Description
Drawing on Pioneer DJ's heritage in making high-quality decks the PLX-500 inherits the layout of the PLX-1000 professional turntable and produces warm clear analogue sound. The high-torque deck is ideal for scratching and comes with everything you need including a cartridge stylus and slipmat and its USB out means you can easily make high-quality digital recordings of your vinyl collection in our free rekordbox software. You can use the PLX-500 and the rekordbox dvs Plus Pack to play and scratch digital files when you combine them with a compatible DJM mixer and the RB-VS1-K Control Vinyl. And you can choose between the black (PLX-500-K) and white (PLX-500-W) versions to match your set-up or the design of your home. PLX-500 KEY FEATURES High-quality analogue vinyl sound The PLX-500 series inherits design features from the PLX-1000 professional turntable to produce the high-quality sound you expect from vinyl. The shortest possible audio routing from the stylus to the outputs reduces distortion and the phono and line outputs mean you can connect directly to your sound system or powered speakers to enjoy warm sound. Easy digital recording An in-built USB output means you can record your vinyl collection to high-quality digital WAV files by simply connecting the PLX-500 to your PC or Mac. Digitising your tracks is easy using our free rekordbox application and once theyre in your rekordbox collection you can play them using the PLX-500 and a rekordbox dvs set-up or on a DDJ controller or on CDJs via USB. You can also enjoy them on your mobile devices whenever you want. Using its audio analysis technology rekordbox detects the silence between tracks and creates a separate file in your collection for each one so you can just press play and record a whole album from an analogue source to individual tracks without resetting the recording in between songs. After youve finished recording you can name and tag all your new tracks. How to record your vinyl to high-quality digital files: Connect the PLX-500 to your computer with a USB cable. Open our free rekordbox application (version 4.2.1). Click the record button in the software and it enters Record Standby mode. Press play on the PLX-500. rekordbox begins recording when the music starts. When youve finished recording press stop. A window opens in rekordbox where you can enter information for each track including name and artist. The tracks then appear in your rekordbox collection and you can search for them by name artist etc. High-torque direct drive turntable for DJ performances and rekordbox dvs The high-torque direct drive PLX-500 is ideal for mixing and scratching on. You can also combine it with the rekordbox dvs Plus Pack to play and perform with your digital files when using a compatible DJM mixer and the RB-VS1-K Control Vinyl (available separately). Dust cover with record sleeve stand You can enjoy the vinyl sound of your records and their artwork at the same time thanks to the dust cover that incorporates a stand for displaying record sleeves when open. Layout inherited from the PLX-1000 professional turntable The PLX-500 inherits its slick design from the professional PLX-1000 turntable and you can choose between the black (PLX-500-K) and white (PLX-500-W) versions to match the colour of your gear or the interior of your home.
