American Audio Pro Scratch 1 manual

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American DJ ® A UDIO • Pro Scratch 1™ INSTRUCTION MANU AL • P AGE 2 NO TE: This unit may cause interference to radio and tele vision reception. NO TE: This CD play er uses a semiconductor laser . It is recommended for use in a room at the f ollowing temperature: 41˚F - 95˚F / 5˚C - 35˚C CA UTION: USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS O THER THA[...]

I. Read Instructions - All the safety and oper- ating instr uctions should be read bef ore the CD Play er is operated. 2. Sav e Instructions - The safety and operat- ing instr uctions should be sa ved f or future reference . 3. Heed W arnings - All warnings on the CD Play er and in the operating instr uctions should be adhered to . 4. Follo w Instr[...]

1. Checking the Contents Be sure your Pro Scratch 1 was shipped with the follo wing: 1) Pro Scratch 1 Professional CD play er . 2) Oper ating instructions (this booklet). 3) One (1) set of RCA cables . 4) One (1) 1/8” mini plug. 5) W arranty card. 2. Installing the Units Place your unit on a flat surf ace or mount it in a flat surface case 3. Con[...]

(a) F ADER “Q” ST ART CONTROL: This f eature is used in conjunction with American DJ mixers that also feature “F ader Q Star t” control. For best results use this feature with two (2) Pro Scratch 1 play ers. Connect your Pro Scratch 1’ s as described in the set-up section of this manual. After set-up is completed load your play ers. By mo[...]

FX MIX PARAMETER 8%/12%/16% ON/OFF TRANS/ PAN SAMPLE PITCH ENTER FLANGER/ ECHO SCRATCH/ FADE SGL/CTN TIME REV PLAY POWER OFF ON PROFESSIONAL CD P LAYER Pro- Scra tc h1 EJECT/ STOP FLASH 1 FLASH 2 FLASH 3 MEMORY SAMPLER FX MIX CUE L R DIGITAL OUT HEADPHONE HEADPHONE VOLUME SERIAL NO: CUE AUDIO OUT FLASH 115V 230V AC IN ~ POWER ON OFF CAUTION RISK OF[...]

7. MEMOR Y BUTT ON - This button allows you to program up to 3 cue points or three samples in to the three FLASH BUTT ONS (6) . Y ou also use this button to recall samples. 8. SAMPLER BUTT ON - This is used to activ ate the sampler function. When this function is acti- v ated a created sample will play in a continuos loop mode. 9. TRA CK BUTT ON - [...]

20. BOP - During play mode, pressing the BOP button will instantly return pla y to the last set cue point without interruption of music. Use this function to create a stutter eff ect. 21. ( -) PITCH BEND BUTT ON - The (-) pitch bend function creates a momentar y “Slow Down” in the CD’ s BPM’ s (Beats per minute) while it is pla ying. This w[...]

“Q” series mix ers. 35. DIGIT AL OUT - Use this connection to create near perfect copies of your disc to a Mini disc, CD-R, or any other digital recording device . 36. HEADPHONE MONIT OR - Use this stereo jack to connect a pair of headphones. 37. HEADPHONE V OLUME CONTROL - This knob will control the v olume output le vel of the HEADPHONE JA CK[...]

1. LO ADING/EJECTING DISCS The Pro Scratch 1 can only play regular 5 inch CDs. 3 inch, odd shaped, and ov al CDs are not compatible . When loading a CD into the play er alwa ys hold the disc by it edge (see Figure 7). Load the disc label side up and slide it in the disc slot. Ne v er touch the signal surface (the glossy side). T o remove a disc fro[...]

American DJ ® A UDIO • Pro Scratch 1™ INSTRUCTION MANU AL • P AGE 11 3. ST ARTING PLA YB A CK - Figure 11 Inser t an audio CD as describe on page 10 ( LO ADING/EJECTING DISCS ). Pressing the PLA Y/P A USE BUTT ON (15) with an audio CD inser ted will immediately star t pla yback. The PLA Y (41) indicator will glow as soon as playbac k begins.[...]

8. SCANNING (F AST FOR W ARD / F AST REVERSE) This function gives y ou a f ast search through a disk or trac k. T urn the SEARCH WHEEL (5) in clockwise direction f or f ast forw ard or tur n the wheel counterclockwise for fast rev erse. Y ou can scan in four different f orward and f our diff erent rev erse speeds depending on how much y ou rotate t[...]

Storing A Cue P oint: Once you hav e set your CUE P oint by one of the two means listed on page 12, you may store your cue point in one of the FLASH BUTT ONS (6) . Either a CUE POINT or a SAMPLE (See creating a sample loop on page 14) can be stored into a FLASH BUTT ONS (6) , not both. Once y ou store this cue point in memor y you ma y recall it at[...]

American DJ ® A UDIO • Pro Scratch 1™ INSTRUCTION MANU AL • P AGE 14 11. EDITING A LOOP: Please note you can only edit the ending point of the loop . Y ou may make your loop shor ter or longer . Bef ore you can edit y our seamless loop y ou obviously must first hav e created a seamless loop to edit. If you hav en’t created a SEAMLESS LOOP [...]

12. Using the Built In Sampler: Y our Pro Scratch 1 comes with a built in sampler . Y ou ma y store up to three samples on the three FLASH BUTT ON (6) . Y our sample can be a maximum of 6.5 seconds in length. A sample can be recalled while a CD is pla ying, while the CD drive is in P A USE MODE, or e ven without the CD in the pla yer . Y ou ma y pl[...]

Changing the Sample Parameter s: Changing the sample parameters allows you to change the sample's volume and pitch. The parameters values for both the pitch and volume settings range from 00:00 to 20:00, 00:00 being the low est value . A higher v alue will increase the pitch percentage or v olume. It's impor tant to understand that the pi[...]

13. Re verse Play: Re v erse play allows you to play a track, loop, or sample bac kwards . This function is activated by pressing the REV/PLA Y BUTT ON (26) as in figure 31. This function will react differently to diff erent pla yback modes: - Reverse track/disc play . In this mode the unit will playbac k in re v erse until the rev erse function is[...]

15. FLASH ST ART BUTT ONS (6): These button are used to store your samples and cue points. Only a sample or a cue point can be stored in to each of these three banks. When a sample is store in to these banks you may use the sample star ting point as a cue point. The FLASH BUTT ONS instantly recall and pla y any of your stored samples or cue points [...]

17. PITCH BENDING: This function will momentar ily increase or decrease the tracks playbac k speed. There are two wa ys to operate this function with the (-) & (+) PITCH BUTT ONS (21 & 22) or with the JOG WHEEL (14) . The maximum pitch bend percentage allowed is +/- 100%. The pitch bend function will work in conjunction with the PITCH SLIDE[...]

18. PITCH ADJUSTMENTS: This function will increase or decrease the tracks pla yback speed or "PITCH," this is not a momentar y change as in "PITCH BENDING" on page 19. The maximum pitch bend percentage allowed is +/-16%. The PITCH SLIDER (17) is used to decrease or increase the pla yback pitch. If the slider is mov e up (towards[...]

BASIC OPERA TIONS - BUIL T -IN EFFECTS The Pro Scratch 1™ comes with nine built in effects . These eff ects can be used one at a time or you ma y choose to overlap the effects and use up to four at a time. The Built-in effects include Scratch, F ade, Skid, Coast,Flanger , Echo , Robot, T ransf or m, and P an. It is impor tant to understand that o[...]

BASIC OPERA TIONS - BUIL T -IN EFFECTS FLANGER/ECHO/ROBO T EFFECT : The flanger eff ect distor ts the output signal and create an eff ect similar to the frequency phasing in and out of each other . The ECHO effect adds an echo to your output signal. The ROBO T eff ect distor ts the output to simulates a sci-fi robot voice. When the FLANGER eff ect [...]

BASIC OPERA TIONS - FX MIX American DJ ® A UDIO • Pro Scratch 1™ INSTRUCTION MANU AL • P AGE 23 American DJ ¤ 88 00 : 00 00 160 EFFECT ELAPSED SINGLE TOTAL REMAIN CUE T M S F CUE BPM BEAT SYNC. AUTO 18 LOCK LOOP RELOOP PITCH . -- KEY BPM PROGRAM NONSTOP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 -- FLASH 1 FLASH 2 FLASH 3 DIG IT AL TURN TA BLE Pr o-S cr at ch1 CU[...]

BASIC OPERA TIONS - FX MIX FX MIX - F ADE CONTR OL: This function works with the FLANGER/ECHO and the TRANS/P AN eff ects. This function uses the time duration of the F ADE effect. This functions pla ys the selected effect (FLANGER/ECHO and/or the TRANS/P AN) f or the duration of the fade setting and then retur ns to nor mal play . Dur ing this fun[...]

BASIC OPERA TIONS - FX MIX FX MIX - BOP CONTROL: This function allows you to engage either the COAST or SKID effects at any point of a trac k during nor mal playbac k. The effect will play out according to its parameters and then resume nor mal playbac k. The procedure below list the steps to activ ate the FX Mix - BOP Control. In the f ollowing e [...]

1. PRECA UTIONS ON HANDLING COMP A CT DISCS • Do not allow finger pr ints, oil or dust to get on the surface of the disc. If the disc is dir ty , wipe it off with a soft dr y cloth. • Do not use benzene, thinner , w ater , record spra y , electrostatic-proof chemicals, or silicone-treated cloths to clean discs. • Alwa ys handle discs carefull[...]

GENERAL Model: American DJ ® Pro Scratch 1 - Pr ofessional Compact Disc Play er T ype: Slot loading, digital compact disc audio play er . Disc type: Standard size compact discs only (5 in / 12 cm discs) Dimensions: 3 1/4” ~ 4 1/2” H x 8 1/2” W x 10 3/8” L (217.5 mm x 81.8 mm x 306 mm) Installation: Place on flat surf ace or mount in flat c[...]

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