Pioneer CDJ-900 Instruction Manual

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Connections
Connect the Multi Player (or players, 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.
*Up to 3 Multi Players can be connected to the Scratch Live.
Connecting with Serato Scratch Live
CDJ-900 CDJ-900
to Amp
USB cable
Computer
Audio cable
USB cable USB cable
Power cable To an AC outlet
DJ mixer
POWER
RL
AUDIO OUT
CONTROL
DIGITAL
OUT
Scratch Live
SL1/SL3
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LEFT DECK RIGHT DECK
Scratch Live
* Scratch Live is a registered trademark of Serato Audio Research.
Pioneer CDJ-900/CDJ-2000
Scratch Live Connection Guide

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Using Multi Players
as Scratch Live Controllers
Switch on the power to all units once the connections have been made.Then, set up the Multi Players
in accordance with the following procedures.
MULTI PLAYER CDJ-
900
PLAY / P AUSE
CUE
SEARCH
TRACK SEARCH
DIRECTION
LINK
USB
DISC
MASTER
TEMPO
TEMPO
6 WIDE 10 1 6
TOUCH/RELEASE
VINYL
SPEED ADJUST
OFF
ON
POWER
DISC EJECT
STANDBY
BACK
BROWSE T AG LIST INFO MEN U
UTILITY
AUTO
BEAT LOOP
8
4
2
1
USB
STOP
TEMPO
0
REVFWD
CUE/LOOP
DELETE MEMOR Y
SLIP
CALL
OUTRELOOP/EXIT
LOOP
IN / CU E
3 /4
1 /2
1 /3
1 /4
1 /2
1 /4
1 /8
1 /
16
/REMOVE
TA G TRACK
TIME
MODE
AUTO
CUE
IN ADJUST OUT ADJUST
REV
BEAT
SELECT
JOG MODE
VINYL
[LINK] button
ROTARY SELECTOR
[MENU] button
1Press the [LINK] button on the Multi Player. When [CONTROL MODE (HID STANDARD] is displayed
on the Multi Player’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.
2Press the [LINK] button on the Multi Player and then select [USB MIDI] for the [CONTROL MODE (HID
ADVANCED)]. Press the rotary selector to set the parameter. The Multi Player is now recognized by the
Scratch Live.
[USB MIDI] will not appear on the Multi Player’s main display area when the Multi Player and computer•
USB connection fails.
3When [Turn Encoder] is displayed on the Multi Player’s main display area, select the deck to be
controlled, from 1 to 3, 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 Multi Player.

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Operating the Scratch Live with Multi Player Buttons
The default settings are shown below.
CDJ-900 buttons Scratch Live functions
1 PLAY/PAUSE Toggles playback on/off
2 CUE
Works as CDJ style CUE button
for setting and jumping to
temporary cues.
3SEARCH Fast Forward
4SEARCH Rewind
5TRACK SEARCH Loads next track
6TRACK SEARCH Loads previous track
7 DIRECTION Toggles playback forwards or
reverse.
8 IN/CUE (IN ADJUST)
Sets loop in point. (Press again
to adjust the loop in point. Press
again to exit loop in edit mode.)
9 OUT (OUT ADJUST)
Sets loop out point. (Press again
to adjust the loop out point. Press
again to exit loop out edit mode.)
10 RELOOP/EXIT
Turns on and off current loop.
Jumps to start of loop when
turning it on.
11
BEAT SELECT (Press)
Switches the auto loop beat
division between (1,2,4,8) and
(1/16, 1/8, 1/4,1/2)
BEAT SELECT (Hold)
Press and hold Beat Division
button to switch to (1/4, 1/3, 1/2,
3/4)
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.
16 CUE/LOOP CALL Jumps to next loop slot
17 CUE/LOOP CALL Jumps to previous loop slot
18 DELETE Deletes current loop slot.
19 MEMORY Saves the loop to the current loop
slot.
20 DISC EJECT
Eject the current track.
NOTE : This also ejects any CD in
the player.
21 TOUCH/RELEASE Adjusts the stop and start speeds.
22 JOG MODE Switches between jog and scratch
mode for platter interaction.
23 TEMPO Switches tempo range between
+/- 6, 10,16 and 100% (WIDE)
24 MASTER TEMPO Toggles Keylock on or off
25 TEMPO Adjust pitch slider
26 TIME MODE Enters USB connection mode.
27 LINK Switches display between
elapsed & remaining time
28 BROWSE Browse through library
29 INFO Displays song information
30 BACK Moves focus back to the crate
selector.
31 Rotary selector
Scrolls through library (crates/
songs/browse). Push the rotary
selector to load select track or to
tab cursor focus
CDJ-900
MULT I PLAYER CDJ-
900
PLAY / P A USE
CUE
SEARCH
TRACK SEARCH
DIRECTION
LINK
USB
DISC
MASTER
TEMPO
TEMPO
6
WIDE
10 16
TOUCH/RELEASE
VINYL
SPEED ADJUST
OFF
ON
POWER
DISC EJECT
STANDBY
BACK
BROW SE TA G LIST INFO MENU
UTILITY
AUTO
BEAT LOOP
8
4
2
1
USB
STOP
TEMPO
0
REVFWD
CUE/LOOP
DELETE MEMORY
SLIP
CALL
OUTRELOOP /EXIT
LOOP
IN / CUE
3 /4
1 /2
1 /3
1 /4
1 /2
1 /4
1 /8
1 /
16
/REMOVE
TAG TRAC K
TIME
MODE
AUTO
CUE
IN ADJUST OUT ADJUST
REV
BEAT
SELECT
JOG MODE
VINYL
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CDJ-2000 buttons Scratch Live functions
1 PLAY/PAUSE Toggles playback on/off
2 CUE
Works as CDJ style CUE button
for setting and jumping to
temporary cues.
3SEARCH Fast Forward
4SEARCH Rewind
5TRACK SEARCH Loads next track
6TRACK SEARCH Loads previous track
7 DIRECTION Toggles playback forwards or
reverse.
8 HOT CUE A
Jumps to cue point1. If in REC
mode, press to set a cue point at
the current play position.
9 HOT CUE B
Jumps to cue point2. If in REC
mode, press to set a cue point at
the current play position.
10 HOT CUE C
Jumps to cue point3. If in REC
mode, press to set a cue point at
the current play position.
11 REC/CALL Enters Hot Cue REC mode
12 NEEDLE SEARCH
Run your finger along the needle
search strip to scroll through the
track.
13 IN/CUE (IN ADJUST)
Sets loop in point. (Press again
to adjust the loop in point. Press
again to exit loop in edit mode.)
14 OUT (OUT ADJUST)
Sets loop out point. (Press again
to adjust the loop out point. Press
again to exit loop out edit mode.)
15 RELOOP/EXIT
Turns on and off current loop.
Jumps to start of loop when
turning it on.
16 4-BEST LOOP/
LOOP CUTTER
Creates a 4 beat loop. (Press
again to halve the loop to 2 beats,
and again to 1 beat and so on.)
17 CUE/LOOP CALL   Jumps to next or previous loop
slot.
18 DELETE Deletes current loop slot.
19 MEMORY Saves the loop to the current loop
slot.
20 JOG ADJUST Adjust platter sensitivity.
21 DISC EJECT
Eject the current track.
NOTE : This also ejects any CD in
the player.
22 TOUCH/BREAK Adjusts the stop speed.
23 RELEASE/START Adjusts the start play speed.
24 JOG MODE Switches between jog and scratch
mode for platter interaction.
25 TEMPO Switches tempo range between
+/- 6, 10,16 and 100% (WIDE)
26 MASTER TEMPO Toggles Keylock on or off
27 TEMPO Adjust pitch slider
28 TEMPO RESET Reset pitch to zero
29 LINK Enters USB connection mode.
30 TIME MODE
(AUTO CUE)
Switches display between
elapsed & remaining time
31 BROWSE Browse through library
32 INFO Displays song information
33 BACK Moves focus back to the crate
selector.
34 Rotary selector
Scrolls through library (crates/
songs/browse). Push the rotary
selector to load select track or to
tab cursor focus
CDJ-2000
PLAY / P A USE
CUE
SEARCH
TRACK SEARCH
FWD
REV
DIRECTION
USB
STOP
LINK
USB
SD
DISC
BROW SE TA G LIST INFO MENU
UTILITY
REVFWD
TEMPO
RESET
MASTER
TEMPO
TEMPO
6 WIDE 10 16
VINYL JOG
MODE
CDJ
RELEASE/START
TOUCH/BRAK E
VINYL
SPEED ADJUST
LIGHTHEAVY
JOG ADJUST
CUE/LOOP DELETE MEMORY
UNLOCK
OFF
ON
LOCK
POWER
DISC EJECT
STANDBY
BACK /REMOV E
TAG TRAC K
TIME
MODE
AUTO
CUE
OUTRELOOP/EXIT
LOOP
NEEDLE SEARCH
CALL
IN ADJUSTOUT ADJUST
LOOP CUTTER
4-BEAT LOOP
IN / CUE
REC / CALL
SD
HOT CUE
TEMPO
0
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