Javier Vilalta <javier at dancephy.com>
The Pioneer DDJ-SB3 is a 4 deck USB DJ controller.
- Manufacturer's Product Page
- Manufacturer's User Manual
- Manufacturer's Firmware Update
- Mixxx User Forum
2.3.2
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.
Note
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.
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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| 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 |
| No. | Control | Function |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOAD button |
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| 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 |
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 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 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 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.
| 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 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 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 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 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 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.
| No. | Control | Function |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pad | 1/16 beat cut effect |
| 2 | Pad | 1/8 beat cut effect |
| 3 | Pad | 1/4 beat cut effect |
| 4 | Pad | 1/2 beat cut effect |
| 5 | Pad | 1 beat cut effect |
| 6 | Pad | 2 beat cut effect |
| 7 | Pad | 1/3 beat cut effect |
| 8 | Pad | Manual cut effect |