Numark Industries DM1235 - Manual (Page 10)

DM1200/DM1235/DM1285
DM1235 with
the BEATKEEPER
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A. CHANNEL SELECT-
Tap this button to select desiRed pre-fader input channel.
The respective input channel LED will light up 1 , 2 , 3 , o r 4 .
B. SYNC LOCK BUTTON-
When an input is not yet set and scanning for the tempo,
tapping the Sync Lock button once will lock in the music as
long as there is a BPM number displayed for the input. When
an input is locked in, tapping the Sync Lock button tells the
Beatkeeper to start scanning for a new tempo again.
C. SYNC LOCK LED
O F F - The respective input is not locked or set to track the
music.
O N - The respective input is synced and ready to track the
music.
D. BEAT ASSIST BUTTON-
Tapping the Beat Assist button once automatically realigns
the downbeat to exactly when you tapped the button.
Tapping the beat assist button two or more times also sets
the tempo and sync locks the music.
E . B P M D I S P L A Y -
( - - ) - No audio signal is being processed for this input, or the
Beatkeeper has not completed tracking the BPM for this
input.
(NUMBER)- The respective input is currently playing music
with this number of Beats Per Minute (as determined by the
Beatkeeper).
F. DOWN BEAT LED (Red)
O F F - The Beatkeeper has not yet matched the beat of the
respective audio input.
B L I N K I N G - The Beatkeeper has matched this LED to the
beat of the respective audio input.
O N - The Beatkeeper is waiting for the music to start on the
respective input.
G. PEAK SOUND LED (Green)
O F F -The Beatkeeper is not detecting sound from the
respective audio input.
B L I N K I N G - The Beatkeeper is detecting 'rhythm setting'
sounds from the respective audio input.
H. TEMPO DIFFERENCE GRAPH
O F F - One or Both of the audio inputs are not yet sync-
locked in.
RED LED ON- The audio inputs tempos are not aligned.
YELLOW LED ON- The audio inputs tempos are close to
aligned.
GREEN LED ON- The audio inputs tempos are perfectly
aligned.
I. BEAT OFFSET GRAPH
O F F - One or both of the audio inputs are not yet sync-
locked or are not sending an audio signal.
RED LED ON- The audio inputs beats are not aligned.
YELLOW LED ON- The audio inputs beats are close to
aligned.
GREEN LED ON- The audio inputs beats are perfectly
aligned.
Beat mixing is a skill that must be practiced in order to be proficient at it.
3 and 4-way mixing can be a very difficult skill to master.
Visual mixing with the Beatkeeper gives you the tools to help you do this,
but nothing replaces practice.
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