Pioneer CDJ 2000 & Virtual DJ on PC Set-Up Tutorial

A tutorial showing how to hook up a pair of pioneer cdj 2000 decks to act as controllers and audio interfaces for Virtual DJ. This will work with any normal DJ mixer and all you need are the CDJ2000s and 2 USB cables. CDJ 900s and 850s will work just the same, but obviously some of the features are different on each player and the info that the screens display are different.

If advanced HID isn't working for you, you may need to update your firmware. The Pioneer ASIO drivers and latest firmware can be downloaded from here:

CDJ2000 http://www.pioneer.eu/uk/support/software/CDJ-2000/index.html
CDJ900 http://www.pioneer.eu/uk/support/software/CDJ-900/index.html
CDJ 850 http://www.pioneer.eu/uk/support/software/CDJ-850/index.html

Be sure to carefully read to firmware update instructions, you have to hold down certain buttons when you turn the players on and then insert a usb stick with the firmware on.

The midi/HID drivers are automatically installed when you plug in the CDJ using the USB cable.

Any questions or comments, just ask.

If you're looking for instructions for Mac...
It's similar to in the video, but BEFORE you start Virtual DJ, need to download and install the "CDJ Aggregator for mac".

http://www.pioneer.eu/uk/support/software/CDJ-2000/index.html#download_254

Then connect the CDJs in the way shown in the video. Before you start virtual dj, run the "CDJ agregator" and you should be fine. The software makes the 2 separate sound cards in the CDJs appear as just one soundcard (no idea why a mac can only use one sound card at a time, but that's what you have to do). In the sound set-up of Virtual DJ there won't be an "ASIO" option, but there should still be an option for Pioneer CDJs.


Music used: The Cakefonz - Lakeside http://soundcloud.com/cakefonz/lakeside

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