[CDJ-2000/CDJ-900/CDJ-850/CDJ-350]
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 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/
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
- USB cable
- RANE hardware compatible with Scratch Live (SL3, etc)
- Audio cable
- going to Amp
- Power cable
- going to and AC outlet
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 procedure.
For CDJ-2000/CDJ-900
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 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, Scratch Live can now be controlled from the CDJ.
For CDJ-850
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, Scratch Live can now be controlled from the CDJ.
For CDJ-350
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, Scratch Live can now be controlled from the CDJ.
Operating Scratch Live with CDJ Buttons
The default settings are shown below
CDJ-2000
| 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. |
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| 3 | SEARCH  |
Fast Forward | |||
| 4 | SEARCH |
Rewind | |||
| 5 | TRACK SEARCH  |
Loads next track | |||
| 6 | TRACK SEARCH  |
Loads previous track | |||
| 7 | DIRECTION | Toggles playback forwards or reverse. |
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| 8 | HOT CUE A | Jumps to cue point1. If in REC mode, press to set a cue point at the current play position. |
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| 9 | HOT CUE B | Jumps to cue point2. If in REC mode, press to set a cue point at the current play position. |
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| 10 | HOT CUE C | Jumps to cue point3. If in REC mode, press to set a cue point at the current play position. |
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| 11 | REC/CALL | Enters Hot Cue REC mode | |||
| 12 | NEEDLE SEARCH | Run your finger along the needle search strip to scroll through the track. |
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| 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.) |
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| 14 | OUT (OUT ADJUST) | Sets loop out point. (Press again to adjust the loop out point. Press again to exit loop out edit mode.) |
25 | TEMPO | Switches tempo range between +/- 6, 10, 16 and 100% (WIDE) |
| 15 | RELOOP/EXIT | Turns on and off current loop. Jumps to start of loop when turning it on. |
26 | MASTER TEMPO | Toggles Keylock on or off |
| 16 | 4-BEAT 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.) |
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. |
| 19 | MEMORY | Saves the loop to the current loop slot. | 30 | TIME MODE (AUTO CUE) |
Switches display between elapsed & remaining time |
| 20 | JOG ADJUST | Adjust platter sensitivity. | 31 | BROWSE | Browse through library |
| 21 | DISC EJECT | Eject the current track. NOTE : This also ejects any CD in the CDJ. |
32 | INFO | Displays song information |
| 22 | TOUCH/BREAK | Adjusts the stop speed. | 33 | BACK | Moves focus back to the crate selector. |
| 23 | RELEASE/START | Adjusts the start play speed. | 34 | Rotary Selector | Scrolls through library (crates/ songs/browse). Push the rotary selector to load select track or to tab cursor focus |
| 24 | JOG MODE | Switches between jog and scratch mode for platter interaction. |
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CDJ-900
| 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. |
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| 3 | SEARCH |
Fast Forward | |||
| 4 | SEARCH |
Rewind | |||
| 5 | TRACK SEARCH |
Loads next track | |||
| 6 | TRACK SEARCH |
Loads previous track | |||
| 7 | DIRECTION | Toggles playback forwards or reverse. |
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| 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.) |
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| 9 | OUT (OUT ADJUST) | Sets loop out point. (Press again to adjust the loop out point. Press again to exit loop out edit mode.) |
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| 10 | RELOOP/EXIT | Turns on and off current loop. Jumps to start of loop when turning it on. |
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| 11 | BEAT SELECT (Press) | Switches the auto loop beat division between (1, 2, 4, 8) and (1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2) |
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| BEAT SELECT (Hold) | Press and hold Beat Division button to switch to (1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 3/4) |
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| 12 | 1 | Toggles 1 bar autoloop on/off | 22 | JOG MODE | Adjusts the stop speed. |
| 13 | 2 | Toggles 2 bar autoloop on/off | 23 | TEMPO | Adjusts the start play speed. |
| 14 | 4 | Toggles 4 bar autoloop on/off | 24 | MASTER TEMPO | Switches between jog and scratch mode for platter interaction. |
| 15 | 8 | Toggles 8 bar autoloop on/off. | 25 | TEMPO | Adjust pitch slider |
| 16 | CUE/LOOP CALL  |
Jumps to next loop slot | 26 | TIME MODE | Switches display between elapsed & remaining time |
| 17 | CUE/LOOP CALL  |
Jumps to next or previous loop slot. | 27 | LINK | Enters PC control mode |
| 18 | DELETE | Deletes current loop slot. | 28 | BROWSE | Browse through library |
| 19 | MEMORY | Saves the loop to the current loop slot. | 29 | INFO | Displays song information |
| 20 | DISC EJECT | Eject the current track NOTE : This also ejects any CD in the CDJ. |
30 | BACK | Moves focus back to the crate selector |
| 21 | TOUCH/RELEASE | Adjusts the stop and start speeds. | 31 | Rotary selector | Scrolls through library (crates/ songs/browse). Push the rotary selector to load select track or to tab cursor focus |
CDJ-850
| CDJ-850 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. |
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| 3 | SEARCH |
Rewind | |||
| 4 | SEARCH |
Fast Forward | |||
| 5 | TRACK SEARCH |
Loads previous track | |||
| 6 | TRACK SEARCH |
Loads next track | |||
| 7 | DIRECTION | Toggles playback forwards or reverse. |
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| 8 | BEAT SELECT | Switches the auto loop beat division between (1, 2, 4, 8) and (1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2) |
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| 9 | 1 | Toggles auto loop on/off. (1 bar or 1/16 depending on Beat Select division.) |
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| 10 | 2 | Toggles auto loop on/off. (2 bar or 1/8 depending on Beat Select division.) |
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| 11 | 4 | Toggles auto loop on/off. (4 bar or 1/4 depending on Beat Select division.) |
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| 12 | 8 | Toggles auto loop on/off. (8 bar or 1/2 depending on Beat Select division.) |
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| 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.) |
23 | TEMPO | Switches tempo range between +/- 6, 10, 16 and 100% (WIDE) |
| 14 | OUT (OUT ADJUST) | Sets loop out point. (Press again to adjust the loop out point. Press again to exit loop out edit mode.) |
24 | MASTER TEMPO | Toggles Keylock on or off |
| 15 | RELOOP/EXIT | Turns on and off current loop. Jumps to start of loop when turning it on. |
25 | TEMPO | Adjust pitch slider |
| 16 | CUE/LOOP CALL |
Jumps to previous loop slot | 26 | Rotary selector | Scrolls through library (crates/ songs/browse). Push the rotary selector to load select track or to tab cursor focus |
| 17 | CUE/LOOP CALL |
Jumps to next loop slot | 27 | BACK | Moves focus back to the crate selector. |
| 18 | DELETE | Deletes current loop slot. | 28 | INFO | Displays song information |
| 19 | MEMORY | Saves the loop to the current loop slot. | 29 | BROWSE | Browse through library |
| 20 | DISC EJECT | Eject the current track. NOTE : This also ejects any CD in the CDJ. |
30 | PC | Enters PC control mode. |
| 21 | TOUCH/RELEASE | Adjusts the stop and start speeds. | 31 | TIME MODE | Switches display between elapsed & remaining time |
| 22 | JOG MODE | Switches between jog and scratch mode for platter interaction |
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CDJ-350
| CDJ-350 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. |
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| 3 | SEARCH |
Rewind | |||
| 4 | SEARCH |
Fast Forward | |||
| 5 | TRACK SEARCH |
Loads previous track | |||
| 6 | TRACK SEARCH |
Loads next track | |||
| 7 | Enters PC control mode | ||||
| 8 | IN/CUE (HOT LOOP) | Sets loop in point. (Press again to adjust the loop in point. Press again to exit loop in edit mode.) |
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| 9 | OUT (OUT ADJUST | Sets loop out point. (Press again to adjust the loop out point. Press again to exit loop out edit mode.) |
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| 10 | RELOOP/EXIT | Turns on and off current loop. Jumps to start of loop when turning it on. |
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| 11 | BEAT LOOP – | Halves loop length when loop is active. Scrolls through stored loops when loop is not active. |
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| 12 | BEAT LOOP + | Doubles loop length when loop is active. Scrolls through stored loops when loop is not active. |
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| 13 | DISC  |
Eject the current track. NOTE : This also ejects any CD in the CDJ. |
18 |  BACK |
Moves focus back to the crate selector |
| 14 | VINYL MODE | Sets loop out point. (Press again to adjust the loop out point. Press again to exit loop out edit mode.) |
19 | Rotary selector | Scrolls through library (crates/ songs/browse). Push the rotary selector to load select track or to tab cursor focus |
| 15 | TEMPO RANGE | Turns on and off current loop. Jumps to start of loop when turning it on. |
20 | PLAYLIST | Adds currently highlighted track to Prepare Crate. |
| 16 | MASTER TEMPO | Jumps to previous loop slot | 21 | 1 TIME MODE | Switches display between elapsed & remaining time |
| 17 | TEMPO | Jumps to next loop slot | |||
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