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Monday, 25 January 2016
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Wednesday, 20 January 2016
How To Build A DIY MIDI Controller
Short on cash, got lots of time, and want/need a new piece of DJ gear custom to your needs? It’s time to go DIY! For about $100 you can build your own MIDI controller. Watch the full how to video from guest contributor Kyle Mohr and read the full construction guide inside.
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VESTAX FOUNDER RE-ESTABLISHES THE COMPANY
Vestax founder Hidesato Shiino is re-establishing the company, which previously went bankrupt in 2014, with a range of new products planned for release.
He made the annoucenement in a blog post on the website of his PACO1997 guitar repair shop.
A new mixer, rebranded as STP/VESTAX, is on the way first in March 2016, with a power amplifier, turntable, SP system, signal devices and pre-amplifiers to follow.
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Tuesday, 19 January 2016
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Thursday, 14 January 2016
7 Tips to Perfect Sounding Vinyl Records
Record storage options:
Pricier (woodier) option - http://amzn.to/1MqYf97
Cheaper (cardboardier) option - http://amzn.to/1faWQoz
IKEA Drona ($6) is a ripoff on Amazon - Go to store
Inner Sleeves:
MFSL Master sleeves - http://amzn.to/1WnIWkO
Diskeeper Audiophile sleeves - http://amzn.to/1h8lhEM
Outer sleeves (protect cover art) - http://amzn.to/1KkpZp
Record brushes:
Cheap brush (I like it best) - http://amzn.to/1DOqYlw
Pricier brush (overrated) - http://amzn.to/1KkqGiU
Stylus tools:
Stylus brush - http://amzn.to/1KkqO26
ONZOW Zerodust (worth the $) - http://amzn.to/1h8ms7p
Static tools:
Zerostat (if you can stomach price) - http://amzn.to/1MqZNQz
Wet cleaning:
Spin Clean (cheap but I hated it) - http://amzn.to/1Eq7m1T
GEM Dandy (ripoff PVC but works best) - http://www.hifigem.com/hydraulic-lp-c...
Okki Nokki RCM (it's just alright) - http://amzn.to/1KkrGUe
VPI 16.5 is good, but pricey
Tuesday, 5 January 2016
The new Technics SL-1200 is finally here
Coming this summer.
Last September, we saw a preview of the long awaited new Technics turntable. Those were only glimpses, but now the company has unveiled the finished product and it’s a thing of beauty. While the earlier preview focused mainly on the new direct drive motor you can now head to their website to explore all of the new features and read the full specs below.
All New Design for Redefining the Direct Drive Turntable:
Twin-Rotor Surface-Facing Direct Drive Motor
Direct Drive Motor Controller
High Sensitive Tonearm
Brass-Top Turntable Platter
Insulator
Technics Definitive Design:
Inherited SL-1200 Series
Heavy Aluminium Top Plate
Turntable Speeds:
33 1/3 rpm, 45 rpm, 78 rpm
Variable Range Pitch:
±8%, ±16%
Dimensions & Weight:
W: 453 mm (17-27/32 inch) H: 170 mm (6-11/16 inch) D: 372 mm (14-21/32 inch)
Approx. 18 kg (39.7 lbs ) *Tentative *Height including dust cover
Terminal:
Phono Output x 1 / SIGNAL GND x 1
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