A fresh firmware update – version 3.0 – arrives for Pioneer DJ’s CDJ-3000s today, and with it comes the ability to stream tracks right from your Beatport library. A new StreamingDirectPlay feature has been added, which allows users that pay for a Professional or Advanced subscription plan to play tracks from their Beatport library on the gear.
How it works
In order to use StreamingDirectPlay, you’ll need to log into the platform on the CDJ directly (though we’re curious how smoothly that will work in a club setting moving at a quick pace between artist transitions). DJs can browse through Beatport’s catalog as well…