Numark Industries DM1285, DM1200, DM1235 Memory Bank Select Pushbuttons A-D, About Stuttering

DM1200/DM1235/DM1285

3.The Speed Control plays samples faster or slower resulting in a pitch shift of the sample. In the center position, the sample is played at recorded speed. Moving the knob to the left will slow down playback by up to 50%; moving the knob to the right will speed up the playback by up to 200%. Positions near the center provide fine changes in playback speed. Positions further from the center detent provide more drastic changes in playback speed.

4.Effect Level Mix fader. This precisely sets the audible level of the sample in the mix.

5.Memory Bank Select Pushbuttons A-D.

Four banks are available for storing samples. To record a bank go to Write and then hit the bank button. You can record into any combination of banks by pressing multiple bank buttons.

After sampling, you can either select the next bank and record it (remember Write is still on, just select the bank and hit Start/Stop), or you can manually select a playback mode.

You can play any combination of the Memory Banks from left to right (that is, Memory Bank B will always play before Memory Bank D - but you can play ABCD; BC; BD: ACD; only C; only D; etc.).

6.The large Start-Stopbutton controls sample recording and sample playback. The small Red Effects Indicator LED glows when the sampler is "on". Here are the functions:

•Tap the button when in sampler Write mode to begin sampling (the LED will light). Tapping it again ends the sample and the LED goes out (unless the sampler has run out of memory and shuts off automatically). Once the Effects Indicator LED goes out, the Write LED goes out and the Single LED turns on.

•In single or repeat play without Trigger, tap the button to play the sample and tap it again to stop the playback. Every time you play the sample, the music starts from the beginning of the sample.

•In Single or R e p e a t play with Trigger you are ready to "stab" samples. With the Trigger Out, the sample plays all the way through before you can play it again. With it In, you can stab or stutter a sample. When you shout "Rock it - rock the house!" and sample it, it can be played back as -

R-R-R-R-R-R-R-Rock --

Rock-Rock-Rock it - Rock it Rock it - Rock - - Rock it - rock the house!

by simply "drumming" with your fingers.

7.The Stutter Pushbutton lets you choose between two playback styles, Trigger and Non- Trigger, when in Single or R e p e a t modes.

•When the Stutter is Out and the sampler is set to Single or Repeat mode, each time you tap the Start-Stopbutton the sample starts to play. The next tap stops sample playback. The next time play starts, the sample re-starts at the beginning.

•When the Stutter is In and the sampler is set to Single or Repeat mode, each time you tap the Start-Stop button the sample re-triggers.

ABOUT STUTTERING

Expensive studio rack-mount samplers and sampling keyboards can re-trigger or stutter. This means "beginning at the start of the sample each time a key is pressed or a drum pad is struck".

Re-triggering creates the stuttering "rap" effect. The D M 1 2 8 5 includes a manual stuttering feature. How fast can y o u tap? Try using two fingers for increased speed.

8.Monitor Pushbutton. To hear the sample or effect in the headphones, press this button. Program Mix still works, and you will be able to hear any other input channels with the C u e buttons activated.

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