User manual HERCULES 3D PROPHET 8500 128 MB

[. . . ] 4 Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Folder browser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Files browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Search area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] You can control the effects in the DJUCED graphic interface: - Run or stop an effect by clicking on the effect button. - Load another effect in the slot by clicking on the effect's blue triangle: this displays a menu in which you can select the effect to load in the slot. - Modulate the last effect loaded with the 2 rotary buttons on the right of the rack of effects. You can also control the effects using the DJ Control AIR's control surface: - Activate effect mode by pressing the Effects button in the center of the controller. Run or stop an effect by pressing the pad (1 to 4) where the effects are loaded. Modulate the first setting of the effect according to the velocity at which you hit on the pad. 21 DJUCEDTM and DJ Control AIR Modulate the second setting of the effect by keeping your finger on the pad, and moving your hand over the proximity sensor (within 4 inches / 10 cm). Change the effect loaded on the pad by keeping your finger on the pad, while using the (Up) and (Down) buttons (located around the button labeled Effects) to browse through the effects list. (b) Sampler DJUCED includes a sampler of 4 samples per deck. You can load samples in the sampler section by: - Clicking on the title in the sample player to load another sample; or - In loop mode: o By dragging and dropping the loop from the platter to the sample player; or o By using either the button in the loop area, or the button labeled Magic on DJ Control AIR, to split the loop into 4 samples and load 1 sample on each player of the sample player for this deck. To control playback in the sampler area, you can: o o o o Play/Stop the sample with the / buttons. button. Set the volume of the sample with the Record a sample with the button. Set the playback in loop mode with the button. To control playback of samples on the controller, you can: Set the control to loop mode by switching on the sample mode button . The velocity of your tapping on the pad (whether you tap soft or hard) controls the volume of the sampler. 22 DJUCEDTM and DJ Control AIR If you find it too difficult to control the sample volume with the velocity, you can disable this sampler velocity function in the DJ Control AIR control panel (in the control panel, go to Advanced, and then switch velocity off for the sampler mode). (c) Step sequencer You control the step sequencer in the DJUCED graphic interface: You can: - Enable/disable the playback of a sample at each step of the sampler by clicking on the button in the matrix: o Columns 1 to 4 represent the samples: 1 sample per column. o The third square on the fifth line controls the playback of the third sample at the fifth step. o If a line is yellow, the step sequencer is currently playing at this step. Play/Stop the step sequencer by clicking the Set the volume of the sequencer with the / button. You preview deck A and/or B, depending on which deck you have selected. o On DJ Control AIR: select the deck to preview over volume faders The Preview volume of each deck is not linked to the volume set on the volume fader. (b) Mix The Mix position for headphones means that the DJ hears the same audio track on the headphones as what is being played on the dance floor. On DJ Control AIR, you can control what you are playing on your headphones: - The cue = the preview: the Cue button on the front panel is backlit. (2) Headphones output volume The headphones output volume is controlled: Via hardware, using the DJ Control AIR's front buttons (- / +) : the - / + buttons on the DJ Control AIR's front panel set the volume of the headphones preamplifier. Via software, in DJUCED : a rotary volume button represents the software volume setting, which is not related to the hardware volume buttons (- / +). d) EQ commands DJUCED and DJ Control AIR include a 3-band equalizer per deck: - Treble, for high frequencies. - Medium, for medium frequencies. 27 DJUCEDTM and DJ Control AIR - Bass, for low frequencies. The gain sets the maximum output volume: if the tracks loaded on the 2 decks have different recording levels, the gain volume of the deck lets you set the same level on both decks. - A main volume rotary potentiometer. e) Volume and crossfader commands DJUCED and DJ Control AIR include: - 2 volume faders: 1 per deck. The DJ Control AIR hardware faders (volume and crossfader) control the DJUCED software volume faders and crossfader. DJUCED also includes 2 VU-meters, showing the output level of each deck. 4. [. . . ] The information provided by this document is believed to be accurate and reliable. either for its use or for the infringement of patents or other rights of third parties resulting from its use. This product may exist in a light or special version for PC integration or other purposes. Certain functions detailed in this manual may not be available in these versions. [. . . ]