Pioneer DDJ-S1 - Manual (Page 11)

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Connections
and
part
names
6 VINYL (ILLUMINATION) button
Press:
This switches the vinyl mode on/off.
[SHIFT] + press:
The way the jog dial illumination lights can be selected from one of
two types.
The setting switches each time the button is pressed.
! The same setting is applied to the jog dials on the left and right
decks.
7 AUTO LOOP (GRID SLIDE) control
Press:
Turns the auto looping mode on and off.
! During loop playback, this operation cancels looping.
Turn:
Turn the control clockwise or counterclockwise to specify the length
of the loop in number of beats.
The length of the loop can be changed by turning the
[AUTO LOOP(GRID SLIDE)] control during loop playback.
[SHIFT] + press:
Slides the entire beat grid to the left or right.
For instructions on displaying the beat grid, see the Serato DJ soft-
ware manual.
8 TEMPO RANGE (TEMPO RESET) button
Press:
The [TEMPO] slider’s range of variation switches each time the but-
ton is pressed.
[±8%] [±16%] [±50%]
[SHIFT] + press:
Sets the tempo (BPM) of the currently playing track back to its origi-
nal tempo.
9 KEY LOCK button
Press:
Turns the key lock function on and off.
When the key lock function is on, the key does not change even when
the playing speed is changed with the [TEMPO] slider.
! The sound is digitally processed, so the sound quality decreases.
a SLIP button
This turns the slip mode on/off.
= Using the slip mode (p.19)
b TEMPO slider
Use this to adjust the track playing speed.
c SYNC (SYNC OFF) button
Press:
The tempos (pitches) and beat grids of tracks on multiple decks can
be synchronized automatically.
For instructions on displaying the beat grid, see the Serato DJ soft-
ware manual.
[SHIFT] + press:
Cancels the sync mode.
d Jog dial
Turn top:
When the vinyl mode is on, the scratch operation is possible.
When the vinyl mode is off, the pitch bend operation (adjustment of
the playing speed) is possible.
Turn outer section:
The pitch bend operation (adjustment of the playing speed) is
possible.
[SHIFT] + Turn top:
Adjusts the beat grid’s spacing.
When turned clockwise, the beat grid’s spacing widens, and when
turned counterclockwise, the beat grid’s spacing narrows.
For instructions on displaying the beat grid, see the Serato DJ soft-
ware manual.
e PLAY/PAUSE f (STUTTER) button
Press:
Use this to play/pause tracks.
[SHIFT] + press:
The track returns to the temporary cue point and playback continues
from there. (Stutter)
f CUE button
Press:
This is used to set, play and call out temporary cue points.
! When the [CUE] button is pressed while pausing, the temporary
cue point is set.
! When the [CUE] button is pressed during playback, the track
returns to the temporary cue point and pauses. (Back Cue)
! When the [CUE] button is pressed and held after the track
returns to the temporary cue point, playback continues as long
as the button is pressed in. (Cue Sampler)
! When the [PLAY/PAUSE f (STUTTER)] button is pressed dur-
ing cue sampling, playback continues from that point.
[SHIFT] + press:
Loads the previous track in the track list. (Previous Track)
! If the current playback position is not the beginning of a track,
the track returns to the beginning.
g SHIFT button
When another button is pressed while pressing the [SHIFT] button, a
different function is called out.
h RELOOP/EXIT (GRID CLEAR) button
Cancels loop playback. (Loop Exit)
After loop playback is canceled, playback returns to the previously
set loop in point and loop playback resumes. (Reloop)
[SHIFT] + press:
Clears the beat markers. (Grid Clear)
i SAMPLER MODE button
Sets [HOT CUE/SAMPLER] buttons 1 – 5 to the sampler mode.
When pressed again, the mode returns to the hot cue mode.
j CENSOR (REVERSE) button
Press:
The track is played in the reverse direction while the
[CENSOR (REVERSE)] button is pressed, and normal playback
resumes when the button is released.
! Even during playback in the reverse direction, normal playback
continues in the background. When the button is released, play-
back resumes from the point reached in the background.
[SHIFT] + press:
The track is played in the reverse direction. When the [SHIFT] and
[CENSOR (REVERSE)] buttons are pressed again, reverse playback is
canceled and normal playback resumes.
k LOOP IN (GRID SET) button
Press:
Loop In Point is set.
When this button is pressed during loop playback, the loop in point
can be fine-adjusted using the jog dial.
[SHIFT] + press:
Sets a beat marker. (Grid Set)
Beat markers can be set at multiple points.
For instructions on displaying the beat grid, see the Serato DJ soft-
ware manual.
l LOOP OUT (GRID TAP) button
Press:
The loop out point is set, and loop playback begins.
When this button is pressed during loop playback, the loop out point
can be fine-adjusted using the jog dial.
[SHIFT] + press:
The beat grid can be adjusted during playback by tapping the button.
For instructions on displaying the beat grid, see the Serato DJ soft-
ware manual.