Pioneer CDJ 400

[Shpira]

Re: Pioneer CDJ 400



It came today! I am so happy with the service provided from these guys (they even placed the cdj in another box to cover what it is so that i don't pay the import tax)

My first impression's are very positive it. it feels well made (unlike the 200) and everything functions really well...I personally prefer the feel of this deck than the 800 although I would say that the 800 is much more convenient for scratching purposes while on the 400 its really a bonus feature to be used once in a while as the plater just doest quite feel right its too elevated as a result of which the surface area allowed for scratching feels kinda small...
However the 1000 reigns undoubtedly supreme over both the 800 and 400 (as its price would suggest)
Personally now that I have tried it I am probably going to get another one
If I had loads of money to spend on equipment I would go for the 1000 mk3 (the 800's are out of the picture as far as I am concerned) but I don't really so the 400 will more than just do. Seriously its a very good deck even if you don't look at the price...it feels more expensive than it is if that makes sense. I haven't yet tried its Digital connection features but when I do I will post back...

[chuckc]

Re: Pioneer CDJ 400

thanks for the feedback. I am leaning towards gettin some

[Shpira]

Re: Pioneer CDJ 400

wow the looping function is amazing I feel like Zabiela now lol (the 200 is shit comparatively) and the filters are much clearer and there are more of them

I love this deck im gonna get another for sure...the only thing i would put forward as a flaw although not all will agree is the feel of the plater..they should have covered it with vinyl or some kind of rubberized plastic so its not slippery when scratching...(my hands sweat some times when i mix music...the stress gets me)

p.s. still haven't connected it tom my laptop ( don't have the cable for some reason but I will buy it..

[Shpira]

Re: Pioneer CDJ 400

Ok...bought the cable got it all connected and it works fine with traktor.
Its an absolute bitch to set up...u need to map out all the controls yourself (I am sure there is some .tks file that you will be able to download at some point that does it for you). Everything works, even the jog wheel - although I am having limited success with setting it up for scratching...I know it can be done I just got bored after setting up the first 20-30 things so I'll continue tomorrow.

So far when I use it there is no lagg i.e. the program responds immediately with no delay!!! which is phenomenal but I have my doubts if that will continue when I try scratching.

I think it can work as an external sound card as well (The DJS software recognizes it as a sound card) so I assume you don't actually need to have your own for it to work and the DJS software made by pioneer is a pile of shit...I have never ever seen a software made for dj-ing that has such poor impractical design and shit features + you would expect it to have everything set up for use with the CDJ 400 but it doesn't...so in short use traktor. Apparently native instruments are gonna release an update that will allow the use of the display on the CDJ and that will map out the controls as well---that would be really good, save people a couple of hours of tedious work.

[pr0ficient]

Re: Pioneer CDJ 400

.I have never ever seen a software made for dj-ing that has such poor impractical design and shit features + you would expect it to have everything set up for use with the CDJ 400 but it doesn't...so in short use traktor.

This makes me much less angry about the fact that the DJS software does not work on mac.

Glad to hear you like them bro. I could not be more happier with mine!