9
Operation
Pad Modes
Each deck has four pads, which are always in one of three modes:
Cue
,
Sample
, or
Roll
. Press the
Pad Mode
button to change the pad mode.
The corresponding
Pad Mode Indicator
will light up to display which
mode is selected.
Cue
In Cue Mode, each pad assigns a hot cue point or returns the track to that hot cue point.
To assign a hot cue point,
press an
unlit
Pad
at the desired point in your track. The pad will
light up when it is assigned.
Note
: If you load a track in your software that already has hot cue points saved, the
corresponding pads will automatically be lit and assigned those hot cue points.
To jump to a hot cue point,
press a
lit Pad
.
To delete an assigned hot cue point,
press
Shift
and the corresponding pad.
Sample
In Sample Mode, the pads will control the sampler in the software. The
pads
each trigger a
sample at a specified volume (you can assign the sample and its volume in the software).
To assign a sample,
first highlight the desired sample in your library. Then hold
Shift
and
press an unlit pad corresponding to an empty sampler slot in the software. The sampler slot
volume can be adjusted in Serato DJ Pro.
To play a sample,
press a
lit pad
. The pad will flash as the sample plays.
To stop playback of a sample,
press
Shift
and the corresponding
Pad
while it plays.
Roll
In Roll Mode, each pad triggers a momentary loop roll. Releasing the pad stops the loop roll
and resumes normal playback where the playhead would be if you had not triggered the loop
roll (as if the track had been playing forward the whole time).
To trigger a loop roll,
press and hold any
Pad
.
The length of the loop will be based on which of the four pads you press (leftmost for the
shortest loop; rightmost for the longest loop).
You can change which loop lengths are available in your DJ software, and the
Performance
Pads
on Scratch will adjust accordingly.