User manual ATOMIX PRODUCTIONS MP3

[. . . ] Atomix Mp3 Manual I. AtomixMP3 Main User Interface 1. Active Waveform Display AtomixMP3 Visual Mix Display - May the rhythm be with you. . . - The Active Waveform Display - also famous as "the curves window" - is the core of all information's displayed by AtomixMP3. It represents the rhythms of the two songs. [. . . ] Equalizers: The tri-band equalizer allows a smooth control on the output frequencies of the song, either to correct a badly recorded song or to mix more precisely. You can "turn" one of those buttons by clicking on them and, before releasing the mouse button, drag the mouse up or down. Like the other sliders and knobs of AtomixMP3: double click on the equalizer button resets it right click on any point of the slider performs an immediate cut High: the highest frequencies of the song. Medium: the medium frequencies of the song. The vocal parts of songs often happened to be in medium frequencies, you can then use the medium equalizer slider to cut the vocals of a song. Bass: the lowest frequencies of the song, mainly the "boom-boom" giving the tempo. To do a real smooth mix, use the cross fader and the bass 5. Mixer AtomixMP3 Mix Controls - The real DJ power - The Mixing controls of AtomixMP3 are, along with the equalizers, similar to regular DJ mixers. The center panel of AtomixMP3 default user interface presents the main mixing controls: with them you can perform a fully automated mix, with the "automix now!" button or use advanced DJ techniques with either the cross fader or the level controls. To go even further through mixing techniques, try to use the build-in equalizers. Mixer: cross fader, level, select, automix Sliders : Cross fader Level Buttons : Select (desk A or B) Automix now! Mixer Sliders - Cross fader, Level - Cross fader: mixes the audio output between desk A and desk B. When the slider is on the left, only the left desk (A) is mixed. When the slider is on the right, only the right desk (B) is mixed. In the center (reset) both desks (A and B) are mixed at their maximal level. To change this setting, go to the options page. Like the other sliders and knobs of AtomixMP3 : cross fader positions - red : output level for desk A, blue : output level for desk B double click on the slider resets the cross fader to the central position right click on any point of the slider performs an immediate cut : it sets the cross fader to this position and sets is back when you release the right mouse button Level: changes the output audio level of each song. This setting changes the cross fader effect. To load a song on one of the available desks, select the song and drag and drop it on one of the desks. You can also press the "ENTER" button. music browser The available formats are : . wav . mp3 You can edit the BPM value or insert a comment on a song by selecting a song and pressing ALT-F2 or CTRL-F2. song icons The red cross means that this song has already been played during the session. A question mark mans that this song has never been played in AtomixMP3, and therefore the BPM and volume are not known yet. 2. Playlist Playlist manager III. - Mix till the end of the night - IV. V. The playlist manager is a dynamic sub window common to the file browser and the search window. It allows you both to prepare the playlist you will mix during your session. [. . . ] Headphones : allows the monitoring of the selected song on headphones With two soundcards or one 3D soundcard With a Y-splitter and one soundcard, each mono output corresponds to the overall output and the monitoring line. External Mix table: send the left and right desk to separate outputs (via two soundcards, one 3D soundcard or a Y-splitter). 2. Skins AtomixMP3 Skins - Real eye candy - AtomixMP3 supports skins. That means that you can completely change the user interface of AtomixMP3 to match your preferences. You can download skins on the skin page of AtomixMP3 website. [. . . ]