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5.8.
Adding effects to a track
If you want to call attention to a new track during your mix or prepare your audience for a
microphone address, you can add effects to tracks you are playing.
- Make sure that the
Shift
button in your DJ Control MP3 e2's
Loops/Fx
section is lit up (if it is not lit up, press
the
Shift
button to turn it on).
- Press button
1
,
2
,
3
or
4
to add the corresponding effects in VirtualDJ.
Note: in VirtualDJ, other effects can be set for buttons
1
,
2
,
3
and
4
by clicking
.
5.9.
Scratching
DJ Control MP3 e2 allows you to scratch your MP3s and CDs in the same way that a DJ
scratches vinyl records. To do this you will use the DJ Control MP3 e2’s jog wheels, together with
the cross fader to boost/interrupt the sound.
For the best results when using your DJ Control MP3 e2, try to position your hands as shown
below:
There are many scratch effects, the most well-known of which are described below:
Baby Scratch
No need to use the volume control for this basic scratch. It consists of doing a forward scratch,
immediately followed by a backward scratch.
Tear Scratch
The Tear Scratch doesn’t use the volume control either. As with the Baby Scratch, you do a
forward scratch followed by a backward scratch, but this backward scratch is broken down into
two different speeds: you must first scratch quickly, and then slowly. Thus, the different steps are
as follows: forward scratch, quick backward scratch, slow backward scratch.