Creating a party atmosphere
— Inspiring the DJ’s mood
Using the drum pads
— BEAT BLEND
With the drum pads, you can add percussion during playback. This effect can be used with any source.
To | Do this |
Add the drum | Press PAD I or PAD II to |
sound | produce the respective |
| sound. |
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Change the | Hold down PAD I or PAD |
drum sound | II, then turn JOG DIAL to |
| select the sound you want. |
| The name of the drum |
| sound appears in the |
| display. |
| The sound you select will |
| be stored in PAD I or |
| PAD II. |
Create a drum | 1 Hold down PAD I and |
roll | PAD II. |
| “CHAIN” appears in the |
| display. |
| 2 Turn JOG DIAL |
| clockwise to output the |
| PAD II sound and |
| counterclockwise to |
| output the PAD I sound. |
Adjust the | Press BEAT LEVEL |
volume of the | repeatedly. |
drum |
|
Tip
The PAD I and PAD II indicator light up when you press the respective button.
Using the beat functions
With the beat functions, you can enjoy a variety of rhythms. They can be used with any source.
1 Press BEAT ON/OFF repeatedly to turn off the beat pattern.
2 Hold down BEAT PATTERN and turn JOG DIAL to select the beat pattern you want.
3 Press BPM CONTROL once to start the tempo input.
4 By following the tempo of the music, press BPM CONTROL 4 times to input the tempo.
Each time you press BPM CONTROL, the flashing “B” will be replaced with a box.
5 Press BPM CONTROL again to start playback of the beat pattern.
The BPM (Beat Per Minute) value appears in the display.
To change the beat pattern
Hold down BEAT PATTERN and turn JOG DIAL to select the beat pattern you want.
The name of the beat pattern appears in the display.
To change the beat speed
Hold down BEAT SPEED and turn JOG DIAL to select the speed you want (BPM 40 – 200).