Pioneer Digital DJ-SR Operation instructions

PAD PLUS Tutorial
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PERFORMANCE DJ CONTROLLER
Digital DJ-SR

Contents
1. Introduction
2. Combo FX
Basic operations
Advanced operations
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Hot Cue Roll
4. Sampler Roll
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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
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TRANS PAD
SLICER
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COMBO FX
SAMPLER
⇔
SAMPLER ROLL
The tutorial for features of PAD PLUS] are described in the pages below.
COMBO FX
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page 6
HOT CUE ROLL
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page 18
SAMPLER ROLL
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page 19
TRANS PAD
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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
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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
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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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