PVDJ DAI User manual

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Welcome to the PVDJ DAI.
The DAI™ (Digital Audio Interface) is the essential gear for forward-thinking DJs,
a hardware and software package that lets you remix all of your .mp3, .wav and
.cda audio files in real time. Just plug in and free your mind.
You'll find all the tools you need for real-time remixing and editing in the DAI,
including two jog wheels (one for each player) that can be used to create vinyl-
style scratching effects, and exclusive Grab™ technology, which allows on-the-
fly, one-button-push looping and BPM matching.
Mobile/event jocks will appreciate our exclusive Auto Pilot™, a fully automated
mixing and tempo-matching feature that eliminates dead air between songs. Auto
Pilot detects the end of the currently playing track and mixes in the next song
automatically, aligning the beats and matching the tempos. It can be left on as a
safeguard without interfering with the other controls, so you can get lost in the
beats as the DAI mixes seamlessly from song to song.
The DAI controller works in tandem with the companion PVDJ software package,
which is built around a 56-bit audio engine. The software requires no additional
drivers—it runs using your Windows or Mac OSX drivers—and is a true "plug &
play" interface; if either the USB or power cord is unplugged, the DAI will pick up
exactly where it left off once the cord is replaced, without rebooting.
The DAI is so intuitive, you don't even have to load your songs into a program—
as long as they're in your computer, the DAI will find them.
You have the tools. Now go create.

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Minimum System Requirements
•CPU 733Mhz
•Windows XP SP1
•3 MB of unused hard drive space
•1026 x 768 screen resolution, 16-bit colors
•PVDJ DAI
Installation
Plug the PVDJ DAI into your PC (you will see detected new hardware at the
bottom right of the computer screen). After inserting the program CD, select
“install” from the installation menu. If no menu shows up after inserting CD,
locate and run Setup.exe on the CD. Updates and information can be found at
www.pvdj.com.
After installation, Windows XP will automatically detect the necessary drivers.
Since this PVDJ software is written to use standard USB drivers, you will not
need to install any additional drivers.
Double-click on the PVDJ icon and you will see this screen:
PVDJ Software Screen

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The DAI has two work modes, internal mixer and external mixer. When using the
internal mixer, the controls (PVDJ software screen: 8, 9, and 10) can be used to
adjust volume and tone. The two stereo audio outputs on the DAI go to the main
and monitor; you use monitor to listen to a track before mixing it. This is
controlled by the internal mixer cue button (PVDJ software screen 9).
To use an external mixer, select Menu/Edit/Preferences and then click on the
Output tab and check “Use External Mixer.” This will disconnect the software
mixer and make the two stereo outputs on the DAI connect directly to the left and
right players.
PVDJ will look for the soundcard built into the DAI and connect to it. If you want
to use a different soundcard, select Menu/Edit/Preferences to change. All of your
changes will be saved when exiting the PVDJ software program.
Preferences Screen
Playlist
PVDJ software has a built-in playlist (PVDJ software screen: 12) to contain all
tracks, and it’s from this list that you load tracks into the players. The DAI can
play .wav and .mp3 files as well as audio CDs. To compile tracks into the playlist,
simply drag and drop the file into the playlist. This will create a link to the files
within the PVDJ software but will not actually move the files. Using this method, it
is possible to create playlists for different types of gigs easily. Simply place the
tunes you want on a particular list into a folder and then drop that folder into the
player. To delete a playlist, click on the first track of the list and move the mouse
to the last track and click on it as you hold down shift or ctrl + A. This will highlight
all the tracks in blue. Next, go to Edit/Delete to remove the selected tracks from
the playlist. You can now reload an alternate list using the same method as
before.