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Review; TC Electronic Studio Konnekt 48 

Apr 1, 2008,

By Markkus Rovito

It seems that every pop singer wants to act, every rapper wants to sell you energy drinks and vodka, and every star athlete starts a clothing line. Whatever...

DIGIDESIGN MBOX 2 MINI 

Apr 1, 2007,

BY MARKKUS ROVITO

You can't say that Digidesign isn't listening. When it updated its original Mbox a little more than a year ago with the superior-sounding Mbox 2, a bunch...

ROLAND MC-808 SAMPLING GROOVEBOX 

Nov 1, 2006,

BY MARKKUS ROVITO

While countless S/PDIF outputs sat dormant on audio gear, USB (and FireWire) ports became the real digital connections of choice on hardware. The Roland...

MOTU ULTRALITE 

Oct 1, 2006,

BY DOUG EISENGREIN

Only a few years ago, most professional-grade audio interfaces were either rackmount units or PCI soundcards that were simply upgrades to standard built-in...

UREI 1601E DJ MIXER 

Apr 3, 2006,

BY MIKE HIRATZKA

The Urei name is synonymous with one of the most prized, iconic DJ mixers ever to grace the dance-music world: the 1620 rotary house mixer. Originally released in the '70s, the 1620 has been installed in the most legendary clubs and has been at the heart of some of the most vaunted,...

NUMARK iDJ 

Feb 1, 2006,

BY MARKKUS ROVITO

Ever since Apple's famous silhouetted commercials implied that anyone with an iPod would become possessed with dangerous dancing skills, the prospect...

ECLER NUO4 

Nov 1, 2005,

BY ROBIN SMITH

Spain-based Ecler has a long-established reputation as a manufacturer of high-quality mixing consoles (most notable, its MAC line). Recently, the company...

MACKIE ONYX 800R 

Jul 1, 2005,

BY ERIK HAWKINS

Most have little need for bulky analog mixers these days, what with the virtual mixer inside your digital audio sequencer, compact control surfaces and...

M-AUDIO FIREWIRE 1814 

Dec 1, 2004,

BY ROBERT HANSON

Although the market is flush these days with compact audio interfaces, most offer up only a couple channels of I/O and very little in the way of multichannel...

GEMINI DSP-1 

Nov 1, 2004,

BY JASON BLUM

Most professional DJ mixers available these days Pioneer's DJM-600 and Allen & Heath's Xone:92, for example have some sort of built-in effects or filter...

M-AUDIO FIREWIRE AUDIOPHILE 

Jun 1, 2004,

BY WALT SZALVA

It's no secret that affordable FireWire interfaces have hit the marketplace, and the options targeting DJs and laptop musicians are verging on plentiful....

KORG ELECTRIBE EMX-1 

Feb 1, 2004,

BY JOE SILVA

When Korg's original two Electribe units first appeared in 1999, they made quite a stir. It seemed that musicians the world over flocked to acquire either...

DIGIDESIGN DIGI 002 RACK 

Nov 1, 2003,

BY JIM BATCHO

Continuing its line of project-studio-level recording systems, Digidesign follows up the Digi 002 with a rack version called, simply enough, the Digi...

M-AUDIO OZONE 

Aug 1, 2003,

BY ROBERT HANSON

By no means am I old: I've never owned an 8-track. I missed the Nixon administration entirely. I still have my hair, my waistline and my teeth. And a...

DIGIDESIGN DIGI 002 

Feb 1, 2003,

BY ERIK HAWKINS

The clich evolve or die applies not only to the animal kingdom but also to the cutthroat world of digital-audio-sequencer manufacturers. Among the most...

DIGIDESIGN Mbox 

Jun 1, 2002,

By Kent Carmical

Face it: If you make music, you want Digidesign Pro Tools. Even if you don't know you want it, you do. It's impossible to turn on the radio, pop in a...

Korg KM-2 Kaoss Mixer 

Feb 1, 2002,

By Chris Gill

When Korg introduced the Kaoss Pad in 1999, the company set a new standard for DJ-friendly effects units. The Pad proved to be so popular with DJs that...

NUMARK DM1720X Stereo Mixer 

Oct 1, 2001,

By Erik Hawkins

The dawn of the live remixer is here. These cutting-edge performers are not content to build mixes by simply segueing between tracks like a traditional...

ESO Pro 

Jul 1, 2001,

By Erik Hawkins

Four input channels just don't cut it for DJs who want to load their setups with extra sound sources. When you start adding sound modules, samplers, effects...


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