Published
Thu, Nov 13, 2014, 09:43
- The new CDJ-style deck is set for release later this month.
Pioneer has a new digital deck on the way this month.
Dubbed the XDJ-1000, it boasts Pioneer's iconic jogwheel and otherwise looks a whole lot like something out of the industry-standard CDJ line. There's one major difference, though: as the name implies, it won't take CDs. Music plays solely off of USBs and all of the usual track-selection functionality allowed by the company's rekordbox music management software. Though it's lost its CD deck, it's gained a touch screen, which lets users search for music by pulling up a QWERTY keyboard. The streamlined music input also seems to have translated into a lower price point compared to their pricier cousins in the CDJ line. You can see the XDJ in action—four of them, to be precise—in the video below.
Pioneer will release the XDJ-1000 in November 2014 for an estimated retail price of €999.