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The Alesis SR18 is the new beat box on the block, and Bill gets his mitts on it to see if the new kid stands up to the legacy that the SR16 has established.  

In our series of nearly-forgotten Movement footage, we came across our interview with a man who's omission from the website would have been tragic: Chicago-Based Producer / DJ Paul Anthony. Not that he necessarily needs the coverage: sounds like Mr. Anthony's been keeping plenty busy.  

We return with some lost but definitely worthy footage from Movement 2008 in Detroit. In this video, Joe Vortech talks to Mr. De of Submerge Recordings about the future of the recording industry and how labels, bands, DJs and producers can adapt.  

Felix shows us the new NS7 turntable from Numark, a dual seven-inch turntable controller that operates Serato ITCH. Even though the NS7 doesn't use "real" vinyls, they're really vinyl, and they'll act like it, too.  

In a world where the battle between man and dust rages on, a new weapon arises that could potentially turn the tides and restore hope of victory to mankind.

NUMARK DUSTCOVER

Coming to a retailer near you: Q3 2008.  

With the waning days of CDs approaching as prophets predicted dating back as far the 16th century, Numark's new DDS80 puts up some resistance. This future-proof CD player absorbs computer-like qualities to stay afloat in a world where everything is becoming digital. . . a world called the Matrix starring Keanu Reeves.  

Ion Audio made their name with USB turntables that could rip vinyl to your computer for later porting onto mp3 players or CDs. Their new turntables cut out the middle man.  

Is there anything less-becoming of a DJ than their being tethered to a computer mouse while spinning a set? Numark doesn't think so. That's why they've released the Mixmeister Control surface for their popular Mixmeister DJ software.  

For about two weeks, we thought the HVAC system in the Gearwire offices was busted, but it turns out it's just hot because Summer NAMM 2008 is here! Covered: Moog Guitar and other, non-Moog-Guitar products.  

In this installment of Looping 101 with DJ Puzzle, the demo loop (which I can no longer stop humming to myself) gets normalized, and then acidized. I'm pretty sure that's what my laundromat did to my suit last week -- I am no longer a client.  

The New DDS80 DJ CD player has so many inputs that support so many different formats, Numark is calling it a future-proof CD player. I'd be more worried about it being retro-proof, what with vinyl making a comeback.  

DJ Puzzle has composed and sequenced a pretty smooth-sounding space-lounge MIDI loop. Now it's time to record the performance into Sony Vegas, where it will be converted into and audio file meta-beat data. I think I saw this same process on Mr. Rogers once.  

. . . sort of guy.
Part 2 of our Looping Tutorial has everybody's favorite adjunct professor DJ Puzzle examining his quantized creation in Steinberg Cubase.  

DJ Puzzle Jason Donnelly has decided to school y'all on the basics of loop creation from scratch. Step one: become creative. To be honest, step one is the one step that cannot be taught. This does not stop Puzz from trying.  

Bill Holland is still trying to make things work with the Hercules Mobile DJ MP3. Things seemed to be going OK when he was using it to set loops, but the less-than-stellar crossfader might prove to be a bit of a deal-breaker.  

Bill was skeptical of the Hercules Mobile DJ MP3 when it first arived in the GW offices, but in this video, he seems to be having a pretty good time creating loops and putting together a party-worth-playlist with the remote controller.  

With the new Hercules Mobile DJ MP3 in mind, look around you. Anyone you see could be DJing right now, and you'd never even know it. Bill Holland uncovers this device that concealed DJs are using to hide their identities.  

Gearwire interviews DJ Alex Zelenka at Detroit's Movement 2008. In this segment, Alex talks about his preferences(or lack thereof) between hardware and software.  

Allen & Heath announces that the Xone line of DJ mixers is back and better than ever with the Xone:4D. Combining an analog DJ mixer with a multitude of MIDI control and a USB 2.0 soundcard, the Xone:4D has all the tools to make a very big splash.  

The second part of our interview with Stones Throw label founder Peanut Butter Wolf. In this vid, PBW talks about the artists that had him looking forward to recording Casey Kasem's Top 40 every week.  

We talk to producer / DJ Gabe Real about the gear he uses both in studio and on stage. Gabe also talks about how he selects the music he uses to DJ.  

Acid Circus is a two man DJ team featuring brothers Vidal and Vangelis Vargas and a melting pot of software. We talk to Vidal about Acid Circus' live performance at Movement 2008.  

In this, the third and final Access Atomizer Video, Jason Donnelly explores some of the advanced features of the application, including gating, filter sweep, and DJ-transmogrification.  

Joe Vortech shoots the breeze with Detroit Ghettotech DJ / Producer Body Mechanic at Movement 08 about the differences between analog and digital audio production.  

DJ Puzzle Jason Donnelly has Atomizer up and running on his Virus TI, and he gives us a taste of the many applications for this handy looper / sampler / granular synth/ live-remix wündertool.  

URB magazine named Reggie Hotmix Harrell as of the cant miss acts for Movement 08. Looks like Bill and crew read that issue, and made a point of catching up with Hotmix himself directly after his DEMF set.  

If the Flaming Lips wrote a song about DJ Peanut Butter Wolf, it'd go a little something like this:

"He don't use butter / He don't use cheese / He don't use jelly / Or 33s"

He uses 45s.

 

The Egyptian Lover's interview skills rank up there with legends like Ric Flair and The Ultimate Warrior. His DJ credentials, however, are unlimited.  

Gemini took their popular budget-line PS-626x mixer and dipped it in some caustic nuclear waste, just 'cause they were board. It seemed all in good fun, but soon the mixer started exhibiting strange. . . effects (flanger, filter, etc.).  

Joe Vortech ran into L.A's Drumcell at Movement 08 and chatted him up about the components of his live gear setup. Some DJs may be protective about the secrets of their trade, but Drumcell was happy to share his live philosophy with Gearwire.