SETUP

Download and install VirtualDJ 8 from http://www.virtualdj.com/download/index.html (in case you have not done already)

Once VirtualDJ 8 is launched, a Login Window will appear. Login with your virtualdj.com account.

A Pro Infinity or a Pro Subscription License is required to fully use the American Audio 19MXR. Without any of the above Licenses, the controller will operate for 10 minutes each time you restart VirtualDJ.
http://www.virtualdj.com/buy/index.html

The 19MXR is also coming bundled with VirtualDJ LE. In this case download and install the Limited Edition from http://www.virtualdj.com/le

A detection window will appear next, asking to use or not the pre-defined audio setup (for the Mixer mode) with the built-in sound card of the 19MXR. The audio configuration for the Controller mode needs to be manually created.

CONTROLS

1. CROSSFADER. Blends audio between the channels assigned to the left and right side of the crossfader.
   
   
2. CROSSFADER CH ASSIGN. Define which Midilog will be assigned as left or right side of the crossfader. In OFF position all Midilogs/decks will be outputted on either left or right side of the crossfader. In all other positions, one Midilog will be assigned as left or right. Note that the numbers on the knob indicate the Midilogs and not the VirtualDJ decks. E.g. if the left CF CH ASSIGN knob is at the position numbered 2, (indicating the 2nd Midilog) VirtualDJ deck 1 will be assigned as left side of the crossfader.
   
   
3. CROSSFADER CURVE. Define how the crossfader will blend left and right assigned channels (from Smooth to Scratch curve).
   
   
4. PLAY/PAUSE. Plays / Pauses the left or right selected track. Press and hold Shift and then press this button to play the track in reverse.
   
   
5. CUE. When the Deck is paused, you can set a temporary Cue Point. During playback, you can press the Cue Button to return the track to this Cue Point. (If you did not set a Cue Point, then it will return to the beginning of the track.). If the Deck is paused, you can press and hold the Cue Button to play the track from the Temporary Cue Point. Releasing the Cue Button will return the track to the temporary Cue Point and pause it. To continue playback without returning to the Temporary Cue Point, press and hold the Cue Button, then press and hold the Play Button, and then release both buttons.
   
   Press and hold SHIFT and then press this button to return to the beginning of the track.
   
   
6. SYNC. Press this button to automatically match the corresponding Deck's tempo with the opposite Deck's (or the Master Deck’s if using 4 software decks) tempo and phase. Press and hold SHIFT and then press this button repeatedly to manually tap the tempo of the left or right selected track.
   
   
7. CUE1. Assigns a Hot Cue Point Nr.1 or returns the track to that Hot Cue Point. When the button is unlit, you can assign Hot Cue Nr.1 by pressing it at the desired point in your track. Once it is assigned, the button will be lit.
   
   In Shift toggle mode (SHIFT blinks) press this button to delete Hot Cue Nr.1.
   Press and hold SHIFT and then press this button to temporary slowdown the tempo of the track (pitch bend)
   
   In Sampler mode, use this button to trigger the 1st Sampler slot. If the selected Bank has less than 4 samples, both sides will control the same Sampler slot. If the selected bank has more than 3 samples, the left side will trigger slot 1 and the right side will trigger slot 4
   
   
8. CUE2. Assigns a Hot Cue Point Nr.2 or returns the track to that Hot Cue Point. When the button is unlit, you can assign Hot Cue Nr.2 by pressing it at the desired point in your track. Once it is assigned, the button will be lit.
   
   In Shift toggle mode (SHIFT blinks) press this button to delete Hot Cue Nr.2.
   Press and hold SHIFT and then press this button to temporary speed up the tempo of the track (pitch bend)
   
   In Sampler mode, use this button to trigger the 2nd Sampler slot. If the selected Bank has less than 4 samples, both sides will control the same Sampler slot. If the selected bank has more than 3 samples, the left side will trigger slot 2 and the right side will trigger slot 5
   
   
9. CUE3. Assigns a Hot Cue Point Nr.3 or returns the track to that Hot Cue Point. When the button is unlit, you can assign Hot Cue Nr.3 by pressing it at the desired point in your track. Once it is assigned, the button will be lit.
   
   In Shift toggle mode (SHIFT blinks) press this button to delete Hot Cue Nr.3.
   Press and hold SHIFT and then press this button to smoothly reset the pitch of the left or right selected deck to zero position.
   
   In Sampler mode, use this button to trigger the 3rd Sampler slot. If the selected Bank has less than 4 samples, both sides will control the same Sampler slot. If the selected bank has more than 3 samples, the left side will trigger slot 3 and the right side will trigger slot 6
   
   
10. MIC SECTION. Turn on/off, adjust the Gain and the Equalizer or apply a Reverb effect on Microphone Inputs 1 and 2. This section is not controlling or affecting the Microphone Inputs of VirtualDJ (Hardware operation)
    
    
11. VOLUME. Adjust the Volume of each Midilog/Deck.
    
    
12. BASS (EQ). Adjust the Low frequencies for each Midilog/deck. In Controller mode, the Internal EQ of VirtualDJ is used and the Normal or Full Kill mode can be selected from the VirtualDJ Settings.
    
    
13. MID (EQ). Adjust the Middle frequencies for each Midilog/deck. In Controller mode, the Internal EQ of VirtualDJ is used and the Normal or Full Kill mode can be selected from the VirtualDJ Settings.
    
    
14. TREBLE (EQ). Adjust the High frequencies for each Midilog/deck. In Controller mode, the Internal EQ of VirtualDJ is used and the Normal or Full Kill mode can be selected from the VirtualDJ Settings.
    
    
15. GAIN. Adjust the Gain of each Midilog/deck. In Mixer mode the applied gain is not altering the software gain of the internal VirtualDJ mixer.
    
    
16. MIDILOG SWITCHER. Turn the switcher to the USB position to allow the Midilog Channel to control the VirtualDJ deck. In Mixer mode, Midilogs 1 and 4 will not control any VirtualDJ deck.
    Turn the switcher to ANALOGUE position to use a Midilog as an analogue input source. In this position the sound of the VirtualDJ deck will be muted.
    
    
17. PFL. Press these buttons to send one or more Midilogs/decks to the Headphones Output channel.
    
    
18. LOAD LEFT. Press this button to load the selected track to the left assigned VirtualDJ deck. Press and hold the same button down for more than 1 second, to unload the same deck.
    
    Hold SHIFT down and then press the left LOAD button to assign deck 1 or deck 3 as left. If deck 3 is assigned as left, the led will be on.
    
    
19. LOAD RIGHT. Press this button to load the selected track to the right assigned VirtualDJ deck. Press and hold the same button down for more than 1 second, to unload the same deck.
    
    Hold SHIFT down and then press the right LOAD button to assign deck 2 or 4 as right. If deck 4 is assigned as right, the led will be on.
    
    
20. BACK. Sets the focus to the previous window of VirtualDJ Browser.
    
    In FX mode press this button to enable the Video Transition control (default selection)
    
    
21. FWD. Sets the focus to the next window of VirtualDJ Browser.
    
    In FX mode press this button to enable the Master Video control.
    
    
22. UP. Cycle through the center panels of the default VirtualDJ GUI (Mixer, Video, Scratch and Master). Press and hold SHIFT and then use this button to open/close the Info window of VirtualDJ Browser.
    
    In FX mode, selects the previous Video Transition or Video Effect (depending on the BACK/FWD buttons selection).
    
    
23. BROWSE ENC. Scrolls through files or folders. If the Folders list of Browser is focused, push the encoder to open/close the subfolders. If any other window is focused, push the encoder to load the focused track to the default/selected deck of VirtualDJ.
    
    In FX mode, the encoder will control the 1st parameter of the selected Video Transition or Video effect (depending on the BACK/FWD buttons selection). Hold SHIFT down and then use then use the encoder to adjust the 2nd parameter of the selected Video Transition or Video Effect.
    Push the encoder to enable the selected Video Transition or Video Effect. Hold SHIFT down and then push the encoder to dock/undock the GUI of the selected Video Transition or Video Effect to the right side of the Browser.
    
    
24. DOWN. Cycle through the available views of the Sideview of VirtualDJ Browser (Automix, Sampler, Sideview, Karaoke and Clone). Press and hold SHIFT down and then use this button to open/close the Sideview of VirtualDJ Browser.
    
    In FX mode, selects the next Video Transition or Video Effect (depending on the BACK/FWD buttons selection).
    
    
25. LPF/HPF. In both modes, the knobs apply a Low/High Pass Filter to either the left or the right assigned VirtualDJ deck. In Controller mode the VirtualDJ resonance filter is used. In Mixer mode push the encoder to turn on/off the applied filter.
    
    
26. HEADPHONES SOCKET. Connect your Headphones
    
    
27. HEADPHONES MIX. Adjust how the mixer Channels and the Master Output blend at the Headphones Channel. Hardware operation, but movement visible on the VirtualDJ GUI.
    
    
28. HEAPHONES LEVEL. Adjust the Volume Output of the Headphones Channel. Hardware operation, but movement visible on the GUI.
    
    
29. BOOTH VOLUME. Adjust the level of the Booth Output. Hardware operation (handled by the unit).
    
    
30. MASTER VOLUME. Adjust the level of the Master Output. Hardware operation (handled by the unit) but movement visible on the VirtualDJ GUI on both Mixer and Controller modes.
    

REAR PANEL

31. POWER. AC Power Socket and AC Power Switcher.
    
    
32. USB Connection for the MIDI Operations of the 10MXR.
    
    
33. BALANCED OUTPUT.(XLR)
    
    
34. BOOTH OUTPUT. Use this connection to either connect a speaker monitor or send the Output to a Recording Input.
    
    
35. UNBALANCED OUTPUT. (RCA)
    
    
36. MIDILOG INPUTS. Connect analogue sources (Turntables, CD players etc.) or use the MIDILOG CH2 and CH3 Inputs for Timecode (DVS) or Recording Inputs.
    
    
37. MIC INPUTS. 3 Microphone Input Sockets
    

RECORD & TIMECODES

• Connect the Booth Output of the 19MXR with either Inputs CH2 or CH3, using a proper 2XRCA cable.
  
• Head to the AUDIO tab of VirtualDJ Settings and add a record line to the audio configuration and select the Inputs Channels 1&2 or 3&4 (depending on which Input CH the Booth Output is routed.

• Connect your CD players or turntables with the Inputs of CH 2 and CH3, using proper 2xRCA cables.
  
• Head to the AUDIO tab of VirtualDJ Settings, and click on the Timecode button in the Input tab.