
The above steps are worth getting comfortable with, so you can do them quickly enough to make it sound good and have the timing right.

Press the PLAY button on the next track (deck 2).

Press the PAUSE button (deck 1) to stop playing the current track and then move the crossfader to the middle.ģ. Hit the ON button for the Echo effect (deck 1).Ģ. The next step can be done a number of ways to achieve the same result, so this is just one of them:ġ. Pretty straight forward, load your next track to the deck, get it in the right position where you wish to start the track, and push the channel fader up. As an example, I would recommend setting the FX Depth to approximately the 3 o'clock position on the dial, and have the BEATS set to 1. The depth amount and BEATS can change the sound of the effect greatly. Now adjust the FX depth to the amount your prefer.
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You can do this by either clicking on the drop down menu, or using the "Select Effect" controls on your DJ Controller (see your controller's Quick Start Guide to learn how to select effects). Select the Echo effect from the drop down menu. The below tutorial is using Multi FX mode. NOTE: You do not need to have the FX panel visible to use FX, but it can be a helpful visual aid. SELECT THE ECHO EFFECTįirstly, to be able to see what you are doing, ensure that you have the FX panel open, by clicking the FX button in the top left hand corner of the main screen of Serato DJ. Using the Echo effect can be an easy way to quickly cut to your next track, without necessarily having to beat match the songs together. It's great for making large tempo jumps and smoothly transitioning between different styles of music, especially ones that don't beat match easily.
