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Pioneer announces XDJ-R1 all-in-one digital DJ deck with MIDI, iOS control features (video)
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Sure, DJ controllers might be the emerging force in spinning, but CDJs are still largely the club standard. Pioneer has always had thumbs in both of these pies, of course, but the new XDJ-R1 sees the brand uniting them for the first time. The all-in-one unit offers two CD players, USB media playback and MIDI controller functionality. Additionally, you can keep things moving wirelessly via an iOS device thanks to a new dedicated “remotebox” app. Wireless direct means that you won’t need to worry too much about flaky connections while you wander into the crowd with your iPhone. You’ll still be able to control almost everything directly in the app. Back on the physical (and built-in) two-channel mixer you can spice things up with the usual loop, sync, hot cue and sampling features, plus a choice of color effects. The inclusion of XLR outputs and booth out shows that Pioneer wants to see this in the DJ box, and at $1,099, it should appeal to anyone who’d been eyeing up the component parts. It’s available in June, but in the meantime there’s a video tour cued up past the break.
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May 30
Pioneer – Wireless, portable DJ system “XDJ-R1″ for family use – use your iPad or iPhone to control through the “remotebox” mobile application
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Pioneer is releasing a portable wireless DJ system – XDJ-R1 – in late July. It’s for family use, and you can easily enjoy playing music as a DJ by controlling via your iPad/iPhone/iPod touch at home.
Today, the Pioneer Plaza Ginza store started displaying “XDJ-R1″ in advance.
Connect iPad/iPhone/iPod touch with the mobile application “remotebox” installed to “XDJ-R1″ wirelessly, and you will start to be able to control music saved in a USB storage device connected to “XDJ-R1″ or add effects or many other functions.
Because “XDJ-R1″ consists of 2 players and mixers, you can DJ music saved in a USB storage device or CD by using only “XDJ-R1″. You can use MIDI control as well.
A portable bag (DJC-SC3) that makes it very convenient to carry “XDJ-R1″ around will be out in late July.
The price of the DJ system and the bag are not yet set.
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