User manual VESTAX FADERBOARD

[. . . ] OWNER'S MANUAL SMART MEDIA SAVE LOAD WAV PARAMETER CONTROL KEY & S CALE BLUE NOTE GYPSY ARABIC MINOR COMPRESSOR PITCH S HIFTER RING M OD. PHASER EFFECT DISTORTION DECIMATOR RESONATOR FILTER DELAY WAH MASTER LEVEL ON MONITOR LEVEL MUTE SAMPLE START POINT I NPUT LEVEL SIGNAL / PEAK MAJOR FLANGER OFF MIN MAX MIN MAX SCALE TONE TUNE / BPM REVERB EXIT / + # B A G A EDIT B MASTER E Q LOW HI SELECT INPUT PRE POST END POINT MIN MAX F E MIDI SAVE ENTER / REC - D C KEY ASSI GN MIN MAX MIN MAX -24dB +6dB -24dB +6dB +1 0 -1 A B C NORMAL A B REVERSE C OCTAVE K. F. CURVE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 MASTER FADER PHONES CONGRATULATIONS ! Thank you for purchasing the Vestax FADERBOARD. Please read this owner's manual carefully before use so that you fully understand all of the special features and can enjoy full use of this product. CONTENTS IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS FEATURES-IN BRIEF GETTING STARTED CREATING AND PERFORMING USER DEFINED PROGRAM / SAMPLE BANKS USING THE SMART MEDIA FEATURE SETTING MIDI CHANNEL & MIDI MODE EFFECT ERROR MESSAGE APPENDI X W ARRAN TY SPECIFICATIONS 3 4 5 7 10 12 14 15 17 18 20 20 CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within a product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. [. . . ] The smoothest setting, a type B curve is a gentle and gradual curve from open to full open. This curve becomes fully open very quickly. This setting is best when you are cutting quickly. B C 9 USER DEFINED PROGRAM / SAMPLE BANKS Essentially the User Defined Programs are onboard sample banks that you can use to record onto by using the various input options (LINE, PHONO, MIC) available. There are ten (10) available banks to which a maximum of thirty (30) seconds worth of samples can be recorded. These samples can be played back using the KEY FADERS, with each KEY FADER playing back the original sample at a different pitch. In addition to being able to record onboard, you can record additional samples through the FADERBOARD onto a Smart Media Card. There are a maximum of ten (10) User Definable sample banks. The total onboard recording space available cannot exceed thirty (30) seconds. 1. RECORDING A SAMPLE Connect your external source, from which you want to sample, to the FADERBOARD and select that input using the INPUT SELECT SWITCH on the rear panel of the FADERBOARD. There is 1 x LINE INPUT, 1 x PHONO INPUT and 1 x MIC INPUT. If using a turntable make sure your connection to the phono terminal is also grounded. Use the GND TERMINAL provided on the FADERBOARD. In addition to any external source you can record a sample from the onboard Synth Programs or Drum / Percussion Programs. It is also possible to record a sample of combined external and internal sources. If you have connected an external device make sure that you set the input level correctly to avoid overload of the circuitry. The SIGNAL / PEAK LED will flash if your input level is to high. To adjust the input level use the INPUT LEVEL VOLUME. Push the REC SWITCH once to set the sample function to standby. When in standby mode the REC LED and the DISPLAY will flash. If you want to exit from standby mode and NOT record, press either the TONE or EWIT / + SWITCH. Press the REC SWITCH again to start recording your sample. When you are recording a sample the REC LED will be illuminated and the DISPLAY will flash. PHONO I NPUT GND TERMI NAL MIC I NPUT INPUT SE LECT S WITCH LINE I NPUT SIGNAL / PEAK LED SMART MEDIA SAVE LOAD WAV CONTROL PARAMETER SAMPLE START POINT I NPUT LEVEL SIGNAL / PEAK TONE TUNE / BPM EXIT / + END POINT MIN MAX REC MIDI SAVE ENTER / - REC S WITCH REC LED SAVE S WITCH SAVE LED INPUT LEVEL VOLUME REC REC End Recording. [. . . ] The sound will be distorted more greatly as the knob is rotated toward the right. The output level will increase as the knob is rotated toward the right. 16 DECIMATOR This effect lowers the sampling frequency and the number of sampling bits, producing a grainy sound characteristic of cheao samplers. EDIT A EDIT B SAMPLING FREQUENCY Rotating the knob toward the right produces a more lo-fi sound, and rotating it toward the left produces a more hi-fi sound. NUMBER OF SAMPLING BITS Rotating the knob toward the right will produce a sound typical of fewer bits (lo-fi), and rotating it toward the left will produce a sound typical of more bits (hi-fi). RESONATOR This adds a specific frequency region to the original waveform that has been boosted by a band pass filter EDIT A EDIT B CUTOFF FREQUENCY RESONANCE This adjusts the cutoff frequency of the band pass filter. The cutoff frequency will rise as you turn the knob toward the right. This boosts the sound in the region of the cutoff frequency, adding a distinctive character to the sound. [. . . ]