Archive for the ‘DJ Equipment’ Category
RIP CDJ-1000
Friday, February 26th, 2010
While the death of one iconic piece of Technics shaped DJ technology may seem lingering, another has most definitely been decided. The announcement of Pioneer's original CDJ-1000 was one of those you-remember-where-you-were moments which redefined the DJ game completely. But with the new species, in the shape of the CDJ-2000 and CDJ-900 having dawned, the CDJ-1000 now finds itself being shipped off to the technology retirement home.
Yes gear geeks - the CDJ-1000 is now officially discontinued
well definitely in the UK anyway.
Pioneer CDJ1000 Discontinued
Friday, February 26th, 2010Pioneer have today announced that they will discontinue the Pioneer CDJ-1000 MK3. It’s no surprise as they have announced two new players, Pioneer CDJ-900 and Pioneer CDJ-2000.
It was speculated at the time the CDJ-2000 was released that this player was set to become the direct replacement for the CDJ-1000 and it seems that this is exactly what’s happened.
A statement directly from Pioneer says:
It is with mixed feelings that today we announce to the channel the discontinuation of the CDJ 1000MK3…….thanks to the hard work of our then newly appointed direct retailers, installers and established distribution, as well as the DJ’s who instantly recognised it as the first real practical DJ CD player, it very quickly became an industry standard fixture in the DJ booth.
What’s interesting is that Pioneer haven’t yet mentioned whether the CDJ-800, the CDJ-1000’s little silver brother, is to be discontinued.
Oh well, I suppose if you’re quick you may be able to grab a pair of CDJ-1000’s but in reality, this was coming. Although the CDJ-1000 sits in most DJ booths as the industry standard, it’s technology as a CD/MP3 CD only player was getting a bit out dated.
It’s successor, the CDJ-2000, does look and feel like a typical Pioneer player but with extensive new features and the ability to play directly fom a HDD or PC.
R.I.P. Pioneer CDJ-1000!
Denon DJ Launches Second New DN-X Series Professional Mixer at NAMM
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Derived from the same R&D development programme, the DN-X1600 offers much of the same quality, performance and a comparable feature set to a wider market at a more affordable price point; further expanding the company’s new product line up, offering unrivalled performance features and quality to professionals.
New Denon DN-HC1000S Sub-Controller Brings Real Time Illuminated Performance Control to Serato Scratch LIVE
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Ditching keyboard and mouse for an dedicated Scratch LIVE performance control surface, DJs can now use the most popular DJ software programme for digital file libraries to perform exactly as they would with turntables or CDJ decks. The DN-HC1000S provides hardware control of all the major features, commands and keyboard shortcuts for Scratch LIVE. As a dedicated performance sub-controller for Scratch LIVE, the DN-HC1000S features highly illuminated professional quality buttons and tactile control knobs to free the DJ from the constraints of controlling the software with the computer keyboard and mouse.
Denon Professional Introduces Cost Competitive Installation CD Player
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
DMi D&M Installation has announced the arrival of the Denon Professional DN-C620, the company’s most affordable professional Installation CD player. The DN-C620 boasts a 1U form factor with fully professional functionality, specifications and performance, at a new cost competitive price point.
New Denon DJ Professional Series Mixer and Digital Media Turntable Hit the Stores
Thursday, January 14th, 2010
Debuted at PLASA and MusicMesse respectively this year, these products represent Denon DJ’s new top of the range line up, offering unrivalled performance features and quality to professionals. Designed as an ultimate DJ performance tool, the Denon DN-X1700 boasts standards of quality, control and performance exceeding anything that has gone before. Years of collaboration with top professional DJs around the world have gone into the development and engineering of this, the world’s best DJ mixer.
New Entry Level Installation CD Player from Denon Professional features MP3 and WMA Playback
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
D&M Business & Professional Group (Europe) is introducing the Denon Professional DN-C110 pro CD player, at prolight+sound 09. A new entry level professional series player designed specifically for enterprise, education and commercial installation applications.
Denon DN–S1200 Controller Gets MP3 Disc Playback
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
Compact in form, big on features: Denon DJ has announced a firmware upgrade for its latest DN-S1200 portable CD and MIDI DJ controller, enhancing its features to include playback of MP3 on CD media. The upgrade, included on new models, is available to existing owners as a download from www.denondj.com.
Denon Professional DJ Unveils Flagship Digital Mixer
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009
The DN-X1700 is an ultimate DJ tool for the top flight professional, incorporating powerful performance features and levels of sound quality and control exceeding anything that has gone before.
Pioneer CDJ2000 Announced
Thursday, September 17th, 2009Today, Pioneer have released the arrival of a brand new media player! The new player supercedes the highly acclaimed Pioneer CDJ-1000 which has dominated the DJ industry as the industry standard for over a decade.
Pioneer CDJ-2000 will, for now, be produced and sold alongside it’s predecessor, the Pioneer CDJ-1000.
So what’s new?
Well apart from a new sexy look taken from Pioneer DVJ-1000, it’s are not just cd/mp3 players, they are media players with mini software control.
Both models are supplied with Pioneer’s rekordbox™ software which is both PC and Mac compatible but in the words of Pioneer is “like the leading music database management software, but is more creative and more DJ-friendly”.
DJ Link – Industry First
Pioneer claim that this player has an “industry first” player link. This functionality means that you can share music from any source simultaneously accross upto four players. This is great, because until now, you would have had to have two identical hard drives in order to play the same tracks on two different players.
Layout
As mentioned above, the Pioneer CDJ-2000’s layout is stylish, resembling it’s predecessor, the Pioneer CDJ-1000. However this player feels more robust and is better ergonomically designed, like the Pioneer DVJ-1000.
This is a major improvement for this new player, however, it does mean that your new Pioneer CDJ-2000 player will not fit on your old Pioneer CDJ-1000 case. 
On the up side, the player is slightly narrower than the CDJ-1000, making this player more space saving and you can now fit this player and a 10″/12″ in a small DJ booth.
Also, Spacetek have just announced that they have created a new bracket specifically for the Pioneer CDJ-2000.
Date & Price
According to Pioneer the CDJ-2000 is available from November 2009 with a suggested retail price including VAT of £1499 which includes rekordbox software.