Manual Loop Operations (Manual); Saved Loop Operations (Saved Loop); Slicer Operations (Slicer) - Roland Serato Owner's Manual

Manual Loop Operations (MANUAL)

You can control loop playback by specifying the loop-in and loop-out
points.
The specified loop is saved in a loop slot.
1.
Press a LOOP [MANUAL] button to make the button light in
yellow green.
Manual loop mode is selected.
2.
During playback, press the Loop IN pad to specify the loop IN
point.
Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3
Loop Loop Loop
IN OUT EXIT
3.
During playback, press the Loop OUT pad to specify the loop
IN point.
Loop playback begins between the loop IN point and the loop OUT point.
The loop is saved in the loop slot, and the performance pad corresponding
to the saved slot blinks.
5 When you press the pad of slot 1–4 during loop playback, the loop saved
in the slot whose pad you press is played.
4.
Adjust the loop playback parameters.
5 During loop playback, press the PARAMETER [−] button
The loop playback length is halved.
5 During loop playback, press the PARAMETER [+] button
The loop playback length is doubled.
5.
To exit manual loop, press the Loop EXIT pad during loop
playback.
6.
To play the manual loop once again, press the Loop ON/OFF
pad.
If you press the loop ON/OFF pad during playback after exiting manual
loop, manual loop is re-specified.
Adjusting the length of manual loop
5 During playback, you can press the Loop IN pad and then use the jog dial
to make fine adjustments to the loop IN point. If you once again press the
Loop IN pad, you'll return to loop playback.
5 During playback, you can press the Loop OUT pad and then use the jog
dial to make fine adjustments to the loop OUT point. If you once again
press the Loop OUT pad, you'll return to loop playback.
Slot 4
Loop
ON/OFF

Saved Loop Operations (SAVED LOOP)

You can save loops in Serato DJ Pro's loop slots, and recall a saved loop.
1.
Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the LOOP [MANUAL]
button to make the button light in yellow green.
Saved loop mode is selected.
2.
During loop playback, press a performance pad.
The loop is assigned to Serato DJ Pro's loop slot.
Slot 1 Slot 2 Slot 3
Slot 5 Slot 6 Slot 7
3.
Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press a performance pad.
Playback returns to the beginning of the loop and continues.
4.
Press the same performance pad once again.
Loop playback is cancelled.

Slicer Operations (SLICER)

Slicer divides the specified region into eight, and assigns the divided
regions to the performance pads. While you hold down a performance pad,
the sound of the region assigned to that pad plays as a loop.
The song continues progressing in the background even while looping.
When you cancel loop playback, song playback resumes from the location
to which the song had progressed during loop playback.
NOTE
5 Slicer can only be used during the song playback.
5 You can't use the slicer on a song for which the beat grid is not specified.
For details on the beat grid, refer to the Serato DJ Pro user manual.
1.
Press a LOOP [MANUAL] button to make the button light in red.
Slicer mode is selected.
MEMO
If you hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [SLICER] button to make
the button light in blue, slicer loop mode is selected.
2.
Hold down the [SHIFT] button and use the PARAMETER [−] [+]
buttons to select the length (beats) of the specified region.
The setting changes each time you press the button.
The length of the specified region can be set to 2 beats, 4 beats, 8 beats,
16 beats, 32 beats, or 64 beats.
The eight divided regions are assigned to the performance pads as follows.
1 2 3 4 5 6
Region 1 Region 2 Region 3
Region 5 Region 6 Region 7
3.
Use the PARAMETER [−] [+] buttons to specify the slicer's
quantize setting.
The quantize setting changes the length of loop playback that occurs
when you hold down a pad.
You can choose from four types of quantize setting.
Example
If quantize is set to 1:
The entire region assigned to the pad you press is played as a loop.
If quantize is set to 1/2:
The first 1/2 of the region assigned to the pad you press is played as a
loop.
Operating the DJ-707M
Slot 4
Slot 8
7 8
Region 4
Region 8
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