Phonic has produced a clone to the numark ipod mixing station . Hoping that the new ipod mixing station would have solved many of the problems of the Numark version I ran out to check it out. Well.. let me tell you this thing has dissapointment written all over it. All the same problems as the Numark but no new benifits.

Phonic Corporation — Professional Audio Equipments since 1978

via Gizmodo

Tascam released a new virtual sampler that is powered by the Giga software. The sampler has many of the features you would expect from a professional virtual sampler. The “interesting” part is that it plugs in to the gigastudio to allow for seamless integration. The limited deployment of the GigaStudio software in the commercial market though makes this news more interesting. As the Gigastudio becomes more enhanced perhaps they can give ProTools a run for their money finally.

Icon Collective is a school to learn about electronic music production. Electronic music may have moved away from the forefront of popular musinc of the the last few years but with places like this poping up every where nurtureing a new generation of electronic artists the future of dance music is assured.

::: icon collective :::

We found this little gem whilst surfing for DJ news & rumours, ( thats hard to find let me tell you !!! ). At DJ History they havea very extensive guide to record shops in the UK. Its looking quite full and might have a lot of potential. So if your in the market for records in the UK check it.

UK Record Store Guide

The young OXYGENIC can’t decide on which mixer to buy the Numark 5000fx or the Pioneer 500 . The discussion turns around as to why the f*$k anyone would go for the DJM500 when the DJM600 is out with split cue. Other than that the mixers don’t really compete well with one another they are both good quality but the Numark has effects and is more modern.

via djsource

Young djdeeuu asks about a QBert video idea on djpages.com and promptly gets his ass handed to him.

The coo de gras is this fine ass quote:

Along with a ‘tickle me Q Bert’, ‘How to dress and talk like Q-bert’ DVD……and ‘How to collect giant Gundam robots like Q-bert does’ limited edition VHS (NTSC only, though)…..

The crux of the matter is the impact QBert has on turntablism. The three time DMC champion is an inspiration to many turntablists. QBerts inspiration can have a crushing effect on those learning turntablism, if they focus only on him. Many turntablists focus more on how Qbert “does it” and less on developing as an artist.

Newcomers do need a source of knowledge to learn from. Qbert videos and tutorials provide this in a unique way that isn’t available otherwise. Fresh turntablists can move on to developing their own uinique styles faster if they learn from the Qbert product line. That being said how many are blinded by the artist ?

What do you think ? Is the QBert product line and Qbert reputation hurting the art ?

The cats over at djsource are having a go at it over the age old question, are mk5’s really worth it ?

The responses are all for the mk2’s by minimizing the defects the mk5 fix.

Things they say:

its a mk2, with no click on the fader and a pitch reset button

The justification for not needing to get rid of the click…

the fader click problem is about as overhyped as 0.1% pitch control on cd players… if your that close to 0% and its giving ya probs, just pitch the other deck up/down slightly

The Mk5…

also it has an led target lamp instead of a regular one if i remember right

On the mk2 you need to have a mod installed…

disabling quartz lock

All those problems in and of them selves are minor and worth overlooking but fixed together boys the mk5 is a much better value. I dunno about you but I don’t like buying things with “minor annoyances”.

Seems they missed the overall point of it to me. But what do I know I am just a writer.

Gemini announced the CD-150 Rackmount CD Player, the latest addition to their affordable product line. The CD-150 has features for both consumers and professionals. The new CD player is equipped with a control panel which can accessed on the the player or via a remote. The CD-150 also delivers Anti-Shock™ Protection, Seamless Loop, +/- 12% Variable Pitch Control, +10 track select, three time display modes, and dual jog mode capability. The release date is set for November 2005.

The 8th annual Dj Awards were held on the 29th of September at the Pascha club in Ibiza. Pioneer won the award for the best technology for 2005. The honor was bestowed to Pioneer this year for helping push the limits of technology for djs. The European marketing manager, Mark Groetfeld, accepted the award for Pioneer.

• Pioneer forums post about it
• Article on the 2005 DJ awards
• Italian blog entry on the djs that won
• Entry on MSN

The Numark HDX release is going to turn the digital turntable market on its head. The new turntable was announced to have a hot swappable eighty gigabyte hard drive. The HDX also sports a support for mp3, cd, and wma formats. The 80 gig hard drive will allow the turntable instantly recall songs, freeing the dj from juggling media. The HDX is similar to its predecessor the CDX. It simulates the look an feel of a traditional turntable allowing DJ’s to use the skills they use for vinyl on with a new format.

The addition of the hard drive is absolutely a radical change. We think this sweet puppy will turn the market for digital turntables on its head.

• Numark Press release
• regards to engadget