User Manual

1. Stop any playing Deck.
On the Master Display of your S4, the MASTER button and indicator light up, indicating
that the Clock currently is the tempo master:
2. Load two tracks on Deck A and B.
3. Start the playback on Deck A.
Deck A now is the tempo master: the MASTER indicator in the Master Display turns back
off, whereas the MASTER indicator on the left Deck Display lights up:
4. Start the playback on Deck B and beat match the track on Deck B with that on Deck A
(whether manually or via automatic Sync).
5. Stop Deck A.
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Deck B now is the tempo master: the MASTER indicator on the left Deck Display turns
off, whereas that of the right Deck lights up:
If you play sets with two Decks only, or if you prefer to do your beat matching manually, the
Auto mode might be for you: it guarantees that each new track in the mix sets the tempo refer-
ence, and all FX will synchronize to it correctly — without being constrained to a single tempo.
If you’d like to do a combination of manual and synched beat matching, again leave the AUTO
button engaged, and enable the SYNC button for individual Decks on your S4 as needed:
▪ If SYNC is enabled, the new Deck inherits the tempo from the previous tempo master.
▪ If SYNC is disabled, the new track sets the current tempo master.
Note that you can also manually set a particular Deck as tempo master:
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To manually set a Track Deck as tempo master, press SHIFT + SYNC on that Deck.
Using the Clock as Tempo Master
If you run beat-mixed sets with more than 2 Decks, you should use the Clock as tempo master.
The clock will always give you a solid tempo reference that will not change. Also, if you intend
to only do beat-synced transitions, and would like to stay within the same general BPM range
throughout your set, this is the ideal mode to use. To set it up, do as follows:
Tutorials
Synchronization
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