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The BPM Show 2016

The BPM Show is an annual DJ and pro audio show that happens in Birmingham, England, and is split into two sections: DJ & Studio, which brings together the biggest DJ hardware and software companies, and Sound & Lighting, which focusses on PA and lighting systems. Not only will you be able to try out and play with the latest DJ gear, but there will also be DJ demos, seminars and workshops, and lots of other activities happening throughout the weekend. Happening on 11-12 September 2016, it's the most important DJ show in Europe.

There were a few cool surprises (eg the Roland DJ-808 and Reloop Mixon 4), and Pioneer DJ unloaded a trove of new gear for everyone to check out and get hands-on with at the show. Apart from the talkthroughs, we've got one more piece for you, which is this Best Of The Rest roundup that gathers other interesting bits and bobs from the show floor...

If you like DJing with vinyl 45s, we spotted this cool little adapter - what you do is you place it on top of your turntable's spindle so you can play a 45 record (they have larger centre holes than normal records, for those of you who aren't familiar). What's neat about it is that it comes with a gauge at the top of the adapter which tells you if your player's on a level surface or not.

UDG has a new line of flight cases out with a cool exterior, and the one we spotted at the stand was for Pioneer DJ's former flagship mixer.

The Panasonic Airquake Bass is a Bluetooth boombox that comes with USB inputs for plugging in thumb drives filled with music, as well as 2GBs of internal memory for storing songs that you can play via a smartphone app. It's got a "jogwheel" on top of the unit that lets you add "scratch" and sound FX to whatever's pumping out of the system. Gimmicky, but if you must have a DJ-related speaker for your living room, this is one to consider.

Zippered clamshell cases for new gear that came out in 2016 were also on display at the UDG stand.

No DJ show would be complete without a plethora of new Decksaver covers. The company has got new pieces for DJ and production gear like the Denon DJ MCX8000, the new Korg Electribe models, the Pioneer DJ Toraiz SP-16 sampler, and more.

Pioneer DJ's new PLX-500 turntable comes with a USB output for ripping vinyl straight to your laptop. It's lighter than its big brother the PLX-1000, and comes in at around half the price as well.

Taken: digitaldjtips.com

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