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The Ultimate DJ/KJ Buyer's Guide! Mobile The^JMagazine Look Inside! • New Sound, Lighting & Karaoke Gear • Product Reviews All include Adjustable Curve Crossfader, Crossfader Reverse Ultra-EZ Slide Crossfader and Channel Sliders for Premium Scratf COPTER-SPHERE MIGHTS SCrH MILLENNIUM EsnssasniMB Mobile The^JMagazine Directory of Music, Karaoke, Novelties & Software Dealers.128 Directory of Sound & Light Manufacturers.134 EQUIPMENT Tech Terms.20 Scoop! Anti-Shock CDPs.40 ◄Lightjn DDJ) SShhooppppeerr:: WMireleissx Meriess..6512 CCCooenlnotferei ratCptnii edLc hMea Eoauonnfnflfogcweheecre rEtrfssfsec...t SSAL cpiSgoeahocmtipian!pl g lGF iTnaeglaa txoueyfr eGAsrr:o omvue Tdsoi.oo1l.s08.8009 Controllers. Fog / Bubble / Snow Machlnr BUSINESS Gobo Projectors. HInteleliglenitc Eofpfetecrtss.. Strengths of the Single Operator... 124 Mirror Balls. PERFORMING Portable Lighting Systems.... PSRtroroopjbee ecLsto /ir gBEhetfinafgec.o cntss.. IPn Searrcho Ofifle.5.906 UV Lighting. KARAOKE Diving Into Karaoke.116 118 ETCETERA ■jatgWMBEBiiWHfL TDMueirccnor-odKpeehryso /Sn ePys ls' atMyeimeserrsss .. 111189 AItd’s IHndeox_t1.484 REGISTER FOR THE LAS VEGAS 2000 D) SHOW & CONFERENCE! PAGES 16 17 CVCRMTHinG you n«D fOR A HOUS€ PARTy TO A MEGA PARTy! Over 200 item* to choote from. Tracking the trends Commonly and consistently through the year, we are asked by advertisers for our take on where the mobile entertainment profession is headed. Not being HfiQJ Magazine psychic, our readers are our best source for answers. Whenever we can pass along an idea that will help you improve the quality of your performance, we December Gear Book 2000 aprlaey oebrsli wgeidth t aon ctfio-s shoo.c Dk ubruifnfge rtsh, ea dlads-to yne aCrD wGe dheacvoed seeresn, asnudch g rperaotdlyu cimts parso CveDd Issue #56 mixers jump from your wish list to the shelves of your favorite Dj supply store. Digital technology is playing a bigger and bigger part in audio and lighting gear. As we enter the new millennium, expect to see computer technology put to even greater use. Our goal is to provide you with the most up-to-date information possible with regard to the equipment that runs your business. But it's more than just lists of gear. In this, our Ninth Annual Mobile Beat Gear Book & Buyer's Guide, we have expanded the editorial content to help keep you up to speed with regard to CD players, mixers, microphones, samplers, and karaoke gear. In addition, we've added mobile success stories and a special feature on the strengths of single operators. All in all, we hope you find this year's Gear Book packed with information that will not only influence how you spend money, but will help you make more, too! Here's what happens when your top product engineer is a DJ. jvE5C HUWtK 5 LOUDSPEAKERS We designed the new Power loudspeakers for performance. The vocal reproduction is flawless, and bass is low. thunderous and hard-hitting. Were incredibly focused on manufacturing your Mara (Bass U<m (iDS^Qis IMtoi? H^od) Without Adding More Amps or Speakers! s are discovering what record producers have known for a very long time: that kicking it with the Aphex Aural Exciter^ gets your music noticed. Our latest version-the Aphex 104 Aural Exciter with Big Bottom* is the most The I 04’s Big Bottom circuit kicks the bottom end to sound like a much larger sound system without straining your amps, speakers, back or wallet! And the Aural Exciter will give you the clarity and extended highs you’ve only dreamed of. All this adds up to an excitement level that will make your mixes jump right out of the speakers and the audience jump If you want to get heard-Aphex is the word! j\ OkJfZ'V Improving the way the world soundsm Sv/ (—> —l— f— f\ a i—» 811180-6786 7R-a2n9d2a9l l• SFtarxe:e t8,1 S8u-7n6 V7-a2l6le4y1, C• Ah t9tp1:3//5w2 wUw.S..aAp.h exsys.com Y CD I LZ IVI CD Aphex, Aural Exciter and Big Bottom are registered trademarks of Aphex Systems Ltd