People who want to rock a house party (or a street corner?). The Ergo is a natural addition to the DDJ lineup that came out at NAMM earlier this year – instead of making gear for professional, club DJs, this controller is clearly targeted at young people who are getting into this whole DJ thing. We expect that Pioneer wants this controller to be seen by the masses in stores – masses who might not normally see DJ equipment, but would see this and understand and connect to it. It’s sleek and drool-worthy, but still maintains a bit of a non-professional look in the process. In our opinion, this all-in-one controller would look fantastic in an Apple Store. Pulsing lights all over the place, rounded corners on every possible edge, product photos with a MacBook Pro, and a shiny white backing.
This is just flashy and fun.įX Pulse: Patterns around the jog wheels that correspond to activated FX. Launch Pulse: When you press the load button, it shoots a light pulse towards the Jog Wheels.
Mix Pulse: Shows how close the phase of your mix is – the bigger the difference, the weaker the blue LED on the jog wheel.īeat Pulse: LEDs in the channel faders that “match the beat of the track (…) plus the strength of the light reflects output levels” – sounds like just a tweaked VU meter to us! Pulse Control – this feature is designed to be a flashy feedback to how well you’re DJing – with four different types of pulsing:.Virtual DJ LE – What many have come to expect bundled with prosumer controllers – but the included version has been custom designed to align well with the DDJ Ergo.But the feature set gets a little bit more interesting than just the expected set: The DDJ-Ergo-V is an all-in-one two channel controller with jogwheels and the standard EQ, FX and transport controls that are expected in a controller.
We’ve got the full details after the jump. It’s yet another all-in-one two deck controller with a built in soundcard, and has a feature set that caters to, you guessed it, the beginner DJ. Continuing with our pre-BPM launch coverage, we’re following the announcement of Pioneer’s entry into entry-level: the DDJ-ERGO-V.