Using the Ribbon Controller

You can use the ribbon controller to control any one of the knob settings, or else to control a special scratch function. The ribbon controller (or just ribbon) works on only one selected track at a time. (For details about ribbon setup, see page 172.)

Trying Out the Scratch Function

Under factory defaults, the ribbon is set to control the scratch function. Assuming you haven’t changed the ribbon setup, you can proceed without making any adjust- ment.

NOTE:

If you have already changed the ribbon function to something other than SCRATCH, you can change the setting using the SYSTEM SETUP job, as described following the procedure given below.

1. Hold down the [RIBBON TRACK] button and press the pad for the first LOOP track. This sets the ribbon so that it works with the first LOOP track.

The brackets ( ) of the selected track (LOOP1) will blink.

2. Now try rubbing on the ribbon with your finger. Rubbing upward from the bottom plays the sample out from its start point; rubbing downward from the top plays the sample out in reverse. Rubbing from the middle of the ribbon starts playback from somewhere in the middle of the sample.

3. Note also that the playback rate varies according to the speed of your finger along the ribbon. Operation simulates the scratch sound you get by manually rotating a vinyl disk on a turntable.

CHAPTER 2

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