2/17/2024 0 Comments Kuvo setting menu rekordbox![]() ![]() These decks are replicas of the waveforms seen on the actual CDJs. After loading tracks into the rekordbox software they can be dragged into the decks at the top of the screen. This article will go over the basics of beat gridding, cueing, and editing metadata of the tracks within a digital library.īeat gridding with rekordbox is relatively simple, especially if one is familiar with Traktor’s beat grids. Tracks can also be managed on the go with the rekordbox for iOS and Android. Rekordbox is a great utility for anyone who uses the Pioneer CDJs because it allows the DJ to beatgrid, create cues, and organize track data before a gig allowing for a DJ to plug in their digital crate, ready to mix. These changes not only make your drive compatible with the software but also will improve the organization of your digital crate. Now your digital crate is formatted to be used with CDJs and the rekordbox software. Click “Partition”.īelow is an excellent video by DJ Pulse demonstrating this process. ![]() A window will pop up asking you to confirm changes. (CDJs won’t read your crate without doing this!) Click the “Options” button located below the big white box and in the window that opens change the selected option from “GUID Partition Table” to “Master Boot Record”. ![]() If you plan on switching between OSX and PC, then select the “MS-DOS (FAT)” option. If you plan on only using your flash drive with a Mac, you can keep the Format option as “Mac OSX Extended (Journaled)”.Under “Volume Scheme” select “1 Partition” and under Volume Information, give your digital crate a name.Select “Partition” in the list of options in the center of the Disk Utility.Find your digital crate and select the first option for that drive. On the left side you will see all your drives.Inside the “Utilities” folder, and open “Disk Utility”.Go to your “Applications” folder and open the folder titled “Utilities”. ![]() Lastly, uncheck “Quick Format” and hit “Start” to format your digital crate. That way if you ever forget which digital crate is yours there is an identifier to help you out.Ħ. It is a good idea to name your drive under the “Volume Label” section. Under the allocation size drop down menu select “4096 bytes.”ĥ. Under the file system drop down menu select “FAT32”.Ĥ. Right-click your flash drive and select “Format”.ģ.Go to “My Computer” or “This PC” (depending on your version of Windows).The first order of business is formatting the flash drive accordingly. The most common of the bunch is FAT32, which, is recommended for DJs’ flash drives. Prepping the Flash DriveĪs stated in the previous article, Pioneer CDJs can only read flash drives with FAT, FAT16, FAT32, and HFS+ file systems. Rekordbox is a powerful tool for any DJ using CDJs and this article will be a base point for DJs looking to get their digital crate organized. If you are not familiar with the software, rekordbox is Pioneer’s track prepping software that is designed for DJs to prep tracks to be used with the rekordbox compatible CDJs. To follow up the recent guide to digital crates we thought it would be a good idea to provide a quick tutorial piece on how to format and use a flash drive for DJing with r ekordbox. ![]()
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