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CDJ + Traktor tech question Posted on: 07.02.2013 by Kathern Yanwinkle Hey guys, I've finally made it out of the bedroom and into the clubs and have seen some recent success lately. I've been offered in the span of a week, gigs at some venues I've only dreamed of playing, and opening for some producers I've long been a fan of. I'm super stoked about it, but I'll be playing on some new gear for these events and was looking for some clarification on a few things. Usually I show up to my gigs S4, X1 etcetc. Basically an entirely digital setup which I've of course grown most comfortable with. As an opener for Downlink this venue has in house DJM900 and CDJ2000's. Normally when playing on a CDJ setup I'm routing those through an audio 8 with either a maschine or x1 for control of traktor. Very rarely am I mixing on CDJs without a laptop. As far as the 2000's and djm900 goes, I've read that these are traktor friendly and the mixer can be plugged in directly to the laptop via USB. Is this true? This is certainly one of the biggest gigs at one of the biggest venues I've been offered to play at, and I don't believe I want to crowd the stage with my digital setup. I'm essentially looking for the best/least complicated setup road I can stick with on 2000's as a primarily digital DJ Thanks!
Jeromy Bana 08.02.2013	Originally Posted by makar1 There is no such thing as a non-Nexus DJM900. It doesn't matter if the mixer is not a 900 as the CDJs will still work as Traktor controllers and can be used as your sound card themselves(when aggregated). Typo. thanks.. meant the CDJ's might not be nexus.. not all clubs have upgraded. they are still pretty new..
Alphonso Deitchman 08.02.2013	Originally Posted by KNTRLFRK As far as the 2000's and djm900 goes, I've read that these are traktor friendly and the mixer can be plugged in directly to the laptop via USB. Is this true? I'm essentially looking for the best/least complicated setup road I can stick with on 2000's as a primarily digital DJ Thanks! The DJM 900 can be used as a 4 stereo channel sound card over USB like an Audio 8 DJ and is Traktor Scratch certified. The CDJ 2000s can also connect through USB to be used as HID controllers similar to the S4; you can also use the 2000s as sound cards too. You will however need to install drivers for the DJM/CDJ if you want to use them with your computer. They are available on the Pioneer website. Originally Posted by johnm My best advice.. copy your stuff to usb with rekordbox. find someone you know with CDJ2000's and get the feel for them. maybe even go to your local DJ shop or guitar center type place and mix for an hour or so Where ever you get hands on, you could practice setting up your laptop on them. If you dont get time on the gear beforehand. consider bringing your normal setup. This is the best plan if you want to be able to use the CDJs confidently. Plenty of practice with the gear, and a decent amount of time to get setup on the evening . Originally Posted by johnm It is also possible the DJM900 is not a nexus model... be prepared for that. There is no such thing as a non-Nexus DJM900. It doesn't matter if the mixer is not a 900 as the CDJs will still work as Traktor controllers and can be used as your sound card themselves(when aggregated).
Halley Wurzer 07.02.2013	Originally Posted by epikeddie SB....you going to play on USB for our upcoming event? I know we'll have a DJM800 and 2 x CDJ2000 Nexus decks for Saturday for sure.... I was planning on using Traktor HID as I can be more creative but of course I will have a Rekordbox USB as well. Whatever is easiest; both are relatively simple and require no plugging / unplugging of audi cables.
Kathern Yanwinkle 07.02.2013	Hey guys, I've finally made it out of the bedroom and into the clubs and have seen some recent success lately. I've been offered in the span of a week, gigs at some venues I've only dreamed of playing, and opening for some producers I've long been a fan of. I'm super stoked about it, but I'll be playing on some new gear for these events and was looking for some clarification on a few things. Usually I show up to my gigs S4, X1 etcetc. Basically an entirely digital setup which I've of course grown most comfortable with. As an opener for Downlink this venue has in house DJM900 and CDJ2000's. Normally when playing on a CDJ setup I'm routing those through an audio 8 with either a maschine or x1 for control of traktor. Very rarely am I mixing on CDJs without a laptop. As far as the 2000's and djm900 goes, I've read that these are traktor friendly and the mixer can be plugged in directly to the laptop via USB. Is this true? This is certainly one of the biggest gigs at one of the biggest venues I've been offered to play at, and I don't believe I want to crowd the stage with my digital setup. I'm essentially looking for the best/least complicated setup road I can stick with on 2000's as a primarily digital DJ Thanks!
Alphonso Deitchman 08.02.2013	The non-Nexus 2000s work just as well with Traktor as the Nexus CDJs, the only difference is the size/quality of the waveform on the CDJ display.
Jeromy Bana 08.02.2013	Originally Posted by makar1 There is no such thing as a non-Nexus DJM900. It doesn't matter if the mixer is not a 900 as the CDJs will still work as Traktor controllers and can be used as your sound card themselves(when aggregated). Typo. thanks.. meant the CDJ's might not be nexus.. not all clubs have upgraded. they are still pretty new..
Alphonso Deitchman 08.02.2013	Originally Posted by KNTRLFRK As far as the 2000's and djm900 goes, I've read that these are traktor friendly and the mixer can be plugged in directly to the laptop via USB. Is this true? I'm essentially looking for the best/least complicated setup road I can stick with on 2000's as a primarily digital DJ Thanks! The DJM 900 can be used as a 4 stereo channel sound card over USB like an Audio 8 DJ and is Traktor Scratch certified. The CDJ 2000s can also connect through USB to be used as HID controllers similar to the S4; you can also use the 2000s as sound cards too. You will however need to install drivers for the DJM/CDJ if you want to use them with your computer. They are available on the Pioneer website. Originally Posted by johnm My best advice.. copy your stuff to usb with rekordbox. find someone you know with CDJ2000's and get the feel for them. maybe even go to your local DJ shop or guitar center type place and mix for an hour or so Where ever you get hands on, you could practice setting up your laptop on them. If you dont get time on the gear beforehand. consider bringing your normal setup. This is the best plan if you want to be able to use the CDJs confidently. Plenty of practice with the gear, and a decent amount of time to get setup on the evening . Originally Posted by johnm It is also possible the DJM900 is not a nexus model... be prepared for that. There is no such thing as a non-Nexus DJM900. It doesn't matter if the mixer is not a 900 as the CDJs will still work as Traktor controllers and can be used as your sound card themselves(when aggregated).
Jeromy Bana 07.02.2013	My best advice.. copy your stuff to usb with rekordbox. find someone you know with CDJ2000's and get the feel for them. It is also possible the DJM900 is not a nexus model... be prepared for that. maybe even go to your local DJ shop or guitar center type place and mix for an hour or so (heck try your whole set). they usually dont mind. especially if you go when they are slow like early afternoon and you are interested in purchasing a set. Where ever you get hands on, you could practice setting up your laptop on them. Then use what the club has. It can be a bit nerve wracking to try and learn new gear on the fly while under pressure to perform such an important set for you. I know I was pretty nervous my first time at a club. Honestly though, the 2000's are pretty intuitive once you get into the groove. you dont need to know all the secrets of them day one.. If you dont get time on the gear beforehand. consider bringing your normal setup. I am assuming you know there if there is room in the booth for it. less pressure on you to work on what your familiar with.. any way about it.. see if you can get in just before they open and check out the situation. Many places are pretty cool. @dj gullum, thanks for the rekord buddy link. I did not know it existed. I see it can copy over the first 3 hot cues. can it pull over the beatgrids or do i have re-grid my stuff?
Halley Wurzer 07.02.2013	Ya I gave Rekord Buddy a shot but didn't quite achieve the results I wanted. I use iTunes for playlist management and in Rekordbox, I choose to keep my playlists over keeping my cue points. Traktor HID is the best compromise for me most of the time given the variety of gear I play on, creativity flexibility, preparation time, and what's needed to bring to gigs. When I eventually purchase new CDJs, I'll consider moving to Rekordbox for playing out because there is no denying the attractiveness of needing just a USB stick and headphones. Might also consider IEMs at that point.
Ashanti Andreacchio 07.02.2013	if you guys are on Mac there is always rekord buddy it can convert you whole traktor liberary in to rekordbox liberary with all cuepoint transered too. In preferance you can choose if it should store them as hot cue's or memori points. I always just use traktor in hid mode as it works just the same as if I would convert everything to rekordbox.
Halley Wurzer 07.02.2013	Originally Posted by epikeddie SB....you going to play on USB for our upcoming event? I know we'll have a DJM800 and 2 x CDJ2000 Nexus decks for Saturday for sure.... I was planning on using Traktor HID as I can be more creative but of course I will have a Rekordbox USB as well. Whatever is easiest; both are relatively simple and require no plugging / unplugging of audi cables.
Merideth Garnder 07.02.2013	Rekordbox all the way here as well! I usually don't like even setting up USB cables since we have a lot more guys using Serato and they'll have a whole bunch of cables in a clusterf**ck and it usually ends with the music stopping and not smoothly transitioning from DJ to DJ when they switch..... SB....you going to play on USB for our upcoming event? I know we'll have a DJM800 and 2 x CDJ2000 Nexus decks for Saturday for sure....
Leontine Lyder 07.02.2013	Bring a usb stick with you with te latest firmware for the cjd2000. Also update te djm900 firmware. I'm using a djm900 for a week now and with the new firmware it runs great. 3x cdj2000 and a F1. Windows i7 laptop is running perfect. Normally I use the S4.... what I miss....the 2 rotary knobs and display for looping and beat jumping.
Halley Wurzer 07.02.2013	No problem. Personally, unless I am playing a set where I have to use Rekordbox, I use Traktor with HID. This is because I also play with timecode on turntables and don't like having to set hotcues / grids in both programs.
Kathern Yanwinkle 07.02.2013	Yeah I figured Rekordbox would be the best call, but I've never even laid hands on a 2000 yet so I figured sticking to what I know would be the best move for now. Thanks guys for the help that's awesome. I'm on a mac so hearing that it's plug and play is great news. Thanks!
Halley Wurzer 07.02.2013	Rekordbox USB stick is the least complicated. With Traktor, you need your laptop and two USB cables (assuming two CDJs). Use them in HID mode and aggregate them to use as soundcards. Simple as that. http://blog.dubspot.com/native-instr...d-controllers/
Ashanti Andreacchio 07.02.2013	don't know what laptop you are using and how many usb ports it has. If it has 3 usb ports you could hook upp 2 cdj's and the djm and set up the djm as the soundcard and set it up in traktor and use external mixer. Then on the cdj 2000 just pres link it will tell you to turn the browser knob to choose deck. do the same on the other cdj. this works as plug and play if your on a mac. with windows you will need to install the drivers first. You can even bring you x1 for kontrolls over Traktor FX if you like. It er realy easy and simple to setup on mac anyway I only bring my laptop to the club there is a USB hub installed already so I only connect the laptop fire up Traktor link the players and I'm ready to rock.

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