Pioneer DJ just announced its DJS-1000 standalone performance sampler and sequencer. It lets you trigger sounds and loops using the performance pads, allowing you to layer beats and melodies while you DJ, and it also lets you record and “sample” audio coming from your DJ media player for on-the-fly remixing and producing.

It’s got 16 velocity-sensitive performance pads, 16 buttons for the step sequencer, a touchstrip, and a 7″ touchscreen display. You load sounds onto it by using a thumb drive, or you can load songs from your laptop via the USB jack. There’s a pitch fader onboard, as well as tempo nudge buttons for manual beatmatching. It’s even got a Pro DJ Link Ethernet jack, allowing you to sync it to a networked CDJ/DJM NXS set-up for tight performances.
For connectivity, the DJS-1000 has a pair of 1/4″ audio inputs for connecting line level devices like CDJs, a pair of 1/4″ and a pair of RCA outputs, Midi In and Midi Out, and 1/4″ and 1/8″ headphone jacks with a volume knob.

The controls look similar to what you’d find on the TORAIZ SP-16 sampler released last year: the performance pads let you playback sounds, and you can also use them to record notes for the DJS-1000’s step sequencer. A step sequencer lets you assign sounds “step by step” (there are 16 steps in all), which makes creating four to the floor beats and melodies easy, especially for those of us who are less rhythmically inclined.

What makes it different to the TORAIZ SP-16, though, is its form factor. This is the same size and orientation as the CDJ-2000NXS2, which means that it’s a lot easier to drop this in any club or festival.

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