{"id":469,"date":"2017-12-18T11:28:29","date_gmt":"2017-12-18T07:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.megsstarmusic.com\/megstarbkp\/?post_type=product&#038;p=469"},"modified":"2020-06-14T12:33:36","modified_gmt":"2020-06-14T08:33:36","slug":"pioneer-dj-controller-ddj-rr-free-dj-carry-case","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.megsstarmusic.com\/megstarbkp\/product\/pioneer-dj-controller-ddj-rr-free-dj-carry-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Pioneer DDJ-RR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uEAS6YwHXQU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Pioneer DJ DDJ-RR feels slightly lighter than the DDJ-SR, though\u00a0both have metal faceplates. It\u2019s got a new black colour scheme that\u2019s consistent with other DDJ-R series controllers.\u00a0The rest of the enclosure is hard plastic, as is the case with most Pioneer DJ gear.<\/p>\n<p>It ships with a power brick which increases the brightness of the lights, but you can power it with just a USB cable. You can also use it as a standalone mixer for connecting line \/ phono level devices to it like CDJs and turntables if you want to spin with actual CDs and vinyl.<\/p>\n<p>There are two Needle Search touchstrips here and controls for Rekordbox DJ\u2019s sequencer, which we\u2019ll get to in a minute. The pads are also backlit RGB now, as is the case with more recent controllers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jogwheels<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2403221\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The most notable change in the DDJ-RR are the jogwheels: they\u2019re slightly larger than the ones on the DDJ-SR, and have a spiffy (if muted) black colour. I\u2019m digging the look, especially when you plug it in and the formerly red lights are now a mix of blue and yellow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The centre ring has an LED that lights up in different colours depending on what you\u2019ve got it set to, for example when you\u2019re controlling deck one or two the ring\u2019s blue, and when you\u2019re controlling decks three or four it turns light blue.<\/p>\n<p>I love the jogwheels on the DDJ-RR, I think these are close to perfect as far as controller jogs go, plus they integrate so tightly with Rekordbox DJ (version 4.12 at the time of this writing) that you won\u2019t skip a beat. Kudos to Pioneer DJ for versioning Rekordbox DJ quickly too as\u00a0a lot of the bugs that plagued earlier versions of the software have been squashed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Needle Search<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The DDJ-RR comes with a\u00a0touchstrip for Needle Search, which lets you jump around a track directly from the controller itself: in the past you had to hold the Shift button and spin the jog to quickly move around a track, or you could bring your mouse pointer to the point that you want to jump to. It\u2019s a minor tweak, but a welcome one especially for those who would prefer to keep their hands on the controller.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rekordbox DJ<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Just like the rest of Pioneer DJ\u2019s DDJ-R series, the DDJ-RR works specifically with\u00a0Rekordbox DJ. While mappings for Traktor and Virtual DJ 8 will probably crop up, the DDJ-RR is meant to work tightly with Rekordbox DJ, and the good news is that it works well with it. I\u2019m particularly impressed with the Pad Effects that let you do momentary FX by using the performance pads in the Pad FX 1 setting.\u00a0Rekordbox DJ has got much more stable\u00a0since its first outing, and I\u2019ve done a few gigs with it without issue.<\/p>\n<p>There are also controls here for the Rekordbox DJ Sequencer, which let you record, save, and playback audio patterns that you perform via the Sampler. Once stored, you can trigger these Sampler patterns using the Sequence Call feature of the performance pads.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rekordbox DVS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another big addition that isn\u2019t readily apparent here is Rekordbox DVS: both channels can be switched to control any of Rekordbox DJ\u2019s four decks or two lines\/phono sources, meaning you can hook up a pair of CDJs or turntables for timecode control.This is an important consideration for many who want to take the DVS route but found the DDJ-RX too big (let\u2019s not even talk about the DDJ-RZ). With the DDJ-RR, you\u2019ve got a considerably smaller, decently specified controller that you can spin timecode on at home. You can even take it to the gig and plug the venue\u2019s CDJs \/ turntables if that\u2019s what you want to do. Again, flexibility is a core strength of the DDJ-RR, and probably its biggest advantage in the market right now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The mixer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The DDJ-RR can also function as a standalone two-channel mixer with hardware EQs and filters, useful for DJing with actual CDs and vinyl without the need for a computer.<\/p>\n<p>The crossfader is loose and capable of quick cuts but it\u00a0doesn\u2019t feel as sturdy as the DDJ-SR, and this is probably my only gripe with this unit. The same goes for the channel faders \u2013 there\u2019s just something that feels \u201ccheap\u201d about them, but they\u2019re still quite good. Pioneer DJ has also removed the crossfader curve knob and reverse switch from the front of the unit, so if you want to make those adjustments you\u2019ll have to go to the settings menu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The DDJ-RR is the little brother of our professional controllers for rekordbox dj, the DDJ-RZ and DDJ-RX. It has a compact design and intuitive layout with large jog wheels, illuminated on-jog indicators and tactile Performance Pads.This 2-channel controller comes with dedicated controls for rekordbox dj, such as Slip Mode, Release FX, Sequence Load, and Deck Select so you can switch between all 4 rekordbox dj decks by the touch of a button.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9907,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"product_cat":[224,142],"product_tag":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megsstarmusic.com\/megstarbkp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/469"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megsstarmusic.com\/megstarbkp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megsstarmusic.com\/megstarbkp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megsstarmusic.com\/megstarbkp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=469"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megsstarmusic.com\/megstarbkp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megsstarmusic.com\/megstarbkp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megsstarmusic.com\/megstarbkp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=469"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megsstarmusic.com\/megstarbkp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}