Pioneer DJ DDJ-1000SRT: The Definitive Review | Tips and Tricks

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[@rahplayszeke07]

Got one two weeks ago. Absolutely in love with it.

[@Jedi_Jonson]

Thank you mojaxx for always giving the best unbiased reviews on equipment. I've seen many reviews bashing this controller (I'm a turntable man) and I've been looking for a no nonsense review as I'm looking to buy a controller for the first time in years and this caught my eye when it originally came out on rekordbox. I highly value your reviews and insight and this is exactly what I needed, keep up the dopeness you posses my dood👍👍

[@patmygroin]

A2J I'm a 43 year old vinyl Dj and just recently bought the regular ddj 1000 and love it! It's really weird to get used to using a laptop and there is soooooo much shyte you can do with it. I would say go with the rekordbox version though, it has a lot more options and way more effects

[@Jedi_Jonson]

@@patmygroin I thought about getting the rekordbox version when it came out and I played around with rekordbox dvs in general and honestly I just dont like the feel of it. I like traktor, I use serato, but rekordbox just isnt up to what I want it to be. Maybe in some years it will reach that level imo, but for me I just dont like it which is why i held off investing in the 1000 for it.

[@patmygroin]

A2J well this is my first time ever even spinning on anything other than vinyl. But with that said, either program, this piece of gear is GREAT! I personally don't use all the effects and options all that much.

[@Jedi_Jonson]

@@patmygroin agreed man. Mine should be here by monday and I'm stoked on it.

[@dancarthen3634]

Thanks for the shout out, Mojaxx! I enjoy watching your reviews and videos.

[@Mojaxx]

I used to be deep into midi mapping, but stopped really bothering a while ago. Have forgotten so much. So was properly scratching my head on where to find the loop halve and double buttons until I watched your video. So thank YOU!

[@dancarthen3634]

I was getting angry and ready to return it until I figured it out. I'm not the only one who felt/feels that way. I'm just happy to be able to help some fellow DJs!

[@mrtlcok1]

You are thorough as hell. Thanks for the info. Always Love You reviews

[@johnnyseriuss]

Thank You Mojaxx Im gonna remap the looping function just like that... That was one gripe I had

[@allandenola5968]

Great great non biased review Thank You 😊 Love the tip about re mapping the loop buttons

[@ukbullybeats]

Great no-nonsense review! Thank you!

[@patrickm.5363]

I still own and play with a DDJ-S1 player 😁 Just absolutely love that thing. Real basic player but so good. Faders, knobs and jogwheel still feel very crisp and solid. 👍 I'll play that thing until either it dies or no more support for Serato (which I doubt).

[@JimLigon]

It's time for me to upgrade from my Numark NVII & I think this unit is up next for me. Thanks for the review, Mojaxx!

[@DJEzraLive]

Many thanks for the great review man, I just bought one of these and you give a great description of the hardware! Cheers man, and be well :)

[@djparadime]

If you want to save $150 on the rane one or any pioneer controller definitely let me know! I just did a review on the Rane One vs Pioneer SRT-1000 kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipWYh5yhhpWAbaM

[@etmassmovement265]

I’m waiting for a Pioneer controller that combines these jog wheels with the mixer layout and effects paddles of the S9. That would be the ultimate hybrid.

[@radientproductions9799]

totally agree. the s9 effects are the best of any mixer. So easy to to use and sound so good.

[@DJ-Coma]

Ya, it’s strange they haven’t come out with one

[@supremeuppercut]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼. As a long time Turntable DJ, this is my first controller and I love it.

[@djxsquizit]

Im a turntablist and I have this controller as well. I hardly touch my turntables now 😂

[@CONCRETEJUNGLE-be6ic]

Yea....Pioneer have outdone itself.💯

[@InitialDL84]

I have a DDJ-SX2 and still love it to this day, and just copped a XDJ-RX2, but if I was in the market to get a controller, this would be the first on my list! Almost got it but went with the XDJ so I can get use to the Rekordbox ecosystem.

[@DJRofellos]

Best Serato controller ATM.

[@djmiyagi1950]

Agreed. If they made a 2 channel it would be awesome!

[@sike1dj]

*Laughs in Denon Prime 4*

[@Travis-guy-247]

I disagree, the SX3/SZ2 reign Kings of Serato. They had superior jogwheels and have full access to Serato effects, the SX3 is a better controller for less money. It's all subjective though I suppose.

[@djparadime]

If you want to save $150 on the rane one or any pioneer controller definitely let me know! I just did a review on the Rane One vs Pioneer SRT-1000 kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipWYh5yhhpWAbaM

[@djgenius626]

Its works very well with my virtual dj,, awesome

[@gelatinous6915]

It's a good thing to have the adapter outside the controller. Having all that voltage running around inside the unit will impact the sound quality.

[@djcashwell]

Love mine. Midi mapped cross fader curve.

[@Mojaxx]

I always leave it set to sharp cut myself, but that’s a great idea.

[@DJLABCORSIPERDJMilano]

As usual your review is perfect. I have to say that on the DDJ-1000SRT the classic Pioneer Delay effect is missing and for me this is a small bad point on it Ciao Matteo

[@davidrea65]

Pioneer need to produce a DDJ-800SRT version for Serato users, if they see it worth having a 1000SRT model surely an 800SRT version would be easy with the software already sorted for the 1000SRT I have nothing against Rekordbox but as a long term Serato user and in no way needing a 4 channel controller an DDJ-8800SRT would seem a logical step, I would buy it as soon as one came out !!!!!

[@ByronRamos_]

Love mine ! 🙌

[@stevenbell-smbmuziconinsta6469]

The toys in the back. Kept me watching this video. I want those back haha

[@verneextavour]

Great review. (y)

[@opamusic9457]

Mojaxx great review as always! A personal question, Traktor S4 MK3 or Pioneer DDJ1000? I have been Traktor since years but im interested in Pioneer due to the amazing jog wheels size. I will use Pioneer DDJ1000 with mapped Traktor Pro. What are your thoughts? Thanks in advance!

[@YardenThaDeejay]

My dream Controller😊

[@rigelgarman363]

Does anyone know if the EQ setting have been updated to use ‘kill mode?’ Love being able to layer multiple tracks for house music.

[@househeadspeakz]

MoJaxx, When will you do a full review on the DDJ 800?

[@DJDevine]

Nice board but I’m still happy using my SX2 it would be nice to have on board FX but I would end using the same FX anyway like I did when pioneer 1st came out with the 900 series 3-5 fx is all I ever used. Cheers

[@djredphoenix6671]

Best controller hope they bring out a controller with built in spinning platters

[@djredphoenix6671]

Hey mojaxx i made this comment one year ago an an one year after they brought out the new pioneer rev 7

[@christopherelson5119]

I'm mad they put the shift button in the correct spot on the SRT and not on the regular 1000. For some reason they made the memory cue button a rectangle and the shift button circular on the rekordbox version.

[@LePerrit]

I heard people complaining on the sound quality of the ddj 1000 compared with the DJM 900 nexus or Xone 92. I was wondering if anyone has this controller and knows how to improve the sound quality probably adding something external. Not sure if its posible but I love to know since I order mine yesterday. Thank you

[@varunthankachan7096]

Bro u can actually dial in the BPM for beat fx by pressing SHIFT and then the RIGHT Beat fx button. But you have to tap or set it to auto by pressing SHIFT and then the LEFT beat fx button.

[@Mojaxx]

By ‘dial it in’ I mean by holding Tap and turning the Time knob like you can on a 900NXS2 and other hardware. That takes you up or down 1 bpm at a time. You can even hold a second button with it and dial in to a tenth of a bpm. No time knob means tap or auto are the only options on the 1000SRT.

[@pouremilee]

i bought me one. Great investment i made.

[@lawrencebyrdsong7570]

The ddj800 and 1000 are the king of controller

[@djmiyagi1950]

If Pioneer would make a 2 channel version of this I would be all over it!

[@PushkarTutorials]

ddj800

[@VaughnGoy]

Pushkar Jethwa 800 is rekordbox only tho

[@DanielleKingdjdinosaur]

it would be nice to be able to go to a club and have machines that are compatible with all the major platforms or at least a two and maybe vdj because their software seems to work with everything.

[@Mojaxx]

At the moment that does apply if the club has ponied up for the full PIoneer DJ NXS2 rig. Serato, Traktor, VDJ all fully supported in HID mode (as long as you own Serato Club Kit).

[@DanielleKingdjdinosaur]

@@Mojaxx ok good to know

[@brendonalman3611]

Nice video bro which unit do you recommend the ddj sx3 or ddj1000srt?

[@djparadime]

If you want to save $150 on the rane one or any pioneer controller definitely let me know! I just did a review on the Rane One vs Pioneer SRT-1000 kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipWYh5yhhpWAbaM

[@beans2605]

Funny. If my 1000 SRT came with Rekordbox as well, I would probably try it out. Pioneer shouldn’t shy away from that.

[@Red-gl2cb]

anyone know a good place in australia to buy some good solid technics ?

[@PresbyterDJ]

I’ve been thru the settings, how do you split cue on the old ddj 1000?

[@lustforlow-end6022]

Hi I don’t have this unit (I’m still using vinyl & saving to go digital) but on my Djm 400 if you have the master cue & a channel cue engaged you get one in each ear!

[@nubiandee1]

Does anyone know how to make the standard 4 beat loop into an 8 of 16 beat loop?

[@daniellewisvideos4989]

He loves the ‘libree’ controls lol

[@ricardojpoliveira9782]

Mojaxx with the firmware update,now the bpm reads the bpm directly from serato?

[@m-stat9]

yes

[@Antweezy]

nice snow speeder

[@user-ll4in2xl3l]

Can anybody tell me why do my srt controler pauses my music for 10 seconds then starts playing again n keeps on doing it .CAN SOMEONE TELL ME HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM

[@gamingheadztvMediaHeadztv]

Wish it had kills and smooth upfaders

[@roberttapia6874]

Will there be a review for the new Reloop elite mixer?

[@tigarson4955]

There is a hit song really similar to the intro , what is it?

[@allstarz631]

Would be great if it would support Traktor

[@tecnine1984]

I wish there was a way to tighten the crossfader. It feels great, but way too loose

[@therealSunnyDizzle]

I can't wait to get one!!! so when I do, the "2nd" version of this one comes out with functions that should have been on this one and I run out and buy that one to "upgrade". Then the 1000SRT3 will come out with more features that should have been on the 2 previous ones and I will run and "upgrade" again!! Because I'm a moron and Pioneer knows this!!

[@delayedinsanity]

You mean like practically any device you'll buy now-a-days? Like the latest Samsung or Apple phones? Laptops? Hell, they just released a new version of my truck with an ever so slightly better head unit, sucks to be me for not waiting. If you're always chasing the latest and greatest you're gonna be sad most of the time.

[@therealSunnyDizzle]

@@delayedinsanity I still have the iPhone 8, iPhone 5 before that, my truck is from 2004 and my Macbook is from 2012. Why? because they work just fine and I'm smart, or at least I like to think I am. My point here was not that I'm against new products, but that I'm starting to see that Pioneer seems to somehow "forget" to add or leaves out industry-standard functions that the DJ community tells them about time and time again, that end up being sparsely added to the "upgraded" versions. They know if they added what is supposed to be on these damn things we'd only buy that one and be happy, but no....its better to suck the consumer dry.

[@KevinBasher]

@@delayedinsanity Wise words!

[@delayedinsanity]

@@therealSunnyDizzle That's literally their job to make money. They're not in the business because they just absolutely love putting out 12 different machines that essentially do the same thing. They're all purpose-built to make money from a very specific market segment. Complaining that they forgot a particular button that you wanted is all that much more ridiculous if they actually put it on the next version and instead of saying hey cool thanks I needed that, you immediately launch into a tirade about how they forgot this other button you really wanted. I guess all I'm saying is either be happy with it, or get something else. You've got choices. Complaining on KZbin is also one of those choices.

[@therealSunnyDizzle]

@@delayedinsanity Fist of all, not complaining, it was more of an opinion. Second, I get that they are here to make money, no one is debating that, its what EVERYONE is out to do. What I was noting was that I don't agree (my right as an American) with how they produce these controllers without functions that have been BASIC and standard on their previous stand-alone products. That was it, I don't use controllers, I use turntables with vinyl on Serato. You don't see Serato charging you for every fucking update to their software, do you? Hell, I purchased "scratchlive" and Serato Video like 13 years ago and that was it! Never got charged another dime. That's all I'm saying. If you make these fucking things so that they look like CDJs, THEN MAKE THEM CDJs! why take shit out that you know people need and are used to? And by the way, if I want to make the conscious choice to bitch and complain on the internet, who the fuck are you to tell me otherwise.

[@KevinBasher]

Strange how Pioneer holds on to their 1995 style of looping. A simple push encoder is way more intuitive + faster to use and takes up less controller real estate. Also, it could double up as a loop move control on a shift layer. I wonder how long it's gonna take 'em to abandon that. Like if you want that push encoder, too :)

[@julianmackenzie6378]

The Denon Sc5000's have that and it works great

[@djestrela2]

KevinBasher indeed, really annoying.

[@DjTecniq]

Numark scratch even has the encoder knob I prefer it a lot better than just a reg button.

[@phillipmarnik]

They used a rotary dial for activating and choosing loop length on the XDJ Aero, brilliant kit that was.

[@CJ-gp9yh]

This things out of stock until October 2022 in Canada 😩

[@thefishdog]

is it better than a vestax vci ?

[@radientproductions9799]

Many of these reviews are missing the major flaws. Keep in mind , I’m not saying it’s a terrible controller. But for the price tag , they gave an incomplete product. Problems : 1. Cant adjust the channel fader curve (even though you see the knob in serato settings , but unable to adjust it. 2. Cant adjust the gain of the mics (even though you can see the knob in serato settings) 3. Serato FX are post fader - even if I Midi map the knobs to trigger effects in serato it doesn’t sound good at all, nothing like a ddjsx. 4. You can’t adjust the intensity on the color effects (the dub echo sounds nothing like on a djm900, the noise is wayyy too intense, only filter works as it should) . On other controllers/mixers there is a pioneer utility to adjust , the srt does not have it (yet atleast). 5. The Sensitivity on the platter is not adjustable like on cdjs. It can take some getting used to scratching on beat with it. 6. Not being able to control the mic volume using a knob (as opposed to the fader on ddjsx) sucks big time. I didn’t realize how much better having a fader was until I started using it at weddings. I’ve used it 3 days a week since it was released for bar djing and wedding djing. All of these problems I listed are actually FIXABLE problems with a firmware/software update. But they haven’t done it yet. For a wedding dj I don’t recommend it , for a club/bar dj it does fine , if you don’t use serato fx at all.

[@roberttapia6874]

Will either one work with Traktor?

[@djestrela2]

Robert Tapia hard no. The only way is with mappings. For the 1000RB my mapping is the only one with jog screens maps.djtechtools.com/mappings/9279 For the 1000SRT i CANT support the screens because serato did not allow this function in midi mode maps.djtechtools.com/mappings/9222

[@bighvy1]

I gotta get me 1

[@ashleystyles6888]

I switched from serato to rekordbox. Why would I want serato...?

[@m-stat9]

Why would anyone care what YOU use...?

[@cveky101]

Can you still use beat FX auto BPM detection? It was very useful for transitions from warmup mixes with different song BPMs, it would be a shame if Pioneer disabled it completely.

[@xvery8472]

how does it succeed without serato's FX? o.O

[@xvery8472]

or flip buttons

[@joegianto5983]

02:33 No mate,the DDJ-SX is aluminum on top not plastic like this...

[@melvinwhitten1760]

Why do controller companies puttingg the pad at thh bottom instead of the middleor the top with that ou could move the jog wheels down so that the cross fader and jog wheels are in line. Where the pads are now is ok but with pads at the bottommakes look like you are reaching to the jog wheels. I you look at any new stand alone mixers the pads are in the middle when add cdjs or turntables they are in line with cross feader. It makes it better for beat juggleing and other tricks. I came from two turntables and a mixerto a controller

[@m-stat9]

nobody cares and also your text is hard to read. for most people the pads position is fine.

[@danieleasy2693]

Still feel like there should be a crack for the ddjrzx

[@deejaydmx303]

buy the real deal

[@DjVuyoUmlungu]

Sound Quality? Again? Nothing about that? If you want to get serious it matters. The original SX and even SX2 where not really good in Sound Quality. And nbody talks about it.

[@lustforlow-end6022]

I’ve only ever heard people talk about the sound quality of the phono inputs on these controllers. Apart from that most people seem to be fine with the sound 👍

[@joshuawoolridge8378]

He literally said " Sound quality is nice and clean with lots of headroom"

[@BoiseyMusic]

Yeah that’s the one thing I noticed is no one ever mentions the sound quality in comparison to pro mixers. It is very important and I don’t know why these reviewers always leave that information out. And “Plenty of headroom” isn’t enough information. Mainly because these controllers crunch their audio so much it’s terrible when you’re playing on large club systems.

[@DjVuyoUmlungu]

@@BoiseyMusic Thats what I'm talking about. decent sound quality in comparison to what? CDJ 2000? Hercules DJ Controller? When I played my SX2 in club the sound wasnt good enough so I sold it. I made many many tests and even Serato said their software had a sound problem which is fixed sind Serato DJ Pro 2.0. Back then I used a good studio for mixing to make these tests and of cause the live performance test..

[@BoiseyMusic]

SamSistema yeah thankfully they fixed that terrible audio issue but I have the SX3 and I have a Rane 72 and the sound quality difference is night and day. SX3 doesn’t even hold a candle to it

[@ngagenokia]

Djing is dead

[@FlawlessDJs]

techg for some DJs!

[@lawrencebyrdsong7570]

😅😅😅😅