![]() ![]() What is an XDJ?Īn XDJ is CD deck (made by Pioneer) which doesn’t have a CD slot built-in. Chiefly, a simple yet reliable DJ’ing tool which can stand frequent use in difficult environments – like clubs, festivals, and live events. In a way, the things which made the Techniques 1200 popular with DJs are the same things which made the CDJs popular too. And this dependability has made them popular with DJ’s, clubs and PA companies over the years. Also, this reputation has been reinforced because Pioneer’s build quality and reliability has been consistent over the decades. Namely, they were easy to use and reliable.Įven the early CDJs seemed to be able to stand the rigour and abuse which comes with club work. In fact, many complain that CDJs are expensive and they lack features which can be found on rival CD decks.īut what made the early CDJs popular was that they did the basics well. Industry standard doesn’t necessarily mean the best for every situation and the best for features. And most CDJs come bundled with a plethora of sound effects built-in them too. Recent CDJs can also be integrated with laptops and other devices which allow the storage of digital music (such as smartphones). Modern CDJs will now play many other media types – namely USB sticks and SD cards. And, as the design of the Pioneer decks became popular, other manufacturers started to follow the look and feel of the original CDJ 500s. But their actual look still bears a resemblance to the earliest CDJs. And the players now come with a range of features and abilities. Today’s CDJs are far more complex than the early models. Since the first designs these CD decks have come a long way. ![]() And, unbeknown to Pioneer at the time, the company had set the standard for present and future DJ CD decks. The early CDJs had a slight look and familiarity of a vinyl DJ’ing turntable. But it was the design and look of the first Pioneer CDJ which really caught on and became popular. And many of these Dennon CD decks were popular with clubs and DJ’s. Various designs were produced during the 80s and 90s by other manufacturers.ĭennon produced a popular CD deck – complete with jog wheels and cue buttons – during the early 90s. Pioneer wasn’t the first company to release a CD deck. Also, CD decks didn’t suffer the same degree of tempo shift as vinyl decks – making them a little easier to mix on. After all, you could turn up with a wallet of CDs and have the equivalent number of tracks as a crate of vinyl – minus the weight. Also, if you wanted to take a few hundred records to a gig it meant you had to carry a couple of hernia inducing crates of vinyl.īack in the ’90s, mixing with CDs was appealing to many DJ’s. Turntables are hard to mix with because they have WOW and flutter which causes tempo fluctuations. Because DJ’ing with CDs had many advantages. Once the first CDJ was released many more DJs started to use CDs in their mixsets. During that decade the availability of dance music on CDs increased, and so did the demand for CD turntables which emulated the look and feel of DJ turntables. PLEASE REPORT posts and comments that violate the above rules or just suck.The first CDJs were released back in the mid-1990’s. Posts asking “what should I play for this gig?”.Obvious spam for youtube channels/gig logs/blogs/advertisements.Support the people who make your hobby/career possible. Posts discussing music piracy (in the sense of people asking how where or how to pirate music, if you want to have an actual discussion on piracy and how it pertains to the industry, by all means).Self-promotion posts including mixes, tunes, events, companies, etc.The following topics are against sub rules and will be deleted: Gig pictures/Stories - should be posted in the weekly gigs thread We will also allow high profile posts - say if a regular user gets a feature mix on DJCity or a Serato sponsored set or a established DJ set. Mixes - Most mix posts will be deleted although short routines, showcasing of interesting technique, and videos that shows off the poster doing something cool is fine. Meme/Humor/crappy image posts belong in /r/DJsCircleJerk. Please ensure you are posting to the correct subredditĪny and all beginner questions and posts should be made in /r/Beatmatch. Trolling, slapfights, general assholery is not encouraged and it also goes without saying that racist, sexist, homophobic, and transphobic posts and language will not be tolerated at all.Please try to be polite, friendly and helpful when commenting.There is also an entire subreddit /r/Beatmatch dedicated to helping new DJs learn. ![]() If you are new and are interested in learning how to DJ please check out this thread first. r/DJs is a subreddit for general DJ discussion: equipment, techniques, news, music, etc. ![]()
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