PCDJ Dex M a n u a l PCDJ Dex Version: 1.0 #7134 Latest Update to this document: September 10, 2009 Website: http://www.pcdj.com 1 1 - Contents 1 - Contents ........................................................................................................................................ 2 2 - Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 4 3 - The Playlist and File Browser......................................................................................................... 5 The File Browser ............................................................................................................................................... 5 The playlist ........................................................................................................................................................ 5 Searching .......................................................................................................................................................... 6 Tag Cache .......................................................................................................................................................... 6 Record Cases ..................................................................................................................................................... 6 Smart Playlists ................................................................................................................................................... 6 Audio CD’s ......................................................................................................................................................... 7 Windows Explorer or Other Music Library programs ....................................................................................... 7 Colouring tracks ................................................................................................................................................ 7 Icons .................................................................................................................................................................. 7 iTunes Playlists .................................................................................................................................................. 7 Autoplay ............................................................................................................................................................ 8 Preview ............................................................................................................................................................. 8 More... .............................................................................................................................................................. 8 The Decks ............................................................................................................................................... 9 Cueing ............................................................................................................................................................... 9 Cue Points ......................................................................................................................................................... 9 Pitch and Pitch Range ....................................................................................................................................... 9 Position ............................................................................................................................................................. 9 Looping ........................................................................................................................................................... 10 Player Menu .................................................................................................................................................... 10 BPM Display .................................................................................................................................................... 10 Automatic BPM Detection .............................................................................................................................. 10 Jog Wheel ....................................................................................................................................................... 10 4 - The Mixer Window ...................................................................................................................... 11 Volume ............................................................................................................................................................ 11 Equalizer ......................................................................................................................................................... 11 Misc tab .......................................................................................................................................................... 11 5 - Effects .......................................................................................................................................... 12 3-band Equalizer ............................................................................................................................................. 12 Flanger ............................................................................................................................................................ 12 Echo ................................................................................................................................................................ 12 Gapper ............................................................................................................................................................ 12 Loop ................................................................................................................................................................ 12 Tempo Control ................................................................................................................................................ 13 Filter ................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Bitcrusher ........................................................................................................................................................ 13 VST Effect ........................................................................................................................................................ 13 6 - Beat-matching ............................................................................................................................. 14 7 - Audio Output Configuration ........................................................................................................ 15 Output Driver .................................................................................................................................................. 15 Using Dex’ internal mixer ................................................................................................................................ 15 External mixer ................................................................................................................................................. 15 8 - Recording and Broadcasting........................................................................................................ 16 MP3, Ogg and Wave Recording ...................................................................................................................... 16 Shoutcast ........................................................................................................................................................ 16 Edcast (formerly known as Oddcast) .............................................................................................................. 17 9 - Scripts and command-line parameters ....................................................................................... 17 Scripts ............................................................................................................................................................. 17 Command-line parameters ............................................................................................................................. 17 10 - Keyboard Shortcuts ................................................................................................................. 18 Default Shortcuts ............................................................................................................................................ 18 Editing keyboard shortcuts ............................................................................................................................. 18 11 - External Controllers ................................................................................................................ 19 2 Hercules DJ Console ........................................................................................................................................ 19 Hercules DJ Console RMX ............................................................................................................................... 21 EKS XP10 / EKS XP5 ........................................................................................................................................