Stanton S-500 Frame search, Scanning Fast forward/Fast backward, Time display, 1Pitch Slider

OPERATIONS

8. Frame search

lFrame search is a function for monitoring the sound at a certain section of the disc and manually changing the position. Searching is used to set play start points with precision.

lPress the or while in pause or cue mode to begin searching. The sound for one revolution of the disc is output repeatedly. The point at which the sound starts is indicated on the LCD.

lIf the time display and the CUE point are the same, the CUE indicator lights.

9. Scanning (Fast forward/Fast backward)

lScanning is a function for moving quickly forward or backward when the or button is pressed.

lThis unit supports 3 different speed, the scanning speed depends on how long you hold the button. If you hold the

or button for a about 3 seconds, the scanning speed will be changed, when you release the button, the scanning speed return to normal speed.

lPress and hold the or to begin scanning. The disc moves rapidly forward or backward and the sound is output. The current scan point is indicated on the LCD.

lPress and hold the to scan in the forward scanning, to scan in the reverse scanning.

10. Time display

Press TIME button to select time display mode:

ŒElapsed time of a track.

• Remaining time of a track.

ELAPSEDREMAIN

TIME TIME

Figure 10-1

11. Matching the Beats Per Minute (BPM)

There are two tools available for matching the BPM of the two CDs:

•Use the pitch slider to adjust the BPM statically.

‚Use the PITCH BEND buttons to change the BPM temporarily.

1)Pitch Slider

ŒTo adjust the BPM by sliding the pitch slider up or down, press the PITCH button to turn on the PITCH

adjustment function before use.

•Slide the pitch slider up to decrease BPM, or down to increase BPM. The adjustment range is +/-10%.

2)Pitch Bending

lThe BPM increases or decreases respectively while the PITCH BEND+ or PITCH BEND- button is pressed.

lThe BPM increase depends on how long you hold the button. If you hold the button for about 1/2 second, theBPM will go either to +16% for PITCH BEND+ or -16% for PITCH BEND-. If you tap the button, the BPM will only change a little so you can change the beat slightly without audible changes in the music.

lThe CD will return to the tempo indicated by the Pitch slider when you let go to the PITCH BEND+ or -.

lFigure 11-1 shows an example of how to use the pitch bend function. In this example, both players are playing and the BPM has already been matched with the pitch sliders.

The bass beats also match

CD1	Bass beat
bass beat		PITCH BEND
CD2
bass beat
	Bass beat	Figure 11-1

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