Numark Industries CDN15, MPCD3 user manual Example of Mixing Using TWO CD Players

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CDN15/MPCD3

EXAMPLE OF MIXING USING TWO CD PLAYERS

While playing a disc on PLAYER 1 load a disc into PLAYER 2 and select your next track, match its pitch to the track playing on PLAYER1 and when you are ready use the crossfader on your mixer to fade from PLAYER 1 to PLAYER 2.

Load a disc in PLAYER 1 and select the track and press PLAY.

Load a disc in PLAYER 2 and select the track then play.

PLAYER 1

Load a disc and press the

OPEN/CLOSE button.

PLAYER 2

PLAYER 1

Select the track to be

played.

PLAYER 2

PLAYER 1

Press the PLAY button

PLAYER 2

Set and edit a start cue

point on PLAYER 2

Check you new cue point

Do a MIX!

Load a disc and press the

OPEN/CLOSE button.

PLAYER 2

Press the Pause button of

PLAYER 2.

PLAYER 2

Listen with the monitor and

press the play button.

PLAYER 2

With a matching downbeat

from Player 1 press the

play button.

Select the track to be

played.

PLAYER 2

Press search and rotate wheel to rapidly look for a cue point.

PLAYER 2

Press the cue button then play to be sure of the set cue point.

PLAYER 2

If you are beat mixing turn on your Pitch adjust and follow the directions for beat matching.

Press the PLAY button

PLAYER 2

Press search to release. Slowly set the right cue point using the jog wheel.

PLAYER 2

Set the player to the Cue

point by pressing Cue

MIXER

When you are happy with you mix adjust you mixer accordingly.

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CDN15, MPCD3 specifications

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