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- Page 1 PRO MIX PROFESSIONAL DUAL MP3 CONTROLLER SOFTWARE VERSION 1.0 Sampling Sampling American DJ ® AUDIO Los Angeles, CA 90058 USA • www.americandj.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Windows. This manual will only give information on using the PRO MIX software and configuring the PRO MIX controller. If you have any questions concerning the use of the Windows OS, please consult your Windows documentation. -
Page 3: Important Safety Instructions
THE EASY PLAY MP3 PLAYER SHOULD PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICE TO NOT BE ADJUSTED OR REPAIRED BY YOUR AUTHORIZED AMERICAN DJ ANYONE EXCEPT PROPERLY QUALI- AUDIO DEALER. FIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. American DJ ® AUDIO • PRO MIX™ INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL • PAGE 3... - Page 4 All should be taken so that the grounding or other servicing should be referred to quali- polarization means of an appliance is not fied service personnel. defeated. American DJ ® AUDIO • PRO MIX™ INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL • PAGE 4...
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Page 5: Hardware Controller Set Up Notes
COM port (or serial port). (Refer to computer’s documentation if you are unsure which port to use.) 2) Connect the other end of the control cable to the PRO MIX Controller port. 3) Connect the 4-pin power cord male plug into the PRO MIX female power socket. -
Page 6: Installing Pro Mix Software
Please visit the American DJ web site for updates and other information regarding this product. If the introduction program does not start automatically after inserting the PRO MIX CD-Rom, do the following: Turn off CD Auto Run (so software will function properly). -
Page 7: Pro Mix Player Controls And Functions
LED will read “linked”. The LED will then show the working LED screen (for more info on the LED see page 10 and 11). Five sections of the PRO MIX screen will be viewable. These are: the Main Player (A) section at the top, the Player A and B play lists (B) in the middle left/right, the Volume Controls (C) in the center, the File Manager (D) at the lower left, and the Track Selector (E) at the bottom right. - Page 8 If reverse play is not turned off the whole play list will continue to play in reverse until it returns to the beginning of the play list. American DJ ® AUDIO • PRO MIX™ INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL • PAGE 8...
- Page 9 RELOOP: If a SEAMLESS LOOP has been made, but the Player is not in SEAM LESS LOOP mode, press the RELOOP BUTTON to activate the seamless loop mode. RELOOP will appear in the Display Panel. American DJ ® AUDIO • PRO MIX™ INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL • PAGE 9...
- Page 10 12. Counter: When in BPM. tap this button to the beat of the music to determine the cur- rent Beats Per Minute (BPM). BPM will appear in the Display Panel. American DJ ® AUDIO • PRO MIX™ INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL • PAGE 10...
- Page 11 24. TEMPO LOCK INDICATOR: When this glows, all functions affecting pitch (pitch cursor, pitch pend and jog wheel) will effect the tempo instead of keeping the perceived pitch unaltered. The "Tempo Lock" button activates this function. American DJ ® AUDIO • PRO MIX™ INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL • PAGE 11...
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Page 12: Effects Details
PRO MIX EFFECTS DETAILS Assigning Effects on Screen PRO MIX’s 10 digital effects may accessed directly on on your computers screen by clicking on the desired effects button (see diagram 1). The following Effects: Flange, Echo, Parametric Equalizer, Gargle, Chorus, Distortion and Compressor, have default settings, but new user created settings may be saved (or deleted) by clicking on the blue settings button directly above each Effects Button (see diagram 2). - Page 13 Diagram 5 Diagram 3 Assign any of PRO MIX’s 10 digital effects on the controllers EFFECTS 1 - 4 Buttons (see diagram 3). First, Click on the Configurations Button (see diagram 4) near the Collapse Screen Button at the top right of the computer screen.
- Page 14 Parameter: • In Gain: Input gain of signal, in decibels (dB). • Reverb Mix: Reverb mix, in dB. • Reverb Time: Reverb time, in milliseconds. • HF Ratio: American DJ ® AUDIO • PRO MIX™ INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL • PAGE 14...
- Page 15 Threshold. • Threshold: Point at which compression begins, in decibels. • Ratio: Compression ratio. • Pre-delay: Time after Threshold is reached before attack phase is started, in milliseconds. American DJ ® AUDIO • PRO MIX™ INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL • PAGE 15...
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Page 16: Other Pro Mix Player Features
Screen View - PRO MIX PLAYER VOLUME OUTPUT The Main Volume Output Panel At the center of the PRO MIX screen is the Volume Output panel. Adjust the Player A and Player B volume sliders to the desired audio level for both the Main Outputs (MAIN) and Monitoring Levels (MON). - Page 17 The Song Database Panel At the bottom of the PRO MIX screen is where you actually call up the MP3 and other audio files that are stored on the system. This audio file manager will help you locate the tracks you have “ripped”...
- Page 18 14. Scan your local drives for music files This button searches for music files in all your available local drives, adding them to the database. American DJ ® AUDIO • PRO MIX™ INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL • PAGE 18...
- Page 19 - Buffer Size (ms): This buffer is defined for the system effects that you will apply to your songs. The default value is 500ms. A bigger buffer is recommended for good hardware designs. American DJ ® AUDIO • PRO MIX™ INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL • PAGE 19...
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Page 20: Other Pro Mix Player Features
- FX1 thru FX4: Assign each effect to your controllers EFFECT 1 - EFFECT 4 Buttons (see also page 13 on assigning effects to your controller effects buttons). American DJ ® AUDIO • PRO MIX™ INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL • PAGE 20... -
Page 21: Audio File Preparations
A few notes about digital audio preparation. In this manual we have addressed the use of MP3, WAV, WMA and CD audio files for mixing and playback. The PRO MIX will also work on WAV files and directly from audio compact discs. The MP3 file format is a widely accepted digital audio file that produces great sound quality at reduced file size. - Page 22 World Headquarters: 4295 Charter Street • Los Angeles, CA 90058 USA www.americandj.com...
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