Dukesy 0 Posted January 17, 2009 Report Share Posted January 17, 2009 http://www.djassociates.org/news_images/DENON_dns3700anddnx1100.jpg DN-X1100 "Affordable enough for the beginner, feature packed for the professional." - Denon A perfect companion to any table top or rackmount player system, the DN-X1100 is a full featured 4-channel matrix mixer that further cements Denon's position as the industry leader in manufacturing DJ gear for the working professional. * Matrix input assignment * 8 Line / 3 Phono, switchable * 2 Mic inputs * 12" Tabletop Style Mixer http://www.djassociates.org/news_images/DNX1100_mixer_top.jpg FEATURES Matrix Input Assignment No longer does your device need to be married to a particular Channel. The 8 input sources are freely assignable to any channel or even multiple channels. 8 Line / 3 Phono, switchable 4 Smooth 60mm VCA Channel Faders w/contour adjust Flex Fader 45mm VCA Cross Fader w/contour adjust The tension on this crossfader can be adjusted freely. Independent Channel PFL Meters All input levels can be pre-adjusted in advance to match the gain levels, insuring a smooth transition between fades. Independent 3-Band EQ (High-Mid-Low) w/full kills Independent CUE system (all channels) Booth Output Assign Selector Pre-monitor any channel including Master through the booth output in the same manner as you would with your headphones, with volume control! External Send/Return Control - Multi Channel Assignable - Effect On/Off - Effect Pre & Post switch - Effect Dry/Wet Knob - Effect Cueing Independent Channel A-B Post Switch (crossfader) Powerful & Clean Headphone Output Fader Start (all channels) Cross Fader and Channel Fader-Start Trigger is compatible with all Denon DJ CD/MP3/Media players. 12” Tabletop Style Mixer 2 Independent Mics w/3-band EQ - Main Mic (Neutrik combo terminal) - Aux Mix (TRS 1/4” terminal) Mic Ducking Attenuation w/level control Split / Cue Headphone Monitor w/PFL Metering http://www.djassociates.org/news_images/DNX1100_rear.jpg Other Features * Master Output -10dB Attenuation Switch * Master Output Stereo/Mono Switch * Master Output – Balanced XLR & RCA/Unbalanced * Record Out – RCA/Unbalanced * Booth Output – Balanced TRS 1/4” * Power Switch Guard on Top Panel * Gold Plated connectors * Detachable power cord Personal opinion, nothing 'exciting'. :thumbsup: DN-S3700 The brand new DN-S3700 Direct Drive Turntable Media Player & Controller is a cutting-edge single-deck portable DJ instrument that provides working DJs with a host of useful features for enhanced creative flexibility. Most notably, thanks to its large 9” spinning platter design, the DN-S3700 literally offers the “best of both worlds” from both digital and analog realms. In addition to a host of advanced digital features, including USB and MIDI control, the sleek and elegant unit includes a built-in authentic vinyl record for surface control driven by Denon DJ’s High Torque Direct Drive Motor, providing users with the classic and unmistakable feel of true vinyl. * High Torque Direct Drive Motor and Spinning Platter Design * Fast Loading Slot-in Drive * USB Device Hosting and Midi Interface Control * Internal 24-bit Processing and USB Audio (sound card) * 5 Superb Built-in Effects * Waveform Display with Multi-line Text and Icon Support * 3 Hot Starts, Auto Loop and Manual Loop Functionality * 3 Platter Effects * Deep Pitch Resolution & Key Adjust http://www.djassociates.org/news_images/DNS3700_top.jpg High Torque Direct Drive Motor & Spinning Platter Design Denon’s proprietary 12-pole Direct Drive brushless motor design is keeping the art of the 110-year old turntable alive & true to its native feel, delivering instant full rotation speed with a powerful 2.5 kg/cm of start-up torque within 0.5 seconds for true turntable reaction and response. DJs can perform freely on this 9” platter design mounted with a real vinyl record as if they were using a genuine analog turntable. Platter rotation can be changed from 33 to 45 R.P.M. for comfort. Fast Loading Slot-In Drive The illuminated, fast loading – quick reading Slot-In drive reads and supports standard Compact Audio discs and MP3 discs in a variety of formats: CD, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM. *Compact Disc CD-TEXT and MP3 ID3 Tags on CD-ROM are also displayed. http://www.djassociates.org/news_images/DNS3700rear.jpg USB Device Hosting With easy access to the internet these days, many DJs are shopping from home, purchasing their music collection online and storing these files on to a Hard Drive. The DN-S3700 is well equipped for the modern DJ and conveniently supports external USB mass storage class devices. Connect your, iPod®, thumb Drive, and large Hard Drives for easy access to your small or extensive mp3/wav libraries up to 50,000 files. Simply plug any one of these devices into the DN-S3700 to obtain the powerful on-board features such as, Instant Start, Auto Looping, Hot Starts, Effects, 8-ways to File Search and so much more... *USB Hubs are not supported. *Mass Storage Class iPods only MIDI Interface Controller (PC/MAC) The DN-S3700 is also designed to interface & control a variety of popular Audio/Video DJ software applications that supports USB MIDI interface, either by user custom mapping or direct native support by the software vendor. Control your favorite DJ software all from one clever compact player. *Supported Platforms: Mac OSX 10.4 or Higher, Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista Internal 24-Bit Processing & USB Audio-(sound card) Unlike most dedicated DJ midi controllers that are only USB bus powered, the DN-S3700 encompasses its own internal power supply to achieve the highest electrical specifications, resulting in best possible audio performance. The DN-S3700 features industry leading Burr Brown (a product of TI) 24 bit DAC processing for superior output audio fidelity. USB Audio interface includes 2-Channel Stereo output pair, 44.1kHz sampling range and low latency ASIO / OSX Core Audio support. *ASIO Driver included on installation CD-ROM 5 Superb Built-in DSP Effects Building the mood, adding energy and remixing live for your thumping dance floor has never been so easy with our crystal clear on-board DSP effects. Easily activate and have full parameter adjustments with a unique Dry/Wet mix control of the BPM sync’d effects: Flanger, Filter-(High-Mid-Low), Echo, and our exclusive Echo Loop. Waveform Display w/ Multi-line Text & Icon Support Another unique quality of the DN-S3700 is its informative & animated FL tube display mounted elegantly at a proper angle for best visualization. The “Waveform” function is a representation of the audio signal pattern, which indicates various energy peaks within the music file. Additionally, a world’s first “Break-point” area can be pre-determined and viewed on the S3700 display. Both the waveform and breakpoint data can be set when using external USB devices by using our included Denon DJ Music Manager PC application. A visual 32-position Marker Point indicator follows your hand movements at lighting speeds without drift. Other indicators include Looping, Hot Starts, BPM info, Elapsed/Remain Time, MP3/WAV file types, and other useable indicators. *Only FAT, FAT16, FAT32 file formatted USB devices are supported by the player. Hot Starts / Auto Loop / Manual Loop Hot Starts Up to 3 Hot Starts can be made on the fly during the Hot Start mode. Each Hot Start can be easily replaced with new Hot Start points by using the individual clear buttons found right above the Hot Start keys. This allows for creative remixing with the least amount of steps. Hot Start MEMO data can be stored to internal memory for CD’s or directly to the file when using external USB devices. Visual icons are used for each Hot Start point within the display area. Auto Loop The Auto Loop function is a BPM assisted looping system, which allows the DJ to create up to 3 independent seamless loops instantly with the option to EXIT the loop or clear the loop at any point. Each auto loop can be cut or doubled in length on the fly by turning the Effects/Loop Cut knob to the beat range ⅛ ◄ ► ¼ ◄ ►½ ◄ ►1 ◄ ► 2 ◄ ►4 ◄ ►8 ◄ ►16 ◄ ►32 ◄ ►64 Visual icons are used for each Auto Loop point within the display area. Additionally, the Auto Loop can be trimmed on the fly by frame accurate resolution using the ± Loop Trim buttons. The Denon DJ Music Manager application includes a very accurate BPM engine which calculates and writes the BPM directly to the file on external USB devices. This allows the DN-S3700 to load perfectly locked BPM values leading to super accurate Auto Beat Loops. *BPM’s can also be saved for audio CD’s and MP3 CD-ROM’s from the DN-S3700 using the MEMO function Manual Loop Besides the Auto Loop function, you are still able to create your own manual loops on the other side of the player by setting the “A”(in) and “B”(out) points freely, with the option to EXIT and Reloop. To smooth out your loop, the A or B point can be easily adjusted on-the-fly to perfection. The “A” point can also be used alone as a Hot Start or Stutter point. 3 Platter Effects - Brake (adjustable in real-time) - Dump (reverse sound without losing true forward time, like a radio edit) - Reverse (plays your music backwards and platter spins backwards too) Deep Pitch Resolution & Key Adjust For those DJ’s who perform long mix transitions and require high pitch resolution, the S3700 offers .02% for the ±6% pitch range, .05% for the ±10/16% pitch range and wide ±100% range is also available for audio CDs. The Key Adjust feature keeps vocals and music sounding true even when you adjust the speed of the track. *Features 100mm long stroke pitch slider for smooth mixing Memo function Hot Starts, Auto Loops, Seamless Loop, Cue point, BPM, Pitch Setting & Range, Pitch ON/OFF, and Key Adj ON/OFF data can be stored to internal memory for CD’s/ Playlist The powerful Playlist function allows you to search and select 3 different types of Playlist categories when using external USB devices. Top 40, Favorite, & your own custom Playlist can be created by using the included Denon DJ Music Manager PC application Two Way CUE Search System Supports traditional Denon Cueing method and another popular style as well. Next File Function w/Cross Fade You can search for your next file by 9 different criteria’s (without interrupting playback) and crossfade seamlessly to that file for a smooth non-stop segue upon your command. * Cross fade time is user adjustable Strobe Indicator You can check the relative change in tempo when the red strobe light reflects on the three rows of strobe dots on the peripheral edge of the platter when rotating. 0% pitch = center dots, ±3.5% = upper/lower dots Platter Mode Functions - Classic Vinyl (spinning) - Pitch Bend - Frame Search CD-ROM media or directly to the file when using external USB devices. 4-Way BPM Counter - Auto Beat Detection - Manual TAP - Manual BPM Input - Reads MP3/WAV BPM Metadata (if available) Directional Scratch Lever This original Denon feature allows the DJs to manipulate the platter’s motion of output sound in two ways, the traditional vinyl cueing sound, called “BOTH” and the ingenious Forward stroke sound to perform the same cuts as if you were using a mixer’s crossfader. 3-way Pitch Bend Platter Bend mode, Bend buttons or by the traditional old-school way of applying finger pressure along side the spinning platter or by squeezing the center nipple. Fast Search / Quick Jump We made searching fast & easy. You can move around quickly within a track/file by pushing the standard > keys or by precise user adjustable increment time steps using Quick Jump. Memo Import/Export You can now easily import/export your CD Memo data from one player to another by using a USB thumb drive. Extremely handy for those who travel abroad without their S3700’s, but wish to take all their saved work along, Loops, Hot Start and Cues. D-Link Two DN-S3700 players can be linked together by a RJ45 (CAT5, 5e) cross-cover cable for D-LINK operation. This EASY operation enables the DJ to share CD MEMO’s between both decks, Relay Play operation and the convenience of using a single PS/2 keyboard for quick file navigation when using external USB devices. Instant Start (0.02 sec.) Fader Start (compatible with all Denon Mixers) Digital Output Firmware Upgradeable by USB From time to time we will make subtle improvements to current features or add new compelling ones based on valuable user feedback. These new Plug Ins are always free and made available via our denondj website. Dimensions: 12.6 (w) 4.8 (h) 14.0 (d) inches Carton Weight: 20 lbs. Personal opinion - HIT! HIT! HIT! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: http://www.djassociates.org/news_images/DNS3700big.jpg Denon DJ Music Manager Computer Software http://www.djassociates.org/news_images/denondj_music_manager_software.jpg Features - Builds database, Edit & Delete files from various drives - Create, Edit & Import Playlists (.xml / .m3u) - Edit ID3 Tag information (.mp3 / .wav) - Creates Auto BPM calculation, Waveform data and Break Points, which are saved directly to the file and viewed on the DN-S3700’S display - Built-In Audio Player to preview Database files from any location - Prints Playlists for clients *Denon DJ Music Manager application is included on the installation CD-ROM Personal opinion - Read the manual and you'll be fine! :book: DN-HS5500 *Denon's flagship Direct Drive Turntable Media Player and Controller. http://www.djassociates.org/news_images/DN-Hs5500.jpg * 2 Decks in 1 * Modular HDD Internal Option * High Torque Direct Drive Motor with real analog TT feel & control * USB MIDI/HID Interface: Controls any MIDI mapping DJ software (PC/MAC) * USB 2.0 Audio Interface: (24-Bit Internal Sound Card) * Supports MP3/WAV audio formats * D-Sync: Connect two players together for shared device operation * Supports external USB Hub with up to 4 devices and USB keyboard * 8-Way File Navigation System * Offers 9-Onboard Effects * 2 Hot Starts, 2 Seamless Loops * Includes Denon DJ Music Manager application * Automatic plug & play device detection, no driver required * Firmware is upgradeable for further feature enhancements *with BU5502/BU5503 option http://www.djassociates.org/news_images/DN-Hs5500front.jpg 2 Decks In One With riveting independent dual deck-like operation with separate audio outputs, the DN-S5500 can operate deck 1 and deck 2 simultaneously by a simple flip of a button. Each deck layer has full access to all available features, connected devices and music library. When used as a MIDI controller, each deck can control two players from DJ software such as PCDJ/Reflex LE, PCDJ VJ, PCDJ DEX, Serato Scratch LIVE, Traktor, Virtual DJ and many more! High Torque Direct Drive Motor and Spinning Platter Design Denon’s proprietary 12-pole direct drive brushless motor design is keeping true to the turntable’s native feel, delivering instant full rotation speed with a powerful 2.5 kg/cm of start-up torque within 0.5 seconds for true turntable reaction and response. DJs can perform freely as if using an analog turntable. Platter rotation can be changed from 33 to 45 R.P.M. for comfort. Modular HDD/CD Option (world’s first) Have full control over internal hardware preference with the optional (BU5501) slim-type CD-ROM drive or a 2.5” laptop-size hard drive* as the secured “internal” source playback. Imagine the media advantages of two players and both options. *PATA-type only External USB Device Support The DN-HS5500 can support multiple external USB mass storage class devices direct or via a USB 2.0 hub (sold separately). Connect a iPod®, jump drive, and large USB hard drives for easy access to your small or extensive MP3/WAV libraries. Simply plug devices into the DN-HS5500 to obtain powerful on-board features such as Instant Start, Seamless Looping, Scratching and File Searching and more. Supported file formats: MP3 and WAV *Up to 4 storage devices can be connected at once. Mass Storage Class iPods only MIDI Interface Controller (PC/MAC) The DN-S5500 is designed to interface and control a variety of popular audio/ video DJ programs that supports USB MIDI interface, either by user custom mapping or direct native support by the software vendor. Control your favorite DJ software or your hard disk full of music all from one clever player. *Supported platforms: Mac OSX 10.4 or higher, Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista USB Audio Internal 24-Bit Processing The DN-HS5500 has a USB audio interface (sound card).The internal power supply features 24-bit DAC processing from industry leader Burr Brown (a product of TI) for superior audio fidelity. USB audio interface includes 2-channel stereo output pair, 44.1kHz sampling ranges and low latency ASIO/OSX core audio support. D-Sync Two DN-HS5500 players can be linked together by a single RJ45 cross-cable for Master/Remote operation. This easy operation enables the DJ to make all peripheral connections to a single player while having full control of music devices from either side. The Remote player has independent access to all connected devices including use of the keyboard function. 5 Superb Built-in DSP Effects Easily activate on-board effects and have full parameter adjustments with a unique Dry/Wet mix control: Flanger, Filter (high-mid-low), Echo, Tail Echo and Echo Loop. 3 Platter Effects Brake (adjustable in real-time) Dump (reverse sound without losing true forward time, like radio edit) Reverse (plays music backwards and platter spins backwards too) Mirror Mix Exclusive feature that is like having two copies of the same track while juggling the mixer’s crossfader back and forth with the other track being slightly delayed. Delays setting are adjustable from 1/8, 1/4,1/2, 1/1, 2/1. Large 3.8” Display Easy-to-follow, bright display provides visual text feedback of modes and parameters making it very intuitive for first time users to navigate. Options include split screen for simultaneous dual deck monitoring or larger single deck wide display mode, LCD contrast, 3 LCD illumination levels and inverse display image. Pitch Range and Deep Pitch Resolution for DJ’s who perform long mix transitions and require high pitch resolution. Offers .02% for the 4% pitch range and .05% for the 10/16% pitch range 24%/50%/100% ranges are also available. *Features 100mm long stroke pitch slider for smooth mixing. Keyboard and Intuitive File Navigation System Supports 3-types of global USB keyboards (Qwerty, Qwertz, Azerty) in nine native languages for simplified song search of: artist, album, title, genre, year, BPM, file name, hot list and folder structure. Shortcut keys are also assigned to perform various functions and Latin-1 character support is available. Playlist Creation and Hot List Powerful on-board function allows to create, edit and save up to 3 types of playlist categories. Hot List stores immediate requests or songs intended to play. Once the Hot List file is played a checkmark appears next to it. Key Adjust Keeps vocals and music sounding true even when the speed of the track is adjusted. Hot Starts and Seamless Looping Two Hot Starts (A1 and A2) can be made on-the-fly and easily turned into seamless loops and used as stutter points as well. Loop A/B Trim A or B point for the seamless loops can be easily adjusted on-the-fly to perfection. Memo Function Cue Point, BPM, Pitch Setting and Range, Pitch On/Off, Key Adj On/Off, and Seamless Loop A and B data can be stored directly to the file for later recall. Next File Function with Cross Fade Search next file by nine different criteria without interrupting playback and crossfade seamlessly to that file for a smooth segue upon command. *Cross fade time is adjustable. File Transport Utility Transport files to and from any connected device mounted to the player. For example, easy transport of registered files from USB thumb drive to another hard drive when connected. This updates your libraries all at the same time too. Multi-Function Platter Modes Deck 1 / 2 Selectable for: Scratching, Effect, Pitch Bend, Frame Search 4-Way BPM Counter Auto Beat Detection, Manual TAP, Manual BPM Input, reads MP3/WAV BPM metadata (if available) Directional Scratch Lever Allows DJs to scratch in two ways: traditional forward/back scrub sound and ingenious forward stroke to perform the same cuts as if using a mixer’s crossfader. Relay Play Unattended playback is possible between both decks or two players. 3-Way Pitch Bend Scratch disc, bend buttons or platter finger pressure Quick Jump/Beat Jump Move around within a track/file by precise user adjustable increment time steps with Quick Jump. Beat Jump moves through files by BPM reference, 8 beats at a time. 2-Way CUE Search System Supports traditional Denon cueing method and another popular style as well. Instant Start (0.02 sec.) Fader Start (compatible with all Denon mixers) Digital Outputs USB Diagnostics Utility Verifies USB transfer speed from each connected storage devices vs recommended value to ensure optimum performance and compatibility are met. Software Upgradeable by USB New plug ins are always free and made available via our www.denondj.com website. Dimensions 11.8 (w) x 4.8 (h) x 13.1 (d) inches THIRD PARTY APS SCRATCH LIVE *NOT Natively Supported by Serato at this time (note: must own Rane Serato Scratch Live Hardware, ie MP4, SL1, TTM57SL) DN-HS5500 TRAKTOR DN-HS5500 MAC version is available REFLEX *Natively Supported by Reflex - Plug & Play PCDJ VJ *Natively Supported by PCDJ VJ - Plug & Play (BETA) DEX *Natively Supported by DEX - Plug & Play No Spinning Platter Support at the moment VIRTUAL DJ *Natively Supported by VDJ - Plug & Play (BETA) DN-HS5500 MAC version is available Personal opinion - Sounds great! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: smile icon smile icon Info subject to change without notice Source Denon Link to post Share on other sites
Dukesy 0 Posted March 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 HS55500 Review by About Electronics Denon’s DN-HS5500 is a DJ deck aimed at the digital generation, comprising two decks in one. It works using a ‘layer’ system. When you switch between the two layers, you switch which deck you’re controlling. There are three configuration options. You can either opt for one with a built-in CD drive, a built-in hard drive or go for a plain deck. We used the latter model, so we got music onto it using a memory card. The brilliance of the DN-HS5500 is that the platter on the deck actually moves. While such CD or MIDI controllers generally have a control surface, it’s usually static. We really liked the way the DN-HS5500 works. The moving platter gives you a more tactile way to interact with your music. Purists will argue that the best and most tactile way of interacting with music is to use vinyl. That’s almost certainly true but, in this day and age, so much music is digital that using vinyl is really for people who have existing collections. Of course, this being 2009, you can also connect the DN-HS5500 to a PC and use its MIDI interface to control a piece of DJ software. We used Traktor 3. Using the two in collaboration is incredibly simple — just connect with a USB cable, and download the relevant template file for Traktor from the Denon site. There are other software packages that work just as well with the DN-HS5500 too. The only downside of using Traktor is that you lose the spinning platter when the DN-HS5500 is connected in USB MIDI mode. If you want to get around that, then using Traktor with the Audio 8 DJ interface might be a decent solution, even if it is a costly nightmare in terms of cabling and connectivity. The main concern we have with the DN-HS5500 is that the platter feels like it won’t survive much abuse. That said, if you’re using it at home, it’s not likely to be at risk. If you want to lug your DJ deck to a new club every weekend, you might want something a bit sturdier. DN-S3700 CD Deck Review by About Electronics Although Pioneer’s CDJ-1000MK3s are the standard CD player in every nightclub across the UK, Denon produces a range of DJ-standard CD players, too. They’ve just announced a new iteration, too - the DN-S3700. It’s got a rotating 9″ platter on the top with vinyl emulation, so if you can’t mix CDs with the buttons, then you can do it using the platter. Additional features include USB and MIDI control, internal USB sound card, five built-in effects, and loop functionality, as well as your standard pitch/speed adjust and slot-loader. It certainly competes with the CDJ-1000 on features, but it lacks a lot of the style of Pioneer’s rival player. Link to post Share on other sites
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