Mobile Djs can now use SD cards for the MIX

Recently American Audio came out with the SDJ1 , it looks sorta like a djcd player but instead this thing uses SD (secure digital) card for that mix!



The American Audio SDJ-1 is a revolutionary SD card player that will let you carry your music library around on an SD card the size of a postage stamp. No more CDs or vinyl records for that matter to carry round.

The dual MP3 file player features 2 integrated SD slots. Each slot takes an SD card up to 4GB. Don’t let the cards small size fool you, each card can store approximately 800 tracks in an explicit quality (5MB/MP3) file. 1600 tracks will be at your fingertips and with each SD card assignable to either player, or both, you can play all night without the need to change an sd card!

The 2 front loading SD slots make SD card loading really simple. No more will you have to use unreliable USB hubs and USB pen drives that you cannot get to or have stuck out from the front or back panel.

You wont need an advanced engineering degree to use the American Audio SDJ-1 either. Using a USB to SD adapter, you can easily transfer music from your computer to the card. Then just plug the card into the SDJ-1’s built-in SD slot and play all night.

In a fraction of a second, the track information such as Title, Artist, Album etc. (ID-tag) are clearly displayed. Selecting your track could not be simpler; the “Folder-Search-Function” allows the user to search MP3 titles according to categories such as style, alphabetical or genre.

There are many advantages to using SD cards as the medium. SD is fast becoming a standard in the professional audio business. SD cards provide an unbeatable fast reading time, they are inexpensive to buy, totally shockproof (anti shock guaranteed!) and totally maintenance free as they have no moving parts.

There’s no need to change your style of DJing gear while working with the SDJ-1. The SDJ-1 has all the advanced features of modern CD players. You can mix and manipulate tracks the same way you would with a CD or MP3 disc, except for one big difference – you won’t have to carry around any hard drives, laptops, MP3 players or other external devices. . . . just this tiny little card that you can fit between your thumb and forefinger without even breaking into a sweat.

The American Audio SDJ-1 features:
- 2 SD card slots (up to 4GB each)
- Fully viewable MP3 details
- Full playback control similar to most Pro CD players
- Fast, Simple & Reliable
- Great for “Drops”
- Fader “Q” Start
- Advanced cueing with track search by frame
- Bright LCD display
- Single/Continue, Time viewing and MP3 track listings
- Up to 1000 MP3 songs on a 4G SD card* (4GB SD card not included / MP3 recorded at 128 bit rate)*
- ID-3 tag
- Large clear display
- Seamless loop
- Folder Search
- Auto BPM (beat counter)
- Tempo Lock (Master Tempo)
- Fader Start
- Flip-Flop (Relay-Play)
- Real Time Cueing “Cue-on-the-Fly”
- Instant Start (10ms)
- Pitch Bend (+/- 4%, 8%, 16%)
- Search by frame
- Time Function
- Dimensions: 482 x 88 x 108 mm (19” / 2RMS)
- Weight: 1.8 kg

So, if you've got better things to do than carry around crates of cds or vinyl records or even that expensive notebook computer or massive hard drve, you might just want to check out the SDJ1 from American Audio. However as good as this thing might be, you might wait around for the second generation model if that comes out, this thing does not accept SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) cards. And since most 4gb SD cards are now being made the SDHC way , it really won't work with this system. But if you got some older SD cards around and want to get into that mix lightly, this is a good machine to get.