Re: Welcome to the future of djing…

Oh man I got to get my hands on these while visiting a DJ shop in downtown Tokyo they are sooo nice! As for the comment about having direct connectivity with Serato, that would be incredible. I have to be honest, yes they do almost do what Serato does but in reality…. not even close. The ability to quickly type with a keyboard the name of a song in your library and bring it up will always always always be better than what you can do with a tiny control panel on a CDJ – that alone makes it nowhere near what Serato provides as far as accessibility. I don’t honestly see having to dial in your track on that little knob as being a monumental innovation but it is, however, a major step in the right direction. The ability (not just ability, but technological ENCOURAGEMENT) to evolve from CDs to flash drive is very delightful and the LAN connectivity really just goes above and beyond, great job on that one Pioneer!

They did include a auto 4-beat loop button on the CDJ2000 as well as your 3 hot cues/loops but I really would’ve loved to see them include the full auto-loop section from the CDJ800/900 and also have hot cueing on the CDJ900 that really would’ve been a stark improvement on what these things pack feature-wise. But as us DJs have learned from Technics 1200s, its not entirely about features but reliability and longevity which nothing has to be said for Pioneer we all know what quality of equipment they make.

What do you guys think?