1  This AllCase light-weight rack-mount DJ case is sturdy, economical,  meets any traveling needs, and doubles as a cool suitcase when  you  are not toting DJ gear. It's stackable, too, and built to meet even ATA flight specifications. $129 from  www.allcases.com.


2  It's amazing what a little special effects can do. This DynoFog 1000 is a medium-sized smoke machine that warms up in just five minutes and can fill a 4000 sq. ft. room  with a beautiful mist in no time.

$99 from www.aiconsol.com.


3  The new DJ controller released by Hercules is an affordable product for professional  DJs that can be carried anywhere (same width as a laptop), and has a built-in audio interface. It features 2 decks, 2 jog wheels, 3 volume, 2 pitch and 1 cross faders, and comes with software (a special version of VirtualDJ 5 DJC Edition) that works with both Windows and Mac OS X computers-great functions for the price!. $350 from

www.hercules.com.


4  Using LED Technology and a special glass optical system, this American DJ LED  Moonflower produces sharp red, green, and blue beams of light-a light show designed to respond to the music itself if you're too busy to control it  manually! $135 from www.zzsounds.com.


5   Without question the most remarkable bargain we have seen in studio headphones this season, Behringer's HPS500 offers ultra-wide frequency response, well-defined bass and super-transparent highs, and are made with oxygen-free copper wires with optimized oval-shaped cups. $34.95 from www.bswusa.com.


6  BeatMaker (from Intua) is one of our favorite new apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Inspired by hardware beatboxes, loop samplers, and sequencers, it combines them to turn the iPod into a full-                on mix station. You can compose, record, arrange, and tweak live your ideas into a  complete song, ready to be shared with others. Sixteen multi-touch pads enable you to load, slice, tune, and trigger sounds from an extensive sample  library.

$9.99 from Apple's AppStore.


7  Featuring Cerwin-Vega's HighRoad horn and two 15-inch woofers with 2.5-inch high temperature voice coils, the INT-252 is a 4-ohm, 2-way passive bass reflex design providing the flexibility to be used  stand-alone array or in conjunction with a subwoofer. Rated at 1000 watts, with a frequency  response of 45Hz to 20kHz. $425 from

www.planetdj.com.


8  Designed specifically for sound broadcast to a wide audience, JBL's MRX525 is an  excellent choice when the application calls for both high performance and simplicity.  Twin 15" differential drive woofers (with combined power handling of 800 watts)  provide  plenty of punch. Plus, we like the cool-looking machined, 16-gauge steel grille wraps around the sides of the enclosure. The grilles are internally lined with an acoustically transparent screen to provide additional driver protection and give a very professional appearance. $950 from www.pssl.com.


9  Numark has been the brand of choice for turntables and mixers for years, and their  NS7 is the Cadillac of the lot. When you're spinning, it's all about pinpoint control, and  the wrong feel can be a total creativity killer. That was the concept behind Numark's  special collaboration with SeratoTM, which produced a mixer that offers outstandingly detailed control with the best possible accuracy and speed. Two high-torque, motorized 7-inch platters with real vinyl surfaces give you true turntable feel, and a torque control  allows even further customization. The NS7 gives you everything you love about the old-school turntable experience, with all the power of software control. You'll wonder how  you ever gigged without it. $1,500 from www.performanceaudio.com.


10  For those who want simplicity and an all-in-one quality to their DJ-ing, Numark came up with DJ in a Box, the perfect package for starter spinners.  Featuring a Total Control DJ controller, DJ|iO audio interface, HF125 DJ headphones  and Native Instruments' Traktor 3 LE DJ software (plus great scratch control), it's a greatcombination of features and thrift. $400 from

www.numark.com.


11  Cleartune is a chromatic instrument tuner and pitch pipe iPhone and iPod app that  allows you to quickly and accurately tune up using a built-in mic. It features a unique "note wheel" interface, allowing you to quickly find your  pitch, paired with a highly responsive fine-tuning meter for the perfect tune. $3.99 from Apple's AppStore.

12  Breaking new ground in hand-held music technology, Loopy is a loop-based musical scratchpad and performance instrument app, plus an easy to use, beautiful yet powerful recording studio. Nominated for "Best Musical Instrument App/Most Original User Interface" in Best App Ever Awards 2008. $4.99 from Apple's AppStore.


13  Nothing punches-up a show like video, and NEC's NP1150 Projector is powerful enough to fill a dark hall (3,700 lumens), but cheap enough for new DJs to afford. It features 1024 x 768) native  resolution, a 600:1 contrast ratio, and up to

3000 hours of lamp life.

$1,500 from www.projectorpeople.com.