Effectors
Effectors are the play options you pick before a song: note arrangement (Random / Mirror), Fade and Auto. The results screen shows them as three icons under USED EFFECTOR, one per slot, and EZ2ST records them with your score. What each one does, per game version: Modifiers.
Which versions record them
EZ2AC : FINAL EX, EZ2AC -FINAL-, EZ2AC : Time Traveler, EZ2AC : Night Traveler, from the results screen. EZ2DJ 2nd TraX, EZ2DJ The 1st Tracks Special Edition, EZ2DJ The 1st Tracks don't show their effectors on the results screen, so recording them is optional: see the older versions.
The three slots
| Slot | Options |
|---|---|
| Random / Mirror | R RANDOM (Random), S RANDOM (Super Random), PS RANDOM (Platinum Super Random), F RANDOM (Frame Random), M RANDOM (Maniac Random), H RANDOM (Hyper Random), N MIRROR (Note Mirror), A MIRROR (All Mirror), K MIRROR (Key Mirror), SP MIRROR (Scratch-Pedal Mirror) |
| Fade | FADE OUT (Fade Out), FADE IN (Fade In), BLINK (Blink) |
| Auto | AUTO S (Scratch Auto), AUTO P (Pedal Auto), AUTO SP (Scratch + Pedal Auto), AUTO LS (Left Scratch Auto), AUTO RS (Right Scratch Auto), MODE SWITCH (Mode Switch) |
Scroll options (4D, 5D, REVERSE) share the Fade slot in the game but aren't recorded.
What each mode offers
| Mode | Random / Mirror | Fade | Auto |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5K ONLY | R RANDOM, S RANDOM, PS RANDOM, N MIRROR | FADE OUT, FADE IN, BLINK | — |
| 5K RUBY | R RANDOM, S RANDOM, PS RANDOM, M RANDOM, H RANDOM, N MIRROR, K MIRROR, SP MIRROR | — | AUTO S, AUTO P, AUTO SP |
| 5K STANDARD | R RANDOM, S RANDOM, PS RANDOM, M RANDOM, H RANDOM, N MIRROR, K MIRROR, SP MIRROR | FADE OUT, FADE IN, BLINK | AUTO S, AUTO P, AUTO SP |
| 7K STANDARD | R RANDOM, S RANDOM, PS RANDOM, F RANDOM, M RANDOM, H RANDOM, N MIRROR, A MIRROR, K MIRROR, SP MIRROR | FADE OUT, FADE IN, BLINK | AUTO S, AUTO P, AUTO SP |
| 10K MANIAC | R RANDOM, S RANDOM, PS RANDOM, F RANDOM, M RANDOM, H RANDOM, N MIRROR, K MIRROR | FADE OUT, FADE IN, BLINK | AUTO S, AUTO P, AUTO SP |
| 14K MANIAC | R RANDOM, S RANDOM, PS RANDOM, M RANDOM, H RANDOM, N MIRROR, K MIRROR | FADE OUT, FADE IN, BLINK | AUTO LS, AUTO RS, AUTO S |
| TURNTABLE | R RANDOM, S RANDOM, N MIRROR | FADE OUT, FADE IN, BLINK | MODE SWITCH |
| EZ2CATCH | R RANDOM, S RANDOM, N MIRROR | FADE OUT, FADE IN, BLINK | — |
As in FINAL EX. EZ2AC -FINAL- doesn't have F RANDOM in 7K STANDARD. EZ2AC : Time Traveler doesn't have F RANDOM in 7K STANDARD. EZ2AC : Night Traveler doesn't have F RANDOM in 7K STANDARD. Courses offer the options of their base mode. In 14K, AUTO S means both turntables.
Auto options
With an auto option the game plays the turntable and/or pedal notes for you. Those scores stay on the leaderboards with a green AUTO tag but earn no DJ Points. MODE SWITCH (TURNTABLE mode) isn't an auto option.
Older versions: 1st TRACKS, 1st TRACKS SE, 2nd TraX
These games set their options differently and don't show them on the results screen. The submit page offers each game's own options for the chart's mode; they're optional, and only you know which ones you used. Scroll speed isn't recorded, as in every version.
- 1st TRACKS: no option menu. HIDDEN is a title-screen command (after inserting a credit) and doesn't work in Club Mix.
- 1st TRACKS SE: on song select, effector buttons 2-4 cycle HIDDEN / SUDDEN, MIRROR / RANDOM and SPEED SENSOR (Club Mix: only MIRROR and SPEED SENSOR). Title-screen commands add RANDOM 4D MIX, CROSS SCRATCH and WIDE VISUAL.
- 2nd TraX: on song select, effector buttons 1-4 cycle the mode's options (below).
EZ2DJ 2nd TraX
| Option | Choices | Chart modes | How it is set |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fade | FADE OUT, FADE IN, BLINK | 5K STANDARD; 7K STANDARD; 10K MANIAC; 14K MANIAC | effector button 1 |
| Random | RANDOM, SUPER RANDOM, MANIC RANDOM | 5K STANDARD; 7K STANDARD (RANDOM, SUPER RANDOM); 10K MANIAC; 14K MANIAC | effector button 2 |
| Note | 4D MIX, 5D MIX | 5K STANDARD; 10K MANIAC; 14K MANIAC | effector button 3 |
| Combo effect | COMBO EFFECT | 5K RUBY | effector button 2 |
| Puzzle mode | PUZZLE MODE | 5K RUBY | effector button 3 |
| Wide visual | WIDE VISUAL | 5K RUBY; 5K STANDARD; 7K STANDARD; 10K MANIAC; 14K MANIAC | effector button 4 |
EZ2DJ The 1st Tracks Special Edition
| Option | Choices | Chart modes | How it is set |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden / Sudden | HIDDEN, SUDDEN | 5K STANDARD | effector button 2 |
| Mirror / Random | MIRROR, RANDOM | 5K STANDARD; 10K MANIAC (MIRROR) | effector button 3 |
| Speed sensor | SPEED SENSOR | 5K STANDARD; 10K MANIAC | effector button 4 |
| Random 4D mix | RANDOM 4D MIX | 5K STANDARD; 10K MANIAC | title-screen command |
| Cross scratch | CROSS SCRATCH, CROSS SCRATCH & PEDAL | 5K STANDARD; 10K MANIAC | title-screen command |
| Wide visual | WIDE VISUAL | 5K STANDARD; 10K MANIAC | title-screen command |
EZ2DJ The 1st Tracks
| Option | Choices | Chart modes | How it is set |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden | HIDDEN | 5K STANDARD | title-screen command |
PUZZLE MODE (2nd TraX Ruby Mix) changes the play itself: some notes turn into special notes that switch an option on when hit (speed, random, fade, 4D, gauge up), and missing one breaks the combo and costs gauge. Scores played with it show a PUZZLE tag. COMBO EFFECT only adds an animation every 5 combo.