Alternatively, you can jump directly to an absolute position in the track by pressing
SHIFT
+ placing your finger on the desired position on the Touch Strip.
3.1.2
Using the Touch Strip to Nudge/Pitchbend
Traditional DJ's who don't have an automatic Sync function at hand are used to physically
nudging, twisting, and tweaking a conventional turntable with either Timecode vinyl or tradi-
tional vinyl to temporarily speed up or slow down a track and align the beats manually. The S8
allows you to work in a similar way by using the Touch Strip:
The LEDs above the Touch Strip provide visual information about a Deck's phase alignment.
They help you make the necessary tempo bend adjustments to get your tracks aligned.
The following tutorial will demonstrate how to manually beatmatch the two demo tracks "Tech-
no 1" and "Techno 2" by means of the Touch Strip, without using the sync function.
First step: Playing the Tracks
1.
On Deck
A
press the
PLAY
button to start playback. The Deck will be assigned to
MASTER
.
2.
On Deck
B
press the
SYNC
button to disable Sync. The
SYNC
button's backlight goes dim.
3.
Listen to the track playing in Deck
A
, and press the
PLAY
button of deck
B
on an appropri-
ate downbeat to start playback.
→
If your timing was perfect, a single orange LED at the center of the LED strip lights up,
indicating the phase-alignment of both tracks is correct.
If your timing was a little off, a few blue LEDs above the Touch Strip light up, indicating
the amount of phase-misalignment.
Using Your S8—Getting Advanced
Using Touch Strip
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