The PDX-3000mkII may look the same as the PDX series from the past, but with its new features, the PDX-3000mkII gives you absolute control over the vinyl. In addition of the traditional pitch control and ultra pitch, a torque simulator system is built-in to adjust the motors torque power to the DJs preference, allowing you to scratch but also mix with the PDX-3000mkII like no other turntable before! The PDX-3000mkII is also the world’s first turntable to have MIDI connection, which enables external MIDI devices to control the pitch. Stability is a known virtue of the PDX series, and this is the same for the PDX-3000mkII. Vestax"s original Anti Skipping Tone Arm System (A.S.T.S) provides sufficient performance for DJs who juggle and scratch. For many DJs familiar to straight arm Djing, the PDX-3000mkII is your perfect choice. Vestax’s original Anti Skipping Tone-arm System ensures high sound quality and stable playback by reducing the inner and outer force of the needle, suppressing horizontal vibrations. The PDX-3000mkII’s direct drive DC motor has powerful torque of maximum 4.7CN/cm, and reaches a constant speed rate within 0.5 seconds from pushing the start/stop button. An extremely precise regulator is required to accurately control such a motor, and with the PDX-3000 it is digitally (32bit CPU) controlled with a digital servo. This servo keeps the motor rotating no matter how heavily the pitch is changed, reverse button is pushed or the platter is pulled back. With an advanced digital servo in combination, Vestax has cast a new mold to optimize the balance between the platter weight and rotary inertia moment. This enables the DJ to perform with higher stability and accuracy. The surface has been lowered, giving DJs more control over vinyl, along with carefully designed sides for precise pitch adjustment. The PDX-3000mk2 can be controlled by MIDI note signals sent from other control devices.