NAMM 2015: Reloop RP-8000 Straight & RMX-60 Digital [Video]

Reloop has just dropped a BOMB for vinyl DJ's by announcing its new Reloop RP-8000 Straight turntable with a straight tonearm that is great for scratching. Reloop has also announced a new RMX-60 Digital mixer for NAMM 2015. These two products were announced by a quick surprise video from Reloop with turntablist DJ Fong Fong going to work on the new RP-8000 Straight turntables and the RMX-60 Digital four-channel mixer. Check out the video and our thoughts after the jump.

Author:: DJ Blaze
Updated:: Feb 12, 2018
Original:: Jan 20, 2015

Reloop has just dropped a BOMB for vinyl DJ's by announcing its new Reloop RP-8000 Straight turntable with a straight tonearm that is great for scratching. Reloop has also announced a new RMX-60 Digital mixer for NAMM 2015. These two products were announced by a quick surprise video from Reloop with turntablist DJ Fong Fong going to work on the new RP-8000 Straight turntables and the RMX-60 Digital four-channel mixer.

We recently reviewed the original curve-tonearm

Reloop RP-8000 Turntables

and we loved the hybrid features with MIDI controls right there on the surface of the turntable. It has that strong SUPER-OEM Hanpin motor and it was solid and sturdy all around. The new Reloop RP-8000 Straight will change the curved tonearm in favor of the straight tonearm that some DJ's prefer. Personally, it never matters to me one way or the other as long as your cartridges are aligned and balanced, but at least Reloop saw the need that some DJ's had for this request and went to work on delivering it to the masses.

The other product featured in this video fro NAMM 2015 is the new RMX-60 Digital four channel mixer. There's no press release just yet, so I don't have much information other than the stock fader is scratch-worthy and user replaceable, it has an effects section, separate filters for each channel, three band EQ, and looks to be the same size and shape of the standard club Pioneer DJM mixers. We'll update you on more information as it becomes available so stay tuned!

Are you interested in these straight tonearm versions of the RP-8000's? Will this finally make you bite the bullet and make the purchase? Let us know in the comments section below.

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As we reported in an earlier NAMM 2015 story, the Reloop team has decided to release their flagship RP-8000 turntables in a straight tonearm edition to appease many scratch DJ's who are more comfortable with the straight arm skip resistance. The new RP-8000 Straight turntables will have all the same features and functions of the original RP-8000 Hybrid Turntables we reviewed last year with a new tonearm option for those who want it.

Reloop has just announced two brand new turntables at the BPM 2013 show this weekend that is sure to get vinyl and DVS users very excited. Introducing the Reloop RP-8000 MIDI hybrid turntable (above) and the RP-7000 high-torque turntables without the MIDI control. These new turntables have the familiar Super-OEM internal makeup with high torque direct drive motors while the RP-8000 adds a host of MIDI on-board control buttons and an encoder knob for DJ software mapping and control.

The new Reloop RP-8000 Professional Hybrid MIDI DJ turntables sport some of the familiar Super-OEM turntable DNA including the same high-torque motor and tonearm with the additional features such as the digital Pitch LED display, eight rubberized MIDI pads, four MIDI layer buttons, and an over-sized encoder knob which can all be mapped to any MIDI compatible DJ software out on the market today. Reloop has just released a new three-part Tutorial Video Series to show the main features of the RP-8000.

The recently released Reloop RP-8000 Professional MIDI DJ turntables sport some of the familiar Super-OEM turntable DNA including the same high-torque motor and tonearm that is found on the Stanton ST-150, Reloop RP-6000, AT-LP1240, etc. The RP-8000 also has an additional digital Pitch LED display, eight rubberized MIDI pads, four MIDI layer buttons, and an over-sized encoder knob which can all be mapped to any MIDI compatible DJ software out on the market today. The main difference with these new Reloop turntables is that they have a familiar "Technics" turntable look and layout with a brushed aluminum top plate, recessed aluminum pitch sliders, and the familiar aluminum start-stop buttons found on the corners. The Pitch range of these turntables can be switched from +/- 8%, +/- 16% and +/- 50% and there are also start and stop adjustment knobs to control the speed that the platter starts and stops the track.

The brand new Reloop RP-8000 MIDI hybrid DJ turntables have been turning up everywhere across the globe since they've been released and many famous DJ's have been popping up with new videos to show off some new tricks and techniques. The latest DJ to put out a great performance video with the Reloop RP-8000's is DJ ND. Check out our full video review of the RP-8000's then see a true DMC DJ show you what they can do.

As turntables and vinyl seem to be hitting a new strides with newfound success in the DJ and consumer markets; the manufacturers who create these turntables are giving users options for all budgets and performance levels. Reloop has introduced a new video to accompany their new Direct Drive Entry level turntables with USB connectivity (for transferring a vinyl music library to the computer) called the RP-2000USB. These aren't the powerhouse Super-OEM RP-6000/7000/8000, but they cost less than half of those models and they can still get the DJ-job done at a lower cost.

In an earlier post for the NAMM 2015 show, Reloop has introduced us to its new low-cost four-channel club grade mixer called the RMX-60. The new Reloop RMX-60 is the little brother of the Reloop RMX-80 Mixer we reviewed last year, but it still has the same overall size/footprint, lots of effects, and a plethora of input and output options all coming in at a price that everyone will love.