DJ Terms
A measure of how fast or slow a song is.
What is BPM / Beats Per Minute ?
Press this to switch between Pro 2-deck, Classic, 1-deck, Automix, 4-deck and video layouts
What is the Main Menu , usually a yellow button also accessing settings and DJ school tutorial
Speeds up and slows down the song playing.
What is the tempo slider ?
A backward and forward motion on a jog wheel.
What is the baby scratch ?
Markers that can be set along the timeline of the track and jumped to instantly
What is Cue Point ?
A feature that automatically matches the BPM of 2 songs, making it easier to mix them.
What is the Sync button ?
Stops and starts the song that is playing.
What is the Play/pause button ?
Adjusting the tempo of one track to match the other
What is Beat Matching ?
The amount of beats does a music bar have?
There are 4 beats in a bar, extending to 8, 16, 32, 64 bars.
This function repeats a segment of a song over and over again
What is the Loop Button?
The round platter used for controlling music.
What is a Jog Wheel ?
A technique used to move from one track to the next in a DJ set.
What is a dj transition ?
The visual representation of the music showing frequencies in different colors.
What is a Wave Form ?
This feature allows control of music frequencies on the fly using Filters, Echos, Flangers and Reverb.
What is the FX Pad ?
Slider that fades volume between the decks .
What is the Crossfader ?
This is a smooth type of gradual mix.
What is a fade mix ?
A saved list of tracks within your library
What is a playlist ?
This function isolate vocals, instruments, and beats from any song
What is Neural Mix ?
Buttons that trigger hots cues, effects and samples.
What are performance pads ?
Mixing during 8 or 16 bar sections of a track such as the intro, verse, chorus, breakdown, bridge, and outro.
What is a Phrase mixing ?