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PLAYING THE ALPHA TRACK (Real Time Sampler)

w, e

q, r,

u, i

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• The Alpha-Track function lets you play one more track (the Alpha-Track) while playing the Main Track.

• The Alpha-Track’s pitch and sound level can be adjusted.

• You can switch output channel of Alpha-Track sounds from MAIN OUT (default) or ALPHA OUT with the

presets.

• You can use this function like a Sampler from Alpha-Cue point (Real time Sampler). When the ALPHA OUT is

selected, DN-S5000 can playback up to two songs simultaneously.

• When playing the Alpha-Track, scratching, Hot Starting, Seamless Looping (Alpha-Track and Hot Start modes)

and Hot Disc are possible in the same way as with the Main Track.

NOTE: The Sampler and Alpha-Track functions cannot be used simultaneously.

Start Alpha-Track playback

w Push the a

13 button to

start Alpha-Track playback.

When playback starts, the

13 button lights up

green.

• When the scratch mode is set for the

Alpha-Track, the Platter turns when the

Alpha-Track is played.

The pause mode is set when the rotation

of Scratch Disc is stopped by pressing

with the finger while the Platter is

turning, and playback resumes when the

finger is released.

Enter Alpha-Track mode

q When Main Track is in the

standby or playing, push

the a CUE button to set

the Alpha-Cue point. The

a CUE button lights up

red.

• When Alpha-Cue is set during standby at

the Main Track, playback of the Main

Track starts.

• The display can be switched between

the Main Track and Alpha-Track using the

@7 DISPLAY button.

When “Alpha-Track display” is selected,

“PARAMETERS” is set to the alpha-

track pitch input mode.

Pause Alpha-Track playback

e During Alpha-Track

playback, push the a

button to pause playback.

When the pause mode is set, the a

button starts flashing.

Clear Alpha-Track

i While pushing the a PITCH BEND – button,

push the a CUE button to clear the Alpha-

Cue point.

Back Cue Alpha-Track playback

r In the Alpha-Track

playback or pause mode,

push the a CUE button to

Back-Cue. The a CUE

button lights up red.

NOTE:That the Alpha-Cue point is not

changed automatically with start

playback.

Stutter play the Alpha-Track

u In the Alpha-Track standby

mode, push the a CUE

button to start stuttering.

Adjust sound level and pitch

The Alpha-Track and Sampler playback sound

level and pitch can be adjustable.

★ (1) Push the PITCH/VOL button for more

than 1 sec, the pitch input mode is

selected, PARAMETERS LED flashes

and the current settings are displayed

on the character display.

(2) Push the PITCH/VOL button again to

selected the sound level output mode.

(3) Start Alpha-Track or Sampler playback.

(4) Turning the PARAMETERS knob can

change the sound level or pitch.

✽ When pushing down and turning the

PARAMETERS knob, you can change

the pitch range 10 times faster.

(5) Push the PITCH/VOL button again to

turn the playing parameter mode off.

Unless you adjust Alpha-Track pitch separately,

the Alpha-Track’s pitch will be the same as your

Main Track. In this case, pitch of both Main

Track and Alpha-Track changes together when

you move the main Pitch Slider

5-1

Alpha-Track pitch bend 1

[

(Alpha) PITCH BEND +/– buttons]

t Push the a PITCH

BEND – or + button

for momentary change

of pitch.

While holding these buttons down, the

pitch continues to change up to the

limitation.

• After releasing the a PITCH BEND

buttons, playback pitch returns to slider

setting.

PITCH BEND

5-2

Alpha-Track pitch bend 2

[Scratch Disc]

y When the Scratch source

is set to Alpha-Track and

the Platter is turning, playback of the

Alpha-Track can be slowed temporarily by

lightly pressing Scratch Disc or Platter.

In addition, playback can be quickened

temporarily by pushing Scratch Disc or

Platter in the direction in which the Platter

is turning.

SAMP. STOP

PITCH BEND

SAMP. STOP

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