macOS compatibility with XDJ-RX3

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Hey everyone,

I’m using a Pioneer XDJ‑RX3 and I’m loving the hardware, but djay Pro (v5.3.3 on Mac) doesn’t recognise the RX3 natively yet. Has anyone heard if official support is coming? It’d be amazing to:

  • Plug in and have all buttons, jog wheels, pads and mixer just work without faffing around
  • Use the 3 EQ knobs for djay Pro’s Neural Mix stems (vocals/drums/harmonics)
  • Switch pad modes on the fly (Hot Cues, Auto‑Loops, FX) like you can on standalone players

In the meantime, I knocked up a custom .djayMidiMapping that:

  1. Maps Deck 1 & 2 transports, tempo faders, loops, track load, etc.
  2. Routes audio through the RX3’s own mixer in External mode
  3. Reassigns the High/Mid/Low knobs to control Neural Mix stems
  4. Puts pads in Hot Cue, Auto‑Loop (various sizes) and FX modes

If you try it, could you let me know:

  • Which controls feel solid?
  • Anything acting weird or missing?
  • Any suggestions on pad mode layouts?

And if anyone from Algoriddim is reading—any word on an official RX3 profile? Would love to see this built‑in!

Thanks - Link here
https://www.mediafire.com/file/rpehojzcag4pofu/Pioneer_XDJ-RX3_Custom_Mapping_%25281%2529.djayMidiMapping/file

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Hi @adt99uk, welcome to the Community! This hardware is natively supported on djay for macOS and Windows: DJ Controllers, DJ Mixers and other DJ Accessories | Algoriddim

Please note, however, that the RX3 screen is not currently supported.

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Great to know! Thank you.
For some reason - also on the IOS version, the inbuilt mixer seems to have issues. What is the case with the compatibility so far?
Thank you!

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You’re welcome @adt99uk. This device is not supported on iOS because it is not USB Audio class compliant and therefore not compatible with iOS hardware. It requires drivers to function properly and iOS does not currently support driver installation. I hope that helps!

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OK - just like the XDJ-XZ, you have no support for the neural EQ to be mapped to the XDJ-RX3.

Can you confirm with screenshots etc that this is possible, because on many forum chains since 2020, people have been asking for this support.

Thank you in advance,

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Hi @adt99uk Neural Mix EQ is not supported on the RX3. NM EQ support is very difficult on external mixer mode devices like the RX3, because it requires the device to physically bypass it’s own hardware EQ. I hope that helps!

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Firstly, thanks for making this mapping @adt99uk ! I have tested most of it and it works well. I had to change the volume fader settings but it worked after a tweak. I can not get the monitor cue (headphones) working on both deck 1 and deck 2 on the mixer though.. because when I set the output (in the app) to be external mode, I can only choose the monitor to be channel 1-2 or 3-4… which will either play the deck 1 or deck 2 monitor, but not allow both to be used. Is this a limitation on the audio output settings on the app? I am using RX3 with MacOS app.