User manual ATOMIX ATOMIXMP3

[. . . ] Active Waveform Display AtomixMP3 Visual Mix Display - May the rhythm be with you. . . - The Active Waveform Display - also famous as "the curves window" - is the core of all information's displayed by AtomixMP3. Each peak of a curve represents a beat of one of the two songs. Songs are not mixed : blue : current song, red : selected song, next song The highlighted curved is the "selected curve" and corresponds to the songs whose deck is selected. This is the song that has to be played after the current song: the "next song". [. . . ] The 'Magic' button also sets the gain so that the next song has the same overall output level as the playing song. Equalizers: The tri-band equalizer allows a smooth control on the output frequencies of the song, either to correct a badly recorded song or to mix more precisely. You can "turn" one of those buttons by clicking on them and, before releasing the mouse button, drag the mouse up or down. Like the other sliders and knobs of AtomixMP3: double click on the equalizer button resets it right click on any point of the slider performs an immediate cut High: the highest frequencies of the song. The vocal parts of songs often happened to be in medium frequencies, you can then use the medium equalizer slider to cut the vocals of a song. Bass: the lowest frequencies of the song, mainly the "boom-boom" giving the tempo. Mixer AtomixMP3 Mix Controls - The real DJ power - The Mixing controls of AtomixMP3 are, along with the equalizers, similar to regular DJ mixers. The center panel of AtomixMP3 default user interface presents the main mixing controls: with them you can perform a fully automated mix, with the "automix now!" button or use advanced DJ techniques with either the cross fader or the level controls. To go even further through mixing techniques, try to use the build-in equalizers. Mixer: cross fader, level, select, automix Sliders : Cross fader Level Buttons : Select (desk A or B) Automix now! Mixer Sliders - Cross fader, Level - Cross fader: mixes the audio output between desk A and desk B. In the center (reset) both desks (A and B) are mixed at their maximal level. Like the other sliders and knobs of AtomixMP3 : cross fader positions - red : output level for desk A, blue : output level for desk B double click on the slider resets the cross fader to the central position right click on any point of the slider performs an immediate cut : it sets the cross fader to this position and sets is back when you release the right mouse button Level: changes the output audio level of each song. To load a song on one of the available desks, select the song and drag and drop it on one of the desks. You can also press the "ENTER" button. music browser The available formats are : . wav . mp3 You can edit the BPM value or insert a comment on a song by selecting a song and pressing ALT-F2 or CTRL-F2. song icons The red cross means that this song has already been played during the session. A question mark mans that this song has never been played in AtomixMP3, and therefore the BPM and volume are not known yet. 2. Playlist Playlist manager III. V. The playlist manager is a dynamic sub window common to the file browser and the search window. It allows you both to prepare the playlist you will mix during your session. That means that you will preselect the songs you will play and their order. Moreover, AtomixMP3 can be fully automated and mix by itself your entire playlist. playlist manager : open closed VI. Exactly the same way you can load songs from the music window, you can drag and drop files from the playlist sub window to any of the desks. locked unlocked VII. VIII. The playlist sub window can be shown by dragging the mouse to the extreme right side of AtomixMP3 main window. If you only wish to mix from the prepared playlist, just pull the sub window border from its open (locked) position to the extreme left edge of the screen to mask completely the music or the search window. Moreover, the playlist manager offers other powerful features : Playlist Features IX. - Automix, new only, shuffle, open, save - X. automix : off on XI. Automix Mode: toggles to the automix mode, AtomixMP3 will now mix the playlist automatically. At the end of one song, AtomixMP3 will load the next song, mix the two rhythms and cross fade to the next song, and reset its pitch to 0. shuffle XII. [. . . ] Two soundcards: sets the two audio outputs of AtomixMP3 on each of your soundcards. Select on the right drop down menu among all soundcards installed on your system. In the center, choose the output: Single output: (default setting) sets the overall output of AtomixMP3 one soundcard. Headphones : allows the monitoring of the selected song on headphones With two soundcards or one 3D soundcard With a Y-splitter and one soundcard, each mono output corresponds to the overall output and the monitoring line. [. . . ]