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7. IN REALTIME CUE (SEAMLESS LOOP IN BUTTON) -
“CUE ON THE FLY” - This button allows
you to set a CUE POINT (see CUE POINT page 18) without music interruption (“on the fly”). This but-
ton also sets the starting point of a loop (see SEAMLESS LOOP on page 18).
8.
TRACK BUTTON -
This buttons is used to select a track. Tapping this button will back-skip
to the previous track, holding down this button will rapidly back-skip through the tracks on a CD.
9. CUE -
Pressing the
CUE
button during playback immediately pauses playback and returns the
track to the last set cue point (see setting a CUE POINT, page 17). The red CUE LED will glow when
the unit is in cue mode The LED will also flash every time a new CUE POINT is set. The CUE button
can be held down to momentarily play the CD. When you release the CUE button it instantly returns
to the last set CUE POINT. You can also tap the CUE button to create a BOP EFFECT (for definition
of BOP EFFECT, see page 21).
10.
TRACK BUTTON -
This buttons is used to select your desired track. Tapping this but-
ton will forward skip to the next track, holding down this button will rapidly forward skip through the
tracks on your CD.
11. PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON -
Each press of the
PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON
causes the operation to
change from play to pause or from pause to play. While in play mode the green play LED will glow,
and while in pause mode the green play LED will flash.
12. BOP -
This button is used to activate the BOP Effect. A Bop Effect is a stutter, creating a sound
similar to a CD skipping. This function will instantly play the last set cue point during playback without
music interruption. The Bop Effect can be created in 2 ways. See creating a BOP on page 21.
13. RELOOP BUTTON -
If a
Loop
has been made (see setting a Seamless Loop on page 18), but the
unit is not actively in
Loop
mode (a loop is not playing), pressing the
RELOOP BUTTON
will instantly
reactivate Loop mode. To exit the
Loop
, press the
OUT BUTTON (23). LOOP (34)
and
RELOOP (35)
will display in the
LCD (5)
when the
Reloop
function is available.
14. PITCH SLIDER -
This slider is used to adjust the playback pitch percentage when the
PITCH (18)
function is activated. The slider is a set adjustment and will remain set until the pitch slider is moved
or the
PITCH (18)
function has been turned off. The pitch percentage of the slider can be changed by
holding the Pitch Button (21) and pressing the (+) Pitch Bend Button. This adjustment can be made
with or without a CD in the drive. The pitch adjustment will remain even if a disc has been removed,
and will reflect on any other disc loaded into the unit. That is to say, if you set a +2% pitch on one
disc, remove that disc and insert another, that disc too will have a +2% pitch. The amount of pitch
being applied will be displayed in the
LCD (5).
Use this slider to match the BPM’s of this unit to that
of another music source. By changing the pitch of one disc with respect to the other in this way, the
beats can be matched.
15. OUT -
This button serves two functions. This button is used to set the ending point of a loop.
During normal loop playback, a loop is exited by pressing the
OUT
button.
16.
(
-) PITCH BEND BUTTON -
The
(-)
pitch bend function creates a momentary “Slow Down” in the
CD’s pitch speed (Beats per minute - BPM) when the
PITCH (18)
function is activated. This functions
allows the beats between two CD’s or any other music source to match. This is a momentary func-
tion. When the button is depressed the pitch speed will automatically return to
the
PITCH SLIDER'S
(14)
selected pitch. Holding down this button will give a maximum of -16% pitch. Be sure to remem-
ber that this function is a momentary pitch adjustment, for a more precise adjustment use the
PITCH
GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.)
