PIONEER DJM-S11





for VirtualDJ 8.5+
Last Update : December 2010


 

SETUP


Connections





Note: Usage of turntables or CD players (for DVS) is not necessary. The mixer may be used as a pure MIDI mixer. VirtualDJ is also offering the ability to control all the software decks with even with a single timecode unit. See Timecode (DVS).

Drivers


For both Windows and Mac OSX computers :
Install the latest firmware and drivers from https://www.pioneerdj.com/en/product/mixer/djm-s11/black/support/


VirtualDJ 8 Setup


Download and install VirtualDJ from http://www.virtualdj.com/download/index.html (in case you have not done already)
Once VirtualDJ is launched, a Login Window will appear. Login with your virtualdj.com account credentials.

A Pro Infinity or a Pro Subscription License is required to use the Pioneer DJM-S11. Without any of the above Licenses, the mixer will operate for 10 minutes each time you restart VirtualDJ.
http://www.virtualdj.com/buy/index.html



A window will appear next, to verify the proper detection.

Click on the “DJM-S11” button and VirtualDJ will automatically create and apply the pre-defined audio configuration using the built-in audio interface of the Pioneer DJM-S11

Click to OK.


The unit is now ready to operate with VirtualDJ.


MIDI Operation


The unit should be visible in the CONTROLLERS tab of Config and the “factory default” available/selected from the Mappings drop-down list.



The factory default Mapping offers the functions described in this Manual, however those can be adjusted to your needs via VDJ Script actions.

Find more details at
http://www.virtualdj.com/wiki/VDJ8script.html



AUDIO Setup


The unit has a pre-defined Audio setup and a special button in the AUDIO tab of Config to provide that. Alternative setups can be applied in the same window. See Advanced Setup



For further software settings please refer to the User Guide of VirtualDJ.
http://www.virtualdj.com/manuals/virtualdj8/index.html
 

LAYOUT





Even though the Pioneer DJM-S11 is capable of sending MIDI signals from all faders, buttons and knobs, the mixer part of the unit is not controlling the internal mixer of VirtualDJ. The audio mixing is operated from the hardware.

The Crossfader, Equalizer, Filter, Volume faders etc. will move the relative faders of the VirtualDJ GUI, but not vice versa (Fake mixer mode)

S. SHIFT. Press and hold this button to access secondary functions of other controls on the DJM-S11

The functionality of each button, knob and connection per section (as shown in the image above) will be explained in detail in the next chapters

A. Mixer Controls
B. Pads
C. Effects
D. Equalizer & Screen
E. Browser & Loop Controls
F. Front & Rear Panels
 

MIXER





KEY

ACTION

SHIFT (SECONDARY) ACTION

1 CROSSFADER
Blends audio and video between the left and right assigned Channels
Starts/Stops Deck when moved from one edge to any other position (Crossfader Start/Stop)

Requires Fader Start/Stop/Sync feature enabled from Preferences
2 VOLUME
Adjust the Output Volume of Left/Right Channel
Starts Deck when moved from minimum position to any other. Stops Deck at Cue point when moved from any position to minimum (Fader Start/Stop)

Requires Fader Start/Stop/Sync feature enabled from Preferences
3 VU METER
Indicate the Pre-Fader output level of the Left/Right assigned Channels. The middle VU-meters indicate the overall Master Output levell
4 SAMPLER VOL
Adjust the Master Output of the VirtualDJ Sampler
5 CUE CROSSFADER
Blends pre-fader signals from Left/Right assigned channels to the Headphones Channel. When in left/right position, only the signal from Left/Right assigned channel will be routed to the Headphones Channel respectively.
6 CUE VOL
Adjust the Output Level of the Headphones Chanel
7 CUE MIXING
Blends audio signal in the Headphones Chanel between the Master Output (when in MIX) and the Channels depending on the CUE CROSSFADER position
8 SMOOTH ECHO
Enable/disable Smooth Echo. When enabled, an Echo Effect will apply when a Channel Volume fader is moved to minimum position or Crossfader moved to the opposite direction
When enabled the selected Hardware or Software Effect will apply to the VirtualDJ Sampler



Additional note
 

PADS





KEY

ACTION

SHIFT (SECONDARY) ACTION

9 PAD MODES
12 different modes can be selected for the Pads. When a Pad mode is selected the same VirtualDJ Pad page will be loaded on left/right deck.
HOT CUE : Hotcues (1st press), BeatJump (2nd press) pages
ROLL : Loop Roll (1st press), Loop (2nd press) pages
SAVED LOOP : Saved Loops (1st press), Manual Loop (2nd press) pages
SAMPLER : Sampler (1st press) , Custom (2nd press) pages

Selection behavior depends on the selected option from Preferences
Choose a secondary Pad mode
HOT CUE : KeyCue page
ROLL : Slicer page
SAVED LOOP : Stems page
SAMPLER : ScratchBank page

Selection behavior depends on the selected option from Preferences
10 PADS
RGB Pads operate different function depending on the selected Pad mode
Different function depending on the selected Pad mode
11 PAD PARAMETERS
Control the 1st Parameter of the selected Pad page
Control the 2nd Parameter (if available) of the selected Pad page



For more info about Pads , see /manuals/virtualdj8/interface/decks/decksadvanced/pads.html
 

EFFECTS





KEY

ACTION

SHIFT (SECONDARY) ACTION

12 HARDWARE EFFECTS
Choose a Hardware Effect to apply on the assigned Left/Right decks.
Hardware Effects can be selected from the Pioneer DJM-S11 Preferences
13 SOFTWARE EFFECTS
Choose one of the 3 available VirtualDJ FX Slots to apply on the assigned Left/Right decks.
Select the next available VirtualDJ Effect for the FX Slots
14 FX LEVER
Apply the selected Hardware or Software Effect to the assigned Left/Right decks.
15 FX LEVEL/DEPTH
Adjust the 1st Parameter of the selected Hardware or Software Effect
Adjust the 2nd Parameter of the selected Hardware or Software Effect.
16 BEAT LEFT
Half the Beats for the selected Hardware or Software Effect (if available)
Select FX Bank A (by default Echo, Flanger and Reverb).
Hold down for more than 2 seconds to save the selected Effects on Slots 1-3 to Bank A
17 TAP
Tap this button on beat to manually calculate the BPM of a playing track in order Beat-aware Hardware Effects to be applied properly.
Cancel manual beat Tap and return to BM sent from VirtualDJ
18 BEAT RIGHT
Double the Beats for the selected Hardware or Software Effect (if available)
Select FX Bank B (by default Cut, Distortion and WahWah).
Hold down for more than 2 seconds to save the selected Effects on Slots 1-3 to Bank B



Additional notes for VirtualDJ Effects.
Due to Hardware limitations, both Left and Right Decks will use the same Effect for the 3 FX Slots. The blinking FX button indicates which one of the 3 available FX Slots will apply to the Left/Right assigned Decks if the FX LEVER switches are used.

 

EQUALIZER





KEY

ACTION

19 FILTER
Apply a Hardware Color FX to the selected Left/Right Channel. By default Filter Color FX is selected. A different Color FX can be chosen via the DJM-S11 Utilities
20 EQ LOW
Adjust the Low frequencies (Bass) of the Left/Right assigned Channels
21 EQ MID
Adjust the Middle frequencies (Mid) of the Left/Right assigned Channels
22 EQ HIGH
Adjust the High frequencies (Treble) of the Left/Right assigned Channels
23 TRIM
Adjust the Pre-fader Output level (Gain) of the selected Left/Right deck
24 SOURCE SEL
Select the source for the Left/Right mixer channel
Left selector : USB A (Left Deck - Computer A), CD/LINE , PHONO , USB B (Left Deck - Computer B)
Right selector : USB A (Right Deck - Computer A), CD/LINE , PHONO , USB B (Right Deck - Computer B)
25 BOOTH VOL
Adjust the Level of the Booth Output (connection at the rear panel)
26 MASTER VOL
Adjust the Level of the Master Output




Additional note
The entire Equalizer, Filter and Master section of the unit is Hardware operated. The VirtualDJ Equalizer (including Stems) and Filter are not used, even thought the knobs on the GUI follow the actual ones (fake mode)


LCD Touch Screen


Fully functional Touch Display.
Displays Browser List, Track's BPM, selected Effect, Song progress wave, Scratch wave and other info and controls.
Read further details in DJM-S11 Manual https://www.pioneerdj.com/en/support/documents/mixer/djm-s11/#manual
 

BROWSER & LOOPS





KEY

ACTION

SHIFT (SECONDARY) ACTION

27BROWSE
Scroll through content of the Folders or the Songs Lists.
Push to toggle focus between Folders and Songs List
Scroll though the content of the selected Sideview List
28BACK
Set focus to the Folders List or expand/collapse sub-folders if focus is on the Folders List already
Cycle through the available views of the Sideview (Automix, Sidelist, Karaoke, Sampler and Clones)
29LOAD
Load the selected track from the Browser to the Left/Right assigned Deck
Push the same button fast twice to clone the track from the opposite deck to the Left/Right Deck
Add the selected track from the Songs List to the Automix List of Sideview
30AUTO LOOP
Enable/disable a 4 beats Loop to the Left/Right assigned deck
Enable/disable an Auto-Loop of the selected beats in size
31LOOP HALF
Halves the size of the Loop
Sets current position as the Start (In) point of a manual loop
32LOOP DOUBLE
Doubles the size of the Loop
Sets current position as the End (Out) point of a manual loop


 

FRONT & REAR PANELS





KEY

Operation

33 AC POWER
Connect the unit with an AC Outlet using the provided cable to this socket. Power on when all other connections are done
34 MASTER OUT 2
Alternative Un-balanced Master Output using RCA cables
35 MASTER OUT
Balanced Master Output using XLR cables to connect with your amplifier/amplified speakers
36 BOOTH OUT
Booth Output using 1/4" TRS cables to connect with your monitor speakers
37 USB A/B
Use any of the 2 available USB ports to connect the DJM-S11 to a computer. See further details at the Back-to-Back section
38 CH1/CH2 INPUTS
Use the LINE/PHONO RCA inputs to connect a CD (or other Digital Media Player) or a Turntable. The sources connected to these Inputs can be selected from the Left (for CH1)/Right (for CH2) Source Selector at the top panel
39 CDJ/CONTROLLER
Connect compatible multi players or controllers.
Not recommended for storage devices connections. .If you turn input selector switches, devices are forcibly disconnected from any PC/Mac, so data on these devices may break.
40 MIC INPUT
Connect a Microphone using a XLR or 1/4" TRS cable
41 AUX INPUT
Connect any Digital Media source to this additional input. Signal from this Input will directly routed to the Master Output. The level of this audio signal is controlled from the AUX LEVEL knob at the front panel of the unit





KEY

Operation

42 MIC SECTION
Adjust the Level, High and Mid frequencies or apply an Echo FX to the Microphone Input (connection at the rear panel). Use the MIC On/Off switcher to turn the Microphone on/off. If the TALK OVER switcher is set to ON, the level of audio signal from the Master Output will be automatically reduced when Microphone is used
43 AUX LEVEL
Adjust the Level of the Auxiliary Input (input at the rear panel)
44 FEELING ADJ
Adjust the feeling of the Crossfader (how much strength is required to slide)
45 CROSSFADER REVERSE
Reverse the blending behavior of the Crossfader.
46 CROSSFADER CURVE
Adjust the slope (blending curve) of the Crossfader.(from Smooth to Cut/Scratch)
47 CH FADER CURVE
Adjust the slope (curve) of the Channel Faders.(from Smooth to Cut/Scratch)
48 CH FADER REVERSE
Reverse the fading behavior of the Channel faders.
49 HEADPHONES SOCKET
Connect your Headphones using a 1/8" or a 1/4" adapter. The level of this output is controlled from the top panel
 

ADVANCED SETUP


The Pioneer DJM-S11 offers 2 built-in audio interfaces with 4 stereo Outputs and 4 stereo Inputs each. The Mixer Inputs are determined by the Input Select switchers at the top panel of the unit.
The USB Output Channels can be set to different modes via the Pioneer DJM-S11 Setting Utility

How to open the DJM-S11 Utilities:

For Windows computer:
Click on the ASIO button you will find in the AUDIO tab of VirtualDJ Settings or ...
Click [START] menu [All Programs] [Pioneer] [DJM-S11] [Pioneer DJM-S11 Settings Utility]

For Mac OSX computer:
Click [MACINTOSH HD] icon [Applications] [Pioneer] [DJM-S11] [Pioneer DJM-S11 Settings Utility]


Timecode (DVS)


VirtualDJ is offering DVS (Digital Vinyl System) support for the Pioneer DJM-S11. A Pro Infinity license is required. http://www.virtualdj.com/buy/index.html
Up to 2 Timecode Inputs are available to control any software decks via Timecode CDs or Vinyls.

Both Mixer Channels CH1 and CH2 can accept PHONO (for Timecode Vinyls). CD/LINE (for Timecode CDs)

Connect your Timecode devices at the rear panel of the Pioneer DJM-S11 using the LINE/PHONO RCA inputs depending on the Timecode device and set the top Source select switchers to either USB A or USB B, depending on the used USB port..

Open the Pioneer DJM-S11 Setting Utility and set the USB 1/2 and 3/4 Channel Outputs to the appropriate mode (CD or PHONO Control tone)

In this example (as shown in the side picture), 2 Timecode Vinyls have been connected to CH1 and CH2 using the PHONO Inputs.

Close the Settings Utility



Press PLAY on your timecode CD and/or Vinyl device and VirtualDJ will automatically detect your Timecode type and make the appropriate adjustments for best performance.

Open the TIMECODE tab of the VirtualDJ Settings and choose the CALIBRATE button if for any reason the signal is not detected (possibly due to reversed phase connections).

Click on the ON buttons from the TIMECODE panels of the Default Skin to enable the Timecode control to any software deck.


Timecode Detection


Timecode buttons - Pro Layout



Recording


No adjustment is required in order to record (or/and broadcast) your mix with VirtualDJ. A record input is already pre-configured in the Audio Setup.. Just make sure the USB 5,6 Mixer Output from the DJM-S11 Utilities panel is set to REC (Out).

Open the MASTER center panel of the VirtualDJ GUI and click to the REC button (or BCAST for broadcasting) to record your mix.



The dedicated record input will include any Mixer Input such as Microphone, CH or AUX Inputs.


Back to Back


The Pioneer DJM-S11 has two USB ports, allowing simultaneous connection of two computers. Each port is completely independent. It is possible to run VirtualDJ on one computer and any other 3rd-party DJ-software on the other, Mac or PC.

How to:


PREFERENCES


The Pioneer DJM-S11 Setup Utilities offer a few advanced options to choose from, such as the behavior of the LOOP buttons, the Fader Start/Stop/Sync feature for the Volume and Cross faders, adjustment for the Crossfader behavior and how the Pad mode buttons will be selected.

Make your adjustments via the PREFERENCES tab of the Pioneer DJM-S11 Utilities

You can also choose the Effects of the 4 available FX Banks via the FX BANK tab of the Pioneer DJM-S11 Utilities. The selection of the FX Bank is done via the FX SETTINGS menu on the LCD screen of the DJM-S11.

Note: Currently VirtualDJ is not supporting this feature for the Software Effects. Regardless of the selected FX Bank (A through D), the same VirtualDJ Effects will be used.







For further Technical features and specifications, visit

Pioneer DJM-S11
Product's Page





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