General settings

The General settings menu is where you fine-tune how djay behaves when loading tracks, syncing, controlling tempo, and more.

You can access general preferences by going to Dashboard > Settings > General.

Song loading

• Start playback: Automatically starts a track when it's loaded into a deck.
• Reset EQ, FX, tempo: Resets all EQ, FX, and tempo settings to default when loading a track.
• Reset Neural Mix controls: Resets Neural Mix™ stem levels when loading a new track.
• Protect active deck: Prevents tracks from being accidentally replaced while they’re playing.
• Jump to cue point: Loads the track either at the beginning of the track (Off), at the Start Cue, Cue Point 1, or a specific cue point (1–16).
• Activate loop: Automatically enables a saved loop or cue loop when a track is loaded. You can choose whether it uses the first saved loop, the earliest saved loop (1–8), or the earliest cue loop (1–16). When playback reaches that point, the track will loop the section automatically.

Sync mode

• Sync type: Choose whether sync matches only the BPM (Tempo) or both BPM and beats (Beat sync).
• Beat Sync interval: Sets quantization for beat sync (1 beat or 1 bar).
• Resume sync after pause, scratch, or cue jump: Keeps sync active even after playback is stopped or adjusted.
• Maintain sync on song load: Keeps sync active when loading a new track.
• Reset tempo when turning sync off: Returns tempo to original BPM when you deactivate sync.

Tempo

• Slider range: Adjusts the range of the pitch slider (±8% to ±75%).
• Invert slider: Reverses slider direction for tempo control, both in software and on hardware.

Play/Pause

• Start time: Sets how gradually the track speeds up when you hit play—mimicking a vinyl turntable starting.
• Stop time: Sets how gradually the track slows down when stopped—like powering down a turntable.

tip

The Play/Pause controls are great for replicating the feel of vinyl turntables.

Crossfader FX

• Auto-play when moving crossfader: Automatically start playback when moving the crossfader towards a paused deck.

note

In Classic, Pro, 4-Deck, Looper, and Video modes, this behaviour applies only when Crossfader FX is turned on.

• Sync mode:
  • Off: No sync is applied.
  • On: Sync is maintained during crossfades.
  • Sync + Tempo Blend: Applies both sync and tempo blending for smoother transitions.