EFX & RMX Comparison 500-1000 Comparison Chart
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Submitted by Lead on 11-02-2007 19:02This content is © 2007-2024 The DJResource
Pioneer creates a few pieces of equipment that allows the DJ to add more effects to the mix. By adding some sound effects this can really give an extra push to a DJ's performances. By overdoing it though it can really ruin your set. A wise DJ uses effects at intervals and not too much too close after eachother.
Pioneer EFX and RMX-series
An Effector is connected on a Pioneer DJM mixer to the Send and Return connections at the rear side. When you use a different type of mixer you should also look for a Send/Return, Loop In/Out or Aux connection.
Differences in features
The following chart shows you a side by side comparison of these Effectors, supported features will have checkbox or description that mentions details of the features. If there is no info in the chart, the features is not available on that model.
As the EFX-series and the RMX-series have a big variation in features they offer so a real head to head comparison is not possible as there is more than 10 years between the introduction of these products.
EFX-500 |
EFX-1000 |
RMX-500 |
RMX-1000 |
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| Availablility | discontinued | discontinued | discontinued | active model | ||
| Introduction | 1998 | 2005 | 2014 | 2012 | ||
| SRP in Europe ( € ) | 549,- | 999,- | 419,- | 729,- | ||
| Extended info | Pioneer EFX-500 | Pioneer EFX-1000 | ||||
Audio |
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| Sample Rate | 44.1kHz | 96kHz | 48kHz | 48kHz | ||
| A/D D/A Resolution | 16bit | 24bit | 24bit | 24bit | ||
| Frequency Range | 20Hz - 22kHz | 20Hz - 22kHz | 20Hz - 20kHz | 20Hz - 20kHz | ||
| Distortion (THD) | <0.01% | <0.007% | <0.006% | <0.005% | ||
| Headroom | ? | 19dB | 20dB | 20dB | ||
| Level Adjust | -10dB/+4dB | -10dB/+4dB | ||||
Performance |
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| 3 Band EQ Isolator | ||||||
| Signal Flow Control | ||||||
| MIDI Operation | ||||||
| MIDI Clock Pulse | ||||||
| Bypass | ||||||
| Release FX | 3Vinyl Brake, Echo, Backspin |
3Vinyl Brake, Echo, Backspin |
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BPM Effects |
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| BPM FX Effects | 5Delay, Echo, Trans, Flanger, Pan |
7Delay, Echo, Trans, Flanger, Pitch Echo, Pitch, Phaser |
5Roll, Trans, Add, Rev Delay, Offset |
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| Timing Select | 61/4, 1/2, 3/4, 1/1, 2/1, 4/1 |
81/8 , 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, 1/1, 2/1, 4/1, 8/1 |
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| Rhythm timing | ||||||
| Tempo Tap button | ||||||
| Depth Control | ||||||
| Mix ratio Control | ||||||
| Character Control | ||||||
| Effect Frequency Select | 3 Bands | 3 Bands | ||||
| Beat Sequencer | 4 Beats | 4 Beats | ||||
| Sequencer Samples | Kick, Snare, Clap, HiHat, Cymbal | Kick, Snare, Clap, hiHat (4 Banks) | ||||
Jog Filter FX |
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| Filter FX | 5Jet, Zip, Wah, Ring, Fuzz |
7Jet, Zip, Wah, Ring, Phase Shifter, Humanizer, Vocoder |
10Mod, Echo, Noise, Spiral Up, Reverb Up, HPF, LPF, Zip, Spiral Down, Reverb Down |
10BPF Echo, Echo, Noise, Spiral Up, Reverb Up, HPF Echo, LPF Echo, Crush Echo, Spiral Down, Reverb Down |
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| Jog Memory Play Single | ||||||
| Jog Memory Play Loop | ||||||
| Depth Control | Sub1 | |||||
| Mix ratio Control | ||||||
| Character Control | Sub2 | |||||
Hardware |
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| Inputs | Jack, RCA, MIDI | Jack, RCA, Digital, MIDI | RCA | Jack, RCA | ||
| Outputs | Jack, RCA, MIDI | Jack, RCA, Digital, MIDI | RCA | Jack, RCA | ||
| Other Connections | Foot switch, System Link | USB | USB | |||
| Headphones | ||||||
| SD Card Storage | ||||||
| X-pad Strip | ||||||
| Power Supply | 220V Cord | 220V Plug | Adapter DC 5V | Adapter DC 5V | ||
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | 278 x 225 x 84 mm | 320 x 234 x 101 mm | 306 x 132 x 67 mm | 334 x 157 x 57 mm | ||
| Weight | 2.0 kg | 2.4 kg | 1 kg | 1.3 kg | ||
EFX-500 |
EFX-1000 |
RMX-500 |
RMX-1000 |
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Conclusion
Pioneer EFX-500 vs EFX-1000
The EFX-1000 offers 2 more beat effects and 2 more Jog effects, also the EFX-1000 has more adjustments (like dry/wet) for the effects. On the other hand, the EFX-500 has isolator EQ's like the DJM-1000. The EFX-1000 gives you the possibility to change the direction of the sound (first the beat effects, then the jog effects or the other way around).
A major improvement of the EFX-1000 is the improved sound quality. It features the same 32-bit DSP that the DJM-800 and the DJM-1000 have. The EFX-1000 is also the only piece of gear besides the DJM-1000 that has the Pioneer System Link for maximum sound quality and flexibility. The Crossfader of the DJM-1000 controls the Jog paramater of the Jog effects section of the EFX-1000.
In Short : The EFX-1000 offers more effects and more possibilities at a far better sound quality level than the EFX-500.
Pioneer RMX-500 vs RMX-1000
The RMX-1000 has a totally different layout and, next to the simular Scene FX Filters, different type of effects. Both have the same 3 Release FX, but RMX-1000 has a 3 position lever to activate it in 3 steps of 'aggression'.
The right side of both the RMX500 and the RMX1000 is dedicated to the Scene FX, which are the manual filters. Both have 5 build-up and 5 build-down filters, the RMX-1000 has 2 parameter knobs for more customizations of the filter.
On the left side the RMX-500 has 5 BPM synced effects and a small sequencer to make a 4-beat loop with the 5 build in sounds. The RMX-1000 also has the sequencer only 4 samples, but you can also have 4 additional banks of 4 custom samples, also the X-pad strip can be used to 'roll' your beat.
The 3 rotary knobs control the 4 manual filters you can select, rotating left and right has different effects on the sound.
In Short : The RMX-1000 offers different filters, a more advanced sequencer/Roll with the X-Pad, SD card storage of preferences and setting. Quality wise both RMX's are in comparable with eachother, but the EFX-1000 goes much more in depth with control of the effects it has.
What do you think about EFX & RMX Comparison 500-1000 ??
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There are 1 Comments
Revcracker wrote on 02-04-2007 @ 03:08Hola!
Hi,Ich habe EFX-1000 auf endtlich zu gekaufen!!!
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