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GUIDE
PIONEER
DDJ-SB

Installation and Setup

The Pioneer DDJ-SB is a class compliant USB plug and play device for Mac,
however requires drivers for Windows. You will find these on the installation CD
provided with your Pioneer DDJ-SB.

NOTE: Please ensure you have the latest available drivers AND firmware updates, which may be required in order to be compatible with Serato DJ. Please
go to http://serato.com/dj/support
1. Download and install the latest version of Serato DJ from http://serato.com/
dj/downloads
2. Connect your Pioneer DDJ-SB to an available USB Port.
3. Open Serato DJ..

Serato DJ Activation
To find out how to activate Serato DJ by either starting your free 14 day trial, or
purchasing a license for Serato DJ, click here for the most up to date information.

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Pioneer DDJ-SB Control

Mic Level Adjust

Mic Input (1/4")

Headphone Output (1/8)

Headphone Output (1/4)

USB

Master Output

Controller

7 8

10

FX1
1

FX2
3

28

27

KEY
LOCK

KEY
LOCK

26

25

VINYL

VINYL

MIC
LEVEL

HOT CUE

MIC

AUTO LOOP

SAMPLER

HOT CUE

SAMPLER

AUTO LOOP

ON

CUE

SYNC

CUE

SYNC

PERFORMANCE
DJ CONTROLLER

DDJ-SB

24

23

22

21

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

NOTE: The SHIFT button is used with other buttons that have shift modifier functions.
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Pioneer DDJ-SB Control

Function

Shift Function

FX BUTTONS (P1,2,3)

Slot 1-3 Effect On/Off

Slot 1-3 Select Effect

FX KNOBS

Adjust Slot 1-3 FX Parameter

Adjust Beats Multiplier

FILTER

LP/HP filter combo adjust

EQ (knobs)

Adjust HI, MID and LOW

LOAD

Load selected track to Deck 1 (Press twice to Instant Double)

BROWSER

Browses through currently focused area (library/crates/open panels) Click to

move between library and crates

LOAD

Load selected track to Deck 2 (Press twice to Instant Double)

BACK

Toggles focus between library, crates and open panels

MASTER LEVEL

Adjusts the master outputs audio level

10

HEADPHONES MIX

Adjusts headphone output between cue and master

11

SAMPLER MODE

Activates Sampler Performance Pad mode (SEE PERFORMANCE PADS)

Activates Sampler Bank Performance Pad

mode (SEE PERFORMANCE PADS)

12

MANUAL LOOP MODE

Activates Manual Loop Performance Pad mode (SEE PERFORMANCE PADS)

Activates Hot Loop Performance Pad mode

(SEE PERFORMANCE PADS)

13

AUTO LOOP MODE

Activates Auto Loop Performance Pad mode (SEE PERFORMANCE PADS)

Activates Loop Roll Performance Pad mode

(SEE PERFORMANCE PADS)

14

HOT CUE MODE

Activates Hot Cue (1-4) Performance Pad mode (SEE PERFORMANCE PADS)

Activates Hot Cue (5-8) Performance Pad

mode (SEE PERFORMANCE PADS)

15

HEADPHONES LEVEL

Adjusts the headphone output level

16

FILTER MIX MODE

Filter mix mode for crossfader On/Off

17

CROSSFADER

Crossfades the output sound between Deck 1 & 2

18

CHANNEL FADERS

Adjusts the Channel Output

Channel Fader Start

19

CUE

Cue selected channel in headphones

Tap BPM of loaded track to selected deck

(No Sync) / Edit Grid Mode (Sync)

Fast library scroll

Switch between REC, FX and SP-6 panels

when clicked

NOTE: The SHIFT button is used with other buttons that have shift modifier functions.
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Pioneer DDJ-SB Control

Function

Shift Function

20

SHIFT

SHIFT button is used with other buttons that have shift modifier functions

21

SYNC

Sync On

Sync Off (Press twice to return to Absolute Pitch

when in Relative Mode)

22

CUE

Add or Jump to Temporary Cue

Jump to start of track (more than 2 Sec elapsed)

Previous track (less than 2 sec elapsed)

23

PLAY/PAUSE

Play/Pause track

Stutter Play

24

PERFORMANCE PADS

Controls Performance Modes (SEE PERFORMANCE PADS FOR MORE

INFORMATION)

25

JOG MODE

Toggles between Vinyl/Jog Modes

26

PLATTER

Adjust/Scratch or Jog

27

KEYLOCK

Enable Keylock

Cycle through available Tempo Range

28

PITCH FADER

Adjust Pitch

When in Sync mode, used to disable the Pitch

Fader temporarily and change the zero position

Activate Slip Mode

VINYL

1
MIC
LEVEL

MIC

Performance Pads
HOT CUE

AUTO LOOP

CUE

SAMPLER

SYNC

The performance pads have eight different modes you can select. The first four
modes are; Hot Cue Mode (1-4), Auto Loop Mode, Manual Loop Mode and Sampler
Mode.
Hot Cue (1-4) Mode: When pressing pads 1-4 you can add up to 4 Cue Points.
Holding SHIFT and pressing pads 1-4 will delete the Cue Points.
Auto Loop Mode: When pressing pads 1-4 you can activate an Auto Loop.
(SEE LOOPING FOR MORE INFORMATION)
Manual Loop Mode: The IN (Pad 1) and OUT (Pad 2) pads place the IN and
OUT points of a manual loop. EXIT (PAD 3) will turn loop ON/OFF and 1/2X
pad (Pad 4) will halve the loop length. (SEE LOOPING FOR MORE INFORMATION)
Sampler Mode: Pads 1-4 Trigger Samples loaded in your Sample Banks.
Holding SHIFT and pressing pads 1-4 will stop your samples. Or it will load the
highlighted track in the library to that associated sample slot if they are empty.
The next four modes are activated by pressing the pad mode selection button with
SHIFT. The next four modes are; Hot Cue Mode (5-8), Loop Roll Mode, Hot Loop

2
Mode and Sampler Bank Mode.
Hot Cue (5-8) Mode: When pressing pads 1-4 you can add up to 4 Cue Points.
Holding SHIFT and pressing pads 1-4 will delete the Cue Points.
Loop Roll Mode: When pressing pads 1-4 you can activate a loop roll. (SEE
LOOPING FOR MORE INFORMATION)
AUTO LOOP
HOT CUE
Hot Loop Mode: When pressing pads 1-4 it will triggers
or set Cue
points and
enable an Auto Loop with the Cue point at its start. Pressing pads 1-4 again
will disable loop.
Sampler Bank Mode: When pressing pads 1-4 you can cycle through Sample
ON
Banks. Holding SHIFT and pressing pads 1-3 will change the sample player
output. And pad 4 will turn mute ON/OFF.
CUE

SYNC

Looping

Loop Roll Mode

You have the choice of Auto or Manual Looping within Serato DJ with the
Pioneer DDJ-SB.

PAD 1

Loop Roll 1/8 Bar

Not Mapped

PAD 2

Loop Roll 1/4 Bar

Not Mapped

PAD 3

Loop Roll 1 Bar

Not Mapped

PAD 4

Loop Roll 2 Bar

Not Mapped

DDJ-SB Control

NOTE You can also save a loop to the next available free loop slot in the
software. To do this, click
on an available loop slot. Your loops are saved
to the file and recalled the next time it is loaded. They are not lost if the file
is moved or renamed.

Auto Loop Mode

DDJ-SB Control

Serato DJ function

Shift

PAD 1

Auto Loop 1 Bar ON/OFF

Halve Loop Length

PAD 2

Auto Loop 2 Bar ON/OFF

Double Loop Length

PAD 3

Auto Loop 4 Bar ON/OFF

Loop Shift Left (Up)

PAD 4

Auto Loop 8 Bar ON/OFF

Loop Shift Right

(Down)

Manual Loop Mode

DDJ-SB Control

Serato DJ function

Shift

PAD 1

Set loop in point (Loop not

active)/Adjust loop in point
(Loop active)

Not Mapped

PAD 2

Set loop out point (Loop in

point set)/Adjust loop out point
(Loop active)

Not Mapped

PAD 3

Reloop / Loop Exit

Loop ON/OFF

PAD 4

Halve Loop Length

Double Loop Length

Serato DJ function

Shift

Hot Loop Mode

DDJ-SB Control

Serato DJ function

Shift

PAD 1

Loop Roll 1/8 Bar

Not Mapped

PAD 2

Loop Roll 1/4 Bar

Not Mapped

PAD 3

Loop Roll 1 Bar

Not Mapped

PAD 4

Loop Roll 2 Bar

Not Mapped

DJ-FX

MIDI

The DJ-FX in Serato DJ are powered by iZotope. Click the FX tab

to
open the FX panel. Select either 1, 2, 3, 4 or M to assign the selected effect
bank to a deck or Master Output.

The MIDI feature in Serato DJ provides the ability to remap Serato DJ

software functions to your primary Serato DJ controller, interface or mixer.
You can also assign controls to a secondary MIDI controller to further
enhance your performance.
For more information on MIDI mapping with Serato DJ click here.

There are two available modes in the DJ-FX. Single FX Mode allows you to
select one effect per FX bank, and has multiple parameters that can be adjusted. Multi FX Mode allows you to select up to three effects per FX bank,
and adjust only one parameter, the FX Depth. The same effects available
in Single FX mode are available in Multi FX mode, as well some additional
presets.
You can select between the two FX modes by clicking either the Single FX
mode button
or Multi FX mode button

To remap your supported Serato DJ device, open the SETUP screen and
click the MIDI tab. If your Serato DJ device supports hardware remapping it
will show up in the MIDI Devices list at the top.
Select your connected device from the MIDI Devices list and make sure the
Allow Serato Hardware Remapping option is checked.
Once checked, the MIDI assign button at the top of the screen will become
available for you to start remapping.

DDJ-SB Control

Single FX Mode

Multi FX Mode

Shift

FX P1 BUTTON

Effect On/Off

Slot 1 Effect
On/Off

Slot 1 Select
Effect

FX P2 BUTTON

Not Mapped

Slot 2 Effect
On/Off

Slot 2 Select
Effect

FX P3 BUTTON

Not Mapped

Slot 3 Effect
On/Off

Slot 3 Select
Effect

FX KNOBS

Adjust FX
Parameter (1-3)

Adjust FX
Parameter (1-3)

Adjust Beats
Multiplier

You can save, edit or delete MIDI presets in the MIDI tab of the SETUP
screen. Clicking Restore Defaults will erase any custom mappings for all
connected devices and revert their functions back to default.
Download the Serato DJ software manual for further information.
NOTE: Official Serato Accessories do not currently support user remapping.
Hardware features that cannot be remapped at this stage are Jogwheels/
Platters, Input Switches, Shift buttons and Performance Pad Mode buttons.
Re-mapping any pad(s) in Hot Cue mode will also re-map the same pad in
Saved Flip mode and vice versa.

Using the Tool Tips

Click on the
icon to enable Tool Tips. This is located in between the MIDI
and setup button in the top right hand corner of the screen. Tool Tips provide
a handy way to learn the various features of Serato DJ.
Move the mouse over a section of the screen to bring up a context sensitive
tool tip. Holding the mouse over the
button with Tool Tips turned on will
show you a list of all keyboard shortcuts.
For more information about how to use Serato DJ, please go to our website
www.serato.com or refer to the Serato DJ Software Manual.
For more information on your controller, please refer to the hardware manual.
For further help, please contact [email protected] or go to www.serato.com/
dj/support