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Features

This unit is a dedicated controller equipped with interfaces for the intui-
tive operation of various functions of Serato DJ software Serato DJ. 
Its operation interfaces such as “BIG JOG,” “PERFORMANCE PADS,” 
“2-CHANNEL MIXER,” and “KEY SHIFT,” which embody the design phi-
losophy of Pioneer DJ professional equipment, are positioned with room 
to spare over a large body so that DJs can perform various types of DJ 
performances as they wish.
In addition, the unit is equipped with dedicated buttons for each of “KEY 
SYNC,” “KEY SHIFT,” and “KEY RESET” to enable the quick arrangement 
of tracks using key control.
Furthermore, the many input and output terminals support various DJ 
styles. The high quality design of the aluminum top panel suits various 
scenes such as nightclubs and home parties.

BIG JOG and ON JOG INDICATOR

The unit is equipped with a “BIG JOG” that is of the optimum size and 
operation load for performing fast-forward and fast-rewind operations 
manually and playing scratch performances. This facilitates scratch per-
formances with operation that feels even more like operation with analog 
records. Furthermore, the “ON JOG INDICATOR” positioned at the center 
of the jog dial allows the DJ to instantly know the deck performance 
state and mode selection state by the lighting colors.

MULTI-COLOR PERFORMANCE PADS

“MULTI-COLOR PERFORMANCE PADS,” large rubber pads used to oper-
ate functions such as HOT CUE, ROLL, and SAMPLER, are positioned at 
the front of the unit.
You can arrange music with dynamic actions such as beating and 
rolling.
The built-in multi-color illumination on each pad shows you various infor-
mation on your performance by the color and lighting of the pad.

Professional quality design

The aluminum top panel and jog plate provide a sense of high class. 
This unit will be essential for providing a sense of high quality in DJ 
performances in clubs and home parties.

High sound quality

The low-jitter clock and high performance DAC adopted to the audio 
output circuitry faithfully reproduce the original sound to achieve clear 
club sound. Furthermore, the sound quality technology developed in the 
Pioneer DJ professional series is adopted to achieve the highest sound 
level for a DJ controller.

Multiple connections

This unit is equipped with two external input systems and a MIC input 
system that can be used for connecting DJ players, analog players, etc.
The audio of external equipment can also be mixed. In addition, two 
MASTER OUT systems (XLR/RCA) and one BOOTH OUT system (TRS) 
are provided to also enable connections to various PA devices.

Needle search

You can easily move a playback point by touching the pad.This function 
enables intuitive and speedy point search with the sense of touching the 
music directly.

Serato DJ support

This unit supports Serato DJ, DJ software providing a great number 
of the functions required for DJ performances. All of the buttons and 
controls of this unit are preset to work together with the software, so DJ 
performances using Serato DJ can be performed immediately, simply by 
connecting this unit to a computer.

PITCH ’N TIME DJ

The Pitch ’n Time DJ expansion pack of time stretch and key control 
algorithms for Serato DJ is bundled with this unit. Using Pitch ’n Time 
DJ improves play quality when the tempo has been significantly changed 
and allows you to use the “KEY SYNC,” “KEY SHIFT,” and “KEY RESET” 
functions.

Key Sync/Shift

Dedicated interfaces are provided to instantly access the “KEY SHIFT” 
function which allows controlling the key of tracks, the “KEY SYNC” 
function which automatically corrects the key to match the tracks you 
wish to mix, and the “KEY RESET” function which allows reverting from 
the state with the key changed to the original track key. This facilitates 
the arrangement of tracks by changing the key, and smooth mixing that 
matches the key of any two tracks.

Summary of Contents for DDJ-SR2

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions pioneerdj com support http serato com For FAQs and other support information for this product visit the above site DJ Controller DDJ SR2 ...

Page 2: ...this unit For the instructions on the Serato DJ software see the manual provided for the Serato DJ software The Serato DJ software manual can be downloaded from Serato com For details see Downloading the Serato DJ software manual p 30 The latest version of Operating Instructions this document can be downloaded from the Pioneer DJ support site For details see Acquiring the manual in Quick Start Gui...

Page 3: ...ial for providing a sense of high quality in DJ performances in clubs and home parties High sound quality The low jitter clock and high performance DAC adopted to the audio output circuitry faithfully reproduce the original sound to achieve clear club sound Furthermore the sound quality technology developed in the Pioneer DJ professional series is adopted to achieve the highest sound level for a D...

Page 4: ...computer to this unit Display resolution 1280 x 720 or higher Internet connection Access to the internet is required for registering the Serato com user account and downloading the software For the latest information on the required operating environment the compat ibility and information on how to obtain the latest operating system refer to Software Info for DDJ SR2 on the following Pioneer DJ su...

Page 5: ...d the license agreement select I agree to the license terms and conditions if you agree to the terms and click Install to execute the installation If you do not agree to the license agreement click Close to cancel the installation Installation begins When the installation is completed an installation successful message appears 7 Click Close to close the Serato DJ installer Installation Mac Do not ...

Page 6: ...l not to accidentally insert the power cord of another unit to MASTER 1 terminal Do not connect the terminal that can supply phantom power to the MASTER 1 terminal 5 PHONO LINE input terminals Connect a phono level for MM cartridges output device analog player etc or a line level output device DJ player etc Switch the input source according to the connected device using the PHONO LINE switch on th...

Page 7: ... used simultaneously when one is disconnected or connected the volume of the other may increase or decrease suddenly 2 HEADPHONES LEVEL control Adjusts the level of sound output from the headphones 3 MIC LEVEL control Adjusts the level of sound input to the MIC input terminals Connecting input output terminals Connecting input terminals Rear panel R L R L R L R L To power outlet Analog player Micr...

Page 8: ...ower amplifier powered speakers etc 1 Power amplifier for booth monitor powered speakers etc 1 Be careful not to accidentally insert the power cord of another unit to MASTER 1 terminal Do not connect the terminal that can supply phantom power to the MASTER 1 terminal Front panel Headphones ...

Page 9: ...d to the respective decks When the LOAD ARTIST button is pressed twice the tracks loaded in the selected deck on the opposite side are loaded into the deck whose LOAD ARTIST button was pressed When this is done while a track is playing the track is played from the same position Instant Double SHIFT Press this button The library s track list is sorted when one of the LOAD ARTIST buttons is pressed ...

Page 10: ...m support a AUTO LOOP button Press Turns the auto loop function on and off During loop playback this operation cancels looping SHIFT Press this button Switches looping between active and non active Loop Active Even if looping is active if there is no playback position in that loop loop playback is not performed When the playback position enters the active loop loop playback starts During loop play...

Page 11: ...an be synchronized automatically SHIFT Press this button Cancels sync mode o SHIFT button Press this button while another button is pressed to call out a differ ent function p GRID SLIDE button Press When the jog dial is turned while pressing the GRID SLIDE button the overall beat grid can be slid to the left or right SHIFT Press this button Clears the beat markers Grid Clear q GRID ADJUST button ...

Page 12: ...tion Using the crossfader start function p 21 8 MASTER LEVEL control Adjusts the level of sound output for the master channel 9 BOOTH MONITOR control Adjusts the level of sound output from the BOOTH terminal a HEADPHONES MIXING control Adjusts the balance of the monitor volume between the sound of the channels for which the headphones CUE button is pressed and the sound of the master channel b SAM...

Page 13: ...f the jog Lit in red When DECK1 or DECK2 is selected Lit in amber When DECK3 or DECK4 is selected Off When PHONO LINE is selected Vinyl indication The jog lights up according to the VINYL mode state Lit in blue When VINYL mode is on Off When VINYL mode is off Track color indication The jog lights in the color of the track set in Serato DJ When black is set it does not light The following statuses ...

Page 14: ... the computer on 5 Connect the AC adapter To power outlet AC adapter included 6 Press the STANDBY ON switch on the rear panel of this unit to turn this unit on This unit turns on For Windows users Installing device driver software may appear when this unit is connected to the computer for the first time or connected to a different USB port on the computer Wait for a while until Your devices are re...

Page 15: ...se the license 2 Click Online to use the unit as is Computer screen displayed when a track is loaded to the Serato DJ software Click Library at the upper left of the screen and select Vertical or Horizontal from the pull down list to set the display style of the Serato DJ screen A A C B A Deck sections Displays the track information the name of the loaded track artist name BPM etc the overall wave...

Page 16: ...re displayed in the Files panel 2 Click a folder containing the tracks to be added to the library on the Files panel 3 Drag and drop the selected folder to the crates panel A crate is created and the tracks are added to the library a b a Files panel b Crates panel Loading and playing tracks The following is the procedure for loading tracks to deck 1 as an example 1 Rotary selector 2 BACK VIEW butt...

Page 17: ...ol to confirm that the channel level indicator lights up in orange at the highest volume 4 Move the channel fader forward 5 Rotate the MASTER LEVEL control to adjust the sound level of the speakers Adjust the level of sound output from the MASTER 1 and MASTER 2 terminals to an appropriate level Monitoring sound with headphones Set the controls etc as follows Name of part Operation HEADPHONES MIXIN...

Page 18: ...the com puter s screen 2 Press and hold one of the performance pads A loop roll with the number of beats assigned to the pad that was pressed is played Playback continues in the background during loop roll playback The number of beats of the loop roll currently playing can be changed by pressing the LOOP 1 2X button LOOP 2X button PARAMETERc button or PARAMETERd button during loop roll playback 3 ...

Page 19: ...ights up and the mode switches to the sampler mode 3 Press the PARAMETERc or PARAMETERd button The sampler bank is switched The sampler has the four banks of A B C and D and each bank has eight slots 4 Press the performance pads while pressing the SHIFT button to load the tracks into the respective slots of the sampler panel The sampler settings and loaded tracks are saved 5 Press a performance pa...

Page 20: ...trans mode will not operate when the channel fader is lowered to the bottommost position Use the mode with the channel fader raised 3 Release your finger from the pad Normal playback resumes Pitch play mode To use this function you need to activate the Pitch n Time DJ function For details see Pitch n Time DJ Activation Manual from Software Info on the Pioneer DJ support site below pioneerdj com su...

Page 21: ...eled and playback starts from the position reached in the background To cancel slip mode press the SLIP button again Using the fader start function Using the channel fader start function 1 Set the cue Pause at the position from which you want to start playback then press the CUE button for the corresponding deck Cues can also be set by moving the channel fader from the back to the position nearest...

Page 22: ...erating in multi FX mode 1 Set the DJ FX mode to the multi FX mode on the Serato DJ software screen Display the FX panel and click the multi FX mode 2 Press the FX ASSIGN button on the left side to select the deck to which the effect is to be assigned Press the FX ASSIGN 1 button to assign the effect to deck 1 the FX ASSIGN 2 button to assign the effect to deck 2 The number of the deck to which th...

Page 23: ...on to turn the effect on The effect switches between on and off each time the button is pressed The effect s ON key is highlighted on the Serato DJ screen 5 Operate the effect parameter 2 button or the effect parameter 3 button to switch the effect s parameter Depending on the type of effect the button may not light when it is operated 6 Operate the effect parameter control s to adjust the effect ...

Page 24: ...to connect DJ players analog players and other devices This unit allows you to select in the settings of utilities mode whether to forcefully mix in the unit or whether to automatically mix in Serato DJ when Serato DJ is connected For details see Setting for forcefully mixing external input with the unit p 26 When mixing is performed in the unit EQ and FILTER do not work Furthermore the following ...

Page 25: ...ess of whether or not Serato DJ is running the unit is forcefully operated as a general MIDI controller Changing the fader start setting The fader start function s setting can be changed By default fader start mode functions without sync mode set Press one of the effect parameter buttons on the left deck Effect parameter 1 button lit Fader start with sync mode set The sync function is activated si...

Page 26: ...ne of the FX PARAMETER buttons on the right deck FX PARAMETER1 lit Deck selection indication The deck selected with the INPUT SELECT switch is indicated by the lighting color of the jog Lit in red When DECK1 or DECK2 is selected Lit in amber When DECK3 or DECK4 is selected Off When PHONO LINE is selected FX PARAMETER2 lit The jog lights according to the VINYL mode state Lit in blue When the VINYL ...

Page 27: ...e etc is running quit that application before adjusting the buffer size Display the setting utility before starting Click the ASIO tab If the buffer size is made large drops in audio data breaks in the sound occur less easily but the time lag due to the delay in the transfer of the audio data latency increases Checking the version of the driver software Display the setting utility before starting ...

Page 28: ...tab in the SETUP menu enabled Disable Protect Library Recording is not possible Is the recording level low Adjust the gain control on the REC panel in the Serato DJ software Did you save the recording after it was completed Save the recording after it is completed For detailed instructions on recording see the Serato DJ software manual Sound is not output or sound is too small Are the TRIM control...

Page 29: ...connecting this unit to a different USB port Is this unit connected to a notebook computer running on its battery Supply power to the notebook computer from an AC power supply Depending on the notebook computer s settings low power mode may be set when the computer is running on its battery automatically reducing the perfor mance of the computer itself page 4 Is the USB buffer size too small Raise...

Page 30: ...ans all or any part of Pioneer DJ s software licensed to You by Pioneer DJ under this Agreement 2 PROGRAM LICENSE 1 Limited License Subject to this Agreement s restrictions Pioneer DJ grants to You a limited non exclusive non transfer able license without the right to sublicense a To install a single copy of the Program in Your computer or mobile device to use the Program only for Your personal pu...

Page 31: ...legal invalid or otherwise unenforceable that provision will be enforced to the extent possible or if incapable of enforce ment deemed to be severed and deleted from this Agreement and the remainder will continue in full force and effect The waiver by either party of any default or breach of this Agreement will not waive any other or subsequent default or breach 4 No Assignment You may not assign ...

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