Pioneering The Euphoric

Pioneer has gone out of it’s way to develop a DJ mixer that makes you feel one with the music. It’s been carefully crafted inside and out to give flawless performance. The same can’t be said for the dude standing too close to his amp. All the sound is piped through a transformer circuit co-designed by AlphaTheta and the legendary Rupert Neve Designs. The transformer creates a glossy and energetic sound that’s smoother for mixing. Low frequencies such as kicks and bass are more stable and punchy, mid frequencies like vocals and instruments have more presence and gloss, and high frequencies such as hi-hats sound silky and natural.

On the outside the knobs and faders have had special attention paid to them giving them the perfect tactile feel as well as resistances that are responsive to turn speed, allowing for either quick smooth transitions or subtle tweaks. They also have a high level of vibration absorption so nothings going to get unadjusted when things get really heaving on the dancefloor.

The euphonia features 5 built-in spatial effects and a high-pass filter. These are: Delay, Tape Echo, Echo Verb, Reverb, Shimmer, and HPF (high-pass filter). It also has a Send/Return section for external effect units. A boost level setting can quickly set depending on your style. +12dB for dynamic performances, +6dB for sound quality adjustments, and 0dB for reverb effects without any volume boost.

A new boost send feature makes it possible to apply effects with a single hand, freeing up your other hand to mix another track at the same time. Euphonia’s Mix Level Meter comes with a needle meter for each channel, making visual checks on individual channels easy to keep track of.

As a final product this is a gorgeous rotary mixer with a two-tone, two-layer aesthetic. The top layer is demarcated by a lip and a gloss texture on the top half where the display section is housed. Copper coloured caps set the whole piece off with a warm aesthetic, perfect for an evening of good beats.

RRP$7,299.00 pioneernz.co.nz