BEAT MATCHING
Adjusting the Pitch
With your first deck playing and your second deck cued, start playback in sync with the downbeat of the song playing on the other deck. Quickly adjust the pitch using the PITCH SLIDER to match the tempo of deck one. Moving the slider up (away from you) will decrease the tempo, while mov- ing it down will increase the tempo.
Pitch Bending
As you are finding the right tempo, the track position will drift until it is fine- tuned and the tempo is matched. Pitch Bending provides a quick fix to keep the position as close as possible to deck one. Pressing the PITCH BEND – or PITCH BEND + buttons will decrease or increase the speed of playback temporarily. The extent to which the speed is changed is propor- tionate to the amount of time the button is pressed. For example, if the PITCH BEND + button is held in continuously, the speed continues to increase until the maximum limit set by the PITCH RANGE is reached. Once the PITCH BEND + button is released the pitch will return to the pitch set by the PITCH SLIDER.
The jog wheel can also be used to temporarily bend the pitch of the music during normal playback. Rotate the wheel clockwise to speed up and
Key Lock
This functions allows the tempo or BPM of the music to be altered without affecting the musical key. While this button is illuminated, the key will be locked at zero. This is handy when accelerating tracks to avoid the chip- munk effect.
VINYL AND SCRATCHING
Vinyl Mode
In Vinyl Mode the inner jog wheel will simulate the behavior of a turntable. The top surface of the wheel is touch sensitive. Putting your hand on the wheel will stop playback, as it would on a vinyl record. Once playback is stopped, moving the wheel back and forth will create a scratching effect, like on an analog turntable.
• To activate Vinyl mode, press the VINYL button.
Adjusting the Vinyl Start and Brake times
You can adjust the start and brake times so it starts up like a turntable when pressing the PLAY/PAUSE button while in vinyl mode.
•Hold the VINYL button until is starts flashing
•Use the encoder labeled VINYL START (left) to adjust the start time. Simply turning the encoder will fine tune the start time. For a faster adjustment, push down on the encoder while turning the outer jog wheel.
•Use the right encoder, labeled VINYL BRAKE to adjust the brake time. Follow the same instructions as for the start time.
•Press the VINYL button to exit
Touch Rewind
With this feature active, every time you touch the top wheel surface, play- back pause and return to the last cue point. Upon releasing the wheel, playback will resume from that cue point. This enables a quick and effec- tive beat juggling effect with a single record… or cd rather.
• To activate Touch Rewind mode, press the TOUCH REWIND button.
USING EFFECTS
Effects
There are seven
•To activate an effect, simply tap the desired FX SELECT button. Both fil- ters are activated via the FILTER button. The manual filter is activated by holding down the button until it lights up green.
Parameters
• Use the Time Division Indicators to change the effects time in sync with the music, or the FX TIME encoder to adjust it manually. When 1/4 is selected, the activated effect will modulate with every quarter beat; 1/2 signifies half beats; 3/4 signifies three quarter beats; 1/1 signifies one beat; 2/1 signifies 2 beats; and 4/1 signifies 4 beats (1 measure).
• The FX RATIO encoder controls the depth, feedback, or level, depending on the effect. This parameter can also be controled by the outer jog wheel by activating the OUTER JOG button.
Hint: With OUTER JOG active, turn on the manual filter by holding the FILTER button. Now, turn the outer wheel to create a filter sweep.
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