Effector Function; Beatbreaker Function - Denon DN-X1600 Owner's Manual

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Effector Function

The unit comes with an effector which is linked to the number of beats which has been set in synchronization
with the number of beats per minute (BPM) of the musical composition. It also has an effect send
confi guration which makes it possible to send the signals from multiple input channels simultaneously to
the effectors, enabling a wide range of acoustic effects.
Types of effects and details of operations
No. Effect
1 Delay Adds signals which have been delayed by the time of the beat setting.
2 Echo Adds echo signals which have been delayed by the time of the beat setting.
Signals with a beat setting time delay are split and output from the left and
right channels.
3 Ping Pong Delay
• Effect Parameter Control: Adjusts the ratio of signal being output to the left
and right.
4 Trans Cuts off the signals at the time of the beat setting.
Adds signals whose delay time has been varied in the LFO period of the beat
5 Flanger
setting.
6 Filter Varies the fi lter cut-off frequency using the beat setting time.
Adds signals whose phase has been varied in the LFO period of the beat
7 Phaser
setting.
Adds reverberation signals which have been delayed by the time of the beat
8 Reverb
setting.
Adds an echo signal to the beat setting time delay, and adds a reverberation
9 Echo Reverb
signal.
Initiates the same kind of loop sampler processing as the LOOP function of
10 Loop
other Denon DJ products.
11 Rev. Loop Initiates the reverse play processing of the above loop signals.
12 Pitch Shift Initiates the pitch shift processing of the input signals, and outputs the results.
Initiates the partial insertion processing of the attack sounds of the beats as
13 BeatBreaker
per the beat pattern.
Repeats standard playback of the beat setting time and reverse playback of the
14 BeatScratch
same beat setting time to output a scratching effect.
Sends the signals whose effects have been selected to the external effector
15 SEND/RTN
and returns the signals from the external effector.
* In order to achieve normal effects, set the BPM value that matches the number of beats of the musical
compositions.
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Description of effect operation

BeatBreaker Function

What the BeatBreaker effector does
This effector breaks down the music signals in each bar obtained from the BPM value a quarter beat at
a time into 16 sections, replaces these sections with a preset beat pattern, and then plays them back to
achieve an effect where the beat of the original musical composition is changed.
Details of operation
The beat patterns consist of 16 blocks, and when these blocks are lighted, the sound is being replaced
by the initial sound of the beat.
When this effect is ON, the left block and beat display are used, and the block being played is indicated.
Example:
q
Pattern
Snare
w
Kick
Snare
e
Kick
q
In the case of pattern shown in the figure, when the music signals
e
, which are produced by replacing the sound of the first quarter beat with the lighted section, are
output.
Operation method
Effect ON/OFF
Using the buttons, the effect with the timing when the buttons were set to ON at the
beginning is added.
BEAT
The beat pattern is selected using the
In the Utility mode, fi ve user presets can be created.
w
are input, the sound of signals
, buttons.