Status, October 2026: discontinued. Pioneer DJ followed it with the DDJ-XP2 in October 2019, and rekordbox now lists the DDJ-XP1 as no longer supported.
What it is
The DDJ-XP1 is an add-on controller for rekordbox from Pioneer DJ, launched on 12 September 2017 alongside rekordbox 5 (Pioneer DJ product page). It has no jog wheels, mixer or audio connections. It adds pads and effects control to a rekordbox setup built around turntables or CDJs and a DVS mixer such as the DJM-S9 or DJM-900NXS2, an interface such as INTERFACE 2, or a controller such as the DDJ-RZ.
The lower section holds 32 multicoloured pads, 16 per deck, for Hot Cue, Pad FX, Beat Jump, Sampler, Beat Loop, Key Shift and Keyboard modes, and rekordbox's pad editor rearranges them. The upper section handles browsing, loading, loops, Beat Sync, Slip Reverse, semitone and Key Sync buttons, and selects decks 3 and 4. A Slide FX touch strip with three FX buttons runs down each side, and Silent Cue keeps a track silent while a turntable gets up to speed.
The box held licence key cards for rekordbox dj and rekordbox dvs, while DVS control vinyl was sold separately. The unit also sends MIDI, and VirtualDJ supports it with a paid licence. rekordbox's current FAQ says it is not guaranteed to work.
It runs on USB bus power through one USB port, weighs 1.5 kg and measures 333 x 42 x 235 mm. The box holds the unit, a USB cable, the quick start guide and the two licence cards.