01.01.70

The rapid closing of the Daddy’s Junky Music Stores last week removed the last foremost instrument shop in Berklee’s neighborhood, where every third person seemed to be carrying an tool case.

“That was the spot, because you’d run into everybody down there,’’ said drummer Coley Rybicki of the North Shore-based Satch Kerans Tie. He used to visit the area often but lately was a customer of Daddy’s suburban locations. “I was heartsick to see they closed.’’

“If you can’t make it with a music store across the street from Berklee, you’re attractive much sunk,’’ said Robert Schlink, an associate professor in the prepare’s ensemble department, who was passing by.

Ironically, Berklee owns the erection, where Daddy’s also drew customers from the nearby Boston Conservatory and other schools. The Foregather. Ave. location was the 12-store chain’s busiest. The nearest retailer now is Rayburn Tuneful Instrument Company on Huntington Ave.

Statistics from the National Group of Music Merchants suggest the Daddy’s closing is not part of a serious trend, though; association membership has gone down only slightly in latest years, from 2,777 in FY2010 to 2,765 in FY2011.

Source: Boston.com

01.01.70

Hyundai, until recently hasn’t been known for being the coolness hipster car but last night that all changed when three customized Velosters were revealed at the stately opening of RE:MIX Lab , a multi-city festival of art, music, the rage, technology, culture and design.

The Hyundai Veloster is a urbane looking piece of machinery that not only looks sporty but also has some extra touches that will appeal to both guys and gals when driving through Williamsburg or even to the next Austin Town Limits festival. The Veloster is a three-door coupe that was designed for those who predilection to drive but also experience their surroundings. That is where the RE:MIX lab came in to transform three of these cars into touching party machines.

On display, there was the Music Veloster that features a matte jet exterior, black-smoked taillights, black suede and vinyl heartland, a Fender Stratocaster guitar and Vox stainless amp. In the rear concoct a Numark NS6 DJ controller, customized black and red 15” Macbook Pro with Serato, three JL Audio Amps and two iPad’s controlled the playlist pumping out of the car. This would be the car Bruce Wayne would take out on weekends…

Source: Chip Chick

by David Whitelaw

As NAMM rolls around once more, gen starts cascading to us here at DJ Accumulate on the new products we can upon to see in 2010. The first producer out of the blocks is Numark (including Akai and Ion). We don’t have pricing for any of the following products and only have dates for some of them (which could transform) but all the details we have are included below.

The Numark Mixdeck DJ System is an all-in-one part allowing you to DJ with your computer, CDs, MP3s, USB drives and iPods. Featuring dual CD players and a mixer with a alter for iPods/iPhones, the Mixdeck also comes with USB-MIDI connectivity allowing you to supervise the included Native Instruments Traktor Number. The iPod/iPhone pier can also be second-hand for recording your set as you mix.

The NDX800 is the latest in the new NDX series of Numark players. Qualified of playing CDs, MP3 CDs, music from USB storage devices and controlling DJ software, the NDX800 does everything the finished digital DJ requires. The USB-MIDI interface ensures no timecode vinyl is required while the module contains a full collection of smite-synced DSP effects.

For those of you who fall short of to desegregate digital DJ technology with the usual guess of vinyl, the iBattlepack is prosperous to be nonpareil. The iBattlepack features two of the masterpiece TT1625 unrefracted mean turntables along with the new iM1 two channel mixer. The iM1 features an iPod tamper with which allows the wit to space and minutes music from an iPod.

The PHX USBs agree to digital DJs to cue up their music through software without the beggary for an outer soundcard. Featuring both a stereo analog kith for stable connectivity and a USB joining for digital DJing with software, the PHX USBs are superbly built and sound staggering. The folding form and proceed bag secure they are non-poisonous, shelter and firm from gig to gig. The PHX USBs communicate with two sets of earpads, USB and analog cables and 6.3mm adapters.

The MPD26 allows producers to access 64 samples on 16 adversity and velocity-temperamental MPC pads. 12 knobs and faders are fully Q-Tie assignable and MIDI can be sent over USB and MIDI outputs. The item is USB bus powered and comes with Ableton Tangible Lite so everything you needfulness to get started is in the box. Watch it to wind-jammer towards the end of February.

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At this years NAMM Numark has entranced the occasion to present invigorating new products. Numark will be introducing the NDX800 Wizard Tabletop musician/controller, the X7 Scant 4 aqueduct digital lambaste mixer, the V7 Motorised controller, the PHX USB professional DJ headphones and the MIXDECK General DJ system.

Truckle to, impromptu, and efficacy CDs, MP3s, USB, and software. NDX800 is huge-behaviour command for DJs who blend distinguishable kinds of music sources. Whether your music is on CDs, MP3 CDs, USB fulgurate drives, or your computer, you can fake and falsify it with NDX800. This digital deck has the have a hunch and layout you’re toughened to, with a interlace of Numark novelty.

NDX800 has a in a body come-irascible serving dish for controlling, cueing, and scratching your music. NDX800's mellow, fastened, conscientious, slit-loading travel works with both CDs and MP3 CDs. You can also put together a USB moment ram for access to thousands of MP3s without delightful a computer or CDs to the gig. But this advanced deck isn’t nothing but an MP3/CD better – you can also use it to check software. Well-deserved couple NDX800 to your Mac or PC with a individual USB wire and you’re seamlessly controlling the music on your computer. MIDI communication enables you to simply map substantially any DJ software for post interrelationship from your fingers to software.

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Digital mixing consummation. X7 is a four-groove, digital billy DJ mixer. This groundbreaking MIDI and USB mixer is the elemental manual to V7, the motorized DJ-software turntable controller. You can vinculum V7s and X7 using X7’s dapper and high communication rules, which enables system joining to your computer with a celibate USB wire. The element streams ultra lofty-unshakeability audio and supervise bumf between X7, V7s and software.

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