Numark Industries AXIS 8 - Manual (Page 4)

AXIS 8
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AXIS 8
PREMIUM TABLETOP CD PLAYER
Congratulations, you are now the owner of one of the most technically advanced pieces of DJ equipment ever developed.
The AXIS 8 is the result of many years of development and several NUMARK exclusive patents. The developers and engineers
behind the AXIS 8 all have a significant amount of DJ experience and understand your needs. As we like to say, “this unit was
designed by DJs for DJs”, like the rest of the NUMARK’s product line. That’s why some of the features in this unit may work
slightly differently than others on the market. To get the most out of your AXIS 8, we highly recommend reading this
short manual thoroughly.
We have taken great pride in developing features that will enhance your creativity when using CDs.
• Scratching: it really sounds like a vinyl record. Though we fully believe that nothing can replace the skills or excitement of
the turntablist, we also know this feature is tremendous fun to use on CD and will change the way approach those little
shiny discs.
• Triple Anti-Shock memory: Improves our patented Anti-Shock™ technology, not only in programming, but also with the use
of 2X speed CD mechanisms for faster loads and mechanical vibration protection. Add to that 48 seconds of buffer
memory, and the unit really is shock proof.
• The Beatkeeper™ III: Improves our patented Beatkeeper™ technology for even faster and more accurate readouts
through the buffer memory. The primary use of this technology is an essential tool of many effects in the unit itself. Our
goal is to enhance the DJ’s skills. Remember you are not just a DJ but a musician as well.
• 200% pitch control: Why not? This gives you + or – 100% control over your music. Exploit your creativity!
• Key Lock: Similar yet different from “master tempo”. With “master tempo” the pitch only locks at the 0% point. So often
a DJ is in the middle of a pitched mix and determines they need to make rapid and drastic changes in speed to bring in a
record or change the mood. With KEY LOCK you can lock on right in at your current position, no returning to 0%. On top of
that we took it one step further. Because we developed our own technology for this feature our KEY LOCK can go + or –
100%. Why not?
• End of Track Dead Space Elimination: So often a DJ will play a CD continuously for the cocktail or dinner hour. This
feature eliminates the inconsistent space often found between tracks and keeps the music going.
• Flash Updateable: As new features are added to your unit you will be able to easily upgrade your unit via CD Rom.
• Effects: We took the liberty of adding some effects never before seen in a CD Player. Because we do the effects from a
real time buffer, the effects are far more impressive then if provided from an external effects processor. Beat
synchronized echo, pan and chop are perfectly aligned. The echo can actually be set to play before the music. Standard
filter effects such as PHAZE, SONAR, ARTIFICIAL-DISEMINATION, SLIDE, ISO, and KILL are also included. We also
added BLEEP to get rid of those dirty lyrics on the fly and true REVERSE with no time limits.
We hope you have as much fun performing with the AXIS 8 as we did developing it.
The NUMARK product team
Please record the serial number of your unit as shown on the back of the chassis as well as the name of the dealer from whom you
purchased the unit. Retain this information and your original purchase receipt for your records. Please return the enclosed warranty
card to register your CD player with us.
MODEL: __________________________
PURCHASED FROM:_________________________
SERIAL NUMBER:___________________ DATE OF PURCHASE:________________________
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