Pioneer DJM-2000
A pro DJ mixer with a 5.8-inch touch panel, 96 kHz processing and a 6-port LAN hub. The spec sheet leaves a few questions open.
Overview
The DJM-2000 is a professional DJ mixer, and the documentation makes it plain how much of the machine is built around a screen. It has a 5.8-inch multi-touch LCD panel. When the [FREQUENCY MIX] and [SIDECHAIN REMIX] effect functions are combined, the panel gives a visual and an audible read on what the effect is doing. The manual calls this intuitive control rather than menu-diving. The touch panel is what separates this mixer from a conventional four-channel box.
The signal path is built around 96 kHz sampling with 24-bit A/D and D/A conversion. The manual describes the digital and analog inputs and outputs as optimized for sound quality. Output is quoted at 96 kHz with a 24-bit A/D converter and a 32-bit D/A converter. The manual also notes the unit supports USB audio at 48 kHz 16-bit, 48 kHz 24-bit, and 44.1 kHz 16-bit. So the 96 kHz figure applies to the internal processing, not every USB path.
The channel EQ is three-band with a wide ±26 dB range: HI at 13 kHz, MID at 1 kHz, and LOW at 70 Hz. The mic channel gets its own two-band EQ, ±12 dB at 10 kHz and 100 Hz. The EQ/ISO switch on each channel selects between the standard EQ curve and full-kill isolation.
Frequency response for CD/LINE/MIC is quoted at 20 Hz to 20 kHz. Signal-to-noise is 107 dB on CD/DIGITAL and LINE inputs, 93 dB on PHONO, and 85 dB on MIC. Total harmonic distortion on the LINE-to-MASTER1 path is 0.004%. Crosstalk on LINE is 82 dB. The mic input has the lowest S/N figure of the lot, which is typical of mic preamps in mixers, and this one is no exception.
The I/O count is where the DJM-2000 gets interesting. There are four RCA CD inputs, two RCA LINE inputs, two RCA PHONO inputs, and a single mic input on a combination XLR/quarter-inch phone connector. Four coaxial RCA digital inputs sit alongside one coaxial RCA digital output. Master output is available on both XLR and RCA. BOOTH is on a quarter-inch phone jack, REC OUT on RCA, SEND on a quarter-inch phone jack, and there is a stereo quarter-inch headphone jack. There's a single USB Type-B port, two 3.5 mm mini-phone CONTROL jacks, and a 5-pin DIN MIDI OUT. Six LAN terminals on 100Base-TX for PRO DJ LINK date this machine to the networked-club era.
Power requirements are listed as AC 220 V to 240 V, 50/60 Hz, with 42 W consumption and 0.4 W in standby. The main unit weighs 8.5 kg and measures 430 mm wide by 107.9 mm tall by 409 mm deep. Operating temperature is rated +5 °C to +35 °C, humidity 5% to 85% without condensation. The auto-standby function engages after four hours with no control activity, no audio input at -10 dB or above, and no PRO DJ LINK connections. Pressing [LIVE SAMPLER (UTILITY, WAKE UP)] cancels it.
The manual describes the DJM-2000 as a mixer for professional DJs, with a multi-touch panel and multiple interface and effect functions aimed at new styles of DJ performance. It also has a built-in USB sound card interface that can assign up to four audio sources from a computer to the different channels and route the master output back to the computer for recording a mix. MIDI output is supported on the panel buttons and potentiometers, so the mixer can drive DJ software with MIDI-compatible integration.
The documentation does not give a production year, a launch price, or any independent review measurement. The manual is a Portuguese-language operating document, and it states that specifications and product design are subject to change without notice. The published figures are manufacturer ratings, not bench-tested results. The voltage configuration on the rear panel should be confirmed before purchase, since the manual's power section is written around a 220-240 V supply.
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