Pioneer XDJ-R1 All-in-One DJ System for RemoteBox

Description

The XDJ-R1 is DJ-ready out of the box, so theres no need to add other equipment or fiddle with multiple cable connections. The unified deck packs in USB playback, two CD drawers, two touch-sensitive jog wheels, a two-channel mixer plus effects and performance features taken from our DJs industry-standard set-up.

The mixer section is two-channel, and despite being small, borrows its looks and some of its features from Pioneers bigger, standalone mixers. There are four Sound Color FX which are basically effects you control rather than that are tied to the beat well look more at these later.

There are all the usual level and EQ controls, including a single EQ for the mic input, a level for the Aux input (no EQ at all here), and switches to switch either channel from either an external input or your choice of USB/CD/computer audio. Master and channel VUs and crossfader curve/thru switch are present and correct.

Round the back is a host of input and output options. Youll find two phono/line inputs, an additional Aux input with switchable sensitivity, the mic input, plus both master out (XLR & RCA) and a booth out. Theres a big power socket, but no physical on/off switch; thats handled by an on/standby button on the facia.

There is a bracket and fixing for a rugged supplied bracket that fixes on the back of the unit, designed for you to perch your iPhone on running the provided remotebox software; its rubberised to stop the device slipping off, but I dont understand why the designers didnt also make it suitable for iPads, on which the remotebox software (more later) also runs.

Theres nothing on the front of the unit apart from dual 1/8 & 1/4 headphones inputs, and the slots for the CD players.