User manual

DJUCED™ and DJ Control AIR
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The BPM rate measures a track’s rhythm.
(c) Pitch fader
The pitch fader is a slider that lets you speed up or slow down playback of the track:
- You slow down playback by moving the pitch fader up.
- You speed up playback by moving the pitch fader down.
- You set playback at its default speed by setting pitch fader at the center.
The music keeps its latest speed when you stop moving the pitch fader (i.e. it is not automatically
reset to its initial value, as is the case when using the pitch bend function described below).
The pitch fader amplitude is displayed, in %, over the pitch fader in DJUCED.
The pitch fader amplitude can be changed (6%, 8%, 10%, 12%, 16%, 20%, 25%, 50%, 100%):
- The larger the pitch fader amplitude, the larger the BPM change you set on the pitch fader.
- The smaller the pitch fader amplitude, the more precise the pitch fader is to set a precise
BPM.
- You can click on the % figure to change the amplitude.
(d) Pitch bend
The pitch bend buttons are below the pitch fader in DJUCED (and over the pitch fader on DJ Control
AIR). The pitch bend – and + buttons are buttons that let you TEMPORARILY slow down or speed up
playback: when you release the pitch bend button, the track returns to its previous speed.
(e) Pitch reset
The pitch reset command lets you set the track’s playback at its original speed, and cancels the
previous actions on the pitch fader.
You can reset the pitch:
- By clicking on the button labeled 0 located close to the center of the pitch fader in DJUCED; or
- By moving the DJ Control AIR’s pitch fader gradually to the central position (which you will feel
with a click).
(f) Sync = Synchronize
Sync = Synchronize, which means setting:
- 2 audio tracks at the same speed, with the same BPM.
- Both tracks with the beat occurring at the same instant.
You can manually synchronize with the pitch fader and the pitch bend buttons, or you can synchronize
automatically by pressing the Sync button.
The Sync buttons are located:
- In the DJUCED graphic interface: below the pitch fader and the pitch bend buttons.
- On DJ Control AIR: above the pitch fader and the pitch bend buttons.
Pressing the Sync button on one deck aligns its BPM with the BPM of the other deck.
(2) Use
A DJ needs to control the track’s playback speed, to play the track:
- at the same speed as the previous track, and
- with the beats of both tracks occurring at the same moment,
for the dancers to hear both tracks at the same beat during the transition between these 2 tracks:
- so that the dancers’ pace fits in one rhythm, with no rhythm conflict between the 2 tracks, and
- so t
hat the dancers don’t need to jump one step to adjust to the new track.
(3) Commands
There are 6 commands related to the pitch.
(a) Pitch fader
The pitch fader is the vertical slider in DJUCED that lets you change the playback speed.
You can move the pitch fader on the controller, or in the graphic user interface with the pointer:
- Moving the pitch fader down speeds up the music.
- Moving the pitch fader up slows down the music.