![]() ![]() The second thing that hits you is the excitement the thing generates. On-screen the images make the DDJ-T1 look cluttered, its layout irrational and confusing, but in reality the unit is large, the controls are well spaced and their purpose is so obvious you only need to read the manual to make absolutely sure there's nothing you've missed. The first thing that hits you when you see the DDJ-T1 in the flesh is how little justice the promotional images have done to it. So in a world in which the Kontrol S4 already exists, why would you want to buy a DDJ-T1? Read on… Not because it isn't very good – it is, as you'll see, but because it cannot compete with the favours bestowed upon the S4 by Native Instruments. On the surface it looks the part and appears to be the Traktor controller we've desired for years, but no matter how pretty it is, no matter how much it flashes you a winning smile with its jog lights, it will always bear the inadequacy of its bundled software. It is this troubled landscape into which the DDJ-T1 has been born. No matter how good the Pioneer controller there's no way they can offer the same integration of software and hardware that NI can with the S4. And on the face of it, they might have done it, had NI not gone Microsoft and created the hardware/software marvel that is the Kontrol S4. Given Pioneer's late entry into the controller market you can only assume that they've spent the last few years studying the competition, biding their time until they've come up with the one design that will dominate bedrooms everywhere. ![]()
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