Roland DJ-505 2-Channel, 4-Deck DJ Controller for Serato DJ - Manual (Page 20)

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Operating the DJ-505
TR-REC (Step Recording)
In this method of recording, you create a pattern by specifying the steps
at which each instrument is sounded. You can also create a pattern while it
plays.
1 Press the [TR-REC] button to make it light.
2 Press the TR-S pads [1]–[16] to specify the steps at which you
want a note to be sounded.
Entering quiet beats
By holding down the [SHIFT] button and pressing the TR-S pad [1]–[16]
of the instrument that you want to record, you can make the instrument
sound a quiet beat on the specified step. If a quiet beat is specified, the
TR-S pad illumination is dimmer.
Inputting velocity
Hold down the TR-S pad [1]–[16] of the instrument whose velocity you
want to specify, and turn the [VALUE] knob to specify the velocity.
Display (Value)
0 – 127
Inputting step roll
Hold down the TR-S pad [1]–[16] of the instrument for which you want
to specify a roll, and press the [TR-REC] button to specify a roll. The
instrument plays repeatedly at timing intervals of the beat that you
specify.
Display (Value) Explanation
1_16 , 1_32 , 1_48 , 1_64 1/16 beat, 1/32 beat, 1/48 beat, 1/64 beat
Specifying the instrument
Here’s how to specify the instrument (sample) that is recorded.
1 Press the [INST] button to make it light.
The TR-S pad of the currently selected instrument blinks.
2 Press one of the TR-S pads [1] (BD)–[8] (RC).
Specifying a Serato DJ sample as an instrument
If samples are saved in Serato DJ’s sample player, you can create a pattern
with the samples selected by the TR-S pads [9] (S1)–[16] (S8) used as
instruments.
Specifying the scale
Here’s how to specify the note length of one step.
1 Press the [SCALE] button to make it blink.
2 Use the [VALUE] knob to specify the scale.
The display shows the current scale.
Display Scale Explanation
8t 8th note triplet ( ¯ ) Three steps will be one beat.
16t 16th note triplet ( ´ ) Six steps will be one beat.
16 16th note ( ˜ ) Four steps will be one beat.
32 32nd note ( ` ) Eight steps will be one beat.
Specifying the pattern length (last step)
You can specify the number of steps (last step) that the pattern uses.
1 Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [SCALE] button to
make it blink rapidly.
The display shows the current last step.
2 Use the [VALUE] knob to specify the last step.
Display (Value)
LS 1 – 16
Specifying an accent
You can add an accent to a step.
An accented step plays at a higher volume than usual.
1 Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [PATTERN] button
to make it blink.
2 Press the TR-S pads [1]–[16] to specify the steps that you want
to accent.
3 Use the [LEVEL] knob to adjust the strength of the accent.
Clearing a recorded instrument (sample)/accent from the pattern
While step-recording TR-REC or accents, you can press the [CLEAR] button
to clear the instrument (sample)/accent that is recorded in the steps that
play while you hold down the button.
INST-REC (Realtime Recording)
In this method of recording you create a pattern by recording your
performance on the performance pads in real time.
1 Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [TR-REC] button to
make it blink.
2 Press the [START/STOP] button.
3 Strike the performance pads to record your performance.
To record BD–RC instruments
Press the [TR] button to make it light.
Instruments are assigned to the performance pads as follows.
BD SD CH OH
LT HC RS RC
To record Serato DJ samples
Press the [SAMPLER] button to make it light.
Samples are assigned to the performance pads as follows.
* By holding down the [SHIFT] button and pressing the [INST] button
to make it blink, and then pressing a TR-S pad [13]–[16], you can
switch between sample player banks A–D.
Sample 1 Sample 2 Sample 3 Sample 4
Sample 5 Sample 6 Sample 7 Sample 8
Clearing a recorded instrument from the pattern
During INST-REC, you can hold down the [SHIFT] button and press a
performance pad to clear the corresponding instrument.