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American DJ® AUDIO • DCD-PRO500™ INSTRUCTION MANUAL • PAGE 13
5. This sample can now be recalled while a CD is playing, while the CD drive is in PAUSE MODE, or even without
the CD in the player.
6. If your loop is to long when storing samples, the Cue button will light only storing a Cue Point.
• NOTE: Please be sure that you turn off the Memory CUE when recalling (playing) cues or samples or you
could mistakenly erase a programmed sample.
20. Recalling Samples:
• Pressing a CUE BUTTON (4) that corresponds with a LOOP NUMBER (41) in LCD DISPLAY (27) will play that
specific loop.
• You may BOP any loop by repeatedly pressing it’s specific CUE BUTTON (4).
• samples may be played in a continuous repeating loop or a single loop. Pressing the SGL/CTN BUTTON
(1) will determine the loop playback mode.
• Single mode will play the loop once and instantly return to the current playing CD without interruption of music.
If no CD is playing the music will stop.
Continue Mode will play the sample until you set the mode to single or you hit the Bop Button to return to the
current playing CD.
• If “SINGLE” (34) is not displayed in the LCD DISPLAY (27), the sample will continuously play until you stop it.
21. Sample Reverse Play:
• You may reverse the playing sample by turning the JOG SHUTTLE (14) in a counter-clockwise direction.
• To return the sample to normal playing mode turn the JOG SHUTTLE (14) in clockwise direction.
• A sample will react to all normal function in reverse play mode i.e. single, continuous, pitch & pitch bend play etc...
22. FLASH START - CUE BUTTONS:
• While a CD is playing you may recall any of your sampled loops or cue points instantly without interruption of music.
• Press any of the Cue Button 1~6 (4) and your sample will immediately begin to play without interruption of music.
• Press any of the Cue Button 1~6 (4) while music is playing and while the 1-6 buttons are Lit, it will immediately begin
to play that track without interruption of music.
• This function will allow you to beat match two separate tracks being played on both sides of the DCD Pro 500
together.
• Beat matching is done by the BPM’s of two (2) songs and matching them together.
• Begin to play a track on one (1) side of the DCD Pro 500.
• Press the BPM BUTTON (8) to display the beats per a minute in the LCD DISPLAY (27)
• The BPM’s will display in the BPM METER (40).
• While a track is being played tap the COUNTER BUTTON (6) firmly to the beat of the music until a BPM is displayed
in the BPM METER (40). This will give you the tracks approximate BPM.
• Repeat the preceding steps for the track you want to mix to.
• Engage the pitch for both side of unit by pressing the PITCH BUTTON (11).
• Be sure the the BPM METER (40) is displaying BPM’s and not pitch percentage.
• Use the PITCH SLIDER (12) to adjust the pitch until same BPM is read in both units.
• Because the BPM’s are approximate reading you may need to use the PITCH BEND BUTTONS (26 & 28) to adjust
for small variances in pitch.
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.)
MATCHING THE BEATS PER MINUTE (BPM)