Numark Industries HDCD1 - Manual (Page 25)

Numark HDCD1 - 25 – User’s Guide
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 player is slow compared to the tempo of the other player, move the pitch fader to
the “+” side and match the tempo. When you want to slow down the selected player, faster, move the pitch slider to
the “-“ side. The following describes how you might match the pitch of PLAYER 2 to the tempo of the song 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 now playing.
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
MATCHING BEATS USING PITCH BEND
If you find the BPM (tempo) is the same on both decks, but the drum beats do not hit at the same time, you will need
to temporarily change the pitch by using the pitch bend feature as shown below. The example below shows how you
might bend the pitch of the song on player 2 to match the tempo of the song on player 1.
If PLAYER 2 is behind, rotate the jog wheel clockwise
to bend pitch faster
If PLAYER 2 is ahead, rotate the jog wheel counter
clockwise to bend pitch slower.
The pitch changes as long as the wheel is being rotated. The faster you spin the wheel, the more the pitch will be
changed. Releasing the wheel results in a return to the original pitch and BPM.