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GUIDE
PIONEER
DDJ-SB2
Installation and Setup
The Pioneer DDJ-SB2 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-SB2.

NOTE: Please ensure you have the latest available drivers AND firmware
updates, which may be required in order to be compatible with Serato DJ. 1 2 3
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1. Download and install the latest version of Serato DJ from http://serato.com/

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2. Connect your Pioneer DDJ-SB2 to an available USB Port.
3. Open Serato DJ..

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# Pioneer DDJ-SB2 Control Function

1 USB Connect USB to your computer
2 KENSINGTON LOCK Connect Kensignton Lock
3 MASTER OUT RCA master output
4 MIC LEVEL ADJUST Adjust microphone level
5 MIC INPUT 1/4” micrphone input
6 HEADPHONES 1/8” headphones output
7 HEADPHONES 1/8” headphones output
Controller 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

FX1 FX2
12 3 123

30

KEY KEY
LOCK LOCK

29
28
27

VINYL VINYL
26
1 2

MIC
LEVEL
25
HOT CUE AUTO LOOP SAMPLER HOT CUE AUTO LOOP SAMPLER
MIC

ON

CUE SYNC CUE SYNC PERFORMANCE

DJ CONTROLLER

DDJ-SB2

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.

# Pioneer DDJ-SB2 Function Shift Function

Control
1 FX BUTTONS (P1,2,3) Slot 1-3 Effect On/Off Slot 1-3 Select Effect
2 FX KNOBS Adjust Slot 1-3 FX Parameter Adjust Beats Multiplier
3 EQ (knobs) Adjust HI, MID and LOW
4 TRIM Adjust channel trim volume
5 LOAD Load selected track to Deck 1/3 (Press twice to Instant Double)
6 BROWSER Browses through currently focused area (library/crates/open panels) Click to Fast library scroll
move between library and crates
7 LOAD Load selected track to Deck 2/4 (Press twice to Instant Double)
8 MASTER LEVEL Adjusts the master output’s audio level
9 HEADPHONES MIX Adjusts headphone output between cue and master
10 HEADPHONES LEVEL Adjusts the headphone output level
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 CUE Cue selected channel in headphones Tap BPM of loaded track to selected deck
(No Sync) / Edit Grid Mode (Sync)
16 FILTER MIX MODE Filter mix mode for crossfader On/Off
17 CROSSFADER Crossfades the output sound between channels
18 CHANNEL FADERS Adjusts the Channel Output Channel Fader Start
19 FILTER Channel HP/LP combo filter
NOTE: The SHIFT button is used with other buttons that have shift modifier functions.

# Pioneer DDJ-SB2 Function Shift Function

Control
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 PAD TRANS Enable pad transform mode TAP tempo
26 JOG MODE Toggles between Vinyl/Jog Modes Activate Slip Mode
27 DECK Toggle between decks 1/2 and 3/4
28 PLATTER Adjust/Scratch or Jog
29 KEYLOCK Enable Keylock Cycle through available Tempo Range
30 PITCH FADER Adjust Pitch When in Sync mode, used to disable the Pitch
Fader temporarily and change the zero position
 VINYL

1 2

MIC
LEVEL Performance Pads The next four modes are activated by holding SHIFT and pressing the pad mode
selection button. The next four modes are; Hot Cue Mode (5-8), Loop Roll Mode,
Hot Loop Mode and Sampler Bank Mode.

AUTO LOOP SAMPLER

• Hot Cue (5-8) Mode: When pressing pads 1-4 you can add up to 4 Cue Points.
AUTO LOOP SAMPLE
HOT CUE HOT CUE
MIC 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)
• Cue LoopON Mode: When pressing pads 1-4 it will triggers or set Cue points and
enable an Auto Loop with the Cue point at it’s start. Pressing pads 1-4 again
will disable loop. Pressing Pad 4 while in this mode will 1/2 the current loop.
• Sampler Bank Mode: When pressing pads 1-4 you can cycle through SP-6
CUE SYNC Sample Banks. Holding SHIFT and pressing pads 1-3 will change CUE the sampleSYNC
player output and pad 4 will turn the SP-6 mute ON/OFF.

The performance pads have eight different modes you can select. The first four
Pad Trans
modes are; Hot Cue Mode (1-4), Auto Loop Mode, Manual Loop Mode and Sampler Press the PAD TRANS button (25) to enable pad transform. Once PAD TRANS is
Mode. The second four modes; Hot Cue Mode (5-8), Roll, Cue Loop and Bank can enabled, pressing the 1-4 performance pads will apply a transform effect over your
be accessed by holding the SHIFT pad and pressing one of the Pad modes. audio at different values depending on which performance pad you hold down. The
transform value will be relative to your tracks Beatgrid and/or BPM and will apply
• Hot Cue (1-4) Mode: When pressing pads 1-4 you can add up to 4 Cue Points. the effect post-fader (master output).
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.
Looping Loop Roll Mode
DDJ-SB2 Control Serato DJ function Shift
You have the choice of Auto or Manual Looping within Serato DJ with the PAD 1 Loop Roll 1/8 Bar Not Mapped
Pioneer DDJ-SB2.
PAD 2 Loop Roll 1/4 Bar Not Mapped
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 PAD 3 Loop Roll 1 Bar Not Mapped
to the file and recalled the next time it is loaded. They are not lost if the file PAD 4 Loop Roll 2 Bar Not Mapped
is moved or renamed.
Cue Loop Mode
Auto Loop Mode
DDJ-SB2 Control Serato DJ function Shift
DDJ-SB2 Control Serato DJ function Shift
PAD 1 Play from Cue 1 and engage Not Mapped
PAD 1 Auto Loop 1 Bar ON/OFF 1/2 Loop Length loop
PAD 2 Auto Loop 2 Bar ON/OFF 2x Loop Length PAD 2 Play from Cue 2 and engage Not Mapped
PAD 3 Auto Loop 4 Bar ON/OFF Loop Shift Left (Up) loop
PAD 4 Auto Loop 8 Bar ON/OFF Loop Shift Right PAD 3 Play from Cue 3 and engage Not Mapped
(Down) loop
PAD 4 Play from Cue 4 and engage Not Mapped
Manual Loop Mode loop
DDJ-SB2 Control Serato DJ function Shift
PAD 1 Set loop in point (Loop not Not Mapped
active)/Adjust loop in point
(Loop active)
PAD 2 Set loop out point (Loop in Not Mapped
point set)/Adjust loop out point
(Loop active)
PAD 3 Reloop / Loop Exit Loop ON/OFF
PAD 4 Halve Loop Length Double Loop Length
DJ-FX MIDI
The DJ-FX in Serato DJ are powered by iZotope™. Click the FX tab to The MIDI feature in Serato DJ provides the ability to remap Serato DJ
open the FX panel. Select either 1, 2, 3, 4 or M to assign the selected effect software functions to your primary Serato DJ controller, interface or mixer.
bank to a deck or Master Output. You can also assign controls to a secondary MIDI controller to further
enhance your performance.
There are two available modes in the DJ-FX. Single FX Mode allows you For more information on MIDI mapping with Serato DJ click here.
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 To remap your supported Serato DJ device, open the SETUP screen and
FX bank, and adjust only one parameter, the FX Depth. The same effects click the MIDI tab. If your Serato DJ device supports hardware remapping it
available in Single FX mode are available in Multi FX mode, as well some will show up in the MIDI Devices list at the top.
additional presets.
Select your connected device from the MIDI Devices list and make sure the
You can select between the two FX modes by clicking either the Single FX “Allow Serato Hardware Remapping” option is checked.
mode button or Multi FX mode button

Once checked, the MIDI assign button at the top of the screen will become
available for you to start remapping.
DDJ-SB2 Single FX Mode Multi FX Mode Shift
Control
You can save, edit or delete MIDI presets in the MIDI tab of the SETUP
FX 1 BUTTON Effect On/Off Slot 1 Effect Slot 1 Select screen. Clicking ‘Restore Defaults’ will erase any custom mappings for all
On/Off Effect connected devices and revert their functions back to default.
FX 2 BUTTON Adjust FX parameter Slot 2 Effect Slot 2 Select Download the Serato DJ software manual for further information.
2 On/Off Effect
FX 3 BUTTON Adjust FX parameter Slot 3 Effect Slot 3 Select NOTE: Official Serato Accessories do not currently support user remapping.
3 On/Off Effect Hardware features that cannot be remapped at this stage are Jogwheels/
Platters, Input Switches, Shift buttons and Performance Pad Mode buttons.
FX KNOBS Adjust FX Adjust FX Adjust Beats Re-mapping any pad(s) in Hot Cue mode will also re-map the same pad in
Parameter (1-3) Parameter (1-3) Multiplier Saved Flip mode and vice versa.

NOTE: While in PAD TRANS mode, performance pads are not currently able
to be mapped. Mappings will be erased once PAD TRANS is turned off.
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/

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