User manual VESTAX FADERBOARD

[. . . ] OWNER'S MANUAL SMART MEDIA SAVE LOAD WAV PARAMETER CONTROL KEY & S CALE BLUE NOTE GYPSY ARABIC MINOR COMPRESSOR PITCH S HIFTER RING M OD. PHASER EFFECT DISTORTION DECIMATOR RESONATOR FILTER DELAY WAH MASTER LEVEL ON MONITOR LEVEL MUTE SAMPLE START POINT I NPUT LEVEL SIGNAL / PEAK MAJOR FLANGER OFF MIN MAX MIN MAX SCALE TONE TUNE / BPM REVERB EXIT / + # B A G A EDIT B MASTER E Q LOW HI SELECT INPUT PRE POST END POINT MIN MAX F E MIDI SAVE ENTER / REC - D C KEY ASSI GN MIN MAX MIN MAX -24dB +6dB -24dB +6dB +1 0 -1 A B C NORMAL A B REVERSE C OCTAVE K. F. CURVE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 MASTER FADER PHONES CONGRATULATIONS ! Thank you for purchasing the Vestax FADERBOARD. Please read this owner's manual carefully before use so that you fully understand all of the special features and can enjoy full use of this product. CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS FEATURES-IN BRIEF GETTING STARTED CREATING AND PERFORMING USER DEFINED PROGRAM / SAMPLE BANKS USING THE SMART MEDIA FEATURE SETTING MIDI CHANNEL & MIDI MODE EFFECT ERROR MESSAGE APPENDI X W ARRAN TY SPECIFICATIONS 3 4 5 7 10 12 14 15 17 18 20 20 CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within a product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. [. . . ] The smoothest setting, a type B curve is a gentle and gradual curve from open to full open. This setting is best when you are attempting to create staccato/percussive fader moves. B C MASTER FADER CURVE CONTROL To set the MASTER FADER Curve to your playing style use the M. F. Each of these settings will affect how the fader not only activates the sound but how it also controls the volume of that sound. A This setting will open slowly at first and then open quite quickly as the faders gets close to its full open point. The smoothest setting, a type B curve is a gentle and gradual curve from open to full open. This setting is best when you are cutting quickly. B C 9 USER DEFINED PROGRAM / SAMPLE BANKS Essentially the User Defined Programs are onboard sample banks that you can use to record onto by using the various input options (LINE, PHONO, MIC) available. There are ten (10) available banks to which a maximum of thirty (30) seconds worth of samples can be recorded. These samples can be played back using the KEY FADERS, with each KEY FADER playing back the original sample at a different pitch. In addition to being able to record onboard, you can record additional samples through the FADERBOARD onto a Smart Media Card. The total onboard recording space available cannot exceed thirty (30) seconds. 1. RECORDING A SAMPLE Connect your external source, from which you want to sample, to the FADERBOARD and select that input using the INPUT SELECT SWITCH on the rear panel of the FADERBOARD. If using a turntable make sure your connection to the phono terminal is also grounded. In addition to any external source you can record a sample from the onboard Synth Programs or Drum / Percussion Programs. It is also possible to record a sample of combined external and internal sources. If you have connected an external device make sure that you set the input level correctly to avoid overload of the circuitry. If you want to exit from standby mode and NOT record, press either the TONE or EWIT / + SWITCH. When you are recording a sample the REC LED will be illuminated and the DISPLAY will flash. PHONO I NPUT GND TERMI NAL MIC I NPUT INPUT SE LECT S WITCH LINE I NPUT SIGNAL / PEAK LED SMART MEDIA SAVE LOAD WAV CONTROL PARAMETER SAMPLE START POINT I NPUT LEVEL SIGNAL / PEAK TONE TUNE / BPM EXIT / + END POINT MIN MAX REC MIDI SAVE ENTER / - REC S WITCH REC LED SAVE S WITCH SAVE LED INPUT LEVEL VOLUME REC REC End Recording. When this is done the SAVE LED will start flashing and the DISPLAY will show an illuminated "U". SAVE By ending the recording process you have managed to record a sample. You can listen to your sample by using the KEY FADERS before you save it. 10 2. SAVING A SAMPLE Once you have recorded a sample you are able to play it back by using the KEY FADERS. To check the quality of your sample, first make sure that you have lowered the volume of your external source to a suitable level or turned this external source off. Please note that if the OCTAVE SWITCH is not set to '0' then playback of your sample will not sound the same as your external source. By pressing the SAVE LED, the FADERBOARD will look for the lowest numbered availabe User Defined Program Bank to save to. [. . . ] The modulation will become greater as the knob is rotated toward the right. RING MOD. EDIT A EDIT B ring modulation FREQUENCY BALANCE Specifies the frequency of the modulation that will be applied. As the knob is rotated toward the right, the effect sound will increase and direct sound will decrease. This effect applies modulation to the sound in order to create metallic resonances or unusual sound effects. PITCH SHIFTER This effect shifts the pitch. EDIT A PITCH Specifies the amount of pitch shift. When the knob is in the center position, the output pitch will be the same as input pitch. As the knob is rotated toward the left the pitch will become lower, and as the knob is rotated toward the right the pitch will become higher. [. . . ]