Review: Pioneer DJ DDJ-RZX Controller

[@tonywilson5185]

Good review I have one for about 5 months now . It was a pain in the beginning but ever since the upgrades it is working perfect now

[@HarMegiddo]

Totally agree about the pitch adjust! I'm a perfectionist and it drives me CRAZY on the ddj rz!

[@slow3.791]

My rzx has just got a update a few days ago and i has a qwerty keyboard and search functional acutally. Every update that comes out makes the controller more amazing

[@BackToBasics90s]

Almost choked to death from laughter at "Shawty".

[@ReboyGTR]

4:33 The reason you're all here! ;)

[@deejay_hazexxtatic]

GOD BLESS YOU🙌

[@ernestcnnr1]

LOL

[@gabrielfelix3615]

For real

[@manny_f]

Pioneer are very good at designing equipment that doesn't tick all the boxes.

[@1312_PV]

Pioneer is the only brand which deliberately omits necessary features in a blatant manner. They basically make their not high end stuff shit so you HAVE to pay a big premium for top features.

[@tonywilson5185]

This controller is very good and now with the latest rekordbox upgrade and firmware it is even more deadly . yeah the size could be a bit of an issue and also the weight . but when you set it up at a gig , people take you very seriously. the only thing is missing now is the ability to record video mix. that will complete this unit.

[@zanerichter3806]

**Also worth mentioning: this controller has a 96khz soundcard, the same as nxs2 hardware! All other controller only have 44.1khz sound cards!

[@Rafluc2010]

Omg the pitch part I'm crying 😂😂😂😂

[@tophertaylor5109]

Cut straight to 4:30 for a good laugh. Perfect! =) Great overview and review. Thorough and informative as always. Like others have said, it really should be standalone at this price.

[@officialrivv]

Hahahaha

[@stevenherrera222]

4:54

[@paulv165]

Hahaha loved that filter part! Great review as always!

[@lennonpearson]

Had mine for over a month, used it once, only to find that I can't beat match with this pitch. And yes even by ear it will not perfectly align. I'm going to return it!

[@julezx87]

I would consider buying it if they make it stand alone and serato dj compatible.

[@PhilSledge]

Cant wait to see the bag for it

[@trhoades2063]

I pissed myself when you said "Shortyyyyyy" 🤣🤣🤣

[@DJFITME]

Me and lots others has commented about the pitch slider also in pioneer forums. Its same on DDJ-RZ you cant get accurate mix like you would on CDJS. Pulse response has been there is no problems! Use sync if you cant mix. So i think there will be not any updates for it... Mayby they fix it for DDJ-RZ2/RZX2 LOL

[@halcyondaystunes]

DJFITME i know this comment is a year old but it has struck me how Pioneer still have this issue even on their new ddj1000 controller. And Pulse's response was the same. Use the sync button. I called him out on the forum as being an idiot as he thought he was being clever. Really do not like Pioneer guys. They lobe themselves so much.

[@ariace5725]

A trick : you can watch movies at Kaldrostream. I've been using it for watching all kinds of movies lately.

[@achillesduke1297]

@Ari Ace Yup, been using Flixzone} for since november myself =)

[@aarondominic697]

@Ari Ace definitely, I have been using flixzone} for since november myself :D

[@jenyamelnikoff3404]

For this price Pioneer could make this controller full standalone. :-)

[@KINGSHILOH3]

Jenya Melnikoff ABSOLUTELY! !!!

[@icsux]

..and with bigger displays, this looks outdated, I just don't see it.. I hope Denon will crush them with the new line, looks like it.

[@DawnHub666]

YEP - It really should be for 3000.

[@marxsoundaudioservices6160]

Same thing everyone said when we got to play with them at Dj Expo last summer! -no one was really impressed with this controller, other than it's SIZE! I you haven't seen it in person, trust me-its hindering big; as in it would be a hassle to own outside of being permanently installed somewhere. -and it you are going to permanently install, then why not just do some other "Stand Alone" options? No one came away thinking this controller was going to be the next hot item, no matter how much the Pioneer reps tried to hype it up.

[@frankthetank8216]

it doesn't work with a usb stick??

[@Magin1985]

Superb review. I was in two minds about getting one of these and alot of the reviews I checked out missed out some important points that you covered. Ta

[@ReboyGTR]

DDJ RZX Aka The TOUR system for the masses.

[@DJNICKG]

o yes!

[@mikecosta1889]

ReboyGTR and the Tour system cannot mix video!

[@tinhhongx3]

Do it work on playing just usb??

[@ShaunJamesDnB]

I have the XDJ-RX and was seriously thinking of getting this, but after thinking about this review I may not get it. I mean if I had the money I would lol. I may save up and get it still lol. But at least 5K is a lot of money. For the DDJ-RZX AND a new laptop, damn, thats a lot. They need to make a DDJ-RZX 2 with the standalone feature!

[@emilzorrilla1974]

Just looking at it. Its worth every penny

[@DJLostOne]

SHAWTY!!!! 😂

[@miztiqueevents]

I've noticed that a few Spanish/Latin DJs as well as promoters use things like pitch and echo for there voice

[@jamiec4478]

pioneer please please do a DDJ-SZX

[@anonymousmc7727]

Denon took the game over!!!!!

[@jasondaly5351]

Great video once again nice unit but like you i have a 2012 i5 macbook pro it works perfectly with my setup. But if i bought this then i would have to buy a new Mac. For that money you can buy 2cdj and a 900nxs mixer almost I'd prefer the latter Mojax

[@Dyreckt1]

The pitch fader not being able to go to precise BPM values is a huge killer for me on this product. I'll have to stick with the trust worthy CDJs.

[@DawnHub666]

YEP - that is terrible

[@packbackmusic]

righhhhht. that shit is weak sauce:(

[@topofthemornintoya]

pioneer will never make a standalone this good, because it will put them out of business

[@djTorchLive]

I Disagree, it's "not Pro Gear". Just because it's too big for your liking does not mean it won't work in a Club setting.

[@D_2_da_K87]

Having used all manner of equipment including my trusty 1200s, of the cdj and Controller range I much prefer the capacitive jogs as oppose to the mechanical.

[@theologanhomer1880]

very complit tools of Dj controler damn... its awesome dude

[@CaptainDugog]

so basically this is the "buy cdjs" controller?

[@djtorchmusic]

How would you compare the soundcard? Is it apogee quality or maybe just another sound card?

[@draynged7869]

MoJaxx whats up mate, soon you will have the Denon VL12 I can't wait, I am buying them regardless.....lol

[@Kaximusic]

can it be used without the laptop?

[@djbrucewayne7777]

It's club standard feature rich but its not a standalone device. And only Rekordbox not fair you should allow the DJ to make that decision not force you to use the software. Not ranting but it has all the features i have been requesting on a controller for a long time now like Pressure Sensitive Jog Wheels. I will wait for a DDJ-SZX!!!

[@jhenry248]

It would have been nice if it was stand alone. It seems that Pioneer is sitting on their hands when it comes down to hardware advancement. I'll bet it was already in development before Denon MCX8000 stand alone controller went into production. Now Pioneer had to put this out and try to recoup the loss.

[@someguy4915]

If they made such a video system standalone it would instantly cut into the area of their CDJ's/XDJ's and DJM's and the only point for the separate mixer/CDJ/XDJ would be that they're easier to carry... That's ranging your products to make sure one doesn't kill another line of products :P

[@00ninja00]

They should of carried this design over into the standalone xdj xz. Even though the xdjxz is a nice machine, if it had this rzx design with 3 screens and be able to run 4 decks on the screen side by side like this, it would be such a epic machine.

[@Dayta]

can you tell anything about replacement if you noticed in your backround leftside you got the 3 channel numark mixer blue violete kinda color its crossfader for example was very slick and easy to replace within seconds since it was not as capsulated as for the djm500 600 for exampl so bear dripping into it made it take on rost and making the slider less smooth you could hear the crackles im wondering about this mix controller if thos kind of problems still exist since its signals could be effected by moistuer wearing down the fader physicly can it ? so in short ... you can tell anything about the longlivity of the fader or replacement posibilitys of in this case especialy the cross fader thx in advance

[@WN_Byers]

dude, punctuation?!

[@BasNunnikhoven]

is ot possible to reach the 1Ms echo with the dubecho colour fx? I have the Pioneer DDJ-SZ and I use the echo in my colour fx to reach the 1ms and getting a nice fluting sound wat is great in buildups in bigroom music and electo house... it is just the thing I can't do at the fx on top so do you know if this is also possible at the RZX? This is the thing what is for me a reason to buy it or not to buy it 🤣 Thanks for the great video and your time! :)

[@rogermasc3659]

How do you reach the 1 MS echo in colour fx?

[@InspectorSmeg]

3k and it comes with a horn.... Wow....

[@ProjectLiquid]

Jack Darwin you sir #mademyday

[@InspectorSmeg]

Infinity haha! I don't think I've ever been turned off a piece of kit so quickly as one with a built in douche horn.

[@ProjectLiquid]

I would pay 3k for a standalone version of this though :D with or without a douche horn. It's basically the cigarette lighter in a car: I'm not gonna obsess about a feature I'll never need, cause no matter what I've never used it and will sure as hell never do so.

[@kidofhardstyle5859]

3K and there is no usb port :S Wow...

[@InspectorSmeg]

What if you slipped and pressed it though.

[@rudatwo]

Is the djm450 review coming??

[@Faces98A]

can you use it with any other dj software like sera to or djay pro or so?

[@optimusprimerus]

You can search tracks on the center screen

[@DJFrenchy]

Great overview and review. impartial. I share

[@alphamanga3213]

4:30 AnklePants Uses that Effect

[@DrudgeAudio]

My first thought was anklepants 😄

[@apoplexiamusic]

Otto Von Shirach uses the pitch effect on his voice from a Pio DJM mixer. Check out his Boiler Room set ;)

[@petersamyn1839]

Hello , should these specs be enough for the rzx ? Its a msi laptop Processor: Intel Core i7 (6de Gen) 6700HQ / 2.6 GHz ( 3.5 GHz ) / 6 MB Cache Geheugen: 16 GB DDR4 Opslag: 128 GB - M.2 SSD NVM Express (NVMe) + 1 TB HDD / 7200 tpm Display: 17.3" LED- 1920 x 1080 / Full HD Afbeeldingen: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M - 3 GB GDDR

[@Dugiesrevenge]

Yes

[@treezybeats602]

What are the top three high end mobile dj controllers

[@GeorgeDekker]

Rekordbox video plugin vs Serato video plugin in 2019/2020 is what I can't find any video or good blog post on. What I've found is that Rekordbox is more configurable and has the option for additive video mixing (channel faders rather than cross fader) as the main difference. Recently saw an SX with Serato video in action and that looked like it works great. Been out of the dj game for about 10 years. Had the first ddj 1000 back then for at home and on the road had both a usb stick and a case of audio cds as at that time controllers were not hip and most places had old cdjs that could only do audio cds. Looking for a platform to potentially get back in the game with. Really would appreciate a video that shows the pros and cons of both video plugins in detail in 2020 :-)

[@JR-ts6co]

also people who are true DJ's should know how to beat match with out a machine doing it for you, just saying. and btw you can beat match with this machine, you press down on the jog wheel, turn it, and on the screen you should see the BPM meter moving.

[@cassiusjb]

If this was stand alone, Denon would have some competition.

[@vincenzoboccalone6821]

Hi I saw your review on the consol pioneer ddj rzx I have to ask you I installed the rekordbox, but on my consol I don't get the traces on the central display how can I do give me an indication. Thanks

[@herbz2hot2]

the only issue with this is Rekordbox, so analysing tracks Rekordbox seem to put the grid in the wrong place on 90 percent of my tracks, i have to manually adjust them, its annoying when you have thousands of tracks, i have used serato vdj and traktor with the same library and they all put the beat grid perfectly in the right place, if i could manually mix like a cdj and mixer but no the track is locked to the beat grid so it jumps to the first grid and if there in the wrong place it just so useless i find myself back on my cdj 800 mk2s and a mixer, this being locked to rekordbox is so annoying to the point that i want to just start using the sx again with vdj 8

[@Barnet310]

Pioneer 'most pointless controller ever'

[@beedslolkuntus2070]

I agree. I would also sell kidneys for this??? This is too expensive

[@nathangrey6892]

did he leave an effect on slightly after he was playing with the pitch effect?

[@pnnielsen]

7:04 "PaLameter 1" "PaLameter 2".... :D Wonder if they have corrected this in the firmware now :)

[@raymond186]

my worry is this back in the 80s you could buy a complete stereo, record player, radio, tape 2 tape, evan multi channel EL. and that was cool, or so we thought. A few years later, and the EQ starts crackling., record player stared to give up, which then made it useless. give me separates was the lesson I've learnt. If an item goes down you can change it out.

[@MAZRAMIREZ]

I still don't get the purpose of this controller, It looks nice but why would they not just make this as a standalone controller because what would be the point of the screens if you still gotta connect a laptop

[@GaussGodden]

Can you assign FX1 and FX2 on external rca sources to the mixer thanks

[@carlosalbertocordeiro629]

Good afternoon Djs, my name is Carlos and I'm from the city of Ribeirão Preto - São Paulo - Brazil. I have a DDJ-RZX controller and after a few minutes of operation, it stops working, where I have to turn on the Rekordbox application again. Has this happened to you yet? My CPU is 16 GB RAM, Intel Core i7, I use Windows 10. Can you give a help here for the Dj? I appreciate the attention and kindness. Thanks and a big hug. Carlos.

[@gorkembir7977]

I wonder if I can connect an electronic drums to rzx and record simultaneously through rekordbox ?

[@youwouldntbelieveit89]

Excellent video, can you use it usb stick?

[@johntenezaca236]

I still don't get why this industry is so expensive. I'm good with a small controller or 2 TT with a mixer+vinyl. is that just the trend?

[@deldia]

John Tenezaca low volume? These are not mass produced as much as other music electronics.

[@tuneroneff]

i wonder!!?? if this unit will soport serato in the future just like nexus series, mixers and players.

[@sndrcve]

Any reason you don't give UK pricing?

[@abecoulter18]

Dose it work in Serato and virtual DJ. I run a rental company and my clients like different software

[@Chooseaname2012]

This thing sucks I had one for a month.... Touch screens are old tech and suck Bad u.i design Over priced controller Still need a computer with a good graphics card. Really not worth it. Effects sound cheap Rekord box is glitchy

[@LikeASuperBaws]

Which alternatives would you suggest?

[@Alex121sm1]

They really need to step it up for their touch screens. Its 2019, not 2008 smh

[@Alex121sm1]

Ddj 1000 is in my opinion, their best dj controller so far.

[@superdjsandovalproducoes]

Eu sou de Cajamar eu sou Dj Sandoval 🎶🎧

[@christinaerb8214]

Can you close the laptop while playing? On the website it says you can close the laptop

[@ClectaSkiMusic]

Shawttyyyy

[@djtheob01]

The only way a jog wheel can feel analog is if the platter spins like a motorised direct drive Technics SL-12. All plastic jog wheels on ANY controller (standalone player), from the DDJ-RZX, CDJ 2000 NXS2 or the Denon SC5000 (and everything in between) will never be good for scratching or feel anything like a analog moving steel platter! Denon tried with the stand alone SC3900 (which had a real moving steel turntable) but all the other features on this unit where terrible. And not forgetting the Numark NS7 which was a good effort but still didn't convert all the DMC style dj's to the controller platform. While all these new players and controllers have all the control you need to utilise the features within the software, the only thing that lets them down is the fisher price plastic jog wheels!

[@l34052]

Good review but a bugbear with me is the use of 'zee', your British and over here we say 'zed' and not the septic 'zee'. I won't even get started on 'bucks'....

[@selyang647]

you for got to metion the pioneer ddjrr is also in the family pioneer ddj

[@DirtyDiezel]

did they ever fix the bpm float issue?

[@Dugiesrevenge]

Yes

[@NeverageStudio]

HOW DID YOU GET TO ACCESS YOUR LIBRARY ON THE CONTROLLER PLS

[@shdesanges]

If Pioneer can make this same device keeping the screens and pad lay out with the mixer with two Computer USB's capable with serato & record box with the motorized joggles like the rev 7 and the capabilities of the OPUS-QUAD the would create the Dj's Utopia

[@michaelmoore1114]

Can you record your set on this mixer ?

[@PoolPalaceMan]

like the controller but i dont like rekordbox

[@ldanzamariastile3536]

rekordbox is such a slow program

[@icsux]

it's slow with hot cues when you use quantize, it's slow when analyzing the songs.. other than that I'm starting to like it cause at the beginning I was hateing it. It seems more complete than my true love, serato. PS: Pioneer why the fuck your rekordbox shit program does fuckin' NOT search songs that are not analyzed you pieces of shit!?! Fuck your "Collection"!

[@DElionel1995]

5 months later rekordbox is mutch better as serato

[@tmbrown2409]

That easy then get the sz2 and hook up a numark dashboard pretty much the same deal but a grand cheaper

[@djcarlcee]

Nice

[@MQParty]

Might as well just get the Denon SC5000 Prime and X1800. Won't need a computer for just audio gigs... plus can run Serato, Serato Video and Mix Emergency if need be. No need to invest in a new $3000 laptop just to run this RZX.

[@jamesscanlon69]

I just started DJIng last year on the XDJ-RX and plan on upgrading to this. The horn is some stupid shit though lol

[@ShaunJamesDnB]

Me too, love the XDJ-RX, after thinking about this review I may not get it. I mean if I had the money I would lol. I may save up and get it still lol. But at least 5K is a lot of money. For the DDJ-RZX AND a new laptop, damn, thats a lot. They need to make a DDJ-RZX 2 with the standalone feature!

[@Purplexxer]

How do you turn on the screens?

[@NoChillMan]

I think Serato DJ and Rekordbox DJ should have an option called "easy tempo" or something where if you have a track playing (say it's at 128.00 bpm) and you want to blend in a 2nd track (say it's at 130.00 bpm), you'd move the tempo slider of the 2nd deck down, and once you get down to 128.03 (or 127.97), it will just automatically change the tempo to 128.00. I get that you could just use Sync at that point, but there is nothing more annoying than trying to get a track's tempo to a nice even bpm, just to get stuck like 0.03 or even 0.01 bpm above or below your target bpm.

[@alexschmutz3566]

Shane Rivers yes

[@peachymakho]

just use beat sync then turn it off lol, thats what i do

[@anthonygato407]

for who? ppl dont realize that there's is a section of the market that theyre people who aren't really concerned about a grand here or there, they just want to have fun and experience the coolest stuff. they exist ya. like a professional NBA basketball player I could see being stoked on this. the big size and more features. it could be semi permanently installed in a studio room or a nightclub in the basement of the house. for after-party a few heads roll to your place and someone is a DJ and wants to spin. just saying ive been in these situations.

[@heathweston6097]

seriously looking at that tech makes me wanna give up any dream of being notible dj might as well be a rocket scientist

[@isisazarene6533]

XDJ-RX all the way if you want to get away from the laptop!

[@OhHeyItsShan]

So you can't just load up a USB stick with some tunes, connect to this and play?

[@snowvs1112]

At 6:30 how do you get the nobs to scroll? It used to but now it doesn’t

[@tricky4amit]

This combined with new laptop makes nexus2 bundle feel cheaper on wallet

[@mdwproductions29]

Until you're hands on with a RZX you don't realise how special it is.

[@lextr3110]

did they fix pitch bpm bug?

[@deldia]

Why did he pull the knob off to show the cross fader? What am I missing? Not a DJ

[@juniormoore64]

Does this pioneer use serato dj?

[@wisecomments525]

Ill stick to my 2 Techs for ever

[@MultiWayland]

old school the best school 1200mk2s

[@thehousereaper1723]

9:12 Nailed it - why bother its a lot of money for being stuck with one bit of software.

[@keitomineproductions4133]

as cool as this is, it's hard to understand who this is for outside of a club owner, and even then.. why? cuz that forces your DJs to bring their computers

[@embex5islive]

haha that "shadayyy

[@ShaunFourie-i4n]

Price please

[@corywilliams458]

MO $!,MO $, Mojaxx!...lol

[@coifcastellcont2169]

Hi, Iv recently bought one of these and Iv connected my turntables to is as I still spin 12” records, however I use OBS to stream and can’t for the life of me get OBS to detect audio from my turntables. Please please please can someone help.

[@ajtkyqa]

DDJ-RZX no longer supported by Rekordbox DJ software 7.

[@coifcastellcont2169]

@@ajtkyqa correct 👍🏼. I recently discovered this. Such a shame that they are backing people into a corner to purchase their new products when we have paid so much in the first place. If we knew they had a life span I and I’m sure others would have reconsidered the purchase to begin with. I’ll keep using RB6 for now but I thing I’ll move to Denon in the future.