User manual PIONEER REKORDBOX

[. . . ] Music Management Software rekordbox TM Operating Instructions Contents How to read this manual The names of displays, menus, and buttons in this manual are enclosed in brackets. [Collection] pane, [File] menu, [f]) About rekordbox Features of rekordbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Preparing for playback with rekordbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Using rekordbox in combination with a DJ player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Launching rekordbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Names of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Preparing for playback on rekordbox Adding music files to Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Editing the information on a music file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Listening to music files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Setting Cue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Setting Loop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Save Cue or Loop in the memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Setting Hot Cue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Organizing music files by using Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Organizing Hot Cue by using Hot Cue Bank List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Playback on a DJ player Playback with a USB device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Playback with a LAN cable connection (PRO DJ LINK) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Additional information Setting Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Menu List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Genre List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 COPYRIGHT WARNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Disclaimer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 2 En About rekordbox Features of rekordbox rekordbox is an application for managing music files which can be played back on a Pioneer DJ Player (i. e. -- rekordbox can be used to classify and search for music files stored on your computer and create playlists used for DJ performance. -- rekordbox allows you to detect, measure and adjust the beats, tempos (BPM) and other elements of your music files prior to performance. [. . . ] You can also add a music file by dragging it from the [Bridge] pane or other Playlist. 2 ! Drag a music file and change the track order. If the songs are sorted by any column header besides that which displays the track order, a music file cannot be dragged and reordered. The Playlist file is registered and added to Playlist The file formats of Playlist which can be registered are M3U and PLS (extensions: "m3u", "pls"). Changing the track order in Playlist (sorting) 1 Click the name of a column header for which you want to change the track order. Each time you click, the arrangement toggles between ascending and descending orders. 1 2 3 Click . The [Playlist] pane is displayed. Select [File] menu > [Import] > [Playlist]. Select Playlist and click [Open]. The [Import] window is displayed. The playlist is added to the [Playlist] pane and the music file information is loaded from iTunes and displayed. 2 Right-click the name of the column header and select [Renumber Track Order]. The tracks are renumbered to match the newly-sorted track order. Adding Playlist from the iTunes library 1 Click . The [Playlist] pane is displayed. 2 Click [d] on the right of . The [Playlist] pane and the [Bridge] pane are displayed on the left and right sides of the browser panel respectively. 3 Click [+] on the left of [Bridge-iTunes], then click [+] on the left of [Playlist]. A list of the iTunes playlists is displayed. 4 Drag the iTunes playlist from the [Bridge] pane to the [Playlist] pane. The playlist is added to the [Playlist] pane and the music file information is loaded from iTunes and displayed. Playlists can also be added by right-clicking the iTunes playlist in the [Bridge] pane and selecting [Import]. 10 En Organizing Hot Cue by using Hot Cue Bank List A Hot Cue Bank can be used to save Hot Cue information from different music files. Up to three points can be saved as Hot Cue Banks A, B, and C. These are collectively referred to as a Hot Cue Bank List. You can load Hot Cue Bank Lists onto a DJ player, which while performing, can be used in rhythmic succession to create combinations of samples from different tracks. CDJ-900), Hot Cue Bank Lists cannot be loaded onto the DJ player. Setting Hot Cue to Hot Cue Bank 1 2 3 4 Load a music file in which the Hot Cue is recorded. Click [f] if a music file is being played back. Click the [HOT CUE] you want to set to a Hot Cue Bank. Click the Hot Cue Bank button (A, B, or C) you want to record. The recorded point is displayed in [HOT CUE]. Preparing for playback on rekordbox Playback is paused. The playback position is moved to the selected point and paused. The recorded point is displayed in the Hot Cue Bank button. Organizing Hot Cue Bank List by using a folder 1 1 Click . The [Hot Cue Bank List] pane is displayed. Click . The [Hot Cue Bank List] pane is displayed. 2 Right-click the [Hot Cue Bank List] folder and select [Create New Hot Cue Bank List]. [untitled hot cue bank list] is added under the [Hot Cue Bank List] folder. 2 Right-click the [Hot Cue Bank List] folder and select [Create New Folder]. [untitled folder] is added under the [Hot Cue Bank List] folder. 3 Enter the name of the list with the computer keyboard and press the Enter key. The name of Hot Cue Bank List is changed. 3 Enter the name of the folder with the computer keyboard and press the Enter key. 4 Drag Hot Cue Bank List to the newly created folder. Hot Cue Bank List is moved under the newly created folder. To delete the folder, right click the folder and choose [Delete] from the shortcut menu which appears. All contents of the folder, including Hot Cue Bank Lists and subfolders, are deleted. To delete a Hot Cue Bank List, right click Hot Cue Bank List and choose [Delete] from the shortcut menu which appears. Setting Hot Cue Bank Click any of the Hot Cue Bank buttons (A, B, or C) during playback or pause at the position where you want to set to the Hot Cue Bank. The clicked position or Loop playback is set to the Hot Cue Bank button. The recorded point is also displayed in the Hot Cue Bank button. Adding an artwork image to Hot Cue Bank List The artwork image file formats which can be added are JPEG or PNG (extensions: "jpg", "jpeg", "png"). Checking Hot Cue Bank Click the Hot Cue Bank button where the recorded point is displayed. The track displayed beside the button is loaded, and playback starts instantaneously from the recorded point. To delete the recorded point, click [7] on the right of the Hot Cue Bank you want to delete. 1 2 Right-click Hot Cue Bank List and select [Add Artwork]. Select an image file and click [Open]. The [Add Artwork] window is displayed. The artwork image is added to Hot Cue Bank List. Setting Cue or Loop saved in the memory as Hot Cue Bank 1 Load a music file in which a Cue Point or Loop Point is saved. The Cue Point or Loop In Point is displayed in the Cue/Loop Call button. 2 Click the Cue/Loop Call button you want to set as the Hot Cue Bank. The playback position is moved to the selected point and paused. 3 Click the Hot Cue Bank button (A, B, or C) you want to record. The recorded point is displayed in the Hot Cue Bank button. En 11 Playback on a DJ player Playback with a USB device You can deliver music files and their related data saved with rekordbox to your DJ player by using USB devices (flash memory or hard disk) without the hassle of bringing your computer to the DJ booth. Saving Playlist in a USB device 1 Click . mark for the playlist you want The [Device] pane is displayed. 2 Click [+] on the left of the to save. [. . . ] We strongly recommend you upgrade your software on a regular basis to keep the latest updates on your system. COPYRIGHT WARNING !The use of rekordbox is restricted with regard to the playing and copying of copy-protected music contents. -- The program may not operate properly if copy-protect encryption data is embedded in recorded media. -- Playback, analysis, and other operations may stop if copy-protect encryption data is detected to be embedded in recorded media. [. . . ]