American Audio VMS4

ChANNEL BASS CONTROL - This knob is used to adjust the low frequency levels of a channel

allowing for a maximum bass gain of +6dB or maximum signal decrease of -100dB. Turning the knob

in a counter-clockwise direction will decrease the amount of bass applied to a channel signal, turning

the knob in a clockwise direction will increase the amount of bass applied to a channel signal.

CUE BUTTON - These buttons are used to activate a channels “CUE” mode. The CUE LED will glow

when a channels cue mode is activated. The Cue function sends a channels incoming signal to the

headphones. The cue level is adjusted by the cue level knoB.

NOTE: The MIDILOG™ cue button has a additional function. During power-on, hold this button down to toggle

the post EQ mode on and off. For more on this please refer to the Virtual DJ Setup near the end of this manual.

ChANNEL FADER - These faders are used to control the output signal of any source assigned to its

particular player.

5. MOUSE PAD - This will function as a normal mouse pad on laptop would function. The LOAD but-

tons underneath are the left and right click buttons. When any of the SHIFT buttons are active (LED lit)

the mouse pad is disabled and is able to send MIDI messages. Adjustments to the mouse pad can be

made in the Control Panel (PC) or Utilities (Mac).

6. MASTER VOLUME, BALANCE, & BOOTh CONTROLS

MASTER VOLUME CONTROL - This knob is used to control the master output level. To avoid dis-

torted output try to maintain an average output signal level no greater than +4dB. To avoid speaker

damage that may be caused by excessive volume, be sure this knob is always set to zero (completely

down) before turning the unit on.

MASTER OUTPUT BALANCE CONTROL - This knob is used to control the pan, adjust how much

of the signal is sent to the left and right output level. For true stereo imaging, maintain the knob in the

12 o’ clock position.

BOOTh LEVEL - This knob is used to adjusts the monitor volume output level. Turn the knob in a

clockwise direction to increase the monitor volume.

7. ChANNEL VOLUME LEVEL INDICATORS - The LED indicators that run along each channels

EQ section are used to measure incoming signal levels. Use these indicator to visually maintain an

average signal output of +4dB. A consistent average output level of +4dB will produce a clean output

signal. When no CUE sources are selected, these indicate the volume level on the MASTER OUTPUT.

When one or more CUE sources are selected, these indicate the volume level on all of the CUE sources

combined. At power-on, these indicate the VMS4 rmware version. If the left side lights up 1 LED, and

the right side lights up 3 LEDs, the rmare version is 1.3.

8. CROSSFADER - This fader is used to blend the output signals of channels A and B together. When

the fader is in the full left position (channel A), the output signal of channel A will be controlled by the

master volume level. The same fundamentals will apply for channel B. Sliding the fader from one posi-

tion to another will vary the output signals of channels A and B respectively. When the crossfader is

set in the center position, the output signals of both the channels A and channels B will be even.

9. TOUCh STRIPS - The touch strips are user assingnable to numerous actions, e.g. effects control,

song scrolling, browser scroll, etc.

10. SEARCh BUTTONS -

This search button allows you to quickly scan backwards through a track.

This search button allows you to quickly scan forwards through a track.

gENErAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTrOLS (Cont.)