How to Record Your DJ set in Rekordbox Using a DJM mixer

Do you want to record your live DJ set? Well Rekordbox got you covered! In Rekordbox you can record your DJ sets and it supports using your DJM mixer hardware. This is a great way to improve your DJ set by listening to what it sounds like when you are DJing. In this blog we will go over how to record your DJ set in Rekordbox using a DJM mixer.

Jordan Wu

3 min·Posted Nov 28, 2024

How to Record Your DJ set in Rekordbox Using a DJM mixer

Rekordbox is a popular DJ software that provides many features to help create your perfect DJ set. Using this software you are able to record your live set. To record your live DJ set you would need to connect your DJM mixer to your Rekordbox. In this blog we will go over the steps you need to start recording your live set using DJM-900NXS2.

Download DJM-900NXS2 Driver and Firmware

Here's a link to DJM-900NXS2: software & firmware updates. We would need to download the driver for our Rekordbox to use DJM-900NXS2 as an audio interface. You would want to download the firmware and make sure your DJM-900NXS2 mixer has the latest firmware.

How to Update Firmware on DJM-900NXS2

1. Download the firmware from Pioneer DJ website.
2. Unzip the downloaded file DJM-900NXS2_xxx.zip. Once unzip it should have an .upd extension, for example DJM-900NXS2_xxx.upd.
3. Copy the firmware file DJM-900NXS2_xxx.upd to the root directory of a USB flash drive. Please use a USB flash drive formatted in FAT or FAT32.
4. On your DJM-900NXS2 hardware enter Update mode. Turn on the power while pressing both [ON/OFF (BEAT FX)] and [MID (FX FREQUENCY)] buttons.

5. Insert the USB flash drive containing the firmware file into the USB port. The update process will begin and the progress bar and percentage will be displayed on the screen.

6. When the message [COMPLETE] appears, the update is completed. Please turn the power off and disconnect the USB flash drive.

How to Record Your Live DJ Set in Rekordbox

1. Use a USB cable to connect your DJM-900NXS2 to Rekordbox.

2. Open Rekordbox and in Export mode and make sure the record panel is showing.

3. Open [Preferences] then open [Audio] tab. Select DJM-900NXS2 driver in Audio section.

4. Open the Input/Output tab and click on Setting Utility in the Input channels section. In DJM-900NXS2 Setting Utility open MIXER OUTPUT and change all the Mixer Audio Output to MIX(REC OUT).

That's all the setup you need to start recording your live DJ sets in Rekordbox! You should now be able to record!