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Leaner - meaner - better
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.
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A new lick of paint
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....
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VCI 4 UK OK!
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.
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Switchin' for a scratch
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.
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REVIEW: Vestax QFO LE
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!
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Could the be any cooler?
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.
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Before and After
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...
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Korg Zeros ain't zeros
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.
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What's wrong with this picture?
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.
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Behringer's teaser unveiled
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.
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