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    U se r Man ua l DIGI T A L P RO MI XER DD M4000 Ul ti ma te 5- C han nel D igi tal D J Mix er w it h Sam pler , 4 FX Secti ons , Dua l BP M C ou nt ers a nd MID I[...]

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    2 DIGIT AL PRO MIXE R DDM4 00 0 User Manual Thank y ou Congratulat ions! The DDM4 00 0 is a state -of-the -ar t 32 -b it digit al DJ mixer , jam-p acked wit h creative to ols, yet its i ntuiti ve layout will let you fee l at home in an inst ant. Editing, s toring an d recallin g your set tings is si mply a bre eze! T a ble of C onten ts Thank you .[...]

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    3 DIGIT AL PRO MIXE R DDM4 00 0 User Manual T erminals marked with this symbol carr y electrical current of su cient magnitude to constitute risk of elec tric shock. Use only hig h-quali ty co mmer cia lly- ava ilabl e sp eak er ca bles with ¼" TS p lugs pr e -i nstal led . Al l oth er in stal lati on o r modi cation should be per forme[...]

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    4 DIGIT AL PRO MIXE R DDM4 00 0 User Manual Subsequently , the product must be returned in (2) its orig inal ship ping carton , to geth er wi th t he r etur n authorization number to the addr ess indicated by MUSIC Group . Shipments without freight pr epaid will not (3) be accepted . W arranty Ex clusions § 4 This limited w arranty does not cover [...]

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    5 DIGIT AL PRO MIXE R DDM4 00 0 User Manual Introduc tion 1 . Hook up you r turnt ables and CD/MP3 players to its 4 s tereo c hannels, each wit h fully pr ogrammab le EQ and Kill sw itches. Pu t ultimate ver satili ty at your nger ti ps with f ully pro grammable be at-sync ’ able multi -FX m odules, a pair of high -pre cision BPM counter s and[...]

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    6 DIGIT AL PRO MIXE R DDM4 00 0 User Manual Fig. 2 .0: Ove r vie w of DDM 40 00 (2.1) (2.4) (2.2) (2.6) (2.9) (2.1) (2.7) (2.8) (2.3) (2.5) Stereo chann els 1 – 4 2. 1 Microphone channel 2. 2 Cros sfader sect ion 2. 3 Main and phones section 2. 4 BP M and eec ts sect ion 2. 5 Sampler 2 .6 Rear panel conn ec tors 2.7 Rear panel outputs 2. 8 Po [...]

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    7 DIGIT AL PRO MIXE R DDM4 00 0 User Manual Stereo chann els 1 – 4 2. 1 (2) (1) (3) (5) (9) ( 10 ) (4) (7) (8) (6) Fig. 2 . 1 : Ste reo c han nel s tri ps The input s elec t sw itch let s you swi tch bet ween t wo signal so urces. (1) Selec t Li ne to hear the signal of t he Line input (67) . Selec t Phono/L ine to listen to the in coming source [...]

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    8 DIGIT AL PRO MIXE R DDM4 00 0 User Manual Cros sfader sect ion 2. 3 ( 28 ) ( 26 ) ( 29 ) ( 27 ) ( 25 ) ( 24 ) ( 20 ) ( 21 ) ( 23 ) ( 22 ) Fig. 2 .3: Cros sf ade r se ct ion The replaceab le cross fad er is used to f ade bet wee n the signals that are (20) assigne d to its t wo sides A a nd B. Y ou can as sign the ste reo channe ls and sample r us[...]

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    9 DIGIT AL PRO MIXE R DDM4 00 0 User Manual BP M and eec ts sect ion 2. 5 ( 41 ) ( 50 ) ( 45 ) ( 46 ) ( 47 ) ( 48 ) ( 50 ) ( 42 ) ( 49 ) ( 43 ) ( 52 ) ( 53 ) ( 51 ) Fig. 2 .5: BPM Coun ter an d Ee ct s se c tio n (her e FX 1) The DDM4 00 0 has 2 identic al ee ct s unit s. There ar e 2 additio nal independ ent ee ct s unit s for th e mic[...]

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    10 DIGIT AL PRO MIXE R DDM4 00 0 User Manual Y ou can e ven trigger t he sample r with the c ross fade r when the s ampler (66) is assigne d to it. T o ord er to do so, simply pre ss the CF STA RT pu sh but ton. But be forehand, us e BANK ASSIGN to selec t the b ank that should b e played back wh en using the f ader . Rear panel conn ec tors 2.7 (7[...]

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    11 DIGIT AL PRO MIXE R DDM4 00 0 User Manual Hookup example 2 . 1 0 CD player T urntable Drum Machine DJ Booth Dance oor Digital Recorder Microphone Fig. 2 . 10: App lica tio n exa mpl e of hoo ki ng up th e DDM4 0 00[...]

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    12 DIGIT AL PRO MIXE R DDM4 00 0 User Manual Operation 3. Con sole setup 3. 1 Console Se tup allows you to make all st andard se tt ings for t he DDM40 00. Press t he CONSOLE SETUP knob 1 ) (51) for app roximately 2 se conds. The set up list app ears in t he center of the disp lay .: T urn t he CONSOLE SETUP knob to s elec t the se tup you want to [...]

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    13 DIGIT AL PRO MIXE R DDM4 00 0 User Manual T o create you r own EQ pres ets, pr oceed a s follows: Adjust th e equalizer as ne eded by tur ning the LOW , MID and HIGH knob s. 1 ) Press and h old the MODE pu sh but ton 2) (5) while pre ssing P1 (6) . Press P1 to load t he EQ Prese t. P1 ashes yellow . 3 ) T wo more EQ Pr eset s can be s tored w[...]

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    14 DIGIT AL PRO MIXE R DDM4 00 0 User Manual Press t he CONSOLE SETUP knob 1 ) (51) to selec t th e paramete r (LO W, MI D, HIGH, Q MID ) . T urn t he CONSOLE SETUP knob to c hange the value of t he selec te d parameter. 2) P AN1 : Position of Mic rophon e 1 in the stere o image P AN 2: Position of Mi cropho ne 2 in the ster eo image OUT B: Volume [...]

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    15 DIGIT AL PRO MIXE R DDM4 00 0 User Manual Ee ct d escrip tions: FLANGER : A ange r eec t o ccurs t hrough f reque ncy m odulation. You can adjust the spe ed of the LFO (Low Freque ncy O scillator). PHASER is similar to a ange r . Only t his time aroun d, modulation is achieved t hrough phas e-shi f ting. You can adjust th e speed of [...]

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    16 DIGIT AL PRO MIXE R DDM4 00 0 User Manual XO VER C F ( Cross ov e r Center Freque nc y): LOW : C rossover f requen cy b et ween LOW and MID HIGH: Cross over fre quenc y bet ween MID and HIGH Press t he lef t PA R AMETER k nob 1 ) (45) to selec t th e paramete r (LO W , HIGH). T urn t he P ARA METER kno b to change the valu e fo the sel ec ted pa[...]

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    17 DIGIT AL PRO MIXE R DDM4 00 0 User Manual Storing us er set ti ngs: Press t he LO AD push b ut ton 1 ) (35) to access User Se tup wi th its p rese t list. T urn t he CONSOLE SETUP knob 2) (51) to se lec t a memor y loc ation. Press t he CONSOLE SETUP knob to s tore the us er set ting. 3 ) It is not po ssibl e to overw rite the f ac tor y pre set[...]

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    18 DIGIT AL PRO MIXE R DDM4 00 0 User Manual Sele c ting a si gnal fo r FX 1 : Press t he FX 1 ASSIGN push b ut ton 1 ) (43) . T urn t he lef t PA R AMETER k nob 2) (45) to selec t a sig nal source f rom the lis t. Press t he lef t PA R AMETER k nob to conr m the sele ct ion. 3 ) Sele c ting a si gnal fo r FX 2: Press t he FX 2 ASSIGN push b ut [...]

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    19 DIGIT AL PRO MIXE R DDM4 00 0 User Manual PITCHER , BITCRUSHE R: PITCHER change s the pitch of t he music wit hout changi ng the tempo. Shif t adju st s the pitch. BITCRUSHER simulates a de crease in t he digit al resolu tion. From sof t lo - set tin gs to toy sounds, ever y thing is p ossible. 1/1 PITCH Shif t : - 100 .. . + 100 % — BITCRU[...]

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    20 DIGIT AL PRO MIXE R DDM4 00 0 User Manual DEL A Y , ECHO : For the delay and e cho e ec t, you can e dit the delay tim e in musical uni ts. The number o f beats is d isplayed: Fig. 4 .3: Beat s and n ote va lue s for d elay an d ech o A rhy thmical r eprese ntation of t he whole lo oks li ke this (showing a selec ti on of several b eats) : Fi[...]

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    21 DIGIT AL PRO MIXE R DDM4 00 0 User Manual Witho ut a music s ignal (or one whic h is too qu iet), the BP M val ue ◊ flashe s on the dis play . In ad ditio n, the mess age “Low Level ” app ear s on the dis play . The BPM value a lso flash es when t he beat c annot b e clear ly ident ified (messa ge “Uncer t ain” ). MIDI clock 4. 3 Th[...]

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    22 DIGIT AL PRO MIXE R DDM4 00 0 User Manual The ac tual r ecor ding ti me depe nds eit her on the d etec ted BPM tempo ◊ or the MIDI Cl ock. Th e Samp ler sy nchr onizes w ith the BPM Counter provi ded that t he BPM Counter is assi gned to Ch annel 1, Channel 2 or Master. When this i s not the c ase, the Sa mpler i s syn chro nized wi th the MID[...]

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    23 DIGIT AL PRO MIXE R DDM4 00 0 User Manual Press t he BANK ASSIGN push but ton to sele c t the memor y b ank that is 1 ) to be proce ssed w ith the e ec t. Selec t th e length of t he brake by continuou sly pressin g the SELECT 2) push but ton (64) . T his is shown on the di splay . Press t he SMP FX ON push b ut ton 3 ) (63) to ac tivate the [...]

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    24 DIGIT AL PRO MIXE R DDM4 00 0 User Manual MIDI protocol 7 . 1 The MIDI for mat is use d for the dat a transmissio n. Knobs and f ader s send Control Chan ge mess ages (C C), and push bu tton s send Note mes sages (see T able 10.2 ). Access the sof t ware s et tings to assig n mixer contro ls to sof t ware f unc tions. M ost so f tw are applic at[...]

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    25 DIGIT AL PRO MIXE R DDM4 00 0 User Manual output For unbalanced use , pin 1 and pin 3 have to be bridged 1 = ground/shield 2 = hot (+ve) 3 = cold (-ve) input 1 2 3 1 2 3 Balanced use with XLR connectors Fig. 8 . 1: XLR conn ec tor strain relief clamp sleeve ring tip sleeve ground/shield ¼" TRS headphones connector ring right signal tip lef[...]

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    26 DIGIT AL PRO MIXE R DDM4 00 0 User Manual Spec icatio ns 9 . Audi o Inp uts Mic 1/2 (XLR, ele c tron icall y balanc ed) Max. inp ut level - 1 4 dBu Input imp edance 2 k Phono (RCA) Max. inp ut level - 1 8 dBu Input imp edance 47 k Line (RCA) Max. inp ut level + 30 dBu Input imp edance 1 5 k  Audi o Out put s OUT A (XLR, b alance d) M[...]

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    27 DIGIT AL PRO MIXE R DDM4 00 0 User Manual Appendix 1 0. Param eter 1 Par am e ter 2 Par am eter 3 Par am ete r 3 Par am eter 4 Mix FLANGER LFO Sp ee d* F ee d back Depth Phase Fade Dry/Wet Mix PHASER LFO Sp ee d* Depth Fade — — Dr y/Wet Mix DELAY Time* Mode: S im ple 3Pong — — — Dr y / Wet Mix ECHO Time* Mode: S im ple 3Pong F ee dback[...]

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    28 DIGIT AL PRO MIXE R DDM4 00 0 User Manual Fig. 10. 2: Mixe r rou tin gs MIC L R CH-1 L R CH-2 L R CH-3 L R CH-4 L R Sampler L R MASTER MIC L R CH-1 L R CH-2 L R CH-3 L R CH-4 L R Sampler L R MASTER L R[...]

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    29 DIGIT AL PRO MIXE R DDM4 00 0 User Manual FEDERAL C OMMUNICA TION S C OMMIS SION C OMPL IA NCE INF ORMA TION Respo nsible Par t y Name: MUSIC G roup Se r vices US I nc. Address: 1 891 2 No rt h Cree k Park way , Suite 2 00 Bo the ll, WA 980 1 1, USA Phone/ Fax No.: Phone: + 1 425 672 08 1 6 Fax: + 1 425 6 73 7 6 47 DIG IT AL PRO M IXER DDM4 00 0[...]

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