PIONEER CDJ-3000





for VirtualDJ 8.5+
Last Update : November 2020


 

SETUP


Connections


Depending on the amount of CDJ-3000 available units and other connected gear (mixers, other sound-cards etc), make the appropriate connections as described in the Pioneer Club-setup Guide

Firmware & Drivers


Firmware :
Update the firmware of each CDJ-3000 unit to the latest version from https://www.pioneerdj.com/en/support/software/player/cdj-3000/#firmware-update

Drivers :
Windows : Install the Pioneer AUDIO driver from https://www.pioneerdj.com/en/support/software/player/cdj-3000/#drivers
Mac OSX: You don't have to install any driver. Mac OS standard audio driver will be automatically installed when you CDJ is connected to your Mac with a USB cable.

VirtualDJ 8 Setup


Download and install VirtualDJ from http://www.virtualdj.com/download/index.html (in case you have not done already)

Once VirtualDJ is opened, a Login Window will appear. Login with your virtualdj.com account credentials.

A Pro Infinity or a Pro Subscription License is required to use the Pioneer CDJ-3000 with VirtualDJ. Without any of the above Licenses, the controller will operate for 10 minutes each time you restart VirtualDJ.
http://www.virtualdj.com/buy/index.html


A detection window will appear next verifying the proper connection.

Click on the CDJ-3000 button in case the built-in sound cards of the CDJ-3000 are used and VirtualDJ will automatically apply the necessary Audio configuration. See Pioneer Club-setup Guide for further setup options.

Click OK.

The unit is now ready to operate.

MIDI Operation


The unit should be visible in the CONTROLLERS tab of Config and the “factory default” available/selected from the Mappings drop-down list.
The factory default Mapping offers the functions described in this Manual, however those can be adjusted to your needs via VDJ Script actions.



Note. Each CDJ-3000 unit (if more than 1 is connected) will be additionally displayed in this window, and any modifications in the mapping file will affect all units.

Find more details at http://www.virtualdj.com/wiki/VDJ8script.html


AUDIO Setup


The unit has a pre-defined Audio setup and a special button in the AUDIO tab of Config to provide that. Alternative setups can be applied, depending your setup and the available units. See Advanced setup chapter





Refer to the manual of the unit for further features and setups.
https://www.pioneerdj.com/en/support/documents/player/cdj-3000/

For further VirtualDJ settings and features please refer to the User Guide of VirtualDJ 8.
http://www.virtualdj.com/manuals/virtualdj8/index.html
 

Controls





KEY

ACTION

S SHIFT
Press and hold this button to access secondary functions as described in this manual
D DISPLAY
1 PLAY
Press to play the loaded track. Press again to pause the track. The LED will blink when track is paused and lit solid when track is playing
2 CUE
When track is paused, press this button to set current track's position as a temporary CUE point. Press and hold this button to preview track while held. While held, press PLAY to continue playing or release to return to the CUE position.
When track is playing, press this button to return to the stored CUE position (or the beginning of the track if no CUE is set.
The LED of this button will blink if the track is paused but current position is not the stored CUE point and lit solid in all other cases.
3 SEARCH
Press these buttons to move track backwards/forward by 4 beats (while kept pressed)
4 TRACK SEARCH
Press the left << button to move track at the beginning. Double-fast press to load the previous track from the focused Browser list.
Press the right >> button to load the next track from the focused Browser list.
In both cases, the playing status (playing or stopped) will be kept.
5 DIRECTION
Move the latch switch down to change the playback direction. When enabled (REV led is lit) the track plays backwards. Move back to the middle position to disable and continue normal playback from the current position.
Move and hold the latch to the upper position to play the track in reverse while held. When released, track will resume to the position it would have been if never reversed.
6 BEATJUMP
Use these buttons to jump the track backwards/forward by the selected amount of beats.
Hold SHIFT down and then use these buttons to decrease/increase the amount of the beats for beatjump. The size will be shown on the CDJ-3000 screen
7 LOOP 4
If track is not in loop, use this button to enable a 4 beats auto-loop. When in loop, use this button to half the size of the loop
8 LOOP 8
If track is not in loop, use this button to enable a 8 beats auto-loop. When in loop, use this button to double the size of the loop
9 LOOP IN
When not in Loop, use this button to set current track's position as the beginning of the loop.
When in loop, use this button to enable/disable Loop In Adjust mode (LED will blink fast) and then use the jogwheel to fine-adjust the entry point of the Loop.
10 LOOP OUT
When Loop In is set, use this button to set current track's position as the end point of the loop and enable the loop..
When in loop, use this button to enable/disable Loop Out Adjust mode (LED will blink fast) and then use the jogwheel to fine-adjust the exit point of the Loop.
11 RELOOP
When in loop, use this button to exit the loop. If not in loop, use this button to enable the last triggered loop (reloop) and jump to its position..
12 HOT CUE A-H
In Hotcue mode (default) :
Use these 8 buttons to assign or trigger Hotcues 1 to 8. When a Hotcue is not assigned, use the button to set a Hotcue at the current track position. When assigned, buttons will jump track to their set position.
Hold SHIFT and then use these buttons to delete their assigned Hotcues.

In Stems mode : First 4 buttons control Stems. Buttons 5 to 8 control Stems FX.

In Sampler mode : Trigger Samples 1 to 8.
13 SPEED ADJ
Use this knob to adjust the speed the track will have when paused. If knob is at the minimum position, the track will pause immediately. If in other positions, track will emulate a vinyl brake when paused.
14 CUE CALL
Use these buttons to jump to the previous/next assigned Hotcue.

Hold SHIFT down and then use these buttons to set the Hotcue buttons to Full (PREVIOUS button) or Split (NEXT button) mode (when in Stems or Sampler mode).
15 DELETE
Delete the Saved Loop.
16 MEMORY
Saves a Loop or recall if already saved.

Hold SHIFT down and then use this button to cycle through Hotcues, Stems and Sampler mode for the HOTCUE buttons
17 JOG MODE
Select the VINYL or CDJ mode for the Jogwheel
18 JOG ADJUST
Adjust how heavy or light the Jogwheel will be
19 JOGWHEEL
Use the jogwheel to scratch, pitch-bend or adjust the entry and exit loop positions.
When VINYL mode is enabled, use the upper/inner part of the wheel to scratch the track backwards/forward and the outer part (side) to pitch-bend (temporary speed-up/slow-down tempo)
When CDJ mode is enabled use any part of the jogwheel to pitch-bend (temporary speed-up/slow-down tempo)
See LOOP controls for loop in/out adjust.
The small LCD screen will display the Album Art of the loaded track, the CUE position and a track rotation marker
20 MASTER
Use this button to manually set the Deck as Master. When a Deck is set as Master, all other Decks will sync to the Master Deck, if SYNC is pressed.
21 BEAT SYNC
Use this button to synchronize Tempo (BPM) and Beat phase to the other Deck or Master Deck - if more than 2 Decks are used.
22 KEY SYNC
Use this button to match the Key of the track with the opposite Deck. Press again to reset the Track's key back to its original value.
23 TEMPO RANGE
Use this button to select the % range for the Pitch fader. On each press, the range will cycle through 6,10,16 and 100%. The selected range is displayed on the LCD of the unit
24 MASTER TEMPO
Use this button to enable/disable Master Tempo (Keylock). When enabled, pitch/tempo changes will not affect the Key of the track
25 TEMPO
Use this fader to adjust the tempo (BPM) of the track. In middle position, the track will play at its original tempo (BPM). The pitch% and BPM value are displayed on the LCD of the unit.
26 TEMPO RESET
Use this button to gradually reset Track's tempo back to its original value.
27 SLIP
Enable/disable Slip mode. When enabled, several actions such as holding the platter, loop and Hotcues will act temporarily and once performed, track will resume to the position it would have been if the action was never performed
28 QUANTIZE
Enable/disable Quantize mode. When enabled, several actions such as loops and Hotcues will be quantized (snapped) to the nearest beat or other beat fraction depending on the globalQuantize value (from VirtualDJ Settings)
29 TIME MODE
Toggle between Elapsed and Remain Time view. Hold down for more than 1 second to enable/disable AutoCue. When enabled, tracks will loaded at the first available Hotcue position
30 SD
Insert a compatible SD card. This source is not used when the device is assigned to VirtualDJ
31 USB
Insert a compatible USB media storage device. This source is not used when the device is assigned to VirtualDJ
32 USB STOP
Press and hold this button to eject a USB device. This operation is not used when the device is assigned to VirtualDJ
33 SOURCE
Use this button to select a Source for the device. When the device is connected to a computer running VirtualDJ, select the CONTROL MODE (CDJ), then press the BROWSE rotary [41] to apply your sleection
34 BROWSE
Use this button to toggle between the Library/Browser and Deck view
35 TAG LIST
No functionality is offered in CONTROL MODE
36 PLAYIST
No functionality is offered in CONTROL MODE
37 SEARCH
No functionality is offered in CONTROL MODE
38 MENU
Press and hold this button to enter the CDJ-3000 Utilities menu and adjust screen and jogwheel brightness. No other functionality is offered in CONTROL MODE
39 BACK
When in Browser view mode, use this button to get the Folders list view. If focus is in Folder view, use this button to open/close sub-folders (if exist)
40 TAG TRACK
No VirtualDJ functionality is assigned to this button
41 BROWSE ROTARY
When in Decks view, use this rotary to zoom in/out the waveform of the loaded track.
When in Browser view :
Use the rotary to scroll through files or folders.
Push the rotary to see the tracks of the selected folder (if in Folders view) or load the selected track to the Deck (if in Tracks list view)
42 TRACK FILTER
No VirtualDJ functionality is assigned to this button
43 SHORTCUT
Use this button to get a screen with Shortcuts/Setting. When using VirtualDJ (CONTROL MODE) only the Brightness settings are available. No other VirtualDJ functionality is assigned to this button

 

DISPLAY




Pioneer CDJ-3000 - Deck (Scratch) view



DISPLAY

ACTION/INFO

1 SOURCE
Indicates the selected Source.
2 TRACK INFO
Displays Track's Album Art, Title, original length and Key. Tap to get a small pop-up display with additional Track's info
3 BEAT LOOP
Tap to show/hide a panel with quick Loop buttons on the screen
4 KEY SHIFT
Tap to show/hide a panel with Key move/shift and Key reset buttons on the screen
5 BEAT JUMP
Tap to show/hide a panel with quick Beat Jump buttons on the screen
6 BEAT COUNTER
Displays the Beats remaining to the next Hotcue (upper text for Master Deck, lower text for Device's Deck)
The Phase/Wave graphics are not available in USB Control mode
7 WAVEFORM
Displays the Scratch waveform of the loaded track. Use the Library/Browse rotary to zoom in/out.
8 QUANTIZE
If quantize is enabled, will indicate the quantize beats value (set from VirtualDJ Settings->OPTIONS tab->globalQuantize setting).
9 BEATJUMP
Displays the beats value the BEAT JUMP buttons will use to jump the track backwards/forward..
10 TRACK
When the assigned Deck is in Automix mode, will display the current number of the Automix list's track
11 AUTOCUE
Indicates if the AUTOCUE mode is enabled (using long press of TIME MODE button). When enabled, tracks will be loaded at the first Hotcue position.
12 TIME
Displays Track's remain or elapsed Time. Tap to toggle between the 2 values
13 SINGLE/CONTINUE
Displays if the assigned Deck is in Automix mode (CONTINUE) or not (SINGLE)
14 TEMPO
Displays the currently selected Pitch range and the current Track's Pitch percentage. If the Pitch fader is un-linked (e.g. SYNC is pressed), it will display the BPM value in gray color, as an aid to link the Pitch fader again.
15 BPM
Displays the Track's BPM value (in orange frame if Deck is Master)
16 BPM
Master Tempo indication
17 KEY
Displays the current Key of the Track
18 PROGRESS WAVE
Displays the Track's progress wave along with the Hotcue markers


DISPLAY SETTINGS




A few settings are available in VirtualDJ->Settings->OPTIONS tab->Controller sub-category.





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