Pioneer CDJ-350 User Manual

CDJ-350

Multi Player

TRAKTOR PRO
Connection Guide

Introduction

The CDJ-350 is equipped with a computer control mode that allows DJ software developed by
other companies to be controlled upon connecting the Multi Player to a computer with a USB cable.
Pioneer provides a dedicated MIDI mapping file for TRAKTOR PRO, a DJ software product from Native
Instruments. By using this file, you can control TRAKTOR PRO from the Multi Player.
You can also use the Multi Player as a TRAKTOR PRO audio output device.

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Connections

AC IN

AUDIO

OUT

RL

CONTROL

USB

USB cableUSB cable

TRAKTOR

PRO

Computer

Power cable

To an AC outlet

Audio cableAudio cable

L

R

MIC /AUX

HEADPHONES

MASTER EFFECT







MASTER LEVEL

CDJ-350 DJ mixer

Rear panel

Connect the Multi Player (or players, if more than one are to be connected*) to the computer with the
use of a USB cable.

*Up to 4 Multi Players can be connected to the TRAKTOR PRO.

Connecting with TRAKTOR PRO

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Using the Multi Player

USB

STOP

SOURCE SELECT

MP3/AAC

WAV/AIFF

PLAYLIST

BPM

DISC

LOCK

BACK

SELECT PUSH

TIME MODE

AUTO CUE

DISPLAY

UTILITY

[DISPLAY (UTILITY)]
button

[ ] button

Rotary selector

as a TRAKTOR PRO controller

After the equipment has been connected, turn on the power for each device, then configure the
TRAKTOR PRO and the Multi Player according to the following procedure.

 Downloading the MIDI mapping file

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Download the MIDI mapping file from the Pioneer website: http://pioneer.jp/support/download/dj/cdj-350/

Since the download file is in the zip compressed format, extract the file before proceeding.

 Windows users

Right click the download file and select [Extract All].

After the expansion wizard is displayed, specify the destination folder for the extracted files.

 Macintosh users

Double click the download file to expand.

After the zip file is extracted, the file PIONEER_CDJ-350.tsi will be extracted.

 Configuring the Multi Player

2 Configure the Multi Player’s MIDI channels.

3 Press and hold the [ ] button on the Multi Player for 1 second or longer to switch the Multi Player to

Press and hold the [DISPLAY (UTILITY)] button for 1 second or longer to switch to UTILITY mode.

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Turn the rotary selector and select [MIDI CH]. Press the rotary selector to choose your selection.

2

Turn the rotary selector and select a MIDI channel (1–4). Press the rotary selector to choose your

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selection.

The initial configuration of the MIDI mapping file will map the MIDI channels to corresponding

TRAKTOR PRO decks as shown in the following table.

CDJ-350 MIDI channel TRAKTOR PRO deck

MIDI CH 1 Deck A

MIDI CH 2 Deck B

MIDI CH 3 Deck C

MIDI CH 4 Deck D

The MIDI channel for the multi-player is set to CH 1 (Channel 1) by factory settings. Following the

mappings in the table above, set each CDJ-350 MIDI channel you wish to use to one of the channels

between CH 1 and CH 4.

Press the rotary selector again to save the changes to the MIDI channel configuration.

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Press the [DISPLAY (UTILITY)] button to exit UTILITY mode.

control mode. “CONTROL MODE” will appear in the main unit’s display console.

Set the CDJ-350 to control mode on all units you wish to use.

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