AlphaTheta Omnis Duo Review - Sleek All-In-One With A Trick Up Its Sleeve!

[@SherwinBajao]

Love the evolution of standalone portable controllers. Can't wait for Denon's next unit.

[@rorz999]

I just hope Demon's next one has better build quality than the Prime Go... and better filters!

[@SherwinBajao]

@@rorz999 I hope they have a portable battery one with a more standard layout.

[@rp_a3480]

The Numark Mixstream Pro Go seems better and for half the price. $1500 is a hard sell for a compact unit. Nonetheless thanks Phil for the review , as always, very informative

[@digitaldjtips]

We do indeed rate the Mixstream Pro Go - a great value unit.

[@lucasmaia8315]

Lmao you can buy a mixstream, monitors and headphones for the price of the omnis.

[@censoredialogue]

when i found out about this, i considered selling my Mixstream for one just because having native Recordbox support would be super convenient for playing club gigs. for $1500 tho? LMFAOOOO

[@djNineshoxxx]

The Prime Go is still better overall and is cheaper the bluetooth feature is a cool edition but not enough for me to sell my Go to get this and Denon will likely be able to do something similar with Engine

[@digitaldjtips]

Good point - would be fun to see the Bluetooth In function in Engine DJ!

[@Nogi-aka-DJNugz]

Pioneer seems to know DJs like the feel of a bigger jog wheel, longer battery too compared to the denon prime go.

[@james141111]

I have a suspicion its on the way ;) @@digitaldjtips

[@georgesheridan8185]

I'd be happy-ish if I could just use Engine DJ software on a computer and control it with the Prime Go. Not every gig is a standalone gig.

[@djNineshoxxx]

@@Nogi-aka-DJNugzthe reality for most I would argue is you are not going to be using the device for more than 3-4 hours at a time so I don’t see that as a selling point personally re jog wheels it is preference I don’t really scratch so it isn’t a deal breaker for me but numark has the answer if bigger jogs are what the customer wants in the pro go.

[@DirtyJokesFan]

There’s not enough here for me personally to choose this above a Prime Go. Bit of an underwhelming start to AlphaTheta era.

[@digitaldjtips]

Let's see how it hits!

[@philipmurphy9711]

Great review Phil as usual. Price is a bit ambitious, i think even $1000 would be a push for this. It feels very consumer with a pro price. Will be interesting to see what Numark do next as it looks like a mixstream pro with a bit of added functionality.

[@DirtyJokesFan]

Or a boujee Prime Go. If I were in Denon DJ, I’d be quite relieved that it’s fewer features for a heftier price tag.

[@digitaldjtips]

Let's see...

[@JohannesNielsen]

​@@digitaldjtipsboth Dennon and Numark are laughing hard right now

[@zerosdotworld]

1000 bucks i would buy it stat. but ur right it’s spendy.

[@JAYSS422]

Loved your review on the dennon prime go, have had it for a few years and as a unit it has aged very well. I Really love the way this one looks but sticking with my prime go. Access to streaming services was one of the major selling points and buying points for many surprised this unit doesn’t have it. Great review once again A1 content as always

[@digitaldjtips]

Thanks! And yes, we're surprised too.

[@19rayrayray90]

AlphaTheta : this is our new product. Phil 1 second later : this is our full review

[@digitaldjtips]

🤣

[@Wingless_Oracle]

Nice to see innovations coming in from Alpha Theta. The Bluetooth input, usb-c charger and looks are welcome! As for the rest I think the 4 year old Denon Prime Go does mostly better. You'd think Alpha Theta would be able to do better than play catch up after 4 years and for +500 euro.

[@digitaldjtips]

All fair points, let's see how this pans out in the marketplace...

[@tom_mac]

I dare say the technical superiority of the Prime Go, although significant- will be outshone simply by the layout not feeling totally alien here. If you won't compromise on having technicals at hand, you probably won't settle for any gear in this implicitly compromise-making market spot in the first place. As for me, i got me a gig playing music at the food court KFC so this is the ideal system. Come down and see me Oracle, we can play Wingless B2B Boneless. @@digitaldjtips

[@nermaldigital]

Definitely USBC charging for the next Prime Go iteration. I only recently bought the Prime Go (very late to the party I know) but it's just so well laid out as a portable pro controller, except that darn proprietary brick.

[@JohnHermans]

Hi Phil what do you think about the price ? I think it is expensive.especially when you compare it to the DenonDJ GO

[@digitaldjtips]

People will pay it

[@BlueHawk80]

'cLuB sTanDard' sadly still seems to work on their sheep, so yeah, they will sell a lot. People buy Opus quad like stupid, even that ancient XZ... for $2500

[@nonexistent-77]

You've upgraded your camera 👍

[@digitaldjtips]

Always looking to improve, thanks for noticing!

[@Nogi-aka-DJNugz]

Love the bigger jog wheels Phil! How’s the battery life? I use the Denon Prime Go twice a week, this sounds interesting! Battery life is 5 hours per the website

[@digitaldjtips]

We didn't run the battery flat so can't give you our "roadtested" battery life figure. Several hours though.

[@JYMBO]

Ahh yes Alpha Feta... the daddy of all cheeses

[@jamesmacdonald2803]

Great review, thanks Phil. It’s a cool bit of kit with some nice features and the portability plus Bluetooth are the main selling points. But I think it’s a bit too pricey, especially as you can get a pro 4 channel mixer for cheaper.

[@digitaldjtips]

Certainly it is priced beyond the reach of everyone, although we think it'll do well at this price nonetheless.

[@DJ_V_squared]

​@@digitaldjtips I don't think it will. They really missed the mark with the price especially with units like the Denon prime go out there that are still getting updated features with firmware updates. I could see why they didn't brand it with the pioneer DJ name.

[@JohannesNielsen]

​@@digitaldjtipsso it's a failure waiting to happen and is unable to compete with Dennon and makes a good table weight

[@andyraps]

@@DJ_V_squared the Prime Go - whilst flawed, I can’t stand the horizontal EQs - is a brilliant unit with IMO better features than this at 2/3 price. Tech like Lexicon gets around having to maintain RB and Engine libraries.

[@iugalder]

As always great review!! You might not know, but there’s great deal of fans in México Phil. Thanks for keeping us up to date on the industry’s news. Now, the Omnis… dissappointing… I loved the denon vs pioneer match… Now the match is unexisting… denon doesn’t even have to show to the match, It can send its little brother Numark to kick the sh. Out of Pioneer (ir whatever’s left of it) and win on the first round. I hope Alpha Theta makes ir exciting again in the near future.

[@dj.scio.france]

Denon Prime Go ?

[@Mr.E-UK]

I have the Denon Go I like the decks but and it’s a big but the Denon Engine software is nowhere near as good Rekordbox and is buggy!

[@JimONeill]

The should rename the company AlphaBeta because with this gear, they're not fully there yet. :)

[@digitaldjtips]

See what you did there...

[@jesseopjescherm]

I love the look, the size and almost everything about this unit. BUT.. Twice the price of a Mixstream Go with less features and an extra monthly subscription.. come on Pioneer. Give use something disruptive like the DDJ-1000 again. The only reason would be the existing rekordbox support which is using a different file format as well.. At this price point it’s very hard to consider. This will push Denon even more I’d assume. More competition is always great and I wont be surprised if Denon will push it’s own bluetooth update on all Engine OS devices sooner than expected.

[@digitaldjtips]

There's no monthly subscription unless you want to use Rekordbox Creative/Pro, which there is no need to do.

[@RodrigoVolta]

InMusic já tinha a Prime Go e a Mixstream faz tempo e só a gora a Alpha-Theta (ou seria Pioneer) resolveu lançar um "clone" custando o dobro?? Por esse preço pego uma SC-Live que é muito mais equipamento!

[@CaramelPapiGaming]

That bluetooth feature is game changing, do you see it replacing the streaming services down the line, or maybe giving more options for streaming like Apple Music/Spotify?

[@digitaldjtips]

You definitely could stream into here using those or any music sources, it's not practical for track-after-track DJing though, just for one-offs.

[@meganoid_9001]

Could you please test it at work? How does it perform? Is it ergonomic? Any practical difference of handling compared to alternative products?

[@digitaldjtips]

Not sure what you're asking, sorry. We go into a lot of detail here and in our written review.

[@meganoid_9001]

@@digitaldjtips I apologize for my English. The video you posted is a mere product description based on technical specifications and aesthetic appearance. In summary, it consists of theoretical words and opinions. It would be more useful for everyone if you were to test this product in the field, using its features concretely, pointing out any flaws, and comparing its actual qualities (not the theoretical ones mentioned in the user manual) with those of similar-grade controllers on the market, including some Pioneer DJM mixers. Have I expressed myself clearly? Greetings from one of your customers, even if incognito🙂.

[@djministry]

I think price is to high better add 200 more and buy RX3 or buy cheeper version from Denon also they have better sound then Pioneer. Phil did they put better sound in omnis duo then previous models ? or same Pioneer sound ?

[@digitaldjtips]

Sounds fine to us

[@MarcDesco18]

Wow when I saw the rumours about this I was quite worried about PRIME GO being completely blown out of the water. Glad I don't have to replace that one just yet. At least AlphaTheta is paying attention to the competition... just not what the DJs actually want/need

[@fokisensei]

Hey Denon & Numark, can i copy your homework? Sure, no thing, just modify a bit :D edit: I just realized that this is for 1,499 USD? Are they on drugs?

[@BlueHawk80]

AT is just as crappy as Pioneer. Their fansheep still buy it. Even for 1500 bucks. LOL

[@MrThomAce]

Mixture of Numark Mixstream and Prime Go. So, we finally get a "Pioneer DJ" which is basically a Denon DJ. Fine. :) The BT playing is nice feature, but that would be the least used feature in such system. No streaming services is a big disappointing. I'll stay with my Prime 2.

[@digitaldjtips]

Gotta hope streaming is coming to this and the Opus Quad - big miss so far in our view.

[@MrThomAce]

@@digitaldjtips And onboard DMX controller? :) What about that? SoundSwitch? Internal SSD bay? Remote library function?

[@BlueHawk80]

BT will come to Engine, don't worry guys

[@MrThomAce]

@@BlueHawk80 Do you know what is under the heatsink of the motherboard? I haven't disassembled my prime, yet to check it. if the chip is there for BT, then it wouldn't be an issue, that's for sure. The mainboard looks like an industrial SBC that most probably utilizing some 4 core SoC. But, I have no clue what is under the heatsink. If you have insight info, then you probably should not talk like that. If you don't, then you should rephrase your sentence because in that case some people would have expectations based on what you have said and they will fingerpointing to Denon if it is not coming that soon... Do not get it wrong, it is just a friendly talk between DJs / musicians / music producers.

[@BlueHawk80]

Chill my friend. It IS coming. Nothing more to say, nothing I'm not allowed to say. You can believe me, but you don't have to. Personally I don't care about BT anyway, but hey if that is all what Pioneer can offer as USP here, than this is certainly no exclusive thing. Cheers and happy spinning! @@MrThomAce

[@petervrolijk5788]

Thank you Phill! Very clear revieuw as always. But is this the only news from Namm 2024 on DJ gear? Or are you keeping some things secret for the coming days? Biggest news till now is a different silly name and two items ( Exp DJ aome sort Atari game console ) and this copy of the Denon Go. If this is a launch of a new name its a poor one. Nothing for in the clubs? Nothing news from Denon, Reloop, Serato...??? 😢

[@digitaldjtips]

Very little. New Reloop controller, that's about it (see News on the site).

[@kennethmalafy8012]

Sticking with the Prime GO on this. Hope "Pioneer's" new direction isn't a watered down, less innovative (but more expensive) version of Denon.

[@digitaldjtips]

I doubt that was the marketing conversation! 🤣

[@kreature6618]

It will be mate, I guarantee you! Cheap, basic, dumbed down products sold at a premium price, that’s what marketing exc’s can get away with, same with the fall of Hollywood and movies, this generation are so stupid and easily fooled.

[@kennethmalafy8012]

@digitaldjtips ​Still stunned about the lack of streaming on this in the "modern" era (same with the Opus Quad). A new product that is not as up to date as your competitor's older products but considerably higher in price..... No doubt it will sell out because of the branding but it really does make you wonder about things​

[@aumyraggo]

Do you think we will see a NEW portable battery powered Denon unit this year/soon?

[@digitaldjtips]

No idea!

[@mark_spit7839]

If Ikea made a DJ controller……

[@djtropicaldisco]

No DMX (or SoundSwitch), sampling, touchscreen effects, streaming. The Prime Go has all these and more... I'm in the market for a portable board was hoping this would up the game... not even close. I'll def be getting the Go over this (I wonder if Denon are making any announcements at NAMM Prime go 2!! Image that compared to this!!!) Thank you

[@digitaldjtips]

Don't think they will be or we'd have heard about it by now.

[@maus3454]

Is the USB port on the back Class Compliant like on the Go? And can we have USB sticks or SD Cards with RekordBox exports on their bigger than 128GB? And last question: Is there audio review?

[@digitaldjtips]

Don't know that, sorry.

[@james141111]

This is what drives me mad about Pioneer and why I switched to Denon, they always give you as few features as they can get away with for the maximum price, all the missing features on here are not things they dont know about, cant do or cost a lot to implement, they have most of them on other devices, they are actually choosing no to give you them. Thats fine for pro or more obscure features but they even do it with the basics, aux, key shift etc

[@digitaldjtips]

I am hoping they add key shift, I really am

[@larslotto]

Nice review! Do you know if it will support HFS+ on usb drives? I know the Denon Prime Go only supports FAT32

[@digitaldjtips]

Not sure from memory, but maybe!

[@SticksAandstonesBozo]

If price isn’t a factor which of these standalone units would you recommend ? Under 1500 bucks I think meaning the lower level gear

[@digitaldjtips]

We recommend everything we give decent review scores too, so it comes down to: Which one has the features you're looking for?

[@emeryssschizii7518]

Hello Phil. Do you know if this device can directly control the rekordbox software in a mac/PC, like a normal controller? I normally use rekordbox in my mac to set up the hot cues... Also, do you think we can scratch on this thing? Great vid btw!

[@digitaldjtips]

Yes, it can control RB in software mode (with Serato coming in the summer apparently). And yes, you can scratch on it.

[@DISCOTEKED]

it has to be said that the looping button was present in the XDJ-R1 very useful then disappeared and now back again as novely ?

[@digitaldjtips]

Forgot about that!

[@DISCOTEKED]

I still got mine, really love that feature , so easy @@digitaldjtips

[@homepc-carlisle]

The Bluetooth was supposed to be part of Engine DJ 3.2 update, maybe it will come quicker now

[@digitaldjtips]

Maybe!

[@Sheldsss]

Bluetooth from the phone is a cool feature! Do you think this will be coming to the Opus Quad update with the waveform? Also slip mode update would be nice on Opus.

[@digitaldjtips]

Two good points. Can't see why they wouldn't add Slip to the Quad in this way, nor indeed the Bluetooth function.

[@kuyaChrischan]

I think having less physical buttons will take some getting used to. Not really a fan of having effects, master tempo, and quantize tucked in the touch screen. But I do see the appeal for this for DJs who are looking for a more portable setup. I could also see this being used for preparation assuming we could edit beat grids on-device.

[@digitaldjtips]

You can't really edit grid on the device, not like you can on a laptop

[@kuyaChrischan]

That's a bummer. Maybe they can consider adding that functionality with an update or something.

[@leaveempty5320]

I'd have to try it, but maybe too big a move from physical controls to touchscreen. I've got used to using the pads for "stems", so that could be quite a loss. Thanks for the review.

[@digitaldjtips]

I think no stems at all would be the bigger loss! As I said in the review, this model is definitely more suited to less technical DJ styles.

[@polvorin15764]

Those bezels of the screen are like from 15 ago when lcd started, do they recycle screens or wtf?

[@lukesargent9413]

I'd really want to know the justifaction of the price, it's way beyond what I expected

[@digitaldjtips]

the market will say yes or no...

[@NexuJin]

Nice review Phil. At first glance it looks like they took the design of DDJ-400/FLX4 and made it standalone, which I quite like for it's simplicity. But that price point is a hard sell when Mixstream Pro Go and DJ Prime Go sits easily under that. It's also close to the cost of a XDJ-RX3, which packs quite more features, but less portable. Have someone handed James Hype one of these unit yet? Would love to hear his opinion on this.

[@digitaldjtips]

No we haven't shown it to James yet. It's not a competitor to the RX3, as it's aiming at a different type of DJ.

[@JamesMincey]

I hope that the internal battery is user replaceable, otherwise it won't really be portable anymore once the it degrades (like batteries in smartphones, Bluetooth speakers, etc. do after a couple years). Also, I don't like that it has the rubberized finish. Those always become a sticky, peeling mess after a while (like some PC mice and even older versions of Aiaiai's TMA-2).

[@digitaldjtips]

It's not overly rubberised.

[@PAE47]

I like this 1 , are the jogs mechanical? , Thankyou for the nice review

[@digitaldjtips]

No, they are capacitive.

[@PAE47]

Thanks , perfer capacitive

[@vinaidhanraj5553]

Is there no Low/High pass filters? Love the XLR though!

[@martinalvarez4010]

I think thats the 'color' knob

[@digitaldjtips]

Yes

[@JimONeill]

For that price it should have built in speakers. Nah, I'm not impressed with this device. Denon & Numark are ahead on this one.

[@digitaldjtips]

to be fair, not everyone wants built in speakers

[@JimONeill]

@@digitaldjtips but considering the price. not having them begs the question why would I need to purchase this item when other products have more benefits including streaming at a lower price bracket.

[@dranek]

Can you switch USB drives without a pause in music? I.e. does a loaded track say on the channel when you remove a USB drive?

[@digitaldjtips]

Not sure but you could plug two In at once I guess (not checked)

[@dranek]

@@digitaldjtips there is only one USB-A port though. Are you saying have one USB-C flash drive and one USB-A flash drive?

[@ShaunyWalker]

Great review Phil. Thank you!👍😎🖑

[@digitaldjtips]

No problem 👍

[@starli7448]

Hiya Phil, great review as always mate! Do you think Pioneer/AlphaTheta will reveal anything else at NAMM this week or do you think this and the Wave Eight are it for now? Cheers

[@digitaldjtips]

Think that's it

[@snnwww1831]

Is it possible to control dry wet of the color filter knob ? Like on the DJM900NXS 2

[@djcal623]

Been rocking my 1000 since 2018. I've been itching for something new but also been wanting more portability and didn't want to leave pioneer because I'm comfortable with there products layout. The fact that not only can I use this without my computer but also use my phone just about made me giddy...I think this is the 1 for me

[@digitaldjtips]

Good to hear it's hitting the mark with you!

[@ezedjay]

Nice one Phil. Great review as always.

[@digitaldjtips]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@sxbastianzura]

Will it only come out in blue? Not really a fan of the color. Thanks for the review tho.

[@digitaldjtips]

Yes as far as we know although Pioneer DJ is known for special editions in different colours.

[@karaoke6861]

Hi, congrat for your great vids! Is tere Stems feature aboard please ?

[@digitaldjtips]

No

[@karaoke6861]

@@digitaldjtips So it's very expensive

[@MarcDesco18]

You should mention if it uses the new Rekordbox Plus Library or not

[@digitaldjtips]

It does

[@DaveCeeRocker]

I think the Blue Tooth feature is gonna be 'interesting' at parties! :) as always great review phil.

[@digitaldjtips]

Which one, BT in or BT out?

[@DaveCeeRocker]

@@digitaldjtips well. the post i put into the Student Lab explains it lol. i see many dj's getting caught out if they BT customers tunes during a gig!

[@guysofly4315]

How does the sound quality compare to the Prime Go?

[@digitaldjtips]

Sounds good to us

[@eteocle100]

The layout seems to be borrowed by Omni turntable by HEADACHE SOUND ELECTRONICS Ltd, isn't it?

[@petrosdj]

Big question: I can use tidal with this unit?

[@digitaldjtips]

No, it has no streaming services built in.

[@tracyjones439]

Is it compatible with Sonos speakers w/o latency issues?

[@digitaldjtips]

No, nothing is

[@harivasan9650]

If streaming from bluetooth can you separate stems? I assume not

[@digitaldjtips]

No stems on this controller, so not sure what you're asking

[@B.E.R.T.]

$1500 for something Numark mixstream pro go already provides for half the price?? With the consistent firmware upgrades engine dj has been providing I’m glad I picked up the pro go. Waiting for that Bluetooth update!!!

[@digitaldjtips]

We are too, hope it's not too long...

[@philanderson3533]

thanks for the review and everything but I would not pay almost £1400 for a 2 channel unit, I think they have priced themselves out of the market with that range for most people. You can get a Denon Go and a 4 channel mixer for much less, there is no streaming or key shift plus it looks like a fisher price toy. I really hope this is not the way they are going now or they will kill the Pioneer brand within a decade.

[@digitaldjtips]

We definitely want to see streaming and key shift added, former more likely than the latter though.

[@nermaldigital]

I totally agree with others here on price tag. £1.5k and it looks more like an FLX4 finish than a Rev-7. I dont like the direction in design myself and have been pioneer for so long.

[@SherwinBajao]

Wow, AT still using Master?

[@johneccles9051]

With the Bluetooth is it for one channel or both as the demo shows only one. What’s the max size ssd card can be inserted in to the unit

[@digitaldjtips]

It is for one channel of your choice

[@ericcollazo2046]

Is serato dj pro going to be supported on this controller?

[@digitaldjtips]

Yes, in the summer

[@lukemelo]

No button for selecting the beat fx channel is a huge miss, I couldn't imagine using a touch screen back and forth. Even the DDJ400 has this for CH 1, 2 and master.

[@digitaldjtips]

Yeah, lots of buttons "missing", as I said in the review, that feels deliberate to keep it clean and simple.

[@DJKSWIFT-vw3xb]

Can i just plug my external ssd or sd card in to this & start using it or do i have to set my music up with a program like the mixsream pro has like "Engine"?

[@digitaldjtips]

You prepare your music with Rekordbox, in the same way, yes.

[@tarekith]

Looks like that soft finish is a dust magnet.

[@digitaldjtips]

I am NOT the best reviewer at dusting things before going live, life. is. too. short. 🤣

[@BananaBeach519]

when u want to turn on/off quantinize , or chnage color effect ,you have to do 2 step on screen. THATs big BUG.

[@digitaldjtips]

Always going to be a trade-off on a smaller unit.

[@CosticaKristianDiVogli]

Ok: so, basically they've copied the Mixstream Pro and sell it at triple price - 1500 comparing with Numark's 500 (or Denon's Go priced 1000)

[@digitaldjtips]

Where can you get a Mixstream for 500? Think we'd buy a load and sell 'em on! 😉

[@CosticaKristianDiVogli]

Bought mine with £ 500 about 2 years ago; not the Plus or the Go (with battery) but the normal Mixstream.

[@gordsmith81]

If this is the second gen, what was the first as this is a copy of a inmusic product?

[@digitaldjtips]

This and the OpusQuad are next gen standalones after the RR, XZ, RX3 etc.

[@gordsmith81]

@@digitaldjtips ah that makes much more sense. I thought you were saying it was a second gen version of the Omnis.

[@PlantsmithAgro-bn7zt]

This is amazing looking forward much more funny time on the way 💯🙏🎶✌️👌🤘👍👊💗✨

[@tarekith]

Does it have beat sync settings still?

[@digitaldjtips]

Yes

[@UrbanExplorer614]

If Teenage Engineer designed DJ gear.... Overpriced, and offers nothing useful over the much cheaper Denon Go.

[@digitaldjtips]

It does have a Teenage Engineering vibe about it now you come to mention it!

[@KendalHammondDjSmoothk423]

How would you rate the mixtreme pro go vs this?

[@digitaldjtips]

In what respect? Our reviews are the best place to start for our overall view on these two units.

[@KendalHammondDjSmoothk423]

@@digitaldjtipsWhich 1 would you say is better if you're having trouble promoting yourself as a Dj? Also Which 1 stays charged longer? This? or the pro go?

[@chavaraujo]

Please do a tutorial like with the opus quad. Would be really helpful

[@digitaldjtips]

Try this: www.digitaldjtips.com/pioneer-dj-opus-quad-training-tutorial-video-manual-guide/

[@wahloss]

Nice unit. Sampler?

[@digitaldjtips]

Nope, only the Bluetooth 10 minutes of recording.

[@djeslic5377]

Great video and coverage (As usual)... Unfortunately it'll never be the unit for me bluetooth or not. It feels like a Pioneer late response to the Prime Go but at almost twice the price.

[@martenicolasvega6612]

Does it play flac tracks?

[@digitaldjtips]

Yes

[@m3zza9]

As long as you mix using your wired headphones to monitor, then it is fine to send audio to Bluetooth speakers

[@digitaldjtips]

If you're mixing 100% in headphones, yes indeed (although it is still irritating to hear sound "behind" your headphones if/when you take them off)

[@JJaybic]

I love your shirt. It is amazing. I also have a opus quad.... pioneer saidI was going th have Amazon music on it but....not so much. Didn't bring it in after beta.

[@digitaldjtips]

Thanks! And I do not recall Pioneer DJ ever saying that...

[@PottsyUK]

Seems pretty cool to be and the Bluetooth option is brilliant. Like others have said though is a little pricey.

[@digitaldjtips]

It's easy to lower prices than to raise them

[@xelverano]

wonderful review! thank you

[@digitaldjtips]

Glad it was helpful!

[@djjerryg_soundexpressenter5874]

Does it work with Serato

[@digitaldjtips]

It will do in the summer, apparently.

[@andyraps]

About that ‘trick up its sleeve’ playing tracks by Bluetooth; so you need to sit back and sample / record for the length of the track, and THEN you can play and manipulate it. How is that ever going to work in a set? I just can’t see how it would. Emperors new clothes.

[@digitaldjtips]

No. As soon as any audio is "fed in" you can use it while it is still being "sampled"

[@andyraps]

Well that’s something. Would assume some buffer needed still as if you were to increase playback tempo, it could potentially overtake the source stream. Whilst I can see a possible use scenario for DJs wanting to take requests or stream via BT, it seems clumsy compared to WiFi streaming, and something else to manage. Not for me personally, but good will to anyone wanting that.

[@lasa6619]

Come to this corner until they fixing all said cons with more added advanced features with a reasonable price tag in the next release which i forecast…. 🤔 they’ll call it The Omnis-Quad 🤓😎 Thank you Phill for the review as always ♥️🇱🇰

[@digitaldjtips]

We shall see...

[@OmidRahat]

It seems that after opus, and now this unit, their products are going to look like this. It takes a bit of time to accept their looks especially with a new brand name.

[@digitaldjtips]

They both look very different though, so maybe the point is, they are not sticking to the same "look" across the board any more.

[@NiGhTsHaDeGr]

Great review!!! AlphaTheta rebranding post was all about creativity and innovations. I was expecting to see a standalone with STEMS feature after Prime 4+. Such would be quite competitive. Sadly even streaming services are missing. I hope "streaming features" are hidden and will be revealed with some firmware upgrade soon.

[@digitaldjtips]

You and me both! I don't think it's as important as some people think but it is a curious oversight.

[@james141111]

Historically Pioneer have not been great at adding features to already released kit in my experience, one its out its out. I get the feeling they always want to sell you the next shiny thing rather than look after their existing customers.

[@luisynayan]

As one of the first Alpha Theta branded units to come out, this one is a bit disappointing. Some of the design choices like the bluetooth output and lack of key lock almost makes it feel like the product design team behind this have never even DJ’d before. Although I agree with the conclusion of “who this is for”, I start to ask questions like “who asked for this?” and “what dj problems is this really solving for that the other pioneer dj units do not?”. I sure hope Alpha Theta comes out with better products in the future…

[@digitaldjtips]

Bluetooth Out is really strange, guess the chip could do it so they thought "why not?"

[@verybighomer]

Like the layout and overall look. Very clean and not cramped, everything you need available. Personally I would prefer some colour on the pads. Not necessarily full colour, but a little strip like on the newer Denon devices. And a screen that can be tilted would be nice.

[@digitaldjtips]

Yeah at least the two colours for loops and cues would have been nice on the pads.

[@fruitysuit]

You really hit all the points I needed to hear! Super review! Key shift feature is such an integral part of how I DJ since getting on the engine OS with my Mixstream and i am always surprised how it is often overlooked and a missing feature in 2024. I do miss 8 pads, color effects and beatjump on the MIxstream. With those features it would be perfect for me.

[@digitaldjtips]

Glad it was helpful!

[@billmaries]

Yeah i feel like my flx4 does more, and I hate the tempo faders on that. These look the same size? BTW, if your doing key changes check out software called Rip X Daw to do so beforehand... million times better quality than doing it live plus stems are very high quality if you wanted to do that with some tracks also. I used to do key changes all the time on my old ddj 1000 but now prefer to do it beforehand as high quality as I can with Ripx daw

[@doxastis]

Does support stems?

[@digitaldjtips]

No

[@roberthypeofficial]

I think that's a miss! Doesn't look good and Denon and numark are doing good job on this kind of system

[@yoitsgiook]

Don’t understand why they wouldn’t just include the wire aux in just in case. Making it only Bluetooth is an odd choice.

[@digitaldjtips]

I guess units like this seldom actually crash, so a Bluetooth backup source is seen to be OK. I think I could live with it.

[@yoitsgiook]

@@digitaldjtips maybe I’m just a paranoid person, I’ve always felt that having a dedicated connection couldn’t hurt. But I definitely get your point. For 1500 they could’ve just had that there.

[@kennethmalafy503]

Could this Alpha Theta "branding" be due to the lawsuit that INmusic has against Pioneer over the Serato purchase? Maybe this is the solution or their attempt to mitigate the issues. Wondering if this means we might start seeing the phase out of the media style players (Like the CDJ). These standalones are basically controllers without the laptop. Will Alpha Theta continue with media players under this new banner- doesn't seem like it. Denon seemed to confirm its commitment to the standalone with the Prime 4+. Nobody else really makes players worth note. If so- glad I got my hand on the 3ks.......

[@digitaldjtips]

I don't think it's connected

[@djsir901]

This should be compared to the Numark Mixstream Pro Go. The Numark is actually better than the Denon Prime Go.

[@stepIIme]

Why is he better?

[@BlueHawk80]

Similar features + streaming + DMX lighting + Ableton Link + better screen + speakers for half the price, maybe?? @@stepIIme

[@djsir901]

@@stepIIme all of that plus bigger jog wheels

[@rustyvworld]

Cant seem to understand why none of these devices have key sync

[@digitaldjtips]

Many do

[@rustyvworld]

@@digitaldjtips well, pioneer is kinda lacking in this department, in regards to their stand alones

[@leighinibiza]

Mobile DJ’s are going to have a hard time once party goers realise they can ask for requests they they have on their phone 😬

[@digitaldjtips]

Full circle!

[@PottsyUK]

“Just say no”