Rekordbox Usb Format For Mac
Manage the music in your rekordbox library. With Hardware Unlock devices, you can use some Core plan functions too. Export mode; Performance features controlled via PC/Mac; Core. Get creative with advanced DJ functions. Control rekordbox with more products and use DVS for low-latency scratching. For rekordbox compatible DJ units, check our website: For more information, see Instruction Manual of each DJ unit. You may be unable to properly operate the device depending on USB connection status. To get the most out of your DJ set, use Rekordbox to prepare your USB drive for spinning with the CDJ and XDJ machines. Format your USB drive correctly An essential part of preparing your USB drive is to format your USB drive correctly. It needs to be formatted as FAT32 or HFS+ on the MBR (Master Boot Record) setting.
Whether you like to DJ on vinyl, controller or CDJs, it’s always good to have a USB stick with you anytime – to DJ on the go or even for backup. We covered the best USB format for CDJs on our last blog post but buying a good USB stick is not always easy. A good USB drive for DJs needs to be small, strong, fast and of course, have enough space for all those bangers you are planning to drop.
With that in mind, here’s our ranking of the best USB sticks for 2018:
Corsair Flash Survivor Stealth USB 3.0
Encased in a military-style aluminum housing that’s also waterproof to 200 meters, this Corsair USB will keep your music safe for years. CDJs only use the power & speed of USB 2.0 but the 3.0 will make a big difference when exporting your music from Rekordbox to the stick. It comes out in 16, 32, 128 and 258GB so whatever the size of your library you will be fine.
Kingston Digital HyperX Savage
Not the cheapest one, but what’s a few dollar for a stick you will keep years. The HyperX offers blazing fast speed of up to 350MB/s with a capacity of up to 256GB.
Samsung USB 3.0 Flash Drive Bar
The most elegant USB drive of our ranking, but not the less reliable. The Samsung Bar is fast, strong and comes with a 5 years warranty.
Sandisk Extreme Pro
It comes in either 128 or 256GB, is one of the fastest we tested and our best pick for medium budget DJ USB.
Patriot Supersonic Rage Series 3.0 Flash Drive
Only 32GB but very durable and fast enough.
Sandisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 Flash Drive
It’s one of the smallest USB out there but it’s still fast as hell with a storage capacity of up to 218GB. Perfect for a DJ wanting to have his entire music library in their pocket at all time!
The way you format your USB drive determines the speed of your Rekordbox export and if your drive is recognized by DJ controllers and CDJs like the CDJ 2000.
So, choosing the right settings is crucial for convenience and compatibility.
In this article I’ll dive into the right settings and how to format your USB drive for Mac and Windows the right way.
Rekordbox Usb Format For Mac Windows 10
Can CDJs read exFAT / NTFS?
No, CDJs can’t!
They only read FAT32 and HFS+.
Which format is best and step-by-step format instructions you can read in this article.
Best format for CDJ USB
The Pioneer CDJ machines support three types of file system formats:
• Microsoft FAT
• Microsoft FAT32
• Apple HFS+
Below you can find my recommended file system, pros and cons of each file system.
Later in this article I will give you step-by-step instructions to format your USB drive on Mac and Windows the right way.
You probably noticed that the supported standards are replaced by newer more reliable ones with less (storage) limitations.
FAT32 is replaced by NTFS in 1993, HFS+ is replaced by APFS in 2017.
I can only guess to why Pioneer choose to support these older standards instead of the newer standards, probably licensing issues.
For now, we have to work with the limitations.
Formatting USB drive on Mac for Rekordbox
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- Make sure Rekordbox is closed!
- Insert the USB drive
- Start “Disk Utility” by pressing Command+Spacebar and type “disk”, select the first item in the list or press Enter.
- Select the USB drive in the drive list on the left. Make sure you select the drive, not the partition below (otherwise you will miss vital setting later).
- Click on “Erase” (translation: format) at the top of the screen.
- The Erasewindow will appear.
- Choose a name for you dive in Name
- Format: select “OS X Extended Journaled” for HFS+ or “MS DOS FAT”
If you choose FAT, you only can use 32GB of your drive if your drive is larger than 32 GB. - Scheme: select “Master Boot Record”. IMPORTANT!! (you will miss this option if you selected the partition instead of the drive in the previous step).
- Now click on the “Erase” button below the formatting options.
- Wait a few seconds, your drive is now being formatted.
- Click “Done” and close the Disk Utility.
- You drive is now ready to use in Rekordbox.
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Formatting USB drive on Windows for Rekordbox
We can’t format drives larger than 32GB with the Windows built-in tools.
So we need third party software called “Fat32 Format” (download: http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm )
We can also format smaller drives with Fat32 Format, so this is the method I’m going to use for this tutorial.
- Before we start, make sure Rekordbox is closed
- Insert your USB drive
- Make sure all your Explorer windows are closed, otherwise you can’t format the drive
- Start Fat32 Format
- Select the drive letterof your USB drive. NEVER choose C:
- Select allocation size: 4096
- choose a name for your USB drive in “Volume label”
- Click Start
- Select OK
- Your drive is being formatted, this takes a few seconds
- Your drive is now finished formatting
- select Close
If you want to know how to export tracks from Rekordbox to USB read this article.
If you are serious about Djing and want take it to the next level, check out my CDJ 2000 course or my Rekordbox course.