SOUNDBYTES News
TECH
ADJ RADIUS 1000
The new MP3/CD deck from
American DJ — the Radius
1000 — has Midi control for
the likes of Scratch Live and
Traktor DJ software. It has
plenty of effects and an
interesting dual mode for
MINI TO THE MAX
playing CD and controlling
Denon’s DN-S1200 was
Midi at the same time.
already the most feature However,
packed, compact CD/USB
it has no
player and Midi controller
sound-
on the market, but it’s
card.
been beefed up further. A
free fi rmware upgrade
Priced
adds playback of MP3 from
at £339,
CD media. The fi rmware is
check
built in to new models, ameri-
but existing S1200 owners
candj.
can download it from
eu for
denondj.com.
more
info.
MOS WINNER
Matthew Griffi ths, from
TECHTALK
Poole, won a place on the
YOUR SELF-HELP FROM THE FORUM
Ministry of Sound’s DJing
course after entering our I only had the Stanton Pro3000
competition recently. headphones for a couple of months
ministryofsound.com/ and the left ear went silent. I checked
djacademy on
StantonDJ.co.uk and the small print
said to take them back to the dealer as
they were still under the one-year
guarantee. I took a refund and now I’m
looking for new headphones. What
would you recommend?
Rick Dawson
If you can stretch to £52, try
Last but not least, the mixer has a whopping effects Sennheiser’s HD212 or add another
section to play with, which includes all the usual tenner for their HD215s.
suspects, like delay, reverb, echo, fl ange and fi lters. Brian Henderson
It also has twin effects, but it’s not confi rmed if the
signal path can be chained. I have tried the Sennheiser ones in
A separate button for switching the mixer’s controls BLINDER! the stores and the sound lacked for me.
into Midi mode allows DJs not to compromise the
PRICE
The excellent new I wouldn’t use Skullcandy headphones
channel’s audio stream. And in a really smart move, all
£1900
portable recorder from as they don’t have a wide enough
internal Midi and audio settings can be saved to a USB Zoom — the H4n —has an frequency response.
memory stick — directly from the unit.
CONTACT
intuitive interface and Rick Dawson
gives professional grade
The X1700 mixer shows a lot of promise so we can’t
denon.dj
audio recording. Grab Put down a little extra mate and get
wait to get it on the test bench to see how it performs 01753 680023 crowd noise with its the Sony MDR-V700 headphones. I’ve
and unlock the subtleties of its features. four-track recording had loads of other cans and go back to
facility and built-in mics, these every time. And they are cheap
while recording your set. for the sound and comfort you get.
It costs £329.
zoom.co.jp Cullie
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