Deck Mode Settings (A And B); Pitch; Control - Numark DDS80 Reference Manual

DECK MODE SETTINGS (A AND B)

MODE buttons, located near the pitch sliders of each deck, can be pressed to pop up the settings dialog for
Deck A or B. The appropriate button lights up blue while active. The settings are split into three different
pages, accessible by pressing the corresponding button below the display: Pitch, Control, Display. Rotate
the PUSH SELECT knob to change the highlighted field. To move between the available fields, press the
PUSH SELECT knob. To exit the Mode dialog, press MODE again.

PITCH

PITCH RANGE: Select the desired pitch range for the pitch
slider. Different pitch ranges allow for different precision
over the speed of the music.
range, such as ±6%, allows for more precise control over the
speed of the music. Selecting a larger pitch range, such as
+25/-100%, allows for more extreme speed adjustments and
can be used for interesting effects.
0.0%
Disabled the pitch slider.
±6.0%
±12.0%
±25.0%
-100%/+25%
KEY LOCK: Enabling Key Lock will "hold" the key of the
music playing on the corresponding deck. While Key Lock is
enabled, adjusting the pitch of the music playing on the deck
will only influence its tempo independent of its musical pitch.
On
Turns Key Lock on. You will notice the Key Lock
icon becomes illuminated in the deck display area.
Off
Turns Key Lock off. If there is still a Key Lock shift
applied to the deck when Key Lock has been
disengaged, you will notice that the Key Lock icon
will blink.
Note: Using extreme pitch settings while Key Lock is activated may result in unwanted audio artifacts.
To avoid choppy audio playback please use modest pitch modifications while Key Lock is activated.
Note: With Key Lock engaged, the DDS will automatically reset a newly loaded track to its natural
pitch and lock the tempo to the current Pitch slider position.

CONTROL

TRACK LOADING: Choose how you want songs loaded
and played from the Crate.
Manual
Tracks are loaded to deck manually, by you. When
songs are finished they return to the start and
pause.
Repeat
Track loaded on deck will loop once it reaches the
end.
Selecting a smaller pitch
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