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Many of the tempo sync and loop functions rely on tempo/beat-detection and analysis. If the track is stopped and cue is held, then the track will play from the nearest cue point until released.

CUE - When pressed the track will jump to the last pressed cue marker and stop.

The Snap setting determines if the cue jump is immediate (OFF) or delayed to be in sync with the next grid line (ON). If the track is playing Deckadance will jump to the cue point and play onward from that point.

Using cue points - If the track is stopped Deckadance will move to the selected cue point ready to play.

The Snap setting will determine if cue points are always be placed on the nearest grid line (ON) or exactly where the play head was when the cue was added (OFF).

To set a cue point - Position the Play Head marker over the point in the track to be cued, or wait for it to be reached on the fly, and click an empty cue button, 1 to 8.

Typical creative examples are re-triggering the start of a bar or rearranging the playback order of bars.

1 to 8 cue markers - Cue points are position markers and they can be used to set a start position or to jump to that point on the fly.

X (clear) - Click X then click the cue point to be cleared.

Up to 8 cue markers can be placed anywhere on the track so that playback can be started, restarted from or jumped to the cue points. When snap is selected from the Tool Bar loops will sync to the nearest beat.

LOOP (Loop and continue) - Loops a section of the track until release when it will resume playback from the end of the loop.

Keep an eye on the playback marker in the Track Window and you will notice the leap position is shown as a dashed line moving forward while the LEAP loop plays.

LEAP (after loop) - Loops a section of the track until release when the track will resume from the point it would have reached if looping had not occurred.

Loop modifiers (1/2, 2x) - The modifier buttons can be used to halve and double the current loop length for live special effects.

Loop length - Select from 1/32 to 16 beats.

When clicked the song will immediately jump forward or backward the distance set in the Jump Length window.

Jump length - Works with the Jump buttons below the control.Play head - The vertical line at the middle of the Waveform window represents the play-head/stylus position.Pitch % - The difference in BPM between the detected BPM and Master Tempo (plus or minus).Artist, Title & Album - Displays track information (if stored in MP3 meta data).Key Shift - Semitones up/down from the key track.This routing is selected in the Toolbar, Audio setup. Headphone monitoring - Monitor the selected deck through the headphone buss.Note: The Tempo slider will be de-activated in SYNC mode. Left-click is momentary, right-click is a locking switch. SYNC - Syncs the beat to the other Deck.MASTER - Sets the tempo as the Master tempo.You can also drag and drop files from the browser to any deck (not playing) or from the operating system's file explorer. Load - Right-click a file in the browser and select the deck to send it to.Note: When Automix is selected the Play button for the active deck is disabled. Right-click to start in sync with the other deck. Play - Left-click to start the song playing.Either side of the Waveform display are configurable, both in type and number, smart panels that control advanced playback functions, cueing and mixing. Track Window - This contains a Waveform Display that magnifies a portion of the track, complete with beat/cue markers, and a lower 'Track Overview' window that displays the entire song.To mix decks A/C and B/D use the vertical faders. Mixing - Decks A/B, C/D, A/D and B/C can be mixed using the horizontal cross-fader.In 2/4 vertical deck mode the number of smart panels either side of the decks is configurable from 0 to 4 via the Preferences > Layout > Smart panels left and right options. Configure Deckadance to show 2/4 deck mode (vertical or horizontal) from the layout drop down menu above the main interface.