VJ6 USER MANUAL
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1. aa 1 Clock For your convenience 2 CPU Meter The CPU Meter lets you quickly see how your computer system is performing and the amount of system resources are being used 3 Skins Change the look and color pallet of VJ6 to best suit your tastes and or lighting environment VJ6 offers 6 ultra modern and easy to use skins to help you maximize your mixing performance 4 Preferences The Preferences window serves for configuring VJ6 to your hardware devices and to your own personal specifications SEE SECTION 5 for detailed operational instructions 5 User Manual The User Manual will provide you with operational instructions of VJ6 s feature rich mixing tools and also set up instructions for your optional hardware devices 6 TextTicker amp Image Logo Overlay Display your logo sponsor logos photos even text message to your audience Text Ticker all imposed over music videos live video amp ambient visualizations SEE SECTION 4 for detailed operational instructions 7 Audience Video Screen Display Quickly display or hide your audience video screen s Secondary monitor s 8 Minimize Application Minimize VJ6 to your windows taskbar 9 Full Screen Mode Allows you to expand the VJ6 interface to the maximum height amp width of your display This mode will provide you with an expanded view of the Browser Area Media Library Treeview Recordcase Group Lists Playlist Request List etc 10 Close2. 03 Collect Call Metric Help I m Alive Metric 101 Alternative 01 Help I m Alive r Poster of a Girl Metric Alternative 05 Poster of a Girl Sick Muse Metric Alternative 02 Sick Muse m4arc Media Files 2 5 1 MEDIA LIBRARY option 1 The Media Library s primary design is to help you quickly manage your music VJ6 s Media Library can manage over 200 000 music video amp karaoke tracks You may organize your music by Artist Title File Name Album Genre BPM Comments and Path Plus the Media Library also enables you to use the Quick Search feature Adding files to your Media Library allows your media tracks to be pre scanned by ProV 5 for BPM Waveform and ID Tags Adding Files importing to your Media Library To add files to your Media Library simply click on the Files or Directory buttons found below the Media Library MN io M Title Artist BPM Genre Filename Front Row Metric 131 Alternative 08 Front Row m4a 1 Gimme Sympathy Metric 69 37 Alternative 06 Gimme Sympa Gold Guns Girls Metric 90 06 Alternative 05 Gold Guns Girl Help I m Alive Metric 104 Alternative 01 Help I m Alive r Poster of a Girl Metric 122 Alternative 05 Poster of a Girl Sick Muse Metric 103 Alternative 02 Sick Muse m4acc m Media Files Load Scan Progress Display shown below Searching Directories 3026 Files Found File Scan in Progress C Users DJ_Flex Audio iTunes Genre Dan Cancel Using the Media Librar
3. 2 High Definition Audio Device otal Recorder WDM audio driver Sound Cards allows you to choose between Simple or ASIO Driver mode Simple mode uses DirectSound drivers to output the audio ASIO Driver requires an ASIO compatible soundcard and or ASIO4ALL software installed on your system ASIO Driver mode outputs audio directly to the hardware with very low latency Options On Startup Video Visual FX Sound Setup Skins Control Mapper r Sound Setup Outputs Single Output Sound Cards Simple Simple ASIO Driver First Sound Card Primary Sound Driver Headphones will output both decks and samples to a master output device selected by you The monitor buttons will clone the audio output from their respective deck and send that audio to your headphone output selected by you You have the option of using 2 soundcards 1 for master output and 1 for headphones or you if you have a multi channel sound card you can select 4 1 Card and use front rear channels for your Master Headphone outputs Options On Startup Video Visual FX Sound Setup Skins Control Mapper r Sound Setup Qutputs Headphones ont pat H First Sound Card Primary Sound Driver Second Sound Card Primary Sound Driver Qutput Channels Master First card Headphones Second card External Mixer will output each deck to separate output selected by you The mo
4. v Enable Secondary Display Refresh ID3 Tags V Compact Database Maximize to Fullscreen Disable Aero Theme NP Enable Secondary Display Choose to either enable the secondary display upon startup or set default to not enable the secondary display Refresh ID3 Tags If this option is enabled VJ6 will automatically refresh all your ID3 Tags upon start up for media files previously loaded into your media library only If you edit or update your media tags frequently this is a very convenient feature Compact Database Automatically compact your VJ6 Database Maximize to Full screen You may choose to have the VJ6 interfaced open to maximum screen resolution width amp height on startup Disable Aero Theme If this option is checked the windows Aero Theme will be disabled On some Windows Vista configurations checking this box may increase the performance in particular video framerate performance dramatically Only check this box if you are having performance problems 4 3 VIDEO OPTIONS Video Options is where you can configure VJ6 in regards to how it performs Video Playback Many of these options can help greatly in terms of getting an acceptable CPU usage for you system Options On Startup Video visual FX Sound Setup Skins Control Mapper Options 1 r Aspect Ratio v Image Smoothing C Auto r Video Fading Options Ignore Eae si C Shrink To Frame Fade iu Zoom To Fit Adjust Vi
5. 06 2040 10 26 26 PM Sannois Beach Champion 09 annig E History List e You may drag and drop media items from this list on to the Playlist Deck A Deck B or onto the Sound Sample Buttons e Double Mouse Click items in this list to add them to the bottom of the Playlist e You may also drag and drop the column headers to arrange them in whatever way you like The History List also includes a full featured right mouse click menu as shown below that allows the user to quickly e Load selected track into Deck A or Deck B Move selected track to the top or bottom of the Playlist Load a previously saved playlist Save current playlist Delete selected media file Clear playlist Export playlist to csv format Load into DeckA Load into DeckB Move to Top Move to Bottom Load Playlist Save Playlist Delete Selected Item s Clear Playlist Export to csv 2 6 SOUND SAMPLER The VJ6 Sound Sampler provides the ability to load save and play audio samples on the fly The Sound Sampler Panel is accessed by clicking on the Sampler tab located in the lower left Browser Panel and features 9 audio sample slots that are available to use at any given point in time Police UK Siren Blow Hom Door Bell Police Cat Charge Everybody Siren Siren Hissing Dance Now 40 JU DU SQ BD o 2 7 TAG EDITOR The V 6 Tag Editor allows you
6. Application Shutdown VJ6 software 2 2 WAVEFORM DISPLAYS Each Waveform display visually represents a portion of the playing track This representation displays the beat and audio frequency bands in real time enabling you to anticipate each beat amp break in advance The Waveform Display also indicates manually set Loop Points and set Cue Points 4 Jim ww d di LA A audio frequency band in real time 1 Waveform The waveform displays each loaded track s 2 Beatmarkers Each Beatmarker within the waveform provides you with visual reference of each individual beat within the load track The display of multiple beatmarkers forms a Beatgrid See Section 3 3 4 to learn more about Beat Matching 3 Cue Point Marker The Cue Point Marker within the waveform display provides you with visual reference Flag of the set cue point in relation to the loaded track 4 Downbeat Marker Each Downbeat Marker within the waveform indicates the first beat of a musical measure See Section 3 3 4 to learn more about Beat Matching 5 Master Tempo Indicators 6 Looping Display Marker the Looping Display Marker provides you a with visual view of the set loop within the waveform for more information on using the Loop Function please refer to Section 3 3 3 2 3 DECKS The VJ6 interface has Two Decks Deck A and Deck B designed for maximum efficiency and ease of use for mixing of yo
7. Genre Hip Hop Rap EX tag Turn My Life Up taa 2007 pe tag Hip Hop R BPM 153 90 Tap to Beat Comment n 2 t9 2 tes 2 3 6 How to use the HEADPHONE PREVIEW controls Monitor Next Track The Headphone Preview Buttons allow you to enable monitoring for each deck when in Headphones Mode If in External Mixer Mode or Single Output Mode these buttons have no effect In order to Preview amp Cue your tracks your system will require 2 Sound Cards and you will need to ensure that your Sound Settings are set up properly in your Preferences Settings Go to your Preferences settings and select Headphones This will output both decks and samples to a master output device selected by you The monitor buttons will clone the audio output from their respective deck and send that audio to your headphone output selected by you You have the option of using 2 soundcards 1 for master output and 1 for headphones or you if you have a multi channel sound card you can select 4 1 Card and use front rear channels for your Master Headphone outputs 2 4 MIXER 1 Master Crossfader The crossfader blends audio or video between the two decks By sliding this fader from channel to channel you can isolate the left and right deck or blend them together 2 Mix Button amp Mix Controls For mixing current track with next one at any time 3 Main Video Display Allows you to see exactly what the audience is seein
8. Guns Girls m4a Metric Fantasies 06 Gimme Sympathy m4a Metric Fantasies Of Collect Call m4a Metric Collect Call Fantasies 08 Front Rov m4a Metric Front Row Fantasies el Media Files Ory L l s Remove Files e You may search through the Media Library by typing into the search text box above As you type the Media Library will begin to only show items that match your search criteria e You may also choose the column that you would like the search to be performed by choosing from the dropdown list directly to the right of the search text box e Youcan also filter your search by file type by choosing from the dropdown list that is located second from the right of the search text box 2 5 2 TREEVIEW RECORDCASE option 2 The Treeview Recordcase allows you to view your media files in the same folder structure as Windows Explorer With the Treeview Recordcase you may conveniently drag amp drop your files to each deck directly or add files to your Playlists and or Request Lists EE EE 3 Computer Filename 2 amp Local Disk C n intel MA PerfLogs BR Program Files E Users n Windows BE Windows old I Treeview Recordcase Using the Treeview you may select any folder All supported media files will appear in the List Control You may Double Mouse Click items in the List Control to add them to the bottom of the Playlist You may also Drag and Drop media items from the List
9. pause mode and the play button will begin to blink Pressing the button once again will cause the corresponding deck to resume playing Seek Buttons The Seek buttons will let you enter Seek Mode so that you can step through the currently loaded media item and set the currently selected cue point Skip Buttons The Skip Track buttons will let scroll through the Playlist loading the next previous tracks Cue Controls Allow you to pre set multiple Cue Points for each track For more detailed Cue setting instructions please see Section 3 3 2 Looping Controls The Loop Controls allow you to repeat loop any section of a track seamlessly For detailed Loop setting instructions please refer to Section 3 3 3 Sync Button The Sync Button syncs the playing track to the current tempo source opposite Deck The Sync button provides the fastest way to match beats Click on Sync to automatically match the tempo and the phase of the playing track in the opposite Deck Note It is not possible to activate the Sync feature Auto Beat Matching if a track that has not been pre scanned for BPM For more information on Auto Beat Matching please refer to Section 3 3 4 Set BPM Button Allows you to manually adjust the beats per minute of currently loaded track in the event that the BPM that was automatically calculated is incorrect You may tap the button next to the BPM field to the beat or you can type the value of the BPM manually Once you click ok the be
10. screens must have the same refresh rate Advanced gt Monitor repeat for both screens 1 and 2 The screens should have their refresh rate set to at least 75 Hertz Some videos show the wrong duration and or in AUTO PLAY they are mix prematurely VJ6 asks the codec for the duration of each video If codec indicates a non precise value VJ6 cannot do anything other than use that value The duration will also be used to mix the videos in AUTO PLAY mode reason why they could be mixed before time SECTION 7B FAQs Q How much does VJ6 cost in my own currency When you visit the ProV online store http www ClubD Pro com store php and select your currency from the drop down list and the final price will be automatically adjusted according to current exchange rate If your currency doesn t appear in the list you can make the conversion yourself by visiting http www xe com ucc Q Can I use VJ6 on more than one computer As stated in the EULA End User License Agreement included with the VJ6 trial installation You agree not to install or use any individual Key on more than one computer at a time However you may install an individual copy simultaneously on one computer at work one computer at home and one portable computer IF and ONLY if all usage of VJ6 is by the same individual DJ If you wish to use VJ6 on more than one machine at a time for example you manage two clubs and want to make use of VJ6on both of them you mus
11. streams mms supported as Background and or Logo Up to 2 internet streams simultaneously Audio video mixing crossfader with 6 different video mixing effects Dual video output system The mixed output is projected full screen to output devices TV projector etc while maintaining preview on your PC monitor Support for up to 2 live cameras USB 1394 simultaneously with the dual video playback Customizable image amp logo overlay On screen text messaging scrolling tape static text Ambient Visualizations Aspect ratio video playback Dual audio outputs for using an external audio mixer Built in emulated audio mixer with full PFL capabilities Playlist editor with auto mix and auto fade capability seamlessly mixing audio video and karaoke files Fade Now Function for mixing current track with next one at any time Auto Crossfade control 6 different video transition effects Album artwork displays for each deck 8 mixing Sampler decks Volume Normalization Treeview record case Drag and Drop Media Library Quick Media Search Preview tracks through headphones Save amp Load Playlist Custom video performance options 12db 24db 3 band equalizers automatic gain correction Special effects including distortion reverb delay and more Acceleration 3D card support 1 2 SUPPORTED FORMATS 1 3 Audio MP3 MP2 MP1 OGG WMA DRM WAV audio CDs MOD and now M4A for iTunes Additional audio formats maybe supported wi
12. to edit the database fields for any tracks loaded into the ProV database Below each field you will see a button with the text tag next to it which allows you to replace the current field text with the tag from the actual file if any You can manually edit the BPM field or you may use the Tap to Beat button to tap in time to the beat of the music to help you calculate the beats per minute of the track accurately FilePath 2C Vtunes Sho Baraka FileSize 223530323 File will be read with MP3 decoder Filename 06 Maranatha Ft Tedashii Json 1 m4a Artist Sho Baraka Title Maranatha Ft Tedashii Json amp tag Sho Baraka tag Maranatha Ft Tedashii Json Album Turn My Life Up Year 2010 Genre Hip Hop Rap pe tag Turn My Life Up E tag 2007 pe tag Hip Hop R BPM 153 90 Tap to Beat Comment FO tag aa VJ6 USER MANUAL SECTION 3 TEXT TICKER amp IMAGE OVERLAY 3 1 TEXT DISPLAY Here you can output text to the main display either statically or scrolling Text Logo Background Text Show Congratulations to Tyler and Erica Hide Font r Text Scroll Position Speed RepeatForever r Text Static Position CE CC C E Auto Hide after seconds s e Show Clicking this button will show the text in the textbox on the right e Hide Clicking this button will hide the text currently being displayed e Font Clicking this button wi
13. to initially load both Deck A and Deck B with the first 2 tracks you wish to play Once the decks are loaded you may start the Automix function by clicking the play button on either deck The remaining playlist will automatically load and mix through your loaded playlist in loaded sequence or select the Shuffle Icon to randomly mix your playlist m e 2 3 2 How to SET CUE POINTS To set Cue Points to a loaded track simply 1 Click one of the seek buttons lt lt or gt gt to enter seek mode A 2 Once you do this you will hear the music stutter over and over you can use the seek buttons to find your Cue Point 3 After you have found your desired Cue point select the cue bank you want to save it in by using the cue seek buttons B 4 Once you have selected the desired bank click the Cue button C The waveform display will provide you with visual marker of your selected Cue Point D 2 3 3 How to use the LOOP feature The Loop Controls allow you to repeat any section of a track seamlessly 1 Click the Loop In button A at the point where you wish the loop is to start You will see the looping start point indicated within the track s waveform display B See following diagram 2 Click the Loop Out button C when you reach the desired end point The looping end point will also be marked within the track s waveform display D The audio and or video will immediately begin to loop continuously between the
14. Changer If this option is enabled VJ6 will change the pitch slider into a key changer with range from 5 to 5 half steps This is useful for karaoke files AUTO FADE Auto Fade If this option is enabled VJ6 will auto fade between tracks using the playlist as its source for media Auto Reverse Crossfade If this option is enabled VJ6 will reverse the lines on the crossfade control so that it keeps the same mix no matter which deck you are fading from Fade Length This slider allows you to control the length of the auto fade Fade Start Time This slider allows you to control at what point the auto fade will take place For instance 05 s left would start the fade with 5 seconds remaining in the currently playing deck Sample Boost Gain Level This slider allows you to determine the gain level of the samples You can use this to control how loud the sample will play relative to the currently playing track s List Font Size Adjust the size of the fonts displayed within your lists Media Library Playlist Request list History List etc Advanced Seek Loop Length This slider allows you to control the length of the repeating loop in seek mode App Priority Control Windows application resource priority for VJ6 4 2 START UP OPTIONS Startup option is where you can configure VJ6 in regards to how the program loads Pre VI Preference Options n Startup Video Visual FX Sound Setup Skins Control Mapper r On Startup
15. Control to the Playlist or either Deck You may search through the Media Library by typing into the search text box shown above As you type the Media Library will begin to only show items that match your search criteria Browse by artist title album BMP length year or genre for immediate mixing or organize your tracks into savable play lists co MENMNNNNEMMBE B ES NN E Madonna MR Confessions On ie 03 Give it 2 Me mda MR Hard Candy De n The Immaculate ER Mark Schultz B Maroon 5 B Martina McBride n Matthew Good X eT Filename Treeview Recordcase The Treeview also has a full featured right mouse click menu containing the options as shown below 7 s n Metric Filename r4 1 EM Daum B Live t Out n Old World Unde m Load into DeckB n Nc nm Mick Jagger Load into PlayList Top mie rere Load into PlayList Bottom BE Modest Load into RequestList Top Treeview Recordcase Load into RequestList Bottom Edit Tags Clear BPM Waveform data for Selected temis 2 5 3 GROUPS option 3 Create and manage your media files in your own custom group folders fm Recordcase Groups Filename Dance t 01 Et Ducit Mundum Per Luce mp3 ik Techno 02The Flight of Apollo mp3 fm Rock 04 Shove mp3 05 Epic Holiday mp3 08 Clever Love mp3 09 Soul Survivor 2012 mp3 fm Recordcase Grouc Dance Expand Collapse laylor Take It Easy MP3 Ws Techno Delete aylor Whe
16. Show Album Art Display Album Art within each deck Link Crossfaders When this option is on the video fader is linked with the Crossfader When this option is off the video crossfader controls the audio fade and the video fader controls the video fade Auto Visual FX When this option is on then Visual FX are automatically turned on when an audio file is loaded and Visual FX are automatically turned off when video or karaoke files are loaded Show Song Title When this option is on VJ6 will display the song title in a sliding animation on the video screen when it first starts playing Enable VU Meters When this option is on VJ6 will display the VU meters otherwise the VU meters will do nothing Enable Waveform Enable Album Art Download AUDIO Auto Cue If this option is enabled VJ6 automatically skips the silence at the beginning of your media files after they have been loaded into the deck Invert Pitch Tempo Sliders When this option is on the pitch tempo sliders work opposite as they normally would Volume Normalization If this option is enabled VJ6 tries to keep the volume for all of your media files at the same level dynamically so that you don t have to ride the volume control all night Fine Tempo Interval This option allows you to set the interval in which the up down arrows next to each tempo slider will affect the tempo PITCH TEMPO RANGE Pitch Range This slider allows you to determine the pitch range for both decks Key
17. This option enlarges the picture for filling the entire screen while keeping the aspect ratio Portions of the image may not be visible beyond the borders Master Video Screen Size Auto This option will use the screens resolution as the size For instance 1024x768 is 4 3 4 3 This option will use a size of 4 3 16 9 This option will use a size of 16 9 Specify This option allows you to specify the master screen size You can even measure you screen and enter the measurements here 4 4 VISUALIZATIONS Here is where you can select a cool visualization to display on the master screen that will react and move in response to the currently playing audio or video file Options On Startup Video Visual FX Sound Setup Skins Control Mapper r Visual FX Groof svp jazz 5vn Visual FX Resolution Effects hyperspec svp 1 r Resolution 640 X 480 ChaosWave svp Frame Rate 30 Cirspectrum svp FPS corona svp Fractal svp Fractree svp w peci FunkEasy svp Slow Fade 20 funkflower svp Fade Time 2 GhostWheel svp FFT Amp 4 lgravitytest svp Effects Fer zoom 3 Wave Zoom 4 Visual FX This is a list of Visual FX that you can select from Our visualization engine uses sonique visualization Plugins therefore if you wish to add more you can just copy any plugins you want into the folder called vis
18. V JO USER MANUAL INTRODUCTION SECTION 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW 1 1 FEATURES 1 2 SUPPORTED FORMATS 1 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS SECTION 2 USER INTERFACE 3 1 TOP MENU 3 2 WAVEFORM DISPLAYS 3 3 DECKS A and B 3 3 1 HOW TO USE THE AUTOMIX FEATURE 3 3 2 HOW TO SET CUE POINTS 3 3 3 HOW TO USE THE LOOP FEATURE 3 34 HOW TO AUTO BEAT MATCH 3 3 5 MANUAL BPM EDITOR 3 3 6 HOW TO USE THE HEADPHONE PREVIEW CONTOLS 34 MIXER 3 5 BROWSER FILE MANAGEMENT 3 5 1 MEDIA LIBRARY 3 5 2 TREEVIEW RECORDCASE 3 5 3 GROUPS 3 5 4 EXPLORER 3 5 5 PLAYLISTS 3 5 6 REQUEST LIST 3 5 7 HISTORY LIST 3 6 SOUND SAMPLER 3 7 TAG EDITOR SECTION 3 TEXT TICKER amp IMAGE LOGO OVERLAY 4 1 TEXT DISPLAY SCROLLING TEXT STATIC TEXT 4 2 LOGO DISPLAY 4 3 BACKGROUND DISPLAY SECTION 4 PREFERENCES 5 1 GENERAL OPTIONS 5 2 START UP OPTIONS 5 3 VIDEO OPTIONS 5 4 VISUALIZATIONS 5 5 SOUND SET UP 5 6 SKINS 5 7 CONTROLLER MAPPING SECTION 5 HARDWARE CONTROLLERS SECTION 6 BEST PRACTICES SECTION 7 TROUBLESHOOTING amp FAQ SECTION 8 LEGAL INFORMATION INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing ClubDJPro com This User Manual will provide you with operational instructions of V 6 s feature rich mixing tools and also set up instructions for your optional hardware devices This software is very feature rich and as a result the User Interface may seem initially complex However once you become familiar with the interface you will see how user friendly and intuitive it r
19. at grid will automatically adjust to account for the newly entered BPM Headphone Preview Buttons allows you to enable monitoring for each deck if in Master PFL Mode If in Player A Player B Mode these buttons have no effect Tempo Pitch Slider Move the slider up or down to manually decrease or increase the tempo of the track currently playing EQ Controls Provides a 3 band EQ for manually adjusting the frequency content of the playing track Gain Controls Allows you to manually adjust the gain of the loaded track Sound Effects Modify the sound of the audio output by choosing from 6 different Sound Effects Deck Video Preview Display Allows you to preview loaded video amp karaoke tracks from each individual deck You can choose to output the current video display to the main display by turning on the Video Output A and Video Output B buttons or you can turn them off if you do not want to display them on the main display Note The output buttons are controlled for you automatically when Auto Fade is turned on Video Output Button This button allows you to Activate or De Activate output to the Main Video Display displaying to your audience the video karaoke or visualizations playing on each particular deck 2 3 1 How to use the AUTOMIX feature Autoplay In order to start the Automix function please follow these 4 simple steps 1 Ensurethe Automix Icon is activated located on the Playlist menu bar You will need
20. de button above the Playlist If this is toggled on then VJ6 will auto fade between decks and automatically load songs from the Playlist The songs are loaded randomly if Shuffle is on and the songs are loaded in order of track number if Shuffle is off If Shuffle is off and VJ6 gets to the bottom of the Playlist then VJ6 Pro is smart enough to start back at the top of the Playlist again e There is an option in the Preferences General Options called Auto Delete Playlist Media If this is checked then whenever a media item is played in a deck it is automatically removed from the Playlist e Your Playlist always loads up exactly as it was the last time you close down V 6 The Playlist also has a full featured right mouse click menu as shown below that allows the user to quickly Load selected track into Deck A or Deck B Move selected track to the top or bottom of the Playlist Edit Tags amp BPM Load a previously saved playlist Save current playlist Clear BPM Waveform data Delete selected media file Clear playlist Export playlist to csv format Playlist Track Title Artist AU1 Gold Guns y Mm BO Gimme Sym 03 Collect Call Load into DeckB Load into DeckA Move to Top Move to Bottom Edit Tags Load Playlist save Playlist Clear BPM Waveform data for Selected Item s Delete Selected Item s Clear Playlist Export to csv 2 5 6 REQUEST LIST VJ6 has a single Request List tha
21. deo Size For Performance Quality r Master Video Screen Size Mo Limit Auto C413 Adjust Video Preview For C i5 9 Performance Quality C Spediy Se a EET Options e Image Smoothing If this option is enabled it applies a filter to the video images in order to smooth pixels when the images are scaled Video Fade Options Choose from 6 different video crossfade options Fade Cut Horizontal Stretch Vertical Stretch Horizontal Scroll and Vertical Scroll e Adjust Video Size This slider allows you to choose a lower higher resolution for your videos to be rendered at The lower the video size the better the performance but the more pixilated your video will become Note This option takes effect the next time a video is loaded e Adjust Preview Frameskip This slider allows you to set the video preview windows to be updated less frequently while still maintain a regular frame rate on the secondary output 10 means that no frames will be skipped A lower number means that more frames will be skipped resulting in much less CPU usage Aspect Ratio e Auto This option will try to keep the best aspect ratio according to you screen setup e Ignore This option will stretch the image to the screen ignoring the aspect ratio e Shrink to Frame This option will shrink the picture for showing the entire image while keeping the aspect ratio May add black bars at borders e Zoom to Fit
22. e installed It s recommended that you deactivate both the joystick port and the compatibility option to resolve conflicts You can do this from Window s Device Manager Additional comments e Creative sound cards call this compatibility option legacy emulation e Drivers should be installed once They run for the two or more cards e Some drivers aren t ready to support more than one sound card this problem is because of the bad design of the drivers and it s pretty common on Creative sound cards Q Can I use sound cards with multiple outputs Yes but you can t realize its full potential Sadly most of the sound cards with multiple outputs offer just one DirectSound device Right now VJ6can only handle DirectSound devices so you cannot take advantage of the multiple outputs Future enhancements are planned to develop multiple output support for this devices This way it will be possible to use multiple outputs independently Q How do I Preview and Cue my next track without allowing the audience to hear In order to Preview amp Cue your tracks your system will require 2 Sound Cards and you will need to ensure that your Sound Settings are set up properly in your Preferences Settings Go to your Preferences settings and select Headphones This will output both decks and samples to a master output device selected by you The monitor buttons will clone the audio output from their respective deck and send that audio to your headph
23. eally is The user interface is set up in a manner to allow for maximum efficiency for the disc jockey The information in this operator s manual is subject to change without notice The software described in this document is subject to the User License Agreement Copyright 2013 Cube Software Solutions Inc and ClubD Pro com All rights reserved We are constantly upgrading our software with new features and enhancements Please visit ClubD Pro com for the latest News Updates and Product Information SECTION 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW Whether you mix Audio only or require the added visual dynamics of Video amp Karaoke mixing VJ6 s innovative feature set reliable mixing platform and easy to use interface will insure that you Rock the House every night Automated beat matching custom looping tempo shifting pitch shifting ambient visualizations video mixing plus many more great features are all at your finger tips 1 1 FEATURES VJ6 s FEATURE SET INCLUDES Perfect Automated Beat Matching Always stay in perfect beat with VJ6 s automatic beat matching technology Load your audio video or Karaoke tracks and the DJ Software will automatically change the tempo of your 2nd track for pin point synchronization Interactive Waveform Display The Waveform Displays show each track s frequency band in real time displaying each beat amp break in advance When using the Automated Beat Matching feature to mix your tracks you will see visual rep
24. eck it is automatically removed from the Request List e Your Request List always loads up exactly as it was the last time you close down V 6 The Request List also includes a full featured right mouse click menu as shown below that allows the user to quickly e Load selected track into Deck A or Deck B Move selected track to the top or bottom of the Playlist Edit Tags amp BPM Load a previously saved playlist Save current playlist Clear BPM Waveform data Delete selected media file Clear playlist Export playlist to csv format Request List Track Tithe F Li Load into Deck Load into DeckB Move ta PlayList Top Move to PlayList Bottom Copy to PlayList Top Copy to PlayList Bottom Edit Tags Load Playlist Save Playlist Clear BPM Waveform data for Selected Item s Delete Selected Item s Clear Requestlist Export to csv 2 5 7 HISTORY LIST The V 6 History List is a collection of media that you have played This list is useful for creating new Playlist from or just to be aware of what songs you played at a particular event DateTime Tithe Artist Filename 04 06 2040 10 44 56 PM Ulysses Franz Ferdinand 04Ulyss a 01 06 2010 10 36 58 PM Sometime Around Midn The Airborne Toxic 07 Some 01 06 2010 10 33 19 PM Alive Again Champion 10 Alive 01 06 2010 10 32 30 PM Sannois Beach Champion 09 Sanm 01 06 2010 10 22 02 PM Perfect In Between Champion 03 Perfe 01
25. g You will see video visualizations text output logos or whatever is currently being displayed to the audience via the secondary display 4 Visuals Visualizations ON OFF Button The Visuals button allows you to quickly enable or disable visualizations 5 Visuals Visualizations Dropdown Menu The dropdown allows you to quickly choose the visualization effect that you would like to display to the audience 6 Video Crossfader Move the Video Crossfader to the left or right to perform video karaoke or visualization transitions between the Decks 2 5 BROWSER amp FILE MANAGEMENT VJ6 offers users 4 File Management Options to help you organize your gigs in the manner that best suits you 1 Media Library Imported and Pre scanned filing system for all your media tracks Similar to iTunes music library 2 Treeview Recordcase Browse your media files in VJ6 integrated Windows Explorer file management system 3 Groups Create and manage your media files in your own custom group folders 4 Windows Explorer Browse your media all in Windows Explorer and then drag and drop your desired files into either of VJ6 s Decks playlists or Request list g Plays Title Artist BPM Genre Filename Track Title Artist Front Row Metric 134 Alternative 08 Front Row m4a A01 Gold Guns Girls Metric Gimme Sympathy Metric 69 37 Alternative 06 Gimme Sympa B02 Gimme Sympathy Metric Gold Guns Girls Metric 90 06 Alternative 05 Gold Guns Girl
26. l FX Invert Pitch Tempo Iv Save Playlist v Show Song Title I Volume Normalization Iv Save Requestist IW Enable VU Meters Fine Tempo Interval Auto Delete Playlist Media v Enable Waveforr I Lu ple ayils Pole nanie awernrm 0 0196 i Show ToolTips Iv Enable Album Art Download ll Pitch T empo Range 32 to 32 Pitch Key Changer 5 to 5 Half Steps m Auto Fade _ Sample Boost Gain Level if AutoFade Auto Reverse Crossfade i _ azda Fade Length 1m 055 List Font Size 4 Fade Start Time 05 s left Small Advanced Seek Loop Length O2ms App Priority j High OK Cancel Apply Safe Drag amp Drop When this option is on VJ6 will prompt you before loading a song in Deck A or Deck B if it already has a track playing Safe Exit If this option is enabled VJ6 will prompt you before closing down if there is a track playing in either of the Decks Save Playlist If this option is enabled VJ6 will save your playlist in the database and load it up for your next session Save Request List If this option is enabled VJ6 will save your request List in the database and load it up for your next session Auto Delete Playlist Media Delete your Playlist on exit Show ToolTips The ToolTip option provides new users to quickly learn the VJ6 interface Player Mixer by displaying quick descriptions of key components on mouse cursor rollover Auto
27. ll allow you to choose the font that the text will be displayed in Text Scroll If this option is selected the text will be scrolling e Position This slider allows you to control the position in which the text will appear on the screen e Speed This slider allows you to control the speed in which the text will scroll e Repeat If this option is enabled the text will scroll repeating forever if not the text will scroll across the screen 1 time Text Static e Text Static If this option is selected the text will be static Position This grid will allow you to select where you want the text to appear e Auto Hide If this option is selected the text will fade out after the number of seconds specified 3 2 LOGO DISPLAY Here is where you can put in your own company logo as well as control the position size and transparency VJ6 USER MANUAL Text Logo Background File MyD Logo jpa Position Loga Size Camera Margin _ Camera None Alpha e File Clicking this button will allow you to choose an image for your logo e Camera Clicking this button will allow you to use a live camera to display the video inside the logo area instead of using the selected image e None Clicking this button will clear out the logo so that it no longer displays anything on the screen e Size This slider allows you to control the size of the logo e Margin This slider allows you to control the margin around the log
28. located in the installation directory Resolution This allows you to enter in the resolution to display the Visual FX at The higher the resolution the more CPU the visualization will use up Slow Fade This slider allows you to control how slow fast any fades will take place for all plugins Fade Time This slider allows you to control how long a fade will last for all plugins FFT Amp This option allows you to control how intense the visualization will respond to certain frequencies of the audio FFT Zoom This option allows you to control how many FFT samples the visualization will skip over kind of like a zoom out Wave Zoom This option allows you to control how many PCM samples the visualization will skip over kind of like a zoom out 4 5 SOUND SET UP Sound Setup is where you can choose what type of sound setup you would like There are three options Single Output Headphones or External Mixer Single Output will output both decks and all samples through the selected soundcard The monitor buttons will have no function This is mainly useful for testing the software or any situation where you just need to play music without the need for monitoring or cueing Options On Startup Video Visual FX Sound Setup Skins Control Mapper Sound Setup Outputs Single Output Sound Cards Iimpe First Sound Card Primary Sound Driver Sound Driver Speakers High Definition Audio Device Digital Audio HDMI
29. mputer is having CPU performance issues of any kind we recommend closing all other running applications while running VJ6 software UNSUPPORTED FORMAT format errors e All supported Video amp Karaoke formats require the installation of the ProV Codec Pack This Codec is available to all users as an optional install item when installing the VJ6 trial version If you did not install this Codec during installation you may download the ProV Codec Pack directly from our Online Customer Care Center www ClubDJPro com Videos blink slow down or are blocked Please ensure you have installed the last version of driver s for your graphics card Also make certain you have installed the recommended Codec Pack Verify that your equipment has sufficient resources to play your videos e The videos with higher resolution need more resources CPU and video memory e Some formats need more resources to decode themselves even in low quality e You can increase the playback performance by reducing the quality of the video previews in VJ6 To do so open gt Preferences gt Video Tab gt set Adjust Video Preview slider to a lower number This will force VJ6 to update the preview windows less frequently while still maintaining a regular frame rate on the secondary display resulting in much better performance Loading a video produces jumping or freezing in the videos already loaded The most probable cause is that an external software pr
30. n The Rain Comes Dow m Rock lave Doesn t Remind Me mp3 Rename lave Like a Stone mps New way main theme mp3 le Send The Pain Below mp3 Add Directory 2 5 4 WINDOWS EXPLORER option 4 Simply use Windows Explorer to drag amp drop your files to each Deck directly or drag amp drop files to your Playlists and or Request Lists 2 5 5 PLAYLIST VJ6 has a single Playlist that is shared between Deck A and Deck B shown below Playlist Track Title Artist AO Gold Guns Girls Metric Gimme Sympathy Metric Collect Call Metric Load Playviist e This list allows you to create save and load existing playlists e You can drag and drop media items from this list on to the Deck A Deck B or onto the Sound Sample Buttons You can load items into the Playlist by double clicking items in the Treeview Media Library or History List You can also load media items in the Playlist by dragging and dropping media items from the lists mentioned above You can load winamp m3u Playlist and of course VJ6 mpl Playlist You have 8 columns of data Track Filename Artist Title BPM Album Genre Comment amp Path You can drag and drop these column headers to arrange them in whatever way you like You can drag and drop media items in the Playlist and arrange them in whatever order you like as well The track column shows you what if any media item is loaded in which deck There is an Auto Fa
31. nitor buttons will have no function You have the option of using 2 soundcards 1 for Deck A output and 1 for Deck B output or you if you have a multi channel sound card you can select 4 1 Card and use front rear channels for your Deck A Deck B outputs The sound samples will play to both Deck A and Deck B outputs Options On Startup Video Visual FX Sound Setup Skins Control Mapper Sound Setup Outputs External Mixer Sunt ltrs H First Sound Card Primary Sound Driver Second Sound Card Primary Sound Driver Output Channels 4 6 SKINS Skins allow you to select a different look for VJ6 Simply click on the skin you want and it will automatically load E dtia Dray i Preference D x i Hs Tet i CIN B 4 7 CONTROL MAPPER The Control Mapper allows you to map the controls on your Keyboard as well as the Visiosonic DAC 2 Numark DMC 1 Hercules DJ Console Hercules MK2 Hercules DJ Control MP3 Vestax VCI 100 Denon DN HC4500 Behringer BCD 2000 Behringer BCD 3000 Numark OMNI CONTROL Hercules DJ Console Remix Hercules DJ Control Steel Kontrol DJ KDJ 500 or any other MIDI controller that has been properly added to the MidiDevices xml file located in the plugins folder to any action available in VJ6 Checking Generic MIDI Controller and clicking Apply will enable any compatible midi controller that is plugged into your comp
32. o e Alpha This slider allows you to control the opacity of the logo e Position This grid allows you to select the position in which you want the logo to appear 3 3 BACKGROUND DISPLAY Here is where you can select a background image to show on the main display when there is no video or visualization being displayed Text Logo Background Logo File Wedding Party Photo jpg Brightness 100 Camera Stretch Background None e File Clicking this button will allow you to choose an image for your background e Camera Clicking this button will allow you to use a live camera to display the video inside the background area instead of using the selected image e None Clicking this button will clear out the background so that it no longer displays anything on the screen e Brightness This slider allows you to control brightness of your background e Stretch Background If enabled this option will stretch your background to fit the screen SECTION 4 PREFERENCES The Preferences window serves for configuring VJ6 to your hardware devices and to your own personal specifications To open the Preferences window click the Preferences icon located in the Top Menu Bar 4 1 OPTIONS GENERAL Options On Startup video visual Fx Sound Setup skins Control Mapper r General Audio v Safe Drag amp Drop fv Link Crossfaders Iw Auto Cue Iv Safe Exit Auto Visua
33. ogram is slowing down file access on your hard disk Possible solutions e Disable your antivirus software or use an antivirus that does not slow down the system e Uninstall all the video software that you do not use editors players etc since sometimes these install an additional codec The fewer codec s you have installed the faster it will load the videos and more stable the videos already loaded will play Please uninstall any unused video players and or video codec I cannot see the second screen video output in full screen mode First make sure that you have correctly connected the second screen and that the screen is powered on Normally the second screen can be e a monitor connected to the VGA DVI connector on the graphics card in graphics cards with dual outputs VGA or DVI e a television or connected projector when connected to the graphics card RCA for Composite video or S Video connector e Start the program At the beginning it will detect the secondary monitor automatically and it will offer the option to activate it Click YES It is possible to activate the secondary screen manually and configure the specific options ex resolution refresh rate in Start Control Panel Display Settings e The monitor marked as 2 must be extended or dual desktop view click in 2 gt Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor e Both monitors 1 and 2 must have the color quality set to highest 32 bits e Both
34. one output selected by you You have the option of using 2 soundcards 1 for master output and 1 for headphones or you if you have a multi channel sound card you can select 4 1 Card and use front rear channels for your Master Headphone outputs Q What is the philosophy behind VJ6 development Every new function is carefully studied to determine its practical usefulness Special attention is given to trying to find out the best way to incorporate new functionality Then it is developed and tested until it s completely functional At this point it is included in the VJ6main program Finally a test in real conditions is made live session to be sure about the advantages this new function can offer to the product Q I would like VJ6to be able to play x format VJ6 supports every BASS library plug in Some of them come with the standard VJ6distribution To add new ones just copy them to the Plugins directory under the installation path and restart the program NOTE V 6only supports BASS Plugins related to new audio formats New functionality or sound effects Plugins are ignored It is possible to play any video provided the right codec is installed on your system We encourage you to install the VJ6 K Lite Codec Pack to be sure you have support for the most common formats Q Is there a Mac version of VJ6 VJ6 has been developed for Windows Platforms However VJ6 can run on a Mac with one of these methods e Install Windows with the B
35. oot Camp Assistant included in Mac OS e Usea Virtual Machine with Parallels Desktop it can run the same Windows installed with Boot Camp e Run VJ6 directly under Mac OS with Wine Note Under Parallels Desktop VJ6 will run in single screen mode only Parallels Desktop doesn t support multiple displays in virtual machines Note 2 Under Wine VJ6 won t show any video output at all only audio This is caused by a bug in the Apple X11 application included in Mac OS X SECTION 8 LEGAL INFORMATION Cube Software Solutions Inc ClubDJPro com amp VJ6 Copyright Copyright 2004 2013 Cube Software Solutions Inc All Rights Reserved License and restrictions According to the EULA End User License Agreement accepted by every user upon installation of VJ6 trial version and or Activated version You MAY NOT make or distribute copies of V 6 or electronically transfer VJ6from one computer to another over a network You MAY NOT decompile reverse engineer disassemble modify or create reproduce works from VJ6 You MAY NOT sell to rent to transfer or sublicense the software You may not sell to rent to transfer or Sublicense hardware on which the software is installed without written prior agreement of Cube Software Solutions Inc
36. resentation of each track in perfect sync with the next Synchronize Beat Looping amp Remixing Intelligent beat loop and cue functions let you easily remix tracks on the fly Use your favorite MIDI Controller VJ6 now supports 13 of the most popular MIDI Devices Visit ClubD Pro com to learn more 6 Video Crossfade Options VJ6 gives you the most complete crossfade control of any V software Choose from 6 Video Fade effects 5 Timeline Fade Presets or manually adjust the Visual Crossfade Controller for complete control Plus use the Mix Now button for mixing the current track with next one at any time Text Image Logo Overlay Display your logo sponsor logos photos even text message to your audience Text Ticker all imposed over music videos live video amp ambient visualizations COMPLETE FEATURE LIST Automated Beat Matching MIDI Controller Support for 13 of the most popular MIDI devices Cue Point selection amp marker Looping amp Remixing controls Dual interactive waveforms Track progress waveform Custom device mapping control BPM manual editor Tag amp Database editor Precise playback control play pause position tempo pitch pitch bend Audio Video Dual audio video karaoke playback with dual video preview displays Frame exact audio and video synchronization Full High Definition HD videos are supported and can be played using low CPU resources even in dual screen setup Live internet video
37. t is shared between Deck A and Deck B shown below This list allows you to create save and load existing Request Lists Playlist Request Lilet Md Track Filename Tithe 01 killers the All these things I ve All these things E 02 Audioslave Doesn t Remind Me Doesn t Reminc 05 Controller Controller History mp3 History 04 Depeche Mode Precious mp3 Precious 05 Elton John Tiny Dancer mp3 Almost Famous 06 Gorillaz Dare mp3 The request list is useful for putting any requests you receive there to keep it separate from your Playlist You can move the items in the request list into the playlist at any time by right clicking on the item and choosing one of the Move to Playlist options e You can drag and drop media items from this list on to the Deck A Deck B or onto the Sound Sample Buttons e You can load media items in the Request List by dragging and dropping media items from the lists mentioned above You can load winamp m3u Playlist and of course VJ6 mpl Playlist You have 9 columns of data Track Filename Artist Title BPM Album Genre Length and Year You can drag and drop these column headers to arrange them in whatever way you like You can drag and drop media items in the Request List and arrange them in whatever order you like as well There is an option in the Preferences General Options called Auto Delete Playlist Media If this is checked then whenever a media item is loaded into a d
38. t purchase one license per computer Q Can I watch and mix videos on a unique screen Yes With one screen you can press ALT Enter to go to full screen mode Press ESC or ALT Enter again to get back If you mix videos manually you ll have to swap frequently between normal and full screen mode In AutoPlay mode you can set the program on full screen and forget about it Q Can I play Flash animations or PowerPoint presentations Not natively but you can convert Flash animations or PowerPoint presentations to video using tools like GeoVid http www geovid com and SWF to VIDEO http www swftovideo net and use the resulting videos Q Can I play DVDs on the fly You can play any non encrypted content To play DVDs just drag and drop the VOB files If the content is encrypted or you experience problems trying to play it directly you need to store the DVD contents on your hard drive see next question Playing files from the hard drive is always faster and safer than using an optical device DVD CD Q How can I copy my DVDs to my hard drive You may use VJripper available at www ClubD Pro com to convert your DVD music collection to your hard drive Q How do I install two identical sound cards The main problems you will face are related to the joystick port and the compatibility option with old software ms dos These elements require system specific resources port irq dma which tend to conflict when two or more sound cards ar
39. th BASS add ons Plugins for FLAC AAC and AC3 are available among many others Video MPEG MPEG 2 MP4 AVI DivX XVid DVDs unencrypted VOB files WMV ASF WMV DRM DVR MS VCD QuickTime FLV YouTube Google DVR MS recorded in Media Center 3GP Real Media Karaoke MP3 G CD G BIN LRC ZIP MP3 G External Controller Devices Support for all MIDI devices Including Denon DN HC4500 Numark Omni Control Behringer BCD3000 Hercules DJ Console Remix Hercules DJ Control Steel Hercules DJ Control Steel KontrolD KDJ500 Output Video Devices secondary DVI VGA output composite video S Video Input Video Devices Firewire 1394 USB webcam PCI TV Video capture cards SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Windows 8 Windows 7 and Windows Vista 2 GHz or faster processor 2GB RAM 300MB free disk space Enough free disk space for music and videos DirectX 9 0 or greater 128MB or greater Primary video display device 128MB or greater Secondary video display device needed for video mixing 32 bit high color 1024 x 768 screen resolution 1 Soundcard 2 soundcards are needed for cueing up music video tracks You may use an external USB soundcard as your 2nd card SECTION 2 USER INTERFACE Before beginning to use VJ6 familiarize yourself with the Interface amp Controls of the software This software is very feature rich and as a result may seem initially complex However once you become familiar with the interface you will see ho
40. two indicated points 3 To quickly adjust the length of your loop into half length or double length increments synchronized with the track s BPM use the Loop Length Adjustment controls E 4 To end the loop and continue playing the track press the already engaged Loop Out button C loop loop in out 2 3 4 How to AUTO BEAT MATCH The Sync buttons sync the playing track to the current tempo source opposite Deck The Sync button provides the fastest way to match beats Click on Sync to automatically match the tempo and the phase of the playing track in the opposite Deck Note It is not possible to activate the Sync feature Auto Beat Matching if a track that has not been pre scanned for BPM 2 3 5 Manual BPM Editor In the event that the BPM that was automatically calculated is incorrect you may tap the button next to the BPM field to the beat or you can type the value of the BPM manually Once you click ok the beat grid will automatically adjust to account for the newly entered BPM Artist Sho Baraka p tag Sho Baraka Album Turn My Life Up _ tag Turn My Life Up BPM 153 90 Tap to Beat tag FilePath 2C Vtunes Sho Baraka FileSize 23530323 File will be read with MP3 decoder Filename 06 Maranatha Ft Tedashii Json 1 m4a Artist Sho Baraka Tite Maranatha Ft Tedashii Json 8 tag 5ho Baraka A tag Maranatha Ft Tedashii Json Album Turn My Life Up Year ki 2010
41. uginsNUserMidiDevices xml with their default mappings in Plugins UserMidiDefaults xml Create the files if they don t exist VJ6will load them at startup SECTION 6 BEST PRACTICES Video Screen Display Settings We recommend that you use the lowest possible secondary display resolution for best performance A secondary display resolution of 1024X768 is the recommended setting for the best results We recommend that you do not change your display settings while running V J6 Please close the VJ6 application and change your display settings then restart VJ6 Video Mixing Performance VJ6 can run alongside other applications without problems However please keep in mind that Video Mixing is fairly CPU heavy If your computer is having CPU performance issues of any kind we recommend closing all other running applications while running VJ6 software SECTION 7A TROUBLESHOOTING Performance Tips If you are operating VJ6 on a computer system with only the minimum system requirements you may wish to improve overall video performance by e Open your Preferences gt Video Tab gt set Adjust Video Preview slider to a lower number This will force VJ6 to update the preview windows less frequently while still maintaining a regular frame rate on the secondary display resulting in much better performance e Vj6can run alongside other applications without problems However please keep in mind that Video Mixing is fairly CPU heavy If your co
42. ur support media files Deck A Shown Below Big Neon Glitter Pamela Connroy 105 03 27 893 Sync i y L loop loop F T F in out CUGE 44 rr set bom 7 Deck A Video Out 1 Track Info Display Each deck has a Deck Display Window that shows you information about the loaded track for each particular deck Information s includes Title File Type BPM Track Number Cue Point Pitch Tempo Elapsed Time and Remaining Time Loading Tracks to either Deck VJ6 offers users multiple loading deck options Users may drag amp drop tracks from any list Playlist Request List Media Library Treeview Recordcase Group Lists and History List or Windows folder Users may also Double Click on tracks from the Playlist or Request list and the track will automatically be added to the next available deck For Auto loading please see Section 3 3 1 How to use the AUTOMIX feature 10 11 12 13 14 15 Volume Control Allows you to adjust the volume for each deck Progress Waveform Display The progress waveform lets you see visually how much time is left in a song as well as lets you set the position of song by clicking and dragging it Album Artwork Display Visual reference of the Album amp Artist loaded into one of your playing decks Play Pause Button The Play button will start the corresponding Deck A or B when depressed If you press the Play the button once more the deck will go into a
43. uter After you click apply you may start assigning keyboard keys or controller controls to actions For example if you wanted to assign a keyboard key or controller button to the cue action on DeckA you would first click on the action on the Current Control Mappings list and then click the Add button under Controls an input window will popup waiting for you to press the key or button that you would like to assign to the selected action Once you have done this the input window will disappear and the mapping will be complete Options On Startup Video Visual FX Sound Setup Skins Contrel Mapper Devices Visiosonic DAC 2 Numark DMC 1 Restore Defaults Onscteen DAC 2 Emulator Hercules DJ Console Original MKZ amp DJ Control MP3 Iv Generic MIDI Controllers Current Control Mappings 1 r Controls Al Modules Add Action Controls centerpitch Ha cue HERC A cue1 HERC A cue 10 aell l djei Modifiers cue 13 SECTION 5 HARDWARE CONTROLLERS VJ6 can use any controller compatible with the MIDI standard You only need to write a configuration file in XML format MIDI controllers supported by VJ6are defined in the file pluginsMidiDevices xml Default control mappings are in the Plugins MidiDefaults xml Do not edit these files because they are updated in each new version of VJ6 and you would lose your changes You can write your own definitions of controllers in the file Pl
44. w user friendly and intuitive it really is The user interface is set up in a manner to allow for maximum efficiency for the disc jockey ClubDJPro vite a Tranqualizes Arist The Hood 310 with N sync set bpm Title Electric Stream Zoo Out of Control AirMix Two Thousand Feet High Beat Core 5000 Thy Fly and Thy Light Berlin Skyshow AirMix Plan B Star Shine Media Files SOUND SAMPLERS m bang mp3 i horn mp3 i laughing m ih l scratch1 m f scratch2 m sirenf mp3 LL siren2 mp3 vectormod None Loaded n Play TOP MENU fi 00 32 s re Artist The Hood 310 The Hood 310 The Hood 310 The Hood 310 The Hood 310 The Hood 310 The Hood 310 lt A Sometime Around Widnigit Magan Cross 00 10 062 13 44 03 13 702 lt 35 loop pM out out E Cuer lt lt Pe a set bpm A AAA A mix E Main Video Display E Y A Deck B video Out Playlist Album Northern Red Northern Red Sound Scream Northern Red Plan B Plan B Plan B Titie Artist Tranqulize The OC Hood Vanished Red Underground Audio Fusion Vapor Groove Nuke Mix RDub The Beach Audio Fusion Electron Techno TTRX Plan B Star Shine Trac Industrial Out of Control Air Mix Jet Stream IE e piss ie E Ej 2 1 TOP MENU BAR The TOP MENU BAR provides status information as well as icons which allow quick and easy access to VJ6 s basic functions E TRH S m
45. y e You may add files or directories to the Media Library by using the Files and Directories buttons located below the Media Library e You may also Drag and Drop media items from this list on to the Playlist Deck A Deck B or onto the Sound Sample Buttons o Double Mouse Click on a selected file to quickly add to the bottom of the Playlist e You may click on the column headers to sort list by the correspond column ascending or descending e Drag and drop the column headers to arrange them in whatever way you like The Media Library also has a full featured right mouse click menu with many options as shown below g m Metric Tithe Artist BPM Front Row Add Files Gimme Sympathy Gold Guns Girls Add Directory pee ee ee Load into DeckA Load into DeckB Poster of a Girl Sick Muse Load into PlayList Top Media Files Load into PlayList Bottom Load into RequestList Top Load into RequestList Bottom Edit Tags Refresh IDS Tags for Media Library Clear BPM Waveform data for Selected Item s Delete Selected Item s Clear Media Library Quick Search VJ6 s Quick Search allows you to scan through thousands of media tracks in mere seconds Browse by artist title album BMP length year or genre for immediate mixing or organize your tracks into savable play lists c Filename Artist ty Album 01 Help I m Alive m4a Metric Seca Fantasies 02 Sick Muse m4a Metric Fantasies 05 Gold
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