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Reloop Beatmix 2
The Reloop Beatmix 2 is a performance-oriented 2-channel pad controller with integrated soundcard. Beatmix 2 offers an ergonomically designed 2-channel mixer layout, optimized for the club allowing you to work intuitively: Dedicated equalizer and gain dials, high-quality line-faders, an extremely smooth-running crossfader, 16 multi-colour drum pads, as well as two extensive FX units are the foundation for your creativity.
1. MASTER Controls the master volume to your main sound system. This is a hardware knob, not controlled by Mixxx.
2. PHONES Controls your headphones volume.
3. CUE MIX Mixes the headphones CUE signal between your selected channel and the master output.
4. TRAX SELECT Use the trax select encoder to navigate through your song library. see Trax selector below for detailed explanation on how to use it
5. TRACK LOAD Press 1 - 4 to load tracks on either channel. Long press 1-4 to eject the selected deck. These buttons are lit when a track is loaded into the associated deck.
6. FADER-START Press SHIFT + track load 1 - 4 to enable and launch a track using your linefader. (hardware function)
7. BACK push back button to switch Trax action between playlists (sidebar), tracks and PreviewDeck. See Trax section below for more explanation.
8. SAMPLER VOLUME Controls the master volume of the samplers.
9. LINEFADERS Controls your channel volume.
10. CROSSFADER Enables you to fade between your decks.
11. GAIN Adjust the gain for each deck.
12. EQ Tweak the high, mid or low frequencies when mixing your track.
The trax selector let you navigate through your library (playlist and tracks) as well as preview tracks.
The trax selector has three modes :
- In Track mode (the default one at launch), turning the trax selector will select tracks (one by one), turning with shift will select tracks faster (10 by 10). Pressing the "Back" button will switch to Playlist mode and pushing the trax selector will load the selected track into the preview deck, start playing and switch to Preview mode.
- In Playlist mode, turning the trax selector will select sidebar item (one by one), turning with shift will select sidebar item faster (10 by 10). Pressing the trax selector will expand/collapse the selected sidebar item and pressing the "Back" button will return to Track mode.
- In Preview mode, turning the trax selector let you navigate through the track loaded in the PreviewDeck (faster with shift), pushing the trax selector play/pause the preview deck and pushing the back button return to Track mode.
PLAY/PAUSE Press to launch and pause your track.
SHIFT + PLAY/PAUSE This reverses the direction of the track playing.
CUE Cue sets a temporary CUE point. It is set by pausing the track and pressing the CUE button. Whilst the track is playing, press CUE to return to that point, where it will pause.
SHIFT+ CUE Takes you back to the start of your track.
CUP Pressing CUP takes you directly to your CUE point, starting playback instantly. If no CUE point is set, it will jump to the beginning of the track.
SHIFT + CUP Changes the pitch range, cycling through 8%, 10%, 12% and 16%
SYNC Syncs the BPM and phase to that of the other track (if BPM is detected on both) .
SHIFT + SYNC Turn on master sync, keeping sync enabled
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Touch and move the jog wheel to scratch (either deck playing or not).
When playing, use the side of the wheel, without touching the metallic platter, to temporarily bend the pitch (speed up/slow down playback).
When the deck is not playing, using the side of the wheel let you quick search through your track.
Hold SHIFT and turn the jog wheel to quick search through your track
(shift ignores touch sensitive platter so holding shift and turning jogwheel is the same as using the side of the jogwheel).
When a deck is playing, jog led will turn around (1 turn every 2 seconds). When track time left is below 30 seconds, jog leds will blink slowly, and when track time remaining is below 15 seconds, jog leds will blink quickly.
The pitch slider let you adjust pitch.
Pitch +/- buttons let you temporarily adjust the the speed one step higher/lower These buttons, when used with shift, let you control effects. See the effects section.
The effect section let you control the first to EffectUnits. There is two effect modes implemented:
- Single Effect mode (the default), where you can load a single effect in the EffectUnit and control the first 6 parameters
- Multi Effect mode, where you can load up to three effects in each EffectUnit and control then with the superKnob
Single Effect mode | Multi Effect mode | |
FX1 | Effect parameter 1 | Turn left to disable effect 1 |
FX2 | Effect parameter 2 | Turn left to disable effect 2 |
FX3 | Effect parameter 3 | Turn left to disable effect 3 |
Shift + FX1 | Effect parameter 4 | select effect 1 |
Shift + FX2 | Effect parameter 5 | select effect 2 |
Shift + FX3 | Effect parameter 6 | select effect 3 |
Beats turn | dry/wet knob | SuperKnob |
Beats push | EffectUnit enable/disable | |
Shift + Beats turn | Select Effect Chain | dry/wet knob |
Shift + Beats push | Eject Effect Chain |
You can choose which deck you want to apply EffectUnit 1 and 2 by pressing Shift + Pitchbend- / Shift + Pitchbend+ on that deck (short press).
To switch from Single Effect mode to Multi Effect mode, hold down shift and press Pitchbend- for more than a second to switch to "Single Effect mode" or Pitchbend+ for more than a second to switch to "Multi Effect mode". The corresponding led will blink three times, indicating which mode you switched to.
Top Row 4 Pads - CUE Points
Press an unlit pad to set a new CUE point. If it is already set, jump to
this CUE point.
Top Row 4 Pads - SHIFT + DRUM PAD
Deletes CUE points.
Lower Row 4 Pads - LOOP
Press the Drum Pad to activate a loop. Loop length (in beats) is
respectively 1, 2, 4 and 8 beats.
Lower Row 4 Pads + SHIFT - LOOP ADJUST
Drum Pad 1 - Sets a loop length. Push to define loop start, release to
define loop end.
Drum Pad 2 - Shortens (half) the LOOP.
Drum Pad 3 - Lengthens (double) the LOOP.
Drum Pad 4 - Replays the LOOP.
Top Row 4 Pads - SAMPLER PLAY
Pressing drum pads 1-4 launches a sample.
Lower Row 4 Pads - SAMPLER STOP
Pressing drum pads 5-8 stops the sample.
Top Row 4 Pads + SHIFT - CYCLE
Pressing 1 - 4 toggles sampler repeat mode.
Lower Row 4 Pads + SHIFT - EJECT
Pressing drum pads 5-8 ejects the sample if sampler is loaded or load
the selected track if sampler is empty.
Split mode is activated by pressing mode A and mode B buttons simultaneously. The two leds A and B are lit together. In this mode, to top row is configured in mode A, and the bottom row if configured as the top row of mode B.
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