Numark Industries CD MIX-1 - Manual (Page 12)

CD MIX-1
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MATCHING THE BEATS PER MINUTE (BPM)
Match the tempo by monitoring the music of both PLAYER 1 and PLAYER 2 by ear and adjusting the pitch. When the tempo of the
music of the selected CD player is slow compared to the tempo of the other player, move the slider to the ( + ) side and match the
tempo. When faster, move the pitch slider to the ( - ) side. The following illustration shows the case of matching the pitch of PLAYER 2
to the pitch of the music being played on PLAYER 1.
Press PLAY/PAUSE to start PLAYER 1
PLAYER 1 is playing
Press PLAY/PAUSE to start PLAYER 2
Both CD players are playing discs.
Listen to PLAYER 2 in your headphones
When PLAYER 2 is slow
compared to PLAYER 1
speed up PLAYER 2
When PLAYER 2 is fast
compared to PLAYER 1
slow down PLAYER 2
USING THE BPM DISPLAY FEATURE
Press the BPM button to select the BPM feature on the display
on the side of the CD player that you wish to set. Tap the
Counter button to the beat of the music.
You will see the BPM number appear in the display. The more
times you tap the more accurate your number will be. When
you adjust the pitch slider the display number will change by an
equal percentage.
BEAT MATCHING USING PITCH BEND
If you find the BPM’s (Beats Per Minute or Tempos) are the same, however, the drum beats are not matched you will need to
temporarily change the pitch. The illustration below shows how to match the beat of PLAYER 2 to the beat of the music being played on
PLAYER 1. (This procedure can be done on either PLAYER).
After matching the BPM’s adjust the pitch temporarily as follows:
When PLAYER 2 is rotate the jog wheel counter clockwise
When PLAYER 2 is behind rotate the jog wheel clockwise
The pitch changes automatically while the jog wheel is rotated. The faster you rotate the wheel the more you change. Releasing the
wheel results in a return to the original pitch. (So the BPM’s are once again the same.)