Status, October 2026: current. Reloop still lists it.
What it is
The Ready is a compact two-deck DJ controller from Reloop, launched in April 2021 for Serato DJ (Reloop product page). Reloop also pitches it as a portable device for preparing sets, and it sits in the range beside the Reloop Buddy, a compact controller Reloop designed with Algoriddim for djay.
It runs on a computer or a mobile device, not on its own. Plugging it in unlocks Serato DJ Lite, which can be upgraded to Serato DJ Pro, and it works with Algoriddim's djay Pro on iPhone and iPad. VirtualDJ supports it with a paid licence. On Windows it needs Reloop's ASIO driver; macOS needs none. With an iPhone or iPad, the device connects to the USB-A iOS port with its own Lightning or USB-C cable, and a 5 V / 2 A USB power supply or power bank must go into the USB-B port.
Each deck has a touch-sensitive jog wheel with a Vinyl button, and eight large RGB pads, 16 in all, with nine pad modes. Hot cue, auto loop, manual loop, sampler and scratch bank work in Serato DJ Lite, while pitch play, loop roll, beat grid control and user mode need Serato DJ Pro or an expansion pack. Two FX units each control up to three effects. Each channel has a high and low EQ and a low-pass/high-pass filter, and the crossfader is a 45 mm dual-rail fader.
The built-in 24-bit/48 kHz audio interface has an RCA master output and a 3.5 mm headphone jack, and there is no mic input. It runs on USB bus power, measures 325 x 220 x 48 mm and weighs 1.14 kg. The box holds the controller, a USB cable, an RCA cable and the instruction manual.