DVJ-1000 PERFORMANCE DJ and CLUB DVD, CD, MP3 `TURNTABLE` PLAYER

PIONEER DVJ-1000
Professional DVD/CD/MP3 Turntable

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More and more DJ's are using DVD nowadays as a part of their complete performance. The content available nowadays with companies like MixMash, DMC, Promo Only, and Mastermix on the DVD scene means that a DJ can now be current on the DVJ front as well as audio. These companies release new DVD's on a monthly basis in a wide variety of musical genres. Now with the DVJ-1000, mixing with DVD becomes within the range of DJ's that want to add an extra dimension to their performance to stand out among their peers. The DVJ-1000 is loaded with features to make this a reality.

Offering the same operation and layout as the CDJ-1000MK3, but with enhanced DVD specifications, the new deck allows DJs to easily create and add visuals to their sets.

Its core CDJ-1000MK3 capabilities are enhanced by several groundbreaking features, while DVD visuals can be manipulated as you would music; so digital video scratches, loops and instant cues are all possible.

DJs can perform audio-only sets while having the option to mix DVD with a powerful and versatile range of effects on hand. The best of both worlds.

The DVJ-1000 can be slotted into existing booth set-ups making it a logical purchase, fusing a high-quality CD deck with the future - where visual artistry is becoming commonplace.

Additional features include MP3 compatibility (with an intuitive navigator), a brighter and larger WAVE display, studio-quality 96 kHz/24-bit audio and several new innovations like 4X hyper jog mode and a back-and-forth loop button.

It's a globetrotter too, playing both NTSC and PAL DVDs using a built-in standards converter; ideal for performers working with DVDs from Europe and the States. Talking of visual artistry, research shows that around 70% of clubs and 60% of music bars are installing visual equipment; so there's a definitive need in the market for future-proof technology for creating imaginative and engaging visual sets.

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FEATURES

The DVJ-1000 offers the standard features and enhanced specification of the CDJ-1000MK3, allowing DJs to easily add visuals to their sets. It includes 'JOG feeling adjustment' that tailors the deck to performers' individual styles and retains the familiar look and feel of the CDJ-1000MK3 with pitch control, cues and loops executed in the same intuitive fashion.

Formats and MP3 Navigation

The deck supports CD (CD-R/RW) and DVD (DVD-R/RW) media and performers who work with DVD in Europe and the States will value the convenience of built-in PAL/NTSC compatibility.

The DVJ-1000 sets a new benchmark for music portability - up to 1,000 MP3 tracks can be accessed on DVD-ROM - and provides the most advanced deck for working with this ever-popular format. When connected to a preview monitor, the MP3 Navigator makes track selection a breeze: the information is displayed on a larger screen, DJs can search for music by file and up to eight subfolders (for example, genre of music, artist, track) and seven lines of text are available. For ease, a cursor button is included on the deck to scroll through and select files.

Track information

DJs also receive more information from the Preview Output Display. This enhanced feature provides an extensive dashboard (through a preview monitor) that displays key information for DVD, CD and MP3 including: DVD content, WAVE, title, artist, album, main cue points and three hot cue points.

The DVJ-1000 retains the recent display improvements to the CDJ-1000MK3. The 360° On-Jog Display is improved by being raised on the wheel and lit fluorescently, the cue marker is larger and the 45° angle marks make it easier for scratch DJs to time their effects. The track display's resolution has been doubled and the lighting is multicolor and fluorescent, while the WAVE data and playing address data encompass a complete track.

Studio quality sound

With its 96 kHz/24-bit audio, the DVJ-1000 will be used by studios, producers and artists who have the option of outputting their tracks in optimum clarity. Connected to our digital chain of mixers and effectors, the DVJ-1000 delivers unparalleled audio quality. Another feature that appeals to music professionals is our Legato Link Pro. This digital filter applies up-sampling technology to reproduce audio information lost in some disc formats (DVD: 48 kHz \ 192 kHz; CD: 44.1 kHz \ 176.4 kHz).

Performance loops

A new back-and-forth loop button allows seamless looping in four sequential steps forwards and backwards; it's a creative feature that also reproduces a smooth progression of audio and images by removing jitter. Further original developments include:

For DVJs who use short video clips, the one-track loop button is a convenient feature - it repeatedly plays back the content.

Fast search

A new 4X speed hyper jog mode has been created to support rapid searching. This also accelerates the speed at which video and audio can be scratched to extend creativity. The search facilities are complemented by a new manual search facility using the Jog Wheel (at up to 160X speed) and the WAVE display to locate tracks.

Additional features

As with the CDJ-1000MK3, gold RCA connectors are included and the deck also has a digital out to ensure the highest level of sonic purity when connected to the DJM-1000 or DJM-800 digital mixer series, for example. In addition, the deck includes a 'resume play' function to restart playing from the same point if a CD or DVD is accidentally ejected.

FULL FEATURES

24-bit/96kHz Technology
The DVJ-1000 is fully digital and upscales the audio from CD to 24-bit/96kH for internal processing. This is also the format of the Digital Output. So when connected to a DJM with digital input the complete flow of audio is kept 24-bit/96kHz until it reaches the output of the mixer (and even that could be done digitally)

MP3 playback is enhanced
It's now also possible to play MP3 music from DVD-R up to a limit of 1000 tracks per disc. Most formats in a variety of bitrate are supported (CBR & VBR).

When used with a preview monitor, you can very easily browse through the folders on the disc.

For quick navigation you use the DVD Title/MP3 Folder skip buttons to navigate through the folders. Use the regular Track Search buttons for navigation inside a map.

To keep things easy for yourself try to have only folders in the Root Folder of the disc. When the DVJ-1000 is connected to a preview screen you can navigate with the navigation button and use Enter to confirm.

Supported Formats
MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3 sampling with frequencies 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz and a bit rate from 32 Kbps to 320 Kbps.
MPEG-2 Audio Layer-3 sampling with frequencies 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 24 kHz and a bit rate from 16 Kbps (stereo) to 160 Kbps.
ID3 tag Versions 1.0 / 1.1 / 2.2 / 2.3 / 2.4. Display will show Title, Album and Artist information. Only alphanumerical and a limited number of symbols will be displayed.

Disc Formats
File Extensions .mp3, .MP3, .mP3, .Mp3
Folders layers Max 8 layers deep
Max Folders 99 + root
Max files 999 per folder
Multi-session Not supported, only the first session can be played.
CD-R recording ISO9660 CD-ROM file system. Disc At Once or Track At Once

 

Pal & NTSC
DVD's made for the European market conform to PAL video standards, discs made for the American and Japanese territories conform to NTSC video standards. It is important to know in which format your DVD is recorded. The DVJ-1000 has a built-in PAL/NTSC converter with which you can select what standard it uses on the outputs. The selected video standard is shown in the main display in the lower left corner.

Setting PAL/NTSC Output
You can change the video standard that is used on the output of the DVJ-1000. The changes always go 1 step at a time according to this order:

PAL -> AUTO -> NTSC -> PAL -> ...

To alternate this, turn off the DVJ first. Hold the DVD Title/MP3 Folder '>' button while you turn on the DVJ and hold it until the standard which will be used is displayed in the display.

 

Jog Feeling Adjust
Just like on the CDJ-1000MK3, you can set the resistance you feel when using the jog. When the dial is set all the way to the left it resembles the feeling of the CDJ-800. When rotated to around '10-past' (as in the image), you have a feeling that comes very close to that of the CDJ-1000MK2.

 

Onscreen Display
When the DVJ-1000 is used in conjunction with a preview monitor (connected to the DVJ), you have an overview of what is happening. The on-screen information on the preview monitor can be turned off by pressing the DISPLAY button.

The on-screen information on the top of the screen shows you Track information (number, time remaining, time) and the Waveform / Memory Card information.

The bottom section shows in CD and DVD mode the same information, it only looks different.

When a DVD is played, each of the Hot Loop/Cue's shows a thumbnail of the video frame so mistakes should not be made easy.

When a CD is played the Track number and start time of the Hot Loop/Cue point is show for each (Hot) Cue/Loop.

 

Loop
A loop is a never ending repeat of a part of a track or CD and is played until the Reloop/Exit button is pressed. The start (Loop In) point is set by pressing the Loop In button or setting a regular Cue Point. The Cue Point is used as a start point when no specific Loop In point is set.

To start a loop, set a Loop Out point anywhere after you've set a Loop In point on a CD. As soon as you press the Loop Out button the DVJ saves this point to it's memory and seamlessly plays from the Loop In point onwards.

Loop Adjust
To adjust the Loop In or Out point you have to press the Loop In or Out button while the DVJ is in Loop Play mode. This button will start to flash, indicating you can now set this point to a new location using the FFWD/REV buttons or the Jog. The touch sensor's functionality is disabled during Loop edit.

Loop Back & Forth
This is a brand new feature and performs a specialized loop playback. When you play a loop from DVD the audio sounds good, but the video tends to skip when the loop is restarted. Back & Forth now comes into action by playing the loop reversed every other time. When activated a little bar lights up just above the Back & Forth button.

Reloop
After you've exited a loop with the Reloop/Exit button, it is kept in the memory. As long as the Reloop/Exit button is illuminated, a loop is ready to be recalled directly when the Reloop/Exit button is pressed.

4-Beat/1-Track
The feature loops a piece of 4 beat automatically when pressed. When pressed a Loop In point is set, after 4 beats a Loop Out Point will be set automaticaly. When you keep this button pressed the DVJ will perform a 1-Track loop, looping the complete track from start to end. For use with CD this might seem like not such a big issue, but when you're involved in the creation process of looped video content this is something that makes life easy. Instead of looping the video before you burn it, you now only need to create 1 loop sequence which you can easy Play as a 1-track loop. When the video content is created accurately this will make life at this stage very easy.

 

Hot Loop & Cue
The A, B and C buttons on the left of the machine are used for the Hot Cue/Loops. With the Rec Mode button you can toggle the functionality of these buttons. When in Rec Mode, the letters will illuminate red to mark that they are ready to record a new Hot Cue or Loop Point. To record a Hot Loop the DVJ must be in Loop Play mode when you press any of the three letters while they are illuminated red.

To recall and use any of the Hot Cue/Loops, toggle the Rec Mode so that the letters A,B and C are green or yellow illuminated. A yellow light indicates a stored Loop and a green light indicates a stored Cue Point. The Hot Cue/Loop will instantly start after pressing any of the Hot Cue/Loop buttons when the DVJ is in Play Mode and it will hold at the Hot Cue/Loop point when pressed in Pause Mode.

 

Faster Searching using the Jog
When you hold the Track Search button and rotate the Jog you will scroll very quickly through the discs index. 1 Rotation skips about 60 tracks.

When you hold down the regular Search button and rotate the Jog dial, you will search at a Faster Search speed. There is just one mode and it doesn't matter how fast you are rotating the Jog. Fast Search is performed in the direction which the jog is rotated so it can also be done backwards. Which of the Search Buttons you press (<< or >>) doesn't matter.

 

SD/MMC Memory
Just as on the CDJ-1000MK3 you can store several things on a Memory Card: All waveforms, 100 Cue Points per disc and 3 Hot Loop/Cue's. The waveforms are written to the Memory Card automatically when they're completely read. Also the last 3 used Hot Loop/Cue's are stored. The total number of disc's you can store depends on the type of disc (CD, DVD or MP3), the number of stored points per disc and the size of your Memory Card.

Use an SD Memory card instead of an MMC. On an MMC card you CANNOT store DVD points, MP3 loops and Cue's.

Using a Memory Card
If you want to store anything on a Memory Card you only have to press the little black MEMORY button and that Cue Point or Loop is directly stored on the Memory Card for later use. This will be shown to you shortly in the display. Also a little red marker will appear on the main display, just above the playing address bar.

To remove a point from the Memory Card, you recall the point you want to delete and directly after that press the DELETE button. The display will show that a point has been deleted. When you recall any information from the Memory Card you need to decide what to do with it. You can store a Cue Point under the Cue button or the loop. But you can also record it directly on any of the Hot Loop/Cues.

For CD usage
When a CD is used you only use the < and > button of the navigation button to go to the next or previous point on the Memory Card. Confirm your choice with the Enter button. You can see the stored Cue and Loop points as red markers above the playing address bar.

If a DVD is used
The functionality for using the Memory card is more advanced when using a DVD. With each Cue or Loop that is stored, a thumbnail picture is made and stored with it on the Memory Card. You now need to navigate through your point using a preview monitor. There’s a video output connection for it on the rear of the DVJ-1000.

On the preview screen you will see all the thumbnail pictures that show the first frame of the video at the begin point. Navigate through them and select any point with the Enter button.

 

Main Display

On the main display you see all the important information that you might need during your performance. The display is mounted at an angle of about 20 degrees. Reading it is very comfortable. There is a lot of information on the main display such as:

• Track (title) number, chapter (if DVD inserted) and total tracks (chapters) on the disc.
• Time Elapsed or Time Remaining
• Tempo / Pitch value
• Video Standards Setting (see explanation above) PAL/NTSC
• Wave Form, graphical display of the volume of the track (100 pixels width)
• Markers for points stored on the Memory Card
• Blue Playing Address indicator, showing your position in the current track

Waveform
The waveform is the big pointy bar in the center of the display. This is a graphical representation of the audio volume of the track. 100 pixels are used to give an accurate reading, the maximum height of a bar is 7 dots. This is the same Waveform as used on the CDJ-1000MK3 and has the same specifications.

Audio CD's are read at about 6x speed. When DVD or MP3 music are played the Waveform reads real-time, meaning the track has to play at least once for the full length to show the complete Waveform.

Jog Display
On the display mounted in the center of the jogwheel you have a visual marker for accurate Cue setting and scratching. When you set a Cue Piont, that point will also be marked in the Jog Display by an orange marker. This reflects the stickers that scratchers use to mark the exact right spot... but now digital.

The Jog display gives you also other information like: Vinyl Activated (blue disc in center), Memory Status (flashing of the outer white ring in the center) and the location of the playing address (circuling gap)

Cue Stutter Continue
Just like on any CDJ you can use the Cue Button to sample play from your Cue Point. As long as you hold the Cue Button the CDJ plays the track from the Cue Point onwards. When the cue Button is released the CDJ instantly returns to the Cue point and is ready for a restart. Continued playing after you used the Cue Stutter was previously not possible.

Eject Canceling & Auto Resume Play
When you press the EJECT button, playback will stop and the player prepares for the Eject. Before it shows you 'EJECT' (about 1 second), you can cancel the Eject by pressing the Play Button. This will not stop the sound from stopping, but it resumes playing a lot faster than when it would perform a full Eject.

When the disc does get ejected and is inserted it again, playback will continue from the point where it was ejected (track number and time is remembered). This point is stored in the memory for as long as no other CD is inserted, or the power has been turned down.

 

other features

"Wide" Pitch Control
The pitch control function has an incredible range of +100/- 100% for audio CD's and -100% / +70% for DVD and MP3 discs. When combined with the Master Tempo functionality of the DVJ the digital effect can be used to uplift your performance even more.

Master Tempo
This world-famous function locks the pitch of a track, even when its speed is changed. DJs can speed up or slow down the beat, without any difference to the sound of the vocals and instruments. The pitch-bends that you do while cueing up your record will be unnoticeable for the audience. This function also makes it possible to mix-in an accapella tracks to a beat, you can pitch-bend the acapella without notice.

Tempo Control
This 100 mm linear high-precision slider is connected to an adjustment indicator on the display panel to give DJs total control and ensure that tempo adjustment is easy and accurate. The accuracy declines when a higher pitch scale is selected, 0.02% (at +/- 6%). In the 10% and 16% range the accuracy is 0.05%. When the WIDE range (100%) is selected the accuracy is 0.1% which is small enough to do good mixing.

Tempo Control Range
Ranges of +/- 6%, +/-10%, +/-16% and WIDE range (CD:+/- 100%, MP3: +70%/-100%) can be assigned to the Tempo Control slider to offer a greater range of adjustment than on any previous Pioneer CDJ deck. This pitch is more accurate if a smaller pitch setting is choosed:

+/- 6% : 0.02%
+/- 10%: 0.05%
+/- 16%: 0.05%
WIDE : 0.5%

Tempo Control Reset
Resets the tempo to 0% or the original tempo of the track, regardless of the slider’s position. The button has been recessed to prevent accidental selection. Play with this function in WIDE pitch range and using the Master Tempo with extreme low pitch (-80%).

BPM Counter
Indicates BPM for the current track. The BPM counter also reads and displays the BPM when the player is in Pause. Without a headphone you can use it to cue up the tracks with an accuracy of 1 BPM, the rest is done with your headphone on your head.

Reverse
Use this function to playback in reverse, without a loss of tempo or pitch and without stopping or starting the track. Reverse can also be used with the Hot Cue and the Loop Sampler functions to create endless combinations and effects.

Real Time Seamless Loop
Set a loop quickly and simply, while a track is playing. Once set, it can be looped continuously until the Reloop/Exit button is used. When released, the track continues without a pause. To create a loop you press Loop-In and Loop-Out on the desired position on the CD. You can do this on-the-fly in real time, or you can use the jog/pause mode to get the exact position. Remember the the CUE point you set is the same as the Loop-In point. You can also use the Loop-In button to set a CUE point on-the-fly.

Reloop
Hit the Reloop button for instant access to the beginning of the loop stored in internal memory. This can be done while the loop is playing, or at any time during the play out of the current track, allowing DJs to create amazing sample effects. The same loop is always stored in memory until replaced with a new loop.

Pitch Bend
Move the Jog Dial (in CDJ mode) forwards or backwards to either speed up or slow down the tempo of a track. When the player is in Vinyl mode only the outer ring of the jog gives you this feature.

Jog Mode
The DVJ-1000 can be set in either Vinyl or CDJ mode. In CDJ mode, the Jog Dial still functions, but without the touch sensitivity.

Auto Cue
This is the fastest way for DJs to find the first beat of a track, although it can be turned off for manual cueing. Also new is that the level where the Auto-Cue sets its point can be adjusted in a wide range of positions.

Fader Start / Back Cue Start
A track on the DVJ-1000 can be started by sliding the cross fader, if the deck is connected to any Pioneer mixer. Sliding the fader back will return the track to the cue point previously selected on the unit.

Legato Link Pro
Pioneer’s wide range Legato Link Conversion technology delivers high quality audio by upscaling the sample rate of the sound. The regenerated upper harmonics for best audio quality.

Anti-Vibration
An oil-dampened floating suspension system prevents sound skipping, even when the player is subjected to impact during use or to vibrations generated by high volume music and low frequency bass.