All user reviews for the Cortex-pro HDC-3000

I chose the HDC-3000, because I do not suport more transport my PC (desktop I prcise) night after night (especially discomobile) and for me it DPAC CDs s.
In addition to this double platinum MP3, I buy a External hard drive for my gallery ACCS musical commencing with turntables and a USB keyboard to ease the search. And I "rakquot, all in a bag (containing my mixer, the HDC-3000 and my disc drive below) as has more connect to the amp by installing the equipment.

UTILIZATION

At the installation, I had no problem. You just religious RCA cable from each drive has a (line) of the mixing desk (like any drive) and connected by USB cable to the HDC 3000 disc drive (a breeze)
As against the manual that came with the apareil is not complete, it's a quick guide dmarage (for a complete manual requires the download on the site of cortex pro)
Deplus Cortex of the download manager is necessary: ​​to edit the TAG of all the MP3 (to facilitate research apareil), CRER the basis of given and edit the "waveform" (can also be doing with the HDC-3000 but a little slow for CRER)

GETTING STARTED

The software in the HDC can be updated often, and I t impressed with what can be modified simply tlchargeable update on their site (quality of the scratch, button ever faster, change the display on the teeth ...)
From the two readers, one can have aces to the total connect peripherals (Disc drive, USB key ...). Loading songs is fast, simple to use as a normal drive without CD, the effects are nice (Filters, cho, flanger ,...) and the quality of the scratch is correct but it will never be like with a platinum vynil.

OVERALL OPINION

I bought a week ago, but I only used me for training. What I like most is its simplicity of its size and quality. Then the default for now I do not see.
And the report is corect qualitprix (especially since the HDC 3000 is a 1200 pass 800! In a month)

Compact product with the essential features to make the evening entertainment.
Very suitable for dicomobile.
Simple and neat appearance.

UTILIZATION

Implementation facile.Mode employment simple.Si you want the full version of the instructions on the download site cortex.

GETTING STARTED

Well suited for making animation discomobile.
Fast loading songs.
Supports the MP3
Do not forget your songs tagged to exploit the search capabilities of the device.
Ps: Have a good PSU with DD extérieur.Formater in Fat32 and not forget to defrag after each change.
Well use the software for Dabat creates the database (to download from the Cortex website).
Check the site regularly to update the firmware of the device has injected into the device quick and easy manipulation.

OVERALL OPINION

Its going to be a year since I use the device HDC3000.Avec intensive.minimum 4 to 8 nights per month.
Is that I deduced.
Trusted device.
The hardness of the small flat buttons, and their sensitivity random, and lack of backlighting on the buttons
A very good customer service (Florent), and especially as the No. not overtax its become rare nowadays.

See below

UTILIZATION

A little lower

GETTING STARTED

Go again

OVERALL OPINION

- What technical specifications motivated your choice?
APRS saying the Coubes Tags Wav and PC, the music playback from an external hard drive is fast trs. According to the encoding of music, the load time ranges from 0 (192kb / s) 2 seconds (320kb / s).
Ormis that the BCAN works well, a multitude of effects is paramtrables intgre: scratch with sensitive wheel, Filter, Flanger, Echo, Delay, Decimator (saturation that I use rarely) Vocoder, Vibrato, Phaser, Trance, Autopan, Brake, Chorus.
What can you ask for more?
It may require five USB ports including one in faade, or by track costs: a master tempo performance up to + - 25%, 4 samples, 4 perfect loops, 4 hot cue, all the information on Chunk (curve wav, title, author, managing live effects, etc.) displayed on the LCD screen of sufficient size (7.5cm/5cm).
I note that the edition of the curve must be wav on a PC or Mac for one simple reason: the construction time of the curve on pc is about 5 seconds, this time is from dcupl HDC3000.
Also, the firmware is updated rgulirement and makes significant changes (pitch up to 100% for example).

The only BMOL would perhaps be the touch wheel on the small side, but you soon get used (shock Vinyl> HDC3000 can be tough though). CONTRL and the pitch is much harder than other decks, because its size is 7cm ... That is to say, and +3.5 cm-3.5cm, not empty at beginners of matriser and to vary its pitch prcisment steps of 0.05%! In Ralite it is better to put in 4 or 8% that has become Grable, and, if 8% o sufit do not spend 16% being careful what you do.

Résumé in this powerful machine is designed for DJs who are tired of lugging tons of vinyl, even hundreds of CD racks, and are seeking an ergonomics professional. With each update, the amliorations level effects are significant, for example, which makes it more attractive HDC3000! And what a pleasure to see her evolve hardware "alone".

Strengths: capacity standard connection, internal software trs resulted, playlist management, research trs intuitive pieces (by artist, title, BPM, genre ...) and I find a really convenient possibility of stalling its cue points in the FBP on the curve Wav! Thus, when both are at the same tempo music, trs seen visually or place his cue point (you can hear a small squence the headphone, you can see on the screen, if the cue is not where we dplace).

I used many of trs hardware, the HDC3000 is a large paved in a small pond.
During a night with several DJ, I came with my HDC3000 and a small external USB hard drive. The simultaneous gesion two pieces from a single support is effective trs, no slowdown or bug. If, like me, you have a musical style often close to the tempo (gnraliste / house / techno / trance), while the size of the pitch is not a problem since often enough + -4%. Grate and a master tempo 4% 7cm is fairly intuitive.

- Installation is it without problem?
Except for a tiny download and install the program on a PC or Mac and connecting 2 RCA and 1 Alim, simply connect a USB key, an iPod, an external USB drive (note: no connection PC-HDC, you must have an external media).
The manual is clear enough, and well translated, which is rare. Fortunately there are in French, because some functions (like delete or move from its samples Master Tempo pitch normal) are far from being easy to use.

- Have you experienced any incompatibility?
Yes, one of the only accepted format is mp3. I possdais of wma, wav or even, we must Tlcharger a free converter that can encode at least 192kb / s, so as not to lose audio quality in the extreme bass and treble .

Good stuff.

I price this device by providing a price (it's my mistake) and the appearance that seemed simple technique.

UTILIZATION

Installation is far from simple to start with a manual trs poor explanations ... there should be a good phone plan before they can make it work properly.

Premire surprise The peripherals have to be fat in 32! therefore obliged to Tlcharger software to format in ntfs priphs. May be you it should burn give a hand?
Connections leave with little reliability adsirer a screw connection for food would not t too small for the support to block the cable supplied with only makes things worse.

GETTING STARTED

Regarding the drivers, no problem (for now)
No update rgulire
It is prfrable to use the software for meter cortex of the files on an SD or other else .... Hello trouble! (the files are duplicated, lost, etc. do not read. Only certain sizes are taken into account, once again a true misr before any conversion.

GOOD NEWS: you have the time to drink a caf between when you press the "power" and when the unit is ready to open .....

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 3 months now, the camera is nice but that's it! Vritable a source of trouble: dconnection untimely hard drive (with external power supply), crashes with the keyboard, sudden stops during the accessories .... So in short, a unit far from being reliable =====> Return Service that does not reimburse shipping costs (though the problem from the unit)

It is better to move to the professional equipment that has proven itself and let this kind of players for amateurs.

I will in any case this choice over time and do not recommend it for use regularly.

What technical specifications motivated your choice?

EASY - FAST.
For what purpose?

in the dpart complment the pc, but quickly trs main use

GETTING STARTED

Installation is no problem it?

child's play

Have you experienced any incompatibility?
no problem with utiliss sticks or with the hard drive or (more to the update) with the keyboard usb
Gnrale configuration is easy?

a request of entrainnement as with all such objects, but once one has in hand is an enormous pleasure.
The manual is clear and sufficient? ...
clear but incomplete French version, or earlier translation is not top

OVERALL OPINION

How long have you use it?

16 months
What is the particular feature you like best and least?

most: compatibility - weight - gnrales performance - effects (once paramtrs) - SON etc. . .

the least: does not control software (not serious) - streaming (to force a play list from a pc)
Have you tried many other models before acqurir?

The Denon (too expensive and too complicated.... and Bugs...)
the hdc 1000, but not as good effects and screen is too small.
How do you report qualitprix?

compared to the denon is heaven, because better and cheaper for me.
Exprience with, you will do again this choice? ...

should not delay the deuxime. ...

a hard disk of 500 GB for single base and give musical priori there are no limits.
The possibility of playing a title on the same drive A and B from the same USB support
The essential master tempo and pitch impressive despite the low stroke potentiomtre

UTILIZATION

Trs good stability over time (evening of 4 5 hours without problem or bug).
The updates are not very many, the 2008 date LATEST

GETTING STARTED

The handling is quick, you have to practice a little to the effects and loops (perfect for elsewhere)
No need for manual, everything is explained elsewhere.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 12 months before I had a horror GEMINI (yet cortex is part of the same group as Gemini, but the part dveloppement is performed by another team, which explains the difference uh Plutt the ditch)
The sound is very good I am using the WAV and it's happiness.
The screen is readable, the jog is small but we made it.

The big black dot on this machine are the buttons after a while they no longer work, in fact, the micro switch is not intgr in the membrane, the sincrement there are much better do.

In short I Rasht without hesitating