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How to read this manual

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Thank you for buying this Pioneer product.

Be sure to read both this leaflet and Read Before Use (Important)/
Quick Start Guide! Both documents include important information
that you must understand before using this product.

For instructions on obtaining the Serato DJ software’s manual, see

Acquiring the manual

(p.31).

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In this manual, names of screens and menus displayed on the prod-

uct and on the computer screen, as well as names of buttons and
terminals, etc., are indicated within brackets. (e.g.: [

CUE

] button,

[

Files

] panel, [

MIC1

] terminal)

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Please note that the screens and specifications of the software

described in this manual as well as the external appearance and
specifications of the hardware are currently under development and
may differ from the final specifications.

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Please note that depending on the operating system version, web

browser settings, etc., operation may differ from the procedures
described in this manual.

This manual consists mainly of explanations of functions of this unit as
hardware. For detailed instructions on operating the Serato DJ soft-
ware, see the Serato DJ software manual.

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The Serato DJ software manual can be downloaded from “Serato.

com”. For details, see

Downloading the Serato DJ software manual

(p. 31).

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The latest version of these operating instructions can be down-

loaded from the Pioneer support site. For details, see

Downloading

the latest version of these operating instructions

(p.31).

Before start

Features ....................................................................................................... 4
What’s in the box ........................................................................................ 5
About the AC adapter ................................................................................. 5
Installing the software ................................................................................ 6
About the driver software and setting utility software ............................. 8

Connections and part names

Connections ................................................................................................ 9
Part names and functions ....................................................................... 11

Basic Operation

Connections .............................................................................................. 16
Starting the system ................................................................................... 18
Quitting the system .................................................................................. 21

Advanced Operation

Using the performance pads ................................................................... 22
Using the slip mode .................................................................................. 23
Using the dual deck mode ....................................................................... 24
Using the channel fader start function ................................................... 25
Using the sampler velocity mode ............................................................ 25
Analyzing tracks ........................................................................................ 25
Utility settings ........................................................................................... 25
Using external inputs ............................................................................... 27

Additional information

Troubleshooting ........................................................................................ 29
Block Diagram .......................................................................................... 31
Acquiring the manual .............................................................................. 31
Using as a controller for other DJ software ............................................ 31
About trademarks and registered trademarks ...................................... 33
Cautions on copyrights ............................................................................ 33

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Summary of Contents for DDJ-SX

Page 1: ...J support site shown above offers FAQs information on software and various other types of information and services to allow you to use your product in greater comfort http serato com For the latest version of the Serato DJ software access Serato com and download the software from there ...

Page 2: ...es such as radios and televisions use shielded cables with Ferrite cores attached and connectors for connections D8 10 3b_A1_En NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment g...

Page 3: ...ons of functions of this unit as hardware For detailed instructions on operating the Serato DJ soft ware see the Serato DJ software manual The Serato DJ software manual can be downloaded from Serato com For details see Downloading the Serato DJ software manual p 31 The latest version of these operating instructions can be down loaded from the Pioneer support site For details see Downloading the la...

Page 4: ...n trols on this unit are preset to associate them with the software so DJ performances can be held immediately simply by connecting this unit to a computer Furthermore the Dual Deck Control and Slip functions have been developed in cooperation with Serato DUAL DECK CONTROL The two tracks currently playing on the two decks can be operated simultaneously with a single player interface This enables p...

Page 5: ... spilling any liquids in to or on the outside of the drive Servicing Opening or removing the cover exposes you to possible electrical shock or other danger Contact a Pioneer authorized service representative for repairing this product refer to the enclosed Service Support Card Damage Requiring Service Unplug the unit and refer servicing to qualified service personnel in the following situations Wh...

Page 6: ...r more of RAM 64 bit version Intel processor Core 2 Duo 2 4 GHz or better 4 GB or more of RAM Others Optical drive Optical disc drive on which the CD ROM can be read USB port A USB 2 0 port is required to connect the computer with this unit Display resolution Resolution of 1 280 x 720 or greater Internet connection An Internet connection is required for registering the Serato com user account and ...

Page 7: ...g the software The personal information input when registering a new user account may be collected processed and used based on the privacy policy on the Serato website 9 Click the link in the e mail message sent from Serato com This takes you to the Serato DJ download page Proceed to step 11 10 Log in Input the e mail address and password you have registered to log in to Serato com 11 Download the...

Page 8: ... Pioneer DDJ_SX DDJ_SX ASIO Settings Utility Adjusting the buffer size In the same way as the buffer size setting in the Serato DJ software decreasing the value of the Kernel Buffers setting lowers the transfer delay latency of the audio data while increasing the value reduces the tendency for dropouts in the audio data breaks in the sound The setting at USB BUFFER SIZE LATENCY in the Serato DJ so...

Page 9: ...l Connects a microphone here The INPUT SELECT switch on the main unit s front panel must be set to MIC2 5 CD terminals Connect to a DJ player or other line level device The INPUT SELECT switch on the main unit s front panel must be set to CD 6 PHONO LINE input terminals Connect a phono level output device analog player for MM car tridges etc or a line level output device DJ player etc here Switch ...

Page 10: ...y 3 seconds when switched to PHONO 4 INPUT SELECT switch Selects the input source of each channel from the components con nected to this unit PC Select this to use the track loaded in the Serato DJ soft ware s deck PHONO Select this to use a phono level for MM cartridges output device analog player etc connected to the PHONO LINE input terminals LINE Select this to use a line level output device D...

Page 11: ...4 1 LOAD button Press The selected tracks are loaded to the respective decks When the LOAD button is pressed twice the tracks loaded in the selected deck on the opposite side are loaded into the deck whose LOAD button was pressed When this is done while a track is playing the track is played from the same position Instant Double SHIFT press The library s track list is sorted when one of the LOAD b...

Page 12: ...es SHIFT press The TEMPO slider s range of variation switches each time the but ton is pressed 8 16 50 Press for over 1 second Sets the tempo BPM of the currently playing track back to its origi nal tempo 6 TAKEOVER indicator When decks are switched while the sync function is off the position of the controller s TEMPO slider may not match the software s tempo pitch To regain control of the tempo f...

Page 13: ...page 25 SHIFT press This will be used with future function enhancements of the Serato DJ software For function enhancements see the Pioneer DJ support site below http pioneerdj com support g Performance pads The performance pads are used to control the hot cue loop roll slicer and sampler functions Using the performance pads p 22 h PARAMETERc button PARAMETERd button Use these to set the loop roll...

Page 14: ...eadphones CUE button is pressed is output to the headphones When the headphones CUE button is pressed again monitoring is canceled When the INPUT SELECT switch for channel 3 or 4 is set to MIC1 or MIC2 the talkover function can be turned on or off When the talkover function is on the headphones CUE MIC TALK OVER button flashes When a sound of over 15 dB is input to the microphone the sound other t...

Page 15: ...the effects parameters 2 FX BEATS control Adjusts the effect time 3 Effect parameter buttons Press Turns the effect on and off or switches the parameter SHIFT press Switches the effect type 4 TAP button Press The BPM used as the base value for the effect is calculated by the interval at which the button is tapped with a finger When the button is pressed and held the effect time is reset SHIFT pres...

Page 16: ... to the BOOTH terminals For details on the connections of the input output terminals see Connections p 9 3 Connect this unit to your computer via a USB cable 4 Turn on the computer s power 5 Connect the power plug to the AC adapter Slide the power plug into the AC adapter s guide rails as shown on the diagram and press in until a click is heard For detailed cautions on the AC adapter see About the...

Page 17: ...iver software may appear when this unit is first connected to the computer or when it is connected to a different USB port on the computer Wait a while until the message Your devices are ready for use appears 8 Turn on the power of the devices connected to the output terminals powered speakers power amplifier components etc When a microphone DJ player or other external device is con nected to inpu...

Page 18: ...With Serato DJ SYNC PREFERENCE is set to Simple sync by default but this must be switched to Smart sync in order to perform beat grid operations SETUP DJ Preference SYNC PREFERENCE For instructions on displaying the settings screen and details on the beat grid see the Serato DJ manual Computer screen when a track is loaded in the Serato DJ software A A C B A Deck section The track information the ...

Page 19: ...contents of your computer or the peripheral connected to the computer are displayed in the Files panel 2 Click the folder on the Files panel containing the tracks you want to add to the library to select it 3 On the Serato DJ software screen 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 trac...

Page 20: ...nd will be output if the volume is set too high a b d c e 4 8 7 5 6 9 f h g 4 TRIM control 5 EQ HI MID LOW controls 6 FILTER control 7 Headphones CUE button 8 Channel fader 9 Crossfader Assign Switch a MASTER LEVEL control b BOOTH MONITOR LEVEL control c HEADPHONES MIXING control d MASTER CUE button e Crossfader f HEADPHONES LEVEL control g INPUT SELECT switch h Crossfader curve selector control 1...

Page 21: ...rclockwise 1 Press the headphones CUE button for the channel 1 2 Turn the HEADPHONES LEVEL control Adjust the sound level output from the headphones to an appropriate level Note This unit and the Serato DJ software include a variety of functions enabling individualistic DJ performances For details on the respective functions see the Serato DJ software manual The Serato DJ software manual can be do...

Page 22: ...ed The following four settings can be made 1 4 beats from 1 32 2 8 beats from 1 16 3 16 beats from 1 8 4 32 beats from 1 4 For example with the 8 beats from 1 16 setting the pads settings are as shown below 1 16 beat 1 8 beat 1 4 beat 1 2 beat 1 beat 2 beats 4 beats 8 beats The range of beats set for the loop roll is displayed on the computer s screen 3 Press and hold one of the performance pads A...

Page 23: ... position returns to the begin ning of the range that was sliced into eight equal parts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Using the sampler function Tracks loaded in the sampler slots of the sampler SP 6 can be played with the performance pads 1 Press the PANEL SELECT button to open the SP 6 panel on the computer s screen 2 Press the SAMPLER mode button The SAMPLER mode button lights and the mode switches to the sa...

Page 24: ...OOP OUT button Loop playback starts Normal playback continues in the background even during loop playback 3 Press the LOOP OUT button while pressing the SHIFT button Looping is canceled and playback starts from the position reached in the background To cancel the slip mode press the SLIP button again Slipping using a loop in a loop slot 1 Press the SLIP button The mode switches to the slip mode 2 ...

Page 25: ...is started with the channel fader start function When the channel fader is moved from the back to the position near est you while pressing the SHIFT button when standing by at a cue track playback starts from the set cue Using the sampler velocity mode When the SAMPLER mode button is pressed for over one second the sampler velocity mode turns on and off When the sampler velocity mode is on the sam...

Page 26: ...it 3 dB SLICER mode button lit 6 dB Disabling the slip mode flashing setting When the slip mode is on the buttons that can be operated in the slip mode jog dial indicator AUTO LOOP button PLAY PAUSE f button etc flash This setting can be used to disable the flashing of these buttons By default slip mode flashing is enabled Press the SLIP button on the left deck SLIP button lit Slip mode flashing e...

Page 27: ...ault is 3 ms Press the SHIFT button on the left deck The MIDI message sending interval setting changes each time the but ton is pressed The currently set value is indicated by how the master level indicator is lit 3 ms 4 ms 5 ms 6 ms 7 ms 8 ms 9 ms 10 ms 11 ms 12 ms 13 ms Switching the jog dials illumination mode The lighting pattern of the illumination at the center of the jog dial can be switche...

Page 28: ...D LOW con trols and filter effects can be applied to the respective channels with the FILTER control Mixing the sound of a DJ player etc 1 Connect the DJ player or other line level output device to the CD or PHONO LINE terminals 2 Start up the system Starting the system p 18 3 Set the INPUT SELECT switch to CD or LINE 4 Operate the TRIM control and the channel faders to adjust the audio level outp...

Page 29: ...ontains any tracks or add tracks to the crate or subcrate Music files in the library cannot be edited changing track names etc Is Protect Library at the SETUP menu s Library Display tab 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 Have you saved the recording after completing it Save the reco...

Page 30: ...channel fader start function does not work Is a cue set Set a cue page 25 Are the utility settings wrong In the utility settings set the channel fader start setting to Channel fader start with the sync mode set or Channel fader start without the sync mode set The BPM is not displayed The sync and auto loop functions do not work Has the track been analyzed Analyze the file Is Set Auto BPM checked i...

Page 31: ...ns begins Downloading the Serato DJ software manual 1 Insert the CD ROM into the computer s optical drive The CD ROM menu is displayed If the CD ROM s menu does not appear when the CD ROM is inserted perform the operations below For Windows Open the optical drive from Computer or My Computer in the Start menu then double click the CD_menu exe icon For Mac OS X In Finder double click the CD_menu ap...

Page 32: ... secret and other intellectual property rights in the Program and Documentation and any derivative works thereof You do not acquire any other rights express or implied beyond the limited license set forth in this Agreement 4 No Support Pioneer has no obligation to provide support maintenance upgrades modifications or new releases for the Program or Documentation under this Agreement 3 WARRANTY DIS...

Page 33: ...h Live ITCH and Serato DJ Intro are registered trademarks of Serato The names of companies and products mentioned herein are the trade marks of their respective owners This product has been licensed for nonprofit use This product has not been licensed for commercial purposes for profit making use such as broadcasting terrestrial satellite cable or other types of broadcast ing streaming on the Inte...

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