Hercules RMX2 User manual

GETTING STARTED WITH DJCONSOLE RMX2 AND DJUCED™

INSTALLATION
• Run the installer program.
• Follow the instructions.
• Insert the CD-ROM.
The DJUCED™ and VirtualDJ LE applications are installed on your system.
1- Channels 1-2 (mix
output) balance
2- Volume on channels
1-2 (Main) and 1-2 (Booth)
3- Lock/unlock right
and left channel volume
4- Mute on/o
5- Channels 3-4
(headphones output)
control
6- Select input type
7- Main panel
8- Set jog wheels (enable/
disable and set
sensitivity)
9- Adjust talkover
attenuation
10- Congure crossfader
More information (forum, tutorials, videos...) available at
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CONNECTIONS 1 - CONNECTING HEADPHONES
AND SPEAKERS
Connect the DJConsole Rmx2 to your
computer using the USB cable.
Thread both the USB cable and the
power adapter cable through the hook to
prevent accidental disconnection.
Connect the power adapter.
Finally, set the On/O switch to On.
When connecting headphones, make sure that the volume level is suitable for
listening with headphones: before putting the headphones on your ears,
start playing a music track, and turn down the volume if it seems that the sound
coming from the headphones is too loud.
The Main master volume knob only controls the level of the XLR outputs.
You can connect 2 XLR to RCA cables, 0r 2 XLR to 6.35 mm jack cables, with
speakers equipped with RCA or 6.35 mm jack inputs.
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2FRONT/TOP PANEL: HEADPHONES
REAR PANEL: SPEAKERS
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2 - CONNECTING AUDIO SOURCES
CD players or vinyl turntables: set the switch to Phono if the vinyl turntable has
a ground wire. Adjust the input level in the control panel.
Microphone: you can connect a balanced or unbalanced microphone.
3 - LOADING YOUR MUSIC
IN DJUCED™
Use the following buttons to browse through folders and les.
3.1 Browse to the location where your music les are stored on your computer.
3.2 After highlighting a track, press Load A to load the track on deck A, or press Load B to
load the track on deck B. DJUCED™ automatically analyzes the BPM (number of beats
per minute) of the track you have loaded.
DJUCED™ lets you play the most popular audio le formats (mp3, wav, wma, aif...)
if the codec is installed on your computer. If a le format is not properly recognized
in iTunes, Windows Media Player... update your version of the software in question.
Browse through the
list of folders or
through les:
In DJUCED™: go to
the folders explorer /
Expand/collapse a
folder's tree structure:
Access the list
of les in a folder:
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4 - 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 will 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 8 – PLACING A CUE POINT).
4.1 You are playing a track on deck A, and want to preview the next track on deck B.
4.2 Set the Cue to Mix knob to Cue.
4.4 Adjust the volume level on your
headphones using the Vol -/+ knob.
4.5 Start playing the track to be previewed on deck B. Prepare the track (beatmatch the
track, place a Cue point...).
4.3 Press the button on deck B (the deck on which the track that you want to preview
is loaded).
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5 - MIXING TRACKS 6 - SCRATCHING
ON A TRACK
Mixing tracks means to link up songs,
one after another, without any gaps or
silences between them.
5.5 Before the end of the track being played,
start playing the track loaded on deck B.
6.1 P r e s s t h e button to enable Scratch
mode.
6.2 Start playing a track loaded on deck A,
for example.
6.5 ... and gently turn the jog wheel to the
right and to the left in succession, for
example over 1 or 2 beats.
6.3 Place your hand on the jog wheel on
deck A, as shown in the illustration.
6.4 P r e s s d o w n
slightly on the jog
wheel...
5.7 To make the transition, progressively
move the crossfader toward the deck
on which the new track is being played
(here, to the right).
5.6 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. Adjust
the BPM to match the BPM of the track
on deck A using the pitch fader (1). Or
press the button on deck B (2) to
synchronize the track’s BPM with the
BPM value of the track that is ending
(on deck A).
5.1 You have loaded a track on each deck
(A and B). Position the volume faders as
shown below.
5.2 You start o by playing the track on
deck A.
5.3 Set the crossfader to the side of the
deck on which the track is playing
(here, to the left).
5.4 Select previewing on deck B (please
see 4. Previewing a track).
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7 - EFFECTS, LOOPS AND SAMPLES
An effect 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. A sample is a short sound which can be played on its own or in
conjunction with other samples, either over the music or in place of the music, and
can be played either as a loop, or just one time (this is known as a “jingle”).
7.1 Applying an eect on a track that is loaded and playing.
The order of the eects bar corresponds to the numbers of the pads.
Pad 1 = Eect 1, pad 2 = Eect 2, pad 3 = Eect 2, pad 4 = Eect 3.
7.3 Creating and playing a loop from a track
that is loaded and playing.
Press the button to light up the Eect
indicator.
Press the button to light up the Loop indicator.
When a track is playing, press pad 1 to create the start of the loop (or “loop in” point), and
then press pad 2 at the moment where you want to mark the end of the loop (or “loop
out” point).
Use the vertical lines in DJUCED™ (1 line = 1 beat), as well as the music being played,
to help you determine the best place for the end of the loop. In EZ (“easy”) mode, the
loop is created on an even (and not odd) number of beats.
DJUCED™ plays a part of the track as a loop. Press pad 2 to exit the loop and return to
normal playback.
Press pad 3 to divide the loop length in half, and pad 4 to double the length of the loop.
7.2 Playing a sample on a track that is loaded and
playing.
The pad’s number corresponds to a specic
sample.
Press the button to light up the Sample
indicator.
Press one or more pads to trigger the samples.
If the sample if played as a loop, press the pad
again to stop playback of the sample. If the
sample if not played as a loop (i.e. it is played
once, as a jingle), then the pad's backlighting
duration corresponds to the sample length:
short, for a short sound such as a drum
hit; longer, for a brief sample of music, for
example.
Press a pad to apply an eect, or multiple pads to apply
a combination of eects. The corresponding eect or
eects are displayed in DJUCED™
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8 - PLACING A CUE POINT 9 - 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.
8.1 Press the button to place a Cue point in the track loaded on deck A, for example.
You can place up to 4 markers, known as
Hot Cue points.
8.2 Press the button to light
up the Cue indicator.
8.3 Press pad 1 to place Hot Cue 1, pad 2 to place Hot Cue 2, etc. Once this is done, when
you are in Hot Cue mode simply press one of pads 1 to 4 to access the corresponding
marker in the track.
When you press the button, playback starts from the last Cue point you have
placed in the track.
Click on (in DJUCED™)
to delete a Cue point.
On the DJConsole RMX2: in Hot Cue mode, press the SHIFT button and then press
one of the pads corresponding to the Cue point that you want to delete.
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:
In DJUCED™, select one or more tracks.
By holding down the SHIFT key on your
computer's keyboard, you can select
several consecutive les. Drag and drop
the selected les into the playlist you
have created (here, “My Playlist”).
You can also view your iTunes playlists
by expanding the corresponding folder
in the folders explorer.
The button appears on the left.
Click the button to create a playlist.
Enter a name for the playlist, then click OK.
The new playlist appears in the Playlists
folder.
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