Akiyama Pulsar User Manual page 18

PULSAR. User Manual
- BT2/ON (SGL): Parameter On/Off. This parameter depends
on the selected effect.
- BT2/ON (GRP): 3rd effect of the unit On/Off.
Shift (GRP): You can select next effect of the list.
- FX1 y FX2: With these buttons, you can enable the FX Unit in
each deck.
Shift (Zoom in y Zoom out): You can zoom in and out the
waveform using these buttons.
3. TRANSPORT/JOG WHEEL
- PITCH FADER: Moving the Pitch Fader up or down will slow
down or speed up the tempo of the track.
- PITCHBEND: These buttons let you slow down or speed up
the tempo of the track while they are pressed.
Shift (Pitch Range): Choose the maximum and minimum
range of the Pitch Fader.
- KEY ( ): KEY LOCK function On/Off.
- SYNC: Synchronizes the BPM value with the Master BPM.
Shift (Set Master): Select the Master deck.
- SCRATCH ( ): Scratch mode On/Off. If the mode is Off the
jog wheel will only be able to do bend.
- JOG WHEEL: Move the wheel to do bend. If the Scratch
mode is On, you can do scratch when you touch the central
part of the wheel.
Shift (Seek): Move through the track quickly.
- PLAY/PAUSE: Start or stop the playback.
Shift (Skip): Skip to the beginning of the track.
- CUE: Move the playback to the last established Cue point.
- CUP: Move the playback to the last established Cue point. In
this case the playback continues.
Shift (Tap): Set the tempo based on how fast or slow you tap
on the button. The tempo will be adjusted after the fourth tap.
4. LOOP
- IN: Sets the first point of one loop or the Cue point.
- OUT: Sets the final point of one loop and activates the loop.
- ACTIVE: Loop Active function On/Off. This function is
automatically activated every time that a loop has been set.
5. DELETE
- DELETE: If you want to eliminate any Hotcue or unload any
slot you must press the corresponding button while the Delete
button is pressed.
6. HOTCUE
- BUTTON 1-4: These buttons provide direct access to 4 user-
definable Cue/Loop In Points per track.
Shift BUTTON 1 - 2 (Beat): Forward or backward the
playback from beat to beat.
Shift BUTTON 3 - 4 (Loop): Forward or backward the
playback according to the size indicated in Autoloops bar.
7. A. PLAY SAMPLE (MODE 1)
- PLAY BUTTONS: Each button controls one slot of the
Sample deck. Pressing any of these buttons we start the
playing of the corresponding slot.
If the slot is empty, load the sample selected from the track list.
Shift (Load from Deck): This function makes possible to copy
one loop/sample from Track Deck to each slot of the Sample
Deck. If there is already one sample loaded in the slot, this
button let you mute the corresponding slot.
NOTE: These functions will be available if the controller is
configured in Mode 1.
7. B. HOTCUE (MODE 2)
PLAY BUTTONS: These buttons provide direct access to 4
user-definable Cue/Loop In Points per track. In this case, these
belong to the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Hotcue.
Shift (Loop Set): These buttons let you set loops of
established size. Available sizes in order are 1, 4, 8 and 16
beats.
NOTE: These functions will be available if the controller is
configured in Mode 2.
8. DECKS
DECK: If the controller is set up in Mode 1 then you can switch
between Track Deck (A/B) and Sample Deck (C/D).
If the controller is set up in Mode 2 you will only work with
Track Decks so you can switch between decks A/C and decks
B/D.
9. SHIFT
The Shift button provides a second MIDI layer for the
controller.
Shift function has two operating modes:
Hold: Shift function is enabled while the button is pressed.
Toggle: Shift function is enabled when you press the Shift
button and disable when you press another time.
When the function is enabled the button is lit.
10. BROWSER/LOOP RECORDER
- BROWSER: Turn the encoder to browse through your track
list. Press to enlarge the browser window.
Shift (Tree): Turn the encoder to browse through your folder
list. Press to expand or collapse the folders.
- LOAD A/C: Load one track on the deck A or C.
Shift (Del Loop Rec.): Delete the loop of the Loop Recorder.
- LOAD B/D: Load one track on the deck B o D.
Shift (Undo/Redo Loop Rec.): Undo/Redo of the Loop
Recorder
- BOOTH (D/W Loop Rec.): This parameter controls the mix
between the original direct signal (Dry; full left position) and the
processed Loop Recorder signal (Wet; full right position).
- LOOP SIZE: Turn the encoder to change the size loop. If you
press it starts to record (Rec function).
The REC and PLAY leds are lit while Rec function is enabled.
Shift (Play Loop Rec.): If you press the playback starts (Play
function). The PLAY led is lit while Play function is enabled.
11. MIXER
- MASTER: No function.
- GAIN: Adjust the channel output level
- HIGH: Turn to control the high frequencies and mute (Kill
function) them when pressed. Led will light when kill is on.
Shift (Pan): Adjust PAN function.
- MID: Turn to control the mid frequencies and mute (Kill
function) them when pressed. Led will light when kill is on.
Shift (Key): Adjust KEY function. Press the control to On/Off
KEY LOCK function.
- LOW: Turn to control the low frequencies and mute (Kill
function) them when pressed. Led will light when kill is on.
Shift (Filter): Turn the control to adjust the FILTER parameter.
Press the control to On/Off this function.
- MONITOR CUE (
through the headphones output.
- CHANNEL FADER: These faders let you modify the channel
volume.
- CROSSFADER: This horizontal fader lets you select the
channel that you will listen through the Master output. If
crossfader is placed in the central part the two channels will be
listened simultaneously.
- AUTO CROSSDAFER: These buttons let you move the
Traktor crossfader automatically.
Shift (Snap ( ) & Quant ( )): Snap and Quantize mode
On/Off.
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): Pre-listen the respective channel