Hi BRAUEL,
Firstly, I really appreciate you taking the time give feedback. I am really keen to make the TWITCH a better experience in Serato DJ too! I will try and address all your comments, sorry if I miss anything.
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- Fix MIC/AUX function on TWITCH, SDJ mapping does not allow INPUT ports on TWITCH to work, meaning you cannot plug in any additional sound sources, like a CDJ or an iPod. (Used to work on ITCH)
This seems to work correctly for me in Serato DJ 1.6.3. Which version of Serato DJ are you using?
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- Headphone LED on MIC/AUX section does not light up when pressed, and seems to not work at all (Used to work on ITCH)
That definitely does NOT work though, we can fix that though.
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- Loaded track does not auto-cue, it even turns the headphone cue OFF if it was already on. It means always having to switch headphone cue from playing track to newly loaded track, every time! (Used to work well with ITCH)
Yeah, this definitely could be better. In ITCH, the spec of this feature changed per controller. Currently in Serato DJ it doesn't do it at all, but in an update we want to make this a setup screen option available for all controllers.
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- Fader FX encoder now only controls Beats interval, when it could be used for selecting FX as well. Fader FX encoder should function as follows: Beats selector on regular encoder turn and FX select with SHIFT+ encoder turn.
This is how it mapped currently. Turn the encoder and it changes Beats, hold SHIFT and turn the encoder and it selects the effect for slot 1.
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- Fader FX used to work great with the VU meters, if you turned off the fader fx, the lights would blink where you left the volume fader pre-fx. It allowed you to return to the pre-fx volume level before it resumed control. This allowed you to return the volume fader to its original level without a massive drop or gain in volume. Right now the lights simply turn off and resume Channel VU behaviour, which means if you are not quick enough to move the faders, you get a noticeable change in volume during a gig!
Unfortunately we haven't implemented any kind of concept of "pick up" for faders which is how this function worked in ITCH. Hopefully its something we can do in an update soon.
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- Channel VU on laptop screen does not match behaviour of Channel VU on the TWITCH, I don’t know if this is TWITCH specific or an overall SDJ bug. When I fiddle with the gain, master level and channel fader I see changes to the main output VU on my laptop screen, but no changes at all to the Channel VU on my laptop screen! It stays consistently the same, which doesn’t make sense!
No, and it doesn't for any controller. Although this seems like a bug, it actually allows you to have two stages of gain/level instead of one. The LED meter represents the gain that the track is outputting in the software and is adjusted by the little grey knob just above it. If you have ever used Scratch Live you will find it like this, and it means you can make an adjustment to the gain separately, and have that gain change saved to the track permanently.
The TRIM on the TWITCH is then a second layer which allows you to boost the signal through soundcard of the TWITCH. This is all before it reaches the fader which is the "final gatekeeper" of level before going out to your master.
The main difference is:
- Gain on track in software is for permanently adjusting the gain of your track so that it always plays at that gain level
- Trim on TWITCH is for temporary adjustments when in the mix.
Its arguable whether these two separate gain stages are useful for everyone, as I can understand some people may find it better they are in sync, so you could choose to rely on the software meter OR the TWITCH meter to provide your "gain level". I would say its beneficial overall for the TWITCH because the TWITCH only provides you a master output level on the LED anyway.
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However, to be able to switch between the old ITCH FX mapping and the new SDJ FX mapping in settings would be a godsend! Maybe asking too much but a DJ can dream right? I am thinking of buying a freakin’ Pioneer DDJ-SP1 just to have good FX selection!
How would that work though? Its quite tricky because there were three FX units in ITCH, but there are only two in Serato DJ.
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- In master FX panel, bring add SHIFT + knobs to select FX in multi FX mode please? Its a pain in the rear to use SHIFT+Buttons to select FX.
Yes, that is something we could try and do. I will add this suggestion to a list of improvements for the TWITCH.
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- Touchstrip sensitivity has changed for nudging. In ITCH, nudging was MUCH more sensitive on the TWITCH touchstrip, where as on the SDJ mapping it is much more looser. Can you either change it to the original ITCH sensitivity or give a setting to allow the sensitivity to be adjusted?
We have made some slight adjustments to the touch strip sensitivity, to make it close to ITCH. Hopefully you should see this change in our next update.
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- In Transport mode, hitting the DROP button on one deck activates DROP mode on both decks! This can cause some cueing errors!
I can see that it does indeed trigger drop mode for both decks. How do you end up pressing the touchstrip for the other deck by mistake though?
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- In SLICER mode, can you change the function of the touchstrip to the following: SHIFT + Touchstrip for changing slice length and TWO FINGER PINCH/ZOOM + touchstrip for changing domain (size of the loop roll). This worked great in ITCH and didn’t require 3 arms to use properly!
Unfortnately something else we haven't implemented in Serato DJ but certainly something we can look into.
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- To activate the SP-6 Player in the performance pads can you change it to the original function of SHIFT + HOT CUE?
Yes, that is already how it is mapped.
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When in SAMPLE PLAYER mode on the pads, SHIFT+PERFORMANCE PADS turns SYNC on each sample ON and OFF. It’s very inefficient to use the mouse to change sync on and off on the SP-6 player
That is currently mapped to STOP the sample playing in Sample Player Trigger Mode. Would sync be more useful do you think?
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- IF the Mic/AUX volume knob cannot be fixed, can you change it to control the volume of the SP-6 player?
As above, it seems to work for me. I would rather keep it the mic/aux volume knob anyway - but good suggestion as a plan b.
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- Maybe asking too much, but can you add HOT LOOP mode (as seen in the Pioneer DDJ-SP1) by pressing HOT CUE twice?
Certainly something we could consider!
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- SHIFT + Keylock turns SLIP mode on and off in the deck, please?
I like that idea, I will add that too :)
