PIONEER DJ DDJ-FLX10 User manual

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Quick-Start Guide
Pioneer DJ DDJ-FLX10

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Setup
Serato software
The Pioneer DJ DDJ-FLX10 is a “Serato DJ Pro hardware unlocked” device, meaning it works with Serato
DJ Pro out of the box.
It is also a “paid upgrade to Serato DVS device”, meaning it requires the purchase & activation of a Serato
DVS license, in order to be used with Serato DVS functionality.
Please ensure you have the latest version of Serato DJ Pro installed:
Click here to download Serato DJ Pro
Drivers
The Pioneer DJ DDJ-FLX10 is class compliant on macOS, but requires manufacturer specic drivers when
used with Windows operating systems.
Regardless of your operating system, download and install the latest version of Serato DJ Pro, then connect
your DDJ-FLX10 with a USB cable to your computer, and launch Serato DJ Pro. If using Windows, when
prompted, click the Install Driver pop-up.
Alternatively, you may download the latest driver directly from Pioneer DJ’s website.
Overview
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# DDJ-FLX10 CONTROL FUNCTION
1 MASTER Main audio output via XLR (1) & RCA (2)
2 BOOTH Connect Booth output via balanced TRS
3 SIGNAL GND Connect grounding post for turntables
4 LINE/PHONO
CH4/CH2/CH1/CH3
Connect line level RCA inputs to any channel, or connect phono level RCA inputs & toggle phono/line for
channel 3 & 4
5 USB Connect USB-C cable to PC A / B
4 MIC Connect microphone input via balanced TRS (2) or XLR/TRS (1)
7 POWER Turn device on & off
8 DC IN Connect included power adapter
9 PHONES Connect headphones via 3.5mm or 6.5mm jack

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# DDJ-FLX10
CONTROL FUNCTION SHIFT FUNCTION
1 DRUMS Toggle Drums Stem Solo Drum Stem or
double press to Instant Double Drum
Stem to
non-active secondary deck layer (1/3
or 2/4)
2 VOCAL Toggle Vocal Stem Solo Vocal Stem or
double press to Instant Double Vocal
Stem to
non-active secondary deck layer (1/3
or 2/4)
3 INSTRUMENT Toggle Melody/Bass Stem Solo Melody/Bass Stem or
double press to Instant Double
Melody/Bass Stem to
non-active secondary deck layer (1/3
or 2/4)
4 CALL (LEFT) Loop Slot Select Previous Toggle Loop Slot Lock
5 CALL (RIGHT) Loop Slot Select Next Loop Slot Delete
6 BACK Navigate Back through library Add selected track to Prepare crate
7 BROWSE Turn to scroll library. Press in to load selected track to deck. Double
press to Instant Double selected track
Fast Library scroll
8 SOUND COLOR FX
(SECTION)
Press a Sound Color FX toggle, then turn the
respective channel’s Color FX Filter knob left or right to apply the
effect.
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9 MIC (SECTION) Adjust MIC 1 & 2 level, and adjust their Hi and Low EQ, or toggle
microphone between off/on/talkover
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10 CHANNEL (SECTION) Adjust input selector between line, phono (channel 3 & 4 only), and
USB A or B, and adjust trim and EQ (Hi, Mid, Low).
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11 MASTER (SECTION) Adjust master & booth level, monitor master channel, and toggle
master channel CUE for headphone monitoring
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Overview
# DDJ-FLX10
CONTROL FUNCTION SHIFT FUNCTION
12 IN Set Loop In point, or Halve Active Loop Edit Loop In point
13 OUT Set Loop Out point, or Double Active Loop Reloop, or Edit Loop Out point
14 4 BEAT / EXIT Press to toggle 4 Beat Autoloop on/off, or Exit Active Loop Toggle Active Loop
15 MIX POINT SELECT (LEFT) Key Shift Down -
16 MIX POINT SELECT (RIGHT) Key Shift Up -
17 LINK Key Lock on/off -
18 VIEW Cycle View mode Cycle between Files/Browse/Pre-
pare/History panels
19 SLIP Toggle Slip Toggle between vinyl & jog platter
mode
20 QUANTIZE Toggle Quantize Tap BPM
21 JOG FEEL Adjust jog wheel resistance between light & heavy -
22 JOG WHEEL Turn jog to bend pitch, or control waveform within Serato DJ in vinyl
mode
Fast track waveform scroll
23 BEAT SYNC Press to turn SYNC on Disable SYNC
24 TEMPO SLIDER Adjust tempo/pitch Ignore tempo/pitch adjustment
25 PERFORMANCE PADS (SEC-
TION)
SEE PERFORMANCE PADS FOR MORE INFORMATION -
26 BEAT FX (SECTION) SEE BEAT-FX SECTION FOR MORE INFORMATION -
27 CROSSFADER ASSIGN Assign each channel to crossfader side A, B, or THRU -
28 CHANNEL FADER Adjust channel volume (per channel) Channel fader start
(per channel)
29 CROSSFADER Crossfade audio between channel 1-2 Crossfader start
30 CHANNEL CUE Toggle channel cue for monitoring Toggle EQ controls
per channel, to isolate Stems (Hi =
Vocals, Mid = Melody/Bass, Low =
Drums)
31 SAMPLER (SECTION) Toggle Sampler cue for monitoring, or adjust Sampler volume -
32 HEADPHONES
(SECTION)
Adjust headphone level, and adjust headphone cue/master mix -
33 KEY SYNC Toggle Key Sync Key Reset
34 TEMPO RESET Reset Tempo to 0% Toggle Tempo range values
35 PAGE (LEFT & RIGHT) Parameter 1 (left & right) Parameter 2 (left & right) or long
press to cycle Jog Wheel Platter
Display mode
36 PLAY / PAUSE Toggles Play / Pause on selected deck Stutter play
37 CUE Cues from temp cue point/Set temp cue point Load previous track
38 4 BEAT JUMP
(LEFT & RIGHT)
Press Left or Right to Beat Jump by 4 Beats backwards or for-
wards. Long press to rewind and fast forward playing track
Press Left or Right to Beat Jump by
16 Beats backwards or forwards
39 SHIFT Shift modier, which can be held while using another control for sec-
ondary SHIFT function
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40 JOG WHEEL DISPLAY Display virtual deck, waveform, artwork, or DJ logo
information
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41 DECK SELECT Change Active Deck layer Enter Dual Deck mode to control
secondary Deck layer simultaneously
42 SLIP REVERSE Toggle Censor Toggle Reverse playback

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Performance Pads
The Pioneer DJ DDJ-FLX10 comes with 8 performance pads, that can be used across 9 different performance pad
modes.
The rst 4 modes can be triggered by pressing the performance pad mode button of the same name once, and
consist of:
HOT CUE mode: Pads 1-8 trigger Serato DJ Pro Cue points, and if no Cue point is present on that slot/pad, pressing
that pad will set a Cue point. Holding down the SHIFT button while pressing a populated pad will delete the Cue point
from the respective pad/slot. Page Left & Right controls trigger Flip Record and Flip Start, while holding SHIFT and
pressing them triggers Flip Loop and toggles the Flip on/off. Serato Flip is required for this functionality.
PAD FX 1 mode: Pad FX 1 mode allows the user to trigger quick and powerful precongured FX in an intuitive manner.
Pads 1-4 can be pressed and held to apply FX, whereas pressing pads 5-8 toggle FX that are applied until the pad is
pressed again (toggle). Pads 1-4 consist of: Echo, Flanger, Reverb & Repeater, while pads 5-8 consist of: Echo Out,
Backspin, Braker & Rollout.
BEAT JUMP mode: Press pads 1 and 4 perform Beat Jump left & right respectively, while pads 2 & 3 halve and
double the Beat Jump size. Pad 5 loads the previous track, pad 6 & 7 perform rewind or fast forward transport
functions, and pad 8 censors the playing track. Holding SHIFT while pressing pad 8 toggles reverse playback.
SAMPLER mode: Press pads 1-8 in this mode to trigger samples loaded into the Serato DJ Pro Sampler. Holding
SHIFT while pressing a Pad will stop a currently playing Sampler slot, or load a new sample to the Sampler slot if
empty. Page Left & Right controls cycle through Sampler Banks, while holding SHIFT and pressing them cycles
Sampler Output.
The second 4 modes are as follows:
PITCH PLAY mode: Press the HOT CUE mode button while holding SHIFT to enter Pitch Play mode. In this mode,
pads 1-8 play Cue points over variable pitch ranges. See the ‘Pitch Play’ section for more information.
NOTE: Pitch Play mode requires that the Serato Pitch ‘n’ Time DJ expansion pack is activated & enabled.
LOOP ROLL mode: Press the PAD FX1 mode button while holding SHIFT to enter Loop Roll mode. Holding Pads
1-8 activate a loop roll of varying sizes. Release the pad to exit the Loop Roll. Page Left & Right halves and doubles
Loop Roll size.
AUTO LOOP mode: Press the BEAT JUMP mode button while holding SHIFT to enter Auto Loop mode. In this
mode pads 1-8 trigger an Autoloop of varying sizes. Press the same pad for a second time to exit an Auto Loop. Page
Left & Right controls decrease and increase Loop size, while holding SHIFT and pressing them performs Loop Move
left & right.
KEY SHIFT mode: Press the SAMPLER mode button while holding SHIFT to enter Key Shift mode. In this mode,
pads 1-8 shifts the key of the playing track over variable pitch ranges. See the ‘Key Shift’ section for more information.
NOTE: Key Shift mode requires that the Serato Pitch ‘n’ Time DJ expansion pack is activated & enabled.
SAVED FLIP mode: Finally, holding the HOT CUE mode button, enters Saved Flip mode. Trigger stored Flips with
Pads 1-8, or toggle a triggered Flip on/off with the same Pad.

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Holding SHIFT and pressing the HOT CUE performance pad mode button on the Pioneer DJ DDJ-FLX10
will enable Pitch Play mode. In this mode you can play Cue Points over variable pitch ranges.
There are 3 key ranges to choose from, and the following tables show the pitched key ranges (in Semitones)
while using the 8 performance pads in Pitch Play mode.
The root key pad (0) is always lit white, which will play the cue point at it’s regular pitch. Use the Page Left &
Right buttons to move the Key Range up or down.
In Pitch Play mode, pressing a pad will pitch the currently selected cue point up or down the following
ranges:
Up Range: (Up 7 Semitones)
+4 +5 +6 +7
0 +1 +2 +3
Middle Range: (Up 3/Down 4 Semitones)
0 +1 +2 +3
-4 -3 -2 -1
Down Range: (Down 7 Semitones)
-3 -2 -1 0
-7 -6 -5 -4
When Pitch Play mode is rst enabled, the middle range is selected. If a new track is loaded, Pitch Play
mode will default back to the middle range. The range is remembered if another pad mode is selected, then
the user switches back to Pitch Play mode.
Pitch Play can only pitch one Cue point at a time. To change the selected Cue, hold the SHIFT button and
press a performance pad where the cue point you want to select would be (as shown in the HOT CUE
performance pad mode). While holding SHIFT, press the corosponding performance pad for:
Cue 1 Cue 2 Cue 3 Cue 4
Cue 5 Cue 6 Cue 7 Cue 8
The selected cue point defaults to Cue Point 1 on track load, even if instant doubled. If a pad with no cue
point is selected, then a new cue point will be created. Deleting a cue point however, is not possible in Pitch
Play mode.
NOTE: Pitch Play mode is available once the Pitch ‘n Time DJ Expansion Pack has been activated in
the Expansions window, under the My Account drop-down. Make sure “Enable Pitch ‘n Time DJ” is then
checked in the Expansion Pack tab of the SETUP screen.
Pitch Play

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Holding SHIFT and pressing the SAMPLER performance pad mode button on the Pioneer DJ DDJ-FLX10
will enable Key Shift mode. In this mode you can shift the key of the playing track over variable pitch ranges.
There are 3 key ranges to choose from, and the following tables show the pitched key ranges (in Semitones)
while using the 8 performance pads in Key Shift mode.
The root key pad (0) is always lit, which will play the corresponding track at it’s regular pitch. Use the Page
Left & Right buttons to move the Key Range up or down.
In Key Shift mode, pressing a pad will pitch the currently playing track up or down as per the the following
ranges:
Up Range: (Up 7 Semitones)
+4 +5 +6 +7
0 +1 +2 +3
Middle Range: (Up 3/Down 4 Semitones
0 +1 +2 +3
-4 -3 -2 -1
Down Range: (Down 7 Semitones)
-3 -2 -1 0
-7 -6 -5 -4
When Key Shift mode is rst enabled, the middle range is selected. If a new track is loaded, Key Shift mode
will default to the middle range. Range is remembered if you navigate to another pad mode, then back to
Key Shift mode.
To sync or reset the key of the playing track, or adjust the pitch range, hold the SHIFT button and press a
performance pad as outlined in the table below:
Pad 1
Key Sync
Pad 2
Key Reset
Pad 3
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Pad 4
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Pad 5
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Pad 6
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Pad 7
Range down
Pad 8
Range up
NOTE: Key Shift mode is available once the Pitch ‘n Time DJ Expansion Pack has been activated in the
Expansions window, under the My Account drop-down. Make sure “Enable Pitch ‘n Time DJ” is then
checked in the Expansion Pack tab of the SETUP screen.
Key Shift

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BEAT-FX
DDJ-FLX10
Control
Function SHIFT function
FX PART SELECT Press to apply Beat FX to Vocal,
Drums or Instrument (Melody & Bass)
Stem
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BEAT FX DISPLAY See Beat FX type, beat value, BPM,
and Channel assign information
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BEAT < > Press left or right to adjust Beat FX
timing
Press left to set automatic
BPM value.
Press right repeatedly to
Tap Beat FX BPM value
BEAT FX TYPE Select Beat FX type to be applied, by
turning knob
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BEAT FX
CHANNEL ASSIGN
Choose channel assign for Beat FX,
between Sampler, Mic, 1/2/3/4, or
Master
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LEVEL / DEPTH Turn to adjust level/depth of Beat FX
applied
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ON / OFF
Turn Beat FX on/off -

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Beat Jump
To activate Beat Jump, open the Setup screen and under the DJ preferences tab turn on “Show Beat Jump
Controls”.
When you close the Setup screen you will see Beat Jump controls underneath the existing Auto Loop values on
each deck. Checking this box will turn on Beat Jump features in the deck area and let you control Beat Jump
from on your supported Serato DJ Pro hardware.
When the Beat Jump option is enabled, perfomance pad modes AUTO LOOP or ROLL mode (where applicable)
will use the bottom row of 4 pads (pads 5-8) as Beat Jump controls. This is designed to mirror the change in
deck Auto Loop area (from 8 Auto Loop sizes to 4 Auto Loop sizes + Beat Jump controls).
MIDI
The MIDI feature in Serato DJ Pro provides the ability to remap Serato DJ Pro software functions to your
primary Serato controller, interface or mixer. You can also assign controls to a secondary MIDI controller to
further enhance your performance.
For more information on MIDI mapping with Serato DJ Pro click here
To remap your supported Serato device, open the SETUP screen and click the MIDI tab. If your Serato
device supports hardware remapping, it will show up in the MIDI Devices list at the top.
Select your connected device from the MIDI Devices list and make sure the “Allow Serato Hardware
Remapping” option is checked.
Once checked, the MIDI assign button at the top of the screen will become available for you to start
remapping.
You can save, edit or delete MIDI presets in the MIDI tab of the SETUP screen. Clicking ‘Restore Defaults’
will erase any custom mappings for all connected devices and revert their functions back to default.

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Help
Show Tooltips
Click on the button in the upper right-hand corner of Serato DJ Pro, then to enable
tooltips. Tool tips provide a handy way to learn the various features of Serato DJ Pro.
Move the mouse over a section of the screen to bring up a context sensitive tool tip.
Watch Tutorials
Click on the button in the upper right-hand corner of Serato DJ Pro, then to launch
your default internet browser and watch tutorials, to help you get familiar with Serato DJ Pro.
Get Support
Click on the button in the upper right-hand corner of Serato DJ Pro, then to launch your
default internet browser and navigate to the Serato DJ Pro knowledge base, where you can nd helpful
articles and guides on Serato DJ Pro. Alternatively, type in the box, with keywords, to
search the Serato DJ Pro knowledge base for specic, related topics.
DVS
The DDJ-FLX10 is ‘paid upgrade to Serato DVS hardware’ device, meaning it requires activation of a Serato DVS
license to allow you to use turntables, media players or CD players to control Serato DJ Pro using NoiseMap™
Control Tone. DVS is available on all 4 inputs, however turntables via phono-level input are available on inputs 3 &
4.
NOTE: Serato DVS is available once the Serato DVS expansion pack has been activated in the Expansions
window, under the My Account drop-down. Make sure Vinyl / CDJ Control is then checked in the Expansion
Packs tab of the Setup screen.
You can nd out more and purchase DVS, by visiting our website here.