NEW TOYS Reloop Terminal Mix 2 For Serato DJ Looking like the ultimate “dream system,” Reloop’s Terminal Mix 2 is the latest controller for the Serato DJ program. Updates and modernizations are all great improvements on this two deck variant USB controller. The master section has four management buttons for direct and super-fast hardware access to playlists, crates or additional layout views without touching your laptop. The 2-channel mixer has a three-band EQ, Gain and Filter for each channel. Reloop has developed ultra-flat 6-inch aluminum jog wheels with a non-slip vinyl-grip coating for precision control over your tracks. It’s easy to switch between pitch bending, scratching or browsing through tracks on-the-fly. The entire transport section has rubberized buttons including an extensive 8-button layout with two layers of control. Four hot cues and four sample decks can be triggered simultaneously and the second layer accesses Serato DJ’s Cut n’ Slice mode. (Not available in the Serato DJ Intro software.) The new audio section has balanced output jacks, two headphones jacks—stereo 1/4-inch and 1/8-inch mini—a microphone input, and it is possible to connect a turntable, CD/MP3 player, or iPhone/iPod to the Aux input jack and route that audio stream to the master or even back into the software program running on your laptop. Terminal Mix 2 <strong>com</strong>es <strong>com</strong>plete with Serato DJ Intro. Visit http:// reloop.<strong>com</strong>/reloop-terminal-mix-2 for more information. Yamaha MX Series Synths The MX Series synths <strong>com</strong>e in both 49 and 61-key versions and <strong>com</strong>bine a “best of” collection of Motif XS sounds with USB DAW I/O, MIDI and VST Controller capabilities. The MX Series represents the new mobile music-making trend with realistic acoustic piano, electric piano, strings and drum sounds. It includes some of the best Motif XS sounds for producing music for just about any genre. Both models include a powerful eight-element engine, Yamaha’s Virtual Circuit Modeling effects and 1,134 preset voices with on-board editing and storage for 128 user Voices and 128 user Performances. With dedicated split, layer and rhythm pattern buttons, the MX splits the keyboard for layering sounds and adding backing drum patterns easily. Both the MX49 and MX61 have USB interfaces for the direct recording of your keyboard patch creations into a <strong>com</strong>puter and the ability to playback DAW audio and VST instruments via the MX’s audio outs. The controller layer has integrated templates for use with a variety of DAWs (Cubase, Sonar, Logic and Performer) and a Remote Template editor for setting up control for any VST plug-in or instruments. The MX series <strong>com</strong>es with a <strong>com</strong>plete software suite that includes: Cubase AI DAW recording software, the YC-3B organ VST set, Steinberg’s HALion SE VST set and a free PsiCraft Performance Editor from Vyzor. The MX49 is $599.99 and the MX61 goes for $799.99. See http://uk.yamaha. <strong>com</strong>/en/products/ music-production/ synthesizers/mx. —BARRY RUDOLPH barry@barryrudolph.<strong>com</strong> Fostex PM0.3 Powered Monitors The very cute PM0.3 powered monitors have a three-inch fiberglass cone woofer and a 3/4-inch silk dome tweeter. They measure: 100-mm (W) x 185-mm (H) x 130-mm (D) and <strong>com</strong>e in black, gray and white colors (as pictured) with a smooth, matte finish. The Fostex PM0.3 monitors are the perfect size for using with your iPhone, portable mp3 player or in your studio for a quick “reality check” that your mixes translate —they’ll still sound good outside of the recording studio. Connectivity is no problem, with two ways to hook them up: standard L/R channel RCA jacks and a stereo mini jack. They have a built-in 15-watt Class-D power amp and run on an included 15-volt external power supply. I like their hardwood construction, styling and the blue power-on LED looks swank. The PM0.3 system is priced at $129.99 per pair and more information is available at http://fostexinternational.<strong>com</strong>/docs/products/ PM0.3.shtml. XILS-lab LX122 Rotary Speaker plug-in XILS-lab’s LX122 and LX122 Premium rotary speaker emulation plugins both feature their True Stereo Dynamic Engine (TSDE) that adds the room’s effect on this excellent emulation of the classic rotary speaker. Both the horns and the sound baffle for the rotating bass speaker are modeled to create Doppler-based vibrato, tremolo and chorus effects. You can stop, switch between slow (chorale) and fast (tremolo), or transition between the two settings easily by using the MIDI-controllable (and programmable) Slow and Fast mode buttons. Some other <strong>com</strong>pletely programmable features on LX122 are: the angle of the two “recording” microphones anywhere within five different room models, internal cabinet modification, tube power amplifier emulation and overdrive, room choice, room size, horn diameter, speaker configuration, drum balance, rotational direction of the horns and more. XILS-lab’s LX122 and LX122 Premium Rotary Speaker plug-ins are infinitely malleable in so many ways—some possible only within virtual reality—so I would re<strong>com</strong>mend starting with one of the factory presets to get close—then tweak away. The LX122 <strong>com</strong>es with 14 factory presets while LX122 Premium <strong>com</strong>es with 75. Audio examples are available at http://xils-lab.<strong>com</strong>/pages/LX122_Audio.html. XILS-lab LX122 Rotary Speaker plug-ins run in both Mac and PC hosts and you can purchase and download them at http://xils-lab.<strong>com</strong>/ products/LX122.html. Barry Rudolph is a recording engineer/mixer with over 30 gold and platinum RIAA awards to his credit. He has recorded and/or mixed: Lynyrd Skynyrd, Hall & Oates, Pat Benatar, Rod Stewart, the Corrs and Robbie Nevil. Barry has his own futuristic music mixing facility and also teaches recording engineering at Musician’s Institute, Hollywood, CA. http://<strong>www</strong>.barryrudolph.<strong>com</strong> 12 February 2013 <strong>www</strong>.<strong>musicconnection</strong>.<strong>com</strong>
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