BUILT-IN EFFECTS
The CDI-500™ comes with nine built in effects. These effects can be used one at a time or you may
choose to overlap the effects and use up to four at a time. The Built-in effects include Scratch, Skid,
Filter, Phase, Flanger, Echo, Robot, Pan, and Trans. It is important to understand that only one effect
per an effect bank can be turned on at one time, but all four effects banks can be used at a time. FOR
EXAMPLE: the Flanger, Echo, and Robot are all stored in the same effects bank but only one can be
used at a time. You can choose to use the effects with their default parameters or you may choose to
customize each effect by changing the parameters. The parameter values for all the effects will range.
Some effects will have more adjustable parameters than others. The parameters have two adjust-
able values, PR (Parameter Ratio) and PT (Parameter Time). All parameters will be reset to there
default values when power is shut off!
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SCRATCH/SKID EFFECT: The Scratch Effect simulates real time turntable
scratching. The Skid effect simulates the sudden platter stop of a turntable,
like pressing the stop button on a turntable. When the Scratch Effect is
activated the SCRATCH LED will flash green. Once the Scratch Effect has
been activated the JOG WHEEL (13) may be used in the same fashion a
turntable platter is used. Use the JOG WHEEL (13) to simulate the scratch
motion on a turntable platter and to manipulate playback. When the skid
effect is activated the SKID LED will flash blue. Both the Skid and Scratch
time parameters can be adjusted from 0010 to 9990. 9990 will give you the
longest Skid times. The Skid value ranges from a 10ms to ten seconds.
Figure 45
FX SELECT: The FX SELECT BUTTON (21) allows you to toggle back and
forth between the two effects banks. When the FX SELECT BUTTON (21)
LED is glowing green you have access to the top bank of effects which
include; scratch, filter, echo, robot, and trans. When the FX SELECT BUT-
TON (21) LED is glowing blue you have access to the bottom bank of effects
which include; skid, phase, flanger, and pan. To toggle to the next bank of
effects press the FX SELECT BUTTON (21) more than once.
Figure 44