3BACK button
Press:
The cursor moves between the [CRATES] panel and library each time the button is pressed.
The cursor on the [Files] panel moves to a higher layer.
The cursor on the [Browse] panel moves to the previous category.
[SHIFT] + press:
Switches the Serato DJ layout.
4LOAD PREPARE (AREA) button
Press:
Loads tracks to the [Prepare] panel.
[SHIFT] + press:
The panel display switches each time the button is pressed. Panel display off l Files l Browse l PREPARE l History l Panel display off.
Deck section
This section is used to control the four decks. The buttons and controls for operating decks 1 and 3 are located on the left side of the controller, those for operating decks 2 and 4 are located on the right side of the controller.
1Jog dial
Turn top:
When the vinyl mode is on, the scratch operation is possible. When the vinyl mode is off, the pitch bend operation (adjustment of the playing speed) is possible.
Turn outer section:
The pitch bend operation (adjustment of the playing speed) is possible.
[SHIFT] + Turn top:
The playback position skips in sync with the beat. (Skip mode)
!The skip mode cannot be used with tracks for which no beatgrid is set. For details on setting beatgrids, see the Serato DJ software manual.
2VINYL button
This switches the vinyl mode on/off.
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3NEEDLE SEARCH pad
By touching the pad, you can jump to the desired position in the track loaded in the deck.
4TEMPO slider
Use this to adjust the track playing speed.
5KEY LOCK button
Press:
Turns the key lock function on and off.
When the key lock function is on, the key does not change even when the playing speed is changed with the [TEMPO] slider.
The sound is digitally processed, so the sound quality decreases.
[SHIFT] + press:
The [TEMPO] slider’s range of variation switches each time the button is pressed.
[±8%] [±16%] [±50%]
Press for over 1 second:
Sets the tempo (BPM) of the currently playing track back to its original tempo.
6TAKEOVER indicator
When decks are switched while the sync function is off, the position of the controller’s [TEMPO] slider may not match the software’s tempo (pitch). To regain control of the tempo from the controller, adjust using the [TAKEOVER] indicator as reference. Slowly move the [TEMPO] slider in the direction in which the [TAKEOVER] indicator lights. When moved to the position at which the [TAKEOVER] indicator turns off, the [TEMPO] slider’s position matches the soft- ware’s tempo (pitch) and the tempo can once again be controlled with the [TEMPO] slider.
7AUTO LOOP button
Press:
Turns the auto looping mode on and off.
!During loop playback, this operation cancels looping.
[SHIFT] + press:
Switches looping between active and
!Even if looping is active, if there is no playback position in that loop, loop playback is not performed.
!When the playback position enters the active loop, loop playback starts.
!During loop playback, this operation cancels looping.
8LOOP 1/2X button
Press:
Select the auto loop beat.
During loop playback, the length of loop playback is split in half each time this button is pressed.
[SHIFT] + press:
During loop playback, moves the loop to the left by the amount equal to its length. (Loop Shift)
9LOOP 2X button
Press:
Select the auto loop beat.
During loop playback, the length of loop playback is doubled each time this button is pressed.
[SHIFT] + press:
During loop playback, moves the loop to the right by the amount equal to its length. (Loop Shift)
ALOOP IN button
Press:
Loop In Point is set.
When this button is pressed during loop playback, the loop in point can be
[SHIFT] + press:
The loop slot switches. (Loop Slot)