Everything feels tight and I found no hiccups. Here’s hoping that Pioneer DJ will continue to invest in these players and release updates with more features that make these units powerhouses for years to come." Every DJ wins when features like Key Sync become standard and expected on a flagship media player. "The CDJ-3000s are incredibly fun to mix on and a welcome breath of fresh air for the Pioneer DJ ecosystem.
#Pioneer cdj 2000 looping upgrade
MusicRadar verdict: Doesn’t win on cost, but we see it being a staple of DJ booths worldwide, and it’s a welcome upgrade on the previous model. It does, however, feel that Pioneer DJ is playing catchup with Denon’s DJ products in certain aspects – in-built streaming and cloud locker support, alongside a dual-layer playback mode, would be welcome on a flagship deck at this price point.
#Pioneer cdj 2000 looping update
The CDJ-3000 is a welcome update to the undisputed industry standard of DJ multi-players, and easy to use if you’re au fait with Pioneer’s DJ products already. You can also make the track playing jump forwards or back by a number of beats specified in the Utility menu by using the new Beat Jump feature – this also works when you’re in a loop, meaning you can make your entire loop move forwards or backwards quickly. The looping function has been refreshed too, with the option to create triplet or odd number loops, which is great fun for creating your own polyrhythms from breakbeats and so on. They’re bigger and more solid than before and can be colour-coded as an aid to memory too, making it easier for you to do convincing re-edits, chops and cuts. The CDJ-3000 is a welcome update to the undisputed industry standard of DJ multi-players, and easy to use if you’re au fait with Pioneers DJ's products One big improvement over the previous model in terms of creativity is the addition of eight separate hot cue buttons directly under the screen, as opposed to the four hot cues of the 2000 Nexus 2 (with a shift key to access the other four hot cues). Meanwhile, if you have the deck linked to either the DJM-V10 or DJM-900 Nexus 2 mixer via Ethernet then you can preview another part of the playing song by touching the waveform without the audience hearing what you’re doing – great for back to back marathons, or if you’re not too familiar with the particular track you’re playing. The SC6000 Prime offers many of the advanced features that have just landed in the CDJ3000, as well as a larger 10.1” touchscreen and dual-layer support, allowing you to mix two tracks from the one deck.
#Pioneer cdj 2000 looping pro
If you’re not so fussed about having individual decks, then the XDJ-XZ offers up much of the CDJ3000’s feature set at a more sensible cost, but as an all-in-one DJ system that also boasts a four-channel mixer and Pro DJ Link, letting you add extra Pioneer DJ kit. We certainly noticed that the 3000 sounds nicer than its predecessor, but particularly enjoyed the much-reduced load times when inserting a USB, or loading a track laced with memory and hot cues – great for quick mixes. We certainly noticed that the 3000 sounds nicer than its predecessor, but particularly enjoyed the much-reduced load times when inserting a USB, or loading a track laced with memory and hot cuesĪs well as redesigned analogue and digital output circuits, the internal processing has been beefed up, with two multi-core processors driving a 32-bit float/96kHz audio engine that promises clearer sound quality than before. We also liked the three-band waveform option, which shows you the loudness of each frequency band of a track, in a similar way to Denon’s Prime series. When you’re in the mix, the new screen offers much more comprehensive waveform views than before, with the clunky four beat marker bars from the previous model – used to show how tightly in time the track is with the one playing from another deck – being replaced with a zoomable second track waveform, allowing you to see precisely where the two tracks being mixed sit in relation to each other.
(Image credit: Future) Performance and verdict
0 kommentar(er)
