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CDJ 2000 NEXUS 2 UPDATES

I have owned the new nxs2 line for a couple months now and only recently been able to play with them a bit more.  I am current with my firmware updates and noticed a few things I think some may have touched on here before, but also things worth mentioning that needs to be updated and or fixed. 

1. When creating a instant double it takes a couple seconds to actually trigger which is fine with me but the problem is once the instant double is engaged the hot cues are from the previous song are still loaded.  This can get confusing I think an update is needed to allow the hot cues of the instant double to be loaded or even better give us the option to turn on or off instate hot cue loads when utilizing the instant doubles feature.  

2. I noticed that while in slip mode you can not create a loop and utilize the slip mode features to its fullest capacity.  You don't know how many times I created a loop and engaged the slip mode feature then wanted to create a vinyl break with the play button to find out that the slip did not "slip".  While the djm does have a vinyl break this feature its not as good as the onboard cdj vinyl break.  I am usually using a beat effect in conjunction with the cdj vinyl play button break while in loop mode so it would be great to have slip mode work in loop mode in the matter.  

3. Many have mentioned on here before about the hot cue loading time issues, while I think its okay it would not hurt to have an update for hot cues to be loaded quicker.  I think even just seconds quicker would make a difference for many quick mixing djs out there such as myself. 

4. Another update many djs have asked for and I agree is allowing the search feature to be more flexible when searching for tracks and artists.  

5. The famous beat jump feature, I was one of the first to ask if they could update the one beat jump to a 16 and 32 beat jump to allow users to be able to "phrase jump" since most song phrases are in 16/32 beats.  Pulse quickly said he would let the engineers know and I have seen others asked for it and pulse has mentioned that it is currently being worked on.  @pulse thank you, I think you made a lot of djs including myself happy to know it would be updated soon. 

6.  The month that the cdj nxs2 came out I went on pioneer dj official Facebook and asked them if they could please add a slicer loop feature on the next update.  They said it was a "great idea" and would let the engineers and higher ups know of this.  Essentially it would work by creating a loop, once loop is engaged a small software button would show "slicer loop".  Once this button is engaged the user can jump anywhere with in that loop to trigger different parts of that loop.  Not only would this feature make this cdjs a little more flexible with its features but also would open up more possibilities for tricks and remixing on the fly.  Also with the beat jump feature the user could move the slicer loop when needed.

7. Update the cdjs to be a more consistent when utilizing the slip feature while pressing the hot cue buttons.  It has happen to me (not frequently)  where I engage slip mode trigger hot cues and it does not "slip".  There are also videos on youtube showing this so others are having this problem as well.  

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#1 is impossible pretty much cause then it wont be an "instant" double because they have to load the hot cues too, Pioneer needs to come up with a way that the hot cues are ready immediately like the competitors decks have at a fraction of the cost, makes no sense, OR let us play the track immediately while the hot cues load in the background

 

3&4 need improvements 100%, then maybe i would buy them

 

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I'd like to see an update that allows full hot looping when in slip mode.

I have some snippets of tracks which I've created as hot loops (either 16-beats, 32-beats, 64-beats) that I like to play over the incoming track but as it is now when I trigger said hot loops (even if holding the button) it only plays 4 beats, then returns to the current playing position of the track.

Would be a neat feature if it could be implemented :)

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Hello guys i just got 2 cdj2000 nexus with the djm900 my issue now is i want tp conect them to my laptop like ex; on virtual dj so i can have my folder and my songs all in i did install the cdj drivers to my laptop but it wont let me sync my 2 cdj to my ;laptop like am missing something i run laptop vista  and my cdj have version 1.22 in them i see version 1.30 is out but am not sure what is the update for i wish someone can ling me up if possible please and thx 

christian 0 votes
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