Setting a loop

■Manual setting

1​While the track is playing, press the [IN/CUE (IN ADJUST)] button at the point where you want to start the loop (loop-in point).

2​Press the [OUT (OUT ADJUST)] button at the point where you want the loop to end (loop-out point).

The chosen section plays in a loop.

■Automatic setting

Using 4 Beat Loop

1​Press and hold the [IN/CUE (IN ADJUST)] button during playback.

The track plays a 4-Beat Loop according to the BPM from the point where you pressed the button.

•​If BPM can’t be detected, it’s set to 120.

Using the 4 BEAT LOOP (1/2X) button

1​Press the [4 BEAT LOOP (1/2X)] button during playback.

The track plays a 4-Beat Loop according to the BPM from the point where you pressed the button.

•​If the BPM can’t be detected, it’s set to 120.

Using the 8 BEAT LOOP (2X) button

1​Press the [8 BEAT LOOP (2X)] button.

The track plays a 8-Beat Loop according to the BPM from the point where you pressed the button.

•​If the BPM can’t be detected, it’s set to 120.

Fine-adjusting loop points

1​Press the [IN/CUE (IN ADJUST)] or [OUT (OUT ADJUST)] button during loop playback.

The unit switches to loop adjusting mode.

—​[IN/CUE (IN ADJUST)]: Adjusts the loop-in point.

—​[OUT (OUT ADJUST)]: Adjusts the loop-out point.

2​Turn the jog wheel to fine-adjust the loop point.

•​Press the [IN/CUE (IN ADJUST)] or [OUT (OUT ADJUST)] button again, or leave the unit without operating the controls for more than 10 seconds to cancel loop adjusting mode.

Adjusting the length of a loop

■Halving the length of a loop

1​Press the [4 BEAT LOOP (1/2X)] or [CUE/LOOP CALL ] button during loop playback.

The loop length is halved.

■Doubling a loop in length

1​Press the [8 BEAT LOOP (2X)] or [CUE/LOOP CALL ] button during loop playback.

The loop length is doubled.

Returning to a loop-in point to start loop playback (Retrigger)

1​Press the [IN/CUE (IN ADJUST)] button while pressing the [SHIFT] button during loop playback.

The playback point returns to the loop-in point and starts loop playback from there.

Using Active Loop

Set a saved loop as an Active Loop using rekordbox beforehand.

1​Load a track that has an Active Loop set.

After the playback point passes the set point, loop playback automatically starts.

Canceling loop playback

1​Press the [RELOOP/EXIT] button during loop playback.

Loop playback is canceled.

•​Press the [RELOOP/EXIT] button again to start loop playback from the loop-in point.

Emergency Loop

The unit automatically plays a Beat Loop if it can’t start playing the next track when the end of the current track is reached. This prevents situations where your performance is interrupted by silence.

•​You can’t DJ during Emergency Loop playback.

•​Load a track to cancel the Emergency Loop.

•​When the file has been cached, Emergency Loop isn’t applied and playback continues with the restriction.

Saving a loop

1​Set loop points.

⇨Setting a loop

2​Press the [MEMORY] button.

Calling up a saved loop

1​Load a track you have previously saved a loop for.

2​Press the [CUE/LOOP CALL ] or [CUE/LOOP CALL ] button.

•​If a comment is set to the called up point in rekordbox, the comment is displayed in the track name display.

Deleting a saved loop

1​Call up a saved loop.

⇨Calling up a saved loop

2​Press the [DELETE] button.

•​If you delete a loop set as an Active Loop, the Active Loop is also deleted.

⇨Using Active Loop