http://skratchworx.com/newspage.php4/ DJ Technology News and Reviews Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 Fusion News 3.7.6 http://skratchworx.com/newspage.php4/#fus_672 After a few days of one step forward and 2 steps back (essentially me pressing the wrong button), the latest version of is alive. It's streamlined and offers a little more than it did before. There's more to come but the rest of the changes will trickle through in the coming weeks. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=672 fus_672 http://skratchworx.com/newspage.php4/#fus_671 skratchworx is undergoing a facelift, so things won't be as they should be for a little while. But when it's finished, it'll look a lot better. It's the news and comments that are feeling the bulk of the work right now. One big change is comment verification via Captcha. Now you'll have to enter a code to confirm your comment. This is vital as some of the more popular news stories i.e. those linked to all over the net, attract some really annoying and frankly vile spam. It's a small price to pay. Anyway - sorry for the glitches in performance. Please bear with me.... gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=671 fus_671 http://skratchworx.com/newspage.php4/#fus_670 We've teased it, previewed it and generally rubbed your nose in possibly the coolest MIDI controller out there - and now you can buy it. That is, if you live in the UK anyway. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=670 fus_670 http://skratchworx.com/newspage.php4/#fus_669 Sometimes, the easiest and simplest ideas are overlooked in the pursuit of next level gadgetry. It's all well and good being able to scratch, mix, sample and generally pull digital rabbits out of your DJ hat with the plethora of laptop based solutions, but what about when you turn up at a gig and need to switch your setup with the current DJ? Hmmm.... dead space between DJs while you rewire - not good for keeping the hot and sweaty crowd bopping and jiving or whatever you kidz do these dayz. Magma's Switchbox is such a simple idea but so needed. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=669 fus_669 http://skratchworx.com/newspage.php4/#fus_668 Review catchup time. After delving into the inner thoughts of DJ Qbert, Vestax made his mad scientist idea into a real product - the one man band turntable QFO. But for many, this was a tad too wallet breaking so the powers that be took a long hard look at the daddy model and shaving some bells and whistles off, the QFO LE was born. Pedestrian's Markski is the proud owner of such a deck and scribbled down his thoughts about his purchase. He did this some 8 months ago so instead of gorging myself on chocolate as one should do at Easter, I decided to pull my finger out and make up the review. Sorry for the delay Mark! gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=668 fus_668 http://skratchworx.com/newspage.php4/#fus_667 It's fair to say that all the good stuff that you guys are interested in at the shows tends to be on the larger stands. The big boys can afford the prime real estate and their gear gets the bulk of the attention. But taking a little time to mooch around the edges of the show often yields gold and the Mawzer DIY MIDI controller is one such find. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=667 fus_667 http://skratchworx.com/newspage.php4/#fus_666 Having witnessed the greatness of the soon to be released Mackie d.4 (now with the Pro tag) at PLASA, the gathered team commented on the fader area being cramped. Indeed Idlemind managed to sustain a non-life threatening cut to his finger on one of the encroaching knobs but being a nice guy, decided not to sue Mackie into bankruptcy. But like the advice we gave Mackie about the d.2 before it, the d.4 has undergone a small but important change, making the d.4 Pro better and less likely to leave you permanently crippled. The power of the e-press strikes again. Oh and I have pictures, info and prices for the d.2 Pro and d.4 Pro as well, for those who have been waiting and waiting and waiting... gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=666 fus_666 http://skratchworx.com/newspage.php4/#fus_665 Korg aren't exactly known for their DJ products. Granted - the KAOSS pads have found favour amongst DJs, but they're not full on DJ fodder. So when they come out with a series of DJ mixers, you'd be forgiven for not necessarily sitting up and taking notice. But then you see them, it's incredibly hard... well let's leave it at that. The Korg Zero series were first seen at NAMM and heralded as an orgasm inducing product and quite rightly so . But that's not enough for Korg - hell no. They had to go and make mixers with KAOSS pads built in, with the 2 and 4 channel KM202 and KM402 respectively. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=665 fus_665 http://skratchworx.com/newspage.php4/#fus_664 Absolutely nothing. Everything is right with it. See - Numark have finally rolled out Cue and Virtual Vinyl for Mac. I have the full version and so far it feels just like the PC version, except obviously way better and of course much cooler. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=664 fus_664 http://skratchworx.com/newspage.php4/#fus_663 Behringer teased you all with a very fuzzy glimpse of what was to come from them at MusikMesse. Only a few of you were near the mark and coming from the German giants is the DDM-4000 - a 4 channel (yes another one) digital mixer with more than the usual amount of features. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=663 fus_663 http://skratchworx.com/newspage.php4/#fus_662 Allen & Heath's xone:02 has to be the most slept on scratch mixer in existence. It's only now, several years after it's introduction that heads are discovering the greatness of said mixer for themselves, perhaps due in some part to my somewhat glowing review. Capitalising on this, A&H are relaunching it, complete with the wonderful Pro X Fade AS STANDARD and also offering a custom faceplate service to boot. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=662 fus_662 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=661 It's been said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and I do tend to agree with that. But when we're talking outright material theft, I draw the line. This mild mannered reporter is seriously pissed off with finding uncredited material all over the internet and printed publications. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=661 fus_661 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=660 Now the red mist of my missed flight has cleared, it's time to bring some more Messe information. Having already shown you the next generation of Vestax gear, I just wanted to clarify the future of the PDX range and show you some images of yet another product showing that Vestax are back on track. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=660 fus_660 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=659 What a complete tool. So here I am in the nearest hotel rather than doss on the airport floor with extortionately high web rates. This means there's no updates as frankly I'm not in the mood. You'll have to wait until the weekend. Sorry but 4 hours of sleep and having to go through 4 lots of security checks to recover my luggage really doesn't make me want to do anything but sleep. Yes - I'm a grumpy as hell. Don't step. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=659 fus_659 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=658 Imagine that you've got software sooooo good that just about everyone wants a slice of it. Wouldn't it be nice to shout from the rooftops that (insert manufacturer name here) thinks your stuff is bloody great and worthy of becoming the pumping software blood in their hardware veins. Well Native Instruments think so have have decided to introduce a sort of "NI Inside" program for certain products that work wonderfully with the mighty Traktor range of software. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=658 fus_658 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=657 Once again being lured into the inner sanctum of Vestax's suite at Messe, I happened upon many delights and all shapes and sizes and got glimpses of the future of the Japanese DJ giant. I saw multicoloured VCIs, 2 flavours of PDX3000, a finished Controller One and the next generation of 4 channel mixer madness. No - not the already seen almost reviewed PMC280, something like way more awesomer dudes. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=657 fus_657 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=656 Best of British Allen and Heath are clearly on a MIDI roll. Having knocked out the DJ world with the mixing controller monster Xone:3D and it's smaller sibling Xone:2D, Allen and Heath have completed the family with the... can you guess? Yes the Xone:1D. And finally the Xone:02 gets a facelift, albeit a limited edition one with some funky fresh faceplates and a Pro X Fade inside. God's own mixer people. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=656 fus_656 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=655 So the teaser is all counted out and I've laid my lucky paws ever so briefly on the EVO5 and I'm heartily impressed. From the strangely numbered yet logical channels all the way to the impressive colour screen, the EVO5 oooooozes quality and a feature set to die for. Today, I yearned for a mixer with more than 2 channels and the name of my new love is the EVO5. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=655 fus_655 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=654 One advantage of being self employed is not having to juggle schedules and save holiday for the annual short trek across the North Sea to Frankfurt for the annual gear fest that is MusikMesse, which starts in a week. This year will be strange as for the first time in 4 years, my normal travelling companion NdB won't be losing his camera again joining me. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=654 fus_654 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=653 With the MIDI controller market hotting up considerably, there seems to be a clear favourite - the not in any way plastic Vestax VCI-100. And of course, it would be remiss of us if we didn't throw our journalistic toys out of our pram and demand that a unit be shipped to us right away. 4 days late isn't right away (yeah I'm talking to you ) so I ended up with a little over 2 days play before it went off to another equally gear hungry magazine (Paul - mail me!. But here are my initial findings. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=653 fus_653 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=652 More Ortofon news - this time some shiny new products of their own. In this age of turning everything digital, Ortofon have released the Aktiv that aims to capture all the detail of your vinyl and give you the truest representation for digital encoding. And for Nightclub users, there's a sequel - logically the Nightclub II. Re-engineered and having a pimp my cart paintjob, this cart now has a higher output. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=652 fus_652 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=651 Damn. Being the owner of a Rodec Scratchbox for a while now, I've always enjoyed the fact that I could regale my colonial friends with stories of silky smooth faders, real curves and a wonderful assignable third channel. "Oh you don't have them yet do you? Poor you having to use (insert another mixer brand name here)" I used to mock. But now meddling do-gooders Ortofon have gone and crippled my one-upmanship abilities by becoming the official distributor for Rodec in the US and Canada. Grrr... gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=651 fus_651 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=650 So Ecler's EVO5 campaign kinda sorta fell off the rails a little bit for a while but the counter is still a tickin', the seconds and minutes falling away all the way down to MusikMesse a week on Wednesday. But some new pics have surfaced, albeit seemingly shot on the world's shittiest camera. Tie cam? UPDATE: This just in - the Eternal is an optional extra. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=650 fus_650 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=649 In a change to the advertised program, will, from time to time, report industry news. We at Towers feel it is our responsibility to keep you informed of industry movers and shakers, who's hiring and importantly who's firing. We hope this will bring you closer to the people who keep you gear junkies doped up to the eyeballs with wallet breaking next gen DJ stuff. So let's start this off. After spending a certain amount of time in the manufacturer wilderness, Stanton have announced some sweeping changes at the top of the corporate food chain. After appointing a new CEO and President - Timothy Dorwart and Mike Quandt respectively - the guys have made a number of promotions to breathe some life back into the company. Let's hope they can start to bring us some kick ass gear again. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=649 fus_649 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=648 Just as we begin the annual DMC cycle, another DVD from last year's battle has hit the digital streets. You may remember the original summit from 1997, where former world champions got together in Italy and cut it up fresh. And at last year's finals, the stage was full of a newer collection of DMC champions who did an equally sterling job of having a laugh and showing us why they won their respective titles. Ladies and Gentlemen - I give you the DMC Summit DVD. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=648 fus_648 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=647 If you bought an M-audio X-Session Pro MIDI mixer, you were pretty much left high and dry, with just the hope that you'd be able to hook it up to Traktor, Ableton etc and mix away like a pro. But now, M-Audio that you should be able to keep it M-Audio and have made Torq LE - a cut down but capable version of Torq - available for free. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=647 fus_647 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=646 Seems the DJ trade has gone teaser mad. First we had the M-Audio candy coloured soft shot heralding the launch of the candy coloured Xponent controller, then Ecler the EVO5 tease was successfully blown wide open (for a day at least) but now Behringer has stepped up with a tease of their own. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=646 fus_646 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=645 OK people - as witnessed from the NAMM coverage and subsequent comments, the new Vestax VCI-100 is pure h33t, so much so that they're like rocking horse shit right now. But as you might expect, we have one, but only for the briefest moment in time. It's now Thursday morning and it must go back on Monday. So it's fair to say that anything I write about it can't really be classed as a review as such, more of a first look at a pre-production model. I need to make sure that I cover off as much as possible in the super short time I have and want your questions ASAP. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=645 fus_645 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=644 gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=644 fus_644 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=643 Sometimes, you shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth. One such gift horse is Youtube. So rather than keep getting stupid bandwidth bills, I've decided to use Youtube's and have set up a growing catalogue of footage, both old and new. As and when I think of some old movie I've taken, I'll upload it for you guys to relive past times, and to see some seriously high quality scratch action. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=643 fus_643 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=642 Coming up to MusikMesse, there's always a degree of info seeping out from manufacturers and here is one that does little more than count down until the opening doors of MusikMesse. Ecler clearly have something in the works with what will probably be a series of next generation mixers, the first of which is the EVO5. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=642 fus_642 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=641 In what can only described as the vaguest official release I know of, Numark has sort of announced a new TTX turntable. There have been rumours around for a little while but nothing concrete. Thus I have no pictures, specifications or release date but I do at least have the go ahead from Numark to tell you that the new TTX will incorporate USB - we think just USB audio out and costing you an extra £30. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=641 fus_641 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=640 When the Pro X Fade hit the market, all other competitors knelt at it's greatness. Yet at the same time, we all spontaneously puked marvelled at the vomit coloured unique brown/green fader cap. But now instead of having to mod an Ecler or Rane cap to fit, Ebsel have now brought forth a rather more conventional black and white fader cap for the less adventurous DJs out there. Available now from the Ebsel online shop for the paltry sum of £1.50 plus postage. That is all. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=640 fus_640 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=639 Remember a short time ago when I reviewed the aptly named Uberstand? Well it seems that Litlab have persuaded Stanton that theirs is indeed the ultimate in laptop stands and in return, Stanton now sell the Uberstand as their very own. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=639 fus_639 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=638 It's kind of frustrating being in the hallowed position of respected and trusted DJ hacks. We get to see and hear of things that we'd just love to share but can't. One such thing is the new Vestax PMC-280 4 channel mixer with effects. Spending time in the Vestax suite at PLASA, we witnessed the current crop of Vestax releases and then sat next to the shiny new VCI-100 (which arrives in the skratchlab next week) we spotted this beautiful beast of a mixer, and now thankfully we can talk about it. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=638 fus_638 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=637 Well you saw this coming right? Yesterday, Stanton issued a carefully worded statement with a not so subliminal message which as we all expected, royally pissed off Native Instruments. Now after no doubt storming around Berlin for a while and sticking pins into voodoo dolls, NI pulled out their finest diplomatic dictionary and have issued a counter statement that hopefully will make things a little clearer. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=637 fus_637 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=636 So we've seen the dissolving of the partnership between NI and Stanton and their respective and quite different product announcements at NAMM. But the thorny issue of Intel Mac compatibility for FS2 still rears it's ugly head. Did Stanton leave Intel packing Mac users high and dry? Read on for some carefully crafted words from Stanton. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=636 fus_636 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=635 If you weren't at or haven't seen Netik's breathtakingly awesome DMC winning set, then you haven't witnessed the greatness of French scratch musician Le Jad. Taking a unique approach to making battle sets, Netik and Le Jad teamed up to create an audio onslaught of breathtaking proportions. You may also remember Le Jad's first outing "Doll's Breaks" - the one with the nightmare inducing cover - well now it's time for the sequel called "Nervous Shock", with a slightly less creepy cover but still containing an audio wave of non-stop energy. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=635 fus_635 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=634 It's a funny time of year. NAMM has been and gone and a whole lot of hot goodies where unveiled. But literally a matter of weeks later, the biggest music show in the rest of the word - MusikMesse in Frankfurt - sees a slow but increasing trickle of new info seeping out from PR departments, official or other wise. Once such small release is a dual CD drive for the soon to be released DN-HD2500 unit. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=634 fus_634 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=633 Cheesy straplines aside, the internet grapevine has been twitching... seems digital solutions are everywhere right now and currently in beta is Deckadance. Not too much is known right now unless you happen to be a beta tester for FL Studio but details have leaked out and they're too good to sit on until official news comes our way. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=633 fus_633 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=632 Despite being a technology focussed site, does from time to time received goodies of an audio and video nature and I feel it's my social responsibility and just good manners to share them with you as well. The first of these is from Bay Area DJ Teeko. Having done the battle scene and walked away from it discontented, he worked hard to create his unique sound and that can be heard in full effect on "My Soundstation". gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=632 fus_632 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=631 So you've read the stories and seen the pictures - now watch the movies. Peter and Phillip had time to grab a small selection of clips from a few stands. Bless their cotton socks - having remotely thrown them in at the deep end, I gave Peter a crash course in photography but neglected to pass on some of my own experience as far as shooting video goes... gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=631 fus_631 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=630 As we all know, I came oh so close to making it to NAMM this year, but despite my absence, still managed to come up with all the hottest and most detailed news, before anyone else and straight from the source. Thankfully, just before NAMM started, CA local guy Peter Mapanao stepped up to the plate and donned his deputy badge (well NAMM press pass) and spent a day trawling stands to deliver you guys more pics from the event. But there's even more to come - Peter hooked up with his buddy Phillip Le and spent the last day filling in a few of the gaps and capturing some video. That's on it's way later, but for now, check the gallery. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=630 fus_630 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=629 Waaaay back in March 2005, we posted a story about HP's DJammer - a wireless handheld controller. Depending on your viewpoint, this was either an amazing next level evolution of the DJ's artform or a massive heap of gimmicky crap. Well now you can judge again because Nintendo's Wii controller has now become another way to control Traktor. The problem is that unless you can move like JT, you're destined to look like your parents dancing at a party, and no amount of dope chooons is gonna let you get away with it. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=629 fus_629 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=628 But what is it? Read on to find out... gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=628 fus_628 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=627 It's not too often that a really good domain name becomes available. I know because I've snapped up enough of them when they've become free. But one (well 3) such domains are up for grabs. Up for grabs are www.2turntables.com, .org and .info while Lee Jackson, the owner of the sites and all round nice guy will be keeping his 2turntables.co.uk blog running. Click the link to make a bid on what is a brilliant DJ domain name. I would myself, but I have way too many domains already. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=627 fus_627 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=626 From time to time, a product comes along that changes things forever. One such product was the Numark CDX. This was the ultimate in making our new and enormous digital collections sound and feel like real vinyl. So it came as no surprise (well it was actually) when Numark did what all the hip people do and tagged an "i" in front of the name and brought forth a deck that embraces MP3 (and only MP3 mind) even more and allows you to plug almost every USB device known to man into it and play the music contained on it. Perhaps not as ooooh and aaaah as the CDX but the Numark iCDX does quite a lot and does it well. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=626 fus_626 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=625 OK - big apologies to Mackie for the late posting of this. My mail app has become a tad over-jealous in the spam filtering department and this most clearly doesn't fall into that category. Despite making no announcement about the d.4 and d.2 Pro mixers, Mackie have announced an upgrade to their audio production package Tracktion. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=625 fus_625 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=624 As we all know, you can depend on to be first with all the hard facts about the DJ scene. So just for a moment, let's drop some pure here-say backed up with nothing more than a few words on a website. I got an email telling me of an amazing product that'll no doubt cure cancer, end famine and eradicate Big Brother from our TV screens for ever. Well... actually it looks like some sort of Star Wars type laser stylus. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=624 fus_624 http://skratchworx.com/news/fullnews.php?id=623 There's a world of battle wax out there, full of disses to reduce your opponent to a quivering heap of jelly in front of a crowd who are equally ripping the piss out of you as well. But I wonder how that goes down in Polish? Well if you're so inclined, you can find out at the Skrecz.com Battle 2007. For those not in the know, skrecz.com is the premium site for turntablism in Poland. Absolutely indecipherable for non Polish readers, but looks hot nonetheless. gizmo@skratchworx.com Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:36:40 +0200 http://skratchworx.com/news/comments.php?id=623 fus_623