Pioneer introduced the first Pioneer CDJ 1000 to the club scene ten years ago. Although turntables had achieved legendary status, it didn't take long for it to become the industry's standard DJ device. Finally, DJs could hit the road armed with a USB memory stick rather than their fragile and heavy vinyl collection.
In time, however, the Pioneer CDJ began to face competition from the increasing use of laptop computers as the ultimate DJ mixing tool. In order to remain in the spotlight, Pioneer had to develop a new and improved model that could integrate all the latest features and connectivity options DJs need.
Firstly, they drastically increased the size of the screen, which is now impressive. This modification facilitates navigation, making it easier to find tracks, even in a dark club. If the DJ finds the glare a bit too much, however, it is also possible to dim the brightness on the settings page.
Improved management of the DJ's music library was another major change intended to secure the Pioneer CDJ 2000's place in the DJ booth. The Rekordbox software creates an intelligent music library that can be installed on a laptop to prepare mixes on the CDJ. MP3s are imported from other software, and once in the library, Rekordbox indicates the BPM and other track features.
The DJ can also use the library to prepare music and sets. It allows the setting of cue and loop points that the CDJ can recall during live mixes. Tags and colour-coding can be added to tracks, as can information that will help the DJ find his way around a collection of thousands of tracks.
Inversely, cue points can also be recorded during live mixes so that they can be used again in the future. This is not an exhaustive list of the improvements made to the Pioneer CDJ, but they have helped it retain its position in pride of place in the DJ booth.
In time, however, the Pioneer CDJ began to face competition from the increasing use of laptop computers as the ultimate DJ mixing tool. In order to remain in the spotlight, Pioneer had to develop a new and improved model that could integrate all the latest features and connectivity options DJs need.
Firstly, they drastically increased the size of the screen, which is now impressive. This modification facilitates navigation, making it easier to find tracks, even in a dark club. If the DJ finds the glare a bit too much, however, it is also possible to dim the brightness on the settings page.
Improved management of the DJ's music library was another major change intended to secure the Pioneer CDJ 2000's place in the DJ booth. The Rekordbox software creates an intelligent music library that can be installed on a laptop to prepare mixes on the CDJ. MP3s are imported from other software, and once in the library, Rekordbox indicates the BPM and other track features.
The DJ can also use the library to prepare music and sets. It allows the setting of cue and loop points that the CDJ can recall during live mixes. Tags and colour-coding can be added to tracks, as can information that will help the DJ find his way around a collection of thousands of tracks.
Inversely, cue points can also be recorded during live mixes so that they can be used again in the future. This is not an exhaustive list of the improvements made to the Pioneer CDJ, but they have helped it retain its position in pride of place in the DJ booth.
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