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TECH
ATOMIC FLOYD
CDJ SLIPMATS
Motted have come up with
a really easy way to
customise your CD decks
using reusable stickers.
Log on to motted.com,
pick your deck from a
massive list — including
Pioneer, Denon, Vestax
New kid on the block, Atomic Floyd
and more — upload some
(atomicfl oyd.com) have launched
artwork and that’s about
with fi ve new earphones for your
it. They’re only £12 for a listening pleasure. These classy
pair, so check them out. looking ear-buds caught our attention
because they sound so good. They
provide the deepest bass we’ve
heard from this size. We tried and
loved the HiDefDrum (which works
with iPhones), costing £85.

POINT BLANK
The music nuts at Point
Blank have made a
TECHTALK
web-based piece of music
YOUR SELF-HELP FROM THE FORUM
software where users can
programme tracks and
> I have around £250 to spend on a new
export them as MP3s.
mixer and was looking at the Korg
They’re keeping an eye on
KM202 because it got a 5/5 rating in
the music and will be
DJmag. Has anyone used one (or even
awarding the best
the 402 version) and was it as good as
producers with free online
expected?
production courses every
Simon Baugh
month. Try it out at
mixer.pointblanklondon.
> These mixers are really good for the
com.
money! The Kaoss pad works well, the
faders are well spaced on the 202 and
the curve adjustment is nice and tight,
which would allow for decent
scratching. Faders are really nice and
smooth too! Sound is good quality as
you’d expect from Korg. The 202 is one
MIX EMERGENCY
of the best value products for sure.
Downsides are few, but the EQ dial
Users of Serato can
thing is a waste of space and it could do
upgrade their ScratchLive
with XLR outputs.
DJ software with a video
Cheeba
playback plug-in made,
not by Serato, but by
Inklen. Previously, only
> If I did get a KM202, I’d probably just
users of the expensive
set the EQ dial to my preferred EQ
Rane TTM57 SL mixer could
setting and leave it set, so I can
use Serato’s Video-SL
concentrate on using the EQ bands and
plug-in, but now all
Kaoss Pad during my mixes. From what
ScratchLive users can take
you’ve told me, this mixer sounds like a
their DJ sets to the next
bargain!
level for £116. inklen.com
Simon Baugh
> I’ve had a good play on them and if
you want a scratch mixer with an FX
unit, you’ll fi nd no better for the money.
Cheeba
www.djmag.com w.djmag.com
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