Description
The Pioneer PLX-500 is a high-quality, direct-drive turntable for personal listening and DJing, featuring a high-torque motor reaching 33-1/3 rpm in under a second. It includes tempo control, start/stop button, ±8% tempo adjustment, and a phono/line switch for flexible connections. The USB port enables high-quality digital recordings, and the turntable minimizes distortion through short audio routing. It comes with a headshell (cartridge and stylus included), slip mat, dust cover, balance weight, EP adapter, power cord, USB cable, and audio adapter cable, and is compatible with rekordbox dvs for low latency scratch control.


Dual Bus Audio Mixing
Create separate audio mixes for yourself and your audience using independent game/chat busses. This allows you to hear optimal in-game audio while your stream receives a balanced, polished mix for improved viewer experience.


Game Audio Control
Fine-tune game audio with customizable Game EQ presets, a limiter to reduce loud sounds like explosions, and a Balance Mode for easy game/chat volume control—all directly from the mixer or via the BRIDGE CAST app.


Professional Mic Processing
Connect professional XLR microphones with a +75 dB high-gain preamp and phantom power. Enhance vocals with built-in EQ, compression, noise suppression, and voice transformer effects for clean, studio-quality sound.


Monitoring & Customization
Experience 5.1/7.1 virtual surround sound, personalize LED colors, and assign hardware buttons for quick actions. The BRIDGE CAST app adds BGM CAST for royalty-free background music and lets you save complete custom profiles.
Compact desktop streaming interface with core BRIDGE CAST audio features
Powerful 32-bit hardware DSP allows you to dedicate all your computer resources to gaming and streaming
Create independent mixes for you and the online audience with dual audio busses
USB-C connectivity with Windows and Mac computers, the Sony PlayStation®5 console,* and Nintendo Switch
High gain (+75 dB) XLR microphone preamp with phantom power for broadcast-grade mics
Mic rehearsal feature for fast and easy audio setup
High-quality vocal processing: EQ, compressor, noise suppressor, de-esser, and reverb
Headphone jack with a professional high-sensitivity output and support for a headset or inline mic
5.1 or 7.1 USB virtual surround sound audio and 10-band EQ**
Enhance your gaming performance with five customizable Game Effects presets
Game effects limiter to lower loud game sounds
Voice transformer effects derived from the Roland VT series
Delay function to synchronize audio with video when needed
Aux input for playing audio from a smartphone or external device
Customize settings and save hardware configurations with the BRIDGE CAST app
Add royalty-free background music and sound effects to your streams with BGM CAST, available through the BRIDGE CAST app and Roland Cloud
Notes:
*Some audio formats are not supported with PlayStation®5. Visit the Knowledge Base to learn more.
**PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch do not support USB Virtual Surround
Input Channel:
MIC
AUX
USB CHAT (*1)
USB GAME (Speakers) (*1)
USB MUSIC (*1)
USB SYSTEM (*1)
USB CONSOLE (Speakers) (*2)
(*1) When the USB port connection setting is “PC”
(*2) When the USB port connection setting is “CONSOLE”
Output Channel:
LINE OUT
PHONES
AUX (*3)
USB MIC (*4)
USB STREAM (*4)
USB PERSONAL (*4)
USB CONSOLE (Microphone) (*5)
(*3) Microphone audio is output from the CTIA MIC jack
(*4) When the USB port connection setting is “PC”
(*5) When the USB port connection setting is “CONSOLE”
Audio Mixing Bus: 2 (STREAM MIX, PERSONAL MIX)
Sampling Frequency:
Windows: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 96 kHz
macOS/Other: 48 kHz
Signal Processing:
AD/DA: 24 bits
Internal Processing: 32-bit Floating point
Effects:
MIC: Voice Changer, Noise Suppressor, Compressor, Equalizer, De-esser, Reverb, Low Cut
CHAT: De-esser, Compressor
GAME/AUX (*6): Equalizer, Limiter, Virtual Surround
STREAM: Delay
(*6) Select with GAME EFFECTS setting
Audio File Player:
Number of tracks: 2
Data Formats: WAV (Linear PCM, 48 kHz, 16 bits, stereo/mono)
Maximum Time: 5 seconds/track
Input Level:
MIC: -85– -10 dBu (Maximum: +2 dBu)
HEADSET MIC: -58.5– -20.5 dBu (Maximum: -8.5 dBu)
AUX: -10 dBu (Maximum: +2 dBu)
Input Impedance:
MIC: 3.4 k ohms
HEADSET MIC: 1.3 k ohms
AUX: 10 k ohms
Output Level:
LINE OUT: -4 dBu (Maximum: +8 dBu)
HEADSET: +1 dBu (Maximum: +13 dBu)
HEADSET: 78 mW + 78 mW (32 ohms)
HEADSET: 35 mW + 35 mW (250 ohms)
Output Impedance:
LINE OUT: 1 k ohm
HEADSET: 10 ohms
Connectors:
MIC jack: XLR type (Phantom power DC 48 V, 6 mA Max)
HEADSET jack: Stereo miniature phone type (CTIA, PLUG-IN power)
AUX jack: Stereo miniature phone type (TRRS)
LINE OUT jack: Stereo miniature phone type (TRS)
USB port: USB Type-C (R) (Audio/MIDI/HID Supported)
Power:
USB bus power
* Connect to a USB connector that can supply 5 V, 900 mA or more.
Current Draw: 5 V DC, 900 mA
Operating System:
Microsoft Windows 10, Windows 11
Apple macOS 12 or later
Accessories:
Leaflet “Read Me First”
USB 2.0 Type-C to Type-C Cable (2 m, 6.5 feet)
Dimensions (L x W x H): 4.4 x 4.3 x 2.2″ / 11.1 x 10.9 x 5.6 cm
Weight: 9.7 oz / 275 g















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