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PERFORMANCE PADS
The 8+8 RGB Performance Pads offer various functions on Left/Right selected Decks, depending on the selected mode. Each of the 4 Pad mode buttons offers 3 individual modes. The primary one with the press of the mode button, a secondary when the same mode button is pressed again and an additional mode with press of the mode button while SHIFT is held down. The 12 modes represent a page of the PADS section on the default VirtualDJ GUI, have been pre-assigned but can be customized https://www.virtualdj.com/manuals/virtualdj/interface/decks/decksadvanced/pads.html#controller
- PAD MODE.
Primary modes : Press any of the 4 available Pad mode buttons to set the Pads to Hotcues, Roll, Saved Loops and Sampler mode. The mode button will be lit in blue
Secondary modes : While one the primary modes is selected, press the same mode button again to set Pads to CueLoop, Beatjump, Stems+FX and Slicer mode. The mode button will be lit in red
Shift modes : Hold SHIFT down and then press any of the 4 available Pad mode buttons to set the Pads to Keycue, Piano Play, Stems and ScratchBank mode. The mode button will be lit in purple
While holding one of the 4 primary Pad mode buttons, you can press a second primary Pad mode button and split the functionality of the Pads (top/bottom) between 2 modes. - PADS. The 8 RGB-lit per Deck Pads offer different functionality depending on the selected mode.
- PARAMETER. Increase/decrease the 1st Parameter (if available) of the selected Pads page .
Hold SHIFT and then use these buttons to Increase/decrease the 2nd Parameter (if available) of the selected Pads page
PIANO PLAY PAGE
This mode can be turned on for one Deck at a time. Hold SHIFT down and then press the 2nd mode button (ROLL) on Left or Right Deck to select the Piano Play mode for Left/Right Deck.
All 16 Pads in this mode will jump in to the selected Hotcue and play the Track from there at a specific Key, depending on the selected Range and Scale.
Hold SHIFT down and then press a Pad to select its assigned Hotcue as the Jump in position of the Piano Play pads.
Param 1 : Select one of the 3 available Ranges (Up/Middle/Down)
Param 2 : Select one of the 3 available Scales (Minor/Pentatonic/Major)
Note : This Pads page will be available only when the DDJ-REV5 is connected and cannot be assigned to any other VirtualDJ pad page, as it is mostly handled by the device's firmware