Tutorial
How to use the Song-Database and BPM-Controls


Introduction

This tutorial shows you step to step the working with the Song-Database. It's recommended to use this tutorial for your first steps, even if you are an experienced user with X-Mix99. The Song-Database is limited to 10 songs if you are not registred. The songs will be saved in the file songs.xmx. If you have stored 10 songs and you want to store other songs, you can delete the file; X-Mix99 will create a new, empty file. You should print out this tutorial for an easier working.

What you need to start this tutorial

1. All what you need for the use with X-Mix99 ;-)
2. Take three songs. You must know the BPM of ONE Song. Read HERE how do you get the BPM of a Song. It it's recommended NOT to use the Count-In with the keys '1' or '2'.

START

  • The left device should play the song with the known BPM, the other device one of the other songs
  • Check the Display. If one or both songs shows "LOCK" you have to switch off the Lock. Use the "<un>lock"-button to do this.
  • Click with the Right mousebutton on the left BPM. You can edit the BPM. If there is no cursor, click the left mousebutton into the edit-field. After this, press the "<un>lock"-button. The Display shows "LOCK". This means, that your bpm will not change if you change the pitch.
  • Click on the SAVE-Button. This song is saved with it's BPM and (if you have) the Cue-Point.
  • Change the pitch of the Right device. if you raise the pitch, the BPM will go lower, lower the pitch and the BPM will raise.
    WHY?
    The program assumes, that you want to play both songs in the same speed. if you must raise the pitch of the song, the song is SLOWER than the other and the bpm is less than the bpm of the other song. That's it.
     
  • The effect turns back, if you change the pitch of the LEFT device. (raising the pitch will raise the BPM of the other song etc.)
  • Start the mixing of the Songs. Adjust the pitch of the Right device. Take care to synchronize the songs for a length of min. 8 beats (This would be an accuracy of one digit after the point), but more is better.
  • Now click the SAVE-button of the Right device. The BPM will automatically locked.
  • Let the Left device play the third song. The program doesn't have the song in the database and the LOCK will disappear (if not press the unlock-button). Mix it and get the right pitch (and bpm) for this song. Save the Song.
  • Let the Right device play the first song. You will see, that X-Mix know the BPM of this song.
  • Press the "--->"-Button on the Left device. The pitch of the Right device change.
  • Now the pitches of both songs are adjusted. if you play both songs, both will have the same speed! The only thing you have to do is to synchronize both songs to the beat, but you don't have to adjust the pitch.
  • Change the pitch of the Left device. Press the "--->"-Button again on the Left device.