CapFive Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 OMG, ok i was so close to buying a new controller, im glad i waited... i just stumbled accross this!P.S this is taken from http://www.digitaldjtips.com/2011/09/vi ... ontroller/Pioneer has signalled its intention to take on the rest of the digital DJing market hard this Christmas by teasing a brand new two-channel controller, as this new video reveals.The controller was first leaked by Pioneer Japan this week via their Twitter account, and as can be seen clearly in the video, is a direct shot across the bows of the Traktor Kontrol S2.The platters (let’s forget about that logo for a second, I’m really not sure about the aesthetics there!) have the Pioneer LED rotating lights within them (as in the company’s own DDJ-T1 and DDJ-S1 controllers). The design borrows elements from the Numark NS6 and the stylish Vestax units, especially that company’s Typhoon/Spin, and now-aging VCI-300. It also appears to be somewhat Apple-esque.It remains to be seen how good the build quality of the unit will be – if it were as good as the aforementioned VCI-300, for instance, it at first glance would make an attractive pro compact unit, but if it were in to-budget plastic, it would appear to be more aimed at straight consumers.Front this angle, it looks rather reminiscent of the Numark NS6.So what software will it run? One line of speculation is that the big manufacturers will want to break away from Native Instruments and launch products with their own software, and it wouldn’t be the greatest leap for Pioneer to re-engineer its existing Rekordbox library software into standalone digital software for controllers. It’ll probably be Traktor, though.Really though, we have no insider details other than what you can see in that video. Maybe we’ll find out more at BPM this month. Pioneer also announced a USA price drop this week on its DDJ-T1 and DDJ-S1 controllers, down to US$899 and US$999 respectively.What do you think of this unit? Do you know more than us about it? Care to speculate? Let us know your thoughts below!im deff holding out now... this will be awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SourceRaver Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 LOL! First thing you see in the video is a flashing 'Sync' button. (I wonder if that was a deliberate choice to increase market appeal towards the beginner Dj?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolDios Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 it looks a little plastic for my liking, and Im not keen on the ugly chocks at the back.Question is, what does it bring to the table that other controllers don't have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 looks average to me, just like any other midi controller, accept that its pioneer so you know they are going to charge threw the ass for it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurk6r Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Ew 2 channel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandy Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Ew 2 channel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupe Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 yea i wtf @ that as soon as i saw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imadje Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Hmmm... aiming any product at christmas release implies bedroom dj market to me, esp as many djs seem to have chosen NS6, S4, MC6000 over the ddjs/t-1 as the pioneer units were more expensive without offering much more.I think the controller market is really hotting up and pioneer factory boffins have decided to release a budget version so they can compete at all price scales on the market.It'll be ok, it's pioneer, but i guess it wont be worth the hype they're adverts and "leaks" will try and generate around it.Always happy to be proved wrong tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazza Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Controller looks ok...but with Vdj...thats a big from me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurk6r Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 What I don't like, in no particular order.- master volume fader in the middle, is useless, a pot in the corner somewhere is enough.- whats pioneers deal with sliding the laptop underneath the controller, half the point of using a laptop is that you can search songs and not have to trawl through crates looking for songs.- looks like a toy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapFive Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 yeah i was pretty wrong about this one, looks like they are looking to bring it out as an entry level mixer with a VDJ interface (custom skin) it does run 4 decks though with swtiching... but yeah, i think they expect it to be around the $400-$700 range... the price will determine its success because it aint a pro controller! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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