| :: United DJ Mixing School presents the AUSTRALIAN ITF DJ CHAMPIONSHIPS :: | ||||
Scratch Category : 2 X NEW Stanon Decks STN-T120C (RRP $1798), 2 X SHR-WHITELABEL (RRP $338) Beatjuggling Category : 2 X NEW Stanon Decks STN-T120C (RRP $1798), 2 X SHR-WHITELABEL (RRP $338) Advancement Category : 2 X NEW Stanon Decks STN-T120C (RRP $1798), 2 X SHR-WHITELABEL (RRP $338), Vestax QFO ($2999), + Flight to Europe for the ITF World DJ Championships. National Finals Date : 27th October. For full Details visit the official ITF Site www.itf-australia.net |
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| :: DJ KOOL HERC - THE FOUNDER OF HIP HOP AUSTRALIAN TOUR :: | ||||
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The legendary
DJ Kool Herc is consistently credited as the founder of Hip-Hop.
His mastery on the decks is known worldwide, as are his positive
contributions to the evolution of Hip-Hop culture. Herc has received
a great deal of recognition including being highlighted in the Rock
and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. The peoples' Hall of Fame Award and
certificate from Govenor Mario Cumo were given to Herc in 1994 for
establishing the roots of Hip-Hop in the City of New York. His photograph
and Bio hangs permanently in The Museum of the City of New York and
is always being profiled in countless magazines and books on Hip-Hop
culture. The 2002 issue of TIME magazine credited DJ Kool Herc for
being an innovative music founder of Hip-Hop, along with Elvis Presley
for Rock 'N' Roll, Louis Armstrong for Jazz and Bill Monroe for Bluegrass.
Though his role as the inventor of the Hip-Hop phenomenon is known worldwide, the Bronx is still home base for DJ Kool Herc. He is still very active in the circuit, DJing in New York, UK, Gremany, France, Ireland, Denmark, Italy and for the first time ever this October 2004 - Australia ! Supporting national acts include DJ Peril (of the 1200 Techniques), many local DJ's, live Breakers (Old School All Stars: Defwish, Sereck, Swipa, Mathmatics, Top Kat, Monsta Rok - Syd), Wickid Force - Melb, Skill@Will - Brisbane and live Graffiti by Mystery. |
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Come and witness history in the making as The Father of HIP HOP - The Man, The Music, The Legend – takes us back to where it all started ! KOOL HERC TOUR DATES : Sunday 17th October - Gaelic Club (Sydney), after party Suzie Q's Monday 18th October - FREE DJ Seminar @ United DJ Mixing School (Sydney) Wednesday 20th October - FREE DJ Seminar @ United DJ Mixing School (Melbourne) Wednesday 20th October - Prince of Wales, Melbourne Thursday 21st October - Tivoli, Brisbane Friday 22nd October - Heaven Night Club, Adelaide Saturday 23rd October - Monkey Bar, Perth |
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We regret to inform you that the scratch tour that everyone has been looking forward to has been cancelled due to Rob Swift leaving the group. The X-Ecutioners were heading to a peak in their career with an album due for release this summer ' Revolutions' through Columbia Records, featuring an all star guest artist roster that includes Slung of Atmosphere, Rob Zombie, Ghostface Killah of Wu-Tang Clan, Cypress Hill's B-Real, Dead Prez, Fat Joe, and the Roots' Black Thought. We will keep you updated as soon as more info become available to us ! |
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A NEW DJ BATTLE, A NEW SET OF RULES, AND DJ's OF ALL AGES CAN ENTER ! On May 26, 2004 Shure Incorporated announced that it will introduce a new competition to the DJ battle circuit. "Each of the competitors will have to be very creative and articulate their responses without any profanity or vulgarity when battling their opponents." In addition, Shure is staging each event in venues that have agreed to admit participants of all ages. This will hopefully open doors for many young tablists that are generally more visionary at an early age but previously could not compete due to other battles staging events at nightclubs which only admit adults or by accepting sponsorship from alcohol and/or cigarette companies. |
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THE WORLDWIDE DJ BATTLE THAT STARTED IN 1986 IS STILL GOING STRONG This years World Finals was held at the Carling Apollo Hammersmith, London UK on the 4th and 5th of September. Competetors were as follows : U.K - Blakey, Italy - Gengis, Sweden - Sid, China - Shorty S, Germany - Rafik, Canada - Brace, Australia - Stean 1, US - I-Emerge, Denmark - Turkman Souljah, Norway - Nasty Kutt, Hungary - Majestic, Phillipines - Rocky Rock, New Zealand - Manchoo, Japan - Taiji, Singapore - Rattle, Hong Kong - Lazy Ming, Ireland - Tu-ki, France - Gero. After 2 days of hardcore battling these are the results : 1st: I-Emerge - USA, 2nd: Rafik - Germany, 3rd: Dopey - Canada (Defending Champion) More |
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DJ Dopey is the second Canadian to win the World Finals at DMC. He has won many title in his home town including : 1999, 2000, 2001 Toronto DMC Regional Champ, 1999, 2000 ITF Toronto Advancment Champ, 2001, 2002 Vestax Canadian Champ, and 2002, 2003 DMC Canadian Champ. He took out the Allies All-Star Beatdown in 2001 and placed 3rd in the 2002 DMC World Finals. In 2003 he finally took the Crown of the Technics World DJ Champion winning the Gold SL1200's and the prestigious title. He achieved this by having more fun and taking it less serious. Well I gues that's what true musicianship is all about and he believes that that's where's turntablism and battles are heading towards "sounding more and more like musical intruments rather than a pair of turntables". (More) |
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The International Turntablist Federation back in OZ. The ITF was founded by Alex Aquino in 1996 (San Francisco) shortly after the New Music Seminar's Battle for World Supremecy (The Superman Battles) closed it's doors, the last champion being DJ Noise from Denmark. The ITF Started off with similar format of battling one on one 90 second rounds. Then later it formed different categories to highlight different skills the DJ's had. This format became popular to turntablists that specialised in certain areas. Each category defined different skills on the turntable. The Juggler (Someone who is good with eye/ hand co-ordination combined with speed and precision to make the 2 decks and a mixer play like a Drum Kit). The Scratcher (Someone who makes melodic tunes by manipulating a sound on the record with forward, back and pause motions that gives different tones dependant on the speed. Combined with the fader motions on the mixer in relation to the beat, creates all the different variants of scratching). |
Comp Dates : Melbourne Heat (31st May @ Hi Fi Bar), Brisbane Heat (5th June @ Family), Adelaide Heat (6th June @ Traffic), Perth Heat (7th June @ Globe Theatre), Sydney Heat (8th June @ Gaelic Club).
Australian Finals was held on the 31st October at the Hi-Fi Bar, Melbourne. The winners in each category are :
Advancement: Stanley (NSW)
Scratching: J-Red (VIC)
Beat Juggling: Staen-1 (SA)
Congratulations to the winners who will all be flown to Munich, Germany to compete in the I.T.F. World Final in December. A BIG Shout out to Stanley, a man with so much talent and originality. Click here for the World Finals Results.
We all witnessed the show, now here is a brief background on the Turntable Legend of all time.
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Grand Master Flash's influences
came from a man name Kool Herc who was a Jamican born that migrated
to the states in the late 60's. He brought with him a style called
Jamican "Toasting" which is an adaptation of a much older african
tribal tradition of recounting stories. In the 70's Kool Herc would
DJ at the parks of the Bronx, N.Y (Block Parties) and use 2 turntables
to cut back and forth two separate records to create a new sound,
and at the same time he would shout over the mic "Throw ya hands
in the air, and wave them like you just don't care". As he focused
more on the decks, he brought in two friends Coke La Rock and Clark
Kent to jump on the mic to get the crowd participation and enthusiasm
going. Because Rap was not defined yet, they were classified as the
first MC/ DJ Team under the name of Kool Herc and the Herculoids.
The parks later became a traditional place for DJ Competitions where
the winner was the DJ with the loudest Sound system. Africa Bambbatta
(Founder of the Zulu Nation) was also a key figure in these parks
bringing over 20 crates of records to every set. He was known for
having the biggest record collection and constantly would suprise
the audience with throwing in records they would not expect. More on Bam
.. When Flash, as a kid named Joseph Saddler came into the parks and saw Kool Herc play, he was fasinated by what he was doing but felt that something was missing. So he would go home and practise for a whole year and developed what he called a "quick mix theory". He would do things that had never been done before like extending the "Break" usually a 4 bar instrumental section of the song and extend it by using two copies of the same track and spinning back and forth, replaying the same 4 bars. |
Then came along a definate historic moment for Hip Hop and the DJ Culture, the release of Grand Master Flash's "Adventures of Grand Master Flash on the Wheels of Steel" in 1981. Flash combined scratching with his quick mixing skills to blend tracks like Blondie's "rapture", Queen's "Another one bited the dust", and Chic's "Good Time" in a way that was out of this world for it's time, and shocked the whole music industry. With this popularity, Sugarhill Records soon released their next hit "The Message" in 1982 which sold over 1 Million copies. This was the first rap record to break away from lyrics of 'who is the better MC, etc.' and concentrate on what was really going on in the ghettos of America. The same year, they also released the classic B Boy Track "Scorpio". But behind the scenes, all was not what it seemed.
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Sugarhill records had a major impact on the group and was calling most of the shots. Most of the raps on "The Message" was actually done by Duke Bootee "Ed Fletcher" (Sugarhill's percussionist) and Melle Mel with the verse "A child is born" from an earlier track "Superrappin". Flash hated the fact that it was advertised as "Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five featuring Melle Mel and Duke Bootee" because the whole Furious five was not involved in the track. Regardless of who had a better voice or writing skills he wanted each of the members to make each other shine. Unfortunately, Flash didn't have much say and it was left in the form with Melle Mel and Duke Bootee. Sugarhill like most record companies continued to tell the group which direction to take and soon Flash decided to leave, taking Kid Creole and Rahiem with him. They signed up with Elektra Records while Melle Mel stayed with Sugarhill, leading the remaining group as Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five. Sugarhill later decided on a anti-cocaine campaign with the group and they released "White Lines - Don't do it" in 1983. It was ironic that around the same time Flash started getting addicted to cocaine. |
Flash
quickly overcame the addiction and recorded a lot of underground
hit albums for electra. Melle Mel later finally felt the
exploitation of Sugarhill and decided that Flash was right, and the group was
reformed in 1987 with the album 'On the strength'.
Today Grandmaster Flash
is still actively in the DJ/ Turntablist scene with many residencys, tours and
hosts a radio show on New York's WBLS doing what he does best, Scratching,
cutting and spinning the "wheels of steel". Australia welcomes the Grand Master
to a new adventure down under !
Grand Master Flash performed at the Hordon Pavillion (Sydney) on Saturday the 17th May 2003.
Product Reviews 2003
At first glance it was too good to be true, they finally did what we had imagined years ago (A CD Player that works just like a turntable by taking digital information not from the platter but from an actual moving record on top of a moving platter !!) It may have seen obvious from a Vinyl Jock wanting to turn to CD's, but the technology or resources for mass production was not available at the time.
DENON who have lead the CDJ Market since the birth of the CD has finally realised that they have to cater to the vinyl addicts as well as the CDJ's as turntablism grows stronger and stronger. We only had a day to play with the unit so here's a brief review.
First of all it has all the same amazing features as the DND 9000, including the removable hard drive and the revolutionary Alpha Track that allows you to mix 2 tracks off the one CD (Please read the review of the 9000 below first). What we were really interested in was the accuracy in the mechanism of the moving platter and the plate on top (with a slip matt), compared to the industry standard SL 1200. The motor is belt driven, so obviously the torque of the platter does not compare to that of the SL 1200 so it will take a little getting used to when applying beatmixing techniques. The motor is weaker so if you've been attached to the 1200's you'll have to apply less pressure whilst speeding up and slowing down the track. When it comes to cueing and scratching however, it's exactly the same as the 1200's. It even comes with a slipmatt and a plastic under the plate (simulating a record). The data information from the plate that acts like a record which relays information to the audio data on the CD is so precise that all motion moved forward/ back and scratched right down to the scribbles is heard in real time without a split second of delay or drags in the audio output. You can hold the record, perform slow drags, fast motion forward/ back cueings and the visible marker at the centre of the plate will stay on point (ie. at the precise angle at which it started). This was not possible with the previous models like the 2600. It's like a 7" record on a turntable without the tone-arm or a cartridge. This is the amazing advantage that it has over a conventional turntable as it will never skip a groove (Even if you decide to beat juggle or scratch with the unit upside down, new trick for you ladies !) This is also the main advantage that it has over other companies like the final scratch (Reviewed below) which uses conventional turntables on top of complex computer setups to get the same digital to analogue effect. I personally think that Denon have come up with 'the winning formula' and have laid the foundation for the development of future CD Players for DJ's. It is user friendly, it performs exactly like turntables as well as the most advanced CD Players, it's compact and works of the conventional methods that the average DJ is familiar with. With breakthroughs like this and the Final Scratch, a decade old question has now come up again : Will records ever fade away ?
The DENON DN 5000 is due to be released in Australia early March with a price tag of $ 1,995.00 R.R.P
Watch this space for a streaming video demonstration of the product !
The Vestax Fader Board
Vestax announce a revolutionary new product for DJ's, turntablists and musicians alike - aptly called the Fader Board " A visionary combination of melodic synths and percussive instrument sounds within an advanced interface. Featuring sampling, smart media technology, built in digital FX, master output fader, key assign bank and master EQ" Like a keyboard, the 10 key faders control the different keys of the Fader Board's audio output. The faders have a 3 position switch for the curve control of the 10 faders. The octave of the 10 fader keys can also be switched up or down one octave, or remain neutral. The entire key fader register of the Fader Board can be set to the key of C, D, F, G, A or B. Alternatively you can raise each key by using the sharp (#) button. Five different scales are provided - Major, Minor, Arabic, Gypsy and Blue Note. Onboard synth and percussive sounds are easily dialled up with the parameter slider. With a 30 second onboard memory, and a Smart Media slot, there are no limits to the different sounds that can be uploaded to the User memory of the Fader Board. Start and end points for the samples can be quickly edited with two short faders. The output of the Fader Board is controlled by a master crossfader, like how a crossfader controls sound on a traditional DJ mixer. This fader is reversible, and has three different curve settings.
The digital FX have 12 different presets, with two seperate editing parameters through the A and B dials. The high quality DSP effects are in the following categories: filter, modulated delay, wow, reverb, flanger, phaser, ring modulation, pitch shift, compression, distortion, decimator & resonator. It's more than just a keyboard for DJ's - the Vestax Fader Board signals a fresh new approach to music performance and production.
The Vestax Handy Trax
Vestax announce the release of the Handy Trax portable turntable
The product DJ's and record collectors
have waited decades for!
Years ago, when vinyl was by far the most popular
commercial format, a portable turntable was the life of any party. Battery
powered, amplified, and with it's own built in speaker, 7", 10" and 12" records
could be played anywhere - 33's, 45's and 78's. Those few units that survived
the advent of the portable tape players & hi-fi shelf systems, post-storage
battery leakage and even the rubbish tip have been snapped up by the new
generation of vinyl pursits. These days, they are a very rare find at any Sunday
market.
DJ's love collecting vinyl. Artists like DJ Shadow and The
Avalanches, whose inclusion of samples of older tracks in their acclaimed
releases have made the search for older vinyl even more popular. But there's no
way to listen to tracks down at the local op shop....
Until now. The
Vestax Handy Trax has features for DJ's included on a turntable styled on the
classics. Pitch control, headphone output, replaceable stylus, built in speaker
with volume control - and even a line input for mixing in external sources. And
it's portable.
Now you can play records when and where you want.
Connect two together and you can start mixing anywhere.
The Vestax Handy Trax is due in December 2002 at the RRP price
of only $399 inc GST.
THE DENON DN-D9000
DENON - The name itself says it all (Originality, Creativity, Durability and innovation)
The DN 2000F Dual CD player was the industry standard for all CDJ's for over a decade. It was found in every Night Club and all Mobile DJ Coffins across the globe. It was known to be the CD equivalent to the industry standard SL 1200. Now enter a new era of the CDJ (The DN-D9000). It has taken the Dual CD unit to the extreme limits. Firstly it's innovation of the Alpha track blew me away. It can actually mix two tracks from the ONE CD. This I've been told is achieved by dumping the CD information onto the hard drive instantly as the CD gates shut, and therefore allowing the need for only one laser. The laser plays one track and you can mix the track that is dumped on the hard drive. This can be very useful for DJ's that play compilation CD's as it allows them to mix and blend all track from one CD !! Also the other advantage is that because it is a dual unit, you have a virtual 4 channel CD Player.
Ever had a problem with your laser in your CD player and had to wait months to have it fixed while hiring and wasting money to keep your job ? DENON have come up with another innovative idea to fix this problem. A removable drive on each side, so if anything went wrong with the laser or the drive whilst playing your set, you can simply screw out the faulty drive and replace it with a back up drive (Handy to have at Night Clubs and Mobile Jobs where your performance behind the decks is your livelihood).
The main feature improvement from the DN-2600 would have to be the Effects being able to be changed whilst the track is playing (without the loss of volume) and also the added effect XFM, a Transform simulation feature that can make everyone sound like Jazzy Jeff. And on the topic of scratching, the Scratch jog wheel has dramatically improved, with a precise platter feel which responds to every slight motion of the fingers to give the exact turntable feel and sound. The only drawback from having the complete analogue simulation is that when you release the platter, you have to press the play button for the track or sample to go back to play mode. A bit irritating for the turntablist, but for the CDJ, it would be very easy to get used to.
The absolute incredible feature they left out from the 2600 is the Key Adjust (With the jog wheel). This feature allowed any track to mix with any other track perfectly "in key" as you had a jog wheel to adjust the key after you have matched the pitch controls ready for the mix.
Other improvements include a new auto and manual BPM counter on board which is obviously handy when you're in a rush to mix the next track and other new features such as 4 hot starts on each drive, splicing unwanted sections of a track seamlessly (eg. long breakdowns and unwanted vocals), perfect loops with the use of the jog wheel for adjusting loop points, and last but not least the Improved Digital Output which when used with the DNX-800 Mixer, you can record digitally without the loss of any generation in sound (Ideal for Studio enthusiasts and demo CD's).
Software upgrades have been made since we reviewed the product, so watch this site for updates !
ENTECH 2002
THERE WERE MANY NEW PRODUCTS AND DJ EQUIPMENT THIS YEAR AT THE TRADE SHOW,
BUT HERE ARE THE MAIN ONES THAT CAUGHT OUR EYES !
FINAL SCRATCH
Final Scratch is a new revolutionary system
developed by a group of hackers in the Netherlands last year. It allows you to
play records as you would normally with your own system (ie. Turntables and
Mixer), but the audio is sourced from a PC with a software playing MP3 or wave
files. How the hell does this work you ask ?
The 2 records (one for each
deck) supplied by Final Scratch, simply contains digital information in audio
form (Similar to the sounds you hear from your modem) and this information is
passed on into your PC. This is achieved by plugging your Turntables with
standard RCA's to a Unit which relays digital information to the PC via a USB
Cable which then returns the MP3's audio track from your PC back to the line
input of the mixer. The information that is relayed back and forth between the
record and the MP3 file is so precise that you can cut, scratch, spin, with 100%
accuracy and analogue hands on feel. You can even needle drop at any place on
the record just as you would conventionally and the point of the track the
needle drops will be the same point on the track of the MP3 file (eg. if you
drop the needle in the middle of the record, the MP3 accurately plays the middle
of the song instantly). The software splits the screen with track listings for
each side. Just click to change audio files instead of changing actual records,
then cue and play as normal.
I had a chance to finally test run the
unit last week and you have to see it to believe it, there is absolutely no
difference whatsoever between playing the "Final Scratch" record and any other
records. Think of the possibilities.....
* Record your whole record
collection on the PC, lock them away forever and not worry about them getting
scratched or stolen at gigs.
* Just rock up to gigs with just 2 records and a
PC, and have endless supply of tracks to play from the hard drive.
* You can
make a track over night, save it as a wave or MP3 file and play it out in the
clubs the next night.
* Make your own battle records on your PC with the
tracks you want to use and enter a comp with just the 2 records !
For all of
those DJs who have stayed true to their roots with their love of vinyl, now can
look into the future of DJ-ing without fear.
The full package is set to
retail at around $1,700.00 and it includes, the software disc, two encoded
records, and the FSIO (an In/Out Box that eliminates the need for two
soundcards). You get two high-quality slipmats, the appropriate USB and RCA
cables, and you even get a pair of the supreme 890SA cartridges (pre-mounted on
headshells). All you need is a computer with 500 MHZ processor or
greater.
"Final Scratch is an attempt to solve the D.J.’s
quandary." NEW YORK TIMES
For more info visit http://www.finalscratch.com/
If you are on a tighter budget there are now many similar product that utilises the same technology. Not sure how accurate they will be compared to Final Scratch, but worth checking out. A good example is the D-Vinyl 2020 (Click for more details).
VESTAX RELEASES THE NEW SAMURI MIXERS
Samurai Series Vestax PMC-07ProD
The long awaited mixer was finally showcased in Australia last
week at ENTECH. The new digital crossfader is maintenance free and resistant to
liquid spills. The crossfader technology in this mixer allows you to cut the
track in and out numerous times as you slide the fader across. You can adjust
the amount of cuts the fader makes via a knob with several settings. On maximum
setting, the "Euro Scratch" as DJ Plus One named it, can be achieved by just
sliding the fader across (instead of using 2 hands and cutting the Cross Fader
with one and the Up/ Down Channel with the other). You can also do other
scratches as you would normally and a crab effect will be added to the scratch
creating a new sound. What you can do with this added feature is limited only by
your imagination. It is set to retail at around $3,800.
Check out www.vestax.com.au for further details.
VESTAX PDX 2000 TURNTABLE
So many companies have tried to compete against the Technics SL1200 Turntable in the last decade. Especially since Turntables outsold guitars in Japan in 1999 and in London in 2000. Many have tried to duplicate the look and have claimed to have the same or better TORQUE than the SL1200, but they all have a light platter which takes a while to get used to when beat mixing (especially when speeding up the track). Vestax have approached this with a total new outlook. You must have an open mind when approaching this turntable because the PDX 2000 does not look anything like the Technics SL1200 and most old school DJ's can't get out of that comfort zone. First of all, the main concern is the platter which has the same feel as the SL1200 when beat mixing (Same pressure is needed when Speeding and slowing down the track). Secondly the pitch control, which feels a bit looser, but does not have a click at quartz lock so it is not pitch sensitive around that area like the SL1200. How many DJ's do know that keep away from the click area of the SL1200 so that it's easier to mix. It also has an ultra pitch for the mixing extremists who like to speed up a hip hop beat to mix with jungle or break beats. It is ideal for turntablists utilising the pitch to create melodies and basslines with test tones so they can reach every note. The Start/ Stop button has an adjustment feature for slow or intantanious response. The reverse feature is also instantanious. The straight arm technology is what blew me away as it would not skip a groove whilst scratching whatever cartridge I used. The only thing left to test on this turntable is it's durability, which only time will tell. I'm sure that you've read many reviews on this turntable, so all I can say is try it for your self !
VESTAX VRX 2000 VINYL RECORDER
Of all the ground breaking products designed
for audio recording and playback, there are a certain few that change the course
of music forever. Products like the Shure SM-58 microphone, the Technics SL
1200MK2 turntable, Roland TR-808 & 909 drum machines, Vestax PMC 05PRO DJ
mixer, the Fender Stratocaster guitar…and the list goes on. As these products
evolve, they become a symbolic, and in some cases a legendary part of the music
cultures that spawn from the sounds the machines process and create.
Vinyl, the preferred playback medium for
decades of music listening suffered badly during the technology boom of the
80’s, and was filtered out of domestic sales through first the audio cassette,
and then the compact disc. Commercial record companies stopped vinyl production,
and the popularity of vinyl was taken over by the CD.
In more recent years, the popularity of club
culture and hip hop / turntablism has increased the global sales of vinyl.
Recent trends have seen many popular live bands and R’n’B artists incorporating
a DJ into their line-up. Throughout this time, the DJ’s of all of the different
music genres are constantly searching for the latest sounds, or the hardest to
find records to enhance their performance.
The VRX 2000 is a compact machine, only 18Kg
in weight, and it has changed all of the rules about what vinyl cutting and
mastering is all about. The Vestax stereo cutting head cuts directly into the
vinyl without any mother plates or processors, and the recording is instantly
playable. This machine has been a rumour for some years, but it is now a
reality. Bring on the vinyl revolution…
Exclusive Vestax VRX 2000 dealers around
Australia will be able to offer their customers an in house vinyl cutting
service, as well as offering available units for sale and ongoing service. Vinyl
blanks and replacement cutting styli will be available only through Vestax VRX
2000 dealers.
The Vestax VRX 2000 Vinyl Cutting Machine
will retail at $17,995 inc GST and will initially be available in limited
quantities.
Blank Harmodisk vinyl records will retail at
$29.95 each inc GST, and replacement cutting styli will retail at $499 inc
GST.
PIONEER CDJ1000
A dream for the
turntable addicts that wants to switch over to CD's. The large platter can be
used just like a turntable and can manupilate the CD exactly like a turntable.
The LCD in the centre is just like a mark on a record that you use to visually
see the exact track position. There are no drags or delays when handling the
platter. It's truely just like the real thing. We've tried all types of complex
scratches and juggles and it surprisingly responds exactly like a turntable. At
the moment it retails around $2,500, which means $5,000 for a set which is a
little expensive for the average DJ. So hopefully the price will come down in
the near future.
For further info visit
www.pioneeraus.com.au