Episode 18 - Pioneer CDJ 2000 Review

[remcopeg]

Don't go and compare this to a controller. A controller only sends MIDI data, and maybe has a soundcard inside it. Thats it. This thing has a few reasons why it is so expensive: 1:You can make money with it, a big nightclub makes tons of money and a pair of these is an investment. 2: It plays CDs, SDs, USBs, has LAN connection and MIDI connection, show me a controller which can do that. 3: Pioneer has a brand to defend.

Not saying the price is a good thing, but this isn't for starters..

[KhristianX10]

@remcopeg it plays CDs, USB, your iPod.... and it is a controller. Numark Mixdeck.

[DemonicDreamer22]

You almost get what you pay for... I bought the 2000s and as great as they are I could have saved myself some money and just bought (I wont say the brand to avoid stupid comments) lets say something less and made up for it in skill... honestly I wouldnt tell anyone to get these unless they have a ton of free money or for someone with no skills... Anyways I hope my comment was helpful. To recap these are great CDJs but a bit over costing.

[DSnakeProduction]

Time to find theCrash131's comment...

[24kpwned]

as much as i love usb, i still get excited when i throw in a cd and the animation comes on the display of the CDJ lol

[djnebulae]

hey crash you keep dreaming with your your 3 eq skills in dj with VINYL on decks and a mixer ..at least ableton or any daw gives more Opportunity to expand your skills.. welcome to the real world how music is made.. 4/4 beatmatching c mon theirs more skills out their that.. !!!

[ryansvxr]

FFS!!! whats with everyone dissing these cd decks? there fucking amazing.. yeah they ARE overpriced and could be cheaper but its pioneer. solid sexy cdj.

and please people who cant afford shit stop dissing . you just sound thick

[theCrash131]

Wow i gess anyone can be a dj these days if they pay the price its kind of sad going from vinyl and the 800s to this... all the new dj tech is fuckin stupid u can see everything leaves no room for the skill of the ear and fuckin ablation has auto tune wtf djs are now just using midi controllers and a lap top your no dj if your a midi looser. most of them no nothing about beat matching or cueing a track or mixing the dam technology tells u basicly what to do its way to user friendly

[fathemi]

@theCrash131 dude.... you still have to use your ears when syncing 2 tracks on a CDJ... + CDJ's allow DJ's to be much more creative with their sets.

[theCrash131]

@fathemi No you dont u can scroll on the sound wave were the beat starts with your finger and you can just use your finger to make small adjustments it alwo creativity yes cuz u can do more with your mix but it makes cueing and mixing way to easy i just hate seeing these new kid djs with a midi and auto tune on ableton VINYL WILL NEVER DIE! so get some technics and learn the old school feel ;)

[XKwiziteRecords]

@theCrash131 good on you crash... totally agree, its so sad seeing all these "wanna be" DJs running around with virtual DJ and all that BS. but in all honesty these decks are amazing. i mean you get the skill of ear and the ability to mix old school style (set track method to vinyl) but u have the modern ease of using mp3. Its like Serato and technics vinyl only plus side is now u get an alien like tech and no need for a comp!

[kly45]

@theCrash131 You sir, are such an ignorant ass. First of all, being able to beatmatch and play vinyl are important things to learn. But it's time to live in the 21st century and take advantage of new technology. Sure beatmatching is fun, but will the crowd care? No. Using ableton means because there is no beatmatching you get time to do more interesting stuff with the music and make it your own set. Any pretentious dick can mix two songs together, get off your high ground and fuck off

[NiLLzoR1]

@theCrash131 uhm... it might be easier, but you still need skill to throw a nice mix... even if the tech helps you out a lot with the BPM's and all that, you cant just throw in a song in a song.. needs knowledge and a good music ear to mix up 2 songs. I do agree on that it makes it really easy but again... like kly45 said, does the crowd care? no they dont, they want good songs and mixes they can dance to :)))

[tony22799]

how do yo change the color of the jogwheel in the cdj-2000???

[DonSleightholme]

@tony22799 You can't i dont think, they glow red when connected by USB and used as a midi controller

[bigpapabear12]

GOODBYE SERATO SCRATCH LIVE!!!!!!! Thank's Pioneer PRO DJ!!! NO MORE LAB TOP! NO MORE CD'S NO MORE VINAL LOAD UP YOUR I POD AND GO!!!!!

[XKwiziteRecords]

@bigpapabear12 buddy u don't even need ur ipod! - that still needs a wire. just bring a USB drive and ur golden for the night!

[djnebulae]

laptop midi controller is good enough for me..

[DJAlbertino5175]

There is no point for these units... If you have Serato then that's all u need... Save the money and spend it other more important things, like learning how to use Ableton Live etc...

[RoboticusMusic]

whats the point if you have a fast computer and serato other than being a some douchebag dj who wants hyped gear? this is basically a nice mp3 player with a platter.

[jetvaisefudeporra]

5,000 R$

[lewis71980]

Nice... But is anyone else dissappointed that there are only 2 channels out? I would like 2 stereo outs + a headphone jack. I could stretch to buy one of these but no way two of them. You should be able to play 2 tracks simultaneously from one device + a mixer.

[djog10]

if your gonna stick with serato the 1000's are great enough, i just dont see the point of getting these maybe only for looks.

[dj40watt]

the actual price are

cdj 900 $1,200

cdj 2000 1,600

my friend and i have some already down here in denver ! yay pioneer!!

they came out oct 28th!

[lordssouljahh]

I Heard That The Prices Would Be

CDJ2000:$2,150

CDJ900:$1,600

[axis9dj]

your dumb

[silvahazey]

theese are 5 years to late serrato dons all and when u can use it on vynil turntable or cdj's

[DJBoz07]

seconded, i dont really see the point of such expensive players when Serato is near enough club standard, its just so people can say "aw ive got a 2000" it doesnt make them a better dj than someone using a numark axis 9 in my opinion

[DjTurky]

the mixer is pioneer djm 800 and 2 cdj 2000!!!

but for me djm 700 is better and cheaper!!!!

[stefanmplayer]

could you please tell me what in your opinion makes the djm 700 better than the 800?

thanks

[DjFusion86]

the djm 700 is a very very great mixer but it's not better than the 800 for 4 reasons : less midi control, only 2 fader (4 fot the 800),no digital input and it only got 1 filter versus 4 (one per channel) so on the 800 so you can do more effet for example you can filter a track and an echo to another but it's not possible with the 700

[DjFusion86]

sorry lil typing mistake it's 2 fader starts (4 for the 800) not 2 faders

[EDBANGER88]

what is the mixer he is using?

[mocototuning]

Barbaridadeeee

[shaun187lockdown]

what a fuckin rip off ! i think its over the top to turn up to a club with 2 usb cards , cds are not even heavy , they do look good tho i'll give them that

[DjFugazi]

you only need one usb stick ;)

[Jorisje83]

any idea about pricing? thx

[huggers123]

aorund £1400...

[stifness1234]

is this the same with the cdj 900 ? by the same i mean the linking other cd players liek he did with the USB. Whats the difference between the 900 & 200 ?

[johndiamore]

Wicked!

[Pieperson277]

I think pioneer blew it on this, i mean its insanely sick... but damn... i dont have 2000...

Well... Ill just wait till im famous XD

[Skydivingkittens]

well, it is called the cdj 2000....

[Pieperson277]

lol

yea. Makes sense... But idk...

;D

[panizzle]

excuse me 2000 dollar for this pieceof equipment is bullshit.i would still setup a steady controller with serato or traktor.and they freakin broke first thing on the play pause buttons man.sorry 5000 for a 2 cd player and a mixer is outrageous...

[Hype7media]

Is this really Groundbreaking or is it just Pioneer marketing at work i bet if some of the shitest brands had pioneers marketing team they too would be ground breaking

[djkoolnl]

Finaly, omg that took a long timemmmmmmm.

[timdelll]

groundbreaking

[latinbala4sho]

I'm sorry, but i think he forgot to mention that it's GROUNDBREAKING

[zander469]

Im glad its retained the same simple key features as the 1000s, as the 1000s are very user friendly. Glad all i will have to do from now on is take my USB sticks out and headphones..

[omar104]

The pricing is as follows:

CDJ 2000 retail is $1699, list is $2150

CDJ 900 retail is $1299, list is $1600

[spillerjuice]

At least this knows how to use an SD now... I was so pee'd off when I found out my 1000's SD Slot is only for storing 'loops' .....about as much use as a chocolate fireguard,

[frazertheblazer]

My god how fucking amazing are these!!!!!

[DjTurky]

cdj 900 is better - it is cheaper!!!!!

[Seagirl2080]

Needle search is considered a feature for starters??

That's a massive tool for pros, high precision!

They could have assign it to jog wheel somehow!!!

[duggyson]

One amazing upgrade..

[KnoCantMix]

i feel sorry for all the people that bought DVJ-1000's lmao

[TAN1WHA]

Why? the cdj-2000 cant play DVD videos. *facepalm*

[DeeJayBounce]

'cause it's a CDJ 2000, not DVJ 2000. Kthxbi.

[TAN1WHA]

RE: DeeJayBounce (LOL) - Cool Story Bro

[omar104]

Yes but the DVD rom on the CDJ 2000 only plays back DVD AUDIO, no video.

[luizsala1]

I have just one question now...WHICH THE NEXT STEP ???

[djhenriquepna]

q maquina em

[kamilhc]

putaquepariu

[markonda89va]

djing no more interesting..

[DjQuick2008]

good for scouse house

[masterdequo]

yeh makes djing even easier. now i have about 1 out of 100 respect for dj's lol. learn to produce faggots

[johnleaf87]

someone please count how many times he says "groundbreaking"

[tjjavier]

I counted 162

[malinalcohol13]

i love it!!!!!!

[KarameloKaramelo]

this costs around 1750 euros. the CDJ 900 is around 1250 euros.

[iigigol0ii]

its probably like 4 grand

[1yuraku1]

how much are they about 2 or 3grand

[drennia29]

Holy crap. I'd give an arm for a set of these.

[jonobyrne]

i have a set..........can i have your right arm?

[jordimesas]

que ganas d tocarlos!!!!

[mrangusb3ef]

try showing us some of ur music