Setup
Licensing & software
This is a Serato DJ Pro hardware unlocked device, meaning it unlocks Serato DJ Pro when connected.
Please ensure you have the latest version of Serato DJ Pro installed:
Drivers & firmware
The Denon DJ SC Live 4 is class-compliant when used with macOS, but requires manufacturer-specific drivers on Windows operating systems. To install the driver, simply connect your SC Live 4 with a USB cable to your computer, and launch the latest version of Serato DJ Pro, where you will be will be prompted to ‘download drivers’ for the device.
You also must have firmware 1.0.0.44 or higher installed on your Denon DJ SC Live 4, to allow the device to connect to Serato DJ Pro.
Visit the Denon DJ Support site to manually download and install the relevant SC Live 4 driver & to acquire and install the latest, required firmware.
Connection
1. Connect the device via USB cable to your PC, power it on, and launch Serato DJ Pro
2. Once the device has booted, swipe down from the top of the LCD display on the device, and tap SOURCE
3. Tap the computer/laptop button (pictured below) then tap YES when prompted to restart the player into Computer Mode
Overview
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SC LIVE 4 CONTROL | FUNCTION |
| 1 | MIC 1 & 2 | Microphone 1 & 2 input (XLR & TRS) |
| 2 | MIC 2 / AUX |
Toggle between MIC 2 and AUX IN |
| 3 | AUX IN | RCA input for connected Auxilliary device |
| 4 | MAIN OUT | Main audio output via XLR or RCA |
| 5 | BOOTH | Booth output via TRS |
| 6 | USB | Connect USB cable to PC |
| 7 | POWER IN | Connect supplied power adapter |
| 8 | POWER | Press to power device on |
| 9 | HEADPHONES | Headphone output for 3.5mm and 6.5mm jack |
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# |
SC LIVE 4 CONTROL | FUNCTION | SHIFT FUNCTION |
| 1 | MIC / AUX (SECTION) | Adjust Microphone 1 & Microphone 2/Aux level, and toggle either input on/off | - |
| 2 | SPEAKER (SECTION) | Adjust Speaker/Booth level, and toggle Speaker on/off | - |
| 3 | VIEW | Press to cycle view modes | Press to cycle panels |
| 4 | DISPLAY | LED Display | - |
| 5 | LOAD 1 | Load selected track to Deck 1 or Deck 3 depending on focus, double press to Instant Double selected track |
Add selected track to Prepare crate |
| 6 | BACK | Toggle back between crate & track area | |
| 7 | FORWARD | Toggle forward between crate & track area | - |
| 8 | BROWSE | Turn to scroll library. Press in to toggle forward between crate & track area | Fast Library scroll |
| 9 | LOAD 2 | Load selected track to Deck 2 or Deck 4 depending on focus, double press to Instant Double selected track |
Add selected track to Prepare crate |
| 10 | MAIN VOL (SECTION) | Adjust main volume and monitor master levels | - |
| 11 | VINYL | Toggle vinyl or jog platter mode (per deck) | - |
| 12 | SYNC | Press to turn SYNC on (per deck) | Disable Sync (per deck) |
| 13 | KEYLOCK | Toggle key lock | - |
| 14 | TEMPO SLIDER | Adjust tempo/pitch | Ignore tempo/pitch adjustment |
| 15 | PITCH BEND + | Pitch bend up | Pitch range up |
| 16 | PITCH BEND - | Pitch bend down | Pitch range down |
| 17 | PERFORMANCE PADS (SECTION) | SEE PERFORMANCE PADS FOR MORE INFORMATION | - |
| 18 | BPM FX (SECTION) | SEE FX SECTION FOR MORE INFORMATION | - |
| 19 | CHANNEL FADER | Adjust channel volume (per channel) | Channel fader start (per channel) |
| 20 | CHANNEL (SECTION) | Adjust level, adjust EQ (High, Mid, Low), and apply Sweep FX (per channel) |
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| 21 | CROSSFADER | Crossfade audio between channel 1-2 | - |
| 22 | CROSSFADER ASSIGN | Assign channel to A-THRU-B | - |
| 23 | CHANNEL CUE | Toggle channel cue for monitoring | - |
| 24 | HEADPHONES (SECTION) |
Adjust level, adjust cue/main mix, and toggle split cue | - |
| 25 | SWEEP FX | Toggle Sweep FX between Filter, Noise, Echo & Wash | - |
| 26 | SLIP | Toggle Slip on/of | - |
| 27 | JOG DISPLAY | See currently playing track information | Stutter play |
| 28 | JOG WHEEL | Turn jog to pitch bend, or control waveform within Serato DJ in vinyl mode |
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| 29 | PLAY / PAUSE | Toggles Play / Pause on selected deck | Stutter play |
| 30 | CUE | Cues from temp cue point/Set temp cue point | Load previous track |
| 31 | BEAT JUMP LEFT / RIGHT |
Beat Jump Left / Beat Jump Right | Halve Beat Jump size / Double Beat Jump size |
| 32 | IN / OUT (MANUAL LOOP) | Load previous track / Load next track | Rewind / Fast forward |
| 33 | DECK | Toggle between decks layer 1 / 3 or 2 / 4 (per side) | - |
| 34 | CENSOR | Toggle Censor for playing track | Toggle Censor for playing track |
| 35 | IN / OUT (MANUAL LOOP) |
Set or Edit Loop in point / Set or Edit Loop out point | - |
| 36 | AUTO LOOP | Press in to toggle Autoloop on/off. Turn left to halve loop size, turn right to double loop size |
Turn left to shift loop left, turn right to shift loop right |
| 37 | SHIFT | Shift modifier. Hold while using another control for secondary function |
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Performance Pads
The Denon DJ SC Live 4 comes with 8 performance pads, that can be used across 8 different performance
pad modes.
The first 4 modes can be triggered by pressing the performance pad mode button of the same name once, and consist of:
CUE mode: Pads 1-8 trigger Serato DJ Pro Cue points, and if no Cue point is present on that slot/pad, pressing that pad will set a Cue point. Holding down the SHIFT button while pressing a populated pad will delete the Cue point from the respective pad/slot. If the Serato Flip expansion pack is enabled, Parameter Left & Right controls toggle Flip Record, and Flip start respectively. Holding SHIFT while pressing Parameter Left toggles Flip Loop, while pressing Parameter Right turns the Flip on/off.
LOOP mode: Pads 1-8 trigger Saved Loops, or save an Active Loop to an empty Loop Slot. Holding SHIFT while pressing a Pad will Reloop the Saved Loop Slot. Parameter Left & Right controls halve and double loop size respectively.
ROLL mode: Holding Pads 1-8 activate a loop roll of varying sizes. Release the pad to exit the Loop Roll. Use the loop selection area in the Serato DJ Pro user interface, to influence the 8 available loop roll sizes. Parameter Left & Right controls halve and double the Loop Roll size.
SLICER mode: In this mode a specified range (or domain) is divided into eight equal sections, and these eight sliced sections are assigned to the respective performance pads (1-8), and can be triggered by pressing them. The domain shifts as the track duration elapses. Use Parameter Left & Right controls to decrease or increase the quantize size. Hold SHIFT and press Parameter Left & Right to decrease or increase the domain size.
The second 4 modes are as follows:
PITCH PLAY mode: Press the CUE mode button twice to enter Pitch Play mode. In this mode, pads 1-8 play Cue points over variable pitch ranges. Use the Parameter Left & Right controls to shift the Key Range down or up, and hold SHIFT while pressing the Parameter Left & Right controls to Key Shift up or down. See the ‘Pitch Play’ section for more information.
AUTOLOOP mode: Press the LOOP button twice to enable Autoloop mode. In this mode pads 1-8 trigger an Autoloop of varying sizes. Press the pad for a second time to exit an Auto Loop. Use Parameter Left & Right controls to halve or double loop size. Hold SHIFT and press the Parameter Left & Right controls to shift the loop left or right.
SAMPLER mode: Press the ROLL mode button twice to enter Sampler mode. Press pads 1-8 in this mode to trigger samples loaded into the Serato DJ Pro Sampler. Holding SHIFT while pressing a Pad will stop a currently playing Sampler slot, or load a new sample to the Sampler slot if empty. Parameter Left & Right controls cycle Sample Banks forward and backwards, respectively, while holding SHIFT will cycle Sample Bank output forward and backwards.
SLICER LOOP mode: Press the SLICER pad mode button twice, to enter Slicer Loop mode. This is a fixed Slicer Domain or ‘loop’. Pads 1-8 will trigger the slices. Use Parameter Left & Right controls to change the quantize size, while holding SHIFT while doing so, will change domain size.
Pitch Play
There are 3 key ranges to choose from, and the following tables show the pitched key ranges (in Semitones) while using the 8 performance pads in Pitch Play mode.
The root keypad (0) is always lit white, which will play the cue point at its regular pitch.
Use the Parameter Left & Right buttons to move the Key Range up or down.
In Pitch Play mode, pressing a pad will pitch the currently selected cue point up or down the following ranges:
Up Range: (Up 7 Semitones)
| +4 | +5 | +6 | +7 |
| 0 | +1 | +2 | +3 |
Middle Range: (Up 3/Down 4 Semitones)
| 0 | +1 | +2 | +3 |
| -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 |
Down Range: (Down 7 Semitones)
| -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 |
| -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 |
When Pitch Play mode is first enabled, the middle range is selected. Pitch Play mode will default back to the middle range if a new track is loaded. The selected range is recalled if another pad mode is selected, then
the user switches back to Pitch Play mode.
Pitch Play can only pitch one Cue point at a time. To change the selected Cue, hold the SHIFT button and press a performance pad where the cue point you want to select would be (as shown in the HOT CUE performance pad mode).
While holding SHIFT, press the corresponding performance pad for:
| Cue 1 | Cue 2 | Cue 3 | Cue 4 |
| Cue 5 | Cue 6 | Cue 7 | Cue 8 |
The selected cue point defaults to Cue Point 1 on track load, even if instant doubled. A new cue point will be created if a pad with no cue point is selected. Deleting a cue point is not possible in Pitch Play mode.
NOTE: Pitch Play mode is available once the Pitch 'n Time DJ Expansion Pack has been activated in the Expansions window, under the My Account drop-down. Then ensure Pitch 'n Time DJ is checked in the Expansion Pack tab of the Setup screen.
Holding SHIFT and pressing the CUE performance pad mode button on the Denon DJ SC Live 4 will enable Pitch Play mode.
DJ-FX
The FX panel button is displayed in the top left area of the main Serato DJ Pro screen, click on this to toggle the DJ-FX panel.
With the DJ-FX panel open, you have control of two DJ-FX units, and if your hardware supports it, Channel FX, which can be applied to tracks played through your connected Serato DJ-hardware.
Both DJ-FX & Channel FX can be controlled with your mouse, by using dedicated controls on your hardware (where available), or by MIDI mapping controls to the respective software functions.
Learn more about how to use DJ-FX & Channel FX:
| SC LIVE 4 CONTROL | FUNCTION | SHIFT FUNCTION |
| BPM FX | Turn to select FX Slot 1 | - |
| CHANNEL ASSIGN | Turn to assign FX Unit 1 output | - |
| TIME / PARAMETER | Turn to adjust Beats Multiplier value. Press in to set Tap FX Tempo. Press and hold to reset Tap FX Tempo value | Press in to reset Tap FX Tempo value |
| AMOUNT | Turn to adjust depth for FX Parameter 1 | - |
| FX ON / OFF | Turn FX on / off | - |
Flip
Flip is an Expansion Pack for Serato DJ Pro. Flip controls are only available once the Expansion pack has been purchased and activated. The Expansion pack can be bought via Serato.com -https://serato.com/dj/pro/expansions
Please check out our Flip User Guide for more information on using Flip.
In Cue mode, the Denon DJ SC Live 4’s Parameter Left button arms & enables Flip for recording, and the
Parameter Right button triggers a saved Flip. Holding SHIFT while pressing each button toggles Flip Loop
and Flip On/Off respectively.
You can also use the dedicated pad mode, Saved Flip mode, by holding SHIFT while pressing the ‘Saved
Loop’ pad mode button.
Beat Jump
To activate Beat Jump, open the Setup screen, navigate to the DJ preferences tab and turn on “Show Beat Jump Controls”.
When you close the Setup screen, you will see Beat Jump controls underneath the existing Auto Loop values on each deck. Checking this box will turn on Beat Jump features in the deck area and let you control Beat Jump from your supported Serato DJ Pro hardware.
When the Beat Jump option is enabled, performance pad modes AUTO LOOP or ROLL mode (where applicable) will use the bottom row of 4 pads (pads 5-8) as Beat Jump controls. This is designed to mirror the change in the deck Auto Loop area (from 8 Auto Loop sizes to 4 Auto Loop sizes + Beat Jump controls).
MIDI
The MIDI feature in Serato DJ Pro allows you to remap Serato DJ Pro software functions to your primary Serato controller, interface or mixer. You can also assign controls to a secondary MIDI controller to further enhance your performance.
For more information on MIDI mapping with Serato DJ Pro, click here.
To remap your supported Serato device, open the SETUP screen and click the MIDI tab. If your Serato device supports hardware remapping, it will appear in the MIDI DEVICES list.
Select your connected device from the MIDI DEVICES list and check the Allow Serato Hardware Remapping option.
Once checked, the MIDI assign button at the top of the main Serato DJ Pro interface will become available for you to start remapping.
You can save, edit or delete MIDI presets in the MIDI tab of the SETUP screen. Clicking Restore Defaults will erase any custom mappings for all connected devices and revert their functions back to default.
Help
Show Tooltips
Click on the Help button in the upper right-hand corner of Serato DJ Pro, then Show Tooltips to enable Tooltips. Tooltips provide a handy way to learn the various features of Serato DJ Pro.
Move the mouse over a section of the software to bring up a context-sensitive tooltip that describes the feature.
Click on the Help button again to turn off Tooltips.
Show Shortcut Keys
Click on the Help button in the upper right-hand corner of Serato DJ Pro, then click Show Shortcut Keys to launch a pop-up window displaying shortcut keyboard combinations.
These shortcuts can help you perform various actions quickly, such as triggering specific deck functions, controlling playback, or navigating the library.
Watch Tutorials
Click on the Help button in the upper right-hand corner of Serato DJ Pro, then Watch Tutorials to launch
your default internet browser and watch tutorials to help you get familiar with Serato DJ Pro.
Get Support
Click on the Help button in the upper right-hand corner of Serato DJ Pro, then Get Support to launch your default internet browser and navigate to the Serato DJ Pro knowledge base, where you can find helpful articles and guides on Serato DJ Pro. Alternatively, type keywords in the Search Help box to search the Serato DJ Pro knowledge base for specific, related topics.