FutureDecks DJ pro – Start Guide
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1. Beat Matching when Auto Mixing this option beatmatches the two tracks before cross fading between them in Auto Mix mode Use Current List when Auto Mixing when tracks are loaded automatically into the decks while Auto Mix mode is activated or when Mix Next is pressed the songs must come from a playlist If this setting is activated the tracks will be selected from the playlist that you are currently in When this function is disabled it will load the songs only from the special Auto Mix playlist unless it is empty in which case it will still load them from the currently selected list Show hints this acts as a guide in the program showing details about any button feature function that your mouse is on Use slow speed pitch reset if enabled after you press the pitch reset button on a deck the pitch speed will gradually instead of immediately reset to 0 Use Perceptual Automatic Gain this enables FutureDecks DJ pro to automatically alter the gain of the song so that both tracks will match in volume This uses a very advanced psycho acoustically perceptual algorithm to determine the exact gain that will be applied to each song Disable Automatic Cueing if enabled the files are automatically cued at the beginning Enable jog wheels scratch mode if this is enabled the jog wheels will be used for scratching even when in play mode If it is disabled the jog wheels on the controller will be used for2. FutureDecks DJ pro Start Guide FutureDecks DJ pro is a professional audio video DJ mixing software that allows you to mix like a pro DJ VJ in no time and with great control and flexibility Included you will find 7 completely different user interfaces skins with 2 or 4 decks with or without video previewing This software has been developed mainly for professionals to use and experiment advanced DJ techniques You can connect up to 8 hardware MIDI controllers at the same time to control the software without even touching your Mac There are over 25 zero configure controllers supported from Akai American Audio Beamz Behringer Denon Hercules M Audio Numark PCDJ Reloop Vestax You can also use any other MIDI controller that you can visually map using the intuitive LEARN feature In short you have everything you need to get the rhythm going beyond the classical mixing boundaries I I a Ime 0 3 eee ee ee ee mm w videoclipuri_HD The World Of Dance HD Musi deoclipuri_ HD The World Of Dance HD Mus IPAARAAAARAD AA _ Mixer This is an overview of the FutureDecks DJ pro interface To spice up the mix you can set up seamless loops instantly tweak the equalizer with kill switches and load up external effects in VST or AU AudioUnits formats These are professional studio quality effects that you can buy or install for free from 3rd parties You can even m
3. of tracks This makes it easier to find your favorite tracks or songs that you don t want to forget Other Controls If you want to configure the software find the version assign a button knob slider from the software that you want to control from a hardware controller record a mix or start the limiter here you have some additional controls that will help you do just that Close exits the program Mailer Caii F wes the Master effects Paani you Record starts recording the mix Monitor signal if it is too up to both add and activate you can save it and burn it on a cd or or low in volume effects on the Master output put it on the internet eee hides the Configure n up Master a the i een E program into the taskbar the De Master a if it is too up VU meters display dialog or low in volume both the left and right Master signal Microphone effects enable you On Air activates i both ef ee activate the microphone Minimize hides the ellects on the Mic output Input Clock displays the time program into the taskbar Microphone Gain adjusts the Talk over lowers CPU usage shows how Close exits the program Mic signal if it is too up the master signal Balu power or low in volume by 12 dB to allow i
4. Preferences button shown on the previous page ae On Preferences Anio AMIDA Select user interface skin DJ Pro 3 4 decks 1440x900 __ High quality Time stretching and Pitch scaling very CPU intensive al Reset deck after load al Beat Matching when Auto Mixing Use Current List when Auto Mixing Tl Show hints tooltips al Use slow speed pitch reset T Use Perceptual Automatic Gain T Disable Automatic Cueing Tl Enable jog wheels scratch mode al Remember History W Remember Song Equalizer Settings Auto Mix fade time N A sd10 0s Pitch Tempo Range p 16 es I f au Cutoff Filter Mode LP HP LowPass amp HighPass L F i Load songs in Ram Auto a Crossfader Curve Normal Pok Cancel Select user interface you can select the preferred user interface that suits your taste liking and screen resolution you can find more skins on the Xylio website www xylio com and on the public forums High quality Time stretching and Pitch scaling this enables the use of pitch scaling key semitones modifier and also enables high quality time stretching tempo adjustments To give you a better idea try to set 50 tempo on a loaded song with this feature enabled and then disabled You will immediately notice the difference Reset Deck after Load if enabled after loading a new song in the deck all the deck settings will be reset pitch volume eq kills and cut off filter
5. on the software Then you move or press the corresponding knob slider button on the hardware controller or the keyboard In this way the software learns and knows that the element on the software is linked to the physical element on the hardware Included is a very powerful and flexible sampler sample player where you can load small files with beats or jingles or you can send a loop from any deck to any of the sampler s 8 banks The loops will also be in sync with the other decks allowing for a seamless experience Playlist amp Browser We ve taken into consideration each and every aspect so that your favorite music can be easily imported regardless of the audio format so that you can quickly immerse yourself in the music that you like to play and mix Add files folders Browser Exit search mode cancels search mode Addis returning to the previous content 2 Money i Tumer l iHa E Browser allows you to Audio Video Karaoke you Search you can search for Playlist shows you the explore and import tracks can filter tracks by audio video a track by entering its selected play list tracks from your computer or and karaoke format This helps partial name press space to it acts like a virtual record other portable devices you find files easier You can enter search mode and press Esc holder By using Color see all the files by pressing the aeaiee mode markers
6. the software automaticaly mixes the currently playing track with the song in the other deck Only on the Pro edition you can load external plugins Crossfader speakers effects for each deck microphone fades audio between or master signal decks A C and B D Vertical waveforms behaves as the other waveforms except for the fact that all 4 waveforms are next to one another enabling you to visually allign all 4 tracks Cut off Filter it cuts off a range of frequencies Input Gain controls the signal amplification creating a unique sound in the mixer eg for low effect volume tracks Learn enables you to create a shortcut between a button knob slider from the software and Pitch scaling also called key semitones modifier this enables you to modify the pitch of the song thus allowing you to do a button knob slider from a hardware controller or the keyboard harmonic mixing Sampler loads samples or loops from any file or from any of the 4 decks any sound from police sirens to complete 4 beat loops KeyLock when enabled changing the pitch of the song does not change the tone of the track The simple yet appealing design ensures that no matter if you re an aspiring or professional DJ you ll quickly get accustomed to the various functions of this r
7. they and how can we have more fun with our music by using them Cue points see above are positions in the song DJs are using them a lot because they act as bookmarks in the song As with a regular book it s easier to put bookmarks so you know what parts are most interesting when a different chapter begins and so on So basically a DJ loads a song in the deck and then starts searching for interesting positions parts in the song by listening in the headphones to begin and or end the mix The DJ places those marks so later he she can cue to those saved positions When a song is first loaded into a deck no cue points exist If later on when you are at a different position in the song and you want to go back to that saved position you can either press CUE to return to the saved position or you can press CUE PLAY and it will immediately start playing the song from the cue point that you ve placed If you want to take full advantage of the software s manual DJ ing capabilities you will need to adjust the tempo pitch of the song yourself and will also need to align the beat of one song eg the track in deck A with the beat of the other song eg the track in deck B To do this you need to use a function called pitch bend see above This temporarily speeds up or slows down the song so that the beats of one song deck A will catch up with the beats of the other song deck B To use the pitch bend you need to temporarily right c
8. I controller that you can visually map using the intuitive LEARN feature Hardware controllers and MIDI keyboards are preferred for a more hands on approach Select audio device selects the audio output where the Master signal comes out Usually you will select the soundcard audio device where your speakers are connected If you have internal speakers the device is usually called Built in Internal Speakers or has a similar name Optionally if you have a multi channel sound device you can also use this to output the Monitor signal as well Latency this is the amount of time from giving issuing a command to its actual execution For example if the latency is 100ms 0 1 seconds after you press the Play button it will take another 100ms until the sound is actually heard in the speakers headphones A lower latency will increase the interactivity by making the program respond faster to the commands e g more natural sounding scratch etc on slower systems sound dropouts and glitches tend to occur Select output mode this lets you select the type of soundcard sound device that you use This refers to the device that you selected at the Select audio option As you can see in the screenshots you have three output modes to choose from each mode letting you manage the signal output as you see fit that s best for you Reverse Master and Monitor audio output channels enable this in case you have a multi c
9. ap the effects parameters to real knobs sliders on your MIDI controller s This is a Start Guide and as such we will highlight the main features of FutureDecks DJ pro that will have you accustomed to the software in no time By the time you will have finished reading this start guide you will have no problem mixing your favorite songs and videos Please keep in mind that this is only a short guide and will not cover all the features and functions of FutureDecks DJ pro Decks A good mix means a smooth transition between two or more songs The decks and the mixer are the sections of the software that accomplish this process There are 4 decks A B C and D each controlling playback of audio and video files video available for decks A amp B and one or more CD drives if audio CDs are inserted The structured and ergonomic design of the software guarantees that whoever is using the software won t have any trouble distinguishing the program s various functions thus enjoying a complete DJ experience The waveform graphic display gives you real time audio signal monitoring information about the audio signal and the beat rhythm It can be configured to display more or less of the song using the zoom in and zoom out buttons Each deck has 3 waveforms a full waveform a horizontal zoomed waveform and a vertical waveform The vertical waveforms are all located above the mixer next to one another so that you can visually align the beats of the
10. ecently launched generation of DJ software However FutureDecks DJ pro isn t just shiny buttons and knobs For musically perfect mixes you can lock the key master tempo change the musical key to your desired one to achieve not only beat matched but also key matched mixes The app even detects the key of a song video to considerably simplify harmonic mixing A perfect example of the technology implemented into FutureDecks DJ pro is the Input Gain see above that not only allows you to change the amplification of the track 12 dB but also detects if a song has a too high or a too low volume automatically using the gain to set both songs at the same volume ensuring that you won t have to make too many tweaks in order to get a good mix A hardware controller gives you that unique DJ feeling and control over your mix while FutureDecks DJ pro works in the background to provide you with all the tools and features needed Every software function can be controlled with the controller or the keyboard You have the possibility to assign all software functions to specific buttons knobs fades on a hardware controller MIDI device or to the keyboard thanks to a very special feature called LEARN mode You activate it by pressing the Learn button You will notice that almost all the buttons sliders and knobs have a blue dotted rectangle on them displayed as a border around the element Then select the button knob slider that you want to control
11. hannel soundcard or controller and you want to swap the speakers signal with the headphones signal Use an External Mixer if you don t want to use FutureDecks DJ pro s internal mixer you have the option of using an external mixer If your soundcard has enough outputs you can have independent outputs for Deck A Deck B Sampler Mic Monitor You can then mix these as you see fit on your external mixer Please note that mix recording will not work in this case since the software doesn t do the actual mix itself Select an additional audio device for previewing monitoring in case you don t have a multi channel sound device you can still connect your headphones to a secondary output by selecting it here It is however recommended that you have one sound device or hardware controller with multiple audio outputs multi channel than to have two different audio devices sync problems may occur in this scenario Select the time coded vinyl CD type you can use different types brands marks of timecoded vinyls CDs Here you can choose the desired timecoded disk that you want to use Having pointed out all the main features and functions we encourage you to have fun with your first DJ mix and don t forget that if you want to push the boundaries of DJ ing even further you can visit our website and forums where you will find everything from additional guides and information about our software to tips amp tricks about DJ ing and mi
12. l feature that allows you to mixa file with an analog signal from a turntable or a CD p layer you can even mix two analog 1 CUE PLAY goes to the selected cue point and plays it Pitch increases or decreases the tempo speed you can temporarily speed up or slow down the tempo by momentarily right clicking 2 CUE goes to the on the slider selected cue point and stops inputs if you want 3 Play Pause starts stops playback at the current position of the track Continued on next page The 4 decks are controlling playback of audio and video files and one or more CD drives if audio CDs are inserted Besides the traditional CD player or turntable functions a lot of additional features are available Some of them can be achieved only using this DJ software The structured and ergonomic design of both the controller and the sofware allows a professional use and simplifies readjusting from commercial double CD players which cost more and do less To spice up the mix you can set up seamless loops instantly tweak the equalizer with kill switches and load up external effects in VST or AU AudioUnits formats These are professional studio quality effects that you can buy or install for free from 3 parties You can even map the effects parameters to real knobs sliders on your MIDI controller s You will find the automatic BPM detection very precise allowing you to instantly sy
13. lick on the pitch slider to either slow down or speed up the song for as long as you need or you can use the and buttons which change gradually as opossed to instantly the tempo speed of the song As you are doing this you ll be able to hear in the headphones whether the beats match or if you still need to bend the pitch Mixer Nowadays DJ software has come a long way making mixing an easy and entertaining way of relaxing having fun with friends and even making a living However in all this time of DJ evolution there s one thing that hasn t changed the mixer Be it hardware or software or both the mixer has kept roughly the same shape and overall feel look Apart from the video preview monitor the FutureDecks DJ pro mixer is as ergonomic as any other hardware software mixer would be j Video Preview Window lets you preview the video when you are mixing a video or two videos VU meters displays the signal strength from each deck E eee left and right and the master sp eakers signal volume for each deck Kill High Mid Low cuts ga Off the entire High M id Low gt frequency range 90 dB cut off for each frequency range EQ High Mid Low adjusts the High Mid Low frequency between 36 dB and 12 dB Effects effects can be fun but they can also change the entire sound of the track if used right Mix Next when pressed
14. nc the 4 decks and have perfect loops that you can also save and recall later on You can also reverse play brake the track like on a real turntable and pretty much do anything and more than with traditional hardware PORES z aoa Hot Cue points saved Pe synchronizes the monitoring cue points that can be TE A han Ime j aN j ou the remainin e i a one triggered instantly ihe decks playback A a position by one beat speakers master S kip Bar advances Reset Pitch when pressed the deck s play back it will smoothly reset the position by 4 beats track s pitch to 0 if you double click it will immediately ES Search you can fast reset the pitch to 0 A we forward or rewind through the song to A en the desired part Brake stops the play back like a a Reverse flips the direction of playback turntable ect gt S ave Call Loops you can save up Send Loop enables you to send to 3 loops as you d save Cue points any loop made into the sample Loop controls used for This allows you to recall any of the 3 player You can assign a loop to seamless beat accurate Save loops at any time any of the 8 sample players Loops You can perform normal loops as well as instant loops with the 1 16 to 16 instant loop buttons What about cue points What are
15. pitch bending when in play mode Irrespective of this setting when the song is paused the jog wheels are always used for fine tuning the current position and for scratching Remember History whenever you load a song into a deck the software copies adds the track to the special History list If the Remember History setting 1s active the software will remember all the songs played between sessions software restarts Otherwise only songs played in the current session will be shown in the History list Remember Song Equalizer Settings when activated the software remembers any alterations changes to the High Mid Low frequencies of an individual song any song Auto Mix fade time when the software automatically mixes two songs it moves the crossfader to actually do the mix This parameter controls how long it takes for the crossfader to move from one deck to the other Pitch Tempo range the pitch slider allows 4 8 16 24 32 or 50 pitch change for a smooth manual mix Cutoff Filter mode lets you choose the type of cut off filter that you prefer You can select between Low Pass High Pass and a combined Low Pass amp High Pass filter mode If the filter mode is changed the two cut off filters are set to Filter OFF Load songs in RAM you can select when to load a song completely into the system memory RAM Loading into RAM has many advantages but at the same time it requires that your computer has enough memo
16. ry of it Crossfader curve this controls the way the crossfader is modifying the volume of the 2 decks If this is set to hard the volume will jump abruptly from mute to full volume or from full volume to mute If the curve 1s soft the volume will change smoothly Preferences Configuration Audio amp Midi AGC Preferences General E U Select MIDI In devices you can select multiple devices American Audio Wh Denon DN HE4500 Hercules DJ Console lik4 Numark Mixtrack Pro Select audio device Built in Output i V 27 ms Latency Select output mode Normal only the speakers signal will be available i Split Mode speakers on Left mono headphones on Right mono i Multichannel sound card speakers on front headphones on rear Reverse Master and Monitor audio output channels _ Use an External Mixer outputs each Deck Sampler Mic Monitor _ Disable crossfader and volume when in External Mixer mode Select an additional audio device for previewing monitoring NO AUDIO Select the time coded vinyl CD type FutureDecks native Cancel Select MIDI In devices you can connect up to 8 hardware MIDI controllers at the same time to control the software without even touching your Mac There are over 25 zero configure controllers supported from Akai American Audio Beamz Behringer Denon Hercules M Audio Numark PCDJ Reloop Vestax You can also use any other MID
17. s being used Configure brings up the microphone the preferences settings to be heard dialog Audio pressing it will toggle About pressing it will display the current Video pressing it will toggle Audio Mode display ing version of your software and the link to the Video M ode displaying a video 4 vertical waveforms of each Xylio website where you can find more window Master with 2 preview deck and enabling you to details about us and our products screens video monitor visually allign the beats If you are a professional you can connect your microphone CD players and turntables directly to the software and truly blend the analog with digital You can also use timecoded vinyls or CDs to fully control the playback scratch on songs or even videos Close minimize and maximize buttons were included in the interface itself so that you still have access to them even when the full screen mode is active We have placed them on both left and right sides so that it will be user friendly for both Mac and Windows users You have full time control over everything and you are free to develop your own sound using effects eqs loops pitch scalling filters and many more There s nothing this software can t do the only thing limiting you being your own imagination Preferences Configuration General You can open the preferences window by pressing the Configure
18. set randomly on will automatically each new load mix the current list using beat matching where possible The playlist has advanced features like instant column sorting column resizing column show hide drag amp drop within the list between the existing lists and even from other applications tag editor physical and an instant search The Lists browser manages multiple playlists that you can create and also the computer disks which are displayed in a tree like structure see above While this DJ solution is intended to be used in live conditions you also have additional functions like the AutoMix feature When in AutoMix mode the software works on its own mixing songs without any human intervention whatsoever Both songs rhythms and volume are automatically synchronized and the beats are perfectly overlapped to create quality beat matching You can listen to a title before sending it to be loaded into a deck by pressing the Preview button see above The button lights on and the slider next to it marks the position in the song that s being played The slider can be adjusted to hear different parts of the song The preview player plays only in the headphones monitor output Press the Preview button again to stop the player You can also double click on a song in the playlist to preview pre listen it Color markers is a feature that simply colors audio video files so that they pop up from the crowd
19. tracks You are free to make real scratch effects Depending on the speed of the drag and drop you can create a disk spin effect scratch reverse play mute fine tune cue points and even reverse spin and play effect Of course you can use your hardware controller to achieve the same feats Pitch bend momentarily slows Waveform Display graphical Timecode it allows you overview of the track with loop to control a track through a points the green lines and a timecoded vinyI CD by using separate track overview you can the turntable that s connected also use the mouse to scratch on to your soundcard directly the waveform display to your system down or speeds up the deck to make fine adjustments in overlap ping the songs when mixing very useful when you want to beat match 2 songs z Relative when this mode is active the timecoded vinyl will keep the same position of the track even if the needle jumps from the vinyl This function is mainly used by turntablists Cue points Loop markers lets you see exactly where cue points and loops are placed within the track aes T F ia BPM displays the current BPM value and tempo alterations changes f Edit BPM lets you lock the BPM toa certain value of your choice you can also tap to detect the current BPM Line In a specia
20. xing www xylio com You will also find a list of natively compatible hardware controllers websites where you can find external plug ins effects tip try www kvraudio com and other resources Moreover you can find video guides tutorials for all the FutureDecks versions by visiting our youtube channel www youtube com xyliotv You can also join us on facebook http www facebook com pages X ylio 114039211992291 Best wishes Xylio team
21. you can spot your Show all button favorite tracks right away because of the different colors On the left side browser are your database playlists volumes and other portable devices where you might have music and on your right side there s the playlist which displays the music you selected from your browser The entire playlist has been designed in such a way that you can easily find and import songs load and save playlists The search function guarantees that you won t get lost in your own music and quickly find the track that you re looking for The up and down arrows drag up down allow you to rearrange songs into the playlist The Audio Video and Karaoke buttons help you filter your playlist to see only audio video and karaoke files To see all of the files you just have to press the Show all button Drag up down drags the selected Clear clears the track up or down current list in the list baa SPM Time Genre Track Year Filen me 146 0 604031 ue We Color markers enable you Nideo clip uri DAThe World to assign a color toa track fee making it easier to spot Remove removes a ON ee that particular track selected track s from your playlist Shuffle shuffles randomizes the play list Preview used to listen to a track in the headphones without loading it into a deck Random the next song if enabled it cursor is
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