User manual

DJUCED™ and DJ Control AIR
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b) How can I set DJ Control AIR to ASIO mode in Windows?
DJ Control AIR exposes both its WDM and ASIO drivers constantly, so you don’t need to switch
between ASIO and WDM drivers in the control panel: you can select either the ASIO driver or the
WDM driver in the DJ software.
c) Is the AIR sensor compatible with other DJ software?
Yes, the AIR sensor sends a standard MIDI command.
d) How does the AIR sensor function?
The AIR sensor is a proximity sensor, detecting the distance of an object located between 0 and 4
inches (10 cm) away – normally the DJ’s hand. The AIR sensor:
- Emits infrared light (allowing it to function both in daylight and in dark conditions); and
- Calculates the intensity of the reflection, to convert it into a MIDI command.
For the user:
- The closer his or her hand is to the AIR sensor, the higher the value of the MIDI command.
- The further his or her hand is from the AIR sensor, the lower the value of the MIDI command.
- Further than 4 inches (10 cm) away, the MIDI command is 0.
e) Is there a risk that the AIR sensor may sends commands accidentally?
To prevent the DJ’s movements from interfering with the AIR sensor, mapping the AIR sensor in DJ
software requires combining the AIR sensor with another button – so that, when you release the other
button, the commands sent by the AIR sensor are not taken into account by the software.
3. Mixing with DJUCED and DJ Control AIR
a) How can I use the jog wheels to browse within a track?
Once a track is loaded on a deck, there are two ways to browse within a track using the jog wheels:
- Fast browsing: stop playback on the deck, switch off Scratch mode, and turn the jog wheel
while pressing down on it. This lets you browse quickly within the track.
- Precise browsing: switch Scratch mode on, and turn the jog wheel while pressing down on it.
This lets you browse precisely within the track.
b) How can I change the effects assigned to a pad?
- Set the pad mode to Effects.
- Press the pad whose assigned effect you want to change (once to turn the current effect on,
twice to turn if off) and keep pressing down on the pad.
- Change the effect assigned to this pad using the Up and Down arrow buttons, located near
the Effects button in the central mixer area of the DJ Control AIR.
c) How can I use the AIR sensor?
- Set the pad mode to Effects.
- Press the pad controlling the effect you want to send, and keep pressing down on the pad:
(the velocity with which you have hit the pad controls the first parameter of the effect).
- Move your other hand over the AIR sensor: the distance between your hand and the AIR
sensor modulates the second parameter of the effect (the closer your hand, the higher the
parameter, and vice versa).
- As soon as you remove your finger from the pad, the second parameter is set at that value.