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DVS ULTIMATE 

Quick Start Guide

Contents 

1 Welcome 3 

2 U-MIX44 Description 4 

3 Connections 5 

4 Software and ASIO driver installation 7 

5 Install Wizard 9 

6 Getting started 11 

6.1 Customizing the interface 11 

6.2 MIDI Configuration 12 

6.3 Importing Audio 12 

6.4 Loading Tracks 13 

7 First Mix with MIXVIBES DVS ULTIMATE 14 

8 Troubleshooting 15 

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1 Welcome 

Thank you for choosing MIXVIBES DVS ULTIMATE. MIXVIBES DVS ULTIMATE is a compact 

plug and play digital vinyl system that includes MIXVIBES DVS software and the U-MIX44 

audio interface. 

Take a few minutes to run through this quick start guide and you’ll be on your way to 

making great mixes on MIXVIBES DVS ULTIMATE in no time at all! 

We invite you to be a part of the MIXVIBES community to share your experiences with 

other DJs, find help and advice, and check for available updates. See you online on the 

forum 1 or on the website 2 ! 

Minimum System Requirements 

• Windows® XP SP2 or Windows® Vista SP1 or Windows® 7 

• Processor Intel® Pentium III 1GHz or equivalent 

• 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended) 

• One available USB port 

• Hard drive space for music 

Box Contents 


• MIXVIBES DVS and ASIO driver C installation disc 

• U-MIX44 audio interface 

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• 2x control CDs 

• 2x control records 

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• Set of RCA cables 

• Keyboard stickers 

• This quick start guide 

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1 http://forum.mixvibes.com 

2 http://www.mixvibes.com 

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2 U-MIX44 Description 

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1 USB cable: Connect the USB cable to the computer. 

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2 4 RCA output channels: You can use these outputs to connect an external mixer 

or your sound system (amplifier, powered speakers, or home stereo). 

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3 Headphone output connector: Monitor the outputs 3/4 through the headphone 

output. This connector is particularly useful if you use a MIDI controller and the 

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internal mixer. 

4 Control of the headphone output: The headphone output level can be adjusted 

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with the control knob. 

5 Gain control for the microphone 

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input: Control the input level of the microphone. 

6 Microphone input connector: Connect your microphone to this balanced 1/4” 

connector. 

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7 4 RCA input channels: You can use these inputs to connect your turntables, 

CD/MP3 players, mixer unit, CJ effect player, cassette deck play and radio player 

etc. 

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8 Grounding screw: When you use a turntable, connect the ground lead from your 

turntable to the grounding screw to help prevent hum. 

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3 Connections 

Follow the instructions below to use MIXVIBES DVS and the U-MIX44 with a pair of decks 

and an external mixer. 

1 If you are using vinyl, plug the ground of your turntable to the ground 

lug on the U-MIX44 or on your DJ mixer. 

2 Connect the outputs of your decks (vinyl or CD) to the RCA inputs of 

your U-MIX44 plugging the left deck into the inputs 1/2 and right deck into the 

inputs 3/4. Match the left channel (usually white) with the white RCA sockets on 

the U-MIX44, and right (usually red) with the red sockets. 

3 Connect the outputs of your U-MIX44 to the line inputs of your mixer. 

Using the included RCA cables, connect the outputs 1/2 into a line input of your 

mixer, then repeat for the outputs 3/4, into another available line input of your 

mixer. 

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4 Connect the U-MIX44 to a free USB slot of your computer. 

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and installed your U-MIX44 you should adjust 

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Windows XP: [Start > Control CJ panel > Sounds and audio devices > ’Audio’ tab]. 

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the output and input volumes in the Windows audio settings. Example 

Select MixVibes U-MIX44 Sound Device in ’Sound Playback’ and ’Sound Recording’. 

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• Set the output level: click on ’Volume’ under the item ’Sound Playback’ 

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3 Connections 

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• Set the input level: click on ’Volume’ under the item ’Sound Recording’ 

and maximise the fader if you use a control vinyl or minimise the fader if 

you use a control CD. 

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Follow the instructions below to use MIXVIBES DVS and the U-MIX44 with a MIDI controller 

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and the integrated mixer. 

1 Connect outputs 1/2 of your U-MIX44 to your sound system (amplifier, 

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powered speakers, or home stereo). 

2 Connect your headphones 

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to headphones output of your U-MIX44. 

3 Connect the U-MIX44 to a free USB slot of your computer. 

4 After the system has recognized CM and installed your U-MIX44 you should adjust 

the output volume in the Windows audio settings. Example Windows 

XP: [Start > Control panel MJ > Sounds and audio devices > ’Audio’ tab]. Select 

MixVibes U-MIX44 Sound Device for ’Sound Playback’ then set the output level by 

clicking on ’Volume’ under CJ the item ’Sound Playback’ and maximise all faders. 

5 Connect the MIDI controller to your computer. Refer to your MIDI controller’s 

owner’s manual for details. 

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6 Turn on your MIDI controller. 

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4 Software and ASIO driver installation 

First, make sure you are in possession of the MIXVIBES U-MIX44 audio interface and that 

you have an available USB port on your computer. 

1 Check that your U-MIX44 audio interface is plugged into an active USB port. 

2 Place the MIXVIBES DVS CD in your CD-Rom and autorun should start. If the 

installation does not start automatically double click on the « install_dvs.exe » 

file in the root of your CD-ROM. 

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Choose the installation language and click OK. 

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Language Selection 

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4 Please read and validate the user agreement by clicking Accept. 


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End-User License Agreement 

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5 Enter your Name, CM Company (if applicable), e-mail address, the code in uppercase 

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(serial number) MJ supplied in the box and click Next. 

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4 Software and ASIO driver installation 

6 Select the folder you want to install MIXVIBES DVS into. You can keep the 

default folder, or choose a new one by typing directly into the box or clicking 

on ‘Browse..’. Press Install to begin installation. Be patient, the installation 

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process can take a few minutes. 

Choose Install location 

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7 Click Finish to end the installation process. 


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Congratulations, your MIXVIBES DVS ULTIMATE is now installed and ready for use. Please 

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register on our forum in order J to register your product and to check for the 

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latest download version of MIXVIBES software. 

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To launch MIXVIBES DVS, go to [Start CM > All Programs > MixVibesDVS7] and click on 

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MixVibes DVS or double-click on the MIXVIBES DVS shortcut on your desktop. 

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5 Install Wizard 

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The install wizard launches automatically when running MIXVIBES DVS for the first time. 

The install wizard can be launched manually in [Preferences > Install Wizard]. 

1 Select the skin. Comments will help you select the skin. 

2 Choose the ASIO mode. 

3 Select MixVibesAsioUMix44 as your ASIO driver. 

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4 Select the U-MIX44 audio outputs . Choose U-MIX44 sound device 1 - U-MIX44 



sound device 2 on the first line for stereo out 1 and choose U-MIX44 sound device 

3 - U-MIX44 sound device 4 on the second line for stereo out 2. 

5 Select the U-MIX44 audio C inputs corresponding to the decks that will playback 

the control vinyl/CDs. Choose U-MIX44 sound device 1 - U-MIX44 sound device 2 

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input 1 and choose U-MIX44 sound device 3 - U-MIX44 

sound device 4 on the second line for stereo input 2. 

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5 Install Wizard 

6 Select the Control Media that you will be using: vinyl or CD. 

7 Start playback of the control records making sure that the pitch is set to 

zero on your decks and the playback direction is forward. If your decks have a 

Master Tempo function or any on-board effects, make sure they are also disabled 


as those will interfere with the calibration, and with the time code in general. 

Click the Next button. 

8 You must see the message Player has been calibrated successfully. If you 

don’t see this message, you must know that time code quality can be affected 

by improper connections, bad grounding, or if any effects or Master Tempo are 

active on the deck playing back the time code. 


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9 Repeat steps 6, 7 and 8 for the second control media. 

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10 Click Finish to end the install wizard process. 

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If you use an external mixer, check that the player 1 output is on 1 and the player 2 

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6 Getting started 

6.1 Customizing the interface 

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The first time the program is installed and launched, you will see the following screen. 

Starting interface 

If you want to change the layout to better suit your needs, select [View/Moveable 

windows] . Return to the main menu and you will be able to move the windows around 

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the players and rack and place them thanks to the arrows as shown bellow. 

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You can also drag and drop windows into each other to create tabbed windows as below. 

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This can save you space and allow you to have larger windows to list your music tracks. 

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6.2 MIDI Configuration 

1 Go to [Preferences/Options/MIDI] . 

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MIDI configuration 

2 Activate your MIDI controller by checking the Activate box. 

3 Select your MIDI input device from the pull down menu. 

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4 Select your MIDI device mapping by clicking on it. 

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clicking on OK. 

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6.3 Importing 

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Next we suggest that you scan your computer to find your music. You can do this in two 

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• Right-click while the cursor is over the MediaBase window, from the menu 

select Scan . 

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• Select [MediaBase/Scan] from the top level menu. 

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On this screen you can scan your computer for a specific music folder or a complete 

drive. If you want to just add music with specific tag information (Artist, Title etc.), simply 

enter these into the relevant boxes and then click OK . 

You can also add music to the MediaBase by dragging and dropping files from the 

Explorer window or by selecting Add Music from various menus. 

6.4 Loading Tracks 

After importing your audio tracks you can load them into the players. There are three 

ways of loading tracks: 

With the mouse 

Drag and drop a track from the MediaBase to one of the players. 

With the keyboard 

Choose a keyboard file in [Preferences/Options/Keyboard]. Use the up and down 

arrow keys to scroll through your MediaBase. Load the highlighted track into one of the 

players by using the Load shortcut. 

With the control record 

On the B-side of the control record, C the last track is used for track browsing and selection. 

your collection. Stop the record on M the desired track, lift the needle and put it back to 

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Track 2 on the control CD is used for track browsing and selection. Select track 2 and 

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press Play to browse your collection using the pitch fader. A negative pitch will scroll 

down and a positive pitch will scroll up. (The scrolling speed will vary with the pitch, 

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careful not to go too fast...) Once you found the track you want to load, return the pitch 

to 0 to stop scrolling and select Track 1 to load it into the player. 

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Put the needle down anywhere in this track and as the record turns it will browse through 

the beginning of the record to load the track into the player. 

With the control disc 

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7 First Mix with MIXVIBES DVS ULTIMATE 

1 Load tracks into both players and the waveforms will appear. 

2 Begin playback of the control records to start playback of the audio in the 

players. 

3 You should now hear the music in your speakers: You can start mixing. 

4 To go from one track to another, move the crossfader from left to right, or use 

the channels faders on your external mixer. 

5 To pre-listen to tracks, use the cue section of your external mixer. 

6 The two audio tracks are most likely not at the same tempo. You need to match 

the tempo of both tracks, and synchronize one player with the other by: 

• adjusting the pitch via the pitch fader on your decks if using external 

control. 

• adjusting the playback position to match the downbeat of the other 

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8 Troubleshooting 

The audio tracks are not playing back 

• Make sure you selected the correct audio mode and audio interface in the 

soundcard options window. 

• Make sure you selected two audio outputs in the soundcard options window. 

• Make sure you selected the correct audio outputs of your audio interface in the 

ASIO setup of the soundcard options window. 

• Make sure you selected the correct audio inputs of your audio interface in the 

vinyl/CD inputs options window. 

• Make sure that your control records/discs have been properly calibrated in the 

vinyl/CD inputs options window. 

There is no sound from speakers 

• Check for activity on the outputs meters of the main volume rack. If there is no 

response from the meters, check all the controls of the mixer: faders, gain, kills, 

etc. and audio configuration. 


• If you use an external mixer, check your connections from your audio interface 

to your mixer and from your mixer to your sound system. Make sure you have 

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the proper inputs selected on your mixer. 

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• Check for proper connections of your turntables’ ground wires. 

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• Make sure your needles are clean and not damaged. 

• Make sure there is no dust on your records and needles. 

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• Make sure your cables are in good condition. Troubleshoot by using a different 

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• Make sure your decks are properly connected to your audio interface. 

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left channels are not inverted. 

• Make sure your record is not scratched. 

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9 Frequently Asked Questions 

How do I adjust the U-MIX44 output and input 

volumes in the Windows audio settings? 

After the system has recognized and installed your U-MIX44 you should adjust the output 

and input volumes in the Windows audio settings. If you don’t adjust the U-MIX44 input 

volumes, MixVibes can’t calibrate the control vinyls and CDs. 

Example Windows XP: [Start > Control panel > Sounds and audio devices > ’Audio’ tab]. 

Select MixVibes U-MIX44 Sound Device in ‘Sound Playback’ and ’Sound Recording’. 

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• Set the output level: click on ’Volume’ under the item ’Sound Playback’ and 

maximise all faders. 

• Set the input level: click on ’Volume’ under the item ’Sound Recording’ and 

maximise the fader if you use a control vinyl or minimise the fader if you use a 

control CD. 

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9 Frequently Asked Questions 

How do I check if the control vinyls or CDs are 

calibrated correctly? 

1. Go to the Vinyl/CD options [Preferences > Options > Vinyl/CD Input]. 

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2. Once proper calibration is achieved, the calibration graphs will output sinusoidal 

similar to the ones shown in figure M above. In the figure above, vinyl example is on the 

left and CD example on the right. 

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3. Check that the percentage of the time code quality is close to 100% when your system 

is calibrated properly. 

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If you use a U-MIX44 and if the sinusoidals are out of the graphs, look at the previous 

FAQ. 

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If the percentage of the time code quality is under 90% check that the pitch is set to zero 

on your decks and the playback direction is forward. If your decks have a master tempo 

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function or any on-board effects, make sure they are also disabled as those will interfere 

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by improper connections, bad grounding, or if any onboard deck effects/master tempo 

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10 U-MIX44 Specifications 

LINE Playback 

Signal to noise ratio: ≥85dB 

Distortion ratio: ≤0.05 % 

Channel separation: ≥85dB 

Frequency response: 20Hz-20kHz -1±2.5dB 

HEADPHONE Playback 




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Dimensions (WxDxH) 

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Weight 

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Contact 

• For all technical or sales information, please contact your local reseller or 

MIXVIBES directly: 

MIXVIBES 

4, rue de la Sablière 

92230 Gennevilliers 

FRANCE 

www.mixvibes.com 

• Technical support: 

• online on our forum 1 

• Sales Information: 

• by email to sales@mixvibes.com 


Copyright 2010 MIXVIBES. All rights C reserved. 

The contents of this quick start guide may change without prior notice. Best efforts 

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have been put forth to insure the accuracy of the contents of this quick start guide. 

MIXVIBES is not liable for any errors, typographical or other, contained herein. Except 

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as specifically permitted herein, no portion of the information on this quick start guide 

may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission 

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of MIXVIBES. Trademarks and trade names displayed on this quick start guide are the 

property of their respective owners. 

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MIXVIBES DVS ULTIMATE - Quick Start Guide 7.4 

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This quick start guide may be updated from time to time. Please check for updates on 

our website 2 . 

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1 http://forum.mixvibes.com 

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