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Advanced Operation
Operating beat FX in the single mode
1 Press the [RELEASE FX] control while pressing the
[SHIFT] button to switch the FX mode of rekordbox dj to
the single mode.
The mode switches between the multi mode and single mode each time
the buttons are operated.
2 Press the effect parameter 1 button while pressing
the [SHIFT] button to select the beat FX type.
The selected beat FX is displayed on the rekordbox dj screen.
3 Press the effect parameter 1 button to turn beat FX
on.
Beat FX turns on and off each time the button is pressed.
! The [ON] key for the effect is highlighted on the rekordbox dj screen.
4 Operate the effect parameter 2 or effect parameter 3
button to switch the beat FX’s parameters.
! Depending on the beat FX type, the button may not light when the
button is operated.
5 Operate the effect parameter control to adjust the
beat FX’s parameters.
6 Press the [BEATc] or [BEATd] button to adjust the
beat fraction to synchronize the effect sound with.
! Depending on the beat FX type, it can be specified using parameters
instead of beat.
! It is also possible to set the BPM value used as the basis for the
effect time with the interval at which the [BEATd] button is tapped
while pressing the [SHIFT] button.
= Switching the effect’s tempo mode (p. 25 )
Switching the effect’s tempo mode
With rekordbox dj effects, there are two ways to set the beat FX tempo:
with “BPM auto mode” and “BPM tap mode”.
! By default, the BPM auto mode is set.
BPM auto mode
The track’s BPM value is used as the basis for the effect’s tempo.
BPM tap mode
The BPM used as the base value for the effect is calculated from the
interval at which the [BEATd] button is tapped while pressing the
[SHIFT] button.
Switching to the BPM tap mode
Press the [BEATd] button while pressing the [SHIFT]
button.
! If the [BEATc] button is pressed while pressing the [SHIFT] button,
the mode switches to the BPM auto mode.
Using the release FX
Release FX turns off the beat FX that was on up until then simultane-
ously with the addition of an effect.
The track being played and effect sound can be smoothly connected by
using release FX.
One release FX can be used per effect unit in both the multi mode and
single mode.
1 Press the [FX1] button or [FX2] button of channel 1 to
select the effect unit to assign.
The number of the deck which the effect unit is assigned to is high-
lighted on the rekordbox dj screen.
2 Turn the [RELEASE FX] control to select the release FX
type.
3 Click the [c] or [d] button on the rekordbox dj screen
to set the release FX beat.
! The release FX beat can be set separately from the beat setting for
beat FX.
4 Press and hold the [RELEASE FX] control.
The selected release FX turns on, and the beat FX in the same effect unit
that was on up until then turns off.
5 Release the [RELEASE FX] control.
Release FX turns off.
Using recording functions
rekordbox dj has recording functions and can record mixed sound.
For detailed instructions on recording, see the rekordbox software
manual.
1 Click the [REC] button in the global section of
rekordbox dj.
The panel used for recording appears on the rekordbox dj screen.
2 Click on the recording panel of rekordbox dj to
start recording.
! If you click again, recording stops.
! If the recording is completed, the file is automatically saved.
! The saving destination of the file can be changed in the
[Preferences] > [Controller] > [Other] tab of rekordbox.