DJM-S11 Demo & Review: Almost Perfect Except for 1 Thing

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0:00 - Hook
0:05 - Demo
0:40 - Intro
0:57 - Summary
02:31 - Layout & Additions
03:34 - Feel & Faders
04:07 - Faceplate Issue?
04:35 - Touchscreen
06:16 - Get Skills!
07:17 - Software
08:21 - Traktor Hack
09:00 - Question

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Anyway, here’s a quick summary of my review:

The DJM-S11 is a worthy sequel to the S9. It comes with everything you’ve come to love from the S9 such as its faders, pads, layout, and effect paddles.

But adds more to mix with its 4.3 inch touchscreen which not only displays waveforms, but does other useful things as well. like give you browse functions, the ability to use touch fx, and the ability to control 4 decks straight from the screen, and a whole lot more.

Now besides the screen, there are other notable improvements as well. And here are 4 of my favorites:

1. The addition of a CDJ/Controller USB hub which enables you to connect your CDJ or controller straight to your mixer instead of your computer

2. The added pad mode options which give you the ability to individually choose what pad does what on each deck

3. The new Smooth Echo effect, which allows you to activate an echo effect via your fader or pads

4. For Serato DJ users, the ability to use the Scratch Bank feature which lets you instantly load a sample or song to any deck for you to play and mess around with at anytime.

Now, overall I love this mixer, and I highly recommend this unit for any beginner or pro. For me this mixer is pretty much perfect except for like 2 things which I’ll get to later on in this video.

So let’s start with the layout and its design. Like the S9, Jazzy Jeff assisted Pioneer DJ in designing this mixer.

And though the S9 and S11 look pretty alike layout wise, there are a couple of difference worth mentioning between them.

1. Added pad modes

These buttons here let us control the ability of the pad section of a deck. And this is a much appreciated improvement over the last model, where one pad mode button affects all the pads

2. Bigger Pads and Load Button

The Pads and Load buttons on this unit are bigger. And I really like this, because those buttons, are the most important buttons you’ll trigger on this mixer especially when you’re doing complicated dj tricks and mixes

3. Smooth Echo

This function allows the user to activate an echo effect by either cuing a pad or cutting the faders. And this is an efficient and fast way to echo out from the track without needing to select your effect and activate it.

And speaking about buttons and triggers. The components on the S11 feel exactly the same with the S9. That includes knobs, buttons, pads, paddles and volume faders.

Two things to note about the faders though;

1. The Magvel Crossfader has been improved.

It feels better and has been strengthened to give you more stability when scratching

2. All the fader are not interchangeable with the S9. So an S9 volume fader will not fit in an S11 mixer, etc. Bummer.

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[nickpapadopoulos]

Best review for the s11 I have seen yet. Also much love from Greece

[DJYagga]

Great review Carlo - Does this mixer allows me to use Rekordbox 6 without a Core Plan ?

[DJShamax]

THAT IS THE COOLEST DEMO I HAVE EVER SEEN OMG🔥🔥🔥

[michaelperez]

I have the reloop mk2's & elite mixer now but when this mixer comes out. I'm definitely switching my elite mixer for the Pioneer s11 only because I love pioneer for all their built in effects and their workflow on the mixer. Nice review to bro😎

[darerun]

thanksss for having the traktor testing. ❤

[bannerrj]

That opening mix was nice, best review about this mixer so far. I’m trying to make up my mind between the s11 and the rane seventy. I had the s9 and I loved it. The only downfall for me was the volume output..how is the volume output compared to the rane seventy? I also owned the rane ttm57 and that was a great mixer.

[heathentheheretic]

I see DJ Carlo, I hit like!
No if ands or buts because, I know DJ Carlo has some Good info for me!

[cooldeejayhotice]

you are always on point BOSS good job very DETAILED explanation keep up the GOOD JOB BOSS

[dj_yamix]

Came here to see all the fuss after the Cleveland Terry Q&A. . . Let's go PioneerDJ, get my man @djcarlo more products to review!

[jareksalazar]

Awesome video can wait to see a hip hop mix or today’s hits mix

[djpho]

The Smooth Echo looks like a great effect!

[DjReaLo]

Ohh great!!
waited so long for that screen on the s9 :)

[themax]

Great video. Very random but can the performance pads be functional without a laptop? Example….if the CDj has the track in it.

[popescocristian]

Nice tutorial like always, today i will try DJM s 11

[Cubie]

Honestly the scratching tear looks really cool, adds character to it. Just sucks that your hands get dirty.

[Meglados]

Fantastic review as always! Would you recommend the DJM-S11 for mobile DJs? My DJ partner uses Serato and I use Rekordbox - making setup a little difficult for switching off. I'm hoping that the S11 will fix that and make our hand offs seamless while DJing events.

[DJ-ktbk]

The mixer looks amazing, I can imagine you were exited to test it

[DJLueder]

welp I know exactly what mixer to get for when I buy turntables that you recommend all the time!!

[djhereshaguirre]

The s+11 looks like the rane 12 mixer 🔥

[mazusub]

help!! 🙏 …between the S11 and the Rane 70 A-trak version which one would you go for!?… I have a budget for only 1 of them Annnd how do you feel having all 3 Mag4 faders on the Rane 70 compared to the S11 only having 1 Magvel Pro which is on the crossfader only and not on the upfaders… are they good quality though? Since they’re not Magvel Pro and are just regular?
A little background about myself…
I am an open format dj…like literally I navigate through all genres of music every time I DJ at a gig from House old and new school and even underground and Chicago warehouse house to salsa to hip hop to reggae to Latin to European to Middle East to Italian to edm to trap to top 40s to 80’s 90’s new wave to freestyle to, etc, etc, etc and I love scratching to add that extra interesting flare with some scratching styles…I guess I’m something similar to what a red bull threestyle dj is…throwing in all genres with creativity and switching songs on the fly with quick mixes and scratches in between…so with that being said… which one would you get straight out flat?
Thanks in advance. 🙏🙏