Reloop TERMINAL MIX 8 User Manual

VirtualDJ 8 – Reloop Terminal Mix 8

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Table of Contents

INSTALLATION ......................................................................................................................... 3

Firmware & Drivers ................................................................................................................ 3

VirtualDJ 8 Setup ................................................................................................................... 3

Advanced Setup ..................................................................................................................... 4

A. TRANSPORT ........................................................................................................................ 5

B. TEMPO .................................................................................................................................. 6

C. EFFECT & LOOP.................................................................................................................. 6

D. PADS ..................................................................................................................................... 7

Slicer & Slicer Hold mode ...................................................................................................... 8

Sampler mode ........................................................................................................................ 8

HotCues mode ....................................................................................................................... 9

Loop & Loop Roll mode........................................................................................................ 10

Manual Loop mode .............................................................................................................. 10

HotCue & Sampler dual mode ............................................................................................. 11

HotCue & Loop dual mode ................................................................................................... 11

Sampler & Loop dual mode ................................................................................................. 11

E. MIXER & BROWSER .......................................................................................................... 12

F. INPUTS & RECORDING ..................................................................................................... 14

Recording & Broadcasting ................................................................................................... 14

Timecodes ............................................................................................................................ 14

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INSTALLATION

Firmware & Drivers

VirtualDJ 8 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 PLUS License is
required to fully use the Reloop Terminal Mix

8. 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

A detection window will appear next
asking to use or not the pre-defined
audio setup with the built-in sound card
of the Reloop Terminal Mix 8. You can
still change that from Settings->AUDIO
tab.

Firmware: Update the firmware of the unit to the latest version from

http://www.reloop.com/reloop-terminal-mix-8

Drivers (for Windows only): Install the latest Reloop ASIO drivers from

http://www.reloop.com/reloop-terminal-mix-8

No drivers are required for Mac OSX computers

The unit is now ready to operate.

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Advanced Setup

MIDI Operation
The unit should be visible in the
CONTROLLERS tab of Config and the

“factory default” available/selected from

the Mappings drop-down list. The factory
default Mapping offers the functions
described in this Manual, however those
can be adjusted to your needs via VDJ
Script actions.
Find more details at
http://www.virtualdj.com/wiki/VDJscript.html

AUDIO Setup
The unit has a pre-defined Audio setup and
a special button in the AUDIO tab of Config
to provide that. Alternative Audio setups can
be applied in the same window.

Please read the manual of the unit for further
Audio capabilities-setups.

http://pioneerdj.com/support/product.php?lan
g=en&p=DDJ-SZ&t=man

For further software settings please refer to the User Guides of VirtualDJ 8.

http://www.virtualdj.com/wiki/PDFManuals.html

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A. TRANSPORT

1. SHIFT. Press and hold this
button to access secondary
functions of other controls on the
TM8

2. SYNC. Press this button to
automatically match the
corresponding Deck's tempo
with the opposite Deck's (or the

Master Deck’s if using a 4 decks

Skin) tempo and phase. Press
and hold Shift and press this
button to set this deck as Master
Deck (for 4 decks skins).

3. STUTTER. Press this button to
return to the last paused position
and play the track from there.

4. CUE. When the Deck is paused,
you can set a temporary Cue
Point by moving the Platter to
place the Audio Pointer at the

desired location and then pressing the Cue Button. 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.

5. PLAY/PAUSE. Plays / Pauses the track. Press and hold Shift and then press this
button to play the track in reverse.

6. DECK SELECT. Switch Left decks (1 and 3) and Right Decks (2 and 4).

7. JOGWHEEL. Touch sensitive platter for scratching (vinyl mode), bending (CD Mode)

or Seek mode. In Scratch mode, use the jogwheel to scratch and the outer ring to
bend. Hold SHIFT down and then use the jogwheel to navigate through the track
(seek mode)

8. JOG MODE. Use this button to toggle between the Scratch (Vinyl) and Bend (CD)
mode. Hold SHIFT and then press this button to enable the Slip Mode. Several
software functions (such as Jogwheel movements, HotCues and Loops) will apply
temporary on the track, and the track will return to the position it would have been
when those functions are not triggered.