![]() ![]() The hardware has good effects controls, but you’re limited in what you can do with them by the supplied software.įor instance, you can record with this version (I don’t think you can with LE on any other controller) and you can use four decks. You get Traktor 2 Pioneer edition, which is basically the LE edition of Traktor with some of its more obvious limitations removed. Let’s look at the software to start with. Of course, there are VUs on the screen, but I want to mix looking at my mixer, not at the computer screen. So prior to getting stuck in, let’s observe that the jogs have lovely red LEDs to indicate movement around their circumferences all the square and rectangular buttons have various yellow, green or red backlighting to indicate state and that a big omission in my view is apparent: that of VU meters. In my experience (as happened this time, and often with Traktor) it’s never that simple, but a reboot, a bit of unplugging and plugging in again and some head scratching seems to lead to the onscreen controls finally responding to the unit. Install software (all units from late August 2011, ie a couple of weeks ago at the time of writing, come with Traktor 2 Pioneer Edition, but you can get a free upgrade if you buy earlier stock), install drivers (if on Windows), plug in, run setup wizard, set audio settings, and in theory you’re off. It’s a big controller, that allows the DJ to ‘spread out’ and not be always forced to ‘push buttons’ in a cramped, fiddly way like more portable controllers do.īecause of its size, you tend to adopt the pose of a “traditional” DJ much more when using it compared to tiny controllers, because you can stand in the middle of the unit and both hands then move out to the sides to control the jogs, unlike web using some smaller controllers, when from afar you appear to be DJing with fingers twiddling around in front of you!Ī quick glance at the front reveals the mic and headphones inputs, and round the back are ins and outs, and the usual USB and power sockets (the unit comes with a power supply but can also work from USB power at a push, albeit with reduced LED lighting and no pretty jogwheel effects). Overall the impression is of a solid, imposing and built-for-business DJ controller, which while not exactly made with the most expensive components, is built to last and do a job. It is mid metallic grey in colour with darker jogwheels and a mix of mid-grey and black knobs and faders. It’s a similar size to the Numark NS6, but bulkier due to those feet (however, it’s also predominantly plastic albeit with a metal chassis, so it’s lighter than the Numark unit). There are also big (removable) plastic feet raising the unit up to a good few inches from the surface it’s placed on, further adding to its stature. The unit is big! Everything is jumbo compared to the majority of DJ controllers, so it feels well spaced out, with big jogwheels (similar to those on Pioneer’s lower-end CDJ players), long-throw pitch faders, a decent-sized mixer section, and big play/pause and cue buttons in the typical Pioneer styling. ![]() When Traktor Pro 2 came out, Pioneer followed up with a Traktor 2 version of the software for the DDJ-T1, and we wanted to review the unit with this software in place, as this is what new buyers will be using it with out of the box. One of the main differences between the two controllers is that the DDJ-S1 is for Serato ITCH software, and the DDJ-T1 is for Traktor. We’ve already reviewed the DDJ-S1 here, but we’ve yet to take a close look at the DDJ-T1. But earlier this year it launched the DDJ-S1 and the DDJ-T1. Pioneer came late to the digital DJing party, at least as far as controller DJing goes. ![]()
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