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Advanced Operation
Slip scratching
1 Check that VINYL mode is on.
While pressing the [SHIFT] button, check that the [SLIP] button lights.
2 During playback, operate the top of the jog dial to scratch.
Normal playback continues in the background even while scratching.
3 Release your hand from the top of the jog dial.
Playback starts from the position reached in the background.
! To cancel the slip mode, press the [SLIP] button again.
How to check VINYL mode on/off
By default, VINYL mode is on and scratch play is available. You can check the cur-
rent status based on the lighting status of the [SLIP] button while the [SHIFT] button
is pressed.
! When VINYL mode is on, the [SLIP] button lights while the [SHIFT] button is
pressed.
!
When VINYL mode is off, the [SLIP] button lights out while the [SHIFT] button is
pressed.
To turn VINYL mode on/off, press the [SLIP] button while pressing the [SHIFT]
button.
Slip braking
1 Adjust the [Braking] — [Stop Time] setting in the [SETUP]
menu’s [DJ Preference] tab.
The [Braking] setting adjusts the speed at which the track stops from the play
mode.
When using slip braking, adjust [Stop Time] control of [Braking] on the computer
screen to about the 9 o’clock position and set so that the sound stops slowly.
2 Press the [SLIP] button.
The mode switches to the slip mode.
3 During playback, press the [PLAY/PAUSE f] button.
Playback slowly stops. Normal playback continues in the background while play-
back is slowly stopping.
4 Press the [PLAY/PAUSE f] button again.
Playback starts from the position reached in the background.
! To cancel the slip mode, press the [SLIP] button again.
Auto slip looping
1 Press the [SLIP] button.
The mode switches to the slip mode.
2 Press the [LOOP 1/2X] or [LOOP 2X] button.
Select the auto loop beat.
3 Press the [AUTO LOOP] button.
A loop with the specified number of beats is set and loop playback starts.
Normal playback continues in the background during loop playback.
4 Press the [AUTO LOOP] button again.
Looping is canceled and playback starts from the position reached in the
background.
! To cancel the slip mode, press the [SLIP] button again.
Manual slip looping
Creating a loop and slipping it
1 Press the [SLIP] button.
The mode switches to the slip mode.
2 Press the [LOOP IN] button, then press [LOOP OUT] button.
Loop playback starts.
Normal playback continues in the background even during loop playback.
3 Press the [LOOP OUT] button while pressing the [SHIFT]
button.
Looping is canceled and playback starts from the position reached in the
background.
! To cancel the slip mode, press the [SLIP] button again.
Slipping using a loop in a loop slot
1 Press the [SLIP] button.
The mode switches to the slip mode.
2 Press the [LOOP IN] button while pressing the [SHIFT]
button to select the loop to be played.
3 Press the [LOOP OUT] button while pressing and holding
the [SHIFT] button.
Loop playback starts.
Normal playback continues in the background even during loop playback.
Hold the [SHIFT] button until the next operation.
4 Press the [LOOP OUT] button again while holding the
[SHIFT] button.
Looping is canceled and playback starts from the position reached in the
background.
! To cancel the slip mode, press the [SLIP] button again.
Using the dual deck mode
The dual deck mode is a function allowing you to control both decks simultaneously
when mixing two different tracks on deck 1 and deck 3 (or on deck 2 and deck 4).
A feature of this function is that it enables such operations as scratching, looping
and hot cueing of two different tracks that have been mixed by mashing them up or
blending them, as if they were a single track.
The explanation below describes an example of the operation for controlling decks
1 and 3 simultaneously.
1 Press the [DECK3] button while pressing the [DECK1]
button or press the [DECK1] button while pressing the
[DECK3] button.
DUAL DECK mode turns on and the [DECK] button, which was pressed first, flashes
and the [DECK] button, which was pressed later, lights.
Status display in the dual deck mode
! When entering DUAL DECK mode, the deck status of the [DECK] button, which
was pressed first, is displayed.
2 Press the [DECK1] or [DECK3] button.
The dual deck mode turns off, and the [DECK] button lights.
The controller switches to the deck of the pressed [DECK] button.
Functions that can be controlled in the dual
deck mode
The functions below can be controlled on the two decks simultaneously in the dual
deck mode.
Button or control that
is operated
Function
Jog dial Scratch, pitch bend, skip mode, slip scratch
SLIP button Slip mode, VINYL mode
KEY LOCK button Key lock, tempo reset
AUTO LOOP button Auto loop, active loop, auto slip loop
LOOP 1/2X button Auto loop beat selection, half loop, loop shift
LOOP 2X button Auto loop beat selection, double loop, loop shift
LOOP IN button Loop in, loop in adjust, loop slot selection, manual slip loop
LOOP OUT button Loop out, loop out adjust, reloop/exit, manual slip loop
HOT CUE mode button Hot cue mode, Cue loop mode
ROLL mode button Roll mode, Saved loop mode
SLICER mode button Slicer mode, Slicer loop mode
Performance pads
Hot cue trigger, Hot cue deletion, Slip hot cue, Loop roll trigger,
Slicer trigger, Cue loop trigger, Saved loop trigger
PARAMETERc button,
PARAMETERd button
Loop roll beat selection, SLICER QUANTIZATION selection,
SLICER DOMAIN selection, Loop half, Loop double, Loop shift
PLAY/PAUSE f button
Play, pause, slip braking
CUE button Cue setting, back cue, cue sampler
SYNC button Sync, sync off
CENSOR button Censor, reverse
NEEDLE SEARCH pad Needle search
FLIP REC button Sequence loop
FLIP START button Sequence start, Sequence on
FLIP SLOT button Sequence slot selection