All user reviews for the Pioneer CDJ-900

The Pioneer CDJ 900 is a MP3 CD Player that has all of the professional features needed for the working DJ. You can play back WAV, AAC and MP3 files and play back all files coming from a CD or USB cards. Using USB with the CDJ 900 could not be any easier, as soon as you plug it in slot which is on the face of the unit by the turntable , you will be able to have access to that USB drive right away, no waiting for it to read like some of the older CDJ units from Pioneer. You can connect your external hard drive via USB and have all of your music right at your finger tips and that means you can leave your computer (laptop) at home, because you will have no need for it, that is a huge selling point for me because not having extra gear to have to carry around means less trips from the car to the club.

The Pioneer CDJ 900 is very easy to use, you can pretty much get it right out of the packaging and start using it right away. You won’t need to spend hours of looking through the manual to find what you need to understand. The CDJ 900 is also really well built, I don’t think it would be damaged by anything unless you purposely are trying to break it. You can use MIDI to connect certain functions and actions on the CDJ 900 is other controllers you might have in your set up. If you want, you can even connect multiple CDJ 900’s up (4 at the most) by using the link port and they an all share the same songs, memory cards, or USB info.

The Pioneer CDJ 900 just have everything a working DJ needs. Even if you are on a budget you can still afford the price of the CDJ 900 and not have to worry about killing your bank account. It is a great buy and a must have.

How long have you been using?
- 4 months

Did you try many other models before buying it?
- Controllers in stores, some readers Numark but no more ...

What is so special that you like most and least?
More -> First the screen tilted very nice, display weveform, fashion underwear, automatic loop and speed of the machine.
Least -> At the moment I do not see.

How do you rate the quality / price?
With experience, you do again this choice?

The cdj 900 enters the world of Pro hence its price, it is essential that ask for more! it is sturdy, it is solid!
With the experience to make the same choice yes but I think a mounted range clutched smarter

I use it only 15 days sinc.
Newbie, I went straight to the Hercules RMX to Pioneer.
This post is not intended to describe the technical capabilities of the machine, there are plugs for it.
For cons, I posted to maybe help those who fumble as I had done.
Place a small controller to a material that I would call semi-pro may seem rushed and déraisonable in terms of a rapidly changing and yet: I asked the two beasts, connections done, I abandoned forward by the doc.
It's a bomb ..
And the amazing thing is this ease in understanding the commands, functions ..
Everything is ultra-intuitive, your brain already knows where to go and remember every day.
All this to say to those who wish to take the plunge DIRECTLY that there's no problem, provided, however, for having made the tour of your old system, even the simplest.
Remains well-to work on, is still sooner or later to open the manual to get a few key points.
I would do of course that choice, my only regret having spent hours on forums until doubt not hours!

I used a pair for one month, after making all sorts of tests.

I have used Pioneer CDJ 1000MK3 900 200 400 800MK2 2000, denon dns 1000 1200 3700.
I regularly use CDJ 800MK2 1000 and DNS

+:
- Pro DJ link with rekordbox, excellent to get everything ready to have its entire library available, with a large computer screen next to if needed. Sync with iTunes. Avoid multiple usb.
- Ergonomics: USB Ethernet Speed ​​Reading CD, big screen split in two (left to right) in the search for music, large jog, while well thought out
- Use: very easy to use Jog (Pioneer), pitch 0.02%, hot loops and ESPECIALLY QUANTIZE, tag list, this function too well to perfect curls!
- Slip mode, fun to use whatever little use to me.
- HID, I use it, but installation of native traktor, very easy, no need of other sound card.

-:
- CD is stuck once, for a moderately acceptable product at that price (a metal rod to take out the cd is placed below the plate)
- It will seem silly, but one thing bothers me a lot: In rekordbox with ethernet, to choose the categories active / inactive, but impossible to choose the tree. For example, after just Artist Album, and Title, and that's how! But that does not tell me the album, I would like, when I scroll through the artists on the left of the screen, see the titles on the right, or I still see "All securities" (because no album) then you have to press "all titles" to see the titles, and this greatly reduces the imagination that we can have on the music because we do not see them directly. Problem more or less solved by filling the tags "album" with the titles of the music (thank you TagScanner software), but it's a shame that this is not modifiable.


Excellent quality, high price => average quality

I knew what to expect by buying (great debate vs 850 900), I finally opted for those there (ethernet, wide screen etc. ..) and I'm not disappointed, this choice I would do without hesitation especially when this quality is unmatched in any competitor.

- <strong>For how long have you been using it?
<span style="font-weight: normal;">1 month.</span>
- Did you try many other models before getting this one?
<span style="font-weight: normal;">CDJ 400 and CDJ 1000. That's why Pioneer ....
</span> - What thing do you like most/least about it?
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Most?
The USB key (16GB for me) to transfer the latest additions to the points changed with recordbox, my 1000 seemed so old I was next to the 900 ...
The least?
I do not see that one, it is slow to copy from USB recordbox.
-</span> What is your opinion about the value for the price?
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Cher ... but this is the Pioneer! 1150 Cash is always better than 1300, I find that a price of 1100 euros would have agreed more.
</span> - Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice?
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Yes! Once you have tasted no turning back.</span></strong>

* For how long have you been using it?
For almost one month

* What thing do you like most/least about it?
+: Reading and USB external HDD, finishing usually very serious, very responsive buttons (that I changed my aging axis 9) the smart loops and the big screen tilted slightly or very comfortable recording and cues loops.
-: No hot cue, I miss it, slow to play some songs and pricing ...

* Did you try many other models before getting this one?
I tried numark axis 4 and 9, Cortex HDC 3000, stanton C304, Denon DNS 1000 ...

* What is your opinion about the value for the price?
Well I think it's very expensive even if ultimately you end up with a product of very good quality. I think this price is missing at least one or two hot cues ...

* Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice? ...
With a budget so identical, with a higher budget, I rush on CDJ 2000 Pioneer convinced me

- I use them for 2 weeks.

- What I love most: the management of the USB that I find great! Nickel and it works immediately. the disc or the key is tested or not, and it works very well.
The fonctino slip is enormous ... the possibilities are increased tenfold, and when you know its title, it becomes super interesting to tickle a little runway.
Otherwise the self loops walk really well too. Quantize function is simply bluffing .... ok now everyone will make a perfect loop but it is true that this is a great help ... good requires that the file is parsed by Rekordbox on the other hand.
Otherwise the screen visibility is sufficient I think. It takes a lot of CDJ1000: beaches pitch, the ability to change the point of entry and exit loop, but also a wave display small enough to see the look of the piece.

Otherwise what I like least: The speed of the turntable with cd ... is the horror ... Much on this one Pioneer has put the package on the USB which is a wonderful success ... cons from the cd has changed or not but I know it is very long .... when changing track, you must wait at least 5 seconds before the PEC and is available in full veeeeeery long mix. (For cons with USB is super fast, or not analyzed)
I played on cdj2000 but I can not remember what was their speed in cd ... I think that is longer than the CDJ1000 but should be confirmed.

- I tried quite a few models so: denon dns-1000, dns3500 Pioneer CDJ800, CDJ1000, CDJ400, cdj200, cdj2000

- The value for money is certainly a little expensive but I find it quite ... because for me the 900 is placed above the 1000. Many will say otherwise but certainly when you see the quality of management usb ... it's really hard. And as stated above, the 900 takes a lot of options in the 1000 (800MK2 things that did not) so for me, cdj900 has many more improvements over a CDJ800 mk2, the 2000 n 'has over the 1000 mk3. (I do not know if I'm making myself clear)
To be played on the 2000 and the 900, I think the 2000 is neither more nor less than 1000MK3 with usb (which is huge I remember) and some nice options for ergonomics, for the 900 is a cons mixture and 800MK2 1000MK3 with usb and function which is a novelty underwear. After .. has to see the speed reading cd on the 2000 ... because I do not remember, is currently the only negative point of 900.

- Yes I would do this choice because it is nevertheless a revolutionary platinum. It provides excellent management usb, super fast and everything works nickel. It also allows to control an app but I have not tested it yet and I would use it because if I took it to no longer take the mac.
Otherwise cdj2000 is great too but too expensive for my taste. Maybe I should take it later if the cd is faster but for now the 900 has everything I want (except hot cue ... but after you mix it with or without a question of technique )
Edit: Since the last update, the titles on CD loading is much faster! A true happiness. Well it's a bit slower than a 1000 or 2000, but it's faster than before!

-For how long have you been using it?
1 week

-Did you try many other models before getting this one?
Yes and at full capacity: Dns 3500 (for 3 years) dns 3700 (5 months) CDJ 1000MK3 (1 month)

"What thing do you like most/least about it?
the opportunity to perfect loop with quantize the system,
the means of the plate and the USB function and noon and the accuracy of the pitch and the reactivity of the jog for those who want a fast tempo and timing are excellent net it ...
Not forgotten that it is possible to update the turntables which is for me ...
I n is any bug for now ...

-What is your opinion about the value for the price?
It must look long term at the beginning I wanted a cdj 850 but after trying (too toy) I stayed on the cdj 900.

Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice? ...
Certainly