American Audio MCD-710 CD Player User Manual


 
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Using the Pitch slider (3): Be sure the pitch func-
tion has been engaged as described above. To use
the PITCH SLIDER slide the slider up and down.
Down will increase the pitch and up will decrease
the pitch.
PITCH ADJUSTMENTS
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1. PITCH SLIDER (3):
This function will increase or decrease the tracks
playback speed or "PITCH." The maximum pitch per
-
centage manipulation in this function is +/-100%. The
PITCH SLIDER is used to decrease or increase the
playback pitch. If the slider is move up (towards the
top of the unit) the pitch will decrease, if the slider is
moved down (towards the bottom of the unit) the pitch
will increase. The PITCH SLIDER
adjustment can be
changed to range from +/-4%, +/-8%, +/-16%, or +/-
100% (See changing "PITCH SLIDER PERCENTAGE
RANGE" on the next page). This pitch adjustments
will effect normal playback and loops only when the
PITCH ON/OFF BUTTON (10) is turned on. The pitch
adjustments will not affect your loops.
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Figure 27
Activating the Pitch slider (3): To activate the
PITCH SLIDER
you must turn on the pitch adjust-
ment function. Press the PITCH ON/OFF BUTTON
(10). The PITCH ON/OFF BUTTON L.E.D. will glow
when the function is activated. If the pitch function
is not activated the
PITCH SLIDER will not func-
tion.
PITCH ADJUSTMENTS:
The different pitch adjustments allow a track's or a loop's playback speed to be manipulated. This speed
manipulations is commonly used to beat match between two or more music sources such as a turntable or
another CD played. The playback speed may be increased or decreased by a factor of +/-100. The next section
details the different pitch manipulation schemes.
NOTE: WHEN A MP3 DISC IS LOADED THE PITCH PER-
CENTAGE
PLAYBACK SPEED MAY ONLY BE INCREASED OR DECREASED BY A FACTOR OF +/-16.