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News
SOUNDBYTES
A&H BROADCAST
MIXER
Radio stations and internet DJs can add
RAW POWER
professional equipment into their rig with Allen &
Heath’s new XB-14 broadcast mixer, which comes
in at £949.
BLOODY MINIAK!
The Miniak is Akai’s
EKS have just announced a new version of their Otus DJ controller. Raw is a
The new XB-14 mixer has loads of features
fi rst synthesiser,
reworking of the original, but reduces the cost by removing the soundcard. A
specifi cally for broadcasters, including Telco developed with
stack of tweaks, some more substantial than others, help create a more inputs for telephone callers, mic fader start
assistance from their
attractive interface.
sensing for external connections and internal
sister company Alesis.
For a start, the touch-sensitive pitch slider has been ditched and replaced with
It has the usual high
a pair of sliders. DJs can control two virtual decks, or key and pitch for two
automatic muting of the speaker outputs. It also
quality of Akai gear
decks, as the Raw DJ controller features the same dual layer control as the
has stereo channel start/cue outputs for CD
with eight multi-
original for manipulating two virtual decks with just one interface. Out this
deck transport control, multiple headphone
timbral voices, three
summer, but no price yet. eks.fi
outputs and an additional stereo bus (Mix B). USB
oscillators and more
connectivity allows interfacing with Mac and PC,
than 600 preset.
It has two multimode
while separate headphone monitor mixes can be
fi lters, three envelope
created for operators, generators, two LFOs,
presenters or guests.
stereo effects, a
allen-heath.co.uk
40-band vocoder and
gooseneck
microphone.
The Miniak also has a
sequencer with step
MARC
and dynamic real-time
phrase sequencing, a
ROMBOY
drum machine/rhythm
sequencer and an
arpeggiator. Out this
CAN’T LIVE
summer, the price is
yet to be confi rmed.
WITHOUT...
akaipro.com
SYSTEMATIC
PLUG-IN
SYNTH
“The Systematic plug-in THE TANK TRAKTOR
synthesiser is still a work in CONTROLLER
progress, but it’s the machine I The new Tank soundcard from Vestak, also known as Vestax’s VCM-400
have always wanted, and my the VAI-80, removes the need for software panels on Traktor DJ software
friend and studio mate Martin your computer screen by Midi controller has
Hensing is currently fi ne-tuning its placing controls, such as been renamed the TR-1
innards. volume, EQ and VU meters, (£499). Designed with
“It’s a machine for dominant and on the soundcard. the help of Hiroshi DJ
phat sounds — bass sounds or Out now for £249, it Watanabe for
string-like tones — and it has lots takes two stereo in professional DJs not
of nice features, like effect units and outs powered by interested in
and a bass booster. USB and boasts a pair scratching, the TR-1
“The development is still ongoing of XLR outputs to has dedicated controls
and there is still no proper name drive PA gear for the new Traktor Pro
as yet, but lots of sounds of my directly. There’s a effects, looping and
last album, ‘Contrast’, were mic/line in and move features.
designed with this virtual tool and headphone out vestax.jp
we’re hoping to release it later in too.
the year.” vestax.co.uk
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