Pioneer DDJ REV5

Pioneer DDJ 200

When Pioneer DJ debuted its DDJ-REV series, the company delivered a flexible tool optimized for battles. While the DDJ-REV5 is a shoo-in for any battle, its array of versatile, cutting-edge performance features will guarantee victory in any musical arena. Sixteen performance pads provide a slew of opportunities, from the standard likes of Hot Cue, Roll Saved Loop, and Sampler functions to impressively flexible musical tools. The all-new Piano Play mode, for example, transforms the 16 pads into a series of cue-point triggers that are arranged by semitones and mapped to the buttons like the white and black keys of a piano. With three different scales available, you’ve got a completely new way to envision how your tracks and parts relate to one another. Furthermore, Combo Pad mode splits each deck’s eight respective pads into a customizable combination of performance modes.

With the DDJ-REV5, Pioneer DJ sought to blend the tactility and ethos of analog-style open-format scratching with cutting-edge control. Each large jog wheel is textured to resemble a vinyl record, while the hyper-precise Magvel crossfader is constructed from rugged metal to hold up to the most aggressive beat juggling. The jog wheels can even be customized via the Jog Feel feature, allowing you to dial in the perfect weight for your style. With so many onboard performance tools to explore, you might find yourself wishing you had more hands. Fortunately, Pioneer DJ has yet another innovative tool to help with that: Auto bpm Transitioning. All you need to do is cue the number of bars for the transition to take place, select the starting point of the next track, and DDJ-REV5 does the rest, automatically adjusting the tempo at a rate consistent with the gap. Plus, Stems, Auto Loop, and Key Lock controls can be implemented with these transitions so you can get hands-on with the three dedicated FX slots, lever FX, per-deck 3-band EQ, multimode filters, or any other performance tool for complex, detailed, and explosive transitions.