Pioneer DDJ-RB Musical Toy Instrument User Manual


 
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3 Click c/d buttons of [ROLL] on the track deck screen of
rekordbox dj.
Set slicer’s “SLICE ROLL”. The setting value of SLICE ROLL changes each time the
button is pressed.
The loop playback length while the pad is pressed can be changed with the “SLICE
ROLL” setting. For example, when [1/4] is set to “SLICE ROLL”, only the first quarter
of the section assigned to the pad is played in a loop.
4 Press pad 5 or pad 6 while pressing the [SHIFT] button.
If pad 5 is pressed while pressing the [SHIFT] button, the slicer’s target area moves
to the left.
If pad 6 is pressed while pressing the [SHIFT] button, the slicer’s target area moves
to the right (slice shift).
5 Press and hold a performance pad.
While pressing and holding the pad, the sound is played in a loop.
! The loop playback length differs depending on the “SLICE ROLL” setting.
When the pad is released, the track returns to the position that is playing in the
background.
About slicer mode and slicer loop mode
Slicer mode
When the playback position advances to the end of the range that has been sliced
into eight equal sections, the range shown on the display switches to the next eight
sliced sections, and these sliced sections are assigned to the respective pads,
replacing the previously assigned sections.
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Slicer loop mode
When the playback position advances to the end of the range that was sliced into
eight equal parts, the playback position returns to the beginning of the range that
was sliced into eight equal parts.
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Using the sampler function
This procedure can be used to play tracks loaded in the sampler’s sampler slots
using the performance pads.
Preparing to use the sampler
Press the [MASTER] button while pressing the [SHIFT] button.
Press the [MASTER] button while pressing the [SHIFT] button until displaying the
sampler panel on the rekordbox dj screen. A track, loop and slicer target area can be
loaded in sampler slots.
Load the track in a sampler slot.
1 Press the [SAMPLER] mode button.
Switches to the sampler mode.
2 Press the rotary selector to move the cursor to the track list.
3 Turn the rotary selector.
Select the track you wish to load in a sampler slot.
4 Press the performance pad while pressing the [SHIFT]
button.
The selected track is loaded into the sample slot.
! Loading by overwriting an already loaded sampler slot may not be possible
depending on the [Preferences] of rekordbox.
Using the performance pads to play the sampler
1 Press the [SAMPLER] mode button.
Switches to the sampler mode.
2 Click [Switching of banks] on the sampler panel screen of
rekordbox dj.
The sampler has four banks and each bank has sixteen slots.
3 Move the [SAMPLER VOLUME] fader to the upper side.
4 Press a performance pad.
The sound for the slot assigned to the pad that was pressed is played.
! When the pad mode of deck 1 is the sampler mode, sampler slots are assigned
to the respective performance pads as shown below. (The slots in parentheses
are for when the pad mode of deck 2 is the sampler mode)
Slot 1
(slot 9)
Slot 2
(slot 10)
Slot 3
(slot 11)
Slot 4
(slot 12)
Slot 5
(slot 13)
Slot 6
(slot 14)
Slot 7
(slot 15)
Slot 8
(slot 16)
5 During playback, press a performance pad.
Playback continues by returning to the beginning.
6 Press a performance pad while pressing the [SHIFT] button
during playback.
The sound of the slot that is currently playing stops.
Using beat jump
The playback position can be moved instantaneously without breaking the rhythm of
the track being played back.
1 Press the [HOT CUE] mode button while pressing the
[SHIFT] button.
Switches to the beat jump mode.
2 Click c/d buttons of [PAGE*] on the track deck screen of
rekordbox dj.
The movement amount (number of beats or number of bars) of the playback position
assigned to the performance pad changes each time the button is pressed.
The following nine settings can be made.
PAGE1 FINE/1/8 beat/1/4 beat/1/2 beat
PAGE2 1/8 beat/1/4 beat/1/2 beat/1 beat
PAGE3 1/4 beat/1/2 beat/1 beat/2 beats
PAGE4 1/2 beat/1 beat/2 beats/4 beats
PAGE5 1 beat/2 beats/4 beats/8 beats
PAGE6 2 beats/4 beats/8 beats/16 beats
PAGE7 4 beats/8 beats/16 beats/8 bars
PAGE8 8 beats/16 beats/8 bars/16 bars
PAGE9 16 beats/8 bars/16 bars/32 bars
For example, when set to [PAGE2], the pad’s setting is as shown below.
1/8 beat
(left
direction)
1/2 beat
(left
direction)
1/2 beat
(right
direction)
1 beat
(left
direction)
1 beat
(right
direction)
1/8 beat
(right
direction)
1/4 beat
(left
direction)
1/4 beat
(right
direction)
3 Click c/d buttons of [PAGE*] on the track deck screen of
rekordbox dj while pressing the [SHIFT] key on the keyboard.
The movement amount (number of beats or number of bars) of the playback position
assigned to the performance pad changes each time the c/d buttons of [PAGE*] is
pressed.
The following three settings can be made.
PAGE1 FINE/1/8 beat/1/4 beat/1/2 beat
PAGE5 1 beat/2 beats/4 beats/8 beats
PAGE9 16 beats/8 bars/16 bars/32 bars
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