Pioneer unveiled their brand new mixer, DJM2000, at the Lightsounds store in Leichhardt last Thursday to demonstrate what the hottest clubs in Sydney will be sporting in the coming months.

Lightsounds DJs Raine Supreme and Typhonic began the demonstration, dropping some driving dubstep whilst talking the crowd through the tricks and new benefits of the mixer on the flat screens which were placed around the venue. Pioneer DJ Playmate got the crowd jumping later in the evening to some pounding tech house.

Faces spotted amongst the crowd were Modular Records’ DJ Kato, Anna Lunoe, Smoking Joe Mekhael, and DJ 2-tones to name a few. The Red Bull girls also popped in to make sure the energy juice flowed.

The giveaways, beers and cupcakes made sure everyone left with a smile on their face. Major Prize winners Angelina Patapova and Ella Plane received Pioneer CD Bags valued at $180, whilst other prizes included UDG courier bags, Lightsounds record bags, t-shirts and CDs.

“I’ve been eyeing out the DJM2000 for a while, after seeing it in action it became more necessary to get one. I got a chance to play around with it after the demo and loved the white noise and beat juggling features.” Asher Robinson, from Sydney Night Owl, says.
The Pioneer DJM2000 is now available to try in the Lightsounds DJ booths on Oxford Street. For more info or to place your order visit Lightsounds online at www.lightsounds.com.au or call 1800 55 22 05.

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PIONEER DJM-2000 FUTUROLOGY
Professional performance, for the next generation

RRP $3599 (TBC) Available July 2010. Pre order now at your local authorised Pioneer dealer

The DJM-2000 is the perfect mix of creative imagination and technological innovation

5.8-inch multi-touch panel control / Three performance modes / Pro DJ Link for seamless integration with up to four CDJ-2000s/CDJ-900s and two computers / Six INST FX on each channel with rotary control / Advanced Beat Effects / USB-MIDI/Audio Interface / Live Sampler / Link Cue Monitor / Three-band isolator on every channel and effects / High-grade sound design

Take hold of the future with the DJM-2000. This top-level mixer sports a groundbreaking colour LCD, a full-on effects suite, a soundcard and offers complete controller capability. It draws on the best technologies from the trusted DJM-800 and DJM-1000 audio mixers, SVM-1000 AV mixer and EFX-1000 effects unit. Then combines this with cutting-edge futurist thinking. All housed in the one unit: Pioneer’s most advanced audio mixer to date.

So get to grips with six INST effects (Noise, Jet, Zip, HPF, LPF and Crush) and no less than 11 Beat Effects. Choose from three brand-new creative performance modes to suit every set (Frequency Mix, Sidechain Remix and MIDI Mode). Really, four mixer channels and the built-in Pro DJ Link, a six-input local area network (LAN) hub, are just the beginning. Meaning you can connect up to four CDJ-2000/CDJ-900s and two computers running rekordbox™ software, and share music from a single source across all players. All buttons and dials can be mapped via its USB-MIDI / Audio Interface. Enables you to connect to a range of MIDI tools, including DJ software, using a practical MIDI On/Off button. The mixer even sends a ‘Now On Play’ signal to the CDJ-2000, changing the platter’s light colour from white to red for clear identification of its status as a live sound source.

All this so you can relax and enjoy a unique, progressive and dependable approach to digital DJing – using 24-bit/96 kHz quality sound and the highest grade digital to analogue convertor (DAC), which makes a difference that you can feel. The DJM-2000’s innovation then becomes an engine of your imagination, producing powerful results as effortlessly or as elaborately as you want.

New decade.  New dimension.

The CDJ-2000 multi-player just met its match – welcome to the DJM-2000.

Touch panel:
This large (5.8-inch) full colour multi-touch panel is a real first for any DJ mixer, a window through which you can virtually touch the mix. The LCD occupies a central position and is inspired by technology advanced by Pioneer’s SVM-1000 AV mixer. Only here it’s developed further to provide an intuitive hands-on instant-access way of controlling various audio features. These include the mixer’s three main performance modes: Frequency Mix, Sidechain Remix and MIDI Mode.

• Frequency Mix is a hi-res virtual crossfader, split into seven separate frequency bands. So between two channels you can touch and affect the mix with greater precision across the full frequency range.

• Sidechain Remix features a basic synth and is operated via the on-screen grid by X/Y movements. There are four types of oscillator and three effects, including Gate. And the outcome is sidechaining, using one signal to trigger an effects parameter that changes a second signal.

• MIDI Mode functions like a fully assignable MIDI pad, with four different screen options. Providing opportunities for even more creative freedom. From here you can map different MIDI tools and software according to your needs.

• By touching the panel, you can also access the Live Sampler. This allows WAV samples, of up to eight-seconds, to be recorded from the MIC Input or Master Output, mounted on the new CDJs, and looped, scratched or hot-cued, depending on DJing style.

Main effects:
The mixer’s impressive built-in Beat Effects suite is inspired by technology from Pioneer’s EFX-1000, together with isolator EQ technology from the DJM-1000 mixer. Plus, there are new additions like Multi Tap Delay, Gate, and Slip Roll. The latter of which sounds similar to the famous feedback loop, but is quicker to deploy. Beat Effects can be coordinated using the BPM counter, which may be set manually, automatically or tapped.

Simply select from 11 high impact effects (Delay, Multi Tap Delay, Roll, Reverse Roll, Trans, Gate, Echo, Reverb, Slip Roll, Filter and Phaser). Manipulate according to various beat increments and frequency ranges. And engage your effect using the depth pot. The built-in three-band isolator enables you to get even more creative and determine which parts of the frequency (Hi, Mid or Low) you want to affect. There is also a complete kill and a Send/Return button that works a dream with the isolator. Another valuable feature of these effects is that they can be used in conjunction with INST FX. For example, adding white noise to a Slip Roll. This opens avenues to infinite live remixing opportunities.

Inst fx:
The DJM-2000’s INST FX enhance and expand upon effects that were previously available via both the DJM-800 and external EFX units. These include two EFX favourites, the Jet ‘whoosh’ and Zip, which resembles a pitch-shift, as well as Crush from the DJM-800. Then there are new Low and High Pass Filter buttons and a fresh drama-building ‘white noise’ generator. Assign any of the six FX (Noise, Jet, Zip, HPF, LPF and Crush) and play away using the min/max filter knob. With four discrete processors, the chosen effect is individually controllable on all four Channels. Additional fine-tuning of FX is achieved through the Parameter knob, located under the effect buttons. This controls such aspects as resonance of the filters, depth of Crush, and level of Noise, which you can set and forget. Unite INST FX with breakdowns and builds. Create your own undulations from scratch. Or combine with Beat Effects. And you’ve always got killer dancefloor ammunitions close at hand.

full system benefits:
The DJM-2000 is the only professional mixer to fully unleash the integrated innovation and sheer power of the complete ‘2000’ system.The ultimate DJ weapon for total endurance, its built-in Pro DJ Link system presents untold benefits, especially in clubs.

The versatility of this connectivity means DJ changeover times are quicker as transitions become seamless with the new rekordbox™ Link. And DJs performing with software like Ableton Live can use the DJM-2000 as a controller and soundcard, making it easier to set up in the club.

Capable of fitting into any environment, the DJM-2000 is the perfect partner for the CDJ-2000, and the rack-mount kit makes it easy to install.

REMIX POWERHOUSE:
Integrating software, like Ableton Live, into the mix has never been easier. In fact the DJM-2000 is the perfect marriage of hardware and software for the performing DJ Producer.

The DJM-2000 sends a MIDI clock from the Beat Effects so DJs can literally mix between a rekordbox™ DJ set and performance in software, all in perfect time and on the same computer.

One USB cable gives access to a four-channel soundcard and the entire surface of the DJM-2000 sends MIDI with dedicated Start/Stop controls for your sequencer. The touch-screen MIDI pages offer four layouts, which will easily keep even the most adventurous producers happy for playing out new Ableton tracks.

The CDJ-2000s offer HID control and soundcards for DJ software like Traktor, so the DJM-2000 MIDI pages are free to control your favourite software effects.

rekordbox™ LINK:
rekordbox™ is without doubt the most important tool for making DJs’ lives less stressful. It’s like iTunes for DJs, and literally turns your laptop into an advanced digital rekordbox™.

And now, rekordbox™ connects directly to the DJM-2000 with the groundbreaking new rekordbox™ Link.

It’s our answer to Digital Vinyl Systems and DJ software, but solves all the issues. Connect your laptop with just one LAN cable to the DJM-2000 and the music stored on up to two rekordbox™ laptops can be accessed at the same time on up to four CDJs. There’s no need for soundcards, MIDI controllers and all the rewiring. Not only is it easy for DJs to switch over, but they can even play back to back using the DJM-2000.

Use the DJM-2000 dedicated Cue Link to preview tracks from rekordbox™ without loading a deck.

A major advantage is that when music is played it’s on the CDJs, not in the software, and so processor-intensive effects are processed on reliable hardware.

The DJM-2000 is a professional-level performance mixer built for the world’s most demanding DJs.

RRP $3599 (Aus), Available July 2010. Click here for more details or to pre order

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How to enter:
Pick up a free copy of Circuit Breaker 2 from any Lightsounds store. Entries should be sent to marketing@lightsounds.com or posted on CD to Circuit Breaker Mash Up, PO Box 19, Canterbury, NSW 2193. [note: You must include your name, email & contact phone number on the CD].

If you cant get to a Lightsounds store you can buy the CD at Lightsounds.com.au or thru itunes (coming soon)

Judges Tips:
Best Produced - The slickest finest track that oozes quality like a fine cognac. Whoever produces the best and brightest sound wins big!
Most Original – The mash-up that has the most unique take on the original tracks. Takes it to another place, another sound, another galaxy.
Tasty Skills - Speaks for itself. Whether scratching tracks, beat matching, looping sections, best use of digital DJ software… whatever. The maddest skills will win the prize!

For updates and terms & Conditions see http://www.lightsounds.com.au

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LONG BEACH, Calif.— As the popularity of remixing music continues to increase, Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. Professional Sound and Visual Division is making it easy for anyone to engage in the art of DJ-ing with the introduction of the CDJ-350 digital media player and DJM-350 2-channel mixer. Both units combined enable beginner and bedroom DJs to create unique performances using varying types of music files

“Pioneer’s established reputation as the de facto brand for professional DJs is proven by its wide use in clubs and commercial events around the world because of its excellent sound quality, reliability and operability,” said Matt Dever, vice president of professional sound and visual division for Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. “In recent years, more consumers are aspiring to become DJs and Pioneer’s CDJ-350 and DJM-350 will make it easy for almost anyone to practice the art and make their own music.”

Spin It with the CDJ-350 Multi-media Player
The CDJ-350 will allow users to create DJ performances with various digital music files including MP3, AAC, WAV and AIFF files that are stored on different forms of media, including USB mass storage device class products¹ or CD-R/RW discs. The media player also includes Pioneer’s proprietary music management software, rekordbox™, making it possible to manage music files on a computer for quick song selection when played back on compatible Pioneer players.

Highlights of the CDJ-350 include:

• Compatible with Various Media and Music Formats – Playback of MP3, AAC, WAV and AIFF files recorded on USB devices and CD-R/RW discs as well as conventional music CDs.
• Rekordbox™ Music Management Software – Through the rekordbox software, music files are analyzed by BPM² and beat position and can be categorized by genre. Analyzed music can be selected by genre, album or artist on the CDJ-350.
• BEAT Display Function – Visually illustrates the beat position of a song and the playback point providing easier hand, eye and ear coordination when performing scratches and loops.
• Auto Beat Loop Function – With one press of a button on the player, the user can create various loop performances including:
  • Beat Loop – Matches the beat and repeats a 4-beat loop
  • Loop Divide – While playing a loop, plays the loop at a different rhythm
  • Hot Loop – While playing a loop, returns to the start of the loop and plays it
• Auto BPM Lock – Users can set a Master beat per minute (BPM) on the CDJ-350 that current playing songs can be synchronized to with a touch of a button. The feature enables beginners to easily match the tempos of songs by simply adjusting the speed to the Master BPM on each player.

• Create Playlist Function – While a song is playing, users can immediately add it to a new playlist with a touch of a button for future playback of favorite songs.
• DJ Software Compatible – The CDJ-350 is MIDI compatible with other DJ software allowing it to be used as an audio interface.
• Other features include:
  • Vibration-resistant utilizing Shock-Proof Memory³ and Floating Architecture
  • Four level tempo settings for maximum variation range of a song’s tempo (±6%, ±10%, ±16% and WIDE)
  • Resume Function enables users to remove a disc and resume playback at the same spot when the disc is reloaded

Blend It with the DJM-350 Mixer
The DJM-350 mixer inherits similar functions and operability of the popular Pioneer DJM series of mixers often experienced in the club scene. The mixer is equipped with four kinds of effects as well as an isolated 3-band equalizer—all of which allow the DJ to make a one-of-a-kind mix. The front USB port allows users to record their DJ mixes onto USB storage devices, check their own mix and take it with them to listen on other devices.

Highlights of the DJM-350 include:

• Directly Record to USB Devices – Users can conveniently record their DJ mixes directly to a USB storage device via a USB port (Type A) located on the face of the mixer without having to use a computer or recording device. Recorded DJ mixes are saved as WAV files, allowing them to be imported for playback on a PC or other portable audio players.
• Four Types of Effects – The DJM-350 is equipped with four types of effects, enabling users to further enhance remixing capabilities:
  • Filter - Greatly alters the tonal quality of the music by removing audio from the high or low frequency bands
  • Crush – Accents sound by moderately crushing it
  • Jet - Applies a jet plane taking off or landing to the music
  • Gate – Alters the rhythm of a track by cutting the range which characterizes the rhythm component
• Isolated 3-Band Equalizer – The mixer features a built-in 3-band equalizer (isolator⁴ type) that allows a broad range of independent level control, from +9dB to -? (cut) in each of the HI, MID & LOW ranges.
• Digital Conversion – Analog signals are converted into digital form via high-performance CPU for higher fidelity sound. In addition, analog and digital circuits are isolated to minimize induced noise.
• Other features include:
  • MIC/AUX input terminals for connecting portable audio players and/or microphones
  • A Pioneer CDJ player can be used as a fader, start or play functions via a link to the fader control
  • Peak level meters indicate the input levels of each channel
  • Crossfader Curve Adjustment function makes it possible to adjust the crossfader⁵ curve

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DJM-2000

A perfect companion to Pioneer’s CDJ-2000 digital media players and compatible with any player in the market, the DJM-2000 is marked to be the pinnacle of mixers with technological advances that include the industry’s first 5.8-inch multi-touch screen effects, Evolved Beat Effects, Pro DJ Link and MIDI controls.

Features

* Industry-first 5.8″ full color multi-touch display
* Internal USB audio interface
* Pro DJ link that connects up to four CDJ-2000/900s
* Manipulate frequencies and alter sounds with EVOLVED BEAT EFFECTS
* INST FX (Instant Instrument Effect) allows effects to be applied intuitively with a turn of the knob
* MIDI: Assign various DJM-2000 buttons to trigger other devices

More detais including $AU, Price & availability coming soon

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