Pioneer DDJ-SZ2 - Flagship 4-Channel Controller for Serato DJ

Description

Building upon the success of the DDJ-SZ, the 4-channel Pioneer DDJ-SZ2 - Flagship 4-Channel Controller for Serato DJ is the all-in-one flagship Serato DJ controller system designed for live performance applications such as at a party or in a club. This updated version is equipped to control the latest additions to Serato DJ including key shift, key sync, pitch play, and Serato flip. Additional updates include an improved jog-wheel with better latency to make scratching more responsive and precise. The controller features two decks styled after CDJs with large touch-capacitive jog-wheels and in-wheel track LCD displays, two banks of eight customisable LED-backlit performance pads which offer instant feedback on playing status and pad modes, and a 4-channel DJM-style mixer with two built-in USB 24-bit/44.1 kHz audio interfaces.

The two audio interfaces utilise Cirrus Logic DACs with a signal-to-noise ratio of 111 dB and enable two separate computers to be connected to the controller at the same time. The top of the mixer section features switches for assigning channels 1 & 3 and channels 2 & 4 to either USB A/B, allowing for seamless transitions between two DJs and their computers. Channels 3 and 4 offer dedicated switches for selecting CD/line input, turntable (phono) or USB, while channels 1 and 2 can be switched to either CD/line or USB inputs, providing a range of analogue and digital connectivity.

Each of the two decks feature large aluminium touch-capacitive jog-wheel adapted from the CDJ-2000 Nexus. The wheels feature "On Jog" LCD-displays that show playback status and track position. The control load and continuous backspin time of the wheels can be adjusted for different scratch and playing styles. Pitch control sliders, cue and play controls, loop controls, and a needle search touch strip enable precise and flexible control over each track.

Each deck also features a bank of eight rubber LED-backlit performance pads. The pads can be used for hot cue, roll, slicer, and sampler controls within Serato. The colour of each pad can also be customised from within Serato to colour-code different cue points in tracks such as builds, drops, and breaks.

Each of the four channels in the mixer section feature a trim control, a 3-band AEQ, a level fader, and a variable knob for applying echo, jet, pitch, and filter colour effects. Effects can also be applied to the two microphone input channels with 2-band AEQ as well as the master output channel. The echo effect can be synchronised to the BPM of the set. The mixer supports external digital vinyl system control and includes a Magvel contact-free magnetic crossfader with adjustable cross fader curve that is rated to over 10 million uses. An oscillator section allows for adding noise, siren, cymbal, and horn sound effects to the mix.

For I/O, the front of the controller features a 1/4" TRS and 1/8" mini headphone jack. The back of the unit features two phono RCA inputs with signal ground terminals, four Line/CD RCA inputs, a combo XLR-1/4" microphone input, a 1/4" microphone input, two USB type-B inputs, a pair of 1/4" booth outputs, an unbalanced pair of RCA master outputs, a balanced pair of XLR outputs, and a Kensington lock.

The unit is designed to work with and comes with a copy of Serato DJ. The software and controller combination supports 4-deck and sampler functions, slip mode for maintaining track position during effects, hot cues, loops, a suite of iZotope powered FX, eight cue points per deck, and a vertical display of the track waveforms.

Key Features:

Dedicated Controls

Play with your keys and pitch, adjusting them while mixing with 3 updated Serato DJ functions embedded in your controller. Key shift, key sync and pitch play give you the power to play it by ear

Play with Your Pitch

Pitch Play grants you the freedom to hit your cues across a range of different keys. Use the Performance Pads to assign your Hot Cues and broaden the scope of your creativity at the touch of a button

Serato Flip Connection

Record Hot Cue combinations with 3 dedicated buttons, enabling you to play back your tracks, make custom edits or even skip or repeat selected sections on loop

Large Aluminium Jogs

The DDJ-SZ2's full-sized jog wheels are optimised for an ideal scratch response and you can use Jog Feeling Adjust to set your preferred resistance. The jogs have illuminated cue point markers and an accurate countdown for even greater precision

Back-lit Performance Pads

Instantly trigger Hot Cues, Roll, Slicer, Sampler, Cue Loop, Saved Loop, Slicer Loop and Pitch Play. The multi-coloured back-lit LEDs give a visual reference to which modes are in play, and will reflect cue points you'Voe pre-set in Serato DJ

Sound Colour FX

Trigger Pitch, Echo, Jet and Filter FX and use the level/depth dial to manipulate the sound

Dual USB Ports

Two USB sound cards and ports mean you can hook-up two computers at the same time and use the top-loaded A/B switch for seamless DJ transitions.

Robust Faders

The robust Magvel Faders ensure smooth control over long-term use. Two metal shafts support the fader knobs, while the contact-free magnetic system is designed to endure millions of performances

Clear and Powerful Sound

A high-performance D/A convertor made by Cirrus Logic, and low-jitter crystal oscillator ensure a faithful reproduction of sound sources and deliver a clear, powerful club sound

Slip Mode

Keep tracks playing muted during live edits such as loop, scratch or reverse. Release the jog wheel and the track comes back at exactly the right place

Needle Search

Needle search provides a touch strip for intuitive and fast searches

Native Control of Serato DJ

Get involved with plug-and-play control of Serato DJ with dedicated buttons for FX and advanced features such as Beat Jump, Slip mode and Quantise. Simply connect your PC/Mac and start playing