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Introducing the new-look CDJ-400-K and DJM-400-K:
These feature a sleek piano-black finish, and are complemented by a cool blue illuminated LED The coolest package just got cooler! The CDJ400 and DJM400 are now
available as a special edition package with a black finish with blue
led's and a blue flightcase.
The CDJ-400 allows DJs to play
their MP3 collection off CD-R/RW discs as well as music from mass
storage USB devices, such as USB keys, external hard drives and
portable media devices. The deck also features the world’s first
Scratch Jog Effects, with three creative scratch effects and an amazing
new Loop Divide function. Virtually all of the button and slider
functions can send MIDI data via USB output, making it possible for the
decks to control DJ software and other applications, such as Pioneer
DJS or Serato Scratch LIVE on a PC or MAC.
Digital media playback
The
CDJ-400 handles CD Audio and MP3 files from CD, while USB connectivity
lets DJs draw upon sound libraries on external storage device. Through
the new push-selection Rotary Scroll Wheel and Back Button, users can
navigate files and folders as simply and quickly as on many of the
leading portable media players available today.
MIDI control via USB
With
Pioneer’s finger firmly on the pulse of digital DJ developments,
it is only natural that the CDJ-400 can control DJ and music
application software. This is achieved by simply selecting the PC
Source Select button, so that virtually all of the deck’s buttons
and slider can send MIDI control data via the PC USB connection. So
when MIDI is the message, the CDJ-400 definitely delivers. For example,
a DJ can connect the CDJ-400 to a PC or MAC and play and manipulate
files from their favourite DJ application software – such as
Pioneer DJS or Serato Scratch LIVE – and this doesn’t even
require a time-code disc to be used in the deck.
New illuminated Jog Wheel
With
a design inspired by the club standard CDJ-1000 Jog Wheel comes the
CDJ-400’s 115mm illuminated platter. You can choose from six
different patterns of Jog Wheel illumination and even personalise your
own CDJ ‘slip mats’ or jog sheets [6].
New Scratch Jog Effects
In
addition to the Digital Jog Break Effects (JET, WAH and ROLL) found in
CDJ Mode, Pioneer serves up the world’s first Scratch Jog
Effects, BUBBLE, TRANS and WAH, in vinyl mode. BUBBLE simulates a
scratch technique and is great for spin backs, while TRANS is like
rhythmically transforming with a mixer’s cross fader and WAH
resembles the guitar Wah pedal.
New Beat Loop Divide
Can
you dance to this b-b-beat? Making the magic of live mash-up even more
manageable, the funky new Beat Loop Divide facility rhythmically dices
loops to fashion beats with drama, intrigue or whatever your desired
effect. It is easily adjustable using its (- and +) buttons during loop
playback, thereby creating loops with mind-melting,
dancefloor-destroying twists.
Hot Loop and Beat Loop
Besides
the Beat Loop Divide, the CDJ-400 lets DJs create flawless four-beat
Beat Loops and Hot Loops. For the latter hit the Hot Loop (In/Out
point) buttons during a loop to retrigger the loop. Up to 10 Cue/Loop
points per disc, for up to 920 discs, can be stored in memory and
transferred by usb key between CDJ-400s.
The Pioneer
DJM-400 takes the high quality build of the DJM range and combines it
with the popular effects of the DJM600 and even the new DJM800. With
Delay, Echo, Filter, Flanger, Phaser, Robot (vocoder) and Roll
(sampler) as well as the beat looping allowing you to capture upto 16
beats and loop and chop them
All effects are beat synced with
the built in BPM counter. The crossfader has a curve adjust switch and
the 3 band EQs give a complete kill. The 4 rows of LED's show the input
levels on the outside two and the output level on the inside two.sign for both models. |