Pioneer announce new CDJ-350 Compact Digital Multi-Player & DJM-350 2 Channel DJ Mixer with USB recording

Pioneer have announced two brand new products that will make up the perfect party set-up. The DJM-350 and CDJ-350 bring features found on Pioneers ultimate club products, such as powerful creative effects, remix-style looping and rekordbox™ compatibility.

The CDJ-350: stepping stone for the club circuit Offering something completely new and unique at this price point, the DJM-350 enables you to capture every last nuance of your performance to high quality recording on USB. There’s no need for extra kit or wires, it all works inside the box. Simply plug in a USB memory device into the mixer and you’re able to record professional uncompressed audio into WAV format. Split the recording as you mix This could be anything from a carefully crafted mix, or for recording vinyl, ready to be played back digitally on the CDJ-350.

And the coolest feature has got to be the ability to split the recording as you mix by hitting the ‘Track Mark’ button providing beautifully indexed mixes ready for burning to CD without needing to make a single edit. Drag and drop the files into our new rekordbox™ music management software, and all your music will be automatically primed with beatgrids to take advantage of the CDJ-350’s beat-keeping tools. Prepare and plug in

Being a top performer is often down to serious preparation and the new CDJ-350 comes to life when you plug in your carefully prepared rekordbox™ digital music library. In fact, the CDJ-350 is the perfect stepping stone for DJs looking to break the club circuit as all the work put into preparing a killer music library and playlists will all work on the industry standard CDJ-900 and CDJ-2000 digital decks. If you’re ready to rock the party on the CDJ-350s, you’ll be one step ahead of the rest when it comes to playing in the clubs.

The DJM-350: new and unique in its price range MIDI functionality and effects Music enthusiasts and DJs making their way to the top will be glad to find a USB connection on the CDJ-350 allowing MIDI controller functionality with compatible DJ software or for use as an audio interface.

We manage to push the boundaries on the DJM-350 which features four subtle yet powerful effects that help you build energy into the music without overpowering the mix. All of this accessed from a single two-directional dial. Twist the Gate effect to the left to tighten up the high frequency of the track, and to the right to tighten up the bass. You’ll also find filters combined with Bitcrushers, and a manual Jet effect that puts you in direct control of this well loved effect for the first time. And to top it all off it has a gorgeous sounding high and low-pass filter, just like the DJM-800.

We look forward to seeing these at a forthcoming SEDA ShowNight.

For more info, please visit the Pioneer website or djsounds.com.

Pulsar announce 3 year warranty

With over 40 years of innovation, design and manufacturing experience in the United Kingdom, backed by the support of a worldwide network of distributors, Pulsar has a long standing reputation for creating products that stand the test of time and are proven to be solid long term investments for their global customers. In line with their commitment to the highest levels of customer support, Pulsar is proud to extend their Product Guarantee to Three Years with immediate effect.

All Pulsar product ranges are now automatically covered by the Pulsar Three Year Product Guarantee. This serves to endorse Pulsar’s investment in quality, design and manufacturing processes for the ChromaRange LED fixtures and the Lighting Control System products alike.

For details of the full Pulsar product range along with the new guarantee terms and conditions, please visit the Pulsar website.

ALLEN & HEATH LAUNCHES TWO NEW ADDITIONS TO THE XONE DJ RANGE

Allen & Heath will be launching a new club installation product, the Xone:PB patchbay, and the XD-40 monitoring headphones at Pro Light & Sound, Frankfurt.  The Xone:PB patchbay is a 1U rack size, passive interface box, designed to simplify the task of connecting encoded vinyl replay systems to installed mixers without the need to re-patch, providing a quick and easy solution to set changes in busy club line ups.

The outputs from up to four audio sources and the inputs to the mixer channels are connected to RCAs on the rear panel of the unit. The front panel connections echo the outputs from the audio sources on the left side, while connections on the right provide inputs to up to four external sources. Switches on the front panel select whether the mixer inputs are connected directly to the audio sources or diverted to the external sources, allowing very quick and simple interfacing to scratch amps or computer soundcards. The audio source connections on the front panel are duplicated, enabling two scratch amps to be connected to the same audio source for simple DJ handovers.

Additionally, two switchable inverse RIAA filters are available to enable line level sources to be connected to the phono preamplifiers of the mixer, there is common mode noise attenuation filtering on all external inputs to help reduce laptop power supply noise, and an earth lift switch helps prevent ground loops.

Joining the flagship XD-53 monitoring headphones, Allen & Heath will also be introducing the Xone XD-40 headphones, offering excellent audio fidelity in a compact, lightweight format. The XD-40’s have 40mm neodymium drivers, 40 ohm impedance, 103dB sensitivity, a 15Hz  – 28kHz frequency response, can handle up to 1.3W of power, and at 220g, are lightweight for extended use. The closed cup design provides good isolation from ambient noise and minimal bleed, plus there is a 90 degree angle swivel earpiece for easy cueing.

The Xone:PB will be available from May 2010 at an SRP of £210 + VAT
The XD-40’s will be available from April 2010 at an SRP of £66.67 + VAT

www.xone.co.uk

SEDA SHOWNIGHT 21st March 2010

March ShowNight and AGM is Sunday 21st March 2010!

It has been moved from it’s second Sunday spot, as Sunday 14th is Mothering Sunday.  I hope to see as many of you as possible, since as well as having a blinding line-up for you, it is also our AGM, and it would be really good to have a strong membership turn out for this one!!!

Exhibitors: Denon, RNID, SpeakerPlans, Matrix, PCDJ, Microphome and James and the team at Advanced Event Designs who will exhibiting the much anticipated Micro Deckstand Booth.

Retailer: CRS1

Regular Features: Member Show – Paul Bouzan, SEDAshop, The Essential Selection, Second Hand Table

Other Features: SEDA – AGM, Barney Grossman – Report on Mobile Beat Las Vegas, RNID – Cheque Presentation

I think that covers most of it, of course we’ll be holding the legendary raffle with half the funds given as first prize the other half going to RNID.

Look forward to seeing you all there, doors open 19.30 prompt, venue:

The Village Hotel
Castle View, Forstal Road, Sandling,  Maidstone, Kent, ME14 3AQ. Just off the M20 J6

DO NOT USE THE ABOVE POSTCODE FOR SAT NAV – IT WILL TAKE YOU MILES AWAY!!! For programming satellite navigations systems please use postcode ME14 3AS.

Paul Forsyth
SEDA – Chairman / Events

Pioneer announce new mixer: DJM-2000

Here is the press release from Pioneer:

“The art of DJing is now in the digital age, and the next generation of DJ mixers needs to keep pace with the CDJ revolution. Our DJM-2000 truly does that.

The brand new DJM-2000 is our most powerful performance mixer and is the perfect match for the new industry-standard CDJ-2000 digital decks.

With an innovative touch screen and arsenal of remixing FX, the DJM-2000 forms the ultimate club mixer. No less than six individual effects processors lay the foundation for hundreds of music manipulation combinations, so a DJ can always create their own unique sound.

The new DJM-2000 takes advanced features – thought only possible in software – and reinvents them in the physical world. Its intuitive layout will feel natural to existing Pioneer DJM users allowing creativity to flow whilst keeping its technical complexity under the skin.

Renowned DJs assisted in development

The top of the range new mixer has been developed with the help of a number of international DJs. James Zabiela, Roger Sanchez, Eddie Halliwell, Tom Middleton, the Swedish House Mafia, Paul Woolford, John ‘00’ Fleming and Radio 1’s hard dance darling Kutski have all tested out the DJM-2000 at various stages of development – giving it the ultimate stamp of approval.

The DJM-2000 mixer, in conjunction with the CDJ-2000, offers a new performance orientated platform for the increasingly futuristic artform as the next ten years unfold.

The DJM-2000 also excels with its functionality. While inheriting the basic layout of their club standard DJM series, we have come up with a larger interface positioned perfectly in the middle of the mixer. The very first 5.8” large LCD multi-touch panel allows the DJ to use touch panel effects whilst checking them visually. It also comes with beat effect and INST FX functions, which means the DJ can alter the sound spontaneously without having to connect to multiple devices – allowing for a more flexible and unique performance.