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  • Page 1 User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    5.2 Head-Up Display (HUD) 5.3 Players 5.4 Integrated Mixer 5.5 Dock 5.6 Browser 5.7 Preview Deck Importing Audio 6.1 Importing Folders 6.2 iTunes® Integration Loading Tracks First Mix with CROSS DJ and U-MIX CONTROL PRO Troubleshooting Frequently Asked Questions...

  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    Important safety instructions Read these Instructions. Keep these Instructions. Heed all Warnings. Follow all Instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with a damp cloth. Do not block any of the ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
  • Page 4 MixVibes U-MIX CONTROL PRO in no time at all! We invite you be a part of the MixVibes community to share your experiences with other DJs, find help and advice, and check for available updates. See you online on the...

  • Page 5: Connections

    Connect your headphones to one of the ’headphones’ outputs of your U-MIX CONTROL PRO. If necessary, connect your microphone to the ’microphone’ input of your U-MIX CONTROL PRO. Connect the supplied USB cable between the USB output of your U-MIX CONTROL PRO and a free USB slot of your computer.

  • Page 6: Turntables/Cd Players And Internal Mixer Setup

    1.2 Turntables/CD Players and Internal Mixer Setup If you are using vinyl, plug the ground of your turntable to the ground lug on the U-MIX CONTROL PRO. Connect the outputs of your decks (vinyl or CD) to the RCA inputs of your U-MIX CONTROL PRO plugging the left deck into the inputs 1/2 and right deck into the inputs 3/4.

  • Page 7: Mp3 Players (Ipod®) And Internal Mixer Setup

    1.3 MP3 players (iPod®) and Internal Mixer Setup Connect the outputs of your MP3 players to the RCA inputs of your U-MIX CONTROL PRO plugging the left MP3 player into the inputs 1/2 and right MP3 player into the inputs 3/4.

  • Page 8: Turntable/Cd Player And External Mixer Setup

    1 Connections 1.4 Turntable/CD Player and External Mixer Setup If you are using vinyl, plug the ground of your turntable to the ground lug on the U-MIX CONTROL PRO or on your DJ mixer. Connect the outputs of your decks (vinyl or CD) to the RCA inputs of your U-MIX CONTROL PRO plugging the left deck into the inputs 1/2 and right deck into the inputs 3/4.

  • Page 9: Installation

    2 Installation Please log in on our forum in order to register your product and to check for the latest download version of CROSS software. If it is newer than what is on your CD-ROM, we recommend installing it instead. 2.1 Windows Insert CROSS DJ installation disc into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
  • Page 10 2 Installation install_install_location_dj.pdf install_install_location_dj.pdf 01/07/2009 01/07/2009 13:50:27 13:50:27 Choose the folder in which you want to install CROSS DJ and click Next. Choose Install location Choose the Start Menu folder in which you want to create the CROSS DJ shortcut. To start the installation, install_start_menu_folder_dj.pdf install_start_menu_folder_dj.pdf 01/07/2009...

  • Page 11: Mac Os

    Installing CROSS DJ 2.3 Launching CROSS DJ Windows Go to [Start > All Programs > MixVibes > Cross DJ] and click on the CROSS DJ icon. vibe-watermark-bright.pdf Mac OS X Go to [Applications > Cross DJ] and double-click on CROSS DJ.

  • Page 12: Configuring Cross Dj

    Choose your desired sample rate and buffer size. The default settings are 44.1kHz sample rate and 256 samples of buffer. Select the inputs of the U-MIX CONTROL PRO from the pull down menus. Stand alone setup: Select no input. Turntables/CD Players and internal mixer setup: Select "...
  • Page 13 1 and the mono Cue/Monitor is routed to output 2 on your U-MIX CONTROL PRO. External Mixer Deck A direct out is routed to outputs 1/2 on your U-MIX CONTROL PRO, Deck B direct out is config_audio_dj_le_umcp.pdf 14/01/2011 15:38:33 routed to outputs 3/4. and the Cue/Monitor out is routed to outputs 5/6.

  • Page 14: Midi Configuration

    3 Configuring CROSS DJ 3.2 MIDI Configuration Go to [File > Preferences > MIDI]. Select your MIDI input device by clicking on its tab. Select your MIDI device mapping by clicking on its picture. If necessary you can: add and delete a mapping (a). duplicate a mapping to personalize it (b).

  • Page 15: Controller Overview

    4 Controller Overview 4.1 Top Panel Each U-MIX CONTROL PRO button has a primary and a secondary function. Primary functions are direct, just press the desired button. To access the secondary functions, hold SHIFT and press the desired button. top_panel_umcp.pdf 24/09/2010 17:36:34 Top panel vibe-watermark-bright.pdf...
  • Page 16 4 Controller Overview PLAYBACK CONTROLS 10. Cue: If no Cue Point is assigned, or if the deck is paused, press Cue to set a Current Cue Point. While the media is playing, press it again to skip back to the Current Cue Point and pause playback. You can hold down Cue to start playback from the Current Cue Point.
  • Page 17 4 Controller Overview LOCATORS CONTROLS 18. Select: switches between the commands of the locators 1/2/3 and the locators 4/5/6. If the select button is on, you can play with the locators 4/5/6. 19. Locator: defines and reaches six locator points (hot cues) in the media being played. To save a locator point, push a locator button.

  • Page 18: Rear Panel

    2. Power switch (adaptor / Off / USB): set the switch to Adaptor when using the exclusive adaptor, set to USB when using power provided from the computer via USB. 3. USB connection: used to connect U-MIX CONTROL PRO to your computer. 4. Output 1/2-3/4: use these standard RCA outputs to connect to an external mixer or your sound system (amplifier, powered speakers, or home stereo).

  • Page 19: Front Panel

    4 Controller Overview 4.3 Front Panel Rear panel 1. Microphone thru input: connect a 1/4” microphone to this input. Mic signal is sent directly to the outputs (there is no software control on this input). 2. Microphone level: controls the hardware input level of the microphone (there is no software control on this input level).

  • Page 20: Software Overview

    14/12/2009 12:24:46 12:24:46 vibe-watermark-bright.pdf The Head-Up Display contains essential information about your mix: Head-Up Display MixVibes logo. Input level meters. Deck Selectors. The Beat Matcher display gives a visual representation of the synchronization between the players. Zoom. Clock. 20 /...

  • Page 21: Players

    5 Software Overview player_dj_le.pdf 28/09/2010 17:18:37 5.3 Players The Players control the various playback functions of an audio file. 3 4 5 10 111213 14 15 Player Mode selector between Vinyl or CD. Displays the Title, Artist and Duration of the audio file. Track gain.

  • Page 22: Dock

    mixer_dj_le.pdf 04/10/2010 15:19:36 5 Software Overview Integrated Mixer Record Master. Input selectors (Player or Line In). If you want to use a turntable, a CD player or a MP3 player (iPod®), you have to select Line In. Player output meters. Gain.

  • Page 23: Importing Audio

    6 Importing Audio 6.1 Importing Folders To import an entire music folder: Go to [File > Import Directory...] Choose a folder or disc containing your music and click Choose. import_media.pdf import_media.pdf 26/02/2009 26/02/2009 20:48:47 20:48:47 CROSS DJ will import all the audio tracks into the Collection. Locating a Folder You can also import files by going to [File >...

  • Page 24: Loading Tracks

    7 Loading Tracks After importing your audio tracks you can load them into the players. There are three ways of loading tracks: With the controller Use the ’Browse’ control to scroll through your collection. Load the highlighted track into one of the players by using the ’Load A’...

  • Page 25: First Mix With Cross Dj And U-Mix Control Pro My

    16:31:13 adjusting the pitch (via the pitch fader and the pitchbend buttons or the jogwheel platter of the U-MIX CONTROL PRO). Use the Beat Matcher in the Head-Up Display as visual indicator. Beat Matcher using the Sync buttons to automatically perform those two tasks. Pressing the Sync button will adjust the playback position to match the downbeat of the other player and match the tempo of the other player.

  • Page 26: Troubleshooting Cy

    If you are very serious about your DJing, the first thing to do is partition your HD and dedicate a clean install only to MixVibes. Make sure you never use Internet. This will avoid all potential worms and backdoors that can considerably slow down your application.

  • Page 27: Frequently Asked Questions

    10 Frequently Asked Questions How do I update my software? To download the latest version of your MixVibes software, you will need to be registered on the MixVibes Forum. To register: Go to our forum. Click on “Register” on the “Board Index” sidebar.
  • Page 28 After the firmware is updated, the LEDs will turn off. Can I use U-MIX CONTROL PRO with DJ software other than CROSS Yes, your U-MIX CONTROL PRO is a standard MIDI controller that sends MIDI commands. U-MIX CONTROL PRO can be used with any software that accepts MIDI commands.
  • Page 29 Index Audio configuration, Audio routing modes, Effect, Firmware, 27, Jog wheel touch sensor level, Line, Locator (hot cue), 17, Loop, 17, Microphone, MP3 player / iPod, 7, 12, 15, 18, 22, Phono, Recording, 22, Serial number, Shift, Source, 15, vibe-watermark-bright.pdf Talk over, Turntables / CD, 6, 8, 12, 15, 18, 22, Update,...
  • Page 30 The contents of this guide may change without prior notice. Best efforts have been put forth to insure the accuracy of the contents of this guide. MixVibes is not liable for any errors, typographical or other, contained herein. Except as specifically permitted herein, no portion of the information on this guide may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of MixVibes.

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