Pioneer DJ OPUS-QUAD Review (FINALLY A 4 CHANNEL STANDALONE!)

The Pioneer DJ OPus Quad is the most expensive all in one standalone DJ unit to date. It comes with 4 deck mixing, a huge touch screen display with XY Pad, and a new look.

Timestamps:
00:00 Overview
01:11 Deck & Mixer
05:04 Smooth Echo
08:26 Beat Fx
10:54 Connectivity
12:12 Navigation
16:39 Shortcut Menu
18:52 Utility settings
21:56 Inputs & Outputs
22:33 Price
22:48 Our Thoughts

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[PooFace]

Who thought it would be a good idea cut angles on the front of the controller? It gives it the shape of like a DJ toy from Gemini.

[achannelwithnopurpose]

I’m just gonna say: It’s the response to the Denon Prime 4. Its impressive but I miss the performance pads normal pioneer standalone gear has.

[misterfister]

Wow this is the future🔥🔥 I wanna go back to the past

[Koopakid]

This thing is beautiful. I feel like pioneer has finally realized they have some competition and they knocked this out of the park. I love all the customization. At the end of the day, they seem to just know what DJs want

[Bilanbear]

Crossfader is the most comprehensive, detailed and educational channel on YT. Definitely my personal fav. Thumbs and toes Arp!!!! 🙋‍♂🙋🙋‍♀

[DjMXRTIN]

I’m not sure what I think of this, I love the idea of trying to keep a minimalistic look but I think having physical switches is better than everything inside the Programm. Imagine your mixing at a festival and your applying an effect but chose the wrong deck in that setting by accident, but you already switched screens for your mix and get lost in the Programm. I think this is a great idea but should be made more simple by just keeping the buttons for assigning things. This is only my opinion you may agree or not.

[wozowski]

“Not for DJs who want to get super creative, but for DJs that want to look good doing it.” Says it all really.

[mygins]

I like everything about this unit however pioneer DJ is notorious for their incredibly timeless design and this is definitely not timeless however aside from that I really like this unit

[Ruby_Mullz]

I’m visually impaired and have been looking for a 4 channel mixer. This is the perfect one for me. The screen is huge and easy to see, plus it means I don’t need to struggle finding the specific effect knob, I can just have the ones I need in the bank. The only annoying thing is the lack of third party support but if djay manages to work on this then u don’t need to worry about that.

[csipettulaj]

For a second I thought I made a mistake by recently buying the Live 4, but at this price point and with no streaming integration as of now, I'm convinced Live 4 was a good choice. Although it's an impressive unit, I like this direction from Pioneer.

[xXmysteryJumperXx]

I don’t get why Pioneer DJ dosen‘t give us paying customers what we want.. DJ‘s only want XZ2 and DDJ 1000 mk2. Instead we got this.. we want the Standard Club Layout, not the Touchscreen Focus thing.

ALL I WANT IS XZ2 😭

[trhigvl]

Following this channel for almost 3 years now. Impressed to see how your hair has changed and also finally pioneer operating system progressed..makes a big difference to old xdj-xz software.., although the layout feels like more for home use -the loop buttons dont fit to cdj layout ... i dont care about the effects... my verdict: your hair looks superb mate 👍

[Ella-gbrj]

I'm absolutely loving the Pioneer DJ Opus-Quad! It's finally a standalone 4 channel controller that doesn't require a separate CDJ player. The controls are intuitive and easy to use, and the built-in effects processor makes it incredibly versatile. Plus, the design is sleek and looks great on stage. Overall, I highly recommend this controller to anyone looking for a high-quality standalone option.

[crazeephill]

Is anyone else bothered about the fact the bottom edge of the decks won’t align with additional CDJ’s or turntables. My OCD will go nuts it not being nice and straight 😂

[mjolles]

This just may become my next in home Studio piece. Would never take it out for events lol. Looks pretty sleek with loads of functions. Totally different approach and awesome result!!

[djnato]

I know the build quality is going to be better and the jog wheels Pioneer uses are lightyears ahead of everyone else, however, I would love to see a comparison video of the Denon Prime 4+ and this unit here. You'd be comparing the only two units on the market that allow four tracks on a standalone all in one, but two different price points.

[therealckonmixcloud]

Price = £2900. A little too much but good review. At this price why not buy;

1. *RANE 70* Battle DJ & Scratch Mixer .Price = £1499
2. *RANE 12 Mk2 Turntable* £739 each, x2 = £1478
Total price = £2977.
(Just £77 more)

I do miss the days when there was a cap on the price DJs had to pay for professional club equipment (x2 Technics 1210s (£350 each) and a Technics DMC 2 channel scratch mixer) and the rest was all down to your turntable skills and vinyl collection. This equipment had great resale value too. If you decided to quit or take a break there was never a shortage of people happy to buy your equipment for near to what you paid for it.

Not sure how easy it would be for you to get anywhere near £2900 for the Opus-quad if you decided to quit after 3 -5 years. Who else can afford it and would trust spending that much money on something 2nd hand from a stranger? ....but Just my thoughts. 

I welcome any comments and alternate perspectives.

[davidpuzon]

Dear Pioneer,

Thank you Denon for doing the research and showing the way by making the Prime 4 3 years ago. I just need to do a little more tweaks and add a few of our legacy. Then price is twice as the controller I emulated. I don’t need to use the “Club Standard” as an excuse anymore. Now let me see if our loyal Pioneerians get suckered into buying this. In the meantime, let me research on how to copy Serato’s and VDJ’s stems technology.

Your truly,
Pioneer

[eduarddobroiu]

I think that this piece of gear is just like the BMW M3 Competition: At first, I despised the design, but after seeing those reviews, all the features it packs, and the fact that each deck slowly morphs into a CDJ-3000 with the hot cues and the display, I started to like this. In fact, I would buy this instead of the XZ, and equally appreciate this and the clearly-upcoming XZ MK2. It is essentially a full 10000 euros 4 CDJ + DJM setup in a package that's like 3 times less the cost. Really considering buying one of these in the near future. With this and the FLX4, Pioneer really smashed the competition. 

Kudos to you Crossfader, aswell, for the awesome reviews!

Edit: The only thing missing is Slip, but, as you said, they could add it through a firmware update on the screen.
Edit 2: And the Magvel fader, but oh well, that's that.

[albur.]

For everyone hating this thing, you have to try it first, i got it after 2 days it was launched and i can say it is really nice, i’m not an expert or anything but it feels good, nice screen, nice touch, very responsive, bluetooth, wireless. I love it. ❤