Adjusting the input and output levels

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1 INPUT LEVEL control

This adjusts the audio level input to this unit.

2INPUT level indicator

This displays the audio level input to this unit.

3OUTPUT LEVEL control

This adjusts the audio level output from this unit.

4OUTPUT level indicator

This displays the audio level output from this unit.

5CONNECTION selector switch

This switches this unit’s input/output gain.

Adjusting the input level

Turn the [INPUT LEVEL] control.

The audio level input to this unit increases as the control is turned clock- wise, decreases as the control is turned counterclockwise.

The [INPUT] level indicator lights when sound is properly being input to this unit.

Adjusting the output level

Turn the [OUTPUT LEVEL] control.

The audio level output from this unit increases as the control is turned clockwise, decreases as the control is turned counterclockwise.

The [OUTPUT] level indicator lights according to the audio level being output from this unit.

Switching the input/output gain

On this unit, the input/output gain can be switched according to the connected equipment.

Slide the [CONNECTION] selector switch on the rear panel of this unit.

—[SEND/RETURN (–10 dB)]: Select this when connecting to a DJ mixer’s [SEND] and [RETURN] terminals or when connecting to a DJ player’s audio output terminals.

—[MASTER (+4 dB)]: Select this when connecting to a DJ mixer’s [MASTER OUT] terminals.

Making the BPM and QUANTIZE settings

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1QUANTIZE button

This turns the QUANTIZE function on and off.

The cycle and timing of the sound output from the X-PAD FX section is synchronized with the tempo of the currently playing track.

2NUDGE (+, –) button

Use this to fine-adjust the cycle and timing of the sound output from the X-PAD FX section.

3BPM display

When the BPM measurement mode is set to auto, this displays the automatically detected BPM value. If the value cannot be detected, the previously detected BPM value flashes.

When the BPM measurement mode is set to manual, this displays the manually input BPM value.

4AUTO button

Switches 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 cor- rectly. 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.

5TAP button

When the BPM measurement mode is set to the manual input mode, tap this button with a finger to input the BPM manually.

Using the QUANTIZE function

This function analyzes the tempo of the currently playing track in real time and synchronizes the sound produced from the X-PAD FX section with the tempo of the currently playing track.

1 Press the [QUANTIZE] button.

The QUANTIZE function turns on.

2 Operate the X-PAD FX section.

The cycle and timing of the sound produced from the X-PAD FX section is synchronized with the tempo of the currently playing track.

!The cycle of the effect of the [TRANS/ROLL] in the ISOLATE FX sec- tion is also synchronized with the tempo of the currently playing track.

!The one-shot sound produced when the [KICK], [SNARE], [CLAP] or [HI HAT] button is pressed is produced immediately, regardless of whether the QUANTIZE function is on or off.

!When the [QUANTIZE] button is pressed again, the QUANTIZE func- tion turns off.

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