Pioneer DDJ-ERGO-V - Manual (Page 21)

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Advanced
Operation
Using the EFFECT function
Separate audio effects can be applied to the respective decks.
1 Turn the [CONTROL] dial to select the type of effect.
2 Press the [FX ON] button to apply the effect.
The computer’s screen switches to the [EFFECT] panel.
The types of effects provided on VIRTUAL DJ LE are shown below. The
types of effects that can be used differ according to the computer being
used.
Windows Mac OS X
Flanger 1 1
BeatGrid 1 1 1
FlippinDouble 1 1
overloop 1 3
BackSpin 1 1
Brake 1 1
echo 1 3
1 If you are using Mac OS X, the characters on the [BeatGrid] effect panel will not
display properly for certain languages (Japanese, etc.).
! Various parameters for the effects can be changed by operating the
effect parameter controls and the effect parameter buttons.
! The types and numbers of parameters differ according to the effect.
! Operating the parameter controls or buttons has no effect if there is
no parameter for that effect.
There are no effects on VIRTUAL DJ LE for which all parameters can
be controlled.
When you upgrade to VIRTUAL DJ PRO, various effects can be down-
loaded from the VIRTUAL DJ website.
Using the SAMPLER function
In addition to deck operations, the sound of 12 individual sampler slots
can also be operated.
1 Press a [SAMPLER] button to start playback of the
sampler slot.
The [SAMPLER] buttons on this unit and the sampler slots in VIRTUAL
DJ LE correspond as follows:
— [SAMPLER] buttons on this unit’s left deck: Sampler slots 1 to 4
— [SAMPLER] buttons on this unit’s right deck: Sampler slots 5 to 8
! Playback returns to the beginning of the sample and continues by
pressing the [SAMPLER] button while pressing the [SHIFT] button
when the sample is playing.
2 Turn the [SAMPLE VOL] control to adjust the volume
of the sampler slot.
! Playback of the selected sampler slot can be started and stopped
by pressing the [SAMPLE VOL] control while pressing the [SHIFT]
button.
! By default, sound sources are preloaded into six slots.
Recording a sound to the sampler slot or changing the operation
mode can be operated using the [SAMPLER] panel on the computer.
For details of the [SAMPLER] panel operation, refer to VIRTUAL DJ
LE’s operating instructions.
! When recording samples, the sound of the deck selected with [ ]
or [ ] on the computer’s screen is recorded.
The recorded sound can be saved when you upgrade to VIRTUAL DJ
PRO.
Using the VIDEO function
With this function, video files can be loaded onto the respective decks
and their pictures mixed.
! For details on the VIDEO function, see VIRTUAL DJ LE’s operating
instructions.
1 Move the channel faders to output the pictures.
— When the channel fader is set to the position nearest you, a black
screen is output.
— The picture gradually appears as the channel fader is moved
away from you. At the position farthest from you, the normal
picture is output.
2 Move the crossfader to mix the pictures.
! When the [LINK] button at the right of the crossfader on the com-
puter’s screen is turned on, the video transition function can be
controlled with this unit’s crossfader.
! When the [AUTO] button at the left of the crossfader on the com-
puter’s screen is turned on, the crossfader on the computer’s screen
moves automatically according to the playing status of the left and
right decks.
3 Press the [F2] button to turn the video transition
function on and off.
The video transition function allows you to set the way in which the
pictures of the left and right decks switch.
When the video transition function is turned on, the picture automati-
cally crossfades from the picture of the currently playing deck to the
picture of the opposite deck.
! The video transition type can be switched by pressing the [F2] button
while pressing the [SHIFT] button.
4 Press the [F3] button to apply a video effect to the
master picture.
! The video effect type can be switched by pressing the [F3] button
while pressing the [SHIFT] button.