XDJ-RX: Crashes during file browsing and very juddery search scanning

@Sven > To answer your questions:

1) It's entirely likely that there are damaged files on the USB drive causing the problems with browsing. The RX is obviously optimized for rekordbox-analysed content, although you can still browse non-analysed USB drives, performance is not guaranteed.

Besides, I would NEVER EVER EVER plug in a USB device from someone I don't trust 100% - there are plenty of ways they can contain malicious content, or even simply fry your device. Check out this link of this USB killer posted just this week: http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/12/this-usb-drive-can-nuke-a-computer/

2) Chances are you're outrunning the buffer, so that is to be expected. You may find the performance is slightly more responsive when dealing with uncompressed audio files such as WAV or AIFF. MP3 and AAC files must be decoded on the fly and thus can sometimes stutter when you are zipping through the track with the search.

3) Another user noted this problem as well and engineers are investigating.

4) I'm not sure I understand -- you're running rekordbox and a DJ application (controlled via MIDI) at the same time? If you are having audio quality issues, it's possibly as a result of your computer's performance. What are your system specs / operating system version?

your answer to number one is insanely ridiculous!!!!!!!! is the same true of any of the worlds top djs showing up to the worlds biggest clubs to play off a usb connected to two cdj2000s via link???????????  what a stupid stupid stupid excuse to the OPs issue.

@Jason > Most of the world's top DJs are using rekordbox-prepared content on a USB, and they do carry a backup. And yes, many of them play off one drive, linked across multiple players.

It's not a stupid excuse at all.

hi there! look i'm not trying to be difficult but either a pen drive has a virus on it or it doesnt. Unless Rekordbox also has antivirus disinfection then its a moot point. singling out the OPs friend's pen drives as being riddled with viruses IS irrelevant to the point of his handing over to a DJ who is using a pen drive! :-)

Now if we're saying that to use this unit, then really any DJ wishing to plug in should prepare all content in Rekordbox first rather than just arrive with un-Rekordbox processed content then that is fair enough. But lets just say that!

(promise I'm not trying to be a dick)

@Jason > It's not about a drive having a virus or not as it would take a custom virus to attack the OS of a CDJ. If someone brings me a drive to play, I don't play it - full stop. I don't know if that drive is designed to maliciously destroy my players (as linked above) and even if it's not, I can't rely on the quality of the audio files that Joe Schmoe has brought me. "Sure I'll play your crappy 128K YouTube rip!" Thanks but no thanks, my job as a professional DJ relies on me playing stuff that sounds good and won't crash my players.

"Besides, I would NEVER EVER EVER plug in a USB device from someone I don't trust 100% - there are plenty of ways they can contain malicious content, or even simply fry your device. Check out this link of this USB killer posted just this week:  http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/12/this-usb-drive-can-nuke-a-computer/"

your words, not mine. so basically following your logic, no club anywhere in the world anywhere should ever let any dj ever plug a usb into one of their cdjs???

pulse sometimes your responses are clearly just made up.

This isn't a question of whether a club should allow DJs to use USB devices, and I'll quote the original post:

...accept guests USB sticks during a gig.

I'm not making anything up.

so the OP shouldnt accept his guests, they're obviously risky. but just him. Any other club can accept guest's USBs and they are all fine?

thats correct yes?

;-)

A mobile DJ or club DJ should NEVER accept a USB drive from a guest.

A club would expect that the DJs arriving to play are legitimate and not maliciously trying to destroy their equipment, so their drives are no problem, but the DJ shouldn't accept a USB drive from a stranger. And it's not just about whether the drive itself would destroy the drive, but equally whether the audio on the drive someone handed the DJ was good - eg, my comment above about the crappy YouTube rip.

What's so hard to understand about this concept?

my issue with the comment is that you assumed the people who he would be playing with were these dangerous types and any less likely to care about the files and state of their usb. You invented this 'dodgy youtube rip' out of thin air!!!  That was your invention to put down the OP and not in any way admit that Pioneer software/hardware was in any way less than godlike. It got my back up and other posters back's up. Its the wrong attitude. You seem to have an aggresive defensive tone that runs through pretty much every response you make to any enquiry that could possibly be interpreted as a 'Pioneer products are less than sublimely perfect in every way. Thats why I've continued with is thread. I personally DO like Pioneer gear, I've owned CDJs and mixers for years. Not rekordbox enabled though, and the RX would be my first foray into this world so I can better utilize 900s and 2000s on the rare chances I get to use them. Pulse its your attitude mate. Its not very customer friendly and nearly always defensive.

peace be with you brother (or sister), and as someone who has worked in the commercial services industry for two decades, maybe try to be a little more helpful or meet others halfway in your tone than just coming off as a defensive and aggresive person.

I didn't invent the YouTube rip out of thin air -- that actually happens, and even DJs do it. A perfect example is here: http://forums.pioneerdj.com/entries/81325269

It's not defensive or aggressive, it's trying to explain a legitimate concern to someone who clearly doesn't understand the situation.

1. I've done the 'you tube RIP' a few times over the years, it's a real thing and got me out of a few tricky spots with demanding customers and the quality is far less than purchased tracks like pulse states.

   1. I've been doing this a long time, moved to digital 4/5 years ago and I would never never ever let a 'guest' put his USB into my unit in the same way I wouldn't let someone plug their phone into my MacBook or connect via Bluetooth.... 99.99999% I'm sure it would be fine but it only takes once....

I take it by the lack of replys to pulses response to the OP, he's had no problem with what he's said, yet you jump onto this thread with some personal sounding 'I don't like pioneer and people who work for them' attack... Dear me and I promise I'm not trying to be a dick