User manual PIONEER DDJ-SB

[. . . ] DJ Controller DDJ-SB http://pioneerdj. com/support/ http://serato. com/ The Pioneer DJ support site shown above offers FAQs, information on software and various other types of information and services to allow you to use your product in greater comfort. For the latest version of the Serato DJ Intro software, access Serato. com and download the software from there. Operating Instructions Contents How to read this manual ! Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Be sure to read both this leaflet and Read Before Use (Important)/ Quick Start Guide!Both documents include important information that you must understand before using this product. For instructions on obtaining the Serato DJ Intro software’s manual, see Acquiring the manual (p. 20). [. . . ] ! When performance pad 2 is pressed during manual loop playback, the jog dial can be used to fine-adjust the loop out point. — When performance pad 2 is pressed again, the fine-adjustment mode is canceled and manual loop playback resumes. Using auto loops Use this procedure to set loops of 1, 2, 4 or 8 beats based on the track’s BPM. Using the sampler function This procedure can be used to play tracks loaded in the sampler’s sampler slots using the performance pads. 1 Press the [AUTO LOOP] mode button. The [AUTO LOOP] mode button lights, and the unit switches to the auto loop mode. 2 Press a performance pad during playback to turn the auto loop on. The auto loop beats are assigned to the respective pads as shown below. 1 Click [Samples] on the computer screen to open the [Samples] panel on the computer screen. 2 Press the [SAMPLER] mode button. The [SAMPLER] mode button lights and the mode switches to the sampler mode. 1 beat 2 beats 4 beats 8 beats 3 Operating the mouse on the computer’s screen, drag and drop tracks to load them into the [Samples] panel’s slots. The sampler settings and loaded tracks are saved. 3 Press the performance pad again to turn the auto loop off. 4 Press a performance pad. The sound for the slot assigned to the pad that was pressed is played. Slot1 Slot2 Slot3 Slot4 ! When a performance pad is pressed while pressing the [SHIFT] button, the sound of the slot that is currently playing stops. 14 En Using effects Serato DJ Intro includes two effect units, FX1 and FX2. Three effects per effect unit can be selected for the respective units. Effect unit FX1 is applied to deck 1, effect unit FX2 is to deck 2. Operating the three effects simultaneously The explanation below describes operation of three effects simultaneously as an example. Note that the procedure described in this manual is just one example; operation is also possible using other procedures. Serato DJ Intro effects unit screen display When [DJ-FX] on the computer screen is clicked, the [DJ-FX] panel is displayed on the computer screen. Example of operation 1 Set the effect level to 0 % (control turned all the way counterclockwise). 2 While gradually raising the effect level, turn the second effect on. 3 While further raising the effect level, turn the third effect on. 4 Raise the effect level to 100 % (control turned all the way clockwise). Finally, turn all three effects off. 1 1 1 2 Applied Operation 3 4 1 2 3 4 3 4 3 4 This displays the effect type. This displays whether the effect is on or off. This displays the effect’s level. This unit’s effect level controls control the levels of all three of Serato DJ Intro’s effects simultaneously. This unit can be used to control up to three effects simultaneously. FX1 1 SELECT Effect level LEVEL BEATS 3 SELECT 1 2 3 4 2 SELECT Operating effects The explanation below describes operation of the first effect for effect unit FX1 as an example. Note that the procedure described in this manual is just one example; operation is also possible using other procedures. 1 ON ON ON FX1 2 SELECT LEVEL BEATS 3 SELECT SELECT 1 Select the effect type. ON FX1 1 SELECT LEVEL BEATS 3 SELECT 2 SELECT Press the effect 1 button while pressing the [SHIFT] button to select the type of the first effect. Press the effect 2 button while pressing the [SHIFT] button to select the type of the second effect. Press the effect 3 button while pressing the [SHIFT] button to select the type of the third effect. 1 Press the effect 1 button while pressing the [SHIFT] button to select the type of the first effect. The effect type is displayed on the Serato DJ Intro screen. 2 Operate an effect level control to adjust the effect level. In this example of operation, the effect level control is set at the fully counterclockwise (0 %) position. 3 Press the effect 1 button to turn the first effect on. The first effect turns on. 2 Operate an effect level control to adjust the effect level. The positions of all three effect level controls on the Serato DJ Intro screen move simultaneously. ! The positions of the effect level controls cannot be moved individually. 4 Operate an effect level control to adjust the effect level. Turn the effect level control gradually clockwise to raise the effect level. With this operation, only the first effect is active. 3 Operate the effect level control while pressing the [SHIFT] button to adjust the effect time. 5 Press the effect 2 button to turn the second effect on. The first and second effects are now on simultaneously. ! To adjust the effect level and the effect time alternately, the position of the effect level control on the Serato DJ Intro screen must be matched to the position of the effect level control on this unit. For details, see Performing the operations for adjusting the effect level and adjusting the effect time alternately on page 16. 6 Operate an effect level control to adjust the effect level. Turn the effect level control a little more clockwise to raise the effect level. With this operation, both the first and second effects are active. 4 Press the effect 1 button to turn the first effect on. The first effect’s [ON] button on the Serato DJ Intro screen is highlighted. ! After turning the effect on, you can repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the effect level and effect time. 7 Press the effect 3 button to turn the third effect on. The three effects are now on simultaneously. 5 Press the effect 1 button to turn the first effect off. En 15 8 Operate an effect level control to adjust the effect level. Turn the effect level control a little more clockwise to raise the effect level. With this operation, all three effects are active. FX1 1 SELECT LEVEL BEATS 3 SELECT 2 SELECT 9 Turn the effects off. Press the effect 1 button to turn the first effect off. [. . . ] The names of companies and products mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. This product has been licensed for nonprofit use. This product has not been licensed for commercial purposes (for profit-making use), such as broadcasting (terrestrial, satellite, cable or other types of broadcasting), streaming on the Internet, Intranet (a corporate network) or other types of networks or distributing of electronic information (online digital music distribution service). You need to acquire the corresponding licenses for such uses. [. . . ]