Source: Press Release, Last Accessed: 2023/08/01

AlphaTheta's PLX-CRSS12 professional digital-analog hybrid turntable is the world’s first to offer DVS control of digital music via DJ software as well as analog playback of vinyl records, helping you take your performances to the next level.
The tone-arm-free playback means you can scratch a real analog record as vigorously as you like without fear of missing a beat. And when you want to play a record the traditional way, you can simply switch the deck to Analog mode and use the tone arm as normal. By adjusting the rotation dial on the included Magvel Clamp, you can change how “heavy” or “light” the record feels. You can also adjust the turntable’s torque level in the utility settings and there are 3 stopping speeds to choose from.
The battle-style layout leaves plenty of room for scratching and there are 4 MIDI-mappable Performance Pads too. You can also keep an eye on crucial information via the OLED display. The PLX-CRSS12 inherits classic turntable layout elements, but a new addition is the 4 built-in MIDI-mappable Performance Pads which put your favorite features at your fingertips. They’re right where you need them – just below the platter – so you can fire off Hot Cues and samples quicker than ever, which comes in handy even more if you’re performing on a mixer that has no pads. There’s native support for various pad modes, and a dedicated button enables you to switch control from pads 1-4 to 5-8. The pads are MIDI mappable too, so you can assign them to other features.
The built-in OLED display also helps you focus on the deck. You can keep an eye on the tempo range and key when Step Pitching with Analog or Digital Vinyl mode, and, when you’re using Digital Vinyl mode, you can reference BPM, key, deck number information, and the name of the software you’re running. The display also gives you quick access to the utility settings – all of which reduces the need to break concentration and look at your laptop or mixer during a performance.
The PLX-CRSS12 has been carefully built to improve on the sound quality of the PLX-1000 professional DJ turntable. A switching power supply is used to eliminate transformer power supply vibration and flux leakage, and unwanted noise is suppressed. As with the PLX-1000, the upper part of the chassis is made of high-mass die-cast zinc and the lower part is made of 8 mm thick resin to optimize the chassis structure and vibration-damping materials. The RCA terminals are also made of machined gold-plated parts like those on the PLX-1000, and the phono signal is directly transmitted through a stable connection with the plug to reproduce the sound of analog records with high-quality audio.

For more information: https://alphatheta.com/

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