Suggestion: Deck that is not playing cannot be considered Master

[djantona]

Greetings,
I would like to suggest that for the Sync functionality when crossfading, that if a deck is not active (i.e. playing) it NOT be considered as a potential Master for the tempo. In other words, whatever coding is making the decision, it should be programmed so that any deck that is not playing is dropped from the choice?

It was happened to me and it seems a bit bizarre. I’ve read briefly about the criteria (loudness etc; would love to know more if there’s a link), but this just seems logical to me? There should be a hand off as soon as a deck stops playing for more than one second or so (unless you offer some kind of ‘scratch’ mode for turntablists, but that should be an option, not ‘default’).

Thanks!

[Slak_Jaw]

Hi @djantona, I’ve discussed this previously in a couple of other threads. Have a look at this and let mw know if that answers your questions:

Confused about tempo slider when 4 deck in sync

@fmpwizard regarding your Master Tempo question, I recommend you first read the support article below on how the two different types of Sync work in djay depending on your settings. Now for the harder part. Honestly, I’ve been using djay for many years and I’m still not 100% sure how the Master Deck is determined. Again, I suggest you experiment with 2 Deck Mode first to get a better sense of how it works. I’ll explain my experience with 3 common scenarios: SCENARIO 1: No Decks Playing Wit…

[djantona]

Hey Slack_Jaw,
Thanks for the fast reply. I really appreciate the level of support you’re offering on here.
This does clarifying things…I experienced some results that I found weird a couple of times, but will keep an eye out, with this info in mind. It generally does what I expect it to…could be teething issues as well (me getting used to the new software), so I also appreciate everyone’s patience on here.

Thanks,

[Slak_Jaw]

You’re welcome @djantona. Happy to help!

[Slak_Jaw]

There’s also this suggestion topic for being able to manually select the Master Deck. Similar to how Traktor handles it. This has been communicated to the dev team already.

Master Deck for Sync - DJay Pro 5.x

I’d like to recommend a master deck function for sync that automatically selects the currently playing deck (ideally the one that does not have the new track loaded into it) as the master deck. Currently, it’s either hard sync, which locks both decks and therefore changes speed for both decks when adjusting speed on one of them. Or, depending on the behaviour selected in preferences, it disables sync completely when adjusting tempo on one deck. This is quite annoying when trying to nudge the tra…