American Audio Radius 2000 User Manual And Reference Manual page 10

gENERAL fUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.)
A. TOp UNIT CONTROLS (fIgURE 2)
1. SD CARD/USB SELECTOR - Press this button to select either the SD CARD or USB port. The source in-
dicator LED will light when the selected source is activate.
You can also use this button to record a demo from the current playing track. To record and save a demo, press
and hold the Source Select for 3 sec. to record the playing track as a demo into the EEPROM.
2. mIDI BUTTON - Press this button to activate MIDI mode.
3. VfD DISpLAY - This high quality VFD display indicates all the functions, as they are occurring. The display
ICONS will be explained on page 15
4. 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 device in the drive. The amount of pitch being applied will be displayed in the
Vfd (3).
5. (-) pITCH BEND BUTTON - The (-) pitch bend function creates a momentary "Decrease" in the track's
BPM's (Beats per minute) while it is playing. This will allow you to match the beats between two playing track's
or other playing music source. Remember, this is a momentary function. When you remove your finger from
the pitch button, the BPM's will automatically return to pitch Slider'S (4) 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 (4) to match the BPM's with another playing music source.
(+) pITCH BEND BUTTON - The (+) pitch bend function creates a momentary "Increase" in the track's
BPM's (Beats per minute) while it is playing. This will allow you to match the beats between two playing track'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 the pitch Slider'S (4) selected pitch. Holding down this button
will give a maximum of +100% pitch.
6. pITCH ON/Off BUTTON - This button is used to turn the pitch Slider (4) function on and off. The pitch
percentage can be changed between 4%, 8%, 16% and 100%. 4% will allow the least amount of pitch ma-
nipulation and 100% will allow the most amount of pitch manipulation. To adjust to the different values please
see page 28.
7. TEmpO LOCk fUNCTION - This button activates the TEMPO LOCK function. This function 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 "chipmunk"
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.
8. pITCH pERCENTAgE SELECTOR - Press this button to choose any pitch range percentages of 4%, 8%,
16%, and 100%. See page 29 for more details.
9. JOg WHEEL/EffECTS pLATTER - This wheel has two functions;
A. The jog wheel will act as a frame search control when the track 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 determined on how long you turn the jog wheel
continuously.
10. Bpm BUTTON - Press this button to switch between manual BPM and Auto BPM.
11. TAp BUTTON - This button is used for manual BPM. When in manual BPM mode, tap this button to the
beat of the current track.
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