Using The Fader Start Function; Using The Sampler Velocity Mode - Pioneer DDJ-SZ Operating Instructions Manual

Slip hot cue
1 Press the [HOT CUE] mode button.
Set the hot cue mode.
2 Set the hot cue.
Press a performance pad to set the hot cue.
3 Press the [SLIP] button.
The mode switches to the slip mode.
4 During playback, press and hold a performance pad.
Playback starts from the position at which the hot cue was set. Playback continues
as long as the performance pad is pressed.
Normal playback continues in the background while the hot cue is playing.
5 Release your finger from the performance pad.
Playback starts from the position reached in the background.
! To cancel the slip mode, press the [SLIP] button again.
Slip braking
1 Adjust the [STOP TIME] control
The STOP TIME setting adjusts the speed at which the track stops from the play
mode.
When using slip braking, adjust the [STOP TIME] control to around the 9 o'clock
position so that playback stops slowly.
2 Press the [SLIP] button.
The mode switches to the slip mode.
3 During playback, press the [PLAY/PAUSE f] button.
Playback slowly stops while the button is being pressed. Normal playback continues
in the background while playback is slowly stopping.
4 Press the [PLAY/PAUSE f] button again.
Playback starts from the position reached in the background.
! To cancel the slip mode, press the [SLIP] button again.
Auto slip looping
1 Press the [SLIP] button.
The mode switches to the slip mode.
2 Press the [LOOP 1/2X] or [LOOP 2X] button.
Select the auto loop beat.
3 Press the [AUTO LOOP] button.
A loop with the specified number of beats is set and loop playback starts.
Normal playback continues in the background during loop playback.
4 Press the [AUTO LOOP] button again.
Looping is canceled and playback starts from the position reached in the
background.
! To cancel the slip mode, press the [SLIP] button again.
Manual slip looping
 Creating a loop and slipping it
1 Press the [SLIP] button.
The mode switches to the slip mode.
2 Press the [LOOP IN] button, then press [LOOP OUT] button.
Loop playback starts.
Normal playback continues in the background even during loop playback.
3 Press the [LOOP OUT] button while pressing the [SHIFT]
button.
Looping is canceled and playback starts from the position reached in the
background.
! To cancel the slip mode, press the [SLIP] button again.

Using the fader start function

! When the DVS system is used, the fader start function cannot be used if Serato
DJ is set to [ABS] mode.
Using the channel fader start function
! To use the channel fader start function, set the crossfader assign selector switch
to [THRU].
1 Set the cue.
Pause at the position from which you want to start playback, then press the [CUE]
button for the corresponding deck.
! Cues can also be set by moving the channel fader from the back to the position
nearest you while pressing the [SHIFT] button in the pause mode.
2 While pressing the [SHIFT] button, move the channel fader
from the position nearest you towards the back.
Playback of the track starts from the set cue point.
! When the channel fader is moved back to the position nearest you while press-
ing the [SHIFT] button during playback, the track moves instantaneously back to
the set cue point and the pause mode is set. (Back Cue)
If no cue is set, playback starts from the beginning of the track.
It is also possible to change the setting in the utility settings so that the sync
mode is set simultaneously when playback is started with the channel fader start
function.
When the channel fader is moved from the back to the position nearest you
while pressing the [SHIFT] button when standing by at a cue, track playback
starts from the set cue.
Using the crossfader start function
To use the crossfader start function, set the crossfader assign selector switch of the
channel you want to move to [A] or [B].
1 Set the cue.
Pause at the position from which you want to start playback, then press the [CUE]
button for the corresponding deck.
! Cues can also be set by moving the crossfader to the left edge or the right edge
while pressing the [SHIFT] button in the pause mode.
2 Move the crossfader to the left edge or right edge position.
Set to the edge opposite the side on which the channel you want to use with the
fader start function is set.
3 While pressing the [SHIFT] button, move the crossfader in
the opposite direction from the left edge or right edge.
Playback of the track starts from the set cue point.
! When the crossfader is returned to the original position while pressing the
[SHIFT] button during playback, the track moves instantaneously back to the set
cue point and the pause mode is set (Back Cue).
If no cue is set, playback starts from the beginning of the track.
When the crossfader is moved from the left edge to the right edge (or from the
right edge to the left edge) while pressing the [SHIFT] button when standing by
at a cue, track playback starts from the set cue point.

Using the sampler velocity mode

When the sampler velocity mode is on, the sample volume level changes accord-
ing to the strength with which the performance pads are tapped. The volume level
increases when the performance pads are tapped strongly, decreases when they are
tapped weakly.
When the sampler velocity mode is off, the sound is triggered at the volume level set
with the Serato DJ software, regardless of the strength with which the performance
pads are tapped.
Turning the sampler velocity mode on
When the [SAMPLER] mode button is pressed while pressing the [SHIFT] button, the
sampler velocity mode is turned on.
Turning the sampler velocity mode off
When the [SAMPLER] mode button is pressed, the mode is changed to the usual
sampler mode (sampler velocity mode is turned off).
! In the utilities mode, the velocity curve and after-touch function can be set.
When after-touch is enabled, the sample's volume level changes while the per-
formance pad is pressed according to the strength at which the pad is pressed.
Also, in the utilities mode, the method for entering the sampler velocity mode
can be changed.
For details, see Changing the sampler velocity mode's velocity curve setting on
page 25 .
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