Maybe you're not yet familiar with Vestax, but rest assured this company has been busy and turned up to the recent BPM Show in the UK with 4 brand new DJ Mixers/Controllers.

Actually, Vestax are a Japanese company that's been around for a long time - back in 1977 they launched onto the music scene as a guitar manufacturer, in fact they still make the Mushroom line of strat-like electric guitars.

These days their focus seems to be mainly on their wide range of DJ Products - and here are their latest contributions:

This comes bundled with Virtual DJ for Mac & Windows giving you total control to mix, scratch, and play music as a DJ would right at your fingertips.

Features:

• Touch Sensor Jog Wheels : High resolution, touch-sensitive jog wheels enable the user to DJ like in analog mode when scratching or mixing;
• Multi Channel Audio System : Typhoon comes with high quality sound for monitoring, master output and a separate microphone input.
• Compact and Light : Completely travel friendly, the unit is perfect for users on-the-go. A simple USB cable and bundled software will have the user spinning wherever they please.

For more information see http://www.vestax.com/v/products/detail.php?cate_id=121&parent_id=8

This is the first time Vestax have produced a MIDI Pad, and after looking through the specifications this seems like a very good first time out.

All of the twelve pads are both pressure and velocity sensitive. Vestax claims "No matter how hard you strike, this die hard beauty will keep going and never let you down" - that's a big claim because I've seen some people go nuts when they're really getting into it live.

Features:

• 12 velocity & pressure sensitive LED backlit pads
• Individual LED color for each bank
• MIDI message for each pad can be selected with the PAD-One
• Real time control XY touch pad
• Solid aluminum die-casted robust chassis
• Full control of ROLL button tempo with the TAP button
• MIDI cable connection for control over various effect and sampler devices
• USB plug & play

Full product information and specs at: http://www.vestax.com/v/products/detail.php?cate_id=119&parent_id=8

Vestax lay claim to being the first company to produce a USB MIDI Controller, and the VCI-100MKII is a direct descendant from the original VCI-100.

You can control any DJ software with the VCI-100MKII - TRAKTOR for Windows and TRAKTOR for Macintosh are favorites with many.

Features:

• 4 Deck Control
• Professional high quality audio interface
• Assigns up to 128 parameters
• Large light weight JOG wheels with advanced pulse resolution and torque control (2400 pulses per rotation)Speedy track searching & loading with the joy stick
• Ergonomic control knobs
• Strong Alumited panel
• Symmetrical Control layout
• High durability & light weight

Get all the info at: http://www.vestax.com/v/products/detail.php?cate_id=118&parent_id=8

Well the Vestax 05 series isn't really new - but the black with red highlighting is a new color scheme for the PMC-05ProIV - they call it the "new silk layout".

Features:

• CF-X2 digital non-contact magnetic fader with adjustable cut lag sensitivity.
• MIDI compatible with various DJ software to enable the DJ mix without operating keyboards.
• High quality 3 BAND ISOLATOR.
• Carefully designed control layout to pursuit operability.
• Multiple in/out connection: XLR out, PGM THRU in, PHONO/LINE select switch, 1/4inch booth out.
• MUTE LED indicator for ON/OFF status.
• Extensive inputs and outputs meeting all professional demands. (MIC / LINE / AUX/ XLR OUT, PGM THRU IN, PHONO/LINE select switch, 1/4inch booth out)

Full product information is at: http://www.vestax.com/v/products/detail.php?cate_id=120