![]() ![]() Unfortunately, we don’t get a drum machine with design input from Dave Smith (maker of the Tempest) or Roger Linn (creator of the Linndrum and MPC). (This also explains a teaser that leaked out last week.) But as if that weren’t enough, Pioneer also has this ace in the hole: they can bake “Pro DJ Link” right into the hardware so you can plug and play with CDJs. That should already make MPC fans go wild – long disappointed by Akai’s unwillingness to make new hardware. (Still waiting to find out how you pronounce that. While Native Instruments and Akai ship drum machines that rely on your computer to operate, Pioneer is shipping a modern, standalone sampler/sequencer. ![]() Now, having brought the high-torque direct drive turntable back from the dead, Pioneer is moving into another category others have abandoned. ![]() And Pioneer proved adept in the phonograph business: many DJs I know feel the PLX exceeds even the iconic Technics 1200. We got one answer to this in 2014, when Pioneer moved into turntables with the PLX-1000. (Seriously, what other gig can you play with something you can fit in your pocket, unless you’re a harmonica player or beat poet?) But that raises the question – what can Pioneer do beyond their enormously successful mixers and digital players? The answer: they may now be set to extend that dominance. The ability to work with Recordbox on the computer, drop a USB stick in a bag, and then just plug into the ubiquitous CDJ is a level of convenience no one else can match. ![]() For many, many DJs, Pioneer simply owns the DJ booth. ![]()
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