Besides having an odd name - what exactly is an Otus, anyway - the new Eks Otus also has an odd mix between traditional and new generation DJ features. The Otus is a USB DJ controller (i.e., a piece of hardware meant to simulate the actions normally performed by a turntable), built almost entirely of aluminum and complete with ASIO and MIDI drivers, carefully placed LEDs, reprogrammable buttons, and a customizable unit surface and feet. What should make the Otus appeal to the traditionally-minded is the controller's design - it's meant to fit in a standard DJing desk - and the 7.5 inch jog wheel, which makes the Otus look exactly like a heavily-featured turntable and should ease the mind of the digitally skittish.

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