This is going in the hold and not the overhead locker.Īnd quite how this will sit in a cramped booth remains to be seen.

But while this size might allow just enough room for all the controls, you can be sure that you’re going to need a solid case if you travel with it. Here we go with the first words that came into my head:īig - the DDJ-SX is a behemoth of a controller, which given the sheer volume of stuff crammed into it is quite understandable. But it also has the new stuff (multi-function pads) as well some new tricks like dual deck mode. It has generous scoops of all that is desirable in the digital DJ age, but is essentially a 4 channel controller with analog inputs, complete with effects, loops, cues etc all the usual stuff you’ve come to expect from high-end controllers. But having played with it for a while and letting the initial hoopla and dust settle, is it still the ultimate controller? In a NutshellĪlbeit a large nutshell, the Pioneer DDJ-SX is the first Serato DJ driven controller on the market. It was clearly a leap over anything else in the market - perhaps not mechanically but with the addition of Serato DJ, the DDJ-SX was (and at the time of writing still is) the most complete and advanced DJ controller in the market. When the news was broken about this unit, the entire DJ scene had a “shut up and take my money” moment.

And after a couple of small but nonetheless cool controllers, Pioneer and Serato got together to bring forth the first controller made specifically for Serato DJ - the Pioneer DDJ-SX. So if Pioneer was to change the game again, it would have to be with something rather more befitting their premium status. Their first controllers, the DDJ-S1 and T1 (Serato ITCH and Traktor respectively), weren’t the expected game changers that everyone had hoped. While Pioneer changed the DJ game with the CDJs, they were somewhat late to the controller table.

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