CDJ

Pioneer CDJ-1000MK3.

CDJ is a term used to describe a line of CD players from Pioneer Electronics that allow analogue control of music from CDs, usually using an emulated vinyl control surface. The term "CDJ" is derived from the first controller, the CDJ-500 from Pioneer Electronics.

The Pioneer CDJ-400, CDJ-800, CDJ-1000 (including the Mark 2 and Mark 3), CDJ-900, and the CDJ-2000 have vinyl mode and a virtual platter that allows the operator to manually manipulate music on a CD as if it were on a turntable, while other models (CDJ-100S, CDJ-200) do not feature vinyl and scratching capabilities, and are essentially CD players. While still having the options to manipulate the CD, they do not feature the vinyl modes of the other models.

The CDJ-1000 was the main model to find mass usage in both clubs and amongst domestic users, especially from the second version of the model, the CDJ-1000MK2.

One model, the CDJ-400, incorporates the main new feature of having a USB input and control abilities on the player. However it is not as functional as the CDJ-1000MK3, hence the number 400 being assigned to the machine.

Additionally, Pioneer make mixers such as the DJM series (including the DJM-500, DJM-600, DJM-800, DJM-1000, and the DJM-2000) which have an increasing range of cueing facilities and effects that can be applied to any channel, often in association with the control wire plugged in between mixer and CDJ-type CD player, so that either can be controlled remotely by the other.

Models

• CDJ-2000
• CDJ-1000 (including CDJ-1000MK2, & CDJ-1000MK3)
• CDJ-900
• CDJ-850
• CDJ-800 (including CDJ-800MK2)
• CDJ-500 (including CDJ-500II, & CDJ-500S)
• CDJ-400
• CDJ-350
• CDJ-200
• CDJ-100S

See also

• DJ mix
• Phonograph

External links

• CDJ page on Pioneer (UK) website.
• CDJ comparison chart.