Pioneer DDJ-SB3

The Pioneer DDJ-SB3 is a 4 deck USB DJ controller.

Uusi versiossa 2.3.2.

Audio Setup

The mapping relies on the following channel assignments:

Output Channels	Assigned to
1-2	Master
3-4	Headphones

This controller mapping does not support any inputs. The controller itself has a microphone input, but that cannot be controlled via MIDI or routed to the computer.

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Decks 3 and 4 you will not work unless you map at least one of Mixxx’s outputs to use the DDJ-SB3 sound card. This is a limitation of the controller’s firmware.

Controller Mapping

A schematic drawing with the control numbers that are used here can be found on the specified page in the User Manual in the Links section.

Deck section (p. 6)

Pioneer DDJ-SB3 (deck section) — Deck section (p. 6)

No.	Control	Function
1	TEMPO slider	Adjust track playing speed (can be adjusted via SYNC)
2	Jog Wheel (top)	Pitch bend (nudge) or scratch when vinyl mode is enabled
2	Jog Wheel (outer)	Pitch bend (nudge)
2	SHIFT + Jog Wheel (top)	Fast-forward or fast reverse track
3	HOT CUE	Set hot cue mode
3	SHIFT + HOT CUE	Set BEAT JUMP mode
4	FX FADE	Set FX fade mode
4	SHIFT + FX FADE	Set roll mode
5	PAD SCRATCH	Set pad scratch mode
5	SHIFT + PAD SCRATCH	Set slicer mode
6	SAMPLER	Set sampler mode
6	SHIFT + SAMPLER	Set trans mode
7	VINYL	Toggle vinyl mode
7	SHIFT + VINYL	Toggle slip mode
8	AUTO LOOP	Toggle auto loop
8	SHIFT + AUTO LOOP	Cancel loop or reloop
9	2X	Double loop length
10	1/2X	Halve loop length
11	Pad 1 - 8	Perform different functions depending on current mode
12	PLAY/PAUSE button	Play / pause
12	SHIFT + PLAY/PAUSE button	Return to temporary cue point
13	CUE button	Set, play and call out cue points
13	SHIFT + CUE button	Return to the beginning of the song
14	SYNC button	Match tempo and phase to currently playing deck
15	SHIFT + button	Switch function of controls
16	DECK X	Switch deck
17	KEY LOCK	Toggle key lock
17	SHIFT + KEY LOCK	Toggle tempo slider range

Mixer section (p. 8)

Pioneer DDJ-SB3 (mixer section) — Mixer section (p. 8)

No.	Control	Function
1	TRIM knob	Adjust individual channel output gain
2	HI/MID/LOW knobs	Adjust high/mid/low-frequencies
3	FILTER knob	Low pass / high pass filter for each channel
4	HEADPHONE CUE 1 button	Toggle headphone pre-fader listening of left deck.
4	HEADPHONE CUE 2 button	Toggle headphone pre-fader listening of right deck.
5	Channel faders	Adjust the output level for each channel
5	SHIFT Channel faders	Fader start and adjust the output level for each channel
6	Cross fader	Fade between left and right deck
7	MASTER knob	Adjust master output level. This changes the master output level directly on the controller’s audio interface. The MAIN knob on the Mixxx UI will not change.
8	HEADPHONES knob	Adjust headphones output level. This changes the headphones’ output level directly on the controller’s audio interface. The HEAD knob on the Mixxx UI will not change.
9	MASTER button	Output master to headphones

Effect section (p. 8)

Pioneer DDJ-SB3 (effects section) — Effects section (p. 8)

No.	Control	Function
1	1 button	Turns the effect on/off
1	SHIFT1 button	Focuses the effect
2	2 button	Turns the effect on/off
2	SHIFT2 button	Focuses the effect
3	3 button	Turns the effect on/off
3	SHIFT2 button	Focuses the effect
4	LEVEL knob	Adjusts the mix of the dry and wet signal of the effect unit

Browser section (p. 13)

Pioneer DDJ-SB3 (browser section) — Browser section (p. 13)

No.	Control	Function
1	LOAD button	Loads track highlighted in the library to the left or right deck
2	BROWSE knob (rotate)	Rotate the knob left or right highlights the previous or next track in the library
2	BROWSE knob (press)	Starts / stops track preview of highlighted track

Performance Pads

You can use the Pad Mode Select buttons to select a mode for the performance pads. Performance pads are numbered from top left to bottom right. First row is 1-4 and the second row is 5-8. Press shift and the pad mode select button to access other pad modes.

Hot Cue Mode

Hot Cue mode is enabled by pressing the HOT CUE button. The button will light up when selected.

Bookmark positions in the track and jump to them.

No.	Control	Function
1-8	Pad (unlit)	Save current position as hot cue.
1-8	Pad (lit)	Jump to hot cue.
1-8	SHIFT + Pad (lit)	Clear hot cue.

Beatjump Mode

Beatjump mode is enabled by holding SHIFT down and pressing the HOT CUE button. The button will flash when selected. Use beatjump mode to jump back or forward on the track by a certain number of beats.

No.	Control	Function
1	Pad	Decrease beatjump size
2	Pad	Increase beatjump size
3	Pad	Jump left
4	Pad	Jump right
5	Pad	Go back to beginning of track
6	Pad	Search left
7	Pad	Search right
8	Pad	Censor

FX Fade Mode

FX Fade mode is enabled by pressing the FX FADE button. The button will light up when selected. FX fade is a set of functions built-in to the controller.

Pioneer DDJ-SB3 (Fade mode performance pads)

No.	Control	Function
1	Pad (unlit)	Applies a high-pass filter from off to max
1	Pad (blinking)	Turn off filter
2	Pad (unlit)	Applies a low-pass filter from off to max
2	Pad (blinking)	Turn off filter
3	Pad (unlit)	Apply 1 beat auto-loop and lower volume
3	Pad (blinking)	Turn off loop and restore volume
4	Pad	Perform a back-spin and resume
5	Pad	Same as pad 1 but over more time
6	Pad	Same as pad 2 but over more time
7	Pad	Auto-loop with exponential size reduction
8	Pad	Same as 4 but with a longer back-spin

Loop Roll Mode

Loop roll mode is enabled by holding SHIFT down and by pressing the FX FADE button. The button will blink when selected. Press one of the pads to trigger a momentary loop roll. Once the pad is released, the track will resume playing.

No.	Control	Function
1	Pad	1/16 beat loop roll
2	Pad	1/8 beat loop roll
3	Pad	1/4 beat loop roll
4	Pad	1/2 beat loop roll
5	Pad	1 beat loop roll
6	Pad	2 beat loop roll
7	Pad	4 beat loop roll
8	Pad	8 beat loop roll

Pad Scratch Mode

Pad scratch mode is enabled by pressing the PAD SCRATCH button. The button will light up when selected. Press one of the pads to trigger one of the built in scratches.

Slicer Mode

Slicer mode is enabled by holding SHIFT down and by pressing the PAD SCRATCH button. The button will blink when selected. In this mode every pad represents a marker in the beat grid. Each pad will light up as each slice is played. Press a pad to repeat the slice and hold the pad down to loop it.

Sampler Mode

Sampler mode is enabled by pressing the SAMPLER button. The button will light up when selected.

No.	Control	Function
1	Pad	Play sample 1
1	SHIFT + Pad	Stop sample 1
2	Pad	Play sample 2
2	SHIFT + Pad	Stop sample 2
3	Pad	Play sample 3
3	SHIFT + Pad	Stop sample 3
4	Pad	Play sample 4
4	SHIFT + Pad	Stop sample 4
5	Pad	Load sample 1
5	SHIFT + Pad	Unload sample 1
6	Pad	Load sample 2
6	SHIFT + Pad	Unload sample 2
7	Pad	Load sample 3
7	SHIFT + Pad	Unload sample 3
8	Pad	Load sample 4
8	SHIFT + Pad	Unload sample 4

Trans Mode

Trans mode is enabled by holding SHIFT down and by pressing the SAMPLER button. The button will blink when selected. Press one of the pads to trigger one of the built in cut effects. This mode is driven entirely by the controller’s firmware, so there is no equivalent in the Mixxx UI. In this mode, pressing and holding a pad triggers a Cut Effect, where the deck’s fader volume is toggle from 0 to max at the rate described in the table below. For example, pressing and holding pad 5 will cause the volume to toggle from max to min every one beat.