American Audio CDMp3 PLAYER MP3 Velocity User Manual
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CUE POINT, page 18). 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 CUE POINT. You can also tap the CUE button to create a BOP EFFECT (for definition of BOP EFFECT, see page 24). 23. 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. 24. JOG WHEEL/EFFECTS PLATTER - This wheel has three functions; A. The jog wheel will act as a frame search con- trol when the CD is in pause or cue mode, allowing you to set a cue point. B. The wheel also works as a pitch bend during Playback. Turning the wheel clockwise will increase the pitch percentage up to 100%, and turning the wheel in the counter-clockwise direction will decrease the pitch percentage down to -100%. The pitch bend will be deter- mined on how long you turn the jog wheel continuously. C. The jog wheel will also control the bop func- tion and a speed effect when the jog wheel effect function is activated, see page 32. 25. TEMPO LOCK FUNCTION - This button activates the TEMPO LOCK function. This func - tion allows you to use the PITCH SLIDER to speed up or slow down playback speed without altering the tonal pitch of the track. When this function is not engaged the original tonal pitch of the track will be altered giving you the "chip - munk" effect when a track is played at a high rate of speed, or the "James Earl Jones" effect when a track is slowed to much. To turn this function off, press and hold down this button for at least 1 second and then release. 26. (-) PITCH BEND BUTTON - The (-) pitch bend function creates a momentary “Slow Down” in the CD’s BPM’s (Beats per minute) while it is GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) playing. This will allow you to match the beats between two playing CD’s or other playing music source. Remember, this is a momentary function. When you remove your finger from the pitch but - ton, the BPM’s will automatically return to PITCH SLIDERS (36) pitch value Holding down this but- ton will give a maximum of -100% pitch. Use this function to slow to another playing music source. Be sure to notice that this function is a momentary pitch adjustment, for a more precise adjustment use the PITCH SLIDER (36) to match the BPM’s with another playing music source. 27. (+) PITCH BEND BUTTON - The (+) pitch bend function creates a momentary “BUMP” in the CD’s BPM’s (Beats per minute) while it is playing. This will allow you to match the beats between two playing CD’s or any other music source. Remember, this is a momentary function. When you remove your finger from this button, the BPM’s will automatically return to PITCH SLIDERS (36) selected pitch. Holding down this button will give a maximum of +100% pitch. 28. BPM BUTTON - The BPM button is used to toggle between two readouts in the VFD (17). When the BPM function is activated, the VFD (17) will display a BPM meter. The BPM meter will automatically and accurately detail a tracks beats per a minute (BPM). When this function is not active the VFD will display the amount of pitch (if any) that is being applied to the track. 29. TAP BUTTON - This button is used to override and manually set a tracks BPM. Occasionally the built-in BPM meter may not function as desired. This button allows you to override the internal beat clock and manually set a tracks BPMs. To manual set the BPMs; tap this button a few times to a tracks heavy down beat, the unit will automatically calculate your tapping and trans - late it into a tracks BPMs. The BPM READOUT is then displayed in the VFD (17). To return to the automatic BPM counter, press and hold down the BPM BUTTON (28) for at least 1 second and then release. 30. P.S.P. (Pre Set Parameters) BUTTON - This button is used to activate the effect preset. Each ©American Audio® - www.AmericanAudio.us - Velocity Mp3™ Instruction Manual Page 11
effect comes with six presets, this button access the presets. See page 31 for more information on the presets. 31. FLASH BUTTONS 1-3 - These button are used to store either three (3) cue points or three (3) samples. Each Flash Button can store either a sample or a cue point. 32. SAMPLER BUTTON - This is used to acti- vate the sampler function. When this function is activated a created sample will play in a con - tinuos loop mode. 33. LOOP IN BUTTON - “CUE ON THE FLY” - This function allows you to set a CUE POINT (see CUE POINT page 18) without music interruption (“on the fly”). This button also sets the start - ing point of a seamless loop (see SEAMLESS LOOP). 34. BOP/ENTER BUTTON - During play mode, pressing the BOP button will instantly return play to the last set cue point without interruption of music. Use this function to create a stutter effect. When using the FX MIX (see page 34), this button will activate the FX MIX function. 35. PITCH ON/OFF BUTTON - This button is used to turn the PITCH SLIDER (36) function on and off. This button will also change the pitch percentage the PITCH SLIDER (36) will react to. The pitch percentage can be changed between 4%, 8%, 16% and 100%. 4% will allow the least amount of pitch manipulation and 100% will allow the most amount of pitch manipulation. To adjust to the different values please see page 25. The LED above the PITCH ON/OFF BUTTON will indicate which pitch percentage mode you are in, glowing red for 4%, glowing green for 8%, glow - ing orange for 16% or flashing green for 100%. Note when LED is not glowing in any color the Pitch Function is not activated. 36. PITCH SLIDER - This slider is used to adjust the playback pitch percentage. The slider is a set adjustment and will remain set until the pitch slider is moved or the pitch function has been turned off. This adjustment can be made with or without a disk in the drive. The pitch adjust - GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) ©American Audio® - www.AmericanAudio.us - Velocity Mp3™ Instruction Manual Page 12 ment will remain even if a disc has been remove and will reflect on any other disc loaded into the player. 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 VFD (17). CONTROLLER UNIT - REAR 37. CHANNEL 1 REMOTE JACK - Connect the supplied 8 pin din cable from this jack to the play - er's channel 1 remote connector. This will allow you to control the functions of player 1. 38. CHANNEL 1 CONTROLLER JACK - Connect the supplied mini-plug from the CUE jack on the rear of your CD unit to the CONTROL out jack of a compatible American Audio ® or American DJ® mixer. This will enable the CD "Q-Start" function. This feature is only available on American Audio ® or American DJ ® “Q” series mixers. 39. CHANNEL 2 REMOTE JACK - Connect the supplied 8 pin din cable from this jack to the play - er's channel 1 remote connector. This will allow you to control the functions of player 2. 40. CHANNEL 2 CONTROLLER JACK - Connect the supplied mini-plug from the CUE jack on the rear of your CD unit to the CONTROL out jack of a compatible American Audio ® or American DJ® mixer. This will enable the CD "Q-Start" function. This feature is only available on American Audio ® or American DJ ® “Q” series mixers.
Figure 3 GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) ©American Audio® - www.AmericanAudio.us - Velocity Mp3™ Instruction Manual Page 13 B. REAR PANELS (FIGURE 3) 41. EJECT FUNCTION - This button functions in the same fashion the main EJECT BUTTON (11) on the control unit functions. This button is used to eject a disc inserted in the transport drive. This button will only function when the unit is in pause or cue mode to prevent the disc from accidentally being removed during playback. 42. POWER SWITCH - This button control the unit main power. The button is surround by a protective cover to help prevent accidental power shut downs. Be sure not to turn the power off when the unit is in playback mode. Never leave disc inserted in the unit when the power is turned off. 43. TRANSPORT SLOT - Always insert a disc with the Label side up! The trayless transport sys- tem works similar to a car CD player. When a disc is inserted into the drive slot the unit will auto - matically grab the disc and load into the drive system properly. A CD will automatically cue to the first track when it is inserted into the transport system. Never attempt to force a disc into the slot when the power is turned off, this could damage the drive system and void the manufactures war - ranty. 44. CD SLOT INDICATOR - This extremely bright LED is used to light up the transport slot in dark situations and is designed to help load a CD in dark club situations. The bright LED is also used to illuminate the CD's label. 45. REMOTE 2 INPUT CONNECTOR - This con- nector is used to receive the control information from the controller unit. Connect the supplied D-Plug cables from these jacks to the similar 41 45464748495051 444342
marked jacks on the rear of the controller unit. 46. DIGITAL OUT - This jack sends out a stereo, digital matching the output of the RCA OUTPUT JACKS (47). Use this connection to create near perfect copies of your disc to a Mini Disc, CD-R, or any other digital recording device. 47. AUDIO OUT R & L - These RCA output jacks send out the analog audio signal and together form a stereo signal. Use the supplied stereo RCA cables to connect form a these jacks to a mixer's or receiver's RCA line inputs. 48. POWER CONNECTOR - This connection is the main power supply input. The unit is designed to accept a standard I.E.C. removable grounded power cord. Be sure that your local power matches the unit’s required power. NEVER REMOVE THE GROUND PRONG FROM THE POWER CABLE, DOING SO MAY RESULT IN IMPROPER OPERATION. 49. REMOTE 1 INPUT CONNECTOR - This con- GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) ©American Audio® - www.AmericanAudio.us - Velocity Mp3™ Instruction Manual Page 14 nector is used to receive the control information from the controller unit. Connect the supplied D-Plug cables from these jacks to the similar marked jacks on the rear of the controller unit. 50. DIGITAL OUT - This jack sends out a stereo, digital matching the output of the RCA OUTPUT JACKS (51). Use this connection to create near perfect copies of your disc to a Mini Disc, CD-R, or any other digital recording device. 51. AUDIO OUT R & L - These RCA output jacks send out the analog audio signal and together form a stereo signal. Use the supplied stereo RCA cables to connect form a these jacks to a mixer's or receiver's RCA line inputs.
FOLDERTRACK M REMAIN SF PITCH AUTOBPM CDMP3CUE RELOOPSINGLEAUTOCUE ©American Audio® - www.AmericanAudio.us - Velocity Mp3™ Instruction Manual Page 15 GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) D. VFD DISPLAY PANEL (FIGURE 4) 52. REVERSE INDICATOR - The "REVERSE" indica- tor will glow when the unit is in reverse play mode. 53. PLAY INDICATOR - The "PLAY" indicator will glow when the unit is in play mode. 54. PAUSE INDICATOR - This indicator will glow when the drive is in pause mode. 55. 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. 56. CHARACTER DISPLAY - This will display the name of the track and album when a Mp 3 disc is loaded. 57. AUTO BPM - This will indicate that the AUTO AUTO BPM counter is active. To turn on the AUTO BPM press and hold the TAP BUTTON (29) for 2 secs. 58. BPM METER - This meter will display the BPM's of the current track. 59. BPM INDICATOR - This will indicate that you are in manual BPM mode. You can count the beats by tapping the TAP button. 60. TEMPO LOCK - This will indicate the Tempo Lock function is active. 61. PITCH METER - This meter will display the pitch percentage applied by the PITCH SLIDER. 62. ADVANCED TRACK BUFFER TIME - T his indi- cator will show the time left before the a dvan ced selected track will begin to play. 63 . TIME BAR/SCRATCH INDICATOR - This bar gives a visual approximation of a track's or disc's remaining time. This bar will begin to flash when a CD is ending or a track if the unit is in "SINGLE" mode. 64. REMAIN INDICATOR - When "REMAIN" is indi- cated in the VFD DISPLAY (17) the TIME DESCRIBED (64) in the VFD will define the current track's remain- ing time. 65. TIME DISPLAY - These indicators detail the Minutes, Seconds, and Frames. The meter will display either the elapse, total, or remaining time of a track or disc. 66. TRACK INDICATOR - This 2-digit indicator visu- ally details the current track cued or playing. 67. FOLDER DISPLAY - This indicator describes which folder is currently cued or is playing. 68. RELOOP INDICATOR - Appears when LOOP is engaged or ready to be engaged. 69 . SINGLE INDICATOR - This indicates that the CD drive is in single play mode, the track will play 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 on the disc. Once the remaining tracks have ended the unit will return to cue mode 70. AUTO CUE - This will indicate if the Auto Cue is on or off. Press and hold the SGL/CTN (5) for 1 sec. to turn the Auto Cue function on and off. 71. MP3 INDICATOR - This will indicate that a Mp3 disc is loaded in the drive. 72. CD INDICATOR - This will indicate a CD disc is loaded into the player. Figure 4 54 6564636261 605958575655 70 71 72 69 5352 6766 FOLDER TRACK M TOTALREMAIN SF PITCH AUTOBPM CDMP3 CUE RELOOP SINGLE AUTOCUE 68
BASIC OPERATIONS Figure 6: Hold down the Eject Button to remove a disc. Figure 5: When inserting a disc always hold the disc by it edges and load the disc label side up. Figure 7: Tapping the reverse track button will jump back to the previous track. Figure 8: Tapping the forward track button will skip forward to the next track. 1. LOADING/EJECTING DISCS The Velocity Mp3™ can only play regular 5 inch CDs. 3 inch, odd shaped, and oval CDs are not compatible. When loading a CD into the transport drive, always hold the disc by it edge (see Figure 5). Load the disc label side up and slide it in the disc slot. Never touch the signal surface (the glossy side). To remove a disc from the slot press the EJECT BUTTON (11), see Figure 6. CAUTION: • NEVER attempt to insert any other objects beside 5" CD in the disc slot. • NEVER attempt to insert more than one disc at a time. Doing so may result in sever damage to your unit. • DO NOT force a disc into the slot when the power is off, this may damage the drive system. 2. SELECTING TRACKS Select a desired track by using either of the two TRACK BUTTONS (3 & 4). Tapping the TRACK BUTTONS (3 & 4) once will select either the next higher or lower track. You may hold down the TRACK BUTTONS (3 & 4) to change tracks continuously at a faster speed. If you are using the TRACK BUTTONS (3 & 4) to select a new track during playback (a track is already in play mode) the new track you selected will immediately begin playback as soon as the search operation is completed. ©American Audio® - www.AmericanAudio.us - Velocity Mp3™ Instruction Manual Page 16
5. STOPPING PLAYBACK - Figures 9 & 10 Stopping playback will not stop the drive mechanism, but merely pause or cue the track, this functions allows the unit to begin play instantly. The drive mechanism will only stop if a disc is ejected or the unit has gone in to sleep mode. There are two ways to stop (pause) playback: 1) Press the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (23) during playback. This will pause playback at the exact same point the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (23) was pressed. 2) Press the CUE BUTTON (22) during playback. This will pause playback and return the track to the last set cue point. 3. STARTING PLAYBACK - Figure 9 Insert an audio CD as describe on page 14 (LOADING/EJECTING DISCS). Pressing the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (23) with an audio CD inserted will immediately start playback. The PLAY (53) indica- tor will glow as soon as playback begins. The point at which play - back starts (cue point) will automatically be stored in the memory as the cue point. The unit will return to this cue point (the point at which playback started) when the CUE BUTTON (22) or the BOP BUTTON ( 34) is pressed and released. BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) Figure 9 Figure 10 ©American Audio® - www.AmericanAudio.us - Velocity Mp3™ Instruction Manual Page 17 4. AUTO CUE This function will automatically set a cue point to the first audio source when a CD is inserted. The first set cue point will always be the beginning of track 1. If a new track is selected before the PLAY BUTTON (23) is pressed, a new CUE POINT will be set to reflect the new starting point. 6. PAUSING - Figure 9 This function pauses playback at the exact same point the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (23) was pressed. Pressing the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (23) will switch between play and pause modes. When the unit is in pause mode the PAUSE INDICATOR (54) in the VFD DISPLAY (17) will glow. The green PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (23) LED will also begin to flash repeatedly.
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) ©American Audio® - www.AmericanAudio.us - Velocity Mp3™ Instruction Manual Page 18 7. FRAME SEARCH This feature allows you to scroll through a track frame by frame, allowing you to find and set a starting cue, sample, or loop point. To use the scroll function you must first be in Pause Mode (see section 5) or Cue Mode (see section 7). Once you are in Pause or Cue mode, turn the JOG WHEEL (24) to scroll through the track (Figure 13). Turning the wheel in a clockwise direction will advance the frame search and turning the wheel in a counter- clockwise direction rewinds the frame search. When you use the JOG WHEEL (24) the monitor (headphone level) function allows you to here what you are scrolling through. Once you reach your desired starting point you can set a cue (starting) point by press - ing the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (23) as in Figure 9. Pressing the CUE BUTTON (22) as in Figure 10 will now return you to the point you just set.Figure 11 9. SETTING and STORING a CUE POINT: Setting A Cue Point: A cue point is the exact point playback will begin when the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (23) is pressed. You may set your cue points anywhere on a disc or in a track. You may set up to four independent cue points per disk. Three cue points are stored in the FLASH BUTTONS 1-3 (31) and one is shared by the IN BUTTON (33), BOP BUTTON (34) and the CUE BUTTON (22). There are two (2) ways to set and create a CUE point as detailed in figures 13 and 14 8. SCANNING (FAST FORWARD / FAST REVERSE) This function gives you a fast search through a disk or track. Turn the SEARCH KNOB (16) in clockwise direction for fast forward or turn the wheel counterclockwise for fast reverse. You can scan in four different forward and four dif - ferent reverse speeds depending on how much you rotate the wheel. 1) You may press the IN BUTTON (33) on the fly (while the disc is playing). This will set a CUE Point without music interruption. Pressing the CUE BUTTON (22) will now return you to the same point that you pressed the CUE BUTTON (22). You may now store this CUE Point in any of the FLASH BUTTONS 1-3 (31). Pressing the CUE BUTTON (22), BOP BUTTON (34) or the IN BUTTON (33) will now return y ou to this exact point. Figure 13 Figure 12
Figure 16 BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 2) You may also use the JOG WHEEL (24) to set a cue point. While a disc is in PAUSE or CUE mode, use the JOG WHEEL (34) to scroll through a track to find your desired starting point. Once you have found your desired position press the PLAY BUTTON (23) to set your cue point. Pressing the CUE BUTTON (22) or the IN BUTTON (33) will now return you to this exact point. Figure 14 ©American Audio® - www.AmericanAudio.us - Velocity Mp3™ Instruction Manual Page 19 Storing A Cue Point: Once you have set your CUE Point by one of the two means listed on page 16, you may store your cue point in one of the FLASH BUTTONS (31). Once you store this cue point in memory you may recall it at any time and you may even recall if the disc has been remove or power had been disconnected. You may store a maximum of three cue points per a disc and maximum of 384 cue points can be saved in unit's memory. Either a CUE POINT or a SAMPLE (See creating a sample loop on page 20) can be stored into a FLASH BUTTONS (31), not both. Figure 15 Create a Cue Point by one of the two means listed on page 14. Press the MEMORY BUTTON (12), as in Figure 15. The red Memory Cue LED will glow indicating the store memory function has been activated. You may now press any one of the three FLASH BUTTONS (31) to store your cue point into memory (Figure 16). After pressing one of the FLASH BUTTONS (31) , the corresponding Flash Button LED will flash briefly. The LED on the above the FLASH BUTTON (31) will remain lit indicating either a sample or cue point is stored in memory. The red Memory LED will turn off. 1) To Store a cue point: Repeat the above steps to store up to three Cue Points. Once your three cue points have been stored you may access them at any time. During playback the cue points will instantly start playbac k from that point without any music interruption. Please note in order to access these cue points, the disc used to create the cue points must be in the drive. 2)
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) Press the IN BUTTON (33). This will set the starting point of the SEAMLESS LOOP. The IN BUTTON (33) LED will light.Press PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (23) to activate playback mode. Figure 18 Figure 17 ©American Audio® - www.AmericanAudio.us - Velocity Mp3™ Instruction Manual Page 20 10. CREATING AND PLAYING A SEAMLESS LOOP A seamless loop is a sound loop that plays continuously without sound interruption. You can use this loop to create dramatic effect in your mixing. This loop has no time limit and you could actually loop the entire length of disc. You create a seamless loop between two continuous points of a d isc. 2) Press the OUT BUTTON (2) to set the ending point for your SEAMLESS LOOP (Figure 13). The IN BUTTON (33) and OUT BUTTON (2) LEDs will immediately begin to flash rapidly, indicating the SEAMLESS LOOP mode has been activated. Figure 19 3) VFD LOOP INDICATORS - During a seamless loop, RELOOP INDICATOR (68) will turn on in the VFD DISPLAY (17) indicating a loop is active. 1)