MIXVIBES DVS ULTIMATE Bedienungsanleitung

DVS ULTIMATE

Quick Start Guide

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Contents

1 Welcome 3

2 U-MIX44 Description 4

3 Connections 5

4 Software and ASIO driver installation 7

5 Install Wizard 9

6 Getting started 11

6.1 Customizing the interface 11

6.2 MIDI Conﬁguration 12

6.3 Importing Audio 12

6.4 Loading Tracks 13

7 First Mix with MIXVIBES DVS ULTIMATE 14

8 Troubleshooting 15

9 Frequently Asked Questions 16

10 U-MIX44 Speciﬁcations 18

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1 Welcome

Thank you for choosing MIXVIBES DVS ULTIMATE. MIXVIBES DVS ULTIMATE is a compact

plug and play digital vinyl system that includes MIXVIBES DVS software and the U-MIX44

audio interface.

Take a few minutes to run through this quick start guide and you’ll be on your way to

making great mixes on MIXVIBES DVS ULTIMATE in no time at all!

We invite you to be a part of the MIXVIBES community to share your experiences with

other DJs, ﬁnd help and advice, and check for available updates. See you online on the

forum1or on the website2!

Minimum System Requirements

•Windows® XP SP2 or Windows® Vista SP1 or Windows® 7

•Processor Intel® Pentium III 1GHz or equivalent

•512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended)

•One available USB port

•Hard drive space for music

Box Contents

•MIXVIBES DVS and ASIO driver installation disc

•U-MIX44 audio interface

•2x control CDs

•2x control records

•Set of RCA cables

•Keyboard stickers

•This quick start guide

1http://forum.mixvibes.com

2http://www.mixvibes.com

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2 U-MIX44 Description

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Top panel

1USB cable: Connect the USB cable to the computer.

4 RCA output channels: You can use these outputs to connect an external mixer

or your sound system (ampliﬁer, powered speakers, or home stereo).

Headphone output connector: Monitor the outputs 3/4 through the headphone

output. This connector is particularly useful if you use a MIDI controller and the

internal mixer.

Control of the headphone output: The headphone output level can be adjusted

with the control knob.

Gain control for the microphone input: Control the input level of the microphone.

Microphone input connector: Connect your microphone to this balanced 1/4”

connector.

4 RCA input channels: You can use these inputs to connect your turntables,

CD/MP3 players, mixer unit, effect player, cassette deck play and radio player

etc.

Grounding screw: When you use a turntable, connect the ground lead from your

turntable to the grounding screw to help prevent hum.

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3 Connections

Follow the instructions below to use MIXVIBES DVS and the U-MIX44 with a pair of decks

and an external mixer.

If you are using vinyl,

plug the ground of your turntable to the ground

lug on the U-MIX44 or on your DJ mixer.

2Connect the outputs of your decks

(vinyl or CD)

to the RCA inputs of

your U-MIX44

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-MIX44, and right (usually red) with the red sockets.

3Connect the outputs of your U-MIX44 to the line inputs of your mixer

Using the included RCA cables, connect the outputs 1/2 into a line input of your

mixer, then repeat for the outputs 3/4, into another available line input of your

mixer.

4Connect the U-MIX44 to a free USB slot of your computer.

line line

Mixer

(optional)

Classic turntable

or CD player

Classic turntable

or CD player

U-MIX44

Classic turntable

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Connections

After the system has recognized and installed your U-MIX44 you should

adjust

the output and input volumes in the Windows audio settings

. Example

Windows XP: [Start > Control panel > Sounds and audio devices > ’Audio’ tab].

Select

MixVibes U-MIX44 Sound Device

in ’Sound Playback’ and ’Sound Recording’.

•

Set the output level: click on ’Volume’ under the item ’Sound Playback’

and maximise all faders.

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3 Connections

•

Set the input level: click on ’Volume’ under the item ’Sound Recording’

and maximise the fader if you use a control vinyl or minimise the fader if

you use a control CD.

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Audio Volumes

Follow the instructions below to use MIXVIBES DVS and the U-MIX44 with a MIDI controller

and the integrated mixer.

1Connect outputs 1/2 of your U-MIX44 to your sound system

(ampliﬁer,

powered speakers, or home stereo).

2Connect your headphones to headphones output of your U-MIX44.

3Connect the U-MIX44 to a free USB slot of your computer.

After the system has recognized and installed your U-MIX44 you should

adjust

the output volume in the Windows audio settings

. Example Windows

XP: [Start > Control panel > Sounds and audio devices > ’Audio’ tab]. Select

MixVibes U-MIX44 Sound Device

for ’Sound Playback’ then set the output level by

clicking on ’Volume’ under the item ’Sound Playback’ and maximise all faders.

5Connect the MIDI controller to your computer

. Refer to your MIDI con-

troller’s owner’s manual for details.

6Turn on your MIDI controller.

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4 Software and ASIO driver installation

First, make sure you are in possession of the MIXVIBES U-MIX44 audio interface and that

you have an available USB port on your computer.

1Check that your U-MIX44 audio interface is plugged into an active USB port.

Place the MIXVIBES DVS CD in your CD-Rom and autorun should start. If the

installation does not start automatically double click on the « install_dvs.exe »

ﬁle in the root of your CD-ROM.

3Choose the installation language and click OK.

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Language Selection

4Please read and validate the user agreement by clicking Accept.

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End-User License Agreement

Enter your Name, Company (if applicable), e-mail address, the code in uppercase

(serial number) supplied in the box and click Next.

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License key

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4 Software and ASIO driver installation

Select the folder you want to install MIXVIBES DVS into. You can keep the

default folder, or choose a new one by typing directly into the box or clicking

on ‘Browse..’. Press

Install

to begin installation.

Be patient, the installation

process can take a few minutes.

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Choose Install location

7Click Finish to end the installation process.

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Finish Installation

Congratulations, your MIXVIBES DVS ULTIMATE is now installed and ready for use.

Please

latest download version of MIXVIBES software.

To launch MIXVIBES DVS, go to

[Start > All Programs > MixVibesDVS7]

and click on

MixVibes DVS or double-click on the MIXVIBES DVS shortcut on your desktop.

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5 Install Wizard

The install wizard launches automatically when running MIXVIBES DVS for the ﬁrst time.

The install wizard can be launched manually in [Preferences > Install Wizard].

1Select the skin. Comments will help you select the skin.

2Choose the ASIO mode.

3Select MixVibesAsioUMix44 as your ASIO driver.

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MixVibes ASIO U-MIX44

Select the

U-MIX44 audio outputs

. Choose

U-MIX44 sound device 1 - U-MIX44

sound device 2

on the ﬁrst line for stereo out 1 and choose

U-MIX44 sound device

3 - U-MIX44 sound device 4 on the second line for stereo out 2.

Select the

U-MIX44 audio inputs

corresponding to the decks that will playback

the control vinyl/CDs. Choose

U-MIX44 sound device 1 - U-MIX44 sound device 2

on the ﬁrst line for stereo input 1 and choose

U-MIX44 sound device 3 - U-MIX44

sound device 4 on the second line for stereo input 2.

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Audio inputs and outputs

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5 Install Wizard

6Select the Control Media that you will be using: vinyl or CD.

Start

playback of the control records

making sure that the pitch is set to

zero on your decks and the playback direction is forward. If your decks have a

Master Tempo function or any on-board effects, make sure they are also disabled

as those will interfere with the calibration, and with the time code in general.

Click the Next button.

You must see the message

Player has been calibrated successfully

. If you

don’t see this message, you must know that time code quality can be affected

by improper connections, bad grounding, or if any effects or Master Tempo are

active on the deck playing back the time code.

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Inputs and Outputs

9Repeat steps 6, 7 and 8 for the second control media.

10 Click Finish to end the install wizard process.

If you use control medias, check that the

vinyl buttons

are

activate

on the both players.

If you use an external mixer, check that the

player 1 output is on 1

and the

player 2

output is on 2.

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