Review: Pioneer DJ XDJ-1000MK2 

It’s 2022, and this still seems like a solid set up!

Mojax sets the standard for DJ related video reviews, news, and training. Thanks for another great review.

Thank you Mojaxx for being the only video I found on how to use the DDJ-SP1 in STANDALONE mode! I was on the fence about getting one, but I will be now! I too would like a physical button versus an on-screen one. I've subscribed as well. I'll look you up next time in London, first pint's on me!

Great review bro, you're videos are always the best!

Another amazing review. Thanks for sharing Mo. You really break it down helping the consumer make the proper decision. Thanks again brotha. Truly appreciate it. 😊

Thanks for the great review. I was debating about what I can use at home to keep me up to date with club equipment. I wasn't about to spend $2000 for one deck. I've been using serato and I need to know reckordbox also, this will work great with the DDJ-SP1. I love my controller but I have yet to see one in a big club. Its masterful marketing, Pioneer just took the DDJ-SZ and sold it to us in pieces :).

I probably would have gotten these if I had seen this review before I pulled the trigger on my RZ but I still truly enjoy the RZ

thank you so much for the review, i've requested the review,you are the best reviewer!!😉😉

Nice to finally see a good review of these newer units! Off topic, what brand of those colorful cables are you using for your inputs? Are those a reputable upgrade over the default included ones?

Nice. i might get one of these next year

The one thing these are missing is the jog wheel tension adjust. I used CDJ 2000's for the first time last week and the tension adjust on them is amazing.

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Great reveiw,i want to know can they work with a serato mixer in particular the djm s9?

Love you review ;)

Great review bro by the way where can I get one of those T-shirts

Hi Mojax :) I have one of those but not being able to change the color set in the usb device (background color, waveform color) through the MENU(Utility). The options appear, but are dimmed... Any help?

Recently i bought an XDJ-XZ & a pair of XDJ-1000mk2 as a package. The combination works amazingly well. I felt that i was using a full 4 turntable 900 Nexus setup at a much reasonable price.

As ever a great review and these are good players. Best quote "Your going find yourself messing with that knob, a bit more often you might like"

Diggin the shirt.

YES! I've been waiting for a real review of these! Nice so it it looks really good. One question. With the SP1 can you have all 8 hotcues (16 total, 8 each side, not 4 each side 8 total) active at once? I don't care about the other features on the pads...

That Eric B & Rakim t-shirt.... I must have that immediately.

Nice vid brother👍🏿

Could you try and put Mk2 firmware on the Mk1's I got the Mk1's about this time last year and didn't get any software updates was quite annoyed considering the majority of these updates can be done over the software and as that is the case I am assuming that most of the new internal hardware components may be the same and the newer software with 8 cues would work on the older models.

They would make sense for anyone who may not want to use CDs anymore. I'm at the fence about buying these and moving on to the nexus 2 system or buying a pair of used cdj 2000 nexus and staying with Nexus 1. (Have the dim 900 nexus and it works great)

Great review MoJaxx, you been able to get your hands on the Denon VL 12 yet, or the Roland TT-99, waiting to see them both. #MoJaxx FTW!

will you be reviewing the new djm 450?

Which of the XDJs features can you actually control with the DDJ-SP1? Only hot cues? Can you also control instant loops and slip mode / slip loops?

ok so i have a pioneer djms9, am i able to hook these up to the mixer then just a usb with music on it instead of using my laptop with serato?

20% price jump is not something to ignore

What cable are using as the pro dj link connecting the 2 players? Is it an neo oyaide?

bit late and probably already mentioned: they do have easy tension adjustment if u screw them open.. it's easy to do and you can get closer to the "heavy" settings, that alot of peeps prefer.. there's basically a wheel with tension ranges from -4 to +3 (loose -> heavy) there are videos about it on yt

I have a pair of original XDJ 1000's and was never really happy with the sound quality. I found my previous CDJ 850's to sound slightly better when playing the same music from the same USB stick. Also, I didn't realise you could have RekordBox hooked up in browse mode over USB cable instead of Ethernet? Do the MK1's support this?

How do you use this with say an S9 or Rane 62/64 since there is no CD slot for the Serato Control CDs? That's how I like to use my CDs

@ MJ could you tell me what might be wrong with my turntables, please? I've got two stanton str8-80 setup with Akai AMX mixer and every time I adjust the pitch slider on the turntables or touch the snyc botton on the AMX my bpm will start jumping like crazy in serato dj. what can I do to stop this nightmare, please?

Nice I like it

I'm just trying to get back djing was looking at the xdj Rx do you think their will be a mk2 ... I'd hate to buy it then a new model come out

Where did you get the cords in this video? Do you have a brand name?

I have one of those but not being able to change the color set in the usb device (background color, waveform color) through the MENU(Utility). The options appear, but are dimmed... Any help?

I'm thinking about getting this setup. Having the DDJ SP1 for physical buttons is great. I wonder if one USB slot of a player is connected to the DDJ SP1, it is not possible to play b2b with another USB-stick right? Is there an option to make this work?

FINALY!!!!

Great review like always but my question is, is the rane 64 still worth getting because I see you still use it with new software and this mixer came out about three or four years ago ? I'm asking because with the new pioneer nxs2 you can use it now on serato dj and rekord box and so those the rane 64. Maybe you should make a video using the rane 64 controlling the rekord box software.

Great review, thinking of getting these. But how do they compare with the 900 Nexus which are only $200 more.

it seems that the xdj 1000 aren't available anymore, the pioneer website has taken it down too, so i don't get it what happened to them? And what is the big difference between the mk2?

Hey mate, great review! I've just sold my XDJ 700's to buy either the CDJ 900 Nexus or XDJ 1000 mk2's. Do you have any preference of the two models? I really can't make my mind up. I'm leaning toward the XDJ as it sems to have more of the 2000 Nexus 2 features built in to the screen over the 900's features. Would love to hear your thoughts on this.

are the jogs the same size as the ones on CDJs?

Great video. I am looking at these or the CDJ 900, what would you advise?

@djcityTV i need your help! i have to buy 1 cjd/xdj because i upgrade my set up(cdj800mk2 and xdj1000) now i have the chance to buy 1 cdj900nx or 1 xdj1000mk2 at the same price. so i have lots of CDs and maybe it's good have cd player, but now i don't know which buy. The cdj900nxs has not touch, not fast loop section, that xdj1000mk2 has. WHAT BUY? HELP!

Hi guys, I really find difficult to compare these models, they are pritty much similar ( cdj 900nxs, cdj 850k, cdj 1000mk2) any comparison about them would be great! Cheers

nice!! do i need serato running for the sp1? or can i only use it with the xdj?......

will Pioneer replace or upgrade the dxj-1000mk3 this year 20018? want to buy these but not if they upgrade in the summer?

I'm really thinking about getting these. The only thing i don't like is that there is no LED ring around the jog wheel, like on the 2000, 2000 Nexus and 2000 Nexus2.

Does the xdj's have the type 2 phase meter?

Dope! I need to review that thing... lol

cool collection on the background, I think I played on all of them or almost all ;]

Hello Mojaxx, can you do the same by using a Reloop Neon & Pioneer XDJ700 together?

Does anyone know if I can successfully pair and use this alongside the pioneer cdj-xz?

Can you hook up the sp1 to the nexus mk2?

how can i use recordbox in hdui mode ?

Also I understand there’s no HID mode for Serrato what will it run in DVS mode for Serrato

5:33 with your 4 taps on the hotcue, one of four doesn't jump, but the button lights up, indicating the input was processed. Does this happen often? I'm scared of these touchscreen cue buttons :s

Great review as always mate, but pioneer are taking the piss a bit now. I think over the next 5 to 10 years a brand will come a long offering good products with longevity and shelf life, over a minimal range...and that could the one thing that blows pioneer out of the water one day, cuz ppl are getting sick of all this now. Amazing products don't get me wrong but greed could eventually ruin their brand.

Could you use these for a dj booking

Hello sir, how to chage bar s will show wave form

Can someone tell me where to buy this cool coloured cables?

@DjCityTv How can I change the color from the XDJ-1000 player screen to darker like in this video ? The buttons etc looks like a dark mode. Any Tipps welcome

Compared to CDJ900NXS, which is the better buy? Pros vs Cons?

ya i got a xdj1000 mk1 about 3 months ago as i was going to make a set of them, but i desided to get an mk2 as my 2end player to try it out and the mk2 is far more better than the mk1 hardcore. im tots selling my mk1 to get another mk2, they are fenominal players and a lot more better feeling ie less plasticity .

Great Review... question... how can I hook up an SP-1 to the MKIIs?.... that feature ALONE makes these KILLER and a must have over the 2000s

Hi, I currently have the xdj 700´s would you recommend upgrading my gear to 1000mk2´s?

to be honest, is the engineering and features on these decks really worth £1200? Pioneer is amazing at what they do and they design and manufacture the best dj hardware on the market, period. The price of their hardware (e.g. CDJs, controllers, mixers) is maybe a tiny bit overpriced for what they do when the main functionallites of these bits of kit is mainly to play, pause, cue, loop and change tempo of a track. Even though i believe the price of these pieces of hardware is a bit overpriced for what they deliver maybe its a good thing becaause by pricng these bits of hardware by rediculous amounts, not everyone would be a dj because at the end of the day the hardest thing about didgital djing today is saving up for the hardware to do it.

Perfect for the DDJ-1000 ?

does it support serato dj software ???

what is the difference in sound quality between Mk2s and Nxs2? Is it noticable?

can you beat jump value of 8 or 16 using sp1 on xdj1000mk2?

what usb cable he use?

how many features are missing to the 2000 nexus 2?

Pregunta del millón 🙋🏻‍♂️ 1000 MK2+DJM450 o Opus Quad, como primer set up de casa?

xdj 1000 mk2 or denon sc5000 prime? I had my mind set on the denon and was going to collect tomorrow but now im waivering bit

Can I only use my USB sticks without rekordbox? I heard it is possible but it takes very long to load the tracks from my USB device?

Pioneer CDJ 2000-3000 looks to be out of stock and hard to get in 2023. I now play on the XDJ-XZ and not sure if i should wait to get the CDJ 3000 or just get this one ?

Let me put that price into comparison 25 years ago I paid £1200 for two technics turntables and a pioneer four channel mixer, and yes I still have the mixer

3:21 The 900 NXS2 does not have fader start...

I'd love to see a XDJ 700 MK2 with Flac & Alac support and DDJ Sp1🙊🙊🙊🙊

How to hookup sp1 to cdjs

this or a sc5000 for 900?

How would you see the 1000 mk2 in comparison to the 900 nxs (ignoring the CD drive in the 900)? Which of both is closer to the 2000 nxs?

Hi folks. Does anybody know if the full 'moving' waveform from Rekordbox DJ appears on the older models of CDJ whilst in HID mode? e.g CDJ2000NXS

Xdj-1000mk2 or the Cdj-900 in 2019? I’m looking to buy standalone players but don’t have all the money to buy the 2000nx2. This is gonna just be in my home studio also not carried around

Where is the PLX 500 review?

actually the DJM 900 NXS2 doesn't support faderstart, doesn't it?

Can I connect it with Traktor with it's full functions?

anyone know if theres HID support within traktor for this player?

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is it workıng wıth traktor ?

Million dollar question 🙋🏻‍♂️ 1000 MK2+DJM450 or Opus Quad, as a first home set up?

would this be better than a ddj 1000 then?

so you need a complete new hardware for software upgrades? oh dear. thats why i love timecode. you get your traktor/serato updates for free and it is everywhere the same setup with turntables or cdjs

you can get a cdj 2000 nexus for little bit more money $1300.

e mesmo assim,ainda precisa do notbook.

This thing or CDJ 900 nxs (i don't use cd slot)