Home 2023 Forums The DJ Booth Can I use USBs that have been "RekordBox'd" for the XDJ R1 on CDJ 2000s too?

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    Peter Lindqvist
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    Yes and no! You can’t use it straight away, then nothing will show up on the 2000’s and vice versa. You will have to put USB back in to the computer. Fire up Rekordbox and choose the CDJ’s in the settings. Then you just ”eject” again. It’s during the eject that the library writes to the USB and then you can use it on the 2000’s.

    I’d recommend that you keep 2 sets of 2 USB’s if you want to avoid ”messy”. Update them 2 at a time, not all at the same time. If anything goes wrong, believe me when I say it will happen sooner or later, you’ll be very happy to have 2 USB’s you know works, even if you won’t get to play the last tracks you put into Rekordbox.

    And yes, 2 of them. If you enter the club, load your 1 USB and discover that someone ”borrowed” the lan cable or if it’s gotten broken, you’r f****d. Even if it’s not your fault, in most cases you’re expected to have the gig under control as long as you have 2 working players. Any excuses why you don’t, won’t do you any good.

    Use only good quality high speed USB’s and updating them will only be a few minutes every time. If you’re on your way in to the clubs, this is how you need to prepare, at least. If you have descent laptop with Rekordbox, you can always bring that for either running Rekordbox just to deliver the tracks or in performance mode to control a CDJ-2000/DJM-900Nxs or NXS2 setup.

    #2530091

    I carry sets of THREE. If they are not linked (and that is only valid for models that actually HAVE link option) you’ll need two. But … technology what it is … USB sticks DO sometimes fail. Having at least one spare might just save the day.

    #2530261
    Teeth Dong
    Participant

    Thanks for the replies

    I actually carry 4 USBs at all times, all with the same libraries but none of them Rekordbox’d yet as I didnt like it at first but now going to try it again.

    Peter, from what Im reading of your reply it would seem a USB key that has been Rekordnox’d for the XDJ R1 wont work in a CDJ 2000?

    It could take a lot of my time to have one set of the USBs for home use (the R1) and a seperate pair for the clubs (the 2000s and other higher end models)

    Is this a thing inherent only to the XDJ R1? I thought the whole idea behind Rekordbox was that one setup worked with all Pioneer models. Is it the same story with the newer XDJ RX? I was thinking of upgrading to that for the home setup

    Cheers

    #2531921

    Think it’s because the R1 was the first controller to utilize RB prepared tracks only in a controller?

    #2531951
    Teeth Dong
    Participant

    So a USB key that has been Rekordnox’d for the XDJ R1 wont work in a CDJ 2000?

    #2532001
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    Indeed it wont

    #2532461
    Teeth Dong
    Participant

    Thanks for the replies so far

    I was thinking of upgrading to the XDJ RX

    Does this have the same limitations with RB as the R!? Or can I Rekordbox my collection for the RX and then use the same key on a CDJ 2000?

    #2533241
    Terry_42
    Keymaster

    No you cannot.

    #2533361
    Teeth Dong
    Participant

    What a mess.

    Why didnt/havent Pioneer simplified this to make it standard on all their platforms and players?

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