Opus Quad

[Diante Scharsch]

PioneerDJ take us in a fresh direction, unveiling a surprising new luxury all-in-one that can mix four channels in standalone mode! OPUS-QUAD has been both hotly anticipated and comes completely out of the blue!

The Latin suggests longevity. Opus, meaning work, often in the context of a classical music composition. And quad meaning four, representing new possibilities through its additional standalone decks.

The device has a wooden-style trim around the front panel, giving this unit a real retro-future feel! This is also true of its general design, as OPUS appears to be a mix of several recent Pioneer DJ products rolled into one.

These all serve muscle memory well, as their layout and function is virtually unchanged from Pioneer mixers of the last two decades and beyond, with the exception of having an encoder to select beat effects from instead of a dial.

It allows DJs to set a convenient trigger for an automatic high pass echo to activate over an outgoing track. The perfect feature for freeing up hands to perform other tasks.

There are currently 14 effects built into OPUS, but storing them digitally means there is potential for more to be added in future. It also means the current effects can be updated down the road, too.

They have been redesigned to feature a new striped texture around the rim rather than finger-nudge grooves. Nudging is just as intuitive as ever, but the look is now less club gear and more like an instrument.

In our testing, we have found glancing here instead of peering down into a jog screen to be more comfortable as it feels like a more natural position.

With the new SMART CUE feature, you can automatically overwrite the current cue position with recalled HOT CUES. This makes it much quicker and more intuitive to use HOT CUES with one touch.

Interestingly, the SLIP button has been removed, and so now there is only SLIP REVERSE. This may be missed by some users as SLIP was a great creative tool when used with scratching, vinyl-style rewinding and start-stopping a track.

The grid markings on the entire device have mostly gone, too. There are no more lines within the full-size tempo fader. And the upfaders and crossfader now just have a few lines and dots rather than the precise mm line markings that Pioneer kit has become distinct for.

OPUS also includes Wi-Fi connectivity. This allows DJs to connect to an internet connection and access their Rekordbox library directly from the cloud using CloudLibrarySync and Dropbox, part of the creative and professional Rekordbox plans. You can also use the WiFi to access pro DJ link on your laptop running Rekordbox.

Now DJs can play through master speakers, booth speakers AND send additional music to a third set of ZONE speakers. Great for corporate events and weddings where there is likely to be a greeting lounge or separate room that needs background music.

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