Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide
Contents
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Welcome
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Installation
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Getting started
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3.1 Launching MIXVIBES
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3.2 Customizing the interface
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3.3 Configuring the MIDI preferences
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3.4 Configuring the audio preferences
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3.5 Importing audio files
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3.6 Loading Tracks
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Controller overview
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4.1 Top panel overview
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4.2 Rear panel overview
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First Mix with MIXVIBES
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Contact
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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. The wide blade is provided for your safety. If
the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete
outlet.
10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plug, convenience receptacles,
and point where they exit from the apparatus.
11 Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
12 Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the
apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid
injury from tip-over.
13 Unplug this apparatus during lighting storms or when unused for long periods of time.
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14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Serving is required when the apparatus has been
damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects
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normally, or has been dropped.
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WARNING
To reduce the risk of the fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. The apparatus
shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be
placed on the apparatus.
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CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove
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any cover. No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to
qualified service personnel only.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within the equilateral triangle is intended to alert the use to
the presence of un-insulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of
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sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock.
The exclamation point within the equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of
important operation and maintenance
(servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying this
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appliance.
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To prevent electric shock, do not use
this polarized plug with an extension cord, receptacle or other outlet
unless the blades can be fully inserted to prevent blade exposure
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1 Welcome
Thank you for choosing MIXVIBES U-MIX CONTROL. 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
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Minimum System Requirements
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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
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MIXVIBES 3DEX LE installation disc
MIXVIBES U-MIX CONTROL controller
This quick start guide
1 USB cable
Hardware Specifications
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Power supply: DC 9V 0.5A
Dimensions: 360(W) x 200(D) x 64.5(H) mm
Weight: 1.4kg
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2 Installation
1 Insert MIXVIBES installation disc into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. The installation program
will launch automatically. In case it does not, open Windows Explorer, navigate to the MIXVIBES
installation disc and double-click on the «install_3dex.exe» file.
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2 Choose the installation language and click OK.
Language Selection
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3 Please read and validate the user agreement by clicking Accept.
End-User License Agreement
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4 Enter your Name, Company (if applicable), e-mail address, the code in uppercase (serial number)
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supplied in the box and click Next.
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License key
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5 Select the folder you want to install MIXVIBES into. You can keep the default folder, or choose a new
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one by typing directly
into the box or clicking on ‘Browse..’. Press Install to begin installation. Be
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patient, the installation
process can take a few minutes.
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Choose Install location
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6 Click Finish to end the installation process.
Finish Installation
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7 Congratulations, your MIXVIBES software is now installed and ready for use. Please register on
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our forum in order to register your product and to check for the latest download version
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of MIXVIBES software.
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8 Plug your U-MIX CONTROL
USB MIDI controller into an active USB port. CAUTION: if the U-MIX
CONTROL MIDI controller
is not plugged to your computer, 3DEX LE software will not launch.
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3 Getting started
3.1 Launching MIXVIBES
To launch MIXVIBES, go to [Start > All Programs > MixVibes3DEX] and click on MixVibes 3DEX or double-click
on the MIXVIBES 3DEX shortcut on your desktop.
3.2 Customizing the interface
If you want to change the layout to better suit your needs, select [View / Moveable windows] . Return to
the interface view and you will be able to move the windows around the players and rack and place them
thanks to the arrows.
You can also drag and drop windows into each other to create tabbed windows as below. This can save you
space and allow you to have larger windows to list your music tracks.
3.3 Configuring the MIDI preferences
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1 Go to [Preferences / Options / MIDI] .
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MIDI configuration
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2 Activate your U-MIX CONTROL MIDI controller by checking the Activate box.
3 Select your MIDI input device from the pull down menu.
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4 Select your MIDI device mapping by clicking on it.
5 Validate by clicking on OK.
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Note: If U-MIX CONTROL is not recognized, make sure the rear switch is set to ’USB Power’.
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3.4 Configuring
the audio preferences
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If you want to configure the audio preferences, go to [Preferences / Options / Soundcard] . This menu
lets you defineCYwhich audio hardware you will use, the number of outputs, and the latency time.
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3 Getting started
If you want to use your internal computer soundcard, choose the Multi Channel mode (if not selected
already).
If you want to use an external souncard of your choice with 2 outputs or an extra USB soundcard, choose
the ASIO mode. In ASIO mode, press the setup button to select audio outputs. Press the control panel button
to access to the soundcard driver control panel. You can also set up the monitoring: this is useful if you do not
use an external mixer allowing monitoring. In the example below, the soundcard audio output 1/2 connects to
your sound system’s MASTER input and output 5/6 is used to connect your headphones. You only have to set
up your players on output 1 and click on the monitoring button to monitor a media in the appropriate player.
Depending on your hardware, a latency time that is set too low can affect media playback. If you experience
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latency until
the problem is solved. If you feel an important delay between
your actions within MIXVIBES and their effect on the sound, reduce it.
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3.5 Importing audio files
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Next we suggest that you scan your computer to find your music. You can do this in two ways:
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Right-click while the cursor is over the MediaBase window, then select Scan from the menu.
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Select [MediaBase / Scan] from the top level menu.
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Adding your music
On this screen you can scan your computer for a specific music folder or a complete drive. If you want to just
add music with specific tag information (Artist, Title etc.), simply enter these into the relevant boxes and then
click OK .
You can also add music to the MediaBase by dragging and dropping files from the Explorer window or by
selecting Add Music from various menus.
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After importing your audio tracks you can load them into the players. There are two ways of loading tracks:
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players by using the Load shortcut.
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4 Controller overview
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MIXER CONTROLS
1. Crossfader : used it to balance the mix of the 2 media files.
2. Volume : adjusts the players’ volume.
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3. 4. 5. Equalization: a 3-band equalizer is available to modify the equalization of your media file. Treble,
medium and bass can be adjusted with these knobs.
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6. 7. 8. Kill: kills basses, mediums and trebles frequencies of your media file.
9. Gain: adjusts the pre-fader, pre-EQ audio level of the corresponding channel.
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10. Monitor: sends the corresponding deck
PLAYBACK CONTROLS
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11. Play/Pause: starts or pauses playback of a media file.
12. Cue: defines a cue point and stops the playback of a media file (when the media file stops playing it will
return to the defined cue point).
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13. Jog Wheel : the jog wheel can be used for a number of functions. When the media is first loaded you can
use the jog wheel to cue up the media. When
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jog wheel to scratch. When a media is playing and Scratch mode is not active you can use the jog wheel to
temporarily change the pitch of the media. Note: this will automatically revert back to the default pitch when
you let go of the jog wheel.
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14. Reverse: reverses the media playback.
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SAMPLER CONTROLS
15. 16. 17. 18. Pad: launches pad media playback.
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4 Controller overview
PITCH CONTROLS
19. Pitch bend: hold these buttons down to temporarily alter the Speed or Master Tempo (whichever mode
is selected).
20. Speed/Master Tempo select: selects Speed or Master Tempo. Note: If Speed mode has been selected
you can adjust the pitch like with a normal turntable; If the Master Tempo mode has been activated it is
possible to change the pitch via the pitch fader without influencing the tone pitch. This means that the tone
pitch remains the same when changing the pitch.
21. Pitch slider: changes the currently selected option: Speed or Master Tempo.
22. Auto BPM : synchronizes the BPM with the adjacent player.
23. Auto Mix : synchronizes the BPM and the beat with the adjacent player.
24. Scratch: while a track is playing with this option turned on, you can use the jog wheel to scratch your
media; if this button is off, the jog wheel will allow you to change the speed.
MANUAL LOOP CONTROLS
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If no loop was defined
25. Loop in: sets the entry point of a manual loop.
26. Loop out: sets the exit point of a manual loop. The loop button is then enabled. Activate ‘Smart
Loop’ in the Options menu if you want the out point to be relative to the entry point and the beat.
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25. Loop in: goes back to the loop
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26. Loop out: cuts the loop interval by half.
27. Loop: disables the loop or goes
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28. Select: switches between the commands of the three advanced functions: hot cue, effect and auto loop.
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29. Hot cue: defines and reaches three
location point, click on a location button. To go to a location point, click on a previously saved location button
again.
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29. Effect on/off: enables/disables three effects (flanger, delay and phaser).
29. Auto Loop: enables/disables automatically a BPM synchronized loop whose size can be 1, 2 or 4 beats.
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NAVIGATION CONTROLS
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30. Select song: if you turn the button, it allows to navigate in the MediaBase to find the appropriate media;
if you press the button, it loads the selected media in the player.
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4 Controller overview
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4.2 Rear panel overview
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Rear panel
1. Power adapter input: connect the power adapter here (optional, can be bought seperately if USB power
is too low).
2. Power switch (adaptor / Off / USB power): set the switch to Adaptor when using the exclusive adaptor,
set to USB power when using power provided from the computer via USB.
3. USB connection: used to connect U-MIX CONTROL to your PC or LAPTOP.
4. C.F. Curve control: adjusts the shape of the crossfader curve from a quick cut for scratching or to a
longer fade for mixing.
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5 First Mix with MIXVIBES
1 Load tracks into both players and the waveforms will appear.
2 Start playback of the audio in the players.
3 You should now hear the music in your speakers: You can start mixing.
4 To go from one track to another, move the crossfader from left to right, or use the channels faders on
your controller.
5 To pre-listen to tracks (with a 2-outputs ASIO soundcard or an extra soundcard not provided), push the
monitor button of your controller (the monitor output needs to be configured in the audio preferences).
6 The two audio tracks are most likely not at the same tempo. You need to match the tempo of both
tracks, and synchronize one player with the other by:
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adjusting the pitch via the pitch fader on your decks and adjusting the playback position to
match the downbeat of the other player via the pitchbend buttons (or the jogwheel if the
Scratch mode is disable).
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using the Automix buttons to automatically perform those two tasks.
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6 Contact
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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
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Copyright 2010 MIXVIBES. All rights reserved.
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The contents of this quick start guide may change without prior notice. Best efforts have been put forth to
insure the accuracy of the contents of this quick start guide. MIXVIBES is not liable for any errors, typographical
or other, contained herein. Except as specifically
permitted herein, no portion of the information on this quick
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start guide may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of MIXVIBES.
Trademarks and trade names displayed on this quick start guide are the property of their respective owners.
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