User manual HERCULES 3D PROPHET 9700 PRO

[. . . ] Deck letter: the controlled deck unit (A or C on left, B or D on right) Effects names: names of the effects loaded on buttons 1 to 12 Effect modulator: modulates the last effect loaded on the deck Effect on/off: activates the effects loaded on buttons 1 to 12 (Shift button switches between buttons 1-6 and 7-12) Auto Cue and Auto Loop activation Rewind/fast forward Pitch scale and pitch reset controls Tap: manual BPM counter (click on the beat to calculate the BPM) Pitch bend - / +: temporarily change the playback speed Pitch fader: set the playback speed (up=slower / down=faster) Sync: synchronize the deck with the other deck (e. g. if activated on left deck controls, synchronizes left deck with right deck) Browser C. Deck Controls: left and right areas In the Deck Controls areas (just on top of the browser), you can: load or eject music files on the corresponding deck move within the track play the track loaded on the deck add a bookmark to a position (called a Cue point) add effects to the track change the pitch (the playback speed) view the BPM rate and variation This area lets you browse through the music on your computer to select files you will load on the decks and mix with. The browser has 2 sub-sections: the folder browser on the left: the area where you select a folder, a drive or a remote access location. [. . . ] Fast browsing through files or folders: press and hold the up or down button, and turn the jog wheel to quickly move through the list of files or folders. You can change the jog wheels' resolution in the DJ Console 4-Mx control panel (the Advanced tab). 4-deck mode After switching decks (via the Deck C/Deck D buttons), you can control on the new virtual decks the same mix operations on the mixer controls, but you must first take over the software positions of gradual controls (gain/EQ/volume) on the deck: each gradual control must reach the same position on the DJ Console 4-Mx hardware as shown in the software, before you are able to control that setting. The software takeover function provides you with gradual settings on these controls after switching a deck: - If there were no software takeover, after switching between 2 virtual decks with different settings for gain/EQ/volume, the software would jump to the new control position the second you move the gradual control. - Therefore, the software takeover is a process which lets you smoothly reach the virtual setting prior to changing this setting. E. Preview controls A. Browsing DJ Console 4-Mx provides 5 controls to browse in VirtualDJ 7 LE 4-Mx: 1. Press and hold up/down buttons while turning the jog wheel: move at high speed through the active browser area (folder or files). Previewing = listening to a different track on your headphones than what the audience is hearing: the cross fader (controlling the music for the audience) has no impact on the preview. Cue Select (left or right deck) transport button: selects the deck you preview on your headphones (e. g. in 2-deck mode, Cue Select Left Deck = deck A; in 4-deck mode, = deck A or C). Cue/Mix knob: select what is heard on your headphones: cue = the deck(s) selected with Cue Select button. This mode lets you start/pause playback by lifting up/pressing down your hand on the jog wheel. in playback mode), turning the jog wheel speeds up/slows down the music: the jog wheel bends the pitch. 1. Equalization (EQ) knobs (Treble/Medium/Bass): boosts/attenuates the output level of the track per frequency range. Kill buttons: mutes/restores the track's output in the frequency range. Volume fader: sets the track level (within the scale set via the Gain knob). Cross fader: mixes left and right deck tracks for the audience: full left = the audience hears only left deck(s). For different DJing styles, you can change the cross fader curve: either in the software (with pro DJ software; not VDJ 7 LE 4-Mx). If you set a cross fader curve in other DJ software, keep the cross fader curve set to Beatmix (default) in the Hercules control panel. After switching decks (with Deck C/Deck D buttons), you must take over the virtual position of the pitch fader with the hardware pitch fader on the deck (i. e. [. . . ] If you set a cross fader curve in other DJ software, keep the cross fader curve set to Beatmix (default) in the Hercules control panel. After switching decks (with Deck C/Deck D buttons), you must take over the virtual position of the pitch fader with the hardware pitch fader on the deck (i. e. you must reach the same position with the DJ Console 4Mx pitch fader as in the software) prior to controlling the pitch. H. 4-deck controls 2 transport buttons control 4-deck mode: Deck C button converts deck A into deck C: - when Deck C button is on, the console's left deck controls virtual deck C, and the viewer shows the letter C backlit in red. - when Deck C button is off, the console's left deck controls virtual deck A, and the viewer shows the letter A backlit in blue. [. . . ]