American Audio 2channel Midi Controller Versadeck User Manual

12. TAP BUTTON - Press this button to switch between manual BPM and Auto BPM. When in manual 
BPM mode, tap this button to the beat of the current track. Press and hold this button for at least 3 
secs. to switch to Auto BPM. The BPM mode your are currently in is displayed in the VFD. 
13. 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 blue play LED will glow, and 
while in pause mode the blue play...

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  the PHASE effect.
  SKID BUTTON - This button is used to activate and deactivate the Skid effect. The Skid effect    
  simulates the sudden platter stop of a turntable, like pressing the stop button on a turntable.
 PARAMETER RATIO BUTTON - When this button is activated you can turn the JOG WHEEL    
 (16) to adjust the parameter ratio value.   
19. MEMORY BANK BUTTONS 1-4 - These buttons are used to store either...

 GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.)                                       MIXER
B. TOP UNIT MIXER CONTROLS (FIGURE 3)
24.  SOURCE SELECTOR SWITCH - These switches are used to select the input source assigned to each 
channel. Each channel may only be assigned one input source at a time. 
• CH1 selected to PC + CH2 selected to PC – the entire unite works as a MIDI controller.
• CH1 selected to PC + CH2 selected to DECK B – the Deck A works as a MIDI controller, the mixer works     
 
   internally...

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treble  gain  of  +10dB  or  maximum  decrease  of  -35dB.  Turning  the  knob  in  a  counter-clockwise  direction  will 
decrease the amount of treble applied to a channel signal, turning the k\
nob in a clockwise direction will increase 
the amount of treble applied to a channel signal.
 MIDRANGE CONTROL - This knob is used to adjust the midrange levels of a channel allowing    
 for a maximum midrange gain of +10dB...

 GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.)             FRONT & REAR PANEL
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Figure 4
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C. FRONT PANEL (FIGURE 4)
37. MICROPHONE 1 JACK -  This jack accepts a standard 1/4 plug. The volume output level for this micro-
phone will be controlled by its own respective MIC KNOB (38). Note:  We  recommend  that  you  use  a  500-
600ohm microphone for the best sound quality.
38. MICROPHONE 1 VOLUME - This knob is used to regulate the microphone 1 output volume. Turning th\
e 
knob in a clockwise...

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 GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.)            FRONT & REAR PANEL
46.  GND (GROUND TERMINAL) - Be sure to connect turntable ground leads to either or both of the two 
available ground terminals. This will reduce the humming and popping noi\
ses associated with magnetic 
phono cartridges.
47. CHANNEL LINE LEVEL SELECTOR SWITCHES - These switches are used to change the voltage line 
levels of there respected  Phono /...

E. VFD DISPLAY PANEL (FIGURE 6)
57. PLAY/PAUSE INDICATOR - Either the play or pause indicator will glow depending which  mode 
you are in.
58. CUE INDICATOR - This indicator will glow when the unit is in CUE or mode and will flash \
every 
time a new CUE POINT is set.
59. TOUCH INDICATOR -  This appears when anything touches the jog wheel. 
60. CHARACTER DISPLAY - This will display the name of the track and album when a Mp3 disc is 
loaded.
61. AUTO BPM - This will indicate that the unit is in AUTO BPM...

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 GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.)                           VFD SCREEN
71.  FOLDER INDICATOR - This indicator details the current folder you are in.  
72. SINGLE INDICATOR - This indicates that the player is in single play mode, the track will p\
lay once 
and return to CUE mode. If the single indicator is not on the unit is in continuous mode. In continuous 
mode the drive will play all the remaining tracks....

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 INTERNAL MENU
Press the FOLDER KNOB (1) for at least 3 secs. to enter the Internal Menu. Turn the FOLDER KNOB (1) to 
scroll through the different submenus. Turn either the TRACK KNOB (21) or JOG WHEEL (16) to change the 
submenu settings.
To save and exit the internal menu, turn the FOLDER KNOB (1) until G. Exit & Save is displayed, press the 
TRACK KNOB (21) to save your settings. If your settings were saved...

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 BASIC OPERATIONS
Figure 9: Turning the track 
button counter-clockwise 
will jump back to the previ-
ous track.
Figure  8: Turning the track 
button clockwise will skip 
forward to the next track.
2. SELECTING TRACKS
Select a desired track by using the TRACK KNOB (21). Turn the knob clockwise to move forward a track or 
counter-clockwise to move back a track. If you want to select a new track during playback (a track...