DDJ-RX with Rekordbox DJ

Well clearly there have been “exact” matches between controllers and software for many years, all Traktor controllers for example, Serato controllers from the early days and “designed for Serato” controllers from more recent date.

So in and of itself that is neither impressive nor unique to me.

I think it’s great for all DJs that grew up with the Pioneer logo burnt in their foreheads 😀 . They can now go fully digital without being unfaithful to the brand.

What I have seen so far of the software is promising, but it is also not nearly as finished a product as Traktor, Serato, Cross or VDJ. Many features are still missing. They are on the roadmap for 2016, but still.

The controller isn’t all that special imho, it’s pretty much a DDJ-SX2. Not a bad thing as that is a good controller, which works seamlessly with Serato (designed for after all) but equally well with Cross (my poison of choice).

So, long story short, I have no need to change at the moment. Nothing out there with such improvements that it would make me change my current workflow or switch my software. Not saying that might not change in the future, but it could just as easily be a new version of Serato.

Keep an eye on the blog/website as a DDJT review is in the making or so I understand.

It’s in stock here in The Netherlands (Bax-Shop web shop).

I’ve just spent the last 2 hours playing on the DDJ-RX after a long night of setting and fiddling around with it, it wasn’t as bad as I thought. I’ve used Traktor for years so I was a bit worried about jumping straight into Rekordbox never having used it before but I was quite surprised at how easy it is.

The controller itself is just brilliant, the build quality is excellent, I’m really loving the jog wheels, they’re extremely responsive. Everything is well laid out, it’s just jammed packed with features and I’m sure I’ll still be finding something new I can do on it over the coming weeks. It looks the part too, especially when it’s powered up and running 🙂

Rekordbox itself, I have to say it’s a great system. There’s plenty on features there for everyone, with it working along with the RX controller it’s flawless and extremely responsive. The only minor thing I have an issue with at the moment is the pitch control/master tempo sync, it’s not quite as refined as that on Traktor but I’m sure that will be tweaked somewhere down the line with an update or Plus Pack.

Overall I’m well impressed with it and I couldn’t be happier, it’s a serious piece of kit and for the money it costs it’s an absolute bargain.

I know the DDJ-SZ did NOT have post-fader beat FX (due to the nature of the routing in the controller). The DDJ-SX and SX2 do have post-fader beat FX.

Not sure how it is for the RX and RZ.