PIONEER DDJ-1000 AND XDJ-RX2 SIDE BY SIDE WHAT TO BUY AND WHY
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- PIONEER DDJ-1000 AND XDJ-RX2 SIDE BY SIDE WHAT TO BUY AND WHY
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This continuous comment in each and every video about sync nowadays. Im a proud DDJ1000 owner and working 4 decks without sync. But to me its no way cheating if you chose to use sync. It cheating on yourself not using it because people tell you its not real DJing with sync. Those people forget or are ignorant that the BPM is shown on each and every display available in a DJ hardware set. And its as easy as sliding the slider to the proper BPM purely based on the shown numbers as pressing sync. If you think DJ ing with sync is not realy DJing then there is nomore real DJing around these days. Besides... DJing changed from beatmatching to performance. The least you should worry about in DJ'ing IS beatmatching.. its the part your public is not hearing and couldn't care less about. What they do care about is whats coming out of the speakers.
👏👏👏👏Well said brotha
True that
That true bro..well done 👏👏
1000%
I remember studying your videos when I first got into DJing. Really happy to see you'e still making content; thank you
agreed
That was like 2005 or so. Amazing this guy isn’t more famous 💥
I use it PIONEER DDJ-1000. 7 years already, no problems and very satisfied!!!
Everybody has their preference, for me I brought a XDJ-RX2. I love the fact that I can practice at home and also take it to events I do. All the djs use usbs. It has multiple functionality
I ended up going with the ddj1000. Close enough to the feel of a club set up and the jog wheels were the deal breaker for me! I love it
Fantastic intro. I wish more people would understand how little 99% of djs actually need to play well. It's awesome seeing all these feature heavy "performance mixes" on the youtubes, but, for most audiences, if you try mixing like that for a couple hours, they will get annoyed and clear the floor. I think most would be more than satisfied with a ddj-400 or sb3, which both, honestly, do as much or more than a nexus2 setup
Mate you are a legend. I remember watching your videos and teaching myself to mix 10yrs ago!
This has been the most informative video on youtube for the DDJ-1000. Thank you!
Hey I just want to say thank you so much!! You not only taught me but inspired me to be the person I am today! almost 10 years later and I still remember your lessons! much love!
I own a ddj400 and ddj1000, love the 1000, so much you can do with it. Having the laptop doesn’t bother me, and you still need to own a computer really with the rx2 to analyse the files.
Is there a big difference in features between the 400 and 1000
@@mysterydpt4663 yes, a massive difference, although after saying all that in my last message I now have a standalone system and being free of the laptop is great I admit. I still have my 400 for travelling. This doesn’t detract from the 1000 though, it’s an immense controller 👌
@@ajpepe72 which standalone unit do you have now . I’m stuck between getting the ddj 1000 and the xdj rr as it’s a stand alone unit but the 1000 seems to have a bit more features . If I get the 400 will I just want to upgrade a couple months down the line ?
@@mysterydpt4663 as in my profile picture, I have a pair of XDJ 1000mk2 players and a DJM750mk2 mixer, my set up is in my most recent videos that n here.
thanks Ellaskins for responding to us and making this video.
As a beginner, I'll buy DDJ-1000 because I'm gonna have to learn Rekordbox and if one day in the future I want to use CDJs or RMXs the 4 channel mixer of DDJ-1000 will make it easier for me so I don't need to upgrade to another equipment.
I always thought the XDJ-RX was ugly. I got a DDJ-1000 because I wanted the full-size wheels. Then I sold it and got real CDJs on eBay. But now I'm probably going to play at a club with just an RX2 so I ended up getting one to get comfortable with it.
My impression from pictures was totally backwards. The DDJ-1000 feels cheap compared to CDJs, and the screens in the wheels are obviously phone screens blacked out to look more round. And the buttons are all weird on the DDJ-1000. It always felt super awkward. The Memory Cues are totally in the wrong place and you need to use Shift to navigate them. It's terrible.
In person the RX2 is a lot nicer than the DDJ-1000. It weighs almost twice as much. The wheels are really solid. My CDJs have more wobble than the RX2 does when you push on the wheel to stop it. The square hot cues look nice, and it's more like a NXS2. And obviously it's a stand-alone with an interface that's totally like CDJs. The RX2 doesn't cost much more than the DDJ-1000, but it feels so much more solid and it's a million times closer to using real club equipment than a DDJ-1000. If you want a controller just get a DDJ-400. At least the DDJ-400 has the buttons in the right place, and it'll fit in a carry-on.
Omg no no no the 400s lol baby beginner controller.. All about the 800 or the 1000s.. Cdj and djm dna from club to affordable controller with some many features identical to cdj set up.. Yes a few features require holding shift and may feel on cheap side to cdj but your talking £1200 compaired to a £7, 000 set up.. The 1000s are best ever.. Dvs ready.. Stand alone mixer colour and beat fx.. Full size jogs, rekordbox software is absolutely amazing
Okay thanks for the info. I was worried the build quality was just not there for the DDJ-1000.
Let me share my experience with the RX2 for those can be bothered to read this... I bought one brand new back in December. I chose this over any of the controllers due to the fact (as Jonathon said) it's standalone. Another reason is that I use CDJ's in the clubs and have done for years so my muscle memory and habits are now linked with that layout and format of Pioneer DJM/CDJ's. The RX2 does a GREAT job of simulating the CDJ/DJM configuration. The onboard FX are where you'd expect them to be along with the tap and beat buttons, the master and Sync buttons are where you'd expect them to be. The browser works almost exactly the same as that on the CDJ2000nxs2, Loop buttons are the same you get the idea, Pioneer has basically given you all the essentials are the CDJ range. And most importantly... the RX2 works with LINK mode which is my personal method of DJ'ing in the club (I mean using my laptop as a big external hard drive and putting it under the booth) I could go on talking for hours about how good this unit is. But just over a month later do I still have it? No. I found it very hard to get used to the platter size and I felt very confined in one place due to its compact size. It's hard to give a good stage presence in my opinion with something so small. So I personally traded it in for a pair of XDJ 1000mk2's (I already had a DJM850 so I didn't have to worry about the cost for a mixer), but I would highly recommend the RX2 to anyone after the compact all-in-one layout or simply a decent controller. If you want to use the RX2 PURELY as a controller, the DDJ1000 may be your best bet.
Extra note: The RX2 is built like a tank! Really good build quality with a metal facia.
Hey DJ Tyla I am thinking about taking the plunge on the RX2 and found your feedback very helpful
So cheers! :)
Hey! I'm looking for a controller which mimics the layout of CDJs. I can mix fine but I haven't had much experience on CDJs and want them to feel as familiar as possible, would you say the RX is a better fit for what I want? Thanks 😊
Poineer needs to make something like the 1000s and to be standelone..that would be the one
My thought exactly
That is my dream..
They do........
Nicole Isherwood what’s that then?
They already do
DDJ 1000 for me but would consider adding XDJ RX2 in the future. Nice, balanced review on 2 excellent controllers.
XDJ-RX owner for 4 years, i never been comfortable with these jog wheels.Nice mixer, nice screen feeling like cdjs 2000 but....
If you play with CDJs everyday and XDJ-RX too, you will never be comfortable with all of them. Yes i know has usb stand alone mode. So?!?!
I sold my XDJ-RX and bought DDJ-1000 and i think i did the best desicion. So play with that you will be comfortable to.
I see it this way: I became a better DJ when I switched from DDJ-SR to DDJ-1000. It grows with me. I think my next step in DJ technique will happen when I switch to Prime 4.
+ fewer things to carry and to plug in + no more laptop to stare at...
I just got the DDJ1000 and I'm loving it got it used from someone new in the box and never opened. I'm old skool so running with a laptop is not an issue. OH and this is a HUGE OOOOH the size of the jog wheel is a massive win for me and my big hands. You forgot on feature was that there is a display in the center of the 1000's jog wheel.
And here I am, still love my 4 technics sl-1200's and Allen & Heath Xone:92, I think I'm getting old. :p
Good vibes though... It creates a different style of mixing with a dam good warm sound.
With ddj1000 you also have a sampler and manage 64 samples... you can also do this with xdj but only if it is connected to a laptop with recordbox.
Ellaskins awesome review and advices as always. Watching your videos for 10 years and have enjoyed every one of your videos! True legend!!
RX2 is great simply because there is no need for a laptop, 1000 is great with 4 channels!
What about the Denon prime 4 ?? You got to do some kind of review for us :)
you still need a laptop to get your tunes onto USB though?
DDJ1000 for me all day long
for me too, pretty similar a profesional one
// Dj Maki // me too! New to this, usually just produce stuff. But didn’t want to take weeks deciding like I always do, and went with DDJ-1000 as my first ever controller!
@@boothbuster well done mate. I want to say you did the best choice. It looks complex but in a few days you will use almost all its capacity because of is very easy to use. I am very happy with ddj1000. Next saturday i have to go to the pub. :)
Man I was gonna go on and on with my DDJ1000 and a laptop rant but nvrmnd that. I'm just gonna say...
We went from having to lug around 2 turntables a mixer and crates upon crates upon crates of vinyl to just a laptop and a controller. Now you people are trying to tell me that a Laptop is too much to have to deal with?!?!?!😂 🤦♂️🤦♂️
Features over a little unnecessary convenience all day every day.
Hingle McCringleberry That’s because all these “keep it real DJs” complain that your not a real DJ if you use a laptop. Not everyone wants to use USBs nor does every DJ play at clubs and festivals. I never understood all the hate for laptops and never will.
Whats worse is, apparently you’re not a real dj unless you carry around crates of vinyl & a pair of vintage record players. Imo, they just hatin because it takes a complete noob on a controller 2 days to do a heap more than the old boys could in 2 decades 😂 ‘Real’ dj’s evolve & embrace technology, the rest end up playing for the 6 locals watching footy at the pub
Until the day (night?) that your laptop crashes in the middle of a set...
Iceman _24 It’s always seemed to me that a laptop is endlessly capable. If there is a computer up there, djing could be as simple or as complex as you want it to be. People see a laptop on a stage and wonder why there is even a guy standing up there, he could just press play on a prerecorded mix and go have a smoke, grab a drink and join the party. When someone is up there with no computer, people look at him like “damn, hows he doing that, dude has a skill that I don’t understand” similar to playing an instrument. Then you have musicians who look at anyone with technology and think they aren’t making music a machine is.
kinda glad that people like Chris Liebing & Richie Hawtin showed that setups with laptops can be pretty good without making it just easier
DDJ-1000 no doubt,I had the XDJ-RX2 and sold it.Got the Pioneer DDJ-1000 and I like it a lot.
What do you like more about it?
@@SirSigh4 The DDJ-1000 has four channels and got nice big jog wheels which give a great pleasure.The mixer section is really cool.
I don't really miss the usb option from XDJ-RX2.
@@SehxualPanda I'd like to have the Denon Dj Prime 4 but I'm good with Pioneer DDJ-1000
Yesterday I watched Fatboy Slim boiler room set from Brighton, he was using top pioneer setup 4 players and mixer and he was using serato as well . Amazing performance, music selection vibe and connection with crowd, you cant fake it or buy it. No equipment can do this for you. I've got ddj sx2 and I'm sure that Fatboy could use just this with similiar effect. I'm not sure if I could play like him even with his equipment.
Ps I'm sure I couldn't 🍄😎
Sure you could, Just produce a few hundred remixes and a few dozen original tracks that hit the mainstream radio stations and everyone will go crazy just knowing its you behind the booth.
I'm being slightly sarcastic but honest, Fatboy slim is an amazing DJ but the reactions of the crowd is 90% due to his name more than what he is doing on the decks.
it was circle series not boiler room
I currently have a DDJ-SX2 w/Serato, but just bought the XDJ-RX2 to have something as close to actual CDJs in the home as possible, so that I can get use to the features and the Rekordbox software. Will definitely keep the XDJ-RX2 home and use my DDJ-SX2/Serato for any house party type gigs.
Denon Prime 4 all in one is what we are all looking for,because of all the possibilites of the Denon Prime 4 all in one are endless ,we just got a game changer from Denon Dj
Artur Pimentel on paper it sure looks like that ,, but im pretty sure there Will be alot of bugs on the software im sorry ..
it is normal to have some bugs but no one can´t deny that the prime 4 is everything and more than most of us djs have been asking for ,and to me it is all that matters and we all know that Denon always had quality products @@ZETONEproductions
Artur Pimentel absolute agree.. im also concidering to buy one.. but im sure waiting for the reviews
i will not wait for pioneer to step up the game ,they have been putting stuff in the market that we werent asking for ,we all wanted a stand alone controller unit with 4 channels and they just didn´t do nothing they put out that xdj-r2 and the other streepdown version of the xdj-r and i didn´t like any of the two ,when i had the first xdj-rx 1 i was excited at the time just like i am excited for the Prime 4 right now@@ZETONEproductions
I think I have just realised how one of my favourite DJ's makes his tracks using 4 layered mixes. 2 acapellas over the top of two other different backing tracks, beat matched into one another. Possibly he uses a DDJ-1000.
You can plug a CDJ into the DDJ-1000 and then it is standalone (no laptop/ just USB into the CDJ) Just to clear this up for some people wondering... so if stand-alone was a deal breaker for you for the DDJ think again... not only are you going to get more beat fx you will also get mechanical jog wheels as well for a CHEAPER price point. Now you know which mixer I prefer 😉
I have the DDJ1000. I love the standalone bonus of the RX2, but really like the jog wheels and mixer section of the DDJ. I’d love pioneer to release a DDJ controller that’s standalone, but doubt they will as it’ll lose them sales of the CDJs I think.
not if the prices are right.
I am so glad he did this video because as a new DJ, it is important to choose the tools that will give you the best results. Denon Prime 4 looks amazing but it does what it needed to get the best out of my DJing skills? No. Will I get the best Beat-match? No. Will my blends be tighter? NO. Will I be able to use the standard DJ system for possible gigs? NO! Why should I buy the Denon Prime 4? That is the question. A $1700 question. I own the Pioneer DDJ 400 and intend on upgrading to the DDJ 1000. DJs: Don't allow others DJ equipment companies to sway you into the latest and greatest. If your fellow DJs are not using them for their gigs, you shouldn't either.
I agree with not being swayed by companies selling the latest and greatest.
But if your fellow DJs are not using it, but it works for you and has all the features you want/need, then by all means, use it.
Don't let what other DJs may or may not be using, sway you in either direction, either. Do what's best for YOU.
Personally i find it fairly easy to use cdjs. And as long as you practice your beatmatching and prepare your music corectly before hand while you might be a little slower on cdjs in the club it should be perfectly fine
I love your videos mate!!! Just you forgot to mention one of the best features of the XDJ RX2 which is that you can record your sessions in a great hq sound (WAV) without using a laptop and interface. And i also prefer xdj rx cuz you can actually use it on a club cuz it is a pro dj class controller. Greetings from San Francisco!!!
For me its all about the jogwheels and the ddj1000 wins it for me for that reason.
The size is also the reason that I’m planning to sell my rx2 for a ddj1000
I think jogwheels are only 'addendums'..if we want that 'managing music feel' we've to go on vinyl: real or DVS, 12" or 7"..doesn't matter but vinyl..I use XDJ-RX2 just by buttons, jogwheel for a quick/sudden search..otherwise I prepare tracks with memory/hot cue points..the only jogwheels could I like are Denon SC5000M..
@@djbobrokk723 I know what you mean, I use vinyle but tbh the jogs on the ddj1000 just feel nice and are really accurate.
DDJ 1000 jogs is what sold me I come from tables and crates of records I don't mind using a laptop at all get my lot more options and I own a XDJ r1 standalone unit the USB options are nice but I still always brought my laptop so why not use it.
Just got the DDJ 1000 and encountered a serious issue with headphone latency. Let's say for example that I am using channels 1 and 2. I am playing channel 1 through a monitor so I press the cue button on channel 2 and cue up a track and hit play and beat match the track in my headphones, when I bring up the volume of channel 2 on the mixer the track is completely out of time playing through the monitor. I never had this issue when using 2 decks and a stand alone mixer
RX2 and DDJ 1000 is all you need in 2019 if you are a mobile DJ. No need to lug around turntables and a mixer unless you just really feel nostalgic or doing some DMC event. This is perfect for 90% of gigs and will last years to come. Especially the RX2. No need buy another expensive laptop.
❤️ my rx2 just found out how to do sampling on it awesome piece of kit 👊🏾
Dj Chris how? With or without a laptop?
Roushon Evans without a lap
Pls tell me how!!
How??
I’m saving for the DENON Prime 4
Wouldn't bother
The explanation on phono was well laid out. Thank you.
I love the ddj 1000. I DJ sometimes for my fraternity, and if I want to swap out with another friend who also DJs I know we can swap mid party and the music will never stop cause he can just plug in his laptop and we are good
This implies with the RX2 as well. I do that all the time with my friends who use usbs. Both are really good products
Cool video, at my weekly gig I use a DDJ-SX3, & the other DJ Uses DDJ-1000, both great controllers but I must admit I prefer the Darker platters on the 1000 & RX2..
I love using my rx2 with just usb while waiting for my laptop to arrive, its forced me to play by ear and honestly I think In the long run will be better
what that is with the phono are a turntable play with a moving coil or moving magnet cartridge which is a different signal to digital signal so you would need a phono stage to convert the signal or a digital to anologe converter poss could work
Good video pal, I’ve just recently bought the 1000 👍
i`m between the rx2 and the 1000, the rx2 is awesome 4 the summer to make some garden partys without the laptop
check out prime 4 next level same price
I have a flx6 4 channel and feel like and don’t use it 20%!
The only think about controller that I find odd is that record box don’t make a full pro interface for iPad Pro’s!!
Thanks for making this video! Very helpful tips and I enjoyed listen to you talk about them
man, you're a classic. I've been watching your videos for more than 10 years. Much love
Weirdly, I have literally just sold a DDJ1000 and purchased an XDJ RX2. Why?? Well, the DDJ1000 was an awesome bit of kit, great FX, 4 channels and brilliant at creating Mashup mixes using Rekordbox and VDJ. Awesome for use with Stems with VDJ if your a user.. However, with my laptop, it crashed every 30 mins on both softwares. After a month of real headaches, I was convinced the RX2 was my best option compared to upgrading laptop. 2 days in, the RX2 is brilliant and so much easier with usb using Rekordbox or normal mp3 files, no laptop, brilliant touch screen. Perhaps only 2 channels but so far, IMO, for reliability playing out live, the RX2 perhaps shades it. I do miss the DDJ1000 though.
Can you give me tip i have ddj 400 and i want to upgrade.. i want xdj 700 and djm 450 or ddj 1000 what is the best choice ddj 1000 or xdj 700 for 2020?
Do the platters make a difference in your decision making for these two units. DDJ1000 platters are the same as CDJ units I've heard.
What is the feedback like for turntables through either of these, or controllers generally? Better of with a mixer and 2 cdj's or would the contoller i.e ddj 1000 be perfectly acceptable as it has a standalone mixer
The legend still going at it 🙌
Dealbreaker for me is that the knob of the FX-section is too small...too tiny..I don't understand why Pioneer didn't made a bigger knob with larger names on it..(we aren't all 20 or 30y anymore..with the eyes of an eagle...) :(
Easy to memorize buddy...just saying!!!
What does Rekordbox do? whats the advantage of it from just puting songs on the usb and play them on the RX2?
i had the rx i loved it great for mobile djs but my decks stay in the house ao i sold it and got the ddj 1000 best move i have made its so much better than the rx full size jogs and 4 channels and more effects it just feels better
Ellaskins would you be able to do a tutorial on how to go on live with your ddj1000 and laptop with direct audio to facebook live and obs ect.
I would love 2 know how you can afford all the gear I do love your posts though keep up the good work respect 2 you😎
Loved the practical examples... good job on the comparison buddy 👍🏿❤️
idk why ppl say no need for laptop....your still looking at a screen ....just not as big ........bring your laptop use the sofware and make sure your laptop is got ur brand or logo on it so ppl see it all night
How do you connect xdj r2 to rekordbox using macbook. I installed the drivers, it connects but sound comes out macbook speakers
I think that the RX2 is better for me because I am very used to touch screen I use touch screen a lot on my laptop and I pad and phone. The RX2 is more portable too and we have loads of usb sticks that are not full.
Excellent comparison and great advise at he beginning.. def food for thought 👍🏻
Just wondering how do you connect both together ddj1000 and the xdj . So they play as 4 desks side by side ? 🤔
The Prime 4 looks great and got me thinking about the concept of touchscreen for all navigation, I like and use Serato but I love and prefer Djay Pro2 so I ordered a iPad pro 12.9 and I'll use it as my main screen, it's much bigger than the 10in on the Prime and my Pioneer unit will have everything I need.
chadnliz2k11 so what do you use now? With djay pro 2?
@@citizensgate1135 right now a DDJ SX3
At this time I no longer consider the Prime 4, I'll wait till it's in use by others a few months and here is why. I bought the Sc5000 and X1800 mixer Prime system, within 3 hours the mixer completely locked up and was totally unresponsive. Faders, effects, volume was all locked up. I cant trust it so I sent it back. The Prime 4 will have to prove itself before I lean towards Denon again. Prime Engine is a mess and support wasnt great either. Time will tell
Thank you for your videos on the DDJ1000
Great comparison session 🧢
How is serato ddj1000 ?
“Looks Very fancy”
And in the last review I watched it dose percussion effects very like 👍
@ellaskins have you done any reviews on the Denon SC5000 prime players? Is this something you will possibly do?
Hey Jonathan could you do a video on what laptop specs and software you need to play music pls??
Great advice in the beginning of the video. ✅
Hey mate what are your thoughts on using USB vs Rekordbox vs CDs on digital formats. I've been a digital Dj for several years till I thought I should resurrect my career and started learning vinyl and turntablism. Still very much an electronic music Dj. These days I'm mainly Vinyl Only but do own a full NXS2 setup as well (the industry will sell you anything these days to tell you it's never enough so made the investment, now I hope it's not too much for them Lol anyways). I've found latency issues when using hot cues for example, using USB on a CDJ 2000nxs2, but not when I'm using a CD, thats when I'm doing things on the fly (i don't use softwares like Rekordbox or Serato, will be nice to learn those at home for fun only), rather than a pre-prepared set'. Would like to know if you have observed any such thing. I try and use my CDJ just like a vinyl turntable so I refrain from using any "cool" tricks, so I still use CDs. Many younger folk like to delve in many cool functions, which are probably more important when you play radio music for example as listeners already know what the track is, but for more underground styles its so much more fun when you do things on the fly, things that you wouldnt do on your next set. Any ways latency on CDs vs USB on CDJs was the main point here that I have noticed. Cheers. And your thoughts appreciated.
I have an numark nv2 an have only just learnt all the features wish it had pioneer software but serato is still good. when I can afford to upgrade i will be looking at a pioneer
not sure why the stand alone means so much. Computers in 2019 are super stable. U are still looking at a screen either way. When you are lugging around hundreds of pounds of gear - whats a 4 pound laptop added to that. I never once saw a controller DJ mock a stand alone - so not sure why all the hate the other way.
i am not sure also. but it was great for me to bring a rx1 last year with my portable hard drive on a bright sunny day (also hot) and not worry about my laptop over heating or worst, and of course not adjusting the small table to fit my laptop .
@@hot4futureyears2come in an ideal world all us DJ's can have 2-3 setups depending on mood and climate ;-)
@@adamg6849 yes you are correct sir, i have four set ups so i am a little lucky,
@@adamg6849 I thought to sell my last year XDJ-RX2, then at Christmas I've bought S9+2 PLX1000..but I've kept it..there are situations/locations where play on vinyl (+laptop) could be hard to...
The original use of USB sticks was for DJs switching up sets they were never really never intended to do 4+ hour long sets but you can do it nowadays, I think people wanna be looked at as a pro DJ from the turntable era without the tables i guess its a lazy alternative IMO and I own a standalone unit, there nice to have but if your a heavy performer like a hiphop DJ I would look at something with a laptop cause USB stick will get hot and glitch scan disk stick aswell, I still have not saw a DJ with a USB unit not use his laptop the conviniance might not be want want u think usb prep can be a pain. we will see how Denon Prime Controller do on the market with the bult in ssd storage drive processing power seems to be the question with Denon software.
Please share the Details of your Laptop Stand - Model Details & Prices & Website where to buy from
Thanks in Advance
I love the DDJ-1000 for its big job wheels but it is a very expensive piece of "plastic".
I'm not against plastic build devices but I compared the XDJ-RX2 with the DDJ-1000 next together in a shop and my conclusion is the XDJ-RX2 is a way much better build of gear than the DDJ-1000
The line faders of the DDJ are very wobbly, like they will brake of very soon, also the EQ knobs are very wobbly although they have metal studs.
The whole mixer part of the DDJ-1000 feels "plastic" and with that glossy face plate it is a fingerprint magnet.
Everything feels more solid with the XDJ-RX2.
I've had the DDJ-RZ - DDJ-SX - DDJ-RR for testing in the past and they feel all more solid than the DDJ-1000
Will stay some time with my Xone DB4 and my 2 denon SC2000 controllers with Traktor because I still feel comfortable with this setup.
This gear was introduced about 2011 and is still not bad at all I think.
good point on this about what gear you use Ellaskin!
I've had my DDJ1000 since August and nothing about it feels "woobly" or cheap or in anyway whatsoever going to break off soon! In fact the Magvel Crossfader on the DDJ1000 is one of the best feeling and longest lasting on the market. The RX2 may have a metal build but I can argue that's excessive for a controller.
DDJ1000 Has best faders ever even crossfader is best i ever used and plussssssss DDJ 1000 is not home system desing its designed to be light and strong .... i guess you made a mistake its realy solid 10X better features 4ch 2x laptop best jogs bla bla bla
ok they have diffrend platform but price performance 1000 is way better
The effects on Rx2 is more organic in my opinion
No more pioneer for me. Denon Prime 4 all in one will be my next controller
Denon DJ Prime 4 might be a good controller but I think it's engine software isn't as good as Rekordbox
@REBELLIONETTE you won't be disappointed
MQ Party be careful... to me it looks like they are using same hardware and screen for the Prime as they did for the MPC Live and X. I have both of those MPC units. When they first came out, they DID freeze and require restarting sometimes! I would not expect the Prime to be 100% reliable right away. Also for DJing live, would you be comfortable installing any willy nilly firmware update on the Prime? And then go perform right after? Now I am new to all this, but I trust my own PC not to crash because I use it a lot, I can set the cpu over locking very low to keep temperatures down and give it no chance to freeze, etc. now maybe Rekordbox is prone to crashes to? I hope not. Again I am new to this, but I am waiting for a DDJ-1000 to arrive, I considered the Rx2 but just need to have r decks. Even though I am new, I just have a feeling I will be wanting to bring in either decks 3 and 4, or my external hardware.
Which sounds better like better output to xlr
Which one is better ? Pioneer DDJ-RX or Pioneer DDJ-800 please ?
ddj 1000 is the best controller on the market
I agree its been a year now with mine nice just ordered the xp1 rekordbox controller
Pioneer need to do combo between them - o i forget - its all about the money - but we have now the prime 4 from denon - thnx denon 🤩🤩♥️♥️
Thnx denon ♥️♥️
Looking forward to the Denon review 👍
You talk so much sense ellaskins🙏
Do the equaliser knobs completely kill the low mid and hi on either of the unit?
Yes, when Rekordbox is set to Isolator mode (instead of EQ mode), across all their controllers
For the XDJ-RX2 , when using control vinyls , does the 8 pad effects still work?
Yh I need 4 channels I advise any starting out just get 2 channels I got a 4 channel years ago and wasn't able to use them just over complex for starting and probably end up giving up and sell it on to me
PLEASE HELP: Which has the better sound card and audio output? Cant find the answer anywhere
How is the spin back speed? I am planning to sell my xdj rx2 for a ddj 1000. I tested the rx2 with rekordbox to see if I like to use a computer instead of a usb. When I do a spin back with my rx2, they are way slower than a spin back if I don’t use rekordbox. Is this also the case for the ddj-1000?
Great Video. You are the Number One.
Which one has better build quality?
Hi Ellaskins, I purchased the XDJ-RX2 Controller on your recommendation. Can you please advise if the Jog Wheel centre Indicator flashes when the track is ending? I’m sure I noticed this on one of your other videos but can’t find it now.
They don’t mate I believe that’s only features on the 2000 nexus 2 and the xdj xz
Great video, this helped me tremendously!
May i know speck your macbook for dj monitor?
Is it me or is the rightside jogwheel on the ddj a lot bigger???
It' just camera angle they are the same size.
lens distortion ..
I know camera angles, but this looked so weird haha
@@scott5556 true haha
they are a lot bigger, on the 1000 they are the same size as CDJ jogs, while on the RX2 it goes more into the 400 size direction
you’re a great mentor man, ty
Look at all these "Denon all the way" bots LOL Hey champions, what happened with SC5000 and X1800...they said it will "change the rider" and that it will put Pioneer products to shame...but they actually did non make it to any booth, did they. Stop wasting money on Denon and invest in Pioneer...main questions should be 1) Do you feel confident enough to depend on laptop 2) used CDJ or new controller
you should notify or say in video if you are getting paid by pioneer.. you said things about Denon but then contradicted yourself. How about you get both 4 channels and standalone capability and much more for same price as just of RX2 with much wider and higher res touch screen. You have been my Djtutor for over 12 years but be honest when its a sponsored video. Practise and Enjoy
Hi men. Which one sound louder and clear
where did that MASSIVE clock come from??!!
Native Instruments hahaha
@@yuuyundayo clever haha
you still need a Laptop to download songs in the USb