Pioneer DJM-850-K, DJM-850-S, DJM-850-W Press the [BEAT] button, 1 Press [AUTO/TAP] button, 2 Turn the [COLOR] control, Inputting the BPM manually, 4 Press the [BEAT c, d] button

Advanced Operations

SOUND COLOR FX

These effects change in association with the [COLOR] controls for the different channels.

1 Press one of the [SOUND COLOR FX] buttons.

This selects the type of effect.

The button that was pressed flashes.

!For the types of effects, see BEAT COLOR FX/SOUND COLOR FX effect types on page 18.

!The same effect is set for [CH1] to [CH4].

2 Turn the [COLOR] control.

The effect is applied to the channel(s) for which the control(s) was (were) pressed.

BEAT COLOR FX

The SOUND COLOR FX effect can be associated to the beat (change in volume) of the track when the [BEAT] buttons for the respective channels are pressed. The beat association function can be set separately for the respective channels.

The following describes the operating procedure for when SOUND COLOR FX is turned on.

Press the [BEAT] button.

The beat association function is turned on for the channel(s) whose [BEAT] button(s) was (were) pressed.

The SOUND COLOR FX effect is associated to the track’s beat.

!When the [BEAT] button is pressed again, the beat association func- tion is turned off.

!The beat association function can also be used by turning SOUND COLOR FX on after pressing the [BEAT] button.

BEAT EFFECT

		CH SELECT
2	1	2	3	4
	MIC	A	B	MST
		PARAMETER			4
					4
3	AUTO
3	TAP			BPM	5
	TAP			BPM	5
6				%	7
6				ms	7
				ms

This function lets you instantaneously set various effects according to the tempo (BPM = Beats Per Minute) of the currently playing track.

1	Effect display section	The name of the selected effect is displayed.
2	Channel select	The name of the channel to which the effect is
	display section	applied is displayed.
		[AUTO] lights when the BPM measurement mode is
3	AUTO (TAP)	set to the auto mode.
		[TAP] lights when in the manual input mode.
		When in the auto mode, this displays the automati-
		cally detected BPM value.
4	BPM value display (3	When the BPM cannot be detected, the previously
	digits)	detected BPM value is displayed and flashes.
		When in the manual input mode, this displays the
		BPM value that was input manually.

5	BPM	This is always lit.

		This displays the parameters specified for the indi-
		vidual effects.
	Parameter display	When the [BEAT c, d] button is pressed, the corre-
6	Parameter display	sponding beat fraction is displayed for 1 second.
6	section	sponding beat fraction is displayed for 1 second.
		When a value outside the parameter range is speci-
		fied with the [BEAT c, d] button, the value does not
		change and the display flashes.

7	% (ms)	These light according to the units for the different
7	% (ms)	effects.
		effects.

8	Beat display section	This lights according to the selected beat number
8	Beat display section	position.
		position.

1 Press [AUTO/TAP] button.

Select the BPM measurement mode.

—[AUTO]: The BPM is measured automatically from the audio sig- nal that is being input. The [AUTO] mode is set when this unit’s power is turned on.

—[TAP]: The BPM is input manually by tapping the [TAP] button with a finger.

!The [AUTO] BPM measurement range is BPM = 70 to 180. With some tracks it may not be possible to measure the BPM correctly. If the BPM cannot be measured, the BPM value on the display flashes. In such cases, use the [TAP] button to input the BPM manually.

2Turn the [DELAY, ECHO, UP ECHO, SPIRAL, REVERB, TRANS, FILTER, FLANGER, PHASER, ROBOT, SLIP ROLL, ROLL, REV ROLL, SND/RTN] selector switch.

This selects the type of effect.

!For the types of effects, see Types of BEAT EFFECT on page 18.

!To use [SND/RTN], see Using the external effector below.

3Turn the [1, 2, 3, 4, MIC, CF.A, CF.B, MASTER] selector switch.

This selects the channel to which the effect is applied.

—[1] – [4]: The effect is applied to the sound of the respective channel.

—[MIC]: The effect is applied to the sound of [MIC] channel.

—[CF.A], [CF.B]: The effect is applied to the sound of the cross- fader’s [A] (left) or [B] (right) side.

—[MASTER]: The effect is applied to the sound of the [MASTER] channel.

4 Press the [BEAT c, d] button.

Set the beat fraction for synchronizing the effect sound.

The effect time corresponding to the beat fraction is set automatically.

5 Press the [ON/OFF] button for [BEAT EFFECTS].

The effect is applied to the sound.

The effect’s time parameter can be adjusted by turning the [TIME] control.

The effect’s quantitative parameter can be adjusted by turning the [LEVEL/DEPTH] control.

The [ON/OFF] button flashes when the effect is on.

!When the [ON/OFF] button is pressed again, the effect turns off.

Inputting the BPM manually

Tap the [TAP] button at least 2 times in rhythm with the beat (in quarter notes) of the sound being played.

The average value of the interval at which the [TAP] button was tapped by finger is set as the BPM.

!When the BPM is set using the [TAP] button, the beat fraction is set to [1/1] and the time of one beat (quarter note) is set as the effect time.

!The BPM can be set manually by turning the [TIME] control while pressing the [TAP] button.

!The BPM can be set in units of 0.1 by pressing the [AUTO/TAP] but- ton while pressing the [TAP] button and turning the [TIME] control while pressing the two buttons.

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