More Advanced Operations, Pitch Lock, Auto BPM and TAP Button

2-8. PITCH LOCK

Pressing the Pitch LOCK button turns on and off the PITCH LOCK function. When PITCH LOCK function is turned on, pitch control devices (such as Jog Wheel, Pitch Fader, and Pitch Bend but- tons) are ineffective; the Pitch will remain “locked” at zero 0%, until deactivated.

NOTE:

When the PITCH LOCK function is turned on, parameter display shows “—-“ in the TEMPO / PITCH section of the LCD screen.

2-9. Auto BPM and TAP Button

The C.504 features automatic BPM calculation and TAP (manual) BPM calculation. Set the param- eter display mode to BPM by Pressing TEMPO/BPM. If the BPM has not been manually entered the BPM is counted automatically and displayed in the parameter display. The BPM/TAP button blinks in tempo. Pressing the BPM/TAP button repeatedly (suggested 8 times or more) enters the song tempo (BPM) in manually. This manual BPM is shown in the LCD parameter display and the BPM/TAP button blinks in tempo. The BPM displayed is affected by the pitch slider. If the pitch slid- er is moved, the BPM will be changed automatically.

Pressing and holding the TAP button for more than 1.5 seconds erases the tapped BPM value. Also, presing and holding the TAP button then moving the Jog wheel (within 1.5 seconds) adjusts the BPM manually in 0.1 steps.

NOTE:

BPM is also used for the effect time or beat parameter. When you set the BPM using the TAP but- ton, the manually entered (tapped) BPM will be used for the effect time or beat parameter. When there is no tapped BPM (or you erase the tapped BPM), auto counted BPM will used for effect parameter instead.