American Audio VMS4

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11. PAUSE BUTTON - Press this button to PAUSE what ever music source is playing.

12. PLAY BUTTON - Press this button to PLAY your desired music source.

13. CUE - Pressing the CUE button during playback immediately pauses playback and returns the

track to the last set cue point. The red CUE LED will glow when the unit is in cue mode. The LED will

also flash every time a new CUE POINT is set. The CUE button can be held down to momentarily play

the track. When you release the CUE button it instantly returns to the CUE POINT. You can also tap

the CUE button to create a BOP EFFECT.

14. JOg WhEEL - This wheel has three functions;

Attention: Make sure that nothing is touch or resting on the jog wheels when you power on the

VMS4.

A. The wheel works as a pitch bend during Playback. Turning the wheel clockwise can increase the

pitch percentage up to 100%, and turning the wheel in the counter-clockwise direction can de-

crease the pitch percentage down to -100%. The pitch bend will be determined on how long

you turn the jog wheel continuously.

B. The jog wheel also controls the scratch effect, when the scratch effect is active.

C. The jog wheel can also serve as frame search.

Note: The inside of the wheel is touch sensitive and the outside edge of the wheel is not. Example:

You can scratch by touching the inside or center of the wheel, and pitch bend when you touch the

outside edge of the wheel.

15. VINYL - Pushing this button activates VINYL mode.

16. ShIFT - Enables secondary MIDI command on buttons, jog wheel, and MIDI functions on mouse

pad. Example: Press SHIFT and VINYL to activate Keylock.

17. (-) PITCh BEND BUTTON - The (-) pitch bend function creates a momentary “Slow Down” in the

BPM’s (Beats per minute) while it is playing. This will allow you to match the beats between two play-

ing audio sources. Remember, this is a momentary function. When you remove your finger from the

pitch button, the BPM’s will automatically return to pitch Slider'S pitch value Holding down this

button will give a maximum of -100% pitch. Use this function to slow to another playing music source.

Be sure to notice that this function is a momentary pitch adjustment, for a more precise adjustment

use the pitch Slider (7) to match the BPM’s with another playing music source.

(+) PITCh BEND BUTTON - The (+) pitch bend function creates a momentary “BUMP” in the

BPM’s (Beats per minute) while it is playing. This will allow you to match the beats between two play-

ing audio sources. Remember, this is a momentary function. When you remove your finger from this

button, the BPM’s will automatically return to the pitch Slider'S selected pitch. Holding down this

button will give a maximum of +100% pitch.

18. BANK BUTTONS - These buttons are used to store either four (4) cue points or four (4) samples.

Each Bank Button can store either a sample or a cue point.

19. PITCh SLIDER - This slider is used to adjust the playback pitch percentage. The slider is a set

adjustment and will remain set until the pitch slider is moved or the pitch function has been turned

off.

20. SYNC BUTTON - Use this button to set this deck to master and auto sync and the other deck's

tempo to master.

gENErAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTrOLS (Cont.)