Needless to say, Pioneer DJ will want to push as many DJ’s as possible to the paid subscription plans, so don’t expect to be able to upgrade at zero cost and keep all of the functionality. So many Pioneer DJ controllers won’t work with version 6.0, and those DJ’s that want to upgrade AND keep performance mode will have to subscribe to one of the plans. Your hardware will work (meaning the performance version will be unlocked) with the free version of Rekordbox 6.0 (but you will lose some features as this is the bare-bones subscription level). If you have one of the following mixers/controllers: Add rekordbox for IOS 3.0 into the mix and the possibilities for working on the go from different devices, both mobile devices, laptops, and desktops become seriously large.Įven if you stick to the free version, you can still sync track metadata between your phone and computer, which is a pretty cool thing to have for free. The tracks will live in your dropbox while the metadata (cue points and such) will be stored on Pioneer DJ’s servers. The Creative subscription package at 15 USD/month enables the cloud features: upload your DJ library to Dropbox and use it on different connected devices. But yeah, it still stings a little bit ? The good stuff: cloud storage Is that a bad thing? Not necessarily, as you will get a lot of features back for the price, and the guarantee you are always running the latest version. With the new monthly plan model, you will pay that amount per year. The previous version of Rekordbox costed around 130 USD, one time. I fully understand why Pioneer DJ goes this route (they aren’t alone) but it always bothers me, because I hate paying more money for something that costed much less before.
Gone is the licensing model (you buy the software for a fixed price and then upgrade to newer versions for free), now you can get a free version that is limited and obviously doesn’t have the nicer features, or pay a monthly fee. The first thing I want to talk about though is the pricing scheme. Pioneer DJ has released rekordbox 6.0 and rekordbox for IOS 3.0, and it comes loaded with a huge amount of new features.
More Info: Pioneer rekordbox product page.Price: Free plan, Core Plan 10 USD/month, Creative Plan 15 USD/month.