![]() ![]() ![]() I’m normally first to shoot down most Pioneer over priced products, but I think people are getting carried away here. However I must say I am a little intrigued by the DJJS1 Serato controller (albeit that it is still too big and only 2 channels), particular if the bridge is opened up to the itch software down the track and the DJJS1 gets the software updates and mappings to properly support it. And for the established controller based club DJs, it’s just too big and lacks too many key features, particulary if its going to be compared to the S4. For mobile DJs, there are many much better and cheaper options. If your an entry level DJ and want to persue CDJing buy CDJ350’s, or even the larger CDJ850’s for that matter. I don’t think the DJJT1 will meet the needs of the serious controllerist out there, and I definitely don’t think Pioneer had any real commitment to the professional DJ when designing this (just read their own product summary), but rather created just another expensive stepping stone to hook in entry level and bedroom djs to eventually purchase their top of the line CDJs (remember this is their bread and butter). overall look and work flow is a much closer match to traditional CDJ equipment than the DDJ-T1.needle drop touch strip has LED feedback of position.2 channel mixer (itch supports 4 decks but Serato only 2 without the right hardware).If not, its still looking like a great alternative to the popular vci-300. If Pioneer manages to be the first to create that reality, they will kill it in sales. They really all just want a mobile controller for Serato that does NOT require a SL box. Most mobile djs are stuck using Serato Scratch in the club and then Itch in the mobile territory. This one has the potential to be really interesting because its rumored to be working with Serato Scratch, which means it might be the very first all in one controller/sound card combo fully supported by Scratch (transport control without requiring the SL1/2/3boxes). the top photo is probably a very good 3 render, while the photo above looks like an early stage prototype.there are mic and headphone jacks so a built-in sound card is evident.auto loop encoder matches the s4 (look for this to become standard).based on the size of the jog wheels relative to the transport buttons, its full CDj-20 sized, which means a wide controller.the knobs and buttons look noticeably plastic.If not, and NI holds on to the S4 feature set for themselves, then I doubt the controller will make it much farther. If they did, then that means there will be real competition in the market place for that platform. The real question here is whether or not Pioneer struck a deal with NI to include a new Traktor Pro software with S4 features (more info tomorrow on that). Considering the new CDJ-200’s run around $300 each and a decent 4 channel mixer is at least $400, this should represent a really good value for new djs looking to maintain a Pioneer work flow in the digital domain. Throw in a 4 channel mixer and depending on the feature set/software bundle- you may have the first real competition for the S4. The Pioneer DDJ-T1 controller is clearly an amalgamation of their CDJ-200 line into the controller world. Read on for more speculation and a new record low volume of factual data! We have known this was coming for a while but Pioneer did an amazing job of keeping it from leaking, especially considering they showed it to everyone under the sun. Both are basically identical in layout but equipped with specific features for each software. They have been working on 2 models, 1 for Traktor (DDJ-T1) and one for Serato (DDJ-S1). Although widely rumored, its looking official, Pioneer is finally jumping on board the controller craze. ![]()
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