Pioneer have today announced the launch of their new STEEZ range of portable music dance systems,
which have been designed to help dancers practice and perfecting
techniques. There are three models in the new STEEZ range the Solo, Duo
and Crew which are equipped with essential dance features including
temporal control, 8 beat skip, dance cue and an auto DJ mode.
All 3 systems also incorporate an "auto battle mode” that enables you
to create a battle sequence complete with a countdown timer which is
displayed on the player’s LCD screen. Which then provides prompts by
both voice and homes to indicate when there are 10 seconds left of
music, before the next user needs to jump in.
Tempo Control – All three STEEZ music systems let
users change the tempo of the music without changing the pitch. Song
tracks can play at slower or faster speeds, enabling dancers to follow
along with the pace of the music without distorting the song’s
characteristics.
8-Beat Skip – A standard for choreography, music
analyzed by the MIXTRAX software is divided into eight counts, allowing
users to skip forward and back by eight counts with the push of a
button.
Dance Cue – Eliminating the need to find a
particular point in a track, users can set cue points to make playback
begin at a desired spot in a piece of music extremely fast and easy.
Auto DJ Mode – Each player offers non-stop music
mix playback based on the genre organized by MIXTRAX. An entire music
library is automatically categorized and grouped according to BPM,
genre, etc., creating a mix based on the style of dance picked by the
user.
Dance Boost – The Dance Boost feature emphasizes
specific instruments in a track such as the hi-hat and bass drum to
make the beats more pronounced and easier to hear. This is ideal for
training or teaching when used at low volume levels or in noisy
(outdoor) environments.
Remote Control – Each player also comes with an
ultra-thin credit card-sized wireless remote that eliminates the need
for users to run back and forth to the player.
All three STEEZ models will be arriving in November and will be
priced at STZ-D10S-L Solo, $299, STZ-D10T-G Duo $349 and STZ-D10Z-R Crew
$499.
Source: Engadget | 