i'll be playing a festival now and will be my first time with the a9. Thanks a lot for the info on the effects brother. The mobius will be played a lot today i think!
wait did i hear the pre amps are good??? and that on a pioneer mixer haha have a 250mk2 atm but had a decent pre amp on it for a while made a huge diference
The centre lock was well needed. Those ‘colour effect’ knobs become so loose over time on battered 900nxs and nxs2 you have to be really delicate with them in dance clubs so they don’t flip left or right slightly and ruin your drop
Nice review. Having play on the V10 in clubs heaps it’s so good to know there is a more affordable option with a comparable sound. The V10 is such a huge step up in sound from the NXS2, and it seem the A-9 is too.
idk it's not really that much cheaper IMO, also a pirce increase from the 900nx2, sure the v10 got all the bells & whistles but how does the sound compared to the hi end rotary mixers?
The pitch effect on the mic is interesting! For practical application, I could see bumping it down just a touch for us females. Unless trained, a female DJs voice can come out a bit high and shrill over club systems. So, instead of dropping my voice lower, I could just drop the pitch a touch with the effect. My partner Cedar always drops his voice an octave when MCing for better mic translation.
Very well done 👍🏽 My best booth experience was in Japan at Club 0 and Sofia. The attention to detail and the importance placed on the DJ being able to monitor and play comfortably was a dream come true. My worst dj booth experience was at a club here in Las Vegas. The owners spared no expense on gear. But the DJs they hired didn’t respect the gear at all. So after the first few repairs the owners just stopped paying to fix the gear. I ended up bringing a controller every week to make the experience of DJing there mildly palatable. I love the mic mute feature on the A9. I stream on twitch and as such I need to engage/interact with my viewers. But I also post my mixes on Mixcloud, SoundCloud, etc. where my voice isn’t so welcome. Lastly, my cheeky alter-ego “Larry White” would be a shell of his former self without the mic pitch effect. A campy hit with the ladies lol.
great mixer and great review as always Mojaxx, so good they finally got rid of the channel selector for effects and make it easier to select the channel you want your FX on, but how in the world would you have echos that run on a channel on post fader but cut it with the crossfader? this never made sense, DJs complaining about this since ages. i can't believe they did not change it finally and got rid of the CFA/CFB nonsense and go straight forward with a matrix for all 4 channels. also it looks like you can select only one channel at a time 😂 I can't believe it its still like on a DJM 500. this is an unbelievable fail.
Serato here, serato there, serato everywhere. I've got that feeling that pioneer has become like microsoft windows and office. I would go with Allen & heath and Traktor but who cares...
I suppose they couldn't go super crazy on a successor of the Nxs2. I have to say it doesn't seem that big of an update. Still, the new features are definitely appreciated. I still think the djm2000 was their best mixer ever, I'm glad the V10 exists as a spiritual successor.
Please stop with the mouth wide open. Whatever research was done that correlates more views to it is not recent. It ran it's course and is overdone quite frankly.
Thank god they changed the channel selection for the beat FX. I'm so tired of fiddling with that stupid selection knob with the tiniest text known to man in a dark room.
Actually a little bummed they changed the sweep, it was perfect the way it was with sweep right gate left. I would just set the color fx knob to where I liked and use the parameter knob to really tune it in. Would use the gate on occasion tho. It is pretty much the only color fx I use.
Improved dac chip choice from what i can see. Pioneer have gone for the ESS chip (..28pro version) over the AKM chips so you should get a brighter sound out of this one with an slight increase in detail and tighter bass... but the AKM chips are a little smoother which can be better for those longer sessions.
There's no chance that two state of the art DAC chips are producing noticeably different sound in this day and age. It's the DSP coding, analog circuitry, PSUs, etc, you're hearing if there's a difference. 20 years ago you could make an argument there were slight differences between budget Wolfson and budget Burr Brown DACs due to tradeoffs, but not now. This is marketing mumbo jumbo like 64bit float vs 32bit float, where you'd have to drill down to differences well below -120dB right near the zero crossings to see a change in the calculations' output, or high/narrow Q filters' subtle performance differences. Heck, no one is capable of saying which filter 'sounds' better or worse. The MP2015 and X1700 are both 32bit 'single precision' float and still blow the socks off any Pioneer. Not DAC brand, not DSP digital domain specs. You could do most of the same sound for most of these mixers, in fact, using just 16/44.1 processing, and might even get superior sound with less sample rate conversion of 44.1 files and no need to add dithering noise... just have to watch your levels in the mix bus and effect sections which you have to do anyway for the outputs. The DSP domain is dictated simply by the chips and accompanying code library you're using. And that's not even getting into the arguments on just doing custom fixed point. Fact is, ESS has less chip shortages right now than AKM, so they went from using ESS on the Tour line as a gimmick to largely moving to ESS out of supply line necessity. Any home user streaming or club with a large sound system that's using the analog outs from the digital DJ media players or digital DJ mixers to the processors needs their head examined, anyway.
@@Reticuli Well my friend, no point in serving steaks on paper plates…if you get my drift. I guess they would have to be heard but knowing ESS and AKM in other implementations, my hunch could be right.
Best Booth - Fabric Worst - My Twitch stream A close second for best would be The End in london that has now closed. What a fukn club that was. Gerat review Jaxx, they have nailed it with this mixer imo. Look fwd to using one soon.
Honestly I don't see much improvement. I feel like it gets too big for what it delivers. If I encounter a mixer that big in a booth, I would much rather play on a V10 where there are many different and exciting things like the isolator, the 4 bands, dedicated effects per channel, etc... The DJM 900 felt more balanced. And also I don't get the hype about a second cue section. B2B is maybe 5% of dj sets ? and whenever you do, you can just pass the headphones around. To me it's unecessary clutter per channel.
Lol I’ve used the pitch to lower my voice at the end of a party to give my salutations and tell them to get the hell out. It makes people pay attention like “wtfWTF?” Lol
1:06 I remember entering a club once where this mixer was displayed as the god of mixers, only to tell the club owner I'd rather play around on a A&H Xone 96, having him looking at me as if I was mentally ill (he said so too). He was convinced (still is I believe) that Pioneer is pro level and everything else is budget crap (literally his words were 'Pioneer is the god of DJ'ing and everything else is utter crap, A&H is the worst you can get'). I laughed at him and said 'I can DJ on anything, but my preference is A&H and second one is Denon DJ. Pioneer is great, I have Pioneer stuff at home, but saying everything other than Pioneer is worthless crap says more about your knowledge than mine'). He was agitated a lot, but couldn't convince other DJ's too when he told my story. The two resident DJ's there laughed at him for calling A&H crap quality and he was devestated that the sound engineer called the club owner a rotten tomato.. I had to laugh :P
@@ChrisBlade. AHA. I've never had any issue with Denon DJ mixers, even while mixing at ab outdoor party in the alps while snowing (light) at minus 10 degrees celcius. The last Pioneer DJ mixer (DJ S11) I worked on in the alps had malfunctionings all the time.
Can’t wait to start playing on this mixer, Worst booth I’ve played had little bugs crawling out of the mixer when it got too hot. The booth was covered in them
I didn't go for the 900NXS2 and I stuck with my 2000, mainly for the the fact that the colour FX pots on the 2000 are zero at hard left instead of 12 o'clock so you never miss the zero position. But this center lock idea sounds great! I just wished Pioneer would swap the BEAT FX select encoder for a bank of backlit buttons, a separate button for each FX (like it is on the DJM2000). You see the FX you want to engage and you press it, so much better than twisting a pot left or right until you land on your desired FX. AND... backlit buttons for each FX are way more visible than looking at small text printed on a faceplate especially in a dark environment.
Quality! Very expensive but it’s very pro too. Nice. The worst DJ booth I’ve ever played in was Castros nightclub in Bristol, 2003 - 2007, absolutely smashed DJM 600, battered 1210s with very wonky pitches so beat matching was near impossible, so bad that you had to make your mixes no more than a couple of bars. The grounding cables were missing so there was a DIY job every time you were first to play. The monitors were rattling. It was a disaster - but, we all had an amazing time playing and socialising there. Good times.
it's a slightly better djm 900 nexus 2. If it had the compressor option on each channel it would have sealed the deal but like you said it's not trying to be a small v10
I have just ordered the a9, I have the 6000 players and X1850, but not impressed with the sound quality from the mixer, love the players though, looking forward to hooking up the a9 to them
I’ve got to say .. I’m a big fan of the 900 NX-2 and I still have my original 500 , this new mixer is safe with the same DNA but … having seen those new paddle effects ( especially pitch down) on the Rane 4 and pioneer controller that this already behind what’s happening now.
Looks very nice.. lovely… come on pioneer…this is a very special day as for release of the djmA9, nice one Mojax…..blue tooth connectivity brilliant, nice to see lots of options in utilities settings..
My worst booth: basement club with busted denons in 2010 and a behringer mixer. I had to use instant doubles in serato during every mix. Quickly bought my own gear after that! Set up took a while but it was worth it!
DJM-2000nxs still ticking my boxes and lots of hate and wasted space but for me it’s just worked. A second mic input and for my use it would be perfect.
Amazing review! I might hav missed it but can it run DVS?? Can I use my 1200s and serato control vinyl?? Phono out into this mixer. Link a m1 chip Mac Pro to the mixer and roll ? I use a xone62 or a djm 800 with SL boxes haha still … cheers ❤
Pretty glad i went with a Model 1.4 after seeing the latest offering from pioneer. I've had so many issues with digital app interfaces paired with things like soundcards that i really start zoning out when i hear of companion apps and the like. One knob per function forever baybeee
You’re right - it’s wrong to compare a XONE to a pioneer mixer, they’re for two different target DJs. It’s like some people like a coffee after dinner, and others prefer dessert. But you wouldn’t put a chocolate brownie down for not having enough caffeine in it
@@djstuc Auto correct is a bummer. But if that’s your only gripe 🤷♂️ I’m a huge gear head. I have the best of A&H and Pioneer. A&H mixers are far superior.
Pioneer is adding too much BS, and it reflects in the price. Both the CDJ and DJM has doubled in price, adjusted for inflation, becoming the DJ-worlds answer to Microsoft Excel... 90% use 10% of the features, while you pay for the other non essential and unneccessary features.
@mojaxx thank you for always making amazing videos for all us djs around the world! I play old and new vinyl and cdjs equally and am seeking the best sound to blend both. A9 or V10 in your opinion?
Big Mistake Pioneer! The Mixer ist just too big! We just remember how unsuccessful have been the DJM 2000 Series cause of its Size. And then you go away from the standard format? i get a little but more functionality but have to adjust all night at every song to have the decks on a uncomfortable wider spread? No thank you. NXS2 all Day. better they made it a little deeper then wider.
Feedback reducer would have been nice but definitely very disappointed that is doesn't have AES/EBU. Also not sure if possible but wonder if you could select more then one channel for the BeatFX Best DJ booth I have played at would have to be Circus After-Hours. The worst is hard to pick, there have been so many nightmare Dj booths here in Montreal that I can't even remember them all but the crown of shit would have to be this small venue where the sound system had a constant buzz, whenever you would turn a light on and off you would hear a click in the speakers and the grounds of all the sockets were bad (i gig with a surge suppressor that indicated so). The power was so bad It was glitching out my laptop and controller. I had to get a friend of mine to go pickup my XDJ-RX2 and played off that instead. For whatever reason that thing was far more tolerant to the bad power.
Hi mate just saw your Techniques, in the video is wired up with the neo d+ rca class b rca-rca I’ve been thinking of doing this to mine when I get them serviced, but the guy told me I won’t hear any different in sound and can’t find know videos on RUclips with someone who has done it would be very helpful if you could tell me if you can hear a difference am buying the Djm750mk2 to what do you think about the preamps in it also a guy from the shop told me I won’t hear the difference in mixing indoors only on big set ups what do you think?
Is it possible to connect the DJM-A9 with Rekordbox via USB and use both simultaneously? I have the latest version of Rekordbox but the DJM-A9 and Rekordbox aren't connecting at all via USB. Can anyone please clarify what the exact steps are?
So if I buy this does it mean I can hook up a laptop and start using the blank vinyl to mix digital music with this A9? And I don’t need all that additional stuff like the dvs? Box thing? Or am I wrong?
Shocked they decided to use locking IEC over a powercon connection, but nice to see it called IEC rather than "kettle lead" because we dont walk kettles and its a more professional review than others
id welcome that pitch function on the mic, be cool for the masked dj or to have a skizo conversations with your self beardyman style. may also be useful if your running something other that a mic into that input and wanna toneplay it a bit, still great to see those fx seperate from the main fx so an mc can stand to the side and do their thing.
You guys don't like to demonstrate the microphone side of all gears review, why? Try and do a whole video performance of the microphone side of the mixer or the controller, please. How to use the sampler for microphone if possible.?
Charging $20 for the club menu app is probably the best idea they had to secure it. It doesn't take pro-level social engineering to tap the Bluetooth pairing button. Then you can see if removing all the limiters catches some subwoofers on fire. People are just gonna need to remove the antenna. 🤣
Great review. So glad I got my V10 when I did. I came from a 900 nxs 2 and this doesn't seem to be very special at all. Serves it's purpose as an industry standard tho I suppose.
As always, very nice review! I probably won't run out and buy one any time soon, but very well done!! I look forward to seeing and using one in person. The worst "booth" I've ever been in? I'm not even sure you could call it a booth! I was at a radio station (103.3 KUMD) and about to throw down a live set using a couple tech 12's with some good old fashion wax. I didn't have a chance to check things out before going on the air, and why would I need to? Tech 12's and a mixer? Pretty straight forward setup. As it turns out, the floor was warped and soft. Almost like they set things up on a bunch of rotten plywood. Queuing and tracking? Forget about it! Scratching anything in? LoL!?! Nope... I don't know if I got a single track/record mixed in the way I wanted it to be mixed in. It was BAD!! I had all I could do to just match the beats. That was probably over 20 years ago now, and it still, to this very day, makes me cringe. My best booth experience? I don't really know. I'm not too picky. Just put me on solid ground with gear that works. - Gidz
the mixer nobody needs but everyone will probably buy.
i'll be playing a festival now and will be my first time with the a9. Thanks a lot for the info on the effects brother. The mobius will be played a lot today i think!
Thank mate.
wait did i hear the pre amps are good??? and that on a pioneer mixer haha have a 250mk2 atm but had a decent pre amp on it for a while made a huge diference
can it be used with TRAKTOR PRO 3?
Can anyone please let us know the best way to record a set from the Pioneer DJM-A9?
mojaxx is the dan worrell of dj gear. and vice versa
damn too bad no shimmer on it like v10
Such an awesome effect!
Man just take a second to appreciate how thorough and concise mojaxx is on these reviews. The goat! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
🐐 I love goat. Goats make the best cheese. 🐐 🐐
Pitch and echo/delay on voice?
SONIDEROS enter the chat.
My thoughts exactly
The centre lock was well needed. Those ‘colour effect’ knobs become so loose over time on battered 900nxs and nxs2 you have to be really delicate with them in dance clubs so they don’t flip left or right slightly and ruin your drop
and I thought it was just me.
The Pitch effect is gold on the Mitzvah circuit during kids speeches
Facts
The kids love it and I mess with them with it
Hahahha
Its mint isn’t it lol
Maybe is missing a signal peak LED for microphones or a full VU-Meter. Thank you for the review!
I use the pitch effect during drag shows to mess with the hosts like twice a year but that’s about it 😂
Nice mixer!😃👍 but i still love my Xone96 (analog sound is my preference)🥰💘 aside from my efx (500 & 1000) machines.
same for me! the Xone96 still wins
Same. Best upgrade away from Pioneer I’ve made yet.
Nice review. Having play on the V10 in clubs heaps it’s so good to know there is a more affordable option with a comparable sound. The V10 is such a huge step up in sound from the NXS2, and it seem the A-9 is too.
Hoping the sound is really comparable to the V10.
idk it's not really that much cheaper IMO, also a pirce increase from the 900nx2, sure the v10 got all the bells & whistles but how does the sound compared to the hi end rotary mixers?
Probably gonna buy this now. Thx for this review. I trust you, you’ve never steered me wrong. Always informative and helpful.
The pitch effect on the mic is interesting! For practical application, I could see bumping it down just a touch for us females. Unless trained, a female DJs voice can come out a bit high and shrill over club systems. So, instead of dropping my voice lower, I could just drop the pitch a touch with the effect.
My partner Cedar always drops his voice an octave when MCing for better mic translation.
Very well done 👍🏽 My best booth experience was in Japan at Club 0 and Sofia. The attention to detail and the importance placed on the DJ being able to monitor and play comfortably was a dream come true.
My worst dj booth experience was at a club here in Las Vegas. The owners spared no expense on gear. But the DJs they hired didn’t respect the gear at all. So after the first few repairs the owners just stopped paying to fix the gear. I ended up bringing a controller every week to make the experience of DJing there mildly palatable.
I love the mic mute feature on the A9. I stream on twitch and as such I need to engage/interact with my viewers. But I also post my mixes on Mixcloud, SoundCloud, etc. where my voice isn’t so welcome.
Lastly, my cheeky alter-ego “Larry White” would be a shell of his former self without the mic pitch effect. A campy hit with the ladies lol.
I came so close to calling it the 'Rob Alahn mic echo', haha
great mixer and great review as always Mojaxx, so good they finally got rid of the channel selector for effects and make it easier to select the channel you want your FX on, but how in the world would you have echos that run on a channel on post fader but cut it with the crossfader? this never made sense, DJs complaining about this since ages. i can't believe they did not change it finally and got rid of the CFA/CFB nonsense and go straight forward with a matrix for all 4 channels. also it looks like you can select only one channel at a time 😂 I can't believe it its still like on a DJM 500. this is an unbelievable fail.
Yo Eskei, was this CFA and CFB thing also possible on the 900 NXS2? So the echo tails out when moving the crossfader to the other side?
@@DJOldeMusic you have to set it to CFA or B to have Post Fader effects. Otherwise it will be cut
safe bet for 2400 pound. Joke.
Serato here, serato there, serato everywhere.
I've got that feeling that pioneer has become like microsoft windows and office. I would go with Allen & heath and Traktor but who cares...
20:15
*Highlight of this review.*
@djcitytv thanks for the mention! Can't wait to check out the new mixer myself, I'll let you know what i think.
toooo expenciveee
I will miss that sweep gate, it was perfect to make the new incoming track just slightly more clean and snappy (mostly for house/UKG)
Yeah, gate was probably my favourite effect to use in the mix.
@@BeardslapRadio See, I did think there would be some of you out there! ;)
I suppose they couldn't go super crazy on a successor of the Nxs2. I have to say it doesn't seem that big of an update. Still, the new features are definitely appreciated. I still think the djm2000 was their best mixer ever, I'm glad the V10 exists as a spiritual successor.
Still using the djm2000. i'll probably keep using it untill it breaks down 😂
@@johanvanboven7582 amazing mixer, worst day of my life when mine got stolen
@@lucasmaia8315pff stolen thats though. Did they break into your home?
Rental client stole it :(
Quite typical here in Brazil unfortunately.
I still use mine at home. My favorite mixer. The best!
Please stop with the mouth wide open. Whatever research was done that correlates more views to it is not recent. It ran it's course and is overdone quite frankly.
Thank god they changed the channel selection for the beat FX. I'm so tired of fiddling with that stupid selection knob with the tiniest text known to man in a dark room.
Actually a little bummed they changed the sweep, it was perfect the way it was with sweep right gate left. I would just set the color fx knob to where I liked and use the parameter knob to really tune it in. Would use the gate on occasion tho. It is pretty much the only color fx I use.
Improved dac chip choice from what i can see. Pioneer have gone for the ESS chip (..28pro version) over the AKM chips so you should get a brighter sound out of this one with an slight increase in detail and tighter bass... but the AKM chips are a little smoother which can be better for those longer sessions.
There's no chance that two state of the art DAC chips are producing noticeably different sound in this day and age. It's the DSP coding, analog circuitry, PSUs, etc, you're hearing if there's a difference. 20 years ago you could make an argument there were slight differences between budget Wolfson and budget Burr Brown DACs due to tradeoffs, but not now.
This is marketing mumbo jumbo like 64bit float vs 32bit float, where you'd have to drill down to differences well below -120dB right near the zero crossings to see a change in the calculations' output, or high/narrow Q filters' subtle performance differences. Heck, no one is capable of saying which filter 'sounds' better or worse. The MP2015 and X1700 are both 32bit 'single precision' float and still blow the socks off any Pioneer. Not DAC brand, not DSP digital domain specs.
You could do most of the same sound for most of these mixers, in fact, using just 16/44.1 processing, and might even get superior sound with less sample rate conversion of 44.1 files and no need to add dithering noise... just have to watch your levels in the mix bus and effect sections which you have to do anyway for the outputs. The DSP domain is dictated simply by the chips and accompanying code library you're using. And that's not even getting into the arguments on just doing custom fixed point.
Fact is, ESS has less chip shortages right now than AKM, so they went from using ESS on the Tour line as a gimmick to largely moving to ESS out of supply line necessity. Any home user streaming or club with a large sound system that's using the analog outs from the digital DJ media players or digital DJ mixers to the processors needs their head examined, anyway.
@@Reticuli Well my friend, no point in serving steaks on paper plates…if you get my drift. I guess they would have to be heard but knowing ESS and AKM in other implementations, my hunch could be right.
Best Booth - Fabric
Worst - My Twitch stream
A close second for best would be The End in london that has now closed. What a fukn club that was.
Gerat review Jaxx, they have nailed it with this mixer imo. Look fwd to using one soon.
I never actually made it to The End (even as a punter) and that's one of the biggest regrets of my clubbing life.
Really wish there was some mic feedback destroyer like in the xdj-xz
Why did they remove the CLIP light indicators on channel & master for this mixer?
Probably 'coz If DJ hitting red he doesnt care about it. One red LED is more than enough to say that something is wrong :P
Honestly I don't see much improvement. I feel like it gets too big for what it delivers. If I encounter a mixer that big in a booth, I would much rather play on a V10 where there are many different and exciting things like the isolator, the 4 bands, dedicated effects per channel, etc... The DJM 900 felt more balanced. And also I don't get the hype about a second cue section. B2B is maybe 5% of dj sets ? and whenever you do, you can just pass the headphones around. To me it's unecessary clutter per channel.
Lol I’ve used the pitch to lower my voice at the end of a party to give my salutations and tell them to get the hell out. It makes people pay attention like “wtfWTF?” Lol
1:06 I remember entering a club once where this mixer was displayed as the god of mixers, only to tell the club owner I'd rather play around on a A&H Xone 96, having him looking at me as if I was mentally ill (he said so too). He was convinced (still is I believe) that Pioneer is pro level and everything else is budget crap (literally his words were 'Pioneer is the god of DJ'ing and everything else is utter crap, A&H is the worst you can get'). I laughed at him and said 'I can DJ on anything, but my preference is A&H and second one is Denon DJ. Pioneer is great, I have Pioneer stuff at home, but saying everything other than Pioneer is worthless crap says more about your knowledge than mine'). He was agitated a lot, but couldn't convince other DJ's too when he told my story. The two resident DJ's there laughed at him for calling A&H crap quality and he was devestated that the sound engineer called the club owner a rotten tomato.. I had to laugh :P
And then everyone clapped
Denon mixers are gash
@@ChrisBlade. I'm not familiar with the word gash.
@@YouriHL it means not very good
@@ChrisBlade. AHA. I've never had any issue with Denon DJ mixers, even while mixing at ab outdoor party in the alps while snowing (light) at minus 10 degrees celcius. The last Pioneer DJ mixer (DJ S11) I worked on in the alps had malfunctionings all the time.
Best booth, 3 cdjs 2000nxs djm 900 nxs2
worst 2 cdj 350 and djm 350, hate this mixer!! cdjs aren't that bad
As always. Best review of the product on the market! Kudos!
Seems like a good mixer but I’m pretty shocked there isn’t a USB Hub in the back for HID mode.
That's a Serato limitation, with Rekordbox HID mode can be connected via Pro DJ Link so you only need one USB cable into the mixer.
@@Mojaxx yeah that’s true. Still shocked to not see usbs back there for any accessories like phase or other add ons.
I liked the sound of the gate on the sweep, this seems like a very controversial move. Let's call it...Sweepgate!
Can’t wait to start playing on this mixer,
Worst booth I’ve played had little bugs crawling out of the mixer when it got too hot. The booth was covered in them
Ewwwwww!!!!!
WOAH that's nasty, haha
Great video! Cool mixer but I’ll never take my beloved v10 off my rider! The filter and effects on send/return are just toooo good😊
lost a lot of weight mojaxx, fair play.
Whoa, I’m actually one of the users of the gated sweep and hate to see it go! Love the new center lock on the Color FX though
:D Mojaxx you should use the Mickey Mouse Effect all the time! No just kidding. Super Review! thx
lmao at the 20 dollar app after you bought a 2700 dollar machine. Disgusting.
Let's not get too hung up on a feature dj's will never see.
I didn't go for the 900NXS2 and I stuck with my 2000, mainly for the the fact that the colour FX pots on the 2000 are zero at hard left instead of 12 o'clock so you never miss the zero position. But this center lock idea sounds great! I just wished Pioneer would swap the BEAT FX select encoder for a bank of backlit buttons, a separate button for each FX (like it is on the DJM2000). You see the FX you want to engage and you press it, so much better than twisting a pot left or right until you land on your desired FX. AND... backlit buttons for each FX are way more visible than looking at small text printed on a faceplate especially in a dark environment.
Quality! Very expensive but it’s very pro too. Nice. The worst DJ booth I’ve ever played in was Castros nightclub in Bristol, 2003 - 2007, absolutely smashed DJM 600, battered 1210s with very wonky pitches so beat matching was near impossible, so bad that you had to make your mixes no more than a couple of bars. The grounding cables were missing so there was a DIY job every time you were first to play. The monitors were rattling. It was a disaster - but, we all had an amazing time playing and socialising there. Good times.
Finally, ipad control for mixer controls. Something as a sound engineer I’ve wanted for years
it's a slightly better djm 900 nexus 2. If it had the compressor option on each channel it would have sealed the deal but like you said it's not trying to be a small v10
I got the x1850 the other year because I love the Denon players... but I gotta admit I'm looking at putting this between my sc6000m now.
I have just ordered the a9, I have the 6000 players and X1850, but not impressed with the sound quality from the mixer, love the players though, looking forward to hooking up the a9 to them
I’ve got to say .. I’m a big fan of the 900 NX-2 and I still have my original 500 , this new mixer is safe with the same DNA but … having seen those new paddle effects ( especially pitch down) on the Rane 4 and pioneer controller that this already behind what’s happening now.
I'd rather have the Prime4
WOW that pitch effect on the mic is hilarious
Looks very nice.. lovely… come on pioneer…this is a very special day as for release of the djmA9, nice one Mojax…..blue tooth connectivity brilliant, nice to see lots of options in utilities settings..
Nice but out of my budget
I'm at work and I've been counting down for the last few hours waiting for 3am when pioneer products embargo lifts... Thanks for getting this out lol
be nice to find a few 900s on the used market now. dont think a lot of clubs even had space on the table for v10
well, looks like my 900 will be going on facebook market place soon!
The mic pitch is so cool. Why not? When I DJ with live singers they always ask me if I got an echo. That is also very nice to have.
My worst booth: basement club with busted denons in 2010 and a behringer mixer. I had to use instant doubles in serato during every mix. Quickly bought my own gear after that! Set up took a while but it was worth it!
Mate, I reckon the Mic Pitch effect could be your jam!
DJM-2000nxs still ticking my boxes and lots of hate and wasted space but for me it’s just worked. A second mic input and for my use it would be perfect.
Amazing review! I might hav missed it but can it run DVS?? Can I use my 1200s and serato control vinyl?? Phono out into this mixer. Link a m1 chip Mac Pro to the mixer and roll ? I use a xone62 or a djm 800 with SL boxes haha still … cheers ❤
why wouldn't it?
I’m sure you can tell the difference in sound between a DJM-900 and the A9. Lmao
Pretty glad i went with a Model 1.4 after seeing the latest offering from pioneer. I've had so many issues with digital app interfaces paired with things like soundcards that i really start zoning out when i hear of companion apps and the like. One knob per function forever baybeee
Still no comparison to Alan & Heath
You believe the 5 year old Xone:96 is that good the A9 doesn't compare?
You’re right - it’s wrong to compare a XONE to a pioneer mixer, they’re for two different target DJs. It’s like some people like a coffee after dinner, and others prefer dessert. But you wouldn’t put a chocolate brownie down for not having enough caffeine in it
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Yes. 100%
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Auto correct is a bummer. But if that’s your only gripe 🤷♂️
I’m a huge gear head. I have the best of A&H and Pioneer. A&H mixers are far superior.
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Why would I need to provide any evidence to a nobody in the RUclips comments section? 😂
I literally don’t care if you believe me or not.
I lost it during the pitch demo at 20:25 haha
Love the reviews, always my go to every time new hardware is released.
Pioneer is adding too much BS, and it reflects in the price. Both the CDJ and DJM has doubled in price, adjusted for inflation, becoming the DJ-worlds answer to Microsoft Excel... 90% use 10% of the features, while you pay for the other non essential and unneccessary features.
Very detailed review Mojax, thank you. Looking forward to seeing this in clubs.
@mojaxx thank you for always making amazing videos for all us djs around the world! I play old and new vinyl and cdjs equally and am seeking the best sound to blend both. A9 or V10 in your opinion?
Big Mistake Pioneer! The Mixer ist just too big! We just remember how unsuccessful have been the DJM 2000 Series cause of its Size. And then you go away from the standard format? i get a little but more functionality but have to adjust all night at every song to have the decks on a uncomfortable wider spread? No thank you. NXS2 all Day. better they made it a little deeper then wider.
Feedback reducer would have been nice but definitely very disappointed that is doesn't have AES/EBU. Also not sure if possible but wonder if you could select more then one channel for the BeatFX
Best DJ booth I have played at would have to be Circus After-Hours. The worst is hard to pick, there have been so many nightmare Dj booths here in Montreal that I can't even remember them all but the crown of shit would have to be this small venue where the sound system had a constant buzz, whenever you would turn a light on and off you would hear a click in the speakers and the grounds of all the sockets were bad (i gig with a surge suppressor that indicated so). The power was so bad It was glitching out my laptop and controller. I had to get a friend of mine to go pickup my XDJ-RX2 and played off that instead. For whatever reason that thing was far more tolerant to the bad power.
Me and my mate use the pitch effect to fuck around and get the giggles and that’s it
Hi mate just saw your Techniques, in the video is wired up with the neo d+ rca class b rca-rca I’ve been thinking of doing this to mine when I get them serviced, but the guy told me I won’t hear any different in sound and can’t find know videos on RUclips with someone who has done it would be very helpful if you could tell me if you can hear a difference am buying the Djm750mk2 to what do you think about the preamps in it also a guy from the shop told me I won’t hear the difference in mixing indoors only on big set ups what do you think?
Not buying because of that huge mic section. It’s useless to me. Sticking with the 900NXS2. Should be a mixer not a karaoke box
Great work as always Mojaxx, lookin' good!
Is it possible to connect the DJM-A9 with Rekordbox via USB and use both simultaneously? I have the latest version of Rekordbox but the DJM-A9 and Rekordbox aren't connecting at all via USB. Can anyone please clarify what the exact steps are?
So if I buy this does it mean I can hook up a laptop and start using the blank vinyl to mix digital music with this A9? And I don’t need all that additional stuff like the dvs? Box thing? Or am I wrong?
Question, if I connect the CDJ 3000's to the mixer via digital am I still able to use the XLR out from the mixer? or do I have to use the digital out?
@DJCITY is it possible to disable 1/3 2/3 on the BeatFX, it really screws up for ECHO FX.
Shocked they decided to use locking IEC over a powercon connection, but nice to see it called IEC rather than "kettle lead" because we dont walk kettles and its a more professional review than others
id welcome that pitch function on the mic, be cool for the masked dj or to have a skizo conversations with your self beardyman style. may also be useful if your running something other that a mic into that input and wanna toneplay it a bit, still great to see those fx seperate from the main fx so an mc can stand to the side and do their thing.
$6k Australian Dollars. Completely absurd.
I thought the same thing about the name lol like “what naming pattern are y’all using now?!?!”
I wonder if the 750 mk2 will become an A5? The A9 seems like overkill for my needs but the 750 is as old as the nxs 2
You guys don't like to demonstrate the microphone side of all gears review, why? Try and do a whole video performance of the microphone side of the mixer or the controller, please. How to use the sampler for microphone if possible.?
worst booth ....playing in thailand on a xone 92...nothing was earthed, got an electric shock every time i touched the mixer
Microphone pitch is for impressing kids. Smurf-voice or Darth Vader ;-)
what mixer competes against the A9 and has stems mixing across 4 decks, FX paddles like the battle mixers?
Annoying that it’s significantly larger than the previous 900 series
I stopped watching when I heard $2700 😂 You go pioneer!
Feels cheap in real life…but as its Pioneer I’m going to sell my kidneys and buy it anyway.
Charging $20 for the club menu app is probably the best idea they had to secure it. It doesn't take pro-level social engineering to tap the Bluetooth pairing button. Then you can see if removing all the limiters catches some subwoofers on fire. People are just gonna need to remove the antenna. 🤣
Nice comprehensive review. Thanks mate
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Great review. So glad I got my V10 when I did. I came from a 900 nxs 2 and this doesn't seem to be very special at all. Serves it's purpose as an industry standard tho I suppose.
As always, very nice review! I probably won't run out and buy one any time soon, but very well done!! I look forward to seeing and using one in person.
The worst "booth" I've ever been in? I'm not even sure you could call it a booth! I was at a radio station (103.3 KUMD) and about to throw down a live set using a couple tech 12's with some good old fashion wax. I didn't have a chance to check things out before going on the air, and why would I need to? Tech 12's and a mixer? Pretty straight forward setup. As it turns out, the floor was warped and soft. Almost like they set things up on a bunch of rotten plywood. Queuing and tracking? Forget about it! Scratching anything in? LoL!?! Nope... I don't know if I got a single track/record mixed in the way I wanted it to be mixed in. It was BAD!! I had all I could do to just match the beats. That was probably over 20 years ago now, and it still, to this very day, makes me cringe.
My best booth experience? I don't really know. I'm not too picky. Just put me on solid ground with gear that works.
- Gidz