A rekordbox USB for your XDJ-700
The XDJ-700 packs the CDJ workflow into the smallest touchscreen player Pioneer makes — perfect for home booths and tight setups. Alpha feeds it the way it wants to be fed: a rekordbox USB written directly from your Mac, analyzed and sequenced before you ever touch the jog wheel.
- compact media player
- 7-inch touchscreen
- USB
- rekordbox USB
What Alpha writes for the XDJ-700
Alpha writes a full rekordbox USB the player reads directly: the classic export.pdb library every CDJ and XDJ has read for years, the newer encrypted exportLibrary.db the latest players prefer, the per-track analysis files with beat grid, cues and waveforms, album artwork, and the audio under Contents/<Artist>/<Album>. No rekordbox software is needed anywhere in the chain — the stick plugs straight into the gear.
The beat grid is built from the interpreted BPM, so tracks arrive beat-ready and the player does not re-analyze anything. One limit to know: Alpha writes one constant beat grid per track, so tempo changes inside a track are not modelled.
Like its bigger siblings the XDJ-700 reads the rekordbox library straight from USB. Alpha writes the full package — both database formats, beat grids, waveforms, artwork, playlist order — so the compact screen browses a finished set, not a pile of files.
From folder to XDJ-700 in four steps
Good to know on the XDJ-700
- USB-only media: the XDJ-700 has no SD slot, so the prepared stick carries everything.
- FAT32 (or HFS+ on Mac) is the format to use — exFAT support isn't part of this player's generation.
- One constant beat grid per track; tempo changes inside a track aren't modelled.
- rekordbox export is a new target — please confirm it on your own gear before a gig.
Common questions about the XDJ-700
Does the XDJ-700 read Alpha's stick without rekordbox installed anywhere?
Yes. Alpha writes the rekordbox database and analysis files itself; the XDJ-700 reads the stick natively.
Is the XDJ-700 too small for a full prepared set?
No — it reads the same rekordbox library as the CDJ-3000. Your whole set, playlists and analysis included, fits on one stick.
Which format should the stick use?
FAT32 — the safe choice for the 700's generation (HFS+ also works from a Mac). Alpha writes onto the existing filesystem and never reformats your drive.
Try it with your own XDJ-700
Every feature is in the free download — analysis, harmonic sequencing, loudness matching and the rekordbox USB write. It stops after 10 tracks, which is enough for one real set on your own stick. After that it's €30 including VAT, once. No subscription.
Related players
Different setup? Check your own gear — or read the full technical reference in the knowledge base.