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 BASIC OPERATIONS - BUILT-IN EFFECTS

The  Pro  Scratch  1™  comes  with  nine  built  in  effects. These  effects  can  be  used  one  at  a  time  or  you  may 

choose  to  overlap  the  effects  and  use  up  to  four  at  a  time. The  Built-in  effects  include  Scratch,  Fade,  Skid, 

Coast,Flanger, Echo, Robot, Transform, and Pan. It is important to understand that only one effect per an effect 

bank can be turned on at one time, but all four effects banks can be used at a time. For example the Flanger, 

Echo,  and  Robot  are  all  stored  in  the  same  effects  bank  but  only  one  can  be  used  at  a  time. When  any 

of  the  effects  are  activated,  the 

EFFECT  (42)

  icon  will  display  in  the 

LCD  (1)

. You  can  choose  to  use  the 

effects with their default setting or you may choose  customized each effect by changing the parameters. The 

parameters values for all the effects will range. Some effects will have more adjustable parameters than others. 

The parameters have two adjustable values, PR (Parameter Ratio) and PV (Parameter volume). All parameters 

will be reset to there default values when power is shut off.

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SCRATCH/FADE  EFFECT:

 

The  Scratch  effect  simulates  real  time  turntable 

scratching. The fade effect fade the volume in and out. Pressing 

SCRATCH/FADE  

BUTTON (4)

 once will activate the scratch effect (figure 43). When the Scratch 

Effect  is  activated  the 

SCRATCH/FADE  BUTTON  (4)

  will  glow.  To  activate 

the  Fade  Effect,  be  sure  the  scratch  effect  is  off  and  press  and  hold  the 

SCRATCH/FADE  BUTTON  (4)

  until  it  begins  to  flash.  A  flashing  button  will 

represent  the  Fade  Effect  is  active. The  fade  effect  will  fade  the  music  out  and 

bring back in. The fade time can be adjusted in the parameters setting from 0010 

to  9990.  9990  will  give  you  the  longest  fade  out  time. The  fade  value  ranges 

from 10ms to ten seconds.

Figure 43

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SKID/COAST

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Activating Parameter Mode:

 

All the effects have adjustable parameters. The 

parameters  change  the  way  the  effect  will  react. To  enter  the  parameter  mode 

for any of effects, press the 

PARAMETER BUTTON (28)

 as in figure 42. When 

the  parameter  mode  is  selected  the  time  display  in  the   

LCD  (1)

  will  change 

to  indicate  the  parameters. Some  effects  have  more  adjustable  parameter  than 

others. Pressing the 

PARAMETER BUTTON (28)

 more than once will advance 

you to the next parameter adjustment, if there are no other adjustable parameters 

pressing  the 

PARAMETER  BUTTON  (28)

  will  return  the  time  display  in  the 

LCD (1)

.  

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PARAMETER

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OUT

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SEAMLESS

LOOP

HOLD  BUTTON:

  Use  the 

HOLD  BUTTON  (2

)  to  lock  your  customized 

parameters. If the hold button is not activated any changes to your parameters 

will  be  momentary. To  activate  the  hold  function  press  the 

HOLD  BUTTON  (2) 

as  in  figure  43.  When  the  hold  function  becomes  activated,  the  hold  button 

will light up blue.

Summary of Contents for Pro Scratch 1

Page 1: ...American DJ AUDIO Los Angeles CA 90058 USA www americandj com Featuring Sampling Sampling FLIPFLOP...

Page 2: ...removing from wall outlet Do not pull on the cord 2 To avoid electric shock do not open the top cover when the unit is plugged in If problems occur with the unit call your local American DJ AUDIO deal...

Page 3: ...Player 9 Grounding or Polarization Precautions should be taken so that the grounding or polarization means of an appliance is not defeated 10 Power Cord Protection Power supply cords should be routed...

Page 4: ...n DJ AUDIO Pro Scratch 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL PAGE 4 Avoid high temperatures Allow for sufficient heat dispersion when installed in a case Handle the power cord carefully Hold the power cord from the pl...

Page 5: ...ican DJ mixers that also feature Fader Q Start For FLIP FLOP results you must use two 2 Pro Scratch 1 players Connect your Pro Scratch 1 s as described in the set up section of this manual This featur...

Page 6: ...comfortable angles see page 4 The display ICONS will be explained in the section D 2 HOLD BUTTON This button allows you to set and lock any new parameters you set to the effects This button will glow...

Page 7: ...e pitch percentage up to 100 American DJ AUDIO Pro Scratch 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL PAGE 7 and turning the wheel in the counter clock wise direction will decrease the pitch percent age up to 100 The pitch...

Page 8: ...rned on to get a LED reading 24 PITCH ON OFF BUTTON This button is used to turn the PITCH SLIDER 17 function on and off The PITCH BUTTON s LED will indicate the pitch function has been activated GENER...

Page 9: ...ged 47 PAUSE INDICATOR This indicator will glow when the drive is in pause mode 48 TRACK INDICATOR This indicator describes which track is currently cued or is playing 49 CUE INDICATOR This indicator...

Page 10: ...N OFF RELOOP OUT IN SEAMLESS LOOP American DJ 8800 00 00 160 EFFECT ELAPSED SINGLE TOTAL REMAIN CUE T M S F CUE BPM BEAT SYNC AUTO 18LOCK LOOP RELOOP PITCH KEY BPM PROGRAM NONSTOP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0...

Page 11: ...SE BUTTON 15 was pressed Pressing the PLAY PAUSE BUTTON 15 will switch between play and pause modes When the unit is in pause mode the PAUSE INDICATOR 46 in the LCD DISPLAY 1 will glow The green PLAY...

Page 12: ...tting your custom cue points There are two 2 ways to set a CUE point American DJ AUDIO Pro Scratch 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL PAGE 12 BASIC OPERATIONS CONT 1 You may press the IN BUTTON 12 on the fly while...

Page 13: ...rresponding Flash Button LED will flash briefly The LED will remain lit indicating either a sample or cue point is stored in memory The red Memory Cue LED will now shut off 2 Repeat the above steps to...

Page 14: ...oint in the track Figure 21 BASIC OPERATIONS CONT 3 Press the OUT BUTTON 18 to set the ending point for your SEAMLESS LOOP Figure 13 The IN BUTTON 12 and OUT BUTTON 18 LEDs will begin to flash indicat...

Page 15: ...ON MANUAL PAGE 15 2 Press the MEMORY BUTTON 7 The MEMORY CUE BUTTON 1 Red LED will glow indicating memory is ready to be stored 3 Select one of the three FLASH BUTTON 6 you wish to store your loop in...

Page 16: ...EARCH FX MIX MEMORY SAMPLER TRACK DISC IN OUT SLOT BOP ENTER SAMPLE PITCH PITCH BEND PITCH CONTROL 8 12 16 ON OFF REV PLAY SGL CTN ON OFF HOLD FLANGER ECHO TRANS PAN SCRATCH FADE SKID COAST PARAMETER...

Page 17: ...in reverse mode If a sample is activated over a track both the track and the sample will play in reverse until the reverse function is turned off 14 Creating a BOP Effect The Bop Effect is a stutter...

Page 18: ...player begin playback when the other ends You can Flip Flop single tracks the entire disc or a combination of the two To FLIP FLOP single tracks 1 Connect your system as described in the set up secti...

Page 19: ...8 9 0 FLASH 1 FLASH 2 FLASH 3 DIGITAL TURNTABLE Pro Scratch1 CUE REV FWD Scratch SEARCH FX MIX MEMORY SAMPLER TRACK DISC IN OUT SLOT BOP ENTER SAMPLE PITCH PITCH BEND PITCH CONTROL 8 12 16 ON OFF ON O...

Page 20: ...ONAL CD PLAYER POWER ON OFF RELOOP OUT IN SEAMLESS LOOP American DJ 8800 00 00 160 EFFECT ELAPSED SINGLE TOTAL REMAIN CUE T M S F CUE BPM BEAT SYNC AUTO 18LOCK LOOP RELOOP PITCH KEY BPM PROGRAM NONSTO...

Page 21: ...to ten seconds Figure 43 Figure 42 American DJ 8800 00 00 160 EFFECT ELAPSED SINGLE TOTAL REMAIN CUE T M S F CUE BPM BEAT SYNC AUTO 18LOCK LOOP RELOOP PITCH KEY BPM PROGRAM NONSTOP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0...

Page 22: ...e will activate the TRANSFORMER effect figure 47 When the TRANSFORMER effect is activated the TRANS PAN BUTTON 29 will glow To activate the PAN effect press and hold the TRANS PAN BUTTON 29 until it b...

Page 23: ...from one track to a programmed sample STEP ONE Be sure you have created a sample and stored it in to the FLASH 3 BUTTON 6 see creating a sample on page After a sample has been created and store begin...

Page 24: ...GE 24 STEP ONE Be sure you are in continuous play mode and a track is playing Turn the FADE effect on By pressing holding down the SCRATCH FADE BUTTON 4 until it begins to flash as in figure 52 Figure...

Page 25: ...playing Turn the SKID effect on By pressing down the SKID COAST BUTTON 5 until it begins to glow as in figure 57 Figure 57 Figure 59 Figure 58 STEP TWO Select the FX MIX BUTTON 11 to activate the FX M...

Page 26: ...After playing a disc always unload it from player Always store the compact disc in the jewel case protecting from dirt or damage Do not place discs in the following areas a Areas exposed to direct su...

Page 27: ...2 0Vrms 1dB 2 0V 1dB 1KHz 0dB Channel balance 0 5dB 1 0dB 1KHz 0dB Frequency response 0 5dB 1 0dB 20Hz 20KHz 0dB De emphasis response 2 5dB 3dB 16KHz 20dB Channel separation 82dB 75dB 1KHz 0dB T H D N...

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