Introduction
Welcome to djay Pro AI for Mac.

Whether you’re a seasoned DJ or a rookie to the concept of mixing music, djay Pro AI is powerful and flexible, with all the tools you might need to mix both audio and video. The app is built from the ground up to work perfectly with macOS, meaning rock-solid stability, built-in Force Touch and multi-touch gestures, and silky smooth visuals on Retina Displays.

The FREE version of djay Pro AI includes the following features:
●	The 2 deck Classic Mode layout, with
●	vinyl control, a mixer, Scrolling detail waveforms, looping, EQ, filter, and five FX
●	TIDAL, Beatport/Beatsource and SoundCloud integration, with Playlists, Browse, Match, Search, and more
●	100+ free streaming djay music tracks from genres such as hip hop, techno, drum & bass, disco, and more...
●	iTunes/Music integration, with filtering by Artist, Album, Genre
●	Ableton Link tempo syncing
●	Plug and play support for all official djay Pro AI controllers from Pioneer DJ, Reloop, Casio, ION, Numark, Phillips, and Vestax; including their built-in audio interfaces

The PRO subscription has all the above, plus the following:
●	Custom playlists, including smart playlist filtering
●	Pre-cueing with headphones
●	Digital Vinyl System record emulation
●	2 deck Pro layout: view decks and library side by side
●	4 deck Pro layout: mix up to four music tracks at once with full control and library.
●	Single deck preparation layout
●	Automix AI: Automatic DJ mixes based on machine learning
●	VJ video mixing view with support for external monitors
●	Advanced MIDI learn system to map each control on users’ hardware individually
●	Support for 50+ controllers from Pioneer DJ, Reloop, Numark, Denon DJ, and others out-of-the-box
●	Support for multi-channel audio interfaces
●	Looper music performance mode lets you play up to eight quantized audio and video loops out of a possible 48 loaded
●	PLUS, over 1 GB of high quality samples, loops, FX and visuals, with much more added in the future
●	40+ state-of-the-art Neural Mix audio effects that can be assigned to the whole track or to individual components of songs
●	Four Neural Mix channel configurations for different genres and mixing styles
●	Neural Mix looping: loop vocals/melodies/beats independently from the rest of the track
●	Isolator EQ
1.1 Minimum requirements
You can run djay Pro AI on any Apple Mac computer running macOS 10.14 or later. The minimum install size for the software is 290 MB, plus space for your music and videos. Since djay Pro AI is designed with macOS in mind, all you need to bring is your music!

TIP: More RAM and a faster processor will ensure a smoother experience while DJing.
1.2 Interface tour
Wondering​ what​ everything​ does​ when​ you​ first​ load​ djay Pro AI? Here’s an at-a-glance tour of the interface!
1.	Main volume control. Change the main output and access settings (see section 4.2.1 Main out).
2.	Headphone pre-cue control. Change the pre-cue output and access settings (see section 4.2.2 Headphone pre-cueing).
3.	Microphone volume control. Change the microphone output and access settings (see section 4.2.3 Mic input).
4.	Mix recorder. Toggles the Mix recorder pop-up (see section 4.10 Mix recorder).
5.	Loop/cue toolbar. Open/close the loop controls panel (see section 5.12 Loops).
6.	Effects toolbar. Toggle showing the three FX banks per deck (see section 5.11 Effects).
7.	Neural Mix toolbar. Toggle the Neural Mix controls (see section 5.16 Neural Mix).
8.	Clock. Tells you the time while in fullscreen mode.
9.	Deck tools drawer toggle. Hides/reveals the deck tools toggles.
10.	Deck tools button. Toggles displaying the FX, loop and cue point tool panel (see sections 5.11 Effects, 5.12 Loops, and 5.13 Cue points).
11.	Show scrolling waveforms. Show/hide track scrolling waveforms.
12.	Sampler. Open/close the Sampler-Looper panel (see sections 5.14 Sampler and 5.15 Looper).
13.	Layout dashboard. Switch between Pro 2-deck, Classic, 1-deck, Automix, 4-deck and video layouts (see section 5.2 Advanced deck layouts).
14.	Album art. Displays the album art metadata.
15.	Track title. Displays the track title metadata.
16.	Track artist(s). Displays the track artist(s) metadata.
17.	Track original tempo. Displays the track tempo in beats per minute.
18.	Track time remaining. Shows how much time is left on the deck. Click to toggle to time played.
19.	Track musical key. Displays the current track musical key (see section 5.5 Key lock and changing key).
20.	Track overview waveform. Displays the overall visual render of track audio, with progress marker and cue points (see section 5.2.7 Waveforms).
21.	Deck sync button. Toggles whether the track is synced (see section 5.6 Sync).
22.	Tempo slider. Speeds up and slows down the playing track.
23.	Deck +/- tempo bend buttons. Buttons to temporarily slow down or speed up the audio to nudge a track while beatmatching.
24.	Deck key lock. Maintains the current musical key of the audio, even if tempo is changed (see section 5.5 Key lock and changing key).
25.	Deck progress indicator and jog wheel. Standard DJ control system for cueing, scratching, and rewinding deck audio. Displays the track progress around the edge.
26.	High EQ. Controls the amount of high frequencies in the track between -24dB to +6dB.
27.	Mid EQ. Controls the amount of mid frequencies in the track between -24dB to +6dB.
28.	Low EQ. Controls the amount of low frequencies in the track between -24dB to +6dB.
29.	Channel gain. Controls the gain trim for the deck (see section 4.7 Mixer).
30.	Deck pre-cue buttons. Turns on pre-cue for each deck (see section 3 Getting started).
31.	Channel level meter. Indicator to show how loud the track is.
32.	EQ/NM toggle. Switch between mixer EQs and Neural Mix controls.
33.	Volume fader. Controls the amount of volume a deck outputs (see section 4.7 Mixer).
34.	DJ Filter.​ Both ​low ​pass ​(LPF) ​and​ high ​pass ​(HPF) ​filters ​on ​one ​knob ​(see ​section 4.1 Layout).
35.	Deck number indicator/options. Tells you which deck the waveform is from and gives access to deck options (see sections 5.7 Slicer mode, and 5.8 Slip mode).
36.	Beat grid edit button. Accesses options to alter track beat grid (see section 5.3 Beat grids).
37.	Scrolling waveform. Zoomed in visual of the track audio, which follows the progress of the deck (see section 5.2.7 Waveforms).
38.	Deck playhead. Indicates what’s currently playing on the waveform.
39.	Track sticker indicator. Displays a marker showing the position of the virtual spinning record as it plays.
40.	Play/pause button. Stops and starts the audio on the deck (see section 4.1 Layout).
41.	Cue set button. Sets a temporary cue point at the current location of the progress indicator (see section 4.1 Layout).
42.	Loop halve button. Button to reduce the loop length by half between 32 beats and 1/16 beat (see section 5.12 Loops).
43.	Loop set button. Toggles a loop on/off at the current progress marker (see section 5.12 Loops).
44.	Loop double button. Button to increase the loop length by double between 1/16 beat and 32 beats (see section 5.12 Loops).
45.	Neural Mix faders. Easy-to-use encoders for fading between two isolated components of a track. The drop-down gives access to different component combinations (see section 5.16 Neural Mix).
46.	Crossfader. Horizontal slider that fades volume between the decks (see section 4.7.1 Crossfader panel).
47.	Advanced Neural Mix controls. Isolate and control the volume of up to four channels of your musical components (see section 5.16 Neural Mix).
48.	Library tabs. Switches between My Collection, iTunes/Music, TIDAL, SoundCloud, Beatport, Beatsource, Video, and Finder browser tabs (see section 5.10 Library management).
49.	Filter bar toggle.​ Hides/displays​ the ​playlist ​filter ​rules​ (see ​section 5.10.9 My Collection).
50.	List view buttons. Switch playlist view between compact, regular, and grid (see section 5.10.6 List views).
51.	Search box.​ Input ​box ​for ​typing ​in ​search ​words ​to ​filter ​your ​library. ​Can ​switch between searching playlist or collection (see section 4.3 Media library browser).
52.	Library browser tree. Displays the playlist tree, with folders and playlists (see section 5.10 Library management).
53.	Playlist window. Displays the currently selected playlist (see section 4.3 Media library browser).
54.	Library expand button. Toggles between showing full library browser or browser and decks.
55.	Automix. Accesses Automix options and functions (see section 4.9.5 Automix).
56.	Side panel toggle. Shows/hides the library side panel (see section 5.10.10 Library side panel).
Getting started
From the moment you first load djay Pro AI, the experience is designed to be as intuitive as possible. Getting your first mix started is almost as easy as playing tracks in Music.
3.1 Installing djay Pro AI
You can download djay Pro AI via the Mac App Store. Should you start a PRO subscription, it will be tied to your Apple ID, which means you will be able to use the subscription on up to 10 compatible iOS/macOS devices that share the account. Find out more about shared devices on the Apple support page View and remove your associated devices for purchases.
3.1.1 Restoring your subscription and purchases
If you already have a PRO subscription, and want to use it on a new app installation or device, you will need to restore your purchases via the Subscription sign-up page. Scroll to the bottom and tap the Restore Purchases link above the terms and conditions.

TIP: The PRO subscription works with both djay Pro AI for Mac and djay Pro AI for iOS on iPhone and iPad. You can access all the PRO features and content, including Neural Mix, Sampler/Looper packs, and supported controller mappings.
3.1.2 Launching djay Pro AI
The first time you launch the software, you’ll see the default layout: two decks, a mixer and a browser for your music collection.
3.1.3 Importing from an older version
On first launch of djay Pro AI, the software will check for an existing installation of the previous version of djay, and import your settings, metadata and music collection for you. This is a one-time occurrence which will happen automatically.
3.2 Navigating the library browser
You can find the library browser in the lower half of the djay Pro AI window, which gives you access to all your music, from your own collection as well as the TIDAL, Beatport/Beatsource or SoundCloud streaming services.
3.2.1 My Collection
This collection lets you manage, edit and sort your music from within djay Pro AI. See section 5.10.9 My Collection for more information.
3.2.2 Music playlists
You can browse your Music playlists by clicking the Music icon on the far-left strip of the browser. The browser tree will then display your playlists.
3.2.3 djay music
Get started with over 100 included free tracks to stream, broken down into a wide range of genre playlists.
3.2.4 TIDAL, SoundCloud, and Beatport/Beatsource
To access music streaming libraries, you’ll need an active account on the service, and to be logged into your account within djay Pro AI.

NOTE: TIDAL requires at least a Premium account, SoundCloud requires a SoundCloud GO+ account, and Beatport/Beatsource require a Beatport LINK account.
3.2.5 My Files and videos
You can browse your music by adding folders from your hard drive, external drives, and USB sticks through the My Files tab of the library browser. Simply click Add Folder and find where your music collection is stored. You can also browse your video content via the Videos tab.
3.2.6 Searching
To find a specific track, choose the relevant tab in your library and use the search box (1) in the top right of the library browser
3.2.7 Display/hide library collections
Using the three-dot menu below the collection tabs, you can toggle each of the collections to display or hide in the tab list. When disabled, the collections still exist, and the contents are still searchable where accessible.
3.3 Loading a track
Move the crossfader in the center of the window all the way to the left, either by clicking the arrow between the crossfader and Neural Mix knob (1), or clicking and dragging the crossfader yourself (2).

Next, there are two ways to load a track into a deck.

1.	Right click on your chosen track and select Load On Deck 1 from the context menu.
2.	Drag the track into the left-hand deck.
3.	Hit the Play button on the far left of the mixer strip to start your music playing.
3.4 Mixing your tracks
Add a new music track from Music, TIDAL, Beatport/Beatsource, or SoundCloud to Deck 2 then make sure it isn’t playing (if it is, use the PLAY button to stop playback).

Click the SYNC button to match the new track’s BPM with the first track.

Restart the track by two-finger dragging or click-dragging across the track waveform above the deck all the way to the left. Ensure the red deck playhead line is set to the far left.

Press PLAY at the start of a measure on the first track to play both in time. Move the crossfader across to the middle to hear both tracks playing at once.

If you find that the beats sound a bit out of time, use the + and – symbols (1) on deck 2 to nudge the track in time. Keep practicing this until you get it right and you will have learned the fundamentals of beatmatching, one of the cornerstones of DJing.

Congratulations! You’ve just done a mix!
3.5 Recording your mix
You can record your mix by clicking the red button at the top-left of the window. When the pop-up appears, press Start New Audio Recording to activate the recorder. A timer next to the red button will then light up and count up to indicate recording in progress. For more details about the mix recording functions, see section 4.10 Mix recorder.
3.6 Adding hardware
You can see the full list of supported MIDI controllers and HID-enabled media players over on the Algoriddim website. The listed hardware is plug-and-play, meaning djay Pro AI will recognize it’s connected and all your controls will work without any extra settings. For more detailed information please read section 5.17 Using hardware.
Core features
A fresh install of djay Pro AI will present you with the default view, a familiar layout designed to get you mixing quickly. The core features of the software are all at your fingertips from the moment you open the software.
4.1 Layout
The main djay Pro AI screen consists of your music decks, mixer and library. If you’re familiar with existing DJ paradigms or other modern DJ software, you will recognize many of these functions.
1.	Global volume controls. This section allows you to set the volume and select hardware devices for the Main out, headphone pre-cueing, and microphone input.
2.	Sampler. Access up to 16 samples to spice up your set. You can choose from official purchasable sample packs, or add your own saved samples from your music collection. See section 5.14 Sampler for more information.
3.	Deck layout dashboard. Switch between the different two, four and video deck layouts (see section 4.5 Deck views and section 5.2 Advanced deck layouts).
4.	Decks. The music players used to play and control your audio and video.
5.	Transport. Your basic controls for your decks.
6.	Mixer. Controls the volume and frequencies of each deck. See section 4.7 Mixer for more information.
7.	Neural Mix controls. Isolate and control separate components of the track in real-time. See section 5.16 Neural Mix.
8.	Library browser. Access all your music and videos from here (see section 4.3 Media library browser and section 5.10 Library management for more details).
4.2 Volume controls
Each of your volume inputs and outputs can be configured quickly and easily from the top of your djay Pro AI window in the global section. Choose the desired hardware for each before doing anything else.

NOTE: You will need a PRO subscription and an audio device with two or more stereo outputs to use pre-cue in djay Pro AI.
4.2.1 Main out
The main out pop-up gives you quick access to the main volume control as well as quick access to the Configure Audio Devices preferences.
4.2.2 Booth out
When in a live environment, there is often a separate speaker setup for the DJ booth, so the dance floor and booth volumes can be set at different levels depending on the needs of the DJ and the crowd. With the booth out function in djay Pro AI, the main output can be duplicated to a second output in the booth, via the device audio preferences (see section 4.9.2 Devices preferences).

NOTE: Using a microphone booth speakers can cause audio feedback. Check your booth volume levels if you’re using the microphone.

NOTE: Booth out is only available while in internal mixer mode. Many DJ mixers offer their own booth output controls.
4.2.3 Headphone pre-cueing
Change the Volume of your headphone monitoring. Alter the Cue/mix amounts to allow your headphones to hear as much of the cued track and the main mix as you need. Use Split Cue to hear your cued track in your left ear and the main mix in your right. Toggle Auto Select to allow djay Pro AI to automatically choose which channel you’re cueing.

TIP: Using the Cue/mix and Split Cue can be useful when DJing in a noisy environment or if there’s significant delay to the house PA system.
4.2.4 Mic input
Once you’ve configured your microphone hardware, toggle the microphone input on or off, change the volume to suit your needs. You can also add Echo and alter the Pitch of the incoming sound for some cool effects!
4.3 Media library browser
The library browser is a powerful tool to help organize your music and prepare your sets. The browser consists of two main parts: the playlist tree and the Tracklist, and includes music searching, track filtering and access to both Music and the TIDAL, Beatport/Beatsource or SoundCloud music streaming services.

TIP: You can access the expanded browser view quickly by hitting ENTER on your computer keyboard.

1.	Playlist tree. Displays all your playlists, smart playlists, and playlist folders. Selecting a playlist will display saved tracks in the tracklist on the right of the browser.
2.	Tracklist. Shows a list of all the tracks in the currently selected playlist or folder.

Along with the two main sections of the library browser, there are also some other important functions:
3.	List view options. These icons let you change how the tracklist window displays your music collection. You can switch between compact grid and collection view. See section 5.10 Library management for more information.
4.	Search. The search box allows you to quickly find tracks within your current collection (My Collection, Music, TIDAL, Beatport/Beatsource, SoundCloud, Videos, My Files, and djay music) by searching for text in track metadata.

TIP: You can switch between searching the entire current collection and the selected playlist by clicking the drop-down menu arrow in the search box.

5.	Library tab buttons. Easily switch between your different collections using the buttons on the left of the browser. You can switch between My Collection, Music, TIDAL, Beatport/Beatsource, SoundCloud, Videos, My Files, and djay music.

NOTE: You will need a PRO subscription to use djay's My Collection collection and track management features.
4.4 Decks
Just like hardware DJ equipment, the decks within djay Pro AI allow you to load, play and manipulate up to four different music tracks or two different videos. The Waveform views feature parallel scrolling, designed to help you mix.
4.5 Deck views
You can switch to different deck views, depending on your preference, using the deck view buttons at the top-right of the window. More details for both the two and four deck layouts in section 5.2 Advanced deck layouts.
4.5.1 2-deck view
The default layout for djay Pro AI displays your decks as virtual jog wheels, emulating the look and feel of their real counterparts to help familiarity.

You can also choose to switch between horizontal or vertical scrolling waveforms, and virtual turntables.
4.5.2 Vertical waveforms
You can set your track waveforms to flow from top to bottom, in parallel.
4.5.3 Horizontal waveforms
With horizontal waveforms, the visuals scroll from right to left, in parallel.
4.6 Automix
Switch to Automix view to let djay Pro AI take control of your mixing. When active, tracks from the Automix playlist will be mixed together based on the user preferences. Read section 4.9.5 Automix preferences for more information on how to set up your Automix transitions.

To start using Automix:
1.	Switch to Automix view via the layout dashboard.
2.	The Automix side panel will display the currently selected playlist as your play queue.
3.	Hit the Automix button to start Automix.
4.	Tweak your Automix settings in the preferences.
5.	Repeat or shuffle your queue.
6.	Edit your start/end points to choose where the transitions happen.
7.	Quickly access your Automix transitions.

NOTE: The quantization of start/end points can be set via the Q menu in the cue point panel/toolbar.
4.6.1 Automix panel
To automate things further, you can use the Automix playlist panel to keep the music flowing. There are three ways to add music to the Automix playlist: Manual, Matching Songs, and Current Playlist. Switch between the different sources by using the drop-down just below-left of the Start/Stop Automix button.
●	Manual lets you create and manage your own playlist by adding music manually, using drag-and-drop.
●	Matching Songs uses djay’s Track Match feature to find tracks from all sources that work with the current track.
●	Current Playlist loads all the tracks from the currently selected playlist, and plays through them in the order they are listed.

To load the next track from the Automix playlist into the queue, click the Start Automix button at the top of the panel.

TIP: If you want to skip a track, use the Skip button above the Up Next track. Or, trigger a mix immediately using the Mix Now button in the transport section below the scrolling waveform. The software will find the soonest possible moment to start the blend.
4.6.2 Automix settings
The Automix transitions menu, numbered (7) in section 4.6 Automix, lets you quickly change how Automix blends two tracks together. These transitions include a variety of staple and advanced DJ techniques to suit any genre of music.
●	Automatic. Analyzes the playing and incoming tracks to choose the best transition effect from the list.
●	Neural Mix. Blends elements such as instruments/vocals between tracks using Neural Mix audio separation.
●	Dissolve. Delicately evaporates the outgoing track.
●	Echo. Gives you a fast mix into the new track while the outgoing one bounces off into the distance.
●	EQ. Swaps the bass of the playing tracks for a light transition.
●	Riser. Creates that festival feel, steadily creating energy before swapping the tracks.
●	Filter. A classic DJ staple, with a screaming filter cutting out the old while the new fades in.
●	Fade. Your basic blend between two tracks, crossfading from one to the other.

NOTE: See section 4.9.5 Automix preferences for details about the Automix options.
4.7 Mixer
The mixer section controls which deck plays out to the main. There are also filter controls, as well as loop and transport buttons across this strip.
4.7.1 Crossfader panel
The crossfader can be found in the center of the screen. The left/right arrow buttons on either side automate a crossfade in the direction of the arrow. The speed of the fade can be set in the preferences (see section 4.9.5 Automix preferences).

Neural Mix faders
Either side of the crossfader, you can find dedicated deck Neural Mix Fader knobs. These knobs use Algoriddim's Neural Mix AI to fade out between two isolated track components. For more information, see section 5.16 Neural Mix.

Transport controls
The transport section consists of three controls: the PLAY button, along with CUE, or CUE SET / CUE JUMP. The PLAY button starts and stops the track based on the start and stop times (see section 4.9.1 General preferences). The CUE button behaves like the CDJ cue button. The CUE SET button sets a temporary cue point which can be recalled while the deck is playing music. When the deck is stopped, the CUE SET button sets a new cue point.

Loop controls
The djay Pro AI loop controls feature a simple set-up consisting of three buttons: loop length decrease, loop activate, and loop length increase. The loop length is shown in beats, and changing the size halves or doubles, from 1/32nd of a beat up to 32 beats. When a loop is active, the loop activate button will turn blue.
4.8 Shortcuts and multi-touch control
djay Pro AI features both multi-touch and Force touch gestures on the trackpad (Force touch only on enabled trackpad hardware), along with a comprehensive list of keyboard shortcuts to get you mixing. For more information, view the full list of shortcuts by selecting Keyboard shortcuts from the Help menu (or ⇧ + K). You can also customize your shortcuts via the Shortcuts preferences (see section 4.9.8 Shortcuts).

    Deck 1    Deck 2
Play/pause    1    0
Reverse/break    ⌥/⌘ + 1    ⌥/⌘ + 0
Sync / match key    2 / ⌘ + 2    9 / ⌘ + 9
BPM tap / set grid    ⌥ + ⌘ + 2 / ⌥ + 2    ⌥ + ⌘ + 9 / ⌥ + 9
Skip backward/forward    3/4    7/8
Pitch bend -/+    Hold ⌥ + 3/4    Hold ⌥ + 7/8
Tempo -/+    ⌃ + ⌥ + 3/4    ⌃ + ⌥ + 7/8
Key lock    ⌃ + ⌥ + 5    ⌃ + ⌥ + 6
Match key    ⇧ + 2    ⇧ + 9
Set grid start    ⌥ + 2    ⌥ + 9
FX 1/2 toggle    5 / ⌥ + 5    6 / ⌥ + 6
Gain up/down    ⇧ + Q/A    ⇧ + P/L
EQ low up/down/kill    ⇧ + W/S/X    ⇧ + U/H/B
EQ mid up/down/kill    ⇧ + E/D/C    ⇧ + I/J/N
EQ mid up/down/kill    ⇧ + R/F/V    ⇧ + O/K/M
Jump to start/end/point    Q/T    P/Y
Jump to cue points 1/2/3    W/E/R/T    Y/U/I/O
Set cue points 1/2/3    ⌥ + W/E/R/T    ⌥ + Y/U/I/O
Autoloop on/off    A    L
Set loop in/out   	 S/D    J/K
Set loop duration ½/x2    ⌥ + S/D    ⌥ + J/K
Loop off / reloop    ⌥ + A    ⌥ + L
Bounce loop    ⌃ + 1/2/3/4/5    ⌃ + 6/7/8/9/0
Instant FX    ⇧ + ⌥ + 1/2/3/4/5    ⇧ + ⌥ + 6/7/8/9/0
Duplicate song    ⇧ + ⌘ + D   	 ⇧ + ⌘ + J
Reset sliders    ⇧ + ⌥ + A    ⇧ + ⌥ + L
    Library
Load on deck 1 / 2    ⌘ + LEFT or RIGHT arrow
Add to queue    ⌘ + ENTER
Remove from queue    ⌘ + BACKSPACE
Search    ⌘ + F
New playlist    ⌘ + N
New smart playlist    ⌃ + ⌘ + N
New playlist folder    ⇧ + ⌘ + N
Expand library    ENTER
Refresh library    ⌘ + R
Show/hide library sidebar    ⌘ + K
Split library    ⌘ + B
Automix    ⇧ + ⌘ + A

    Sampler
Record from deck 1/2/MIC    ⇧ + ⌥ + B/N/M
Play sample    X/C/V/B/N/M, ⌥ + X/C/V/B/N/M

    Interface
Show/hide tools bar    ⌘ + 1
Show Neural Mix bar    ⌘ + 2
Show/hide effects bar    ⌘ + 3
Show/hide tools    ⌘ + 4
Show/hide waveforms    ⌘ + 5
Show/hide sampler    ⌘ + 6
Show/hide looper    ⌘ + 7
Enter full screen    ⇧ + ⌘ + F
Waveform zoom in    ⌘ + +
Waveform zoom out    ⌘ + -

    Slip mode
Slip scratch    ⌘ + scratch deck
Slip play    ⌘ + click play button
Slip cue    ⌘ + click cue jump button
Slip loop    ⌘ + click loop button

    Multi-touch
Scratch record    Two-finger drag or swipe
Move selected slider    Two-finger drag or swipe
Auto crossfader cut scratch    ⇧ + two-finger drag/swipe

    Force touch
Cue play    Force click CUE JUMP button
EQ kill    Force click EQ knob
High pass    Force click filter knob
Reset slider    Force click slider
Preview track    Force click tracklist

NOTE: Keyboard shortcuts may vary depending on your selected keyboard layout. Shortcuts in the menu and in the keyboard shortcuts window will always match the active keyboard layout.
4.9 Preferences
You can use either the ⌘ + , keyboard shortcut or go to djay Pro AI > Preferences in the application menu to access the software preferences.

NOTE: Keyboard shortcuts may vary depending on your selected keyboard layout.
4.9.1 General preferences
Song Loading
●	Start playback. Automatically have songs begin playing as soon as they load into a deck.
●	Reset EQ, FX, tempo. Sets all your track controls back to defaults upon track load.
●	Protect active deck. Locks all your decks while they have a track playing to prevent you accidentally replacing a loaded track.
●	Activate saved loop 1. If toggled on, loading a track will automatically set the first saved loop to armed, and once the playhead reaches the loop, it will repeat the section.
●	Jump to cue point. Loads the track at the start of the file (OFF), the Start CUE, or whichever is the First cue point (1-8) set.

Sync mode
●	Sync type. Choose between tempo (BPM Only) or beat sync (BPM and Beats).
●	Beat Sync Interval. Quantizes beat sync to either 1 beat or 4 beats (1 measure/bar).
●	Maintain on song load. Sync on that deck stays active when a new track is loaded.
●	Turn off on pause, scratch, or cue jump. Sync stays active while track is not playing. Sync will attempt to quantize the music when it is playing.

Tempo
●	Slider range. Changes the +/- maximum percentage of the deck pitch slider. You can choose from 6%, 8%, 10%, 16%, 25%, 50%, or 75%. You can also invert the +/- on both software and hardware layouts.

Play/Pause
●	Start time. Sets how long it takes for a track to gain full speed from when you hit Play. This effect is similar to the torque adjust on a turntable.
●	Stop time. Sets how long it takes for a track to stop playing. This effect is similar to adjusting the brake when stopping a track on a turntable.

Cue Points & Loops
●	Auto-play when triggering cue point. When active, cue points will play music from a cue marker. Otherwise, music will only play from cue point while button is pressed.
●	Set start cue at loop beginning. When a loop is created, the start cue is moved to the loop start point.
●	Snap loops to beat grid. When active, this setting snaps user-made loops to the beat grid, ensuring correct sync.
4.9.2 Devices
Mixer Mode
This option allows you to switch between Internal mixing (for example, “inside-the-box” such as a MIDI controller) or External mixing (for example, hooked up to an external audio interface and mixer).

Internal mixing options
●	Main Output. Select the stereo output source for the main out, for example, the audio source to your speakers.
●	Pre-Cueing. Select the stereo output source for your headphone cue channel, for example, what you use to beatmatch and listen to in your headphones.
●	Microphone. Tick this option to choose your microphone source. Disable this if you aren’t using a microphone to ensure no external sound is interfering with your mix.

External mixing options
●	Deck 1. Select the stereo output source for deck 1.
●	Deck 2. Select the stereo output source for deck 2.
●	Deck 3. Select the stereo output source for deck 3.
●	Deck 4. Select the stereo output source for deck 4.
●	Pre-cueing. Select the stereo output source for your headphone cue channel.
●	Sampler. Dedicated output for the djay Pro AI Sampler.
●	Looper. Dedicated output for the djay Pro AI Looper.
●	Recording input. Select the input for routing a microphone into djay Pro AI.

NOTE: To output four decks to a four channel mixer, you will need an audio interface with at least four separate stereo outputs (see section 5.19 External mixing).
4.9.3 DVS
●	Enable digital vinyl control. Activates DVS within the software, and adds DVS controls to the user interface. Keep this disabled unless using the feature.

Input sources
Assign the audio device and stereo channels for the turntable inputs. See section 5.20 Digital Vinyl System for more information.

Calibration
Displays the calibration DVS scopes for active decks, and the DVS calibration buttons for each deck. See section 5.20 Digital Vinyl System for how to get DVS working.

Options
●	Neural Mix vinyl (b-side). Toggle the two b-side timecode tracks between Instrumental/Acappella, or Percussive/Tonal Neural Mix audio separation.
●	Audio buffer size. Changes the size of the audio data packages between the software and CPU. Choose between 64/128/256 frames. Lower buffer offers better responsiveness but strains the CPU and can cause audio dropouts.
●	Needle drop in REL mode. When active, allows the needle to drop at the correct track location while in relative timecode mode.
●	Always apply anti-drift when jumping to cue point. When active, the timecode will track from the last known position. Jumping to a new cue point will need the timecode position to be re-adjusted manually via playing (or scratching) the record. When disabled, djay Pro AI will track to the next read position on the timecode record, allowing you to move the stylus and then jump to a cue point, but the timecode may drift with intensive scratching.

NOTE: Anti-drift works automatically in almost all scenarios regardless of this setting, and ensures your music sticks to the same position on the vinyl, even if the control signal is deteriorated by needle skips/dirt or other noise. Keep the setting active for scratch heavy mixing, and disable for cue juggling routines while using timecode records.
4.9.4 Sound
Mixer
●	Crossfader curve. Changes how the crossfader fades between tracks. Choose from Default , Linear , Constant power , or Cut .
●	EQ. Toggle between Classic/Isolator EQ controls (see section 5.2.5 Mixer EQ modes for more information).
●	Neural Mix EQ. Switch the three band EQ controls between drums/harmonic/vocals and drums/bass/melodic while in Neural Mix EQ mode.
●	Filter resonance. Switch between Low/Medium/High filter resonance. Lower resonance sounds smoother, and higher resonance adds character to the filter’s sound.
●	FX routing. Switch between applying Pre-Fader or Post-Fader effects. This will determine if the deck volume fader controls the input or output of the effect.

TIP: When set to post-fader, the effect will have a tail when you turn down the volume in the mixer, whereas pre-fader, the mixer channel will also control the volume of the effects output.

Volume
●	Audio Limiter. Toggles the audio limiter to help reduce distortion and other artifacts related to clipping sound.
●	Auto Gain. Toggles whether djay Pro AI automatically sets the channel gain when a track is loaded to match the rest of your mix. Disable this to manually adjust the gain of each track.
●	Save and restore manual gain. Toggle this for djay Pro AI to remember the manually set gain of a track.
●	Output headroom. Reduces the volume headroom of the main output by None (disabled), -6dB, -9dB, or -12dB.
4.9.5 Automix
Automix is a feature that allows djay Pro AI to automatically mix your music based on a premade, user-created tracklist. For more information, see section 4.6 Automix.

Mix
●	Transition. This option changes how transitions between tracks are done by the software. Choose from Automatic, Neural Mix, Dissolve, Riser, Echo, EQ, Filter, or Fade.

TIP: You can trigger a transition by using the arrows to the sides of the crossfader, or using the arrow keys on your keyboard.

●	Duration. Increase to create longer blends. Toggle between Automatic and Manual. When in manual set X number bars (measures) or seconds.
●	Tempo adjust. Change how Automix treats tempo differences between tracks. Use Off to disable beatmatching, Sync to keep a steady BPM across the whole set, and Morph to have the outgoing track change tempo to match the incoming track .

Song Range
●	Start point. Set either an Automatic start point, or Manual. When in manual, set X seconds after beginning.
●	End point. Set either an Automatic end point, or Manual. When in manual, set X seconds before end.
●	Use start and end point of song if available. Toggle whether mixes will include both the start and end of the track.
●	Maximum song play duration. This setting lets you change how long a track will play before djay Pro AI loads and mixes a new track.
4.9.6 Library
Options
●	Remove Songs When Played. With this active, songs will be removed from the queue after they’ve been played. Otherwise, your queue will remain. See section 5.10.4 Queue.
●	Hide unavailable tracks. Tick this to display tracks in your Music playlist that aren’t available to play offline.

Appearance
●	Font Size. Changes the font size of the library text.
●	Row Height. Changes the space between each row in the library.
●	Highlight entire row when color tag is set for deck. When set, the track row in the playlist is tinted the same color as the tag set for the track.
●	Color highlight played tracks. When set, the track row in the library is color-tinted to indicate the played state of the track.

Key
●	Match. Choose between using the Exact key when suggesting tracks, or using the circle of fifths to suggest related keys using Fuzzy matching.
●	Format. Displays your key information in Musical Key, Musical Key with Major/Minor, Numerical Key, or OpenKey formats.
●	Sort by. Changes how your tracks are ordered when sorted by key. Choose from Similarity (circle of fifths), or Pitch distance (chromatically).
●	Show keys in different colors. When active, key metadata will be displayed in a color spectrum to illustrate how far up/down the scale it is.

NOTE: Sort by will be disabled when OpenKey or Numerical Key format are selected.

TIDAL
●	Quality. Switch between Normal (recommended) (96 kbps), High (320 kbps), and HiFi (1411 kbps, CD quality, TIDAL HiFi account required) audio when streaming music from TIDAL.
●	Video Quality. Switch between Low, Medium, High, and HD.
●	Log out of TIDAL. Logs you out of your TIDAL account and returns you to the default login screen.

SoundCloud
●	Log out of SoundCloud. Logs you out of your SoundCloud GO+ account and returns you to the default login screen.

Beatport
●	Log out of Beatport. Logs you out of your Beatport account and returns you to the default login screen.
Beatsource
●	Log out of Beatsource. Logs you out of your Beatsource account and returns you to the default login screen.
4.9.7 Appearance
Cue points
●	Style. Displays the user interface cue pads as just a colored triangle (low contrast) or a full color button (high contrast).
●	Start CUE button. Displays transport cue buttons as separate Set/Jump buttons or a CDJ-style CUE button.

Jog wheels
●	Style. Choose between compact (dark), compact (light), or extended jog wheels in the user interface. Compact styles display the same information and extended displays extra information such as pitch percentage and indication of upcoming cue points.

Vinyl
●	Style. Switch between a Real vinyl look and a Picture disc using the track artwork.
●	Attach tape marker. Adds a white sticker strip to mark your place on the record.

Waveforms
●	Dark Mode. Increases the contrast between the background and the waveform while active. Show Bar Numbers. Displays the bars/measure count over the scrolling waveform.
●	Show Minute Markers. Displays white dots along the track waveform at every minute mark.
●	Dim inactive deck. Fades out your decks depending on where the crossfader is placed.
4.9.8 Shortcuts
●	Enable keyboard shortcuts. Tick this to activate your selected keyboard shortcut set.
●	Keyboard shortcuts. Switch between keyboard shortcut presets.

Edit and add custom sets. Manage your custom and built-in keyboard shortcut sets, customize your keyboard shortcuts to better suit your needs, and create and manage new shortcut sets using the set manager.

There is one built-in set. The Default list provides control over everything needed to DJ using just the keyboard.

Create a custom list by choosing New Shortcut Set from the drop-down. To adapt one of the built-in shortcut lists, choose Edit from the drop-down, then select Duplicate from the drop-down on the shortcut list manager.
4.9.9 Advanced
Ableton Link
●	Enable Ableton Link. Toggles Ableton Link cross-platform quantization and tempo sync.

TIP: Use Ableton Link to sync the music of multiple devices running djay Pro AI.

Recording
●	Recording format. Switch between recording using compressed AAC (approximately 1 MB per minute) and uncompressed WAV (approximately 10 MB per minute) formats.

Video
●	Size to fit. Change how video clips are displayed while in video mode. Fill will zoom in so there are no borders, Fit displays the whole frame, and Auto lets djay decide.

Trackpad
●	Enable multi-touch control. Choose whether to control djay with multi-touch gestures for features such as scratching, faders, and effects.

iCloud Syncing
●	Status. Displays whether per-song metadata is currently synced via iCloud with other iOS/macOS devices running djay Pro AI.
●	Last updated. Shows the time and date of the last successful sync.

NOTE: iCloud sync allows you to save all cue points, loops, and saved EQ states, across any devices running the latest djay Pro AI (macOS) or djay Pro AI (iOS), using the same Apple ID.

NOTE: To activate iCloud syncing for djay Pro AI, log into iCloud in System Preferences, ensure iCloud Drive is active and that djay Pro AI is ticked under the iCloud Drive Options... page.
4.10 Mix recorder
Recording your mixes is as easy as pressing a couple of buttons. You can set up djay Pro AI to save recorded audio files as AAC (compressed, lossy) or WAV (uncompressed audio). Pressing the red RECORD button at the top-left brings up the mix recorder menu. You can choose to record either just the audio output, or video and audio. For information about recording streamed music, see section 5.10.11 TIDAL, Beatport/Beatsource, and SoundCloud.

NOTE: The mix recorder is only available while mixing internally with locally stored music. For external setups (such as an audio interface connected to an analogue mixer) you will need to capture the audio directly from the output source.
4.10.1 Audio
The Audio tab lets you record your music sets and manage your recordings in one place. Simply hit Start New Audio Recording to record your mix. You can manage your saved mixes by clicking the drop-down icon on the right of each saved mix. From this menu, you can Send to Music, Show in Finder, Rename the file, or Move to Trash.
4.10.2 Video
Selecting the Video tab switches the recorder to video mode. The video recorder tab has a screen displaying the final output as it has been recorded. Like the audio tab, you can manage all your recorded video sets from here.
4.10.3 External mixers
When using an external mixer, the main output cannot be recorded internally, since each deck’s audio output is routed outside of the software. With mixers that have a separate stereo RECORD OUT, you can route it back into an input channel of your choice. This is done the same way you select any other audio channel, via the Devices tab in the preferences.
1.	Open Preferences.
2.	Switch to the Devices tab.
3.	Select External mixer mode at the top of the tab.
4.	Change the Recording Input to one of the free inputs on your mixer.
5.	Save and close the preferences.

NOTE: Depending on its routing features, you may have to use an audio cable from your REC-OUT to the correct input on the back of the mixer.
4.11 Uninstalling djay Pro AI
To completely remove djay Pro AI from your system, you need to follow these steps. If you just want to delete the app, only follow step 1.
1.	Delete the djay Pro AI app from the Applications folder.

NOTE: You may be asked for your macOS administrator password at this point.

2.	Reset your software to defaults by opening the Terminal app on your Mac (located in the Applications > Utilities folder) and copying this command:
defaults delete com.algoriddim.djay-iphone-free

NOTE: The following settings won’t be affected, as these are stored separately: song metadata like BPM, beat grid, cue points; history; recordings; samples and sample presets; video image and text effects; and MIDI mappings.
4.11.1 Algoriddim stored data
If you wish to remove or edit the djay Pro AI for Mac’s stored data, including Recordings, Samples, Sampler Presets, MIDI Mappings, and Key Bindings, etc., you can find it at these locations:
●	App data: ~/Music/djay/
●	Track analysis data: ~/Library/Group Containers/VJXTL73S8G.com.algoriddim.userdata/Library/Application Support/Algoriddim/
●	Preferences: Launch terminal.app and run defaults delete com.algoriddim.djay-iphone-free

See section 4.11 Uninstalling djay Pro AI, step 2.

NOTE: To move djay Pro AI for Mac to another computer, simply copy the djay folder to the same location on the new machine. You can also create a backup by saving this folder.
Advanced features
A simple mix using djay Pro AI only requires some of the basic features and knowledge of DJing, but there are many more advanced tools to explore and experiment with. From adding extra decks of music, to improving your library management or using the built-in sampler, there’s plenty to take your mixing to the next level.
5.1 djay Pro AI menus
The djay Pro AI menus provide quick availability to some of the basic functionality within the app, along with some actions only accessible here, such as some of the MIDI options. Below is an overview of some of the important features in the djay Pro AI menus.

File
Add a new playlist, smart playlist, and playlist folder to your collection.
Start/stop recording to control your Mix recorder.

Edit
Undo lets you quickly revert your last action, such as loading the wrong track.

View
Switch between deck views, horizontal and vertical waveforms, change waveform zoom levels, show/hide panels, and enter fullscreen mode.

Deck
Control your decks using their respective menus. Switch the deck in Reverse, Repeat the track, Skipping backwards and forwards. Control FX, Cue Points, and Loops. Use Load Previous Track and Load Next Track to quickly work through your playlists. Load Scratch Tools gives access to a track of samples and one-shots to help your scratch. Duplicate your tracks in empty decks for instant doubles.

DVS
From here, you can open the Configure... DVS settings, and switch each configured deck between Internal, Relative, and Absolute timecode tracking.

Mixer
Adjust the Crossfader Curve from this menu to suit your mixing style. Switch between Default, Linear, Constant Power, and Cut (see section 4.9.1 General preferences for more information). Control transition between tracks, and change the Transition Style. Access external Audio Unit Effects (see section 5.11.6 Audio Unit effects for more information).

Library
Search switches the cursor directly to the search box, Analyze begins analyzing any tracks not yet finished in your collection, Automix starts the Automix function, and Refresh Library checks if there are any changes since the library database was last opened. Add or Remove selected track from the Queue. You can also Log out... of streaming services here.

MIDI
Configure your active MIDI controller, and access controller options from here: Crossfader Cutting Mode gives you an ultra-sensitive crossfader, Invert Crossfader reverses the direction of the crossfader, and Jog Pitch Bend Mode toggles non-touch-sensitive jog wheels between pitch-bend and scratch modes.

Window
Control how the app window is displayed.

Help
Access the djay Pro AI support site and keyboard shortcuts list, along with other useful web resources.

TIP: Many of the essential DJ functions are available in the menus as well as keyboard shortcuts, such as adding cue points or EQ kills.
5.2 Advanced deck layouts
Along with the default two-deck layouts, you can run up to four separate decks of audio at once, as well as video decks. Much like with the two-deck layouts, you can present the track waveforms scrolling vertically or horizontally.
5.2.1 Four decks
You can access the four deck views via the deck view buttons at the top of the window. While similar to the default two deck view, some parts of the user interface will be different to accommodate the extra controls.

Like its two-deck counterparts, the four-deck horizontal waveform view scrolls from right to left.

The vertical waveform view has the music scrolling from top to bottom.

TIP: The vertical waveform views are more compact and space efficient, but the horizontal views are able to show more of the scrolling track.

Crossfader routing
When in four-deck mode, djay Pro AI allows you to choose which side of the crossfader to route your music to, as well as pass the audio through to disable the crossfader.
There are three options for routing your deck audio:

1.	Left crossfader channel
2.	Thru to have the deck ignore crossfader assignment
3.	Right crossfader channel

TIP: If you’re using three or more decks of audio, default your crossfader to Thru and use the channel volume faders, unless you intend to do crossfader tricks or cuts.

2x2 grid deck layout
With the four deck layout, you can switch between having the decks laid out in a parallel, formatted 3-1-2-4, or stacked in a 2x2 grid layout with decks 1 and 2 on top, and 3 and 4 below.
5.2.2 Single Deck view
The Single Deck view loads one track at a time, with transport controls for quickly skimming through music collections. Skip back to a previous track in the playlist, play/pause the current track, or move on to the next track.

Prepare your music with the track Tools:
●	Cue Points
●	Automix start/end points
●	Loop set/jump
●	Set grid start
●	Automix start/end cue points

TIP: Use Single Deck mode to prepare your music without the clutter of extra decks.
5.2.3 Classic view
The classic 2-deck view offers a familiar interface with a standard mixer section and two virtual turntables that aim to behave like the real thing. With classic view, you can switch between vertical and horizontal scrolling waveforms.
5.2.4 Hardware mode
Using a MIDI controller or mixer with djay offers better access to the controls essential to mixing efficiently, as well as tactile and visual feedback. Many of these controls are illustrated in the djay Pro AI user interface, and may be duplicated when a controller is connected.

Two deck hardware mode

Four deck hardware mode

Classic hardware mode

Video hardware mode

With the hardware mode user interface, djay Pro AI will automatically switch to a layout that focuses on only the information needed when you’re using physical controls. Large, click-friendly transport controls, various sliders and knobs are hidden to present the information at a glance.

While MIDI/mixer hardware is detected, you can enable and disable the UI via a toggle in the top right of the window, next to the Waveforms toggle button. The button is context dependent, and will not be available unless you have a MIDI controller, or an external mixer plugged in.

NOTE: You can also activate this view by setting your audio device to external and saving the preference.
5.2.5 Mixer EQ modes
The EQ controls in the mixer section can be switched between three different modes: Classic, Isolator, and Neural Mix EQs. Classic and Isolator modes can be switched in the Preferences (see section 4.9.4 Sound preferences), and Neural Mix EQ controls can be toggled here.

​Classic EQ
With the Classic EQ mode, the high/mid/low EQ controls are set to a range of -24dB to +6dB at 3,300Hz/1,000Hz/264Hz. These EQs are designed similar to a standard club mixer. The range means there is no full kill of audio. Should you have all three set to 0, some sound will still be heard at lower volume.

​Isolator EQ
When in Isolator mode, the high/mid/low controls are full kill to +6dB at 275Hz / 275Hz-5000Hz / 5000Hz+. This means that turning the bass (low) EQ all the way down will completely remove the frequencies it affects.

TIP: You can use the isolator mode to sculpt the sound by completely eliminating frequencies.

Neural Mix EQ
The Neural Mix EQs replace the DJ EQ controls with a 3-band audio separation tool using Algoriddim’s Neural Mix technology. For more information, see section 5.16 Neural Mix.
5.2.6 Video decks
Video mixing differs from mixing audio-only in several ways. You will be able to output both audio and video, will have access to effects for both the audio and video, and you can add images and text to your output.

1. Deck video output
Each deck has a video output screen to show you what effects and text are applied.

2. Main video output
This screen will show the output that will appear on external screens, including all text, images, video and effects.

3 and 4. Watermarks
You can add custom images and text to your video mixes as watermarks. These watermarks can either feed to one of the decks, or to the mix output.

Adding an image overlay
To add an image to the djay Pro AI image overlay library, click the plus (+) symbol below the image overlay list and navigate to your image on your hard drive. You can also remove images from the list using the minus (-) symbol.
●	Screen select. Choose whether the image will appear on deck 1, deck 2, or the main video output.
●	Image manager. Add, remove and pick your image watermarks.
●	Scale. A slider to change the size of the image on the screen. Left for smaller, right for bigger.
●	Opacity. Choose how see-through the image is.
●	Alignment. Click the sector of the screen you want the image to appear on using the grid. The active sector will be in blue.

Adding a text overlay
To add text to the djay Pro AI text overlay library, click the plus (+) symbol below the text overlay list and type in your chosen phrase. You can also remove text from the list using the minus (-) symbol.

●	Screen select. Select whether the text will appear on deck 1, deck 2, or the main video output.
●	Text manager. Add, remove and pick your text overlays.
●	Font. Choose your font, typeface and font size.
●	Color. select a color for your text.
●	Opacity. Choose how see-through the text is.
●	Alignment. Click the sector of the screen you want the image to appear on using the grid. The active sector will be in blue.

5. Crossfader blends
Along with all the extra effects for video, you can also change how the crossfader transitions video between decks. To change the transition type, select one from the drop-down just above the crossfader.

You can choose from:
●	Blend. A basic fade between two videos
●	Luma. An alternate fade style
●	Cube. Two sides of a cube rotating
●	Swap. Full screens pulling back and forward
●	Grid. A grid of screens replacing one another
●	Mosaic. A mosaic of screens spinning into view
●	Push. One screen pushing the other from the left or the right

Split Audio/Video. The audio and video of both decks can be blended independently from each other. Toggle this on or off to switch between normal and split.

6. Routing video
You can route your video output to any of your connected monitors via the Choose Screen pop-up. You can access the screen selection window by clicking the little monitor icon in the top right of the main video output. Select the screen you wish to output to and click Show. If you decide not to route your video to a specific screen, click Cancel. Once full screen video is active, you can either hit ESC on your keyboard, or click the little arrows in the top right of the screen.

NOTE: In video mode, the channel faders will only affect audio. You will need to use the crossfader to transition video.

Playing only audio or video
When in video mode, you can choose only to play the audio or video of a video file by dragging and dropping the file on a specific dropzone of a deck. Drag your video file from the playlist and the decks will automatically show the dropzones. The main dropzone (1) loads the video on the deck as normal, with both audio and video. Above that (2), the dropzone will load just video. Finally, the dropzone that replaces the track waveform (3) appears when you load just the audio into the deck.

TIP: You can mix and match your audio and video on a deck while in video mode. Drag your video file to the video-only dropzone, and the audio file to the audio-only dropzone. Whichever file is longer will continue playing after the other has ended.

Dropping audio onto a deck in video mode gives you the option of a black screen for that deck, or you can turn on the visualizer, which provides colorful visuals that react to the music. First, load the audio track into the deck via a dropzone. Once the track is loaded, click the visualizer button on the deck screen (1) to show the visualizer options menu. To activate the visualizer, activate the toggle at the top of the pop-up (2). Switch between the animated visualizers or photo slideshow (3). You can then scroll through the list of installed visualizers (4), or download more visualizers with the Get more Packs button (5).

To use video mode to display photos, you will need to add them to the visualizer queue. Select some photos in Finder and drag them onto the deck. These will appear in the Photos tab of the visualizer (6). You can then set the amount of time each photo appears by decreasing (7) and increasing (8) the beat count.
5.2.7 Waveforms
Glancing at a waveform in djay Pro AI can give you critical information very quickly. Each deck has both a track waveform and scrolling waveform to provide all the information you need. Both views are color coded to show which audio frequency is playing at that point in the track: RED represents bass, YELLOW for low-mid, GREEN for high-mid, and BLUE is for high frequencies.

Track waveform
The track waveform displays the full visual representation of the audio file, from start to finish. This view also shows your colored cue points (1) (see section 5.13 Cue points) and a red track progress marker (2).

TIP: You can quickly jump to any part of the loaded track by either clicking the location or two-finger swiping across the waveform.

Scrolling waveform
This is a zoomed-in visualization showing your current location that scrolls along as the music progresses. Since this view follows the music, it will move or jump backwards and forwards should you manipulate the sound with scratching, scrubbing or jumping to cue points. In this view, you can see your cue points (1) as they scroll past, the red progress marker (2) showing the exact location in the music and the beat markers (3), including the downbeat of each measure (4).

TIP: You can also change the zoom level of the scrolling waveform to suit your needs. (See section 4.9.7 Appearance preferences).
5.3 Beat grids
5.3.1 What are beat grids?
Track beat grids are a grid of key markers overlaid on top of a track, to ensure the BPM of the music is consistent. In practice, beat grids are used by DJ software to make sure that tracks are synced in time (either quantized to the beats, or just tempo synced) and that the timings of effects and samples are accurate.
5.3.2 Setting a beat grid
When you first load a track into a deck, djay Pro AI analyzes the file to create the visual representation of the music, along with what it estimates is the correct beat grid for the music. This beat grid is based on two things: the starting downbeat (for example the first beat of the track), and the tempo (for example beats per minute) of the track.
5.3.3 Adjusting incorrect beat grids
Occasionally, djay Pro AI will analyze a track’s beat grid incorrectly, and might need manual editing. This is simple to do.
1.	Make sure the offending track is loaded in a deck and that the track has finished analyzing.
2.	Click the little pencil icon to open up the beat grid editor.
3.	If the downbeat is incorrectly placed, find the right location, and in the downbeat tab, tap Set Grid Start to reset it.
4.	You can also adjust the grid itself to further tweak your beat grid by going to the Grid tab and using the back and forward nudge arrows.
5.	If, at any time, you need to roll back to the original beat grid created by djay Pro AI, you can use the Restore button on either tab.
5.4 BPM and tempo
5.4.1 Adjusting BPM
Occasionally, djay Pro AI analyzes a track and guesses the wrong BPM, causing the beat grid to be set incorrectly, or guesses the BPM at half or double the actual tempo of the track. Using the BPM tab in the  BPM and tempo pop-up, you can change the BPM, should you need to.
1.	Manual adjust. If you know the correct BPM, type it in after clicking the EDIT pencil icon and hitting ENTER.
2.	Half/Double BPM. Use these buttons if you find the BPM is half or double the correct tempo.
3.	Tap. You can approximate the correct BPM by using the Tap button. While the track is playing, click the Tap button in time with the beat until a BPM reading shows.

Once you've adjusted the BPM, you can click Apply to save, or Restore to go back to previous settings.

TIP: Many modern electronic productions will have a rounded off BPM which should be easy to fix manually should djay Pro AI not analyze correctly.
5.4.2 Tempo sensitivity
Use the Tempo tab of the BPM and tempo pop-up to tweak your tempo slider sensitivity and control the tempo of the deck. From here, you can activate key lock (1), alter the tempo % manually or with a slider (2), change the percentage increase/decrease Range the slider can change (3), as well as Invert the slider (4), like many turntables feature.

NOTE: djay Pro AI determines the main deck based on which is currently the loudest. For example, if the crossfader is moved all the way to the left, deck 1 will be selected as the main deck. While this is all done 'behind the scenes', it will help to be aware of how it works. The main deck helps maintain track sync, as well as determine key match (see section 5.5 Key lock and changing key).
5.5 Key lock and changing key
In djay Pro AI, you can keep your music from changing pitch as you increase the tempo by using Key lock. To activate Key lock, click the musical note button (1) to the outside edge of the deck tempo slider. You can also map the command to a MIDI controller button (see section 5.18 MIDI mapping).

TIP: Key lock can sometimes affect audio quality, particularly with big tempo changes.

You can also match the key of tracks using the key match feature, as well as transpose the key by semitones, all using the key options panel. To access the panel, click on the track key display in the deck info (see section 1.2 Interface tour).

1.	Down semitone. Transposes the audio down a semitone.
2.	Key transpose activate. Toggle on/off the key transpose of the deck audio.
3.	Up semitone. Transposes the audio up a semitone.
4.	Key match. Matches the key of the audio to that of the main deck.
5.6 Sync
There are two ways to sync music in djay Pro AI: tempo sync, and beat sync. Both can be accessed using the deck sync buttons (see section 1.2 Interface tour). For a more detailed explanation of syncing music, see section 2 Glossary of terms.
5.6.1 Tempo sync
Tempo sync simply matches the BPM of a deck track to the current main deck, but allows decks to play independently. To activate tempo sync, press the SYNC button once on the deck you would like to match to the playing audio.
5.6.2 Beat sync
Beat sync takes it a step further and quantizes the beats to ensure they stay in time, by matching the downbeat. To activate beat sync in djay Pro AI, make sure you already have a song playing, and press the SYNC button twice on the other deck with a track loaded and ready.
5.7 Slicer mode
Slicer mode helps you quickly juggle hotcues on the fly while playing your tracks. As the audio progresses, the slicer tracks the current four or eight beat measure and "slices" it, creating a virtual hotcue for each beat, which can be mapped to buttons or pads on a MIDI controller (see section 5.18 MIDI mapping).

To activate the Slicer, use the waveform pop-up on your preferred deck, and activate the Slice option.

To disable the Slicer, reverse the process.
5.8 Slip mode
djay Pro AI has Slip mode for scratching with jog wheels. While enabled, Slip mode continues playing audio when the jog wheel is used. This works for both virtual (software) and hardware jog wheels (for example, see section 5.17.2 CDJs).

To enable Slip mode, activate the option within the waveform pop-up. Reverse the steps to disable the feature. You can also start deck playback with slip mode automatically activated by using ⌘ + PLAY button.
5.9 Other deck options
The deck drop-downs also have other options to change behavior and look of the scrolling waveforms.
5.9.1 Dark Mode
Toggle Dark Mode to make the waveform background black and increase contrast.
5.9.2 Neural mix tracks
The scrolling waveform UI defaults to a single waveform that depicts a visual of all the audio in the track, with different frequencies shown in different colors. This can be changed to display two, or three isolated waveforms showing how the audio is split into the Neural Mix components.

2 waveforms

3 waveforms

NOTE: The icons at the left of the waveform depict what is isolated in each component, for example drums, harmonics, or bass.
5.9.3 Zoom
You can change how much of the scrolling waveform is shown by zooming in and out using the - and + buttons. The waveform has four levels of zoom, and can be returned to default zoom using the red RESET button.
5.10 Library management
With today’s DJs carrying thousands of tracks in their collections, managing your music has become as important a skill as any. With djay Pro AI, you have access to a powerful and flexible library browser, with features you’d expect from any professional DJ software.

Knowing your way round your music collection not only saves you time in your workflow, it can help give you confidence while you’re busy in a mix. The library browser within djay Pro AI offers tools to help you get the most out of your music.
5.10.1 Browser overview
For a breakdown of the elements of the Media library browser, please revisit section 4.3 Media library browser.
5.10.2 Analyzing your music
While djay Pro AI analyzes each track the first time it’s loaded, this can take up computing resources and may interrupt playback. You can set up djay Pro AI to analyze your whole music collection, or even just parts of it, as a batch operation. Navigate to the playlist or folder you want analyzed, and choose Analyze Songs from the drop-down next to the track count at the top of the tracklist window.

NOTE: Beatport/Beatsource tracks can not be pre-analyzed.

TIP: Batch analysis can be quite resource intensive so should be left running while your computer is free from other tasks. The task might be best left overnight or while you’re away from your screen.
5.10.3 Previewing tracks
With djay Pro AI, you can preview your tracks directly from the library. Previewed tracks will play via your pre-cue channel. For example, should you have a controller with an audio interface, you can hear your previews in your headphones.

To preview a track, either Force-touch click it, or click the play button on the far left of the track in the library tracklist (1).
5.10.4 Queue
The play Queue acts as a playlist which can stay up to date by removing tracks that have already been played. To access the queue, open up the library side panel and use the second tab.

You can add tracks to the Play queue in two ways:
1.	Drag individual tracks into the Queue from your playlists.
2.	Right click tracks and choose Add To Queue.

For more information see section 4.6 Automix.

TIP: You can add tracks from any of the library tabs to your play queue.
5.10.5 Automix
Let Automix take over your set, based on your preferences (see section 4.9.5 Automix preferences). Hit the Automix button at the bottom of the djay Pro AI window to get started.
For more information on the Automix features, see section 4.6 Automix.
5.10.6 List views
Compact grid
This view displays the most track information, with cover art displayed as a small icon.

Collection view
Cover art is featured prominently in this view, but it doesn't have metadata columns.
5.10.7 Metadata columns
Similar to many music players, the playlists in djay Pro AI display track metadata (ID3 tags) as columns within the compact and regular list views. You can customize which columns appear in your playlist by right-clicking the metadata bar at the top of the playlist window and ticking or unticking the desired metadata to display. If you need to edit your track metadata, you will need to use Music or some other music management application.

NOTE: TIDAL, Beatport/Beatsource and SoundCloud music metadata are managed on their respective servers and aren't user editable.

NOTE: Metadata sorting is unavailable in the collection view.

NOTE: The type of metadata columns can change depending on the source of your music. For example, TIDAL, Beatport/Beatsource and SoundCloud will make different metadata available to Music.
5.10.8 Sorting your music
You can use the metadata columns to sort your music quickly and easily. Click on the column you wish to sort by to switch between ascending and descending order, as well as a third click to switch back to the default play order. For example, sorting by artists will make the list ordered alphabetically, and sorting by BPM will order from slowest to fastest tempo and vice versa.

TIP: Sorting by key is a great way to see what tracks are grouped by key.
5.10.9 My Collection
You can manage your music within djay Pro AI using My Collection, with powerful features such as smart playlists, search filters, and split library mode.

TIP: The My Collection database lets you edit and manage your locally stored music collection directly within djay Pro AI.

Split Library Mode
The djay Pro AI browser is able to display both the My Collection window, and a second browser tree and playlist window. To activate the split view, click the Split Library Mode button, below the My Collection tab.

TIP: You can adjust the ratio between both views by dragging the central splitter up or down.

Adding music to your collection
There are two ways to add new media to your My Collection database: dragging and dropping via the Split Library Mode, or dropping files or folders from a Finder window.

To add using the Split Library Mode:
1.	Make sure Split Library Mode is active.
2.	Select the source you want to import from using the library tabs on the left of the browser.
3.	Drag the tracks from the lower playlist window (or folder/playlist from the lower browser tree) onto My Collection at the top of the browser.

To add using a Finder window:
1.	Make sure My Collection tab is active.
2.	Use a Finder window to navigate to the media or folder you’d like to import.
3.	Click-hold what you’d like to import, and drag over to the library browser tree until focus switches to the djay Pro AI window.
4.	Drop the item at the location in the browser tree you’d like it to import.

NOTE: Adding tracks to djay Pro AI only adds them to the database. It does not duplicate or move your music files.

TIP: You can drag-and-drop folders or playlists from the Music, video, and My Files tabs, onto your My Collection browser tree to quickly batch-add them.

Playlists
Playlists are an easy way to keep track of your music, and prepare a set.

To add a playlist:
1.	Make sure the My Collection tab is active on the left side of the browser.
2.	In the Playlists browser tree, navigate to the location you’d like your playlist to exist.
3.	Click on the + button at the top right, and choose Add Playlist from the menu that appears.
4.	A new blank playlist will show in the library browser tree, with the name field selected, ready to edit.
5.	Rename your playlist.
6.	You can now add tracks from My Collection by dragging them from the tracklist window to the playlist.

TIP: You can reorder your playlists either using the metadata columns, or by dragging tracks to a different part of the playlist.

Smart playlists
Keep your tracks in the right place without doing the work. Smart playlists sort your entire collection into playlists based on custom track metadata filter variables. As new music is added, it automatically gets sorted into any relevant smart playlist.
1.	Make sure the My Collection tab is active.
2.	In the Playlists browser tree, navigate to the location you’d like your smart playlist to exist.
3.	Click on the + button at the top right, and choose Add Smart Playlist from the menu that appears.
4.	A new, blank smart playlist will show in the main tracklist window.
5.	Click the + button at the top to the right of Smart Playlist Rules to start adding rules for the playlist filtering.
6.	To close the filter rules panel, click the orange Done button, to the left of the search bar.
7.	You can further change your filter by clicking the Edit button which replaces the Done button.

Rules can be set up based on Album, Artist, BPM, Comments, Date Added, Date Released, Genre, Grouping, Key, Title, Rating, and Year track metadata. With different rules, you will have different parameter options you can choose from. For example, text fields will have variables for:
●	Contains
●	Does not contain
●	Is
●	Is not
●	Begins with
●	Ends with

TIP: The order in which you set your rules will change how your music is filtered.

Playlist folders
Playlist folders are an easy way to contain multiple playlists together for organization. When active in the library browser tree, the folders will display all the tracks from all the contained playlists in the playlist window.

To create a playlist folder:
1.	Make sure the My Collection tab is active.
2.	In the Playlists browser tree, navigate to the location you’d like your playlist folder to exist.
3.	Click on the + button at the top right, and choose Add Playlist Folder from the menu that appears.
4.	A new playlist folder will show in the library browser tree, with the name field selected, ready to edit.
5.	Name your folder.

Once the folder is created, you can either add new, empty playlists or smart playlists using the + button, or drag and drop existing playlists to re-home them. Clicking on the folder icon or name will display all the tracks from the playlists. Click the triangle to the left of the folder to expand the contents.

NOTE: Select a playlist, smart playlist, or folder, then click it againto rename it.
History
Every track you play from My Collection is automatically added to a playlist of your current session, within the History tab. Quickly switch between Playlists and History by using the tabs to the right of your My Collection icon.

TIP: You can start a fresh session in your history by clicking the + icon at the top of the History tab.

Filtering
Filters allow you to quickly drill down using search rules based on Album, Artist, BPM, Comments, Date Added, Date Released, Genre, Grouping, Key, Title, Rating, and Year track metadata. Unlike smart playlists, any active filter will carry over to the currently selected playlist or playlist folder. To create a filter, click the filter icon to the left of the search box. Add rules to your filter using the + symbol.

TIP: Since filters stay active, you can scrub through your playlists with a search filter on, to quickly see what results show up.

Colored track tags
Tracks within a collection or playlist can be highlighted with a color tag to help further categorize your music.

To add a color tag to your track:
1.	Find the track in your playlist.
2.	Right click the track to bring up the context menu.
3.	Choose a color from the eight shown in the menu.

You can also use the track information side panel three-dot menu the same way. See section 5.10.10 Library side panel for more information.

After this, the track will be highlighted in a tint of the color, and the color tag metadata column will display the color spot.

TIP: You can use the color metadata to filter your music, either using the search filter, or via smart playlists.

Exporting playlists
Playlists from any music source can be exported as CSV files via the Export... option in the track playlist menu.
5.10.10 Library side panel
The library side panel offers a means to display extra information next to your main library view. Switch between the Compact library, Queue, Current session, and Match using the tabs along the top.

Compact library
Display a second, independent, library view. You can navigate all your music, playlists, and folders by using the drop-down at the top left of the panel.

TIP: Use the library panel while preparing your sets, to quickly access playlists or music from more than one source.

Queue
The Queue tab loads your Play Queue, which lets you prepare a list of tracks to sketch ideas. The Play Queue acts as a playlist which stays up to date by removing tracks that have already been played. To access the Play queue, use the button on the tab group at the top right of the library.

You can add tracks to the Play Queue two ways:
1.	Drag individual tracks into the Play Queue from your playlists.
2.	Right click tracks and choose Add To Queue.

TIP: You can add tracks from any of the library tabs to your play queue.

Match
Change which target track to match to, and which source collection to search matches from by selecting from the two drop-down lists at the top of the panel.

Using the left drop-down, switch between the Currently Playing track, or Custom choice via drag-and-drop.

The right drop-down allows you to change which source collection Match will search. Switch between music from your My Collection playlists, Music, or TIDAL/SoundCloud/Beatport/Beatsource streaming services.

TIP: The collection used to find matches doesn’t have to be the same as the one with the current track. If you  can’t find something that works, try a different collection.

Session
The Session tab shows the historical playlist of your current mix session. Any tracks that have been loaded and played in a deck will show in the order they first played.

Track information panel
The Info tab of the library side panel offers a quick way to review all the metadata for the selected track (1).

There is also a track overview waveform (2) which shows all the cue points created.
You can display information from the following sources using the drop down menu (3):

●	Selected. The currently selected track in the library list.
●	Active deck. The current main track playing on a deck.
●	Deck 1-4. The track loaded into the chosen deck. When in two deck view, only 1 and 2 will show. In four deck view, you can select from all four.

The three dot menu (4) at the top right of the panel gives you quick access to some important functions relating to your tracks.
●	Analyze
●	Add to queue
●	Load on deck 1-4
●	Edit rack color
●	Show in Finder
●	Show in Music/TIDAL/SoundCloud/Beatport/Beatsource app

Related tracks
Along with the track information, the tab has a user managed related tracks section which lets you keep a list of tracks that work together via drag-and-drop. When you add tracks to this list, it is pervasive across all the added music, and will be displayed when any of the tracks are highlighted in the track information panel.

NOTE: You can also display the Info tab menu options by right clicking the Related panel. This gives you quick access to the tools to organize and analyze the music you’re sorting.
5.10.11 TIDAL, Beatport/Beatsource, and SoundCloud
With a TIDAL, Beatport/Beatsource or SoundCloud account, you can have access to millions of tracks, directly within djay Pro AI. To get started, select the tab from the music sources panel on the left of the library. All you need to do is log in using your account details to access everything in your TIDAL, Beatport/Beatsource and SoundCloud libraries.

NOTE: You will need a Beatport/Beatsource LINK account, TIDAL Premium account, or SoundCloud GO+ account to access streaming within djay.

Playlists, Explore, Videos, and Library
From the TIDAL, Beatport/Beatsource, or SoundCloud tabs, you can access all the playlists you’ve previously created from the desktop/web music players. There are also sections for music categories to browse for hits. Switch between these sections using the tabs at the top of the browser tree.

NOTE: You can only view playlists within the djay Pro AI library browser. You will need to edit your playlists within TIDAL, Beatport/Beatsource or SoundCloud to make changes.

Recording streamed music
Mix recording will not work when you use tracks from streaming services, due to licensing agreements. Recording a mix disables the TIDAL, Beatport/Beatsource or SoundCloud tab and using streaming disables the mix recorder.

Searching TIDAL, Beatport/Beatsource and SoundCloud
You can search for any tracks within the streaming databases via the search box, while in their respective tabs. Search results can then be expanded further using the Show all songs... button below each set of results. You can expand results from Songs, Artists, Albums, and Playlists.

Logging out
To log out of TIDAL, Beatport/Beatsource and SoundCloud within djay Pro AI, go to the Library menu item and select Log Out Of <service> (<username>).

Streaming playlist editing
Your SoundCloud and TIDAL collections can be edited directly within djay, rather than having to use their respective apps or websites. This is done the same way as with the My Collection section of the library. You can create, rename, and delete playlists, or add, move, copy, and delete tracks. See section 5.10.9 My Collection for more details.
5.10.12 djay music
The djay music tab of the music library offers over 100 free tracks to use with djay, from a wide range of genres, including hip hop, EDM, techno, drum & bass, disco, and more. These tracks are streamed within the djay app in both the FREE and PRO versions.

TIP: Unlike other streaming services, you can record sets using the music from the djay music section of the library!
5.10.13 Music
You can access your Music collection directly from within djay Pro AI. This includes all your music, playlists and folders, as well as any smart playlists you have created. The collection can also be sorted by Playlists, Artists, Albums and Genres, using the buttons at the top of the playlist tree, similar to the Music desktop app.
5.10.14 Videos
The videos tab of the browser has three folders in the browser tree:
1.	Demo content. The free videos provided with djay Pro AI to help get you started.
2.	Movies. Your account’s Movies folder.
3.	Music. Any video files found in your Music collection.

You can store any purchased or user-created video files in either the Music collection or Movies folder.

TIP: It can be helpful to separate your silent and audio-based videos, either in Music playlists or folders on your drive.

Photos
Add photos from your macOS Photos app collection using the Photos tab. For more information, see section 5.2.6 Video decks.
5.10.15 History
All your DJ sessions are automatically saved by djay Pro AI in the History tab of the My Collection collection. Saved sessions are similar to playlists and show the tracks from each session in the main browser window. You can also delete your saved sessions by right-clicking on them and using the context menu. Rename the sessions by selecting them, waiting two seconds, and clicking them again.

You can also export your sets using the Export menu item as text using the button to the top-right of the library. Choose which set to export, and click the Export button to show the set export menu. You can choose to export as a CSV file, or playlist.
You will then be prompted to name the exported playlist.

Once saved, you’ll see a confirmation pop-up asking if you want to view the new playlist.
5.10.16 My Files
Access your stored music files from anywhere within My Files. You can add folders from multiple locations, including network and USB drives. To add a folder to the browser, go to the My Files tab click the + symbol at the top of the browser tree.

NOTE: If a folder you added is unavailable (for example disconnected or offline), it will be grayed out in the browser tree.
5.10.17 Track Match
If you’re struggling to find the right tune to play, djay Pro AI’s Track Match feature can help narrow down the list. Track Match suggests what to play next based on the last track played and which tunes in your collection have similar genre, BPM, and root musical key. You can access the feature while using the My Collection, iTunes/Music, TIDAL, Beatport/Beatsource and SoundCloud tabs in the media library.

Track Match appears as a list down the right side of the library browser and shows up to 24 track suggestions. To show or hide the Track Match list, use the side panel icon at the bottom right of the app window.

When you use Track Match, djay Pro AI will access the entire My Collection, iTunes/Music, TIDAL, Beatport/Beatsource, or SoundCloud libraries for recommendations. This makes it a very powerful tool, offering the widest possible choice of suggested tracks to play next.

You can match tracks from either the Active Deck or a custom track via drag and drop (1). This track can then show matches from any of your currently available music sources (2).

TIP: Use Track Match as a guide rather than the rule. Learn to trust your ears above all else and you’ll discover much more creativity.
5.11 Effects
There are three different types of effects in djay Pro AI: audio, audio/video, and video. Each type of effect has a specific use, and may not be appropriate for all your collection. Algoriddim has endeavored to produce a wide range of distinctive sounds to help DJs push their creativity.

To access the effects panel with three effects banks, use the FX panel toggle button found in the middle of the top bar. To access the effects controls for in  the Deck Tools, use the button to the right of the FX panel toggle.
5.11.1 Audio
There are over 50 different audio effects in djay Pro AI, with five Essentials included and the rest available to unlock with the PRO subscription. The effects can only be applied to audio, but also work on videos with audio built-in.
●	Essentials
●	Reverb & Echo
●	Noise & Sweep
●	Cut
●	Filter
●	Sugar Bytes Resonate
●	Sugar Bytes Modulate
●	Sugar Bytes Warp
●	Sugar Bytes Slice
●	Sugar Bytes Juggle
5.11.2 Video
These effects only work on visuals. You can use them on videos with sound, but they will only affect the video element. You can chain any two effects per deck, including a mix of video and audio effects.
5.11.3 Audio/visual
These A/V effects are designed to work on both audio and video at the same time, for example, music videos. You can also use them on either video-only or audio files.
5.11.4 Favorites
You can easily access your favorite effects in their own tab. To add to your favorites, just click the star symbol () next to the effect. You can add or remove effects to the favorites list as you see fit.
5.11.5 Using effects
Audio decks display effects in three different ways. Depending on the deck type, you can switch between them on the fly to change how you perform. Depending on whether you are using audio or video decks, you will have access to different controls, which are outlined below.

FX panel
The FX panel gives you quick access to three effects each for decks 1 and 2. All six effects slots can be changed to suit, by clicking the effect name and choosing a new one from the list. You can also switch to a grid of eight Instant FX pads via the toggle in the center.

Tools panel
When switched to the FX section of the Tools panel via the buttons at the top, you can control up to two effects per deck, using three different methods: Manual, Instant, and Pad.
●	Manual. Decide the activation, dry/wet amount, as well as the effects quantity, giving you absolute control at your fingertips.
●	Instant. This is a panel of six premade effects designed for ‘instant gratification’. You can choose from Absorb, Drift, Sway, Crush, Punch, and Twist.
●	Pad. Control the effects using an X/Y pad, similar to those on traditional hardware effects units and musical MIDI controllers. Using the X/Y pad automatically switches the effect on.

TIP: Use two-fingered drag gestures to use the trackpad as the X/Y pad when the cursor is over the effects section on screen.
5.11.6 Audio Unit effects
Audio Units (AUs) are Apple audio plug-ins, similar to VSTs (Virtual Studio Technology), that can be run in music software. These plug-ins can range from effects, to synths to drum machines. With djay Pro AI, you can run effects plug-ins on your main output, on top of the built-in effects within the software.

NOTE: You can run one AU effect at a time.

First ensure your AU files are installed in the correct location. There are two places you can add them:
1.	If you want any account on your computer to use the AU file, install them to the OS library folder, found at: Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components
2.	Install them to your user account library folder to have sole access. You can find them here: ~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components

After starting djay Pro AI, find the Mixer menu items and go to Audio Unit Effects. As long as they're installed to the correct location, you should see your AU in the list. Select it to activate it. To disable the AU on the deck, select No Effect from the AU list.
5.12 Loops
You can extend your music and create extra texture to your mix by using Loops. From creating vocal stabs to playing a distinctive breakbeat over a track, loops open up a whole new world of mixing.

There are two ways to start a loop:
1.	Using the Auto Loop creator within the deck transport section;
or
2.	using the advanced loop panel.
5.12.1 Auto Loops
To activate a loop using the Auto Loop creator, select the loop length using the left/right arrow buttons, and at the correct point in the track, click the middle loop active button.
5.12.2 Loop panel
You can use the advanced loop panel for even more looping options. To access the panel, you will need to click the advanced deck panel button, then tap the loop icon within the panel. You can then switch between MANUAL, GRID, SAVED, BOUNCE, and PAD at the top of the panel.

Saved loops
A bank of up to eight hot loops per track which can be recalled instantly. These hot loops work similarly to saved cue points. Use the pencil icon to delete loops.

TIP: You can activate a loop without jumping to it by clicking the loop icon on each loop pad. Clicking anywhere else on the pad will jump to the activated loop.

You can control whether the loops stay ‘in time’ with the music using the Q quantize button at the top left of the panel. Toggle the switch to activate, then choose if loops snap to 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1 beat, or 4 beats.

Manual (in/out) / Auto (1-32)
You can manually set loop length by triggering loop IN and setting loop OUT when ready. Deactivate the loop using the button below the IN/OUT controls. Loops are automatically quantized to ensure they’re in time.

You can control whether the loops stay ‘in time’ with the music using the Q quantize button at the top left of the panel. Toggle the switch to activate, then choose if loops snap to 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1 beat, or 4 beats.

There’s also an Auto Loop that displays a grid of buttons with loop sizes from 32 beats down to 1 beat, for quick access to the manual loops, as well as your first two saved loop slots.

Bounce
Use six trigger pads to quickly switch between loops of different lengths. Loop length varies from 1/16th of a beat to two beats.

The Bounce pads can also be routed to individual components of the deck Neural Mix audio, meaning you can loop just the vocals or drums if desired. This can be accessed from the routing button at the top right of the panel.

TIP: You can choose between bouncing vocals/harmonics/drums, or melodic/bass/drums via the Neural Mix options either on the Neural Mix panel, or in the advanced panel tab.

TIP: Use the Bounce pads to create build up with a beat roll just before a drop or breakdown in the music.

Much like with effects, you can use the X/Y Pad to simultaneously apply a manual loop length and high-pass/low-pass filter for an interesting effect.

TIP: Use loops to extend intros and outros on tracks that are too short to mix.
5.12.3 Loop toolbar
Saved loops
A bank of up to eight hot loops per track which can be recalled instantly. These hot loops work similarly to saved cue points. Use the pencil icon to delete loops.

TIP: You can activate a loop without jumping to it by clicking the loop icon on each loop pad. Clicking anywhere else on the pad will jump to the activated loop.

You can control whether the loops stay ‘in time’ with the music using the Q quantize button at the top left of the panel. Toggle the switch to activate, then choose if loops snap to 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1 beat, or 4 beats.

Manual (in/out)
You can manually set loop length by triggering loop IN and setting loop OUT when ready. Deactivate the loop using the button the IN/OUT control. Loops can be quantized to ensure they’re in time.

You can control whether the loops stay ‘in time’ with the music using the Q quantize button at the top left of the panel. Toggle the switch to activate, then choose if loops snap to 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1 beat, or 4 beats.

Auto (1-32)
There’s an Auto Loop that displays a grid of buttons with loop sizes from 32 beats down to 1 beat, for quick access to the manual loops, as well as your first two saved loop slots.
You can control whether the loops stay ‘in time’ with the music using the Q quantize button at the top left of the panel. Toggle the switch to activate, then choose if loops snap to 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1 beat, or 4 beats.

Bounce
Use six trigger pads to quickly switch between loops of different lengths. Loop length varies from 1/16th of a beat to two beats.

The Bounce pads can also be routed to individual components of the deck Neural Mix audio, meaning you can loop just the vocals or drums if desired. This can be accessed from the routing button at the top right of the panel.
5.13 Cue points
You can store eight cue points per track in djay Pro AI. These cue points can be created on-the-fly or prepared beforehand and remain saved in your collection database.

To add a cue point, simply move the track marker to where you want (1) and tap an unassigned cue button (2). Each of your cue points will be assigned its own color, and you can rename each cue using the drop-down (3) to easily identify which is set where on the waveform. You can delete your cue points via the cue point edit button (4) at the top right of your cue point panel. When edit mode is active, use the X on each button (5) to remove the cue point from the track.

TIP: Name your cue points to give you hints about the track and where the cue point is located.
Like with loops, you can also control whether the cue points stay 'in time' with the music using the Q quantize button at the top left of the panel. Toggle the switch to activate, then choose if loops snap to 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1 beat, or 4 beats.

Cue point colors and names
When you add cue points to your tracks, djay automatically assigns them one of eight colors. These will display on the cue point panel pads, the cue point indicators on the timeline, and the cue pad matrix on supported controllers.

NOTE: Controller cue pads will only display the correct djay cue color if they support RGB lighting.

You can also assign these colors to the cue point manually, using the eight color drops in the cue point edit menu, below the cue point name. The same menu can be used to rename the cue points.

TIP: Use a consistent naming scheme and color code throughout your collection to quickly identify which section of the tracks you’ll jump to. You can also rename saved loops this way.
5.13.1 Cue points / saved loops
The cue points / saved loops tab gives you access to your saved cue points, with an extra pair of saved loop slots below. These loop pads will display the first two saved loops of the track, or will add to slot 1-2 if created.

NOTE: The saved loops in this panel will be the same ones as your Saved Loops panel.
5.13.2 Slice
With the Slice panel active, 8 pads are displayed which break down the track into 8 beat measures as it plays. Each pad jumps to its respective beat and repeats it while pressed.

Using the top left drop-down (1), You can set the Repeat Length (2) between 1/8th beat and 1 beat, toggle Quantize Jumps (3) on or off, and switch the Range (4) between 4 or 8 beat slices.
5.13.3 Pitch cue
You can use cue points to create musical sequences using the pitch cue pad matrix like keys on a piano. Once you select a cue point to use, the pads will display the same cue point eight times, but each will be a different key within a scale. You can change these settings within the pop up menu on the right side of the panel.

Cue point select
Using the menu drop down at the top right of the panel, you can switch between any currently saved cue points to use for pitch cue.

Scale
You can change the musical Scale of the pad matrix, to alter which harmonic notes are played in the set between Chromatic (-7 to 0), Chromatic (-4 to 3), Chromatic (-0 to 7), Major, Minor, or Blues.

Reset pitch
Use the Reset Pitch button to reset the key of the track to default if you’ve been playing with pitch cue.

TIP: Pitch cue works best when cue points are set at melodic instrumental/vocal sounds, rather than percussive drums.
5.13.4 Cue point toolbar
Along with the deck tools cue points panels, You can access much of the functionality from the cue-loop toolbar. Activate the toolbar using the cue or loop toolbar icons at the top of the djay Pro AI window. To switch to the cue points, use the toggle button in the middle of the strip.

Cue points
Access, edit, and delete your track cue points, similar to the deck tools panel cue points tab. Quantize the cue points using the Q button, and change the quantize timing using the drop down.

Pitch cue
Use cue points to create musical sequences using the pitch cue pads like keys on a piano. Select a cue point to use, and the pads will display the same cue point eight times, but each will be a different key within a scale. You can change these settings within the pop up menu on the right side of the panel.

Slice
With the Slice panel active, 8 pads are displayed which break down the track into 8 beat measures as it plays. Each pad jumps to its respective beat and repeats it while pressed.

Skip
From this panel, you can also jump forward/backward along the beat grid (ie beat jump), by setting the size of the jump and using the arrow buttons.
5.14 Sampler
djay Pro AI features a built-in sampler that can play either the default sample packs (Essentials included with the software, others available to purchase and unlock) or your own recorded samples. The sampler mode offers an 8x2 grid of pads to launch one-hit samples such as vocals, drums or FX. To access the sampler, use the Looper-Sampler button (10) at the top right of the window.
1.	Main volume slider
2.	Metronome on/off
3.	BPM controls
4.	RECORD button
5.	Looper/Sampler toggle
6.	Sample pack manager
7.	Sample pack editor
8.	8x2 sample grid
9.	Looper-Sampler display toggle

To toggle the Sampler, use the Looper button at the top of the user interface (10), and make sure the sampler is selected (5).
5.14.1 Sampler packs
There is a growing list of sample packs available when you’re subscribed to the PRO version of djay for macOS, including: Chill, Deep House, DJ Sound Effects and Vocal Drops, Drum & Bass, Dubstep, EDM, Funk & Break, Hip Hop, House, Percussion, R&B, Techno, and Trap.
​5.14.2 Sampler sequencer
The sampler sequencer lets you temporarily record short loops using the one-shot samples loaded into the sample grid. The loop is a single four beat bar.

1.	Make sure the Looper/Sampler view is active using the Looper button at the top of the app window.
2.	Select the Sampler using the toggle switch at the center of the Looper/Sampler toolbar. The 3x3 grid icon should be blue when the Sampler is selected.
3.	Select and load a sample pack using the menu to the right of the Looper/Sampler toggle switch. You can use this to download new packs as well.
4.	Choose a suitable tempo via the BPM pop-up in the bottom left, next to the PLAY/PAUSE button. When you load a pack, it will change to a suggested BPM.
5.	Start the metronome by tapping the icon next to the BPM readout.
6.	Tap RECORD to start your loop.
7.	Listen for the downbeat of the metronome, which will have a slightly higher pitch to the other beats. There is also a visual indicator to show you where you are in the loop.
8.	Start playing your rhythm from the downbeat by tapping any of the samples in the grid. You can overdub the sequence by playing the same sample over the sequence.
9.	Use the BPM control panel to adjust the main tempo within djay, or Reset to the default for the sample pack.

TIP: You can switch sample packs while recording to swap out sample sequences on the fly.

Clicking the menu drop-down next to the record button accesses the sequencer record settings. From here, you can change the loop size between four and eight beats (1), and change the quantization (2), similar to saved cues and loops (see sections 5.12 Loops and 5.13 Cue points). You can also clear the current recorded sequence (3).

Adding your own samples
You can create your own samples and presets by recording audio clips from your music tracks directly within djay Pro AI.
1.	First, bring up the sampler interface using the sampler button and click the Edit button at the top right of the sampler. The button will light up blue and each of the sampler slots will now have a three dot icon appear to allow you to edit them individually.
2.	Click the new button on one of the sample slots to show the sample manager. You will see three buttons along the bottom: two for left and right deck recording, and one for Mic record.
3.	To record a sample, play the track, and at the location you wish to sample hit the relevant deck record button on the sampler pop-up. If your microphone is properly set up, you can also record your sample using the mic record button.
4.	You will then see a new sample appear in the sample manager list. Rename the sample to make it easier to remember by clicking the menu button on the right and choosing Rename. You can also customize the sampler button color or delete the sample if you need to try again.
5.	Once you’re happy with the sample, ensure it’s selected for that sample slot and click out of the sample manager to hide it.
6.	Repeat for each of the sample slots until you have all the samples you need.
7.	Once you are happy with the custom samples, click the sample pack manager button to the right of the Sampler/Looper button, and rename the preset using the button to the right of the preset name and you’re good to go!

NOTE: The Mic record button in the sample manager will be grayed out if no microphone input device is set up.

Adding existing premade samples
Alternatively, you can add premade samples by adding them via the sample manager in the My Samples section.

To do this, you’ll need to find the file(s) you want to manually add from your storage.

1.	First, bring up the sampler interface using the sampler button and click the Edit button at the top right of the sampler. The button will light up blue and each of the sampler slots will now have a three dot icon appear to allow you to edit them individually.
2.	Click the three dot button on one of the sample slots to show the sample manager.
3.	In the drop-down menu at the top of the sample manager, select My Samples to display all the user added/created samples.
4.	Use the +/- buttons at the bottom of the list to add and remove samples from your storage.
5.	You can then rename, or delete your samples at any time.
​5.15 Looper
A newer feature to djay Pro AI for Mac, the Looper lets you feed your creativity with endless variation in building your own tracks. The simple grid layout and tight sample quantization make it easy to use. Think of it as having eight different tracks broken down into small loops that you can switch between at the click of the mouse or the press of a MIDI pad.

Choose from a growing list of genres, including:
●	Ambient House
●	Analog Techno
●	Deep Soulful House
●	DnB Ultra
●	EDM
●	Electro House
●	Electro Swing
●	Hardstyle
●	Hip Hop
●	House
●	Latin House
●	Melbourne Bounce
●	Progressive UK House
●	Retro 80s
●	Trance

NOTE: The Looper and Sampler mode are only available with a PRO subscription, which also includes all the loop and sample packs to download.
​5.15.1 Interface at a glance
Designed to be intuitive, the Looper’s grid interface has everything you need within a mouse-click, or MIDI map the controls to suit your needs.
1.	Play/pause
2.	Looper main volume
3.	BPM control
4.	Looper/Sampler toggle
5.	Loop pack selector
6.	Mixer button
7.	Looper grid compress toggle
8.	Loop Grid
9.	Looper display toggle

To show the Looper, use the Looper/Sampler button at the top of the user interface (9), and make sure the Looper is selected (4).

You can compress the sample grid using the button (7) to save on space. This can be handy if easy cursor access is not so much of an issue.
​5.15.2 Using the Loop Grid
The Loop Grid is an 8x6 button matrix which contains 48 perfectly quantized loop samples, and is able to play a sample from each of the eight columns at once in time with the music.

When you load a loop pack, each column will contain similar parts of the track. For example, kicks will be grouped together, as will percussion, or basslines, or vox samples. This is to avoid having loops clashing with each other.
1.	Select the Looper/Sampler view from the top right of the window. Use the Looper/Sampler toggle if in Sampler view.
2.	Choose and load a loop pack using the Loop Pack manager.
3.	To start your music, either launch a loop from the first column (1) by clicking it, or press PLAY/PAUSE (2) in the bottom left of the UI to launch a random loop from each column.
4.	Click a loop from each column to play them in time with the first loop.
5.	Change the playing loop by choosing a different one from the column.
6.	STOP any currently playing loop by clicking it again. You can also stop all active loops by clicking the PLAY/PAUSE button.
7.	NOTE: All your loops will be quantized to a four beat measure, and will stop at the end rather than start again, should you disable it.
8.	Switch to mixer mode by clicking the mixer button on the right of the Looper toolbar. You can control and monitor the volume of individual columns in this view.
9.	Use the BPM control panel to adjust the main tempo within djay, or Reset to the default for the loop pack.
5.16 Neural Mix
djay Pro AI for Mac uses Algoriddim’s Neural Mix™ real-time audio separation technology, a machine learning artificial intelligence that has been taught to recognize individual components of a music track, and how to split these into their own audio stream.

With Neural Mix, this audio separation technology is easy to use – and instant – with controls that DJs are already familiar with. You can choose between a simple Mute/crossfade, or individual fader control for each component to separate your music’s audio.
​5.16.1 Neural Mix filters
The simplest way to start using Neural Mix is with the crossfading Neural Mix filters on the transport section of the user interface. Each encoder acts similar to a crossfader, letting you mix between Instrumental and Acappella, or Percussive and Tonal components of your music.
​5.16.2 Neural Mix toolbar
You can access the more advanced Neural Mix toolbar by clicking the N button at the middle of the top section of the window. A strip of controls will appear below the transport/crossfader section, with two to four line faders added for each deck.

Neural Mix settings
Djay Pro AI for Mac's Neural Mix can be set up to isolate between two to four components of a track, with multiple ways two or three components will be split. These options can be accessed from the Neural Mix menus, either on the Neural Mix filters, or in the center of the Neural Mix toolbar. Since the Neural Mix isolation is in real-time, there is no need to pre-analyze or wait for files to load.

While using the Neural Mix filters, or with 2 components set in the toolbar, you can switch between Instrumental – Acappella and Percussive – Tonal fader control.

When you select 3 tracks, you can control Drums – Harmonic – Vocals or Drums – Bass – Melodic. Each separated Neural Mix channel also has a mute and solo button.

You can also have 4 tracks of isolated components, with Drums – Bass – Harmonic – Vocals controlled individually.

NOTE: The advanced Neural Mix toolbar controls differ from the Neural Mix filters by providing individual controls for each separated component rather than a left-right crossfader.

Neural Mix crossfader
The Neural Mix crossfader works similarly to the video crossfader (see section 5.2.6 Video decks) in that it splits into several crossfaders to control different aspects of the mix. With Neural Mix, this will be the currently set components between tracks, independent of the normal crossfader.

To activate the Neural Mix crossfader, click the crossfader button at the top right of the Neural Mix center panel, and depending on what Neural Mix is set to, you will see 2, 3, or 4 separate faders appear. To tweak your settings, use the menu drop-down to the right of these faders.

TIP: In four deck mode, you can route all the decks to either side of the crossfaders, making for some wild Neural Mixes! These Neural Mix controls are also all available as MIDI commands to map to your controller.

​Neural Mix EQ
The Neural Mix EQ can be turned on by using the drop-down near the EQs. While in normal EQ mode, the button will be marked as such, with the Neural Mix icon displayed when switched on.

Each deck Neural Mix EQ can be toggled independently, so you can choose whether to use audio separation or frequency isolation.

NOTE: Switching from EQ to Neural Mix and vice versa will reset the EQ parameters to zero!

This lets you use the three mixer EQ knobs to control the drums – harmonic – vocals or drums – bass – melodic from your tracks.

TIP: You can MIDI map the toggle switch to swap between Neural Mix EQ and the mixer EQ to quickly swap. When active, the NM EQs will always replace the mixer EQs on the MIDI controller, so there’s no need to map those manually.

NOTE: You can change whether or not Neural Mix split waveforms are displayed in the waveform options. See section 5.9.2 Neural Mix tracks.
5.17 Using hardware
Algoriddim works closely with hardware partners to create the perfect integration of machine and software. With big brands like Pioneer DJ, Reloop, and Numark, as partners, there’s hardware to suit all styles of DJing.
5.17.1 Controllers
Although not essential, using a MIDI controller is an important factor in a good DJ workflow. You can see a full list of supported controllers on the Algoriddim website. Setting up an officially supported controller is straightforward plug-and-play:
1.	Ensure that djay Pro AI is fully loaded.
2.	Plug your controller in via a spare USB port and power it up using the ON/OFF switch or power button.
3.	Once the controller has powered up, you should see a pop-up asking for your Audio and MIDI settings. Click OK to use default preferences.
4.	You should now have control of djay Pro AI using your controller.

NOTE: If your preferred controller isn’t listed, you can always map any MIDI compatible hardware using the powerful MIDI mapping system. See section 5.18 MIDI mapping for more information.
5.17.2 CDJs
The following Pioneer DJ CDJ models currently have native integration with djay Pro AI.
●	CDJ-3000
●	CDJ-TOUR1
●	CDJ-2000NXS2
●	CDJ-2000nexus
●	CDJ-900nexus
●	CDJ-2000
●	CDJ-900
●	CDJ-850
●	CDJ-400
●	CDJ-350
●	XDJ-1000
●	XDJ-700

NOTE: You can connect your CDJ-2000NXS2s or CDJ-3000s with your DJM-900NXS2 (or your CDJ-TOUR1s with your DJM-TOUR1) using USB-HID control, via LAN cables. Plug your Mac into the mixer with a single USB cable and everything syncs seamlessly. djay Pro AI can use the DJM mixer's built-in audio interface for a streamlined setup.

Setting up your CDJ
Like all the other officially supported hardware, the Pioneer DJ media players are plug and play… All you will need to do is choose which deck the player controls! You’ll be guided through the process on-screen within djay Pro AI.

NOTE: The process will vary slightly between hardware models, and we use the CDJ-2000nexus to illustrate this process.

1.	Launch djay Pro AI and wait for it to be fully loaded.
2.	Plug your player into your computer via a spare USB port and turn it on. You will then see a pop-up message with instructions to set up the player as a deck.
3.	Press the LINK button at the top left of the media player.
4.	Press the endless encoder to the right of the screen to select USB MIDI.
5.	Scroll to the deck within djay Pro AI you want to use and press the encoder to activate it.
6.	A pop-up will appear asking if you want to use the media player as your audio device. Click Use CDJ/XDJ audio to do so, or hit Cancel and go to the djay Pro AI preferences to set up your preferred audio device(s).

TIP: Algoriddim would always recommend using a good quality powered USB hub when connecting more devices than there are available plugs on your computer.

Controlling your music with CDJs
Depending on hardware features, you will have direct access to many of the software functions like loops, key lock, or playlist browsing. Generally, you can expect to use your media player as you would with USB or CD. The built-in screens will also display track information in real-time.

Feature overview:
1.	Track info and waveform screen
2.	Playlist navigation encoders
3.	Hotcue 1-3 buttons
4.	Track scroll and needle drop touch strip
5.	Loop controls
6.	Slip mode button
7.	Track direction toggle
8.	CUE and PLAY/PAUSE buttons
9.	Track skip and search
10.	Jog wheel
11.	Jog mode VINYL/CDJ toggle
12.	TEMPO range select
13.	KEY LOCK button
14.	Pitch fader

NOTE: If you have nested playlists within folders, you’ll need to access them via the library browser as it isn’t possible via the media player navigation.
5.18 MIDI mapping
Custom MIDI maps are a powerful and flexible way to get the most out of your hardware and workflow. If you find yourself missing some functionality from your existing setup, you can easily add an extra MIDI controller, or simply change the way your current one is mapped.

To start mapping a new MIDI device, follow these steps:
1.	Launch djay Pro AI and wait for it to be fully loaded.
2.	Plug your MIDI controller into your computer via a spare USB port and turn it on. You will then see a pop-up message asking if you want to configure the device. Click OK.
3.	Next, the device MIDI Configuration window will load, displaying a blank mapping screen.
4.	To start mapping your first MIDI signal, use the desired control for the editor to pick up the correct note or CC to add to the list. Press a button on your controller to add this to the list.
5.	You then need to select both the Target within the software and the Action the control will perform. From the Target drop-down in the list, choose Deck 1, and from the Action drop-down, choose Play/Pause.
6.	You have now mapped the Deck 1 PLAY button to your controller. Load a track and test it out!
7.	Keep mapping the basic controls until you have everything you need and hit DONE to save the config.
5.18.1 MIDI control targets
Targets are a simple way to break down what controls your MIDI signals are "targeting". These targets are general areas of the user interface to help make it easier to find the right command to map. You can choose from Decks 1 to 4, Mixer, Music library, Sampler, Microphone, or General. You can further drill down into these target sections through the target's Actions drop-down.
5.18.2 Advanced control options
To show the Advanced Control Options, expand the section by clicking the header. These settings are designed to tweak how your MIDI commands respond, should they not work as you want them to.
●	Control type. Choose from Button, Fader/Knob, Rotary (01h/7Fh), Rotary (3Fh/41h), Rotary (absolute).
●	Invert. Swaps the direction of your control.
●	Button Mode. Changes button behavior between Default, Toggle, Hold.
●	Pickup mode. Controls with this option checked will only start responding once they’ve reached (“picked up”) the MIDI value they last received. This is useful when using one control for different functions (i.e. two mixer channels sharing one fader as ‘layers’).

●	Speed. Change the slider between Slow and Fast to alter the size of movement between steps. This is particularly useful when using endless encoders for scrolling, for example.
●	Reaction. Use this option to change how Smooth or Responsive you want your jog wheels to feel. The more ‘responsive’ this is set, the more immediate jog wheel movements will feel.

●	MIDI out. Activate this option for djay Pro AI for Mac to return MIDI signals to your controller. You can use MIDI out commands to let djay Pro AI for Mac respond with LED feedback for controls that allow it (for example, pads with backlight or LED toggles).
●	Channel. Change the MIDI channel for your MIDI signal.
●	Type. Choose between Note on/off or Control Change (CC).
●	Control. Selects which controls return messages are sent to. This can be different from the mapped control.
●	Value. Set the minimum and maximum value of the MIDI out signal, between 0 and 127. You can also toggle Blend, and/or Invert it.

TIP: Most controls should work by simply enabling the option, but some may need you to experiment with the other settings or read your controller’s documentation.
5.18.3 Mapping Jog wheels
There are three essential commands that need to be mapped to get basic jog wheel functionality working on a controller: Scratching mode (note), Scratch (CC), and Pitch bend (CC). Both the CCs also need their Speed and Reaction adjusted to suit user taste. You can edit your jog wheel MIDI mappings within the device MIDI Configuration editor.

1.	The Scratching Mode MIDI command is designed to switch your jog wheel to be able to scratch on non-touch-sensitive platters. Touch the top of the jog wheel to add or focus on the note in the editor. Select Deck <number>, and Scratching Mode (in the Jog wheels section of the drop-down).
2.	Touch the top of the jog wheel and move it backwards and forwards in a scratching motion to add/focus the command in the editor. Add the Deck<number>, Scratch action (from Jog wheels section) to the command to add scratching capabilities to your jog wheel. If your jog wheels aren't touch sensitive, you can use the Scratch (no touch detection) CC instead.

NOTE: Check your hardware specifications to find out if your controller has touch sensitive jog wheels.

3.	To add Pitch bend functions, touch the side of the jog wheel and move it to add/focus the command in the editor. Choose the Deck <number>, Pitch bend action.
4.	Finally, you can adjust the Sensitivity via the Advanced Control Options section of your MIDI actions (see section 5.18 MIDI mapping). Play with both the Speed and Reaction sliders until you are satisfied with the feel of all the jog wheel behavior.

If your controller supports it, you can also add an extra layer of SHIFT commands to control other software features by holding down the SHIFT button while adding the commands in the device MIDI Configuration editor.

TIP: The jog wheel is treated as any other rotary control, meaning you can also use them for controlling effects or even browser navigation!
5.18.4 Editing an existing mapping
You can also modify an existing MIDI mapping to suit your needs. Select your existing controller’s MIDI Configuration window to access these changes. The device MIDI editor will already show a list of all the mapped controls. Using the guide above, you can add to or alter the commands any way you need.

TIP: Sometimes you can find alternative mappings for hardware on the Algoriddim or manufacturer forums.

TIP: Many controllers have SHIFT functions to double up your control options.
5.18.5 Sharing your mappings
All your custom controller mappings are saved automatically when you click DONE in the MIDI configuration window.  You can quickly access your mappings folder from the MIDI configuration window via the macOS Share Menu feature, next to the MIDI hardware selection drop-down, and choosing Show in Finder.

Within the mapping list window, you can also manage these files in one convenient place.
1.	To quickly find where they’re saved, open the MIDI configuration window and click Edit Configurations… from the drop-down box at the top.
2.	In the new window, select the controller from the list and choose Show in Finder from the Options drop-down at the bottom.
3.	Alternatively, you can find them by hand at this location in Finder:
~/Music/djay/MIDI Mappings/
4.	You can also use this window to organize your mapping files. Select the mapping from the list and use the drop-down to Duplicate, Rename, or Delete the file.

You can also add new mapping files to djay Pro AI by downloading and double-clicking them. The controller mapping files use the *.djayMidiMapping extension and will be recognized by macOS as unique to djay Pro AI.

TIP: You can quickly access your controller MIDI configuration by going to the MIDI menu item and selecting your device. Alternatively, you can use the keyboard shortcut ⌘ + Y.
5.19 External mixing
As well as mixing using MIDI on a controller, it is also possible to use up to four decks in djay Pro AI with an external DJ mixer and audio interface.

1.	If you're using both a mixer and separate audio interface, plug your audio interface outputs into their respective mixer channel inputs.

TIP: You can route your audio into the mixer channels however you feel comfortable. Just keep track of which is which!

2.	Plug the USB cable into your computer. Like with MIDI controllers, djay Pro AI will automatically detect your audio interface, with a pop-up asking how audio routing should be set up.
3.	On the pop-up, click the Advanced... button to open up the Devices preferences.
4.	You can now change your audio to External using the tabs at the top. This will let you assign stereo outputs to individual decks, pre-cue, Sampler, and Looper, allowing your audio to be routed to external mixer channels.
5.	Hit Apply to save your settings, and turn your mixer on if it isn't already. You're now ready to mix using djay Pro AI and an external DJ mixer!
5.20 Digital Vinyl System
The Digital Vinyl System (DVS) in djay Pro AI works with any timecode vinyl record with a 1kHz tone control signal track (instead of music) to manually control the audio or video in a deck using a turntable. When correctly set up, this system feels and behaves just like a record does. You can scratch, beatmatch, backspin, needle drop as you would with music vinyl.

For more detailed information and troubleshooting tips, please refer to the companion DVS set up guide (macOS) available alongside this manual.
5.20.1 Enabling and calibrating DVS
Once your turntables are plugged into the DVS-supported mixer, you need to perform two tasks to set up your timecode.

First, enable the DVS in the preferences.
1.	Open Preferences via the djay Pro AI menu.
2.	Navigate to the DVS tab.
3.	Click Enable Digital Vinyl Control at the top.

Doing this will let you configure each of your turntables within the software.
1.	Choose an available input on the audio interface for each deck you’ll be using DVS with.
2.	Click the Calibrate button to start the timecode calibration process on the first turntable.
3.	Follow the steps in the pop up that appears.
4.	Repeat for each connected turntable.

NOTE: You will need to recalibrate your DVS each time you move to a different location. This is to ensure djay Pro AI is able to adapt to the ambient noise while tracking the timecode signal.
5.20.2 Neural Mix control vinyl
Along with standard 1kHz tone DVS records, djay Pro AI can make use of the Algoriddim’s patented Neural Mix timecode tracks, which can be found on the b-side of the djay Control Vinyl.

There are three separate tracks on this side. The first is a five minute unedited version, but the last two will automatically create five minutes of either instrumental/acappella, or tonal/percussive Neural Mix isolated audio. To change which are played, please see section 4.9.3 DVS preferences.

TIP: Make sure to keep your turntables and records well maintained for the best possible performance. Check your tonearm counterweights are set up correctly, and clean your records with a carbon fiber vinyl brush or other record cleaning equipment.