Advantages: sturdy, lots of features, works well Disadvantages: quite pricey
The most important thing about the Vestax VCI-100 is that is extremely sturdy and will last a very long time, The unit is heavy and sits nicely on a good desk. The VCI-100 is primarily a midi control unit, using the digital dj Traktor as its dj program. It contains two virtual decks which can be used in a number of creative ways to do things which replicate that of real vinyl decks. There is a number of functions for the creative dj such as looping features and effects with parameters for changing things such as delay length, reverb, flanger, and other effects are also included but as a slight nag, are not independent of each deck and will effect both at the same time. The device comes with Traktor dj software which works well, but if you are using the set-up with a mac you may need an additional sound-card device which allows ...
Advantages: faster direct drive respone system. stable needle arm. added features Disadvantages: Price
For years and years most amateur and professional djs would have only used the common direct drive deck from Technics. Every club and DJ were used to the brand name and trusted its reputation. Times are changing!
The Vestax turntable was introduced to the market to bring something new to the DJ who's spinning the ones and two's to an expecting crowed. They knew that the technology was there to be improved and they also knew that dj's wanted something extra.
They came up trumps and introduced the Vestax PDX 2300 with added extras for the dj's pleasure. One of these improvements was the facility to play a record backwards at a push of a button, this device works almost instantainiaslty. They also added a pitch adj as well as a fine pitch adjuster so that you can always get the exact speed you need. They have also added a pitch bend ...
We all know that Technics turntables are the industry standard. In radio stations, bars, clubs and homes up and down the land Technics are the choice that most people make when selection a turntable. At one point, however, Vestax were challenging Technics to their crown. The PDX-8000 was one of their flagship products and was the one that was a direct threat to the Technics SL1210.
There are a few functions of this turntable that make it stand out from the rest:
1 - The LED display. As far as I am aware, this was one of the first turntables to have an LED display built in. The screen shows you what the current pitch range is (this can be set to -3 to +3, -6 to +6 or -12 to +12), it also displays the current pitch.
2 - Control stick. You can move the control stick to speed up or slow down the speed of the platter temporarily. This is ...
dandadda 19.02.2009
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The CDX-05 is Vestax's first table top scratch CD player with built in effects. The new CDX-05 features a unique vinyl filter mode, which cleverly adjusts the filter settings to give the digital sound the warmth of vinyl. Now mixing between CD, MP3 and vi
