Pioneer CDJ-850 User Manual 2

CDJ-850

Multi Player

TRAKTOR PRO/PRO 2
Connection Guide

Introduction

The CDJ-850 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/PRO 2, a DJ software product from Native
Instruments. By using this file, you can control TRAKTOR PRO/PRO 2 from the Multi Player.
You can also use the Multi Player as a TRAKTOR PRO/PRO 2 audio output device.

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Microsoft Corporation registered in the United States of America and other countries.

Mac OS is the trademark of Apple Inc. registered in the United States of America and other countries.•

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Connections

R

L

AUDIO OUTCONTROLUSB

USB cableUSB cable

Power cable

To an AC outlet

Audio cableAudio cable

L

R

CDJ-850 DJ mixer

Rear panel

TRAKTOR

PRO/PRO 2

Computer

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/PRO 2.

Connecting with TRAKTOR PRO/PRO 2

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Deleting the old version of the
MIDI mapping file from TRAKTOR PRO/PRO 2

If the old version of the MIDI mapping file (PIONEER_CDJ-850.tsi) has already been imported into
TRAKTOR PRO/PRO 2, please delete it before importing the new version. Delete the old version from
TRAKTOR PRO/PRO 2 according to the following steps.

The following steps are not required if you are importing the MIDI mapping file (PIONEER_CDJ-850.tsi)
for the first time. Skip to “’Using the Multi player as a TRAKTOR PRO/PRO 2 controller” on page 7.

This example shows the operation on TRAKTOR PRO for Windows. The operation is the same on the
Macintosh, except that the menu name changes from [File] to [Traktor].

Start TRAKTOR PRO/PRO 2. On the [File] menu, select [Preferences...] to display the [Preferences...]

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screen.

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On the menu list on the left panel of the screen, click [Controller Manager]. The right side of the

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②

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screen will switch to [Controller Manager] settings.

Check the selection under [Device Setup]. Confirm that [Generic MIDI] is selected for [Device]. If the

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option is not selected, click  and select the corresponding option from the pulldown menu.

In [Device Setup], click [Edit...]. A pulldown menu will be displayed.

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