CDJ400's - anyone rocked them yet?

[la dj]

i'm starting to do some homework on some upcoming purchases and ran across these lil guys.

anyone worked them in studio or live events yet?

looks like pioneer's trying the USB route in the low end before hitting the upper tier 1000 market.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=FFfoNW1QyQo

http://youtube.com/watch?v=OIpIxyG5nrE

thoughts? input??

[Nick]

those are nice. i like the new loop functions.

[la dj]

meh

more effects to be OVER used imo

[Nick]

i use the loop functions with hip hop that has 1-2 bar intros.. looks like it will make things faster for me, but i know what your saying... the best feature is being able to tie in the ipod

[la dj]

YES!

and a OOSBUH flash drive

not having to flip through cd's would be cool. step up w/ a couple of drives and that's all she wrote!

[DJ Titan]

they are pretty solid. im not used to the small jog wheel yet.

great for a mobile dj that doesnt want to use rack mount stuff though.

[Mundo]

2 of them would fit in a record bag. nuff said. new 800 style wheel inna 200 style size is solid. ask soy capaz and dragonman, they got to spin on them at the Dub Assembly-Denton show a month ago. they could give a better review for ya.

[la dj]

yeah, i dig the size, but i was hoping they're not "toyish".

thanks fellaz!

[Mike of MA]

no they're not dude, solid as a rock and the jog wheels are awesome, with the pitch on 6% they adjust @ .02%, i'm all about precision and I love em.

[NeedleSharp]

they seem very solid, from the little that ive played with them they seem better built than the 200s

the new scratch effects are very cool but most of them only cater to top 40 DJs as far as i can tell.

i was very gung ho about getting rid of my 1000s for these but there are a few things that bug me.
-scratching engine is not yet there... it still sounds digital. the wheel almost seems more sensative and accurate than my 1000s but the actual scratching doesnt sound right... nothing a quick firmware upgrade cant fix though
-i am sooooo spoiled with my huge wheel on my 1000s that its hard to go smaller. i can deal with smaller jog wheels but not small touch sensative ones... i ended up having to turn to CDJ mode when i was mixing and just use VINYL mode when doing top 40 stuff. i guess just some getting used to

the load times seem a bit faster than the 200s and mk2s (wouldnt be able to say compared to m3s)

my bro picked up a pair so i wanna see how the USB interface is with a laptop. that will be the deciding factor of whether i switch over or not. USB 2.0 speeds and even a built in sound card in the 400s so you dont need a external card!!!

[la dj]

yes, i dig the sound card being there.

[justbenjamin]

Originally Posted by la dj

YES!

and a OOSBUH flash drive

not having to flip through cd's would be cool. step up w/ a couple of drives and that's all she wrote!

I got a cdj 400 a month ago. The small wheel does take some getting used to. Something that I was NOT aware of prior to purchasing and after doing plenty of research, is it is not compatable to Mac formatted drives, only PC. Hopefully they'll do something about it in the future. Everything else about the unit is fine. I sold my 200 and put that cash towards the 400. If you move you're gear around a lot these are great because they're small and solid. If not, I say save a bit more and get a 1000MK2. I wish I did.

[NeedleSharp]

Originally Posted by justbenjamin

I got a cdj 400 a month ago. The small wheel does take some getting used to. Something that I was NOT aware of prior to purchasing and after doing plenty of research, is it is not compatable to Mac formatted drives, only PC. Hopefully they'll do something about it in the future. Everything else about the unit is fine. I sold my 200 and put that cash towards the 400. If you move you're gear around a lot these are great because they're small and solid. If not, I say save a bit more and get a 1000MK2. I wish I did.

its kinda hard to honestly compare the 400s to 1000s... they are totally different and are great for different applications and needs.

honestly if your not moving around a bunch then you wouldnt benefit too much from the IPOD control or the small size. so dont get the 400s...

the 1000s are proven solid and worthy but dont have half the features of the 400s including USB which is a very big reason people got them in the first place.

this is forgetting the fact that the 1000s are twice the price of the 400s @ LIST!! and once the hype on the 400s dies it will be closer to 3 times the price

[justbenjamin]

Originally Posted by NeedleSharp

this is forgetting the fact that the 1000s are twice the price of the 400s @ LIST!! and once the hype on the 400s dies it will be closer to 3 times the price

If the USB function isn't that important, used 1000's (MK1's) can be found for $600.

[la dj]

trust

the usb function will be incorporated to the 1000 line soon enough.