Difference between Pioneer DJ controllers and CDJs
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In this video I will explain the main difference between Pioneer DJ controllers and CDJs - club equipment. The goal: you can DJ confidently on whatever gear is in front of you.
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great explanation but i suggest you to take down the volume of music in background.
I agree. This is one of my very first videos and I feel it's a bit of steep learning quick, which I am enjoying very much. I actually do all the filming and editing myself, only issue is, if I was to edit the volume I would have to reload the video and I would lose my views and rankings. I know it's still early stages and it's a shame about this one, but I think this is the only video where I made this mistake - I learn quickly. Glad you're liking the videos :) :)
Absolutely. It's good in the other videos. Another trick is to take out the mids in the music. I mean, you're mixing music and voice here so why not using the same techniques as you would do on a mix? ;)
Thank you I noticed the same thing!!
@@ClubReadyDJSchool Funny talking about EQs when you failed to EQ your own voice in this video! lol jk just giving you a hard time :D thanks for the info man this is a game changer
Great explanation, I XDJ would be better next up from my DDJ 400 .. it’s going to be a while since the clubs open up again, I’m happy to just do small parties at moment just get back into the swing of things since lockdown..
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Was a RnB/Hip Hop DJ for many years but been out of the game for a while now. Looking to get back into it but things have moved on from when it was just Technics 1210's and simple CD players. I've searched and watched many, many videos to try and get a grasp of all the new equipment being used, and I finally found one that answered all my questions and is by far the best video I've watched. It covers every aspect needed and is very clearly explained. Brilliant video for beginners and returning "experts" alike.
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@@ClubReadyDJSchool that's awesome muay thai was a family tradition while growing up in north Thailand. I already had over 50 fights by the time I was 13yrs old.
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Loving your videos! :) I like the way you talk, express yourself, explain lol you seem born for this!. Very good project go ahead!, well done and the material is very useful. Amazing how you share your vibes and knowledge! Looking to meet you soon
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This is so helpful, thank you!
You are great! Thank you for all the effort put into this!
Glad it was helpful!
Nice vid Andrew. Don't forget the XDJ 700 as a great, cost effective replacement for CDJ's.
Keep up the good work mate.
I love the way you touch the EQ when talking about it.
It’s like a movement of respect.
Thank you and also welcome to the Tribe!!!!
Loving your videos keep it up :D
That's such a great video, thank you!! I love the way you talk and smile, it is very calming.
I have a question: Does it matter with which DJ-software I pre-analyze my tracks? I use Traktor and I'm wondering if it would cause any trouble if I plug my Traktor pre-analyzed tracks into a cdj..
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This guy always smiles and shares the best positive vibe.
the best video out there ! to know the difference between noob gear and pro gear hehe :) thank you !
So True, i was in shock when i was in one cdj, is so diferent because are a Lot of things in the DJ players
Thank you, very useful video 👏👏👏
That was immensely informative and helpful. Thank you!!!!!!!! 🙌
You are so welcome!
Thankyou so much!
Man thnk u soo mch for this video 🔥
Great video
My controller have displays on its 6" jog wheels and all the info I need there!
The good thing about controllers is,you can take it to everywhere,and when you go into a gigg,and sometimes their equipment just sucks ,we all know club equipment is like community stuff,everyone mess without and handle it with care!So some knobs might make some noises or the faders...
Taking your controller is like taking your own food from home (lol) at least you will know what to expect of it and you will feel more comfortable.Also,is pretty nice to organize your library on your computer as you like,in my case I use stars to rate the track and different colours I use to type the track name.From the lightest colours to the darkest ones according the vibe or mood of the track.
Like expensive cars,most club equipment have a lot of extras that arent really needed at all,well all that info can be handy,sure,but turntables and old cdjs didnt had them and we did a pretty good job playing on them. :p
Great video👍🏼
Hey I’m late to this video but would be awesome if you can help me answer this question: I’m a recent turntable to digital convert (did clubs a LONGGGGG time ago). I’m cool w no sync button w the club setup, but one thing I have come to rely on a lot w my digital controller is the beat jump function which proves to be immensely helpful w pacing my sets.
But you’d mentioned the current club decks don’t have the row of square buttons on the below the jog wheel. If I want to enjoy the beat jump function, do I then have to do it via the rekordbox program on my computer? Also, what are the chances that the club setup only supports serato and not rekordbox (which means I might loose all my cue points)?
Hello 👋, thanks for your Pro explanation, every day I learn from you to be able to do good music on my dj equipment ddj 400 .I have a question for you, I want going further and buying pro stuff, like ddj 800 with 2 channels without screen, is it enough ? Or you can recommend something like that. Is 4 channel equipment really make it better doing music?
Thanks 🙏
Rami
Love the analogy with Cars.
Hi, regarding audio comparisons with the XDJ-XZ and the CDJ-2000 NXS2 and DJM 900 is there any difference in sound quality? ;)
Thnx bro
Great content on that video every Dj channel on youtube only use controllers and never talk about it club gear good job! I have the DDJ-SX2 and never been in front of a CDJs and looking forward to get one. I have no problem with beat match but what's the difference of hot cues and memory cues? Also you could make a video about the mixer DJM 900 which is nearly in every club Thanks
Hot cues are on most controllers and allow you to jump real time around the track (eg: can do remixes on the fly) as memory cues are compatible with all club gear and are more for mapping your songs (eg: in and out points). If you are using Serato though, you can only use Hot Cues (eg: the performance pads), but when you turn up to play in clubs they will expect you to use USBS and to prepare music for USBS you must use Rekordbox and that's when memory cues come into play. I will do a video soon on DJM 900 - good call!!
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Truth is, these YT videos are kind of like jamming for me, as the course is the real thing!!
Either way, appreciate your support buddy.
Hello sir for ex.
If i have one pioneer cdj 350 media player and one pioneer ddj 400 controller..
Is there any difference in their outputs??
Please tell me sir because i have a budget problem so thats why i am confused what to purchase if their outputs are same so can i go for the pioneer ddj 400??
Great 👍
Thank you so much, I really like your videos! Could anybody please give me an advise. I am currently using DDJ-SX, however it's been dated a bit and also I've never touched CDJs, I had many gigs but always brought my own controller. Many venues won't allow me to do so and I will have to get to know CDJs at some point.
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One point - Be careful saying "if it has a screen" - there are some controllers that have screens that do not work in standalone mode (e.g. pioneer DDJ-RZX). I would say there are 3x categories - Standalone DJ equipment (e.g. CDJ+DJM), all in one DJ systems (XDJ-RX), and controllers (DDJ-400)
You have the performance pads on denon players
When you say "club gear" what is the most common CDJ a club will have? Thank you!! Great video
It can differ from venue to venue, but pretty much all gear has same layout. The big difference between old and new gear is screen visibility. If you can mix without looking at the beats and just use the mini waveform to see where you are in the track you'll be ok.
Thankyou for this informative video. I didn't know the clubs didn't allow sync. I always thought that was a backup they used. By now I know hahaha 🙏
They allow sync if the gear has sync
@@ClubReadyDJSchool got it. Thankyou 🙏
Loving the vids!! :)
If I set up all my songs with hot cues, how often would I run into gear that cant read them? Also, is there a substitute for the pads that are on controllers? I have a ddj-400.
If you export them to usb within rekordbox, then I believe most pioneer CDJs will work flawlessly. I’ve been told the the denon SC range and read a rekordbox usb, but I haven’t tested this. I’ve never seen anything but pioneer equipment in clubs, but full disclosure, I’m not a big DJ 😛
Hi, starting to get from bedroom to club DJ and I wanna when I perform at a club can I still use my laptop with Virtual DJ (as that’s the software I use) on the CDJ’s. Thanks :)
You should check out my controller in club video posted about a month ago. Your call.
What is your gear that you use ?!
you make it sound like it is a privilige to play on club equipment,even if it is faulty and could ruin your whole mix.Now it depends on the music,venue and many other factors,but for many people a very specific setup,or at least features are required in order to perform their way and thus as the crowd expects.I'm sure a race driver is perfectly fine driving any car,but they're not gonna perform well unless they have something that can showcase their strenghts.I d also like to hear more about the sound quality differences between equipment.
MOoNTE you sound like the kind of person that walks in the club and puts their controller on top of the CDJs
@@juggalosoldier13b the i played on cdj 2000nxs2 and i found them so weird, no one explained me how was set and how the fx works on the djm900nxs. I'd rather use for the first gig my denon gear and then use the club cdjs, just tu assure mi skills and then training on the club gear in the week before the party to learn completely how it works
I have been struggling to understand what was the difference between dj controllers and the cdj’s. Thank you for very nice explanation. Let me stick to my controller 😂
No worries!
@@ClubReadyDJSchool thanls for reply. I got a beginner DJ question. I am extremely new at DJing and i would love to practice and know the basics. I got Traktor Kontrol S4 MK3 i feel its a high level on me. I watched fee videos and tutorials on the pioneer dj 400. I felt it was easy and nice as a beginner to practice and learn on. I know its silly and i got traktor which is much better and got more features than the 400. But i dont know i am so confused about it. Should i buy the pioneer dj 400 to learn on or i just stick to my Traktor s4 mk3 and try to learn on it?
@@AlainBANKAI I like the DDJ400 and even have a whole course designated to learning on this controller: www.clubreadydjschool.com/controller-to-club/. GO FOR IT!!!!
I never understood why club gear has no or only 3 hot cues. I personally ALWAYS use hotcues on my ddj 400 to time my songs for beatmatching and to skip through to a later section of a song while its playing. So you literaly pay thousands of dollars for club gear and you get less possibilities! Seems very stupid to me!
Hello! I just got my first gig for a sports gym studio to play every Saturday night. I only have been playing in my bedroom on my DDJ 400. Am I supposed to get those actual club DJ sets and other big speaker equipment? How can you perform with the DDJ 400... Is that a bad idea? Could I have any advice ? It's my first ever paid gig and I am scared but super excited and really want to make the best of this opportunity!
Bigger and better gear would be better as not only will it sound better but an ounce of image is worth a tonne of performance. However you can always reverse engineer it and learn through experience and grow / evolve into a better set up aling the way - follow your heART!
Natsumi as it is your first gig keep what you know and once you have started making some money and have gained experience then consider pro gear. the DDJ-400 is a very good piece of kit and it will still work as good as your current skill level. being a DJ since 1982 means i know music and how to work a crowd but if you fail using gear that you are not familiar with, may kill your name before you start and fancy gear or entry level gear is not . Rekordbox does a lot of work for the DJ and you just need to operate the controller in my case i still use 2x old CDJ-400s (at some smaller gigs) instead of a DDJ-RZX and the 400's work a treat as i can perform the basic controls and effects and have some fun when not stressing about a 1000 people gig that goes on all night. That is when you need Pro equipment to help with mixing and scratching to generate a varied performance that doesnt appear the same each time the track changes.
First time hopping on CDJs from a DDJ 400 everything is there just in different places it’s werid at first but after playing around with them for an hour you can get used to it
it's ok to perform on festival with ddj-1000 ?
Don't they have cdjs set up for all djs in the lineup?
The audio output sounds much better and clearer than a controller, I noticed a huge difference.
8:50 you forgot to mention the XDJ-RZX!
What system are you using in this video please
CDJ900NXS and DJM 900NXS
can you play in a club with cdjs after practicing and mastering the game with the ddj-sz ?
Of course :)
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Thank you
dude. you are the sweetest. thank you!
to be honest if you learn the hoykeys on a pc keyboard(just like pc gamers do) with a cheap controller then its just the same.
Hi, am a beginner I want to be professional in dj, am interested in ur DJ school
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You can perfectly search your library on your computer and then pull the song up on the controller, they don't need to be attached
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The "background" music is way too loud.
Sorry mate but as I'm coming from an IT geek background, I can tell you that if you have a computer hooked up to a controller, searching for a track by typing in part of the track name / artist name and or by keywords from the comments that I've added to the track, will be always faster than searching for a track sequentially with a knob on a CDJ. IMHO Relying too much on the fixed/frozen hardware is like staying with an old cell phone Vs using a smartphone. Sure you don't want to throw away the interface that you touch with your hands, jog wheels, faders, button and all but for the rest the UI that you see and the type effects the computer software is far easier to enhance and has unlimited potentials
I agree, this video is more about showing people a comparison between controllers and club gear. I don't recall ever saying one is better than the other or that it's easier to load songs on CDJS, as I agree with everything you are saying. This video is more for people that have grown up on controllers and want to know the difference between what they have a club gear and trying to point out that all gear shares the same BASIC operations :)
@@ClubReadyDJSchool fair point :-) Thanks so much again for all the great work you do
Well, there's a reason that controllers came after CDJ's and are better in practically every single way, while CDJ's are only held onto out of steep investment and overall stubbornness regarding said investment by venues... Oh, and the same people who tried to claim (falsely) that digital music was cheating or a shortcut for vinyl, aka "Luddites".
Here in Vegas, even our H&M's have live DJ's with *controller's and laptop's*.
If a club was to tell a performer they both couldn't bring their own gear AND they only had CDJ's, theyd get laughed off the Strip.
IOW, the only clubs still rocking CDJ's and banning performer gear in the booth are obsolete, dusty AF, and spent way too much money that they probably didnt have on what is essentially the VHS-format of DJ'ing, so now they cant get current, lmao.
Great videos but am I the only one that thinks the music is a bit overpowering? Thank you for sharing.
Yes this is my earlier stuff - I got better at it!
Andrew the music is so distracting.. 😊
Yeah that was one of my first videos ever, was still figuring it all out.
The main difference between a controller and club gear... About 6 grand.
Hahaha true dat
to be honest cdjs they really don't offer the same level of creativity as the high end spectrum controllers just saying for what you really get with a cdj unless you can afford to get 4 of them plus the 4 channel mixer your really limited in what you can do
How r most of y’all paying for this shit cause I don’t have thousands of dollars to blow at any given time lol
Haha I hear you, I'm saving for an upgrade myself! The DDJ 400's a good cheaper entry level controller that has a similar layout to club gear
The background music while you are talking is terrible.. bad idea....
This was one of the first videos I ever posted, go easy on me lol!
@@ClubReadyDJSchool I know mate, your latest videos are great.
Music wayyy too loud. Can barely focus on what you're saying man.
If you can’t beat match you shouldn’t be paid money to “dj”
No sound quality comparación that sucks