Pioneer DDJ-SX Functions that can be controlled in the dual deck mode, Launching the utility settings mode, Analyzing tracks, Utility settings

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	Function
that is operated

Jog dial	Scratch, pitch bend, skip mode, slip scratch
VINYL button	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/eject, manual slip loop
HOT CUE mode button	Hot cue mode
ROLL mode button	Roll mode
SLICER mode button	Slicer mode
SAMPLER mode	Sampler mode
button
Performance pads	Hot cue trigger, hot cue delete, slip hot cue, loop roll
	trigger, slicer trigger
PARAMETERcbutton,	Loop roll beat selection, slicer quantization selection,
PARAMETERdbutton	slicer domain selection
PLAY/PAUSE f	Play, pause, slip braking
button
CUE button	Cue setting, back cue, cue sampler
SYNC button	Sync, sync off
SLIP button	Slip mode
CENSOR button	Censor, reverse
NEEDLE SEARCH pad	Needle search

Functions that are limited in the dual deck mode

For the following functions, only the deck that is displayed can be operated when in the dual deck mode.

Button or control	Function
that is operated

TEMPO slider	Tempo adjustment
KEY LOCK button	Tempo range

Deck status mirroring function

When the statuses below differ on the respective decks, they are automatically set to the same statuses as on the deck whose [DECK] button is lit.

!Vinyl mode status, pad mode status, slip mode status

Using the channel fader start function

1 Set the cue.

Pause at the position from which you want to start playback, then press the [CUE] button for the corresponding deck.

!Cues can also be set by moving the channel fader from the back to the position nearest you while pressing the [SHIFT] button in the pause mode.

2While pressing the [SHIFT] button, move the channel fader from the position nearest you towards the back.

Playback of the track starts from the set cue point.

!When the channel fader is moved back to the position nearest you while pressing the [SHIFT] button during playback, the track moves instantaneously back to the set cue point and the pause mode is set. (Back Cue)

!If no cue is set, playback starts from the beginning of the track.

!It is also possible to change the setting in the utility settings so that the sync mode is set simultaneously when playback is started with the channel fader start function.

!When the channel fader is moved from the back to the position near- est you while pressing the [SHIFT] button when standing by at a cue, track playback starts from the set cue.

Using the sampler velocity mode

When the [SAMPLER] mode button is pressed for over one second, the	Advanced
sampler velocity mode turns on and off.
When the sampler velocity mode is on, the sample volume level changes
according to the strength with which the performance pads are tapped.
The volume level increases when the performance pads are tapped
strongly, decreases when they are tapped weakly.	Operation
When the sampler velocity mode is off, the sound is triggered at the
volume level set with the Serato DJ software, regardless of the strength
with which the performance pads are tapped.
! The sampler velocity mode’s on/off setting is reset each time the
power is turned on; this unit starts up with the sampler velocity mode
turned off.
! The velocity curve can be set in the utility settings.

Analyzing tracks

When one of this unit’s [LOAD] buttons is pressed and tracks are loaded onto the decks, the tracks are analyzed, but some time may be required until analysis is completed and the BPM and waveform are displayed. When the Serato DJ software is used as an offline player, tracks can be analyzed ahead of time. For tracks whose analysis has been completed, the BPM and waveform are displayed immediately when the tracks are loaded onto the decks.

For details on using the Serato DJ software as an offline player and instructions on analyzing tracks, see the Serato DJ software manual.

!Depending on the number of tracks, some time may be required for analysis.

Utility settings

The following settings can be changed:

!Setting for using DJ software other than Serato DJ

!Channel fader start setting

!Changing the master attenuation setting

!Slip mode flashing setting

!Demo mode setting

!Setting of the velocity curve in the sampler velocity mode

!MIDI settings in the sampler velocity mode

!Jog dial illumination mode setting

Launching the utility settings mode

When the utility settings mode is started up while this unit and a computer are connected by USB cable, the set status may not be displayed properly.

1Disconnect the USB cable from your computer.

2Press the [STANDBY/ON] switch on this unit’s rear panel to set this unit’s power to standby.

Set this unit’s power to the standby mode.

3While pressing both the [SHIFT] and [PLAY/PAUSE

f] buttons on the left deck, press the [STANDBY/ON] switch on this unit’s rear panel.

The utility settings mode is launched.

4After setting this unit to the utility settings mode, operate the controller for the item whose settings you want to change.

See the explanations below for the settings that can be changed.

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