Things are really beginning to heat up in the digital mixing space, with Pioneer announcing two new controllers and a brand-new version of its popular Rekordbox software today.

The newly announced Rekordbox DJ Plus Pack gives DJs the flexibility to use a single rekordbox library whether they’re playing with a controller, CDJs or XDJs.

The software mirrors the layout of Pioneer DJ controllers, to give DJs effortless control of rekordbox DJ’s features. The software’s packed with all the bells and whistles you’d expect from Pioneer including Hot Cues, Sampler, Slicer, Sound Colour FX, Beat FX, Beat Jump and the industry’s first Pad FX.

Pioneer DJ products supported from launch are:

• DDJ-RX and DDJ-RZ controllers for rekordbox dj, announced today
• DDJ-SB, DDJ-SR, DDJ-SX, DDJ-SX2, DDJ-SZ
• CDJ-2000, CDJ-2000NXS, CDJ-900, CDJ-900NXS, CDJ-850, CDJ-350
• XDJ-1000
• DDJ-WeGO3

From 1st October 2015, DJs can download rekordbox 4.0 (free of charge) from www.rekordbox.com. From inside rekordbox they can download the 30-day free trial of rekordbox dj or buy the rekordbox dj Plus Pack for €139, including VAT (21%).

Along with the new software, Pioneer today announced the first hardware to deliver native control of the new rekordbox DJ Plus softwre.

Both the DDJ-RZ and DDJ-RX – which share design cues from the Serato-focussed SX2 – mirror the software’s layout. There’s low latency jog wheels with On Jog Display, multi-coloured Performance Pads and a club-ready four-channel mixer.

Elsewhere, both controllers come with the new beat parameter buttons, Sampler Cue mode, and the Sequencer mode – allowing DJs record and loop sample sequences on the fly. 

The high-end DDJ-RZ – which is almost twice the price of the RX model – takes the creative possibilities even further, sharing all the features of the DDJ-RX, plus a club-quality magnetic crossfader and large jog wheels taken from the industry standard CDJ-2000NXS.

The RZ model also comes with a OSC Sampler which gives DJs the freedom to trigger and manipulate oscillator samples. There’s also two USB sound cards and ports with a top-loaded input switcher to enable smoother DJ transitions.

The DDJ-RZ and DDJ-RX are available from October 2015 at SRPs of €2,099 and €1,049 respectively, including VAT. Both controllers come bundled with the rekordbox dj Plus Pack, (worth €139, including 21% VAT).

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