Pioneer DJM-2000 digital mixer sports multitouch screen, per-frequency mixing delight

March 10, 2010 · Print This Article

Ready to graduate from DJ Hero? Got a house payment handy? next Pioneer would like to show you the way to the pros. Say hello to the DJM-2000, a four-channel digital mixer built around a 5.8-inch multitouch screen and sporting decent knobs, buttons and sliders for a NASA launch sequence. Designed to play nice with the matching CDJ-2000 players Pioneer released last year, the unit features an integrated audio effects suite with six committed processors and several intriguing modes for multitouch music control. While the mixer has the traditional crossfade slider that allows DJs to assign a positive percentage of the output to channels on the left and right, the DJM-2000 debuts with “frequency mix,” a mode that lets DJs assign within seven narrow frequency bands as

well by manipulating virtual sliders on the touchscreen, and a “sidechain remix” mode that uses the screen to apply custom effects in real moment. Yeah, it’s not as wild as some other touchscreen DJ rigs we’ve seen, but at least that one’s for sale: Pioneer says the mixer will retail for $3000 that June. Droolworthy video demonstrations after the break.

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