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Typhoon is an all-in-one bundle of digital DJ hardware and software, offering total control to mix, scratch, and play music like a DJ, right at your fingertips. The included software transforms your computer into a full-blown DJ system. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned pro, plug Typhoon into your computer and become a DJ instantly. With its included software, you can mix any playlist automatically with seamless transitions for podcasts, house parties, and much bigger venues. Touch sensor platters let you cue up your tracks from scratching to pitch bend. Faders control volume and the cross fader allows for smooth transitions from one track to the next.
The Typhoon offers everything you need to mix, scratch, ad play music like a DJ. View larger
Virtual DJ software, tailor made for intuitive mixing, is included. View larger
The Vestax Corporation is a company that keeps producing products with its uniqueness, foresight, and reliability for the people who make music actively from inputs to outputs of sounds. Vestax's mission is always to deliver products demanded by world's top class musicians, DJs, music creators, and fans that all desire to have reliable music instruments and equipment. Vestax gear is always developed from the users' standpoint and Vestax is proud of its role in the culture in music.
Compact and light, the Typhoon is perfect for users on-the-go
Touch Sensor Jog Wheels
High resolution, touch-sensitive jog wheels enable the user to DJ like in analog mode when scratching or mixing.
Multi Channel Audio System with Built-In EQ and Effects
Typhoon comes with high quality sound for monitoring, master output, and a separate microphone input. Record and mix like a pro, using your home computer or laptop. Instantly adjust the EQ and add various sound effects to your loops with a touch.
Compact and Light
The Typhoon is completely travel friendly. Compact and lightweight, the entire system is easy to transport from gig to gig and is perfect for users on-the-go.
Vextax Virtual DJ Software Included
Virtual DJ is an audio/video mixing software developed by Atomix Productions Inc. It is used by Mobile/Club DJs and by millions of users in the world. The version bundled with Typhoon has been tailor made for intuitive mixing and looks just like the Typhoon itself.
This bundled version of Virtual DJ features Dual Players with pitch control, an internal mixer with gain and equalizer, instant BPM detection and automatic beat matching, smart loops, and more. You can even play music videos and karaoke.
Works with Mac and Windows
The Typhoon DJ system software operates with Mac and Windows systems (ASIO driver used for operation with Windows), so you can make music on nearly any modern computer system. A simple USB cable and bundled software will have you spinning wherever you please. No need for purchasing expensive audio workstation equipment just to get started making your own mixes.
System Requirements
Windows:
- CPU : Intel Core Duo 1.4GHz (SSE1) or higher
- RAM : 1GB or higher
- USB : Use direct USB port of your computer
- Operating System: Windows XP: SP2 or higher 32bit (64bit is not supported), Windows Vista: SP1 or higher 32bit or 64bit,Windows7: 32bit or 64bit
- Other: Available USB port, CD-ROM drive, Hard disk space for music and software
Macintosh:
- CPU: Intel Core Duo 1.66GHz or higher
- RAM : 1GB or higher
- Operating System: OS X 10.5 or higher
- Other: Available USB port, CD-ROM drive, Hard disk space for music and software
NOTE: Even if the clock frequency is sufficient to the requirement above, Intel Celeron, Centrino, ATOM, AMD, and Sempron is not supported.
What's in the Box
- Typhoon
- Owner's manual
- Quick start guide
- USB cable
Technical Specifications
- Size : 14" (W) x 9.5" (H) x 1.5" (D)
- Weight : 3.3 lbs
- Power : USB power
- Power voltage: 5V 500mA
Product Description
Typhoon is an all-in-one bundle of digital DJ hardware and software, offering total control to mix, scratch, and play music like a DJ, right at your fingertips. The included software transforms your computer into a full-blown DJ system. Whether you are a beginner or seasoned pros, plug Typhoon into your computer and become a DJ. The Vestax Corporation is a company that keeps producing products with its uniqueness, foresight, and reliability for the people who do music actively from inputs to outputs of sounds. Vestax's mission is always to deliver products demanded by world's top class musicians, DJs, music creators, and fans that all desire to have reliable music instruments and equipment. Vestax aims at producing premium products with the world's highest level of technologies to live up to clients' needs collected in its international sales division, sales outlets, and exhibitions that take place around the world. Vestax is not a company operating for itself only. The products are always developed from users' standpoints and what Vestax feels proud most is that the products represent a part of culture in music. They go on the market after a long process of repeated discussions with top musicians, trials and errors, and strict quality control on production lines.
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
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This is one of the two videos that I also uploaded online on Youtube, I have been using this unit for about 2 weeks on a Windows 7 64 bit Intel I7 laptop. Its made by Vestax, a company known for making solid High End DJ gear, just do a web search for all the top DJs using Vestax gear (DJ Qbert, Craze, tons of radio/ party djs) so I don't have too many doubts about its solid build quality, that being said the unit is almost completely plastic, and the faders don't have the rugged feel like some of Vestax's more expensive gear. The reason I chose this unit over the less expensive Midi-Only Controller units by Numark, Hercules, and others is because the Typhoon is currently the only one I liked in this price range with its own built in soundcard. For anybody new to laptop djing this means that the Typhoon works as a standalone mixing unit connected to your laptop, you don't have to go purchase a seperate DJ soundcard.
Now for some of the cons of the Typhoon:
When I first got it I wasn't able to get the audio output to work correctly, in fact I was running Traktor LE through another soundcard of mine the Saffire LE (see my other reviews for info). This was very disappointing and as someone with pretty good experience working with audio soundcards, I was using the ASIO drivers (under Audio settings), which are ALWAYS better than the Windows Direct X or even WDM drivers, and still the audio was distorted or would freeze up altogether. I looked online at the Vestax site and read some complaints about Traktor and the Typhoon running on some Intel I series laptops and 64 Bit setups, and thought "Damn I love the feel of this unit, but am probably going to have to return it". I'm glad before returning it I went to the VESTAX ASIO Typhoon control panel that installs as a seperate program when you set up the Typhoon on my laptop, and changed the driver setting from WASAPI mode to KERNEL Streaming and set them to exclusive mode (meaning not shared w other programs), once I did that the RCA audio outputs on the Typhoon worked fine, and I am able to get the audio latency down low (about 15 ms or milleseconds so far), this improved the scratching and responsiveness of the platter, but the crossfader I have to say isn't designed for heavy scratching in my opinion. . Also as a side note you shouldn't use your dj or mixing soundcard as your default WINODWS soundcard, that what the cheap ones in your laptop are for, keep your pro soundcards for your mixing or audio programs. Anway sorry for the very long review, but I know from years of experience with audio gear how frustrating it can be having problems setting up a unit you buy and having to figure out everything on your own, so hopefully I answered a couple questions in my review for other people having similiar issues. Couple more things, if you are going to use this for a club environment then you definitely need RCA to XLR, or RCA to 1/4 adapter cables, as most clubs don't use amps with RCA inputs Pyle PPRC-X05 Dual 5ft. Professional Audio Link Cable XLR Female to RCA Male, Amazon has some of these sold through other vendors.
This video uploaded of me doing a very basic juggling of Amerie's "More than Love" In Love & War is only after about a day before of using the Typhoon and getting used to the way the platter feels, so its not gonna win any DJ Battles competition, I know that already so don't waste your time typing text, just wanted to show some of what you can beyond alot of other videos I've seen on it. I plan to add some more vids of using the unit on my blog (see profile) or youtube soon. All that being said, I think that if you are trying to learn how to be the "next" DJ Craze or Qbert, etc, then your best bet is going with a vinyl alone (like I and tons of other djs started with) set up or Vinyl Tables with Serato Scratch or Traktor Pro, or at least a higher end DJ controller like the Vestax VCI-300 Dedicated USB MIDI DJ Controller for Serato ITCH (Black) or the Numark NS7 DJ Turntable Controller with Serato ITCH Software. If you aren't sure and just want to get your feet wet, or are looking for an affordable and portable unit, then in my opinion the Typhoon is the way to go. Don't get into the hype of thinking you need a DJ controller or software with 10,000 effects buttons and some super motorized faders, I still remember the dayz when the even most of the best DJs just had 2 Technics TECHNICS SL-1200MK2 Turntable and a cheap Gemini mixer.
PROS:
All in one Controller (soundcard + midi), Compact, portable, works well with Traktor LE, works with Windows 7 64 bit, also MAC compatible (I've read online), Vestax has good track record, control platters are responsive
CONS:
Audio Drivers (software) may take some additional setup with Windows 64 bit or Intel I series laptops, faders have a very light feel, made mostly of plastic
Now for some of the cons of the Typhoon:
When I first got it I wasn't able to get the audio output to work correctly, in fact I was running Traktor LE through another soundcard of mine the Saffire LE (see my other reviews for info). This was very disappointing and as someone with pretty good experience working with audio soundcards, I was using the ASIO drivers (under Audio settings), which are ALWAYS better than the Windows Direct X or even WDM drivers, and still the audio was distorted or would freeze up altogether. I looked online at the Vestax site and read some complaints about Traktor and the Typhoon running on some Intel I series laptops and 64 Bit setups, and thought "Damn I love the feel of this unit, but am probably going to have to return it". I'm glad before returning it I went to the VESTAX ASIO Typhoon control panel that installs as a seperate program when you set up the Typhoon on my laptop, and changed the driver setting from WASAPI mode to KERNEL Streaming and set them to exclusive mode (meaning not shared w other programs), once I did that the RCA audio outputs on the Typhoon worked fine, and I am able to get the audio latency down low (about 15 ms or milleseconds so far), this improved the scratching and responsiveness of the platter, but the crossfader I have to say isn't designed for heavy scratching in my opinion. . Also as a side note you shouldn't use your dj or mixing soundcard as your default WINODWS soundcard, that what the cheap ones in your laptop are for, keep your pro soundcards for your mixing or audio programs. Anway sorry for the very long review, but I know from years of experience with audio gear how frustrating it can be having problems setting up a unit you buy and having to figure out everything on your own, so hopefully I answered a couple questions in my review for other people having similiar issues. Couple more things, if you are going to use this for a club environment then you definitely need RCA to XLR, or RCA to 1/4 adapter cables, as most clubs don't use amps with RCA inputs Pyle PPRC-X05 Dual 5ft. Professional Audio Link Cable XLR Female to RCA Male, Amazon has some of these sold through other vendors.
This video uploaded of me doing a very basic juggling of Amerie's "More than Love" In Love & War is only after about a day before of using the Typhoon and getting used to the way the platter feels, so its not gonna win any DJ Battles competition, I know that already so don't waste your time typing text, just wanted to show some of what you can beyond alot of other videos I've seen on it. I plan to add some more vids of using the unit on my blog (see profile) or youtube soon. All that being said, I think that if you are trying to learn how to be the "next" DJ Craze or Qbert, etc, then your best bet is going with a vinyl alone (like I and tons of other djs started with) set up or Vinyl Tables with Serato Scratch or Traktor Pro, or at least a higher end DJ controller like the Vestax VCI-300 Dedicated USB MIDI DJ Controller for Serato ITCH (Black) or the Numark NS7 DJ Turntable Controller with Serato ITCH Software. If you aren't sure and just want to get your feet wet, or are looking for an affordable and portable unit, then in my opinion the Typhoon is the way to go. Don't get into the hype of thinking you need a DJ controller or software with 10,000 effects buttons and some super motorized faders, I still remember the dayz when the even most of the best DJs just had 2 Technics TECHNICS SL-1200MK2 Turntable and a cheap Gemini mixer.
PROS:
All in one Controller (soundcard + midi), Compact, portable, works well with Traktor LE, works with Windows 7 64 bit, also MAC compatible (I've read online), Vestax has good track record, control platters are responsive
CONS:
Audio Drivers (software) may take some additional setup with Windows 64 bit or Intel I series laptops, faders have a very light feel, made mostly of plastic
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Very Nice Machine, comes with Tractor Le software you just have to register the software after loading. I was mixing using cd's for years, this cuts out cd's skipping, not being able to enjoy a party becuz i have to listen every darn second to make sure im not skipping. Very user friendly, I actually scouted the Typhoon for about 6months prior to purchasing, I saw clips on YouTube and could not find it anywhere in the U.S.A. I ended up getting one from EBay it came from Canada. Ive had mine about 2months now and im darn near a professional. I can play any club,bar,restaurant in the city. Im from Philly so I dj quite frequently, I do bars and parties every weekend. If ur a seasoned pro like myself or a beginner and need something not too complicated but good enuf to get u goin this is definitely the machine. The only downside I would say is, its not really set up to plug a mic and go live through the house. I do it anyway and get a slight delay but i work through it. I scratch, mix, crossfade everything. Im slowly but surely learning all the scratching tricks. This is the REaldeal, and is wayyyyyy more affordable than the serato itch whatever u call it. It does the exact same thing. Ive workd with Serato, and this is just as good if you have skills.I couldnt wait to leave a review on here,Typhoon Rocks!!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I am an amateur DJ, but I have tried several different qualities of equipments, from the most pro to the very cheap stuff. The Vestax Typhoon is just a perfect machine for the 99% of the time of a DJ performance. Unlike other cheap machines similar to this one(I am referring mostly to the Hercules ones), the Typhoon has the most common buttons for DJing where you need them, they are big enough, the feel when you touch them is good enough, and the jog wheel quality is just much above than all its competitors. That is important if you pretend to mix songs and adjust the tempo manually and not just relying on the software (basically, what a Dj is supposed to do). They are good enough for scratching too, and this is something that most of the similar machines cannot handle decently.
It comes with Tracktor LE, what is one of the best programs available (I can't stand the horrible virtual dj). Ok, now I have to thanks DJ Exquiz who wrote another review and solved the main problem I found with the Typhoon: with my windows 7 64 bits the jog wheels were not working properly (the music was distorted). Follow his guidelines about changing the driver to Kernel and it will be solved, because in the Vestax website I didn't find anything related with this problem. But now that everything works fine, I am really pleased with this purchase (after returning an Hercules), because the quality is better than I expected for the price. Actually I think they are increasing the price of the Typhoon (I bought it for 279), so that means that they are realising that the machine is being re-valuating. Check other places than Amazon before, just in case.
In conclusion, it is the first Vestax product that I buy, but now I trust in their quality, and I am very happy with this portable machine, I dont need to buy anything else to do great parties everywhere!
Well, actually one thing you need to buy apart is the audio cable to use its RCA connections. I recommend to buy it at the same time, but check first about the length (buy it quite long to use it everywhere), and the type of connection you will need for your audio equipment (jack, RCA, minijack, etc.)
cheers!
It comes with Tracktor LE, what is one of the best programs available (I can't stand the horrible virtual dj). Ok, now I have to thanks DJ Exquiz who wrote another review and solved the main problem I found with the Typhoon: with my windows 7 64 bits the jog wheels were not working properly (the music was distorted). Follow his guidelines about changing the driver to Kernel and it will be solved, because in the Vestax website I didn't find anything related with this problem. But now that everything works fine, I am really pleased with this purchase (after returning an Hercules), because the quality is better than I expected for the price. Actually I think they are increasing the price of the Typhoon (I bought it for 279), so that means that they are realising that the machine is being re-valuating. Check other places than Amazon before, just in case.
In conclusion, it is the first Vestax product that I buy, but now I trust in their quality, and I am very happy with this portable machine, I dont need to buy anything else to do great parties everywhere!
Well, actually one thing you need to buy apart is the audio cable to use its RCA connections. I recommend to buy it at the same time, but check first about the length (buy it quite long to use it everywhere), and the type of connection you will need for your audio equipment (jack, RCA, minijack, etc.)
cheers!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Great for beginners, works with mac osx lion
Its a great product for someone who wants to start off dj-ing just as a hobby and try their hand at mixing and scratching. Read more
Published 29 days ago by Akanksha
worth every penny
i am a DJ of 12yrs i started out on records now i am one of the many laptop DJ this player is nice an compact now i own a mix track pro that is also a good player but the big... Read more
Published 3 months ago by djdiva
Very good device for a party
Very good device. I used to play some years ago and just wanted to have Typhoon for home parties. After test I understood that it can be used even in big clubs. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Shatz2308
Awesome !!!
This is one of the best purchases of the year well worth the money. high quality sound and mixing. The only crappy thing is the software but for 100. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Ec2008
Great!
I don't know much about the item but my nephew was absolutely thrilled. He was pleased with the product and found it easy to synchrnoize with his laptop.
Published 14 months ago by R. Joseph
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