by bukem on 28 Sep 2011, 21:20
Ok let me try and explain.
If you keep the Cue button pressed (ie hold the button down), the track plays until you release your finger off the Cue button. Releasing it will also set the track back to the start position (or cue point).
If you press the Play button, the track plays. Press the Play button again and the track pauses.
When I mix and beatmatch, I would like to 'test' the beatmatching first by using the Cue button and move the jog wheel (and altering the pitch control) to get the track at the correct speed. The beauty about the Cue is that when you release the button, the track stops. Holding the Cue button again and the track plays starts at the cue point. If I make a mistake during the beatmatch, I can always the release the Cue and then hold the Cue again on the correct bar. From the videos I have seen, Pioneer CDJ's can do this (and assumed this the can be done in Cross LE).
Now I workaround this by either:
1) Holding cue on the correct bar then also tap the Play button. This allows me to release my finger from the Cue button and use Jog wheel to the correct beatmatch (with pitch control).
2) Just press Play on the correct bar. If a press play too early or too late, pressing the Cue button will stop the track. Then i'll press Play again on the correct bar. I'll use the Jog wheel to correct the beatmatch (with pitch control).
The reason I want the Jog wheel to work in Cue is because stupidly, I forget I'm holding down the Cue and cannot use the Jog wheels to correct the beatmatch! I just feel the Cue button is more intuitive and requires less button pressing (and potential mistakes) during a mix.
As I stated in my earlier, It's not really a big problem, I assumed It can be done with an Ion Discover DJ because CDJ do it. After all, these MIDI controllers are supposed to mimic CDJs. And because Cross LE is software, it could be addressed at a later date.
Also what doesn't help is that the Ion Discover DJ doesn't have pitch sliders, it has pitch buttons! So apart from the using the mouse, you cannot "ride" the pitch as you can with a CDJ, turntable or other MIDI controllers.
Computer: 2010 MacBook Pro 13 inch - Snow Leopard (10.6)
Controller: Ion Discover DJ
Software: Mixvibes Cross LE