User Manual
Contents 1 2 3 4 5 Connections 5 1.1 Stand Alone Setup 5 1.2 Turntables/CD Players and Internal Mixer Setup 6 1.3 MP3 players (iPod®) and Internal Mixer Setup 7 1.4 Turntable/CD Player and External Mixer Setup 8 Installation 9 2.1 Windows 9 2.2 Mac OS X 11 2.3 Launching CROSS DJ 11 2.4 License Key 11 Configuring CROSS DJ 12 3.1 Audio Configuration 12 3.2 MIDI Configuration 14 Controller Overview 15 4.1 Top Panel 15 4.2 Rear Panel 18 4.
Important safety instructions 1 Read these Instructions. 2 Keep these Instructions. 3 Heed all Warnings. 4 Follow all Instructions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water. 6 Clean only with a damp cloth. 7 Do not block any of the ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug.
Welcome Thank you for choosing MixVibes U-MIX CONTROL PRO. MixVibes U-MIX CONTROL PRO is a DJ package including CROSS DJ software and an external MIDI DJ controller with an internal sound interface. This is the perfect package for DJs seeking a compact, professional DJ solution which makes no compromise on the design and quality of the hardware.
1 Connections 1.1 Stand Alone Setup 1 Connect outputs 1/2 of your U-MIX CONTROL PRO to your sound system (amplifier, powered speakers, or home stereo). 2 Connect your headphones to one of the ’headphones’ outputs of your U-MIX CONTROL PRO. 3 If necessary, connect your microphone to the ’microphone’ input of your U-MIX CONTROL PRO. 4 Connect the supplied USB cable between the USB output of your U-MIX CONTROL PRO and a free USB slot of your computer.
1 Connections 1.2 Turntables/CD Players and Internal Mixer Setup 1 If you are using vinyl, plug the ground of your turntable to the ground lug on the U-MIX CONTROL PRO. 2 Connect the outputs of your decks (vinyl or CD) to the RCA inputs of your U-MIX CONTROL PRO plugging the left deck into the inputs 1/2 and right deck into the inputs 3/4. Match the left channel (usually white) with the white RCA sockets on the U-MIX CONTROL PRO, and right (usually red) with the red sockets.
1 Connections 1.3 MP3 players (iPod®) and Internal Mixer Setup 1 Connect the outputs of your MP3 players to the RCA inputs of your U-MIX CONTROL PRO plugging the left MP3 player into the inputs 1/2 and right MP3 player into the inputs 3/4. 2 Set the U-MIX CONTROL PRO’s input selectors to ’Line’. 3 Connect outputs 1/2 of your U-MIX CONTROL PRO to your sound system (amplifier, powered speakers, or home stereo). 4 Connect your headphones to one of the ’headphones’ outputs of your U-MIX CONTROL PRO.
1 Connections 1.4 Turntable/CD Player and External Mixer Setup 1 If you are using vinyl, plug the ground of your turntable to the ground lug on the U-MIX CONTROL PRO or on your DJ mixer. 2 Connect the outputs of your decks (vinyl or CD) to the RCA inputs of your U-MIX CONTROL PRO plugging the left deck into the inputs 1/2 and right deck into the inputs 3/4. Match the left channel (usually white) with the white RCA sockets on the U-MIX CONTROL PRO, and right (usually red) with the red sockets.
2 Installation Please log in on our forum in order to register your product and to check for the latest download version of CROSS software. If it is newer than what is on your CD-ROM, we recommend installing it instead. 2.1 Windows disc into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The installation program will launch 1 Insert CROSS DJ installation install_language.pdf 26/02/2009 20:50:35 automatically.
2 Installation install_install_location_dj.pdf 01/07/2009 13:50:27 5 Choose the folder in which you want to install CROSS DJ and click Next. Choose Install location C 6 Choose the Start Menu folder in which you want to create the CROSS DJ shortcut. To start the installation, M install_start_menu_folder_dj.pdf 01/07/2009 13:49:12 click Install. J CM MJ CJ CMJ N vibe-watermark-bright.pdf C Start Menu Folder Location M C installation is complete you can click Finish.
2 Installation 2.2 Mac OS X 1 Insert the CROSS DJ installation disc into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. 2 Double-click the CROSS DJ icon on your desktop. install_mac_application_dj.pdf 07/07/2009 11:45:59 3 Drag and drop CROSS DJ into your "Applications" folder. Installing CROSS DJ 2.3 Launching CROSS DJ Windows Go to [Start > All Programs > MixVibes > Cross DJ] and click on the CROSS DJ icon. Mac OS X Go to [Applications > Cross DJ] and double-click on CROSS DJ. C vibe-watermark-bright.pdf M 2.
3 Configuring CROSS DJ 3.1 Audio Configuration 1 Go to [File > Preferences > Audio]. Look at the figure on the following page to view the list. 2 Select "MixVibes ASIO U-MIX CONTROL PRO" from the pull down menu. 3 Choose your desired sample rate and buffer size. The default settings are 44.1kHz sample rate and 256 samples of buffer. 4 Select the inputs of the U-MIX CONTROL PRO from the pull down menus. 1 Stand alone setup: Select no input.
3 Configuring CROSS DJ Here is a description of the different routing modes: Simple Stereo The sum of the Master and Cue/Monitor signals are routed to outputs 1/2 on your U-MIX CONTROL PRO. Dual Stereo The Master signal is routed to outputs 1/2 and the Cue/Monitor signal is routed to outputs 3/4 on your U-MIX CONTROL PRO. Split Mono The Master and Cue/Monitor signals are folded down to mono. The mono Master is routed to output 1 and the mono Cue/Monitor is routed to output 2 on your U-MIX CONTROL PRO.
3 Configuring CROSS DJ 3.2 MIDI Configuration 1 Go to [File > Preferences > MIDI]. 2 Select your MIDI input device by clicking on its tab. 3 Select your MIDI device mapping by clicking on its picture. 4 If necessary you can: • add and delete a mapping (a). • duplicate a mapping to personalize it (b). • import a mapping for example use a mapping posted by another user on our forum (c). • export a mapping14/01/2011 for example share it with other users (d). config_midi_umcp.
4 Controller Overview 4.1 Top Panel Each U-MIX CONTROL PRO button has a primary and a secondary function. Primary functions are direct, just press the desired button. To access the secondary functions, hold SHIFT and press the desired button. top_panel_umcp.pdf 24/09/2010 17:36:34 20 21 22 8 7 6 24 6 7 8 22 21 20 23 15 5 18 5 15 18 19 19 16 16 4 9 4 1 14 14 12 12 3 3 13 13 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K 10 11 2 17 10 11 17 Top panel vibe-watermark-bright.pdf 1.
4 Controller Overview PLAYBACK CONTROLS 10. Cue: If no Cue Point is assigned, or if the deck is paused, press Cue to set a Current Cue Point. While the media is playing, press it again to skip back to the Current Cue Point and pause playback. You can hold down Cue to start playback from the Current Cue Point. Release it to skip back to the Current Cue Point and pause playback. You can hold down Cue and Play/Pause simultaneously to start playback from the Current Cue Point.
4 Controller Overview LOCATORS CONTROLS 18. Select: switches between the commands of the locators 1/2/3 and the locators 4/5/6. If the select button is on, you can play with the locators 4/5/6. 19. Locator: defines and reaches six locator points (hot cues) in the media being played. To save a locator point, push a locator button. To go to a locator point, push a previously saved locator button again. Once it is assigned, the locator button will light up.
4 Controller Overview 4.2 Rear Panel rear_panel-umcp.pdf 04/10/2010 12:04:56 1 2 3 C M 5 6 4 7 8 9 10 Y CM MY CY CMY K Rear panel 24 6 20 21 22 8 7 22 21 20 23 can be bought19 separately if15 USB power is 1. Power adapter input: connect the power adapter here (optional, 5 18 15 19 18 too low). 16 16 4 2. Power switch (adaptor / Off / USB): set the switch to Adaptor when using the exclusive adaptor, set to USB when using power provided from the computer via USB. 14 14 12 3.
3 3 13 13 4 Controller Overview C M Y 10 11 4.3 Front Panel 2 17 10 11 17 CM MY CY CMY K 4 5 1 2 3 6 Rear panel 1. Microphone thru input: connect a 1/4” microphone to this input. Mic signal is sent directly to the outputs (there is no software control on this input). 2. Microphone level: controls the hardware input level of the microphone (there is no software control on this input level). 3. Microphone switch (off / on / talk over): OFF: No microphone sound is output.
5 Software Overview overview_dj_le.pdf 28/09/2010 15:22:36 Once CROSS DJ is configured, you will see the following graphical interface: Menu Head-Up Display Player Integrated Mixer Dock Browser Preview Deck User Interface 5.1 Menu C The menu lets you access various commands in CROSS DJ. M Y CM MY 5.2 Head-Up Display (HUD) hud_dj.pdf 14/12/2009 12:24:46 The Head-Up Display contains essential information about your mix: vibe-watermark-bright.
5 Software Overview player_dj_le.pdf 28/09/2010 17:18:37 5.3 Players The Players control the various playback functions of an audio file. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 16 10 11121314 15 9 Player 1 Mode selector between Vinyl or CD. 2 Displays the Title, Artist and Duration of the audio file. C 3 Track gain. M 4 Mode selector for the pitch fader. Selects between Speed, Tempo, or Hybrid modes. Y 5 Pitch fader. CM 6 Pitch range selector. Set the range of the pitch fader up to +/- 100%. vibe-watermark-bright.
5 Software Overview mixer_dj_le.pdf 04/10/2010 15:19:36 9 10 11 12 5 3 1 6 2 4 7 8 Integrated Mixer C 1 Record Master. M 2 Input selectors (Player or Line In). If you want to use a turntable, a CD player or a MP3 player (iPod®), Y you have to select Line In. CM 3 Player output meters. MY 4 Gain. CY CMY 5 Master output meter. K 6 Pre Fader Listen. 7 EQ. 8 Crossfader. vibe-watermark-bright.pdf 9 Master Level. 10 Cue Mix. 11 Cue Level. C 12 Players Level. M 5.
6 Importing Audio 6.1 Importing Folders To import an entire music folder: 1 Go to [File > Import Directory...] 2 Chooseimport_media.pdf a folder or disc containing your music20:48:47 and click Choose. 26/02/2009 3 CROSS DJ will import all the audio tracks into the Collection. Locating a Folder You can also import files by going to [File > Import File...] or playlists by going to [File > Import Playlist...]. vibe-watermark-bright.pdf C 6.
7 Loading Tracks After importing your audio tracks you can load them into the players. There are three ways of loading tracks: With the controller Use the ’Browse’ control to scroll through your collection. Load the highlighted track into one of the players by using the ’Load A’ or ’Load B’ controls. With the mouse • • Drag and drop a track from the collection to one of the players. Right-click (CTRL+click on Mac) and select Load in Player A, B or Active.
8 First Mix with CROSS DJ and U-MIX CONTROL PRO 1 Load a track into the player A and the waveform will appear. 2 Start playback of the audio in the player. 3 You should now hear the music in your speakers: You can start mixing. 4 While the track on deck A is playing for the audience, press the Cue/Monitor button on deck B so that you can pre-listen the track you will be preparing on deck B on your headphones while the audience continues to listen to the track being played on deck A over the speakers.
9 Troubleshooting The audio tracks are not playing back • • Make sure you selected the correct audio interface in the audio preferences window. Make sure you activated the correct audio inputs and outputs of your audio interface in the audio preferences window. • Make sure you selected the correct Routing Mode in the audio preferences window. There is no sound going out of the speakers • Check for activity on the output meter of the internal mixer.
10 Frequently Asked Questions How do I update my software? To download the latest version of your MixVibes software, you will need to be registered on the MixVibes Forum. To register: • • • • • Go to our forum. Click on “Register” on the “Board Index” sidebar. Read the terms and click on “I agree to the terms”. Fill out your profile with your user name, valid e-mail address, and password.
10 Frequently Asked Questions 2 Power the device OFF. 3 Press and hold the SHIFT and BASS_B buttons of the U-MIX CONTROL PRO. 4 Power the device ON, keep holding the SHIFT and BASS_B buttons. 5 The firmware version is given by the lighted LEDs: Version X .
Index Audio configuration, 12 Audio routing modes, 13 Effect, 17 Firmware, 27, 28 Jog wheel touch sensor level, 18 Line, 18 Locator (hot cue), 17, 21 Loop, 17, 21 Microphone, 19 MP3 player / iPod, 7, 12, 15, 18, 22, 27 Phono, 18 Recording, 22, 28 Serial number, 27 Shift, 15 Source, 15, 22 vibe-watermark-bright.
Contact • For all technical or sales information, please contact your local reseller or MixVibes directly: MixVibes 4, rue de la Sablière 92230 Gennevilliers FRANCE www.mixvibes.com • Technical support: • • 1 online on our forum Sales Information: • by email to sales@mixvibes.com vibe-watermark-bright.pdf2 vibe-watermark-dark.pdf C M Y Copyright 2011 MixVibes. All rights reserved. CM The contents of this guide may change without prior notice.
