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Pioneer XDJ-1000 Multiplayer Powered by Touch
LONG BEACH, Calif. --(Business Wire)--
Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. Professional Sound and Visual Division
today introduced the XDJ-1000, the newest player designed for today's
digital DJ consumers. Adopting the same advanced layout, size, and
ergonomic platter as the professional series CDJ-2000NXS,
the XDJ-1000
offers a wealth of DJ performance functions and adds the convenience of
touch screen, utilizing a large 7-inch full-color high resolution touch
panel display for access and control of multiple features. Users can
quickly see and execute a variety of commands that were once only
accessed through physical buttons. With the convenience of its large
touch display, users are provided with faster control, more information,
and the ability to toggle through different screens to make DJ
performance easier. The XDJ-1000 features a large JOG wheel, PRO DJ
Link, rekordbox® compatibility, Wi-Fi®
connectivity, and more.
Pioneer Pro DJ XDJ-1000 (Photo: Business Wire)
"We're continuing to improve the DJ experience utilizing the latest
technology, including touch screen controls and an advanced user
interface," said David Arevalo, director, Professional Sound and Visual
Division of Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. "The XDJ-1000's large touch
screen provides quicker access to commonly used features and music
details."
Touchscreen Display
The XDJ-1000 features a high quality 7-inch touch panel display giving
users the ability to quickly access many of the most commonly used
functions, including BEAT SYNC, HOT CUE and a new function called BEAT
JUMP/ LOOP MOVE.
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Browse - Located at top left of the screen, Browse
provides seven lines of track information and displays the album art,
artist name, BPM and genre of the highlighted track. Music information
including track number, time remaining, and tempo are also available
in large font.
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Wave and Wave Zoom- The bottom of the
display provides a glimpse of the entire song's waveform, and users
can utilize the Wave Zoom function to magnify the current playback
location. Five levels of zoom are available for detailed visualization
of the waveform.
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Keyword Search - In addition to using the
integrated knob for scrolling through music tracks, users can type in
a specific song name on a pop-up keyboard. Each press of a letter
performs auto-fill for finding the corresponding song titles.
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Quantize - Utilizing a Quantizing feature, cue
points and loops can be set perfectly on-beat. The Quantize feature
ensures cue points are set accurately and automatically, correcting
and synching beats duing manual looping or real-time cueing to reduce
off-beat mistakes.
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Beat Jump/Loop Move - The Beat Jump function
provide users the ability to jump back or forward to a number of beats
from a playback position without breaking the rhythm of the music. The
Beat Jump function allows users to hop around 1, 2, and 4 beats with a
quick touch of the screen. With the Loop Move function, users can move
the loop playback location by 1, 2 or 4 beats.
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Slip Mode - When activated, Slip Mode silently
continues song playback during a loop, reverse or scratch and
continues audible playback at the exact time that the loop, reverse or
scratch ends, resulting in smoother transitions.
rekordbox
The XDJ-1000 includes Pioneer's rekordbox music management software for
advanced preparation of music. Available in versions for Mac® and PC,
users can configure, edit, and save a history of music sets. For added
convenience, Pioneer also offers the rekordbox
App, which enables users to prepare and manage music stored on their
portable devices as well as create playlists, cue/loop points and beat
location settings, and perform waveform analysis on the go. The
rekordbox App can also be wirelessly synched with a PC or Mac utilizing
the Pioneer rekordbox music management software. The App is compatible
with iOS and Android (News - Alert)™ devices and is available at no charge in the App
Store or Google Play.
Pro DJ Link
Pioneer's Pro DJ Link feature enables up to four XDJ-1000 players to
connect via the Link Port and share a single music source. Additional
functions can be accessed when other XDJ-1000 players are connected
using Pro DJ Link including:
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Beat Count and Phase Meter - The Beat Count, which is
the number of beats until a set point (memory cue), and the Phase
Meter, which shows the beat/bar of the music, can also be displayed
simultaneously by other players.
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Beat Sync - Tempo and beat location of music currently
playing on one of the devices can be matched with the push of a button.
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USB Connection and Wireless Convenience - Through
its integrated Pro DJ Link port, the XDJ-1000 can retrieve and play
back music from a connected USB or wireless device (player must be
used with a wireless router). When the XDJ-1000 is connected to
wireless routers, smartphones, tablets, and Mac or PC computers via
the rekordbox software, the different devices will show up on the
display screen as sources for music content with playback support of
MP3, AAC, WAV and AIFF files.
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Traffic Light - Utilizing a multiplayer Pro DJ Link
connection, a blue light indicates that music will sound harmonious
with the key of the music being played.
Additional Features
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USB-HID Control - Enabled by Serato Inc.'s "Serato DJ"
software (more information will be published on the Pioneer support
site pioneerdj.com/support/ once support for XDJ-1000 is available,
planned for first half 2015)
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MIDI Control - The player supports MIDI for controlling
other devices and software
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My Settings - The function settings of a player can be
saved to an iPhone (News - Alert)®, iPad® or iPod touch® or USB storage device. For
additional convenience, the settings can also be made on the rekordbox
App or desktop software, giving users the ability to switch to their
settings when connecting to any XDJ-1000
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Active Loop - Automatically starts loops when playback
begins from a specified point
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Auto Standby - The player saves energy by
automatically switching to standby mode when no input is detected for
a period of time
The XDJ-1000 will be available in January 2015 with a suggested retail
price of $1,199.
A video overview of the product can be seen here.
Pioneer DJ offers a complete line of professional DJ Equipment through
its Professional Sound & Visual Division. Its DJ products are industry
standards at clubs, studios, mobile rigs and homes around the world, and
are known for their high quality sound and reliability. For more
information, visit www.pioneerdjusa.com.
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