Bren F
Well here it is, from this picture it just looks like a "white" edition of the XP10.
THE new XP5 available now!
Quality DJ controllers just got more affordable than ever.
XP5 is a lightweight plug-and-play controller. It is a portable solution for a serious digital age DJ looking for top notch sound and professional level features at an affordable price.
SOFTWARE/COMPATIBILITY
XP5 is bundled with the Bison DJ software for Windows, providing a reliable, hands-on approach for the professional DJ. The included MIDI/ASIO drivers enable you to use XP5 with any MIDI-compliant software on your PC or Mac – our MIDI Mapper tool makes configuration a breeze.
Finally you can see it on the EKS Website:
http://eks.fi/product.php?p=products&id=31
THE new XP5 available now!
Quality DJ controllers just got more affordable than ever.
XP5 is a lightweight plug-and-play controller. It is a portable solution for a serious digital age DJ looking for top notch sound and professional level features at an affordable price.
SOFTWARE/COMPATIBILITY
XP5 is bundled with the Bison DJ software for Windows, providing a reliable, hands-on approach for the professional DJ. The included MIDI/ASIO drivers enable you to use XP5 with any MIDI-compliant software on your PC or Mac – our MIDI Mapper tool makes configuration a breeze.
Finally you can see it on the EKS Website:
http://eks.fi/product.php?p=products&id=31
Posté Sun 02 Dec 07 @ 5:41 am
dj schmidty
also, why is it only $129.......
its gotta be missing something, i'm thinking a sound card, but now looking at it, it comes with rcas, i guess that means it has a sound card......
its gotta be missing something, i'm thinking a sound card, but now looking at it, it comes with rcas, i guess that means it has a sound card......
Posté Mon 03 Dec 07 @ 12:19 am
discotronic
hey the price looks nice:-)
Posté Mon 03 Dec 07 @ 9:43 am
cioce
Is it real? Nothing is write on EKS web site http://eks.fi/ ...strange
Posté Mon 03 Dec 07 @ 9:58 am
DJ Manquin
That price is more affordable than xp10.
Posté Mon 03 Dec 07 @ 12:26 pm
spinnaJ
Maybe that is a stripped down version of xp10 in terms of the grade of the soundcard??
Posté Mon 03 Dec 07 @ 12:31 pm
Bren F
Well the pricing wont be accurate at this stage, as I don't think it's currently on sale (EKS haven't mentioned it), but I seriously doubt it's a fake as it was printed in this months IDJ mag.
I also think the XP10 will drop in price, I know it has for christmas season, but I guess it will be lowered permenantly.
I also think the XP10 will drop in price, I know it has for christmas season, but I guess it will be lowered permenantly.
Posté Mon 03 Dec 07 @ 1:09 pm
dj schmidty
Yea, but around $200 drop???
Posté Mon 03 Dec 07 @ 1:43 pm
DJ Marcel_1
http://www.axemusic.com/product.asp?P_ID=16519&strPageHistory=search&strKeywords=EKS&numPageStartPosition=1&strSearchCriteria=any&PT_ID=all
Been available for about 4 months.
Been available for about 4 months.
Posté Mon 03 Dec 07 @ 4:01 pm
Bren F
I'll believe it when someone has one :), these websites always display products early (besides they disclose they don't stock it), and as EKS has not mentioned it on their website, it's a bit odd, and as for what exactly you get for your money it seems we are all left guessing.
Posté Mon 03 Dec 07 @ 4:24 pm
fatkatzdj
Posté Mon 03 Dec 07 @ 4:39 pm
Bren F
Same as the original link I posted.
Posté Mon 03 Dec 07 @ 4:52 pm
fatkatzdj
Well I'll be damn... hmmm... I guess this is what happens when you play on the forums at work. ( loss of memory of what's important)
Posté Mon 03 Dec 07 @ 4:58 pm
Bren F
Details from DJ Mag here:
" Polar Controller
It’s white, it’s light, and it’s definitely the slickest DJ controller to come out of Finland.
Words: Marc '01'
It might be hard to believe, but EKS, a small independent company from Finland have been pioneering Midi DJ technology since way back in 2003 when they released their first product, the EKS DJ controller. This was one of the first products specifically designed for DJs which combined soundcard and Midi controller in one neat package.
They followed this up with the revamped XP10, a jet-black model built to the highest specifications by the same company who manufacture components for NASA spacecraft.
The jog-wheel response was seriously improved by incorporating a conductive touch-sensitive centre into the design, which performed very accurately in our test.
The XP5 follows on with the same design and layout, but comes with a pure white paint job to distinguish it from its predecessor. Best of all, thanks to various factors, it’s a damn sight cheaper than the XP10 and will set you back nearly £100 less as just £119.
It’s as light as ever and weighs in at a touch less than 400 grams which makes it an ideal choice for mobile DJs or where portability is a concern. The shell is made entirely of plastic, but is rock solid and grips the table like a bugger so there’s no problem with it slipping around under extreme pressure.
The sound card is USB 2 compliant, and comes with a custom Asio driver for PCs so that multiple devices can be used together with one program. Mac users don’t need to worry since OSX takes care of this automatically with its aggregate device feature.
It connects to mixers with RCA outputs, but there is no separate headphone output for monitoring, and the whole unit is buss powered through the USB port.
One criticism of the XP10 was that its Midi support was less than straight forward. We are glad to hear that EKS have taken up the slack and now include a newly written Midi driver for Mac and PC.
This should make it easy to use the XP5 with any Midi compliant DJ software, such as Traktor, Cue, MixVibes, etc. and it’s expected to come with a template for Traktor 3. Also bundled is a Midi mapper tool to help configure the XP5 for other uses.
EKS make their own DJ software called Bison and at the time of writing, it’s only available for PCs. It has a basic feature set that works well with the jog wheel scratch function of the XP10, and also performs time stretching and pitch shifting on tracks.
Specs
Price: £119
Available: Now
Contact: eks.fi "
" Polar Controller
It’s white, it’s light, and it’s definitely the slickest DJ controller to come out of Finland.
Words: Marc '01'
It might be hard to believe, but EKS, a small independent company from Finland have been pioneering Midi DJ technology since way back in 2003 when they released their first product, the EKS DJ controller. This was one of the first products specifically designed for DJs which combined soundcard and Midi controller in one neat package.
They followed this up with the revamped XP10, a jet-black model built to the highest specifications by the same company who manufacture components for NASA spacecraft.
The jog-wheel response was seriously improved by incorporating a conductive touch-sensitive centre into the design, which performed very accurately in our test.
The XP5 follows on with the same design and layout, but comes with a pure white paint job to distinguish it from its predecessor. Best of all, thanks to various factors, it’s a damn sight cheaper than the XP10 and will set you back nearly £100 less as just £119.
It’s as light as ever and weighs in at a touch less than 400 grams which makes it an ideal choice for mobile DJs or where portability is a concern. The shell is made entirely of plastic, but is rock solid and grips the table like a bugger so there’s no problem with it slipping around under extreme pressure.
The sound card is USB 2 compliant, and comes with a custom Asio driver for PCs so that multiple devices can be used together with one program. Mac users don’t need to worry since OSX takes care of this automatically with its aggregate device feature.
It connects to mixers with RCA outputs, but there is no separate headphone output for monitoring, and the whole unit is buss powered through the USB port.
One criticism of the XP10 was that its Midi support was less than straight forward. We are glad to hear that EKS have taken up the slack and now include a newly written Midi driver for Mac and PC.
This should make it easy to use the XP5 with any Midi compliant DJ software, such as Traktor, Cue, MixVibes, etc. and it’s expected to come with a template for Traktor 3. Also bundled is a Midi mapper tool to help configure the XP5 for other uses.
EKS make their own DJ software called Bison and at the time of writing, it’s only available for PCs. It has a basic feature set that works well with the jog wheel scratch function of the XP10, and also performs time stretching and pitch shifting on tracks.
Specs
Price: £119
Available: Now
Contact: eks.fi "
Posté Fri 21 Dec 07 @ 7:17 pm
djchrisjam
I need a patch for my xp5 to work with virtual dj plz
Posté Tue 26 Feb 08 @ 9:10 pm
2bigpro
does anybody have a patch for the eks xp5. i have the controllers, and i'm running the virtual dj 5.0 and it does not work. now i was watching youtube and saw the guy using the old vdj 3.0?
does anybody have any clue in how to use this thing.
please help
email me at jcajigal@gmail.com
thanks
does anybody have any clue in how to use this thing.
please help
email me at jcajigal@gmail.com
thanks
Posté Fri 29 Feb 08 @ 2:40 pm
DJ Manquin
Don't know if there's a patch but you can map it manually via midi, regards.
Posté Fri 29 Feb 08 @ 2:43 pm
djchrisjam
can u send us the mapping thing plz i need it to work asap thanks
Posté Sat 01 Mar 08 @ 3:21 am
DJ Manquin
Just enter settings/remote control and activate midi,click activate/add and press the desired button and apply the function you want for that buttom, knob or slider.
Posté Sat 01 Mar 08 @ 11:35 am
djchrisjam
I did all this and my controller is working good.i only need to get the scratch thing right
Posté Mon 03 Mar 08 @ 2:00 pm
