BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.)

3) Press the OUT/EXIT BUTTON (23) to set the ending point for your SEAMLESS LOOP (Figure 13). The IN REALTIME CUE BUTTON (24) and OUT/EXIT BUTTON (23) LEDs will begin to flash indicating SEAMLESS LOOP mode has been activated.

LOOP INDICATORS - During a seamless loop, the LOOP (49) and RELOOP (48) INDICATORS will light in the LCD (13) indication a loop is active.

Figure 24

EXITING A LOOP - To exit a SEAMLESS LOOP, press the OUT/EXIT BUTTON (23). The IN REALTIME CUE BUTTON (24) and OUT/EXIT BUTTON (23) LEDs will remain on, but will stop flashing. Music playback will resume normal play (Figure 25). The IN REALTIME CUE BUTTON (24) and OUT/EXIT BUTTON (23) LEDs will remain on to remind you that a loop is stored in memory.

Figure 25

REPLAY LOOP - The RELOOP (19) function allows you to return to your stored loop at any time. The IN REALTIME CUE BUTTON (24) and OUT/EXIT BUTTON (23) LEDs will indicate a loop is stored in memory, and may be played at any time. To replay the loop, press the RELOOP BUTTON (19). The IN REALTIME CUE BUTTON (24) and OUT/EXIT BUTTON (23) LEDs will again begin to flash indicating SEAMLESS LOOP mode has been activated (Figure 26) and your stored loop will immediately begin to play.

Figure 26

14. EDITING A LOOP:

Please note only the ending point of a loop may be edited, a loop may be made shorter or longer. Before you can edit your seamless loop you obviously must first have created a seamless loop to edit. If you haven’t created a SEAMLESS LOOP, follow the instructions in step 10. If a SEAMLESS LOOP has already been created, press the RELOOP BUTTON (22) to activate your SEAMLESS LOOP (Figure 26), if it is not already playing. To edit a loop’s ending point:

1)Press the OUT/EXIT BUTTON (23) to return to normal play from the loops cue point (Figure 25). This will disengage the SEAMLESS LOOP and allows you to edit the loops ending point.

2)Press the OUT/EXIT BUTTON (23) again when you reach your new ending point (Figure 25).

-FOR A SHORTER LOOP: Press the OUT/EXIT BUTTON (23) at sooner point in the track (Figure 25).

-FOR LONGER LOOP: Press the OUT/EXIT BUTTON (23) at later point in the track (Figure 25).

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American Audio PRO-DJ2FX operating instructions Editing a Loop

PRO-DJ2FX specifications

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