Pioneer Digital DJ-SR Operation instructions

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PERFORMANCE DJ CONTROLLER
Digital DJ-SR

Contents
1. Introduction
2. Combo FX
Basic operations
Advanced operations
3.
Hot Cue Roll
4. Sampler Roll
.
Trans Pad
6. Hold function
7.
Overview of Serato DJ FX
8. How to activate Serato DJ FX
9. How to install Sample collection
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1. Introduction
You can use Pads in "PAD PLUS" to
create unique and exciting Djing!
DDJ-SR has newly featured PAD PLUS to control HOT CUE ROLL], TRANS PAD], COMBO FX] and SAMPLER ROLL].
HOT CUE ROLL COMBO FX TRANS PAD
SAMPLER ROLL
This tutorial is designed for you to learn how to effectively use the useful functions of PAD PLUS] in details.
Please prepare your computer and DDJ-SR with you to learn how to use your gears by following the specific operating procedures.
As long as you hold these pads, hot cue
and sampler are repeatedly rolled in sync
with the track's BPM. A drum roll sound,
which used to be difficult to create only
by pads, can be easily created just by
holding these pads.
As long as you hold the pads, both effect
and filter are enabled all at once. You can
activate an effect along with attenuating
the volume to effectively develop the
music by adding accents and intonation
to the track.
As long as you hold the pads, the track is
cut automatically on the rhythm in sync
with the track's BPM.
Please prepare your computer and DDJ-SR with you to learn how to use your gears by following the specific operating procedures.
Now, let's get started.
First, you are going to learn how to switch the modes of the performance pads of DDJ-SR.
DDJ-SR has the following 8 modes for the performance pads.
PAD mode PAD PLUS mode
HOT CUE HOT CUE ROLL
ROLL TRANS PAD
SLICER COMBO FX
SAMPLER SAMPLER ROLL
HOT CUE], ROLL], SLICER] and SAMPLER] buttons in PAD mode are lit in blue.
HOT CUE ROLL], TRANS PAD], COMBO FX] and SAMPLER ROLL] buttons in PAD PLUS mode are lit in red.
Let's switch the modes using the controller!
Connect the controller and a computer, then launch Serato DJ.
Please ensure that the buttons and LEDs of your controller are exactly the same status as in the Figure 1-1.
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When a track is loaded, Pads, where Hot Cue has been set, are lit.
Figure 1-1: HOT CUE mode
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Now, let's try PAD PLUS mode.
When you press the PAD PLUS ON button, PAD PLUS mode is switched on.
PAD PLUS TAP
Press: When this button is tapped for several times, MANUAL Tempo mode is switched on.
Press longer than 1 sec: AUTO Tempo mode is switched on.
SHIFT] + Press: Hold function is switched on.
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The details o Hold unction will be explained later.
PAD PLUS ON
Press: PAD PLUS mode is enabled or disabled.
Please ensure that the buttons and LEDs of your controller are exactly the same status as in Figure 1-2.
Beat Indicator displays the beat length used in PAD PLUS mode.
When PAD PLUS mode is enabled, +] sign of the Beat Indicator is lit.
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When PAD PLUS mode is disabled, the beat length o auto loop is displayed in the Beat Indicator.
Figure 1-2: HOT CUE ROLL mode
PAD PLUS mode has 2 ways to set the tempo: AUTO Tempo mode] and MANUAL Tempo mode]
The default is set to AUTO tempo mode.
In AUTO Tempo mode, the track's BPM value is automatically set when a track is loaded.
When you move the Tempo Slider, the BPM value will be changed in sync with the slider position automatically.
Basically, AUTO Tempo mode is recommended to be used in usual operations.
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When you want to set a di erent BPM rom the track's tempo, please use MANUAL Tempo mode.
PAD PLUS TAP
PAD PLUS ON
Beat Indicator
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When you want to set a di erent BPM rom the track's tempo, please use MANUAL Tempo mode.
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When tapping the PAD PLUS TAP button or several times, MANUAL Tempo mode is switched on and the button is lit.
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When the PAD PLUS TAP button is pressed longer than 1 second, AUTO Tempo mode is switched back on.
Please make sure if the modes are switched properly when you press each button of HOT CUE mode, ROLL mode, SLICER mode
and SAMPLER mode while PAD PLUS mode is enabled.
TRANS PAD mode
COMBO FX mode
SAMPLER ROLL mode
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The pads or slots where tracks and samples are loaded are lit.
When PAD PLUS ON] button is pressed again, PAD PLUS mode is switched off.
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As shown in the table below, the 4 modes of PAD mode are switched to the following modes in PAD PLUS mode when PAD PLUS is enabled.
Reversely, the modes in PAD PLUS mode is switched to their counterparts in PAD mode.
HOT CUE
⇔
HOT CUE ROLL
ROLL
⇔
TRANS PAD
SLICER
⇔
COMBO FX
SAMPLER
⇔
SAMPLER ROLL
The tutorial for features of PAD PLUS] are described in the pages below.
COMBO FX

page 6
HOT CUE ROLL

page 18
SAMPLER ROLL

page 19
TRANS PAD

page 21
* This document is created based on Serato DJ 1.5.1. The GUI and the downloading procedures are subject to change without notice.
PAD mode
PAD PLUS mode
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2. Combo FX
As long as you hold the Combo FX pad, both effect and filter are enabled all at once. You can activate an effect
along with attenuating the volume to effectively develop the music by adding accents and intonation to the track.
Basic operations
First, let's look at how the effects are assigned to Pads.
Each effect is assigned Pads to control the effect as shown in Figure 2-1.
As the figure shows, each effect can be assigned to 2 pads.
Different para eters can be assigned to each pad.
Details of para eters will be described later.
Pad4 and Pad8 controls only FX BEATS.
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Serato J has 2 effect modes, "Multi FX mode" and "Single FX mode".
Combo FX can be used only in "Multi FX mode".
Figure 2-1 Function assign ent
FX(1) FX(2) FX(3) FX BEATS
Pad1 Pad2 Pad3 Pad4
Pad5 Pad6 Pad7 Pad8
BEATS
UP
BEATS
DOWN
FX(1) FX(2) FX(3)
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Figure 2-1 Function assign ent
Now, let's start Co bo FX.
Display the [FX] panel using either one of the following ethods.
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Press the browse encoder with the Shift button for several time until the [FX] panel appears.
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Click on the [FX] button on the computer screen.
Figure 2-2 Selecting an effect type
As shown in Figure 2-2, select Echo for FX(1), Reverb for FX(2) and Delay for FX(3).
You can select effect types in either of the ethods below.
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Press an Effect [ON[ button while pressing the Shift button for several times until an effect you want to choose is shown .
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Select and click an effect from the dropdown menu on the computer screen.
FX(1)
FX(2)
FX(3)
FX(1)
FX(2)
FX(3)
Echo
Reverb
Delay
Echo
Reverb
Delay
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Now, the preparation for Co bo FX is ready.
Let's start setting Co bo FX.
After pressing the [PAD PLUS ON] button, press the [SLICER] button to switch Co bo FX on.
Please ensure that the buttons and LEDs of your controller are exactly the sa e status as in Figure 2-3.
Figure 2-3 Default status of Co bo FX
Before activating effects, you are going to review how FX BEATS works.
Each ti e pressing Pad4 or Pad 8, FX BEATS on the co puter screen will be changed as shown in Figure 2-4.
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FX BEATS is displayed in the Beat Indicator.
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FX BEATS can be changed using the parameter buttons.
Figure 2-4 How FX BEATS switches
In order to effectively apply an effect to a track, FX BEATS settings is very i portant.
Here, FX BEATS is set to [1/2], which is effective for using Echo and Delay type of effects.
Look carefully at the display of FX BEATS on the GUI of your co puter and the Beat Indicator to ensure that
they are exactly the sa e status as in Figure 2-5.
Beat Indicator
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Figure 2-5 BEATS=1/2
Then, load a track to a deck and play it.
Now, you are going to experiencing the real Co bo FX features.
First, let's press Pad5.
When Pad5 is pressed, Echo effect is activated.
You can rando ly press the Pad in sync with the BEAT of the track. You should press and hold the Pad continuously.
The sound when pressing the Pad re ains as Echo sound and the original sound volu e gets s aller at once.
Only the Echo sound is repeated and gradually getting s aller.
When you release your hand fro the Pad, the effect is disabled and goes back to nor al playback.
The o ent you hold the Co bo FX pad, both effect and filter are enabled all at once.
This akes the track volu e be s oothly attenuated and the Echo effect effectively e phasized.
Next, let's press Pad 1.
When Pad 1 is pressed, Echo effect is activated just like when pressing Pad 5.
When Pad 1 is pressed, however, the speed of lowering the track volu e is slower than when pressing Pad 5.
The speed of lowering the track volu e is different in Pad 1 and Pad 5.
This is because the para eter of Filter operation ode preset in Pad 1 and Pad 5 are different.
The default para eters of Filter operation ode are as follows:
Pad 1 Filter operation ode = Slow
Pad 5 Filter operation ode = Quick
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As entioned before, each effect is assigned to 2 Pads and different para eters can be assigned to each Pad.
Both Pad 1 and Pad 5 activate the Echo effect, but the 2 Pads have different para eters.
When para eters of the sa e effect are different, how the effect works and how to effectively use it are different.
Let e explain how you can apply the effect and show so e specific exa ples using the Wavefor .
Pad 5 will effectively works if you press the Pad as shown below.
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Ensure FX BEATS is set to "1/2" before trying the following example.
Exa ple 1
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Press Pad 5 only for 2 beats fro the beginning of a bar and repeat this process for several ti es.
You can add accents and intonation to the track.
:Press Pad
5
Exa ple 2
）
Press Pad 5 at 4 beats before the track's hook begins. Then, at 2 beats after that, press Pad8 to switch
the BEATS fro 1/2 to 1/4. You can add a break to the track just before the hook.
: Pad5 is pressed continuously
Pad 1 will effectively work if you press the Pad as shown below.
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Ensure FX BEATS is set to "1/2" before trying the following examples.
A hook starts here.
BEATS=1/2
BEATS=1/4
Press Pad8
Echo
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Ensure FX BEATS is set to "1/2" before trying the following examples.
Exa ple 3) Press Pad1 at the position 4 bars before the turn of the usic and release your finger fro Pad 1 just before hearing
a percussion sound prior to the turn of the usic. You can add a ore e phatic break to the original track.
: Pad1 is pressed continuously
Exa ple 4)
Press Pad 1 at the position 2 bars before ixing to the next track and start playing the next track at the ix position.
Lower the CH fader while continuously holding Pad1.
Then, you can s oothly ix the tracks with Echo applied.
* Pad1 is pressed continuously
Lower the CH fader before
Turn of the usic
Percussion sound
The next track starts
Mix position
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Next, let's try pressing Pad2 and Pad6.
Reverb effect can be activated when pressing Pad2 or Pad6.
The default para eters of Filter operation ode are as follows:
Pad2
Filter operation ode = Slow
Pad6 Filter operation ode = Quick
As Reverb effect is shorter than Echo effect, it would be better to use this effect for a shorter period
than the above Example of Pad1 and Pad5.
Pad 6 will effectively work if you press the Pad as shown below.
Exa ple 5
）
Press Pad6 only for 1 beat fro the beginning of a bar and repeat this for several ti es.
Only the sound when the Pad is pressed re ains with the reverb effect, which adds so e accent to the track.
This ethod is effective especially in tracks with vocal and rap usic.
: Pad6 is pressed
Only the first part of the lyric or rap will re ain.
Exa ple 6)
Press Pad6 only the last 1 beat of a bar and repeat this for several ti es.
Jackson
Ja!
Jordan
Jo!
Reverb
Exa ple 6)
Press Pad6 only the last 1 beat of a bar and repeat this for several ti es.
This adds different accents to the track fro the above exa ple 5).
: Pad6 is pressed
Pad 2 will effectively work if you press the Pad as shown below.
Exa ple 7)
Press and hold Pad2 only for 1 bar fro the beginning of the bar.
Reverb effect will add so e accent to the track while the Pad is pressed.
: Pad2 is pressed
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Next, let's try pressing Pad3 or Pad7.
Delay effect can be activated when Pad3 or Pad7 is pressed.
The default para eters of Filter operation ode are as follows:
Pad3
Filter operation ode = Slow
Pad7 Filter operation ode = Quick
Delay and Echo have si ilar effect.
Delay has s aller resonant, but the effect itself is al ost the sa e.
Therefore, effective use of Pad3 and Pad7 is the sa e as in Echo effect.
Please see Exa ple 1) and 2) for the effective use of Pad7.
Please see Exa ple 3) and 4) for the effective use of Pad3.
The basic use of Co bo FX has been described so far.
I hope you now understand any ways of using Co bo FX.
Pads can be used in any different ways in addition to the exa ples shown in the above Basic Operation.
Please try and explore any ways of using Co bo FX to create your own way.
In the above Basic Operation, only Echo, Reverb and Delay effects are used as exa ples. When you use the default para eters
as they are, the reco ended effects for the Co bo FX feature are as follows:
BASE PACK WOLF PACK BACK PACK
Delay Epic Reverb Tape Echo
Echo Epic Verb Drop Co bo Tape Echo
Reverb Brake Echo Twist Echo
Pan Delay Co bo Fade Echo
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WOLF PACK is a free effect pack. You need to activate it before use.
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BACK PACK effects are available if you purchase the Pack and activate it.
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Please see [7. Overview of Serato J FX] on page 24 for details of Serato J FX pack.
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Please see [8. How to activate Serato J FX] on page 25 for further details of activation.
The default para eters of Filter operation ode are as follows:
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If you want to use other Co bo FX effects than those in the above explanation and change the para eters,
please see the following pages.
Pad1 Pad2 Pad3
Pad5 Pad6 Pad7
FX(1) FX(2) FX(3)
Slow Slow Slow
Quick Quick Quick
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In this section, Advance operation for users who want to utilize ore diverse features of Co bo FX is described.
Advanced operations
In the basic operation section, we have learned effect types and exa ples when Echo, Reverb and Delay are selected.
How does it work when other effects are selected?
Let's select effects other than Echo, Reverb or Delay.
Select Flanger for FX(1), Phaser for FX(2) and Distortion for FX(3) as shown in Figure 2-6.
Figure 2-6 Effect type settings
The para eters of Filter operation ode are set as follows:
Pad 1
，
2
，
3
Filter operation ode = Slow
Pad 5
，
6
，
7
Filter operation ode = Quick
First, press Pad 1, 2 and 3 in the above settings.
When pressing Pad 1
，
2 or 3, an effect is activated at the sa e ti e the volu e beco es s aller and then uted eventually.
It would be good to set FX BEATS at 2 for Flanger and 1/3 for Phaser.
Next, let's press Pad 5
，
6
，
and 7.
When pressing Pad 5, 6 or 7, the sound volu e is lowered at once and al ost no effect re ains.
Although effects like Echo, Reverb and Delay are effective when Quick is selected in the Filter operation ode,
other effects without echo or reverberation are not effective in such a setting.
Then, what should we do when we want to use effects without echo or reverberation in Co bo FX?
Yes, we can use the effectively if the para eters are set appropriately.
The para eters of Filter operation ode include "Slow", "Quick", "LFO" and "Off".
You can select and adjust these para eters whatever you like.
"Off" Disable the effect of Filter.
"Slow"
Increase the effect of Filter (HPF) gradually as long as a Pad is pressed.
"Quick"
Apply Filter (HPF) instantly when a Pad is pressed.
FX(1)
FX(2)
FX(3)
FX(1)
FX(2)
FX(3)
Flanger
Phaser
Distortion
Flanger
Phaser
Distortion
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"Quick"
Apply Filter (HPF) instantly when a Pad is pressed.
"LFO"
Apply Filter (HPF) and Filter (LPF) alternately as long as a Pad is pressed.
Let's change the para eters of Filter operation ode of Pad 5
，
6 and 7 to "LFO".
The para eters can be changed in Utilities Mode 2.
Launch Utilities Mode 2.
Close Serato DJ.
Turn off the power of the controller and turn it on again while pressing both [SHIFT] and [PLAY/PAUSE]
buttons on the right deck.
Press the [ROLL] ode button on the right deck.
While pressing a Pad you want to select, press [PARAMETER

] or [PARAMETER

] button to change the settings.
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The pressed Pad is lit and the currently set value is displayed in the Level Indicator.
Turn off the power of the controller and turn it on again.
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Wait for longer than 1 second after turning off the controller, then turn on the controller again.
The para eters of Filter operation ode are changed as follows:
Pad 1
，
2
，
3
Filter operation ode = Slow
Pad 5
，
6
，
7
Filter operation ode = LFO
Now, let's try how these settings work.
Launch Serato DJ and prepare the controller for Co bo FX.
Try pressing Pad 5
，
6 and 7.
I hope you can hear how the effects in different settings sound like.
Slow Slow Slow
LFO LFO LFO
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Now, let's try so e Filter-type effects.
Select HPF for FX(1), LPF for FX(2) and LFO Filter for FX(3) fro the para eter as shown in Figure 2-7.
Figure 2-7 Effect type settings
Let's try so e Filter effects in the para eters of Filter operation ode unchanged fro the above section.
Pad 1
，
2
，
3
Filter operaƟon ode = Slow
Pad 5
，
6
，
7
Filter operation ode = LFO
Most of the effects' sound disappears as soon as the Pad is pressed and they are not usable.
As described before, when Co bo FX is activated, both Filter (HPF) and an effect are activated all at once.
This is why Co bo FX does not ake sense when selecting Filter-type effect.
Then, how can we use Filter-type effects in Co bo FX?
You can use the if you properly adjust para eters.
Now, let's change para eters of FX level as well as those of Filter operation ode.
The default value of FX level para eters are all set to 100, but let's change the as in the table below.
The para eters can be changed in Utilities Mode 2.
Pad1
Filter operation ode = Off
FX level = Level 75
Pad2 Filter operation ode = Off FX level = Level 50
Pad3 Filter operation ode = Off FX level = Level 50
Pad5 Filter operation ode = Off FX level = Level 100
Pad6 Filter operation ode = Off FX level = Level 75
Pad7 Filter operation ode = Off FX level = Level 100
[Launch Utilities Mode 2]
Close Serato DJ.
Turn off the power of the controller and turn it on again while pressing both [SHIFT] and [PLAY/PAUSE]
buttons on the right deck.
FX(1) FX(2) FX(3) FX(1) FX(2) FX(3)
HPF
LPF
LFO Filter
HPF
LPF
LFO Filter
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buttons on the right deck.
Press the [ROLL] ode button on the right deck.
While pressing a Pad you want to change the setting, press [PARAMETER

] or [PARAMETER

] button to change it.
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The pressed Pad is lit and the currently set value is displayed in the Level Indicator.
Press the [HOTCUE] ode button on the right deck.
While pressing a Pad you want to change the setting, press [PARAMETER

] or [PARAMETER

] button to change it.
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The pressed Pad is lit and the currently set value is displayed in the Level Indicator.
Turn off the power of the controller and turn it on again.
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Wait for longer than 1 second after turning off the controller, then turn on the controller again.
Now, let's try how these settings work.
Launch Serato DJ and prepare the controller for Co bo FX.
Let's press all the Pads you newly set to hear how they sound like.
It would be good to select FX BEATS at 2.
I hope you can hear how the effects in different settings sound like.
Off Off Off
Off Off Off
75 50 50
100 75 100
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Next, I will show you how to use ultiple Pads co bined together.
Re ain the para eters as they are in the above section and select effects as in Figure 2-8.
FX1
FX(1): HPF, FX(2)
：
LPF, FX(3) : LFO Filter
FX2
FX(1): Tre olo, FX(2): Delay, FX(3): Reverb
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You need to activate WOLF PACK if you want to select Tremolo.
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If you have not activated WOLF PACK, you can select Flanger or Phaser instead of Tremolo.
It would be good to select FX BEATS at 2 for FX1 and 1/4 for FX2.
Change the deck assign fro Deck 2 to Deck 1 in order to apply both FX1 and FX2 on Deck 1.
Load a track to Deck 1 and play it.
Figure 2-8 Effect type settings
Then, let's try pressing Pad7 under the above setting.
Pad7 on Deck 1 activates the LFO Filter effect.
As FX1 is set at BEATS=2, the effect is slowly applied and gradually changed.
Next, try pressing Pad2 on Deck 2 while continuously pressing Pad7 on Deck 1.
Pad2 on Deck 2 activates the Delay effect.
As the LFO Filter effect is applied, Delay effect is overlapped on it in a cycle of 1/4 beat.
Then, while holding the sa e Pads, additionally press Pad3 on Deck 2.
Reverb effect is now added to LFO Filter + Delay.
FX(1) FX(2) FX(3) FX(1) FX(2) FX(3)
HPF LPF LFO Filter Tremolo Delay Reverb
Delay Reverb
You can create a unique effect by nicely co bining different types of effects.
For exa ple, the following co binations works well.
LFO Filter
＋
Tre olo
LFO Filter
＋
Tre olo
＋
Reverb
LFO Filter
＋
Tre olo
＋
Reverb
＋
Delay
Please try the above co binations.
Also, just pressing both Pad 1 (HPF) and Pad 2 (LPF) on the sa e Deck 1 can co bine different kinds of effect.
When Pad 1 and Pad 2 are pressed si ultaneously, only the idrange sound like vocal re ains.
If you use it like Exa ple 7), you can add so e accents to the track.
However, if you press Pad5 (HPF) and Pad6 (LPF) si ultaneously, the track sound will disappear and
this Filter co bination does not ake sense.
Like the above exa ples, co binations of different effects ay be effective or ineffective depending
on how FX level and FX BEATS are set.
Why don't you try any different co binations of effects to search for your favorite ones?
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As shown in Figure8, if you assign both Combo FX(FX1) and Combo FX(FX2) on the same eck, you need to set the
Filter operation mode off.
LFO
Filter
LPF
HPF
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Lastly, I will show you how to set para eters and apply effects, which I reco end.
The para eters of Filter operation ode and FX level are set as follows:
Pad1
Filter operation ode = Slow
FX level = Level 100
Pad2
Filter operation ode = Slow
FX level = Level 75
Pad3
Filter operation ode = Slow
FX level = Level 50
Pad5 Filter operation ode = Quick FX level = Level 100
Pad6 Filter operation ode = Quick FX level = Level 75
Pad7 Filter operation ode =LFO FX level = Level 50
Launch Utilities Mode 2.
Close Serato DJ.
Turn off the power of the controller and turn it on again while pressing both [SHIFT] and [PLAY/PAUSE]
buttons on the right deck.
Press the [ROLL] ode button on the right deck.
While pressing the Pad you want to change the setting, press [PARAMETER

] or [PARAMETER

] button to change it.
◆
The pressed Pad is lit and the currently set value is displayed in the Level Indicator.
Press the [HOTCUE] ode button on the right deck.
While pressing the Pad you want to change the setting, press [PARAMETER

] or [PARAMETER

] button to change it.
◆
The pressed Pad is lit and the currently set value is displayed in the Level Indicator.
Slow Slow Slow
Quick Quick LFO
100 75 50
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Turn off the power of the controller and turn it on again.
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Wait for longer than 1 second after turning off the controller, then turn on the controller again.
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Launch Serato J and prepare the controller for Combo FX.
As shown in Figure 2-9, select Echo for FX(1), Version Echo for FX(2) and Shredder for FX(3).
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You need to activate WOLF PACK if you want to select Shredder.
Figure 2-9 Effect type settings
Let's use Pad under the above settings.
It would be good to select FX BEATS at 1/2.
Echo effect will be activated by Pad1 or Pad5.
Version Echo effect will be activated by Pad 2 and Pad6.
Both Echo and Version Echo are in the sa e Echo-type effect, but the ti ing of repeating Echo sound is different.
If you use Echo and Version Echo si ultaneously,
Echo sound co es at different ti ing so that it would be effective
to co bine the both effects.
FX(1) FX(2) FX(3) FX(1) FX(2) FX(3)
Echo
Version
Echo Shredder Echo
Version
Echo Shredder
100
75
50
100 75 50
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I will show you so e exa ples of using Echo and Version Echo si ultaneously.
Use Pad5 and Pad6 in this Exa ple.
If you press the Pads in the following way, it would be effective.
Exa ple 8
）
Press and hold Pad6 for 1 bar fro the beginning a bar.
Press and hold Pad5 at the position 2 beats after the above and release both your fingers fro the Pads si ultaneously.
: Press and hold Pad6
: Press and hold Pad5
In the above Exa ple, Pad6 is pressed before pressing Pad5. You can also press the Pads in the opposite order.
: Press and hold Pad6
: Press and hold Pad5
Of course, you can use Echo and Version Echo independently, which is a basic operation and still effective.
Please see Exa ple 1) ~ 4) in the above Basic operation section for further details.
Next, try pressing Pad3.
It would be good to set FX BEATS at 1 or 2.
When pressing Pad3, an effect just like shredding the track will be applied.
If Pad3 is held continuously, the track volu e will gradually beco e lower and eventually be uted.
When releasing your hand fro the Pad, the effect is disabled and the original playback sound will co e back.
When using Pad3, the following exa ples would be effective.
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Ensure FX BEATS is set at 1 or 2 before performing the examples below.
Echo & Version Echo
Shredder
Exa ple 9)
Press Pad3 only for 1 bar fro the beginning of a bar.
: Press and hold Pad3
Next, try pressing Pad7.
LFO is selected as the para eter of Filter operation ode for Pad7, so the track volu e will not beco e lower
even if you press and hold the Pad continuously.
Filter effect is applied as soon as Pad7 is pressed.
It is effective for Pad7 to be pressed only for 1 bar in the sa e way as Pad3.
I will show you another reco ended way of setting and operation.
If you have purchased BACK PACK, please try the following co bination.
As shown in Figure 2-10, select Echo for FX(1), Version Echo for FX(2) and Pitch Looper for FX(3).
You do not have to change the para eters of Filter operation ode and FX level.
Figure 2-10 Effect type settings
Echo and Version Echo are set the sa e as the previous Exa ple, but Shredder is switched to Pitch Looper in FX(3).
Pitch Looper has 2 different types of effect, one is repeating the track sound like a ROLL and another is changing pitch of the sound.
FX(1) FX(2) FX(3) FX(1) FX(2) FX(3)
Echo
Version
Echo Pitch
Looper Echo
Version
Echo Pitch
Looper
Shredder
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Let's try pressing Pads under the above settings.
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etailed explanation of Echo and Version Echo will be omitted because it has already included in the above Example.
FX BEATS is set to 1/2.
Try pressing Pad3.
The sound when the Pad is pressed will be repeated in a cycle of 1/2 beat.
It would be effective to press the Pad as follows:
Exa ple 10)
Press Pad3 for 2 bars fro the beginning of a bar.
Press Pad8 at the position 1 bar after the above to switch the BEATS fro 1/2 to 1/4.
: Press and hold Pad3
Here, FX BEATS is set at 1.
It would be effective to press the Pad in the following way.
Exa ple 11)
Press Pad3 for 3 bars fro the beginning of a bar.
Press Pad8 at the position 1 bar after the above bar to switch BEATS fro 1 to 1/2.
Press Pad8 at the position 2 bars after the first bar to switch BEATS fro 1/2 to 1/4.
: Press and hold Pad3
BEATS=1/2
BEATS=1/4
Press Pad8
Pitch Looper
Next, try pressing Pad7.
The Filter effect will be applied as soon as pressing Pad7.
As in the sa e way of Pad3, it would be effective to shorten the repeating cycle at every bar.
Although I explained that Pitch Looper has 2 different types of effects, repeating a sound like ROLL and changing Pitch,
only ROLL effect has been used in Exa ple 10) and 11).
Now, let's use Pitch Looper to change pitch.
Rotate the FX knob to change the pitch by Pitch Looper.
First, the FX knob should be at the center position. Then, you can turn it clockwise or counterclockwise.
As the knob is rotated clockwise, pitch will be raised gradually.
As the knob is rotated counterclockwise, pitch will be lowered gradually.
When you rotate the knob at the sa e ti e as Exa ple 10) and 11), in addition to Roll effect, effect of rising and
lowering pitch is applied to create a very i pressive effect.
For details, please see Exa ple 12) and 13) in the next page.
BEATS=1/2
BEATS=1/4
Press Pad8
BEATS=1
Press Pad8
FX Knob
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It would be effective to change the pitch by controlling a Pad and a knob in Pitch Looper in the following Exa ple.
Exa ple 12)
Press Pad3 for 2 bars fro the beginning of a bar.
Turn the knob clockwise or counterclockwise 1 bar after the above and press Pad8 si ultaneously to switch BEATS
fro 1/2 to 1/4.
Turn the knob to the end of either right or left, and release your hand fro Pad3.
Then, rotate the knob back to the center position.
: Press and hold Pad3
Exa ple 13)
Press Pad3 for 3 bars fro the beginning of a bar.
Turn the knob clockwise or counterclockwise 1 bar after the above and si ultaneously press Pad8 to switch BEATS
BEATS=1/2
BEATS=1/4
Press Pad8
Turn clockwise Turn back to the center
Turn counterclockwise Turn back to the center
Raise the pitch
Lower the pitch
Turn the knob clockwise or counterclockwise 1 bar after the above and si ultaneously press Pad8 to switch BEATS
fro 1 to 1/2.
Again, turn the knob clockwise or counterclockwise 2 bars after the first bar and si ultaneously press Pad8 to switch
BEATS fro 2/1 to 1/4.
Turn the knob to the end of either right or left, and release your hand fro Pad3.
Then, rotate the knob back to the center position.
: Press and hold Pad3
BEATS=1/2
BEATS=1/4
Press Pad 8
BEATS=1
Press Pad 8
Turn clockwise Turn back to the center
Turn counterclockwise Turn back to the center
Raise the pitch
Lower the pitch
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3. Hot Cue Roll
As long as you hold the pads, hot cue and sampler are repeatedly rolled in sync with the track's BPM.
A drum roll sound, which used to be difficult to create only by pads, can be easily created just by holding these pads.
First, let's look at how Hot Cue is assigned to each Pad.
Hot Cue is assigned to the 8 Pads as shown in Figure 3-1. In Hot Cue Roll mode, Hot Cue can e set and played
in the same way Hot Cue is controlled.
Figure 3-1 Function assignment
Now, let's try the Hot Cue Roll function.
Press the [PAD PLUS ON] utton and then [HOT CUE] utton to move into Hot Cue Roll.
Please ensure that the uttons and LEDs of your controller are exactly same status as in Figure 3-2.
Pad1 Pad2 Pad3 Pad4
Pad5 Pad6 Pad7 Pad8
Hotcue1 Hotcue2 Hotcue3 Hotcue4
Hotcue5 Hotcue6 Hotcue7 Hotcue8
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Figure 2-3 Default status of Hot Cue Roll
Load a track to a deck and play it.
When a track is loaded, the Pad where a Hot Cue is set is lit.
When any Hot Cue has not een set, press a Pad to set a Hot Cue.
Now, let's try the Hot Cue Roll function.
Press a Pad, where a Hot Cue has een set, and hold it continuously.
While the Pad is pressed, the Hot Cue is automatically rolled in a cycle of 1/4 eat in sync with the track's BPM.
When you release your hand from the Pad, normal play ack comes ack.
Next, let's change the eat length of repeating cycle.
Press the [PARAMETER

] or [PARAMETER

] utton while holding the Pad to change the eat length of repeating cycle.
Beat length is changed each time the [PARAMETER3] or [PARAMETER4] utton is pressed.
1/32 1/16 1/8 1/4 1/2 1
Please make sure that Hot Cue is automatically repeated like a roll in a cycle of the eat length shown in the Beat Indicator.
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The beat length of the ot Cue roll is displayed in the Beat Indicator.
The most important things for effective Hot Cue roll is pressing a Pad rhythmically and setting a Hot Cue at a right position,
where a Hot Cue roll is effectively repeated.
Please try setting Hot Cues in many different positions and see how different the Hot Cue Rolls are depending on the positions.
Beat Indicator
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4. Sampler Roll
As long as you hold these pads continuously, sampler is automatically rolled in sync with the track's BPM.
A drum roll sound, which used to be difficult to create only by pads, can be easily created just by holding these pads.
First of all, look at how Sampler is assigned to each Pad.
Sampler is assigned as shown in Figure 4-1 and Sampler Roll mode can control Sampler playback in the same
way as in Sampler mode.
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Pad7 and Pad are not used in Sampler Roll.
Figure 4-1 Function assignment
et's use the Sampler Roll features.
Display the [SP-6] panel using either one of the following method.
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Press the browse encoder with the Shift button for several times until the [SP-6] panel appears.
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Click the [SP-6] button on the computer screen.
Pad1 Pad2 Pad3 Pad4
Pad5 Pad6 Pad7 Pad8
Slot1 Slot2 Slot3 Slot4
Slot5 Slot6
Slot1 Slot2 Slot3 Slot4 Slot5 Slot6
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Click the [SP-6] button on the computer screen.
Figure 4-2 Setting Sampler
oad a track (Sample sound) to the Sampler Slot in either one of the following methods.
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Select a track and press a Pad (empty slot) while pressing the Shift button.
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Drag & drop a track using the mouse on the computer screen.
Short phrase, instrumental and effect sound in a few seconds up to 10 and odd second length of track (Sample sound)
would be good to load to the Sampler Slot.
OOPMASTERS' free sample collection, " oopmasters sample content", is bundled with Serato DJ 1.5.
If you do not have any sample sound, you can use samples in this free sample collection.
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Please see [9. How to install Sample collection] for further details of the free sample collection.
et's load tracks (Sample sound) to all the Slots 1 - 6.
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Select trigger mode for the Sampler Slot playback mode.
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Click the [Playback mode] button on the computer screen to change the playback mode.
: Trigger mode
: Hold mode
: On/Off mode
Figure 4-3 Setting playback mode
Press [SAMP ER] button after pressing the [PAD P US ON] button to move into Sampler Roll.
Please ensure that the buttons and EDs of your controller are exactly the same status as in Figure 4-4.
Figure 4-4 Default status of Sampler Roll
Now, let's try Sampler Roll features.
Press and hold a Pad, where a track (Sample sound) has been loaded, continuously.
As long as the Pad is pressed, the Sampler is repeatedly played in a cycle of 1/4 beat in sync with the track's BPM.
When you release your hand from the Pad, the normal playback comes back.
Beat Indicator
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When you release your hand from the Pad, the normal playback comes back.
Next, let's change the beat length of repeating cycle.
Press the [PARAMETER

] or [PARAMETER

] button while holding the Pad to change the beat length of repeating cycle.
Beat length is changed each time the [PARAMETER

] or [PARAMETER

] button is pressed.
1/32 1/16 1/8 1/4 1/2 1
Please make sure that Sampler is repeated automatically in a cycle of the beat length shown in the Beat Indicator.
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The beat length of a repeating cycle is shown in the Beat Indicator.
Because multiple Samplers can be played at the same time, which is different from Hot Cue, you can easily play finger drum.
When using Sampler and Sampler Roll for finger drumming, it would be effective to combine rhythm instruments
like Kick, Snare, Clap and Hihat together.
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