Mobile Beat - Issue 043 (1998-01)(LA Communications)(US)

126 Pages·84.1 MB·English

by  LA Communications

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JANUARY 1998 ISSUE #43
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EQUIPMENT
In Searels OF 05 sccscssisssonensiocanse 46
Scoops:
Rane MM 8x mixer ......
Numark DM1635 mixer
APi microphones ........ :
Severe Sound amplifier
Gemini CD-9800..........
Panasonic SL-VM525 ..
ADJ XDM-221 mixer ....
KAM GMX-ONE mixer...
BST Activ-25 mixer.......

MUSIC
P.S.W.C.D.T. ...20+
Check out the Best Business Cards of 1998. Bob Popyk tells how to
Crowd Pleaser ..
improve our “Billboards along the road to success.”
Music News......
DMA Top 50 Chart .........00. 120

PERFORMING
Reality Check
Profile: Steppin’ Out... «28
AMATEUR NIGHT 24
Profile: Taylor Made
Christmas Trivia .......... a 104
New Year's Eve is for people who don’t know how to party.
Nightmares/Historic Affairs ....121
By Mark Fohnson
MANAGEMENT
Technology Update
PROJECTING PROFITS 32 Reality check ...
Club View .....0»
Technological advances have made LCD video projectors even\more
KARAOKE
enticing. By Stephan Facob
Sing-along Essentials... 108
Tech Talk
EQ ETIQUETTE 44
ETCETERA

Using your equalizer properly can make all the difference in your
sound.
By George Mohr
DJ Shopper
CRANK UP THE VOLUME 75

Before you buy another amplifier, read up on who's who and whats
what. Don’t let your equipment be an expense, make it an investment.
By Henry Collins

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The Greatest Show on Earth! OK, I’ll admit it. Sometimes our enthusiasm
can get a bit carried away but, no doubt about it, this year’s unbeatable
roster of exhibits, seminars, and entertainment will truly make up an all-star
Mobile Beat DJ Show & Conference. This year the show is being held at
the Las Vegas Tropicana Hotel on January 20, 21, and 22, 1998.
Highlighting the seminar schedule are two special presentations by Bob
Popyk and Doug Cox. Popyk is president of Bentley-Hall Inc., a sales

strategy company, and a regular speaker at NAMM (National Association
of Music Merchants). He will share strategies that, when applied, will really
make a difference in your business. And Doug Cox, former Atlantic
Records promotion director, is back by popular demand. Doug’s unique
brand of humor and insight will enlighten your life as well as your business
ethics.
Overall, there’ll be a full schedule of DJ-specific seminars with a fresh
slate of interesting and unique topics and, of course, the exhibit hall. Check
out the booths and speak one-on-one with the people who have an interest
in you, the MOBILE DJ. By their support of our show, we feel these
vendors realize the MOBILE DJ is an integral part of their business, an
industry that Mobile Beat Magazine has worked diligently to elevate over
the past six years.
But if you won’t be with us in Vegas, check out future issues of the
magazine for a full show coverage. And, yes, audio tapes will once again be
available of all the seminars.
Having said all that, you’ve got a copy of the magazine in your hand
with a lot more going on inside! See who won the best business cards
contest; it starts on page 36. If you like contests, there’s a great holiday
trivia contest on page 104. Make copies and use it this holiday season to
liven up your gigs. You'll also find all the usual numerous equipment
Scoops, Music News and much more!
Lastly, we'd like to thank Dan Price of Gallery West Portrait Studios in
Las Vegas for the cover shot, featuring husband and wife DJ team Patrick
and Jodie Harris from Las Vegas.
Wike Buouaccorno
Trade Show Producer
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Gear Book article draws kudos,
complaints
and corrections
The writer fails to mention that there is a
year warranty. Most importantly, the
The article entitled “Buying A Mixer 101,”
category of power supplies that falls
warranties carried by American DJ and
which appeared in our annual Gear Book,
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between the often troublesome and noisy
received a mixed bag of reviews from our other companies are free; they are not
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built-in power supplies and the annoying
readers and advertisers. Several readers
contracts that must be purchased by the

wall warts: these are outboard power
commented that the article’s essence, which e
consumer. So the author is guilty of not
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was how to choose a mixer based on an supplies. An outboard power supply
comparing “apples to apples.”
individual’s needs and style, was right on
compliments the inboard power supply,
target. Unfortunately, the practical
When American DJ employees are asked
producing a superior result. For example:
information in the article was overshadowed
to write how-to articles for a publication, Rane uses exclusive inboard power supply
by the fact that it was written by an
we try hard to avoid product plugs, and voltage doubler circuits to guarantee the
employee of Gemini Sound Products, with a
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we provide information that will be same high-voltage, high-current perfor-
bias toward Gemini Products. Our decision
to allow certain statements—which helpful to DJs in general. Either the mance as recording studio consoles. Most
amplified this bias—to be printed, brought author lacks a good general knowledge professional recording consoles use
the following written responses from two
of DJ products or he simply decided to outboard power supplies because that is
other manufacturers: e
ignore the facts and abuse the opportu- the best way to get the quietest possible
nity to write for Mobile Beat as a cheap
performance. When performance is
As someone who has always enjoyed
way to get free advertising. In which everything, when perfection is a must,
reading Mobile Beat, | was dismayed and
case, he should have called his article
when only the very best will do, the first
disappointed by the article “Buying A
“Buying a Gemini Mixer 101.” thing a designer does is remove the noisy
Mixer 101.” The article was not only i
power supply hum-field from the studio
John R. Brown, National Audio Manager
biased and misleading, it contained
environment.
American DJ Supply
outright falsehoods. For example, under
Note that there is an important distinction
the heading “Mix and Crossfade,” the eds note: Concerning warranties: It should
author states: “Gemini’s new Platinum have been pointed out in the article that the between an outboard power supply and a
length of a warranty bas no direct wall wart: a wall wart is plugged directly
Series mixers are the only mixers that
relationship to the quality of a particular
into an outlet strip or the wall, and by so
allow continuous crossfading to and from
product. In most cases, a one-year warranty
doing it covers up the next receptacle—
any input to any other input, by allowing
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will offer sufficient protection, as any
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something everyone hates; a true outboard
the DJ to temporarily turn off either
problems that are apt to occur will do so in
power supply, on the other hand, is always
crossfader assignment switch.” that time period. Therefore, the length of
any product’s warranty should be considered designed to be securely mounted well away
This statement is completely incorrect.
right along with features, overall quality from the unit and the outlet strip or wall
You can not crossfade from Phono 1 to
and price. The final determination being
outlet. So if you want the quietest DJ mixer
Line 1 on any mixer; they are both how important the length of a product’s
available, insist on one with an outboard
inputs! What the author is trying to say warranty is to the buyer.
power supply.
is that only Gemini has a fader with an
R
Dennis Bohn, VP Research & Development
ON/OFF switch, which is also false. The Regarding the Gear Book 1998, Issue
K for RANE
American DJ XDM-352 has the same 42, “Buying a Mixer 101,” here are
function with the ON/OFF switch for the some of the errors:
T eds note: In addition, Numark Industries
crossfader and | am sure there are other requested that we clarify a line in the article
¢ It is not true that Gemini’s mixers are
models by other manufacturers with this which read, “Gemini, the original Numark
the only mixers to allow crossfading
and MTX...” The line refers to three separate
feature.

between multiple inputs: Rane’s Mojo companies and was not meant to infer that

Under the heading, “(Need More Output?” Series MM 8x DJ Mixer allows the same Numark, at any time or in any form, bas been
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the author is obviously trying to S choice, and maybe others do, too. owned by any other company.
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downplay the importance of balanced
* The entire section headed “Inboard
outputs. Could this be because Gemini S
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doesn’t offer a mixer with balanced
outputs? The author also states, “The misleading as to be totally false, with the FEEDBACK!
exception of the trivially obvious fact
best mixers carry a full three-year
warranty.” This statement will surely that, if you lose your power supply your Write: moe Beat Magazine
* mixer will not work. OK, and if you lose
come as news to every mixer manufac- P.O. Box 309
. your records you won't have anything to
turer, none of which offer such a East Rochester, Ny 14445
play either.
warranty. The industry standard is a one- e-mail: [email protected]
year warranty. American DJ offers a two Fax: [phone]
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