Pioneer SEP-C1: USING DJ SOFTWARE USING MIDI FOR COMPUTER CONTROL

USING DJ SOFTWARE USING MIDI FOR COMPUTER CONTROL: Pioneer SEP-C1

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USING DJ SOFTWARE

For DJS:

Setting a MIDI channel

Control can be performed while viewing the center display’s

MIDI channel setting can be performed from the UTILITY screen.

BROWSE, EFFECT, and MIX screens. For details of actual

1 Press the UTILITY button.

operation, consult the chapter on “Manipulator Style”

2 Press the [PC] function button.

operation of the SEP-C1 DJS Control Guide (PDF file on

The center display will show the MIDI channel setting menu.

accessory CD-ROM).

• Controller A uses the same channel as the center display,

while controller B uses a different channel. (Factory defaults

are for Controller A and center display to be set to Channel

1, and Controller B set to Channel 2).

MEMO

• While the UTILITY screen is being displayed on the center

display, the center display’s buttons and rotary selector dial

cannot be used to control DJ software.

3 Either press the rotary selector dial, or press the select down

(

) button.

The icon will move to the right.

4 Turn the rotary selector dial to change the value.

USING MIDI FOR COMPUTER CONTROL

Values between 1 and 16 can be set.

MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a standardized

5 Press the rotary selector dial to confirm the value selected.

protocol used to govern data transmission between electronic

• Press the select up () button to cancel the selection and

musical instruments and computers.

return to the UTILITY screen.

The SEP-C1 uses the MIDI message format to output its operating

data and status to a computer connected by USB cable. By using

a DJ software program with USB MIDI support to assign the MIDI

messages output by the SEP-C1, the SEP-C1 can be used to

control the DJ software.

For more information regarding messages output by the SEP-C1,

consult the section “MIDI MESSAGE TABLE” (P. 23).

1 Connect to the computer.

The center display will show the [PRO DJ] logo.

2 Start the DJ software program.

When communication is established with the DJ program, the

SEP-C1 operates as a MIDI controller, and the status of

controller A/B and center display section’s buttons and

controls are output as MIDI messages.

MEMO

• While the UTILITY screen is being displayed on the center

display, the center display’s MIDI messages are not output.

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