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STEP 7
Your First Mix
Slide the cross-fader all the way over to the left
so that only TRACK A is playing on your speakers.
Then press Play to start TRACK B. You should hear
STEP 8
Beatmatching
AUTOMATIC BEATMATCHING
If manual beatmatching is more than you want to
do when you're starting out, set the AUTO SYNC
slider on the TRACK B screen to ON and skip to the
next step.
MANUAL BEATMATCHING
Make sure that the AUTO SYNC slider on the
TRACK B screen is set to OFF. The pitch control is
the vertical slider along the outer vertical edge of
each screen. Slide the TRACK B pitch control up or
down to match the tempo (BPM) of TRACK A.
Play with the Digital Turntable a little. Note that
if you touch it with your finger, the track stops
completely. You can scratch it too, but this mode
is not precise enough for beatmatching, so let's
change to Pitch Bend mode.
STEP 9
Use the EQ
From the Digital Turntables, swipe once to the right
to access the 3-band EQ. You can use your finger
to move them up and down. The screen is multi-
touch, so you can even move two or three faders
independently at the same time. The EQ for TRACK
B can also be controlled using the FUNCTION-B
TRACK B in your right ear but not through your
speakers. (You might want to uncover your left ear
so you can hear the main mix out of the speakers.)
With TRACK B still playing, rotate the FUNCTION-B
controller and watch what happens to the labels
beside the Digital Turntable.
Rotate this controller to highlight the CUE CLEAR
label at the top. You will notice that the appearance
of the Digital Turntable changes. It should have
"+" (plus) and "-" (minus) signs in the middle. The
Digital Turntable is now in Pitch Bend mode. Touch
and hold the top half of the turntable again.
The track will play more slowly as long as you're
holding your finger down. This is how you nudge
the track backward. Touch and hold the bottom
half of the turntable to speed the track up and
nudge it forward.
The area to the side of each Digital Turntable with all of the
labels is known as the "Arc Selector." The other settings enable a
variety of functions, such as looping and marking cue points. The
behaviour of the Digital Turntable is different depending on the
position of the Arc Selector.
controller. Note the round link button next to each
fader. Press it once to enable it, and again to disable
it. If enabled, the fader moves when you turn the
FUNCTION-B controller. In this way you can move
one, two, or all three faders just by turning one knob.
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