Operating The Jog Dial; Setting Loops (Loop And Beat Loop Part) - Pioneer CDJ-350 Operating Instructions Manual

Operating the jog dial

! The top of the jog dial has an embedded switch. Do not place
objects on the jog dial or subject it to strong forces.
! Water or other liquids getting into the set will lead to malfunction.
Switching the jog dial mode
Press [VINYL MODE] d.
The mode switches between VINYL and CDJ each time the button is
pressed.
The indicator lights when the VINYL mode is selected.
— VINYL mode: When the top of the jog dial is pressed during
playback, playback stops, and when the jog dial is spun at this
time sound is produced according to the direction in which
the jog dial is spun.
— CDJ mode: Playback does not stop even when the top of the
jog dial is pressed. Such operations as scratching cannot be
performed.
Scratch
1 Press [VINYL MODE] d.
Set the jog mode to VINYL.
2 During playback, press the top of the jog dial c.
Playback stops.
3 Spin the jog dial c in the direction you want to play
and at the desired speed.
The sound is played according to the direction and speed at which the
jog dial is spun by spinning the top of the jog dial while pressing it.
4 Release your hand from the top of the jog dial c.
Normal playback resumes.
Pitch bend
During playback, spin the outer section without touching
the top of the jog dial c.
The playing speed increases when spun clockwise, decreases when
spun counterclockwise. When spinning is stopped, playback returns
to the normal speed.
! When the jog mode is set to the CDJ mode, the same operation
can be performed by spinning the top of the jog dial.
Frame search
In the pause mode, spin the jog dial c.
The pause position can be moved in units of single frames.
! The position is moved in the direction of playback when the jog
dial is spun clockwise, in the reverse direction when it is spun
counterclockwise. The position moves 135 for one revolution of the
jog dial.
Super fast search
Spin the jog dial c while pressing [SEARCH m, n] 9.
The track is fast-forwarded/ fast-reversed in the direction in which the
jog dial is spun.
! This function is canceled when [SEARCH m, n] is released.
! When you stop the jog dial from spinning, normal playback
resumes.
! The fast-forward/ fast-reverse speed can be adjusted according to
the speed at which the jog dial is spun.
 Super fast track search
When the jog dial c is spun while pressing [TRACK SEARCH o,
p] 8, tracks are searched at high speed in the direction in which the
jog dial is spun.
Setting loops (loop and beat loop
part)
TRACK SEARCH IN/CUE OUT
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HOT LOOP OUT ADJUST
SEARCH
1 During playback, press [LOOP IN/ CUE (HOT LOOP)] e.
Loop In Point is set.
! This operation is not necessary if you have already set a Cue Point
as a Loop In Point.
2 Press [LOOP OUT (OUT ADJUST)] f.
The loop out point is set, and loop playback begins.
Fine-adjusting the loop out point (loop
out adjust)
1 During loop playback, press [LOOP OUT
(OUT ADJUST)] f.
[LOOP OUT (OUT ADJUST)] starts flashing quickly and [LOOP IN/ CUE
(HOT LOOP)] turns off.
The loop out point's time is displayed on the main unit display.
2 Press [SEARCH m, n] 9.
The loop out point can be adjusted in units of single frames.
! The same operation is possible using the jog dial.
! The loop out point adjustment range is anywhere after the loop in
point.
3 Press [LOOP OUT (OUT ADJUST)] f.
Loop playback resumes.
! Loop playback also resumes if no operation is performed for over
10 seconds.
Canceling Loop playback (Loop Exit)
During loop playback, press [RELOOP/EXIT] g.
Playback continues beyond the Loop Out Point without returning to
the Loop In Point.
Returning to Loop playback (Reloop)
After canceling loop playback, press [RELOOP/EXIT] g
during playback.
The track returns to the previously set loop in point and loop playback
begins.
Dividing loops (Loop Divide)
During loop playback, press [BEAT LOOP (LOOP DIVIDE)] h.
The length of loop playback is divided in half each time [–] is pressed.
When [+] is pressed, the loop playback length returns to the original
length.
RELOOP/EXIT BEAT LOOP
VINYL MODE
LOOP
TEMPO RANGE
— LOOP DIVIDE +
f g h
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