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Pioneer CDJ-350 manual

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    CDJ-350 Multi Player TRAKTOR PRO Connection Guide[...]

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    2 Introduction The CDJ-350 is equipped with a computer c ontrol mode that allow s DJ software developed by other companies to be con trolled upon connecting the Multi Player t o a computer with a USB cable . Pioneer provides a dedica ted MIDI mapping file for TRAKTOR PRO , a DJ software product from Native Instruments. By using this file , you ca[...]

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    3 Connections Connect the Multi Play er (or players , if more than one are to be connected * ) to the computer with the use of a USB cable. *Up to 4 Multi Players can be connected to the TRAKTOR PRO . Connecting with TRAKTOR PRO AC IN AUDI O OU T RL CONTRO L US B USB cable USB cable TRAKTOR PRO Computer Power cable To an AC outlet Audio cable Audio[...]

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    4 Using the Multi Player as a TRAKTOR PRO controller After the equipment has been connected , tur n on the power f or each device, then configure the TRAKT OR PRO and the Multi Player acc ording to the f ollowing procedur e.  Downloading the MIDI mapping file 1 Download the MIDI mapping file from the P ioneer website: http://pioneer .jp/support[...]

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    5  Importing the MIDI mapping file into TRAK TOR PRO 4 Import the MIDI mapping file into TRAKTOR PRO according to the following steps. This example shows the operation on Windows. The operation is the same on the Macintosh, except that the menu name changes from [File] to [T raktor]. 1 Start TRAKTOR PRO . On the [File] menu, select [P references[...]

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    6 2 On the menu list on the left panel of the screen, click [Controller Manager]. The right side of the screen will switch to [Controller Manager] settings. 3 In the [Device Setup] area, click [Add...]. A pulldown menu will be displayed. ③ ② 4 Select [Import] from the pull down menu. The file selection screen will be displayed. Specify the PION[...]

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    7 5 Check the selections under [Device Setup]. Confirm that [Generic MIDI] is selected for [Device], [All P orts] for the [In-P ort], and [Focus] for the [Device T arget]. If any option is not selected, click  and select the corresponding option from the pulldown menu. 6 Click [Close] and the [P references...] screen will close. The above settin[...]

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    8 Operating TRAKTOR PRO with the Multi Player Buttons The table below shows the default settings CDJ - 350 MULTI PLA YER TEMPO 0 PLA Y/ P A USE SEARCH TRACK SEARCH IN/CUE OUT OUT ADJUST HOT LOOP RELOOP/EXIT BEA T LOOP LOOP DIVIDE — + VINYL MODE TEMPO RANGE MASTER TEMPO LOOP USB STOP SOURCE SELECT MP3/AAC WA V/AIFF CUE PLA YLIST BPM DISC LOCK REV [...]

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    9 Us in g M ult i Pl ay er s as TRAKTOR PRO Audio Output Devices Set up the computer and TRAKT OR PRO in accordance with the f ollowing procedures. When Using Windows ® (supported OS: Windows 7, Windows Vista ® , Windows XP) 1 Install the [P ioneer_CDJ_Driver] driver sof tware into the computer . Either install [P ioneer_CDJ_Driver] from the CD -[...]

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    10  When Using the Mac OS X 10.6.X 1 Connect the Multi Player (or players, if more than one are to be connected) to the computer with the use of a USB cable. 2 Start up [AUDIO MIDI Settings] from the [Applications]–[Utilities] folder . 3 Click [+] on the [Audio Device] screen to add the new Device settings. 4 Select the added Device setting, a[...]

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    PIONEER CORPORA TION 1-1, Shin-ogura, Saiwai-ku, Ka wasaki-shi, Kanaga wa 212-0031, Japan PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC. P. O. BO X 1540, Long Beach, California 90801-1540, U. S.A. TEL: (800) 421-1404 PIONEER ELECTRONICS OF CANAD A, INC. 300 Allstate Pa rk wa y, Markham, Ontar io L3R 0P2, Canada TEL: 1-877-283-5901, 905-479-4411 PIONEER EUROPE NV H[...]