User Manual

Quark SC. User Manual

CONTENTS

1. CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS .......................................................................................................................................................... 4

1.1. Top panel .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.2. Front panel ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
1.3. Rear panel ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
1.4. Connections ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
2. SOFTWARE INSTALATION AND SETUP ............................................................................................................................................... 6
2.1. Akiyama ASIO Drivers ...................................................................................................................................................................... 6
2.1.1. Akiyama ASIO drivers installation ............................................................................................................................................. 6
2.1.2. Akiyama ASIO drivers Configuration ........................................................................................................................................ 6
2.2. Virtual DJ .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
2.2.1. Virtual DJ LE installation ........................................................................................................................................................... 7
2.2.2. Virtual DJ Configuration ............................................................................................................................................................ 9
2.2.3. Virtual DJ LE update ................................................................................................................................................................. 9
2.2.4. Virtual DJ Pro Configuration ................................................................................................................................................... 10
2.3. Traktor............................................................................................................................................................................................. 11
2.3.1. Sound Configuration ............................................................................................................................................................... 11
2.3.2. Controller Configuration .......................................................................................................................................................... 12
3. FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS ............................................................................................................................................................. 13
3.1. Virtual DJ ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 13
3.2. Traktor PRO 2 ................................................................................................................................................................................. 15
4. CONFIGURATION AND UPDATE.......................................................................................................................................................... 17
4.1. Wheel sensibility adjust................................................................................................................................................................... 17
4.2. Firmware Version ............................................................................................................................................................................ 17
4.3. Firmware Update ............................................................................................................................................................................ 17
5. APENDIX ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 18
5.1. MIDI Specifications ......................................................................................................................................................................... 18
5.2. Technical specifications .................................................................................................................................................................. 23

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CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE ANY COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS
INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL ONLY.
WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD. DO NOT USE THIS PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR
OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PRESENT BLADE TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK
HAZARD. DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. TO PRVENT ELECTRICAL SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE
PLUG TO WIDE SLOT FULLY INSERT.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS AND GUARRANTY
INFORMATION
1. Read Instructions. All the safety and operating instructions
should be read before this product is operated.
2. Retain Instructions. The safety and operating instructions
should be retained for future reference.
3. Heed Warnings. All warnings on the appliance and in the
operating instructions should be adhered to.
4. Follow Instructions. All operating and use instructions should
be followed; failure to do so can void this guarantee.
5. Water and Moisture. The appliance should not be used near
water - for example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink,
laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, and
the like.
6. Carts and Stands. The appliance should be
used only with a cart or stand that is
recommended by the manufacturer. An
appliance and cart combination should be
moved with care. Quick stops, excessive
force, and uneven surfaces may cause the appliance and cart
combination to overturn. Wall or Ceiling Mounting. The product
should be mounted to a wall or ceiling only as recommended
by the manufacturer.
7. Heat. The appliance should be situated away from heat
sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other
appliances (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
8. Object and Liquid Entry. Care should be taken so that
objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure
through openings.
9. Damage Requiring Service. The appliance should be
serviced by qualified service personnel when:
A: The power-supply cord or the plug has been damaged; or
B: Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into the
appliance; or
C: The appliance has been exposed to rain; or
D: The appliance does not appear to operate normally or
exhibits a marked change in performance; or
E: The appliance has been dropped, or the enclosure
damaged.
10. Servicing. In accordance with E.U. directives the user shall
not attempt any service to the appliance beyond that described
in the operating instructions. All other servicing should be
referred to qualified service personnel. Failure to follow this
instruction can void this guarantee.
Intended to alert the user to the presence of
important operation and maintenance
(servicing) instructions in the literature
accompanying this appliance.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol
within the equilateral triangle is intended to
alert the use to the presence of un-insulated
dangerous voltage within the unit.
11. Ventilation Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided
for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the product
and to protect it from overheating, and these openings must
not be blocked or covered. The openings should never be
blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug, or other
similar surface. This product should not be placed in a built-in
installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper
ventilation is the manufacturer's instructions have been
adhered to.
12. Any mounting of the product should follow the
manufacturer's instructions, and should use a mounting
accessory recommended by the manufacturer. The
manufacturer will NOT take responsibility for non-
recommended accessories.
13. Accessories. Do not place this product on an unstable cart,
stand, tripod, bracket, or table. The product may fall, causing
serious injury to a child or adult and serious damage to the
product. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table
recommended by the manufacturer, or sold with the product.
14. Lightning. For added protection for this product during a
lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for
long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and
disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent
damage to the product due to lightning and power-line surges.
15. Replacement Parts: When replacement parts are required,
be sure the service technician has used replacement parts
specified by the manufacturer or have the same characteristics
as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions may result in
fire, electric shock, or other hazards.
16. Use only cables in accordance with present standards, ask
your dealer.
17. Do not use right away the equipment in case has been
transported from a cold environment to a hot one. Moisture will
appear, let it off for a while.
18. Cleaning. Do not use cleaning sprays where the controls
are. The appliance should be cleaned only as recommended
by the manufacturer. Clean by wiping with a cloth slightly damp
with water. Avoid getting water inside the appliance.
19. Audio ON: When installation is complete and you are about
to start using the unit. Before switching ON the unit DO lower
the Mains and Headphones volume controls. Failure to do so
can result in hearing injuries or amplification stage damage.
20. Safety Check Upon completion of any service or repairs to
this product, ask the service technician to perform safety
checks to determine that the product is in proper operating
condition.

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21. For AC line powered units - Before returning repaired unit
to user, use an ohm-meter to measure from both AC plug
blades to all exposed metallic parts. The resistance should be
more than 100,000 ohms.
22. To prevent fire or shock hazard. Do not use this plug with
an extension cord, receptacle or other outlet unless the blades
can be fully inserted to present blade, match wide blade plug
to wide slot fully insert.
TERMS OF USE
Your unit comes with a serial number sticked on it. Do not tear
the serial number; this can result in void guaranty.
SAFE AND EFICIENT USE
This product shall not be treated as
household waste. Instead it shall be handed
over to the applicable collection point for the
recycling of electrical and electronic
equipment. By ensuring this product is
disposed of correctly, you will help prevent
potential negative consequences for the
environment and human health, which could
otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste
handling of this product.
The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural
resources.
For more detailed information about recycling of this product,
please contact your local city office, your household waste
disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

Select carefully the emplacement of the unit. Avoid placing it

under direct sun exposure. Avoid humid and damp places or
rough environments with excessive dust and vibrations and
excessive heat or cold. Also keep it away from humming
sources like the motors of whirl washers or transformers or
similar appliances.
No liquids must be close to the unit so that they can be spilled
on it. To completely disconnect the unit from you mains supply
unplug the plug of the adapter from the wall electric outlet.
The switch that controls the supply of electrical power to the
unit must be at easy reach in case is necessary a fast switch
off.
WARNING: do not place the unit in a closed environment
where is difficult to access the wall outlet.
Do not open the unit; it can cause personal injuries or the
damage of the equipment.
When unplugging the power supply cable of the adaptor from
the wall outlet, does not pull the cable. Take the plastic body of
the plug and unplug it.
Do not handle roughly the controls of the unit you can shorten
their lifespan.
Before moving the equipment, remember to unplug all cables.
Do not use chemical solvent to clean the unit. A dry and clean
cloth will do fine.
Safe this manual at reach so you can go back to the basic in
case you need it.

PRELIMINARY
Check the contents of the QUARK SC box and find the
following items:

1- Controller
1- Installation and instructions CD
1- Traktor Overlay
1- USB Cable (PC/MIDI)
1- Transfomer AC/DC

FIRST STEPS

Equipment installation

Install the equipment on a stable and horizontal surface.

Avoid placing it under direct sun exposure humid and damp
places or rough environments.
Place the equipment as far away as possible of other audio
equipment as radios TVs etc.

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1. CONTRO
OLS AND CO
ONNECTION
NS

1.1. Top pan

nel

1. Controls Diistribution for an

a optimal use of Virtual DJ a
and 5. 8 potentiometters/buttons inddependent of deck status to o
Traktor. co
ontrol effects annd/or samples. All can control two functions..
2. Touch sensiible wheel with sensibility adjus
stment. MIDI notes are sent through ddifferent MIDI channels upon n
3. CUE, PLA AY and SYNC buttons are rubber for long ger election; FX or SP.
se S LEDs statuss are refreshed by firmware.
lifespan. 6. Multimode kno obs and encodeer with 3 modes s for each deck..
4. Control of up to 4 Decks. MIDI notes are sent throu ugh Ea
ach control will be able to sennd 3 different MIDI
M notes upon
n
different MIDI channels upon selection; DE ECK A/B or C
C/D. moode selection. Each
E mode has a button colourr associated.
LEDs status arre refreshed by firmware. 7. Central mixer with
w 3 band equualizer with kill. On this section n
als
so are controllable the functionns; gain for each
h channel, faderr
vo
olume, crossfade er and mains ouutput level.

1.2. Front pa
anel

1. Microphone e 3. Headphones
Here connect a microphone using
u a X inch plug. Mic signa
al is Heere connect a headphone
h usinng a X inch plug. Headphoness
are. When a jacck is plugged in
sent to softwa nto the connecttor, ou
utput signal is a blend of analogg outputs OUT1 and OUT2.
INPUT 2 is dissabled and replaced by mic signal. MIC LEV VEL Se
et level/proportion of OUT1/O OUT2 turning control
c labelled
d
sets the microp
phone output le
evel. HEEADPHONES BAL. B If control iss set totally to the left we havee
on
nly (CHA) OUT1 1 signal. If cont rol is set totally
y to the right wee
2. Touch Whe eel sensibility ha
ave only (CHB) OUT2 signal. C Control HEADPH HONES LEVEL L
Turn ON the u unit while buttonn LOAD B/D is pressed;
p it enterr to se
ets overall level for headphoness.
sensibility adju
ustment mode. Following
F turn the control labellled
TOUCH SENSITIVE and se et desired sens sibility rate. Preess 4. MUTE
LOAD A/C to e exit sensibility adjustment mode e. Th
his is called the
e panic button. If the softwarre goes crazy
an
nd it can happ pen press M MUTE to deacttivate all audio o
ou
utputs of the unit.

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1.3. Rear panel

1. Power supp ply 3. Inputs

Connect the unnit to your comp
puter through the USB connecttor. Qu uark SC has twwo non-balanceed stereo inputs s. Connect anyy
Connect the power supply un nit to Quark SC connector DC IN. plaayback device to the input RCA A connectors.
Quark SC can n work only with the computter power throu ugh Us se LN/PH selector to set the vooltage level to LINE
L or PHONO O
USB. The exte ernal power suupply unit will only
o be necess ary respectively. Turnntables will reqquire PHONO setting
s and anyy
when Quark SSC is connected d to a hub (w/ouut external supp
ply) ne level playback device will reqquire LINE settin
lin ng.
or any other d
device unable tot supply Quark k SC with enou ugh If you use a turn ntable do connnect ground line e to Quark SC C
power (currentt/voltage). grround terminals.
Press POWER R to turn ON/OF FF the unit.

2. Outputs
Quark SC hass two non-balan nced stereo outp
puts. Connect a
any
compatible am
mplifying unit or a mixer.

1.4. Connecttions

ATENTION. A Always unplug the unit beforre connecting tthe
signal cables, otherwise can result
r in equipment damage.
1. If you need to change the signal connecttor first unplug tthe
unit from the power supply; Either the USB or the exterrnal
adapter.
2. We stronglyy recommend the use of quality cables, the sou
und
quality can sufffer from cheap cables.
3. Do not use exccessive long caables. Check forr a firm fixing off
the connectors. Poor connectioon can cause noise like the e
pical hum or sound
typ s interruptioons. Both scenarios can resultt
in loudspeaker daamage.
NOOTE: Use only the supplied caables for power supply through h
exxternal adapter or USB to coomputer. Manuffacturer cannott
take responsibilitty for any dam mage caused by b use of non--
hoomologated cables.

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2. SOFTWA
ARE INSTAL
LATION AND
D SETUP
Before you can n start using Akkiyama Quark SC,
S it is necesssary
to install Akiya
ama ASIO drivers to optimize th he performance e of
the sound card d of Quark SC.
Also you will need a DJ Softw ware. We will exp plain how to insstall
Virtual DJ LE and how to co onfigure Virtual DJ LE, Virtual DJ
PRO and Trakktor PRO 2.

2.1. Akiyama
a ASIO Drivers

After connecting Quark SC to your compu uter USB port tthe

hardware will b be recognised as
a an audio devvice. Now you ccan
start using Qu uark SC, however we strongly y recommend tthe
installation of tthe purpose dessigned Akiyama
a ASIO drivers.

a ASIO drivers
2.1.1. Akiyama s installation

Double click th
he icon of the file
e:
Akiyama_ASIO O_Driver_Setup p.exe. Installatiion will start at
once. Firstly, it will appear the welcome window as se een
below.
Se
elect the folder where
w the driveer will reside, by defect it will be
C::\Program Files\\Akiyama ASIO Driver\
To
o select anothe er folder click BBrowse and search for the e
de
esired folder. Fo
ollowing select Install.

Before click NNext read the information at welcome windo ow.

While installing
g the drivers we
e recommend you
y close all oth her
applications rrunning in you ur computer. This will ena able
important file upgrades witthout the nee ed to reboot tthe
computer. Select Next to start the insta allation. Follow
wing Finally press Finish to exit instaall wizard.
license agreem ment window willl appear.
2.1.2. Akiyama ASIO
A drivers Co
onfiguration

Att the DJ Softwware select ddrivers configurration and the

e
following window will appear.

We
W recommend you y only select Quark SC soun nd card. For the e
Select the acce
ept box and pre
ess Next. us
se of multiple so
ound cards readd the manual you will find at the
e
folder drivers ins
stallation. Selecct Quark SC (QUARK
( SC iss
ghlighted on a blue
hig b rectangle.

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Set ASIO Bu uffer Size. Theere is not an optimal

o buffer ssize
since this para ameter will depeend upon many y factors. As a rrule
of thumb lowe er the ASIO Buffer Size un ntil you can he ear
noises and disstortion when pllaying audio. When
W this happeens,
raise a little th
he ASIO Buffe er Size until no
o unwanted sou und
appears at the audio. To exit press
p OK.
Next you have e to configure the DJ Software inputs
i and outpputs
as explained in n the chapter re
elated to sound card configurattion
in this manual..

2.2. Virtual D
DJ

There is a purrpose built Virtuual DJ LE for Quark

Q SC. In ca
ase
you have a llicense for Virrtual DJ PRO the software w will
automatically identify Quarkk SC. We will go through tthe
different steps to install and configure
c Virtua
al DJ LE and PRRO
to be controlled
d by Quark SC.

2.2.1. Virtual D
DJ LE installation

Note: You musst uninstall any Virtual DJ LE you had installed

d in ype of installatio
Ty on is selectable;; we recommend you start with
h
your PC beforre you install th
he Virtual DJ LE
E (Quark) versi on. T
Typical. If in laater installation you need to select
s concretee
There can be o
only one Virtual DJ LE installed
d in each PC. un
nits to install you
u shall use Cusstom option.

Windows Insttallation

Execute the Viirtual DJ LE file clicking the icon

install_virtualdjj_le_vx.y.z.msi where x.y.z is the softwaare
version. Installation will startt with welcome window as se
een
below.

Prress Install, ins

stallation will staart.

Select Next to start insttallation. Follow

wing the licen
nse
agreement willl show up.

On
nce program is installed you ccan choose to la
aunch it or exit..
Se
elect Lauch VirtualDJ to start it.

ept box and pre

Select the acce ess Next.

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elect Agree an
Se nd continue withh installation wiz
zard.
The first time yyou run the prog
gram a window will require youu to
fill up the serial number that is supplied witth your Quark SC
(find it at the label of the supplied CD). Fill it and press O
OK.
Virtual DJ LE ffor Quark SC wiill open:

Foollowing will app

pear a window sshowing the typpe of installationn
MAC Installation to choose. You ca an change/selecct the folder where it will reside
e
the software, or press
p Install to commence at once.
o
Execute the Viirtual DJ LE file clicking the icon
install_virtualdjj_le_vx.y.z.pkg where x.y.z is the softwaare
version. Installation will startt with welcome window as se
een
below.

or introducing changes at the iinstallation wiza

Fo ard you shall filll
yo
our name and pa assword.

Select Continue to start installation. Following

F licen
nse
ndow will pop up
agreement win p.

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Fo
ollowing Virtual DJ LE for Quarkk SC will open:
Meanwhile Virttual DJ LE is in process of install you will see tthe
following windo
ow.

2.2. Virtual DJ Configuration

2.2

nce Virtual DJ is launched sselect CONFIG to access the

On e
window below.

When install is complete and

a successful you will see
e a
message as se
een below.

Seelect 4.1 CARD QUARK SC at Sound card and a QUARK SC C

on
n the right.
With
W this configurration we have:
-V
Virtual DJ Master Out > Output 1 of Quark SC
Fist time you run the software
e a window as se een below will p
pop -H
Headphones Out > Output 2 of Q Quark SC
al number provided with your Quark
up. Fill up seria Q SC (find itt at Heeadphones outp put is a blend oof both signals as explained att
the label of the
e supplied CD) and
a then click OK.
O pa
art 1.2.

2.3. Virtual DJ LE updates

2.2

Too update your so oftware follow thhe steps:

-O
Open web page:
<hhttp://www.virtua aldj.com/downlooad/updates.htm
ml>.
Thhis is VirtualDJ download
d page..
- Register
R or fill user name and ppassword to acccess download..
Onnce you acces ss your accounnt you will seee a window ass
beelow:

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- Click at (clickk here) to registter your software for the first tim
me.
At following up pdates you will directly
d be directed to last pointt.
- Next you will see the wind dow below, fill it with your se erial With
W disregard to
o the assignatioon seen at Virttual DJ, for thee
number typed at your CD. soound card (IN/OUT) with this coonfiguration we have:
-V
Virtual DJ Master Out > Output 1 of Quark SC
-H
Headphones Out > Output 2 of Q Quark SC
Heeadphones outp put is a blend oof both signals as explained att
paart 1.2.
If we use the AS SIO drivers youu shall configure e Virtual DJ ass
follows:
Seelect Config/So
ound Setup andd proceed as folllows:
- An icon with name Quark SC
S will show up. At this page yyou -In
nputs LINE-IN Ns.
can find the a
available update
es for Quark SC
C. Download frrom -O
Outputs HEADPHONES Master: Chan 1&2 /
this page. Heeadphones: Cha an 3&4.
-S
Sound card ASIO DRIVER AKIYAMA ASIO.
-C
Configure Akiyam ma ASIO driver as it is explaine
ed at part 2.1.2.

2.2.4. Virtual D
DJ Pro Configu
uration
Inputs LINE-INs are activated sselecting AUX at the desired d
Virtual DJ P PRO will autom gnise Quark SC
matically recog Deeck.
controller. The
erefore you will only have to co
onfigure the sou
und Sttarting from a standard configuuration you cann perform some e
card. mo odifications. If you
y want to usse an external mixer
m you shalll
se
elect EXTERNAL MIXER aat Outputs and d assign each h
nfiguration
Windows Con ch
hannel 1&2 and 3&4 to a Deckk. To use time codec inputs you
u
sh
hall change the e option Inputss to TIMECODES (if you are e
At Virtual DJ w
we can use the input only if we e use ASIO drivvers go
oing to use turnttables remembeer to select Phono).
you can down nload them free e from www.akiyamadj.com. A Also Fo rtual DJ manual.
or other configurations read Virt
you can find th
he drivers at the
e CD provided with
w QUARK SC .
If you do not use ASIO drivvers follow the steps for settting AC Configuration
MA
configuring the
e Outputs:
Select Config/SSound Setup an nd select the following options: Oppen the applica
ation Audio MIDDI Setup found
d at the Utilitiess
- Inputs NONE. folder of your Mac
c. Audio MIDI S
Setup window will
w show up.
- Outputs HEADPHONE ES Master: Frontal outpu ut /
Headphones: R Rear output.
- Sound card 4.1 CARD Speakers: (QU UARK SC).

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If you
y use Akiyam
ma ASIO driverss the window will be as below:

Your Mac dete ects Quark SC as

a an external device
d with 4 IN
Ns/4
OUTs. We ccan use both INs/OUTs upon the desi red
configuration. Select Config//Sound Setup and configure as
follows:
-Inputs LINEE-INs.
-Outputs HEADPHONE ES Masterr: Chan 1&2 2 / utputs:
Ou
Headphones: C Chan 3&4.
-Sound card 4-IN/4-OUT CARD
C QUARK K SC. If you chose not to use Akiyamaa ASIO drivers the more usuall
coonfiguration will be as seen beloow:

Noote here that:

-O
Output Monitor (headphones) iss assigned Out2
2 and Out3.
-O
Output Master (Main amplifcatiion system) is assigned Out00
The inputs L LINE-INs are activated selec cting AUX at tthe annd Out1.
appropriate De ou want to use an external mixxer
eck. In case yo If you use the Akiyama ASIO O drivers the Output
O Routing
g
you shall seleect EXTERNAL L MIXER at Ou utputs and asssign window will look like:
each channel 1&2 and 3&4 to o a Deck. To usee time code inpputs
you shall channge the option Inputs to TIMECCODES (if you a are
going to use tu
urntables rememmber to select Phono).
P If no inp
puts
elect NONE. For other configurations read Virttual
will be used se
DJ manual.

2.3. Traktor

At Quark SC bbox you will find an Overlay purrpose designed for

TRAKTOR 2 w with Quark SC. Al controls fun nctions correspo
ond
to the MIDI ma
ap that you can find at your CD at Quark SC bo ox.
These maps a are set to work with
w 4 Decks. Decks
D A and B wwill
be TRACK DE ECK type and Decks
D C and D will be SAMP PLE
DECK type. or any other con
Fo nfiguration read TRAKTOR man
nual.

2.3.1. Sound C
Configuration Inputs:

We recommen nd using the Akiyama

A ASIO drivers, you ccan If you do not use Akiyama ASIO O drivers only one input will be
e
download them m free from ww ww.akiyamadj.co om. Also you ccan avvailable through the controller w which has two physical
p Inputs..
find the driverss at the CD provvided with QUARRK SC. In this case both inputs (Input 1 and Input 2) will act the same..
First you have e to select Qu uark SC sound card. To do so, Yoou can use bothh indistinctively.
access the PR REFERENCES window w and select Audio Setu
up, If you need two different inputs you must use Akiyama ASIO O
select QUARK K SC from the list of Audio Device as se een drrivers.
below:

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o load these files (MIDI mapss) at your TRA

To AKTOR 2 go to
o
Prreferentes/Controller Manager aand press Impo
ort.

With Akiyama ASIO drivers the

t Input Routin
ng window will be
like below:

2.3.2. Controller Configuratiion As

s you press Impport a window w with a Browser will
w appear then n
yo
ou can select the
e tsi file at the foolder where you
u have the MIDII
At Quark SC b box you will find an Overlay purrpose designed for MAAPS.
TRAKTOR 2 w with Quark SC. This Overlay depicts the ma aps
provided at file
e QUARKSC_Trrack&Sample.ts si (QUARK SC).
This and other tsi extension MIDI maps can be found at tthe
Quark SC.

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3. FUNCTIO
ONS AND CO
ONTROLS

3.1. Virtual D
DJ

1. EFECTOS/S SAMPLERS 2. SHIFT

The controls iincluded in thiss region can be used to conttrol Thhe Shift Button provides a secoond MIDI layer for
f the selected d
EFFECTS (FX X) as well ass SAMPLERS (SP). It can be de
eck.
switched betw
ween these two o modes by pressing the butt tton -P
Press the buttonn labelled with a bin (3) while keeping SHIFT T
above FX/SP LLED: prressed to make e SHIFT remainn activated eve en when SHIFT T
bu
utton is released
d. Press the buttton labelled with a bin again to
o
FX MODE: de
eactivate SHIFT T.
-Two paramete ers of effects ca
an be adjusted by turning P1 a and
P2 knobs. 3. MULTIMODO HOTCUE/LOOP P
-Turn the KEY Y knob to chang ge the song's ke ey. Push it to lo
ock Thhe round button provides one M MIDI layer for ea
ach mode for alll
the key. the controls inside the box labellled with a 3. Chhange from one e
-Use the Filter knob to change e and reset Filte
er. moode to another by pressing it.
-Use the buttoons to select on ne effect ( ) and activate
e it -A
Adjust the loo op size by turning the encoder and d
(ACTIVE). ac
ctivate/deactivatte the loop by prressing it.
NOTE: FX con ntrols modify thee effect of the selected
s deck (ssee -P
Press SHIFT+ tu urn encoder to move the loop the same size e
point 4). the loop has.
-U
Under Video mo ode turn the eencoder to sele ect a Transition
n
SP MODE: (deck L) or an Effect (deck R). Press th he encoder to o
-Play/Pause a sample by presssing a knob. Each knob S1/S8 8 is ctivate/deactivatte the Transitionn or Effect.
ac
associated with
h one sample. -U
Under Video mo ode press SHIFT T + turn the enncoder to adjustt
-Turn the knob
b to adjust the vo
olume of the sample. the loop size.
-Start/Stop re
ecording a sa ample by pres ssing the butttton
corresponding to the sample number. The active
a deck will be HOOT CUE (round d button unlit):
recorded. -A
A hot cue can be b set and stoored by pressing any of the 6
-Press SHIFT + button to sw witch between lo
ooped or one-s hot nuumbered cue buttons if the sselected cue sloot is free (unlitt
mode. LEED).
Press any cue buttons, which have a cue point
-P p stored, to
o
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-Hot cues can be deleted by pressing the cue button while
holding the button labelled with a bin.
-Press SHIFT + HOT CUE 1 to activate/deactivate Smart Hot
Cue.
-A yellow lit button means that there is a hot cue saved.
AUTO LOOP (round button orange):
-An autoloop is set by pressing any of the 6 numbered buttons.
The autoloop size depends on the pressed button and can be
set from 1 to 32 beats.
-The autoloop is deactivated by pressing the button
corresponding to the actual size.
-Change the loop size by pressing a button which has
associated a size different than the actual active loop size.
-Press SHIFT + HOT CUE 1 to activate/deactivate Smart
Loop.
-In this mode all buttons will light orange. The button
corresponding to the active loop size will blink.
LOOP ROLL (round button green):
-An autoloop is set by pressing any of the 6 numbered buttons.
The autoloop size depends on the pressed button and can be
set from 1/32 to 1 beat. The loop will be active only while the
button is hold.
-Press SHIFT + HOT CUE 1 to activate/deactivate Smart
Loop.
-In this mode all buttons will light green. The button
corresponding to the active loop size will blink.
4. DECK SELECT
Switch between decks A/C and decks B/D.
5. LOOP
-Set the starting point of a loop by pressing IN button.
-Press OUT button to set the ending point of the loop.
-Press RELOOP to jump to the starting point of the loop. If loop
is not activated, the last set loop will be activated.
-Press SHIFT + IN to enter in a mode in which the starting
point of the loop can be modified, IN ADJUST. The IN button
will blink while this mode is active. Turn the jogwheel to modify
the starting point. Press SHIFT + IN to exit from the mode. If
this mode is active but there is not any loop active, the last set
loop will be activated when the jogwheel is turned.
-Press SHIFT + OUT to enter in a mode in which the ending
point of the loop can be modified, OUT ADJUST. The
performance of this mode is equivalent to the IN ADJUST
mode but in this case the ending point is adjusted.
-Enter to MOVE LOOP mode by pressing SHIFT + RELOOP.
Performance is similar to IN/OUT ADJUST but in this case
loop can be moved..
6. JOGWHEEL
Press SCRATCH button to toggle the wheel mode between
CDJ and Vinyl.
-Use the jogwheel to scratch or modify the pitch bend.
-Use SHIFT + jogwheel to search through the track
-Under Video mode press SHIFT + turn jogwheel to adjust the
parameter of the effect
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7. TEMPO
-Use the Pitch Fader to control the deck's tempo.
-Use the Pitch Bend buttons for pitch bending.
-Tempo Range can be selected by pressing SHIFT + pitch
bend (-).
-Reset the tempo by pressing SHIFT + pitch bend (+).
8. TRANSPORT
-Press Play/Pause button to Start/Stop playback of deck.
-Press SHIFT + Play/Pause to skip to the first beat of the track.
-If song is paused, set a new cue point or if you are in the cue
point position play the track from the cue point by pressing the
CUE button and return to cue point when released. If song is
playing, press CUE to pause the reproduction and jump to the
last cue point.
-Use SHIFT + CUE to activate/deactivate Smart Play.
-Use the SYNC button to match the BPMs of different tracks.
-Press SHIFT + SYNC to set to master the deck in which it has
been pressed.
9. MIXER
-Tweak the sound using the 3-Band EQ
-Turn the MASTER knob to adjust the volume of the master
signal.
-Adjust the deck volume by turning the gain knob.
-Select the deck that must be pre-listened by pressing the
Monitor buttons (labelled with headphones).
-Press SHIFT + Monitor button to select the beat of the
working deck which will be shown in front in the display.
-Use the Linefader and Crossfader for mixing.
-Use AUTO buttons to automatically crossfader to the other
deck.
-Under Video mode press LINK to link or unlink the video
crossfader to the audio crossfader.
-Under Video mode use AUTO to move the video crossfader
automatically.
10. BROWSER
-Turn the encoder to scroll through the songs.
-Press SHIFT + turn the encoder to scroll through the folders.
-Load the song to the active deck by pressing LOAD buttons.
-Press the encoder to open or close the subfolders of the
selected folder (when focus is on folders).
-Press SHIFT + encoder to open or close the subfolders of the
selected folder (when focus is on folders).
-Switch the mixer section between mixer and video by pushing
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3.2. Traktor PRO 2

1. FX MODE. SGGL: Adjusts the Parameter 3 off the selected efffect.

There is SINGLE and GROUP P modes. GRRP: Adjusts the level of the effeect 3.
In mode SING GLE (SLG) we modify different parameters o of a - FX
F BUTTON 2:
given effect. In
n mode GROUP P (GRP) we mod dify one parameeter SGGL: function upo
on selected effeect ON/OFF.
of each of the tthree effects wee can use in tog gether. GRRP: effect 3 ON
N/OFF.
- SGL: Change es to GROUP mode.
m Shhift (GRP): Sele
ects the next efffect on the list.
- GRP: Change es to SINGLE mode.
m
- DRY/WET: 2. SHIFT.
SGL and GRP: Determines th he amount of pro ocessed signal (by SH
HIFT button du uplicates the fu nctions of the controls of the
e
the effect) verssus original sign
nal that will be played.
p de
eck. There are tw
wo modes:
- FX ON:
SGL: ON/OFF the effects mod dule. - SHIFT
S is active while the buttonn is pressed.
Shift (SGL): S Selects the next effect on the lisst. - To engage pe ermanently SH IFT mode press SHIFT and d
- FX 1: DEELETE while keeping SHIFT pressed. To re eturn to normall
SGL: Adjusts tthe Parameter 1 of the selected d effect. Shhift mode press DELETE againn.
GRP: Adjusts tthe level of the effect 1.
- FX RESET: SH
HIFT button will light when shiftt is engaged.
SGL: Return to o the original (m
manufacturer) co onfiguration. Ea
ach Deck has a SHIFT buttonn. SHIFT button of right deckk
Shift (SGL): S Selects the previious effect on thhe list. on
nly affects the controls of righht deck. SHIFT T button of leftt
GRP: effect 1 O ON/OFF. de
eck only affects the controls of lleft deck.
Shift (GRP): S Selects the next effect on the lisst.
- FX 2: 3. PLAY SAMPLE (TRACK DEC CK).
SGL: Adjusts tthe Parameter 2 of the selected d effect. - S 1: plays sampple at slot 1.
GRP: Adjusts tthe level of the effect 2. Shhift: Switches between the twoo possible sizes of the Deck.
- FX BUTTON 1: - S 2: plays sampple at slot 2.
SGL: function upon selected effect
e ON/OFF. Shhift: Shows/hidees Advanced Paanel.
GRP: effect 2 O ON/OFF. - S 3: plays sampple at slot 3.
Shift (SGL): S Selects the next effect on the lisst. Shhift: Waveform Zoom IN.
- FX 3: - S 4: plays sampple at slot 4.

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Shift: Waveforrm (Zoom OUT.. LIST LOAD: Load ds the loop from m the tracks list tot slot 1-4.
Shhift: Loads the loop from the LLOOP RECORDER section to o
3. PLAY SAMP PLE (SAMPLE DECK). slo
ot 1-4.
- S1 - S4: RRecords at the
e tracks list th
he sample of tthe - BUTTON
B 5:
corresponding slot. SEELECT SLOT: AllA slots from onne deck are sele ected at once.
DEECK LOAD: No function.
4. MULTIMOD DE (TRACK DEC CK). LIST LOAD: No fu unction.
- SELECT MO ODE: - BUTTON
B 6:
The round buttton switches be etween the thre ee possible mod des SEELECT SLOT: While
W the buttoon is pressed all Samples of a
of the advance ed panel (CUE/M MOVE/GRID). giv
ven deck will ac
ctivate.
The function o of the multimode e buttons, knobs and encoder w will DEECK LOAD: No function.
change upon the selected mo ode. LIST LOAD: No fu unction.
- DELETE ( ): - AUTOLOOP:
A Turning
T the conntrol we set the Slot volume..
Delete Cue po oints. Press DELETE buttons and a also press tthe Prress the control to silence the sslot.
Hot CUE butto on you want to delete. Delete function is acttive Thhe LED light when the slot is m uted.
only in CUE mode. Shhift: Turning the control we aadjust the filter at the selected d
Shift: Enabless Shift in perman nent mode. Slot. Pressing the
e control the filteer is turned off.
- BUTTON 1:
CUE: Hot cue 1 5. TRANSPORT/JOG WHEEL (T TRACK DECK)).
Shift: Memorizzes a cue/Loop at the first available cue point. - PLAY/PAUSE:
P Start/Stop
S playbback.
MOVE: Selectts track move mode. m With this
s button we sellect Shhift: Skips to thee track beginninng.
Move Mode. - CUE:
C Skips to th
he last Cue set.
GRID: Displaces Grid backwa ards. - SYNC:
S Synchronizes the BPM vvalue with the BPM B master.
- BUTTON 2: Shhift: MASTER Function. Seleccts which deck k is the masterr
CUE: Hot cue 2 tempo.
Shift: no functtion. - ACTIVE: ON/O OFF loop activve function. ThisT function iss
MOVE: Selectts track move mode. m With this
s button we sellect auutomatically activated each timee we set an Auttoloop or a loop p
next Move Mod de option. with IN/OUT butto ons.
GRID: Displaces Grid forward d. - IN: Sets the beg ginning of a loopp.
- BUTTON 3: N ADJUST: Mea
IN anwhile you presss the button use the wheel to o
CUE: Hot cue 3 addjust the starting
g point of loop. LLoop must be playing.
Shift: Jumps to the next cue point.
p - OUT:
O Sets the end
e of a loop.
MOVE: Selectss the movement size. OU UT ADJUST: Meanwhile
M you ppress the buttonn use the wheell
GRID: BPM fin ne tuning. to adjust the end point of loop. Looop must be pla aying.
- BUTTON 4: - PITCH
P FADER: Adjusts the tem mpo of the deck.
CUE: Hot cue 4 - PITCHBEND: Adjusts
A the tem
mpo of the deck k while buttonss
Shift: Jumps to the previous cue c point. arre pressed. Whe en released tem mpo return to original value.
MOVE: Selectss the movement size. Shhift: Assigns FX X1 and FX2 moddules to each de eck.
GRID: BPM fin ne tuning. - SCRATCH
S ( ): ) ON/OFF SCR RATCH mode.
- BUTTON 5: Shhift: Changes pitch range uponn the given values.
CUE: Hot cue 5 - DECK:
D Selects SAMPLE
S DECK K (C/D).
Shift: Select Cue point type from a list. Choose previo ous - JOG
J WHEEL: Turn the wheel too adjust the dec ck tempo.
option at the lisst. SCCRATCH: Turn to perform scraatch when SCR RATCH mode iss
MOVE: Movess playback pointt backwards. ON N.
GRID: Grid auttomatic adjust. LOOOP ADJUST: Turn T the wheel to adjust start and
a end point off
- BUTTON 6: a loop pressing buttons IN/OUT.
CUE: Hot cue 6 Shhift: Fast move through a trackk.
Shift: Select CCue point type fromf a list. Choose next optionn at
the list. 5. TRANSPORT/JOG WHEEL (S SAMPLE DECK K).
MOVE: Movess playback pointt forward. - PLAY/PAUSE:
P Start/Stop
S playbback of selected
d slot.
GRID: Tempo automatic adjusst. - CUE: Toggles between simpple play and loop play of the e
- AUTOLOOP:: Turn the contro p size. Press to set
ol to select loop saample.
the loop. The L LED blinks when a loop is set. - SYNC:
S Synchronizes the BPM vvalue of the acttive slot.
Shift: Turn thee control to movve the loop throu ugh the track. T
This - IN: sample size is halved.
function operattes only when a loop is playing g. - OUT:
O sample siz
ze is doubled.
4. MULTIMOD DE (SAMPLE DE ECK). - ACTIVE:
A sets sa
ample size to orriginal value.
- SELECT MO ODE: The roun nd button switc ches between tthe - PITCH
P FADER: Sets the tempoo of the active slot.
three possible modes of Samp ple Deck: - PITCHBEND:
P Adjusts
A the temppo of the sample while buttonss
SELECT SLOT T: This mode is for activating th he different Slotts. arre pressed. Whe en released tem mpo return to orriginal value.
When a slot is active we ca an perform som me actions upon n it Shhift: Assigns FXX1 and FX2 moddules to each de eck.
(volume setting g, scratch, pitch
hbend, play/pause and others). - SCRATCH
S ( ): Pressing thee buttons the selected sample e
DECK LOAD: On this mode we w can load loops from Deck A or plaayback stops. If we turn the w wheel with the button pressed d
B. First you haave to select the e slot where to load the loop w with we e have scratch effect.
e
SELECT SLOT T. - DECK:
D Selects TRACK
T DECK ((A/B).
LIST LOAD: O On this mode we w can load loops from a listt of - JOG
J WHEEL: turn
t the wheel tto set the temp po of the active
e
songs/tracks or loops or the loops from f the LOO OP sloot.
RECORDER. SCCRATCH: press s/hold the buttonn to enable scra
atch effect.
- DELETE ( ):
On this mode we can delete the loop loade ed on the selectcted 6. MIXER/EQ.
slot. - HIGH:
H turn to control
c the highh frequencies and
a mutes/KILL
L
Shift: Engagess SHIFT permanently. them when pressed, LED will lighht when mute is s on.
- BUTTON 1 - 4: Shhift: Press to acctivate the FILTEER and turn to adjust
a it.
SELECT SLOT T: Select slot 1--4. - MID:
M turn to control the mid freqquencies and mutes/KILL
m them
m
DECK LOAD: Loads the loop from the deck to slot 1-4. whhen pressed, LE ED will light wheen mute is on.
Shift: Loads th he loop from the e opposite deck. Shhift: Press to acctivate the KEY LOCK and turn n to adjust KEY.

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- LOW: turn tto control the lowl frequencies

s and mutes/K KILL - Press/Hold
P VIDE
EO MODE buttoon.
them when pre essed, LED will light when mutee is on. - Turn
T ON the Controller while VIIDEO MODE bu utton is pressed
d
Shift: turn to a
adjust PAN funcction. - Depress
D the button when it lightts up.
- GAIN: turn too adjust channell Gain. - Open
O update pro
ogram by doublle clicking the file
- AUTO: Presss and there iss an automatic crossfade to tthe UssbUpgDataApp_ _v1.04.jar you hhave at your CD supplied with h
selected side ((Left/Right). Quuark SC or download it from Akkiyama web.
Shift: Assigns crossfade Left or Right to eachh of the 4 deckss. - A window as below will pop up::

7. LOOP RECORDER.
- LOOP RECO ORDER: Presss to engage LO OOP RECORD ER
mode. The buttton will light.
- DRY/WET: Determines th he amount of processed sig gnal
versus originall signal that will be recorded. Press to select lo
oop
size.
- REC: Press to engage REC C function on LO OOP RECORD ER
mode. Once th he loop size is surpassed
s the REC
R function is not
active anymore e.
- PLAY/PAUSE E: PLAY/PAUSE function in LO OOP RECORD ER
mode.
Shift: DELETE E function. Erasses the loop cre eated under LOO OP
RECORDER.

8. MIXER/BRO OWSER.
- MASTER: sets the main outp put level or volu
ume.
- BROWSER: Turn the encod der to browse th hrough your listt of
songs/tracks. PPress to enlargee the browser window.
w
Shift: Turn thee encoder to brrowse through youry list of folde
ers.
Press to open//close the folderrs.
- LOOP RECORDER: Pre ess button to activate LOO OP
RECORDER m mode.
Shift: Toggless vu-meter view mode. In first case
c vu-meters w will
show Left chan nnel level and Right
R channel level respectivelyy.
Second press and vu-meters will show MAST TER stereo outtput
level.
- LOAD A/B:
Loads selected d track to selectted Deck.
- MONITOR CUE LEFT ( ):: - Press
P Initial.
Pre-listen Left channel at head dphones. - Select
S QUARK SCS found at list under Select MIDI
M Device.
Shift: SNAP fu unction ON/OFF F.
- MONITOR CUE RIGHT ( ):
Pre-listen Righ
ht channel at heeadphones.
Shift: QUANTIZE function ON N/OFF.

4. CONFIGU
URATION AND
A UPDATE
E

4.1. Wheel s
sensibility adjjust

Follow the stepps:

- Turn OFF the e Controller.
- Press/hold LOOAD B/D button n.
- Turn ON the Controller while e LOAD B/D is pressed.
p
- Adjust sensibbility turning TO
OUCH SENSITIV VE little knobs..
-Once sensitivvity is adjusted press LOAD A/C A to exit Wh heel
sensitivity adju
ust mode.

4.2. Firmwarre Version

Follow the stteps to view the firmware version curren ntly

installed.
- Turn OFF the e Controller.
- Press/hold RRight channel He eadphones buttton while you Tu
urn
ON the Contro oller.
- Vu-meter LEDs will show firrmware version until you depre ess
the button.
e.g.: if firmwarre version is 2.3, two LEDs att Left LED bar w
will
light and 3 LEDDs at Right LED D bar will light..
Click Open File:
4.3. Firmwarre Update A window will shoow up, search tthe appropriate firmware file att
the browser of the
e window:
ps to Update Firrmware:
Follow the step
Note: only posssible to update
e from a compu uter with Windo
ows
O.S.
- Turn OFF thee Controller andd connect it through USB to yoour
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Press Start:

When firmware update

-W u is finish all LEDs of Qua
ark SC will lightt
upp.
-R
Reboot the controller before using it with h the updated d
firmware.

5. APENDIX
X

5.1. MIDI Spe

ecifications nuumbers correspond to each otther and how to t change from m
heexadecimal to decimal.
d In thiss case MIDI CODEC is 9 andd
A DJ Software e have the map pping function that assigns M MIDI FUUNCTION CODE is the note off the control.
messages to th he different funcctions of the DJ Software. - Control
Change e (CC): the conntrol will be a potentiometer
p orr
We also have e to match the DJ Software functions
f with tthe enncoder and will have a label like Cc53. In this case MIDII
controls of the
e external devicce (the controlle er). We do so by COODE is B and FUNCTION
F CO ODE is a value between 0 and d
assigning the DJ Software fu unction and the control the sa ame 1227. We will assoociate a value too each control of the kind.
MIDI note or mmessage. Uppon the value ofo the action parrt of the MIID message
m we willl
Each of Quarkk SC controls generates variou us MIDI messag ges claassify the contro
ols as follows:
you can see a at table QUAR RK MIDI MAP. We can send tthe a- NOTE-KEY: are note type m messages. Action value can be e
MIDI message es through cha annels 1 to 16 6, this is a M MIDI 1227 (7FH) when we w press or 0 w when we release e.
standard. We ccan see three different parts on n a MIDI messa age: b- NOTE-LED: de etermines the LE ED that will ligh
ht, are note type
e
- The MIDI code (MIDI CODE) lets us kn now what type of messages as the switches and tthe values are 127 1 for LED ON N
message is se ent. annd 0 for LED OF FF. In the LEDs case it is the DJ D Software thatt
- The FUNCTIO ON CODE gives us the note orr control value. seends the MIDI messages
m to thee controller.
- The action le
et us know the value
v that the co
ontrol attains whhen c- CC-ABSOLUT TE (VR) - CC C Control Cha ange Absolute..
is manipulatedd. Thhese are potentiometer like coontrols. The ac ction value is a
At the table wee have a colum mn for each of th he three parts oof a nuumber between 0 an 127 upon the potentiometer position.
MIDI message a grouped upon their in type so
e. The controls are d- CC-RELATIVE E (ENCODER/W WHEEL) - CC C Control Change
also upon theirr MIDI code. Reelative. These are encoder likke controls. As oppose to the e
DJ Softwares use two types of o MIDI codes: pootentiometer thaat encoder doess not send a me essage to reportt
- Control Notte (switch): thee control is a switch
s (you see e a its
s position but onnly report changges when turnin ng to clockwisee
button) or a LE
ED and will lookk like NOTE C2 2. Each note ha as a orr anticlockwise. It is sent the va value 63 (3FH) if it turns to thee
number that a at the table is expressed
e in He
exadecimal (HE EX). lefft and 65 (41H) if it turns to the right.
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e- CC-LEVEL LED. The value sent in the action from 0 to 127 Inversely to translate an DEC base number into a Hex base we
will tell how many LEDs are to be turned ON at the vu-meter. have to:
At the before last column on the table you can find in the - find the number at the table. Its column is the first hex digit,
compressed way the values that each action can attain. There the second hex digit is it row.
are DJ Softwares where it is not necessary know note values E.g. Play control MIDI address is 34. Find the DEC
or control values because this software read them equivalence at the Hexa-Dec table: Column 3 / Row 4 it is
automatically. That is called the Learn mode where by decimal number 52.
touching a control it assigns its note to a certain function Some softwares require not only know the decimal value but
selected by the user. also the corresponding note (for control change the decimal
At other software you have to wright manually the values or for number is enough). We can perform the Note-Decimal number
the LEDs at any software you have to do the writing because equivalence using the following table:
there is no Lear mode for exiting MIDI messages (i.e. LEDs).
Therefore we recommend you try understanding the meaning Octave # Note Numbers
and workings of the table QUARK MIDI MAP. C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B
Following, we explain the columns of the MIDI MAP: -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
FUNCTION: here find the name of the control of Quark SC as 0 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
seen on its printing.
1 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
MIDI CODE: indicates if the message is a Control Note (9) or
Control Change (B).
2 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47
CHANNEL+MIDI CODE: appears MIDI CODE values with the 3 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59
channel (minus 1) used to send the message. Forward in this 4 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
manual we explain the MIDI channels used at QUARK SC. 5 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83
FUNCTION CODE: at this column we have the value of the 6 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95
note. 7 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107
ACTION: here we have the action value. The different values 8 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119
that can attain are explained at parts a) and e). 9 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127
Note: the MIDI MAP is presented in hexadecimal base >
NOTE or CC. To assign physical control to software functions To find the note associated to a decimal number just take the
you need to translate the MIDI MAP into decimal base. column where the number is as the note and the row is the
Following, we explain have to find out this equivalence HEX- octave. Following the example presented before the
DEC: corresponding note to Play button is E3.
As seen at FUCTION CODE column of the MIDI table, each of
0H 1H 2H 3H 4H 5H 6H 7H 8H 9H AH BH CH DH EH FH the controls of QUARK SC can send two different messages
0H 0 16 32 48 64 80 96 112 128 144 160 176 192 208 224 240 upon the state of the Shift button. Remember we can
1H 1 17 33 49 65 81 97 113 129 145 161 177 193 209 225 241
permanently engage Shift.
2H 2 18 34 50 66 82 98 114 130 146 162 178 194 210 226 242
QUARK SC can be divided is 5 parts and the controls that fall
3H 3 19 35 51 67 83 99 115 131 147 163 179 195 211 227 243
in each of these parts are sent through a different MIDI
4H 4 20 36 52 68 84 100 116 132 148 164 180 196 212 228 244
5H 5 21 37 53 69 85 101 117 133 149 165 181 197 213 229 245
channel.
6H 6 22 38 54 70 86 102 118 134 150 166 182 198 214 230 246 The central part of the controller has the controls to be sent
7H 7 23 39 55 71 87 103 119 135 151 167 183 199 215 231 247 through channel 5.
8H 8 24 40 56 72 88 104 120 136 152 168 184 200 216 232 248 There are two areas that are not dependent upon Deck
9H 9 25 41 57 73 89 105 121 137 153 169 185 201 217 233 249 selection. These areas are devised to control effects and
AH 10 26 42 58 74 90 106 122 138 154 170 186 202 218 234 250 samples. Press FX/SP button and the MIDI messages will be
BH 11 27 43 59 75 91 107 123 139 155 171 187 203 219 235 251 sent through two different channels, 6 and 7 for the controls at
CH 12 28 44 60 76 92 108 124 140 156 172 188 204 220 236 252 the left side of the controller and 8 and 9 for the controls at the
DH 13 29 45 61 77 93 109 125 141 157 173 189 205 221 237 253 right side of the controller.
EH 14 30 46 62 78 94 110 126 142 158 174 190 206 222 238 254 Finally there are two more areas corresponding to Deck Left
FH 15 31 47 63 79 95 111 127 143 159 175 191 207 223 239 255 and Deck Right. The controls at the left deck will send
messages through channels 1 and 3 and controls at the right
To translate a Hexadecimal base number into a Decimal base deck will send messages through channels 2 and 4.
we have to: At the following table find the table comprising all explained up
- find the column that has the number that appears at the left. to now.
- find the row that has the letter that accompanies the number.
- the convergence of row and column is the equivalent DEC
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QU
UARK SC MIDI MAP

MIDI CHANNELL+
I/O FUNCTION
N CTION CODE
FUNC AC
ACTION
CODE MIDI COD
DE
KEY
1 I S1/P1 9 9X (X=5,7) 01H41H
H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON
N00HOFF SLOT=1,2
9X (X=6,8) SLOT=3,4
2 I S2/P2 9 9X (X=5,7) 02H42H
H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON
N00HOFF SLOT=1,2
9X (X=6,8) SLOT=3,4
3 I S3/KEY 9 9X (X=5,7) 03H43H
H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON
N00HOFF SLOT=1,2
9X (X=6,8) SLOT=3,4
4 I S4/FILTER 9 9X (X=5,7) 04H44H
H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON
N00HOFF SLOT=1,2
9X (X=6,8) SLOT=3,4
5 I DECK 9 9X (X=0,2) 07H 7FHON
N00HOFF DECK=A,C
9X (X=1,3) DECK=B,D
6 I SLOT 9 9X (X=5,7) 08H 7FHON
N00HOFF SLOT=1,2
9X (X=6,8) SLOT=3,4
7 I HI 9 9X 0AH4AH(SHIFT ON) 7FHON
N00HOFF
8 I MID 9 9X 0BH4BH(SHIFT ON) 7FHON
N00HOFF
9 I LOW 9 9X 0CH4CCH(SHIFT ON) 7FHON
N00HOFF
10 I SHIFT 9 9X 3FH 7FHON
N00HOFF
11 I DELETE 9 9X 16H(SHIF
FT NOT PRESSS) N00HOFF
7FHON
12 I </REC1 9 9X 0EH4EH(SHIFT ON) 7FHON
N00HOFF
13 I >/REC2 9 9X 0FH4FHH(SHIFT ON) 7FHON
N00HOFF
14 I ACTIVE/REC3
3 9 9X 10H50HH(SHIFT ON) 7FHON
N00HOFF
15 I REC/REC4 9 9X 11H51HH(SHIFT ON) 7FHON
N00HOFF
16 I HOT CUE 1 9 9X 17H57HH(SHIFT ON) 7FHON
N00HOFF NORMAL
18H58HH(SHIFT ON) AUTOLOOPP
19H59HH(SHIFT ON) LOOP ROLL
L
17 I HOT CUE 2 9 9X 1AH5AH(SHIFT ON) 7FHON
N00HOFF NORMAL
1BH5BH(SHIFT ON) AUTOLOOPP
1CH5CCH(SHIFT ON) LOOP ROLL
L
18 I HOT CUE 3 9 9X 1DH5DDH(SHIFT ON) 7FHON
N00HOFF NORMAL
1EH5EH(SHIFT ON) AUTOLOOPP
1FH5FHH(SHIFT ON) LOOP ROLL
L

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MIDI CHANNEL+
I/O FUNCTION FUNCTION CODE ACTION
CODE MIDI CODE
19 I HOT CUE 4 9 9X 20H60H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF NORMAL
21H61H(SHIFT ON) AUTOLOOP
22H62H(SHIFT ON) LOOP ROLL
20 I HOT CUE 5 9 9X 23H63H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF NORMAL
24H64H(SHIFT ON) AUTOLOOP
25H65H(SHIFT ON) LOOP ROLL
21 I HOT CUE 6 9 9X 26H66H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF NORMAL
27H67H(SHIFT ON) AUTOLOOP
28H68H(SHIFT ON) LOOP ROLL
22 I MODE SEL 9 9X 29H 7FHON00HOFF NORMAL
2AH AUTOLOOP
2BH LOOP ROLL
23 I AUTOLOOP 9 9X 2CH6CH(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF NORMAL
2DH6DH(SHIFT ON) AUTOLOOP
2EH6EH(SHIFT ON) LOOP ROLL
24 I IN 9 9X 2FH6FH(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF
25 I OUT 9 9X 30H70H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF
26 I RELOOP 9 9X 31H71H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF
27 I PITCH 9 9X 32H72H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF
28 I PITCH 9 9X 33H73H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF
29 I PLAY 9 9X 34H74H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF
30 I CUE 9 9X 35H75H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF
31 I SYNC 9 9X 36H76H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF
32 I SCRATCH 9 9X 37H77H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF
33 I WHEEL TOUCH 9 9X 39H79H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF
34 I LOAD A/C 9 9X 3BH7BH(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF
35 I PFL 9 9X 3CH7CH(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF
36 I TRACK LIST 9 94 02H42H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF CH 5
37 I VIDEO MODE 9 94 03H43H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF CH 5
38 I CH 1 AUTO 9 94 05H45H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF CH 5
39 I CH 2 AUTO 9 94 06H46H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF CH 5
ENCODER/WHEEL
1 I AUTOLOOP 0B BX 2CH6CH(SHIFT ON) LEFT:40H- NORMAL
2DH6DH(SHIFT ON) NRIGHT:40H+N AUTOLOOP
2EH6EH(SHIFT ON) LOOP ROLL
2 I WHEEL 0B BX 39H79H(SHIFT ON) LEFT:40H-
NRIGHT:40H+N
3 I TRACK LIST 0B B4 02H42H(SHIFT ON) LEFT:40H- CH 5
NRIGHT:40H+N
VR
1 I S1/P1 0B BX (X=5,7) 01H41H(SHIFT ON) 00H~7F SLOT=1,2
BX (X=6,8) SLOT=3,4
2 I S2/P2 0B BX (X=5,7) 02H42H(SHIFT ON) 00H~7F SLOT=1,2
BX (X=6,8) SLOT=3,4
3 I S3/KEY 0B BX (X=5,7) 03H43H(SHIFT ON) 00H~7F SLOT=1,2
BX (X=6,8) SLOT=3,4
4 I S4/FILTER 0B BX (X=5,7) 04H44H(SHIFT ON) 00H~7F SLOT=1,2
BX (X=6,8) SLOT=3,4
5 I GAIN 0B BX 09H49H(SHIFT ON) 00H~7F
6 I HI 0B BX 0AH4AH(SHIFT ON) 00H~7F
7 I MID 0B BX 0BH4BH(SHIFT ON) 00H~7F
8 I LOW 0B BX 0CH4CH(SHIFT ON) 00H~7F
9 I PITCH 0B BX 38H78H(SHIFT ON) 00H~7F
10 I CH 1/2 VOL 0B BX 3BH7BH(SHIFT ON) 00H~7F
11 I SLOP 0B BX 3EH7EH(SHIFT ON) 00H~7F
12 I MASTER 0B B4 01H41H(SHIFT ON) 00H~7F CH 5
13 I FADER 0B B4 04H44H(SHIFT ON) 00H~7F CH 5
LED
1 O S1/P1 9 9X (X=6,8) 01H41H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF SLOT=1,2
9X (X=7,9) SLOT=3,4

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MIDI CHANNEL+
I/O FUNCTION FUNCTION CODE ACTION
CODE MIDI CODE
2 O S2/P2 9 9X (X=6,8) 02H42H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF SLOT=1,2
9X (X=7,9) SLOT=3,4
3 O S3/KEY 9 9X (X=6,8) 03H43H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF SLOT=1,2
9X (X=7,9) SLOT=3,4
4 O S4/FILTER 9 9X (X=6,8) 04H44H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF SLOT=1,2
9X (X=7,9) SLOT=3,4
5 O HI 9 9X 0AH4AH(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF
6 O MID 9 9X 0BH4BH(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF
7 O LOW 9 9X 0CH4CH(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF
8 O </REC1 9 9X 0EH4EH(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF
9 O >/REC2 9 9X 0FH4FH(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF
10 O ACTIVE/REC3 9 9X 10H50H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF
11 O REC/REC4 9 9X 11H51H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF
12 O HOT CUE 1 9 9X 17H YELLOW NORMAL
18H 7FHON00HOFF AUTOLOOP
19H LOOP ROLL
57H GREEN NORMAL
58H 7FHON00HOFF AUTOLOOP
59H LOOP ROLL
13 O HOT CUE 2 9 9X 1AH YELLOW NORMAL
1BH 7FHON00HOFF AUTOLOOP
1CH LOOP ROLL
5AH GREEN NORMAL
5BH 7FHON00HOFF AUTOLOOP
5CH LOOP ROLL
14 O HOT CUE 3 9 9X 1DH YELLOW NORMAL
1EH 7FHON00HOFF AUTOLOOP
1FH LOOP ROLL
5DH GREEN NORMAL
5EH 7FHON00HOFF AUTOLOOP
5FH LOOP ROLL
15 O HOT CUE 4 9 9X 20H YELLOW NORMAL
21H 7FHON00HOFF AUTOLOOP
22H LOOP ROLL
60H GREEN NORMAL
61H 7FHON00HOFF AUTOLOOP
62H LOOP ROLL
16 O HOT CUE 5 9 9X 23H YELLOW NORMAL
24H 7FHON00HOFF AUTOLOOP
25H LOOP ROLL
63H GREEN NORMAL
64H 7FHON00HOFF AUTOLOOP
65H LOOP ROLL
17 O HOT CUE 6 9 9X 26H YELLOW NORMAL
27H 7FHON00HOFF AUTOLOOP
28H LOOP ROLL
66H GREEN NORMAL
67H 7FHON00HOFF AUTOLOOP
68H LOOP ROLL
18 O AUTOLOOP 9 9X 2CH 7FHON00HOFF NORMAL
2DH AUTOLOOP
2EH LOOP ROLL
19 O IN 9 9X 2FH6FH(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF
20 O OUT 9 9X 30H70H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF
21 O RELOOP 9 9X 31H71H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF
22 O PLAY 9 9X 34H74H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF
23 O CUE 9 9X 35H75H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF
24 O SYNC 9 9X 36H76H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF
25 O SCRATCH 9 9X 37H77H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF
26 O PFL 9 9X 3CH7CH(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF
27 O VIDEO MODE 9 9X 03H43H(SHIFT ON) 7FHON00HOFF CH 5

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MIDI CHANNEL+
I/O FUNCTION FUNCTION CODE ACTION
CODE MIDI CODE
LEVEL LED
1 O LEVEL LED 0B BX 3DH7DH(SHIFT ON) 00H~7F
* X=CHANNEL,(0-3)
* LED RINGS CODE(CC COMMAND)
00~11 => 0 => ALL LED OFF
12~23 => 12 => 1 LED ON
24~35 => 24 => 2 LEDS ON
36~49 => 36 => 3 LEDS ON

108~119 => 120 => 9 LEDS ON
120~127 => 120 => ALL LEDS ON

5.2. Technical specifications

General section

Product .......................................... USB 5V, 500mA / DC 6V, 1.75A

Power Supply........... 3.3 Kgs.
Weight................................ (1) Inputs: 1 microphone input and 2 line inputs.
Characteristics.. Outputs: 2 line outputs and 1 headphone output.
(2) Max. output: 0.8V RMS.
Chassis dimensions................................................ 358 (W) x 220 (D) x 43(H) mm
Dimensions with connections and protections.... 358 (W) x 233,5 (D) x 64(H) mm
MIDI Controller

Audio specifications

(Carga: Lnea=100Kohm, Auriculares=32ohm, Potencimetros al mximo, Seal de Test: MP3, 128Kbps, Balance de auriculares:
Potencimetros en el lmite en CHA o CHB)

TPYCAL LMIT CONDITION

(1) Output level: Line OUT1&2 0.8V +/-0.5dB 0.8V +/-1dB 1KHz, 0dB (TCD-782 TRK2)
Headphones 0.3V +/-0.5dB 0.3V +/-1dB 1KHz,-20dB (TCD-782 TRK16)
(2) Channel Balance: Line OUT1&2 Within de 0.5dB Within 1dB 1KHz, 0dB (TCD-782 TRK2)
(3) Channel separation L/R (*2): Line OUT1&2 85dB 80dB 1KHz, 0dB (TCD-782 TRK9 & 11)
Line OUT1&2 0.02% 0.05% 1KHz, 0dB (TCD-782 TRK.2)
(4) THD+N (*1):
Headphones 0.03% 0.06% 1KHz, 0dB (1V OUTPUT)
(5) S/N (*2) Line OUT1&2 90dB 85dB 1KHz, 0dB (TCD-782 TRK.2 & 8)
(6) Frequency response: Line OUT1&2 17Hz-16KHz +/-0.5dB 17Hz-16KHz +/-1dB (TCD-781 TRK.1,4 & 16)
(7) Max headphones output: 1.4V 1.3V 1KHz, 0dB, THD=1%
(8) Mute: Line OUT1&2 -55dB -50dB 1KHz, 0dB (TCD-782 TRK.2)
(9) Rec/Play Section (Master at maximum level)
0.8V +/-1dB 0.8V +/-1.5dB Line IN 1KHz +6dBV(2V)
9-1 Input level Line OUT1&2 0.8V +/-1dB 0.8V +/-2dB Phono IN 1KHz -32dBV
0.8V +/-1dB 0.8V +/-2dB MIC 1KHz, -36dB (Max. level)
20Hz-20KHz +0/-1dB 20Hz-20KHz +0/-3dB Line IN 1KHz +6dBV(2V)
9-2 Frequency response: Line OUT1&2 20Hz-20KHz +1/-2dB 20Hz-20KHz +2/-3dB Phono IN 1KHz -54dB(RIAA)
20Hz-20KHz +/-1.5dB 20Hz-20KHz +/-3dB MIC 1KHz, -50dB (Max. level)
80dB 76dB Line IN 1KHz +6dBV(2V)
9-3 S/N (*2) Line OUT1&2 75dB 70dB Phono IN 1KHz -32dBV
65dB 60dB MIC 1KHz, -50dB (Max. level)

Notas:
*1: With low-pass filter at 20KHz.
*2: With low-pass filter at 20KHz, weighted "IHF-A".
*3: All measures taken with an external power source equipment.

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