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• Turn the Mixer FX Amount knob to center position.
5.10. Playing with Cue Points
When mixing tracks a common technique is to mix in the next track from a particular position in
that track instead from its start, for example, at a certain beat. Mixing in tracks from a particular
position in that track is called “cueing”. The S3 enables you to set points for cueing and for directly
jumping to these particular positions: Cue Points. You can store Cue Points as Hotcues using the
Pads on the Deck. This allows you to gain instant access to your Cue Points.
Enabling HOTCUES Mode
In order to work with Cue Points you need to ensure you are in HOTCUES mode:
• Press the HOTCUES button to enable HOTCUES mode for the selected Deck.
Storing Cue Points as Hotcues
To store a Cue Point as Hotcue:
• At the desired position in the track, press a Pad.
The Cue Point is set at the current playback position in the track and stored as Hotcue on the
Pad. This Pad lights up blue.
Triggering Cue Points on a Deck During Playback
To trigger Cue Points on a Deck during playback:
• Press a blue lit Pad.
The playback position jumps the stored Cue Point and playback continues.
Triggering Cue Points on a Stopped Deck
On a stopped Deck, triggering Cue Points result in a different playback behavior:
▪ When pressing and holding a blue lit Pad, the playback continues from the position of the stor-
ed Cue point as long as the Pad is kept depressed.
▪ When releasing the Pad, the playback position jumps back to the Cue Point and playback
stops immediately.
▪ When pressing and holding a blue lit Pad and later pressing the Play/Pause button, the play-
back continues as normal.
Removing Cue Points
To remove a Cue Point from the track and so the Hotcue:
• Press SHIFT and press a blue lit Pad.
The Hotcue is removed and the Cue Point is deleted from the track. The pad is now unlit.
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