I went out and bought a DDJ SX2. I was going to get an S8. But something about the SX2 just called to me, and I don’t regret it one bit.
So… here’s what I’ve been mulling over. STEMS. How would I go about mapping stems decks to the SX2. The Pio traktor mapping doesn’t have anything programmed in the sampler mode, so I’m thinking this is the place to do it. HOWEVER. Where am I gonna put the upfaders. Effects knobs up top? Re-Map the EQs on decks 3 and 4 to be the faders?
I would use the fx knobs with a modifier to engage the functions when needed and when the track is a stem one.
The Eq may be a solution but then you’ll loose the functionality. However that may still makes sense. You can easily use the built in modifier that relates to the type of deck.
An good alternative would be to do exactly like it is on the s5, use the pads when in ‘stem mode’ (your modifier), press a pad corresponding to one of the stem (1to4) and use the fx knob. You’ll need to accommodate for soft take over also on the knobs.
Nice. I’m gonna take a look and see if I can do it that way. I AM noticing that the Pio .tsi file is insanely big and complicated. Hopefully I don’t screw it up!
Getting through Pioneers .tsi file is a bit above my pay grade. The number of modifiers and toggle states and whatnot that I need to sort of reverse engineer is cra cra.
That’s probably smart. I can’t even exactly figure out what the slicer pads are up to. Controlling effects in a way that I don’t fully grasp. RTFM, I suppose.
Have you had success remapping the pads or do you leave them as is without all those other functionalities?
I’ll see if I can take another look at it over the weekend. Maybe I can impress with girlfriend with my upper-intermediate MIDI
Ahhhhhh… Yeah, that’s annoying. It also bugs the shit out of me that the default effects banks on the top of the unit are 3 and 4, not 1 and 2. Do you know how to switch 'em?
Just came across your post here. I too recently got an SX2 thinking that at the moment i won’t be able to use it to its full potential. But now after watching all these videos on stems etc. I’m just re-considering my decision. The remix decks with the availability of stems looks nasty. What are your thoughts???