PMX-20: DVS controls for VirtualDJ

This guide walks you through setting up DVS (Digital Vinyl System) control on the Gemini Sound PMX-20 with VirtualDJ, so you can drive tracks in the software from timecode turntables or media players.

Before you start

VirtualDJ only works with its own timecode media:

• VirtualDJ Timecode Vinyl
• VirtualDJ Timecode CD/MP3

To get full functionality from your PMX mixer, download VirtualDJ LE and enter the license key that came with your purchase: https://www.virtualdj.com/le/

Set up DVS on the PMX-20

When you use DVS mode with the PMX-20, you'll need to plug your headphones into your computer to use headphone cueing.

1. Connect your timecode players (turntables with timecode vinyl, or a media player with timecode MP3) to Channels 1 and 2.
2. Connect the PMX-20 to your computer with a USB cable.
3. Power on the PMX-20 and your timecode players.
4. To enter DVS mode on the mixer, hold the Channel 1 USB button down until it flashes (10 or more seconds).
5. Launch VirtualDJ.
6. When prompted, select "PMX20 DVS" and click "OK".
7. Open VirtualDJ preferences.

   

8. Confirm that the following settings are selected:
   • Outputs = Separate Decks
   • Hardware = Gemini PMX-20
   • Inputs = Timecode Signal
   • Under the output section, press "+" to add another output, then select "Headphones" and your computer's built-in output.

   

9. Click Apply.
10. Load a timecode disc, MP3, or vinyl on your players.
11. Once tracks are loaded into Deck 1 or Deck 2 in VirtualDJ, you can control playback from your timecode players.
12. With headphones plugged into your computer's built-in output, cueing is now enabled. Use your computer's volume control to adjust the headphone output.

More help

More info is available on the VirtualDJ site: PMX-20 VirtualDJ manual.