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NAMM 2014: New products from Casio

By Joe Bosso
published 25 January 2014

XW-J1 VJ/DJ Controller, XW-H1 headphones, Chordana Tap and Viewer apps

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NAMM 2014: New products from Casio
XW-J1 VJ/DJ Controller
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NAMM 2014: New products from Casio

NAMM 2014: Casio had a number of smashing new products at the show. One item in particular that attracted much attention was the all-in-one XW-J1 JV/DJ controller.

Powered by Vestax. Supports OS X, iOS, and Windows platforms, with high-resolution touch-sensitive jog wheels. Hands-on access to music, dedicated EQ controls, two touch strips, premium audio interface, 24-bit, 96 kHz output.

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XW-H1 headphones
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XW-H1 headphones

To go along with the XW-J1, Casio introduces XW-H1 tough performance headphones. They're lightweight and combine high audio fidelity with superb usability.

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XW-H1 headphones
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XW-H1 headphones

And look what you can do with them! Talk about portability and ease of use.

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Chordana Viewer
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Chordana Viewer

Casio has released two new iOS apps, the Chordana Tap and Chordana Viewer. Casio audio technology automatically analyzes chords in your audio files.

You can also use the app to check the chord positions for the instrument as you play. Four virtual instrument sounds are available to choose from and a rhythm to match the song can also be selected. Additional musical instrument sounds and rhythm patterns can be purchased in the Apple store.

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Joe is a freelance journalist who has, over the past few decades, interviewed hundreds of guitarists for Guitar World, Guitar Player, MusicRadar and Classic Rock. He is also a former editor of Guitar World, contributing writer for Guitar Aficionado and VP of A&R for Island Records. He’s an enthusiastic guitarist, but he’s nowhere near the likes of the people he interviews. Surprisingly, his skills are more suited to the drums. If you need a drummer for your Beatles tribute band, look him up.

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