Urban Music Tech Lifestyle
“As someone who normally uses a shorter keyboard in the studio it felt luxurious to play on this 49 key model.” Anatomy Straight out the box I liked this big and weighty controller keyboard. It is USB bus powered so the lights came on and it was working with Ableton in seconds. I selected the MPK49… Read More
“…the N4 is the typical middle child; it may struggle to differentiate itself from its bigger brother or smaller sister!” Anatomy Numark seem to release a new controller very often and currently their website boasts no less than 16 variants on this theme. Clearly they intend covering every possible type imaginable! The N4 fits neatly between the NS6… Read More
Red hot and ready to rock What Is It? By now a lot of people out there should be familiar with the Gemini brand, and I’m sure at one point most, if not all of us, have owned or played on one of their mixers. The old trusty 626 springs to mind, and I myself… Read More
Portable, practical and powerful! What Is It? The Samson Auro D412 is a 2-way active loudspeaker with about 250W of programmable power, peaking at around the 400W mark through a bi-amplified system. The speaker is optically limited to ensure that they are not going to be overdriven and there is a multi-band processor as well… Read More
Anatomy For anybody who has had the pleasure of playing with some classic 1970′s or 80′s analogue synthesizers, you will know the feeling of how much fun a synth can be to play with. All those knobs. So responsive to tweaking. And yet on the verge of all getting totally out of control. For those… Read More
Ergonomic with all the ‘basses’ covered What Is It? The DDJ-ERGO is Pioneer’s latest foray into DJ controllers and it’s a bold move from one of the leaders in DJ equipment and a smart one at that, as it’s a move away from the strategy of high performance, premium price tag pieces of kit only…. Read More
Gemini DJ have been around the block and then some. Back in the 90’s their ubiquitous 626 mixer was the go-to piece of gear for anybody looking to get into DJing and now, some 15 years later (give or take) their brand new CDJ-700 has similar merits; solid performance, great feature set and a damn… Read More
The Munro Eggs are, well, egg shaped, their most striking feature but how do they sound? When it comes to studio monitors, the last name that is likely to pop into your head would be British/Chinese Microphone Company, sE Electronics. Despite this, they are a company that over the last few years has built a… Read More
What is it? The MX1400-DSP is a 4-channel professional analog DJ Mixer jam-packed with every conceivable feature – and then some. Built like a tank, the all metal chassis is as solid as one could hope for with every inch of the console – top fascia and back of the unit alike – used to… Read More
“Alesis continue catering for semi-pro musicians and engineers with the recent release of their entry level Mic Tube Duo mic preamp. While not particularly packed with features, the two channel Mic Tube Duo is one of the most affordable tube preamps around with a suggested retail price of R 1,895.” Anatomy The compact rectangular brushed steel enclosure… Read More
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