Brand-new battle-style layout

Get hands-on with an interface designed to emulate 2 x PLX turntables and a DJM-S series mixer – the kind of setup used by pro battle DJs. There’s plenty of space to perform mixing and scratching techniques thanks to the new arrangement of the controls on the DDJ-REV1. The tempo sliders are 60mm – longer than those on the DDJ-SB3 to give you finer control – and they run horizontally above the decks while the Performance Pads have been moved into the mixer section so you can intuitively combine effects, trigger samples, and scratch your tracks.

Bigger jog wheels

The bigger the jog wheels, the better for scratching. The jogs on the DDJ-REV1 are the same size as the ones on the DDJ-SR2, a popular controller that’s higher up in our range.

Lever FX

Dynamically add texture to the music with Lever FX. Pull the levers down and hold them to apply effects from Serato DJ Lite in short bursts or push them up to lock on effects and free up your hands for scratching or track browsing.

Tracking Scratch: Get a helping hand with scratching

The Tracking Scratch feature silently takes the music back to the cue point the moment you move the jog wheel from backward to forward or lift your hand away – saving you from closing the fader and finding the right place in the music to start the scratch again. All you need to do is to select the Tracking Scratch Pad mode, press a Performance Pad to choose the Scratch Crossfader Cuts pattern you want to use, then start moving the jog.

Mixed microphone audio: Easily add your voice while you’re streaming

For the first time in a Pioneer DJ controller at this level, the output of the master audio is mixed with the sound from the microphone if you have one plugged in. This means you don’t need any external equipment such as a soundcard or separate mixer if you want to add speech or vocals to your performance and route it through your computer. All sounds are sent to Serato DJ Lite so you can stream from there.

Serato DJ Lite integration: Enjoy full use of the free software

As soon as you’ve downloaded Serato DJ Lite to your PC/Mac for free, you can simply connect the DDJ-REV1 via the supplied USB cable and start DJing. Enjoy tactile control of various features and effects in the software by manipulating the buttons, knobs, faders, and jog wheels on the controller. With the Scratch Bank pad mode, you can instantly load scratch samples from 4 banks that you’ve assigned in Serato DJ Lite or Pro by simply tapping the dedicated Scratch Bank button.

By taking on board feedback from DJs and analysing many different styles of monitoring, Pioneer DJ made sure their latest DJ headphone range includes all the features needed for performing at every level. Thanks to the high-quality audio design inherited from Pioneer DJ's previous professional DJ headphones, you can enjoy distortion-free monitoring, even at high volumes, wherever you go. Hear your tracks loud and clear in the booth and on the move with the HDJ-X5.

The HDJ-X headphones are designed to be flexible. Their swivel mechanism allows you to wear them comfortably, whichever way you prefer, for long periods of time. No need to worry about bumps and knocks during transport as these DJ headphones can handle severe conditions and heavy use. They even cleared the US Military Standard Shock test.

Sonny James takes a look at the new DDJ-REV1 controller

Mojaxx from Beatsource Tech reviews the Pioneer DJ DDJ-REV1 controller

OS 

Windows 11
Windows 10

macOS Monterey 12
macOS Big Sur 11
Catalina 10.15

Note: 64-bit only (32-bit operating systems not supported).

CPU 

Intel® Core™i9, i7, i5, i3
Intel® Core™i9, i7, i5 (Video function)
AMD Ryzen™
Apple M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max chip 

Memory 

4GB or more of RAM 

Hard disk/SSD 

5GB or more of free space (not including space for storing music files, etc.) 

USB port

A USB 2.0 port is used to connect a controller or a mixer.

Display resolution

1280 × 720 or greater