DJ Terms
DJay App
DJ Controller
DJ Techniques
100

A measure of how fast or slow a song is.

What is BPM / Beats Per Minute ? 

100

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

100

Speeds up and slows down the song playing.

What is the tempo slider ?

100

A backward and forward motion on a jog wheel.

What is the baby scratch ?

200

Markers that can be set along the timeline of the track and jumped to instantly

What is  Cue Point ?

200

A feature that automatically matches the BPM of 2 songs, making it easier to mix them.  

What is the Sync button ?

200

Stops and starts the song that is playing.

What is the Play/pause button ?

200

Adjusting the tempo of one track to match the other

What is Beat Matching ? 

300

The amount of beats does a music bar have?

There are 4 beats in a bar, extending to 8, 16, 32, 64 bars. 

300

This function repeats a segment of a song over and over again 

What is the Loop Button?

300

The round platter used for controlling music.

What is a Jog Wheel ?

300

A technique used to move from one track to the next in a DJ set. 

What is a dj transition ?

400

The visual representation of the music showing frequencies in different colors.

What is a Wave Form ?

400

This feature allows control of music frequencies on the fly using Filters, Echos, Flangers and Reverb. 

What is the FX Pad ? 

400

Slider that fades volume between the decks . 

What is the Crossfader ?

400

This is a smooth type of gradual mix. 

What is a fade mix ?

500

A saved list of tracks within your library

What is a playlist ?

500

This function isolate vocals, instruments, and beats from any song

What is Neural Mix ?

500

Buttons that trigger hots cues, effects and samples. 

What are performance pads ? 

500

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 ?