Roland DJ-505 Dj Controller, Two Channels And Deck Select for Up To Four Decks - High-End Dj Controller, Compact Package

Great bit of kit….at the ripe young age 0f 67 I’m enjoying what this kit brings……woo hoo ….

An excellent controller. Superb price for the brand and easily on a par with similar priced controllers. And the difference in functionality between brands do in my opinion, ballance out. While I don't use serato. I have tried a few other software packages with the controller and they all seen to map well. I'm also looking forward to trying my hand at some producing with this one.

I took a long time picking a controller I had an s3 traktor. But wasn’t happy with the sound. And not enough ins and outs. On opening it’s practically plug in and play. I use vdj so just had to download the driver. The sound is superb. The fader and up and downs feel great. It’s a solid bit of kit and packed with Roland’s drum machines. The platters are beautiful. The functionality and quality I feel beats pioneer as pioneer are over priced for what you get. If you’re thinking of getting the Roland. Do. You won’t be disappointed.

Can not get support from Roland. Impossible up get the updates. A shame, as could be a great bit of fun.

Its made entirely from plastic except the metal jog wheels. No case with it but you can purchase a separate case from Gear4music at a reasonable price will you will need if you are planning on taking this on the road with you. I like the built in fx like reverb and Echo. There is a drum machine built in too. Its got a PC USB connection for Mac and PC drivers are needed which you get a disc included. The pitch sliders are rather small but effective, also key lock and temple range button. The buttons again are plastic but very effective and fast responsive. The scratching too is very effective with the job wheels. There is two headphone outputs for different jack plugs. Full Eqs and these are made by rubber actually. Trim knob and Gain levels.

the machine is great but i have spent many hours trying to install 1.11 firmware following the instructions with no success (I dont understand why this firmware is not installed automatically during driver set up) . It seems that to become a DJ this days you need to be a computer expert.

This is a very user friendly mixer, which although suffers from feeling a little bit plastic-y in terms of build quality, it will do a little bit of everything you need. Ideal for small scale gigs, though you'll need something to pack it in if you're going on the road with it. It will do the job of two turntables and a mixer as well as being a decent audio interface. It works very well with Serato or Traktor, so it should be easy enough to get up and running with it. The drum machine is particularly good fun and can be used without a PC if needed.