Anyway often you won’t need to grid your tracks at all, as the analysis is tight – not surprising really as Pioneer DJ has been offering great track analysis in Rekordbox for a long time now. While a couple of readers reported crashing while beatgridding, we didn’t find that to be the case.
Pioneer rekordbox dj software#
So initial configuration of the look of the software done, you going to want to beatgrid your tunes, and the beatgridding is comprehensive and feels very tight, plus you get a metronome (just like with Traktor) to help. Get the best tuition out there for Rekordbox – Rekordbox Made Easy Like Traktor, you can choose blue or multicoloured waveforms. As well as choosing your panels as just stated, you can do clever stuff like break the library away and have it on a separate monitor entirely (great for resident DJs in custom-designed booths). So up and running, time for a road test! While overall Rekordbox DJ does feel very busy (don’t know if it’s just my eyes, but I struggled with the size of the library font in particular, although it is configurable), you do get lots of choice over how things look. In Use The vertical two-deck view in Rekordbox DJ, which is of course reminiscent of the classic Serato Scratch Live view. You can DJ with it with no hardware at all if you want, though, or just with an audio interface on Mac, Rekordbox DJ had no problem spotting the two audio interfaces we tried it with, which included the NI Audio 2 and an Apollo Twin.
Pioneer rekordbox dj full#
Rekordbox DJ works with a whole host of Pioneer controllers (note: only Pioneer), and there’s a full list on the Pioneer website we tested it on a DDJ-SX and a WeGO3, because we don’t have either of the new Pioneer controllers (namely the DDJ-RX and DDJ-RZ) here at this point to test with. (Please, let’s have smart crates! You know you want to…) The software even has that legendary DJ software trait of being “not quite as good as iTunes” when it comes to music management. Ability to switch views (two deck, four deck etc)? Yup, there it is. (Rekordbox DJ does have cute little waveform previews that the others don’t, though.) Switchable extra panels for things like pads, effects, sampler, recording etc? Yes, there they are. Library at the bottom of screen, folder tree left? Yup.
In fact, you have to dig deep, at least initially, to find anything about the program that doesn’t feel instantly familiar (assuming you’re used to one or more of the other programs, that is).
Pioneer rekordbox dj free#
DJs who want to add the option of going down the “software route” with Pioneer simply choose to “add on” Rekordbox DJ as an option within Rekordbox 4.0, pay up (or take advantage of the 30-day free trial), and there it is – a fully fledged DJing program, looking to all intents and purposes like some child of Traktor and Serato.
Rekordbox 4.0 is the latest incarnation of the (free, as ever it was) library software we just talked of, which is very much alive and kicking, and can be used by any DJ to prepare music for DJing with on modern Pioneer gear in DJ booths, usually off of a USB drive. First Impressions / Setting up The “standard” two-deck view within Rekordbox DJ, looking familiar to anyone used to Virtual DJ or Serato DJ.įirst things first: Rekordbox DJ is offered as an in-app purchase to users of Pioneer’s Rekordbox 4.0 software.
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