Deck Section - Roland DJ-505 Owner's 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).
Top surface
Outer edge
If VINYL MODE is on:
Performs scratch operations.
Rotate the top surface
If VINYL MODE is off:
Performs pitch bend (playback speed) operations.
If the key lock function is on:
Rotating to the right raises the playback speed; rotating to the
left lowers the playback speed.
Rotate the outer edge
If the key lock function is off:
Rotating to the right raises the playback speed and pitch;
rotating to the left lowers the playback speed and pitch.
Rapidly moves the playback location (fast search).
Rotating to the left moves the playback location forward;
[SHIFT] + rotate the top surface
rotating to the right moves it backward.
* Search is possible if a grid is specified.
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[SLIP] button
Turns slip mode on/off. If this is on, the button is lit.
Turns VINYL mode on/off.
[SHIFT] + [SLIP] If this is on, the button is lit while you hold down the [SHIFT]
button.
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[SHIFT] button
You can recall other functions by holding down this button and pressing
another button.
4 [SYNC] button
Automatically matches the tempo (pitch) or beat grid of multiple songs.
When you press this button, the tempo (BPM) changes to match the tempo
of the song on a deck other than the deck whose button was pressed.
[SHIFT] + [SYNC] Cancels SYNC.
[CUE u ] button
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Specifies, plays, or recalls a temporary cue point.
The first time that you press the [CUE u ] button after switching the
playback song, the cue point is set.
After the cue point has been set, pressing the [CUE u ] button moves the
cue point to the location at which you pressed the button.
If playback is in progress, pressing this button moves to the temporary cue
point and stops playback.
If you press the buttons during the song, the location returns
to the beginning of the song.
[SHIFT] + [CUE u ]
If you press the buttons at the beginning of the song, the
previous song in the song list is loaded.
[ r ] button
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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
Button illumination: White
Selects hot cue mode (p. 13).
Button illumination: Blue
[SHIFT] + [HOT CUE]
Selects cue loop mode (p. 13).
Button illumination: Orange
Press [HOT CUE] twice
Selects saved flip mode (p. 25).
* Serato Flip must be purchased separately.
[ROLL] button
Button illumination: Light blue
Selects roll mode (p. 13).
Button illumination: Red
[SHIFT] + [ROLL]
Selects slicer mode (p. 14).
Button illumination: Green
Press [ROLL] twice
Selects saved loop mode (p. 14).
Button illumination: Blue
Press [SHIFT] + [ROLL] twice
Selects slicer loop mode (p. 14).
[TR] button
Button illumination: Red
Selects TR mode (p. 14).
Button illumination: Green
[SHIFT] + [TR] Selects pattern mode (p. 15).
Switches the TR-S pattern.
Button illumination: Orange
Press [TR] twice
Selects TR velocity mode (p. 15).
[SAMPLER] button
Button illumination: Magenta
Selects sampler mode (p. 15).
Button illumination: Purple
[SHIFT] + [SAMPLER]
Selects velocity sampler mode (p. 15).
Button illumination: Green
Press [SAMPLER] twice
Selects pitch play mode (p. 15).
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Performance pads
Use these pads to perform in the pad mode that you've selected.
Panel Descriptions
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