10B-CONTROL DEEJAY BCD3000 User Manual

4.2The Control Panel (Windows XP only)

The BCD3000 control panel allows you to control some general settings of the BCD3000. The control panel will be available in the system as soon as the driver has been installed and the BCD3000 has been connected and switched on.

To start the control panel software, click on the BCD3000 control panel symbol in the task bar at the bottom right of your screen.

The following basic settings can be selected in the control panel:

GLOBAL MODE selection:

If STANDARD is selected, you can only adjust the input source for IN A (Mic or Phono A) and the driver latency on the ASIO page (see below). The outputs are assigned as follows:

•CH 1-2: channels 1-2 are always routed to the MASTER OUT,

•CH 3-4: channels 3-4 are always routed to the PHONES OUT.

Additionally, the BCD3000’s MIDI characteristics differ from those in ADVANCED mode (see below). In ADVANCED mode, all selection options are available in the ASIO window.

The ASIO page:

Most people cannot hear latencies below 10 ms. When audio signals are passing through a computer, it is impossible to achieve a 0-ms latency.

The WDM/MME page:

Fig. 4.3: The WDM/MME window in the BCD3000 control panel

Use the WDM/MME driver if your music software does not support ASIO (e. g. most software media players).

RECORD SELECT allows you to select BCD3000 input IN A or IN B for 2-channel recording.

When you choose IN A, you can determine in the left-hand field whether the phono or microphone signal will be recorded.

PLAYBACK of this driver type is always stereo (channels 1-2). For this reason, the MASTER OUT connectors on the rear panel and the PHONES connector on the front panel always provide the same music signal.

The MIDI page:

Fig. 4.2: The ASIO window in the BCD3000 control panel

This is where you adjust all parameters of the ASIO driver. The TRAKTOR 3 LE software uses ASIO as is the case with most professional music applications.

You can only select one software button per field.

In the field IN A (CH 1-2), you can select the input source to be routed to the computer on channels 1-2 (Record).

In the MASTER OUT section, you can select the playback channels CH 1-2 or CH 3-4 for the main outputs (Playback).

In the PHONES OUT field, you can select the playback channels CH 1-2 or CH 3-4 for the headphones connector (Playback).

Use Driver Latency to adjust the latency in order to optimize your computer’s performance. If you set the control to “low” this will optimize the response of your BCD3000, but also increase the processor workload. In extreme cases, this can lead to clicking and drop-outs in the audio signal. The “mid” position gives you a good compromise between processor workload and the response time of the BCD3000. A “high” latency ensures trouble-free performance even on slow computers.

◊“Latency” is the time that elapses between an operator action on the BCD3000 (e. g. pressing the PLAY button) and the actual output of the audio signal from the OUT connectors. Latency depends on the system used and the processing speed of your computer. Typical latencies are in the milliseconds range (1 ms = one thousandth of a second).

Fig. 4.4: The MIDI window in the BCD3000 control panel

On the MIDI page no parameters can be set. It only informs you about the various MIDI modes, depending on the GLOBAL MODE selected:

In STANDARD mode, the buttons are “toggle off”, i. e. when you release a button after pressing, the MIDI command is set back to its original value (like when you release a key on a keyboard).

In STANDARD mode, all LEDs can be switched on and off individually with specific MIDI commands.

In ADVANCED mode, all buttons are “toggle on”, i. e. press = “switch on”; press again = “switch off” the MIDI function (similar to a light switch).

In ADVANCED mode, the response of the button LEDs depends on the respective button, i. e. LED on = “function enabled”, LED off = “function disabled”.