March 31, 2005
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In
this month's issue:
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| Tighten
Up! Web site Updates
DJ
Video Tutorial DVD Update
DJ
News and Reviews - Fader Installation
Need MORE of Your Input For Next Round of DJ Video Tutorials |
"Tighten
Up!" Web site Updates
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Quick Reminders:
DJ Equipment News
Don't forget to visit my news page. It will keep you up to date on anything I post.
DJ Videos Update
Submit your tip or tutorial and I'll put it on my web site and in this newsletter... click here.
DJ Tips and Techniques DVD - Update
I'm just waiting on the the final OK from Ill Vibe Collective on the DVD so we can officially launch the new product. Downloads will be available for purchase also when I find a suitable merchant partner.
You can now access the videos by going to the DJ Tutorials page and scroll down to the "DJ Equipment Tutorials" headline. They are still password protected.
NOTE:
Continue to use your current password UNTIL A NEW ONE IS ISSUED To You. Your
username will remain the same.
Download
all of the videos at the new location.
Playing Videos From Your Desktop
In
order to play the 'WMV' files from your desktop, using your
mouse, simply right click on the file name and choose 'save
as'. This will prompt you to save the file on your computer.
Once
it's saved on your computer using your mouse, double click
on the file where you saved it and it will play back in
Windows Media Player.
DIAL-UP USERS
If you do have dial-up internet access I suggest you get a download manager such as SmartDownload from Netscape.
DJ Equipment Special Buys
Numark TTX1 - under $280
Vestax CDX05 CD/MP3 - under $440
Vestax PMC07PRO 2-Channel Mixer - under $460
Numark DM1002MKII - under $80
Stanton DigiPak CD DJ Package with Road Case - under $310
Numark AXIS 9 Tabletop DJ CD Player -under $300
You better act now because there are limited quantities. Meaning 1 in stock.
DJ Equipment News and Reviews
Fader Installation - Smoov' As Butta'
If you've wondered how some DJs get their faders to be light as a feather ,wonder no more. The CF-F1-SK5 Focus Fader V1.0 for SK-4 and SK-5 by Stanton is an optical fader so there is no resistance. It can ping pong back and forth so easily it will blow your mind and it can fit most DJ mixers' cross faders.
See it for yourself.  
Stanton CF-F1-SK5 Focus Fader V1.0 for SK-4 and SK-5
Here are the installation instructions.
Click here for instructions
You don't need to replace your old mixer necessarily you just need to replace the fader. And for $59.00 it's an investment worth every cent.
Club Seminars Announced for 2005 International DJ Expo
"MONDAY, AUG. 30
PRODUCTION WORKSHOP:
“
Music-Making for Mobiles & Beginners”
DJ Russ Harris rocks mobile gigs, but his studio and mixing skills have landed him on MTV2’s “Monster Mix.” Here he explains how his remixes & original productions have scratched his artistic itch & benefited his bottom line."
Read more at DJZone.net FREE Exhibit Passes for the 2005 DJ Expo when you sign up before June 6, 2005. No Credit Card Needed.
Stanton Announces New Image for Company
"Stanton has unveiled an entirely new industrial design for their product line, as well as a new corporate logotype to reflect the company’s contemporary new image. The new product design and logo"...Read more at DJZone.net
Hands On Review of Steinberg Cubase SX3 and SE
"Steinberg's Cubase has established itself as the top music production software available. Steinberg has kept Cubase in that position by making the software available for both Windows and Mac platforms, and by continually striving to improve upon its product...."
Read more at Musicians Friend
More Input Needed - Next Round of DJ Video Tutorials
We need even more input from you. We have a nice list so far but we need even more. We are looking to develop the largest online video library of DJ tips and tutorials and you know what you want to learn and we want to provide that to you.
We have a special website in the works just for this purpose and as a subscriber to this newsletter you will get first crack at it when it's done.
Let us know. Click here and fill in the form.
Ben
Ellis,
The-DJ-Equipment-Guide.com
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