Ok, so I'm a vinyl addict, my collection has been growing like bad weeds in your garden. Strange thing happened a few days ago after speaking speaking with the guys as Akai. "Go check out the Numark NS7 with the Itch Application, It might cure your addiction" they said. "Yeah right" I said, but I'm a curious cat so I decided to investigate.

The Low-down : Like me there's plenty of dj's out there that are too afraid to leave their vinyl. The NS7 is attractive and compact, it's all-in-one approach reminded me of the old D.I.S.C.O. FAL kit but obviously its hi-Tec and a hell of a lot sexier. It's very clean with no overly complicated lights or digital displays telling you the time, BPM's  and whatnots. The 7 inch vinyl discs takes some getting used to as I'm used to spinning 12's but its performance outshone that hurdle. The most outstanding feature was the accuracy in scratching, backspins and pauses, just like using the 1200's. Another amazing feature I noticed was how you can scroll through your songs/tracks on the laptop with a single turn of a knob on the mixer without having to touch the the laptop.

It's MAC & PC compatible software makes it attractive to both sides. The software is quick, robust and efficient. No more slowing down tracks and hearing slurred speech. This beast will slow stuff down and maintain its pitch. In a nutshell, if you're behind one of these you cannot help but sound like and look like you know your stuff.