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  • Page 1 Digital Work Station E A T U R I N G ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™ User Manual Page 1...
  • Page 2 ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™ User Manual Page 2...
  • Page 3 Please Note: All specifications and improvements to and in the design of this unit and this manual are subject to change at any time without any prior written or published noticed. 6122 S. Eastern Ave Los Angeles Ca. 90040 www.americanaudio.eu ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™ User Manual Page 3...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    7.1 Operating Determinations ....................................17 Main Features .......................................... 18 Virtual DJ System Requirements* ................................... 19 9.1 PC Requirements ........................................19 9.2 Mac Requirements ........................................ 19 Set-Up ........................................... 20 10.1 Checking the Contents ......................................20 ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™ User Manual Page 4...
  • Page 5 MIDI Latency Modes ......................................38 EQ Modes ..........................................39 15.1 Pre EQ Mode ........................................39 15.2 Post EQ Mode ........................................40 Firmware Update ......................................... 41 16.1 Possible Error Messages ..................................... 43 Computer Connection ......................................44 ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™ User Manual Page 5...
  • Page 6 17.1 Connecting the VMS4.1™ to your PC .................................. 44 Setup ............................................ 46 Cleaning ..........................................47 Crossfader Replacement ...................................... 48 20.1 Replacing How-To ....................................... 48 ROHS – A Contribution to the Conservation of Environment ..........................49 WEEE – Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment ............................50 Specifications ........................................

  • Page 7: Electrical Safety Precautions

    These instructions contain important safety information regarding the use and maintenance of this unit. Take special care to follow all warning symbols and labels both on the unit and printed in this manual. Also, Please keep this manual with the unit, for future reference. ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™ User Manual Page 7...
  • Page 8 This device uses a semiconductor laser. It is recommended for use in a room at the following temperature: 41˚- 95˚F or 5˚C - 35˚C. WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS DEVICE TO WATER OR MOISTURE! ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™ User Manual Page 8...

  • Page 9: Important Safety Precautions

    Cart – A product and cart combination should be moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause the product and cart combination to overturn. ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™ User Manual Page 9...
  • Page 10 See Figure 1. ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™ User Manual Page 10...
  • Page 11 If the product has been exposed to rain or water. If the product has been dropped or damaged in any way. When the product exhibits a distinct change in performance - this indicates a need for service. ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™ User Manual Page 11...
  • Page 12 Wall or Ceiling Mounting – The product should not be mounted to a wall or ceiling. Heat – The product should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other products (including amplifiers) that produce heat. ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™ User Manual Page 12...

  • Page 13: Further Safety Instructions

    Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into the unit. The unit has been exposed to rain or water. The unit does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance. ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™ User Manual Page 13...
  • Page 14 The serial and model number for this unit is located on the rear panel. Please write down the numbers here and retain for future reference. Model No. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Serial No. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Purchase Notes ____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Date of Purchase ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dealer Name ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dealer Address _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dealer Phone _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™ User Manual Page 14...

  • Page 15: Unpacking

    5. U NPACKING Every VMS4.1™ has been thoroughly tested and has been shipped in perfect operating condition. Carefully check the shipping carton for damage that may have occurred during shipping. If the carton appears to be damaged, carefully inspect your system for any damage and be sure all equipment necessary to operate the system has arrived intact.

  • Page 16: Introduction

    UPPORT American Audio® provides a toll free customer support line to provide set up help and to answer any questions, should you encounter problems during your initial set-up or operation. You may also visit us on the web at www.AmericanAudio.us for any comments or suggestions.

  • Page 17: Set-Up Precautions

    Keep the unit out of direct sunlight and away from heaters. Operate the device only after becoming familiar with its functions. Do not permit operation by persons not qualified for operating the unit. Most damages are the result of unprofessional operation! ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™ User Manual Page 17...

  • Page 18: Main Features

    Durable Touch Sensitive High-Res Jog Wheel Pitch Lock Two Mic Combo Jacks Pitch Bend Innofader Compatiable 82 MIDI Controls High Life Touch Strips & Mouse Pad USB/Analog Source Selects on Each MIDILOG Channel ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™ User Manual Page 18...

  • Page 19: Virtual Dj System Requirements

    2 GIG RAM (Vista) 40MB free disk space on the hard drive (Recommended 2000MB) DirectX 9.0 9.2 M EQUIREMENTS Mac OS X 10.5 PPC / Intel, 10.5.6 Intel, or 10.6 Intel 1.86GHz 2GB RAM ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™ User Manual Page 19...

  • Page 20: Set-Up

    10. S 10.1 C HECKING THE ONTENTS Be sure your VMS4.1™ was shipped with the following: VMS4.1™ Controller Operating Instructions (This Booklet) USB Cable 5V Power Adapter Virtual DJ Software Warranty Card 10.2 I NSTALLING THE NITS Place your unit on a flat surface or mount it in a secure rack mount case.
  • Page 21 ONNECTIONS Use a 1/8” mono (not stereo) mini plug cable to connect your VMS4.1™ to a mini jack connection (A or B) on a compatible American Audio® or American DJ® “Fader Q Start” mixer. (This will enable the Fader “Q” Start function - see chapter 12.3.1 Outputs (33-38) on page 32).

  • Page 22: Software And Asio Driver Installation

    *.exe file for PC or the *.dmg file for Mac. Choose your desired language and click OK. Read the following information and click Next. Follow the screen prompts to install the software. ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™ User Manual Page 22...
  • Page 23 The ASIO Driver installation will open during the Virtual DJ installation. PC users, follow the screen prompts for proper installation. Mac install is automatic after clicking on the *.dmg file. ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™ User Manual Page 23...

  • Page 24: General Functions And Controls

    12. G ENERAL UNCTIONS AND ONTROLS 12.1 P LAYER ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™ User Manual Page 24...
  • Page 25 Play Button – Press this button to play the selected sample. Press this button plus the Shift Button to loop a sample. Rec Button – Use this button to start and stop recording a select sample. Press this button plus the Shift Button to save a loop to your selected sample. ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™ User Manual Page 25...
  • Page 26 -100dB. Turning the knob in a counter-clockwise direction will decrease the amount of bass applied to a channel signal, turning the knob in a clockwise direction will increase the amount of bass applied to a channel signal. ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™...
  • Page 27 When no Cue sources are selected, these indicate the volume level on the Master Output. When one or more Cue sources are selected, these indicate the volume level on all of the Cue sources combined. At power-on, these indicate the VMS4.1™ firmware version. If the left side lights up 1 LED and the right side lights up 3 LEDs, the firmware version is 1.3.
  • Page 28 (14) Jog Wheel – This wheel has three functions: Attention: Make sure that NOTHING is touching or resting on the jog wheels when you power on the VMS4.1™. The wheel works as a pitch bend during playback. Turning the wheel clockwise can increase the pitch percentage up to 100%, and turning the wheel in the counter-clockwise direction can decrease the pitch percentage down to -100%.
  • Page 29 (20) Sync Button – Use this button to set this deck to master and auto sync the other deck's tempo to master. ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™ User Manual Page 29...

  • Page 30: Front Panel

    IXER ONTROLS The VMS4.1™ can be used as a MIDI control, a stand-alone mixer, or combination giving you maximum control of your music collection whether it be on vinyl, digital CDs or Computer DJ software (Virtual DJ LE included). (24) USB/Analog Switch – These will switch the corresponding channel from USB audio stream or analog audio input. USB will route the software assigned ASIO audio channel thru the corresponding MIDILOG channel.
  • Page 31 (26-28) NTERFACE The VMS4.1™ can be used as a MIDI control, a stand-alone mixer, or combination giving you maximum control of your music collection whether it be on vinyl, digital CD's or Computer DJ software (Virtual DJ LE included). (26) 4 OUT: 4 OUT X 4 IN USB – Sets MIDILOG channels 2 & 3 to receive audio from software with ASIO outputs and sends audio or control tones from the channel 2 &...

  • Page 32: Rear Panel

    (31) Headphones Jack – Connect your headphones to this jack. The headphone signal is controlled by the controls described previously. 12.3 R ANEL (32) Power Switch – This switch will turn the VMS4.1™ on/off. Attention: Make sure that NOTHING is touch or resting on the jog wheels when you power on the VMS4.1™. 12.3.1 O...
  • Page 33 RCA outs at the same time; this may affect your output. To set your desired volume, use the Master Volume Knob. (37) Booth Outputs – The VMS4.1™ offers a secondary output usually used to monitor your mix or to route to an outboard recording device. This output has independent volume control Booth knob.
  • Page 34 (43) MIC 1 – XLR and 1/4" combo jack for microphone connection. The volume output level for this microphone will be controlled by its own respective volume knob. ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™ User Manual Page 34...

  • Page 35: Audio Interface Mode

    13.1 - 4 O The VMS4.1™ can act like a 4x4 audio interface. Your USB audio is routed through the VMS4.1™'s MIDILOG Ch. #2 and #3 inputs. If you wish to route the inputs via USB for software play-through or Timecode Control, set your desired VMS4.1™ Channel to the USB setting and the channels' Line/Phono Selector Switch (41) to the correct setting.
  • Page 36 Note: For the best performance, if no inputs are in use, set the Inputs to Disabled by "clicking" on the ASIO Driver Interface. Your inputs and outputs can be set to channels 1-16, but your software may not support the ASIO stream of the channel numbers. Check the software manual to make sure it does. ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™ User Manual Page 36...

  • Page 37: Out Mode

    This mode supports 4 USB audio inputs. Perfect for using it with software that has 3-4 decks. This will also route your master output via USB for recording USB audio or analog inputs. ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™ User Manual Page 37...

  • Page 38: Midi Latency Modes

    Normal Mode has a MIDI Latency of 10 milliseconds, this is the default mode. Turbo Mode has a MIDI latency of 1 millisecond. To set the VMS4.1™ to Turbo Mode, proceed as follows: Before powering on, press and hold the CUE, Play, and Pause buttons on the left side.

  • Page 39: Eq Modes

    EQ M In Pre EQ Mode, the USB audio signal is affected by the VMS4.1™ EQ. Pre EQ Mode is the default EQ. In Pre EQ Mode the ASIO Driver will list the VMS4.1™ device number, the first number in the sequence will be a "0". Please see the window below.

  • Page 40: Post Eq Mode

    To toggle the Post EQ Mode on and off, proceed as follows: Before powering up the VMS4.1™, press and hold the PFL Cue (4) on the 4th channel MIDILOG and then power on the unit. Release the button, your computer may reinstall the VMS4.1™ as a new device, please allow 10-20 seconds for the change to take place.

  • Page 41: Firmware Update

    PDATE The included version of Virtual DJ includes a Firmware update utility. It is necessary to install this. To update your VMS4.1™, proceed as follows: Please check your computer audio setting and ensure that the VMS4.1™ is not set as a default playback, playback recording, or MIDI device.
  • Page 42 Wait until the bar is filled in completely and "Upgrade Complete" is displayed. Unplug the USB and shut down the VMS4.1™. ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™ User Manual Page 42...

  • Page 43: Possible Error Messages

    You may receive some error windows like you see below: Select proper device in device select window. Please check your computer audio setting and ensure that the VMS4.1™ is not set as a default playback, playback recording, or MIDI device. This will interfere with the update and software applications.

  • Page 44: Computer Connection

    TO YOUR Connect the VMS4.1™ to your PC by using the USB ports located on the rear of the VMS4.1™ and your PC. Connect the supplied USB cable to the USB port on the rear of the VMS4.1™, and the other end connects to the USB port on your computer.
  • Page 45 ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™ User Manual Page 45...

  • Page 46: Setup

    18. S ETUP ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™ User Manual Page 46...

  • Page 47: Cleaning

    Cleaning should be carried out every 30-60 days to prevent heavy built up. Always be sure to dry all parts completely before plugging the mixer in. Cleaning frequency depends on the environment in which the mixer operates (i.e. smoke, fog residue, dust, dew). ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™ User Manual Page 47...

  • Page 48: Crossfader Replacement

    Innofader model which comes with the VMS4.1™ plate cover to protect the Innofader from damage during handling of the VMS4.1™. If you upgrade to the Innofader, please make sure the power is off before upgrading to limit the chance of damage to the Innofader and/or VMS4.1™ during installation.

  • Page 49: Rohs - A Contribution To The Conservation Of Environment

    As manufacturers of products of the brands of AMERICAN AUDIO®, AMERICAN DJ®, ELATION Professional and ACCLAIM Lighting, we are obligated to comply with the ROHS directive. Therefore, as early as two years prior to the directive coming into force, we started our search for alternative environmentally friendly materials and manufacturing processes.

  • Page 50: Weee - Waste Of Electrical And Electronic Equipment

    (Registration in Germany: DE41027552) That means that products of AMERICAN DJ® and AMERICAN AUDIO® can be left in the collection points free of charge and they will be used in the recycling program. Products of ELATION Professional, which are used only by professionals, shall be handled by us. Please send Elation products directly to us at the end of their lifetime so that we can professionally dispose of them.

  • Page 51: Specifications

    23. S PECIFICATIONS 23.1 G ENERAL Model American Audio® VMS4.1™ - PC Media Controller Dimensions 482(L) x 325(W) x 40(H) mm 19"(L) x 12.75(W) x 1.5"(H) Installation Place on flat surface or mount in flat case Weight 13 Lbs. / 6 Kg...

  • Page 52: Environmental Conditions

    2V +/-1dB 1KHz, 0dB Phones: 1.2V 1KHz, -20dB Channel Balance: (From 0 to -40db For Mixed Out) Line: Within 0.5dB Within 1dB 1KHz, 0dB Mixed Out: Within 1dB Within 3dB 1KHz, 0dB ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™ User Manual Page 52...
  • Page 53 0.03% 1KHz, 0dB (Max. Out, EQ Flat) Phones: 0.045% 0.05% 1KHz, 0dB (1V Output) S/N Ratio Line: 97dB 85dB 1KHz, 0dB Mixed Out: 97dB 85dB 1KHz, 0dB (Max. Out, EQ Flat) ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™ User Manual Page 53...
  • Page 54 1KHz, 0dB, THD=1% NOTE: Specifications and improvements in the design of this unit and this manual are subject to change without any prior written notice. CHECK THE AMERICAN AUDIO WEBSITE FOR DOWNLOADABLE USER SOFTWARE UPDATES. ©American Audio® - www.americanaudio.eu VMS4.1™...

  • Page 55: American Audio® - Www.americanaudio.eu Vms4.1™ User Manual

    Follow us on: facebook.com/americandj twitter.com/americandj youtube.com/adjlighting ©American Audio® World Headquarters 6122 S. Eastern Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90040 USA Tel: 323-582-3322 Fax: 323-582-3311 Web: www.AmericanAudio.us E-mail: info@americanaudio.us American DJ Europe Junostraat 2 6468 EW Kerkrade Netherlands service@adjgroup.eu www.americandj.eu Tel: +31 45 546 85 00 Fax: +31 45 546 85 99 ©American Audio®...

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