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Play external audio sources on DJ Console MK2 |
Publié dans DJ Console MK2 |
| DJ Console MK2 has 2 stereo audio inputs to connect external audio sources. You can so connect external audio sources as turntables, CD players, MP3 players, groove boxes. Once an external audio source is connected to DJ Console MK2, it can replace a sound track loaded on DJ Console M2 decks: - the source connected on input 1-2 can replace the music file loaded on the left deck - the source connected on input 3-4 can replace the music file loaded on the right deck as DJ Console MK2 Source 1 and Source 2 buttons let you switch between the USB streaming and the external audio sources. Connect CD Players Your CD player has generally a dual RCA output, so you can plug it to the input 1-2 or 3-4 of DJ Console MK2 as additional audio source for your mixes, and you must switch DJ Console MK2 line/phono switches in line position. DJ Console MK2 line inputs are designed for line level inputs, so for CD players whose input level is: - a consumer line level signal (-10dBv), you must turn up the DJ software gain knob to add software gain on the audio input in your DJ software, - a pro line level signal (+4dBu), the default level on DJ Console MK2 should be OK, - higher than standard pro line level signal (as Pioneer CD players whose output level is 2V, which means +8dBu), you must attenuate the signal in an external device before plugging into DJ Console MK2 line inputs to avoid saturation. The external attenuating device can be: - a dedicated attenuator, as SM Pro Audio Nano Patch http://www.smproaudio.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&a mp;id=24&Itemid=68  - an analogue audio console, as Behringer Xenyx 502 or UB 502 http://www.behringer.com/502/index.cfm?lang=eng http://www.behringer.com/UB502/index.cfm?lang=eng - an in-line volume control for headphones, as Shure PA235 or Koss VC20 http://www.shure.com/PersonalAudio/Products/Accessories/CasesAdapters/ us_pa_pa235_level_attenuator http://www.koss.com/koss/kossweb.nsf/p?openform&pc^ac^VC20   - a multimedia hub, as Trust Multimedia hub http://www.trust.com/products/product_detail.aspx?item=12304  - an analog DJ mixer, whose gain knobs can attenuate the input signal. - an amplifier for headphones, as Behringer MA400 http://www.behringer.com/MA400/?lang=ENG  Connect vinyl turntables If your vinyl turntable output level is line level, you can plug it to DJ Console MK2 input as if the turntable was a CD player. If your vinyl turntable output level is a phono level output, then its dual RCA output comes with a ground cable, and you must:
In case the phono sound seems noisy, make sure you have attached the turntable ground cable to DJ Console MK2 ground screw. DJ Console MK2 ground is connected to the computer ground via the USB cable, so if you still get noise on the phono source once the turntable ground cable is attached to DJ Console MK2 ground screw, then the ground of your laptop may be too small and you can improve the audio quality:
Connect MP3 players The headphones output of MP3 players can be connected to DJ Console MK2 RCA line inputs 1-2 or 3-4, and DJ Console MK2 line/phono switch must be set in line position on this input. Adjust the MP3 player output level by setting the headphones volume on the MP3 player, and afterwards you can use DJ Console MK2 gain knob to change the software gain on the audio input in your DJ software depending on the output level of each track on your MP3 player. |
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New look for DJ Control MP3 |
Publié dans DJ Control MP3 |
 Hercules has updated the DJ Control MP3 with:
The colour box of this new version of the DJ Control MP3 is different from the previous version: it has a Mac logo on front, and the deejay with headphones who was on the front of the previous packaging is no longer on the packaging. |
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How can I avoid saturation when a CD player plugged in DJ Console MK2 line input plays a too strong signal? |
Publié dans DJ Console MK2 |
| Some CD players output level is +4dBu while DJ Console MK2 is designed to support input signal around -10dBv: as a result, when the CD plays a +4dBu signal in DJ Console MK2 line input, DJ Console MK2 input may saturate, and cause a bad audio quality. The solution consists in attenuating the CD player output level by connecting between this player output and DJ Console MK2 input an attenuating gear as volume knob for headphones (cheapest solution) - Koss VC-20 - Shure EA650 or a mini mixer (more expensive solution) as - Nady mini-mixer - Behringer Xenyx 502 |
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How can I record the DJ mix with the microphone talkover in DJ Console MK2? |
Publié dans DJ Console MK2 |
| DJ Console MK2 talk over function is a hardware mixing of: - the microphone analogue signal - with the analogue signal output produced by the DJ software in DJ Console MK2, so the talk over is not processed in the DJ software (VirtualDJ or Traktor), and as a result when you record your mix in the DJ software, the talk over is not recorded. To record the mix with the talk over signal, you must - connect DJ Console MK2 output 1-2 to the stereo line in of your computer integrated sound card (with a stereo cable) - and record the stereo line in on your computer integrated sound card with a software (as Syntrillium CoolEdit Pro, Adobe Audition, Sony Sound Forge, Waveosaur...) which will record the mix as background task. |
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How can I avoid saturation noise on the hi-fi systems playing sound from DJ Console MK2? |
Publié dans DJ Console MK2 |
| On some hi-fi systems, DJ Console MK2 audio output is noisy and saturated, because DJ Console MK2 output level is +4dBu (pro level) while hi-fi systems generally expect a -10dBv output level (consumer lever). Lowering the audio level in DJ Console MK2 control panel doesn't change anything since the control panel mixer reduces the audio signal but keep the output level unchanged, so the noise remains equal. The solution consists in attenuating DJ Console MK2 output level by connecting between DJ Console MK2 output 1-2 and the hi-fi system an attenuating gear as volume knob for headphones (cheapest solution) - Koss VC-20 - Shure EA650 or a mini mixer (more expensive solution) as - Nady mini-mixer - Behringer Xenyx 502 If you meet this saturation issue after connecting DJ Console MK2 to some DJ mixers which don't support +4dBu signal, setting the input gain button on the DJ mixer input at 25% should suppress the noise. |
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How can I delete the Cue points in Hercules Mobile DJ Mix? |
Publié dans Mobile DJ |
| Mobile DJ Mix automatically places cue points in the music tracks, so if you want to play your music from the start, without cue points, your must change this setting. There is a simple way of having no cue points with Hercules Mobile DJ Mix: 1) You need Mobile DJ Mix 1.04 or 1.05 (downloadable on Hercules website), since Mobile DJ Mix 1.03 doesn't provide this function. 2) Before analyzing the tracks for which you want no cue points, you must click on Cfg button, and in General menu, enable the option "Disable Automatic Cueing". If you have already analyzed your music tracks while the AutoCue function was on, the Cue points have already been set, so to delete the existing cue points for a music track which has already been analyzed and cue points saved: 3) You need Mobile DJ Mix 1.04 or 1.05 (downloadable on our website), since Mobile DJ Mix 1.03 doesn't provide this function. 4) When Mobile DJ Mix software is off, move in the directory C:Documents and SettingsUsernameHerculesMobileDJMix DataStripes, and delete the file of the music track name with extension fst (for example, if the music track name is "I_Wanna_Be.MP3", the information file to delete is "I_Wanna_Be.fst") 5) You can then start Mobile DJ Mix software, click on Cfg button, and in General menu, enable the option "Disable Automatic Cueing". 6) Then when you load your music track whose .fst file was deleted, this Cue points have disappeared. |
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Can Mobile DJ interfere with WLAN networks? |
Publié dans Mobile DJ |
| Mobile DJ communicates with its USB dongle in a proprietary 2.4 GHz protocol: it uses neither WIFI nor Bluetooth. Mobile DJ proprietary protocol operates at a base frequency of 2.407GHz, and when it detects noise in its frequency, it moves by steps of 250KHz to the next noise free frequency channel. The dynamic frequency adjustment lets Mobile DJ adjust to 2.4 GHz wireless networks (WIFI, Bluetooth) so that - Mobile DJ doesn't interfere with wireless networks, - and the wireless network doesn't interfere with Mobile DJ. You should place Mobile DJ USB dongle at 2 feet or more from any other 2.4 GHz transmitter (WIFI, Bluetooth or audio/video proprietary transmitter) to get a good transmission range, since if they are closer, both systems will continuously jump from 1 frequency to another to avoid each other disturbance, and such continuous channel changes reduce the transmission range. For the same reason, you should place a WLAN device at least 2 feet away from another 2.4 GHz device (Bluetooth, audio/video transmitter..) to optimize the range of your WLAN network. |
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How can I preview each deck in MegaSeg with Hercules DJ Console MK2? |
Publié dans DJ Console MK2 |
| MegaSeg is a DJ mix software in Mac OS. 1) In MegaSeg, if you use the Discrete Output Mode, and select both Hercules outputs using the Aggregate device output, then you can use DJ Console MK2 headphones selector to select the various cue modes. 2) But MegaSeg default mode is different, since instead of the left and right decks being hardwired to one output, MegaSeg has a "Preview" button to route either deck to a 2nd output for cueing or previewing. In this mode, both decks would output to a single output device (on a single stereo channel), and then you can press Preview and switch either deck to a 2nd output to cue (like the built-in headphone jack). This function is mapped to the cue button on the DJ Console MK1, and now the Audio source select on the DJ Console MK2. As the audio source select is also on this button, it means you must push this button twice to toggle the Preview mode. |
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What is the solution when I get no sound in DJ Console MK2 headphones? |
Publié dans DJ Console MK2 |
| If you hear no longer DJ Console MK2 Deck A and Deck B in headphones preview mode, then you may have upgraded DJ Console MK2 drivers to the last release (2.cmk2.2007) but you have forgotten to update your version of VirtualDJ. To restore a proper preview mode, you must - either install VirtualDJ 3.4.1 , - or switch in ASIO mode (run VirtualDJ in mode "Equalization on audio inputs"). |
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Is Mobile DJ MP3 compatible with rechargeable batteries? |
Publié dans Mobile DJ |
| You can power Mobile DJ MP3 - either with 2 pre-charged batteries (C type / LR14) (Alkaline or zinc carbon batteries) - or with 2 rechargeable batteries (C type / LR14) (Nickel-Metal-Hydride (NiMH) or Nickel-Cadmium (NICAD or NiCd)) The only difference is the operation time, which is longer for alkaline batteries. It is not recommended to power Mobile DJ MP3 with 1 rechargeable battery + 1 pre-charged battery since their operation times are different and their voltage are different (1.5v for the pre-charged battery versus 1.2v for a rechargeable battery). |
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