Pioneer today gave a name to, and released full details of, its recently-teased new DJ controller. Watch the official promo video for the DDJ-ERGO-V above.
The rather curiously named DDJ-ERGO, which comes with a cut-down LE version of Virtual DJ, is basically a more consumer-focused take on the company’s DDJ-T1 and DDJ-S1 models, for Traktor and Serato respectively.
The Pioneer DDJ-ERGO: A lower-priced take on the DJ-T1 and DDJ-S1, but with hardware control over Virtual DJ's sampler as a welcome extra.
The controller can control four decks although unlike the Numark N4, also announced today, it only has one line-in which presumably is just an emergency thru, and only has two physical channels on its mixer. There is also a microphone input.
One differentiating feature, however, is hardware control of up to eight samples.
With the DDJ-ERGO, Pioneer now has a controller for each of the major software packages.
The unit is officially showcased at the BPM Show this weekend, and we’ll bring you a full review once we’ve had time to test it properly. Its retail price in Europe / the UK is €499 / £429. Release date is yet to be confirmed.
Has Pioneer made a smart move by putting its name to a cheaper, more consumer-focused controller? How well do you think this new model will do in the crowded low-to-mid end of the market? Please let us know your thoughts in the comments.
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Very very impressed with Numark, puling out all of the stops for BPM. Kudos to Pioneer though for actually improving on the Ergo. Numark wins, for me.
[ link ]At £429 I don’t see why you’d pick this over the Novation Twitch- Pioneer are late to the controller game so their prices don’t reflect the market currently.
[ link ]don’t forget — “Everyone has a price”
[ link ]They’re actually very different controllers. This is for parties, home DJing, whereas the Twitch is a more serious performance controller. Both have their place.
[ link ]Pretty cool.
[ link ]This actually looks impressive… I’m currently using a controller with 2 channels, that I use 4 channels while mixing (Hercules Console RMX) and this would be a very welcome upgrade… If the build quality is pro, i would put this in my list… I really like the look of the Numark N4 and Mixdeck Quad… so I guess it will come down to feel & quality
[ link ]It definitely looks cool, but I can’t really tell if this would be worth picking up over, say, an S4; especially at a cost of $699. I think a side by side comparo of this and the s4 (maybe even s2) would be the answer.
[ link ]that pioneer asking price is outrageous for an entry level product. although it looks pretty nice. you might as well buy a used vestax vci.
i’m waiting on numark and vestax to bring an improved mixtrack/spin on the market.
[ link ]With Numark having just announced the N4, and Vestax announcing another new controller at BPM, don’t think you’ll have long to wait
[ link ]Blinky lights sells good…
[ link ]Price doesn’t make sense. I can get an S2 or a Twitch for the same money.
It’s a no brainer to get one of these over this ergo thing!
Did i hear Built in speaker …. Seriously!!!!
[ link ]No, there’s no built-in speaker. It has a similar feature set to S2, and actually has an audio thru whereas the S2 doesn’t. Both will have their takers I’m sure. And Twitch is a different type of controller so I doubt they’d be much overlap there.
[ link ]Choices,choices….. Pushes technology along…. Which is good…. But Twitch if any of the new controllers gets me all of a tingle…. I love my VCI-300 mkII …. The things Novation say the twitch can do….. Ooooooo spanking good times..!!!!
[ link ]Lol at the video, I never knew macbooks had such wicked sub bass! N’ here I was all the time thinking you need a PA system to DJ!
I think apple and pioneer just revolutionised the live sound market without realising it.
[ link ]Nice video and a very good looking midi-controller. Looking forward to testing it myself!
[ link ]Pio, I am disappoint.
[ link ]Looks cool to me, I am liking the ADJ Versadeck at the moment due to its back up plan. Runs hard drive or thumbs in case of computer failure and has outs for cd/mp3 players. I give a 10 in the looks department however. Looks like another fine job by Pioneer and Im glad its software mate is VDJ.
[ link ]Any ideas when a review will be up? Seriously considering.
[ link ]They’ve promised a unit in a month or so, we’ll review as soon as we get it.
[ link ]I suppose this was a good move simply because the market is evolving towards more consumer oriented products. There is a lot of fuzz about this controller already, the video presentation of it is really something that focuses essentially on an audience that would like to start djing or just tell people they do. Pioneer says you can do it, almost anywhere because it’s hella easy to carry and it’s white, fancy and with lots of appeal. Is it any good? I personally do not know, one needs time to test it and then we can tell. Pioneer launched it in a proper way, considering that everyone is talking about it. It’s gonna be a lucrative share of the market,it is so evident because it’s hella crowded and competitive. Pioneer has a very good reputation, I do not think that this console will ruin it, it does not address the pros, but hey, were all pros born pros? You gotta start with something and, no surprise, this is a the most expesive ” cheap ” model on the market so far…
[ link ]Nice controller!
[ link ]which controller is better the pioneer ddj ergo or the numark n4?
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