Emily Scott, Australian Pioneer DJ Ambassador makes these look good! Aus release dates coming soon, what has been announced is the recommended retail pricing on the CDJ-350 will be $999 (each) and the DJM-350 will be $849. More details coming soon [click here]
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Pioneer announces new CDJ-2000 and CDJ-900 firmware that adds support for rekordbox Link and Scratch Live 2.1
Pioneer announces new CDJ-2000 and CDJ-900 firmware that adds support for rekordbox Link and Scratch Live 2.1. It features enhanced HID Technology for DJ software, along with even more player features, like 8-Beat Auto Loop on the CDJ-2000 and increased BPM display accuracy.
CDJ-2000s and 900s now in perfect sync with the Scratch Live v2.1
Firmware v3.10 is planned for release over the coming days and will be a free download. The free Scratch Live v2.1 software update is planned for release in Quarter 3 of 2010 from Serato Audio Research.
First up, rekordbox Link bridges the gap between our hardware and rekordbox software to become the easiest way of playing digital music. With rekordbox installed, wherever you find the new CDJ-900s / CDJ-2000s, you can perform instantly with just one standard network cable. The major advantage is that music is played on the CDJs, not in the software, so there’s no need to export.
Since the launch of the CDJ-2000/900, Pioneer has worked with the leading software companies to deliver the ultimate digital media player and controller experience. Unlike existing Midi controllers, the CDJs feature HID control that enables enhanced, two-way, low-latency data communication.
Developed together with Serato Audio Research, Pioneer’s new CDJ-2000/900 firmware v3.10 enables software to use the built-in color displays. Detailed track information, text, album artwork (CDJ-2000 only), track overviews, cue/loop points and other track information for quicker visual feedback and enhanced DJ performance. In addition, checking playback status and selecting tracks can all be done directly on the CDJ players, minimizing the need to browse through a computer screen.
Serato Audio Research have implemented advanced HID technology to offer the best experience for Scratch Live users. CDJ-2000/900 players (updated with firmware v3.10) will work in perfect sync with the Scratch Live software Version 2.1, which delivers the best integration of our club-standard hardware and software to date.
The CDJ-2000/900 will now enable DJs to operate Scratch Live version 2.1, together with official Rane hardware, without the need for timecode control discs. Scratch Live’s functions will automatically link to the corresponding controls of the CDJ-2000/900 players when a computer running the software is connected through the players’ USB connection. In addition, functions such as tempo adjustment, play/cue and loop can be made without a computer keyboard or mouse.
Key features
• HID Support (Serato 2.1) – Strengthen connectivity between DJ software and player, which allows the software to show the following information on the CDJ display:
– Browsing music file
– Cue/Loop Points
– Waveform
– Album Art (Jacket picture, CDJ-2000 only)
– Track End Warning
• Auto 8-Beat Loop setting by pushing the 4-Beat loop button for more than 1 second. (CDJ-2000 only)
• Track End Warning – when the remaining play time of a USB storage device or CD track is less than 30 seconds, the Jog illumination will blink and the “PLAYING ADDRESS” icon is inversed. (CDJ-2000 only)
• Decimal BPM – Now able to show one decimal point of the BPM (CDJ-2000 only)
• Quantize Always On – The factory default of QUANTIZE is changed from OFF to ON.
• Anti Glitch – LOOP smoothing process was improved to reduce glitch sounds between the LOOP END and LOOP START points.
Bug fixes
• Slip Mode Fix – When SLIP mode was cancelled, a beat mismatch occurred. (CDJ-900 only)
• HID Jog Indication – The color of the Jog illumination was red when DJ software is used and should be White. (CDJ-2000 only)
• CDJ-900 Track Search Speed – The start time of playing back a track becomes quicker when “AUTO CUE” is enabled. (CDJ-900 only)
• CDJ-2000 Response Improvements – Operation time of “HOT CUE REC”, “REAL TIME CUE IN” or “4-BEAT LOOP” after “SEARCH” or “SCAN” with MP3, or other music files becomes quicker. (CDJ-2000 only)
Pioneer DJ has unveiled a new DJ media player that is aimed at the up and coming DJ not quite ready for pro level gear. The new media player is called the CDJ-850. The media player is designed with a layout that is the same as the pro level offerings from Pioneer like the CDJ-2000 and the CDJ-900.
The 850 offers a 206mm jog dial with a rotary selector and browse buttons within the display. The device can play MP3, AAC, WAV, and AIFF audio formats directly from a USB drive or from recordable CDs.
The 850 also ships with Rekordbox software for analyzing track data like the Wave, Beat Grid, BPM, and ID3 tags. Music can be exported to USB and has MIDI controls for connecting to a laptop. Australian release dates TBA
The DJM-2000 is the perfect mix of creative imagination and technological innovation
5.8-inch multi-touch panel control / Three performance modes / Pro DJ Link for seamless integration with up to four CDJ-2000s/CDJ-900s and two computers / Six INST FX on each channel with rotary control / Advanced Beat Effects / USB-MIDI/Audio Interface / Live Sampler / Link Cue Monitor / Three-band isolator on every channel and effects / High-grade sound design
Take hold of the future with the DJM-2000. This top-level mixer sports a groundbreaking colour LCD, a full-on effects suite, a soundcard and offers complete controller capability. It draws on the best technologies from the trusted DJM-800 and DJM-1000 audio mixers, SVM-1000 AV mixer and EFX-1000 effects unit. Then combines this with cutting-edge futurist thinking. All housed in the one unit: Pioneer’s most advanced audio mixer to date.
So get to grips with six INST effects (Noise, Jet, Zip, HPF, LPF and Crush) and no less than 11 Beat Effects. Choose from three brand-new creative performance modes to suit every set (Frequency Mix, Sidechain Remix and MIDI Mode). Really, four mixer channels and the built-in Pro DJ Link, a six-input local area network (LAN) hub, are just the beginning. Meaning you can connect up to four CDJ-2000/CDJ-900s and two computers running rekordbox™ software, and share music from a single source across all players. All buttons and dials can be mapped via its USB-MIDI / Audio Interface. Enables you to connect to a range of MIDI tools, including DJ software, using a practical MIDI On/Off button. The mixer even sends a ‘Now On Play’ signal to the CDJ-2000, changing the platter’s light colour from white to red for clear identification of its status as a live sound source.
All this so you can relax and enjoy a unique, progressive and dependable approach to digital DJing – using 24-bit/96 kHz quality sound and the highest grade digital to analogue convertor (DAC), which makes a difference that you can feel. The DJM-2000’s innovation then becomes an engine of your imagination, producing powerful results as effortlessly or as elaborately as you want.
The CDJ-2000 multi-player just met its match – welcome to the DJM-2000.
Touch panel:
This large (5.8-inch) full colour multi-touch panel is a real first for any DJ mixer, a window through which you can virtually touch the mix. The LCD occupies a central position and is inspired by technology advanced by Pioneer’s SVM-1000 AV mixer. Only here it’s developed further to provide an intuitive hands-on instant-access way of controlling various audio features. These include the mixer’s three main performance modes: Frequency Mix, Sidechain Remix and MIDI Mode.
• Frequency Mix is a hi-res virtual crossfader, split into seven separate frequency bands. So between two channels you can touch and affect the mix with greater precision across the full frequency range.
• Sidechain Remix features a basic synth and is operated via the on-screen grid by X/Y movements. There are four types of oscillator and three effects, including Gate. And the outcome is sidechaining, using one signal to trigger an effects parameter that changes a second signal.
• MIDI Mode functions like a fully assignable MIDI pad, with four different screen options. Providing opportunities for even more creative freedom. From here you can map different MIDI tools and software according to your needs.
• By touching the panel, you can also access the Live Sampler. This allows WAV samples, of up to eight-seconds, to be recorded from the MIC Input or Master Output, mounted on the new CDJs, and looped, scratched or hot-cued, depending on DJing style.
Main effects:
The mixer’s impressive built-in Beat Effects suite is inspired by technology from Pioneer’s EFX-1000, together with isolator EQ technology from the DJM-1000 mixer. Plus, there are new additions like Multi Tap Delay, Gate, and Slip Roll. The latter of which sounds similar to the famous feedback loop, but is quicker to deploy. Beat Effects can be coordinated using the BPM counter, which may be set manually, automatically or tapped.
Simply select from 11 high impact effects (Delay, Multi Tap Delay, Roll, Reverse Roll, Trans, Gate, Echo, Reverb, Slip Roll, Filter and Phaser). Manipulate according to various beat increments and frequency ranges. And engage your effect using the depth pot. The built-in three-band isolator enables you to get even more creative and determine which parts of the frequency (Hi, Mid or Low) you want to affect. There is also a complete kill and a Send/Return button that works a dream with the isolator. Another valuable feature of these effects is that they can be used in conjunction with INST FX. For example, adding white noise to a Slip Roll. This opens avenues to infinite live remixing opportunities.
Inst fx:
The DJM-2000’s INST FX enhance and expand upon effects that were previously available via both the DJM-800 and external EFX units. These include two EFX favourites, the Jet ‘whoosh’ and Zip, which resembles a pitch-shift, as well as Crush from the DJM-800. Then there are new Low and High Pass Filter buttons and a fresh drama-building ‘white noise’ generator. Assign any of the six FX (Noise, Jet, Zip, HPF, LPF and Crush) and play away using the min/max filter knob. With four discrete processors, the chosen effect is individually controllable on all four Channels. Additional fine-tuning of FX is achieved through the Parameter knob, located under the effect buttons. This controls such aspects as resonance of the filters, depth of Crush, and level of Noise, which you can set and forget. Unite INST FX with breakdowns and builds. Create your own undulations from scratch. Or combine with Beat Effects. And you’ve always got killer dancefloor ammunitions close at hand.
full system benefits:
The DJM-2000 is the only professional mixer to fully unleash the integrated innovation and sheer power of the complete ‘2000’ system.The ultimate DJ weapon for total endurance, its built-in Pro DJ Link system presents untold benefits, especially in clubs.
The versatility of this connectivity means DJ changeover times are quicker as transitions become seamless with the new rekordbox™ Link. And DJs performing with software like Ableton Live can use the DJM-2000 as a controller and soundcard, making it easier to set up in the club.
Capable of fitting into any environment, the DJM-2000 is the perfect partner for the CDJ-2000, and the rack-mount kit makes it easy to install.
REMIX POWERHOUSE:
Integrating software, like Ableton Live, into the mix has never been easier. In fact the DJM-2000 is the perfect marriage of hardware and software for the performing DJ Producer.
The DJM-2000 sends a MIDI clock from the Beat Effects so DJs can literally mix between a rekordbox™ DJ set and performance in software, all in perfect time and on the same computer.
One USB cable gives access to a four-channel soundcard and the entire surface of the DJM-2000 sends MIDI with dedicated Start/Stop controls for your sequencer. The touch-screen MIDI pages offer four layouts, which will easily keep even the most adventurous producers happy for playing out new Ableton tracks.
The CDJ-2000s offer HID control and soundcards for DJ software like Traktor, so the DJM-2000 MIDI pages are free to control your favourite software effects.
rekordbox™ LINK:
rekordbox™ is without doubt the most important tool for making DJs’ lives less stressful. It’s like iTunes for DJs, and literally turns your laptop into an advanced digital rekordbox™.
And now, rekordbox™ connects directly to the DJM-2000 with the groundbreaking new rekordbox™ Link.
It’s our answer to Digital Vinyl Systems and DJ software, but solves all the issues. Connect your laptop with just one LAN cable to the DJM-2000 and the music stored on up to two rekordbox™ laptops can be accessed at the same time on up to four CDJs. There’s no need for soundcards, MIDI controllers and all the rewiring. Not only is it easy for DJs to switch over, but they can even play back to back using the DJM-2000.
Use the DJM-2000 dedicated Cue Link to preview tracks from rekordbox™ without loading a deck.
A major advantage is that when music is played it’s on the CDJs, not in the software, and so processor-intensive effects are processed on reliable hardware.
The DJM-2000 is a professional-level performance mixer built for the world’s most demanding DJs.
RRP $3599 (Aus), Available July 2010. Click here for more details or to pre order
LONG BEACH, Calif.— As the popularity of remixing music continues to increase, Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. Professional Sound and Visual Division is making it easy for anyone to engage in the art of DJ-ing with the introduction of the CDJ-350 digital media player and DJM-350 2-channel mixer. Both units combined enable beginner and bedroom DJs to create unique performances using varying types of music files
“Pioneer’s established reputation as the de facto brand for professional DJs is proven by its wide use in clubs and commercial events around the world because of its excellent sound quality, reliability and operability,” said Matt Dever, vice president of professional sound and visual division for Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. “In recent years, more consumers are aspiring to become DJs and Pioneer’s CDJ-350 and DJM-350 will make it easy for almost anyone to practice the art and make their own music.”
Spin It with the CDJ-350 Multi-media Player
The CDJ-350 will allow users to create DJ performances with various digital music files including MP3, AAC, WAV and AIFF files that are stored on different forms of media, including USB mass storage device class products1 or CD-R/RW discs. The media player also includes Pioneer’s proprietary music management software, rekordbox™, making it possible to manage music files on a computer for quick song selection when played back on compatible Pioneer players.
Highlights of the CDJ-350 include:
Blend It with the DJM-350 Mixer
The DJM-350 mixer inherits similar functions and operability of the popular Pioneer DJM series of mixers often experienced in the club scene. The mixer is equipped with four kinds of effects as well as an isolated 3-band equalizer—all of which allow the DJ to make a one-of-a-kind mix. The front USB port allows users to record their DJ mixes onto USB storage devices, check their own mix and take it with them to listen on other devices.
Highlights of the DJM-350 include:
