VirtualDJ 6 LE TC, Hercules
Contents
1. b Browser area When you run VirtualDJ 6 LE TC for the first time the browser area displays no music files co Loo Mo co s Tec i Folders area On the left of the browser area you can see the folders and drive units on your computer the active folder is highlighted T_Music O Virtual Folder T Dancefloor fam Techno fmm Jazz fam world fam Hardcore fmm Acid fam Hip Hop faa RnB fm Beg French glish erman fam Pop US fam Folk US fam Folk France fam Folk UK fam Folk Spain Active folder highlighted Other folders not highlighted Graphic slider to move through the list Lock unlock lock or unlock the split between the folders area and the files area if the lock is open the folders area can expand and hide the files area a MS 5 Add virtual folder button blue plus sign on a red folder You can create a virtual folder which is a playlist by clicking the button with a blue plus sign on a red folder on the top right of the folders area This virtual folder is an index where you can add and sort the music files you select without changing where they are stored in their actual folders User Manual 18 30 VirtualDJ 6 LE TC ii Files area The files area shows the contents of the active folder iii BPM Beats Per Minute rate of your music files The BPM rate is the number of beats per minute in the music which2. for inputs 1 2 and inputs 3 4 to the Line position 3 Place a turntable to the LEFT of your mixer If your mixer has 2 stereo inputs e Connect the 2 RCA connectors on your turntable s audio cable to inputs 1 2 on your DeeJay TRIM 4 amp 6 red connector right channel to the red plug white connector left channel to the white plug If your mixer has 4 stereo inputs Take one of the two RCA audio cables 2 RCA labeled IN to 4 RCA labeled OUT and two of four RCA to RCA female adapters and e Connect the cable s two RCA input connectors labeled IN to the turntable s stereo output plugs using the RCA to RCA female adapters red connector right channel to the red plug white connector left channel to the white plug e Connect two of the cable s output connectors labeled OUT to inputs 1 2 on your DeeJay TRIM 4 amp 6 red connector right channel to the red plug white connector left channel to the white plug User Manual 8 30 VirtualDJ 6 LE TC e Connect the cable s other two output connectors labeled OUT to inputs 3 4 or Stereo 2 on the mixer and use this channel on your mixer only if you are playing audio vinyl records as opposed to timecoded vinyl records on your turntable 4 Place a turntable to the RIGHT of your mixer If your mixer has 2 stereo inputs e Connect the 2 RCA connectors on your turntable s audio cable directly to inputs 3 4 on your DeeJay TRIM 4 amp 6 red connecto
3. reflects how fast the music Is a BPM rate below 85 is slow a BPM rate over 130 is fast Analyze your music files BPM rates The first time you display your list of music files in a DJ software application the Beats Per Minute rate is not calculated we strongly recommend that you analyze all of the music files you intend to mix with in advance so that your browser displays the BPM Beats Per Minute rates to load only music tracks matching the BPM rate you need To analyze the music files in a folder select the music file s in the files area and right click them with your mouse or Ctrl mouse click in Mac OS using a Mac mouse with only 1 button a pop up menu prompts you to Scan for BPMs to analyze the BPM of the selected music files ARTIST r Re Yaouank Waiting For Love 3T Sone 4 Hero s Good Bye T Iz Same Ol Thing 4 Tribe Called Quest Tension 4 Taillefer All Day And All OF The Night Adam Blackwell Release Afro Celt Sound System File Infos gt Afro Celt Sound System Scan for BPMs Afro Celt Sound System File operations gt Afro Celt Sound System Search DB b Afro Celt Sound System Afro Celt Sound System Afro Celt Sound System Afro Celt Sound System Riding The Waves Afro Celt Sound System iI Think Of Afro Celt Sound System Release It Instrumental Afro Celt Sound System Run the BPM analysis in advance not during a party The BPM analysis takes time 1 hour for 120 music files so starti
4. the pitch faders for both decks in the VirtualDJ software directly in the center position If you move the pitch fader for a deck in the VirtualDJ software it will no longer be synchronized with your turntable or CD player If this occurs you must reset the pitch faders both in VirtualDJ and on your turntable or CD player in order to calibrate them once more d Pitch controls The VirtualDJ 6 LE TC software includes 4 controls per deck to control the pitch Pitch fader Pitch bend minus and plus buttons the arrows below the pitch fader let you adjust the pitch gradually Pitch reset button to the right of the pitch fader gradually restores the pitch to the audio file s default value to a 0 0 pitch variation SYNC button to the right of the Play button in VirtualDJ The pitch counter located above the pitch fader displays the pitch value the variation of pitch compared to the audio file s original speed Double clicking the pitch counter changes the pitch scale between 6 8 10 12 20 25 33 50 and 100 i Pitch fader overview The pitch fader slows down speeds up the music playback In timecode mode you must only move the pitch fader on your turntable or CD player i e you must not use your mouse to move the faders in the VirtualDJ software otherwise the moves you make using the pitch faders in VirtualDJ won t fit with the moves you make using the pitch faders on your turntables or CD play
5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 VirtualDJ 6 LE TC CONTENTS INTRODUCTION siiisesninaeonisannnna cuits an iauaeemaneauineueataes 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT S icanarineittrenisernnitancnscnieumnmncnaenaanmemaenanmnte 3 SP en E E 3 D AC ae A E TEE EA E A ES 4 HARDWARE SETUP geanmnatena mae enunnianinecinneaninasiennt 4 a Timecode CONFIQUIATIONS c csecesessssseesescssseececsssesesececscseseeecesacseeesatasaeeesecavaseeeesesas 4 i Timecoded CDs CONFIQUIALION cccccssstsesesesetsteesssssssscssssseesssssssesesssseees 4 ii Timecoded vinyl records configuration scsccssesesesstststsesssstssessssssssesssesseees 7 b Configuring timecode SettingS c cccsssssssesssessssssesersssssssessessseeserseseesersesaees 10 i Advanced timecode settings sccssssssesssssssesessssssssessssssssesessssssssessssassseses 12 VIRTUALDJ 6 LE TC OVERVIEW icciccssiscesscavewiveraccuiciiincendaieierneinauainnisnensivennt 13 a Browser folders area files area a accoees peearesteserteett cetera eeenretomtee 13 MO nsirusiininiisnerei neiii 14 c Timecode SettingS cccecsssssssssssssssssessssscsssssssscscsseesesacsssesesacsssesesavacesersavaceseesesas 15 a DERD oe rence r oe tre rere renee are en To eer errr 16 Sy VEN CUI Nes ceeareesecen ct cacn ecco cere cee cae nes eee eee ee ee eee 17 FIRST USE OF VIRTUALDJ 6 LE TC siissapticnssorcacicesssesepananuassssnasandmveniineqenateniuicessaiaets 17 2 oNN eee eee erence eer entree ree
6. 6 User Manual 11 30 VirtualDJ 6 LE TC A If the level is always too low or too high verify that your CD player or turntable is actually playing a timecoded CD or vinyl record all audio cables are properly connected and that the Line Phono input switches your DeeJay TRIM 486 are set to the proper positions e Fine tune the signal quality using the 4 knobs in the VirtualDJ software Left Right Phase Anti Gain Silence Quality 100 Both Left Deck Right Deck Left Right Phase Anti Gain l a lis y I a YE fia p p p When the signal Quality reaches 100 click OK i Advanced timecode settings If you are unable to achieve signal quality of 100 by following the steps outlined above you must click the Debug button as shown below and try adjusting the various settings until you are able to reach 100 signal quality I Invert Signal Phase J Invert Signal Stereo I Apply RIAA phono filter Apply noise LP filter JT adjust for 45 RPM I Disable Pitch IV Disable ClearSound T Disable Antiskip OES Pitch sensibility S00 ors Lead time Save capture Quality 100 Invert Signal Phase ilter I Apply noise LP filter T Disable Pitch T Disable Antiskip User Manual 12 30 VirtualDJ 6 LE TC 4 VIRTUALDJ 6 LE TC OVERVIEW The VirtualDJ 6 LE TC inter
7. PLIANCE NOTICE this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment on and off the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Copyright 2009 Guillemot Corporation S A All rights reserved This publication may not be reproduced in whole or in part summarized transmitted transcribed s
8. RIM 4 amp 6 red connector right channel to the red plug white connector left channel to the white plug If your mixer has 2 stereo inputs e Leave the cable s other two output connectors unplugged If your mixer has 4 stereo inputs e Connect the cable s other two output connectors labeled OUT to inputs 3 4 or Stereo 2 on the mixer and use this channel on your mixer only if you are playing audio CDs as opposed to timecoded CDs on your CD player User Manual 5 30 VirtualDJ 6 LE TC 4 Place a CD player with a scratch capable jog wheel to the RIGHT of your mixer Take the other RCA audio cable 2 RCA to 4 RCA and e Connect the cable s two RCA input connectors labeled IN to the CD player s stereo output plugs red connector right channel to the red plug white connector left channel to the white plug e Connect two of the cable s output connectors labeled OUT to inputs 3 4 on your DeeJay TRIM 4 amp 6 red connector right channel to the red plug white connector left channel to the white plug If your mixer has 2 stereo inputs e Leave the cable s other two output connectors unplugged If your mixer has 4 stereo inputs e Connect the cable s other two output connectors labeled OUT to inputs 7 8 or Stereo 4 on the mixer and use this channel on your mixer only if you are playing audio CDs as opposed to timecoded CDs on your CD player With a 2 channel mixer RCA cables n
9. arget deck When you drag a file the cursor turns into a disc with a symbol indicating whether or not you are able to drop the file on the intended deck The following symbol means that you can drop the file on the deck The following symbol means that you are not able to drop the file on the deck either a song is already playing on the deck or the cursor is outside of the deck s drag and drop area If a song is already playing on the deck where you are trying to load a file you will get a message indicating that a song is playing on that deck and asking if you are sure you want to stop it Click Yes or No to confirm or cancel respectively b Play and Pause buttons In timecode mode the Play and Pause buttons in the VirtualDJ software are no longer active You must therefore e Press the Play Pause button on your CD player or turntable to start or stop playing an audio track User Manual 22 30 VirtualDJ 6 LE TC c Supported formats i File extensions VirtualDJ 6 LE TC supports most digital audio formats such as MP3 PC Mac AAC PC Mac AIFF Mac WAV PC WMA PC OGG PC and CD Audio ii DRM protected files VirtualDJ 6 LE TC cannot play files with DRM protection so if you have purchased AAC or MP4 files with DRM protection the solution to play the files in VirtualDJ 6 LE TC is to burn an audio CD with these music files and then mix using this audio CD instead of the files with DRM protect
10. bit 1024x768 video resolution or higher User Manual 3 30 VirtualDJ 6 LE TC b Mac Desktop laptop Mac with 2GHz processor or higher 2GB RAM Operating system Mac OS 10 4 10 5 or 10 6 USB 2 0 port high speed port CD ROM or DVD ROM drive 24 bit 1024x768 video resolution or higher 3 HARDWARE SETUP a Timecode configurations 2 different timecode configurations are possible with CD players and with vinyl turntables i Timecoded CDs configuration 2 timecoded CDs and 2 audio cables are included in your package to control Virtual DJ 6 LE TC User Manual 4 30 VirtualDJ 6 LE TC The standard setup to mix with timecoded CDs is as follows 01 Computer with VirtualDJ Scratch Starter Kit 02 Hercules DeeJay TRIM 4 amp 6 03 Analog mixer 04 CD player deck A 05 CD player deck B 1 Connect Deejay TRIM 4 amp 6 to your computer via the USB cable 2 On DeeJay TRIM 4 amp 6 set the 2 phonolline switches for inputs 1 2 and inputs 3 4 to the Line position 3 Place a CD player with a scratch capable jog wheel to the LEFT of your mixer Take one of the two RCA audio cables 2 RCA to 4 RCA and e Connect the cable s two RCA input connectors labeled IN to the CD player s stereo output plugs red connector right channel to the red plug white connector left channel to the white plug e Connect two of the cable s output connectors labeled OUT to inputs 1 2 on your DeeJay T
11. censee acknowledges the copyright protection belonging to Atomix Productions The copyright notice must not be removed from the Software nor from any copy thereof nor from any documentation written or electronic accompanying the Software 4 The licensee is granted the right to make one back up copy of the machine readable portion of the Software on the condition that all copyright and proprietary notices are also reproduced 5 Except where the present Agreement expressly permits the licensee is strictly prohibited from engaging in nor may he permit third parties to engage in the following providing or disclosing the Software to third parties providing use of the Software in a network multiple PCs multi user or time sharing arrangement where the users are not individual licensees making alterations or copies of any kind of the Software making any attempt to disassemble de compile or reverse engineer the Software in any way or form or engaging in any activity aimed at obtaining underlying information not visible to the user during normal use of the Software making copies or translations of the User Manual User Manual 29 30 VirtualDJ 6 LE TC ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION RECOMMENDATION At the end of its working life this product should not be disposed of with standard household waste but rather dropped off at a collection point for the disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE for recycling This is confirmed by
12. ck 15 PITCH current pitch variation in c Timecode settings The central area gathers the settings for e Timecode on off e Gain A There is no mixer in this central area of VirtualDJ 6 LE TC since VirtualDJ 6 LE TC must be used with an analog mixer which replaces a software mixer 1 GAIN on deck A set the gain using this knob view the gain in dB in the deck A area 2 GAIN on deck B set the gain using this knob view the gain in dB in the deck B area 3 Calibration menu User Manual 15 30 VirtualDJ 6 LE TC 4 nada oe Timecode on off for deck A ON control deck A with external player OFF control deck A with the Play button in the VirtualDJ software Timecode signal quality for Deck A if Timecode is ON Timecode on off for deck B ON control deck B with external player OFF control deck B with the Play button in the VirtualDJ software Timecode signal quality for Deck B if Timecode is ON White horizontal bar actual position in Deck B track Waveform on Deck B 10 Waveform on Deck A 11 White horizontal bar actual position in Deck A track d Deck B This is the virtual deck on the right You can Load music files on this deck Move within the track Play the music file loaded on this deck Add a cue point a bookmark to save a position in the track Change the pitch the playback speed View the BPM pitch variation elapsed and remaining time Light and Dance R
13. cssssescssscsssesecssseessstesesseeesseeees 23 e Using a Cue POIN ee eecessssesessseseeecscseseseecssssseeesessssseeeesevasaeeesesasaeeesesasaeeteesases 23 i MEOIR CUB DOIN PORR 23 i SETNNG THE PITCH ci cisrnsnsancunienaeanaineninimanmuenuennnunneenaneauataal 24 a Adjusting pitch in timecode mode ccccccsssssescsssssescssssssescssssseeecessssseesecesaeeeeeseees 24 Oe miie SCA E E E IE E N AA T 24 O Calibraung Mepit Nasse 25 d PENCONTOS sorssic eae a E EE 25 i Pitch fader OV CIO aah aben cies se scanapturechernctescseterasnsani asaastescansunecacnantencaonennasate 25 ii SYNC button in VirtualDJ D at MAtCH cceeectetstsssesesseeessesseeeessees 27 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION RECOMMENDATION ccscssssseseesesessessseseseeseseens 30 User Manual 2 30 VirtualDJ 6 LE TC 1 INTRODUCTION VirtualDJ 6 LE TC is a dedicated version of VirtualDJ developed by Atomix Productions tailored for Hercules DeeJay TRIM 4 amp 6 and timecoded CDs and or vinyl records Atomix Productions and its suppliers retain all intellectual property rights to the software AN The first time you run VirtualDJ 6 LE TC you are asked to enter a serial number This serial number is found on the envelope of your installation CD This serial number belongs to you you cannot change it and you must not share it with any other user of VirtualDJ otherwise you won t be able to register on the VirtualDJ website which will not let you access Virtua
14. de settings Once you have connected your CD vinyl record players mixer and DeeJay TRIM 4 amp 6 you can set up the software e Puta timecoded CD in each of your CD players or a timecoded vinyl record on each of your turntables e Launch VirtualDJ 6 LE TC and click the SETUP button User Manual 10 30 VirtualDJ 6 LE TC e Select your timecode media format in the Vinyl field Timecode CD or Timecode Vinyl Timecode Settings Silence Silence Both Left Deck Right Deck vinyl Timecode Vinyl vi Mode Smart relative v Left Right Phase Anti Gain amy Spuy fi e 4 A V f l N N ios ath N e Press Play on your CD or vinyl record player and adjust the signal quality e Verify that the audio input level is sufficient on your Hercules DeeJay TRIM 486 4 channel VU meter Preamplifier level VU meter control knobs Switch e Set the VU meter switch on your DeeJay TRIM 4 amp 6 to display the signal levels for the input channels in the up position e If the input signal level lights up across 3 green LEDs on each line of the VU meters without lighting up the orange or red LEDs you then have the perfect input levels don t change anything e If the input signal level is too low less than 3 green LEDs are lit up or too high the orange or red LEDs are lit up you can adjust the signal level by turning the 2 preamplifier level control knobs on the front of your DeeJay TRIM 48
15. emix ELAPSED 00 15 8 REMAIN OF 37 3 GAIN 0 0dB KEY F m PITCH 0 0 User Manual 16 30 VirtualDJ 6 LE TC e Waveform This area shows 2 waveforms 1 in blue and 1 in red for the 2 audio tracks loaded on decks A and B respectively 1 Waveforms of 2 audio tracks blue waveform track on the left deck deck A red waveform track on the right deck deck B 2 Beat marks the rectangles and squares below the waveforms show the beats in each track rectangle master beat square intermediary beat Thus a 4 beat section is displayed with 1 rectangle and 3 squares blue shapes for the blue waveform and red shapes for the red waveform 3 Cue point bookmark in the track 5 FIRST USE OF VIRTUALDJ 6 LE TC a Serial number A The first time you run VirtualDJ 6 LE TC you are asked to enter a serial number This serial number is found on the envelope of your installation CD This serial number belongs to you you cannot change it and you must not share it with any other user of VirtualDJ otherwise you won t be able to register on the VirtualDJ website which will not let you access VirtualDJ service updates plug ins or upgrades Keep both the CD envelope and the installation CD in a safe place since both the serial number and the installation CD are required if you re install your system or change your computer The serial number format is XXXX XXXX XXXXX TRIM User Manual 17 30 VirtualDJ 6 LE TC
16. ers User Manual 25 30 VirtualDJ 6 LE TC Master tempo on Pitch scale 12 Pitch slider area Pitch reset button Pitch slider Pitch bend buttons Keylock Master tempo The Keylock icon represents the master tempo function in VirtualDJ 6 LE TC when the master tempo function is on moving the pitch fader doesn t change the tone of the music This is useful in that it lets you speed up slow down a track while keeping the same tone as if the musicians were playing the track faster or slower A Please note that in some other DJing software applications keylock does not correspond to master tempo Pitch scale The pitch scale is the percentage of speed variation you can achieve with the pitch fader a pitch scale of 12 means that the pitch fader s upper position in VirtualDJ corresponds to a 12 slowdown of the music playback and the pitch fader s lower position corresponds to a 12 acceleration of the music playback a 100 BPM rate becomes a 88 BPM rate when moving the fader to the top and 112 BPM when moving the fader to the bottom The pitch scale can be changed by double clicking the pitch percentage figure displayed on top of the pitch fader in VirtualDJ The lower the pitch scale the higher the precision of the pitch fader a low pitch scale makes the pitch fader more precise but limits your choice to music tracks whose BPM is close enough to the BPM of the mu
17. face can be split up into 5 different sections Browser folders area files area Deck A Timecode settings Deck B Waveform VIRTUAL Hercules CPU JRACRCCCOCOCOCCOONCOCCRCNOOE MC Light amp Dance Light and Dance Remix aww STARTER KIT EDITION ELAPSED 00 28 3 7 e al ELAPSED 00 03 6 REMAIN 07 18 9 GAIN 0 0dB KEY Cm PITCH 0 2 1 PITCH B Poste de travail Re Search 1 Bureau Gq My Music Title After The Final Beat Drums Hardcore Solo Wake Up and Move Dynamite mix for drums and bass i cannot forget the heat of that night inthe name of the party Lat Loops for the trance Movin up and dancing Music And Dancefloor Healing Never Miss The Tempo Rhythm amp Bass Over The Stage Still Dance and Show Techno remix of 80 s dance best Artist BeatMix Mogul Drummer Boy Dance Club Mix Hard Club Lovers Dance Floor Master Techno musers Erika Martino Saez Florence H Shootun Party Mixer 909 R amp B Under Stax Dancefloor Battle Ericho Daronzales Browser folders area files area User Manual 13 30 Artist BeatMix Mogul Drummer Boy Dance Club Mix Hard Club Lovers Ericho Daronzales REMAIN 07 49 5 GAIN 0 0dB KEY F m PITCH 0 0 14 files Bpm 123 5 STIVA 100 0 122 0 122 9 130 9 VirtualDJ 6 LE TC In this section you can browse through your computer or network drive to select the audio files to load onto a deck a
18. ion iii If you encounter an issue with an audio format If you cannot play one of these formats make sure that the codec for this audio format is installed on your computer For example if you cannot play an AAC file make sure that iTunes is installed on your computer since the AAC codec is installed by iTunes d Previewing and moving within a music track You can select a music track to preview on your analog mixer and move within the track to get to the right position e Press the Play button for the deck in question on your CD player or turntable and you can listen to the track on your headphones from its current position e Move within the track by turning your timecoded CD or vinyl record This gives you precise control move the timecoded CD or vinyl record backwards and forwards and you will see your position moving in the waveform window e Using a Cue point A Cue point is a bookmark of the position in a music track where playback will begin for your audience This lets you start playback of the track at precisely the right point to avoid any interruptions in terms of rhythm i Placing a Cue point With a CD player you can place a Cue point on the CD player if the CD player has a Cue button With a turntable you have no Cue point Once the music file is loaded on a deck preview it for yourself only on your headphones until you get to the position you choose as your Cue point Then press the Cue button on you
19. lDJ service updates plug ins or upgrades Keep both the CD envelope and the installation CD in a safe place since both the serial number and the installation CD are required if you re install your system or change your computer The serial number format is XXXX XXXX XXXXX TRIM Welcome to VirtualDJ 6 LE TC This powerful DJ mixing software is adapted to your Hercules DeeJay TRIM 4 amp 6 offering instant access to scratching functions and deep integration of the software with the hardware in the Windows XP Vista 7 and Mac OS environments This dedicated version of VirtualDJ requires Hercules DeeJay TRIM 4 amp 6 to be installed and connected to the computer s USB port Therefore before running VirtualDJ 6 LE TC Hercules DeeJay TRIM 4 amp 6 must be installed and connected to your computer s USB port In Windows XP Vista and 7 if you see the Hercules DeeJay TRIM 486 icon in your taskbar with no red X over it then the audio interface is properly connected and detected If you see the DeeJay TRIM 4 amp 6 icon in your taskbar with a red X over it this means that your controller is not detected on any of your PC s USB ports so running VirtualDJ 6 LE TC is not possible until this red X disappears 2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS a PC Desktop laptop PC with Intel Pentium 4 Athlon 2GHz processor or higher 2GB RAM Operating system Microsoft Windows XP Vista or 7 USB 2 0 port high speed port CD ROM or DVD ROM drive 24
20. nd mix with The browser section consists of 2 subsections e Folders area on the left the area where you choose the folder drive unit audio CD network drive iTunes folder or virtual folder a playlist in VirtualDJ e Files area on the right in this area you choose the music track you want to load on each deck of the player b DeckA This is the virtual deck on the left You can Load music files on this deck Move within the track Play the music file loaded on this deck Add a cue point a bookmark to save a position in the track Change the pitch the playback speed View the BPM pitch variation elapsed and remaining time MC Light amp Dance 125 16 Light and Dance Remix e D 10 Music tag Artist name on top Song name on second line File form overview the white vertical bar shows the cue point BPM counter 125 16 BPM 125 16 Beats Per Minute Virtual disc use this disc to scratch or drag and drop music files onto it to load them Pitch slider higher slower center default pitch down faster Pitch bend to the left minus slower to the right plus faster SYNC Beat match synchronize this deck with the other deck Play SaaS eS User Manual 14 30 VirtualDJ 6 LE TC 9 Pause 10 CUE sets the cue point position 11 ELAPSED elapsed time in the track 12 REMAIN remaining time in the track 13 GAIN audio gain of the track 14 KEY musical key of the tra
21. ng the BPM analysis of your complete library just before a party is a very bad idea You should therefore carry out the analysis in advance it s easy as you can analyze your complete hard drive and you don t need to remain in front of your computer while VirtualDJ 6 LE TC is analyzing the music files As the BPM analysis is very CPU intensive mixing while VirtualDJ 6 LE TC is analyzing your library is not recommended since your computer will not respond as fast as it should The BPM software analysis is generally accurate but occasionally the BPM rate calculation is not correct sometimes the BPM calculated is double or half of the actual BPM rate the BPM analyzer may count only 1 beat out of 2 within a track or identify an intermediary sound within a beat as the start of another beat If your file is not properly analyzed you can correct it by manually typing in the BPM rate User Manual 19 30 VirtualDJ 6 LE TC If a music file is not analyzed loading the file on a deck analyzes it and you can then view its BPM rate in the VirtualDJ display to the right of the artist s name BPM rate display Hercules cpu RDRCRRCCCCCCCCOCOCCCEN B E MC Light amp Dance Light and Dance Remix KEYLOCK TRACKINFO 12 ELAPSED 00 02 5 a f ELAPSED 00 15 8 REMAIN 07 49 4 REMAIN 07 37 3 GAIN 0 0dB GAIN 0 0dB KEY F m OFF uani KEY F m PITCH 0 2 PITCH 0 0 B Poste de travail 1 Bureau e i Title Artist After The Final Bea
22. nother track set at 75 BPM or with a track set at 150 BPM a Adjusting pitch in timecode mode AN In timecode mode you should not move the pitch faders with your mouse in the VirtualDJ software the only good way to change the pitch in timecode mode is to adjust the pitch on your turntable or CD player itself In timecode mode if you move the pitch fader in VirtualDJ with your mouse instead of using the fader on your turntable or CD player the position of the pitch fader in the VirtualDJ software will not correspond to the position of the pitch fader on your physical device which is very confusing and should therefore be avoided Conversely if you switch off timecode mode you must use the pitch fader in the VirtualDJ software and not on your turntable or CD player b Pitch scale In VirtualDJ 6 LE TC you can set a pitch scale of 6 8 10 12 20 25 33 50 or 100 User Manual 24 30 VirtualDJ 6 LE TC c Calibrating the pitch You must set the same pitch scale in VirtualDJ 6 LE TC as on your turntable CD player otherwise the moves you make using the pitch faders in VirtualDJ won t fit with the moves you make using the pitch faders on your turntables or CD players The pitch scale in VirtualDJ 6 LE TC can be changed by double clicking the percentage value displayed on top of the pitch fader To calibrate the pitch Set the pitch faders on your turntables or CD players directly in the center position Set
23. ntents of the box to the place of purchase The VirtualDJ software hereafter named the Software is copyrighted by Atomix Productions All rights are reserved The term Software refers to all documentation and related material including drivers executable programs libraries and data files The purchaser is granted a license to use the Software only The licensee also agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the present Agreement concerning copyright and all other proprietary rights for any third party Software documentation and related material included in the Software package Atomix Productions reserves the right to terminate this license in the event of failure to comply with any of the terms or conditions laid out in the present Agreement License 1 The license is granted to the original purchaser only The licensee is not permitted to sub license or lease any of the rights that are hereby granted Transfer of the license is permitted provided that the transferor does not retain any part or copy of the Software and the transferee accepts to be bound by the terms and conditions of the present Agreement 2 The licensee may only use the Software on a single computer at any time The machine readable portion of the Software may be transferred to another computer provided it is previously erased from the first machine and there is no possibility that the Software can be used on more than one machine at any one time 3 The li
24. or example change the 100 BPM track to 110BPM e Then beat match the incoming 140 BPM track to fit with the new speed of the reference track 110BPM User Manual 28 30 VirtualDJ 6 LE TC Hercules is a registered trademark of Guillemot Corporation S A VirtualDJ is a registered trademark of Atomix Productions Apple the Apple logo Mac OS and iTunes are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation WMA Microsoft Windows XP Vista and 7 are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries All other trademarks and brand names are hereby acknowledged and are property of their respective owners Illustrations not binding Contents designs and specifications are subject to change without notice and may vary from one country to another Declaration of conformity EC COMPLIANCE NOTICE this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of the Council Directive 89 336 EEC of 3 May 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility amended by Directive 93 68 EEC Ina domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures CANADIAN COMPLIANCE NOTICE this Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations USA COM
25. ot included User Manual 6 30 VirtualDJ 6 LE TC With a 4 channel mixer Bo aa a a s ae oe ee ey Note Y RCA cables RCA cables not included included 5 Connect your DeeJay TRIM 4 amp 6 outputs 1 2 to your mixer s inputs 1 2 audio cable not included use the cable you normally use to connect your left CD player to the mixer 6 Connect your DeeJay TRIM 486 outputs 3 4 to inputs 3 4 or Stereo 2 on your 2 stereo channel mixer or to inputs 5 6 or Stereo 3 on your 4 stereo channel mixer audio cable not included use the cable you normally use to connect your right CD player to the mixer ii Timecoded vinyl records configuration 2 timecoded vinyl records are included in your package to control VirtualDJ 6 LE TC The standard setup to mix with timecoded vinyl records is as follows User Manual 7 30 VirtualDJ 6 LE TC 01 Computer with VirtualDJ Scratch Starter Kit 02 Hercules DeeJay TRIM 486 03 Analog mixer 04 Vinyl turntable deck A 05 Vinyl turntable deck B 1 Connect Deejay TRIM 4 amp 6 to your computer via the USB cable 2 If your turntables have a ground cable in addition to right red and left white plugs on your DeeJay TRIM 4 amp 6 set the 2 phono line switches for inputs 1 2 and inputs 3 4 to the Phono position If your turntables have no ground cable on your DeeJay TRIM 4 amp 6 set the 2 phono line switches
26. r right channel to the red plug white connector left channel to the white plug If your mixer has 4 stereo inputs Take the other RCA audio cable 2 RCA labeled IN to 4 RCA labeled OUT and two of four RCA to RCA female adapters and e Connect the cable s two RCA input connectors labeled IN to the turntable s stereo output plugs using the RCA to RCA female adapters red connector right channel to the red plug white connector left channel to the white plug e Connect two of the cable s output connectors labeled OUT to inputs 3 4 on your DeeJay TRIM 4 amp 6 red connector right channel to the red plug white connector left channel to the white plug e Connect the cable s other two output connectors labeled OUT to inputs 7 8 or Stereo 4 on the mixer and use this channel on your mixer only if you are playing audio vinyl records as opposed to timecoded vinyl records on your turntable With a 2 channel mixer Note RCA cables not included User Manual 9 30 VirtualDJ 6 LE TC With a 4 channel mixer adapters included Her oce Hercules TRIM HEE RCA cables not included 5 Connect outputs 1 2 on your DeeJay TRIM 486 to inputs 1 2 on your mixer audio cable not included 6 Connect outputs 3 4 on your DeeJay TRIM 4 amp 6 to inputs 3 4 on your 2 stereo channel mixer or to inputs 5 6 on your 4 stereo channel mixer audio cable not included b Configuring timeco
27. r CD player at the spot where you want to place the Cue point User Manual 23 30 VirtualDJ 6 LE TC 7 SETTING THE PITCH It s the DJ s job to provide the audience with music to dance to which means Selecting music tracks well suited to the audience Maintaining a dancing rhythm with a good ambiance and avoiding anything which might interrupt the rhythm such as gaps in the music or noticeable changes in BPM Making transitions between songs easy for dancers You should always try to synchronize the next track with the track currently playing if possible this synchronization is called beat matching Beat matching consists of adjusting the playback speed of music track B until the moment the beats often marked by drums or bass of this track B play at the same rhythm as the beats of track A to maintain the same beat during 3 steps When playing track A Then when mixing track B together with track A with the same rhythm When you stop playback of track A and keep only track B playing the dancers keep the same dancing rhythm If the BPM rates of 2 music tracks are very far one from the other you can synchronize them by setting the BPM rate of the second music track at half or twice the BPM rate of the first music track so that the beat of the second music track is played at the same time as 1 beat out of 2 of the first music track or vice versa Typically you can synchronize a 75 BPM music track with a
28. r er ees eee ne eee reer eet ee eee 17 D Browser GIG ss sasecuonssiasonessiceuisaieanusiaveiietseeancnan scsi isavelnenaincconitsietminesnaiasveanseaucadieatt 18 i FOOIE IED aana N O SA E 18 ii ELESE setts ecm actasadecayessac nea tus aston casa tin ninsatdaiandatueataatanaianiatomcsestubuians 19 iil BPM Beats Per Minute rate of your MUSIC files ccccseseseeesesesesesestseseeees 19 iv Information on MUSIC tracks cscscssseseseessssssssssssseetscsssteesssssssisessssssseesseen 20 v soning TNC MUSIC THOS sssr N 21 vi AI AEE EEEE E EEE E E EES 21 PLAYING AN AUDIO FILE oe rcrnsausescatdurracenavsiavnenstnvontiaaniensentaasenentunlienssinde 22 a Loading and playing an audio file cccsecescsssssesescssscssescssssseeececssseeeesesseeeeeeeses 22 i Double click the file in the browser area uu tssesssssssesesssesststssssssescsssssseseeees 22 ii Dag and CO eee iuatsaennatiseslpeahsa eiestse er xeheesenesiiassaiahdeseraciieibatis 22 b Play and Pause buttons cccsscssssescsssssescsssssesecsssssseescssssseeessssseeeesecssseeeeesesatess 22 c S pporned formals ssas iea aE on EAE EEA 23 i FIO OKIONSI ONS siensia EA NN 23 ii DRM protected TGS as axlecedtsancescoestainsansensiacuanteessasseansadensie assstacantenseuasnesnscads 23 iil If you encounter an issue With an audio format u scceseseetetstsesesetsteeeeeeseee 23 User Manual 1 30 VirtualDJ 6 LE TC d Previewing and moving within a MUSIC trACK c ccc
29. sic already loaded to be within the pitch scale Moving the pitch fader on your turntable CD player in timecode mode When you move the pitch fader on your turntable or CD player you can see its action in 4 ways You hear the change in the music s speed The pitch fader moves in the VirtualDJ software The BPM counter in VirtualDJ changes The scrolling of the music waveform goes slower or faster User Manual 26 30 VirtualDJ 6 LE TC Beat marks in VirtualDJ In the VirtualDJ waveform the start of each beat is marked with a small rectangle or a square below the waveform called beat marks e If the beat marks of both music tracks overlap the tracks are synchronized e If the beat marks of both music tracks don t overlap the tracks are not synchronized Pitch bend buttons pitch bend minus and pitch bend plus The pitch bend minus and plus buttons slow down speed up playback of the music track loaded on a deck The pitch bend action is not the same as the pitch fader action as the pitch bend action is temporary when you release the pitch bend button the music track s playback gradually returns to its previous speed Pitch bend is therefore an elastic setting Using pitch bend To beat match 2 music files you generally e Set both music files to the same BPM with the pitch fader and then e Line up the beats of a track with the beats of the other track by slowing it down or speeding it up with the pitch bend bu
30. t Dant e Ericho Daronzales You can view the BPM rate in 2 areas e Once you have analyzed the files the BPM rates are listed in the browser area e When you load a music file its BPM rate is displayed on the deck to the right of the artist s name iv Information on music tracks The text information inserted in each music file is called a tag audio files are generally tagged automatically when you import an audio CD via iTunes or Windows Media Player or when you buy MP3 files The tag includes the song name artist name composer name album name music genre and the year when the music was recorded Once you analyze music files in VirtualDJ the BPM rate is added inside the tag Customizing the tag display You can select which fields of the music tag you want to display in the music browser by right clicking with your mouse on the music browser headlines or Ctrl mouse click in Mac OS using a Mac mouse with only 1 button User Manual 20 30 VirtualDJ 6 LE TC RECHERCHE TITRE ARTISTE After The Final Beat Title BeatMix Mogul I E Drums Hardcore Solo Artist Drummer Boy a Dynamite mix for drums Album Hard Club Lovers ees ENE Dance Floor Mast In the name of the party H BPT Party Mixer 909 G2 Light and Dance Remix Key Mi Light amp Dance A Loops For the trance Length Techno musers ee Movin up and dancing Bitrate Erika Martino Sae a Music And EE Year Florence H Shoot Never Miss The Tempo Commen
31. t Party Mixer 309 a Rhythm amp Bass Over The seade R amp B Under Stax g Still Dance and Show Dancefloor Battle A Techno remix of 80 s dance best Ericho Daronzales Ge Wake Up and Mave Dance Club Mix You can display the following tags Title Artist Album Genre Bpm Key Length Bitrate Year Comment v Sorting the music files You can sort your music files by each tag s data by song name artist name BPM music genre by clicking the headline of the relevant tag vi Searching You can also search for songs using the Search field simply type in a sequence of characters in this field SEARCH te TITLE ARTIST Q amp A Protesta Berurier Moir One Love Ami Stewart sou N Dour Alan Stivell VirtualDJ 6 LE TC shows all of the music files which include this sequence of characters in their tags in the Files area SEARCH et FILES You can also define the search area by clicking the circular icon located on the right side of the search field User Manual 21 30 VirtualDJ 6 LE TC 6 PLAYING AN AUDIO FILE a Loading and playing an audio file Once you select an audio file in your music browser there are two ways you can load it on a deck i Double click the file in the browser area If a deck is stopped or paused the file is automatically loaded on that deck If both decks are playing the file is not loaded ii Drag and drop Select the file you want to load and drag and drop it onto its t
32. the symbol found on the product user manual or packaging Depending on their characteristics the materials may be recycled Through recycling and other forms of processing Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment you can make a significant contribution towards helping to protect the environment Please contact your local authorities for information on the collection point nearest you User Manual 30 30
33. tored in a retrieval system or translated into any language or computer language in any form or by any means electronic mechanical magnetic photocopying recording manual or otherwise without the prior written permission of Guillemot Corporation S A Disclaimer Guillemot Corporation S A reserves the right to make changes to specifications at any time and without notice The information provided by this document is believed to be accurate and reliable However no responsibility is assumed by Guillemot Corporation S A either for its use or for the infringement of patents or other rights of third parties resulting from its use This product may exist in a light or special version for PC integration or other purposes Certain functions detailed in this manual may not be available in these versions Wherever possible a README TXT will be included on the installation CD ROM detailing the differences between the supplied product and the product described in the present documentation End user software license Agreement IMPORTANT please read the Agreement carefully prior to opening and installing the Software By opening the Software package you agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement The Software enclosed in this package is licensed not sold and is only available under the terms of the present license Agreement If you do not agree with the terms hereafter you must promptly return the Software within 15 days together with the entire co
34. ttons The action of pitch bend in VirtualDJ When you press the pitch bend minus or pitch bend plus buttons e You hear a change in the music s speed e The scrolling of the track in the waveform goes faster or slower e However the VirtualDJ BPM counter remains unchanged ii SYNC button in VirtualDJ beat match A If you are in timecode mode you should not use the SYNC button in the VirtualDJ software otherwise the pitch setting on your turntable or CD player will no longer correspond to the pitch setting in the software Clicking a SYNC button on a deck in the VirtualDJ software instantly synchronizes the beat of the music loaded on this deck with the beat of the music file on the other deck this beat matching function is instant and easy You can synchronize one music track with another using the SYNC button as long as the BPM difference between both music tracks is within the limit of the pitch scale The pitch scale is the User Manual 27 30 VirtualDJ 6 LE TC percentage displayed above the VirtualDJ pitch fader representing the pitch variation when the fader reaches its upper or lower limits To beat match 2 tracks when their BPM difference exceeds the widest pitch scale for example beat matching a 140 BPM audio track with a 100 BPM audio track which represents a 40 difference between the two tracks higher than the widest pitch scale of 33 you can e First adjust the speed of the reference track f
Download Pdf Manuals
Related Search