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I was considering the 1st unit for a while but I knew they were gonna release a better version. Glad I waited

Just bought the RX a couple months ago, after watching the video I don't feel like I missed out on anything.

Good video and review, I pick mine up tomorrow so super stoked. The only issues I have with it is the lack of 4 fader channels on the mixer when adding auxiliary decks and the removal of the LAN port. I do not like that they have gone to USB as it is a very unstable data source connection and I'm sure anyone who has used USB controllers and Serato/Traktor boxes will have seen or experienced issues in this area. One other thing I don't like is the headphone jack for monitoring, it is placed at the front of the console rather than on the top like all club industry mixers which causes issues for DJs that are used to this and support a right-angled jack on their headphones. Oh for anyone who is wondering, here in Australia our price for these are going for $2,349.00. :(

After using the XDJ-RX for two years I upgraded to the XDJ-RX2 after buying it I had less then 4 hours to jump right into it, I had not one single problem figuring it out other then a couple knobs being in different places I can say 100% the RX2 is nails it took my live show skills to the next level what an improvement if you have any doubts don't I'm super cautious about what I buy and really take my time watching reviews and videos on its functions I've been a club Dj since 1986 and I can say Pioneer great job.

I literally just bought my brand new DDJ SZ2 and then this came out!! Dang!! The mixer section on these systems kick ass!

This is an awesome review! Now I love my XDJ-RX2 even more lol

Love your reviews! Great work, always searchin' for your videos before I spend my money. Thanks a lot

This set is dope and you don't need a laptop!!..I want this!!😎

It's worth every single penny - So much fun to use!

Thanks for the review. I want one now.

I had a rx1 and i loved it! I think is a great product! Saving cash already

Why there is Harry Potter reviewing a DJ console.

The rx2 screen will indicate which tracks can be mixed in key. You will notice a green icon replacing the bpm icon next to the actually bpm value when browsing

Dig the coverage of this. I'm strongly considering this bad boy!

Thanks man. I love how this looks, I was a fan of the old one but never bought it cause it was lacking in most things i use. but this one has about 80 percent of the stuff i was missing so a good update for Pioneer

please for opinion which is better, Pioneer ddj 1000 or xdj rx2

is this a good controller to have at home, to help mimic practice on real nexus cdj2000s?

DDJ RB on steroids

So basically Pioneer have looked at the Denon MCX-8000 taken some of the features but not the most important ones! The Denon has 4 channels, uses the engine software (the same as SC5000), has 8 multi coloured pads per channel, doesn't have a touch screen but has a touch strip for searching through the track and does have a screen for each channel. Denon released the MCX-8000 18 months earlier than the RX2! Only thing I don't really like about the Denon controller range is they mirror the setup of the two channels to make it look pretty! Its annoying that the pitch is on the right on the right hand channel and on the left on the left hand channel. Hopefully the next Denon stand alone controller will ditch the mirroring layout, I would then change over to Denon as they would match any club set up irrelevant of brand and would be amazing at home. Definitely worth looking at the Denon if you are in the market for a £1000+ controller. Crossfader could you do a comparison?

Thanks for the review, found it helpful 🙌

Amazing review love this channel 💯

Would have liked to see the full CDJ wheels on this also.

Could you compare this to DDJ 1000 in terms of features, effects, filters. etc.. Thanks.

It also hasn't got a sampler button but that can be mapped

excellent review crossfader

Awesome Jamie, purchased from Bop today

nice video but one thing pioneer should do is add platters with some weight like the 2000nxs . I use an RX and the platters are way to loose .

Hey Jamie here is my question : I don't understand why you guys are never talking about the ddj rzx . It's exactly the 4 Channel mixer and so much more that you guys seem to wait for, but it's already on the market for about 3 years now. So what's the deal with that ?

Great video, personally I won't be buying one due to the lack of channels. I was hoping for a 3-4 channel priced between 2-3000. guess I'll just have to wait another 2-3 years for an update or hopefully Denon releases something interesting in January.

Rekordbox that perfect good crossfader I love it 😊

Tell Pioneer to come with a rotory controller. I'll buy it! It needs to be the size of the RZ.

Nice gear, but as you said in the video, I'm dissapointed because of 2 channel mixer and not 4 . But business is business ;-)

@crossfader Hey mate! Just got this yesterday and using rekordbox to play the tracks directly from the laptop. I’ve analysed the tracks and set them to show Camelot (numeric) value in rekordbox but when they load into the rx2, they still show the regular western tuning when trying to search by key. What am I missing? Thanks in advance! OS X btw.

$2000 dollars for a 2 track mixer? LOL. I'm good. Saving for the denon CDJs.

Jaime, thanks for the review. I really liked using this unit that my friends own, but FLAC limitation's pretty daunting considering that my library is predominantly...FLAC. Trying to use Performance Mode as a workaround since I can pull files from Rekordbox without hardware limitation. Wondering what the limitations on controlling Rekordbox via Performance Mode would be (compared to using RX2 as a standalone unit)? Heard that the sound color FX can't be selected via RX2 buttons (instead you have to select in Rekordbox if you want to do anything other than "noise"). Is this still the case? Also, if I edit hotcues and memory cues/loops via RX2 hardware buttons in performance mode (for FLAC files that can't run on standalone mode...) would it actually update the original files on my laptop accordingly (vs. pulling files from laptop in "read-only" fashion and not being able to edit them on RX2)? Thanks a ton.

Great video! Thanks for sharing!

would like to see video working with record box 5.0

No need for laptop Usb plug n play.???

Hey Crossfader, been DJing for over a year now (mostly house disco and techno) and as am going to Uni in Bristol in September I want some new decks to hopefully start getting more gigs. So far I have DJed in a local bar and mix nigh on everyday using my Serato Mixtrack Pro 2's. Should I upgrade to a second hand set of DDJ SB2s or a bit more of an investment win myself with these?

I was looking to upgrade from my current Numark NVII's but I don't like that these don't have a slicer function (unless I've missed it) but it's a choice between these and the Dennon Prime 2's

If money was no object, would you consider the Rx2 over the NXS2 separates. Might sound a daft question, but it looks like these all in one units are becoming similar to the club gear or are they still more for bedroom dj's??

This unit does not have Sampler settings. What do you recommend?

would you recommend doing your rekordbox beginner tutorial on this pioneer xdj rx2? my friend has a cheap one she could sell me but i'm keen to do your rekordbox tutorials. would the features be very different to using a ddj or would it just be using the xdj screen rather than laptop? didn't want to overcomplicate it at the beginning! cheers

Looks great and I really would buy one if they could have updated one thing...bigger jog wheels!!

Hi Jamie, if you had a choice of buying the Rx2 and the Nxs2 system, which would you go for? I know there is a huge difference in price, but would like to know your thoughts.

Does this NEED a laptop in order to work properly / most optimally? I hate dragging a laptop around, as it looks amateur these days. I've used Traktor for so many years, but RekordBox seems great. Is it possible to setup the library before hand, and import those settings / library to the RX2 without needing to have a laptop while you're playing?

Thanks for the review. How can i use samples?

Now I hoped XDJ-700 mk2 with advanced search options and touch screen... "Matching" function is a killer feature for freestyle DJing, but unfortunately it's not on the lower priced units yet. Fuck it!

The xdj-r1 freezes up (not to be confused with the xdj-rx1) and I have to power off and back on. There are tons of negative reviews online for the same issue on that controller. I'm skeptical about getting another pioneer controller. Have you had any issues with the RX2?

I have the mapping key for 2 extra channels on the rx2👏🏻

Will this work and mapped for VDJ?

Are the Jog wheels on the RX2 the same as the DDJ 400?

Hi Crossfader, I’ve just purchased this controller and it’s fantastic. I don’t however know how to turn on the flashing jog wheel when the song is coming to an end? Anyone know how to do this? I see the bottom line on the touchscreen under the wave pattern starts to flash but can’t see how the jog wheel flashes on the middle?

great video, thank you... Please can someone let me know if when you play a track form the USB stick, if it stops after the track is finished or if it automatically plays the next track? Thanks!

How can the performance mode be corrected as you have mentioned that in performance mode the beat loop mode is pad FX. And in standalone mode when used with pen drives it works accurately. I have tried re mapping the beat loop in the software but it's not working. Is there a xdj rx2 midi map file that can be directly imported and the issue is resolved. Kindly help to rectify this issue. Currently running firmware 1.34 on xdj rx2

It still good in 2022 ??? Right

Great video. I`ve bought one.. just waiting for it to arrive in Norway. I really love this controller. I`ve got the RX now, and it`s just fab. The one thing I`m a bit angry about is that Pioneer DJ removed the gate/comp effect. What `stupid` developer did that? That`s probably the effect I really use all the time. And it might be a reason to not keep the new RX2.

I'm STUCK between this the RX2 or the DDJ 1000, anybody have a preference or advice?? Thanks!

But can you scratch??

Didn't this just come out?! Damn DJ Malfoy got some strings with Pioneer! :D

i don't know as a business it might still work cos if one deck breaks you can replace it rather than the whole unit

Does it support serato dj pro???? Please help

i was planning become a professional dj i like this one for a begginer dj does it come with punch of music or u have to put your own music like me i wanted to mix reggaetton cumbias and techno?

On point, good review..

can you do loops that are 16 beats long? in your review you say it only goes up to 8 beats?

Love it. One short coming I noticed while watching is that you mentioned it has two usb's for when switching DJs. But what if you are recording onto USB 2?

I have a problem and was hoping you could please help me. I recently watched your video about PIONEER XDJ-RX2. I went out and bought one, but can't get the touch screen and keyboard (track search to work). What should I do??

What's out there that could do USB or computer and 4 channels for adding CDJ's or turntables without breaking the bank! Thank you kindly and appreciate your videos!!

does all xdj don't have alternative proformence option(pad fx, key shift)?

Does anyone know if the waveform is improved compared to the xdjrx? I was waiting for a firmware upgrade on the xdjrx as the waveform is just one colour and I would buy this if this more inline with reckordbox waveform Thanks

Can you adjust the beat grid while playing or on cue ?

It really is no good at all being 2 channels... Particularly if you want to do fast paced, layered Drum & Bass mixes with double drops etc. which is what I do. And it would also be no good even if it was 2 faders with deck select, it needs to be a full 4 channel with 4 individual faders. If that was the case I would pick one up tomorrow, but it looks like I'm gonna have to look at a DDJ-SX3 instead and just use Serato on Library mode so as not to be a "Laptop DJ"...

how big are the jog wheels compared to the cdj 2000nexus

Are we still laptop for running this unit? Or it will run standalone?

sample feature available??

It's support virtualdj ? Or only rekordbox?

What is the price of the Pioneer XDJ

very good review; would this controller also work with DJay by Algorithm via usb Ipad connection???

Can I use it without a computer.

honestly for the money and the features, which is better for home studio, RX2 or XZ?

Where can I find those cushions for those speakers? or what are they called? been looking for ages..

may i ask which are the best spaeakers for the rx2 may i ask??? rokit??

Booth outputs?

I like this just plug your prepared thumb drive and play! Simple!

Whats the story on DVS? I'd really like this but it needs to be DVS capable. That'ts what kept me from buying the original.

yea I mean the 4 channel thing is debatable they don't want to take away sale from their mixers. but wouldn't a 4 channel mixer give people a reason buy to an extra pair of xdr players if they really wanted to utilize 4 channels?

I brought my 2 Months ago and my QWERTY KEYBOARD is not working. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

It looks nice, but really... A four channel version would have sealed the deal. I never "believed" they would, rather I highly suggested they do. You can only charge 10k for 4 layers of CD players and a mixer for so long before other things seem more reasonable.

Does it have the Rekordbox DVS support? As far as I've seen, it has line/phono inputs and native rekordbox dj support, so does it support the DVS feature?

What is the width and length of the display?

Hi. I just bought the XDJ RX2 but I dont have the speakers yet. Is it possible to connect the pioneer to my laptop? I mean, to get the sound from my laptopt? Thank you,

Grate video!

can we use both the pendrive simultaneously for e.g. pd 1 for left deck and pd 2 for right deck.

Does this not work with serato?

is better xz?

4:40 how do i remap my pad effects in the software?

is the size the same as the mk 1 ? or will i need a new flight case if i was to upgrade?

what indicates the colours of the new waveform from pioneer? (ad example: red indicates bass, ecc ecc) I'm seeing too much colours..

Nice Review