Cortex HDC-3000 Dual Digital Music Controller Grey*

The Cortex HDC-3000 has been designed to provide digital music playback and manipulation features demanded by professionals. The HDC-3000 is designed to liberate DJs from the issues associated with PC-based solutions. The HDC-3000 also offers superior portability and flexibility over that of a typical PC.Intelligent Music Database Management The Cortex HDC-3000 Dual Digital Music Controller uses a database management system that lets you search through a massive library of music within seconds, by artist, title, genre, album or even by string. This unit also allows users to find their top 100 most played tracks, the last 100 played, or what tracks were recently added to the storage device.PC-Based Database Creation You can create databases via the HDC unit or the PC application and quickly manage those database files at a gig, or on a home computer. Search Options The cataloging system gives you several browsing options, including search by artist, song, title, album, and genre. This system allows you to search the same way you would using an iPod or similar portable music player.String Search You can search by a certain word or phrase to find tracks on your storage device, even if you're unsure of the name. When you input a keyword, it will search all artists, titles, albums, and genres, and show all matches to that keyword. For instance, searching for the word "love" might bring up three artists. It might also find 60 titles, 10 albums and one genre. You can then select the artists, titles, albums, or genres from that list.Playlist Editing The playlist editor lets you save, load, and edit playlists. You can even cascade music between each side of the controller.Main Playback Screen The backlit graphical LCD playback screens display info on any track in the catalog, showing everything from the essentials such as artist, track title, pitch, time elapsed/remaining to detailed information including file format (MP3 or WAV), genre, and track length. Additionally, the HDC-3000 offers a waveform view.CD-Audio Playback No need to abandon your CD collection, the HDC-3000 is able to play audio CDs with any compatible USB CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.CD/DVD Data Playback Play back user-created CD-Rs or DVD-Rs loaded with MP3 or WAV music files using a compatible USB CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.Storage Device Selection Take a client's request from his iPod or USB memory flash drive, plug it in, and play it right away without having to reboot the unit. With two USB ports (and support for up to four devices when using a USB hub), the HDC unit allows users to connect and recognize multiple storage devices to access a variety of separate music databases simultaneously.File Explorer Mode Lets you browse through files and directories as if you were using a computer, showing you the directory structure and file names exactly as they exist on the storage device. DJs with their own organizational system can navigate it quicker than using the database.Keyb