Using Mixtrax; Mixtrax Operation; Mixtrax Ez Operation; Starting Mixtrax Ez Operation - Pioneer AVH-X8500BHS Owner's Manual

Section
13

Using MIXTRAX

MIXTRAX operation

MIXTRAX is original technology for creating
non-stop mixes of selections from your audio li-
brary, complete with DJ effects that make them
sound as if a DJ is right there with you playing
the music.
You can enjoy your music files by installing the
MIXTRAX software to your computer and using
the software to transfer the files to USB devices
and SD cards.
The MIXTRAX software can be downloaded from
the website below.
http://www.mixtraxnet.com
For details on how to use the MIXTRAX software,
refer to the online manual.
Touch panel keys
1 2
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1 Exit key
Switching to the audio mode of USB/SD.
2 MixStyle key
Switching to the MixStyle display. You can se-
lect the desired MixStyle in the display.
3 BPM key
Changing the BPM (Beats Per Minute).
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4 BPM reset key
Switching to the original BPM (Beats Per Mi-
nute).
The original BPM (Beats Per Minute) does
not display during playback.
5 Track select key
Touch to select a track.
6 Mix Playlist key
Switching to the Mix Playlist. You can select
the desired Mix Playlist.
7 Pause and play key
Pausing and starting playback.

MIXTRAX EZ operation

You can use this unit to play iPod/USB/SD audio
files.
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MIXTRAX EZ is used to add a variety of sound ef-
fects between songs for arranging the pauses
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between songs. It allows you to enjoy listening
PM
to music non-stop.
! This function is only available when a file on
BPM
an external storage device (USB, SD) or a
song on an iPod is being played.
! This function is not available when the con-
trol mode is set to App Mode.
! Depending on the file/song, sound effects
may not be available.
! Depending on the file/song, non-stop play-
back may not be available.

Starting MIXTRAX EZ operation

% Touch MIXTRAX EZ.

Setting MIXTRAX mode

Turn on this function to play back audio files
using MIXTRAX.
Using MIXTRAX
1 Press the home button to switch to the
home display.
2 Touch the system key to open the system
menu.
3 Touch MIXTRAX Setup on the system
menu.
MIXTRAX setting items are displayed.
! Short Playback Mode When turned on, se-
lect an audio track playback length. When
this mode is turned off, the audio track will
play all the way to the end.
60s (60 sec.) 90s (90 sec.) 120s (120 sec.)
150s (150 sec.) 180s (180 sec.) Auto
(auto) Off (off)
When Auto is selected, the playback time for
each song is set automatically when the play-
back song changes.
! Display Effect When Display Effect is set
to on, the artwork display can be moved ac-
cording to the music type.
! Cut-In Effect When Cut-In Effect is set to
on, sound effects will play between tracks.
! Effect Setting Use Effect Setting to set up
the sound effect you want to insert between
tracks.

Setting the effect

You can change the settings for sound effects.
Effect Setting
Flanger1 Flanger2
Flanger3
HPFilter
LPFilter Crush
Noise1
Noise2
Echo CrossFade
Standard Simple Cuetom
Sound effects
! Flanger1
! Flanger2
! Flanger3
A rushing sound that mimics that rising and
falling sounds of a jet engine.
! HPFilter
An effect that cuts off low frequencies.
! LPFilter
An effect that cuts off high frequencies.
! Crush
A sound effect that changes audio to mimic
the sound of objects being crushed or
smashed.
! Noise1
! Noise2
A sound effect that creates white noise.
! Echo
A sound effect that creates an echoing ef-
fect.
! CrossFade
A sound effect that creates a fade in and
fade out effect between songs.
Setting sound effects as presets
using the preset key
The Standard and Simple sound effects are set
already as default presets.
% Touch Standard or Simple to check the
settings.
The registered preset sound effect for the key
that was touched is set as a preset.
Registering sound effects as presets
Registers a desired combination of sound ef-
fects to Custom.
Touch Custom to easily set the desired sound ef-
fect.
1 Touch Custom.