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Thanks for that Jezalenko & RealRasputin.

So using Traktor, if you nudge the paddles on the Zomo, will it then change the BPM & move the fader on the computer screen ? Again sorry if it seems like an obvious question, but for me it’s a major selling point because I’d love it if the X1 had those. I’ve been waiting for something like this.

Also thanks for starting the thread RR, this could be a great option for me as every club and bar here use DJM800 & 900..so currently I use 2 x X1/Audio 4 … but this could do all of that , plus its small with fewer connections to worry about as well.

If you have a had a chance to use it can you let us know what its like. Thanks

Bring on the competition I say. If you look back on the last year and the amount and quality of controllers released, it’s been pretty staggering. Before this they would bring out a CDJ or mixer every 3 years or so and our choices were fairly limited. I think we are going to get more of the same next year as they fight for the market. Plus over here, as soon as Pioneer brought out their DDJ’s , NI reduced the price of the S4 by $300, Denon soon followed reducing the MC6000 by the same amount and each unit cost roughly $1000. Pioneer initially had the DDJ selling for $1400 and cut this after just one month to $1000 as well. Same story with the DJM-T1 initially selling for $2400 now $2000…competition can only be a good thing !

DJ Hessler, post: 8412 wrote: I will wait and see, I have also thought of getting 2 SC2000 instead….

I love my MC6000 and the MC3000 would proberbly be a 2channel Traktor unit with the same buildquality so
I think it will be a great unit. I hope it has a “real” mixer like the MC6000 so that you can hook up external units.
And it will hopefully have a lower pricetag than NI S2 and Pio “Toy” units 😉

If Pioneer were to make “club standard controllers” then who is going to buy their CDJs ? They would kill off their own business. Problem for Pioneer though is that A&H/Denon/NI do make “club standard” controllers which more and more DJ’s are starting to use. Look at any of their websites and you’ll see big names playing big gigs with them. Pioneer have realised if you cant beat them join them.

Darren it’s a shame that the club doesn’t have CDJ 900 or 2000 because all those things you mention in terms of having your music organised etc can be done on Rekordbox which comes free from Pioneer so you don’t need to buy more software. You organise your set and track list on the laptop beforehand, then just use your laptop as your music source so the CDJs behave just as they would with a CD/USB etc so you don’t lose the “feel” that you mention.

I’ve heard rumours that the “X2” isn’t far away. If you can, I would hold off on making any purchase.

Also Hessler, as a Denon user , what are your thoughts on the new MC3000 ?

Thanks again Subculture !

Lol re the promoter losing it …I think I’ll have a similar response from club management ! Phil you should do an article on “Ways to bring management around to the idea of controllers” !!

Looking at that set up I’m guessing that you can assign Traktor decks to separate channels on the mixer and have separate EQ’s…which is what I was after.

As an aside mate….not how sure reliable this is but the X1 is now being heavily discounted down here and bundled together with all sort of free stuff and packages. So all the talk is of the X2 being release in Q4.

Hey thanks for the reply subculture. I also wish to take decks out of the equation but can’t work out how to get around the no pitch fader. How do you adjust your tempo when using just an X1 and external mixer ? Do you do it directly on your laptop ? I guess that’s one advantage of the DC-2000 over the X1.