Xone mixers were used at a various clubs, boat parties, beach parties, mansions, hotel lobbies, poolside and rooftop events, as well as at the daily Beatport mash-ups, live on BBC Radio One and at Ultrafest. The 2008 Ultrafest hosted 40,000+ revellers over the two-day festival. One of the highlights was Paul van Dyk, who made full use of his preferred Xone:3D mixer/MIDI controller, and featured a live artist complement for the first time.
On WMC's opening night, Allen & Heath received the DJ Mixer of the Year award for the Xone:S2, as voted for by readers of Club World magazine.
Richie Hawtin was using his new set up, which includes the new Xone:1D MIDI controller: "Since 2008, I've moved away from the traditional turntable set up and now use a combination of Traktor Studio and Ableton along with two A&H Xone:1D's and a stock Xone:92. With this set up, the power and options that the 1D's offer me has allowed my sets to become more fluid and dynamic than ever; this gives me a huge step forward from where I was with my old set up."
(Jim Evans)
