Virtual DJ slip mode question

[Acer B-T]

Hi,

I've just been trying to figure out if there's a way to turn slip mode on/ off from the keyboard, so I can, if I have to, avoid remapping a controller if I ever upgrade to a different controller than I'm using now. It would appear that there should be a slip mode toggle in the MalMuzik pad page, however, it doesn't seem to do anything, despite speech reporting slipe mode on and slip mode off when the pad is pressed. The unmodefied line from the page page is 
<pad4 name="Slip Mode on / off">get_deck 1 ? deck 1 slip : get_deck 2 ? deck 2 slip : get_deck 3 ? deck 3 slip : get_deck 4 ? deck 4 slip</pad4>

I don't quite get what this is doing, although I do see a bunch of weirdly formatted conditional statements in the set of actions tied to that pad. can anyone help me figure out how to make this actually toggle slip as it would appear that it should?

[Zenek]

Hi, I think I know what you need, but first tell me what kind of sleep mode behavior you're looking for.

I'll explain everything later, because everything works fine on this pad. Best regards Zenek.

[Acer B-T]

Ho,

What i'd like is to just have a way to toggle slip on and off from the keyboard, just like I do from a controller, so I can have the loop, cue, and scratch be temperary, for remix purposes, so in effect the song continues underneeth so exiting a loop, releasing a cue, etc returns to where the song would have been had it played normally.

[Zenek]

Doesn't pad4 work like this now?
Press it first during playback to enable it, then rewind the track and press pad4 to disable slip mode. The track will return to normal playback where it would have been without the rewind.
The pad4 command is written so that each deck has an independent slip mode switch, depending on which deck pad4 is invoked.
As a keyboard shortcut, it must be written the same way, only invoking the pads for the left or right deck.
There's also an action: slip_mode. This differs in that when disabled, the track returns to the position where slip_mode was enabled. Regards

[Acer B-T]

Hi,

I didn't think slip mode in this context was so different. I want to have a way, using keyboard keys, to turn on the thing where scratching or looping is only temporary, so that the track continues from where it would if I had not performed the action. Right now I can enable and disable this from the controller, but given that internal controller maps aren't exposed directly as xml, I wouldn't be able to independently add that into the map for another controller if I upgraded hardware.  

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On Oct 4, 2025, at 2:29 AM, Zenek <andf...@gmail.com> wrote:

Doesn't pad4 work like this now?

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[Zenek]

Do you have a Numark Party Mix MKII controller? Which button do you use to trigger the slide?

[Acer B-T]

Hi,

Yes, the party mix mkii is the current controller that I'm using, and I mapped holding the load buttons to toggle slip on or off. That one I do have a custom mapper file for, but a quick google search for a mapping for the controller I'm thinking of upgrading to doesn't get me anything. i want to get a mixtrack pro fx at some time for the larger wheels and extra controls, but i'd need a way to add custom controls to some things, such as this, and/ or find ways to map those into the keyboard input part.

[Zenek]

Please send me your modified mapping

[Acer B-T]

Hi,

here is the xml file. This one is also modified to pull direct pad page names for the 4 modes, so that I wouldn't have to deal with it being broken if the pads on the skin changed.

[Zenek]

Thank you, now everything is clear. You're using slip_mode in your controller mapping, and pad4 has "slip"."
Create a pad and copy everything from pad4. Instead of "slip" type "slip_mode" there. It will work just like on the controller.
I also checked the mallmuzik file repository, and there's a file in the mappings folder for the MixTrack Pro FX controller, so you can use it for future modifications.
And here's the description of the slip modes from the VDJ website:

slip_mode
While in slip mode, during loops hotcues or scratch, the play cursor will keep moving unaffected, and will resume from there after release

slip
activate or deactivate a global slip mode, that will save the position on "slip on" and resume where it should have been if untouched on "slip off", letting you do any scratch/loop/effect/etc in between

Good luck and let me know if it worked, Zenek

[Acer B-T]

Hi,

Is the only way to access the file repo through the helpmenu of the speech system app? I ask because looking in there, in the controller maps folder, doesn't seem to reveal a file for the mixtrack pro fx. There's one for the 
numark IDJ3, mixtrack 3, and mixtrack pro 3, and also the original party mix, but not for the mixtrack pro fx or party mix mkii. It would also appear that the folder was last modified in 2021, which would explain the lack of mappings for newer controllers. Also, checking the user custom maps folder reveals that there's nothing there.

[Acer B-T]

Hi,

Sorry for double posting. I did end up getting the slip_mode thing to work, however it doesn't speak. I guess there'd probably need to be some other checks to check the slip mode state so we can then speak a message using the show command, which I can attempt to derive from the mapping I have for my controller.

On Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 2:11:59 PM UTC-4 Zenek wrote:

[Zenek]

Try this pad action
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-iTV7uSfa5iUPLN0GF0FwE3S4SGLdu8m&usp=drive_fs
I hope it works, best regards, Zenek

[AccessibleDJSoftware]

Hi,

as usual Zenek  is quick off the mark here, and I don't have much more to add to his excellent work in the group.

 

that date for 2021 is the date the folder was created.

the last mapper was added in September 2025, which was the FLX10.

I often add mappers when requested. just let me know which mapper you  want, and I will add it.

all the best 

Pete

[Justino Vera]

How about my estimated maybe I don't know if you can upload a mapping for the DDJ-FLX4 controller 

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[Zenek]

Hi, thank you for your kind words 🙇‍♂️ You've created a wonderful group 👏 where I enjoy helping out as much as I can.
 I've been worried about your health lately because you haven't posted here in a while, and I'm glad you are still on guard 😇
 This group is my top priority, so I'm trying to respond as quickly as possible. It's all about making sure people have as much fun and joy as possible using your project 🎚️
 All the best, Zenek 🐻‍❄️🕺