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Connecting Pioneer XDJ-RX to Pioneer DJM750

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  • June 10, 2016 at 8:20 am #2406381
    DJ Vintage
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    There is no way to “split” the channels from your RX to 2 channels on your 750.

    You can of course run RCA master out from your controller to RCA in on the mixer’s 2 or 3 channel. That said, you could potentially use your 1210s either direct (regular vinyl) or through a sound card (DVS) on your RX. All you need to do is flip the input switch on the channel and you are good to go. If you really need full control over 4-decks then you’d be better off looking for a 4-channel controller with built-in DVS capability (DDJ-RX/SX2 come to mind if you want to stay with Pioneer). You’d be giving up the RekordBox facility though and would have to replace the on-board screen with a laptop with DJ software. The DDJ-RX comes with free version of RekordBox DJ.

    Hope that helps some.

    June 10, 2016 at 11:50 am #2406531
    Jon Banham
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    That helps plenty,thanks so much for taking the time to respond.

    I should have been clearer: I’m not trying to split the channels from my XDJ-RX, just one or a ‘master’ per se from it will suffice.

    If I’ve understood correctly, an RCA cable from the XDJ-RX master out to the input of channel 2 or 3 on my DJM750 will accomplish what I’m trying to do? Thanks for the clarification.

    June 10, 2016 at 5:44 pm #2406791
    DJ Vintage
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    Yep … you mix your RX tracks on the RX with the fader on the 750 open. I do recommend thorough 0dB gaining before you start, first gain/trim on the RX channels, then setting RX master so you are at 0dB with channel fader full open. Then on the 750 gain/trim all channels to 0dB. That way all your channels will sound equally loud on the 750 master out going to the speakers.

    June 10, 2016 at 9:50 pm #2406811
    Jon Banham
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    Perfect. Thank you so much.

    June 10, 2016 at 10:45 pm #2406821
    Jon Banham
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    Could I also go XLR out from the XDJ-RX to RCA in on the DJM750?

    June 11, 2016 at 4:11 am #2406841
    Jon Banham
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    To answer my own question, I just found out I can.

    June 11, 2016 at 8:55 am #2406851
    DJ Vintage
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    Yeah, but I would not suggest that. It will work in a pinch, but shouldn’t be your regular way of connecting things. There is level mismatch between the two. I’d stick with RCA-RCA unless you run long distances. And in case of long distances, on the RCA side of things you’d use something like the ART Clean Box which adapts level and converts balanced <-> unbalanced and vice versa and then run XLR cables from your controller to the Clean Box near your mixer.

    Just get a solid RCA cable (don’t worry about gold-plated connectors and such), better than the ones that come with your home AV system 😀

    Something like this: http://www.bax-shop.nl/tulp-/-rca-kabels/procab-cla800-2x-rca-male-2x-rca-male-kabel-15m/product-details.html will do just fine.

    June 12, 2016 at 7:47 am #2406921
    Jon Banham
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    Haha thanks very much. I actually went into the shop looking for an XLR to RCA before I saw your response and luckily they were out of stock so I had no choice but to get an RCA to RCA. Perfect, thanks for your help.

    June 12, 2016 at 4:10 pm #2406981
    DJ Vintage
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    Saved a few bucks there as XLR connectors cost a lot more than RCA 😀

    June 19, 2016 at 8:23 pm #2409701
    Jon Banham
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    I have one other question and thought it best to ask here rather than create another thread.

    I have a spare channel remaining and I’d like to hook up my laptop to it so I can play music and movies through the large speakers connected to my mixer and be able to control the volume through the spare channel. Is it as simple as getting a 3.5mm (my laptop’s audio connection) to RCA cable going into the spare channel on my mixer?

    Ta very much.

    June 19, 2016 at 10:13 pm #2409751
    DJ Vintage
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    Yes, with the provision that the sound quality might not be all that (laptop sound cards can be all over the place) and it’s usually optimized for headphone connection, which means a different resistance (ohm) and level.

    You could consider getting a simple 2-channel (= 1x stereo) USB sound card with RCA outputs.

    June 19, 2016 at 11:53 pm #2409821
    Jon Banham
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    That’s a good idea. Thanks very much again.

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