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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