Status, October 2026: discontinued. Pioneer DJ names the DDJ-FLX10, launched in March 2023, as its successor.
What it is
The DDJ-1000 is a four-channel DJ controller for rekordbox from Pioneer DJ, launched in January 2018 (Pioneer DJ product page). A Serato DJ Pro version, the DDJ-1000SRT, followed in August 2019.
It has no USB ports for drives, so music plays from rekordbox on a connected computer. Connecting it unlocks rekordbox Performance mode on any plan; DVS needs the Core plan or above, and lighting and video are not unlocked. It also controls VirtualDJ 2021 and later with a VirtualDJ licence. Two USB-B ports let two computers connect for changeovers.
Each deck has a full-size jog wheel with adjustable feel and a colour LCD in its centre, plus eight back-lit rubber performance pads. The mixer section carries 14 Beat FX and 4 Sound Color FX, and the crossfader is Pioneer DJ's MAGVEL FADER, rated for more than 10 million movements.
Four inputs, two line and two switchable between line and phono on RCA, let it work as a standalone mixer for turntables or players without a computer. There are two mic inputs, one XLR/1/4-inch combo and one 1/4-inch TRS. Outputs are master on XLR and RCA, booth on 1/4-inch TRS, and headphones on both 1/4-inch and 3.5 mm jacks.
It measures 708 x 73.4 x 361.4 mm and weighs 6 kg, and it runs from a 12 V adapter. The box holds the controller, the AC adapter, a power cord, a USB cable, the quick start guide and a rekordbox dj licence key card.