Hercules DJControl MP3 LE User manual

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GETTING STARTED WITH DJCONTROL MP3 LE AND DJUCED™ 18°

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INSTALLATION
• Insert the CD-ROM.
• Run the installer program.
• Follow the instructions.
More information (forum, tutorials, videos...) available at
www.HERCULESDJMIXROOM.com

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1  CONNECTING SPEAKERS AND HEADPHONES 2  LOADING YOUR MUSIC IN DJUCED™ 18°
Use the following buttons to browse through folders and les.
Browse through the
list of folders or
through les:
Expand/collapse a
folder's tree
structure:
Access the list
of les in a folder:
2.1 Browse to the location where your music les are stored on your computer.
DJUCED™ 18° lets you play the most popular audio le formats (mp3, wav, wma,
aif...) if the codec is installed on your computer. Install iTunes, Windows Media
Player... if they are not already installed on your system.
2.2 Once you have reached the track that you want to use (the track is highlighted), press
Load A to load the track on deck A, or press Load B to load the track on deck B. DJUCED™
18° automatically analyzes the BPM (number of beats per minute) of the track you have
loaded, and places a Cue point on the rst beat of the track.
Make sure not to connect anything to the headphones output, as doing so
may aect the proper functioning of the other outputs.
1.1 Connection to your computer's stereo sound card.
1.2 Connection to an external multichannel sound card.
On most mass market soundcards, pre-amplication is carried out on outputs 1-2.
Therefore, you should direct the "headphones" sound to outputs 1-2 and your mix to
outputs 3-4.

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3  PREVIEWING A TRACK
Previewing lets you prepare the next track to be played (following the track that you
are currently playing for your audience). You can use previewing to beatmatch the
next track to be played, or pause the track at a precise spot so that playback will start
from this exact position. Or you can place a Cue point, which will let you start playback
of the track from that point (please also see section 6 – USING CUE POINTS).
3.3 Start playing the track to be previewed on deck B. Prepare the track (beatmatch
the track, place a Cue point...).
3.1 You are playing a track on deck A, and want to preview the next track on deck B.
A B
To preview a track, you must have a multichannel sound card.
3.2 Press the button on deck B (the deck on which the track that you want to
preview is loaded).

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4  MIXING TRACKS
Mixing tracks means to link up songs, one after another, without any gaps or
silences between them.
4.1 You have loaded a track on each deck (A and B). Position the volume faders as shown
below.
4.2 You start o by playing the track on deck A.
4.5 Before the end of the track being played, start playing the track loaded
on deck B.
4.3 Set the crossfader to the side of the deck on which the track is playing (here, to the left).
4.4 Select previewing on deck B (please see 3. Previewing a track).
4.6 To ensure a transition at the same tempo, synchronize the BPM (number of beats per
minute) of the track that you are getting ready to play. Here, press the Sync button on
deck B (1) to make the BPM of this track match the BPM of the track that will be nishing
(on deck A). Or you can adjust the BPM to match the BPM of the track on deck A using the
pitch encoder (2).
4.7 To make the transition, progressively move the crossfader toward the deck on which
the new track is being played (here, to the right).
A
B
A B
BB
1 2
A B
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5  EFFECTS AND LOOPS
An eect (Fx) is a lter (or a combination of lters) which modies the sound: echo,
reverb...
A loop is a part of a track whose beginning and end you dene, and which is played
repeatedly.
5.1 Applying an eect on a track that is loaded and playing.
Press the Shift button to access Fx mode.
If the Shift button is not lit up, you are in Loops mode.
If the Shift button is lit up, you are in Fx mode (= eects).
In Eects mode, press a button to apply an eect, or multiple buttons to apply a
combination of eects. The corresponding eect or eects are displayed in DJUCED™ 18°.
Turn the encoder to modulate the corresponding eect.
5.2 Creating and playing a loop from a track that is loaded and playing.
Press the Shift button to access Loops mode.
If the Shift button is not lit up, you are in Loops mode.
If the Shift button is lit up, you are in Fx mode (= eects).
In Loops mode, when a track is playing, press button 1 to create the start of the loop (or
“loop in” point), and then press button 2 at the moment where you want to mark the end
of the loop (or “loop out” point).
Use the vertical lines in DJUCED™ 18° (1 line = 1 beat), as well as the music being
played, to help you determine the best place for the end of the loop.
DJUCED™ 18° plays a part of the track as a loop. Press button 2 to exit the loop and return
to normal playback.
Press button 3 to divide the loop length in half, and button 4 to double the length
of the loop.
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6  USING CUE POINTS 7  CREATING A PLAYLIST
A Cue point is a marker that you can place in a music track. It lets you start playback
of the track from that point.
The button appears on the left. In DJUCED™ 18°, select one or more tracks
using your mouse.
By holding down the SHIFT key on your
computer's keyboard, you can select
several consecutive files. Drag and
drop the selected files into the playlist
you have created (here, “My Playlist”).
Click the button to create a playlist.
Enter a name for the playlist,
then click OK.
The new playlist appears in the Playlists
folder.
6.1 While a track is playing, stop playback
by pressing the button. Then place
a Cue point by pressing the button.
6.2 To go to a Cue point you have already placed, start playback and press the
button. When you release the button, playback stops. To continue playback from
the Cue point, press the button and release the button.
Highlight one of the tracks that you want
to add to the playlist, using these buttons:
Return to the folder containing
your music, using these buttons:
A
6.3 When you press the button,
playback starts from the last Cue point you
have placed in the track, and stops when
you release the button.
To go to a Cue point and start playback,
press + .
Click on (in DJUCED™ 18°) to delete
a Cue point.