words: MICK WILSON
TECHNEWS
TAKE YOUR
MAC FOR A SPIN!
LIFT OFF!
Turn your laptop into a mini DJ booth…
Is Launchpad Novation the space-age
kit we’ve been waiting for?
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APPLE MAC OWNERS can now turn their prized pos- and dropped onto the virtual decks with ease — no
sessions into a full-blown DJ system with full iTunes need to organise new playlists and the likes.
integration with the aid of the new Spin controller DJay shifts away from the usual Traktor style audio
from Vestax and Algoriddim DJay software, an all- waveform format and gives a turntable view, as if the
in-one package that gives DJs total control to mix, tracks are actually playing on two decks, which makes
EAR, EAR!
scratch and play music like a pro DJ. for a simple and fun experience for beginners.
The best cans that
money can buy. The Spin controller has been specifi cally designed Combining the software and the controller, DJ style
p.107 to control Algoriddim DJay software, and looks very tricks are quite easy to perform. Auto scratching will
similar to Vestax’s VCI-100 controller for Traktor. But fool your friends that you have scratch skills and
unlike the VCI-100, the Spin controller has a built-in the auto beat mixing facility works suffi cient well
soundcard so you can plug in headphones and hook it enough to match the BPM of tracks and take
BUDGET
straight into a soundsystem. the hard work out of mixing. Spin’s touch-
Slick and simply laid out, the Spin controller rep- sensor platters make it easy to cue up
BANGER!
licates a basic deck/mixer set-up. Two jog-wheels, and control tracks and the jog-wheels
Kam’s real deal budget CD player.
volume controls and a crossfader make up the main will even allow for scratching.
p.110
face of the unit, with the usual stop/start/cue but- Coming in at £200, this lit-
ton array just under the jog-wheels. The top section tle package gives a quick
contains all the EQ, track load, tempo and auto loop introduction to the art of
buttons. the DJ.
The included DJay software — which can also
be bought separately for about £30 —
integrates with your iTunes library,
allowing tracks to be dragged
PRODUCER
Handy tips and tricks to make your
productions top-notch.
p.112
BASSLINE
BOTHERER
Trilian delivers the mother of all basses.
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