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2 X Pioneer CDJ400 & Rane Serato Scratch Package

Serato and Pioneer join hands to give DJs more control Auckland, New Zealand (September 17th, 2008) - No two names have changed the face of DJing in the last decade more than Pioneer and Serato. Serato Audio Research and Pioneer Corporation have now created a USB connection that allows direct control of Serato Scratch LIVE from the Pioneer professional digital turntable. The relationship provides instant control of Scratch LIVE from the transport and function buttons of the Pioneer CDJ-400. Song information is also sent from Scratch LIVE to the Pioneer CDJ-400. The DJ can now view song, artist and album names as well as BPM and time positions on the CDJ-400’s display. This is achieved with Scratch LIVE 1.8.2 software and v1.3 firmware for the CDJ-400. The upgrades are provided at no charge and are now available for download. When using Scratch LIVE with the CDJ-400, the USB connection is totally dedicated to control. Any movement or touch of the CDJ jog wheel is communicated directly to the Scratch LIVE Virtual Deck. Scratch LIVE models a spinning platter instead of reading audio from a Serato Control CD, freeing up the CD transport for playing audio CD’s when required. The Scratch LIVE audio output comes via the Rane interface. This gives this DJ more flexibility to choose between Scratch LIVE audio or CD audio on their mixer. Scratch LIVE 1.8.2 recognizes the Pioneer CDJ-400 controls using the robustness of the HID protocol. Serato Audio Research found that MIDI alone is not responsive or robust enough when predicting platter movements from performance DJs. “The best results are achieved with co-engineered hardware and software in our experience,” reports Serato General Manager, Sam Gribben, “There’s no set up required for the customer and we can deliver the tightest performance possible on gear that really works”.