Welcome to the new look of APG's
Pro/Commercial e-Newsletter
This is the first issue of Audio Products Group's new look
Pro/Commercial Audio e-Newsletter. We have included
information about new product introductions as well as
other relevant news flashes about the brands we distribute. We
hope you find this newsletter of interest. Feedback is always
welcome to help@audioproducts.com.au.
APG to
showcase Peavey and AKG at AMAC 2007 
Audio Products Group is pleased to be exhibiting at the
Australian Music Association Convention for the fourth year.
The show is being held at the Gold Coast Convention Centre
September 15 - 17 2007 and APG will be showcasing the Peavey
and AKG product ranges.
Peavey’s display this year will include the new fleet of
Transtube guitar amplifiers, custom-shop instruments, the new
Tour bass amplifiers and the Versarray system.
As AKG
marks its 60th anniversary in 2007 it has released a
limited edition C414, fantastic new professional stage vocal
microphones and s soon to be released world leading in-ear
monitor system.
APG is also pleased to announce the appointment of Chris
Taylor to the newly created role of National Sales Manager –
Pro and MI. Chris will be joining the team at AMAC and looks
forward to meeting with our customers.
See you at AMAC!
New
Product: New Family Member for AKG Perception 
AKG has released the new Perception150. Unlike its
siblings which are large 1” diaphragm microphones, the P150 is
a professional small diaphragm microphone. This highly precise
cardioid microphone is perfect for any application, including
acoustic instruments, percussive overheads and much more. The
P150 includes a -10dB attenuation pad and can happily take
sound pressure levels of up to 145dB. At only RRP $289.00 it
is great value.
For more information please visit www.audioproducts.com.au
or www.akg.com.
New
Product: Peavey Introduces JSX Mini Colossal 
The newest addition to the popular JSX series is an
all-valve 5 watts, class A little monster of an amplifier; It
features the same direct recording capabilities found on the
JSX cabinets, an XLR output with a mic'd speaker simulation,
allowing you to direct to your computer or mixing console.
The amp also features a power sponge, which acts like a
Variac and controls the wattage anywhere between 0 to 5 watts.
Make no mistake about it, this amp is actually quite loud if
you want it to be!
Other features include optical tremolo (think vintage amps,
not pedal) and switchable impedance (4,8 or 16ohms) to connect
to a variety of speaker cabinets. Joe's choice backstage and
for recording sessions on the go.
Go to www.peavey.com
to hear a soundclip of Joe jamming away on this little beast.
Available NOW, RRP $1,195. Made in the USA.
For more information please visit www.audioproducts.com.au or
www.peavey.com.
New
Product: Denon DJ Announces the new DN-HD2500 Hard Drive Audio
Player 
Denon DJ is proud to announce the exciting new DN-HD2500
Hard Drive Audio Player. The DN-HD2500 boasts impressive and
innovative new features such as an internal 40GB Hard Drive,
the ability to control music from External USB Devices, USB
Keyboard Compatibility, 7 Onboard DSP Effects, Create &
Import Playlists and many more. The rugged DN-HD2500 is
designed for everything from small parties and weddings, to
club installations, outdoor events or anywhere that quality
and flawless performance is expected.
For more information please visit www.denondj.com.au.
New
Product: Aiphone Releases Lift Interface for GH Digital
Apartment System 
Aiphone have expanded the features of its GH colour video
apartment intercom system by adding a lift interface module to
the range of the system components.
The Aiphone GH digital hands free apartment intercom has
been a popular choice for residential and commercial apartment
complexes both in Australia and New Zealand. It has allowed
systems to be installed with up to sixteen video or audio
entrance stations and up to five hundred apartment stations
with either colour or black and white video room stations or
audio only room stations. The one feature it lacked however
was a lift interface, a feature often asked for in high rise
apartment complexes, especially in Australia.
Aiphone now introduces a new lift interface package,
which comprises a new version of the audio bus expander
with a dedicated lift control bus as well a separate lift
control relay module. Each GHWLC lift interface control relay
module has twenty relay outputs which can be configured as
either normally open or normally closed contacts. The timing
of these contacts can also be adjusted from one to six hundred
seconds. Up to sixteen Aiphone GHWLC lift interface modules
can be installed in a system, linked together via a simple two
wire bus giving control of up to three hundred and twenty
floors.
Setup of the lift interface is accomplished by the Aiphone
GH installation software that is supplied with the system. Of
corse multiple apartments can be assigned to the same relay as
a single relay is used per floor.
For more information please visit www.audioproducts.com.au.
New
Product: TOA's M-9000 Digital Matrix & Mixer 
TOA’s M9000 digital matrix mixer redefines convention by
combining a modular matrix mixer, and dual-channel digital
signal processor (DSP), into a compact, economical two-rack
space package. Ideal for a wide range of multi-zone paging,
music distribution, and room-combining applications, the M9000
is extremely versatile and provides outstanding sound quality
with 24-bit, 48 kHz A/D and D/A sampling. Each M9000 mainframe
has a modular eight-by-eight matrix mixer for flexible input
to output routing. A multi-function display allows fast and
easy programming directly from the front panel without
requiring an external computer.
The M9000 module lineup includes the D-001T dual
channel mic/line input module, T-001T dual channel line output
module, ZP- 001T telephone access zone paging module, AN-001T
ambient noise control module, and the C-001T control expansion
module. Each model also includes an RS-232 port for connection
to external devices. Additionally, the M9000 features include
key lock security, password-protected locks for front panel
controls, and input/output level metering and fader position.
All input and output channel signal levels, peak indication,
and fader position can be monitored via the front panel
display. Each mainframe has an integral two-channel digital
signal processor (DSP) with a variety of audio processing
tools, including 10-band parametric EQ, high and low pass
filters, compressor, delay, and TOA speaker EQ presets.
Additional DSP is available on the input and output modules.
For more information please visit www.audioproducts.com.au.
News
Flash: G-Smooth Winner of the Denon DJ Asian All Stars
2007 
In May the Denon DJ Asian All Star Championship was
held for 2007. The competition consisted of finalists from all
corners of Asia Pacific competing for the title of Asian All
Star Champion and the fantastic new Denon DN-HD2500 Hard Drive
Audio Player as the first prize.
Held at Santika, a popular nightspot in Bangkok, the night
began with a showcase on the DN-HD2500 by one of Thailand's
best DJ's, DJ SSD. He ran the DN-HD2500 thru its paces with a
mix of breakbeats and house, blending in scratching with
advanced use of the built-in effects like echo loop and
filter. It was impressive to see that his whole music
collection was being played back from a USB Stick and Portable
MP3 player connected directly to the DN-HD2500 thru a USB hub.
Gone are the days off lugging around crates of vinyl and CD
wallets!
After introductions by the lovely host from MTV the
competition was ready to kick off. Two consoles had been
setup, each consisting of two DN-S3500 CD Players and a
DN-X1500S 4 Channel Mixer as the standard platform for
competing. Each DJ set was 15-20 minutes long and could
consist of any style of music.
Among the contestants was G-Smooth from Australia.
With a long introduction listing credentials such as ITF
Scratching Champion there were a lot of expectations from the
audience. And he didn't disappoint! G-Smooth began with an
impressive display of scratching and transforming pushing the
limits of the DN-S3500 Active Platter and DN-X1500S Flex
Fader. G-Smooth was clearly a battle DJ challenging all his
opponents with some very good use of gangster movie samples
and a confident stage performance. Great use of the hot starts
for instant drumming and impressive beat juggling placed
G-Smooth as top contender for the competition.
After a brief break with a performance from DJ SSD the
results were ready to be announced. First to be announced was
the runner up, DJ Rasak. But the winner of the Denon DJ
Asian All Star Championship for 2007 was G-Smooth from
Australia!
For more information please visit www.denondj.com.au.
News
Flash: AKG is 60 Years Young! 
In 2007 AKG celebrates its 60th anniversary of making and
developing microphones, and starts the next phase of worldwide
expansion. Already this year fantastic new products have been
released: in-ear monitors with binaural room simulation and
multi-band compression, newly designed clip-on and headset
micro microphones and limited edition C414s are just some of
the new products launched in 2007.
AKG's new president Stefan Gubi started in 2006 and his new
and youthful approach to AKG has seen many changes to the way
they develop audio products. AKG now spend many hours talking
to top audio engineers, pro musicians and normal everyday end
users from around the world (including Australia) about how
they can improve their products. We are now starting to see
the results with many great new products from AKG and many
more to come.
For more information please visit www.audioproducts.com.au
or www.akg.com.
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