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Vestax FADERBOARD Owner's Manual

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OWNER'S MANUAL
SMART MEDIA
PARAMETER
SAVE
LOAD
WAV
SAMPLE
I NPUT LEVEL
START POINT
SIGNAL
/ PEAK
TONE
TUNE / BPM
MIN
MAX
END POINT
REC
MIDI
SAVE
1
2
3
PHONES
KEY & S CALE
BLUE NOTE
GYPSY
CONTROL
ARABIC
MINOR
MAJOR
SCALE
#
+
EXIT /
G
F
E
D
-
ENTER /
C
KEY ASSI GN
+1
0
-1
OCTAVE
K.F. CURVE
4
5
6
7
8
EFFECT
MASTER
LEVEL
COMPRESSOR
DISTORTION
PITCH S HIFTER
DECIMATOR
ON
MUTE
RING M OD.
RESONATOR
PHASER
FILTER
OFF
FLANGER
DELAY
REVERB
WAH
MIN
MASTER E Q
EDIT
B
A
A
B
LOW
H I
MIN
MAX
MIN
MAX
-24 d B
+6 d B
-24 d B
A
NORMAL
B
C
REVERSE
M.F. RE VERSE
M.F. CURVE
9
10
MASTER FADER
MONITOR
LEVEL
MAX
MIN
MAX
SELECT
INPUT
PRE
POST
+6 d B
A
B
C

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  • Page 1 OWNER'S MANUAL SMART MEDIA PARAMETER SAVE LOAD CONTROL SAMPLE I NPUT LEVEL START POINT SIGNAL / PEAK TONE TUNE / BPM EXIT / END POINT MIDI SAVE ENTER / PHONES KEY & S CALE EFFECT MASTER BLUE NOTE COMPRESSOR DISTORTION GYPSY PITCH S HIFTER DECIMATOR...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONGRATULATIONS ! Thank you for purchasing the Vestax FADERBOARD. Please read this owner's manual carefully before use so that you fully understand all of the special features and can enjoy full use of this product. IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS FEATURES-IN BRIEF GETTING STARTED...

  • Page 3: Important Safeguards

    IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS READ BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and safety standards. There are, however, some installation and operation precautions which you should be particularly aware of. 1. Read Instructions-All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated.

  • Page 4: Features-In Brief

    ● The FADERBOARD utilizes faders, like that on a DJ mixing console, to create a feel similar to that of a percussive instrument. These faders, justly named "KEY FADERS" produce sounds in a similar fashion to a modern keyboard.

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    GETTING STARTED 1. GETTING CONNECTED This device uses a DC power adaptor. First plug the adaptor into a ADAPTOR JACK and then plug the adaptor into ・ a power outlet. Make sure that the power outlet you are about to use corresponds with the information provided on the face of the adaptor.

  • Page 6: Using Headphones

    KEY FADER up (towards the rear panel) you will produce sound. KEY FADER 1 ~ 10 Please take care when setting the level on your FADERBOARD, mixer and amplifier to avoid any kind of damage to listeners or equipment.

  • Page 7: Creating And Performing

    P rogram banks 2. SETTING THE ROOT KEY AND THE SCALE. There are seven (7) major scales / keys to select from on the FADERBOARD. Each of these can be further raised ♯ by a semitone. SETTING THE ROOT KEY (BASIC KEY OF SCALE) Setting Root Key of the Scale.
  • Page 8 18. SETTING THE SCALE There are five (5) possible scale types that may be selected on the FADERBOARD. Major, Minor, Arabic, Gypsy and Blue Note. For specific information regarding these scales plase refer to the following chart. MAJOR...
  • Page 9 The primary setting is 0 BPM. Any change will affect the output signal immediately. 4. ADJUSTING THE FADER CURVES On the FADERBOARD both the MASTER FADER and the KEY FADERS curves can be adjusted to suit your preferred playing style. PHONES KEY FADER CURVE CONTROL To set the KEY FADER Curve to your playing style use the K.F.

  • Page 10: User Defined Program / Sample Banks

    These samples can be played back using the KEY FADERS, with each KEY FADER playing back the original sample at a different pitch. In addition to being able to record onboard, you can record additional samples through the FADERBOARD onto a Smart Media Card.
  • Page 11 Please note that if the OCTAVE SWITCH is not set to '0' then playback of your sample will not sound the same as your external source. Saving. If you are happy with your sample press the SAVE LED. By pressing the SAVE LED, the FADERBOARD will ・...

  • Page 12: Using The Smart Media Feature

    The FADERBOARD is equipped with a Smart Media feature that you can save User Defined Programs that you have created on the FADERBOARD to. You are also able to read files, in the applicable formats (WAV, AIFF) to be used in your creation process.
  • Page 13 Once selected the SAVE LED will start flashing. Press the WAV SWITCH again and the sile will be read ・ into the FADERBOARD and ready for playback. By pressing the WAV SWITCH again, this file will be played back. To save the SM sample file press the SAVE SWITCH. The lowest available onboard space will be selected and then ・...

  • Page 14: Setting Midi Channel & Midi Mode

    On the FADERBOARD, the MIDI output can be used to transmit data to an external device, such as a drum machine, PC or sampler, so long as that device is MIDI capable.

  • Page 15: Effect

    READ ONLY PROGRAM In order to allow you to use the various effects and other features on the FADERBOARD for a sound source originating from an external MIDI device, there is a Read Only Program. This program allows you to control the output source from an external MIDI device through the FADERBOARD.
  • Page 16 EFFECT TYPES AND PARAMETERS REVERVE This simulates the reverberation and acoustics of a plate reverb unit. EDIT A  ＜ TIME ＞ EDIT B  ＜ LEVEL ＞ FLANGER Flanger and chorus are effects that modulate the pitch of a slightly time-delayed copy of the sound and add it to the original sound to create a sence of spaciousness, modulation, and vibrato.

  • Page 17: Error Message

    Data is unable to be read. E r .3 There is insufficient memory on your Smart Media (SM) Card. To use the SM feature on the FADERBOARD you must have a SM Card with more than 4 MB of storage space.

  • Page 18: Appendi X

    APPEN DIX Fig.1 SYNTH PROGRAMS S.01 : Saw-Pro Synth S.11 : DWGS Digital S.02 : Pulse 25%-MG S.12 : 5th Sine S.03 : Square S.13 : 5th Square S.04 : Triangle-MG S.14 : Sync Tri-MS2k S.05 : Pure Sine S.15 : HPF Sweep-MS2k S.06 : Sine Kick Bass S.16 : Cyber Bass-Z1 S.07 : Dark Bass...
  • Page 19 MIDI I mplementation C hart FADERBOARD FUNCTION … Basic Default channel Changed Default Mode Messages ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ Altered Note number： True voice ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ Velocity Note Note After Polyphonic Touch Channel Pitch Bender Control Change Program ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ Change： True# System Exclusive ：Song Pos System Common ：Song Sel...

  • Page 20: Warran Ty

    WARRAN TY WARRAN TY The warranty might vary from country to country. Each distributor has their own warranty system in accordance with the country or state regulations or laws. Vestax observes the manufacturing country's regulation. SPECIFICATIO N S SPECIFICATIO N S ●...

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