8B-CONTROL DEEJAY BCD3000 User Manual

The OUTPUT section

[13]The CUE A and CUE B buttons allow you to listen in on Deck A or B. Keep the respective button pressed to feed the signal of Deck A or Deck B to the Headphone output [14].

[14]The PHONES output (¼" stereo connector) is used for connecting headphones.

[15]The PHONES VOL control lets you adjust the volume level of the Headphone output [14].

[16]The PHONES MIX control is used to adjust the relation between the stereo MASTER OUT and MONITOR OUT signal. When the control is turned fully left, you hear the MONITOR OUT signal, and when turned fully right, you hear the MASTER OUT signal.

[17]The KEY DECK A+B button is used to activate the “Key Lock” function of the TRAKTOR 3 LE software. The “pitching” of a track usually changes both the music’s speed (tempo) and pitch/key. The “Key Lock” function (or Master Tempo) makes sure the pitch is retained. Find more on this topic in the PDF manual of TRAKTOR 3 LE.

[18]Set the volume of the MASTER output with the MASTER OUTPUT control.

[19]The POWER ON-LED lights up when the BCD3000 is switched on.

The deck sections A and B

The control elements of decks A and B are the same. However, some of them are grouped the opposite way round. We will therefore describe the elements to only once. All of these control elements refer to the software functions which can be “remotely” controlled from the BCD3000.

[20]The CROSSFADER is used to fade between deck A and deck B.

[21]The GAIN control allows you to adjust the deck signal to a nominal level.

[22]Each deck features a 3-band equalizer (HI, MID and LOW) with kill feature. Thus, the signal can be attenuated to a much greater extent (-24 dB) than it can be raised (+12 dB).

The KILL buttons, which are found below the EQ controllers, allow you to cut out the relevant frequency range at the push of a button. This way you can achieve interesting filter effects. The function is also required for beat juggling.

[23]The SET CUE button sets a cue point at the current position of the track being played. This happens without interrupting playback. You can find information on the CUE function in Chapter 5.2.

[24]SET LOOP allows you to set the start and end points of a four-beat sequence that is to be played back repeatedly (loop). The first time this button is pressed, the start point of the loop is set and the following four beats

are repeated as often as you like. Press the button a second time to stop the loop.

[25]RELOOP is used to play a loop that you specified with SET LOOP [24] beforehand. Press SET LOOP [24] once again to stop the loop.

[26]SYNC allows you to synchronize two tracks, which are running on Deck A and B, by matching their speeds. The deck, which has its SYNC button pressed, synchronizes itself automatically with the speed of the second deck.

[27]The Scratch Wheel [34] allows you to scratch while the deck is playing or paused. Please press the SCRATCH button (LED lights up) in order to scratch.

[28]The VOLUME fader is used to adjust the volume level of the particular deck.

[29]Press the PLAY button to begin playback. Press this button a second time to stop playback. By pressing PLAY again, playback continues from the point at which it was stopped.

Every time playback is stopped, the cue point is placed at the current song position. You can find information on the CUE function in Chapter 5.2.

[30]Press the CUE button to stop playback and return to the last set cue point.

By keeping the CUE button pressed, the music begins at the cue point and continues until you let go of the button. Then, the deck jumps back to the cue point. You can find information on the CUE function in Chapter 5.2.

[31]BEND buttons: Press the UP button (+) to increase the playback speed. Press the DOWN button (–) to decrease the playback speed. This function lets you match the beats of two playing tracks.

[32]The Pitch fader adjusts the playback speed seamlessly.

[33]Use the SEARCH buttons to move forward or backward in a song.

[34]The function performed by the scratch wheel depends on whether the deck is in PLAY or PAUSE mode.

In PLAY mode, re-create the analog feel by using the wheel to nudge

(turn wheel to the right) or slow down (turn wheel to the left), allowing you to easily match the speed of the current deck to the speed of the other deck playing. Press the SCRATCH button in order for you to scratch with the wheel.

In PAUSE mode, you can use the wheel to move back and forth through the song. You can also scratch with the wheel by pressing the SCRATCH button.

3.2 The rear panel

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Fig. 3.2: The rear-panel audio connectors of the BCD3000

[35]MIC INPUT. The MIC IN connector is the balanced XLR input for your dynamic microphone.

[36]The analog input A (PHONO) is used for connecting a turntable.

[37]Connect the ground cable on your turntable to the GND screw on the BCD3000 housing.

[38]Analog input B. To connect a CD player or tape deck to this input, set the switch to LINE.

[39]Connect the MASTER OUTPUT to your power amplifier. It provides the main output signal, which can be adjusted with the MASTER control .

[40]SERIAL NUMBER.