INTRODUCTION

Deckadance

Welcome to Deckadance! As Image Line, has more than 12 years of experience in writing and managing audio software and is developed by L.S.D (Luis Serrano), a DJ with extensive real-world experience, we are confident that Deckadance will take your DJ performances to the next level. Of course, if you suck as a DJ, you will still suck even using Deckadance, but you will suck better, faster, harder and more creatively than ever before.

The Main Interface

Note: The Function and Tool Windows change their display depending on the settings selected. Keep an eye on the Hint Window, as shown above. The Hint Window will display a short description of the interface features as your mouse is placed over them (no need to click). For more detailed explanations you can select the Tool Window 'Help' tab.

Key features

• Beat detection - Automatic and manual beat detection & beat-gridding of tracks for sophisticated beat-matching
• Sampler - Integrated an 8-slot, tempo-synced, sampler that allows you to sample from either deck, or to load samples from disk.
• Mixing decks - 2-channel mixer with 3-band EQ, gain and level controls, transformer, auto crossfader and advanced headphone cueing
• DVS CD/Vinyl support - Provides full-time code Vinyl & CD support (Club Edition Only).
• Time stretching/compression - zPlane Elastique time-stretching/compression technology ('key lock') for best master tempo quality.
• Integrated performance effects - 7 amazing internal effects: Lowpass, HighPass, BandPass, Notch, Phaser, Echo, LoFi.
• Visual analysis display - Colour waveform based on the spectral content and 'peakscope' display.
• AGC - Automatic gain control algorithm based on the perceived loudness psychometrics.
• VST host - load up to 8 VST instruments or effects.
• VST mode - Deckadance perfectly integrates with FL Studio, Ableton Live and other VST host applications as a VST instrument.
• Rearrange songs - Relooper beat-detects, slices and provides a grid-based loop rearranging tool.
• MIDI - MIDI learn mode for total compatibility with all MIDI compliant controllers. Native support for:
  • Hercules - Console MK2, Control Mp3, Console RMX, Control Steel.
  • Kontrol Dj - KDJ500.
  • EKS - XP5, XP10, Otus.
  • Behringer - BCD2000, BCD3000.
  • M-Audio - X Session Pro, Xponent.
  • A&H - Xone 3D.
  • Vestax - VCI-100, VCM-100, VCI-300.
  • Numark - Total Control.
  • Dj-Tech - Imix Reload MKI&MK2, Imix, Kontrol One, Mix Free.
  • Synq - PCM-1.
  • Stanton - SCS-1D, SCS-3D
  • Omnitronic - MMC-1.
  • Nintendo - Wii Remote.

Version information

Deckadance is available in two versions:

1. Club Edition (full) - All features functional.
2. House Edition (limited) - The House Edition does not support VINYL / CD deck control.

Upgrade House to Club Edition by visiting the Image-Line Store. Digital Multiplex lighting control (DMX) is planned for a future release and will be an optional extra feature. More information on Deckadance and other Image-Line products is available in the Product Information section of this manual or at www.image-line.com.

I don't need the manual!

If you read nothing else then you should read this section. A great way to learn how to use Deckadance is to experiment with it. Click on the HELP button just below the master cross-fader and hover your mouse over anything that looks like a control, and some that don’t. Keep an eye the Hint Window and the Help tab on the Tool Window to see descriptions. Finally, controls often have different functions for a left or right-click, so give anything that can be left-clicked a right-click also.

Minimum System Requirements

Deckadance runs multiple threads (audio, graphics, beat analysis, file searching, native USB controller IO, preview monitoring etc) so large performance gains can be expected on multi-core systems.

PC

• OS: Windows XP (SP2) /Vista.
• Processor: Intel PIII 1 GHz or Althon XP 1.4 GHz.
• Memory: 512Mb RAM.
• Hard Disk Space: 200MB free space.
• Sound Card: DirectSound or ASIO compatible soundcard.

Mac

• OS: OSX v10.4 (Universal Binary)
• Processor: G4 1.5 GHz or Intel Core Duo family.
• Memory: 512Mb RAM.
• Hard Disk Space: 200MB free space.
• Sound Card: CoreAudio drivers.

Useful Links

The official Deckadance Website - Check for updates and add-ons.

Image-Line Store - Buy the Juice Pack (effects add-ons for Deckadance), FL Studio and other plugins.

Image-Line - Image-Line corporate site.

FL Studio website - The home of FL Studio, Image-Lines powerful Sequencer / DAW.

Video Tutorials* - Video tutorials for Juice Pack plugins and FL Studio.

* Site is open to registered users only.