Pioneer's successor of the CDJ-1000mk2 : the Pioneer CDJ-1000MK3. The Pioneer CDJ-1000(MK2) has grown to an Industry standard as it is used by the majority of DJs around the world. World famous people and lots of Top-100 listed DJs have made to switch, partially or complete, from vinyl to CD in the last few years. Lots (probably most) of them say it's the CDJ-1000 that made finally make this choice.

As a matter of fact I think it's safe to say that Pioneer has set the 'Industry Standard' for CD decks that are used on raves and in the clubs. This evolution started somewhere between the first introduction of the CDJ-1000 in August 2001 and the introduction of the CDJ-1000mk3 in March 2006.

The MK3 has Full MP3 compatibility and the overall speed and performance are improved. Supporting both CBR an VBR encoded MP3 music from a data CD. To keep finding your files easy there have been included separate Folder Search buttons to browse back-and-forth in your folder.

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With a dial you can now adjust the smoothness /resistance of the Jog Dial. When set in the lightest setting it feels like the CDJ-800 Jog dial. At the indicator you have the optimal setting (my opinion), like the CDJ-1000MK2. There is even the possibility to set it tighter than that... It's what YOU like :D

Both displays have been upgraded. The Jog Display has become larger, brighter and more accurate. Also a redesign of the center ring give scratchers more accurate reading. The main display is now all dot matrix. The waveform has been doubled in length, from 50 to 100 dots and now reads at multi-speed within 20-30 seconds. Once read, the data will be written to the SD Memory card.

The SD Memory card can be used to store waveform information, 3 hot cue's and 100 cue Points per CD for thousands of CD's, depending on the size of card you've inserted. A 32 MB card is included with the CDJ-1000MK3.
The Pioneer CDJ-1000MK3 is equipped with 3 Hot Cue's, once set these can be instantly activated. The Hot cue's can be set anywhere on the disc, regardless of the track. Recalling Hot Cue's across several tracks goes instantly and without any latency.


To improve the readability of the CDJ-1000MK3's display, the Jog Display has been mounted some centimeters higher inside of the CDJ 1000MK3's Jog wheel. This will make the reading angle a lot higher so you can always keep a close eye on the marker and read the display easy.


Also the layout of the display has been made more accurate and better looking. The Cue Marker is bigger and closer to the outer rim. Also there are 4 dark stripes that mark the white inner ring for accurate cueing while scratching. The Cue Marker itself has been made bigger and brighter. Also the space between the Cue Marker and the segmented ring is now smaller so the position can be judged more accurate.

Supported Formats
MPEG-1	Audio Layer-3 sampling with frequencies 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz and a bit rate from 32 Kbps to 320 Kbps.
MPEG-2	Audio Layer-3 sampling with frequencies 16 kHz, 22.05 kHz, 24 kHz and a bit rate from 16 Kbps (stereo) to 160 Kbps.
ID3 tag	Versions 1.0 / 1.1 / 2.2 / 2.3 / 2.4. Display will show Title, Album and Artist information. Only alphanumerical and a limited number of symbols will be displayed.

Disc Formats
File Extensions	.mp3, .MP3, .mP3, .Mp3
Folders layers	Max 8 layers deep
Max Folders	99 + root
Max files	999 per folder
Multi-session	Not supported, only the first session can be played.
CD-R recording	ISO9660 CD-ROM file system Disc At Once or Track At Once

Full MP3 Support (CBR/VBR) The Pioneer CDJ-1000MK3 makes it possible to play MP3 music from a data-CD in 2 formats: Constant Bit Rate (CBR) and Variable Bit Rat (VBR). The advantage of VBR is that you save a little space. On an average CD you might be able to put 120 tracks, instead of 100 when using CBR. Although the CDJ1000MK3 is fully compatible with VBR, the Cue and Search functions will operate a little slower with VBR when compared to an Audio CD or CBR. So if you want keep operating fast, use CBR (Constant Bit Rate) to encode your MP3's.

Folder Navigation Easy navigation through your MP3 folders can be done by using the designated buttons to search through your folders. MP3 tips : Use CBR to compress Give clear filenames Add ID3 tags before burning Burn CD's at a low speed (4x or 8x) Use folder as less as possible ( I only use folders in the root)

The revolutionary Jog Dial of the Pioneer CDJ1000MK3 makes it possible for you to adjust the actual resistance of the Jog wheel by rotating a knob. It can vary between the very loose feeling of the CDJ-800 to the direct and smooth feeling the the CDJ-1000MK2. This feature will be limited to the top-level MK3 only.


Faster Searching using the Jog
When you are holding the Track Search button and rotate the Jog you will scroll very fast through the discs index. 1 Rotation skips about 60 tracks.
When you hold down the regular Search button and rotate the Jog dial, you will search at a Faster Search speed. There is just one mode and it doesn't matter how fast you are rotating the Jog. Fast Search is performed in the direction of which the jog is rotated so it can also be done backwards. Which of the Search Buttons you press (<< or >> doesn't matter.


This Pioneer invention has been revolutionary improved. The length of the Waveform is much longer than that of the MK2. Besides the fact that it takes a lot more space on the display, the resolution has been improved from 50 dots (MK2) to 100 dots (MK3). Also the gaps that occurred on the MK2 has been removed so that the Waveform of the MK3 gives a more accurate reading.

Pioneer CDJ1000-MK2	Pioneer CDJ1000-MK3
50 dots	100 dots
60mm length	90mm length

On the display you can now always see how many tracks there are on the disc. Next to the current playing tracks number, the CDJ-1000MK3 displays how much 'ALL' tracks are.

Pioneer CDJ1000-MK2	Pioneer CDJ1000-MK3
50 dots	Brighter
	Show total number of tracks

MP3 Playback is added to the feature list of the CDJ 1000MK3. Due to the size of an MP3, a huge amount of tracks can be put on a CD (up to 100 tracks@CBR192k). To keep navigation easy and fast, there are 2 additional buttons that can be used to change folders. The folder name is rapidly displayed on the display so your tracks are easy approachable. When you create MP3 files from your vinyl's you should always do this at the highest quality possible. There are lots of stories about what's the best, but a good start point is a Constant Bit Rate set to 320 kbps. This might result in the fact that your track listing goes to number 100 instead of 120... who cares ?


VBR Support
This is another way of compression your tracks, with this technic a Variable Bit Rate, depending on the tracks is used to sample the original sounds. Full compatibility is offered by the CDJ 1000-MK3 so you can Scratch, Loop and Hot cue with all types of MP3 music. Just like on any CDJ you can use the Cue Button to sample play from your Cue Point. As long as you hold the Cue Button the CDJ plays the track from the Cue Point onwards. When the cue Button is released the CDJ instantly returns to the Cue point and is ready for a restart. Continue playing after you used the Cue Stutter was until recently impossible.
As introduced on the CDJ-200, the CDJ-1000MK3 also provides a way to solve this. When you are holding the Cue Button and the CDJ is playing, you can continue by simultaneously pressing the Play Button once. When you now release the Cue Button playing will continue. Nice to help you out when you just stuttered to much. (See the CDJ-200 Demo Video to see this in action)
When you press the EJECT button, playback will stop and the player prepares for the Eject. Before it shows you 'EJECT' (about 1 second), you can cancel the Eject by pressing the Play Button. This will not stop the sound from stopping, but it continuous playing a lot faster than when it would perform a full Eject. When the disc does get ejected and is inserted it again, playback will continue from the point where it was ejected (track number and time is remembered). This point is being stored in the memory of the CDJ for as long as no other CD is inserted, or the power has been turned down.

Hot Cue & Hot Loop
It is possible to record a Cue Point to a Hot Cue. Just press record and the A, B and C will lit up red, indicating that you will record a new Hot Loop/cue when you press any of these buttons.

When the player is in Loop Play, a Hot Loop will be recorded under the button you've pressed. When that player is NOT in Loop Play (or paused in a Loop) a normal Hot Cue is recorded.

There is no need to delete a Hot Cue/Loop, simply overwrite an existing one.

The last used Hot cue's/Loops will be written on the SD Memory card (when used). When a disc is inserted with pre-recorded Hot Cue's, they will flash. When you press it once, the Hot Cue or Loop will be loaded (this takes a second, in the mean while, arm the other Hot Cue's as well.

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And there are also the already familiar features that you will find on about any CDJ, DVJ or CMX product:

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"Wide" Pitch Control The pitch control function has an incredible range of +100/- 100% for audio CD's and -100% / +70% for MP3 Cd's. This means that you can use new sound effects from opposite ends of the sound spectrum and also match the BPM of their played track with virtually any other music. When combined with the Master Tempo functionality of the CDJ the digital effect can be used to uplift your performance even more. Master Tempo This world-famous function locks the pitch of a track, even when its speed is changed. DJs can speed up or slow down the beat, without any difference to the sound of the vocals and instruments. The pitch-bends that you do while cueing up your record will be unnoticeable for the audience. This function also makes it possible to mix-in an accapella tracks to a beat, you can pitch-bend the acapella without notice. Tempo Control This 100 mm linear high-precision slider is connected to a adjustment indicator on the display panel to give DJs total control and ensure that tempo adjustment is easy and accurate. The accuracy declines when a higher pitch scale is selected +/- 6% : 0.02% +/- 10%: 0.05% +/- 16%: 0.05% WIDE : 0.5% Tempo Control Reset Resets the tempo to 0% or the original tempo of the track, regardless of the slider’s position. The button has been recessed to prevent accidental selection. Play with this function in WIDE pitch range and using the Master Tempo with extreme low pitch (-80%). BPM Counter Indicates BPM for the current track. The BPM counter also reads and displays the BPM when the player is in Pause. Without an headphone you can use it to cue up the tracks with an accuracy of 1 BPM, the rest is done with your headphone on your head. Reverse Use this function to playback in reverse, without a loss of tempo or pitch and without stopping or starting the track. Reverse can also be used with the Hot Cue and the Loop Sampler functions to create endless combinations and effects. Fader Start / Back Cue Start A track on the CDJ-1000MK2 can be started by sliding the cross fader, if the deck is connected to any Pioneer mixer. Sliding the fader back will return the track to the cue point previously selected on the unit.

Real Time Seamless Loop Set a loop quickly and simple, while a track is play. Once set, it can be looped continuously until the Reloop/Exit button is used. When released, the track continues without a pause. To create a loop you press Loop-In and Loop-Out on the desired position on the CD. You can do this on-the-fly in real time, or you can use the jog/pause mode to get the exact position. Remember the the CUE point you set is the same as the Loop-In point. You can also use the Loop-In button to set a CUE point on-the-fly. Reloop Hit the Reloop button for instant access to the beginning of the loop stored in internal memory. This can be done while the loop is playing, or at any time during the play out of the current track, allowing DJs to create amazing sample effects. The same loop is always stored in memory until replaced with a new loop. Loop In / Out Adjust Fine-tune loops quickly and easily by adjusting both the In and Out points. The result can be save to MMC or internal memory. MMC card is supplied FREE with every CDJ-1000MK2. Pitch Bend Move the Jog Dial (in CDJ mode) forwards or backwards to either speed up or slow down the tempo of a track. When the player is in Vinyl mode only the outer ring of the jog gives you this feature. Jog Mode The CDJ-1000MK2 can be set in either Vinyl or CDJ mode. In CDJ mode, the Jog Dial still functions, but without the touch sensitivity. Auto Cue This is the fastest way for DJs to find the first beat of a track, although it can be turned off for manual cueing. Also new is that the level where the Auto-Cue sets its point can be adjusted in a wide range of positions. Legato Link Conversion Pioneer’s wide range Legato Link Conversion technology delivers high quality audio by reproducing sound frequencies above 20 kHz, which are lost during normal CD-format playback. This not only delivers excellent audio reproduction, but also sounds closer to the original recording. Anti-Vibration An oil-dampened floating suspension system prevents sound skipping, even when the player is subjected to impact during use or to vibrations generated by high volume music and low frequency bass.

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