Pioneer CDJ-400

Perfect CDJ for the DJ that plays everything. The Pioneer CDJ-400 comes equipped with a jog dial for scrubbing audio as well as scratching. Similar to it's lil' bro, the Pioneer CDJ-400 also has built-in efx. Unlike the CDJ-200, the CDJ-400 provides you with dual mode efx... same Zip, Jet & Wah but Pioneer added a Bubble , Transform & Wah efx in scratch mode. Not to mention the Pioneer CDJ-400 plays mp3s off of thumb drives and other portable usb devices.

DJ Software Compatibility and MIDI Control

With more of today’s DJs utilizing different DJ software for their performances, the Pioneer CDJ-400 is also equipped with a PC mode. In this mode, the CDJ-400 is a native controller for software such as Pioneer DJS2 computer software and SERATO® Scratch LIVE3. For example, the movement of the pitch slider on the Pioneer CDJ-400 can control the pitch slider on the computer software and no timecode CD is required for audio control. The player can also act as a MIDI controller where the user can assign virtually every button on the player to trigger functions of various DJ software programs.

World’s First Scratch Jog Effect

A highlight and an advancement of the CDJ-400 is its scratching capability. In addition to traditional “vinyl” mode scratching, Pioneer implemented the World’s First Scratch Jog Effect. Three highlighted buttons, each assigned to a special effect, Bubble, Trans and Wah, creates unique scratching sound effects that can be enabled by the DJ on the fly. A “hold” button was also added to retain the different effects throughout the session or until its release, which can also be triggered at any point of play.

Additional features in the CDJ-400 include:

• Digital Loop functions: A variety of loops can be created for additional audio effects
• Beat Loop: Automatically creates four beat loop based on the beats per minute (BPM) of music currently being played
• Loop Divide: Rhythmically divides the loop in halves to create different patterns
• Hot Loop: Restarts the loop seamlessly from its entry without interruption of the music
• Digital Jog Break: In CD mode the Pioneer CDJ-400 contains three effects, Jet, Roll and Wah, which further enhances the audio by simply rotating the jog dial.