Before start Before start Features The unit is a DJ system integrating a DJ player and DJ mixer in a single unit and carrying over the high operability of Pioneer’s DJ products — the world standard for club equipment. You can play it like a real DJ using the music stored on your USB device or computer. rekordbox(Mac/Windows)/rekordbox(iOS/ Android) The downloadable, free music management software or smartphone application rekordbox can be used to manage (analysis, settings, creation, history storage) music files on computers or mobile devices. Using music files managed with rekordbox in combination with the unit makes it possible to achieve outstanding DJ performances. ! The rekordbox version for Mac/Windows is described in this manual, as rekordbox (Mac/Windows) and the rekordbox version for mobile devices as rekordbox (iOS/Android). rekordbox is used to simultaneously indicate the editions of rekordbox (Mac/Windows) and rekordbox (iOS/Android), and to indicate the rekordbox function. rekordbox dj This unit comes with a license key for the DJ performance function rekordbox dj of rekordbox. Activating rekordbox dj with the license key enables full-fledged DJ performances using not just basic functions such as scratching and mixing but also various functions of rekordbox dj including HOT CUE, SAMPLER, and effects. Furthermore, support is provided for plug-and-play to enable all of the buttons and controls to work together with the functions of rekordbox dj, so DJ performances can be performed immediately, simply by connecting this unit to a computer. USB EXPORT rekordbox music files and management data can be exchanged using a USB device. rekordbox LINK Export When this unit and a computer are connected with a USB cable, rekordbox music files and management data can be exchanged directly. This eliminates the need to export the data to a USB device. PERFORMANCE PADS Eight PERFORMANCE PADS, the large rubber pads used to operate functions provided with this unit such as HOT CUE and BEAT JUMP, are positioned on the operation panel of each deck. They allow music to be arranged by dynamic actions such as beating and rolling. SOUND CARD The unit is equipped with a MIDI interface. It also has a built-in sound card, allowing simple connections to other devices. DISPLAY The unit has a color LCD that is as big as 7-inches. When selecting sound tracks, you can view not only the text data, but also the jacket photos corresponding to that track. The combination of an easy-to understand GUI display of music files and an easy-to-operate rotary selector lets you select tracks without stress. The unit also simultaneously displays zoomable enlarged waveforms of the track on two decks. Playing status and SYNC status of each deck can be checked instantly. USB REC Sound played on this unit during DJ performances can easily be recorded on USB devices (flash memory devices, etc.). The recorded sound can also be played on this unit. BEAT SYNC This function can be used to automatically synchronize the tempo (BPM) and beat positions on the left and right decks based on the track’s beat grid information as analyzed with rekordbox. Genuine beat mixing is easily possible without moving the [TEMPO] sliders. HOT CUE The unit is equipped with a hot cue function for starting playback instantaneously from cue points that have been set in advance by simply pressing a button. Eight hot cues can be set per deck. BEAT LOOP Based on the BPM of tracks, this function loop-plays the tracks by automatically setting the loop out point. SLIP LOOP This unit is equipped with a loop mode that keeps the track moving in the background during loop playback. This enables loop playback that will maintain the original track’s development when the loop is canceled. QUANTIZE The unit is equipped with a quantize function to set points on beat for tracks analyzed with rekordbox, even when buttons are pressed roughly. When you set beat loops and beat effects, the points are automatically aligned to the beat nearest to the position at which the button was pressed. Also, accurate on-beat performances are possible without breaking the currently playing rhythm even when using functions such as hot cueing during playback. SLIP MODE This unit is equipped with a slip mode function that keeps the track moving in the background while looping, reversing, scratching, hot cueing or pausing. This enables innovative DJ performances while maintaining the original track’s development, even after looping, reversing, scratching, hot cueing or pausing are finished. En 3
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