|
 Pioneer
have finally released details of the worst kept secret in the DJ
world for some time - the brand new little brother of the "mother
of all CD players" the CDJ800 - slashing approx $550 of the
price of it's big brother, but still retaining most of the 1000's
features, including the the huge jog wheel, and adding a few features
found elsewhere in the range.
If you've backed away from the
CDJ1000 before now because of the price, now is possibly a good time
to re-evaluate the features, because when they arrive, a pair of
these are going to have a street price that is $900 less than the
CDJ1000, whilst loosing none of the functionality of the big ones (as
long as you can live without the memory card option)
Here's the details of the NEW features:
When using Vinyl mode the Quick
Return feature enables a track to return instantly again and again to
a cue point just by pressing the surface of the jog wheel.
The Auto Beat Loop feature uses
four timing buttons to instantly create perfect one, two, four or
eight beat loops. When a loop has been produced manually with the
loop in and loop out buttons, this feature allows instant 1/1, 1/2,
1/4, 1/8 beat cuts of the initial loop.
The Touch Release Dial allows CDs
playing in Vinyl mode to be slowed, stopped and relaunched at
different speeds when the jog wheel is touched or released.
Playing out can also be enhanced
with the deck's "Wide" Pitch Control function. DJs can use
the +/- 100 percent pitch control range to create new sound effects
from opposite ends of the sound spectrum and also to BPM match
completely different tracks.
The Digital Out function ensures
that all of the CDJ-800's digital features are carried over to any
connected digital environment
The CDJ-800 also includes
legendary Pioneer functions such as Master Tempo and Cue/Loop Memory.
Master Tempo locks the pitch of a track even when its speed is
changed, allowing DJs to speed up or slow down the beat, without any
difference to the vocals and instruments. Cue/Loop Memory allows a DJ
to set a cue or loop point and then save it to the deck's internal
memory. The CDJ-800 has enough capacity to save one cue point for up
to 500 CDs, so that DJs can locate their favourite cue points instantly.
CDJ Comparison Chart
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CDJ800 |
CDJ1000 |
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Smaller
Footprint (305 x 105 x 330 mm) |
(320 x
105 x 370 mm) |
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NEW:
Quick Return |
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NEW:
Auto Beat Loop |
Manual
Loop only |
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NEW:
Tempo Control +/-100% |
Tempo
Control +/- 24% |
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NEW:
DJ function digital output |
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Smaller
Internal Memory (1 point x 500 CD's) |
Internal
Memory (10 points x 100 CD's) |
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No
external Memory Facility |
Optional
MM card stores 100 points per CD x 10000) |
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Minimum
tempo set 0.05% |
Miniumum
Tempo steps on Pitch control 0.02% |
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One
Vinyl Speed Adjust (it can still break) |
Two
Vinyl Speed Adjust (Touch and Release) |
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No
Wave Display |
Wave Display |
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No CD Text |
CD
Text Display |
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No
Calendar Display |
Calendar
Display |
|
Shock
Proof Memory and Floating suspension |
Shock
Proof Memory and Floating suspension |
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