The one thing that hit me about this controller was the video that they are using to market the device. Other than that it seems to have all the relevant buttons and nobs for standard mixing and effects. It has a nifty little slot to slide your laptop under, which if like me, you have hotkeys set up on your laptop, will be useless or at best, annoying. The brighter your face glows blue, the more spot on the mix is going! It really does bring a whole new meaning to DJ’ing until your blue in the face! With light indicators on the volume sliders, to light indicators on the platter that tell you how in time your mix is, it will certainly illuminate your face in pretty colours as you lean over it. The lighting on this thing seems like it’s come straight out of a spaceship. This controller is basically the DDJ-ERGO-V with a make over (black finish instead of white) and more compatibility with Traktor Software.Īlthough I haven’t yet handled the DDJ-ERGO-K (wow, thats a mouthful), I am sure it is an excellent choice for the bedroom DJ that wants the capability of a standard DJ set up with pretty lights. The unease that I describe above brings me to Pioneers latest Traktor enabled release the DDJ-ERGO-K.
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With the recent update of Traktor 2.5.1, you can plug and play the CDJ 2000’s. I know I have seen Steve Lawler using this set up in clubs before.
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Pioneer cleverly enabled this recent line of CDJ’s to send midi messages allowing DJ’s to control the ever popular Traktor DJ Software from Native Instruments. I would love a pair, but I am unable to afford these beauties! These however are most often priced outside the reach of the humble start-up bedroom DJ. Pioneer has released their most beautiful CDJ line yet (in my opinion) with the CDJ 900’s and CDJ 2000’s. With the leap into digital DJ’ing, I feel there is a sense of unease around the continued success of these club gear giants. These particular products have dominated the club scene now for many years. Most clubs will be sporting the CDJ 1000s alongside a pair of ‘Technics’ Vinyl turntables. 1994 saw the first real CDJ product, the CDJ-500.įrom this point onwards Pioneer went from strength to strength and produced the most commonplace CDJ’s the CDJ1000.
Similarly to how people call their mp3 players iPods even if it’s not an iPod many people now call their DJ CD players, CDJ’s. From my viewpoint, I see Pioneer as the world leaders for CDJ manufacturing, they have always been the industry standard for CDJ’s and from my experienced coined the name CDJ.