Core Kontrol D1 ORDERCODE D1265 Highlite International B.V.
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DAP Audio DAP Audio Core Kontrol D1™ Product Guide Warning ...................................................................................................................................................................................................3 Safety Instructions.............................................................................................................................................................................3 Operating Determinations......................................
Warning FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL CAREFULLY BEFORE YOUR INITIAL START-UP! Unpacking Instructions Immediately upon receiving this product, carefully unpack the carton and check the contents to ensure that all parts are present, and have been received in good condition. Notify the dealer immediately and retain packing material for inspection if any parts appear damaged from shipping or the carton itself shows signs of mishandling. Save the carton and all packing materials.
Do not drive the inputs with a signal level bigger, than required to drive the equipment to full output. Only use system indoor, avoid contact with water or other liquids. Avoid flames and do not put close to flammable liquids or gases. Make sure you don’t use the wrong kind of cables or defective cables. Extreme frequency boosts in connection with a high input signal level may lead to overdriving your equipment.
Return Procedure Returned merchandise must be sent prepaid and in the original packing, call tags will not be issued. Package must be clearly labeled with a Return Authorization Number (RMA number). Products returned without an RMA number will be refused. Highlite will not accept the returned goods or any responsibility. Call Highlite 0031-455667723 or mail aftersales@highlite.nl and request an RMA prior to shipping the fixture.
Description Features The DAP audio Core series Kontrol D1 is a 2 Channel Midi controller. • Large 134mm jog-wheels with adjustable touch sensitivity • 2 Deck controller for any kind of DJ software • Balanced master output • Microphone input • Including Virtual DJ LE Overview Fig. 1 1. Deck A 2. Mixer 3.
Deck 1/2 Fig. 2 1. Reverse button/pitch bend 2. Hotcue/sample 2 button 3. Hotcue/sample 1 button 4. Pitch control fader 5. x½/shift button 6. Loop in/beat loop button 7. Jogwheel 8. Cue/smart cue button 9. Sync/master button 10. Bleep/pitch bend + button 11. Parameter 1 control 12. Parameter 2/key control 13. FX select encoder 14. Samples button 15. Hotcue/sample 3 button 16. Hotcue/sample 4 button 17. x2/shift button 18. Loop out/reloop button 19. Key lock/pitch button 20. Scratch button 21.
Mixer Fig. 3 22. Channel gain control 23. Channel hi/s1 control 24. Channel mid/s2 control 25. Channel low/s3 control 26. Filter/s4 control 27. Load A/back button 28. Cue button 29. Shift button 30. Channel fader 31. Crossfader 32. Master control 33. Headphones control 34. Mix control 35. Track encoder 36.
Frontside Fig. 4 37. Mic input jack 38. Mic volume control 39. Headphone output jack Backside Fig. 5 40. USB connector 41. Master TRS jack out L/R 42. Master RCA out L/R 43. Touch sensitivity trimmer A/B Installation Remove all packing materials from the Kontrol D1. Check that all foam and plastic padding is removed. Connect all cables. Always disconnect from the USB cable before cleaning or servicing the device. Damages caused by non-observance are not subject to warranty. Set Up and Operation 1.
Names and Functions Below is a description of the functions of the controls. Deck Functions 1. Reverse button/pitch bend This button toggles reverse mode on or off. Reverse mode will play music in reverse and the track time will also count backwards. While holding the shift (29) button pushing this button allows you to slow down the track. Release the button to return to the original BPM. 2. Hotcue/sample 2 button The Core Kontrol D1allows you to store up to four hot cue points per deck.
11. Parameter 1control The Parameter 1 and 2 controls allow you to adjust effect parameters. Note that not all effects require two parameter controls. 12. Parameter 2/key control The Parameter 1 and 2 controls allow you to adjust effect parameters. Note that not all effects require two parameter controls. While holding the shift (29) button, this control allows you change the key of the song while the tempo remains unchanged. 13.
23. Hi/s1 control Use the 3 band equalizer to adjust the tone for each channel by using the hi, mid and low controls. In sampler mode: While holding the shift (29) button, this control allows you to adjust the volume level for sample 1/5. 24. Mid/s2 control Use the 3 band equalizer to adjust the tone for each channel by using the hi, mid and low controls. In sampler mode: While holding the shift (29) button, this control allows you to adjust the volume level for sample 2/6. 25.
38. Microphone volume control Use to adjust the volume of the microphone channel. 39. Headphones output You can connect a pair of headphones with a minimum impedance of 32 Ohm to this stereo TRS ¼”jack. The jack should be wired as tip=left, ring=right and sleeve=ground Back Functions 40. USB connector To connect your Core Kontrol D1to a PC / laptop/ Mac. 41. Master TRS jack out L/R Use these outputs to connect an amplifier/mixer with balanced inputs. 42.
Setting a hot cue point in pause mode • • • • Push the play/smart play (21) button to stop playback. The play indicator flashes when the pause mode is set. Turn the jogwheel (9) to go to the desired Cue point. Push the desired hot cue (1 (3), 2 (2), 3 (15), 4 (16)) button and your hot cue point will be stored while playback resumes. • The stored hot cue point will be indicated in the Waveform display as shown in figure 6 below.
Loop play • Push the in/beat loop (7) button to set the loop start point the button will start blinking. • Push the out/reloop (26) button to set the loop end point. After the end point is set, the playback will enter the loop play from start point to end point repeatedly. Both the in/beat loop (7) button and the out/reloop (26) button will blink. • Tap the out/reloop (26) button to cancel the loop play. Both the in/beat loop (7) and out/reloop (26) buttons will dim.
Software Installation System requirements: PC Minimum system requirements: Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon™ XP 1280x1024 resolution DirectX compatible soundcard 512MB RAM 50MB free on the hard drive Recommended system requirements: Intel® Core™ 2 or AMD Athlon™ X2 1280x1024 resolution Multi-channel DirectX compatible soundcard 1024MB RAM 200MB free on the hard drive Additional requirements for Video mixing: 2048MB (2GB) RAM ATI™ or NVIDIA® video card w/256MB of Dedicated DDR3 RAM
Installation procedure: Be sure to turn off the power supply to all equipment as well as the computer. Use an USB cable to connect the Core Kontrol D1and your computer. Turn on your computer and then your amplifier/ active speakers. Insert the CD-ROM into the computers CD-drive and follow the instructions. Running the setup program. Follow the steps below. 1. If the installation program on your CD doesn’t start up automatically, you have start by double clicking install_virtualdj_le_v7.2.
4. The Setup screen will pop up. Click the Typical button. 5. The Installation screen will pop up. Click the Install button. 6. If the installation is finished the screen below will pop up. Press the finish button to complete your installation.
Running the Virtual DJ-software for the first time 1. Double click the Virtual DJ icon on the desktop. A pop up screen asking you to enter your serial number will pop up. 2. Double click the Virtual DJ icon on the desktop. A pop up screen asking you to enter your serial number will pop up. 3. Enter the serial number you received with your purchase (sticker on inside CD-cover flap) and click the OK button. 4. Virtual DJ will check for a new version (this can be disabled in the configuration section).
To the right of the soundcard menu are two drop down menus to choose respectively the first and the second soundcard. In the example shown, the first two channels of the Kontrol D4i’s internal soundcard are routed to the master outputs and second two channels are routed to the headphones output. When setup correctly, press the apply button and then press the OK button.
Interface zones Before beginning to use Virtual DJ, familiarize yourself with the controls and zones of the Software. Upon opening the application, an interface is displayed. Interfaces called skins feature different configurations, layouts and functionality of the software. Let’s begin by selecting Internal Mixer interface to become familiar with the most important features of the software. To change to a different skin while the software is running, click on the Config menu and select the skins tab. 1.
Browser panels 1. File System/Folder Structure 2. File/Search Results For more information on the Virtual DJ software, we suggest checking the Support Section on http://www.virtualdj.com/ . Here you can find manuals, forums etc. Sampler panels Gives you access to more sample parameters. For more information on the Virtual DJ software, we suggest checking the Support Section on http://www.virtualdj.com/ . Here you can find manuals, forums etc. Effects panels Gives you access to more effect parameters.
Record panels Gives you access to a recorder. For more information on the Virtual DJ software, we suggest checking the Support Section on http://www.virtualdj.com/ . Here you can find manuals, forums etc. Maintenance The DAP Audio Core Kontrol D1 requires almost no maintenance. However, you should keep the unit clean. Disconnect the mains power supply, and then wipe the cover with a damp cloth. Do not immerse in liquid. Do not use alcohol or solvents. Keep connections clean.
Product Specification Channels: Decks: Controllers: Inputs: Soundcard: Sampling Frequency: Audio Resolution : Output level: THD+N: S/N:> Frequency response: Crosstalk: > Outputs: Dimensions: Weight: 2 2 64 1 x Microphone, 6,3mm Jack 4 In/ 4Out 44,1 KHz 16 bit 1,2V ±0,2V < 0,08% 70dB 20Hz – 20kHz 80dB 1 x Master unbalanced, RCA 1 x Master balanced, jack 1 x Headphone, 6,3mm Jack 375 x 294 x 56 (WxDxH) 1,62 Kg Design and product specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Website: www.
DAP Audio Date: 25-09-2012 Model: Kontrol D1 function basic channel MIDI Implementation Chart Transmitted 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6 X Recognized X X X X X X X X X X X *1 Pitch bend 20(16) -3F(16) X O X X X O Control change 18(16) -52(16) X *2 True# X X X X X X Song pos Song Sel Tune Clock Commands Local ON/OFF All Notes OFF Active Sense Reset X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Mode Default Changed Default Messages Altered Note number Velocity After touch True voice Note ON Note OFF Key's Chann
*1: note numbers Deck 1: MIDI Channel 1 Deck 2: MIDI Channel 2 note number function 20 1 21 2 22 3 23 4 24 scratch 25 samples 26 reverse 27 bleep 28 X1/2 shift 29 in 2A out 2B X2 shift 2C pitch 2C keylock 2D sync 2E cue 2F play 30 FX select encoder (push) 37 deck switch 3F touchwheel (touch) Mixer: MIDI Channel 5 note number function 20 load A 21 load B 22 ch. 1 cue 24 ch.
*2: control change numbers Deck 1: MIDI Channel 1 Deck 2: MIDI Channel 2 control change number function 20 Jogwheel 30 FX parameter 1 31 FX parameter 2 Mixer: MIDI Channel 1 control change number function 32 ch. 1 gain 33 ch. 1 hi 34 ch. 1 mid 35 ch. 1 low 37 ch. 1 fader 40 ch. 1 filter MIDI Channel 2 control change number function 42 ch. 2 gain 43 ch. 2 hi 44 ch. 2 mid 45 ch. 2 low 47 ch. 2 fader 50 ch.
