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American DJ ® A UDIO • Pro Scratch 1™ INSTRUCTION MANU AL • P AGE 2 NO TE: This unit may cause interference to radio and tele vision reception. NO TE: This CD play er uses a semiconductor laser .
I. Read Instructions - All the safety and oper- ating instr uctions should be read bef ore the CD Play er is operated. 2. Sav e Instructions - The safety and operat- ing instr uctions should be sa ved f or future reference . 3. Heed W arnings - All warnings on the CD Play er and in the operating instr uctions should be adhered to .
1. Checking the Contents Be sure your Pro Scratch 1 was shipped with the follo wing: 1) Pro Scratch 1 Professional CD play er . 2) Oper ating instructions (this booklet). 3) One (1) set of RCA cables . 4) One (1) 1/8” mini plug. 5) W arranty card. 2.
(a) F ADER “Q” ST ART CONTROL: This f eature is used in conjunction with American DJ mixers that also feature “F ader Q Star t” control. For best results use this feature with two (2) Pro Scratch 1 play ers. Connect your Pro Scratch 1’ s as described in the set-up section of this manual.
FX MIX PARAMETER 8%/12%/16% ON/OFF TRANS/ PAN SAMPLE PITCH ENTER FLANGER/ ECHO SCRATCH/ FADE SGL/CTN TIME REV PLAY POWER OFF ON PROFESSIONAL CD P LAYER Pro- Scra tc h1 EJECT/ STOP FLASH 1 FLASH 2 FLAS.
7. MEMOR Y BUTT ON - This button allows you to program up to 3 cue points or three samples in to the three FLASH BUTT ONS (6) . Y ou also use this button to recall samples. 8. SAMPLER BUTT ON - This is used to activ ate the sampler function. When this function is acti- v ated a created sample will play in a continuos loop mode.
20. BOP - During play mode, pressing the BOP button will instantly return pla y to the last set cue point without interruption of music. Use this function to create a stutter eff ect. 21. ( -) PITCH BEND BUTT ON - The (-) pitch bend function creates a momentar y “Slow Down” in the CD’ s BPM’ s (Beats per minute) while it is pla ying.
“Q” series mix ers. 35. DIGIT AL OUT - Use this connection to create near perfect copies of your disc to a Mini disc, CD-R, or any other digital recording device .
1. LO ADING/EJECTING DISCS The Pro Scratch 1 can only play regular 5 inch CDs. 3 inch, odd shaped, and ov al CDs are not compatible . When loading a CD into the play er alwa ys hold the disc by it edge (see Figure 7). Load the disc label side up and slide it in the disc slot.
American DJ ® A UDIO • Pro Scratch 1™ INSTRUCTION MANU AL • P AGE 11 3. ST ARTING PLA YB A CK - Figure 11 Inser t an audio CD as describe on page 10 ( LO ADING/EJECTING DISCS ). Pressing the PLA Y/P A USE BUTT ON (15) with an audio CD inser ted will immediately star t pla yback.
8. SCANNING (F AST FOR W ARD / F AST REVERSE) This function gives y ou a f ast search through a disk or trac k. T urn the SEARCH WHEEL (5) in clockwise direction f or f ast forw ard or tur n the wheel counterclockwise for fast rev erse.
Storing A Cue P oint: Once you hav e set your CUE P oint by one of the two means listed on page 12, you may store your cue point in one of the FLASH BUTT ONS (6) . Either a CUE POINT or a SAMPLE (See creating a sample loop on page 14) can be stored into a FLASH BUTT ONS (6) , not both.
American DJ ® A UDIO • Pro Scratch 1™ INSTRUCTION MANU AL • P AGE 14 11. EDITING A LOOP: Please note you can only edit the ending point of the loop . Y ou may make your loop shor ter or longer . Bef ore you can edit y our seamless loop y ou obviously must first hav e created a seamless loop to edit.
12. Using the Built In Sampler: Y our Pro Scratch 1 comes with a built in sampler . Y ou ma y store up to three samples on the three FLASH BUTT ON (6) . Y our sample can be a maximum of 6.5 seconds in length. A sample can be recalled while a CD is pla ying, while the CD drive is in P A USE MODE, or e ven without the CD in the pla yer .
Changing the Sample Parameter s: Changing the sample parameters allows you to change the sample's volume and pitch. The parameters values for both the pitch and volume settings range from 00:00 to 20:00, 00:00 being the low est value . A higher v alue will increase the pitch percentage or v olume.
13. Re verse Play: Re v erse play allows you to play a track, loop, or sample bac kwards . This function is activated by pressing the REV/PLA Y BUTT ON (26) as in figure 31. This function will react differently to diff erent pla yback modes: - Reverse track/disc play .
15. FLASH ST ART BUTT ONS (6): These button are used to store your samples and cue points. Only a sample or a cue point can be stored in to each of these three banks. When a sample is store in to these banks you may use the sample star ting point as a cue point.
17. PITCH BENDING: This function will momentar ily increase or decrease the tracks playbac k speed. There are two wa ys to operate this function with the (-) & (+) PITCH BUTT ONS (21 & 22) or with the JOG WHEEL (14) . The maximum pitch bend percentage allowed is +/- 100%.
18. PITCH ADJUSTMENTS: This function will increase or decrease the tracks pla yback speed or "PITCH," this is not a momentar y change as in "PITCH BENDING" on page 19. The maximum pitch bend percentage allowed is +/-16%. The PITCH SLIDER (17) is used to decrease or increase the pla yback pitch.
BASIC OPERA TIONS - BUIL T -IN EFFECTS The Pro Scratch 1™ comes with nine built in effects . These eff ects can be used one at a time or you ma y choose to overlap the effects and use up to four at a time. The Built-in effects include Scratch, F ade, Skid, Coast,Flanger , Echo , Robot, T ransf or m, and P an.
BASIC OPERA TIONS - BUIL T -IN EFFECTS FLANGER/ECHO/ROBO T EFFECT : The flanger eff ect distor ts the output signal and create an eff ect similar to the frequency phasing in and out of each other . The ECHO effect adds an echo to your output signal. The ROBO T eff ect distor ts the output to simulates a sci-fi robot voice.
BASIC OPERA TIONS - FX MIX American DJ ® A UDIO • Pro Scratch 1™ INSTRUCTION MANU AL • P AGE 23 American DJ ¤ 88 00 : 00 00 160 EFFECT ELAPSED SINGLE TOTAL REMAIN CUE T M S F CUE BPM BEAT SYNC.
BASIC OPERA TIONS - FX MIX FX MIX - F ADE CONTR OL: This function works with the FLANGER/ECHO and the TRANS/P AN eff ects. This function uses the time duration of the F ADE effect. This functions pla ys the selected effect (FLANGER/ECHO and/or the TRANS/P AN) f or the duration of the fade setting and then retur ns to nor mal play .
BASIC OPERA TIONS - FX MIX FX MIX - BOP CONTROL: This function allows you to engage either the COAST or SKID effects at any point of a trac k during nor mal playbac k. The effect will play out according to its parameters and then resume nor mal playbac k.
1. PRECA UTIONS ON HANDLING COMP A CT DISCS • Do not allow finger pr ints, oil or dust to get on the surface of the disc. If the disc is dir ty , wipe it off with a soft dr y cloth. • Do not use benzene, thinner , w ater , record spra y , electrostatic-proof chemicals, or silicone-treated cloths to clean discs.
GENERAL Model: American DJ ® Pro Scratch 1 - Pr ofessional Compact Disc Play er T ype: Slot loading, digital compact disc audio play er . Disc type: Standard size compact discs only (5 in / 12 cm discs) Dimensions: 3 1/4” ~ 4 1/2” H x 8 1/2” W x 10 3/8” L (217.
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