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Cortex ushers in another first in a revolutionary new era in digital DJ technology ? no more laptops, books of CD's or flight cases of vinyl. Presenting the industry's first USB-compatible Digital Music Turntable/Controller, the HDTT-5000. Simply show up to the club and hook up your pre-loaded USB storage device such as a flash drive, external hard drive, or even an iPod and you?re ready to rock the house. Just plug in and play! The HDTT-5000 puts state-of-the-art power into thehands of DJ's to cue, play, effect, loop, sample, reverse and even scratch digital music files. Use Cortex's ?intelligent music database management? system to find any MP3 or WAV file on your storage device lightning fast by artist, title, genre, even by words or phrases; play them with ultra-precise pitch resolution. And ?daisy chain? two HDTT-5000 units together for the ultimate level of creative performance.
Standard Features:
- Intelligent Music Database Management - The HDTT-5000s database management system allows the user to search through a massive library of music within seconds.
- PC-Based Database Creation - Create database files at a gig via the HDTT unit or the PC application (downloadable from the Cortex website) on a home computer with lightning fast speed.
- Waveform Display Mode - Via the Cortex database software, available FREE from the Cortex website, HDC-1000 users will be able to create a waveform of each song on their USB storage device which can then be optionally selected to be displayed on the HDTT-5000s LCD screen.
- Keyboard Support - Quickly find that hot new track in a massive library of music with just a few taps of a USB-compatible keyboard.
- File Explorer Mode - Perfect for DJs that have their own organizational system already in place. Browse through files and directories exactly as they exist on the storage device.
- Search Options - Users can search the same way that they would using an iPod ? or similar portable music player through a number of browsing options, including Search by Artist, Song Title, Album, and Genre.
- String Search - Easily search by a certain word or phrase to find tracks, even if youre unsure of the name. When the user inputs a keyword, it will search all Artists, Titles, Albums, and Genres, and show how many of each that it found.
- CD/DVD Audio and Data Playback - No need to abandon your CD collection, the HDTT-5000 can play user-created CD-Rs, DVD-Rs and audio CDs with any compatible USB CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
- Variable Pitch Slider (+/- 4, 8, 16, 24%) and Ultra-precise Pitch Control - Precisely adjust the tempo of your mixes with a wide range of pitch options and ultra precise pitch in increments of 0.05% (in 4 and 8 pitch mode).
- Performance Protection - Every Cortex HDTT unit features exclusive protection from accidental shutdown while playing. Simply press and hold the power button for more than 2 seconds to turn the unit off.
- Firmware Upgradeable - Easily download new internal software from the Cortex website.
- VBR & CBR File Support - The HDTT-5000 can play all your MP3s; CBR or VBR at any bitrate up to 320kbps.
- Multi-language Support - The HDTT-5000 supports multiple languages including English, French, and Spanish.
- Ultra-fast Instant Start - Fr
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Pros
- Attractive Design
- Easy Controls
- Great Sound
Cons
- Database Software
- Difficult To Set Up
Best Uses
- DJ gigs
Comments about Cortex HdTT-5000 Table Top Music Controller:
The HDTT-5000, on paper, should be THE tabletop player. I mean, it looks great and has a lot of groundbreaking features. I had a pair for almost a year and really liked them. However, after dealing with all the little things that drove me steadily insane, I sold them.
First of all, the deck feels great and is very light. The platter is decent, although not close to a Pioneer. The features the 5000 has are plentiful and easily implemented.
However, what the 5000 fails at is everything behind the scenes. The database software is god awful and constantly freezes or just fails to database your music correctly. On top of that, you need to police your drive as if you're trying to kill the plague. NO other files can be on your drive (even hidden files), which is a pain when those files are added constantly. If you don't, your decks will freeze or just not work.
Also, I've had both decks stop working completely during a party.
Great idea but horrible implementation.
Pros
- Attractive Design
- Doesn't Skip
- Durable
- Easy To Set Up
- Great Sound
Cons
- Unattractive Design
Best Uses
- Basic Systems
- Smaller Rooms
Comments about Cortex HdTT-5000 Table Top Music Controller:
Well when I bought these, I thought that it would change the way I DJ. Almost, but not quite. The biggest seller for me was the idea of having all my music on an external device that could easily be shared on both units. All my music is already in digital format and find CD's just as cumbersome as records. I also was never sold on the idea of lugging around a laptop that may or may not work as expected.... So the idea of having a system that will allow me to carry around all my music on a few USB drives was enticing.
The problem is not with that functionality, which works perfect if that is what's important to you. The problems I had with this unit is:
1) The jog wheel is not sensitive enough. I am not a scratch DJ, but I like to get down sometimes. I seem to have to apply an abnormal amount of pressure to make the song stop. I tried this on 2 units (I bought 2) so it is not about having a faulty unit. Compare this with a Pioneer, and you will see what I mean. As a test, I applied just a little bit of pressure on the jog wheel and spun it forward and backward, and the song just kept playing. Not expected behavior for me at least. It really bothers me more than I thought it would.
2) The user interface is not intuitive enough. It took me more than a few minutes trying to remember that I had to click on the loop, effects, or whatever button to get into that flow and click it again to resume normal play mode. For example, to use an effect, you have to click the effect button, then find the effect on the list of effects on the screen, then turn it on or off, then go to another screen to change the parameters to the effect. At that point, you are stuck with the effects screen and to get out of there I think you have to press effect again and/or play... I don't know, it's just not very intuitive. I don't want to get stuck in screens when I am trying to mix.
I give this a 3 because I really do like the idea of being able to mix soley off of mp3's and not have to lug around a laptop and deal with software and interaces.
I am getting a refund on these and wait for the Pioneer MEP-7000 to come out. That will give me the quality of Pioneer and the USB functionality I am looking for... Now if they only release a functioning CDJ-400 with USB or a CDJ-1000 mk4 with USB, I would be happy :)
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Powerful
- Professional Functions
Cons
Best Uses
- Events
- Performances
Comments about Cortex HdTT-5000 Table Top Music Controller:
I carry around one hard drive and 8 flash drives to a gig... Cortex has changed my life. I love the HDTT-5000's...
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