New DJ Hardware Allows More Creative Control

post by KM

Did you say you wanted some new DJ tools? I can't hear you over all this music.

Pioneer recently announced a new piece of DJing hardware called the Remix Station RMX-1000. And apparently the new setup will allow for sicker real-time DJing manipulation than traditional deck and mixer tools.

Nathan Ingraham over at The Verge breaks down four main control features of Pioneer's new hardware:

"Scene FX" lets you add build-up or break-down effects to your song, with five different effects in each category. "Isolate FX" is mainly for tweaking EQ and adding effects to the high / mid / low frequencies, while the "Release FX" lever simply pulls all the music out of the mix and leaves only effects from the Remix Station. Lastly, there's a touchpad called the "X-pad FX" that lets you add in sounds not found in the original song — there are four basic beats by default, but you can customize the touchpad to your heart's content in the included software and load them onto the Remix Station with an SD card.

Check out the promo vid:


The Remix Station RMX-1000 will launch in June 2012 with a retail price of $999.