Deck Section - Roland Serato DJ-505 Startup Manual

Deck Section

The deck sections located at the left and right control four decks (left: decks 1 and 3, right: decks 2 and 4).
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Jog dial
Controls scratch and pitch bend (playback speed adjustment).
Performs scratch if the VINYL mode is on, or performs pitch
Rotate the top surface
bend if the button is off.
Rotate the outer edge
Performs pitch bend.
[SHIFT] + rotate the top surface Skip the playback location.
[SHIFT] + rotate the outer edge Moves the playback location (search).
2 [SLIP] button
Turns slip mode on/off.
[SHIFT] + [SLIP] Turns VINYL mode on/off.
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[SHIFT] button
You can recall other functions by holding down this button and pressing
another button.
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[SYNC] button
Automatically matches the tempo (pitch) or beat grid of multiple songs.
[SHIFT] + [SYNC] Cancels SYNC.
[CUE u] button
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Specifies, plays, or recalls a temporary cue point.
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[r] button
Plays or pauses the song.
[SHIFT] + [r] Returns to the temporary cue point, and plays.
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Pad Mode select
Here you can select the control mode of the performance pads.
[HOT CUE] button
Selects hot cue mode.
[SHIFT] + [HOT CUE] Selects cue loop mode.
[ROLL] button
Selects roll mode.
[SHIFT] + [ROLL] Selects slicer mode.
Press [ROLL] twice Selects saved loop mode.
Press [SHIFT] + [ROLL] twice
Selects slicer loop mode.
[TR] button
Selects TR mode.
Selects pattern mode.
[SHIFT] + [TR]
Switches the TR-S pattern.
Press [TR] twice Selects TR velocity mode.
[SAMPLER] button
Selects sampler mode.
[SHIFT] + [SAMPLER]
Selects velocity sampler mode.
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Performance pads
Use these pads to perform in the pad mode that you've selected.
9 PARAMETER area
Here you can specify the value of the parameter that's operated by the
performance pads.
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LOOP area
[AUTO LOOP] button
Turns auto loop on/off.
[SHIFT] + [AUTO LOOP] Switches the loop between active/inactive (Loop Active).
[1/2X], [2X] button
Set the loop playback length to half/double.
During loop playback, moves the loop by its length toward
[SHIFT] + [1/2X]
the left (Loop Shift).
During loop playback, moves the loop by its length toward
[SHIFT] + [2X]
the right (Loop Shift).
[IN], [OUT] button
Specify the loop-in point and loop-out point. When the loop-out point is
specified, loop playback starts.
[SHIFT] + [IN] Switches the loop slot.
Cancels loop playback, returns to the previously-specified
[SHIFT] + [OUT]
loop-in point and resumes loop playback.
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[DECK 3], [DECK 4] buttons
Switch the deck (left: decks 1 and 3, right: decks 2 and 4) to be operated.
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[KEY LOCK] button
Turns the key lock function on/off.
[SHIFT] + [KEY LOCK]
Specifies the variable range of the Tempo slider.
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Tempo slider
Adjusts the playback speed of the song.
Panel Descriptions
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