User's Manual

Part names and functions
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Using the SYNC function
You can automatically synchronize the tempo (BPM) and beat
positions on the left and right decks based on the tracks’ beatgrid
information as analyzed with rekordbox.
• Music files must be analyzed with rekordbox beforehand in order to
use the SYNC function. For instructions on analyzing music files with
rekordbox, see the rekordbox Operating Instructions.
• The following describes the procedure for synchronizing the [DECK
2] track with the [DECK 1] track.
1 Play a track that has been analyzed with rekordbox on [DECK 1].
The deck on which you play a track that has been analyzed with rekordbox first
is set as the master deck.
• You can select the master deck by pressing the [MASTER] button.
2 Play a track that has been analyzed with rekordbox on [DECK 2].
3 Press the [SYNC (INST. DOUBLES)] button of [DECK 2].
[DECK 2] is synchronized to the tempo (BPM) and beat positions of the track
played on [DECK 1].
• You can automatically match the track’s tempo (BPM) and beat position to
the DJ player which is set as a sync master of the PRO DJ LINK.
• When the [SYNC (INST. DOUBLES)] button is pressed again, the SYNC
function turns off.
• Use the procedure below to restore the currently playing track’s tempo
(BPM) to its original tempo after turning the SYNC function off.
– Move the [TEMPO] slider to the position of the synchronized tempo
(BPM), and then set it back to the center position.
– Reload the same track.
• Depending on the track’s beat information, the sound may not be
synchronized after the [SYNC (INST. DOUBLES)] button is pressed. If this
happens, you can restore the sync by pressing the [SYNC (INST.
DOUBLES)] button to turn SYNC off then back on.