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CUE 5 is a complete professional DJ software programme which has all the features desired by DJs, including mixing, scratching, sampling and juggling for creating the ultimate sound. This software gives you the convenience of monitoring your mix not through a pair of headphones, like the Stanton DJ Pro 3000, but also visually on your computer screen. CUE 5 comes with an exceptional array of features, combined with intuitive tools for importing and categorising the tracks, and user friendly dual deck interface. Your masterpiece mix production can be easily broadcasted to club’s audio as well as video.

CUE 5 has been specially designed to support the compatibility factor with Numark MIDI and all the external controllers, thereby enhancing its potential functionality. It debuts a new smart filter folder which has the special ability of categorising the tracks based on different criteria such as location, year, genre and many more. This software allows the user to scratch, mix, sample, juggle and interchange all the music audio, as well as video files, without using any bulky or expensive hardware. CUE supports all major file formats, including WAV, MP3, WMA and many more.

This professional DJ software is capable of not only publishing sets into both MP3s and CDs but also broadcasting these recorded sets online. Moreover, CUE 5 comes with additional features, such as smart database management, Free Frame plug in compatibility and last, but not least, a powerful new global search function. You have the option of selecting from multiple user interfaces available to suit your style of mixing. CUE 5 is a combination of excellent features with

FutureDecks Lite is an affordable DJ mixer for any professional or aspiring DJs. This DJ mixer, specially designed for Mac OS X, grants DJs a unique mixing experience. Any user can mix their collection of songs just like a professional DJ with the FutureDecks Lite software. A classic DJ setup, i.e. two decks, a mixer and a playlist complete the programme and help in providing a highly intuitive user interface.

The FutureDecks Lite DJ mixer features complete automatic mixing, seamless beat-aware looping, beat matching with a single click, an automatic beats per minute counter, eight different effects, a sweep filter and a keylock. This mixer provides a complete manual control over the entire mixing process. The two fully independent decks have special functions for cueing, vinyl simulation which includes scratching, bend, reverse play, spin, and pitch etc., equalizer and gain. You can search and listen to songs stored in the playlist or database using the headphones.

This DJ mixer for Mac OS X has a special unique Automix function which can fully automate mixes using this software. The mixes recorded can then be saved and burned onto a CD, for example. Despite its Mac focus, the software is not restricted to the Apple MacBook PRO or other Mac. In fact, it can be used on either the Mac or PC, or both, making it a cross platform DJ mixing software programme. These FutureDecks Lite DJ mixers also support iTunes Library with extremely fast song searching and previewing qualities. It also features an audio limiter for delivering an outstanding audio quality even at high volume levels. So any Mac OS X DJs should definitely check it out.

An audio slider is a volume control alternative or replacement for Windows, which is around five times smaller than the Windows version of the volume control. It is a very smart and user friendly skinnable interface which, allows you to adjust volume, treble and bass levels, group playback and recording controls within the 5 user defined layouts.

It features system wide hot keys, which allow you to control all the volume related functions like increase, decrease, mute and also to select the controlled line or device. These keys have been referred to as system wide hot keys, because they work seamlessly across all the applications. Audio sliders have this unique ability to support more than one sound card simultaneously. For example, if you have a USB sound card like the Esi Maya 44 USB, it can than toggle between that sound card and your computer’s default one. Volume sliders from two different sound cards can be easily mixed in a single layout.

Whenever any hot key is pressed, a large on screen display with a semi transparent background immediately pops up showing different details, such as volume level, song name or a track position. This OSD is not only meant for displaying these features but also controlling them, like adjusting the volume levels, selecting a track etc. These audio sliders are also capable of providing details about different time zones and some system information such as driver’s free space, total memory, CPU utilization, available physical memory and many more.

Audio sliders are an award winning replacement for the Windows volume control, and they will take the audio features of your system to a whole new level. It’s also a very useful tool for any DJs or musicians who are doing work on their computer.

The Stanton T.90 incorporates all the features of a professional turntable required by a DJ, in addition to the bundled software and USB recording functionality. It provides a very neat and tidy solution to the problem of converting rare vinyl records into excellent quality audio files. The USB compatible Stanton T.90 combines a turntable, recording software, phone to line pre-amp and the PC audio card, all in one simple product.

The Stanton T.90 is an extraordinary and sleek looking model with a host of very well placed features. It measures a17 x 14.5 x 5.5 cm (including the tone arm). The T.90 is also lighter than many professional turntables in the market, because most of its exterior is made up of high grade plastic.

The turntable’s dizzying array of features include dual start stop breaks, a switch for selecting modes of 45, 33 and 78 RPMs, pitch control with 8% and 12% ranges, a reverse button, and key-lock mode for digitally modifying the speed of the song irrespective of its pitch. The Stanton T-90 USB also features a USB port at the back, power switch, coaxial output and stereo RCA outputs. This product comes with two pieces of softwares, the Cakewalk Pyro 5 and Audacity.

The device is also fully compatible with Windows XP and this connection has been a giant success. The T.90 can act as both a recording and playback device. Vinyl can easily by converted to a digital audio file in any format. The T.90 also lets one mix a turntable’s audio and computer’s output into the same output, therefore bridging or filling the gap between the analogue and the digital worlds.

To conclude, the T.90 turntable is a recommendable and versatile tool for all aspiring DJs. Moreover, the way in which it transfers vinyl into digital and seamlessly brings together the digital and audio worlds is also quite helpful.