Pioneer DJ DDJ-FLX6 4-deck Rekordbox and Serato DJ Controller - White

I have the DDJ 400 for a few years now. I felt I have outgrown it and needed more features in my controller. Pioneer launched the FLX 6 recently and I watched all the professional reviews and decided to bite the bullet and get one. I was contemplating between the DDJ 800 and the FLX 6. The 800 costs more and has only 2 physical decks. Other than better audio connections and probably better quality materials, I thought the FLX 6 offered a better bang for your buck for all that it offered versus the 800.Quality of materials and finishing are superb, although they are mostly plastic. Full sized jog wheels with it's LED track position indicator is a nice touch. Layout is similar to all professional/club Pioneer controllers, helps shorten the learning curve when moving from another Pioneer DJ controller. The plus feature is the Merge FX knob. It has 4 preset effects, which is also customizable, that you can use in your transitions or for the purpose of adding multiple effects in your mix. Very helpful. It also comes with a booth output which is a great option to have if you want to connect up another set of monitors for your booth or just having 4 speakers. Connections for monitors are RCA though unlike the 800 which has balanced output connections through XLRs. Pitch sliders are same size as the 400, so no big deal. There's also a jog cutter mode and when activated you become an 'expert' scratch DJ! That is cool! Deck 4 can also be switched to your sampler with the push of the button. Works with Rekordbox and Serato Pro. However I am not sure if you can or how to customize the Merge FX with Serato but in Rekordbox that option can be accessed in the settings. I use Rekordbox exclusively so I can't comment on using it with Serato.I am a bedroom DJ, producing mixes for family and friends and for fun. For a $600 controller with all these features I think is a great buy for someone like me. I think it is a good upgrade from a smaller beginner-type controller like the 400 or SB3. Great buy!

Have it away, but a great entry board for people who want more than a basic 200 or 400

Love the board, has everything you need to learn or even if you’re a professional DJ. The merge FX is awesome, too bad it’s only available on this model.

My first DJ hardware ever and I picked up on how to use this for the basic mixing. FX and sampling is new to me so it’ll take me a while to master but I’m confident I’ll get there with YouTube or classes.The white color is way more unique than the white in my opinion.Not super heavy and gives you a more realistic jog wheel.

The media could not be loaded. Huge! I love the size it self and the size of the jog wheels! Looks more professional than my previous Ddj I just upgraded from the 400 to the flx6 took a few hours to get used to the 4 decks in the mixer section but all in all it’s easy to catch on! I like the smooth look grayish texture I love the merge effect! Not so good with the jog cutter effect yet maybe because I’m not used to stretching at all so it could take some getting used to all in all I’d said as a beginner I’d recommend getting this. I started with the Ddj 400 it was excellent but I wanted something more bigger and more presentable and this is it

Making another purchase because the one that came in has sensitivity issues in the jog wheels. I came out from a DDJ SB3 adn the jog wheels are nice and sensitive so that you can ever so slightly turn the jog wheels and it will pick up the signal in my program. This one however will not respond in that way, and you'll have to turn the jog wheels slightly faster, which then you lose a lot of control at that speed.

The and effects sections are built in limitations those affects are useless and the merge effects aren't much better. It's a very cheesy sound. That you'd never use in a recording or live. No inputs is another built-in limitation. I'm about to send it back to pioneer because the jog wheels stop working at random times. I've talked to tech support about it. The last fix suggested was to unplug everything including my monitors and my audio interface and mouse. I'm still having the issue. It's not the only issue either. The loop sampler activates itself whenever I type letters into the search bar it's a glitch sometimes I can stop it at other times I have to reset. Rekordbox has been a bit unstable which is reflected in the constant updates that don't seem to offer any improvements. I started with cdj-100s but I wouldn't recommend these.

It’s a great DJ Controller for beginners. I’s feel comfortable, and the material is of great quality. Spending some time learning the basics and intermediate of DJing.