Rekordbox Dj Review

The ddj 800 is pioneer dj s latest entry into its current line of controllers for rekordbox dj that adopt a club style layout similar to that found on a cdj 2000nxs2 and djm 900nxs2 set up.

Rekordbox dj review. Called beatsource link it offers a new 9 99 month subscription to mainstream music covering dance hip hop latin pop r b and reggae dancehall. With pioneer dj s rekordbox 6 music management and dj performance software you can keep your prep your music files from multiple devices sync changes seamlessly in the cloud and hook up your set s tracks from an iphone to cdjs to. Pioneer dj s new rekordbox 6 is it worth subscribing. Pioneer dj just launched the latest version of its rekordbox music management and dj performance software.

Rekordbox dj software originally developed for pioneer by french developer mixvibes has existed for a good few years as a music librarian and track preparation tool for use with pioneer s range of cdjs and digital music players. Rekordbox 5 0 and rekordbox dj by extension is a worthy update to pioneer dj s music management and performance software. One of the most useful functionalities is the bpm key recommendations in which the software recommends other tracks in your library with a similar bpm and or key. The standard two deck view within rekordbox dj looking familiar to anyone used to virtual dj or serato dj.

Last year rekordbox got a significant upgrade in the form of rekordbox dj an expanded performance version of the software with full mixing effects and sampling. A new streaming service initially available for users of pioneer dj s rekordbox software just launched in public beta. Rekordbox dj is offered as an in app purchase to users of pioneer s rekordbox 4 0 software. Both have their playback controls and virtual decks on the top section.

First impressions setting up. The new flat interface is less cluttered and easy on the eyes and the new performance mode features will appeal to controllerists and scratch djs. From the same stable as beatport link the electronic streaming service from the people behind beatport which is also. Unlike serato dj virtual dj and rekordbox come with the traditional software orientation for djs.

For the most part what that means is that the looping controls are now based on the looping section of a cdj xdj media player eg two orange loop in and loop out buttons. Another similarity between these two is the positioning of the library which is at the bottom of and also offers a clean and well organized interface for the users. Rekordbox dj comes with a good variety of different options.