Serato DJ Lite / Intro General Discussion

Talk about Serato DJ Lite / Intro software and controllers.

Feature request: Settings for more advanced users?

Shaneus 10:56 AM - 27 April, 2012
I understand that the software is set for beginners, but is there any reason why additional tweaking ability couldn't be added for those who know their way around an ini file or similar? That way, beginner users could have all the settings you plan for them to have, but those of us who like things to feel a certain way, be able to tweak them? Even as an unadvertised "feature" for those who are willing to get their hands dirty.

I'll offer some examples (all relating to Intro with the Vestax Typhoon, but likely apply across all supported controllers):
* Adjustable jog sensitivity. Not referring to platter/scratch mode sensitivity (of which there's a dial at the back of the device) but how much rotation/velocity of the wheel bends the pitch of the track. It's far too sensitive for bending tracks subtly without warping the pitch. I'm aware of the buttons to pitch bend as well, but far prefer the use of the jog to do so.
* Brake control. A noticeable brake effect is there, but it's not at all adjustable. May be a "cool" feature for newbies but it seems like the sort of thing that should be either customisable or not there at all.
* Crossfader on/off. I've been guilty before of bumping crossfaders mid-set accidentally and always have it disabled when I'm using my regular mixer and CDJs with Scratch Live. (I prefer to mix with deck volumes rather than the crossfader, I find it more accurate... but that's just me). An option to simply switch it on or off would be great.
* Additional views: I try not to rely on side-by-side waveforms on digital DJ setups so I can keep on top of my mixing. Would it be possible to either disable the waveforms completely or have a view where they're not followed side-by-side? There's one particular view I use in SSL which covers this, but I wouldn't expect that same layout to be implemented into Intro in order to keep the two distinct. But as I said, disabling waveforms would be nice.

I appreciate that this is software for the beginner bedroom DJ and it's default setup is fine for the perceived target market, but I think it would go a long way in becoming a great standby/in case of emergency bit of kit if it allowed those few settings (and I'm sure some others I haven't come across yet) to be fine-tuned by the end user.

Cheers,
Shane