using DJ decks to manipulate audio in Max

James hollingsworth's icon

Hi there, I'm currently doing an project for university and want to come up with a way of using djing equipment to manipulate audio and visual (through Vizzie). Has anyone done this before or know where to start?

The Equipment I would be using for this is:
2x Pioneer CDJ 2000NXS2O

Pioneer DJM MIXER 900NXS2 4 Channel

2020 Macbook Pro

Max

SSL 2 audio interface

Any help would be much appreciated

Cheers

Andy Maskell's icon

Max is ideal for this and many others have done similar things. However, it will depend on the capabilities of the units you have and how much information you can glean about their interfaces. Most modern DJ decks have a USB interface that usually provides a mechanism for control and might also provide an audio interface. The mixer is another matter though. In your case, I can not see any evidence of a USB interface and what looks like an ethernet port is actually marked "Link", so it might only allow other Pioneer units.

However, if your units can communicate using MIDI and/or OSC and provide a digital audio interface then there will be loads you can do with Max.