Pioneer DDJ-ERGO User manual

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QUICK-START
GUIDE
PIONEER
DDJ ERGO

VERSION 1.1
Installation and Setup
The Pioneer DDJ-ERGO-V is a class compliant USB plug and requires no further
driver installation.
1 Connect your Pioneer DDJ-ERGO-V to an available USB Port.
2Open Serato DJ.
Activate Serato DJ
To activate Serato DJ, click on in the bottom right corner of the screen.
Secondly, click
In the forthcoming online window click Activate Serato DJ on this computer.
If you have not yet purchased Serato DJ, clicking on this button will take tyou
through an online process to purchase the software.
NOTE If you receive an error code when activating, please contact
[email protected]
Manage Serato DJ
Authorizations
To make changes to your activation, click in the
License panel.
You can deactivate and activate your licenses here.
MANAGE AUTHORIZATIONS
License
Connect your microphone here
Microphone
volume
Select either Microphone
or Auxilary option
Auxilary volume
If you prefer RCA, connect
your speaker/stereo here
Connect these to your
speaker/stereo setup
(TRS/jack option)
Connect any Auxilary
source here
Turn the unit
on or off here
Connect USB from
computer here

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Looping
You have up to 8 loops per track in Serato DJ, and the choice between either
manual or auto loops. You can choose whether you have 4 loops (and 4 cuepoints)
showing on screen, or 8 loops. To switch between Manual and Auto looping, click
(Manual) or (Auto) onscreen. Use the IN/OUT buttons for manual looping and
the AUTO LOOP knob for auto looping
Manual Mode
DDJ-ERGO-V Serato DJ Function
Loop IN Set loop in point (Loop not active)
Loop IN Adjust loop in point (Loop active)
Loop OUT Set loop out point (Loop in point set)
Loop OUT Adjust loop out point (Loop active)
AUTO LOOP Exit Manual Loop
NOTE The best way to edit the start and end points of a manual loop is with the jog
wheel/platter on your DDJ-ERGO-V.
Auto Mode
DDJ-ERGO-V Control Serato DJ Function
Press AUTO LOOP Start Auto Loop
Twist AUTO LOOP left Half Auto Loop length
Twist AUTO LOOP right Double Auto Loop length
NOTE You can also save a loop to the next available free loop slot in the software.
To do this, either click the button in the manual/auto loop tab or click on an
available loop slot. Your loops are saved to the le and recalled the next time it is
loaded. They are not lost if the le is moved or renamed.
DJ-FX
The DJ-FX in Serato DJ are powered by iZotope™. Click the FX tab
to open the FX panel. Select either 1, 2 or M in the Deck Assign area
to assign the selected effect bank to a deck or Master Output. To activate an effect,
click the ON button on your FX UNIT in the software, or the ON button on your
controller. You can adjust effect parameters by using either software controls, or
the FX1 and FX2 knobs and buttons on your controller
DDJ-ERGO-V Controls Serato DJ Parameters
ON Effect On/Off
SHIFT + ON Choose FX UNIT
FX Knob 1 Parameter 1 (Dial 1)
FX Button 1 Parameter 2 (Button 1)
FX Knob 2 Parameter 3 (Dial 2)
FX Button 2 Parameter 4 (Button 2)
FX Knob 3 Parameter 5 (Dial 3)
FX Button 3 Parameter 6 (Button 3)
DDJ-ERGO-V Controls Beat Multiplier
Hold FX Button 3 for 1 second Auto
Tap FX Button 3 to the desired rate Tap (Manual)
FX Knob 3 Beats Dial

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Serato Video
Serato Video is a software plugin for Serato Software which adds the ability to
playback and mix video les, use effects and fader transitions with your Serato
DJ Controller, an additional MIDI controller or your mouse/keyboard. For more
information on Serato Video click here.
MIDI
The MIDI control feature in Serato DJ provides the ability to map Serato DJ
software functions to MIDI controller functions such as keyboards, triggers, sliders,
and knobs. Integrating MIDI controllers into your Serato DJ setup can improve live
performance usability, such as hitting pads on a MIDI controller to trigger Loops
and Cue Points. For more information download the Serato DJ manual here.
NOTE You can not MIDI Map your ERGO-V, you will need to connect an additional
MIDI controller to use these MIDI functions.

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Controller
# DDJ-ERGO-V
CONTROLS
SERATO DJ FUNCTIONS SHIFT
1 PLAY/PAUSE Play/Pause the loaded track Stutter
2 CUE Cue Play previous track
3 SHIFT Added Shift functionality is applied when used in
conjunction with other controls
4 IN/OUT Set manual loop in/out points Move loop
5 AUTOLOOP Press to enable Autoloop, Twist to adjust loop size
6 ON FX Unit On/Off
7 CONTROL Adjust effect Mix %
8 FX Knob 1-3 Adjust effect dial parameter 1-3
9 FX Button 1-3 Adjust effect button parameter 1-3
10 LOAD A Load track to Deck A
11 BROWSE Browse Library, push to toggle crate/library view
12 LOAD B Load track to Deck B
13 PREVIEW/
FUNCTION
Start/Stop Recording
14 FILTER High/Low pass lter
15 SAMPLER 1-4 Trigger Sample slot 1-4 Stop Sample slot 1-4
16 HOT CUE 1-4 Set/Trigger CUE 1-4 Delete CUE 1-4
17 MASTER VOL Adjust master output volume
18 AUX/MIC VOL Adjust aux/mic output volume
19 SAMPLE VOL Adjust SP-6 sample player volume
20 KEYLOCK Locks pitch key Toggle pitch range

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21 TEMPO Adjust Pitch When in relative mode, you can hold
SHIFT to disable the pitch slider
temporarily
22 SYNC SYNC On SYNC Off
NOTE SHIFT button is used with other buttons that have shift modier functions.
For more information about how to use Serato DJ, please go to our website www.serato.com or refer to the Serato DJ Software Manual. For more information on your
controller, please refer to the hardware manual.
# DDJ-ERGO-V SERATO DJ FUNCTIONS SHIFT