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1. Drag music files from Collection to il on the link status panel The music file is loaded onto the DJ player and playback starts e Music files can also be loaded to the DJ player by dragging them from Playlists iTunes Tag List Histories and Explorer If any music files that have not been analyzed are loaded directly from iTunes to your DJ player the subsequent analysis processing may impact your computer s performance To lessen this burden and load music files more smoothly on the DJ player make the settings at the Preferences screen beforehand Playing a DJ player or DJ mixer using the quantize function The beat grids of music files detected and adjusted using rekordbox can be used with the quantize function when performing cue operations and playing loops on DJ players e g CDJ 2000nexus CDJ 2000 CDJ 900nexus CDJ 900 XDJ AERO XDJ R1 Furthermore if the DJ player e g CDJ 2000nexus CDJ 2000 CDJ 900nexus CDJ 900 and DJ mixer e g DJM 2000nexus DJM 2000 DJM 900nexus are connected by LAN cable the quantize function can be used while you generate effects e For instructions on using the quantize function on DJ players and DJ mixers see the Operating Instructions for each respective DJ unit Using the beat sync function between multiple DJ players for playback When the beat grids of music files detected and adjusted using rekordbox are used the sound can be mixed synchronizing the tempos
2. the installation procedure etc can also be viewed on the rekordbox online support site 1 Import music files into your computer 2 Add music files to the collection on rekordbox rekorabox 3 Make the preparations using rekordbox in combination with DJ units 1 Import music files into your computer Have music files ready on your computer e rekordbox does not allow you to import music files from audio CDs or purchase music files over the Internet It is recommended to have music files ready on your computer which have been imported by another application 2 Add music files to the collection on rekordbox Analyze and measure the beat and tempo BPM of a music file e You can import the tag information of music files e g MP3 AAC WAV AIFF as well as information on music files from the iTunes library 3 Make the preparations using rekordbox Set various performance points cue loop and hot cue Create lists to be used for performance playlists and hot cue bank lists e You can import playlists M3U M3U8 created by other software as well as those in iTunes and rekordbox xml 4 Play in combination with DJ units Playback on Pioneer DJ units is possible using the point information and playlists prepared with rekordbox e The Pioneer DJ player s playback history number of times played point information etc can be fed back to rekordbox Using mobile devices to prepare for playback r
3. A music file is now loaded to Player B 4 Click CM on Player A and Player B Tracks in Player A and Player B start playback 74 5 Adjusting the mixing audio volume of Player A and Player B You can preview a mix using the Crossfader If you move the Crossfader toward Player A the volume of Player A becomes louder and Player B does smaller In contrast if you move the Crossfader toward Player B the volume of Player B becomes louder and Player A does smaller Displaying the function panel Click Goad on the left side of the player and the Function panel will appear and you can perform detailed operations including saving Cue points playing Loops and adjusting the beat positions Click om again and the Function panel will be hidden Adjusting the playback speed of the music file Tempo control Playback speed of two music files can be adjusted Click the TEMPO adjustment button You can change the playback speed of the music file playing e Click Al and the playback speed will become faster e Click YI and the playback speed will become slower e Click RST and the playback speed will return to the original speed e Click the BPM field to directly type the BPM values there 15 Adjusting the playing speed without changing the pitch Master Tempo 1 Click MT Mater tempo is activated now 2 Click the TEMPO adjustment button e Even if you change the playback speed the key will not change The a
4. Click this icon to set an active loop then the icon turns red MEMORY Click this icon to show the MEMORY panel in the sub panel for the loaded track Cue Loop Call button Shows minute second millisecond where a cue or loop point is set Click the time to jump to each cue or loop point Cue Loop Delete button Deletes saved cue or loop points Comment Shows comments of saved cues or loops You can edit them Right click to change the cue marker color 19 1 4 HOT CUE panel All the saved hot cues are listed A B C Displays HOT CUE A B and C If a green icon is lit a cue is saved there if an orange icon is lit a loop is saved and if an icon is dimmed in gray it is empty Hot Cue save call button Shows minute second millisecond where a hot cue point is set Click the time to jump to the saved hot cue point If it is empty click this button and Hot Cue will be saved HOT CUE DELETE button Deletes the stored hot cue HOT CUE Click this icon to show the HOT CUE panel in the sub panel for the loaded track Comment Shows a comment of stored hot cues You can edit them 20 INFO panel Displays information of a track loaded to the player 1 Track information display Displays detailed information of the track loaded to the player 2 INFO Click this icon to show the INFO panel in the sub panel for the loaded track Function panel Click the butt
5. Click to show My Tag filter and search track files using My Tag added to them Search filter Searches for music files using the search filter Column header Sorts and enables searching of music file information The display of column headers can be turned on and off and their order can be changed My Tag Click the icon to display My Tag settings pane on the right side of track list RELATED TRACKS Click the icon to show tracks suggested to be played next in the right side of track list Info Click to open the information pane on the right side of the track list to show the currently selected music file Track list Displayes music files in a playlist selected in the tree view 26 13 Tree View Select an item to be displayed in the track list Collection Displays all the music files imported to rekordbox You can organize the music collection on rekordbox by creating a Playlist prior to Playilsts performance Hot cue points you have set even in different tracks can be saved H Cue Bank in A B and C of of hot cue bank iTunes iTunes library can be referred to and displayed rekordbox xml rekordbox XML format can be referred to and displayed Displays folder layers of your computer and external devices such as a USB flash Explorer drive Device Displays USB devices SD cards and mobile devices Histories Displays the playback history of CDu Whether H Cue Bank iTunes rekordbox xml and Explorer
6. e g CDJ 2000nexus CDJ 2000 XDJ R1 Storing cue or loop points as hot cues In the play or pause mode click one of the HOT CUE buttons A B or C at the position you want to store as a hot cue The point playing or paused when the button was clicked is stored as a hot cue Stored points are displayed at HOT CUE e When a HOT CUE button is clicked during loop playback the currently playing loop point is stored as the hot cue The stored hot cue points in minute second millisecond are shown in the sub panel for the loaded track When QUANTIZE on the player panel is clicked this lights up When a hot cue is set after turning on QUANTIZE on the player panel the hot cue point is automatically set to the beat grid point nearest the point playing when HOT CUE is clicked ol Calling and playing stored hot cues Click the Hot Cue Call button Playback starts instantaneously from the point recorded in the button e To delete a stored point click HX Calling already saved cue or loop points and storing them as hot cues 1 Load the music file containing the saved cue or loop points into the player panel The Cue Point or Loop Point is displayed in the Cue Loop Call button 2 Click the Cue Loop Call button you want to set as a hot cue The playback position is moved to the selected point and paused 3 Click the HOT CUE button A B or C at which you want to store the hot cue The recorded pos
7. Relocates the file path of a music file 104 Playlist menu Export Playlist Exports selected playlist s to a device Import Playlist Import a playlist in a selected iTunes or rekordbox xml to rekordbox Adds a new playlist to the level of a playlist selected or in the folder Create New Playlist selected Create New Intelligent Adds a new intelligent playlist to the level of a playlist selected or in the Playlist folder selected Adds a new folder to the level of a playlist selected or in the folder Create New Folder selected Delete Playlist Deletes the selected playlist or intelligent playlist Sorts playlists in the selected folder in ascending order Sort Items e Playlists and H Cue Bank in Playlists H Cue Bank and Devices can be sorted Renumber Track Order Renumbers tracks as sorted in a playlist Save Playlist Info Save information of a selected playlist in text or M3U8 format Help Menu KUVO Displays the KUVO account settings Online Manual Opens the operating instructions for this software Online support Connects to the online support site for this software rekordbox Update Connects to this software s update site Manager About rekordbox Displays the version of this software 105 Genre List If a genre name does not exist in the tag information of a music file the genre code is converted into one of the following categories in English 0 1 10 11 12 13 14
8. The sub panel for the loaded track Displays information of the track now loaded to the player and comments for MEMORY and HOT CUE Function panel Click the buttons to switch the function panel between CUE LOOP and GRID CUE Sets cue points 16 a Ca Starts or pauses playback Select the beat length when clicking lt lt and pe to jump from the current position Two Player mode e Please see One Player mode for the items which are not explained here E 3 Function panel show hide button Click this icon to show or hide the Function panel 24 MEMORY Stores cue and loop points that have been set RS 23 BEAT SYNC MASTER MASTER is displayed in the Master player for Beat Sync Bl TEMPO Adjustment Use this to adjust the track playing speed Click this icon if two tracks in Player A and B are in a good match 17 2 BEAT SYNC Use this to turn on the beat sync function 8 Pitch bend Press and hold these buttons for pitch bend while playing the track Hold EA to speed up the playback and hold EE to slow it down 30 TEMPO RESET Reset the tempo to the original BPM i MASTER TEMPO Use this to turn the master tempo function on and off Ba Crossfader Adjusts the mix balance of Player A and B 18 The sub panel for the loaded track 2 a D MEMORY panel Lists all the saved cue and loop points When you save a loop point this icon appears
9. Use LINK MONITOR of Sets whether or not to monitor rekordbox music files over the Pioneer DJ Mixers headphones of the DJ mixer connected by PRO DJ LINK Audio Device Sets the audio output device Sets the sampling frequency of audio data sent to an audio device A high sampling rate allows the user to achieve a playback quality Sample Rate close to that of the original track However as the amount of audio data increases the load on the audio device also increases Sets the number of samples sent to an audio device for each data transmission A large buffer size reduces audio skipping audio interruption Buffer Size However as the transmission delay latency increases the time gap also increases between the playback position of the music file displayed on the screen and the actual audio output Sets the audio output channel when there are multiple outputs from Output Channels an audio device Sets the tone of the metronome which sounds while you listen to the Metronome beat grid of a music file 98 Preferences Analysis Track Analysis Key Analysis Mode Allow analysis while LAN connected Location of analysis files Enable Key Detection on import Save value to ID3 tag Preferences Bridge iTunes rekordbox xml iTunes Library File Convert iTunes Grouping to rekordbox Label Export Beat Grid information Imported Library Sets the mode for analy
10. address port number etc is restricted by a router or other communications device For details on the communications devices security software and the settings of the operating system you are using contact the respective manufacturer or your sales agent 114 Using the online support site Before making inquiries on rekordbox operating procedures or technical issues read therekordbox online manual and check the FAQ provided on the rekordbox online support site lt rekordbox online support site gt http rekordbox com e User registration on the rekordbox online support site is required prior to making inquiries concerning rekordbox e Be careful not to forget the log in name your e mail address and password specified when you registered e PIONEER CORPORATION collects your personal information for the following purposes 1 To provide customer support for your purchased product 2 To inform you of product or event information by e mail 3 To obtain feedback collected by survey for product planning purposes Your personal information is kept confidential corresponding to the privacy policy set forth by our company Pioneer s privacy policy can be viewed on the rekordbox online support site e When making inquiries regarding rekordbox please be sure to furnish your computer type and specifications CPU installed memory other connected peripherals etc the operating system and version used as well as concrete informati
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12. Artwork tabs are replaced with the reloaded tag information Referring to external library Referring to iTunes library If iTunes is installed to your computer iTunes library can be used on rekordbox iTunes N All Tracks Playlists e If iTunes library is not shown make the following settings Open Preferences gt View and tick iTunes of Treeview Open Preferences gt Bridge and specify a library file at iTunes section e Click Js on the right side of iTunes to update the iTunes library to the latest Adding music files from the iTunes library You can add iTunes music files to the rekordbox Collection and analyze them 1 Click i to the left of iTunes in the tree view then click All Tracks A list of iTunes music files are shown in the track list 2 Drag the iTunes music files in the track list to Collection 1 The music files are added to Collection 32 Reloading the iTunes library information It is necessary to reload your updated iTunes library information in order for it to be reflected in rekordbox 1 Click Collection in the Tree View Music files in Collection are displayed in the track list 2 Right click the music file and select Get Info from iTuens The iTunes library information is reloaded When the iTunes library information is reloaded information that has been edited under the Information pane s Info tab is replaced with the rel
13. BPM and beats of multiple DJ players e g CDJ 2000nexus CDJ 900nexus connected by PRO DJ LINK or of the left and right decks e g XDJ AERO XDJ R1 e For instructions on using the beat sync function on DJ players see the operating instructions of the respective DJ players 92 By specifing the tempo BPM with rekordbox the tempos BPM and beat positions can be synchronized between multiple DJ players e g CDJ 2000nexus Playing back on a DJ player by using hot cues The hot cues A B and C stored for music files can be called out on DJ players e g CDJ 2000nexus or CDJ 2000 and played e For instructions on using the hot cues A B and C stored for music files on DJ players see the respective DJ players operating instructions e For some DJ players e g CDJ 2000nexus XDJ R1 when a music file is selected and loaded onto the DJ player the hot cues A B and C stored for the music file can be simultaneously loaded forcibly replacing the DJ player s hot cues A B andC e To use combinations of hot cues A B and C of different music files for playback a hot cue bank list must be created and loaded on the DJ player Loading the Hot Cue Bank List into the DJ player To use combinations of hot cues A B and C of different music files for playback a hot cue bank list must be created ahead of time Drag the hot cue bank list from the Hot Cue Bank List to in the link status panel The hot cue
14. 61 Facilitating the preparation using many useful functions eeeseesessessesceserersresersrssereens 61 Using 2 Player mode to prepare for MIXING trACKS cece cecceccescceecesceesceeeceseceseceecenes 74 Synchronizing iTunes library and devices withrekordbox using Sync Manager 78 Playback using DJ UNIS oroa cere het este ae ee 82 Playback With a USB device ievvceteiasstdtecaecdua die iavenuathetduasaeevscsaeiadessteden ey A REE 82 Playback connected toa LAN ssssei chai E E N 90 Additi nal Information srida e a a i aat 96 Managing MUSIC ES reenn nanni eea AiE EE E EEEN 96 SUNO DETENCE Sea a T A A ene 98 Menili tsrs E a satwenened wera Gale 103 GENS EIS in e E A T AT E A soa ts 106 PIS CVANMICK sne aa aara a a 112 Using the online SUPOT SILC srecni a a a a 115 COPINE WAON coast sateen AAE alas OE Yaad E EE EO 116 Trademarks licenses etC 2 0 0 cece ccccecececececccccececececccececececencececececcctceceeecsesuseceeeuees 117 About rekordbox Overview of rekordbox rekordbox is the name of software to manage music files to be played on Pioneer DJ Players e rekordbox may be used for classifying and searching for music files stored on your computer as well as creating playlists all of which can help improve your DJ performance e rekordbox allows the detecting measuring and editing of beats tempos BPM and other elements of your music files prior to a performance e rekordbox may be used to set a
15. 850 CDJ 350 MEP 4000 XDAERO XDJAT You can deliver music files and their related data saved with rekordbox to your DJ player by using USB devices flash memory or hard disk without the hassle of bringing your computer to the DJ booth e For music files file formats that can be loaded and played on Pioneer DJ players see the Operating Instructions for each respective DJ player e In addition to USB devices SD memory cards can be used for some DJ players e g CDJ 2000nexus or CDJ 2000 e Hot cue bank lists cannot be loaded onto some DJ players e g CDJ 900nexus CDJ 900 CDJ 850 CDJ 350 MEP 4000 XDJ AERO XDJ R1 a Collection gt BJ Playlists e D iTune 82 Connecting the USB device to the computer 1 Plug the USB device into the computer e With some DJ players e g CDJ 2000nexus or CDJ 2000 SD memory cards can be used instead of USB devices 2 Click B for the USB device you want to use for the performance The USB device s settings are displayed in Devices Connecting mobile devices supporting wireless LAN Wi Fi On Devices rekordbox music files can be transferred not only to USB devices and SD memory cards but also to mobile devices e g iPhone Android devices that support wireless LANs Wi Fi First set the mobile version of rekordbox on the mobile device to the communications standby mode then click Ml on the right of Devices When the mobile devices in the computer s area are
16. Backing up many tracks stored in Collection may take long depending on your computer s performance 2 Click Yes The dialog Do you want to back up music files as well pops up 3 Click Yes or No Backing up your music files is recommended when you migrate data in the current computer to a new one even though it may take time A dialog box is shown to select where to save the backup data 4 Select a place where you want to store the backup data and click Save The backup process begins Once the process is completed Collection was backed up is shown Then press OK 96 Replacing data with the backup data using the Restore function Your data is replaced with the backed up data 1 Click on the File menu and select Library gt Restore Library Restoring many tracks stored in the backup data may take long depending on your computer s performance 2 Click Yes A dialog box is shown to select a backup data 3 Select a stored backup data zip or xxx edb and click Open The process of replacing the present data with the backup data begins Once the process is completed Collection was restored is shown Then press OK You can replace the present data with the backup data in edb files of the oldrekordbox versions too Updating the file paths of missing music files rekordbox manages information on where music files are stored file paths If file and folder names are changed or if file
17. CUE you want to register in a hot cue bank The playback position is moved to the selected point and paused 59 4 Click the Hot Cue Bank button A B or C at which you want to register the cue loop point The registered cue loop point is displayed beside the Hot Cue Bank button Organizing Hot Cue Bank List by using a folder 1 Right click the Hot Cue Bank Lists folder and select Create New Folder Untitled Folder is added under the Hot Cue Bank Lists folder 2 Input the folder s name from the computer s keyboard then press the Enter key 3 Drag Hot Cue Bank List to the newly created folder Hot Cue Bank List is moved under the newly created folder e To delete a folder select the folder then press the Delete key on the computer s keyboard All hot cue bank lists and folders contained in that folder are deleted Adding an artwork image to Hot Cue Bank List P ccs The artwork image file formats which can be added are JPEG or PNG extensions jpg jpeg png 1 Right click Hot Cue Bank List and select Add Artwork The Add Artwork screen opens 2 Select the folder in which the image file is stored and the file name then click Open The artwork image is added to Hot Cue Bank List e Artwork images that have been added are displayed when the hot cue bank list is right clicked 60 Preparing to play Advanced Facilitating the preparation using many useful functions
18. Rave Showtunes Trailer Lo Fi Tribal Acid Punk Acid Jazz Gothic Darkwave Techno Industrial Electronic Pop Folk Eurodance Dream Southern Rock Comedy Cult Gangsta Top 40 Christian Rap Pop Funk Jungle Native American Cabaret New Wave Psychedelic Rave Showtunes Trailer Lo Fi Tribal Acid Punk Acid Jazz 19 76 T 78 19 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 8 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 Polka Retro Musical Rock amp Roll Hard Rock Folk Folk Rock National Folk Swing Fast Fusion Bebop Latin Revival Celtic Bluegrass Avantgarde Gothic Rock Progressive Rock Psychedelic Rock Symphonic Rock Slow Rock Big Band Chorus Easy Listening Acoustic Humour Polka Retro Musical Rock amp Roll Hard Rock Folk Folk Rock National Folk Swing Fast fusion Bebop Latin Revival Celtic Bluegrass Avantgarde Gothic Rock Progressive Rock Psychedelic Rock Symphonic Rock Slow Rock Big Band Chorus Easy Listening Acoustic Humour 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 Speech Chanson Opera Chamber Music Sonata Symphony Booty Bass Primus Porn Groove Satire Slow Jam Club Tango Samba Folklore Ballad Power Ballad Rhythmic Soul Freestyle Duet Punk Rock D
19. deleted History Sets whether or not to create libraries databases for collections playlists etc exclusively for the MEP 4000 or XDJ R1 on USB devices When set to create libraries the library exclusively for the MEP 4000 orXDJ R71 is created on the USB device when it is disconnected from the computer e Only when XDJ R1 is selected and Create 320x320 pixels size image is ticked you can export track information with 320 x 320 pixel artwork to a device When importing tracks from an external device a library can be automatically created in the device without copying the music file When a playlist is deleted in Devices the playlist in a USB device or an SD card is deleted You can select whether the music files in the USB device or an SD card is deleted or not when the playlist is deleted Music files are deleted only if they are not being used by other playlists Sets whether or not histories of tracks played on CDJ are automatically added to Histories when a device is inserted 100 Preferences CDJ Category Sort Column My Settings Hot Cue Specifies the category items to be used with the DJ player and the order in which they are displayed For more instructions on using a DJ player s Library Browse function see the Operating Instructions for each respective DJ player Specifies the sorting items to be used with the DJ player and the order in which they are displayed For more instructio
20. grid of lines on the enlarged wave form display QUANTIZE rekordbox can be used to detect and adjust the beat patterns of your music files before you perform with your DJ unit This allows you to set and play cues loops and effects exactly on beat with your DJ unit by automatically correcting any timing mistakes that are made when you press buttons CUE LOOP POINT MEMORY CDJ 900 CDJ 850 MEP 4000 AMX 1000 XDHAERO Cue and loop points can be set and stored ahead of time with rekordbox and then called on the DJ player Up to 10 cue loop points per music file can be saved withrekordbox Also loops created with rekordbox can be extracted and output to WAVE files e 1 This function is available only for the cue point closest to the beginning of a track HOT CUE Hot cues that you stored beforehand using rekordbox can be called on your DJ player With rekordbox up to three hot cues can be stored per music file HOT CUE BANK LIST With rekordbox combinations of the three hot cues A B and C you want to use on the DJ player can be created as hot cue bank lists Cues from different music files can be combined and registered in hot cue bank lists Multiple lists may be prepared allowing you to quickly access a greater number of hot cue combinations than ever before on your DJ players BEAT SYNC By analyzing music files using rekordbox it is possible to use a wide variety of effects and to mix the sound synchroniz
21. music file from a playlist select the music file then press the Delete key on the computer s keyboard Adding Playlist by importing an external file The playlist file formats which can be imported are M3U and M3U8 extensions m3u m3u8 1 Select File menu gt Import gt Import Playlist The Import Playlist screen opens 2 Select the folder in which the playlist file is stored or the file name then click Open The playlist is added to Playlists The tag information for the music files in the playlist is loaded and displayed and analysis of the music files begins Referring to external library Referring to iTunes library If iTunes is installed to your computer iTunes library can be used on rekordbox i iTunes Ja All Tracks Playlists e If iTunes library is not shown make the following settings Open Preferences gt View and tick iTunes of Treeview Open Preferences gt Bridge and specify a library file at iTunes section e Click son the right side of iTunes to update the iTunes library to the latest 55 Adding a playlist from the iTunes library Playlists can be created in rekordbox by importing them from iTunes library 1 Click Gon the left side of iTunes in the tree view and click E on the left side of Playlists A list of iTunes Playlist is shown in the tree view 2 Drag an iTunes playlist to Playlists layer or below The music files ar
22. tree view and select Edit the Intelligent Playlist to show and edit the filters to narrow down the search e Right click an Intelligent Playlist in the tree view and select Delete Playlist to delete it You can also delete an Intelligent Playlist by pressing the Delete key on your computer after selecting the Intelligent Playlist 68 Customized browsing using My Tag You can refine your search by creating tags for music files Customized browsing can be achieved by creating tags as you wish by defining the tracks features and occasions where tracks are to be used e User defined My Tag can be attached to a music file selected in the track list e My Tag attached to music files are shown in the My Tag column e My Tag filter allows you to refine your search using tags of My Tag as search criteria Editing My Tag 1 Click on the right edge of the screen My Tag dropdown menu is shown on the right side of the track list 1 Category You can add category names you want e My Tag has 4 categories and the category names can be changed as you want 2 My Tag You can attach tags to music files and the tag names can be changed as you want 69 3 My Tag checkbox Tick this checkbox to attach or remove a tag to the music file selected in the track list 4 Create a new tag button Click this button to create a new tag to My Tag 2 Changing the category name Click a category name and type letters on your computer keyb
23. whose beat positions you want to detect and whose tempo BPM you want to measure then select Analyze Track The waveform data of the music file is analyzed The detected beat position and the measured tempo are saved on the computer When music files are re analyzed the beat grid set at Adjusting the beat grid is overwritten with the beat grid newly analyzed with the Analyze Track function Using beat grids Quantize When setting cues and loops on the player panel the cue and loop points can easily be set on beat 1 Click QUANTIZE on the player panel QUANTIZE lights on the player panel 2 Set cue or loop points Playing a DJ player or DJ mixer using the quantize function The beat grids of music files detected and adjusted using rekordbox can be used with the quantize function when performing cue operations and playing loops on DJ players e g CDJ 2000nexus CDJ 2000 CDJ 900nexus CDJ 900 XDJ AERO XDJ R1 Furthermore if the DJ player e g CDJ 2000nexus CDJ 2000 CDJ 900nexus CDJ 900 and DJ mixer e g DUM 2000nexus DJM 2000 DJM 900nexus are connected by LAN cable the quantize function can be used while you generate effects e For instructions on using the quantize function on DJ players and DJ mixers see theOperating Instructions for each respective DJ unit 42 Detecting the key Right click the music file whose key you want to detect then select Detect Key The waveform data of the m
24. 16 Trademarks licenses etc e Pioneer and rekordbox are trademarks or registered trademarks of the PIONEER CORPORATION e Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries e Apple Finder iPhone iTunes Macintosh and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries e App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc e Android and Google Play are trademarks of Google Inc e Wi Fi is a registered mark of the Wi Fi Alliance e The audio compression technology for MP3 is offered under the license of Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson Multimedia This product has been licensed for nonprofit use This product has not been licensed for commercial purposes for profit making use such as broadcasting terrestrial satellite cable or other types of broadcasting streaming on the Internet Intranet a corporate network or other types of networks or distributing of electronic information online digital music distribution service You need to acquire the corresponding licenses for such uses For details visit http www mpslicensing com e The names of companies and products mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners 2009 PIONEER CORPORATION All rights reserved PIONEER CORPORATION 1 1 Shin ogura Saiwai ku Kawasaki shi Kanagawa 212 0031 Japan lt DRI1266 gt rekordbox version 3 0 0 117
25. Collection then press the Delete key on the computer s keyboard The music file is removed from the collection but the music file itself is not deleted from the computer Editing the information on a music file 1 Click Collection in the Tree View Music files in Collection are displayed in the track list 2 Click 0l The Information pane is displayed on the right of the track list 3 Click a music file in Collection The Summary tab is displayed in the Information pane 4 Click the Info tab in the Information pane The Info tab is displayed in the Information pane 5 Edit the information The information for the music file is changed Adding an artwork image to a music file The artwork image formats which can be added to a music file are JPEG and PNG extensions Jpg jpeg png 1 Click the Artwork tab in the Information pane 2 Open Finder Windows Explorer 3 Drag an image file from Finder Windows Explorer to the Artwork tab The artwork image is added to the music file l Reloading the tag information of a music file When an external application is used to modify the music file tag information this tag information must be reloaded in rekordbox to properly display any changes Click C on the upper right of Info The tag information of a music file is reloaded When a music file s tag information is reloaded the contents edited at the Info and
26. J 900 and DJ mixer e g DJM 2000nexus DJM 2000 DJM 900nexus are connected by LAN cable the quantize function can be used while you generate effects e For instructions on using the quantize function on DJ players and DJ mixers see the Operating Instructions for each respective DJ unit Using the beat sync function between multiple DJ players for playback When the beat grids of music files detected and adjusted using rekordbox are used the sound can be mixed synchronizing the tempos BPM and beats of multiple DJ players e g CDJ 2000nexus CDJ 900nexus connected by PRO DJ LINK or of the left and right decks e g XDJ AERO XDJ R1 e For instructions on using the beat sync function on DJ players see the operating instructions of the respective DJ players Playing back on a DJ player by using hot cues The hot cues A B and C stored for music files can be called out on DJ players e g CDJ 2000nexus CDJ 2000 or XDJ R1 and played e For instructions on using the hot cues A B and C stored for music files on DJ players see the respective DJ players operating instructions e For some DJ players e g CDJ 2000nexus XDJ R1 when a music file is selected and loaded onto the DJ player the hot cues A B and C stored for the music file can be simultaneously loaded forcibly replacing the DJ player s hot cues A B andC e To use combinations of hot cues A B and C of different music files for playback a hot cue bank li
27. Pioneer Music Management Software rekordbox Operating Instructions rexordbox Contents PRDOUU FOK ORC OX aos ease se a se cee 3 Overview Of TEKOFdDOX aks csitsate cua eects nantes heh ie T ae 3 Featdres OF VOKOUCD OK araara east Se teers sunscreens ae T ances 4 Using rekordbox to prepare for playback cece ccecceeccseceecceeccececeesceeeceseceeceeeceneeeeeeaeees 9 Using rekordbox in combination with DJ UNItS ee cecceeceeccseceeeesceeeceeeeeceeceeceeeees 11 INIT SOs AS cath leg recta he a can oar ete OEE Aad acces atta cack hua 14 Preparing to play BASIC 2cceecec teteee ects ce eters ontes a a ar a 29 Launching EK OLD OX 2c assisdehsalonacasasnnenctimsgendabaiee sexsioeeaedandtevasiace E AREO EAN 29 Adding music files to CONO CtION 0 0 0 0 cece cccceecceecceeceecceeceeececeenceenceeececeesceeeceneseneeaecees 30 SealrEhiNG TOr MUSIC TES 45 sictetect aa a a becca baad cuden a 35 LIStE FMC TO TNS IC NSS sraa a S sweated oneness 37 Seting CUE OF TOO DONS ws sccecet ces ees ng EE E TR 44 SAVING CUCS Orl Sireen a a a easseaeane tae 48 SLOWING Ol CUCS oexisc sick sins a a E E E OE O 51 Organizing music files by using Playlist 0 ec eececcesceeeceeeceneceeceeeceeeeeceeeceseeenees 54 Organizing Hot Cue by using Hot Cue Bank LiSt 00 cece eecceeceecceeceeceeeesceeeeeeees 58 Preparing to play Advanced ss ssnssnnnnnnnnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnmnnn nnna
28. T Computer rekordbox You can deliver music files and their related data saved with rekordbox to your DJ player by using USB devices flash memory or hard disk without the hassle of bringing your computer to the DJ booth e In addition to USB devices SD memory cards can be used for some DJ players e g CDJ 2000nexus or CDJ 2000 11 Playback connected to a LAN LINK EXPORT Computer LAN cable or wireless LAN rekordbox DJ player You can load music files or data saved on rekordbox onto a DJ player in real time if you connect a computer to the DJ player with a LAN cable or wireless LAN e For instructions on connections see the Operating Instructions for each specific DJ player and computer Playing in conjunction with multiple DJ units PRO DJ LINK rekordbox Computer LAN cable DJ mixer When a PRO DJ LINK compatible DJ mixer and DJ player s are connected by LAN cable rekordbox music files and data stored on a USB device can be transferred to up to four DJ players e In addition to USB devices SD memory cards can be used for some DJ players e g CDJ 2000nexus or CDJ 2000 e A switching hub can be used in place of a DJ mixer e For instructions on connections see the Operating Instructions for each specific DJ unit 12 rekordbox Computer rekordbox s DJ mixer DJ player When a computer on which rekordbox is installed is connected by PRO DJ LINK using a LAN cable rek
29. This section provides how to efficiently use many useful functions to facilitate the preparation A shortcut instantly navigates you in the tree view If you create a shortcut of a folder or a playlist in the tree view and click it the folder or the playlist is shown and highlighted instantly e Up to 8 shortcuts can be created there e The shortcut is not shown as dafault One Night Stand 4 One Night Stand 14T1racks wo Teilen y Playlists One Night Stand Maximum Boost ae E T T T E dci iai W mil The Last Time c ne Wt Fanatic Dance NE 5 Ay RR m Hot Cue Bank Lists J eee t D iTunes b Ea rekordbox xml ir al Explorer T Wik id oot dill 7 SYNC MANAGER 61 1 Click gt in the tree view Jh Collection F Playlists T r iat Jh Collection b Dl Playlists a b e i iTunes eE rekordbas Explore a SYNC MANAGE The shortcut column appears 2 Drag a folder or a playlist in the tree view to an empty field of the shortcut column i z ne Night Stan A shortcut for a folder or a playlist is created there e f you drag a folder or a playlist to an already created shortcut the shortcut is overwritten with the newly dragged one 62 3 Click a shortcut you have created The applicable folder or playlist in the tree view is instantly displayed and highlighted e f a shortcut is dragged upward or downward and dropped the order of the s
30. a playlist Drag a folder in Explorer to Playlists in the tree view A playlist is created with the name of the folder 57 Organizing Hot Cue by using Hot Cue Bank List The cue loop point information for different music files can be stored in three hot cue banks The combination of the three hot cue banks A B C is called the hot cue bank list Rotating between multiple hot cue bank lists will allow you to raise the bar on your DJing quality by improving your range of cue performance e Hot cue bank lists cannot be loaded onto some DJ players e g CDJ 900nexus CDJ 900 CDJ 850 CDJ 350 MEP 4000 XDJ AERO XDJ R1 e When 2 Player mode is selected in the player panel Hot cue bank buttons and the delete buttons are disabled E SG Bar E Creating a new hot cue bank list 1 Click J to the right of the Hot Cue Bank Lists folder Untitled Hot Cue Bank List is added under the Hot Cue Bank Lists folder 2 Input the lists name from the computer s keyboard then press the Enter key The name of Hot Cue Bank List is changed e To delete a hot cue bank list select the hot cue bank list then press the Delete key on the computer s keyboard Registering cue and loop points in a hot cue bank In the play or pause mode click one of the Hot Cue Bank buttons A B or C at the position you want to register in the hot cue bank The point being played or paused when the button is clicked is registered as a H
31. addition to USB devices SD memory cards can be used for some DJ players e g CDJ 2000nexus or CDJ 2000 LINK EXPORT You can load music files or data saved on rekordbox onto a DJ player in real time if you connect a computer to the DJ player with a LAN cable or wireless LAN For instructions on connections see the Operating Instructions for each specific DJ player and computer PRO DJ LINK You can share rekordbox music files and data with a DJ mixer and multiple DJ players by establishing a PRO DJ LINK connection with LAN cables Up to four DJ players can be connected Also up to two computers which are running rekordbox can be connected at the same time allowing for seamless DJ rotation Note that depending on the LAN configuration and DJ player s specifications communications can be established with up to six computers two by wired connection four by wireless connection LINK MONITOR rekordbox music files can be monitored over the headphones of a DJ mixer which is connected by PRO DJ LINK Saving track playback information from your DJ player for current review or future reference of DJ performance HISTORY PLAYLIST DLA CDJ 2000 ChHMinews CDJ 900 CDJ 850 CDJ 350 XDLAERO XDA rekordbox can be updated with histories of all tracks played during each session on your DJ player and with playlists created on your DJ player Synchronizing external libraries to manage music files SYNC MANAGER If iTunes and USB device
32. analyzing the music files in the computer and creating a music collection for rekordbox Adding music files to Collection 1 Click Collection in the Tree View Music files in Collection are displayed in the track list 2 Open Finder or Windows Explorer and drag and drop music files and or folders where music files are stored to the track list The music file is added to the collection and its tag information is loaded and displayed When analysis of the music file s wave information begins EF is displayed to the left of the music file being analyzed then turns off once analysis is completed There is a choice of two modes for analyzing the waveform information of music files Normal and Dynamic e You can also add music files or folders by selecting File menu gt Import e When a WAVE file is added to Collection its tag information may not be displayed The tag information of music files that can be read is ID 3 tag v1 v1 1 v2 2 0 v2 3 0 and v2 4 0 of MP3 and AIFF files the meta tag of M4A files and RIFF INFO of WAVE files e Once analysis of the music file s waveform information is completed the beat positions and tempo BPM can be checked on the player panel Also a waveform is displayed in the Preview column of the Browser panel e The key can be detected simultaneously while analyzing a music file s waveform information 30 e Toremove music files from the collection select the music file at
33. are displayed or hidden can be se lected in View gt Layout in the Preferences screen 14 Sync Manager Click this icon to open the Sync Manager panel Synchronize rekordbox with external libraries 15 LINK Enables communications with DJ units e g CDJ 2000nexus CDJ 2000 CDJ 900nexus CDJ 900 XDJ AERO connected by LAN cable or wireless LAN 21 Link status panel 1 LINK Terminates communications with DJ units e g CDJ 2000nexus CDJ 2000 CDJ 900nexus CDJ 900 XDJ AERO connected by LAN cable or wireless LAN 2 Sync master When playing DJ players e g CDJ 2000nexus using the beat sync function synchronizes using the master BPM tempo specified with rekordbox 3 Master BPM Specifies the tempo BPM used for the sync master 4 Link Status Displays the status of DJ units e g CDJ 2000nexus CDJ 2000 CDJ 900nexus CDJ 900 XDJ AERO connected by LAN cable or wireless LAN at the bottom of the browser panel 28 Preparing to play Basic Launching rekordbox Log on as the user which was set as the computer s administrator before using rekordbox For Mac OS X Open the Application folder with Finder then double click rekordbox 3 For Windows 8 1 Windows 8 Windows 7 Double click the rekordbox 3 icon shortcut on the desktop 29 Adding music files to Collection Collection contains music files managed by rekordbox Music files can be used in rekordbox only after
34. ate note of information you have registered and store it in a safe place Music files that can be loaded and played file formats Please note that only the music files listed in the table below can be loaded and played with this software File formats Music Compatible Encoding i File Bit rate Sampling frequency files formats method extension MPEG 1 32 kbps to 32 kHz 44 1 kHz AUDIO CBR VBR 16bit mp3 320 kbps 48 kHz Mp3 LAYER 3 files MPEG 2 16 kbps to 16 kHz 22 05 kHz AUDIO CBR VBR 16bit mp3 160 kbps 24 kHz LAYER 3 16 kHz 22 05 kHz AAC MPEG 4 AAC 8 kbps to CBR VBR 16 bit 24 kHz 32 kHz m4a mp4 files LC 320 kbps 44 1 kHz 48 kHz Uncompressed 16 bit WAVE files 44 1 kHz 48 kHz wav PCM 24 bit Uncompressed 16 bit AIFF files 44 1 kHz 48 kHz aif aiff PCM 24 bit e t may not be possible to read or play music files including both audio and video or copyright protected music files e For music files file formats that can be loaded and played on Pioneer DJ players see the Operating Instructions for each respective DJ player 112 Writable recording media file system Please note that this software can only write to SD memory cards and USB devices flash memory or hard disks listed in the table below File system Recording media FAT16 FAT32 HFS SD memory cards v v x x x USB devices vy v x x v e To check the compatibility of SD memory cards and USB devices flash memo
35. ayers shown on the link status panel e Settings of CDJ Category Sort Column and Advanced Color are applied to Devices as the default values Settings can be changed by device 102 Menu list File Menu Import gt Import Track Import gt Import Folder Import gt Import Playlist Display All Missing Files Library gt Backup Library Library gt Restore Library Export Collection in xml format Preferences Exit Analyzes music files and adds them to the collection Analyzes the music files in folders and adds them to the collection Imports playlist files M3U and M3U8 analyzes the music files in the playlists and adds them to the rekordbox library a database for collections playlists etc Displays collection items that cannot be played because the music file has been deleted moved etc Backs up the rekordbox library a database for Collections playlists etc analysis information and music files The backup data can be saved with the date added to the file name Restores the rekordbox library a database for Collections playlists etc analysis information and music files The data to be used for restoring can be selected from among multiple backup files Exports the information for all the playlists in the rekordbox library a database for collections playlists etc and the information for the music files in these playlists to a single file in xml format Changes various sett
36. aylist in palette Drag and drop the playlist name of the Palette to another playlist in the Palette The order of the 4 lists in the palette can be arranged Showing and highlighting the playlist in the tree view Click a playlist name of the palette The applicable playlist is instantly displayed and highlighted 66 Organizing music files using an intelligent playlist You can automatically create a list of music files by narrowing down the search using filters Creating an intelligent playlist 1 Right click in Playlists and select Create New Intelligent Playlist in the dropdown menu H Playlist QD iTune Create New Playlist Create New Intelligent Playlist E ralari a y i rekor z Create New Folder FG Explo q Exple Delete All t g Devic Sort Items Add To Shortcut 5 i Histor The Setup window for the intelligent playlist opens 2 Select the filters to narrow down the search 1 Select a filter 2 Select how to narrow down your search e Music files which fully match the text or value you entered are shown in the list Music files which do not match the text or value you entered are shown in the list amp gt Music files whose value is larger than the one you enterd are shown in the list amp It Music files whose value is smaller than the one you entered are shown in the list contains Music files which contain the text you entered are shown in the l
37. banks A B and C registered in the Hot Cue Bank List are loaded into the DJ player s hot cue A B and C buttons Sharing music files by using Tag List The tag list is a list allowing you to perform realtime browsing from each of the DJ players which are displayed in the link status panel When music files are added from rekordbox to the tag list the music files on the tag list can be loaded onto the DJ player and played by operating the DJ player 93 1 Click M above the tree view and then click EY on the right e In order to show the taglist you need to tick Playlist Palette in Preferences gt View gt Layout 2 Drag a music file from Collection to Tag List The music files are added to Tag List e Music files and playlists can also be added by dragging them from Playlists or iTunes e Up to 100 files can be added Changing the order of the tracks on the tag list 1 Click the heading of the column displaying the track order Each time you click the arrangement toggles between ascending and descending orders 2 Drag a music file and change the track order If the songs are sorted by any column header besides that which represents the track order a music file cannot be dragged and the list cannot be reordered Playback on a DJ player by using Tag List By operating the respective DJ players the music files on the taglist can be loaded into and played on the respective DJ players and taglist
38. beefed fete pected aaa et aal aa i alona i pred aa pe dna feta Baasa a p 1 Click LA during playback Playback is paused 2 Drag the enlarged waveform display to the left or to the right Adjust so that the beat matches the vertical white line at the center of the enlarged waveform display 3 Click GRID Beat grid adjustment menu s icons appear in the function panel The white lines to show the beatgrids turn to blue lines and then editing becomes possible 4 Click ols The current position moves to the nearest beat position at the center of the waveform which is a white vertical line The entire beat grid is slid with this move The beat at the center becomes the first beat of the measure and it is shown as a red line e f you want to slide the beat grid beyond a specific position click El With this operation beat grid points occurring before the white vertical line are locked and only those beat grid points occurring after the white vertical line will slide 5 Click GRID The beat grid adjustment menu closes 40 Other icons beat grid adjustment menu Moves the beat grid 1 msec to the left Moves the beat grid 1 msec to the right Reduces beat grid intervals by 1 msec Expands beat grid intervals by 1 msec Doubles the number of beats BPM The length of each beat grid interval is reduced by half Cuts the number of beats BPM in half The length of each beat grid interval is dou
39. bled Temporarily marks the base position for adjusting the beat grid points Only the beat grid points after the mark slide based on the marked position The beat grid points before the mark are displayed as white dots the beat grid points that have slid after the mark are displayed as blue bars Until the mark is canceled operations performed with the beat grid adjustment menu are only reflected on the beat grid points displayed as blue bars after the mark Cancels the temporarily marked position for adjusting the beat grid When the mark is canceled the beat grid points of the music file are all switched back to a blue bar display Operations performed with the beat grid adjustment menu are reflected on all of the music file s beat grid points Undoes operations performed with the beat grid adjustment menu Plays track with a metronome in synchronization with the beat grid Switches the metronome sound on and off and the metronome s volume high medium and low Changes the length of each beat grid interval based on the number of beats BPM that is input Click the TAP button to manually select BPM Al Re detecting beat positions and re measuring the tempo 1 From the File menu select Preferences to open the Preferences screen then set the file analysis mode There is a choice of two modes for analyzing the waveform information of music files Normal and Dynamic 2 Right click the music file
40. d click Delete The tag for My tag is deleted 71 Suggesting the next track to be played Suggested tracks to be played next are automatically listed based on how they are related with the current track The suggested tracks are listed based on the track information such as BPM Key Color Rating and My Tag You can manually select a good match combination in the 2 Player mode and this combination is saved and displayed 1 Click M The Related Tracks pane is displayed Eternal Dance B Been 50 Long Aate Wither 119 08 Trust In Me M 4 Primal Ser 119 20 Ebm Will S Solem 119 51 B H In And ut Of ae ii A Steve Ric 118 37 Dom 2 Click H The window to customize the criteria pops up 3 Select criteria to specify how tracks are suggested Customize the criteria LIST BPM Key etc Cancel 12 Current track Player A List tracks suggested to be played next to the track loaded to Player A Player B List tracks suggested to be played next to the track loaded to Player B List List tracks suggested to be played next to the track selected in the track list window Criteria BPM Key etc Tracks are suggested using track information such as BPM and key which are similar to the current track History Tracks are suggested from the playback history on CDJ stored in rekordbox Matching Tracks are suggested among the tracks you manually selected by clicking AN icon as a good match combina
41. detected and the links are established the names of the mobile devices are displayed on Devices e Details on functions that can be used in association with rekordbox on mobile devices and their operating instructions are provided on the rekordbox online support site 83 USB device settings The settings can be changed for individual USB devices General Category Sort Column Color Sets the name to be displayed when the device is con Device Name nected to the DJ player Background Sets the background color to be displayed when the device Color is connected to the DJ player Specifies the category items to be used with the DJ player and the order in which they are displayed For more instructions on using a DJ player s Library Browse function see the Operating Instructions for each respective DJ player Specifies the sorting items to be used with the DJ player and the order in which they are displayed For more instructions on using a DJ player s Library Browse function see the Operating Instructions for each respective DJ player Specifies a user set category to be displayed to the immediate right of titles when browsing music files on the main unit display of the DJ player e g CDJ 2000nexus Comments on the color codes used for classifying the categories of music files on DJ players in eight colors can be edited For more instructions on using a DJ player s Library Browse function see the Operatin
42. e This display status returns to as it was originally when characters that have been input are deleted or the button is clicked Sorting the information to search for music files 1 Click Collection in the Tree View Music files in Collection are displayed in the track list 2 Click the column header by which you want to reorder The arrangement of music files is changed e Each time you click the arrangement toggles between ascending and descending orders 3 Input characters using the computer s keyboard The cursor moves to a music file starting with the character entered e f you enter another character the cursor moves to the first music file in alphabetical order beginning with the current character combination Turning the display of column headers on and off and changing their order 1 Click Collection in the Tree View Music files in Collection are displayed in the track list 2 Right click the column header item name A list of the displayable column names item names is displayed 3 From the pop up list select the column name item name whose display you want to switch and click The display of the item switches on and off 4 Drag the column header item name left or right The arrangement of the column is changed 36 Listening to music files Play the music file in the player panel and check its beat and tempo BPM Playing a music file 1 Drag and drop a music file to the pla
43. e added to Collection The iTunes playlist is added to rekordbox playlists Referring to rekordbox xml If you import files written in rekordbox xml format you can use rekordbox xml library B rekordbox xml Jd All Tracks i Playlists 1 Select rekordbox xml Open Preferences gt Bridge click Browse for Imported Library at rekordbox xml section and specify an xml file 2 Display rekordbox xml in the tree view Open Preferences gt View and tick rekordbox xml in Layout rekordbox xml is shown in the tree view 56 Adding a playlist from rekordbox xml You can import playlists in rekordbox xml library to rekordbox and add them to playlist 1 Click Gon the left side of rekordbox xml in the tree view and click i on the left side of Playlists A list of rekordbox xml playlist is shown in the tree view 2 Drag rekordbox xml playlist to Playlists layer or below rekordbox xml playlist is added to Playlists Referring to folders and music files in your computer and external devices such as a USB flash drive Click Gi on the left side of Explorer in the tree view Folders in your computer and external devices such as a USB flash drive are shown in the tree view e f Explorer is not shown in the tree view make the necessary settings in View gt Layout of the Preferences window Adding a folder stored in the computer and an external device such as a USB flash drive as
44. ed waveform left and right Beat positions detected by analyzing the music file are displayed as vertical lines Playing address and full waveform display The current play position is indicated using a thin vertical line which is displayed over the waveform and a horizontal bar displayed below the waveform to represent the progress of the track e The horizontal bar lights up from the left side when in the time elapsed mode e The horizontal bar turns off from the left side when in the time remaining mode Total time Displays the total time of the track now playing Time display in minute M and second S Click the time display to toggle between elapsed time and remaining time BPM display Displays BPM Beats Per Minute of the track currently being played 15 12 Player panel display selector Switches the player panel display on and off one player is displayed in the Player panel ES Two players are displayed in the Player panel o A simple player is displayed in the Player panel EB Hide the Player panel Menu button Click this icon to open a menu to select the color of enlarged waveform to analyze the currently playing track and to export it to a device Mute Click to mute the sound Click again to cancel mute Volume Drag up and down to adjust the volume Preferences Opens the Preferences screen Current time display Displays the current time on your computer clock
45. ed to Playlists e Double click the playlist name on the palette to edit the playlist name 64 Adding a track in the palette Drag a track in the playlist of the palette to another playlist e A track in one of the palette playlists can be added by dragging it to another playlist Loading a track in the palette Drag a track in the palette and drop it in the player panel The track in the palette is loaded to the player Sorting tracks in the palette 1 Click Elon the right side of the list name A dropdown menu appears 2 Move the cursor on Sort and select a criteria you want to sort by Sort Track Order Remove trom Palette Title Tracks are sorted in the order of the criteria you selected A is shown on the right side of the playlist name during sorting 3 Click Al You can toggle between ascending and descending order A shows the list in ascending order and BA in descending order 65 Changing the order of tracks in the palette Drag a track upward or downward to move the track within a playlist of the palette The order of tracks in the palette can be changed e This method is available only when the tracks are sorted by track number Removing a playlist from the palette 1 Click Elon the right side of the list name A dropdown menu appears 2 Click Remove from Palette The playlist is removed from the palette Sort Remove from Palette Changing the order of the pl
46. ekordbox Wireless LAN Mobile device Music files that have been analyzed with rekordbox playlists and My Settings contents created Computer with rekordbox etc can be transferred to mobile devices e g iPhones Android devices Also music data that has been edited on mobile devices can be reflected in rekordbox e rekordbox must also be installed on the mobile device The mobile device version ofrekordbox can be downloaded onto the mobile device from online software markets such as App Store and Google Play e For the functions that can be used with mobile devices see the user s manual of the mobile device version of rekordbox e For instructions on making wireless LAN connections see the operating instructions of your mobile device computer or wireless LAN device 10 Using rekordbox in combination with DJ units Be sure to read the information on Safety Precautions and Connections in the Operating Instructions for each respective DJ unit before connecting the unit s to your computer To check the compatibility of SD memory cards and USB devices flash memory or hard disk with your Pioneer DJ players see the Operating Instructions for each specific DJ player The latest information on Pioneer DJ players that can be used with rekordbox is available on the rekordbox online support site Playback with a USB device USB EXPORT Coins CO 2000 Ciems CDJ 900 CDJ 850 COJ 350 MEP 4000 XDHAERO XDSA
47. g Instructions for each respective DJ player Transferring music files to USB devices 1 Click i to the left of the A to where you want to transfer the music file and then click All Tracks 2 Drag a music file from Collection to a device icon in Devices The music file and the information associated with it are transferred to the USB device e Music files can also be transferred by dragging them from iTunes and Explorer to a device icon in Devices e To delete the music file from the USB device select the music file in Devices then press the Delete key on the computer s keyboard The music files while they are transferred cannot be deleted 84 The progress bar appears at the bottom of the screen while the device is transferred The music files can be transferred to multiple devices at the same time For some DJ players e g MEP 4000 XDJ R1 it is necessary not only to transfer the music files to the USB device but also to create a special library a database for collections playlists etc on the USB device Playing a DJ player or DJ mixer using the quantize function The beat grids of music files detected and adjusted using rekordbox can be used with the quantize function when performing cue operations and playing loops on DJ players e g CDJ 2000nexus CDJ 2000 CDJ 900nexus CDJ 900 XDJ AERO XDJ R1 Furthermore if the DJ player e g CDJ 2000nexus CDJ 2000 CDJ 900nexus CD
48. he computer is connected to the network by wireless LAN e When MIDI HID is displayed to the right of the DJ unit s icon this means that the DJ unit is communicating with another computer by USB control MIDI or HID Rearranging the DJ units icons displayed on the link status panel The order in which the DJ unit icons are displayed on the link status panel can be rearranged to reflect the actual physical layout of your DJ units by dragging them left and right Monitoring music files using the DJ mixer s headphones Dinas DIM 2000 DM dojsarus To monitor rekordbox music files using the DJ mixer s headphones adjust your settings through the Preferences screen prior to performing 1 Drag the music file from the browser panel to the player panel The music file is loaded into the player panel e Music files can also be loaded into the player panel by dragging them from the browser panel to the icon on the link status panel 2 Click LA on the player panel Playback starts 91 The sound of the rekordbox music file is output to the DJ mixer over the LAN cable 3 Monitor the sound of the DJ mixer s LINK channel over headphones e For instructions on operating DJ mixers see the Operating Instructions for each respective DJ mixer Loading music files onto a DJ player When the DJ player s LOCK function is activated music files cannot be loaded until playback on the DJ player is paused
49. history of playback on the DJ players COL2iineus CDJ 2000 CDJ 900 CDJ 850 CDJ 350 Connect the USB device that was used for playback on the DJ player to the computer The playback history in the device is automatically saved in rekordbox The saved playback history is displayed in the Histories folder where the saved date is added e The saved playback history is deleted from the USB device 87 When Import the play history automatically is disabled in the Preferences 1 Open the Histories folder in the USB device A list of DJ player s playback histories is displayed 2 Right click the playback history you want to save and select Import History The selected playback history is saved in rekordbox The saved playback history is displayed in the Histories folder where the saved date is added e The saved playback history is deleted from the USB device Updating the collection for music file information modified on a DJ player COHineus CDJ 2000 CDJ 900 CDJ 850 MEP 4000 XDALAT 1 Connect the USB device that was used for playback on the DJ player to the computer 2 Right click on the USB device from which you want to import information and select Update Collection The Update Collection with USB Device screen opens when updating of the music file information begins then closes once updating is completed e The following information is updated Cue Point and Loop Point Hot Cue Beat Grid Track informatio
50. hortcuts can be arranged e Right click the shortcut and select Delete shortcut to remove the shortcut Even if the shortcut is removed the original folder or playlist will not be deleted e If you drag a track to the playlist shortcut the track can be added to the playlist Classifying music files using the playlist palette You will efficiently categorize and select tracks using the playlist palette e When you assign a playlist to a section of the palette 4 lists are displayed simultaneously and the playlist can be edited there e The playlists in the palette will remain as they are even after quitting rekordbox Selecting a palette 3 palettes on the right among the 4 palettes are the playlist palettes The far left palette MMG is used as TAG LIST Click EE Four playlists in the selected palette are displayed Click B to open and close a list in the palette 63 Assigning a playlist to a list of the palette Drag a playlist in the tree view to a list of the palette The playlist is assigned to the palette e The previously assigned playlist will be overwritten with the newly assigned playlist 3 I Cue righi Sean oO Adding tracks to the palette Drag a track in the track list to a section of the palette The track is added to a playlist in the palette When a track is dragged to blank list Untitled Playlist is shown Type the playlist name on your computer keyboard Now a new playlist is add
51. ices withrekordbox using Sync Manager Sync Manager will allow you to export playlists in iTunes and rekordbox to USB devices in an updated status Synchronizing with iTunes library Once iTunes library is synchronized information in iTunes library can be used seamlessly on rekordbox The synchronized iTunes playlists are updated and shown in iTunes in the tree view Tracks in the synchronized playlists are automatically analyzed by rekordbox and their artwork and waveform will be shown Synchronizing with a device When a device is synchronized the playlists you selected are exported to the device with the updated information Cues beat positions and ratings updated on a DJ player also can be imported back torekordbox iTurbes rekondboax pos Pee oe oe es ee ae 2 ee 3 E Launching Sync Manager Click ee at the bottom of the tree view and Sync Manager will launch 78 Selecting iTunes playlists to synchronize with rekordbox i Tures 1 Tick the checkbox of Synchronize iTunes playlists You can select iTunes folders or playlists to synchronize with rekordbox 2 Tick the checkboxes on the right side of iTunes folders or playlists A on the right side of iTunes playlists The ticked playlist is synchronized with rekordbox When the synchronization is successfully completed the synchronized playlists appear in the tree view of rekordbox of Sync Manager nek be 79 Synchronizing pla
52. in the enlarged waveform Using the mouse on the enlarged waveform will trigger the same behavior as clicking the CAM and CUE buttons me HR bet HM kta feof Hee e neat tein Bef i Ph eal paeme fm tins faisa i Je e Click anywhere within the enlarged waveform to trigger the same behavior as clicking on the LAN button e Right click anywhere within the enlarged waveform to trigger the same behavior as clicking the CUE button Checking the beat beat grid 1 Click among CESES on the upper right of the screen One player is shown in the Player panel 2 Drag the music file from the browser panel to the player panel The music file is loaded into the player panel 3 Click CHM Playback starts e The BPM display shows the tempo measured when the music file was added e The enlarged waveform display shows the beat grid in a white line which is generated when the music file is added beat grid e On the enlarged waveform display the beats at the beginning of measures are indicated on the beat grid as a red line every four beats from the start to the end of the track is displayed for music files added with old versions of rekordbox 1 x x When music files are reanalyzed using a new version of rekordbox 3 x x the mark turns off 39 Adjusting the beat grid The enlarged waveform displays the beat grid with white lines The beat grid can be adjusted by the following procedure miii jai fet a a a ti
53. ing the tempos BPM and beats between multiple DJ players or between the left and right decks greatly expanding the range of DJ performances Setting track information to allow for easy browsing on your DJ player LIBRARY BROWSE COH0Gnens CDJ 2000 Chines CDJ 900 CDJ 850 CDJ 350 MEP 4000 XDJ AERO XDJAT rekordbox can be used to set display categories and sorting criteria When these items are set with rekordbox you can display sort and search music files by using the DJ player s library browse function browsing by genre BPM etc PLAYLIST C200 CDJ 2000 Chines CDJ 900 CDJ 850 CDJ 350 MEP 4000 XDJAERO XDAAT By creating playlists of your favorite music files in advance using rekordbox the desired tracks can be searched for quickly on your DJ player TAG LIST In addition to playlists music files you plan to play soon can be collected temporarily in the rekordbox tag list The rekordbox tag list can be shared on line between your computer and any DJ players connected on a LAN This function is convenient for selecting tracks during live performances using multiple DJ players alternately Linking and sharing music files and data with DJ units USB EXPORT Chines CDJ 2000 Chine CDJ 900 CDJ 850 CDJ 350 MEP 4000 XDAERO XDJAT You can deliver music files and their related data saved with rekordbox to your DJ player by using USB devices flash memory or hard disk without the hassle of bringing your computer to the DJ booth In
54. ings in rekordbox Closes rekordbox 103 View Menu Full screen 1 Player 2 Players Simple Player Full Browser Track menu Analyze Track Analyze Key Reload Tag Add To Playlist Import To Collection Export Track Remove from Collection Show information Show in Explorer Relocate Displays the rekordbox window at full screen size Displays a single player in the Player panel Displays two players in the Player panel Displays a simplified version of the player panel Only the music file playback and pause and the volume adjustment operations can be performed Turns the display of the player panel off Music files are played when they are double clicked on the browser panel Analyzes selected music files to measures a full waveform a zoom waveform BPM beat positions and bar positions Detects the key of the selected track Reads values of the ID3 tag from the selected music files and adds them to the track information of rekordbox library a database of collections playlists etc Adds a selected music file to a playlist Analyzes and adds a selected music file to the Collection Exports selected music file s to a device Removes selected music file s from the Collection e The music file itself is not deleted Opens Information and displays information of a selected music file Show a folder in which a selected music file is stored in Finder or Explorer
55. is not shown in the tree view make the necessary settings in View gt Layout of the Preferences window 2 Drag the music files in the track list to Collection The music files are added to Collection A is shown for the music files imported to folders in Explorer 34 Searching for music files Operate the browser panel to browse the music file information and search e You can refine your search by creating tags for music files Searching a music file with the category filter 1 Click Collection in the Tree View Music files in Collection are displayed in the track list 2 Click MS at the top of the track list The category columns Genre Artist and Alobum are displayed along the top of the track list 3 Select and click a category Only the music files in the selected category are displayed on the track list Searching for a music file using the search filter 1 Click Collection in the Tree View Music files in Collection are displayed in the track list 2 Click Qr on the left of the search filter A list of the searchable columns item names is displayed 3 Select and click the column item name you want to search from the pop up list 30 4 Enter characters in the search filter with the computer keyboard Only the music files including the character string you have input are displayed on the track list with the columns selected in step 3 as the searching range
56. ist does not contain Music files which do not contain the text you entered are shown in the list 67 Ly co ud e starts with Music files which start with the text you entered are shown in the list e ends with Music files which end with the text you entered are shown in the list e is in the range Music files whose value is in the range of the 2 values you entered are shown in the list e is in the last Music files whose date is within the days or months ago from the current date you entered are shown in the list e is not in the last Music files whose date is not within the days or months ago from the current date you entered are shown in the list You can customize your search depending on filters Enter a text or a value using your computer keyboard if the dropdown menu is not shown Click the button to add a filter A new filter is added Click to select Match all of the following conditions or Match any of the following conditions filters Delete a filter Click the button to delete a filter which you do not need Type in the name of the intelligent playlist Type the text using your computer keyboard Click OK or Cancel to confirm or cancel the filters Click the OK button A narrowed down Intelligent Playlist is added below Playlists in the tree view folder j Playlists M Untitled Intelligent List TE or e Right click the intelligent Playlist in the
57. ition is displayed in HOT CUE 52 Adding commnets to hot cues You can add your comment in the Comment column of the HOT CUE panel in the sub panel for the loaded track Click the Comment column to enter your comment using the keyboard of your computer Then press Enter e The comment added to a hot cue cannot be exported to a device 53 Organizing music files by using Playlist You can organize the music collection on rekordbox by creating a Playlist prior to performance D One Night Stand One Night stand 14 Tracks Dl Playlists One Night Stand H Maximum Boos fy The Last Time jl ead S ar oe Ties dete elle el sed lla dh hil Fee LIE Ls CLE iiih a bul h Br Creating a new playlist 1 Click tJ on the right side of a playlist or playlist folder New playlist Untitled Playlist is added under Playlists 2 Input the playlist s name from the computer s keyboard then press the Enter key The name of Playlist is changed 3 Click Collection in the Tree View Music files in Collection are displayed in the track list 54 4 Drag a music file to the playlist you have created in the above to the tree view The music file is added to Playlist e Music files can also be added to Playlist by dragging them from iTunes Tag List or other playlists e To delete a playlist select the playlist then press the Delete key on the computer s keyboard e Toremove a
58. music files can be monitored over the DJ mixer s headphones Establishing the link displaying the link status Depending on the security software used on your computer and its operating system s settings it may not be possible to establish links with DJ units If this occurs it will be necessary to clear your settings for any programs and communications ports that are blocked 1 Connect the computer and DJ units When a DJ unit connected to the network is detected is displayed at the bottom left of the browser panel e For instructions on connections see the Operating Instructions for each respective DJ unit and computer e When connected using a switching hub or a PRO DJ LINK compatible DJ mixer rekordbox music files and data can be shared with up to four DJ players e Depending on the communications environment some time may be required for the network address to be acquired automatically LINK 2 Click Communications with DJ units connected by LAN cable or wireless LAN are enabled 90 The link status panel icons of connected DJ units is displayed at the bottom of the browser rr panel and switches to e When is displayed to the left of the link status panel this means that there are two computers connected and that there is already another computer on which rekordbox is installed in the network e When is displayed on the left of the link status panel this indicates that t
59. n Color Rating Comments e f you click Cancel during the update process the Update Collection with USB Device window is closed 88 Loading playlist files created on a DJ player Chitin CDJ 2000 CDJ 500 CDJ 850 CDJ 350 XDLAT Playlists created on DJ players are stored on the USB device Check the playlist created on the DJ player in Devices then load it into Playlists 1 Click Ell to the left of the Fl onto which you want to load the playlist then click El to the left of the Playlists folder A list of playlists saved in the USB device is shown in Devices 2 Drag the playlist you want to load to Playlists The playlist is added to Playlists e Playlists can be also loaded by right clicking on the playlist you want to load in Devices and then selecting Import Playlist e If there is already a playlist with the same name in Playlists a number is added to the end of the playlists name If there are tracks in playlists created on a DJ player that are not registered in the rekordbox collection those tracks are removed when the playlist is loaded 89 Playback connected to a LAN ODs CDJ 2000 Chee CDJ 900 DM N0omus DJM 2000 DJM i0nenus XDJAERO If you connect a computer to the DJ player with a LAN cable or by wireless LAN the rekordbox music files and data can be loaded onto the DJ player in real time When a PRO DJ LINK compatible DJ mixer and the computer are connected by LAN cable rekordbox
60. nd store detailed point information for cueing looping hot cueing etc prior to a performance Not only can various types of point information and playlists prepared with rekordbox be used for playback on Pioneer DJ players the playback history number of times played point information etc can also be fed back to rekordbox after playback Features of rekordbox Music files are automatically analyzed enabling advanced DJ performance MUSIC FILE ANALYSIS By analyzing music files with rekordbox you can obtain and display a variety of data during DJ performances including waveforms beats and tempos BPM For example e When analyzed music files are loaded into a DJ player the waveform information is displayed immediately to provide the DJ with a visual of the track e The quantize function of rekordbox or a DJ player e g CDJ 2000nexus CDJ 900nexus CDJ 2000 CDJ 900 XDJ AERO XDJ R1 can be used to easily set accurate cues and loops e Accurate stable BPM information can be displayed and checked instantaneously In addition the beat sync function can be used to mix sound synchronizing the tempos BPM and beats of multiple DJ players e g CDJ 2000nexus or the left and right decks e g XDJ AERO XDJ R1 The functions that can be used in association with Pioneer DJ units and rekordboxdepend on the DJ units you are using BEAT GRID The beat positions beats detected when music files are analyzed are displayed as a
61. ns on using a DJ player s Library Browse function see the Operating Instructions for each respective DJ player Specifies a user set category to be displayed to the immediate right of titles when browsing music files on the main unit display of the DJ player e g CDJ 2000nexus The DJ player s settings can be saved in rekordbox and reflected on a DJ player through a USB device a mobile device or PRO DJ LINK This lets users immediately set up DJ players with the settings they are used to so you can devote all your attention to your performance For details on the setting items that can be stored and called out with My Settings see the operating instructions of the respective DJ player e g CDJ 2000nexus Sets whether or not to check Allow to auto load Hot Cue on CDJ on the Information pane when music files are added to the collection When music files for which Allow to auto load Hot Cue on CDJ is checked on the Information pane are loaded into a DJ player e g CDJ 2000nexus XDJ R1 the DJ player s hot cues A B and C are forcibly replaced with the hot cues A B and C stored for the loaded music files Preferences Keyboard Keyboard Assigns keyboard shortcuts to the various buttons 101 Preferences Advanced Computer name My tag Color comments Automatically fix misalignment of Beat Grid and or Cue Points for MP3 files which have been imported before version 1 5 4 Sets the name of thi
62. oaded information Referring to rekordbox xml If you import files written in rekordbox xml format you can use rekordbox xml library a Ea rekordbox xml JZ All Tracks i Playlists 1 Select rekordbox xml Open Preferences gt Bridge click Browse for Imported Library at rekordbox xml section and specify an xml file 2 Display rekordbox xml in the tree view Open Preferences gt View and tick rekordbox xml in Layout rekordbox xml is shown in the tree view Adding music files from rekordbox xml 1 Click G on the left side of rekordbox xml in the tree view and click All Tracks A list of rekordbox xml music files are shown in the track list 33 2 Drag the rekordbox xml music files in the track list to Collection The music files are added to Collection Referring to folders and music files in your computer and external devices such as a USB flash drive 1 Click Gon the left side of Explorer in the tree view Folders in your computer and external devices such as a USB flash drive are shown in the tree view e f Explorer is not shown in the tree view make the necessary settings in View gt Layout of the Preferences window 2 Select a folder in Explorer Music files in the selected folder are shown in the track list Adding music files in the computer 1 Select a folder in Explorer Music files in the folder is now shown in track list e f Explorer
63. oard Then press the Enter key The name of the category is changed 3 Changing the tag name Click a tag for My Tag and type letters on your computer keyboard Then press the Enter key The name of the tag is changed Attaching My Tag to a music file 1 Click a music file where you want to attach My Tag among the music files in the track list The selected music file is highlighted 2 Tick the checkbox before the tag you want to attach The ticked tag is attached to the music file Tick other tags checkboxes if you want to attach them e Open Preferences gt Advanced and tick a checkbox of Add My Tag to the Comments to show My Tag in the Comments column of the track list 70 Refining search using My Tag Click EJ on the left side of the search filter My Tag filter is displayed Select BPM Music files whose BPM is within the selected BPM range are displayed in the track list Click a tag for My Tag you want to search Only the music files where the selected tags for My Tag is attached are displayed in the track list e Multiple tags can be selected When multiple tags are selected the music files containing all the selected tags are displayed in the track list e Click RST to cancel all the tags selected in the My Tag filter Deleting My Tag Click K on the right edge of the screen My Tag dropdown menu is shown on the right side of the track list Right click a tag for My tag an
64. on regarding the issue at hand To inquire about configuring your computer with non Pioneer peripheral devices and to obtain the corresponding technical support contact the specific manufacturer or retailer e Further version updates are anticipated for improved functionality and performance ofrekordbox Update programs will be available for download on the rekordbox online support site We strongly recommend you perform these updates and always use the latest version of rekordbox 115 Copyright warning e The use of rekordbox is restricted with regard to the playing and copying of copy protected music contents The program may not operate properly if copy protect encryption data is embedded in recorded media Playback analysis and other operations may stop if copy protect encryption data is detected to be embedded in recorded media e The materials you record are for your own listening enjoyment and cannot be used for other purposes without permission from the copyright owner Music recorded from CDs and other media may be protected by the copyright laws of individual countries as well as by international convention You are solely responsible for the lawful use of the recordings you make When handling music that has been downloaded over the Internet the person who has downloaded the music is fully responsible for using the music in compliance with his her contract with the site from which the music was downloaded 1
65. ons to switch the function panel between CUE LOOP and GRID CUE LOOP panel Sets and saves Hot Cue Loop and Cue C Gas GoGomonee co oo CUE LOOP Click this icon to open the CUE LOOP panel in the function panel 2 HOT CUE DELETE Deletes the stored hot cue 21 3 HOT CUE A B C Hot cues are stored here LOOP IN LOOP OUT Sets realtime cues and loop in loop out points 5 RELOOP EXIT Cancels or resumes loop playback 6 Auto Beat Loop 1 32 1 16 1 8 1 4 1 2 1 4 8 16 32 Sets the loop length by the specified number of beats t 2 Click this icon to halve the length of the currently playing loop a x2 Click this icon to double the length of the currently playing loop 3 MEMORY Stores cue and loop points that have been set Ee Jumps to a saved cue or loop point e Click gt to jump to a saved cue or loop point after the currently playing position e Click a to jump to a saved cue or loop point before the currently playing position 11 Cue Loop Delete button Click this icon to delete a saved cue or loop position 22 GRID panel Adjusts beatgrid a r BL A ie GRID Click this icon to open the GRID panel Plays track with a metronome in synchronization with the beat grid Undoes what you did last in the GRID panel Reduces beat grid intervals by 1 msec Expands beat grid intervals by 1 msec Moves the beat grid 1 msec
66. ordbox music files and data can be loaded in real time on up to four DJ players Also when a DJ mixer supporting PRO DJ LINK and a computer on which rekordbox is installed are connected using a LAN cable rekordbox music files can be monitored over headphones connected to the DJ mixer e A switching hub can be used in place of a DJ mixer e Up to two computers can be connected by PRO DJ LINK e For instructions on connections see the Operating Instructions for each respective DJ unit and computer 13 Names of parts Player panel One Player mode Riy a jjs fj al miie e pe vers i mi i dj jeja b pm miei jase hoaa ri mpja j j f j fe mampi i e Click Da to jump forward from the current playback position e Click lt lt to jump backward from the current playback position 2 Moves to the beginning of a track track search e Click Ej to move to the beginning of the next track e Click D to jump to the beginning of the currently playing track Click B to jump back to the previous track 3 QUANTIZE Sets cue and loop points to the nearest beat grid point 4 Artwork Displays the artwork images of music files 14 oi fo call a Zooms enlarged waveform displays in or out Track information display Displays the title artist and key of the music file loaded to the player Enlarged waveform display The playing position can be moved forward and backward by dragging the display
67. ot Cue Bank The registered point is displayed beside the Hot Cue Bank button e When a Hot Cue Bank button is clicked during loop playback the currently playing loop points will be registered as a Hot Cue Bank 58 Checking registered hot cue banks Click the Hot Cue Bank button on which the registered point is displayed The music file associated with the cue loop point referenced by the button is loaded into the player panel and playback starts from the registered point e To delete a registered cue loop point click 4 on the right side of the Hot Cue Bank button whose cue loop point you want to delete Calling already saved cue or loop points and registering them in a hot cue bank 1 Load the music file containing the saved cue or loop points into the player panel The Cue Point or Loop In Point is displayed in the Cue Loop Call button 2 Click the Cue Loop Call button you want to register in a hot cue bank The playback position is moved to the selected point and paused 3 Click the Hot Cue Bank button A B or C at which you want to register the cue loop point The registered cue loop point is displayed beside the Hot Cue Bank button Calling already stored hot cues and registering them in a hot cue bank 1 Load the music file for which the hot cues are stored into the player panel The stored point is displayed in HOT CUE 2 Click LA if a music file is being played back Playback is paused 3 Click the HOT
68. ox music collection The filename specified for the WAVE file when it was saved is displayed in the title column on Collection e For instructions on using saved loop elements WAVE files see the operating instructions of the respective DJ unit e g RMX 1000 XDJ AERO 4T Saving cues or loops Cue and loop points you have set can be saved and called later Up to 10 cue or loop points can be saved per music file Saved cue and loop points can be called out and played on the DJ player e g CDJ 2000nexus CDJ 2000 CDJ 900nexus CDJ 900 CDJ 850 MEP 4000 Saving cue or loop points you have set 1 Set Cue Point or Loop Point 2 Click MEMORY The saved Cue Loop points in minute second milliseccond are shown in the sub panel for the loaded track e Click MEMORY during Loop playback to save a Loop Point The Loop points in minute second millisecond are shown in the sub panel for the loaded track 48 Calling saved cue or loop points 1 Load the music file containing the cue or loop points you want to call into the player panel The saved Cue Loop points in minute second millisecond are shown in the MEMORY panel in the sub panel for the loaded track 2 Click the Cue Loop Call button to start playback from the set Cue Loop point The playback position is moved to the selected point and paused e Click i to jump to a saved cue or loop point after the currently playing position e Click a to j
69. p out point is reached playback does not return to the loop in point but continues normally Resuming loop playback Reloop Click RELOOP during playback after Loop has already exited Playback returns to the previously set loop in point and loop playback starts Specifying the loop time in number of beats Auto Beat Loop You can play a loop with the loop length between 1 32 and 32 beats in accordance with the BPM of the playing music file Click the number of beats as the loop length you want to play during playing a track The point playing when the button is clicked is set as the loop in point and the loop out point is set according to the selected number of beats e When an auto beat loop is set during loop playback the current loop in point is maintained and only the loop out point is moved When QUANTIZE on the player panel is clicked this lights up When an auto beat loop is set after turning on QUANTIZE on the player panel the loop points are automatically set to the beat grid points nearest the points playing when the selected beat length number is clicked 46 Extracting loops and saving them as WAVE files To extract loops and save them as WAVE files click to the right of the enlarged waveform on the player panel while the loop is playing and select Export Loop As Wav e Extracted loop elements are saved as WAVE files 48 kHz sampling frequency 16 bit quantization and added to the rekordb
70. rum Solo A Capella Euro House Dance Hall Goa Speech Chanson Opera Chamber Music Sonata Symphony Booty Bass Primus Porn Groove Satire Slow Jam Club Tango Samba Folklore Ballad Power Ballad Rhythmic Soul Freestyle Duet Punk Rock Drum Solo A Capella Euro House Dance Hall Goa 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 Drum amp Bass Club House Hardcore Terror Indie BritPop Negerpunk Polsk Punk Beat Christian Gangsta Rap Heavy Metal Black Metal Crossover Contemporary Christian Christian Rock Merengue Salsa Thrash Metal Anime Jpop Synthpop Drum amp Bass Club House Hardcore Terror Indie BritPop Negerpunk Polsk Punk Beat Christian Gangsta Rap Heavy Metal Black Metal Crossover Contemporary Christian Christian Rock Merengue Salsa Thrash Metal Anime Jpop Synthpop Disclaimer Please note that Pioneer cannot accept responsibility for legality morality or reliability of operation with regard to use of this software by customers Problems in operation of this software may arise due to the operating environment of the customer s computer and of this software as well as due to combinations with other software Please note that Pioneer cannot accept responsibility for loss of information registered by the customer using this software Please make a separ
71. ry or hard disk with your Pioneer DJ players see the Operating Instructions for each specific DJ player e For the latest information on Pioneer DJ players that can be used in combination with rekordbox see the rekordbox online support site e HFS is only available for Mac OS X 113 Communications environment on the computer programs OSs and networks Depending on the security software used on your computer and its operating system s settings communications with DJ units or mobile devices may be interrupted If this occurs it will be necessary to check your settings for the following four programs to ensure that they are not blocked e rekordbox exe e PSvNFSd exe e PSvLinkSysMgr exe e edb streamd exe When sharing of the computer s Internet connection is enabled problems may arise in communications with other computers or DJ units connected on the LAN Disable sharing of the computer s Internet connection before connecting the computer to the LAN The computer s Internet connection sharing is deactivated as described below e Mac OS X Open System Preferences then at Internet amp Network uncheck Internet Sharing under Sharing e Windows Open Local Area Connection Properties then at Sharing uncheck Allow other network users to connect through this computer s Internet connection under Internet Connection Sharing Communications with DJ units or mobile devices may also be interrupted if the network IP
72. s actually used during performances can be saved as rekordbox playlists e For instructions on accessing the tag lists from the DJ players see the Operating Instructions for each respective DJ player Checking the play history You can check music files that played on DJ players connected by LAN cable or wireless LAN and their playing order in Histories 1 Double click Histories in the tree view Histories appear by folders with year and month Histories of playback through PRO DJ LINK are created with a name of LINK HISTORY yyyy mm dd in a folder of the year and month 2 Select LINK HISTORY yyyy mm dd A list of music files in a history is shown in the track list 94 Disconnecting links LINK Click Communication with DJ units e g CDJ 2000nexus CDJ 2000 CDJ 900nexus CDJ 900 DJM 2000nexus DJM 2000 DJ M 900nexus XDJ AERO connected by LAN cable or wireless LAN are terminated 95 Additional information Managing music files Storing data using the backup function Regular back up is recommended to prevent data from being lost due to computer failure or other potential disasters Data in rekordbox such as Collection playlists analysis data and music files can be backed up The backup function can also be used for migrating data from the current computer to a new one before replacing your computer with a new one 1 Click File menu gt Library gt Backup Library A caution for backup pops up
73. s are synchronized with rekordbox you can easily export playlists to such devices in an updated status Many handy features for efficient selection of a track PLAYLIST PALETTE Showing 4 playlists simultaneously allows you to quickly and efficiently classify your music files MY TAG You can create tags for your music files by adding tracks detailed genres features and comments as you wish My Tag filter allows you to refine your search using tags as search criteria RELATED TRACKS Music files suggested for the track to be played next are listed based on the selected criteria such as BPM and key PREVIEW You can preview a music file by clicking a waveform or an artwork displayed in the track list without loading a track to the Player 2 PLAYERS Two players can be displayed in 2 Player mode to allow 2 tracks to be played at the same time Using rekordbox to prepare for playback Install rekordbox on your computer from the CD ROM included with the Pioneer DJ player CDJ 2000nexus CDJ 2000 CDJ 900nexus CDJ 900 CDJ 850 CDJ 350 XDJ AERO orXDJ R1 For information on the rekordbox software license agreement the minimum required operating environment the installation procedure etc see the separately included document Read Before Use e The installation program can also be downloaded from the rekordbox online support site The rekordbox software license agreement the minimum required operating environment
74. s computer to be displayed on the DJ unit e g CDJ 2000nexus or XDJ AERO Selects whether or not My Tag is added to the Comment column in the track list Comments on the color codes used for classifying the categories of music files on DJ players in eight colors can be edited For more instructions on using a DJ player s Library Browse function see theOperating Instructions for each respective DJ player Older versions of rekordbox 1 5 3 or earlier used the gapless playback information in MP3 files encoded using LAME Current Pioneer DJ players and the current version of rekordbox however do not use the gapless playback information in MP3 files encoded using LAME By checking Beat Grid it is possible to correct the beat position in keeping with the specifications of current Pioneer DJ players and the current version of rekordbox even with MP3 files encoded using LAME that were analyzed adjusted with older versions ofrekordbox 1 5 3 or earlier Also by checking Cue Points the cue and loop points of MP3 files encoded using LAME that were set with older versions of rekordbox 1 5 3 or earlier can also be corrected This correction processing is performed automatically and the information is updated when MP3 files encoded using LAME are played using the current version of rekordbox when they are exported to USB devices etc e Settings of CDJ Category Sort Column and Advanced Color are commonly applied to multiple DJ pl
75. s or folders are moved or deleted it may no longer be possible to play the music file m is displayed to the left of missing music files 1 From the File menu select Display All Missing Files The Missing File Manager screen opens and a list of missing music files is displayed 2 Select the music file whose file path you want to correct then click Relocate The Choose a new fullpath for screen opens 3 Select the folder in which the music file is stored and the file name then click Open The information on where the music file is stored file path is corrected e File paths can also be corrected by right clicking on a music file for which u is displayed on Collection then selecting Relocate At the Choose a new fullpath for screen be careful not to select the wrong music file 97 Setting preferences To change the various rekordbox settings select Preferences from the File menu to open the Preferences screen Preferences View Language Sets the language to be used in the display Font Sets the size of the characters Artwork Selects the size of the full size artwork displayed on the track list and Tag List Selects whether or not Hot Cue Bank List iTunes rekordbox xml Treeview and Explorer are displayed in the tree view Layout Playlist Selects whether or not the Playlist palette is displayed Palette Tooltips Sets whether or not pop up hints are displayed Preferences Audio
76. st must be created and transferred to a USB device 85 Transferring playlists to USB devices 1 Click i to the left of the E to where you want to transfer the playlist and then click El to the left of the Playlists folder 2 Drag a playlist to Devices The playlist and the music files contained in it are transferred to the USB device e A playlist can be transferred by dragging it from iTunes to Devices e To delete the playlist from the USB device select the playlit in Devices then press the Delete key on the computer s keyboard Depending on the DJ player to which the USB device is connected for playback there may be restrictions on the names of playlists and the folder structure on the USB device For the restrictions that may apply when connecting USB devices for playback see the operating instructions of the respective DJ player e g MEP 4000 XDJ R1 Transferring hot cue bank lists to USB devices To use combinations of hot cues A B and C of different music files for playback a hot cue bank list must be created ahead of time 1 Click i to the left of the E to where you want to transfer the hot cue bank list and then click i to the left of the Hot Cue Bank Lists folder 2 Drag the hot cue bank list to Devices The hot cue bank list and the music files contained in it are transferred to the USB device e To delete the hot cue bank list from the USB device select the hot cue bank list in De
77. the Cue Point The point playing when it is clicked is set as the cue point When QUANTIZE on the player panel is clicked this lights up When a real time cue is set after turning on QUANTIZE on the player panel the cue point is automatically set to the beat grid point nearest the point playing when LOOP IN is clicked Starting loop playback 1 Click LOOP IN during playback at the position Loop In Point where you want to start Loop playback The point playing when it is clicked is set as the loop in point e This operation is not necessary if you want to set the currently set cue point as the loop in point 2 Click LOOP OUT at the position Loop Out Point where you want to end Loop playback The point playing when it is clicked is set as the loop out point the track returns to the loop in point and loop playback starts e When the Loop Point is newly set the previously set Loop Point is deleted e When a different music file is loaded into the player panel the previously set loop points are canceled It is also possible to save loop points you have set When QUANTIZE on the player panel is clicked this lights up When a loop is set after turning on QUANTIZE on the player panel the loop points are automatically set to the beat grid points nearest the points playing when LOOP IN and LOOP OUT are clicked 45 Canceling Loop playback Loop Exit Click EXIT during Loop playback When the loo
78. tion for mixing in 2 Player mode Please see for details of how to manually select tracks as a good match combination for mixing When BPM Key etc are selected the following parameters can be selected Range of BPM Select within 0 30 from the current track Key Select among Same key Related key 1 and Related key 2 Tracks recently added Enter how many days ago within 180 days Tracks in the same genre Select the tracks in the same genre Tracks with the same color Select the tracks with the same color Rating Tracks with the ratings above you specified are shown My Tag Select Match all of the items or Match any of the items 4 Select the criteria and click OK The selected criteria is now effective 73 Using 2 Player mode to prepare for mixing tracks You can preview whether the mixed 2 tracks are matched as well as adjust Beat Grid of each track A good match combination of tracks can be saved in the library and shown as a good match later when selecting tracks DOO OPERO OOO ee E S ee eee eee eee ee eee ee eee F pe e i A i z i Lig ae er ee ae rene ts ee Mixing 2 tracks in both Player A and Player B 1 Click Bi at the top right of the screen The player panel is switched to 2 Player mode 2 Drag a music file in the track list etc to Player A A music file is now loaded to Player A 3 Drag a music file in the track list etc to Player B
79. to the left 23 The entire beat grid is slid to match the nearest beat position to the current playback position shown in a white vertical line at the center of the waveform Moves the beat grid 1 msec to the right Doubles the number of beats BPM The length of each beat grid interval is reduced by half Cuts the number of beats BPM in half The length of each beat grid interval is doubled Cancels the temporarily marked position for adjusting the beat grid Temporarily marks the base position for adjusting the beat grid points Changes the length of each beat grid interval based on the number of beats BPM that is input 24 g e Click this icon to manually set BPM Browser panel 1 Shortcut Drag a folder or a playlist in the tree view and drop it in a slot to make a shortcut 2 Playlist path This icon will appear if a track highlighted in the track list is stored in playlist s Click Bio show a list of playlist path s 3 Playlist palette If you click the Ed icon a tag list or four playlists will be displayed e Three palettes on the right among the 4 palettes are the playlist palettes The far left palette is used as Tag List 4 Artwork switch Click one of the following button to select the artwork mode E Shows upper part of the artwork E Shows the whole artwork 25 Category filter Searches for music files using the category filter My Tag filter
80. udio quality may be affected because the audio signal is digitally processed Adjusting the beat positions of two tracks manually using Pitch Bend Click EE or EA during playback e Click EA while playing a track and the playback speed continues slowing down as long as it is pressed e Click cz while playing a track and the playback speed continues speeding up as long as it is pressed Synchronizing the beat positions and tempo of two tracks using Beat Sync 1 Play a track on Player A The Player which first begins the playback becomes the Sync Master 2 Play a track on Player B 3 Click SYNC on Player B The Tempo BPM and beat positions of the track on Player B will be synchronized with those on Player A e Click SYNC again the SYNC function will turn off 76 e To get back to the original BPM on each player after turning the SYNC feature off Click RST Setting two tracks as a good match combination If the two tracks are found a good match to mix because of harmonious combination and other reasons such information can be stored in the library The stored information can be shown as a good match combination when selecting tracks later Click A The icon changes to A and the two tracks are stored as a good match combination to mix in the library e f music files loaded to Player A and Player B are set as a good match combination 0 Is automatically shown T Synchronizing iTunes library and dev
81. ump to a saved cue or loop point before the currently playing position 3 Click LA Playback or loop playback starts e To delete the already saved Cue Point or Loop Point click 4 on the right side of the Cue Loop Call button whose cue loop point you want to delete Setting a saved loop as the active loop When a loop point is saved a loop icon E is displayed on the left side of Cue Loop Call button To set the saved loop as the active loop click E When a loop is set as the active loop l is shown e For instructions on using active loops see the operating instructions of the respective DJ player e g CDJ 2000nexus 49 Adding comments to saved cue and loop points Your comment can be added in the column on the right side of the Cue Loop Call button in the sub panel for the loaded track Click the Comment column to enter your comment using the keyboard of your computer Then press Enter poi dba da ee The color of the cue markers displayed above the waveform can be changed Right click the comment column to the right of Cue Loop Call button in the sub panel for the loaded track and select a color in the Color dropdown menu e Comments and colors added to cues cannot be exported to a device 50 Storing hot cues When cue and loop points are stored as hot cues they can be played instantaneously Up to three hot cues can be set per music file Saved hot cues can be called out and played on the DJ player
82. usic file is analyzed The detected key can be checked on the Collection Information pane etc The key can be detected simultaneously when adding music files to collections 43 Setting cue or loop points Use this procedure to set points for cueing cue points and points for loop playback loop in and loop out points Setting cue points 1 Click LA during playback Playback is paused 2 Click CUE The point at which playback is paused is set as the cue point CUE lights e To start playback from the Cue Point click CAM e When anew Cue Point is set the previously set Cue Point is deleted e When a different music file is loaded into the player panel the previously set cue point is canceled It is also possible to save cue points you have set Returning to Cue Point Back Cue Click CUE during playback The track instantaneously returns to the set cue point cues there and the pause mode is set CUE lights e To start playback from the Cue Point click Cai Checking Cue Point Cue Point Sampler After returning to the cue point press and hold CUE press the left mouse button and do not release Playback starts from the cue point 44 Playback continues while CUE is pressed When released playback returns to the cue point and the pause mode is set Setting Cue Point during playback Real Time Cue Click LOOP IN during playback at the position where you want to set
83. vices then press the Delete key on the computer s keyboard 86 Disconnecting USB devices from the computer 1 Click 4 to the right of the B icon if you want to disconnect from the computer 2 Disconnect the USB device from the computer e The USB device cannot be disconnected while the data is transferring If you want to disconnect the device click to the right of the progress bar to cancel the data transfer When Create library exclusively for is set at the Preferences screen is displayed at to the right of A When is clicked creation of a library exclusively for the MEP 4000 or XDJ R1 begins Wait until this finishes before disconnecting the USB device from the computer Playback by connecting a USB device to a DJ player A USB device flash memory or hard disk can be taken into the DJ booth to transfer music files and their related data saved on rekordbox to your DJ player e In addition to USB devices SD memory cards can be used for some DJ players e g CDJ 2000nexus or CDJ 2000 e Hot cue bank lists cannot be loaded onto some DJ players e g CDJ 900 CDJ 850 CDJ 350 MEP 4000 XDJ AERO XDJ R71 e For some DJ players e g MEP 4000 XDJ R1 there are restrictions to displaying the folders and playlists on the USB device e For instructions on connecting USB devices to DJ players and using the USB device for playback see the Operating Instructions for each respective DJ player Saving the
84. yer from the track list The track is now loaded to the player 2 Click 2 Playback starts Jumping from the current position The dropdown menu is shown to select how many beats to jump 2 Select the number of beats How many beats or bars to jump is now selected by clicking lt lt gt O7 3 cick Aaa The current position is jumped e When ES is clicked during the LOOP status not only the current position but also the LOOP IN points and LOOP OUT points are jumped Listening to music files directly on the browser panel Playing the music file by clicking the waveform in the Preview column Click the waveform in the Preview column to start the playback from the position you clicked Click the stop button on the left of the waveform to stop the playback When the playback begins in the Preview column while another track is played in the player panel the playback in the player panel pauses Playing a music file by clicking the artwork in the Artwork column Click the artwork in the Artwork column to start the playback from the beginning of the music file e Move the mouse cursor out of the Artwork to stop the playback Click on the Artwork during playback will skip ahead by 30 second increments 38 When the playback begins in the Artwork column while another track is played in the player panel the playback in the player panel pauses Triggering Play Pause and CUE
85. ylists in rekordbox or those in iTunes with a device 1 Insert a USB device or an SD card to your computer 2 Click to select a device from the dropdown menu Playlists in the device you selected are now displayed 3 Tick the checkbox for Synchronize playlists with a device You can select rekordbox folders or playlists to synchronize with the device 4 Tick the checkboxes on the right side of rekordbox folders or playlists to synchronize with the device rekawd box 80 5 Click on the left side of the Device The ticked playlist is synchronized with rekordbox When a device is synchronized the playlists you selected are exported to the device with the updated information Track information of tracks in the playlists is also updated Importing Cues beat positions and ratings updated in a DJ player back torekordbox 1 Connect a device which is synchronized with rekordbox to your computer and launch Sync Manager 2 Click to select a device from the dropdown menu 3 Click amp on the left side of Device Information in the device is imported to rekordbox The same results are expected if you select a device in the tree view and select Update Collection Neither the information of tracks exported from a different computer nor that of tracks deleted from the Collection can be imported 81 Playback using DJ units Playback with a USB device Chines CDJ 2000 Chine CDJ 900 CDJ
86. zing the music file s wave information e Normal Optimizes analysis for tracks which have a relatively consistent tempo e Dynamic Optimizes analysis for tracks which contain significant tempo changes Sets whether or not to analyze music files added to the collection while linked to DJ units If analysis is disabled here processing is put on hold Analysis processing that is on hold begins automatically after the link to the DJ unit is terminated Sets where to store the wave information of the analyzed music files This sets whether or not to detect the keys when adding music files to collections Detected key is written in the ID3 tag Specifies the xml file of the iTunes library browsed in iTunes Sets whether or not to store iTunes group information asrekordbox label information when importing music file information from the iTunes library to the rekordboxcollection Sets whether or not to output the beat position information of rekordbox to an xml file when the rekordbox library information is exported Specifies the playlist library the location of the xml file that is browsed in rekordbox xml For the latest information on playlist libraries that can be displayed byrekordbox see the rekordbox online support site 99 Preferences Device Create library exclusively for Create a library in a device for CDJs when importing tracks from it Delete playlist tracks if playlist is

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