Monster Go-DJ Manual And Warranty

Manual and Warranty

i

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

About the User Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

FIRMWARE UPDATES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Latest Features in Firmware Version r10817 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

OVERVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Technical Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Hardware Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Software Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

What's in the Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

The Monster

®

GO-DJ™ Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Monster

®

GO-DJ™ Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Front of the Monster

®

GO-DJ™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Right Side of the Monster

®

GO-DJ™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Upper Side of the Monster

®

GO-DJ™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Back Side of the Monster

®

GO-DJ™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Lower Side of the Monster

®

GO-DJ™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Beat LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

In the Power OFF State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

In the Power ON State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

In the Standby State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Information Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

How to Turn On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

How to Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Screen Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Available On-Screen Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Minimum Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Advanced Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

How to Switch Between Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Minimum Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Advanced Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

How to Connect to a Sound System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

VOLUME CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Master Volume – Minimum Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Master Volume – Advanced Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Summary of Volume Control Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

HOW TO PREPARE MUSIC . . . . . . . . . . . 20

How to Load Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

How to Connect to a Computer with the Connector Cable . . . . . 20

How to Use the SD Card Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Compatible File Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Intelligent Stream Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Automatic File Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Automatic File Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FILE BROWSER SCREEN . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

How to Search Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Storage and Sound Input Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Memory Storage Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Sound Input Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Directories and Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

How to Sort Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

How to Select a File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using the FUNCTION Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Using the Touch Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Icons in the File Selection Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

File Properties Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

How to Load a Track with the Digital Turntables . . . . . . . . . . 25

Unanalyzed Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Unsupported Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

File Browser Window for Recorded Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

How to Create a New Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

How to Use the Input Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Function Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Touch Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

How to Add and Remove Items from a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . 27

How to Change Track Order in a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

How to Delete an Item in a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

How to Play Tracks via the Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

How to Search Playlist Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

How to Use Playlists with the AutoDJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

How to Edit Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Sorting Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Playlist Edit Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

How to Clear All Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Display of History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

How to Play Files via History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Reset Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Dedicated Folders for Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

DIGITAL TURNTABLES SCREEN . . . . . . . 34

How to Control Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Arc Selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

How to Use the Function Knob in the Arc Selector . . . . . 34

Hot-Cue Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Arc Selector and Corresponding Functions . . . . . . . . . . 36

Digital Turntables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Pitch Bend Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Search Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

O Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Loop Adjust Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Tap Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Break Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Search Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Beat Radar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Tempo Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Tempo Slider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Auto-Sync Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

BPM Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Pitch Lock Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EQUALIZER SCREEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Basic Operations of the Equalizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Touch Panel Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Analog Control Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

EQ Crossfader Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Gain Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Gain Slider Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Saving and Loading Gain Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Gain on File Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

SAMPLERS SCREEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Musical Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Touchscreen Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Analog Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Loading and Assigning Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Assigning Samples to Specic Pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Assignment Priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Synthesizer Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Octave Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Instrument Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Adding Instruments to the Synthesizer Keyboard . . . . . . . . . 51

Assigning Samples to Specic Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Assignment Priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Beat Sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Touch Panel Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Function Knob Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Assigning Samples to the Beat Sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Assigning Samples to Specic Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Assignment Priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

External Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Assign Audio from Line-In to the Digital Turntable . . . . . . . . 56

Assign MIC to the Turntable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Limited Functionality of Line-In and MIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Volume Control of External Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Real-Time BPM Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

OPTIONS SCREEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

CONTROL Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

CONTROL (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Crossfader mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Invert crossfader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Tempo slider range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Pitch bend depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

CONTROL (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Volume knob sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Reset EQ on load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Reset tempo on load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Reset gain on load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

CONTROL (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Switch loop range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Reset EQ on load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Slip mode for BREAK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Sync Beat Sequencer to music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Delay FX time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

CONTROL (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Resume last session on boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Dot counter in Browser represents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Remember history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

iv

DEVICE Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

DEVICE (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Microphone type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Line in amp volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Send main sound to HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Beat LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

DEVICE (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Backlight brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Backlight o timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Wake up / shutdown on USB power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Auto power o timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

REC Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Available recording time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Current recording time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

AutoDJ Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

AutoDJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Playing order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Transition timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Mix style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

SYSTEM Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

SYSTEM (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Date / Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

USB storage mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

SYSTEM (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Firmware Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

In SD / In Internal drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Reset all options to default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

SYSTEM (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

FIRMWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Firmware Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Mandatory Firmware Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Preparation for Mandatory Firmware Update . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Starting the Recovery Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Firmware Recovery Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1

About the User Manual

For your convenience, a digital copy of the Monster® GO-DJ

™

User

Manual is included in the rmware. You can nd a copy in the Monster®

GO-DJ

™

by searching the “GO-DJ Manual” directory.

You can also download the latest version of the Monster

® GO-DJ

™

User

Manual from the ocial website.

The ocial website of the Monster

® GO-DJ

™

is as follows:

http://monsterproducts.com/godj

INTRODUCTION

2

FIRMWARE UPDATES

Equalizer Screen

Latest Features in Firmware Version r10817

File Browser Screen

Update Description

Playlist available Create, edit and play custom playlists.

History available The Monster

®

GO-DJ™ also keeps a detailed play

history of the tracks.

Reset menu option available Reset the menu on les, directories and other

storage drives.

Visual markers for play

repetition available

Visual dots are used to mark les that indicate play

repetition history.

Update Description

Gain Slider available Gain control is available via the Gain Slider in

the Equalizer Screen.

Update Description

Tempo Slider updated Touch and hold the tempo slider on the Digital

Turntable screen while rotating the FUNCTION

knob to ne-tune tempo (BPM) changes.

Beat Radar updated The Beat Radar motion is extended.

Update Description

Touchscreen Keyboard

Synthesizer available

Touchscreen keyboard synthesizer with

customizable sound banks is available.

Sample assignment updated Extended functions for sample assignments

are available.

Update Description

Beat position following available The beat sequencer follows the beat position

of the track.

Digital Turntable Screen

Musical Pad Screen

Beat Sequencer Screen

3

OVERVIEW

Technical Specications

General

Display Dual Touch Screen

320×240 resolution color display (×2)

Battery Internal Li-Polymer Battery

Energy Saver Supports SLEEP mode

Compatibility iOS devices, Android devices, PC, Mac

Hardware Specications

Sound Card Integrated (Built In)

Battery (Internal

Li-Polymer Battery)

Charging Time: 8 hours

Battery Life Max: 12 hours

Input Terminals MIC ×1 (

¹





inch)

HEADPHONE ×1 (

¹





inch)

AUXILIARY LINE IN ×1 (

¹





inch)

Output Terminals MASTER LINE OUT ×1 (

¹





inch)

Sound I/O 3.5mm Stereo Jack ×4

(Line-out, Headphones, Line-in, Microphone)

Line-out : 1.0 Vrms

Headphones : 1.0 Vrms

THD : 0.015% (L-OUT, 1KHz), 0.009% (H.P. OUT, 1KHz)

S/N Ratio : 100dB (L-OUT), 100dB (H.P. OUT)

Storage Internal Flash Memory

(2GB for user space, 1GB for recording space)

SD Card Slot ×1 (up to 32GB)

Dimensions

Weight 10.09 ounces (286 grams)

Length 9.84 inches (250 mm)

Width 2.59 inches (66 mm)

Height 0.6 inches (16.8 mm)

4

Technical Specications (continued)

OVERVIEW

Software Specications

File Manager General directory based le system

(support up to 10,000 les)

Sort by File Name

Sort by Track Name

Sort by BPM

Alphabetical Search

Supported File Format MP3, WAV for playback

WAV for recording

Player Two individual players with CUE,

PLAY/PAUSE, LOOP and TEMPO control

Hot-cue memory

9-range Loop Control (

¹





to 32-beat)

Tempo (BPM) Control: (-10.00% ~ +10.00%)

with/without master pitch

Automatic synchronization

(BPM adjustment and beat matching)

Recorder Records Line-out sound to the internal

memory in WAV format

Recording Time: 2 hours maximum

Records up to 100 les (up to 2 hours)

Make digital copies to SD card

Software Specications (continued)

Turntable/Platter Operation Scratch

Pitch Bend

Loop Range Adjustment

Cue Point Search

Volume Control Master Volume

Track Volume

Crossfader

Sound Eects Phaser

Flanger

Delay

Filter

Roll

Bitcrusher

3-Band Visual Equalizer Low, Middle, High

Music Pad One Shot Sample Pad ×8 per channel (×2)

Loop Sample Pad ×8 per channel (×2)

Drone Sample Pad ×8 per channel (×2)

Stock samples included

Upload custom samples

5

Technical Specications (continued)

OVERVIEW

Software Specications (continued)

4-Beat Step Sequencer Editable preset pattern ×4 per channel (×2)

User pattern storage ×4 per channel (×2)

18 instrument sources

BPM controller

Stock samples included

Upload custom samples

AUTO DJ Normal Mix Mode

Simple Mix Mode

Advanced Mix Mode

Options Crossfader curve control

Backlight brightness control

Beat LED switch

6

WHAT’S IN THE BOX

The Monster

®

GO-DJ

™

Device

Monster

®

GO-DJ

™

Accessories

USB Connector Cable

Use your USB Cable Connector to charge your Monster

® GO-DJ

™

with the

Monster® GO-DJ

™

Power Adapter. You can also use your Monster® GO-DJ

™

Connector Cable to connect your Monster® GO-DJ

™

to your computer

(PC or Apple) to both charge and transfer data.

Monster® GO-DJ™ Power Adapter

Use with your Monster

® GO-DJ

™

USB Connector Cable to charge your

Monster® GO-DJ

™

. For international use, we have included a variety of

international plug adapters.

OVERVIEW

7

Front of the Monster

®

GO-DJ

™

a. Touch panel for Track-A

b. Touch panel for Track-B

Right Side of the Monster

®

GO-DJ

™

c. SD Card Slot

d. Power Button

Upper Side of the Monster

®

GO-DJ

™

e. USB Connector (MINI-B USB)

f. LINE OUT

g. LINE IN

Back Side of the Monster

®

GO-DJ

™

h. Reset Button

Lower Side of the Monster

®

GO-DJ

™

i. Microphone Jack

j. Headphone (Monitor)

Output Jack

OVERVIEW

a b

c

d

e f g

h

i j

8

Buttons

The buttons are arranged to replicate the layout of a traditional DJ setup

for two turntables and a mixer.

Button 1 Volume for Tracks A and B

Button 2 FX Level

Button 3 FX Select

Button 4 Analog Controller

Button 5 Play/Pause

Button 6 Cue

Button 7 Crossfader

Please be aware that these are multi-function and multi-layered buttons,

also known as “soft keys.” They have dierent functions depending on how

they are handled. There are four ways to adjust the function of these knobs.

The Secondary Function is triggered when an analog button or knob is

pressed down.

• Turning the knob

• Click the knob by pressing down

• Click and turn by pressing and holding down and turning the knob

• Long Press

OVERVIEW

1

4

5 66 5

1

4

2

3

7

9

# Button Primary Function Secondary Function

1 VOLUME-A Turn the button in order to toggle the volume

of Track-A. The track level is indicated by the

LED meter.

Send Track-A to Headphones:

Click to route the audio from Track-A to the

headphones. Click again to choose to send

the audio to either the left side, the right side

or both sides of the headphones.

Microphone Volume Control: Press, hold and

turn the button while turning to toggle the

microphone volume.

1 VOLUME-B Turn the button in order to toggle the volume

of Track-B. The track level is indicated by the

LED meter.

Send Track-B to Headphone:

Click to route the audio from Track-B to the

headphones. Click again to choose to send

the audio to either the left side, the right side

or both sides of the headphones.

Headphone Volume:

Press, hold and turn the button to toggle the

headphone volume. The level is indicated by

the LED meter.

Buttons (continued)

OVERVIEW

1

4

5 66 5

1

4

2

3

7

10

# Button Primary Function Secondary Function

2 FX LEVEL Turn the FX LEVEL button to change the level

of the selected (or grouped) FX function(s).

Note: Some FX functions have secondary

functions. Please refer to the “EFFECTS” section

of the manual.

Master Volume:

When the FX SELECT button is placed on the

last option (ALL FX OFF), turn the FX LEVEL

button to toggle the master volume.

Dynamic FX Routing:

When the FX SELECT button is placed on the

last option (ALL FX OFF), press, hold and turn

the FX LEVEL knob to choose what channel to

route the selected FX function(s) to (VOLUME-A,

VOLUME-B, or both tracks).

3 FX SELECT Turn and click to select one or more eects (FX). None

4 FUNCTION-A Use clicks and turns to control dierent analog

functions on each screen for Track-A.

None

4 FUNCTION-B Use clicks and turns to control dierent analog

functions on each screen for Track-B.

None

5 PLAY/PAUSE Press to play or pause the track loaded to the

Digital Turntable on Track-A.

None

5 PLAY/PAUSE Press to play or pause the track loaded to the

Digital Turntable on Track-B.

None

Buttons (continued)

OVERVIEW

1

4

5 66 5

1

4

2

3

7

11

# Button Primary Function Secondary Function

6 CUE Press to set a cue point on Track-A. Press and hold to begin playing Track-A from

the cue point. Releasing the CUE button will

stop playback and return Track-A to the cue

point, unless PLAY is pressed.

6 CUE Press to set a cue point on Track-B. Press and hold to begin playing Track-B from

the cue point. Releasing the CUE button will

stop playback and return Track-B to the cue

point, unless PLAY is pressed.

7 CROSSFADER Slide back and forth to adjust the balance

between Track-A and Track-B.

None

Buttons (continued)

OVERVIEW

1

4

5 66 5

1

4

2

3

7

12

Beat LED

Two Beat LED lights, located right above the crossfader, indicate the internal

status of the Monster® GO-DJ

™

. The following tables describe what the Beat

LED lights indicate:

In the Power OFF State

Beat LED Light Status Description

Turned O Not charging

Blinking Red Charging (Battery level < 90%)

Blinking Green Charging (Battery level > 90%)

Blinking Purple Analyzing Files

Blinking Orange Converting Files

Beat LED Light Status Description

Turned O Track paused

Blinking Blue Track playing

Blinking Red Synchronizing track

Blinking Green Track synchronized

Blinking Purple Analyzing les

Beat LED Light Status Description

Blinking Light Blue Track paused

Blinking Blue Track playing

Blinking Red Synchronizing track

Blinking Green Track synchronized

Steady Purple Analyzing les

In the Power ON State

In the Standby State

OVERVIEW

13

Information Bar

An information bar is located at the top of both screens. The information bar

displays current information regarding track names, icon notications, track

progress bar, and track time information.

Track Progress Bar

The Progress Bar displays the playback position of the loaded track. By tapping

and dragging the tip of the progress bar, you can jump to a desired playback

position. This is also referred to as a “needle drop.”

Please note: The progress bar can be tapped and dragged in the Digital

Turntable screen.

Time Information

The Time Information window displays the time information of the loaded track.

By tapping the Time Information window, you can toggle between Time Left

and Elapsed Time.

Icon Messages

The following table is the key to the graphic icons in the Monster

® GO-DJ

™

:

Icons Function Description

Battery Level Displays the current power level of the

internal battery.

Digital Turntable Shortcut Tap to automatically go to the Digital

Turntable screen.

Headphone Monitor Toggle Displays that the current track on the

respective channel is cued and playing

on both sides of the headphones.

Headphone Monitor Toggle Displays that the current track on the

respective channel is cued and playing

on the Left side of the headphones.

Icons Function Description

Headphone Monitor Toggle Displays that the current track on the

respective channel is cued and playing

on the Right side of the headphones.

Headphone Monitor Toggle No output to the headphones.

Headphone Monitor Toggle Audio from the LINE-OUT jack (master

mix) is output to the Headphones jack.

FX Function (PH) Displays that the FX SELECT has been

set to Phaser.

FX Function (FL) Displays that the FX SELECT has been

set to Flanger.

FX Function (DL) Displays that the FX SELECT has been

set to Delay.

FX Function (VCF) Displays that the FX SELECT has been

set to Filter.

FX Function (RL) Displays that the FX SELECT has been

set to Roll.

FX Function (BC) Displays that the FX SELECT has been

set to Bit Crusher.

FX Function (OFF) Toggle to turn o all FX.

OVERVIEW

14

Screen Modes

The Monster® GO-DJ

™

has two dierent screen modes: Minimum and Advanced.

In Minimum Mode there are 3 screens of functionality. In Advanced Mode there

are six screens of functionality

The default setting for the Monster

® GO-DJ™ is Advanced Mode. To switch

to Minimum Mode, go to the Options Screen, select System and toggle the

option for Minimum Mode. The Monster® GO-DJ™ system will then reboot in

Minimum Mode.

Available On-Screen Information

Minimum Mode

In Minimum Mode The Monster

® GO-DJ

™

has three (3) screens

• Combination of minimum Digital Turntable and minimum File

Browser Screen

• Volume Control

• Options Screen

GETTING STARTED

How to Turn On

To turn on the Monster® GO-DJ

™

, press and hold the power button for one (1)

to two (2) seconds. The power button is located at the right side of the Monster®

GO-DJ

™

. If the battery power is too low for the Monster® GO-DJ

™

to power on,

you will see a message that states “Low Battery.”

Power States

The Monster

® GO-DJ

™

has three power states: ON, OFF, and Standby. These are

switched with the power button.

Please note: In the Standby state, the displays turns o and the operations

with a touch panel, buttons and knobs are all invalid. However, music playback

does not stop, and the crossfader operation is still valid.

How to Charge

When the Monster® GO-DJ

™

battery power level is low, you can charge the

battery power by either of these two methods:

1. Charge by connecting to the Monster

® GO-DJ

™

Power Adapter.

2. Charge by connecting the Monster

® GO-DJ

™

Connector Cable to a USB

power source, such as a computer.

Power OFF

Power button push

(more than 1 second)

Power button push

(more than 1 second)

Power ON

Power button

Standby

15

• Digital Turntable

• Equalizer

• Musical Pad

• Beat Sequencer

• Options

• File Browser Screen

Advanced Mode

The Monster

® GO-DJ

™

has six (6) screens in Advanced Mode:

GETTING STARTED

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