Product page: DDJ-FLX2 - AlphaTheta
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Now supported with djay 5.2.5 on macOS, Windows, Windows on Arm, iOS, Android and Meta Quest.
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When I saw the first pictures of the Flx2, the only thing I noticed at first was that the typical Pioneer loop section was missing. But the more reviews you look at, the more you realize that a number of things have been left out, such as the FX section, gain control and VU meter, but above all the option to select the next song via the controller. This is something I would particularly miss. On the other hand, unlike the DDJ-200 (which the Flx2 is supposed to replace), a sound card is built in here, which is a significant improvement.
I like compact setups, but I have the feeling that you have to make a lot of compromises here. Even as a beginner, you quickly realize that some things that you might see on other DJs and then want to try out are not possible here, or only with difficulty. In this respect, the Flx4, for example, makes more sense, even if it costs a little more.
On the other hand, I can imagine the Flx2 as a backup controller for the mobile DJ, or for a spontaneous house or garden party. However, as a Djay user, I can well imagine doing without a controller in these cases and working directly with the iPad.
But all of this is of course a very personal assessment, ultimately everyone has to decide for themselves what makes sense and works well.
Feature-wise, the FLX2 doesn’t make the cut as an entry-level DJ controller (like the Pioneer DDJ-FLX4, Numark Platinum FX and Hercules Inpulse 500).
When you look at the features, the FLX2 is really competing with ultra-portable budget controllers like the Pioneer DDJ-200, Hercules Starlight and Numark DJ2Go2. In that category, the FLX2 is probably the best of them.
I do think they’re going to sell a lot of FLX2s, the price is hard to pass up, and honestly, it’s a good looking controller. Despite being labeled as a toy for beginners, it’s an easy impulse buy & guilty pleasure for adult DJs.
