Every key, and what it does

Your left hand plays Deck A and your right hand plays Deck B. The arrows move the crossfader and the number keys play the pads. In PixelDJ, F1 shows all of this on screen.

Try it here

Pick something to try and see which keys do it, or click the keyboard and press them.

Esc

F10

F11

F12

Backspace⌫

Tab

[

]

Caps

;

Enter

Shift

Ctrl

Win

Alt

Space

Alt

←

↑↓

→

Click here, then press the keys to try them.

Q starts the song on Deck A, the deck on the left. Press it again to pause. Your left hand looks after Deck A.

This is a picture of PixelDJ's controls. The real console, with real music, is in the app.

All of PixelDJ's keys

Deck A

Deck A keys
Keys	What they do
`Q`	Play or pause Deck A.
`W`	Deck A back to its cue point.Shift+W sets the cue point.
`E`	Line up Deck A with the other deck's beat.
`A`	Nudge Deck A back a little.
`S`	Loop Deck A.
`D`	Nudge Deck A forward a little.
`T`	Echo on Deck A.

Deck B

Deck B keys
Keys	What they do
`I`	Play or pause Deck B.
`O`	Deck B back to its cue point.Shift+O sets the cue point.
`P`	Line up Deck B with the other deck's beat.
`J`	Nudge Deck B back a little.
`K`	Loop Deck B.
`L`	Nudge Deck B forward a little.
`U`	Echo on Deck B.

Crossfader

Crossfader keys
Keys	What they do
`←`	Hold to move the crossfader toward Deck A.Add Shift to move slowly, or Ctrl to go all the way.
`→`	Hold to move the crossfader toward Deck B.Add Shift to move slowly, or Ctrl to go all the way.
`X`	Crossfader to the middle.

Pads

Pads keys
Keys	What they do
`1`	Play the sound you put on pad 1.Click an empty pad in PixelDJ to choose an MP3, WAV or FLAC for it. It stays there after a restart.
`2`	Play the sound you put on pad 2.
`3`	Play the sound you put on pad 3.
`4`	Play the sound you put on pad 4.
`5`	Play the sound you put on pad 5.
`6`	Play the sound you put on pad 6.
`7`	Play the sound you put on pad 7.
`8`	Play the sound you put on pad 8.
`9`	Play the sound you put on pad 9.
`0`	Play the sound you put on pad 10.
`-`	Play the instruments on the pads lower.Two steps down at most.
`=`	Play the instruments on the pads higher.Two steps up at most.
`[`	The pads play the instrument before.
`]`	The pads play the next instrument, Electric Guitar, 808 Slide, Brass and the rest.
`Backspace`	Stop every sound the pads are playing.

Whole console

Whole console keys
Keys	What they do
`Space`	Pause everything, or carry on.
`Enter`	Mix into the other deck for you.
`Tab`	Point Retro FX at the other deck.
`M`	Mute or unmute your mic in recordings.
`F1`	Show the keyboard guide.
`F2`	Switch the pads between their sounds and the instrument you had, the drum kit at first.
`F3`	Record a beat, or stop recording it.
`F4`	Play or stop the beat.
`F5`	Add more drums and notes to the beat, or stop adding.
`F6`	Make the beat one, two or four bars long.
`F8`	Auto DJ on or off.
`F9`	Start or stop recording the music and your mic.
`F10`	Tap along with a song whose beat PixelDJ couldn't find, and Retro FX follow your taps.

With Ctrl or Shift

With Ctrl or Shift keys
Keys	What they do
`Ctrl`+`1`to`Ctrl`+`0`	The ten Retro FX, Retro Echo first.
`Shift`+`↓Shift`+`↑`	Change what the pads play, Synth Bass, Synth Keyboard, Drums, Deep Bass, Electric Guitar, 808 Slide, Brass, Techno Stab and Laser, and round again. While a beat records, it goes on to the next instrument.
`Shift`+`WShift`+`O`	Mark a new cue point on each deck.
`Ctrl`+`←Ctrl`+`→`	Send the crossfader all the way to one deck.

You can give any Retro FX another key. Right-click its button in PixelDJ, then press the key you want. Keys do nothing while you're typing in a box, like the search in My Music.