

Get comfortable with relative mode and using the keyboard shortcuts. If it is the wrong way round your music could end up playing backwards. Put the control signal on a couple of USB sticks as well as having them on discs. This will just lock the control signal at the same pitch therefore not telling Serato to change the loaded tracks BPM. Using your RCA cables plug them in as listed below: Make sure the switch on your soundcard is switched to Line if using CDJs or Phono if using turntables. So many wires! How do I plug them in? Lets keep this as simple as possible. To get back in control just restart your control signal and Serato DJ knows to turn the software back into relative mode. This avoids the track suddenly stopping mid mix. Note that when the control signal runs out and the track is still being played the software knows to turn it from relative mode to internal mode.

This would have to be done within the software. The software is in control of everything. Internal Mode - This is the same mode as if you were playing on a controller. The control signal has to continually be playing, meaning repetitive tapping of a hot cue instead. This mode however allows you to use all the creative features Serato DJ has to offer, from hot cues, to loops, roll to beat jump.

Relative Mode - Serato DJ just needs to hear the control signal play for the loaded track to be played. If you cue the control signal up using the CDJ or put the needle back to the start of the record the loaded track will also restart. For example if the control signal is at 2 minutes and 31 seconds the loaded track will also be at 2 minutes and 31 seconds. All pretty nerdy right.?Ībsolute Mode Internal mode Thru Mode Absolute mode - Serato DJ reads the absolute position of the control vinyl and plays the track using the time stamp. This frequency changes pitch as you adjust the pitch or tempo controls which in turn tells Serato DJ which speed to play the currently loaded track. The control signal is a long high pitched frequency sound. For it to work the CDJs or turntables need to have a control signal loaded. Step by step video tutorial: DVS is short for digital vinyl system. Hopefully we can help you get started with this video or even troubleshoot some problems you may have already encountered.
