ROLAND DJ-202

Product Spotlight: Roland DJ-202 DJ Controller with Matthew (DJ Recloose) Chicoine

Rugged, Light and portable, The Roland DJ-202 Controller provides the features of a full-size professional controller for gigs on-the-go.

In conjunction with Serato DJ, the Roland DJ-202 gleans the best features from both the DJ-808 and streamlined DJ-505. The DJ-202 offers unparalleled flexibility to DJ, remix, and produce beats on the fly while performing live or creating in the studio. The DJ-202 boasts the most features of any controller in its class; including large, low-latency jog wheels, dedicated pad and transport controls, onboard sequencer, and mic input with professional vocal FX.

Powered by USB with simple plug-and-play connectivity for your peripherals, this 2-channel 4-deck unit is the perfect portable system for Pro DJs.

The portability is only the beginning. The DJ-202 includes the original sounds of the Roland TR-909 and TR-808 machines, enabling you to create rhythm tracks using the same tools as the world’s biggest music legends. And with expanded TR sounds include Bass Drum, Snare Drum, Closed Hat, Open Hat, Tom, Rim, Clap, and Ride, you now have an unprecedented wide range of options to create layered drum sounds and evolving sequences.

Add new life to your vocals, radio drops, or external instruments with the 1/4-inch TS mic input featuring onboard reverb and echo FX. Refine your sound and clean up background noise with the low-cut EQ.

Use the TR drums or incorporate your own original samples loaded into the four Serato Sampler slots, all with individual sampler volume control, to create remixes and beats.

Upgrade to Serato DJ Pro to access 32 sync-able sampler slots over four banks, the full collection of iZotope FX, software recording capabilities, and more.

For DJs on the go and Producers in tight spaces, the Roland DJ-202 is the ideal solution and proves to be a formidable player in the Professional arena.

About Matt Chicoine (aka DJ Recloose)

Matthew “Recloose” Chicoine is a DJ and producer from Detroit, Michigan who kick-started his career in the 1990s under the tutelage of world-renowned techno producer Carl Craig. In 2001 he immigrated to New Zealand where he lived for 13 years, releasing 4 albums and many more 12"s and EPs while touring the world as a club DJ and bandleader. In 2008 he was awarded New Zealand's Tui Award for Best Electronic Album (Perfect Timing LP) and hired to run the country’s first full-time electronic music program at Auckland, New Zealand's MAINZ school. He relocated to Brooklyn, NY in 2014 to help launch Serato’s first creative studio space and international Artist Relations program, and currently works for Roland Corporation as their DJ Product Manager.