PIONEER DDJ-200





for VirtualDJ 2018
Last Update : June 2019

 

SETUP



Firmware & Drivers


Firmware: No firmware is available at the time this manual was written, but you may check at https://www.pioneerdj.com/en/product/controller/ddj-200/black/support/#info

Drivers No driver is available to install. The DDJ-200 is a USB Class Compliant device and your Operating System (Windows/Mac OS) will install and use the standard audio driver when the device is connected to your Mac/PC with a USB cable

VirtualDJ Setup


Download and install VirtualDJ 8 from http://www.virtualdj.com/download/index.html (in case you have not done already)

Once VirtualDJ 8 is launched, a Login Window will appear. Login with your virtualdj.com account.

A Pro Infinity, a Pro Subscription or a DDJ-200 PLUS License is required to fully use the Pioneer DDJ-200. 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 proper connection of VirtualDJ with the DDJ-200

Click to OK.


The unit is now ready to operate with VirtualDJ.

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.



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

AUDIO Setup


The unit is not offering any built-in audio interface and VirtualDJ will use your computer’s built-in sound card by default (if not any other is chosen).

See some examples in the VirtualDJ 8 User Guide. http://www.virtualdj.com/manuals/virtualdj8/settings/audiosetup.html



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

CONTROLS





KEY

ACTION

SHIFT (SECONDARY) ACTION

S SHIFT
Press this button down to access secondary actions as described in the SHIFT ACTION column
1 PLAY
Play-pause loaded track
Play-stutter loaded track
2 CUE
Set a temporary Cue point at current position when track is paused or preview while pressed if Cue point is assigned. Return to this Cue point when track is playing
Jump to the beginning of the track
3 PADS
4 BEAT SYNC
Syncs deck with the opposite one (matches BPM and phase) or with the Master-Deck (if more than 2 decks).

Press for more than 2 seconds to enable Mix-Assist and lock tracks on-beat even if scratching.
Selects the next available % range for Pitch
5 PITCH
Adjust the tempo/pitch of the deck.
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6 JOG
Touch-sensitive jogwheel for scratching (when Vinyl mode is enabled) or pitch-bending (when Vinyl mode is disabled).
Vinyl mode can be enabled/disabled from VirtualDJ GUI
Fast-searching through loaded track
7 CROSSFADER
Blends audio between the Left and Right decks
Additional function to audio blending: Start deck when reach its side, and stop if reaches the other side.
8 TRANSITION FX
Enable/disable the selected Mix Effect. When enabled, the Mix Effect will apply when moving the crossfader from one edge to the other
Select the next available Mix Effect
9 VOLUME
Adjust the Output volume of the Left/Right Deck.
Additional function: Start deck when fader is moving from the zero position to a higher one and stop the deck when fader reaches zero/minimum position.
10 CFX
Apply the selected Color FX (by default a High/Low Pass Filter) to the Left/Right deck. When in middle position, no Color FX is applied.
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11 EQUALIZER
Adjust the Low, Mid and High frequencies of the Left/Right deck
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12 MASTER CUE/PFL
When enabled, sends audio signal from the Master Output to Headphones channel
Start/Stop recording your mix
13 DECK CUE/PFL 1-2
Sends left/right deck's audio (pre-fader) signal to the Headphones channel as defined in Audio setup, for pre-listening
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