DN-S3700 Digital Media Turntable

DN-S3700 Digital Media Turntable Review

DN-S3700 Digital Media Turntable Feature

• High Torque Direct Drive motor and spinning platter design
• 3 Hot starts, auto loop and manual loop functionality, 3 platter effects: Brake, Dump, Reverse
• Directional scratch lever, 3-way pitch blend, Fast search/quick jump, Memo import/export

This is not your fathers turntable! To simply call the Denon DN-S3700 a DJ turntable would be a terrible injustice. Whether its the High-Torque Direct Drive 9 Platter, the built-in USB host slot, or the slot-in CD/MP3 disc drive, all your media has a place to call home on this incredible all-in-one digital media turntable. Add to that the fact that its a PC or Mac MIDI controller and the value of this unit just keeps on rising!A high-quality Burr Brown built-in 24-bit soundcard ensures premium sound output at every turn. Denons 12-pole brushless motor provides instant full-rotation speed with high torque, enabling DJs to perform freely and creatively. Platter speeds of 33 to 45 rpm are present. The quick-loading CD slot supports CD, CD-R, CD-RW, and CD-ROM. It handles both CD-TEXT and MP3 ID3 tags, easily readable on the built-in display. Plug in your USB stick, iPod, or USB hardrive to access all your saved media. With dedicated controls for Instant Start, Auto Looping, Hot Starts, Effects, as well as 8 different ways to File Search, youll be hard-pressed to find any control you desire missing from this well thought-out design.As a MIDI controller and interface, the Denon DN-S3700 has the ability to interact with a variety of popular Audio/Video DJ software, whether mapped by the manufacturer or custom mapping by yourself. This makes the Denon DN-S3700 indispensible as an all-in-one DJ tool.5 built-in effects open up your creative palette and are easily applied. Flanger, Filter (High-Mid-Low), Echo, and Denons exclusive Echo Loop are all bpm synched. A wet/dry knob lets you precisely blend just the right amount of effect. Nifty! You can create 3 independent seamless loops and escape anyone of them anytime.The FL tube display gives you a clear animated readout of all functions including Looping, Hot Starts, BPM info, Elapsed/Remain Time, MP3/WAV file types, and the all-important waveform display. The Waveform function is a representation of the audio signal pat...

Denon DN-S3700 Digital Turntable Media Player and Controller

Denon DN-S3700 Digital Turntable Media Player and Controller Review

Denon DN-S3700 Digital Turntable Media Player and Controller Feature

• High Torque Direct Drive motor and spinning platter design
• 3 Hot starts, auto loop and manual loop functionality, 3 platter effects: Brake, Dump, Reverse
• Directional scratch lever, 3-way pitch blend, Fast search/quick jump, Memo import/export

The Denon DN-S3700 Direct Drive Turntable Media Player and Controller is a solid, single-deck portable DJ instrument that provides working DJs with a host of useful features for enhanced creative flexibility. Most notably, thanks to its large 9" spinning platter design, the DN-S3700 literally offers the "best of both worlds" from both digital and analog realms. In addition to a host of advanced digital features, including USB and MIDI control, the sleek and elegant media player includes a built-in authentic vinyl record for surface control driven by Denon DJ's High Torque Direct Drive motor. This provides users with the classic and unmistakable feel of true vinyl.High Torque Direct Drive Motor & Spinning Platter Design Denon's proprietary 12-pole Direct Drive brushless motor design is keeping the art of the 110-year-old turntable alive & true to its native feel, delivering instant, full-rotation speed with a powerful 2.5 kg/cm of start-up torque within 0.5 seconds for true turntable reaction and response. DJs can perform freely on this 9" platter design mounted with a real vinyl record as if they were using a genuine analog turntable. Platter rotation can be changed between 33 and 45 RPM for comfort. Fast Loading Slot-In Drive The illuminated, fast-loading, quick-reading slot-in drive reads and supports standard compact audio discs and MP3 discs in a variety of formats: CD, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-ROM. Compact Disc CD-TEXT and MP3 ID3 Tags on CD-ROM are also displayed. USB Device Hosting With easy access to the Internet these days, many DJs are shopping from home, purchasing their music collection online and storing these files on to a hard drive. The DN-S3700 is well equipped for the modern DJ and conveniently supports external USB mass storage class devices (USB Hubs are not supported). Connect your iPod (mass storage class iPods only), thumb drive, and large hard drives for easy access to your small or extensive MP3/WAV libraries up to 50,000 files. Simply plug any one o