Pioneer CDJ-2000/CDJ-900/CDJ-850/CDJ-350 Scratch Live Connection Guide

Updating the CDJ firmware to the newest version

Before connecting to Scratch Live, update the CDJ firmware to the newest version. 1 Confirm the CDJ firmware’s version on the [UTILITY] screen. For details, see the CDJ’s instruction manual. 2 Confirm the newest version information at the following URL. http://www.prodjnet.com/support/ If the CDJ firmware’s version is not the newest as confirmed in Procedure 1, update by downloading the newest version from the above URL.

Updating Scratch Live to the newest version

An old version of Scratch Live may not support the CDJ currently being used. Before connecting the Scratch Live and CDJ, update Scratch Live to the newest version. Scratch Live can be downloaded from Serato Audio Research’s website: http://serato.com/

1 Connections

Connect the CDJ (or CDJs, if more than one are to be connected) to the computer with the use of a USB cable. The example here is for connecting to CDJ-900, but the method is the same for CDJ-2000, CDJ-850, and CDJ-350.

Connecting with Serato Scratch Live

Computer

Scratch Live

USB cable USB cable

USB cable

RANE Corporation's hardware compatible with Scratch Live (SL3, etc.)

LEFT DECK RIGHT DECK 3456

Audio cable to Amp

POWER

R L DIGITAL AUDIO OUT CONTROL OUT

CDJ-900 DJ mixer CDJ-900 Power cable To an AC outlet

2 Setting CDJs as Scratch Live Controllers

Switch on the power to all units once the connections have been made and start up Scratch Live. Then, set up the CDJs in accordance with the following procedures.

For CDJ-2000/CDJ-900

[MENU] button [LINK] button

UTILITY BACK TAG TRACK BROWSE TAG LISTINFOMENU /REMOVE

OFF POWER ON

LINK STANDBY

USB DISC EJECT STOP USB ROTARY SELECTOR

DISC

1 /16 1 1 / 4

TIME AUTO VINYL MODE CUE SPEED ADJUST

TOUCH/RELEASE 1 / 8 2 1 / 3

1 Press the [LINK] button on the CDJ. When [CONTROL MODE (HID STANDARD] is displayed on the CDJ’s main display area, press and hold the [MENU] button for at least one second to advance to the [UTILITY] mode. Select [ADVANCED] for the [HID SETTING] using the rotary selector and then press [MENU] button to exit [UTILITY] mode. 2 Press the [LINK] button on the CDJ and then select [USB MIDI] for the [CONTROL MODE (HID ADVANCED)]. Press the rotary selector to set the parameter. The CDJ is now recognized by the Scratch Live. • [USB MIDI] will not appear on the CDJ’s main display area when the CDJ and computer USB connection fails. 3 When [DECK:1?] is displayed on the CDJ’s main display area, select the deck to be controlled, by rotating the rotary selector. The parameters are set by pressing the rotary selector.

As described above, the Scratch Live can now be controlled from the CDJ.

For CDJ-850

UTILITY BACK TAG TRACK BROWSE TAG LIST INFO MENU /REMOVE STANDBY [PC] button PC DISC EJECT USB STOP USB

DISC ROTARY SELECTOR 1 / 16 1

TIME AUTO MODE CUE

1 / 8 2 VINYL SPEED ADJUST

IN / CUE OUT RELOOP/EXIT CUE/LOOP TOUCH/RELEASE DELETE MEMORY

1 Press the [PC] button on the CDJ. 2 When [SELECT DECK] is displayed on the CDJ’s main display area, select the deck to be controlled, by rotating the rotary selector. The parameters are set by pressing the rotary selector.

As described above, the Scratch Live can now be controlled from the CDJ.

3 For CDJ-350

TIME MODE BACK

AUTO CUE

SELECT PUSH DISPLAY USB STOP DISC ROTARY SELECTOR UTILITY

SOURCE SELECT BPM PLAYLIST [ ] button MP3/AAC LOCK WAV/AIFF

1 Press the [ ] button on the CDJ for more than 1 sec. 2 When [SELECT DECK] is displayed on the CDJ’s main display area, select the deck to be controlled, by rotating the rotary selector. The parameters are set by pressing the rotary selector.

As described above, the Scratch Live can now be controlled from the CDJ.

4 Operating the Scratch Live with CDJ Buttons

The default settings are shown below.

CDJ-2000

CDJ-2000 buttons Scratch Live functions ut e vwf c yx 1 PLAY/PAUSE Toggles playback on/off TAG TRACK UTILITY BACK /REMOVE

BROWSE TAG LIST INFO MENU OFF Works as CDJ style CUE button POWER ON LINK STANDBY USB 2 CUE for setting and jumping to STOP UNLOCK LOCK temporary cues. USB DISC EJECT SD 3 SEARCH  Fast Forward l DISC

4 SEARCH  Rewind SD TIME AUTO h d MODE CUE HOT CUE VINYL 5 TRACK SEARCH  Loads next track SPEED ADJUST 8 TOUCH/BRAKE i 6 TRACK SEARCH  Loads previous track m 9 IN / CUE OUTRELOOP/EXIT NEEDLE SEARCH CUE/LOOP DELETE MEMORY LOOP CALL Toggles playback forwards or RELEASE/START j 7 DIRECTION IN ADJUSTOUT ADJUST n reverse. JOG ADJUST a 4-BEAT LOOP

REC / CALL Jumps to cue point1. If in REC LOOP CUTTER k LIGHTHEAVY VINYL JOG 8 HOT CUE A mode, press to set a cue point at b CDJ MODE the current play position. g o DIRECTION TEMPO 6 10 16 WIDE Jumps to cue point2. If in REC 7 FWD p REV

MASTER 9 HOT CUE B mode, press to set a cue point at TEMPO the current play position. TRACK SEARCH q 6 Jumps to cue point3. If in REC 5 SEARCH 10 HOT CUE C mode, press to set a cue point at the current play position. 4 3 11 REC/CALL Enters Hot Cue REC mode r 0

CUE TEMPO Run your finger along the needle 2 RESET 12 NEEDLE SEARCH search strip to scroll through the REV FWD track. PLAY / PAUSE

Sets loop in point. (Press again 1 TEMPO

13 IN/CUE (IN ADJUST) to adjust the loop in point. Press MULT I PLAY ER CDJ-2000 again to exit loop in edit mode.) Sets loop out point. (Press again s 14 OUT (OUT ADJUST) to adjust the loop out point. Press again to exit loop out edit mode.) Turns on and off current loop. 15 RELOOP/EXIT Jumps to start of loop when CDJ-2000 buttons Scratch Live functions turning it on. Switches tempo range between 25 TEMPO Creates a 4 beat loop. (Press again +/- 6, 10, 16 and 100% (WIDE) 4-BEAT LOOP/ 16 to halve the loop to 2 beats, and 26 MASTER TEMPO Toggles Keylock on or off LOOP CUTTER again to 1 beat and so on.) 27 TEMPO Adjust pitch slider   17 CUE/LOOP CALL Jumps to next or previous loop slot. 28 TEMPO RESET Reset pitch to zero 18 DELETE Deletes current loop slot. 29 LINK Enters PC control mode. Saves the loop to the current loop TIME MODE Switches display between elapsed 19 MEMORY 30 slot. (AUTO CUE) & remaining time 20 JOG ADJUST Adjust platter sensitivity. 31 BROWSE Browse through library Eject the current track. 32 INFO Displays song information 21 DISC EJECT NOTE : This also ejects any CD in Moves focus back to the crate the CDJ. 33 BACK selector. 22 TOUCH/BREAK Adjusts the stop speed. Scrolls through library (crates/ 23 RELEASE/START Adjusts the start play speed. songs/browse). Push the rotary 34 Rotary selector Switches between jog and scratch selector to load select track or to 24 JOG MODE mode for platter interaction. tab cursor focus

5 CDJ-900

CDJ-900 buttons Scratch Live functions qr9 sta vu 1 PLAY/PAUSE Toggles playback on/off UTILITY BACK TAG TRACK Works as CDJ style CUE button for BROWSE TAG LIST INFO MENU /REMOVE OFF POWER ON

2 CUE setting and jumping to temporary LINK STANDBY

cues. USB DISC EJECT USB 8 STOP 3 SEARCH  Fast Forward DISC k 4 SEARCH  Rewind c 1 / 16 1 1 / 4 TIME AUTO VINYL i MODE CUE SPEED ADJUST

TOUCH/RELEASE 5 TRACK SEARCH  Loads next track d 1 / 8 2 1 / 3

IN / CUE OUTRELOOP/EXIT CUE/LOOP l DELETE MEMORY  1 / 1 / LOOP CALL 6 TRACK SEARCH Loads previous track e 4 4 2 JOG MODE j Toggles playback forwards or IN ADJUST OUT ADJUST 1 / 2 8 3 / 4 SLIP 7 DIRECTION f VINYL m reverse. AUTO BEAT LOOP

BEAT g Sets loop in point. (Press again b SELECT 8 IN/CUE (IN ADJUST) to adjust the loop in point. Press h DIRECTION TEMPO again to exit loop in edit mode.) 6 10 16 WIDE 7 REV n MASTER Sets loop out point. (Press again TEMPO o 9 OUT (OUT ADJUST) to adjust the loop out point. Press 6 TRACK SEARCH again to exit loop out edit mode.) 5 SEARCH Turns on and off current loop. 4 10 RELOOP/EXIT Jumps to start of loop when 3 turning it on. p 0 Switches the auto loop beat 2 CUE BEAT SELECT (Press) division between (1, 2, 4, 8) and PLAY / PAUSE (1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2) REV FWD 11 Press and hold Beat Division 1 BEAT SELECT (Hold) button to switch to (1/4, 1/3, 1/2, TEMPO 3/4) MULTI PLAYER CDJ-900 12 1 Toggles 1 bar autoloop on/off. 13 2 Toggles 2 bar autoloop on/off. 14 4 Toggles 4 bar autoloop on/off. 15 8 Toggles 8 bar autoloop on/off. CDJ-900 buttons Scratch Live functions 16 CUE/LOOP CALL  Jumps to next loop slot 24 MASTER TEMPO Toggles Keylock on or off 17 CUE/LOOP CALL  Jumps to previous loop slot 25 TEMPO Adjust pitch slider 18 DELETE Deletes current loop slot. Switches display between elapsed 26 TIME MODE Saves the loop to the current loop & remaining time 19 MEMORY slot. 27 LINK Enters PC control mode. Eject the current track. 28 BROWSE Browse through library 20 DISC EJECT NOTE : This also ejects any CD in 29 INFO Displays song information the CDJ. Moves focus back to the crate 30 BACK 21 TOUCH/RELEASE Adjusts the stop and start speeds. selector. Switches between jog and scratch 22 JOG MODE Scrolls through library (crates/ mode for platter interaction. songs/browse). Push the rotary 31 Rotary selector Switches tempo range between selector to load select track or to 23 TEMPO +/- 6, 10, 16 and 100% (WIDE) tab cursor focus

6 CDJ-850

CDJ-850 buttons Scratch Live functions dvute f sir q 1 PLAY/PAUSE Toggles playback on/off

UTILITY BACK TAG TRACK BROWSE TAG LIST INFO MENU /REMOVE STANDBY Works as CDJ style CUE button for PC DISC EJECT USB 2 CUE setting and jumping to temporary STOP USB cues. k 9 DISC 3 SEARCH  Rewind 1 / 16 1 TIME AUTO a MODE CUE j 1 / 8 2 VINYL 4 SEARCH  Fast Forward SPEED ADJUST IN / CUE OUTRELOOP/EXIT CUE /LOOP TOUCH / RELEASE DELETE MEMORY b LOOP CALL 5 TRACK SEARCH  Loads previous track 1 / 4 4 l c IN ADJUST OUT ADJUST 6 TRACK SEARCH  Loads next track 1 / 2 8 JOG MODE m AUTO Toggles playback forwards or BEAT LOOP VINYL 7 DIRECTION BEAT h reverse. 8 SELECT g DIRECTION TEMPO Switches the auto loop beat 6 10 16 WIDE 7 REV n 8 BEAT SELECT division between (1, 2, 4, 8) and MASTER TEMPO (1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2) o 5 TRACK SEARCH Toggles auto loop on/off. 9 1 (1 bar or 1/16 depending on Beat 6 SEARCH Select division.) 3 Toggles auto loop on/off. 4

0 10 2 (2 bar or 1/8 depending on Beat 2 CUE p Select division.)

PLAY / PAUSE Toggles auto loop on/off. REV FWD 11 4 (4 bar or 1/4 depending on Beat 1 Select division.) TEMPO

MULTI PLAYER Toggles auto loop on/off. CDJ-850 12 8 (8 bar or 1/2 depending on Beat Select division.) CDJ-850 buttons Scratch Live functions Sets loop in point. (Press again Switches between jog and scratch 13 IN/CUE (IN ADJUST) to adjust the loop in point. Press 22 JOG MODE again to exit loop in edit mode.) mode for platter interaction. Switches tempo range between Sets loop out point. (Press again 23 TEMPO 14 OUT (OUT ADJUST) to adjust the loop out point. Press +/- 6, 10, 16 and 100% (WIDE) again to exit loop out edit mode.) 24 MASTER TEMPO Toggles Keylock on or off Turns on and off current loop. 25 TEMPO Adjust pitch slider 15 RELOOP/EXIT Jumps to start of loop when Scrolls through library (crates/ turning it on. songs/browse). Push the rotary 26 Rotary selector 16 CUE/LOOP CALL  Jumps to previous loop slot selector to load select track or to 17 CUE/LOOP CALL  Jumps to next loop slot tab cursor focus Moves focus back to the crate 18 DELETE Deletes current loop slot. 27 BACK selector. Saves the loop to the current loop 19 MEMORY slot. 28 INFO Displays song information Eject the current track. 29 BROWSE Browse through library 20 DISC EJECT NOTE : This also ejects any CD in 30 PC Enters PC control mode. the CDJ. Switches display between elapsed 31 TIME MODE 21 TOUCH/RELEASE Adjusts the stop and start speeds. & remaining time

7 CDJ-350

l 9 k j i CDJ-350 buttons Scratch Live functions 1 PLAY/PAUSE Toggles playback on/off

Works as CDJ style CUE button for TIME MODE BACK

2 CUE setting and jumping to temporary AUTO CUE

cues. SELECT PUSH DISPLAY USB 3 SEARCH  Rewind STOP DISC d UTILITY 4 SEARCH  Fast Forward

SOURCE SELECT BPM 5 TRACK SEARCH  Loads previous track PLAYLIST 7 MP3/AAC LOCK WAV/AIFF 6 TRACK SEARCH  Loads next track 8 a 7 Enters PC control mode. 5 TRACK SEARCH IN/CUE OUT RELOOP/EXIT BEAT LOOP VINYL MODE LOOP e

TEMPO RANGE Sets loop in point. (Press again 6 HOT LOOP OUT ADJUST —+LOOP DIVIDE f 8 IN/CUE (HOT LOOP) to adjust the loop in point. Press SEARCH 3 MASTER TEMPO again to exit loop in edit mode.) g Sets loop out point. (Press again 4 TEMPO 9 OUT (OUT ADJUST) to adjust the loop out point. Press c again to exit loop out edit mode.) b Turns on and off current loop. 10 RELOOP/EXIT Jumps to start of loop when turning it on. 0 h Halves loop length when loop 2 CUE 11 BEAT LOOP – is active. Scrolls through stored

loops when loop is not active. PLAY /PAUSE Doubles loop length when loop 12 BEAT LOOP + is active. Scrolls through stored 1 REV FWD loops when loop is not active. MULTI PLAYER CDJ-350 Eject the current track. 13 DISC  NOTE : This also ejects any CD in the CDJ. CDJ-350 buttons Scratch Live functions Switches between jog and scratch 14 VINYL MODE Scrolls through library (crates/ mode for platter interaction. songs/browse). Push the rotary Switches tempo range between 19 Rotary selector 15 TEMPO RANGE selector to load select track or to +/- 6, 10, 16 and 100% (WIDE) tab cursor focus 16 MASTER TEMPO Toggles Keylock on or off Adds currently highlighted track 20 PLAYLIST 17 TEMPO Adjust pitch slider to Prepare Crate. Moves focus back to the crate Switches display between elapsed 18 21 TIME MODE BACK selector. & remaining time