American Audio CD Player DCDPRO1000 User Manual

 BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.)
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EXITING  A  LOOP  - To  exit  a  SEAMLESS  LOOP,  press  the OUT 
BUTTON (24)
. The  IN BUTTON (25) and  OUT BUTTON (24) L.E.D.s 
will  remain  on,  but  will  stop  flashing.  Music  playback  will  resume 
normal  play  (Figure  21).  The  IN  BUTTON  (25) 
and OUT  BUTTON 
(24) L.E.D.s  will  remain  on  to  remind  you  that  a  loop  is  stored  in 
memory.
Figure 21
REPLAY  LOOP  -...

 BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.)
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Your  sample  can  now  be  recalled  at  any  time  even  when 
the  unit  is  in  PAUSE  MODE.  To  recall  a  sample
 be  sure the 
sample function is on, by  pressing  the  SAMPLE  BUTTON 
(30)  until  the  red  sample  button  L.E.D.  turns  on.  To  play 
your  sample  in  a  continuos  loop  leave  the  sample  function 
on. To play your sample just once, turn the sample function 
off immediately after initiating your sample. With the sample...

Changing the Sample Parameters: 
Changing the sample parameters allows you to change the sample's volume (SR) and pitch (SP). The 
parameter values for the pitch range from -0 94~0 00~+0 94 and volume values range from 0 00 to 
2 55 (0 00 being the lowest). A higher value will increase the pitch percentage or volume. It's impor
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tant  to  understand  that  the  pitch  value  is  basically  a  speed  adjustment  and  has  nothing  to  do  with 
tonal quality. The values can be either a momentary...

13.  BANK (FLASH) START BUTTONS (30): 
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  three 
banks. When a sample is stored in to these banks you may use the 
sample starting point as a cue point. The BANK BUTTONS
 instant-
ly recall and play any of your stored samples or cue points without 
interrupting  music  playback.  When  in  sample  mode,  (see  "Using 
the  Built-In  Sampler"  on  page  22)  and...

 BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.)
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TIME  BAR  INDICATOR - Details  the  time  defined in  the  TIME  METER  (65,  66,  &  67) as  a  visual  bar  icon.  As 
with the  TIME METER (65, 66, & 67
) this bar is also dependent on  the selected time function TOTAL REMAIN 
(58),  OR  REMAIN  (58)
.  This  bar  will  begin  to  flash  when  a  track  is  ending  regardless of  which  time  function 
you are in. Use the flashing bar...

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 BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.)
17.  RECALL FLASH MEMORY: 
The  DCD-PRO1000  can  store  all  your  user  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 reloaded at a later time. To recall the memory on a specific 
disk; 1) Be sure a CD is not loaded in to the drive. 2) Press the 
MEMORY BUTTON (31) so the...

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Using  the  Pitch  slider  (18): Be  sure  the  pitch  function  has 
been  engaged  as  described  above.  To  use  the  PITCH  SLIDER
 
slide the slider up and down. Down will increase the pitch and 
up will decrease the pitch. 
 PITCH ADJUSTMENTS
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1. PITCH SLIDER (18):
This function will increase or decrease the tracks playback speed 
or  "PITCH."  The  maximum  pitch  percentage  manipulation...

 PITCH ADJUSTMENTS
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2. PITCH BENDING: 
Unlike  the PITCH  SLIDER  (35
)  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  (28  & 
29)  or  with  the  JOG  WHEEL  (23).  The  maximum  pitch  bend  percentage  allowed  is  +/-  100%.  The  pitch  bend 
function will work...

 PITCH ADJUSTMENTS
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4. JOG WHEEL (20):
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  slow  your  track  pitch.  The  speed  you 
rotate  the  JOG  WHEEL  will  determine  pitch  bend  percentage 
(%). For example, if the  JOG...

 BUILT-IN EFFECTS
The  DCD-PRO1000™  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...