Cortex HDC-500

[rob1963]

Does anyone know when the Cortex HDC-500 will be available in the UK?

It's basically half an HDC-1000 (hence the name!). In other words a single hard drive controller, and it's only 1u high - so I thought it would be perfect for back up, but no UK companies seem to be selling them yet.

:confused:

[Corabar Steve]

Back up for what? If your main cortex goes down then you're left with only 1 player (unless you buy 2 of them)

[Dragonfly]

Back up for what? If your main cortex goes down then you're left with only 1 player (unless you buy 2 of them)

what about a hdc-1000 thats like 2 hdc-500 s :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

surely the 500 is an ipod with pitch bend???

[Corabar Steve]

iPods have internal storage

[Dragonfly]

ok its like an ipod with more bits to go wrong ..... and a pitch bend

[CRAZY K]

Back up for what? If your main cortex goes down then you're left with only 1 player (unless you buy 2 of them)

If your very careful and do a bit of chat between tracks and dont need fade in fade out--you could do it--but it doesnt sound too flexible really:eek:

The Cortex 1000 is available on e bay at well under £400

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Cortex-HDC-1000-Twin-mp3-Controller-with-12-mnth-Gtee_W0QQitemZ300155978416QQihZ020QQcategoryZ91384 QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem


So why bother?

CRAZY K

[rob1963]

Back up for what? If your main cortex goes down then you're left with only 1 player (unless you buy 2 of them)

You don't understand, Steve.

Let me clarify my intentions.

I plan to use a Cortex HDC-1000 as my main playout system, but also intend to use an HDC-500 as well as a single desktop CD player.

Therefore, if the HDC-1000 packs up I'll still have the HDC-500 and CD player, if the HDC-500 packs up I'll have the HDC-1000 and CD player, and if the CD player packs up I'll have the HDC-1000 and HDC-500.

It will be more flexible to have both Cortex models, as this will give me 3 digital playout sources. It will also be handy to have the CD player, not just for back up, but also for those occasions when I'm handed a CD containing the first dance or a special request.

So, back on topic...does anyone have any idea when the HDC-500 will be available in the UK?

:shrug:

[Dragonfly]

rob if you have got to have your cds with you anyway it would make more sense to me to just have 2 table top cd players no hard drives to go down and all , plus as said you will be taking your cds out anyway ,

the other way i would suggest is to go fully digital with 2 cortexes 1 for back up cuts down on space and no cds needed at all?

[rob1963]

rob if you have got to have your cds with you anyway it would make more sense to me to just have 2 table top cd players no hard drives to go down and all , plus as said you will be taking your cds out anyway ,

the other way i would suggest is to go fully digital with 2 cortexes 1 for back up cuts down on space and no cds needed at all?

Dave,

I WON'T have my CDs with me as well, I will only carry a handful of party CDs for back up in case of problems with one of the Cortex controllers.

It will also be handy to have the single CD player for when I get handed a disc to play by the client.

Apart from that, I intend to be fully digital with the 2 Cortexes.

:)

[Vectis]

It will also be handy to have the CD player, not just for back up, but also for those occasions when I'm handed a CD containing the first dance or a special request.


Exactly why I went down the Laptop + D2 route rather than the 'pair of D2s' route.

Laptop can be left to its own devices for background music, serves as a backup or additional 2 decks if I'm feeling in the mood for a mix, and lets me play out those occasional crowd-borne CDs.

Rob, why not take a look at a cheap laptop (say £250 for budget) plus a copy of OTS Turntables silver (£30) - will give you all that flexibility and let you dump the CD's.

I take out 4 USB-powered HDDs - 2 of 'master playlist' and 2 of 'library/archive' material. Keep one of the library ones in the van. So that's 2 connected to my d2 and 1 connected to my laptop with a spare on hand.

'Master Playlist' is all the stuff I commonly play whereas 'library' is all the older stuff there for the occasional request or for reinforcement if a particular genre goes down well. Usually albums of material, rather than singles.

[Dragonfly]

Dave,

I WON'T have my CDs with me as well, I will only carry a handful of party CDs for back up in case of problems with one of the Cortex controllers.

It will also be handy to have the single CD player for when I get handed a disc to play by the client.

:)

ok see where your going with it personally would try for a second 1000 unit tho as back up.

on the handed a cd front works both ways that "here is 70 minutes of drum and bass please could you play it" ................................

sorry no cd players :D :D :D :D

[Corabar Entertainment]

C'mon chaps! Each to their own! I agree that it's not the way that I would assume to be the best/easiest/most flexible, etc ..... but is anyone going to even TRY and answer Rob's original question? :p :p ....If that's the way he wants to do things, that's up to him :D

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

What was Rob's original question? :lol:

[Corabar Steve]

When something or other :sj:

[Corabar Entertainment]

PMSL! :lol:

[rob1963]

What was Rob's original question? :lol:

My original question was about when the HDC-500 will be available in the UK.

Talk to me!

:p

[Dragonfly]

What was Rob's original question? :lol:


how many children does it take to break a DJ?? :D :D :D :D

Rob i will try and find out this weekend got some disco orientated things to do including maybe a call to cortex as their last update didnt do what it said on the tin, will let you know.

[rob1963]

Rob i will try and find out this weekend got some disco orientated things to do including maybe a call to cortex as their last update didnt do what it said on the tin, will let you know.

Thanks Dave!

:Kiss 3:

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

Talk to me!

:p

Sell me!

[Dragonfly]

email sent to cortex and ill phone up later today too

[rob1963]

email sent to cortex and ill phone up later today too

:thanks:

[Solitaire Events Ltd]

email sent to cortex and ill phone up later today too

Nothing better to do bionic man? :boxer2: :D

[Dragonfly]

Nothing better to do bionic man? :boxer2: :D

absolutely not ...... all my gigs organised for the next 2 and a half months last week ........... all 3 of them :eek: :eek: :eek:

need to take some robocolors in to be mended got them out this morning put them in the car ......... and thought kak i cant actually drive.

only thing left to do is play with pcdj and figure out how to auto mix and beat mix with it and the like but i have 2 whole weeks before my next gig so lets not rush things :D :D :D :D :D

[Dragonfly]

hdc-500 available in this country in November.

[Corabar Steve]

If they're anything like Denon, that'll be mid March then :sj:

[Dragonfly]

nah cortex will be organised .... not like those rubbish denons :D :D ;) :eek:

[CRAZY K]

how many children does it take to break a DJ?? :D :D :D :D

Rob i will try and find out this weekend got some disco orientated things to do including maybe a call to cortex as their last update didnt do what it said on the tin, will let you know.

Are any of the updates worth bothering with anyway Dave?

I seem to be doing fine with the basic original and no updates:)

Certainly no play out problems of any kind--

CRAZY K

[Dragonfly]

i do update mine when they come out most have been very useful except the last one which caused me to lose genre lists ...... but i have been told the update out this week should solve that.

[Penfold42]

i do update mine when they come out most have been very useful except the last one which caused me to lose genre lists ...... but i have been told the update out this week should solve that.

Not pulling you hair out now Double Decks.......:D

[rob1963]

hdc-500 available in this country in November.

Thanks for that, Dave

:)

[Corabar Steve]

Right guys, topic finished.

Free-for-all! :sj:

[Dragonfly]

wahey !!!!!!!

[Penfold42]

wahey !!!!!!!

That's me.........."He's got short,fat,hairy legs"

Eric noticing the camera and putting on a cheesy grin...........:D

[Corabar Steve]

Unbelievable, 2 1/2 hours after somebody says you can take a thread off topic & there's only been 2 more posts! :sj:

[Penfold42]

Unbelievable, 2 1/2 hours after somebody says you can take a thread off topic & there's only been 2 more posts! :sj:

Yes....and look who posted them.....:zip: :zip: :zip:

[Dragonfly]

right ...... flat or national hunt??

[Corabar Steve]

Maisonette

[Dragonfly]

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[Corabar Steve]

Cottage in Donegal

[Dragonfly]

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[BeerFunk]

Lightboxes - yay or nay? :)

[Corabar Steve]

Only if she's doing her GCSEs

[Corabar Steve]

Lightboxes - yay or nay? :)

Neigh

http://www.equestrianandhorse.com/images/horse_index.jpg

[Dragonfly]

thats a big picture of Tony

[Corabar Steve]

Big Tone?

[Dragonfly]

Big Tone?

Not Big Tone the 1903 derby winner?

[Corabar Steve]

Gold Cup was't it?

[Corabar Steve]

Not Big Tone the 1903 derby winner?

It's the other end of what you got when you googled him

[Dragonfly]

indeed can see it now didnt recognise him from the front