

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New Portable PA for Wedding Ceremonies and More!

American Audio’s new PPA-210 is a compact portable PA system with built-in digital effects, graphic EQ and portable playback.
A complete turnkey system, the PPA-210, contains all the PA gear you could possibly need, including two pole-mountable 10” speakers, an 8-chanel powered mixer, dynamic microphone and every cable — including a mic cable and two 20’ [...]

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