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22 days later

Someone on Reddit cottoned on to something that was sneaky with Rekordbox 7.

Rekordbox has been quietly dropping units from “free” plan Subscription License

When Pioneer (Alpha Theta) made the update to Rekordbox 7 a couple months ago, they also started dropping units from the performance mode unlocks.

The following units will no longer unlock performance mode (and in some cases DVS) for free, and they will now require a subscription to keep using the units with the new updates. Looking at the wayback machine save from February and comparing to the current hardware unlock list:

  • XDJ-RX

  • DDJ-RZX

  • DDJ-RZ

  • DDJ-RX

  • DDJ-RR

  • DDJ-RB

  • DDJ-XP1 (this used to unlock DVS with other mixers/controllers in RB5 and RB6)

All now require a subscription to continue using (per the compatibility chart).

The one exception seems to be the DDJ-RZX, which doesn’t appear to be supported at all anymore.

Solution if this affects you, stay on Rekordbox 6.8.5

    If you have a library created on RB7 and you export your playlists/WAVs/ backup to an external drive, can you hook it up to a laptop using RB6 and you can access the playlists/content on the hard drive? IE. sync between the two.

      Homegrove It says on the above Compatibility Chart it unlocks DVS but it does not unlock Performance Mode. Is that what he means?

      Actually - I’ve just had a look at the older Wayback Machine thing in my post and it does appear RB6 let it unlock performance mode.

      So for him to use RB7, he needs a Hardware unlock Mixer in the middle, or a hardware unlock controller.

      I don’t think many people have realised this online yet (Interface 2 isn’t very popular)

      If he doesn’t have he right device in the middle, he should dial back to RB6.

          6 days later

          Been playing around with RB7……its come a along way since my CDJ900 mk1 days !

          One gripe….probably old man related…but its all a bit small and black. When in performance mode the mixer section and CDJ/Decks are very small and not that easy to read. Im using a 13.3 inch retina macbook and the Traktor GUI with the grey/white/black setup is way better/less cluttered

          Any tips and tricks to make things a bit easier on the eye/de-cluttered? Ive increased the track library font that helps on track searching. Its just the whole deck/mixer/effects sections that are a hot mess…

          Finally…is there a view where you can totally minimise the decks and just have the majority of the screen as track library? I will be using an XDJ XZ at the weekend so will just want to see track / playlist info on the laptop rather than jog wheels etc

            IndustryStandard Finally…is there a view where you can totally minimise the decks and just have the majority of the screen as track library? I will be using an XDJ XZ at the weekend so will just want to see track / playlist info on the laptop rather than jog wheels etc

            When in performance mode, you should have a series of menus at the top left of the window. The menu next to performance has all the options you’ll need, including browse mode.

            My advice is to bin off the laptop as soon as you can. It’s way more fun and you look like you know what you’re doing.

              Agree. Pointless using an XDJ XZ if all you are going to do is use as a controller. Thought I could utilise the larger screen on my laptop for library / track management when i’m DJing, rather than the smaller screen on the XDJ. Not sure if that can be done / worth it / screen on the XZ is plenty fine

                IndustryStandard I’d just stick with the XZ screen - you get used to it so quickly. I’ve got my whole collection and a ton of playlists on one of my memory sticks - it’s a doddle (warning, it works on the XZ, but playing out I’ve had problems with too many tunes on there, so always have back up)

                  Cheers. I can’t even find the deck play button when in Performance / Browse view, so gonna transfer to a HD/SD card and just use the XDJ.

                  IndustryStandard Finally…is there a view where you can totally minimise the decks and just have the majority of the screen as track library?

                  Tap space bar

                    IndustryStandard better/less cluttered

                    Try these:

                    VIEW > Light / Dark mode (some people prefer the white mode)

                    and

                    Along the top are all the buttons lit up?

                    (Logos for Lighting, Recording, Mixer, FX, Sampler)

                    If many of these are selected, press them once to turn them off and it makes for a more relaxed screen with less on it.

                    You defo don’t need the Lighting or Sampler or FX or Mixer section as you are using an XDJ-XZ which is an “external mixer” (it is not software driven and all buttons are on the equipment)

                      Have a new laptop and refreshed RB but lost some of my settings. I can’t seem to see the key anymore in the XDJ XZ display. Changed the sort columns on Rb but it still isn’t coming up. Any ideas?