American Audio CDI-300 User Manual
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS
A. TOP UNIT CONTROLS (FIGURE 3)
1. PITCH PERCENTAGE SELECTOR - Press
this button to select pitch range percentages
of 4%, 8%, 16%, and 100%. See adjusting the
PITCH SLIDER'S RANGE on page 28.
2. TEMPO LOCK FUNCTION - This button acti-
vates the TEMPO LOCK function. This function
allows you to use the PITCH SLIDER to speed
up or slow down playback speed without altering
the tonal pitch of the track. When this function is
not engaged the original tonal pitch of the track
will be altered giving you the "chipmunk" effect
when a track is played at a high rate of speed,
or the "James Earl Jones" effect when a track is
slowed to much.
3. BPM/PITCH ON/OFF BUTTON - This button
is used to toggle between the PITCH SLIDER (5)
function and AUTO BPM counter. To activate the
BPM counter, you must hold the button down for
at least 3 seconds. When the button LED is lit
the PITCH SLIDER (5) is active. When the button
LED is not lit, the PITCH SLIDER (5) is not active.
The pitch percentage can be changed between
4%, 8%, 16% and 100%. 4% will allow the least
amount of pitch manipulation and 100% will
allow the most amount of pitch manipulation.
4. BANK BUTTONS 1-3 - These buttons are
used to store either three (3) cue points or three
(3) samples. Each Bank Button can store either a
sample or a cue point.
5. PITCH SLIDER - This slider is used to adjust
the playback pitch percentage. The slider is a
set adjustment and will remain set until the pitch
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