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Pioneer DDJ-FLX10

Beta. This mapping works on paper and has a picture in the Controller Editor, but nobody has tried it in openDJ on the real controller yet. If you have one, tell us how it goes: what works, and what doesn't.

Getting started

  1. Connect the DDJ-FLX10 to the computer with a USB cable.
  2. In Settings › Audio, choose the DDJ-FLX10 as the sound card, with the main output on channels 1-2 and the headphones on 3-4.
  3. openDJ picks this mapping by itself.

Use the 4-Deck layout to see all four decks on screen.

This mapping is openDJ's own, written from AlphaTheta's list of the DDJ-FLX10's MIDI messages and built on the DDJ-FLX6 mapping, so it works the same way where they share controls.

  • DECK 1/3 and DECK 2/4 pick the deck each side plays; each deck sends on its own MIDI channel, and the mixer always has all four channels.
  • Pads: the pad mode buttons open the deck's pad pages (HOT CUE, PAD FX, BEAT JUMP, SAMPLER, and with SHIFT KEYBOARD, PAD FX 2, BEAT LOOP and KEY SHIFT). The pads play whatever page the deck shows on screen.
  • BEAT FX runs openDJ's Beat FX: BEAT FX SELECT picks the nearest openDJ effect, CH SELECT sends it to one channel or, on MASTER, all four, LEVEL/DEPTH sets the amount, ON/OFF turns it on (SHIFT: lets the tail ring out) and BEAT ◀ ▶ halve and double its length (SHIFT: AUTO and TAP tempo).
  • SOUND COLOR FX: SPACE, D.ECHO, CRUSH, NOISE and FILTER pick what the COLOR knobs play.
  • ACTIVE PART DRUMS, VOCAL and INST mute and unmute those stems of the deck.
  • SHIFT + BEAT SYNC makes the deck the one the others sync to. KEY SYNC matches the key of the other deck (SHIFT: back to the track's key), TEMPO RESET puts the tempo back to 0 (SHIFT: next tempo range).
  • 4 BEAT JUMP ◀ ▶ jump 4 beats; 4 BEAT/EXIT sets a 4-beat loop or ends one; CUE/LOOP CALL halves and doubles a loop; SHIFT + LOOP IN or LOOP OUT lets the jog move that end of the loop.
  • SLIP, SLIP REVERSE and QUANTIZE do what they say.
  • CROSSFADER ASSIGN puts each channel on side A, THRU or B.
  • The jog displays show the playhead going round, the cue point, the BPM and the time played, and light MASTER, SYNC and MASTER TEMPO.

Not mapped yet: MIX POINT, CUE/LOOP MEMORY, MASTER CUE, INPUT SELECT, the mic, SAMPLER CUE and VOL, FX PART SELECT, the PITCH colour FX, the pad PAGE buttons and the fader start messages.

When you try it

  • Load a track on each deck, switch each side between its two decks, and check PLAY, CUE, the pads and the jog wheel follow.
  • Move every mixer knob and fader on all four channels, and the crossfader assign switches.
  • Try every pad mode, with and without SHIFT, and check the pad colours.
  • Turn on the Beat FX, turn BEAT FX SELECT and CH SELECT through every position, and press each SOUND COLOR FX button.
  • Watch the jog displays while a track plays: the playhead, cue point, BPM and time.
  • With a track that has stems, press each ACTIVE PART button.

Every control

Mapping by openDJ (from its DDJ-FLX6 mapping), from Mixxx · Mixxx manual page

openDJ mapping for the Pioneer DDJ-FLX10: four decks, the four-channel mixer, Beat FX and Sound Color FX, pads that follow the screen, stems, jog displays. Beta: written from AlphaTheta's MIDI message list, not yet tried on the hardware.

openDJ supports 220 of the 221 controls this mapping sets directly. The rest of the mapping runs as a script, which isn't counted here.

Lines marked Not in openDJ yet don't do anything yet.

Decks

ControlActionWith SHIFT
LOAD (DECK1)Load a Track into Deck 1–
LOAD (DECK2)Load a Track into Deck 2–
LOAD (DECK3)Load a Track into Deck 3–
LOAD (DECK4)Load a Track into Deck 4–
BROWSE–Zoom waveform
PLAY/PAUSEPlay/PauseReverse playback in Slip Mode while held (Censor)
CUESet/Call Cue, Back CueJump to track start
LOOP IN/4 BEATSet loop in–
LOOP OUTSet loop outLoop out adjust (using jog wheel)
JOG DIAL PLATTERenable (on touch) / disable (on release) Scratching/Pitch bendenable (on touch) / disable (on release) highspeed Pitch bend
DECK (DECK1)the side now plays deck 1 (openDJ)–
ShiftHold for the actions in the SHIFT column–
LOOP IN–Loop in adjust (using jog wheel)
4 BEAT/EXIT(loop off) openDJ: new beat loop of beatloop_size at the play position, (loop on) Loop exit–
RELOOP/EXIT–Reloop and stop
CUE/LOOP CALL LEFThalf active loopquick jump back
CUE/LOOP CALL LEFTdouble active loop–
CUE Channeltoggle Headphone Cue–
BEAT SYNCBeat Sync to Master deck–
MASTERmake this deck the sync leader, again to let the app choose (openDJ)–
TEMPO RESETtempo back to 0change Tempo range
CUE/LOOP CALL RIGHT–quick jump forwards
Left CUE–Toggle quantize on/off (Deck1)
TEMPOTempo control–
TRIMGain–
CHANNELFADERChannel volume–
JOG DIAL SIDE, turnPitch bendsearch through the track (openDJ)
JOG DIAL PLATTER Vinyl mode On, turnScratch–
JOG DIAL PLATTER Vinyl mode Off, turnPitch bend–
JOG DIAL PLATTER, turn–Search (Fast Pitch bend)
DECK (DECK2)the side now plays deck 2 (openDJ)–
Right CUE–Toggle quantize on/off (Deck2)
DECK (DECK3)the side now plays deck 3 (openDJ)–
DECK (DECK4)the side now plays deck 4 (openDJ)–
PAD 1 HOT CUE MODEset hotcuedelete hotcue
PAD 2 HOT CUE MODEset hotcuedelete hotcue
PAD 3 HOT CUE MODEset hotcuedelete hotcue
PAD 4 HOT CUE MODEset hotcuedelete hotcue
PAD 5 HOT CUE MODEset hotcuedelete hotcue
PAD 6 HOT CUE MODEset hotcuedelete hotcue
PAD 7 HOT CUE MODEset hotcuedelete hotcue
PAD 8 HOT CUE MODEset hotcuedelete hotcue
PAD 1 PAD FX1 MODEPad FX–
PAD 2 PAD FX1 MODEPad FX–
PAD 3 PAD FX1 MODEPad FX–
PAD 4 PAD FX1 MODEPad FX–
PAD 5 PAD FX1 MODEPad FX–
PAD 6 PAD FX1 MODEPad FX–
PAD 7 PAD FX1 MODEPad FX–
PAD 8 PAD FX1 MODEPad FX–
PAD 1 BEAT JUMP MODEJump 1 Beat backwards–
PAD 2 BEAT JUMP MODEJump 1 Beat forwards–
PAD 3 BEAT JUMP MODEJump 2 Beats backwards–
PAD 4 BEAT JUMP MODEJump 2 Beats forwards–
PAD 5 BEAT JUMP MODEJump 4 Beats backwards–
PAD 6 BEAT JUMP MODEJump 4 Beats forwards–
PAD 7 BEAT JUMP MODEJump 8 Beats backwards–
PAD 8 BEAT JUMP MODEJump 8 Beats forwards–
PAD 1 KEYBOARD MODEKeyboard pitch, or in stems mode: Toggle Stem 1Keyboard pitch, or in stems mode: Only Stem 1 active
PAD 2 KEYBOARD MODEKeyboard pitch, or in stems mode: Toggle Stem 2Keyboard pitch, or in stems mode: Only Stem 2 active
PAD 3 KEYBOARD MODEKeyboard pitch, or in stems mode: Toggle Stem 3Keyboard pitch, or in stems mode: Only Stem 3 active
PAD 4 KEYBOARD MODEKeyboard pitch, or in stems mode: Toggle Stem 4Keyboard pitch, or in stems mode: Only Stem 4 active
PAD 5 KEYBOARD MODEKeyboard pitch, or in stems mode: Toggle Stem 1 FXKeyboard pitch, or in stems mode: Only Stem 1 FX active
PAD 6 KEYBOARD MODEKeyboard pitch, or in stems mode: Toggle Stem 2 FXKeyboard pitch, or in stems mode: Only Stem 2 FX active
PAD 7 KEYBOARD MODEKeyboard pitch, or in stems mode: Toggle Stem 3 FXKeyboard pitch, or in stems mode: Only Stem 3 FX active
PAD 8 KEYBOARD MODEKeyboard pitch, or in stems mode: Toggle Stem 4 FXKeyboard pitch, or in stems mode: Only Stem 4 FX active
PAD 1 PAD FX2 MODEPad FX–
PAD 2 PAD FX2 MODEPad FX–
PAD 3 PAD FX2 MODEPad FX–
PAD 4 PAD FX2 MODEPad FX–
PAD 5 PAD FX2 MODEPad FX–
PAD 6 PAD FX2 MODEPad FX–
PAD 7 PAD FX2 MODEPad FX–
PAD 8 PAD FX2 MODEPad FX–
PAD 1 BEAT LOOP MODE1/4 Beatloop–
PAD 2 BEAT LOOP MODE1/2 Beatloop–
PAD 3 BEAT LOOP MODE1/1 Beatloop–
PAD 4 BEAT LOOP MODE2 Beatloop–
PAD 5 BEAT LOOP MODE4 Beatloop–
PAD 6 BEAT LOOP MODE8 Beatloop–
PAD 7 BEAT LOOP MODE16 Beatloop–
PAD 8 BEAT LOOP MODE32 Beatloop–
PAD 1 KEY SHIFT MODENo pitch modificationIncrease the pitch by 1 semitone
PAD 2 KEY SHIFT MODESet pitch to one semitone upIncrease the pitch by 2 semitones
PAD 3 KEY SHIFT MODESet the pitch to 2 semitones upIncrease the pitch by 3 semitones
PAD 4 KEY SHIFT MODESet the pitch to 3 semitones upIncrease the pitch by 4 semitones
PAD 5 KEY SHIFT MODESet the pitch to 3 semitones downDecrease the pitch by 1 semitons
PAD 6 KEY SHIFT MODESet the pitch to 2 semitones downDecrease the pitch by 2 semitones
PAD 7 KEY SHIFT MODESet the pitch to 1 semitones downDecrease the pitch by 3 semitones
PAD 8 KEY SHIFT MODENo pitch modificationDecrease the pitch by 4 semitones
PAD 1 LOOP ROLL1/16 beat loop roll–
PAD 2 LOOP ROLL1/8 beat loop roll–
PAD 3 LOOP ROLL1/4 beat loop roll–
PAD 4 LOOP ROLL1/2 beat loop roll–
PAD 5 LOOP ROLL1 beat loop roll–
PAD 6 LOOP ROLL2 beat loop roll–
PAD 7 LOOP ROLL4 beat loop roll–
PAD 8 LOOP ROLL8 beat loop roll–
PAD 7 BEAT JUMP MODE–decrease Beatjump by a factor of 16
PAD 8 BEAT JUMP MODE–increase Beatjump by a factor of 16
PAD 5 KEY SHIFT MODE–Decrease the pitch by 1 semitone
QUANTIZEquantize on or off–
KEY SYNCmatch the key of the other deckback to the track's key
SLIP REVERSEplay backwards, slipping–
SLIPslip on or off–
4 BEAT JUMP <jump 4 beats back–
4 BEAT JUMP >jump 4 beats forward–
CROSSFADER ASSIGNswitch to A–
CROSSFADER ASSIGNswitch to THRU–
CROSSFADER ASSIGNswitch to B–
ACTIVE PART DRUMSmute or unmute those stems (openDJ)–
ACTIVE PART VOCALmute or unmute those stems (openDJ)–
ACTIVE PART INSTmute or unmute those stems (openDJ)–

Browser

ControlActionWith SHIFT
BACKMove cursor between track list and tree view–
BROWSE, turnScroll tracklist/tree view–

Other

ControlActionWith SHIFT
VIEWswitch between the Pro and Player layouts (openDJ) Not in openDJ yet–
HOT CUE MODEset hotcue mode–
PAD FX1 MODEset pad fx1 mode–
BEAT JUMP MODEset beat jump mode–
SAMPLER MODEset sampler mode–
KEYBOARD MODEset keyboard mode–
PAD FX2 MODEset pad fx2 mode–
BEAT LOOP MODEset beat loop mode–
KEY SHIFT MODEset key shift mode–

Mixer

ControlActionWith SHIFT
MASTER LEVEL, turnMain gain–
BOOTH LEVEL, turnBooth gain–
HEADPHONES MIXING, turnMonitor Balance–
HEADPHONES LEVEL, turnHeadphone gain–
CROSSFADERCrossfade between the decks–
SOUND COLOR FX SPACEwhat the COLOR knobs play (openDJ)–
SOUND COLOR FX D.ECHOwhat the COLOR knobs play (openDJ)–
SOUND COLOR FX CRUSHwhat the COLOR knobs play (openDJ)–
SOUND COLOR FX NOISEwhat the COLOR knobs play (openDJ)–
SOUND COLOR FX FILTERwhat the COLOR knobs play (openDJ)–

Effects

ControlActionWith SHIFT
FILTER CH1, turnFilter Effect Knob–
FILTER CH2, turnFilter Effect Knob–
FILTER CH3, turnFilter Effect Knob–
FILTER CH4, turnFilter Effect Knob–
EQ HIEQ high–
EQ MIDEQ mid–
EQ LOWEQ low–
BEAT FX ON/OFF (FX1)–release the Beat FX, letting its tail ring out (openDJ)
BEAT FX ON/OFF (FX1-1)turn the Beat FX on or off (openDJ)–
BEAT < (FX1)–AUTO tempo (openDJ)
BEAT > (FX1)–TAP tempo (openDJ)
BEAT FX LEVEL/DEPTH (FX1-1)the Beat FX depth (openDJ)–
BEAT FX SELECT LOW CUT ECHO, turnpick the Beat FX (openDJ)–
BEAT FX SELECT ECHO, turnpick the Beat FX (openDJ)–
BEAT FX SELECT MT DELAY, turnpick the Beat FX (openDJ)–
BEAT FX SELECT SPIRAL, turnpick the Beat FX (openDJ)–
BEAT FX SELECT REVERB, turnpick the Beat FX (openDJ)–
BEAT FX SELECT TRANS, turnpick the Beat FX (openDJ)–
BEAT FX SELECT ENIGMA JET, turnpick the Beat FX (openDJ)–
BEAT FX SELECT FLANGER, turnpick the Beat FX (openDJ)–
BEAT FX SELECT PHASER, turnpick the Beat FX (openDJ)–
BEAT FX SELECT STRETCH, turnpick the Beat FX (openDJ)–
BEAT FX SELECT SLIP ROLL, turnpick the Beat FX (openDJ)–
BEAT FX SELECT ROLL, turnpick the Beat FX (openDJ)–
BEAT FX SELECT MOBIUS SAW, turnpick the Beat FX (openDJ)–
BEAT FX SELECT MOBIUS TRI, turnpick the Beat FX (openDJ)–
BEAT FX CH SELECT CH1, turnwhere the Beat FX goes (openDJ)–
BEAT FX CH SELECT CH2, turnwhere the Beat FX goes (openDJ)–
BEAT FX CH SELECT CH3, turnwhere the Beat FX goes (openDJ)–
BEAT FX CH SELECT CH4, turnwhere the Beat FX goes (openDJ)–
BEAT FX CH SELECT MASTER, turnwhere the Beat FX goes (openDJ)–
BEAT FX CH SELECT MIC, turnwhere the Beat FX goes (openDJ)–
BEAT FX CH SELECT SAMPLER, turnwhere the Beat FX goes (openDJ)–
BEAT <halve the Beat FX length (openDJ)–
BEAT >double the Beat FX length (openDJ)–

Samplers

ControlActionWith SHIFT
PAD 1 (LEFT) SAMPLE MODEPlay Sample or Load Track–
PAD 2 (LEFT) SAMPLE MODEPlay Sample or Load Track–
PAD 3 (LEFT) SAMPLE MODEPlay Sample or Load Track–
PAD 4 (LEFT) SAMPLE MODEPlay Sample or Load Track–
PAD 5 (LEFT) SAMPLE MODEPlay Sample or Load Track–
PAD 6 (LEFT) SAMPLE MODEPlay Sample or Load Track–
PAD 7 (LEFT) SAMPLE MODEPlay Sample or Load Track–
PAD 8 (LEFT) SAMPLE MODEPlay Sample or Load Track–
PAD 1 (LEFT) SAMPLE MODE–Stop Playback or Eject Track
PAD 2 (LEFT) SAMPLE MODE–Stop Playback or Eject Track
PAD 3 (LEFT) SAMPLE MODE–Stop Playback or Eject Track
PAD 4 (LEFT) SAMPLE MODE–Stop Playback or Eject Track
PAD 5 (LEFT) SAMPLE MODE–Stop Playback or Eject Track
PAD 6 (LEFT) SAMPLE MODE–Stop Playback or Eject Track
PAD 7 (LEFT) SAMPLE MODE–Stop Playback or Eject Track
PAD 8 (LEFT) SAMPLE MODE–Stop Playback or Eject Track
PAD 1 (RIGHT) SAMPLE MODEPlay Sample or Load Track–
PAD 2 (RIGHT) SAMPLE MODEPlay Sample or Load Track–
PAD 3 (RIGHT) SAMPLE MODEPlay Sample or Load Track–
PAD 4 (RIGHT) SAMPLE MODEPlay Sample or Load Track–
PAD 5 (RIGHT) SAMPLE MODEPlay Sample or Load Track–
PAD 6 (RIGHT) SAMPLE MODEPlay Sample or Load Track–
PAD 7 (RIGHT) SAMPLE MODEPlay Sample or Load Track–
PAD 8 (RIGHT) SAMPLE MODEPlay Sample or Load Track–
PAD 1 (Right) SAMPLE MODE–Stop Playback or Eject Track
PAD 2 (Right) SAMPLE MODE–Stop Playback or Eject Track
PAD 3 (Right) SAMPLE MODE–Stop Playback or Eject Track
PAD 4 (Right) SAMPLE MODE–Stop Playback or Eject Track
PAD 5 (Right) SAMPLE MODE–Stop Playback or Eject Track
PAD 6 (Right) SAMPLE MODE–Stop Playback or Eject Track
PAD 7 (Right) SAMPLE MODE–Stop Playback or Eject Track
PAD 8 (Right) SAMPLE MODE–Stop Playback or Eject Track

Generated from res/controllers/Pioneer-DDJ-FLX10.midi.xml. If something here is wrong on your controller, tell us.