Talk Setup; Operating The Crossfader; Crossfader Modes: Kill And X-Over; Crossfader Setup - Behringer DIGITAL PRO MIXER DDM4000 User Manual

DIGITAL PRO MIXER DDM4000
3.3.2

Talk Setup

The Talkover function is useful when making announcements
while the music is playing. The level of the music, is attenuated
as soon as you speak into the microphone. All necessary settings
of this function are made in Talk Setup. This is how you access
Talk Setup:
1) Press the CONSOLE SETUP knob
seconds.
2) Select "Talk Setup" by turning and pressing the CONSOLE
SETUP knob.
The Talk Setup page appears on the display.
This page displays level meters for both microphones. On the
left-hand side of the screen, there is a list from which you can
select a Talkover preset.
Loading presets:
1) Turn the left PARAMETER knob
2) Press the PARAMETER knob to load the preset.
Editing talkovers:
The following parameters of the Talkover function are adjust-
able:
THRSH Threshold. The music signal is attenuated as soon
as the microphone signal exceeds this value.
MAX. ATT Maximum Attenuation. This lets you adjust the
music's maximum attenuation while speaking into
the microphone.
SPEED Adjusts the speed at which the signal's volume
level is reduced.
1) Press the right PARAMETER knob
(THRSH, MAX. ATT, SPEED)
2) Turn the PARAMETER knob to change the value of the
parameter.
Exiting Talk Setup:
Press the ESC push button
=
3.4

Operating the crossfader

The use of the Crossfader is easy to understand, even for a DJ
novice. But the DDM4000 wouldn't be a digital mixer if it hadn't a
couple of special functions to offer that cannot be easily realized
with an analog DJ Mixer.
3.4.1

Crossfader modes: KILL and X-OVER

There are three push buttons labeled HIGH, MID and LOW ([22])
on the left-hand side and on the right-hand side of the Crossfader.
When activated, they function as Kill switches, that is they can
suppress specific frequency bands.
X-Over (Crosssover) Mode lets you realize completely new,
breathtaking effects. In this mode, it is possible to assign specific
frequency bands to Side A and B that can then be crossfaded.
Here's an example to make the functionality clear:
1) Move the crossfader [20] to the left (A).
2) Press the FULL FREQ push button
3) Press the Kill push button [22] "MID" in Section B.
In the left crossfader position, the A signal is played back in its
complete frequency range. By moving the crossfader to the right,
only the mid frequencies of the B signal are faded in while the mids
of the A signal are faded out. The low and high frequencies of the
A signal remain audible. As a result, the low and high frequencies
of the A signal together with the mid frequencies of the B signal
are audible at the output of the mixer. X-Over Mode keeps your
mixing style fresh and unique. You can activate X-Over Mode in

Crossfader Setup.

16
[51] for approximately 2
[45] to select the preset.
[45] to select the parameter
[52] to exit Talk Setup.
[23] in Section A.
3.4.2 Crossfader Setup
This is how you access Crossfader Setup:
1) Press the CONSOLE SETUP knob
seconds.
2) Select "Crossfader Setup" by turning and pressing the CON-
SOLE SETUP knob.
The Crossfader Setup page appears on the display:
On the display's left side, you can adjust the frequency crossfade
of the Kill push buttons. On the right side, you can select Cross-
fader Mode.
XOVER CF (Crossover Center Frequency):
LOW: Crossover frequency between LOW and MID
HIGH: Crossover frequency between MID and HIGH
1) Press the left PARAMETER knob
(LOW, HIGH).
2) Turn the PARAMETER knob to change the value fo the
selected parameter.
Crossfader Mode:
1) Turn the right PARAMETER knob
(KILL, X-OVER).
2) Press the PARAMETER knob to confirm.
Exiting Crossfader Setup:
= Press the ESC push button
3.4.3

Bounce to MIDI Clock

This function automates bouncing. Bouncing is hard crossfading
with the crossfader in the rhythm of the music. The internal MIDI
Clock needs to be active for this function to work. The clock is
a reference for the bounce speed that ranges between one and
16 beats.
Before pressing the BOUNCE TO MIDI CLK push button to start
the bounce, you should specify a the Bounce speed:
1) Start the MIDI Clock by pressing MIDI START-STOP push
button [52].
2) Select the bounce speed by using the BEAT push buttons
[28]. The LEDs [29] indicate the beats.
3) Now press the BOUNCE TO MIDI CLK push button
start the bounce. When the crossfader is on Side A, the bounce
starts with the A signal, whereas when the crossfader is on B,
the bounce starts with the B signal.
3.5

Operating the Main section

There are also several functions in the Main section that surpass
the functional capacity of an analog mixer. This way complete mixer
settings can be stored and loaded. And the Ultramizer makes sure
that your beats sound even fatter.
3.5.1
The Ultramizer is a multiband processor that compresses the
audio signal in order to achieve a better perception of volume
without having to increase the level. As a result, the performance
of an amplifier is optimally used and your music feels louder than
it really is. The processing takes place in two individual frequency
bands in order to achieve a more powerful sound without the
unwanted side effects, such as the pumping effect and loss of
high frequencies.
1) Press the ULTRAMIZE ON/OFF push button
the Ultramizer.
2) Press the CONSOLE SETUP knob
seconds.
3) Select "Ultramize" by turning and pressing the CONSOLE
SETUP knob.
Operation
[51] for approximately 2
[45] to select the parameter
[45] to select the mode
[52] to exit Crossfader Setup.
[27] to

Ultramizer

[34] to activate
[51] for approximately 2