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 to Settings in the main toolbar.

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.
• Activate saved loop 1: Automatically arms the first saved loop on load. Playback will loop this section when reached.
• 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: Activate loop: Automatically arms the first saved loop, earliest saved loop (1-8), earliest cue loop (1-16) on load. Playback will loop this section when reached.

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 (±6% 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: If Crossfader FX is on and Deck 1 is playing while Deck 2 is paused, moving the crossfader toward Deck 2 will automatically start playback on that deck.
• Sync Mode:
  • Off – No sync is applied.
  • On – Sync is maintained during crossfades.
  • Sync + Temp Blend – Applies both sync and tempo blending for smoother transitions.