Ok I may be sticking my head on the chopping block here, I know this mixer has many fans around the world, it is very impressive.
Having used it in a club I can say that I do like some of the new controls. The filters for example are easier to use without worrying about going too far the other way when turning them back.
But all the rest, the touchscreen thing especially, I find really difficult to get to grips with. It's the kind of thing you need to spend hours going through in your own time.
The best thing about the 600, 700, 800, and the recent 900, is that essentially the layout is the same with only a few minor differences. The 1000 is well layed out and easy to jump straight onto, nice big master controls etc
The 2000's potential can only be maximised if you actually own one, which means even top djs arriving at the club to find a 2000 mixer are finding it a little daunting. This means we even consider using the 900 nexus instead as the regular main room mixer even when a 2000 is available. Therefore I can't really see this being the mixer of choice for many clubs like the 800 or 1000 has been.
I'm interested to hear the opinion of a few pioneer guys on how we are supposed to figure this thing out merely by watching youtube, as the price is out of reach for most of us (my home setup is still 3x mk3 1000s, serato, and a djm800)
Also what are average jo user experiences? ... have you had to turn up to a club and use one without any prior experience?
My personal opinion would be, in the next generation of mixers, to keep the best manual moving parts of the 2000, and save the touchscreen as an addon effector unit (like the korg chaos pads)
Don't get me wrong I'm not complaining or being ungreatful, I have found it to be really impressive technology, and I still have a lot of trust in pioneer dj equipment and their research team. I'm just raising the question mark...
thoughts?
