NOVATION KS RACK - £279
inc midi cables, manual
MAIN FEATURES
• Four hundred Program memories
• Two hundred factory programmed sounds - Two
• hundred user sound memory locations are provided
• Factory programmed One hundred Performance memories
• Four Drum Maps
• Two factory programmed Drum Maps are included with a further two user Drum Maps available
• Drum Maps allow a whole drum kit to be mapped across 49 notes of the
• Powerful Oscillators
• Three Oscillators provide the standard Sawtooth, Square, Variable Pulse, Triangle and Sine waves. Additional sampled waveforms are also available,
• The Sawtooth, Triangle and Sine waveforms may be duplicated within a single Oscillator to provide thicker sounding waveforms.
• Synchronization and FM between two Oscillators allow the generation of metallic or percussive
• External Audio Input - the Mixer allows an external audio signal to be combined with the Oscillators and processed through the Filter, Envelopes and Effects.
• Envelopes may also be auto-triggered by an external signal.
• Vocoder - 16 band Vocoder makes it easy to create Robot and Talky sound
• effects.
• Four Arpeggiators - The arpeggiator features six different operational modes with adjustable gate time for staccato effects. Thirty two rhythmic patterns are available to introduce complex motion effects. In multi-timbral Performance Mode, up to four arpeggiators are available simultaneously, each with their own unique settings. All four arpeggiators can can be individually synchronised to MIDI Clock at different time signatures.
• HyperSync -Sixteen ‘Hypersync’ templates provide fast,effective, musically synchronized settings with a simple twist of a control. Parameters are instantly applied. Settings for the Delay level, Chorus Level, Panning Depth and EQ Modulation Depth are also applied Using these tempo synchronized features can significantly enhance music production.
• Comprehensive MIDI Control Specification
• Adjustments of any controls transmit MIDI Controller numbers or NRPNs for real time recording by a sequencer or computer.
• Powerful Effects - The effects processor includes Distortion, Stereo Chorus, Phaser, Reverb,
• Synchronized Delay and Synchronized Stereo Panning. Complex, dynamic
• Timbres may be created using tempo synchronized effects settings.
• A final output EQ and Filter section complete with a tempo synchronized
• LFO allow for a performance to be automatically filtered and time locked from 32nd triplets through to several bars.
• In multi-timbral Performance Mode, each of the four individual Parts can have its own unique Effects settings.
• Data Compatibility - The KS Rack has been designed to allow the loading of Sysex data dumps from the Novation K-Station and A-Station. This ensures that existing sound libraries and global settings can easily be transferred from the older types of machine. Data is also fully compatible with the Novation KS 4 and KS 5 synthesizers.
DENON DS-5000 - MIX 2 TRACKS FROM SAME CD WITH INDEPENDANT FX - £375 (1 Deck)
inc RCA cables, manual, scratch plate mounted
FEATURE LIST
• World's First Motor Driven Active Platter for true vinyl emulation (Patent Pending)
• FREE MP3 playback Plug In now available!
• Store up to 255 MP3 tracks per disc! (V.B.R. or C.B.R. encoding)
• Alpha Track (2 in 1) allows independent and simultaneous playback of another track from the same disc, mix tracks together with just one unit.
• Hot Disc lets you eject a disc during play and have it continue for another 35 seconds, you can also loop within the Hot Disc memory for an unlimited time
• 3-Way Scratch lets you apply scratch effects by selecting Main, Alpha or Sampler Track as the source
• Mirror Mix lets you select the same track in Main and Alpha Track and play it after a specified time delay.
• Clear Scratch Disc allows you create your own custom slip mat designs on any standard PC + printer
• 2 DN-S5000 units can be connected to a DN-X800 via the X-Effect ports and operated by the faders
• 2 DN-S5000 units can view each other's Memo data (when connected via the X-Effect In and Out ports)
• Relay Play, Program Relay Play, Random Relay Play are possible when 2 DN-S5000 units are connected together.
• Independent Digital Outputs (Coaxial, SPDIF) for Main and Alpha Track. Constant Digital Output; output at 44.1 kHz is possible even when Playback Speed is changed. With digital connection all effects are available.
• Dedicated Alpha Track Fader Start port.
• Manual input of BPM values (*AUTO BPM and Manual TAP are also possible)
• Switchable display of Main and Alpha Track times.
• 100 mm long Slider for Playback Speed Control
• 4 Hot Starts - a total of 4 Hot Start sounds can be played: Start Point A1, A2, A3, and A4
• 4 Seamless Loops can be made
• A-B Splice removes unwanted sections of a track seamlessly (2 points per track)
• A-B Trim/Move - The A & B points for the seamless loop, sampler loop, and splice points can easily be adjusted using the Scratch Disc in real time.
• 6 Stutter Cue Play Points
• 2 Samplers (approx 15 sec. in 20Hz - 20 kHz, 16-bit, 44.1 kHz quality)
• Recessed Connecting Terminals on the back panel
• Memo Function - 5,000 Loops and Cue's can be stored internally. This data can also be copied to another DN-S5000, and Memo from a DN-D9000 or DN-2600F can also be copied to a DN-S5000 • Instant Start (0.2 sec)
• CD-R/RW Disc Playback
• Plays 3" mini CD's too, without a cartridge adaptor
• Program/Random Play - program up to 25 tracks on a CD for playback and the programs for up to 6 discs can be stored in memory, Random Play of CDs loaded in both drives is also possible.
• Pitch Control; +/- 4%, 10%, 16%, 24%, 100%
• Shock Proof Memory - Main/Alpha 16 seconds each for CD audio, 20 seconds for MP3 • X-EFFECT compatible with DENON's DN-X800 mixer
• FADER START compatible with DENON's DN-X800, DN-X400 mixers
Urei 1601E Scratch FX Mixer - £210
inc manual
KEY FEATURES
• Two stereo channels with both phono and line level input, trim control and input clip LED (helps avoid distortion)
• 3 band EQ (Low, Mid, Hi) on both channels providing full cut through to +6dB boost
• Separate mic/line input with dedicated insert point and 2 band EQ
• Input fader slope control and reverse facility
• Comprehensive Aux/FX section with separate send/return levels and select options (attach external effects units)
• Dedicated Booth and House outputs, provided on both balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA phono connectors (club quality outputs)
• Mono/stereo switching on both Booth and Master outs
• Send-and-return FX loop (attach external effects units)
• 80Hz HPF for removing turntable rumble (instantly cuts out feedback)
• 10 segment input/output metering with peak hold (super clear monitoring)
• Exciter section with frequency and mix controls (boost bad vinyl quality and scratches)
• High quality 45mm user-replaceable crossfader with reverse and rotary curve control
• 25mm user-replaceable monitor crossfader
• Flexible headphone monitoring section, with level, EQ and master/cue switching (large and small backlit jacks easy to find in the dark and eq helps avoid deafening)
• Session In & Out facility allow daisy chaining of mixers (for group session)
• Control surface Anodic printed top panel. Legend won't wear off
• Open battle area around main faders
• Easy removed top panel by six screws to allow access to user serviceable parts
EFFECTS SECTION
• Five preset effects (flange, cutter, filter, delay and pan) and 5 banks of 5 effects combinations (25 presets)
• Automatic or manual (tap) effects bpm synchronisation
• X-Y Modulation Controls
• Bpm-fx cross-fader for wet/dry balance
• Three-band isolator for bandpass in effects channel
• Selectable effects speed
• Digital, tape and vintage delay types
• Triangle, rise and fall LFO wave-forms
• Bpm lock indicator