Pioneer DJ Introduce DDJ-XP1 Pad Controller & Rekordbox 5

Pioneer DJ has released the latest version of music organizing and library software Rekordbox with a new piece of hardware DDJ-XP1 to get the best out of the new features. The DDJ-XP1 has a total of 32 multi colored performance pads (16 for each deck) as well as 2 touch strips for FX control along with standard controls for track browsing and loading.

The pads can be used for hot cues, loops, pad fx, beat jump or the sampler as well as the new keyboard and Key shift modes. The new pad editor lets you assign different pads to different modes so you can have one row to trigger hot cues and another to play samples.

Its key shift mode allow you to mix any two tracks in harmony by shifting the key to match or use Key Sync to change to Key to match the master track. Keyboard mode lets you take a cue point on one pad and use the other 15 to play it in different semi tones to add an amazing new dimension to your sets which would normally require a separate synthesizer.

All these features make DDJ-XP1 a great and complete hardware for users of RekordBox DVS too, working perfectly alongside any mixer and the RekordBox Interface 2 or with the Pioneer DJM-250 mk2 or DJM-450 mixers.