Each new generation of the CDJ raises the bar for world-class DJ performance, and with AlphaTheta now carrying the mantle, the CDJ-3000X continues that legacy in full force. The shoes left by its predecessor were anything but easy to fill, yet AlphaTheta’s engineers spent five years refining, testing, and integrating global feedback to ensure the CDJ-3000X would stand tall in the vaunted CDJ lineage. Under the hood, extensive fine-tuning is paired with an upgraded connectivity suite, leaving our gigging DJs stunned by the effortless flexibility of the all-new NFC reader, enhanced playlist editing, and expanded 16-track capacitive touchscreen. Adding to that, the new ESS DAC faithfully reproduces every musical detail with surgical precision, whether you’re spinning with Serato, rekordbox, or any audio source. Advanced Smart and Gate Cue features push creative performance possibilities even further, while USB-C ports, built-in Wi-Fi, and full rekordbox CloudDirectPlay support streamline access to your entire library — from club classics and rare gems to unreleased remixes and legendary edits. And that’s only the beginning.
Gate and Smart Cue: optimized for live innovation
Among the numerous performance-focused advancements made with the CDJ-3000X, AlphaTheta’s transformation of the player’s Cue capabilities opens explosive new vectors of live mixing potential. Your Hot Cue workflow has been overhauled to accommodate real-time track processing and analysis, while the Touch Cue feature lets you not only preview a track from any point on the waveform with just a touch, but you can also set Hot Cues at the same time. What’s more, Smart Cue makes this process even smoother, giving you a way to overwrite cue points instantly. For the DJs craving high-energy interactivity, Gate Cue is the answer. When enabled, Gate Cue transforms your Hot Cues into something more like a sampler or groovebox, playing audio only while the Cue button is pressed, supporting a deluge of beat juggling, mixing, and further imaginative performance possibilities.
NFC touchpoint and seamless support — USB stick, optional
With the advancements made to rekordbox’s mobile iOS/Android app, CloudDirectPlay, and the broader ecosystem of live-performance technologies, AlphaTheta endowed the CDJ-3000X with an NFC reader, conveniently mounted on the front of the unit. Now, using only your smartphone and the latest version of the rekordbox app, you can instantly access the entirety of your cloud-based library, including all of the tagging and cue points you’ve processed and added to your sets. Similarly, this same single sign-on support works with a QR code. Built-in Wi-Fi mitigates cable clutter, while a trio of USB-C connections guarantees lightning-fast communication and information transfer across laptops, smart devices, and external storage. Plus, the CDJ-3000X automatically caches each track you load, straight onto the unit, meaning any accidental disconnections to USB drives or external devices, as well as disruptions to your internet connection, won’t hinder playback.
Expanded horizons, engineered for endurance
The next-gen AlphaTheta CDJ-3000X trades its predecessor’s 9-inch resistive touchscreen for a vibrant, 10.1-inch capacitive touchscreen, expanding your view to display 16 tracks at once, while interactivity across real-time playlist editing, tagging, cue-marking, Key Sync performance features, and beyond. On the hardware side, the robust aluminum chassis was constructed to guarantee durability in any club or festival environment. Moreover, AlphaTheta’s engineers utilized their state-of-the-art testing facilities to drastically reinforce the Play and Cue buttons, each of which was built to withstand 500,000 presses. And since each purchase of an AlphaTheta CDJ-3000X automatically unlocks rekordbox Performance Mode, you’re ready to roll right out of the box.
Global Tag List: anywhere-editing, one convenient location
The on-device editing and extended view of the larger high-resolution touchscreen are a major boon to on-the-fly adjustments that won’t sacrifice your flow, but performance enhancements don’t stop there. The capacitive touchscreen lets you copy track information and paste it directly into the search bar, and thanks to the use of Cloud Library Sync, all edits, playlists, tags, and Cue information is shared across devices, automatically. Similarly, the Global Tag List supercharges your media management, putting all information into a singular playlist, regardless of origin — cloud storage, multiple USB drives, and integrated streaming platforms are all eligible. Plus, the CDJ-3000X immensely reduces the processing time required to call up your rekordbox CloudDirectPlay information, alongside online music-store browsing, guaranteeing ultra-smooth operation that feels as painless as working straight from a USB drive.
Built for high-fidelity ferocity and next-level mixing
Thanks to the slew of wired and wireless audio-retrieval options, AlphaTheta tapped the industry-leading expertise of ESS Technology to guarantee every crowd is steeped in depth, detail, and multidimensional dynamism. The new-to-3000X DAC (digital-to-analog converter) promises uncompromising fidelity and prismatic depth, spanning a heaping 4Hz–40kHz frequency response, with a 115dB S/N ratio (signal-to-noise) and near-zero 0.0018% THD (total harmonic distortion). Expanded cloud and streaming support includes Dropbox, Google Drive, Tidal, and Beatport, making the new playlist-banking capabilities even more powerful, collecting your tracks into easy-to-find collections, regardless of source. Furthermore, the CDJ-3000X includes a refined jog wheel that lets you get tailor its responsiveness and vinyl-speed behavior to suit your needs — a feature that gets even more mileage when you consider that the 3000X now offers doubling and halving modes for the grid. Perfect beat-matching precision has never been this effortlessly achieved.
Pro DJ Link, Key Sync, and more return
Every advancement made to the CDJ-3000X was methodically considered by AlphaTheta’s visionary designers, ensuring that both new and returning features are supercharged for limitless sonic potential. With the Pro DJ Link port, multiple CDJs, mixers, and compatible hardware can share tags, cues, and further data, processed in real time, meaning that use with a DJS-1000, for example, preserves this information as you bounce across tracks, channels, cues, and effects. Thanks to the creative potential of the new Gate Cue tools, as well as the finesse supported by the larger capacitive touchscreen, the sonic manipulation of the kaleidoscopic Key Sync and Key Shift tools unlocks complex, imaginative, hands-on creativity, from subtle shifts to polychromic pitch-warping wizardry.
AlphaTheta CDJ-3000X Features:
- Next-gen CDJ elevates the gold standard of DJ performance with expansive hardware and software upgrades
- Front-mounted NFC touchpoint lets you access your entire rekordbox library with just your iOS/Android smartphone and the latest version of the rekordbox mobile app
- Single sign-on support via NFC or QR code make comprehensive control instantly accessible
- Onboard Wi-Fi means seamless connectivity in any environment — LAN optional
- Expanded 10.1-in. touchscreen features a capacitive design for detailed interactivity and viewing up to 16 tracks at once
- On-device playlist editing and real-time track analysis allows for on-the-fly edits that won’t disrupt your set
- Gate Cue transforms Hot Cues into sample-style pads, only playing audio while the button is pressed, supporting inventive mixing and performance possibilities
- Smart Cue enables instant overwriting of Touch Cue points for painless previewing and assigning, all in one
- USB-C ports for both external storage and connection to your laptop guarantee lightning-fast connections and data transfer
- Extensive on-site and lab-based testing means uncompromising reliability, with Play and Cue buttons rated for 500,000 presses each
- State-of-the-art ESS Technology DAC ensures high-fidelity, detailed, and immersive sound with any source, across a 4Hz–40kHz range, with improved S/N ratio and reduced near-zero THD
- Expanded Cloud and streaming support includes Dropbox, Google Drive, Tidal, Beatport, and rekordbox CloudDirectPlay for flexible audio management
- Re-tuned jog wheel makes easy work of refining and adjusting the feel to suit your style
- Global Tag List means tracks from multiple online or hardware sources can be integrated into a singular playlist
- Purchase unlocks rekordbox Performance Mode for Mac and Windows devices, without the need for a separate license
- Serato DJ Pro compatibility (not included) lets you wield the full power of Serato via USB-HID control
- Thoughtful engineering caches every track you load, right on the machine, meaning that disruptions to internet or USB connections won’t interrupt your performance
- Heavy-duty aluminum chassis was crafted for maximum durability
- Pro DJ Link accommodates LAN connections, in addition to powerful synchronization of tags, cues, and further performance information across compatible hardware
Tech Specs
- 1
- 10.1″ Touchscreen
- USB Media, Dropbox, Google Drive
- MP3, AAC, WAV, AIFF, ALAC, FLAC
- 1 x Jog Wheel with Dispay
- 8 x Hot Cue Buttons
- 1 x Dual RCA Stereo
- 1 x Coaxial RCA (S/PDIF)
- 1 x Type A (top, 5V/1A), 1x USB-C (top, 5V/1.5A), 1 x USB-C (rear, host)
- USB
- 1 x RJ45 (Pro DJ Link)
- 2.4GHz/5GHz
- Standalone Media Player
- Rekordbox
- Serato DJ Pro
- Beatport, TIDAL
- macOS 13, 14, 15
- Windows 10, 11
- Standard IEC AC Input (cable included)
- 5.12″
- 13.56″
- 19.3″
- 13.22 lbs
- CDJ-3000X
