Anyone tried the Pioneer XDJ Aero?

[lourma]

Use the AERO as Control unit for the decks and use your x1700 as mixer in Traktor.
If you use USB or WIFI route the AERO to one channel of the mixer.
You should have a lot of options with the AERO.

My only concern is that Traktor don't support HID with it...

[DirtyNerd]

Use the AERO as Control unit for the decks and use your x1700 as mixer in Traktor.
If you use USB or WIFI route the AERO to one channel of the mixer.
You should have a lot of options with the AERO.

My only concern is that Traktor don't support HID with it...

I'm not really needing the aero to control Traktor, I have a dedicated controller for that already (dn mc3000)...I would want the aero more as a standalone unit....besides with 2 turntables and the DN-X1700, it would be hard to find a a way to squeeze the aero into a spot that makes sense...2 CDJs would be easier to integrate into that setup.

[lourma]

I'm not really needing the aero to control Traktor, I have a dedicated controller for that already (dn mc3000)...I would want the aero more as a standalone unit....besides with 2 turntables and the DN-X1700, it would be hard to find a a way to squeeze the aero into a spot that makes sense...2 CDJs would be easier to integrate into that setup.

I was thinking that you could replace the dn-mc3000 with the AERO. The CDJ route is great but more expensive, except maybe for 2 used cdj-400 (HID but no rekordbox) or two cdj-350 (rekordbox but no HID in Traktor).

[DirtyNerd]

I was thinking that you could replace the dn-mc3000 with the AERO. The CDJ route is great but more expensive, except maybe for 2 used cdj-400 (HID but no rekordbox) or two cdj-350 (rekordbox but no HID in Traktor).

Ok...I see what you mean...the thing is, I don't really want to replace the MC3000 for Traktor...I have a good workflow with it and a F1 and I have been working on a mapping with the MC3000 and a MidiFighter classic to enable Isolator FX that seems to be working out quite nicely. I can use the MC3000 alone, or with the F1, or with the MFC, or with both.

I'll admit it, my TTs and X1 (w/ the DN-X1700) are strictly luxury for the fun of "playing" with vinyl. Actually, the only reason I have that mixer is that I got a ridiculous deal on it and wound up being cheaper than buying an NI Audio4/6+lesser quality mixer...

What I really want is a separate "CDJ" setup so I can practice at home...HID is not all that important, but Rekordbox is as is a "CDJ" workflow; hence my interest in the Aero. I will probably forgo the CDJ-400s as they don't support Rekordbox...which only leaves the CDJ-350s...which would accomplish what I need, but wonder about their quality....and the Aero, which is not a CDJ per-se, but may be a bit nicer of a player...I just have to find some place that has them and try them in person I guess.

[lourma]

Seems like there will soon be a new player: http://forum.djtechtools.com/showthr...l=1#post614254

[DirtyNerd]

Seems like there will soon be a new player: http://forum.djtechtools.com/showthr...l=1#post614254

Oh wow!!! That may affect things a bit! I hadn't seen that before! My only 2 issues with the Aero are the lack of booth output (not a huge deal, but would be nice to have) and lack of hot cues...again, not horrible since only the CDJ2000 has hot cues...but it would be nice since it supports rekordbox... If this new XDJ-R1 has hot cues, it may be a good option...unless its REALLY expensive :-)