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Workaround when macOS does not recognize your DJ equipment


  1. Connect your computer with your DJ equipment using a USB cable. Turn on the power of the DJ equipment.
  1. Open [Finder] and select [Applications] from [Go] on the menu bar.
  1. Run [Audio MIDI Setup] in the [Utilities] folder.
  1. Ensure that [Audio MIDI Setup] is shown on the menu bar. Then, select [Show MIDI Window] or [Show MIDI Studio] from [Window] drop-down menu.



  1. [MIDI Studio] window opens up.
➢ [USB MIDI Device] may appear, instead of the connected DJ equipment.
  1. Switch [Default] to [New Configuration] from [Configuration] drop-down menu.




  1. Make sure that [USB MIDI Device] is changed to the connected DJ equipment.
➢ An example when DDJ-RB is connected to macOS.




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