GETTING STARTED WITH DJCONTROL COMPACT AND DJUCED™ 18°
INSTALLATION Connect the DJControl Compact to your computer Install the DJUCED™ 18° software Launch the DJUCED™ 18° software More information (forums, tutorials, videos...) at www.HERCULESDJMIXROOM.
1 - CONNECTING SPEAKERS AND HEADPHONES 1.1 Connection to your computer's stereo sound card. 1.2 Connection to an external multichannel sound card. On most mass market soundcards, pre-amplification is carried out on outputs 1-2. Therefore, you should direct the "headphones" sound to outputs 1-2 and your mix to outputs 3-4. Make sure not to connect anything to the headphones output, as doing so may affect the proper functioning of the other outputs.
2 - LOADING YOUR MUSIC IN DJUCED™ 18° Use the following buttons to navigate through the folders. + : browse through the list of folders or in the files + : toggle between folders and tracks + : expand/collapse a folder's navigation tree, load a track 2.1 Browse to the location where your music files are stored on your computer. 2.2 After having selected a track, press MODE + 3/17 to load the track on deck A or B.
DJUCED™ 18° automatically analyzes the BPM (beats per minute) of the selected track and places a Cue point on the first beat of the track. DJUCED™ 18° lets you play the most popular audio file formats (mp3, wav, wma, aif...) if the codec is installed on your computer. Install iTunes, Windows Media Player... if they are not already installed on your system.
3 - MIXING TRACKS Mixing tracks means to link up songs, one after another, without any gaps or silences between them. 3.1 You have loaded a track on each deck (A and B). 3.2 You start off by playing the track on deck A. 3.5 To ensure a transition at the same tempo, synchronize the BPM (beats per minute) of the track that is still to be played. To do this, press the SYNC button on deck B (1) to match the BPM of this track with the BPM of the track that is about to end (on deck A).
4 - LOOPS (LOOP) A loop is a part of a track whose beginning and end you define, and which is played repeatedly. 4.1 Accessing the Loop mode Press the MODE button + pad 1. 4.2 Creating a loop which length is predefined To make a loop consisting of 1 beat, press pad 1. To make a loop consisting of 2 beats, press pad 2. To make a loop consisting of 4 beats, press pad 3. To make a loop consisting of 8 beats, press pad 4. 4.3 Creating a manual loop Press SHIFT + pad 1 to create the start of the loop.
5 - EFFECTS (FX) An effect (Fx) is a filter (or a combination of filters) which modifies the sound: echo, reverb... 5.1 Accessing the Effects (FX) mode Press the MODE button + pad 2. 5.2 Applying an effect on a track that is loaded and playing To activate effect 1, press pad 1. To activate effect 2, press pad 2. To activate effect 3, press pad 3. To activate effect 4, press pad 4. To change effects, press SHIFT + the pad corresponding to the effect.
6 - SAMPLES (SAMPLE) A sample is a short sound which can be played on its own or in conjunction with other samples, either over the music or in place of the music, and can be played either as a loop, or just one time (this is known as a “jingle”). 6.1 Accessing the Sample mode Press the MODE button + pad 3. 6.2 Playing a sample on a track that is loaded and playing To play sample 1, press pad 1. To play sample 2, press pad 2. To play sample 3, press pad 3. To play sample 4, press pad 4.
6.3 Modifying the default samples list In DJUCED™ 18°, click on the desired sample using the files' navigation tree and drag it into the sampler to replace the existing sample.
7 - CUE POINTS (CUE) A Cue point is a marker that you can place in a music track. It lets you start playback of the track from that point. 7.1 Accessing the Cue mode Click on the MODE button + pad 4. 7.2 Placing a Cue point You can insert up to 4 Cue points. By default, a Cue point is placed on the first beat when you load a track. You can insert a Cue point once a track is playing or when you are moving from one part of the track to another using the jog wheel. To place CUE point 1, press pad 1.
7.4 Deleting a Cue point Press SHIFT + the corresponding pad to delete the Cue point.
8 - SETTING A TRACK'S SPEED (PITCH) To speed up or slow down a track's speed, press the SHIFT button all the while turning the jog wheel on the deck playing the track. To reset the track's speed and therefore return to its original speed, press buttons SHIFT + SYNC.
9 - SCRATCHING ON A TRACK A scratch creates an audio effect from a track by turning the jog wheel. 9.1 Press the SCRATCH button to toggle on/off the SCRATCH mode on the jog wheel.
9.4. And turn it left and right until you hear the end of the scratch sound, then return to the starting point. 9.2 Start playing a track loaded on deck A, for example.. 9.3 The moment you want to scratch over the track, place your hand on deck A's jog wheel. You can repeat this scratch several times to create a rhythm. Note: When the SCRATCH is turned off, the PITCH BEND function (determining tone) is switched on.
10 -AUTOMIX After having previously created a playlist (see section 12. CREATING A PLAYLIST), you can launch an automatic mix by pressing the buttons SHIFT + AUTOMIX.
11 –RECORDING YOUR MIX To record a mix, press the REC button to start recording and then again press REC to stop recording.
12 –CREATING A PLAYLIST In DJUCED™ 18°, click on the button to create a playlist. Enter a name for the playlist, then click OK. The new playlist appears in the Playlists folder. Select tracks as described in section 2 LOADING YOUR MUSIC IN DJUCED™ 18°. Or, using the mouse, drag the selected files into the created list (here, "My Playlist"). Note: By pressing the SHIFT button on your keyboard, you can select several consecutive files.
