![]() Pro DJ Link will not let you use your player as a MIDI controller, you need to connect a player to a computer using the USB port for that.Pro DJ Link has nothing to do with audio over ethernet protocols.Using third-party apps and a computer, monitor all the actions of the players (even watch the waveforms) and convert the BPM info into MIDI or Ableton Link protocol for syncing purposes – and also convert some of the actions into MIDI messages.Share to the internet the info of the music you are playing with the KUVO service from Pioneer DJ (additional hardware needed for this).Connect a mobile phone or tablet to one player (wired) or to the full network (wirelessly) and load music from that device to any of the players.Use the BPM info of the players to automatically sync the tempo of a DJM mixer’s FXs.Connect a computer running Rekordbox in “ Export” mode to the Pro DJ Link to the network and load music from that computer’s copy of Rekordbox.Share the BPM, bar, and beat position of the player designed as “Master” in the network and sync all the other players automatically to that player.The protocol can mange up to five player devices (yes, five, not four as many people think) Connect one USB media storage or one SD card to one player and share all the content with every player connected to the Pro DJ Link network.Pro DJ Link can be used for the following purposes: Not every modern player sold in the Pioneer DJ catalog is compatible with Pro DJ Link the CDJ-850 and the CDJ-350 are not compatible and don’t have ethernet ports. With older model units still found in clubs, the original CDJ-2000 and original CDJ-900 (commonly called “non-Nexus” editions) will give you problems using the Rekordbox app for Android and iOS. Each compatible player has an RJ45 ethernet connector on its back panel (except for the TOUR series devices they use EtherCon). Pro DJ Link works using a basic ethernet network. ![]() The protocol can also interact with the “ Export” mode of the Rekordbox software and with the Rekordbox app for Android and iOS. The XDJ-RX and XDJ-RX2 all-in-one units also have a “lite” version of the protocol called “ Link Export” (more on that on that later). It’s also in their production gear, the TORAIZ SP-16 and DJS-1000 sampler. Pro DJ Link is an embedded protocol present in the Pioneer DJ CDJ and XDJ players. It lets you share metadata between four or more units, load music from a computer or a phone, or even convert every action of the players in MIDI commands using third-party software. Today is part one of a two part series explaining the secret powers of Pro DJ Link – read on! Understanding Pro DJ Link: The Basics But the reality is that Pro DJ Link is a solid and powerful protocol that Pioneer DJ has developed and fine-tuned over years. Many people think that the Pro DJ Link protocol that Pioneer DJ gear has is only intended for putting an ethernet cable between two units and sharing the content of a USB drive and BPM info for using the sync feature.
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