Status, October 2026: current. Pioneer DJ still lists it.
What it is
The DDJ-XP2 is a USB add-on pad controller from Pioneer DJ, announced on 1 October 2019 for both rekordbox and Serato DJ Pro (Pioneer DJ announcement, Pioneer DJ product page). It builds on the DDJ-XP1, which worked with rekordbox only, and keeps that unit's layout and build. It sits beside a main mixer or controller and has no audio inputs or outputs of its own.
It has 32 multicoloured pads, 16 per deck, in a sturdy body with a non-slip rubber surround. Pioneer DJ says it brought the first Serato DJ Pro pad modes that use 16 pads per deck, splitting the pads between two features such as Hot Cue and Sampler. Transport mode turns the pads into play, pause, cue and pitch controls, and Silent Cue mutes a deck so a track can be cued with the fader open, then started from a hot cue. A Slide FX touch strip on each deck sets effect depth, controlling one effect in rekordbox or up to three at once in Serato DJ Pro.
Connecting it unlocks rekordbox Performance mode and DVS control without a paid plan, though rekordbox DVS still needs a compatible mixer, interface or controller such as the DJM-S9. In Serato it is an official accessory used alongside Serato DJ Pro hardware, and scratching with turntables or CDJs needs the Serato DVS Expansion Pack, sold separately. Other software, including VirtualDJ, can use it over MIDI.
It runs on USB bus power through one USB-B port, has a Kensington lock slot, measures 333 x 42 x 235 mm and weighs 1.5 kg. The box holds the unit, a USB cable, the quick start guide and a rekordbox licence key card.