User manual VESTAX DGE-X2

[. . . ] Only use attachments and accessories specified by the manufacturer. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over. 11. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time. [. . . ] The "Monitor Level" knob controls the headphone volume. GETTING THE TRACkS IN TIME The playback speed of the track is controlled by the pitch slider. The range of the pitch slider is ± 6% from the track's initial tempo. Moving the slider up will slow the track down, moving it down will speed the track up. This allows you to take two tracks that are of different tempos and mix them together in time. The pitched BPM and the pitch % are shown in the ITCH GUI below the track name and artist. The simplest way to adjust the speed to match the other track is to move the pitch slider until the BPM value is the same as the track that is already playing. By repeatedly playing from the temp cue point and fine tuning the pitch slider you can get the tracks playing at exactly the same speed. NOTE: ITCH can play your music at a large range of speeds with or without keylock, for more information see Pitch Shift or Key and Quartz Lock. FINDING THE RIGHT PART OF THE SONG When the track is paused the platter is always in SCRATCH mode which allows you to scrub though and find the point you want the song to start. You can fast search through a song by pressing SHIFT and winding the platter, this will skip through the song at high speed. VISUAL AID: TRACk OVERVIEW This view provides a complete overview of the waveform of the track and includes a marker to show the current position within the track. This view is useful for finding transitions within the track. The waveform is colored according to the spectrum of the sound; red representing low frequency bass sounds, green representing mid frequency sounds and blue representing high frequency treble sounds. In SCRATCH mode, touching and holding the platter will stop playback just like with a record. Moving the platter will scratch backwards and forwards through the track as if you were using vinyl. You can also NUDGE whilst in SCRATCH mode by turning the platter without touching the black top. You do this by using the clear plastic edges, this is a bit like using the rails on a turntable to get tracks in time. The temp cue point is also useful to repeatedly start from a preset point in the track. This allows you to easily drop in a few times until you get it right. Vestax DGE-X2 / Serato ITCH Manual 1. 0 13 VISUAL AID: BEAT MATCHING DISPLAY This view shows the position of beats within the track. When beat matching, this view helps align the downbeats of the two tracks. The markers are matched up when the two tracks are beat matched. ExAMPLE: The following is a demonstration of how to use the visual aids to help beat match. In this example, the track that is playing is on the left deck and the track to be mixed in is on the right deck. Start the track playing on the right deck. [. . . ] RELOCATE LOST FILES If you've moved some files which are already in your library, they will show up as not found and be displayed in red. Drag and drop a folder from Finder (Mac) or Explorer (Windows) onto the relocate lost files button to search it, and any sub-folders, for files currently marked as not found in your library. Doing this will update the database with their new location. TRACk END WARNING Enables warning flash of the virtual deck for the last 20 seconds of the track. Does not apply to any tracks under one minute long. [. . . ]