Disable Slicer Mode for regular MIDI mapping

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  • Device model: Macbook Pro 2021 M1 Silicon Pro
  • Version of operating system: MacOS Sequoia 15.5
  • Version of djay: 5.3.2
  • Hardware/controllers used: Hercules Inpulse 500

I never use the slicer on the Hercules Inpulse 500, and would love to swap those hotpads to something more useful like saved loops.

Unfortunately the special function of the slicer where it segments and freezes the waveform, and triggers different segments, interferes with alternative midi-mappings, and I can’t find a way to disable it.

Is there a way to disable the slicer features? Right now 25% of my hotpads are not really usable.

Thanks!

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Hi @zalzebub, unfortunately, it’s not possible to remove this functionality within the MIDI Learn tool. If you’re familiar with editing XML files, you might be able to remove this from the code, but I don’t recommend this if you don’t know what you’re doing.

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It is a little irritating that this was not a problem in an earlier version of the standard mapping for the Inpulse 500.

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Thanks @Slak_Jaw, that did the trick! This is going to be such a boon to my workflows.

Please thank the dev team for offering the mapping files in a structured plain text format. I have them under version control which makes it easy to experiment with different configurations.

I also want to give a shout-out to your efforts on these forums. I haven’t found even close to this level of responsiveness from other DJ software companies. The level of support provided here is one of the killer features of DJay Pro, and one of the big reasons I was comfortable switching from what I was using before.

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You’re welcome @zalzebub. Glad that helped. Thanks for the positive feedback. Always appreciated!

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I’m having this exact issue with my Hercules Inpulse 300mk2 I want to change that behavior to not activate the slicer. Did you solve this issue?

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Hi @musasoyyo, yes, I solved this issue, but I had to edit the *.djayMidiMapping file directly.

DJay MIDI controller mappings are synced to a *.djayMidiMapping file, in XML format. However, not all the entries in the file are visually reflected in the settings panel. Some are hidden.

Specifically I had to manually remove (using a text editor) the <dict>...</dict> entries that were labelled:

  • turntable2.slicerLoopModeToggle
  • turntable2.padModeSlicer
  • turntable2.padModeSlicerLoop
  • turntable1.padModeSlicer
  • turntable1.padModeSlicerLoop

and also:

  • turntable2.slicer8Slice<n>

where <n> goes from 1-8.

Then I restarted DJay Pro, and was able to MIDI map the slicer pads to to other features unencumbered.

This worked for me, but it is entirely undocumented and I’m sure not an officially recommended solution. If you do try it, it’s probably a good idea to backup your *.djayMidiMapping file first.

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If anyone fancies sharing a video of how to do this properly i’d be well in.
It drives me mad.

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Thank you, I will give it a try backing up everything first