2019 Traktor Pro 3 mappings for Pioneer controllers (SX2, SZ, 1000, etc)

Hi

I’m maintaining the most complete mappings for Traktor Pro 3 for all large Pioneer DDJ controllers.

There are two MIDI codes sets, so I'm maintaining both in parallel:

• DDJ-1000/800 family: https://maps.djtechtools.com/mappings/9279
• DDJ-SX2/SZ/1000SRT/etc family: https://maps.djtechtools.com/mappings/9222

Summary:

• V6.5.0: Worldwide first traktor mapping for the 1000/800 with jog Screens support. This requires BOME
• v6.3.0: First version for ddj-1000/800, mass translated from the SX2/SZ/SRT familiy.
• v6.1.0 : Latest SX2/SZ/SRT version. Major features were TP3 mixerFX, reverse Slip and page shortcuts. Previous features are MacroFX and JogFX.
• v5.2.3: This was the last SZ/SX2 map made by JaJa in 2015. All my mappings were built on top of his amazing work. In turn this was inspired(?) by the Viper SX1 mapping

Screens:
Attachment 28640

Demo:
Attachment 28629

Mapping Video demos


Videos are either long ones demoing every single function of the mappings, or update videos showing latest versions.


DDJ-1000/800 playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...T6P42noqvkPISD

• DDJ-1000 V6.5.0 - Jog screens - https://youtu.be/h9tQZEHr8hk
  
• DDJ-1000 v6.3.0 - main video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkSJ9Ug9Zuk&t=1515s
• DDJ-1000 v6.3.3 - update - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QKGQ_JUNXo&t=2s
• DDJ-1000 Jog screens - quick demo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU5qnXHNij4&t=3s
• DDJ-800 - quick demo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLUQkm-2KX0&t=13s

DDJ-SX2/SZ/SRT playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...q4hpeu0o_XyP2l

• DDJ-SX2/SZ/SRT - v6.0 main video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_TE2mtuM6Q&t=5s
• DDJ-SX2/SZ/SRT - v6.1 update - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sanF35CYeSg

AKAI AMX playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...bmOJdVQCW6CohR

• AMX v1.0 - main video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzAgENM55DE&t=2062s
• AMX v0.3 - old version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZMWppDiqw8&t=265s

DDJ-1000/SZ/SX2 mapping Change Log:


- v6.5.0 - September 2019 - Jog Screens using BOME
- New features:
- MAJOR new version supporting the Jog Screns via BOME.
- Please read the dedicated FAQ and join the technical discussion on the DJTT forum!
- Significant improvements to scratching. Split Vinyl ON/OFF modes per deck.
- URL:
- Download: https://maps.djtechtools.com/mappings/9279
- Technical discussion: http://forum.djtechtools.com/showthread.php?t=96024

- v6.3.3 - June 2019 - SpinBacks and Jog Ring
- Fixes:
- SpinBacks are now possible
- Jog ring now displays the jog mode: Constant = volume up; blinking = jogFX enabled
- added master info to screens
- added final official installation instructions for INTERNAL/EXTERNAL controllers

- v6.3.2 - May 2019 - minor changes requested several times
- Fixes:
- Play/Pause is now immediate "on press", instead of "on release"
- Sync is now toggle instead of phase sync
- Please note that "Set Master" still uses shift2
- added list of limitations, plus the old official Pioneer installation instructions

- v6.3.1 - March 2019 - Minor DDJ-1000 bugfixes
- Fixes:
- Cue monitor volume / Cue mix fixes
- Parallel waveforms: removed automatic promotion to advanced size (this would require an improvement on TP3.1 itself)
- Known issues:
- Provide option to either toggle Sync / Direct sync
- Selecting different FX should call save snapshot to ensure the same parameters are kept


- v6.3.0 - Feb 2019 - First DDJ-1000 release by DJ_Estrela (for TP3)
- New features:
- Full port of previous mapping to the DDJ-1000 midi codes
- All modes moved to main pages; quick cycle pages
- Preview Player, Vinyl Break FX
- Keyboard mode, updated Roll modes

- URL:
- DJTT: https://maps.djtechtools.com/mappings/9279
- FB: https://www.facebook.com/pedro.vale....44380098947850
- YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkSJ9Ug9Zuk


- v6.1.0 - Feb 2019 - First DDJ-SX2 release by DJ_Estrela (for TP3)
- New features:
- TP3 MixerFX, TP3 Reverse Slip
- Param "<" cycles between most used pages (MacroFX + mixerFX)

- URL:
- DJTT: https://maps.djtechtools.com/mappings/9222
- YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sanF35CYeSg


- v6.0.0 - Aug 2018 - First DDJ-SZ release by DJ_Estrela (for TP2)
- Major new features:
- MacroFX
- BeatFX

- Minor new features:
- Tempo Cycle 6%, 10%, 16%, 100%
- Loop/Beatjump merged with shift2
- Pressing hot cue cancels out special modes

- URL:
- DJTT: https://maps.djtechtools.com/mappings/8671
- YT: http://youtu.be/H_TE2mtuM6Q

- v5.2.0 - March 2015 - Last DDJ-SZ release by JAJA (for TP2)
- Features:
- JogFX, PadFX, Slicer, ...
- URL:
- DJTT: https://maps.djtechtools.com/mappings/2629
- FB: https://www.facebook.com/Artwork.Mapping.DDJSZ
- YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNofl07WDkQ

- v1.3.0 - Nov 2014 - Last DDJ-SX2 release by JAJA for TP2
- Features:
- JogFX, PadFX

- URL:
- DJTT: https://maps.djtechtools.com/mappings/3695
- FB: https://www.facebook.com/Artwork.Mapping.TSI
- YT: https://www.youtube.com/user/artworkmixs/videos

- v0.9.4 - Sep 2014- Last DDJ-SX1 by JAJA (for TP2)
- Features:
- JogFX, ComboFX
- URL:
- DJTT: https://maps.djtechtools.com/mappings/1336
- FB: https://www.facebook.com/Artwork.Mapping.TSI
- YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-biJ-nuwWc

I've now ported my lastest SX2 traktor mapping to the DDJ-1000, which I now made as tight as possible (Jogs, VU meters, custom buttons).
A second major change is that all FX modes are now in the front positions - accessible without shifts. Pressing the mode button cycles the top-2 pages per mode.
Other new features are a Preview Player, a Vinyl Break FX, Keyboard mode and updated Roll modes with/without quantization.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkSJ9Ug9Zuk
https://maps.djtechtools.com/mappings/9279
https://www.facebook.com/pedro.vale....44380098947850

Update: just tested that v6.1.0, adapted for SX2, works fine on the SZ.

Next steps will be made on the SZ, as follows:
- port top 2x sub pages selection from 1000 back into SZ. Also latest v6.3.1 bug fixes from 1000 into SZ
- 2x sync modes, selectable, to match temposync and beatsync. parallel waveforms fixes

- use unique OSC buttons to trigger mixferFX as well
- first cut of the latest S4 mk3 pattern recorder into the SZ

Released v6.3.3 with several bug fixes and feature requests


Jog screens update: I've now coded all the functions inside BOME Midi translator Pro that generates all the screen elements of the controller (current BPM, needle, track position, etc). However it will still take a while to release this because I don't have my 1000 with me in the very short term.

PS: In this process I had to do a lot of BOME tricks that I will explain if anybody is interested (eg, higher resolution 7 bits messages, relative to absolute track position using a clock, etc)

I'd love to know more details about how to control the screens on the DDJ-800 and 1000.

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Originally Posted by ErikMinekus

I'd love to know more details about how to control the screens on the DDJ-800 and 1000.

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the 1000 and 800 have the same midi codes OUT for the screens:
https://github.com/pestrela/music_sc...midi%20out.PNG

All these entries need 14-bit messages to operate. The needle position is 0..360 degrees, which is above the 127 limit of 7 bit messages. So it needs 2x CC messages for the whole thing.
Traktor receives 14-bit just fine, but it cannot send 14-bit messages. I've confirmed this by hacking CMDR to make a TSI with combo OUT messages. TSI loaded fine, but no messages were generated by TK.

My solution is to send the regular beat phase position 0..90 degrees in a single message to BOME (with sign), and add this to its own internal variable that is mod 360. Then BOME can output this 14-bit message in a single go to the 1000.

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There was a lot more tricks required. I will test my mapping in two weeks, and explain all the other tricks once I confirm they work correctly.

Some updates on the traktor mappings for Pioneer controlers:

DDJ-1000SRT:
I've now looked at the MIDI codes for the 1000 SRT version released today, and it is quite surprising:
- the SRT pad codes match the SX2/SZ style of codes, and not the 1000RB style
- While the screens look to be MIDI (no waveforms & cover art), there is no public MIDI codes like in the original 1000 RB version
- the SRT runs in external mode, the 1000RB ran in internal mode. This means that all pioneer effects are there, a significant departure from the 1000RB. It also means the ColorFX buttons cannot be remapped - need to use the pads.

All together, it is very clear that my SX2/SZ mapping is the best starting point for the 1000SRT by far (pad codes, external mode).
https://maps.djtechtools.com/mappings/9279

DDJ-SX3 vs SX2:

This page has all the signal flows for all popular Pioneer controllers:
https://github.com/pestrela/music_sc...r/signal_flows

the SX3 now runs in external mode, just like the SZ. It means the Pioneer color FX can be used to Traktor sources. Also means that the colorFX buttons cannot be remapped.
Solution: use the current method of using the pads to enable mixerFX/macroFX, that is already on the DDJ-SX2/SZ mapping

DDJ-1000 - First Jog screens support on Traktor Pro 3 using BOME

https://youtu.be/aU5qnXHNij4


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This is the first traktor mapping supporting the DDJ-1000 screeens. Already working is current BPM, current tempo, time elapsed/remaining and needle position. With a shift layer you can see total time, tempo range, and loop/beatjump sizes (for 2 seconds).

This mapping is not released yet. To finish is integrating on my existing DD-1000 traktor mapping, and some bug fixes/optimizations. When released IT WILL REQUIRE bome midi translator Pro. A 100% function demo version is here: https://www.bome.com/products/miditranslator#downloads


Features demo:
00:00 Current BPM / Tempo percentage
00:24 Tempo range
00:35 Min/sec = loop size/jump size (for 2 seconds)
01:00 Shift1/shift2 = hold to preview loop sizes and total time
01:08 Toggle time elasped / time remaining
01:15 Needle position
01:21 Deck B operation


Download (soon): https://maps.djtechtools.com/mappings/9279
More info: http://forum.djtechtools.com/showthread.php?t=96024

Now made a custom version of my mapping to the DDJ-800. There were very small differences.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLUQkm-2KX0

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2019 DDJ-800 v6.3.3 - mapping for Traktor Pro 3 and 2 - DJ Estrela

This is a demo of my traktor mapping to the DDJ-800. This is the same mapping as my DDJ-1000 with very minor adaptations (described below).
All features, all pads, jog scratch and jogFXs taken from the 1000 work fine in the 800. Please see that video for a full description.

These are small differnces that I fixed on this specific 800 mapping:
- mixerFX selector buttons require 2x presses to toggle (instad of being hold style)
- beatFX selector has new MIDI codes, and now works as expected

The following are other differences that I did not customized (yet):
- The Auto-Loop button is missing. Instead please press "Loop In long hold";
- To exit loop, press shift+exit

Keep it up Pedro! You are doing great job with these mappings.

I've now grouped all my demo videos in playlists, per controller family.
Videos are either long ones demoing every single function of the mappings, or update videos showing latest versions.


DDJ-1000/800 playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...T6P42noqvkPISD

• DDJ-1000 v6.3.0 - main video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkSJ9Ug9Zuk&t=1515s
• DDJ-1000 v6.3.3 - update - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QKGQ_JUNXo&t=2s
• DDJ-1000 Jog screens - quick demo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU5qnXHNij4&t=3s
• DDJ-800 - quick demo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLUQkm-2KX0&t=13s

DDJ-SX2/SZ/SRT playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...q4hpeu0o_XyP2l

• DDJ-SX2/SZ/SRT - v6.0 main video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_TE2mtuM6Q&t=5s
• DDJ-SX2/SZ/SRT - v6.1 update - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sanF35CYeSg

AKAI AMX playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...bmOJdVQCW6CohR

• AMX v1.0 - main video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzAgENM55DE&t=2062s
• AMX v0.3 - old version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZMWppDiqw8&t=265s

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Originally Posted by ErikMinekus

I'd love to know more details about how to control the screens on the DDJ-800 and 1000.

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I've now released the BOME mapping for the jog screens.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9tQZEHr8hk
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As promised, below are the tricks I used inside BOME to go around all kinds of Traktor limitations. Please comment with your thoughts and experiences, because I would love to simplify the mapping.

Everything is also documented on a technical file inside the zip:
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Attachment 28642

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Q2: The BPM and Percentage values are very close, but not exactly the same, of what it displayed on the laptop screen
A2: Reason: Traktor lacks high-resolution MIDI out messages. Even so, a trick was already implemented to improve accuracy 10x times (compared to a naive mapping).

T2: Traktor receives 14-bit messages just fine (combo messages), but cannot send it.
This was confirmed by hacking CMDR to generate a valid TSI of a combo message - nothing got sent by Traktor.

As a workaround, accuracy was improved 10x by creating 10x separate 7-bit ranges, each on a separate CC, and reacting to only a part of the whole range, eg: 0.0->0.1; 0.1->0.2; 0.2->0.3; ...
This lead to the next problem: when the value crosses multiple ranges, potentially all, then all of them independently react with their extreme values. Note that these output values also follow a non-deterministic order.
This was addressed as follows: collect all outputs until a 10ms timer expires, and ignore the extreme values, keeping only the final intermediate value (which can come in any order).
If really going to an extreme value, in particular 0.0 or 1.0, collect that with 11th low resolution CC that encompasses the whole range.
After the timer expires, process the single value as normal

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Q3: The time elapsed/remain is approximate to what is displayed on the laptop screen. Ans/Or, the seconds advances either too fast or too slow.
A3: Reason: Traktor doesn't send the absolute minutes:seconds position, only the relative percentage position instead.
The mapping guesses the total track length using an internal clock.
press shift+quantize (="Wake up") while the track is playing to reset the measurement process.

T3: even with the high-resolution trick explained above, it is still a relative position.
To transform this into an absolute value, we implement a master clock in BOME with a timer every 100ms. On the seek position code we measure how many ticks elapsed when 0.5% of the track has elapsed without any jumps or interruptions.
When we have this value, a simple multiplication by 200 gives the estimated track length, to which is then trivial to calculate elapsed/remain values in MM:SS format.
As mentioned, pressing shift+quantize triggers a "send monitor state" command that resends all values, restarting the measurement process.

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Q4: Needle position sometimes jumps around after scratching.
A4: Traktor lacks a "jog turn out message", so this is emulated in BOME. Please join the DJTT discussion to improve this in the next version.

T4: The best message to implement the needle position is "beat phase". Significant amount of time was spend using this message. It only sends the -45deg..45deg information. This is accumulated internally to a 0deg..360deg value that is displayed for the user.
When the user seeks away, we just get a new 45deg position, unlinked to the actual 360 position. (this could be improved by merging with the 1000 points seek relative position descried above).
Instead, we implemented the full state machine of the deck (stopped, playing, cueing), interpreted the jog touch and jog turn messages directly from the device (instead of traktor), and advanced the needle using the internal fake clock.

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Q6: Only decks 1 and 2 have Jog screens. Deck 3 and 4 have no screens!
A6: This is quite easy to fix, but is laborious. When users report that the mapping is good for decks 1 and 2, this will be ported to 3 and 4 as well
T6: BOME midi translator lacks arrays, so everything is emulated with groups of global variables. Examples: 1234, ABCD, EFGH, etc

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Q7: Key adjust is displayed correctly (-12..+12), but the key value is always "C"
A7: Traktor does not have any command to output the absolute key value. Even if that would be the case, Pioneer would display that in non-Camelot codes.

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Q9: Does having BOME mapping reduces the reliability of this mapping?
A9: BOME is MIDI only. The audio path is completely unchanged. So in the worst case only the controls could be affected. Even in this case, BOME only processes the messages going to the DDJ (ie, the LEDs).

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Any comments on the BOME tricks i mentioned?

I've now documented my experiences here:
https://github.com/pestrela/music_sc...BOME-migration

Next step for me is Midi Linked Modifiers, as described in the Rudi elaphant mapping
- sequence of events
- any event as a conditional
- global variables

I was messing with midi linking mapping devices before Elephant mapping was made but since there were usually 20 and more devices it is impossible to work with slow loading times (when an other device is selected).

I made a remix deck sequencer out of the Freeze Mode output (when NI added the Freeze Mode) :)

Hi, How do I get the level LEDs to work on deck 4?

DDJ SX2 v6.11

This was now explicitely fixed in v6.1.7
And then jumped to v6.7.0+BOME

Hi, me again. You mention on page 44 of your installation guide that the DDJ-800 firmware has a bug that prevents the jog displays from working in MIDI mode, and that Pioneer has acknowledged this issue.

Do you have a link to where Pioneer acknowledged this? I can only find this thread, where Pioneer claims the issue is with other DJ software and not their firmware, which is just not true.

that thread on the official forum matches exactly my experience.

This was my ticket #147606, just at the time of the last firmware so far (1.0.7).

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pedro estrela
2019 Oct 22, 01:31 JST

hi Pioneer,
I'm the author of the most popular Traktor MIDI mapping for the DDJ-1000:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9tQZEHr8hk

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Pioneer DDJ-1000 MIDI firmware bugs:
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Pioneer DDJ-800 MIDI firmware bugs:
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On the DDJ-800, firmware v1.0.1, I couldn't make the screens produce any MIDI output.
this was both in "MIDI forced mode" and "Automatic mode".
The midi table is exactly the same as the DDJ-1000, but using the same code was a no-go.
Sending the note A6 command directly also did not result at all.

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Gabriel (Pioneer DJ Global)
Oct 24, 17:37 JST

Hi Pedro,

Hope you are well and thank you for contacting Pioneer DJ.

The engineering team answered below:

DDJ-1000

(....)

DDJ-800

Confirmed the issue and added to the issue list.

Kind regards,

Gabriel

Pioneer DJ Support

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Thanks, I created a new post on the Pioneer forum and got the same answer again. So I will create a ticket as well, maybe it will help (probably not).

There was a firmware update 4 days ago.
https://www.pioneerdj.com/en/support...irmware-update

MIDI jog screens is still in the documentation:
https://www.pioneerdj.com/-/media/pi...C079A1ADF1523B

Yet another post on their forum:
https://forums.pioneerdj.com/hc/en-u...-Update-DDJ800

That firmware update is from April last year unfortunately.

By popular demand I now made new ZIPs with two versions of each mapping: WITH or WITHOUT bome.

What are the differences?

The BOME version is much newer, has unique features like jog screens, and is the only getting updates.
However instalation is more complex, and a BOME license costs 60 eur after testing.

The documentation and the installation guide is only updated on the BOME version as well.

DDJ-1000 family: https://maps.djtechtools.com/mappings/9279
DDJ-SX2/SZ/SRT family: https://maps.djtechtools.com/mappings/9222
XDJ-XZ family: https://maps.djtechtools.com/mappings/10305

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Originally Posted by ErikMinekus

Thanks, I created a new post on the Pioneer forum and got the same answer again. So I will create a ticket as well, maybe it will help (probably not).

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I've now made a table of all the open tickets I have with Pioneer about firmware bugs.

The DDJ-1000 bugs are very probably present in the DDJ-800 as well, I did not tested that.
https://www.mixxx.org/wiki/doku.php/...s_open_tickets

Here is my mapping for the DDJ-1000 for Traktor software. It doesn't include the screens mapping but you can refer to DJ Pedro Estrela's one who made an amazing job for the same controller to add this specific part to mine. I forgot to mention in the presentation video that the slip reverse button is used to trigger the cruise mode and pressing shift and this button enable the reverse playback.
Here is below the link of my presentation of this mapping.

https://maps.djtechtools.com/mappings/11112

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Originally Posted by Fred225

Here is my mapping for the DDJ-1000 for Traktor software.
https://maps.djtechtools.com/mappings/11112

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Hi Fred, thanks for sharing your mapping. I've tested it and is clear this was a good effort.
It has specific features that probably match your DJing method closely.

Good work!

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Originally Posted by djestrela

Hi Fred, thanks for sharing your mapping. I've tested it and is clear this was a good effort.
It has specific features that probably match your DJing method closely.

Good work!

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Thank you!:):):)

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Originally Posted by djestrela

Hi Fred, thanks for sharing your mapping. I've tested it and is clear this was a good effort.
It has specific features that probably match your DJing method closely.

Good work!

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By the way, what do you think about it as you're a pioneer of Traktor mapping for this gear?

sorry I dont get email updates from this forum
I enjoyed your mapping, its clear you have memorized the specific functions that you use it yourself
likewise I've optimized my mapping for my prefered functions

I've updated my FREE DDJ-1000 traktor mapping with
* Smooth Echo (like the S11)
* Dual deck (like the S11/SX2)
* Polyrhythmic loops (like the CDJ-3000)

FREE download:
https://maps.djtechtools.com/mappings/9279

Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR8Hw_yiG2A

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Originally Posted by ErikMinekus

the DDJ-800 firmware has a bug that prevents the jog displays from working in MIDI mode

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good news:
FW 1.02 DDJ-800 fixed the jog displays for MIDI.
https://www.pioneerdj.com/en/news/20...mware-ver-102/
I tested on shop with my DDJ-1000 mapping and it worked immediatly
https://maps.djtechtools.com/mappings/9279

bad news:
aftre using it for a while it triggered a FW bug (?) and the screens went dead.
restarting eveything did not fixed it.
did not had time to reapply the FW.

will there be a Mapping for the Pioneer FLX10 controller soon?