DJ Music Mixer

DJ Music Mixer has many highlight features, e.g. Working with two independent decks, full-functionality on effects such as Chorus, Flanger, Gargle, Echo, Distortion and Using 'sampler' which has its own player and volume control etc.

1. Measure the CD. This will give you and idea of how wide the graphics on your CD cover need to be to cover the CD and not get hidden in the folds.

2. Decide on a design theme for your CD cover. For example, if it's a CD of your garage band, you may want to consider using a funny picture of your band or a graphic representation of the title song.

3. Make some design sketches of your idea. Play around a bit with the visual possibilities available to you. Additionally, make sure that the design will fit over the CD. If you're not sure, mark up your sketch pad accordingly. Since this is going to be made from a piece of card stock, chances are that you'll place the design right in the center and toward the middle of the CD.

4. Make a file folder on your computer for this project. Inside, you'll place all of the audio and visual files related to it.

5. Begin looking through your Clip Art CD for possible images. Save these images in your file folder as you go.

6. Take any of the photographs you require for the project. Upload them to your computer either using the equipment that came with your digital camera or using a scanner. Follow the operating instructions that came with these pieces of hardware.

7. Store your photos in your file folder.

8. Start up your graphic design program. Choose a program with which you have a great deal of familiarity, so that you're not spending your time learning the program instead of laying out your CD cover.

9. Create a name for your graphic document and save the document in your file folder.

10. Start putting together your design. Consult your design sketches for the proper placement for your graphic. Based on this, add your photos and clip art to the CD cover. Since you're going to be using a full piece of card stock, the design should be located in the center of an 8 ½ by 11 inch piece of paper and about half way down on the page.

11. Place your textual information on the file.

12. Put card stock in your computer and print it out.

13. Fold the card stock around the CD. Glue the ends in place with rubber cement.

14. Slide the CD into the cover once the glue dries.

1. Go to Microsoft online.

2. Search for CD album art templates for Microsoft Publisher.

3. Download the template and run it. Microsoft Publisher should open automatically with the template on the screen.

1. Replace all text in the template with your own. Double click on the text to make changes.

2. Replace and/or resize any graphics in the template. To resize the graphic, single-click the graphic to bring up a highlight border around it. Click and drag one of the white circles to resize. You may also resize the graphic to scale by right-clicking the graphic and choosing "Format Picture." Go to the "Size" tab and change the scale percentage.

   Or, right-click on the graphic to replace with a file already on your computer. Select "Change Picture" and choose from one of the options that populate to the side.

3. Add personal touches such as extra graphics or text using the toolbars at the top of the screen. To the left of your screen are icon shortcuts for several options, as well. Text boxes can be added by clicking the icon to the left which appears like a large A with lines in a paragraph. Additional graphics can be added by clicking the icon which appears as two mountains and a sun.

1. Click the print preview icon on the standard toolbar to view the final version of your album cover.

2. Choose the type of paper you want to use and insert it into the printer. Any type of paper will work; it only depends on your cost preferences, what paper your printer can handle and how glossy you want the cover to look.

3. Connect your printer and click print from the top of the print preview screen.

1. Cut the paper down to size. When using a template from Microsoft, your finished product should print to fit inside a standard jewel case. There will not be any cutting lines, however if you have a colored background to your template you will clearly see the lines to cut across. Do not cut down the middle of the rectangle, as this is meant to be folded and inserted into the case.

2. Fold the paper in half with the graphics facing out.

3. Insert into the front of the jewel case with the cover facing out.

1. Open Photoshop by clicking "Start," choosing "All Programs" and then "Adobe Photoshop."

2. Click "File" from the toolbar bar and select "New." Create a new document that that is 4.75 inches by 4.75 inches. This is the standard size of a CD cover so you will make your document this size. Choose a resolution of 72 for working on the document. You will change the resolution to 300 for print later.

3. Import an image to use for your CD cover. This can be a picture that you have taken or an image you found that is free to use. You can select the "Type" tool to add text to the picture and use the "Effect" button under the "Layers" section to add effects to the text such as a drop shadow, inner glow and other effects. Select "Filter" from the toolbar to choose different filters to add to your photo. These include "Blur," "Noise" and "Distort."

4. Continue to manipulate your photo using the many other options available in Photoshop.

5. Click "Image" from the toolbar and choose "Image Size." Change the resolution of your CD cover to 300 and click "OK." Choose "File" from the toolbar and choose "Print." Click "Print" at the bottom of the "Print Window" to begin printing your CD cover.

1. Load your image editing software. Popular choices for image editing are Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro and The GIMP, all of which allow both simple and complex editing. Create a new image with the height and width of a standard CD cover (4.75 inches for both) and a resolution of 300 dpi, to ensure good quality when the cover is printed.

2. Open the space image or images you want to use on your cover. If you do not have any space images, you can browse lots of them on the NASA website and download them for your own use. Image websites such as Flickr and Photobucket also contain many space images that are available for personal use.

3. Select the portion of the image or images you wish to add to your space CD cover template. Click the "Edit" menu and select "Copy" (or press Ctrl+C). Select your CD cover image. Click the "Edit" menu and select "Paste" (or press Ctrl+V) to paste the copied image into your template.

4. Rearrange your pasted images until the cover looks as you want it. Consider leaving space for any text or other images that may be needed when the template itself is used. Click the "File" menu and select "Save As". Browse to a folder on your hard drive where you want to save your template. Give the template an appropriate name. Click "Okay" to save. The template is now available for use whenever needed.

1. Turn your printer on. Most power buttons are located on the top of the printer. Press and hold down the button until its LED light turns green.

2. Choose the image or text you desire to print onto the CD. On your computer, open the image or text you desire to print. Images should be opened by clicking on your computer's "Start" icon and selecting the "Pictures" tab folder within the Start menu. When the Pictures folder opens, click on the image you desire to print onto the CD to enlarge it. If you are planning to print text onto the CD, open the text in Microsoft Word or any other desktop publishing program you may have on your computer.

3. Insert the CD into the printer. Press the "Eject" button that can be found on your CD printing enabled printer. A CD tray will open automatically. Place the CD into the tray print side up. Close the CD tray. The printer will begin working to detect the CD. Once the CD is detected, your printer's LED light will either flash green or another indication color.

4. Print the image or text onto the CD. For image printing, click on the enlarged image's tab that will be on your computer's taskbar. You will see a horizontal row of action icons below the image. Click on the thumbnail image of a printer to print the image onto the disc. For text printing, simply click on the "File" action on the navigation menu in your desktop publishing document. Click "Print" within the "File" drop down menu. The image or text will be sent to the printer once you choose the "Print" action.

5. Remove the CD from the printing tray. The CD will be fed through the printer during the printing process. Once the process is complete, the CD will come through the bottom of the printing tray. Take the CD from the tray when it reaches the bottom.

1. Open Microsoft Word. If you do not have Microsoft Word, you can download a free trial using the link in Resources. Click once on the "View" drop down menu and select the "Task Pane" option. This will launch a pane to the right of the Microsoft Windows screen.

2. Click once on the "Templates on Microsoft" link under the "New from template" header. This will launch an Internet browser window that will allow you to choose from different Microsoft Office templates. Type "cd insert" (without quotes) into the "Templates" search field and click once on the "Search" button. This will list a variety of pre-formatted CD insert templates that you can download and edit to suit your need.

3. Click once on the link to the template that you want to use. Make certain that it is compatible with either your version of Word or another Office program that you have available. The compatibility is listed under the template heading under "Version." After the browser navigates to the template's web page, click once on the "Download" button and follow the download instructions. The template will automatically launch in Word.

4. Edit the CD insert page with the appropriate text for your disc. Because the template is in Word, you can use all of the text editing features available by highlighting, replacing or using the tools under the "Format" drop down menu. Images can be deleted by clicking once on them and then pressing the "Delete" (Del) button. Insert new images using the "Picture" options from the "Insert" drop-down menu.

5. Print the CD insert page by clicking once on the "File" drop-down menu and once on the "Print" option. Select a printer using the "Printer name" drop-down menu. Click once on the "OK" button to send the page to the printer.

1. Select the CD design software you want to use. There's CoverXP, Nero Cover Design, CD Label Designer and many more. All of the software works basically the same way. The key is making sure the software you use allows you to design booklets, not just labels.

2. Open the software and click on "Booklet" from the "Booklet" menu. The first page of the booklet will open. On the "Insert" menu choose "Image" and browse to the location of your cover image. Click the image, and it will appear as the cover of your booklet.

3. Go to the "Object" menu and choose the "Text" option. In the text box, type in the title of your CD, format the text to the font you want to use, and choose the size and color of the font. Close the dialogue box and drag the text where you want it to appear on your cover.

4. Go to the "Booklet" menu and click on "Add Page." Add lyrics to the new page, format the text at size 6, and continue to add lyrics and pages until all of your lyrics are complete. Add a back cover the same way you added the front cover.

5. Go to the "Print" menu and select the "Plain Paper Booklet" option. Your CD booklet sheets will print, along with folding lines. Follow the instructions for folding your booklet, then use to staples to secure the booklet, giving you a lyric booklet for your CD jewel case.

1. Click "Start > Run" in the toolbar and then enter "cmd" in the "Open:" field.

2. Type the letter of the drive where the folder you wish to print are stored. Follow this with a colon. For example, if you are printing a list of folders that are stored on the C drive, type "c:". Press "Enter."

3. Type "cd\." Press "Enter."

4. Type "cd" followed by the name of location for which you want to print the folder list. For example, if want to print a list of folders from the System directory, you would type "cd System" at the prompt. Press "Enter."

5. Type "dir > X.txt" where X is the customized file name you want to give to the list of folders. For example, if you want to call the list Folders, type "dir > Folders.txt". Press "Enter."

6. Exit the Prompt screen. Click the "Start > All Programs > Accessories > Notepad."

7. Click "File > Open." Locate the file you just created. It should be saved in the directory whose folder list you wish to print. If you have difficulty finding it, just type the file name you gave the file into Windows search field. Once you locate the file, select it to open it.

8. Click "File > Print."

1. Click on "Finder" in the dock. Click on the "Applications" folder and select "TextEdit." Click "File" and then select "New."

2. Click "Finder" again. Select the location you wish to print a folder list from.

3. Use the "Apple A" command to highlight all folders. Next use "Apple C" to copy all folders.

4. Go back into TextEdit. Type the "Apple V" command to paste the list of folders.

5. Click "File" and then "Print" in TextEdit. This prints the list of folders.

1. Purchase a thermal CD printer or an inkjet CD printer. A thermal printer will suffice for simple text printing, but purchase an inkjet CD printer for higher image and graphics quality. Consult reviews online before you purchase a particular printer. You can read product reviews and compare printer prices at pcworld.com, nextag.com, cnet.com, and cdrinfo.com.

2. Purchase printable CDs or CD-Rs. Most CD-manufacturers, such as Taiyo Yuden, Imation, Philips, and Verbatim make printable CDs. You can purchase these CDs in bulk or in smaller quantities, depending on your needs.

3. Set up your printer and install any software that came with it.

4. Design the imagery you want to print on a CD using either the software that came with the printer or other software you are comfortable using.

5. Insert the printable CD into the printer's tray. Align it with the guiding dots or arrows on the tray.

6. Go to the "File" menu in the software you used to design the CD's imagery, and select "Print."

1. Turn on your computer and scanner. If the scanner is new, its driver needs to be installed for it to function. If it has been installed, proceed to Step 2. If not, place the installation CD into the optical drive (CD/DVD-ROM) of your computer and wait for the software to launch automatically. Finish the installation and reboot the computer.

2. Open the lid of the scanner. Place the document to be scanned face down onto the glass tray and ensure that it is properly in place. Close the lid to cover the document.

3. Launch the scanner software. Set the resolution to your desired quality or use the default setting. Resolution is usually at 200 to 400 dpi (dots per inch); the higher the resolution, the clearer the image will be. You can also adjust the size and colors of the image, depending on the features of the scanner you are using.

4. Click "Preview" to see that the document is placed properly. Most scanners provide a preview of the scanned image for the user to see what the final output will look like.

5. Select "Scan" or "Start Scan" to commence the scanning process. When scanning is complete, the newly-scanned image will be opened for you. Save it to a local drive in your computer.

1. Place a blank CD-R/RW into your optical drive or CD-ROM. Navigate to the location of your scanned images. Copy them by right-clicking on the file and selecting "Copy." You can also press "Ctrl + C" to copy.

2. Click on "Start" and then "My Computer." Double-click on your CD drive to open. Right-click on a blank space and select "Paste." Alternatively, you can press "Ctrl + V" to paste.

3. On the upper left side of the screen, click on "Write these files to CD." Follow the instructions of the "CD Writing Wizard" and wait for the burning process to complete.

1. Place the CD into the optical drive and wait for an icon named "Untitled CD" to appear on your desktop.

2. Press the "Command" key, "Spacebar" and "Option" key all at the same time to open the Search window. Look for the scanned files that you need to save to the CD.

3. Drag and drop the files from the Search window to the CD window. Click "Burn" and confirm the process

1. Create an image that will fit comfortably on your CD. Many printers that come with a CD printing tray are packaged with software that will walk you through the steps to create your CD's label. Add any information to the image that you'd like to fit onto the CD's surface such as band name, song listing or any other information that indicates the disk's contents.

2. Open your printer's settings and set the media type as CD/DVD.

3. Insert your printable CD into the printer's CD/DVD tray.

4. Select the print function from the program in which you created your CD label. Allow the printer to print the CD's image onto the printable CD surface.

5. Remove the CD from the printer's CD tray and allow the ink to dry. Place your disk in a sleeve or case once dry.

1. Create a folder of the photos you wish to print. Right-click on your desktop and click "New." Select "Folder" and a new folder will appear on your desktop. Click your mouse within the field beneath the folder to name your folder. Enter a name that will easily identify the photos you place in this folder for printing.

2. Navigate to the location where you store photos. Select the photos you wish to print and drag them to the new folder on your desktop with your mouse. Because your CD-R will hold 700 megabytes of data, keep track of the size of the folder as you fill it with photos so you know all of the photos you place in the folder will fit onto the CD-R. Right-click on the folder at any time and select "Properties" to check the amount of data you have placed in the folder.

3. Fill the folder with as many photos as you wish up to 700 megabytes of data.

4. Insert the CD-R into the CD burner of your computer. Using a CD-R to burn your photos will give you permanent storage of your photos that is higher quality than CD-RW storage or even DVD storage.

5. Select "Burn Files to Data Disc" from the available options that appear on your computer monitor.

6. Choose an appropriate name for your CD so you can easily identify it. Enter this name into the empty field that appears. Select "Next."

7. Wait while your computer prepares the CD. The computer will open a folder for data on the CD-R after it prepares the CD.

8. Drag the folder with the photos on your desktop to the CD folder to burn the photos onto the CD.

9. Select "Write these files to CD" or "Burn" to begin the burning process if the burning process does not begin automatically after you drag the folder to the CD folder. Wait while the CD burns.

10. Eject the CD-R from the CD drive when the burning process finishes. Label the top of the CD-R with a permanent marker or place it into a case with a label.

11. Take the CD to a store with a self-serve kiosk or other photo printing services.

1. Turn on the printer and the attached computer. Load regular printer paper into the feed tray.

2. Press the down arrow on your printer's control panel, until the option "More Options" is selected. Press the "Ok" button. Press the up arrow on the control panel until "Paper Feed/Paper Eject" is selected. Press the "Ok" button twice. Repeat this five times to make sure any ink or other debris on the rollers is cleaned off by the paper.

3. Open the Epson Print CD software by click on "Start" on the computer, then selecting "All Programs" and opening the "Epson" folder. You can upload photos to print onto a CD by clicking on the "File" tab, then "Browse" and finding where on the computer's hard drive the photo is stored. Click on the icon with "ABC" on it to add text if you desire.

4. Life the access lid on the printer and slide in the extension piece on the feeder tray. Grab the CD tray guide and pull it down to the level of the paper feeder. Put the CD in the tray guide with the side to be printed facing up. Put the tray guide into the printer without tilting it and line up the arrows on the tray and the printer.

5. Click on "File" on the Print CD software, then click on "Printer Settings." Make sure the R300 is the printer selected to print to and set the paper source to "Manual." Set the paper size to "A4." Click on "Ok" then "Print" and finally "Ok" to print the CD. Be careful to not touch the printed area of the CD when it first comes out of the printer. Wait at least 24 hours before putting the CD into any device to play it.