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DENON
DJ UNVEILS THE DN-X1600 DIGITAL MIXER
— Powered
by the same core engine as the flagship DN-X1700, the DN-X1600 is
a versatile, cost-effective mixer for professional club or studio
use, as well as for party DJs and amateur spinners —
— DN-X1600
the world’s first digital DJ mixer to be introduced with V-LINK,
allowing DJs to perform a wide range of visual effects simultaneously
with their music —
WINTER
NAMM SHOW, ANAHEIM, CA, January 14, 2010 — Denon
DJ, a leading manufacturer of premium-grade DJ equipment, unveils
its DN-X1600 Digital DJ Mixer, offering superb sound
quality, durability, reliability, operability and visibility. Based
on the same core engine as Denon DJ’s flagship DN-X1700, the
DN-X1600 is an extremely affordable and versatile four-channel digital
mixer with a variety of features perfect for all DJs and electronic
musicians, from professional club and touring DJs, to party DJs and
bedroom mix artists. Denon’s engineers have provided every capability
professional DJs will require: working with vinyl, CD, digital files,
DJ software applications via laptops and USB storage devices. In addition
to its stellar digital mixing capabilities, the DN-X1600 provides
an exclusive MIDI control UI area for functionality and ease-of-use
for the rapidly growing PC DJ market.
The
DN-X1600 features a simple spacious layout, with highly tactile controls
widely and logically laid out to enable easy operation during performance.
This unit features large high-quality rubberized knobs, studio quality
60-mm Alps custom channel faders, high-visibility VFD display and
extended 16-point LED channel and output metering. A first for any
DJ mixer introduced to date, the DN-X1600 is also equipped with V-LINK,
a function developed by Roland Corporation® that allows DJ performers
to simultaneously integrate audio and video. Connecting devices that
support V-LINK to the mixer’s MIDI terminals (such as the EDIROL
V-4 or V-8) make it possible to perform a wide range of visual effects
linked with the tempo of the music.
As
with all of Denon DJ’s products, the DN-X1600 offers superior
sound quality, utilizing a 32-bit Floating DSP and a 32-bit D/A converter,
along with a large capacitor and large-diameter winding wire for the
transformer. Ideal Grounding Construction protects the mixer from
external noise. It features a high-quality Phono Amplifier with high
sound/noise ratio, equivalent to that of Denon Consumer Premium Audio
products. The unit’s Discrete Transistor construction for the
Mic Amplifier realizes a studio console class’ low noise level
(EIN: 126dB).
A
total of 14 digital effects open the DN-X1600 up to a variety of sounds
and mixing techniques. All effects can be freely assigned to any channels.
Effects include Delay, Echo, Ping-Pong Delay, Trans, Flanger, Filter,
Phaser, Reverb, Echo Reverb, Loop, Reverse Loop, Pitch Shift, Beat
Breaker and Beat Scratch (Ping-Pong Delay, Echo Reverb and Beat Scratch
are newly developed).
The
DN-X1600 offers a number of connectivity features, adding to its versatility
as an indispensable DJ tool. Connectivity capabilities include: an
exclusive MIDI control UI area for better ease-of-use; eight-channel
(4x L/R stereo) USB Audio I/F soundcard (PC/Mac®); Matrix Input
Assign with DVS direct mode for control signal (timecode) DJ applications;
4 MIDI Layer and MIDI Remote functions for a variety of control; and
a Low Latency ASIO Driver.
In
addition to its ease of use, the DN-X1600’s construction ensures
reliable performance. The DN-X1600 is extremely rugged and portable.
The three-band Isolator features variable Cross-over Frequency. The
unit comes standard with dust-free 60-mm long stroke Channel Faders,
in addition to 45-mm FLEX Cross Faders with A/B Cut Position adjustment
and travel tension control.
The
DN-X1600 will be available February 2010 with pricing TBA.
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About
V-LINK
V-LINK is the name of functionality promoted by Roland that provides
for the linked performance of music and visual materials. By using
MIDI to connect two or more V-LINK-compatible devices, users can easily
enjoy performing a wide range of visual effects that are linked to
the expressive elements of a music performance.
About
EDIROL
As a brand from Roland Systems Group, EDIROL products have satisfied
the needs of digital video enthusiasts since 1994. Over this period
of time, EDIROL products have provided customers with convenient and
affordable, high-quality and rugged, solutions for video mixing, playback,
performance, conversion and field recording.
About
D&M Professional
D&M Professional, through its Denon® Professional, Marantz®
Professional and Denon DJ brands, manufactures and distributes a leading
line of professional audio and video equipment for the broadcast,
commercial, corporate, DJ, education, government, audio/visual, education,
houses of worship, security and related industries.
Visit D&M Professional at www.d-mpro.com
or Denon DJ at: www.denondj.com.
About
D&M Holdings Inc.
D&M Holdings Inc. is a global operating company providing worldwide
management and distribution platforms for premium consumer, automotive,
commercial and professional audio and video businesses including Denon®,
Marantz®, McIntosh® Laboratory, Boston Acoustics®, Snell
Acoustics, Escient®, Calrec Audio, Denon DJ, Allen & Heath,
D&M Professional and D&M Premium Sound Solutions. Our technologies
improve the quality of any audio and visual experience. All product
and brand names with a trademark symbol, with the exception of Roland
Corporation, are trademarks or registered trademarks of D&M Holdings,
Inc. or its subsidiaries. For more information visit www.dm-holdings.com.
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with which they are associated.
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Denon
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