Digital 1 Audio ARIA User manual

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DIGITAL 1AUDIO –ARIA QUICK START GUIDE
ARIA: by Digital 1 Audio, 2010
1176 NE CLEVELAND ST
CLEARWATER, FL U.S.A. 33755
813.261.0379

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GETTING STARTED:
Choosing Modes:
In order to select from the three included modes (DJ/VJ Mode, Karaoke Mode,
Scratch mode), just click the corresponding button on the ARIA interface:
Mode buttons
DJ/VJ mode Karaoke mode Scratch mode
We recommend using the ADD FAVORITE function in ARIA to import all your
media folders from your hard drive. This will “nest” the folders as groups on the
left hand library column in ARIA so you can directly access them while using the
Importing your music/video/karaoke folders from your hard drive:

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program. Once they are “favorited”, they will display permanently in ARIA
(unless you choose to remove a favorite folder)
1) Click ADD FAVORITE from the bottom left bar in ARIA:
2) Select the ADD FAVORITE selection from the pop up box:
3) This will open up a browse window - simply navigate to a folder that has
music, karaoke, or video files and highlight it. Than press OK to import into
the ARIA library:

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Player Controls – DJ Mode:
Load file to player
Rewind if held down –
beat-step back if single
clicked
Stop or Set Cue
3 Band EQ
Close secondary
video out
Open secondary
video output or
full screen video
on same monitor
Enable Auto-play
Click to record your mix
Click to shuffle
waitlist song/file
order
Turn on computer mic
Next track button
Fast forward if held
down – beat-step if
single clicked
Play/Pause
Click to set a
synced 4 beat loop
– click again to
exit loop
Click to automatically
start opposite player
and fade over to it
Cross-fader – slide to
player 1 or player 2 Click and hold to
slowly fade to side
Pitch Bend buttons –
click and hold to
momentarily speed up
or down track. This is
used to line up the
beats of the songs if
they start to drift
BPM Sync button –
Left click button to
match the tempo of
opposite player. Right
click to line up the
beats so they sync and
play in rhythm with
one another

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Additional Player controls – Karaoke mode:
Adjust key of playing
track to match your
vocal range
Turn on or off Mic
Record your vocal
performance
On-deck singers list
– when you drag
files into this area in
karaoke mode you
will be promoted
for a singer’

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Additional Player controls – Scratch mode:
Left-click on either virtual on-
screen turntable and drag up or
down to scratch audio/video on
the fly. Right-click and pull up
or down and you will pitch bend
the track momentarily until you
release.

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If you are not using a multichannel/multi-output soundcard (most computers
come with a single output soundcard), than ARIA should automatically configure
your outputs. If you are using an ASIO or multichannel Core Audio soundcard,
you can select the ¾ output next to the Headphones option. This will allow you to
cue up, or preview, one player in your headphones while the other plays out live.
Use the input Microphone drop down menu to select your microphone input.
This will allow you to sing and record your vocal performance through ARIA:
Soundcard output configuration:
For more helpful tips and tricks, please check out our video tutorials; simply
click the question mark icon at the very top left corner of the ARIA screen. This
will take you to our YouTube.com channel where we have many helpful videos
posted for your use: