How do I MIDI map Neural Mix™ controls in djay?

Neural Mix™ can be controlled directly on screen or through MIDI. This article walks you through how to map available Neural Mix actions using djay’s MIDI Learn tools.

Introduction

Neural Mix™ can be used through the djay interface, but there is also a suite of MIDI commands you can map to control your Neural Mix audio tracks.
You can choose a Deck or the Mixer as a Target and map Rotaries, Faders, or Buttons to control:

• Neural Mix Filter (Instrumental / Acappella)
• Neural Mix Volume
• Neural Mix EQ (–12 dB to +12 dB)
• Neural Mix Crossfader
• Channel modes: 2 (Instrumental / Acappella), 3 (Drums / Harmonics / Vocals), or 4 (Drums / Bass / Harmonics / Vocals)

You can also map MIDI Buttons to Mute or Solo each Neural Mix component.

macOS

Keyboard Mapping

The Neural Mix controls can be mapped to any key on your keyboard.
To do this:

1. Open the Shortcuts editor in djay's Preferences menu.
2. Select the Target as any deck (e.g., Deck 1, Deck 2) for the desired keyboard key.
3. Scroll down the actions list to find the Neural Mix actions.

DJ Controller Mapping

To get the full capability of djay Pro for Mac's Neural Mix AI-driven audio separation on your MIDI controller, you can set up the following available MIDI controls:

• Neural Mix Filter (Instrumental / Acappella)
• Neural Mix Volume
• Neural Mix EQ (–12 dB to +12 dB)
• Neural Mix Crossfader

You can choose whether you'd like to use these Neural Mix controls on 2, 3, or 4 channels.
You can also map MIDI buttons to Neural Mix actions for the same channels so you can Mute or Solo each instrument.

To map each control, follow the steps below:

1. Connect your MIDI controller to your Mac and open djay Pro.
2. Open the MIDI menu at the top of your screen and select the controller you want to add MIDI actions to. This opens the MIDI Learn window:
3. Move the MIDI control you'd like to add a Neural Mix action to.
4. Choose a Deck or Mixer as the Target.
5. Select the Neural Mix action you want to assign (eg. Neural Mix Volume).
6. Repeat for the remaining controls.

iOS

DJ Controller Mapping

1. Open the djay Pro dashboard menu and tap the cog to open Settings.

2. Tap the MIDI Devices menu item.

3. Select the controller to which you'd like to add MIDI actions.

4. Use the MIDI component you want to map to show it in the editor.

5. Then select either Deck or Mixer as a Target.

6. Tap on the MIDI control to edit it, and choose Action to select what MIDI command it will control.
   Note: The list of actions you are able to view will be different depending on what type of MIDI component is being mapped.

7. Tap the action you wish to map, and you’ll be taken back to the action editor screen.

8. Tap Back to return to the MIDI component list and repeat the steps for all the other commands you need.

Windows

DJ Controller Mapping

To map Neural Mix actions to a MIDI controller:

1. Connect your MIDI controller to your PC and open djay Pro.
2. Open the MIDI Configuration menu and select your controller to open the MIDI mapping window.
3. Move the MIDI control you'd like to add a Neural Mix action to.
4. Choose a Deck or Mixer as the Target
5. Select the Neural Mix action you want to assign (eg. Neural Mix Volume)
6. Repeat for the remaining controls.

Android

Custom MIDI mapping for Neural Mix™ is not supported on Android.
Pre-mapped hardware that includes Neural Mix functionality will still work as designed, but user-created MIDI mappings are not available.