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28.
TAP –
To manually enter a new BPM in the BEATKEEPER BPM DISPLAY, tap this button in time with the
song. You can tap the button once to reset the song's downbeat. To register a new BPM, tap the button 4
times to the beat of the music. For even greater accuracy, enter more taps.
29.
SYNC LOCK –
When there is a BPM shown in the BEATKEEPER BPM DISPLAY, press this button to lock the
BPM of the song playing on that side of the CROSSFADER. This feature limits "drifting" of the BPM reading.
Deactivating the SYNC LOCK button will prompt the BeatKeeper to rescan for a new BPM reading.
30.
BEATKEEPER –
Use this meter to tempo-match and beat-match
the songs playing on either side of the CROSSFADER to create
your mix. (Match the songs' tempos before matching their beats.)
When the tempos or beats are properly synced, the green center
LED on their respective meters will light up.
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Tempo Difference –
This meter shows the difference in BPM between the two SYNC LOCKED BPM
displays. The LEDs will light on the side which has the faster BPM. To make the green LED illuminate,
either slow down or speed up your songs until this LED lights.
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Beat Offset –
After the tempos are aligned of your two songs, then you must align the downbeats. Bend
the pitch of your playing tracks until the green LED illuminates. When both the green LEDs on the Beat
Offset and Tempo Offset meters are lit, your tracks are aligned.
31.
FX ON –
Turns effects processing on and off. Note that you will also have to raise the FX MIX control to be
able to hear the effects once they have been turned on.
32.
FX MIX –
Controls the amount of effected (wet) vs. non-effected (dry) sound in the mix.
33.
FX CUE –
Sends the effected sound to the Cue channel for headphone monitoring. To preview effects: set the
FX ASSIGN knob to the desired source, make sure that FX ON is off (so the audience will not hear the effects
while you are previewing them) and turn on FX CUE. Make sure that the CUE BLEND control is adjusted such
that CUE can be heard. Adjust the effects controls to your desired settings. Once satisfied, turn on FX ON to
activate the effect.
34.
FX ASSIGN –
This knob selects the audio source on which the effects will be applied. You can address
individual mixer channels (1/2/3/4), either side of the crossfader (CFA/CFB) or you can apply the effect on the
Master mix.
35.
FX SELECT –
This knob selects the effect to be applied to the channel (set with the FX ASSIGN knob). See
the "EFFECTS DESCRIPTION" section for more information.
36.
LINE FADER FX –
This switch sets whether the effects are applied to the channel (set with the FX ASSIGN
knob) pre-fader ("PRE") or post-fader ("POST").
Note:
The "POST" setting is most effective when using Echo or Delay effects in conjunction with fader
movement.
37.
BEAT DIVISION BUTTONS –
Sets the note division of the effects, which controls the rate of the effects in
conjunction with the FX BPM DISPLAY reading. Tapping a button once will reset the downbeat to which your
effect is applied.
38.
FX BPM ASSIGN –
To sync the effects to the BPM of the song on the left (A) or right (B) side of the
CROSSFADER, press this button until the desired LED (A or B) is lit. The light will turn off if you manually
enter a BPM with the FX TAP button.
39.
FX TAP –
To manually enter a BPM to which the effects will be synced, tap this button in time with the song's
tempo. For even greater accuracy, enter more taps. Tapping the button once will reset the downbeat to which
your effect is applied.
40.
FX BPM DISPLAY –
This display shows the BPM reading that controls the rate of the effects. The BPM
reading will be determined by the FX BPM ASSIGN button or by manually entering a BPM with the FX TAP
button.
41.
HEADPHONES –
Connect your 1/4" headphones to this output for cueing and mix monitoring.
EFFECTS DESCRIPTION:
Note:
The rate of these effects is determined by the current FX BPM setting and BEAT DIVISION BUTTONS.
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FILTER –
Sweeps the entire frequency range.
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FLANGER –
Creates a rushing, flanging sound.
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PHASER –
Creates an effect similar to the sound of an airplane taking off.
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ROLL –
Samples a portion of audio and loops it. (
Note:
The track itself will continue to play. The looped
audio is only heard in the effected sound of the mix.
)
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REV ROLL –
The "roll" effect but with the looped audio played in reverse.
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TRANSFORM –
Switches the audio on/off at a regular rate – like tremolo with a sharp curve.
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AUTO PAN –
Alternates between playing audio in the left and right channels.
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DELAY –
Standard delay effect.
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REV DELAY –
Standard delay effect with the delayed audio played in reverse.
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ECHO –
Standard echo effect.
Note:
You must have SYNC LOCK
activated on both BPM displays to
use the meter.
