Reloop unveils Neon Serato DJ controller

By Ben Rogerson
( Future Music )
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Eight pads and support for the new Flip expansion

Reloop has announced Neon, a new controller for Serato DJ users. Promising to "elevate your performance to a whole new level", this official Serato accessory features eight touch-sensitive RGB drum pads with aftertouch that can be used to trigger samples, cues, loops and effects.

There's also support for Serato's new Flip expansion pack; you can use Neon to record and play back your own remixes or trigger sequences on the fly.

It looks like Neon should be shipping in October priced at €129. You can find out more in the feature list below and on the Reloop website.

Reloop Neon features

  • Powerful Serato DJ drum pad modular controller
  • Official Serato Accessory: plug-and-play with Serato DJ
  • Dedicated Serato DJ SP-6 sampler control
  • 4-deck control for Slicer, Cue and Loop
  • Perfect addition for DVS users and controller DJs
  • 8 touch-sensitive RGB performance drum pads
  • A total of 8 intuitive performance modes (Sampler, Pad FX, Slicer, Looped Slicer, Cue, Flip, Hot Loops, Loop and Manual Loop)
  • Supports brand new Flip mode: Create individual edits from a song 'on the fly' and trigger these sequences as Flip
  • FX after touch control for multi-sensorial effect modulation
  • Supports the brand-new Serato Flip extension pack

Sampler

  • The most extensive Serato SP6 sample controller on the market
  • 5 different trigger variants per sample slot (One Shot, Toggle, Hold, Repeat Mode and Sync) with corresponding status LED for visual feedback
  • Access to all 6 synchronizable sample slots in 4 banks
  • Dedicated sample volume control (Master + Slot)
  • Pad FX: Direct access to 6 selectable iZotope FX in Pad FX mode (Velocity Depth Control
  • Slicer/Looped Slicer: Slicer performance modes for slicing of your tracks
  • Cue/Cue Roll: 8 colour coded cue points per deck which can be triggered as roll
  • Loop/Manual Loop: Quick access to more than 8 storable loops and manual loop control

Further Features

  • 2 endless push encoders for volume control, track navigation, loop editing as well as loop Shift and loop roll function
  • Censor, slip and sync functions for all decks can be selected directly with the controller
  • Internal/relative mode for DVS users
  • USB bus-powered
  • Smart Link: Neon can be connected to each other via mini jack cable
  • Works with every MIDI compatible DJ or studio software
  • Sturdy construction, but still easily portable due to slim profile design
Ben Rogerson
Ben Rogerson

I’m the Deputy Editor of MusicRadar, having worked on the site since its launch in 2007. I previously spent eight years working on our sister magazine, Computer Music. I’ve been playing the piano, gigging in bands and failing to finish tracks at home for more than 30 years, 24 of which I’ve also spent writing about music and the ever-changing technology used to make it.