Hi everyone, I’m working on MIDI mapping Pioneer mixers. When I map in Serato, I set the mapping to “rel” so any button press triggers the desired action. However, in DJ Pro, I have to double-tap for it to work. Does anyone know a fix or why this happens?
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This sounds like unexpected behavior. Can you please also share some screenshots of how you’ve MIDI mapped one of the buttons? Ensure that the Advanced Control Configuration section is expanded in your screenshot as well. It sounds to me like you may have mapped the same button twice by accident.
Hello! It’s been a week since my last reply. I’m going to consider this topic completed for now so I can focus on others. However, please feel free to respond and we can definitely revisit this. Thanks!
Hi team,
Just wanted to check if something is possible within MIDI mapping in djay Pro AI, or if I might be missing something.
I’m currently using a control that sends REL (relative) MIDI data, and I’m finding that it requires multiple presses to complete a full on/off cycle, rather than behaving like a simple toggle.
In Serato DJ Pro, this type of behaviour can be handled more cleanly, allowing a control to act as a true toggle even when using relative input.
Is there a way to achieve this within djay Pro AI’s current MIDI mapping system, where a REL-mapped control can alternate cleanly between on and off with each press?
If this is already possible, I’d really appreciate any guidance on what I might be overlooking. If not, I’d love to suggest this as a feature, as it would make performance much smoother and more intuitive.
Thanks for your time
Hi @Owe_Marley, it sounds like you may have double mapped a function or are using the wrong button type. Can you please share screenshots of you mapping for this function with the Advanced Control Configuration section expanded?
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no problem I’ll need to hook up to the clubs setup to send a proper example.
In Serato DJ Pro, you can switch MIDI mapping from binary to relative, which completely changes how triggers behave.
Right now, with the default mapping (like what you guys have), if I map something like an acapella to a headphone cue on a Pioneer DJM-900, I have to press once to turn it on, press again, then press again to turn it off. It ends up being a double-tap cycle.
With relative mapping, it becomes a simple on/off toggle—one press on, one press off—exactly how you’d expect it to work.
I’ve looked through the MIDI settings in djay Pro AI but can’t find any option to switch this behavior.
Hi @Owe_Marley, when you have access to the hardware again, please capture a screenshot like the one below for the button you have MIDI mapped. Perhaps you have accidentally mapped the same button twice or you have set the wrong control type. Also, if you could please capture a video of the exact behaviour when you press this button that would be great. Thanks!
Some buttons can be changed from Default to Toggle, Hold, On, Off.
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Im at the club now i cant seem to get relative how you have on the image
Hi @Owe_Marley,
- Try pressing a different button on the hardware.
- Make sure the Target is set to Deck 1 or Deck 2.
- For the Action, scroll way down near the bottom of the menu to the DVS section to find Control Mode Relative.
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Buttons with fixed toggle settings on the hardware side will require two presses to function, even after changing the mapping.
Examples I’ve encountered include mixers and controllers from Pioneer and NI.
(However, in the case of NI, this can be changed using a dedicated tool.)
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yeah ive figured that out hence me suggesting the rel behaviour like serato has. i learned the other night that the REL in the picture above was DVS control something with smae name but totaly differnt to what i was looking for. please share this tool hehe
