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 AlphaTheta DDJ-GRV6 is class-compliant on macOS & Windows operating systems and does not require manufacturer-specific drivers.
Download and install the latest version of Serato DJ Pro, then connect your AlphaTheta DDJ-GRV6 with a USB cable to your computer.
Overview
| # | DDJ-GRV6 CONTROL | FUNCTION |
| 1 | HEADPHONE | Connect 3.5mm or 6.5mm headphone jack to output |
| 2 | HEADPHONE LEVEL/MIX | Adjust headphone level or mix balance between cue/master |
| 3 | MIC LEVEL | Adjust microphone input level |
| 4 | KENSINGTON LOCK | Used to secure the device with Kensington Lock |
| 5 | USB | Connect USB-C power adapter and USB-C data cable to computer |
| 6 | BOOTH | Connect RCA cables for booth output |
| 7 | MASTER 2 | Connect RCA cables for master output |
| 8 | MASTER 1 | Connect balanced XLR cables for the master output |
| 9 | MIC & ATT | Mic TRS input and knob to adjust the level of the attenuator |
| # | DDJ-GRV6 CONTROL | FUNCTION |
SHIFT |
| 1 | GROOVE CIRCUIT | When used with Serato DJ Pro, this section becomes Stems FX. Use the included silk screen template to change the way controls are labelled. SEE STEMS FX SECTION FOR MORE INFORMATION |
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| 2 | DISCOVER | Press to cycle open panel between Files/Browse/Prepare/History | - |
| 3 | BACK | Toggle focus backwards between track and crate panel | - |
| 4 | LOAD3/LOAD1 | Press once to load to respective deck, or press twice Instant Double | - |
| 5 | BROWSE | Turn to scroll library. Press in to toggle forward between track and crate panel. Tilt up or down to scroll library by one track. Tilt left or right to move between track and crate panel | Turn to perform fast library scroll |
| 6 | VIEW | Cycle view mode | - |
| 7 | PREVIEW | Add track to Prepare panel | - |
| 8 | LOAD2/LOAD4 | Press once to load to respective deck, or press twice Instant Double | - |
| 9 | MASTER (SECTION) | Adjust Master output level, Booth output level, or toggle Master channel cue for headphone monitoring | - |
| 10 | PERFORMANCE PADS | SEE PERFORMANCE PADS FOR MORE INFORMATION | - |
| 11 | CALL LEFT/RIGHT | Half active loop length, or Select next saved loop slot / Double active loop length or Select next saved loop slot | - |
| 12 | MEMORY | Lock or Unlock loop slot | Delete loop slot |
| 13 | DECK2/4 | Press respective Deck button to perform layer swap. Press both simultaneously to engage Dual Deck control (transport controls trigger both layers), press again to exit Dual Deck control | - |
| 14 | JOG WHEEL DISPLAY | Display platter position indicator | - |
| 15 | MASTER TEMPO | Toggle Key Lock on/off (or Pitch 'n Time DJ if activated) |
Toggle Tempo Range values |
| 16 | TEMPO SLIDER | Adjust tempo/pitch per deck | Ignore tempo/pitch adjustment |
| 17 | KEY SYNC | Toggle Key Sync on/off (requires Pitch 'n Time DJ to be activated) |
Key Reset |
| 18 | BEAT SYNC | Press to turn Sync on | Press to turn Sync off |
| 19 | BEAT FX (SECTION) | SEE BEAT FX SECTION FOR MORE INFORMATION | - |
| 20 | SOUND COLOR FX (SECTION) | Turn Sound Color FX knob to adjust Channel FX amount per channel | - |
| 21 | 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 | Press respective channel button to toggle channel cue for monitoring | Toggle EQ controls per channel, to isolate Stems (Hi = Vocals, Mid = Melody/Bass, Low = Drums) |
| 22 | CROSSFADER | Crossfade audio between channels | Crossfader Start |
| 23 | CHANNEL FADER | Adjust channel volume | Fader Start |
| 24 | ON / FX SET | Press to toggle Channel FX on/off | Cycle Channel FX |
| 25 | CHANNEL (SECTION) | Adjust channel gain, equalizer (HI, MID, LOW) per channel | - |
| 26 | JOG WHEEL | Turn jog to pitch bend or control waveform within Serato DJ Pro in vinyl mode | Fast track waveform scroll |
| 27 | PLAY/PAUSE | Toggles Play/Pause on selected deck | Stutter play |
| 28 | CUE | Cues from temp cue point / Set temp cue point | Load previous track |
| 29 | SHIFT | Shift modifier. Hold while using another control for secondary function | - |
| 30 | RELOOP/EXIT | Perform Reloop or Exit active loop | Toggle active loop |
| 31 | CENSOR | Censors playing track | Toggle reverse playback |
| 32 | SLIP | Toggle Slip mode | Toggle vinyl mode or jog mode |
| 33 | IN / OUT | Press to Set Loop In point, or Edit Loop In point, and long press to toggle 4 beat loop / Press to Set Loop Out point, or Edit Loop Out point | - |
| 34 | PAD MODE | SEE PERFORMANCE PADS FOR MORE INFORMATION | - |
Performance Pads
The DDJ-GRV6 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:
HOT 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 the SHIFT button while pressing a populated pad will delete the Cue point from the respective pad/slot.
STEMS mode: In this mode, you can control features from the Stems Tab, allowing you to utilize real-time audio separation in Serato DJ Pro.
Press pad 1 to toggle off/on the Vocal Stem, press pad 2 to toggle off/on the Melody Stem,
press pad 3 to toggle off/on the Bass Stem, and press pad 4 to toggle off/on the Drums Stem. Pads 5-8
toggle Stem Pad FX, which consists of Vocal Echo, Instrumental Echo, Instrumental Braker, and Drums Echo.
NOTE: Using Stems is very CPU-intensive and may take some time to initialize.
CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT USING STEMS
BEAT JUMP mode: Press pads 1 and 4 perform Beat Jump left & right respectively, while pads 2 & 3 halve and double the Beat Jump size. Pad 5 loads the previous track, pads 6 & 7 perform rewind or fast-forward transport functions, and pad 8 censors the playing track. Holding SHIFT while pressing pad 8 toggles reverse playback.
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 into it if it is empty.
You can also long press the SAMPLER mode button to toggle the Serato DJ Pro Sampler panel on and off.
PITCH PLAY mode: Press the HOT CUE mode button while holding SHIFT to enter Pitch Play mode. Pads 1-8 play Cue points over variable pitch ranges in this mode.
SEE THE PITCH PLAY SECTION FOR MORE INFORMATION
NOTE: Pitch Play mode requires the Serato Pitch ‘n’ Time DJ expansion pack to be activated & enabled.
PAD FX mode: Press the STEMS mode button while holding SHIFT to enter PAD FX mode.
Pad FX mode allows the user to trigger quick and powerful preconfigured FX in an intuitive manner.
Pads 1-4 can be pressed and held to apply FX, whereas pressing pads 5-8 toggle FX that are applied until the pad is pressed again (toggle). Pads 1-4 consist of: Echo, Flanger, Reverb & Repeater, while pads 5-8 consist of: Echo Out, Backspin, Braker & Rollout.
AUTO LOOP mode: Press the BEAT JUMP mode button while holding SHIFT to enter Auto Loop mode. In this mode pads 1-8 trigger an Autoloop of varying sizes. Press the same pad for a second time to exit the Auto Loop.
KEY SHIFT mode: Press the SAMPLER mode button while holding SHIFT to enter Key Shift mode. In this mode, pads 1-8 shift the key of the playing track over variable pitch ranges.
SEE THE KEY SHIFT SECTION FOR MORE INFORMATION
NOTE: Key Shift mode requires the Serato Pitch ‘n’ Time DJ expansion pack to be activated & enabled.
Stems FX
NOTE: The controls described below require the Serato sticker overlay which is placed on top of the Groove Circuit sections of the device. This is an included accessory with the DDJ-GRV6.
| # | DDJ-GRV6 CONTROL | FUNCTION | SHIFT |
| 1 | LEVEL/DEPTH | Turn to adjust level/depth of Stems FX paddle | - |
| 2 | VOCAL | Arm/Unarm Vocal Stem | Select Echo Out for Stems FX paddle |
| 3 | MELODY | Arm/Unarm Melody Stem | Select Roll Out for Stems FX paddle |
| 4 | BASS | Arm/Unarm Bass Stem | Select Braker for Stems FX paddle |
| 5 | DRUMS | Arm/Unarm Drums Stem | Select Delay for Stems FX paddle |
| 6 | 1/2 BEAT | Press to toggle Stems FX paddle between 1 or 1/2 beat values | Toggle Latch for Stems Roll controls, which switches between Hold (hold Stems Roll buttons and release to disengage), or Trigger (press Stems Roll buttons and then press them again to disengage) |
| 7 | STEMS ROLL |
Press to apply Roll to armed Stems in 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1 beat values | Press to apply Transform to Armed Stems in 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1 beat values |
| 8 | FX LOCK/ON | Pull down and hold to apply Stems FX paddle to armed Stems temporarily, or push up and lock to permanently apply Stems FX paddle to armed Stems | - |
Pitch Play
In this mode you can play Cue Points over variable pitch ranges.
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 (only available on certain devices) 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)
| -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | +1 | +2 | +3 |
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.
Key Shift
In this mode you can shift the key of the playing track over variable pitch ranges.
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 Key Shift mode.
The root key pad (0) is always lit, which will play the corresponding track at it’s regular pitch. Use the Page Left & Right buttons (only available on certain devices) to move the Key Range up or down, or hold SHIFT and use Pads 7 & 8.
In Key Shift mode, pressing a pad will pitch the currently playing track up or down as per the the following ranges:
Up Range: (Up 7 Semitones)
| +4 | +5 | +6 | +7 | 0 | +1 | +2 | +3 |
Middle Range: (Up 3/Down 4 Semitones)
| -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | +1 | +2 | +3 |
Down Range: (Down 7 Semitones)
| -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 |
When Key Shift mode is first enabled, the middle range is selected. If a new track is loaded, Key Shift mode will default to the middle range. Range is remembered if you navigate to another pad mode, then back to Key Shift mode.
To sync or reset the key of the playing track, or adjust the pitch range hold the SHIFT button on your device and press a performance pad as outlined in the table below:
| Key Sync | Key Reset | - | - | - | - | Range Down | Range Up |
NOTE: Key Shift mode is only available once the Pitch ‘n Time DJ Expansion Pack has been activated in the Expansions window, under the My Account drop-down.
Make sure Enable Pitch ‘n Time DJ is then checked in the Expansion Pack tab of the SETUP screen.
Beat FX
Displays currently selected Beat FX Beat Parameter
Press < to decrease Beat FX Beat Parameter value (hold SHIFT while pressing to set AUTO Beat FX BPM) or > to increase Beat FX Beat Parameter value ( (hold SHIFT while pressing to repeatedly to Tap Beat FX tempo)
Turn FX Select knob to choose selected Beat FX
Press 1/2/3/4 to assign Beat FX to respective channel. Press SP to assign Beat FX to Sampler output, or press MST to assign Beat FX to Master output.
Turn Level/Depth knob to increase level / depth of selected Beat FX. Press ON / OFF to toggle Beat FX.
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.