What’s up people.. I just wanted to put up a quick post. So Pioneer recently released a firmware update for the DDJ-REV7, which is a two channel, motorized jog DJ controller for Serato DJ Pro and now Rekordbox with the update. One of the coolest features they added in the update is called Stems EQ.
Basically what this allows you do to is use the EQ knobs on the controller to control the different parameters of their Stems functionality. So if you want to remove the drums from a song, you just turn down the low or bass EQ knob. Same for instruments and vocals with the Mid and Treble EQ knobs. It’s a very cool feature, but I’d like to see it release for the DJM-S11.
The S11 is a very expensive Serato DVS battle mixer. It costs even more than the Rane 72mk2, which is pretty comparable in terms of feature set. They both have a screen, paddle FX, etc. The S11 is their top of the line Serato battle mixer, over the S7 and now discontinued S9. With that said, I feel that any “top of the line” tech that they come out with should definitely be released for the S11. I don’t see anything that would prevent them from releasing Stems EQ for this mixer. It is essentially very similar in function to the Rev 7 mixer.
The major update in the last firmware update for the S11 was the ability to use Split Cue on your headphones from a button/toggle on the screen in the settings. That’s cool and all, but a lot of people don’t need Split Cue, hell, a lot of DJs don’t even use headphones when mixing. The ability to see the waveforms on your laptop screen, and in the case of the S11, on the mixer screen, eliminates a lot of the need to mix in your headphones. Particularly if you’re mixing a genre where you know what to expect with the music, like House or something like that.
The firmware updates for the S11 have been few and far between. The last one was pretty lackluster, but I really hope Pioneer is cooking up a banger of an update for the next drop. The S11 is an amazing mixer and deserves the best tech they have to offer. People, like myself, spent a lot of money to get a hold of that bad boy and we want it to be top tier as it was marketed as. Releasing Stems EQ, and hopefully some other killer app type features, will make us feel like our money was well spent and like we indeed made the right decision in going with the S11 as our mixer of choice for our DJ setups. Stay up, stay blessed, and keep moving forward. L8r!