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Pioneer CDJ-2000 and CDJ-900 The Dawn of a New Species

Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. Professional Sound and Visual Division, the leader in Pro DJ products and the innovator of the CD turntable, today launched two multi-format digital turntables, the CDJ-2000 and CDJ-900, with features that put the performance back into the art of DJing and reduce the need for laptops to access music files. DJs of all experience levels can enhance their mixing and scratching capabilities using proprietary technologies such as rekordbox™1 music  management, Pro DJ Link, Needle Search and USB and SD card connectivity.

Pioneer CDJ-2000
Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. Professional Sound and Visual Division, the leader in Pro DJ products and the innovator of the CD turntable, today launched two multi-format digital turntables, the CDJ-2000 and CDJ-900, with features that put the performance back into the art of DJing and reduce the need for laptops to access music files. DJs of all experience levels can enhance their mixing and scratching capabilities using proprietary technologies such as rekordbox™1 music  management, Pro DJ Link, Needle Search and USB and SD card connectivity.
 
Understanding the expanding needs of today's evolving DJs, Pioneer's new multi-format digital turntables allow DJs to access, search and control their content directly from the player itself, said Matt Dever, Vice President, Professional Sound and Visual Division. "The new CDJ players provide the same legendary quality standards and playability of the CDJ-1000/800 with the added convenience of native playback of key digital media file formats accessed through a multitude of compatible media, whether it's on CD, DVD, portable hard drive or flash memory device. In addition, both models are HID compatible with today's top DJ performance software, making these players the natural selection for any performance DJ."

CDJ-2000

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Prepared For Any Performance
Adapting to today's variety of media formats, the CDJ-2000 and CDJ-900 enable playback of MP3, AAC, WAV and AIFF audio files from CDs and USB memory devices, and from DVDs and SD cards as well on the CDJ-2000.  A USB port located on top of the turntable enables users to quickly connect an external storage device such as a Tonium Pacemaker™ or a hard drive packed with music files, minnimizing the need to bring a laptop computer to performances.

Analyze:

Pioneer rekordbox
Customize:
Users can then transfer analyzed music files to their preferred storage media and play them directly from the new CDJ turntables.  The software offers song information that can be viewed easily during performances on the CDJs™ large displays to quickly search and access content by genre, title, BPM, etc.  Also, as analyzed tracks are played through the CDJ products, the turntables automatically create and save a play history enabling users to review past performances on their PCs.
 
Pro DJ Link
The new turntables feature Pioneer's Pro DJ Link that enables up to four CDJ-2000/900s to be connected via the Link Port to share a single music source, whether it is a hard drive, USB and/or SD memory card.  Once linked, users have the ability to quickly find, display and choose the music file from a connected source through the CDJ's built-in display and control knobs.  A quick turn of the knob lets users scroll through created files and folders and a push of the knob confirms the song choice.

 

Advanced Connectivity
The new turntables feature a 24-bit/48 kHz sound card and HID and MIDI control compatibility via USB port. Up to 35 controls on the surface of each player can be used to trigger other devices, such as DJ effecters and software by way of HID and/or MIDI.

The HID controls were implemented into the players for superior interfacing with software, faster communication speed over MIDI, audio/visual streaming and two-way information on displays. HID enables easy, precise and native control of DVS systems such as Serato™ Scratch Live, Native Instruments' Traktor series and MixVibes Cross2 without the need for time-coded discs.

 

CDJ-2000 Enhancements
CDJ-900 Enhancements
Pioneer CDJ-2000
Pioneer CDJ-2000
Pioneer CDJ-900
Pioneer CDJ-900

The Extras
For more accurate tempo control while mixing, each player is enhanced with increased frame increments of 0.5 frames that allow the DJ to set a cue point or loop point with more precision.

To achieve the highest sound quality, both the CDJ-2000 and CDJ-900 were equipped with the audio industry’s highly respected Wolfson DAC processors, delivering a very transparent, accurate audio signal resulting in a highly improved signal-to-noise ratio and increased headroom.

Specifications CDJ-2000
 
Compatible Media
Compatible Files
File Systems Compatible with USB Storage
Audio Output Terminals
Other Terminals
Maximum Dimensions
Specifications CDJ-900

 

Compatible Media:
Compatible Files:

File Systems Compatible with USB Storage

Audio Output Terminals
Other Terminals


Maximum Dimensions

Music File Management Software rekordbox

 

The CDJ-2000 will be available in November 2009 with a suggested retail price of $2,150.
The CDJ-900 will be available in December 2009 with a suggested retail price of $1,600.
 

rekordbox  is  music  file  management  software developed by Pioneer in cooperation with MixVibes for use in combination with Pioneer products.
For  more  information  on  the version that improves compatibility when connected  with  the  CDJ-2000/900,  please  see  the  Tonium's  website at http://www.tonium.com.
For  more  information  on  the version that improves compatibility when connected  with the CDJ-2000/900, please see the Serato Audio Research's website at http://www.serato.com. .
For  more  information  on  the version that improves compatibility when connected  with  the  CDJ-2000/900,  please  see the Native Instrument's website at http://www.native-instruments.com. .
For  more  information  on  the version that improves compatibility when connected  with  the  CDJ-2000,  please  see  the  MixVibes  website  at  http://www.mixvibes.com.