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VirtualDJ 8 – Reloop Beatmix 4 1[...]
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VirtualDJ 8 – Reloop Beatmix 4 2 Table of Contents I NST A LL A TION ......................................................................................................................... 3 Firmware & Drivers ................................................................................................................ 3 VirtualDJ 8 Setup[...]
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VirtualDJ 8 – Reloop Beatmix 4 3 INSTALLATION Firmware & Drivers Firmware : Update the fir mware of the un it to the latest version from http://www.r e l o op.c om/reloop-beatmix-4 Drivers ( for Windo ws only) : Install the latest Reloop ASIO drivers from http://www.r e l o op.c om/reloop-beatmix-4 No drivers are required for M a c OS X compu[...]
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VirtualDJ 8 – Reloop Beatmix 4 4 Advanced Setup MIDI O peration The unit should be visibl e in the CONTROLLERS tab of Config and t h e “ factory default ” avail able/selected from the Mappings drop-down li st. The factory defau lt Mapp ing offers the functions described in th is Manual, h owev er those can be adjusted to your needs v ia VDJ S[...]
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VirtualDJ 8 – Reloop Beatmix 4 5 A . TRANSPORT 1. SHIFT . Press an d h old this button to access seconda ry functions of other c ontrol s on the Bea t mix 4. 2. SYNC. Press this b utton to automa ti cally m atch the co rrespondi ng Deck's tempo with the oppos it e Deck's (or the Master Deck’s if u sing a 4 dec ks Skin) tem po and phas[...]
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VirtualDJ 8 – Reloop Beatmix 4 6 B . TEM PO & JOG 7. PI T C H . Controls the track's playback tempo . The blue led indicates tha t the pitch fade r of the u nit is on zero (center) positi o n 8. PI T C H-. Press and keep holdi n g th i s button do wn to tem porary slowdown the speed of the track. Hold SHIFT down a nd then press th is b u[...]
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VirtualDJ 8 – Reloop Beatmix 4 7 1. W hen the knob i s at th e m inimum posit ion (0%) , the effect i s not active (off) . At any other positi on the effec t i s act ive (on). I n Single Effec t m ode th e k nob con trol s the 1 st pa rameter of th e s elected effect. Hold SHIFT do wn and then u se this kno b to con trol the 4 th parameter of the[...]
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VirtualDJ 8 – Reloop Beatmix 4 8 HotCues-Loop mode Press the PAD MODE b utton A t o set the PAD s to Hotcues-Loop mode . Each one of the 4 top pads assigns a Hot Cue Po int (1 to 4 ) or returns the tra ck to that Hot Cue Point. When a Hot Cu e Button i s unlit, you can ass ign a H ot Cu e Point by p ressing it at the desired point in y o ur track[...]
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VirtualDJ 8 – Reloop Beatmix 4 9 Hold SHIFT down to receive additi on a l parameters of the Sampler. Use Pads 1 to 4 to sel e ct the 4 fi rst (default) banks of Virtual DJ Samp ler Use Pads 4 to 8 to se lect the s ampler trigg er mode (On/off, Hol d, Stutter and Unmute) HotCues-Sampler mode Press both the PAD M ODE buttons A and B t o set the PAD[...]
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VirtualDJ 8 – Reloop Beatmix 4 10 E . MIXER & BROWSE R 17. CR OSSFA D ER . Blends audi o between the channels assigned to the left and ri ght s ide of the crossfader. 18. VO LUME . Adjust the Vol u me o f each channel. 19. S AM P LER VOLUME . Ad just the Volume of the Master Samp ler Output. 20. CUE . Press these buttons to s end each channel[...]
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VirtualDJ 8 – Reloop Beatmix 4 11 17. BA CK . P ress thi s b utton to s et focus to the F olders List . If focus is o n the Folders List, use thi s button to o pen /close subfolders . Hold SHIFT down a nd then use thi s butt o n to s et focus to th e prev iou s Browser Window (Folders List, Song s List and Sideview). F . INPUTS & RECORDING Th[...]