American Audio CD Player CDI500 User Manual

Changing the Sample Parameters: 
Changing  the  sample  parameters  allows  you  to  change  the  sample's  volume  (
SV) and  pitch  (SP). The 
parameter values for the pitch range from -10:00 to +10:00 (-10:00 being the lowest) and volume val
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ues range from 00:00 to 02:55 (00:00 being the lowest). A higher value will increase the pitch percent
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age  or  volume.  It's  important  to  understand  that  the  pitch  value  is  basically  a  speed  adjustment  and 
has nothing to do with tonal...

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14.  BANK BUTTONS (12): 
These buttons are used to store your samples and cue points. Only a sample or 
a cue point can be stored into each of these four banks. When a sample is stored 
in of the banks you may use the sample starting point as a cue point. The 
BANK 
BUTTONS instantly recall and play any of your stored samples or cue points with-
out  interrupting  music  playback....

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18.  RECALL FLASH MEMORY: 
The CDI-500 can store all your programmed cue points and effect parameters in to memory. These setting may 
be recalled at any time, even when a disc has been removed and loaded at a later time. To recall the memory on 
a specific disc; 1) Be sure a CD is not loaded in to the drive. 2) Press the MEMORY BUTTON (16) down until the 
yellow memory LED begins to flash. 3)...

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BOP EFFECT: The Bop Effect is a stutter effect that is similar to turntable scratching. You can use this effect 
to create tricks in your mixing. 
JOG WHEEL TOUCH SENSITIVITY: This function works with the SCRATCH effects. This function allows the 
play and cue commands to be controled by tapping on the touch sensitive jog wheel.
 TOUCH SENSITIVE JOG WHEEL/BOP EFFECT
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ACTIVATING TOUCH SENSITIVITY: Before you...

 PITCH ADJUSTMENTS
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1. PITCH SLIDER (7):
This  function  will  increase  or  decrease  the  tracks  playback  speed  or  "PITCH." 
The  maximum  pitch  percentage  manipulation  in  this  function  is  +/-100%.  The
 
PITCH  SLIDER 
is  used  to  decrease  or  increase  the  playback  pitch.  If  the  slider 
is  moved  up  (towards  the  top  of  the  unit)  the  pitch  will  decrease,  if  the  slider  is...

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2. PITCH BENDING: 
Unlike the
 PITCH SLIDER (7) adjustment this function will  momentarily increase or decrease a tracks speed 
during playback. There are two ways to operate this function, with the (-) & (+) PITCH BUTTONS (11)
  or with the 
JOG WHEEL (13)
.  The maximum pitch bend percentage allowed is +/- 100%. The pitch bend function will work 
in  conjunction  with  the
  PITCH  SLIDER'S...

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3. JOG WHEEL (13):
The JOG WHEEL  will temporarily bend the pitch if a track is in playback mode 
Rotating  the  wheel  in  a  clockwise  direction  will  increase  your  track  pitch  and 
rotating  the  wheel  in  a  counter-clockwise  direction  will  decrease  your  track 
pitch. The speed you rotate the
  JOG WHEEL will determine pitch bend percent-
age (%). For example, if the
  JOG...

 BUILT-IN EFFECTS
The  CDI-500™  comes  with  nine  built  in  effects. These  effects  can  be  used  one  at  a  time  or  you  may 
choose  to  overlap  the  effects  and  use  up  to  four  at  a  time. The  Built-in  effects  include  Scratch,  Skid, 
Filter, Phase, Flanger, Echo, Robot, Pan, and Trans. It is important to understand that only one effect 
per an effect bank can be turned on at one time, but all four effects banks can be used at a time. 
FOR 
EXAMPLE: the Flanger, Echo, and Robot are...

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FLANGER/ECHO/ROBOT EFFECT: The Flanger effect distorts the output 
signal  and  creates  an  effect  similar  to  the  frequency  phasing  in  and  out  of 
each other. The Echo effect adds an echo to your output signal. The Robot 
effect  distorts  the  output  to  simulate  a  sci-fi  robot  voice. When  the  Flanger 
effect is selected the FLANGER LED will flash blue, when the Echo or Robot 
effect is...

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HOLD  BUTTON:  Use  the HOLD  BUTTON  (19)  to  lock  your  customized 
parameters. If the hold button is not activated any changes to your param
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eters  will  be  momentary.  To  activate  the  hold  function  press  the 
HOLD 
BUTTON (19)  as in figure 50. When the hold function becomes activated, 
the hold button will begin to glow red.
PARAMETERS: 
All the effects have...