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The DJ decks

Load, cue and mix tracks with Deck A and Deck B, their playlists, SYNC and performance pads.

Audio · Updated 2026-11-04

Deck A and Deck B play alongside your Cue Pads. Each has its own track, transport and persisted playlist, so you can prepare the next track on one deck while the other plays. Switching banks or Sets does not replace their queues.

Open the DJ workspace from the navigation rail. Its views can be docked, floated or split, then rejoined. The Mixer provides channel EQ, filters, levels and an A/B crossfader.

Loading a track

  • Drag an audio file from Windows Explorer onto the intended deck to import it.
  • Ctrl+drag a track from the Library, or a Cue Pad, onto Deck A or Deck B.
  • Double-click a row in that deck's playlist to load and play it. If the deck is already playing, the handoff uses a fade.

A drop onto the deck loads the track without automatically starting it. Files are imported into the Library before deck playback. Supported formats are WAV, AIFF, FLAC, MP3, Ogg Vorbis and AAC (.m4a, .aac, .m4b). Video containers such as .mp4 are not supported.

Transport and headphones

  • PLAY / PAUSE starts or pauses the loaded track.
  • CUE works as a held CDJ-style control. While paused, hold it to preview from the cue point; release to return. During playback, CUE stops and returns to the cue point.
  • SYNC matches the other deck where a usable tempo and beat grid are available.
  • The crown selects the SYNC leader; the other deck follows that reference.
  • The headphone button routes that deck to the headphone bus instead of Master. Turn it off to return the deck to Master. It is not an additional copy of the deck on both outputs.

The deck no longer has a separate STOP button. Space stops Cue Pads while the decks continue; Esc / Panic stops Cue Pads and both decks. Configure physical headphone outputs in Audio setup.

Waveform, jog and tempo

Use the waveform to seek through the track and the jog wheel for scratching or timing adjustments. The Tempo fader provides ±16% varispeed: pitch follows the speed change. Check the shown BPM and beat grid before using beat-based controls; analysis may still be preparing or may not provide a usable grid.

For a transition, choose the reference deck with its crown, then enable SYNC on the other deck. SYNC can align tempo and beat phase when the available grid supports it. It does not make every track suitable for automatic beat matching.

Performance pad modes

  • HOT CUES — eight Hot Cue pads. Set an empty pad at the current position, then use it to jump back. Markers are saved per track and shared with other decks and Cue Settings using that track.
  • STEMS — mute vocals, drums, bass or other instruments independently. Download the model first and wait for track preparation.
  • LOOPS — beat-length loop pads from 1/8 to 16 beats, plus loop IN/OUT and half/double controls. Beat presets need a usable grid.
  • BEAT JUMP — move through the track by beat lengths where a grid is available.
  • BEAT GRID — correct Beat 1, grid position and BPM, or reset corrections. These corrections belong to the shared track.

Activate Stems first

Use Download stems now during online installation, or open Settings → Stems and click Download Model later. If Models and Storage tabs are shown, select Storage. Wait for Stems model ready, then load a track, select STEMS and allow track preparation to finish. See Stems setup for recovery and the difference between four pad mutes and three Mixer level groups.

Each deck's playlist

Build separate A/B queues by dropping Library tracks, files or Cue Pads into the intended playlist. Reorder, sort or remove rows as needed. Both playlists persist independently of Sets. The expanded workspace brings the playlist underneath the two decks and mixer.

Use the playlist controls for saved playlists, repeat, shuffle and AutoMix. A missing file remains as a dimmed, unavailable row rather than being silently removed.

AutoDJ

Use the AutoDJ control below the playlist to choose a mode and enable automatic handoffs:

  • Smart DJ uses beat and structure information where available. Suitable dance tracks can blend towards the next drop; other tracks use the automatic fallback transition.
  • Simple uses a four-second crossfade, with leading and trailing silence removed from the handoff.

Playlist A/B chips show deck assignments while AutoDJ is active. The compact view follows the on-air deck. Use the Mixer crossfader for manual transitions.

Deck effects

The deck's FX controls provide Flanger, Reverb, Delay, Phaser, Echo Out, Reverb Out, Brake and Backspin. Effects settings use the app theme and retain your last custom settings for each deck and effect. Keyboard and MIDI bindings can control deck effects too.

Where to next

  • Mixer — channel controls, Master, Cue Pad and Phone levels.
  • Stems setup — activate the model and prepare tracks.
  • Cue Settings — shared Hot Cues, grid edits and per-pad choices.
  • Drag and drop — moving tracks and cues around.