I always like a wet/dry on fx so nothing jumps in without being faded up smooth. One button switches deck layers so you can alter from deck 1 to deck 3 on left hand side or deck 2 to deck 4 on right hand side. I was experimenting with other ideas using the 4 dex and I’m sure 4 deck mini mixes will be added to my repertoire soon. i use 1 and 2 as my main mixing dex, 3 as a space to leave a scratch sample, and 4 as somewhere to line up a tune if i want to get to it in rush.
The auto loop functions include a “double size of loop” or “half size of loop” to get that crescendo sound rolling but these can also be applied to manual loops which is nice.the 4 dex work great. I prefer having to manage a lightly imperfect manual loop anyway, i think it adds excitiement to a mix. Reloop button stutters well too.Īuto loops work but i have disabled all beatgridding so only use auto on EDM if in a rush. The loop shows up in the wave form as lit green if looping or dark green if ready but not looping. Manual loops also work just like cdj so you can set a loop then click in/out button and fine tune the position of the loop point by moving platter. I keep pausing and pressing cue (thinking i’m gonna set the point) but instead it jumps back to the previous cue… teething problem only.5 hot cues each deck very ez to set, very responsive to touch. I know a lot of cd players do it this way but it’s something i need to get used to. Work pretty much the same way too except the main cue point is set by pausing the track and playing again, not by pausing and pressing cue like on the cdj1000s. Suffice to say i’ve had to redo cue points etc but they are very ez to add, delete and like traktor they stay with the track until you delete them without you having to save them or anything.cue + play buttons are solid, comfortably clicky and respond easily as well as the cue/play on cdj1000s. Having used traktor b4 i was feeling hopeful that some of the cue and loop points i’d entered on traktor stripes may be transferred to itch but i do live in a dream world. They all showed up real slick in the browser and i could find and load songs v quickly. I set it up to show itunes library where i already have about a zillion playlists/subcategories etc. Str8 out of the box it plugged and played like a dream.