How To Use HID Mode with CDJS - Rekordbox Setup Tutorial
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- čas přidán 8. 07. 2024
- Have you ever wondered how to get your laptop plugged into a set of CDJs in a pro DJ booth? In this DJ tutorial, we explain how to plug Rekordbox into CDJs and use them in HID mode. This basically means you can use CDJs like your controller! This tutorial features 2x Pioneer CDJ 2000NXS2 and a DJM900NXS2.
We will show you step-by-step how to set up your mixer and Rekordbox to use HID mode. By the end of the video, you will be able to pair your CDJS mixer with your Rekordbox and start mixing in HID mode!
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I'm Tech Manager at The Arch (Brighton) and if using that setup with NXS2 kit then most clubs will already have all the decks and mixer connected by Ethernet, in that case you only need to plug in to USB on the mixer using just one USB cable.
Jamie be that DJ dude who totally keeps his cool when he takes over in a DJ booth at a full club at 1:00AM while nothing works... *casually and totally relaxed finding out cables and syntax files in the laptop while keeping the club running via a jackplug and Iphone...*
Done that many a time
Been there before 😅
After 3 hours and many videos finally, someone who explains things properly and understandable. Great video. Thanks.
IMPORTANT: you need to upgrade your rekordbox plan in order to be able to use your laptop with CDJs. It will not work with the free plan. Learned this 30 mins before my gig lol
Hey man. What was happening when you were in this situation, was the CDJ 2000 trying to LINK without any success ? I think I'm in the same situation as you.
Thanks in advance 🤙
@@PascalStifani hey, I can’t connect my laptop (rekordbox) to cdj 2000nxs2 until I bought a plan, activated and works.
So if you can’t connect, that’s because you using free plan
@@tomboo2032 thanks buddy ! I've seen this info on a previous comment also. It saved my first gig.
Hello, what version of relordbox do I need to play on cdjs, core or something more expensive?
@@tomboo2032how much is the plan
Thanks for this tutorial! Learned everything i need to know and now my cdjs are running throu my laptop perfectly!
dude thanks so much for thsi video - so much more detailed than all the Digital DJ tips ones which use old gear and leave so much important info out! that troubleshooting tip at 10 mins saved me after ages of frustration haha
Many thanks! Learnt a lot of new things which I was never aware of. Good work guys. 🙌🏻
This was probably the most clear and well explained video on this topic. THANK YOU.
Very helpful video! Thanks for that and keep it up the good work 👍😉
Thank you and bless you for taking the time to share this knowledge with us!
This was a wicked tutorial. I went to Pirate studios in a dj room and it completely wrecked my session when trying to get all this setup. Next time I think I will understand properly. Thank you very much
Glad it helped!
Broo I've been going to pirate for a year now but still haven't recorded a session 😅 did you use to cables from each cdj to your MacBook
There was a ton of good information in that vid for beginning DJs. Thank you.
Perfect! That's exactly what I needed before my first club session, while I use a DDJ controller at home. THANK YOU! 👍🫶
This has helped me a massive amount, thanks!
I waited sooo long for that video. Awesome thanks!
Great and helpful as always mate!
This video should come with every new Pioneer gear ! THANK YOU
Such a helpful channel omggg
Thanks, glad you found it useful!
@@Crossfader Replied to her didn't you pal,lol.
@@fongy200 True lol
love your videos!! so informative and helpful, I had a gig on a festival for the first time and they had this setup with cdjs and 900 mixer but I had the trouble to use it on rekordbox because I didnt know of the aggregator, now I am informed! thank you !!
The aggregator is so essential. You can always see if the players are recognized by your system. It is the first thing you have to check, in case something is not working like it should. Avoid stress : )
Great tutorial Jamie!
Perfect and Useful!
Very good detailed explanation.
Great video! very helpful.
Wow, this video was amazing, very clear 👌
What we have been waiting for a long time! Thanks crossfader. Video suggestion: how 2 hid mode DJs switch in a live setting without interupting music please. Thanks
TheCabz from the live dj’s laptop, unplug usb cable from muted channel (make 100% sure volume fader is muted on mixer) plug into your laptops usb port. Cue up track to mix in, check volume meters look level, and you’re g2g. Once you’ve taken the wheel you can swap the other usb cable into your laptop to control both decks.
Great video, very precise
Nice one Jamie - this video saved my bacon last night in a practice studio - cheers :)
This the best one of there tutorials! Thank you
this is just great, thanks man!
This was so helpful appreciate this
well done ! very nice explanation
Great video mate, wish this was available to me when I started DJing 4 years ago haha.
Perfect information that are crucial and dosent waste peoples time!
Great job explaining
Awesome mate!
amazing video very informative
This dude is a life saver!
Gotta get that "Line Sauce" you keep talking about ! Haha, Great video! Keep em coming ;)
😂😂😂😂 but it’s a great video😉
Its a great tutorial thank u so much sir👏👏👏
Incredible!!! Thanks
great tutorial
Thank you so much bro💯
Oh dude...!!
Finally, I can play DJ!!!Thanks!!!
great video
I always say that if anyone has access to a CDJ setup, it's best to use a flash drive. But if you insist on using a laptop, a much easier solution is to connect your laptop via the Pro-DJ Link. Most clubs/ venues will already have a network hub set up with the CDJ's and Mixer. 1 Cat5 cable, and possibly a dongle, and you can link everything that was just explained in the video, but with much more ease. I believe you just connect the cable, and there will be a button that appears in Rekordbox that either says "link," or something similar. Click the button, and all the settings should be just fine, and the CDJ's will function as normal. Just as with HID mode, you'll still need the RCA's'/ Digital cables to send audio to the mixer. It's also easier on your CPU, because instead of relying on Rekordbox to play files and send audio out, essentially the CDJ's use the laptop as a flash drive.
Side story- I worked at a club as a tech for a while, and when I discovered the Pro-DJ Link functionality worked with a laptop, I tested it with one of our resident's computers. He always insisted on having 2 flash drives, and his laptop connected to the mixer via USB in case something went wrong, and he needed to throw on Spotify (our players were old, and always needed help). When I showed him he could connect with a Cat5, and a USB cable for Spotify, he was thrilled. No more cable nests or forgetting drives at home, and his full library on both players.
im guessing he had a windows laptop. Macbook DJs are the worst at coming prepared. They dont have an ethernet jack, they often dont bother bringing a hub or the hub they bring doesn't have an ethernet jack and they have external drives already using the free ports ...goddamn macbook djs need to get their head out their ass. Sound tech's are not your personal IT helpdesk! figure out your own equipment!
PS: Pro DJ link with rekordbox is pretty easy to connect to, just as your comment described.. I'm amazed at how few DJs use it.. always with Serato, Traktor.. and now virtual DJ
@@nickloss2377 Actually, all 3 of my residents at the time were on MacBooks. I no longer work there though.
Thank you!!
Very helpful
Awesome video tought i don’t own a CDJ!
Legend!
I love you. Thank you
Thanks brooo❤
I've been using a NuMark Mixtrack Platinum for parties and it gets the job done, and seeing you go through the features for CD-J's much more clearly. They're basically mixers with twice more features.
But I have to say, Key Lock for the Platinum sucks. The sound has a tiny distort noise in the background. I don't know how they are on the CD-J's.
master!!
THANK YOU CROSSFADER I LOVE YOU
Super awesome video! Thanks for all the effort.
@crossfader Jamie, is it correct you should *unplug* the CAT5 link cable (if the CDJ's are connected this way) if you want to hook up your laptop?
i use rekordbox with pioneer xdj in exportmode with the link function. It works also with cdj, i find it much handier. But then rekordbox is just a big library
This tutorial applies also to Serato, except no diving in to the settings. Just plug them all in, select the channels on the CDJs, and you're done. Well it should be noted that with Serato you need to plug in the mixer. It won't work without it.
Good to know! Thank you!
Can you made a video showing how to prepare a USB stick that is Serato & Rekordbox Ready?
Thank you very much. Very informative. Can you create the same video for Serato HID.
Hi Crossfader - this is really helpful as I want to get new CDJs to play with my A&H mixer. I have played with the DDJ-400 and FLX6 and I really like all the pad modes (beat jump etc) - how would I replicate these without a Pioneer Linked Mixer?
gracias gracias gracias
Hi ! Love your videos - thank you. Question - I have this issue with my XDJ - RX2. rekordbox audio icon does NOT show options of speakers - so hardware reads the music from laptop, but sound only comes out from laptop speakers. How to get tunes to play from monitor speakers ?
Can you export beatgridded transition tracks for usb play back? Great video.
Wanted to set this up in my studio, this is a great tutorial but man, I would never DARE to do this in a club while taking over from the previous DJ😂
To use HID mode we don't require RCA cable to be connected from CDJ to Mixer because it'll use the direct source from the Laptop & using 2 CDJ we still can use the other 2 channels which can be controlled through the laptop. Enabling us to use 4 decks even though having just 2, we just have to select 4 deck option if we wanted to use it that way otherwise if we don't then we can just keep it the same way. Let me know if I am wrong about this?!
I can watch a million DJ tutorials, but I almost always end up with the Crossfader videos being the most helpful. I do have few a questions, one of which is more based on advice I'm getting from other DJ's, who have been telling me that I need a USB hub to connect my laptop to a DJM900 NXS2 + CDJ2000 NXS2 setup in order for another DJ to play B2B with me on USB's? Based on what you just demonstrated, that is incorrect. My other question is whether or not I can interact with my laptop to drag/drop tracks onto each deck and search playlists instead of using the interface on the CDJ?
I keep hearing sauce.... after hearing it about 50 times I realized he was saying source lol
😂😂😂😂😂
me too lol
😂🤣
Would be nice to have one video like this for Traktor and Virtual Dj
It’s basically the same. Just different program .
Hello Jamie, hi everyone!
Thank you for the video, can you utilize cdj 2000 with Rekordbox with PERFORMANCE mode? ( seeing both waveform and so forth). I have a xone 92 for the mixer section.
Appreciate your input
Hey Crossfader , first of all thanks for this video . It really helped me understanding the setup . But ive got one more question . my club gig is next week and i just wondered if i can connect the setup like you in the video but with the ddj xp1 in addition. And another question i got is : when connected via usb b cable to laptop. Can i browse my external hard drive of the laptop without any issues ? Greetings from Germany
Do you advice to use direct usb from the cdj/xdj to laptop or using a hub? I use macbook pro15'' 2019
have your macbook 3 usb ports? Than you don't need a hub. The digital signals are so small it doesn't care the cables.
Vert interesting! Do you also need a Pioneer aggregator for a Pioneer XDj RX2? Thank you!
Hi Jamie is there any benefit from using the link terminals on the CDJ's & Mixer with ethernet cables (Pro Link Setup), running all three to a powered ethernet hub and then usb from the Mixer to your laptop rather than using all usb cables?
I see it only comes up with your collection when connected to the laptop, is there a way to get playlists and other usbs aswell if they're on or plugged into the laptop??
Thank you very much for the tutorial! I am curious though. Only your CDJs are connected to your Macbook. What about the mixer?
Hi Jamie, great video....I noticed you have the full waveform across your CDJs, is this only a feature on your Nexus 2 because this doesn’t appear on my 2000nxs
Can you explain is it better to use reckordbox on midi or external? When using xdjrx3? I know its not related to the video but seems you know these things very well
Just Awesome!
Anyone know if is needed to buy a license to use the Rekordbox with the CDJ?
I´ve already have one to use it with a DDJ 400.
Thnks!
Jamie I was just looking at 1 of your video from last year. The thought ocurred to me that since the XDJ-XZ has come out supporting Serato DJ with Rekordbox and also VDJ. How do you prepare your songs? Which software is best to use for Library on the XDJ-XZ. I am planning on buying one soon and have lots of MP3, WAV, WMA,FLAC and even MP2 to organize into crates!
could you make a similar video with Serato because if I am not mistaken there is a difference in the way to get to HID mode.
Can you use samples in rekordbox when laptop hooked up to nexus 2 set up. For eg when you tap on a key on the keyboard for effects ect.
Hello, I would really love to know the spec of your overhead camera. Can you please tell me ? Thank you very much
i usually use third cable to connect the DJM to laptop, i just know that it can works with only 2 cable to each CDJ👍👍
Yes but with two cables only you don’t have the possibility to get a waveform preview from rekordbox directly to one of your free mixer channels
Do one with Serato Also!
CDJ-400 supported to)))
Love the video. Question: I got an ethernet hub to plug both CDJ3000s into as well as the djm 900 mixer BUT my djm 900 only came with one ethernet to USB cable.
So I need to get another cable to connect djm 900 to the ethernet hub and then use the provided cable from ethernet hub to my macbook?
Will doing this allow you to use the rekordbox lighting functions?
v useful though a lot of tech to master and set up in advance, if you can access gear/venue etc. prefer plugging my controller straight into a line input
At 4:20 when your plugging in the two usbs. The other side are both plugged into the laptop correct?
Far M He said to use a hub. Both plugged in.
Question: if you connect your mixer via USB (for instance using a S9), do you still need to connect the RCA's or 'tell the mixer' it's connected via Line? The CDJ's act as midi controllers right? Not like sound players...? 🤔
Hey There,
Thx for this great video, very helpful:) I’ve just one
Problem. Did Everything you explained and it worked till the point I put on a song on the players. No matter if I used the left or the right player, the signal/sound came always out of both channels. On the screen in record box I was able to use the players separately but the music at the the and always came out on both channels of the mixer. Can you help me with this problem? Thx heaps, jonas
Hi Jamie. On what Hz should be sample rate & buffer size??
There is a standard num???? Pls guide.
Thank u
depends on your laptop
Hi Jamie, I could connect the players to my laptops. I have windows and after I follow the steps I have a problem after I hit the link, I can't select in the player recordbox. I installed the NX2 drivers as well and didn't work out
I'm a little bit confused, 2:50 you can also use master 2 to direct plug in to your speakers? (mine speakers got the same rca connectors but doesnt have master 1 connectors)
Which usb hub do you recommend for macbook ?
Which Mixer do we need at least if we want to connect rekordbox with cdj 2000 nexus? I'm asking because if I invest in cdj2k there is less money for an expensive mixer
thx for a answer✌🏽
could you do the same with cdj 3000?
Great video!! I wasn’t able to select the aggregate device for the sampler output. The options were to choose either CDJs individually.. so the sampler would come out of whichever channel selected. Any advice on how to set up the sampler from rekordbox properly?