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You can also show or hide the beat grid controls in Performance View. The beat grid is automatically detected
and set when the track is analyzed.
To show the beat grid controls
, press and hold the
Select
/
Load
knob for a second. Six buttons will
appear at the bottom of the display, and the beat grid markers will appear on the waveform.
To reset the beat grid
, tap
Reset
.
To shift the downbeats of the beat grid left or right
(in one-beat increments), tap the
<
or
>
buttons,
respectively, or turn the
Select
/
Load
knob.
To freely shift
/“
slide
”
the beat grid left or right
, move the
platter
.
To halve or double the number of beat grid markers
, tap /
2
or
X2
, respectively.
To hide the beat grid controls
, press the
Select/Load
knob or tap
Done
on the touchscreen.
Library View
Use the Library View to view your music library and
load a track to the deck. You can also search
through playlists, add tracks to the Prepare list, and
search through your tracks using sorting and
filtering features.
Important
to
download the Engine DJ software.
Use the six icons on the left side to navigate while in
Library View:
•
Source:
Use this option to select the source
device to view tracks from, including your
connected media devices and available
streaming and cloud services. Tap the Source
icon to show the list of available sources, and
then tap to select. To enable streaming and cloud
services, use the
•
Playlists
: Your playlists are your collections of tracks, including lists of tracks arranged in a specific
order. You may have playlists for different types of clubs or events, for specific genres, etc. You can use
the included Engine DJ software to create playlists to use here.
•
Prepare
: You can load tracks to the Prepare list so that you can refer to them later when you want to play
them during your performance (rather than searching through your entire library for the next track to play).
•
History:
Use this option to view your playback history.
•
Files
: Use this option to browse the list of all files on a USB drive or SD card.
•
Search
: Use this option to search through your tracks by keyword. The search results are based on the
album name, artist name, track name, key, and tempo.
Swipe a list up or down
to browse through it (e.g., your list of playlists or your list of tracks). Alternatively,
press the
Back
or
Forward
buttons to select a list, and then turn the
Select
/
Load
knob. Press and hold
Shift
and turn the
Select
/
Load
knob to scroll quickly through the list. You can also tap and drag the scroll
bar on the right edge of the list.
Tap an icon or item in a list
to select it. Alternatively, press the
Select
/
Load
knob.
Swipe a track to the right
to load it to the deck. Alternatively, press the
Select
/
Load
knob or double-tap the
track.
Swipe a track to the left
to add it to the Prepare list. Alternatively, press and hold
Shift
and press the
Select
/
Load
knob. Swipe a track to the left in the Prepare list to remove it.
Tap and hold your finger on a track
to show its information window. Tap the information window to close it.
Tap the track art
to preview the track. Tap again to stop the preview. While previewing, tap along the track
entry to scan through the track.
Tap the Search field
and use the keyboard that appears in the display to search through your tracks by
keyword. The search results are based on the album name, artist name, track name, key, and tempo.