Gear

IT’S GOOD TO BE THE KING

Reloop/American Music & Sound 925 Broadbeck Dr. #220 Newbury Park, CA 91320 (800) 431-2609 www.AmericanMusicAndSound.com

Reloop’s Cartridge King is a professional storage case that holds four cartridges, along with spare needles. An additional mesh pocket with zipper holds USB sticks, brushes, cleaning cloths and other accessories. The case sports an ABS chassis with a scratch-resistant finish, as well as a textile carrying handle and high-density foam padding on the interior. Thanks to its adjustable foam inlays, the case offers a modular design that accommodates common Concorde and headshell systems like those by Reloop, Ortofon and Shure.

MACKIE

16220 Wood-Red Road NE Woodinville, WA 98072 (425) 892-6500 www.loudtechinc.com

Mackie’s CR Series of creative reference multimedia monitors includes 3-, 4-, 5- and 8-inch models, both in standard and Bluetoothenabled versions. They sport all wood cabinets with brushed metal grille and outlined design. Features include 1/4-inch and RCA inputs, 1/8-inch Aux in, a front-panel knob that functions as a power switch and volume control, and a headphone output that automatically turns off the speaker output when headphones are plugged in. The series also includes an 8-inch subwoofer with a new 200-watt amplifier and highinput 8-inch woofer.

4BAR LETTER WORD

Chauvet DJ 5200 NW 108th Ave. Sunrise, FL 33351 (800) 762-1084 www.chauvetlighting.com

The 4Bar LT QuadBT is a pack-n-go wash lighting system from Chauvet. This complete wash lighting solution has four individually adjustable heads for total room coverage, as well as built-in Bluetooth wireless technology that allows users to control the unit directly from their smartphone or tablet without any additional hardware. There are also sound-activated programs that “dance to the beat of the music,” according to the company. The unit ships with a tripod, carry bag and footswitch.

SHAKE, BATTLE & ROLL

Pioneer DJ Americas 2050 W. 190th Street Suite 109 Torrance, CA 90504 (424) 488-0480 www.pioneerdj.com

Pioneer’s DJM-S11 is a professional 2-channel, 4-deck battle mixer with eight performance pads and a 4.3-inch customizable touch display that can control two effects simultaneously. The unit features Deck 3/4 Control, which offers two extra decks, accessible via the touch display, that allow DJs to play up to four tracks simultaneously. These additional decks include a range of controls such as EQs, Hot Cues, pitch bend and more. The DJMS11 includes 15 Beat FX from the DJM-S9, plus seven new ones, including Channel Fader Pitch and Helix.

GHOST IN THE DRUM MACHINE

Roland Corporation 5100 S. Eastern Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90040 (323) 890-3700 www.roland.com

JBL Professional has expanded its IRX family of portable PA systems with the IRX115S 15-inch powered subwoofer with a 3-inch voicecoil. The unit comes in a lightweight, road-tested MDF cabinet with a reinforced grille and a ported enclosure that the company says enhances output and reduces woofer noise. Features include a built-in pole mount and selectable 80 Hz, 100 Hz and 120 Hz crossover points. It offers a frequency response of 35 Hz – 147 Hz and dB of deep, powerful bass, all the way down to 35 Hz.

Roland’s TR drum machine series has expanded to include three new models. The TR-6S Rhythm Performer includes authentic recreations of Roland drum machines like the 808, 909, 707 and 606, which can all be mixed and matched with preset and custom samples. The TR-06 Drumatix is a replica of the Roland TR-606 Drumatix, featuring sub-steps for ratcheted parts and step-loop for instant pattern slicing, plus five trigger outputs and a trigger input for integrating with modular setups. The TR-606 Software Rhythm Composer offers tuning, decay and pan on each instrument, as well

IRX MARKS THE SPOT

Harman International 400 Atlantic Street Stamford, CT 06901 (203) 328-3500 www.harman.com

as eight variations plus adjustable flams, sub-steps and soft hits on each pattern.

BEAM ME UP

Eliminator Lighting 6122 S. Eastern Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90040 (323) 213-4592 www.eliminatorlighting.com

The Stealth Beam Moving Head from Eliminator Lighting features a 60-watt RGBW 4in1 LED and eight built-in light shows. The unit, which weighs only 10 pounds and consumes 75 watts of power, is designed for weddings and club and stage shows. It operates in auto, masterslave and sound active modes, as well as in DMX-512. Features include a beam angle of 11 degrees, a pan of 540 degrees and a tilt of 270 degrees.

LET’S GET LOUDSPEAKER

PreSonus Audio Electronics 18011 Grand Bay Court Baton Rouge, LA 70809 (225) 216-7887 www.presonus.com

The CDL12P from PreSonus is a full-range, constant-directivity, powered sound-reinforcement loudspeaker. The CDL12P is portable and can be used alone, in tandem with a subwoofer, or in an array. It consists of eight two-inch drivers aligned in a segmented circular-arc high-frequency array centered in front of a 12inch woofer. Each CDL12P delivers 120-degree horizontal by 15-degree vertical dispersion. The unit also features an integrated 500x500W Class D power amplifier with onboard DSP presets, a high-pass filter and a limiter. A dualangle pole mount is also provided.

DO YOU READ ME?

Moog Music 160 Broadway St Asheville, NC 28801 (828) 251-0090 www.moogmusic.com

Patch & Tweak with Moog is a new book that serves as “the ultimate resource for Moog synthesizer enthusiasts and musicians of all skill levels interested in an immersive modular synthesis experience,” according to the company. Over the course of 200 pages, the book offers synthesizer techniques, creative KEYSTATION TO STATION

M-Audio/inMusic 200 Scenic View Drive Cumberland, RI 02864 (401) 658-5765 www.m-audio.com

M-Audio’s Keystation 88 MK3 USB/ MIDI keyboard controller features 88 full-size velocity-sensitive keys and a wide variety of recording/production/performance software, virtual instruments and online performance/skill-building lessons. The latest addition to the company’s Keystation Series, the USB-powered unit supports USB-MIDI and iOS connectivity. Keystation 88 MK3 includes octave range buttons, pitch-bend and modulation controls, and a volume control that allows users to play, perform and record with music software without requiring a mouse or trackpad. patch ideas, sound design tips, professional artist interviews, in-depth discussions with Moog engineer, a foreword from film score composer and sound designer Hans Zimmer, and a company history, including an inside look into the Moog factory in Asheville, N.C.

FLYBY ON THE WALL

Mixware, LLC 11070 Fleetwood St, Unit F Sun Valley, CA 91352 (818) 578-4030 www.mixware.net

The MONO FlyBy Ultra is a two-in-one backpack that sports a waterproof 1680D Ballistic Nylon shell, shockproof shell structure, luggage pass-through and reflective trim for visibility during late-night gigs. It features a break-away laptop bag design with storage space available for MIDI controllers, vinyl records and a 17-inch laptop. Additional features include contoured backpack straps, a padded strap pad and an embossed Go Play

brushed metal tag.

BE MY BB

BASSBOSS 9501 Cargo Ave, Ste. 600 Austin TX 78719 (855) 822-7770 www.bassboss.com

The BB15 from BASSBOSS is a powered 15-inch subwoofer that features a 15-inch neodymium motor woofer with a 4-inch split-wound, multi-layer aluminum voice coil. The plug-and-play unit is powered by a 2,400-watt RMS amplifier with integrated, comprehensive DSP. The built-in processing includes a high-pass filter, a low-pass filter and a proprietary limiter system that the company says “protects the woofer from thermal and over-excursion damage.” The subwoofer comes in a crossbraced cabinet constructed from 15mm multi-ply Birch. It sports a black polyurethane coating and a black powder-coated, perforated steel grill.