Pioneer launches new mixer with ‘fresh design concept’

PIONEER DJ has launched a new mixer, the DJM-V10. Describing it as “a new breed of mixer”, the six-channel unit has an assortment of features that set it aside from Pioneer’s previous flagship models.

Featuring four-band EQs with full kills for the highs and lows, the mixer is set to allow DJs precise control over their mixes. Each channel features a dedicated filter knob – something Pioneer has really been behind on previously.

The DJM-V10 features an expanded send/return section and you can route audio to one of four built-in FX and up to two pieces of external equipment.

This allows you to assemble a custom setup by plugging in FX units, guitar pedals, and more to further personalize your performance before routing the audio back to the original channel or mix it straight into the master output.

You can also choose to return it to a separate channel and tweak it further with the filter. And you can even use selected smartphone apps in your performances by connecting your device via MULTI I/O.

A key feature built into this unit is a compressor. If you want to play old or unmastered tracks but you’re worried they’ll be overwhelmed by the loudness of music made with modern production techniques, the DJM-V10 has the solution. Turn the compressor knob on the relevant channel and the mixer will “beef up” the audio in real time. The quieter the track, the more pressure is added, boosting the sound of “weaker” tracks and having a minimal effect on mastered music. It is the first of its kind on a Pioneer mixer.

The beat FX section includes a brand new effect called Shimmer as well as some of the more familiar ones seen on older models.

The DJM-V10 will be available from early February 2020. To use it with rekordbox dj/dvs, connect the mixer to a computer running the latest version of the software (rekordbox dj/dvs license(s) required, available separately).

The DJM-V10 is also Serato DVS-ready (Serato DJ Club Kit license required, available separately – Serato DJ Pro compatibility is coming soon) and TRAKTOR DVS-ready (requires TRAKTOR PRO 3, available separately).

Pioneer has adopted studio-quality 96-kHz/64-bit mixing and dithering processing within the DSP, as well as 32-bit high-quality A/D and D/A converters.

The built-in send/return FX are Short Delay, Long Delay, Dub Echo, and Reverb. With parameter knobs at your fingertips, you can further tweak the FX as follows:

• Size/Feedback: changes the room size when using a reverb, and the feedback amount when using delays and echoes.
• Time: adjusts the decay time of the reverb and the delay time for delays and echoes.
• Tone: changes the hue of the effected sound, making it deep and heavy or light and crisp.
• Master Mix Level: acts as the overall volume of the effected sound when Master Mix is turned on.