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Advanced Operation
Advanced Operation
The descriptions from this point on are for functions not described in the Serato
DJ software manual that are specifically for when this unit and Serato DJ are used
in combination.
Using Serato Flip
Serato Flip allows you to record or call sequences such as hot cue operation.
For details on operation of Serato Flip, see [Software Info] of [DDJ-SX2] on the
Pioneer DJ support site below.
http://pioneerdj.com/support/
Using the performance pads
These functions are switched using the respective pad mode buttons (the [HOT
CUE] mode button, [ROLL] mode button, [SLICER] mode button and [SAMPLER]
mode button).
Using hot cues
With this function, playback can be started instantaneously from the position at
which a hot cue is set.
! Up to eight hot cue points can be set and saved per track.
1 Press the [HOT CUE] mode button.
Switches to hot cue mode.
2 In the play or pause mode, press a performance pad to set
the hot cue point.
The hot cue points are assigned to the respective performance pads as shown
below.
Hot cue 1 Hot cue 2 Hot cue 3 Hot cue 4
Hot cue 5 Hot cue 6 Hot cue 7 Hot cue 8
3 Press the performance pad at which the hot cue point was
set.
Playback starts from the hot cue point.
! Set hot cue points can be cleared by pressing a performance pad while
pressing the [SHIFT] button.
Using the Roll function
When a performance pad is pressed, a loop with the number of beats assigned to
that pad is set and loop playback continues as long as the pad is being pressed.
During loop roll playback, normal playback with the original rhythm continues in the
background. When loop roll playback is canceled, playback resumes from the posi-
tion reached in the background at the point loop roll playback was canceled.
1 Press the [ROLL] mode button.
Switches to roll mode.
2 Press the [PARAMETERc] or [PARAMETERd] button.
The loop roll beats assigned to the performance pads switch each time one of the
buttons is pressed.
The following four settings can be made:
1 4 beats from 1/32
2 8 beats from 1/16
3 16 beats from 1/8
4 32 beats from 1/4
For example, when set to “8 beats from 1/16”, the pad’s setting is as shown below.
1/16 beat 1/8 beat 1/4 beat 1/2 beat
1 beat 2 beats 4 beats 8 beats
The range of beats set for the loop roll is displayed on the computer’s screen.
3 Press and hold one of the performance pads.
A loop roll with the number of beats assigned to the pad that was pressed is played.
Playback continues in the background during loop roll playback.
! The number of beats of the currently playing loop roll can be changed by
pressing the [LOOP 1/2X] or [LOOP 2X] button during loop roll playback.
4 Release the performance pad.
Loop roll playback is canceled, and playback resumes from the position reached in
the background.
Using the Slicer function
The specified range is divided into eight equal sections, and these eight sliced
sections are assigned to the respective performance pads. While one of the perfor-
mance pads is pressed, the sound for the section assigned to that pad is played in
a loop.
During loop playback of the pad’s sound, normal playback with the original rhythm
continues in the background. When the pad is released and loop playback ends,
playback resumes from the position reached at that point.
! The slicer function cannot be used with tracks for which no beatgrid is set. For
details on setting beatgrids, see the Serato DJ software manual.
— Beatgrids can also be set using this unit’s [GRID ADJUST] and [GRID SLIDE]
buttons. (p. 11 )
1 Press the [SLICER] mode button.
Switches to slicer mode.
! While pressing the [SHIFT] button, pressing the [SLICER] mode button
switches the mode to slicer loop mode.
= About slicer mode and slicer loop mode (p. 18 )
2 Press the [PARAMETERc] or [PARAMETERd] button while
pressing the [SHIFT] button.
Set the domain for the slicer function. The value set for the domain switches each
time one of the buttons is pressed while pressing the [SHIFT] button.
The domain can be set to one of six settings: 2 beats, 4 beats, 8 beats, 16 beats, 32
beats or 64 beats.
The eight equal sections into which the range specified with the domain setting
have been sliced are assigned to the respective performance pads as shown below.
Sliced sections 1 to 8
Domain
1234 56
78
Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4
Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Section 8
3 Press the [PARAMETERc] or [PARAMETERd] button.
Set the quantization for the slicer function. The value set for the quantization
switches each time one of the buttons is pressed.
The quantization can be set in four ways: 1/8, 1/4, 1/2 and 1.
The length of the loop which is played while the pad is being pressed can be
changed with the “QUANTIZATION” setting. For example, when “QUANTIZATION”
is set to “1”, the entire section assigned to the pad is played in a loop, and when
“QUANTIZATION” is set to “1/2”, only the first half of the section assigned to the pad
is played in a loop.
4 Press and hold one of the performance pads.
When the pad is pressed and held, the sound is played in a loop.
! The length of loop playback differs depending on the quantization setting.
When the pad is released, the track returns to the position that is playing in the
background.