Professional Disc Jockey Products
the
BEATKEEPER
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II
Audio Synchronized Beat Counter
BCM135
OWNER’S MANUAL
PLEASE READ !
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Страница 1: ...Professional Disc Jockey Products the BEATKEEPER II Audio Synchronized Beat Counter BCM135 OWNER S MANUAL PLEASE READ 1...
Страница 2: ...t was the first generation We listened to your feedback and made several improvements for the BeatkeeperII You now have 2 extra audio inputs so you can now work with up to 4 phono line sources The Bea...
Страница 3: ...nput Adjustment Beat Assist Scanning Ranges Visual Mixing Prepping For A Mix Syncing To Off Beats FRONT PANEL DIAGRAM 10 REAR PANEL DIAGRAM 12 INSTALLATION 13 OPERATION 14 BPM Range Select Using Your...
Страница 4: ...be situated away from heat sources such as radiators stoves or other household appliances that produce heat POWER SOURCES This product is intended to be powered solely by the 9V 500mA adapter provide...
Страница 5: ...excessive shock such as being dropped E The unit malfunctions after hooking up the RCA ports to sources other than phono or line output audio signals F The unit malfunctions after hooking up the wron...
Страница 6: ...of your mixes especially in loud mixing environments or at gigs with odd echoes Please take a few moments to familiarize yourself with the BCM135 by reading the following information The Numark Beatke...
Страница 7: ...ce free operation in a particular installation If the unit does cause interference to any radio or television reception attempt to reduce the interference by one or more of the following means a Turn...
Страница 8: ...dance music is between 80 150BPM you normally won t need to worry about this special range feature we have provided Occasionally however you may need to track the high speeds of Meringue or Salsa mus...
Страница 9: ...c starts again the Beatkeeper begins right on the beat and indicates how well the two songs are synced within seconds Syncing To Off Beats Now if you really want to be fancy you can actually use the B...
Страница 10: ...the respective input is not locked or set to track the music ON the respective input is synced and ready to track the music 5 BEAT ASSIST BUTTON Tapping the Beat Assist button once automatically real...
Страница 11: ...udio inputs beats are not aligned YELLOW LED ON the audio inputs beats are close to aligned GREEN LED ON the audio inputs beats are perfectly aligned 12 BPM RANGE BUTTON Selects the range the Beatkeep...
Страница 12: ...pter provided with this unit 1 Channel INPUTS Plug the patch cords from your CD players or turntables into these jacks 2 Channel OUTPUTS Attach the patch cords from these jacks to the Input jacks of y...
Страница 13: ...t the connection is secure so that it does not become loose during transport due to the weight of the adapter Plug the free end of the adapter into the rear panel where the Beatkeeper is labeled 9V 50...
Страница 14: ...eatkeeper will display a BPM which will update every five seconds while scanning As long as the beat is well defined the BPM number will equal the beats per minute of the song being played Once you se...
Страница 15: ...p of the Beatkeeper have now been activated and are updating automatically NOTE In order to perform a mix which is tracked by the Beatkeeper both channels MUST be synced This is indicated by the yello...
Страница 16: ...as described in the previous section NOTE Multiple source or layer mixes should be performed with a minimum of vocals otherwise the music will clash when mixed for a long period of time The next step...
Страница 17: ...make sure you re starting at the right point with vinyl release or start the turntable Confirm the BPM and downbeat are correctly synced before step 3 If you used the search button on a CD player the...
Страница 18: ...s way off when using the search button on my high tech CD mixer Some high tech CD mixers have a cueing feature which allows you to cue precisely to an exact spot in the music so you can slam mix The o...
Страница 19: ...at or if the rhythm is too complex this number may not follow the actual BPM a You can wait for a passage of music with a steady beat for a more accurate BPM indication b Hit the Sync Lock button once...
Страница 20: ...either case the problem can be overcome by waiting a few seconds before preceding to tap the Beat Assist button two or more times with the beat of the music T14 Either the BPM number or red beat LED...
Страница 21: ...atically restarts once both inputs become active again T17 The Beat Offset graph has the green LED illuminated when the red beat LEDs are a half beat off from each other This indicates that the songs...
Страница 22: ...eat BPM accuracy 1 BPM Bar graph update rate Every beat Tempo difference graph resolution 1 BPM per LED green is 2 BPM Beat offset graph resolution 7 5msec per LED green is 15msec Beat Assist Button M...
Страница 23: ...nty 1 Insignificant defects to include but not limited to minor scratches minor mechanical or electrical maladjustments or random manufacturing errors that will not show up as performance defects and...
Страница 24: ...t to the address below We cannot guaranty the safety of your equipment if it is not properly packed If the product is no longer covered by warranty we will still repair the unit however you will be su...
