They’re among Pioneer’s most popular products, sought after by DJs who want equipment that looks as good as it sounds. With their superb high-definition audio, stunning club-quality effects and sleek user-friendly design, the industry-standard CDJ-2000 and DJM-900nexus offer the ultimate in style and substance.

So, DJs are in for a serious treat as Pioneer launches limited edition white versions of its flagship multi-player and mixer. And, with just 1,000 units of the CDJ-2000 Limited and 500 of the DJM-900nexus Limited available worldwide, these unique pieces are sure to be snapped up quickly.

With the CDJ-2000 and DJM-900nexus, club-quality sound, high-end design, professional effects and cross-equipment connectivity come as standard. Featuring customised symbol plates embossed with limited edition serial numbers, the brilliant-white versions of Pioneer’s ever-popular player and mixer will stand out in any environment.

Key features of the CDJ-2000 Limited

• Supports music from any source and works intuitively with DJ software
  The player supports various media formats, so DJs can simply plug and play music from laptops, USB keys, SD memory cards, CDs and digital files in multiple formats, including MP3, AAC, WAV and AIFF.

DJs can play from our rekordbox™ software, directly from the player, for ultimate flexibility and creativity. rekordbox analyses the BPM and beat position of songs from your computer, allowing DJs to categorise music by genre and create playlists before a gig. Songs and playlists can be easily transferred from rekordbox to the player via USB, while cue and loop settings can be recalled during the set for truly crowd-pleasing performances.

Adding yet another layer of user-friendly flexibility to the CDJ-2000 Limited is the built-in PRO DJ Link, which removes the need for lots of connections and cables and allows DJs to concentrate on what they do best. Using just one LAN cable, DJs can connect up to four CDJ-2000s and instantly share music and data between the players. Plus, the DJM-900nexus can be linked to the players, so highly accurate BPM and beat location information can be sent straight to the mixer from the CDJ-2000s.

• Delivers master-quality, club-standard sound
  Accurate sound reproduction is guaranteed with the CDJ-2000 Limited’s master-quality, 24-bit/48 kHz sound card and high-efficiency, Wolfson Microelectronics-manufactured D/A converter, so DJs can deliver club-standard audio that will please even the most discerning ear.
• Large, full-colour 6.1-inch LCD display
  An oversized, full-colour screen enhances the CDJ-2000 Limited’s operability: playlists are easy to browse through; album artwork is clearly displayed; waveforms are instantly viewable; and track information can be read easily.
• Needle Search™ function
  Pioneer’s unique Needle Search function replicates the experience of using an old-school turntable – DJs simply touch the jog wheel at their chosen point in the track and press play.

Key features of the DJM-900nexus Limited

• Four-channel sound card offers excellent input and output with no loss of sound quality
  An integrated 24-bit/96 kHz USB sound card allows for pristine sound reproduction and eliminates the need for third-party audio interfaces, while the 32-bit digital processor ensures there is no degradation of the source audio. The mixer’s four input and four output lines operate simultaneously and the output signal path can be changed to suit DJs’ needs – whether they are performing, recording or producing.
• Complete Traktor compatibility so DJs can simply plug in and play
  Laptops can be connected to the mixer using just one cable, allowing DJs to instantly access Digital Vinyl Systems such as Traktor. The DJM-900nexus Limited’s output can be sent straight back to Traktor so DJs can record their mixes at the push of a button. Plus, Traktor’s timecode feature lets DJs spin and scratch digital files using vinyl and CD control without the Traktor sound card.
• A wide range of high-definition effects for truly creative DJing
  The DJM-900nexus Limited is home to the intuitive X-Pad, a touch-sensitive strip that allows DJs to simultaneously engage Beat Effects and adjust functions like Reverb, Roll Time and Phaser LFO – using just one finger. The X-Pad lends itself to truly brilliant performances, offering an instant trigger with Quantize timing for live edits that are perfectly on beat. And because there’s no longer any risk of using manually timed effects, it’s easier to be much more creative.
  Professional-quality effects include:

• Reverb: Deliver processor-intensive reverbs without relying on unstable laptops. The Reverb function brings studio-quality effects with a two-minute tail, pitched room size control and input frequency filtering for crowd-stunning results.
• Spiral: Create psychedelic breakdowns and interludes with a single hit using this pitch echo. Modeled on a tape delay effect, it offers the kind of stunning feedback looping usually only found in studio plugins.
• Slip Roll: The ultimate beat-mashing tool, the Slip Roll effect puts rhythmic slicing right at DJs’ fingertips. Use the X-Pad to continuously re-sample and loop chunks of audio as you slide between loop sizes, perfectly in time with the beat.

• Built-in Pro DJ Link enhances performances
  Linking the DJM-900nexus Limited to a CDJ-2000 allows perfectly accurate BPM and beat location information to be exchanged between mixer and player, so effects can be applied without losing the beat. Status alert lights flash when the CDJ has been engaged, so DJs know when a track is playing out to the speakers. The true benefit of Pro DJ Link can be seen with Beat effects as they can apply rekordbox BPM and beatgrid information from compatible Pioneer DJ players to keep the effects in perfect time. Cue Link, meanwhile, acts as an additional audio channel so DJs can preview tracks through their headphones, straight from rekordbox.
• Next generation durable fader
  The DJM-900nexus series boasts Pioneer’s most robust faders to date offer the ultimate in durability both above and below deck. The internal fader component is positioned out of harm’s way, sparing it from drink spillages during performance, while the external P-Lock Fader Caps prevent the faders from slipping accidentally.

The Wait Is Over!

Christmas in January? Why Not?  Serato  has announced Serato Video, a brand new plug in for Scratch Live and ITCH that allows DJs to playback, scratch and mix video files using turntables, CDJs or supported controllers.

Based upon Video-SL, the popular plug-in for vinyl emulation software Scratch Live, Serato Video will offer support for both Scratch Live and ITCH, giving DJs more flexibility than ever.

Features:

• Add video clips to your Scratch Live or ITCH performance.
• View loaded clips and output from your computer.
• Manipulate playback with Serato control records, CDs or with your ITCH controller of choice.
• Use built in transitions and effects including text and image effects.
• Enrich your set with audio responsive effects, including bass zoom and splits, that are controlled by analyzing the music signal.
• Preview and manage video files in both the ITCH and Scratch Live offline players.
• Use Video Instant Doubles to play the same video and effects on a second deck.
• Store effects within each video file for instant recall.
• Setup different output configurations (Output Only, L/R prefader or all 3 outputs) for greater flexibility when video mixing externally.
• Utilize 3rd party controllers with Serato Video’s MIDI control in Scratch Live.

Already own Serato Video-SL? No problems! Serato Video is a FREE upgrade for existing Video-SL customers.

Serato Video will be available to purchase for US$149 in March 2012.

After releasing a public beta back in November 2011, Serato has officially launched a stable update for its popular ITCH DJ software.  Although the ITCH 2.1 software update doesn’t add support for video play like many of us had hoped for, it does however add a few new features as well has a few bug fixes to improve stability and performance.

ITCH 2.1 is now available for free online at www.serato.com

Whats New With Itch 2.1:

· SP-6 Hardware Control

· Simple Sync for 2 deck controllers

ITCH 2.1 includes a large rewrite of all MPEG-4 file reading and writing of meta data (tagging data). This includes .mp4, .m4a, .aac and many .mov files. One of these changes involves writing Serato meta data to files in a different way than previous versions of ITCH.

When playing one of the affected audio files in ITCH for the first time, all existing Serato meta data will need to saved in the new format. Consequently there will be a lot of writing to file, as signified in the status bar.

ITCH 2.1 will not delete meta data created in previous versions of ITCH, however, new meta data created in ITCH 2.1 will not be able to be read in older versions. Such meta data includes cues, loops etc.

Hardware and OS Support

Support for current ITCH hardware

ITCH Controllers with internal audio mixing
Allen & Heath Xone:DX
Novation TWITCH
Numark NS7
Numark NS6
Pioneer DDJ-S1
Vestax VCI-300

ITCH Components for outboard audio mixing
Denon DJ DN-HC5000
Numark V7

ITCH DJ FX Controllers
Numark NSFX
Vestax VFX-1

Support for all current OS

Mac OS X 10.6 / 10.5 / 10.4.11
Windows 7 / Vista / XP 32-bit
Windows 7 / Vista 64-bit

With the Winter NAMM set to start on January 19th, I cant wait to learn more about this “Mystery Mixer”.  And most importantly I cant wait to get my hands on one.

Rane Press Conference Is Set For 10AM on Thursday Morning Of NAMM!

CDJ-850-K features include:
New solid black color option matches Pioneer’s family of DJM series mixers
Compressed and uncompressed audio playback including MP3, AAC, WAV and AIFF
Advanced Auto Beat Loop
USB MIDI/HID controls capability
Built-in sound card
rekordboxTM music management software
Suggested price: $999.00

CDJ-350-S features include:
New metallic silver color for additional choice from the available black and white models
Compressed and uncompressed audio playback including MP3, AAC, WAV and AIFF
Auto BPM LOCK easily matches the tempo of songs by simply adjusting the speed to the Master BPM
on each player USB MIDI/HID controls capability
Built-in sound card
rekordboxTM music management software
Suggested price: $800.00

Just in time for the Holiday season, Serato has marked their Video-SL plugin down half price until December 31st 2011!

Serato and Pioneer are pleased to announce that the recently released Pioneer DDJ-ERGO-V controller will soon support Serato DJ Intro software.

This ultra-compact controller gives any music enthusiast the ability to make their own unique music mixes and play out more.

Check the video and the Pioneer website for for more info. A free download of Serato DJ Intro for the DDJ-ERGO-V will be released in December 2011.

Here is an overview video for the Novation Twitch touch strip controller with Serato Itch DJ software!