![]() ![]() While the ERGO will work with Traktor, it isn’t included and touting VirtualDJ LE just isn’t enough to make me sway my decision on the price. With the included, full version of Traktor 2, it’s a near-bargain at the same price as the DDJ-ERGO. The other big contender in this bracket is the newly-released Traktor Kontrol S2. It’s also priced at $499, a full $100 below the ERGO. It’s lightweight, small, easy to use and includes loads of features as well. The first one that comes to mind is the Novation Twitch (which I reviewed a couple of months ago). When you look at the competition in the market, this $500 to $600 price range is heating up quickly and there are some amazing offerings in it. With the ERGO, it chose to include a host of great features, but the build quality is just lacking. Pioneer has, for ages, built very solid equipment. Whether they were enthralled by the features, the pretty lights or the Pioneer name, there were loads of “I WILL BUY THIS” comments around the Internet.īut will they really? Probably not, and here’s why. ![]() I watched with fascination when the ERGO was first announced, as aspiring DJs sung its praises. ![]() One truly nice part is that the 3-band EQs do have true kill points, so cranking the bass all the way down will indeed make it completely remove from the track. The built-in effects of the included VirtualDJ LE software sound nice, as well (but this review isn’t about the software as much as it is the hardware). The built-in sound card of the ERGO tends to over-emphasize the low end of tracks, but otherwise it is of admirable quality. Knobs without a stop point have solid-feeling detents to them, making adjustments more secure.Īs for the sound, it’s good, if not great. I prefer more rubberized ones myself, but even being made of hard plastic, they’re firm in their movement.
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