Pioneer / AlphaTheta Removes Sync Button From All Future Products

Pioneer / AlphaTheta has officially announced that all future products will come without a sync button, sending the DJ community into instant chaos. It is the button that has sparked more arguments in the DJ community than perhaps any other piece of hardware in history. The sync button — two letters, one giant debate. And now, Pioneer DJ has officially announced that all future CDJ and DJM products will ship without one. In a press release issued this morning, Pioneer DJ stated that following years of community feedback and ongoing discourse around the authenticity of modern DJing, the company has made the decision to remove the sync function entirely from its next generation of hardware. “We have listened to the community,” the statement read. “Pioneer DJ has always been committed to pushing the craft forward, and we believe this is the next step in preserving the integrity of the art form.” The announcement was met with a wildly divided response online. A significant portion of the DJ community erupted in celebration, with veteran DJs and beatmatching purists calling it “long overdue” and “the best thing Pioneer has ever done.” James Hype was reportedly seen doing a lap of honour. On the other side, bedroom producers, festival headliners, and anyone who has ever played a back-to-back set under pressure flooded the replies with considerably less enthusiasm. Speculation has already begun around whether this will spark a rival hardware brand to scoop up the sync-friendly market, with some suggesting it could be the moment a competitor finally takes a serious run at Pioneer’s long-held dominance. …Just kidding. April Fools. The sync button lives on. You can all breathe again — or carry on arguing about it, whichever you prefer. The post Pioneer / AlphaTheta Removes Sync Button From All Future Products appeared first on EDM House Network.