FAQ

1 Community 1.1 General 1.2 Q: What is the purpose of the pacemaker community? 1.3 Q: Do I need to own a Pacemaker device to be able to fully enjoy the community and its features? 1.4 Q: Are there any costs involved in joining the pacemaker community? 1.5 Q: Can I change my username? 1.6 Q: I don’t get any of this! Is there any kind support? 1.7 Q: Is Pacemaker.net a legal service? 1.8 Functions 1.9 Q: How do I edit my profile? 1.10 Q: How do I change my profile picture? 1.11 Q: How do I change my genre description? 1.12 Q: What is a notification? 1.13 Q: What is an attention message? 1.14 Q: How do I give props, and what exactly does it mean? 1.15 Q: What does it mean to promote someone? 1.16 Q: How do I communicate with other members? 1.17 Q: How do I become friends with other members? 1.18 Q: What is a top member and how do I become one? 1.19 Q: What is the subscription function? 1.20 Q: What are tags? 1.21 Q: What is the images section? 1.22 Q: How does the search function work? 1.23 Q: What are the dots in the upper left corner of the member/mix images? 1.24 Mixes 1.25 Q: How do I upload a mix? 1.26 Q: How do I share mixes from Pacemaker.net with my friends? 1.27 Q: Can I make changes to a mix already uploaded? 1.28 Q: Can i change the mix cover image/mix description? 1.29 Q: Can I download mixes? 1.30 Q: How does the mix rating feature work? 1.31 Q: Why can’t I move the position of the slider in the mix player window? 1.32 Q: What is the favourites function? 1.33 Q: What is a fanclub? 2 Editor 2.1 Installation 2.2 Q: How do I install Pacemaker Editor on Mac? 2.3 Q: How do I install Pacemaker Editor on a PC? 2.4 Import music 2.5 Q: How do I import audio files to Pacemaker Editor? 2.6 Q: Can I import music that I already have added to iTunes? 2.7 Q: Some tracks are marked as dark grey in the Track library – why? 2.8 Create Mix 2.9 Q: How do I add tracks to a mix? 2.10 Beatmatch/Tempo 2.11 Q: Why is the displayed tempo information not correct? 2.12 Q: I cannot beat match two tracks when using a crossfade in beat match mode, why? 2.13 Q: Why is the tempo graph changed when I move a track in the Mix window? 2.14 Q: How can I turn off automatic Beat match? 2.15 Q: Why is the track length altered when I’m adjusting BPM? 2.16 Zoom/Scroll 2.17 Q: I want to zoom in/out of the graphical overview of the mix – how? 2.18 Q: How can I move view left–right in the Mix window? 2.19 Q: Why is the Mix window always scrolling when playing a mix? I do not want that. 2.20 Focus overlapping Tracks/Tools 2.21 Q: A track is completely overlapped by another track in the Mix window, how can I select it? 2.22 Q: A tool is completely overlapped by another tool in the Mix window; how can I select it? 2.23 Adjusting Tools 2.24 Q: How can I add a tool to a mix? 2.25 Q: How can I change the width of a tool, e.g. EQ? 2.26 Q: How can I add and delete graph nodes in a tool parameter or tempo graph line? 2.27 Q: I want to alter the Low, Mid and High parameters of the EQ tool, how can it be done? 2.28 Q: I want to change the Wet/Dry and Time parameters of the FX tool, how can I do it? 2.29 Q: The tools snap to the beats by default, how can I move a tool without snapping enabled? 2.30 Q: How can I change the length of a loop? 2.31 Q: How can I alter the number of repetitions/cycles of a loop? 2.32 Q: I want to re-use a loop in another part of the mix – how? 2.33 Q: Why is the track length altered when I’m adjusting Reverse play? 3 Device 3.1 Synchronize Music and Mixes 3.2 Q: How do I transfer audio files to Pacemaker? 3.3 Q: Can I on the Editor edit mixes created on the device? 3.4 Q: Can I use Pacemaker without the Editor? 3.5 Q: Can I transfer files directly from one Pacemaker to another? 3.6 Storage 3.7 Q: Is USB mass-storage supported? 3.8 Q: How many tracks can be stored on the device? 3.9 Software Upgrade 3.10 Q: Is the firmware in Pacemaker upgradeable? 3.11 Input and Output 3.12 Q: Does Pacemaker have digital out? 3.13 Power and Battery 3.14 Q: Will the exchangeable batteries be available in stores? 3.15 Q: What is the battery operating time? 3.16 Q: What is the expected lifespan of the battery? 3.17 Headphones monitoring 3.18 Q: Can I practise on my own, headphones only? 3.19 Q: Does Pacemaker support split cue? 3.20 Q: Is the headphone output powerful enough to drive 250 ohm headphones? 3.21 Output Levels 3.22 Q: Where do I change the volume? 3.23 Supported Audio Formats 3.24 Q: What audio formats does Pacemaker support? 3.25 Q: Does Pacemaker support DRM protected audio files? 3.26 Third Party Software Compatibility 3.27 Q: Will Pacemaker work with Ableton Live? 3.28 Q: Will you make the software available to open source? 3.29 Q: Is Pacemaker ASIO or MIDI compatible? 3.30 Mixer Mode 3.31 Q: Can Pacemaker be connected to a mixer? 3.32 Browsing Tracks 3.33 Q: How do I browse my music library? 3.34 Create and Save Mix 3.35 Q: How do I add tracks to a mix? 3.36 Tempo 3.37 Q: Does Pacemaker have master tempo? 3.38 Q: Is there a tap tempo function? 3.39 Q: How does the bend pitch work? 3.40 Q: Does Pacemaker handle scratching?