All user reviews for the Pioneer CDJ-400

How long you use it?
I have used them for 2 years in a club with a DJM800 in table.

Did you tried many other models before buying it?
the CDJ200, CDJ800's, then after the CDJ1000 and 2000.

What is so special that you love the most, least?
+ Her deadly accuracy, USB.

- A bit fragile

How would you rate the quality / price?
very correct

With experience, you do again this choice?
As I said, I used cdj100/200/800/1000/2000.
it's been six years since I worked in a club of 1000 I had recently sold beh I have to use the 400 ... 2 points for accuracy and especially the USB.
Knowing that 350 850 new range etc. are very below what was done before the malgrés us and the 2000 are still expensive, my choice was focused on the 400.

These are the plates that impressed me the most and with whom I most impressed also lol anecdote for when clients come sometimes discussed with me, I removed the headphones I calais tempo on the screen plates, I sent (note I speak for the house sound / Elecro, it works less well with funk / rap / rnb) I mounted the sound and I turned to continue to discuss ... guys do not understand how, for 1 minute 30 the two pieces were set without my hair cell editing a jog
once, as if using virtual DJ or other computer music

THIS IS FOR MY SHARE OF WAR MACHINES for electros mix.

Even with 2000 I worked a few times I have not done what is effect.

A BIG 9.5/10 for this product
(0.5 in the least for the fragile but well kept as this is all that is more resistant)

The CDJ 400 is primarily a product of entry-level professional platinum, and must be judged as such I think.
Indeed, although it is not the level of the CDJ 1000 and Big Sisters, the cdj 400 is comparable to the price, because except for the jog which I think is its only major flaw (too small asse and not nervous), it is of a similar type to the other cdj.
It completely respect the expectations of a pro as amateur dj, and offers the same basic services and essential dj than any other model in the range.
It is perfect for the discovery of the mix, and also agree to pro. She taught me to mix, and it is this that I made by hand (club mix now and prod), I have no regrets. From all my rookie mistakes, it does absolutely not.

The more unlike many I would say that is the price, as a model as good you will not find better at this price.

Is probably the least latency USB key, the lack of display (screen too small, no first hand of the song it's a shame ...).

10 notes that I attribute:

8 / 10 for the grip
9 / 10 for sound quality
6 / 10 for the jog
10/10 for buttons (similar to any other products, and a remarkable robustness)
9 / 10 for format compatibility
7 / 10 for the speed of USB charging
10/10 for Connectivity
8 / 10 for the price
9 / 10 durability, 5 years, tjr no problem with her, in great shape

As for the price, I advise you to buy not more than 650 euros, you can easily find
With the experience we always choose (or you want to) the models above, but this product is that like many CDJ.

> How long have you use it?

Since 2009 ... then I'm not above H24 ... I mix from time to time ... not really regularly.

> Have you tried many other models before buying it?

CDJ 200 was good but still difficult to handle.
CDJ 1000 top but too expensive
CDJ 800 too old and lacks links computer or USB hard drive

> What is so special that you love the most, least?
most: usb
minimum: 1000 compared to the jog is good but not top the 1000 are the same price ...

> How would you rate the quality / price? With experience, you do again this choice? ...
Yes I do it again this choice I regret nothing ... is an excellent material for train ... if you mixes well with 400 while with 1000 it's just the ride!

Hello,

I use these plates for 2 years with a DJM 400 for flight home.
They are connected to a MacBook with Traktor Pro: near-zero latency and excellent.
(I also have a Kontrol X1 for effects)

I love their compactness (with the DJM 400) which is a real plus in discomobile.
I love Midi HID compatibility allows seamless integration with DVS: the screen shows the details of soft .... it's really complete.
And finally I find complete ultra: CD, MP3 via USB and then USB connection for softs and sound card very good.

I find against it by a little heat.

I'm glad these models, to me well over 350 toy that really .... apart Recordbox. Good on the other hand Pioneer, still too expensive!

I bought this new Platoche in 2009.

As for the other models tested, no I have not done, I stayed on the Pioneer since I started but I tried for 2 months a Audiophony CDX6, too complicated and problems with it. I have owned the cdj 100s and a cdj200 cdj 350. What's more, aside from the quality of the plates either in the solid sound quality, everything is good.

Other people will see in Pioneer expensive machines, where you pay the brand, I do not quite agree. Yes it's expensive, but when I see that I have owned a CDJ 100 s for 5 years with no problems with regular use, others do not necessarily. Another example, the keys are hard plastic and strong, other brands of caouchouc that bar at the end.

So yes all apparaeils fail, I am not an electronics but I'm sure. But there are devices that last longer than others.

Regarding features, everything has already been said. I like the three built-in effects, it scratch the function, reverse. Good after I use it almost not be said that the scratch is not perfect and precise it is better to buy the models above.
What happened to me interesting is the USB port because it's convenient, it is not constantly trying to burn CDs, and also the display of titles that I is compulsory from 'working with the mp3.

As against what I find disturbing is the waiting time before reading the USB drive if it has a lot of titles.

Price / quality ratio, I find it a bit expensive like all Pioneer products, but as I said above, the quality is there. With this machine, we're going to Essenciel, not something useless or difficult to resolve.

As for the choice, I do not think I will redeem this machine for two simple and practical reason, not because I had problems:
-The first thing is that this model not been manufactured since replaced by the CDJ 350
And the second reason is that I can not afford to have old hardware, so I repeated frequently, but as I said in the first reason, we find nine more.

EDIT after a year of use:

- How long have you use it? I for 1 year
- What equipment did you use before? Technics, Denon

- What is so special that you like most and least?
The +:
. USB function
. typed using a cdj even if it is more difficult compared to the basic pitch bend from Denon.
. size

the -:
. The size of the plate, much less comfortable than the 1000.
. the vagueness of pitch,
. The imprecision of the bend on the board,
. The fact that it is recognized that traktor XP (no Vista or 7) and if you want to use with Serato, you must buy the full CD and Vinyl timecoded totally unnecessary .. .
. The effects are crap scratch.
. bpm counter, if it was to put one provided it is accurate.

- How would you rate the quality / price?
I really wonder if it's worth its price ... This is a piece of plasticky and the only reason to buy it and below that, there is not much and that it is priceless. I am still convinced that Denon has a much better price performance.

- With experience, you do again this choice?
No way ... I should have wasted my money elsewhere.

- How long have you use it? I have since yesterday
- What is the particular feature you like best and least?
The +:
. The precision of pitch (from 0.02 to 0.02 mode + / - 6%)
. The possibility to connect a USB key or hard disk drive, really very practical
. Perfect loops, easy rgler in real time. Never touch platinum cd before, it took me 5 minutes.
. Size: not really bulky

le-: uh ... If even when the effects from the bubble, the other 2 are not INTERESTED I got trs.
- How do you report qualitprix?
Let's say it for 600 euros j'esprais rponde my expectations, it is.

- With the exprience, you do again this choice?
All done, I do not comment regarding the scratch, I do not Scratch!

I have plates for 1 week. I complterai me later.

Good first contact, we feel that it is solid, it is the PIONEER.

the most:
- Size and low weight trs
- The effects Intgr
- USB output
- The potentiomtre to navigate through the tracks and folders
- The method and scratch vinyl
- The illumination of the jog dial (6 paramtres choice)
- The beat loop divide
- The choice of the image on the jog dial (your logo, photo of your children ...)

Cons:

- USB port not oprationnelle on DJS and TRAKTOR (forums everyone is looking for drivers, the official website dedicated to the CDJ400 is still under construction ... I'll let you judge) I cry PIONEER FRANCE ... no news.
- The quality of the scratch is (I got) a little worse than a CDJ800. A test you to make you your opinion.

Addition of the January 4

I'm "fun" program file tks TRAKTOR noon so that all the keys of the plate match those of the software. Not easy, especially for the rglage scratch. Some buttons have double functions on the CDJ400 (reloop / exit time or mode / auto cue, for example) it is impossible to reproduce with a MIDI controller. A odre for a button. No dual possible.
Otherwise, evening, with a cd timecode rendering is perfect but you lose the divide and effects loop (the PC does not understand the timecode when there is too triturated.
If you have already set the stage Vaez or if you need help: it is called

I've been 2 weeks
The + and -: Well actually the cdj 400, cdj of 1000 as thumbnails so it's not worth making a résumé of all that is about 400 m since it is the my duties and the same buttons as the 1000! So we'll linger over what they have in ...
The USB is ente gniale, mix it with a cd also prcisment. The internal memory cues and loops (more than SD card). The wheel to search for mp3 files. Effects: the 3 scratch effects (used only in vinyl mode) are crap but I'm not an ace from scratch so I let the experts apprcier, the Flanger (jet), and filter high and low (wah) are quite ralistes and do not close automatically, they must be modulated with the jog as the numark axis 9, and was very nice, the effect is roll trs fun with a good record, but use that the end of a song (you can not, except shot chance to regain the right tempo APRS use) is a trs lgante output when a mix part in testicle! (Jet, wah and roll are used in CDJ mode). Small Lumire changeable in the K2000 6 dclinaisons is adchire gadget but even when, in addition to the COD of the tray touch is also interchangeable.
for small default: Y has a big problems with the quality of the ring of the jog, made a bell sound perfectly audible if not strong mix the house, it looks like it will break into 2 every time we touch and are an incredible game, it can raise nearly 2 mm is a bit lightweight on the part of Pioneer I find ... I regret the lack of time setting and stop dpart found on all decks now, the lack of buttons hotcue, the lack of pitch buttons + and - essential to readjust ffects are activated when, as most of the effects still tend DCAL songs and the knob is condemned by the SETTING THE Indeed, there is no way to reset, if is with the other deck. I can also put the loop divide in spots even if it is a novelty because it is perfect loop gnrer meaning is far from being perfect ... it must be reworked and if this is the point of that is bad, well, we have seen in the bone you can not change the exit point unlike cdj 1000, so as to the same loop'm old, and for the divisions is gnial for hip hop, R'n'B and company but for the lctro, I do not see much utility. ..
And the thing that fills me most is that the "Wide" Tempo is unusable for clf usb and all the mp3 files, only works with a cd wave! Do shit! Oh, I forgot, according to the fawn playing with the wheel, we may tend to type in the pitch with the knuckles as it is near the small plateau trs! We'll have to change your habits like me to touch.
Prior to, I had axis 8, CDJ1000 mk3, the reloop RMP2, and I tried the stanton C314, Numark iCDX, pio cdj 800 and 200 and plates tascam bbs!
Quality price ratio, one can hardly do better now, but it will be even better when they are 550 or 500 euros.
The axis 9 remains for me the undisputed queens of dj turntables but MP3 Player with internal memory, Pioneer has set the bar high rev, I definitely do it again the same choice and I intend to keep these plates as long as possible, Pioneer has finally understood that rest on its laurels is not sustainable long term and it takes a little innovation and affordable prices ... Pioneer Congratulations!

- How long have you use it?

For 2 weeks.
- What is so special that you like most and least?

What I like most is that this unit is "mobile", I explain:
I am a mobile disco and this deck is really good for this because it is compact, light is easily transportable.
The jog is very good, as the whole way!
The effects are nice, it works.
The least? ... I'm looking for ... no, RAS!

- Have you tried many other models before buying it?

Before, I was operating with a laptop and a Dj Console, I also tested before I buy the 800 Mk2 and I must say they did not make much difference to my taste!

- How would you rate the quality / price?

Correct, yes Pioneer knows sell those products, me good, when you love, you do not count! (Visit the German sites, there are good deals to be had!)

- With experience, you do again this choice? ...

Yes, without hesitation, and coupled with a DJM 400, it's really a good investment!