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Featuring: Sampling Sampling FLIP FLOP Pro-Scratch 2 ™ User Guide and Reference Manual 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca. 90058 www .americandj.com Rev 02/02 ...
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CONTENTS © American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Pro-Scratch 2™ Instruction Manual Page 2 SAFETY REGULA TIONS............................................................................................................. .........3 ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS........................................................................................... ...
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NOTE: This unit may cause interference to radio and television reception. NOTE: This CD player uses a semiconductor laser . It is recommended for use in a room at the following temperature: 41 ˚ F - 95 ˚ F / 5 ˚ C - 35 ˚ C CAUTION: USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MA Y RESUL T IN HAZARDOUS RADIA TION EXPOSURE THE ...
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ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, ...
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I. Read Instructions - All the safety and operat- ing instructions should be read before the CD Player is operated. The safety and operating instructions should be saved for future reference. 2. Heed W arnings - All warnings on the CD Player and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 3. W ater and Moisture - The player should not be us ...
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Introduction: Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the American Audio ® Pro-Scratch 2™ CD player . This CD player is a representation of American Audio’s continuing commitment to produce the best and highest quality audio products possible at an affordable price. Please read and understand this manual completely before attempting to op ...
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(a) F ADER “Q” ST ART CONTROL: This feature is used in conjunction with most American Audio® and American DJ® audio mixers that also feature “Fader Q Start” control. For best results use this feature with two (2) Pro- Scratch 2™ players. Connect your Pro-Scratch 2’s as described in the set-up section of this manual. After set up is co ...
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1. Checking the Contents Be sure your Pro-Scratch 2™ was shipped with the following: 1) Pro-Scratch 2™ Professional CD player . 2) Operating instructions (this booklet). 3) One (1) set of RCA cables. 4) One (1) 1/8” mini plug. 5) W arranty card. 2. Installing the Units Place your unit on a flat surface or mount it in a flat surface case 3. Co ...
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GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS A. TO P UNIT CONTROLS (FIGURE 3) 1. P ARAMETER TIME - This knob is used to adjust the parameter time value. 2. HOLD BUTT ON - This button allows you to set and lock any new parameters you set to the effects. This button will glow bright blue when the hold function is activated. If the hold function is not selected any ...
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10. SAMPLER BUTTON - This is used to activate the sampler function. When this function is acti- vated a created sample will play in a continuos loop mode. 11 . T R A C K BUTTON - This buttons is used to select a track. T apping this button will for- ward skip to the next track, holding down this but- ton will rapidly forward skip through the tracks ...
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used to turn the PITCH SLIDER (33) function on and off. This button will also change the pitch percentage the PITCH SLIDER (33) will react to. 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. T o adjust to the different v ...
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American Audio Pro-Scratch 2 - page 12
mixer's line input. 36. CUE MINI JACK - Connect the supplied mini- plug from CUE jack on the rear of your unit to a compatible American Audio® mixer ’s CONTROL out. This feature is only available on American Audio’s “Q” series mixers. 37. DIGIT AL OUT - Use this connection to create near perfect copies of your disc to a Mini disc, CD- ...
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American Audio Pro-Scratch 2 - page 13
© American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Pro-Scratch 2™ Instruction Manual Page 13 GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) D. LCD DISPLA Y P ANEL (FIGURE 6) 44. PLA Y INDICA TOR - This indicator will glow when the unit is in play mode. 45. EFFECT INDICA TOR - This indicator glows when any of the nine built-in effects are selected. 46. SINGLE I ...
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American Audio Pro-Scratch 2 - page 14
BASIC OPERATIONS Figure 8: Hold down the Eject Button to remove a disc. Figure 7: When inserting a disc always hold the disc by it edges and load the disc label side up. Figure 9: T apping the reverse track button will jump back to the previous track. Figure 10: T apping the forward track button will skip forward to the next track. PARAMETER TIME P ...
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3. ST ARTING PLA YBACK - Figure 1 1 Insert an audio CD as describe on page 14 ( LOADING/EJECTING DISCS ). Pressing the PLA Y/P AUSE BUTTON (17) with an audio CD inserted will imme- diately start playback. The PLA Y (44) indicator will glow as soon as playback begins. The point at which playback starts (cue point) will automatically be stored in the ...
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8. SCANNING (F AST FORW ARD / F AST REVERSE) This function gives you a fast search through a disk or track. T urn the SEARCH WHEEL (5) in clockwise direction for fast forward or turn the wheel counterclockwise for fast reverse. Y ou can scan in four dif ferent for- ward and four different reverse speeds depending on how much you rotate the wheel. 9 ...
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Storing A Cue Point: Once you have set your CUE Point by one of the two means listed on page 16, you may store your cue point in one of the FLASH BUTTONS (8). Once you store this cue point in memory you may recall it at any time and you may even recall if the disc has been remove or power had been disconnected. Y ou may store a maximum of three cue ...
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11 . EDITING A LOOP: Please note: Only the ending point of the loop may be edited. Y ou may make your loop shorter or longer . Before you can edit your seamless loop you obviously must first have created a seamless loop to edit. If you haven’t created a SEAMLESS LOOP , follow the instructions in step 10 to create a loop. If a SEAMLESS LOOP has al ...
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12. Using the Built In Sampler: Y our Pro-Scratch 2™ comes with an advanced built in sampler . Y ou may store up to three samples on the three FLASH BUTTON (8) (Once again please note you may only store either a CUE POINT or a SAMPLE into a FLASH BUTTON (8), not both). Y our sample can be a maximum of 6.5 seconds in length. A sample can be recall ...
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Changing the Sample Parameters: Changing the sample parameters allows you to change the sample's volume and pitch. The param- eters values for both the pitch and volume settings range from 00:00 to 20:00, 00:00 being the lowest value. A higher value will increase the pitch percentage or volume. It's important to understand that the pitch ...
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) Figure 31 1) Press the PLA Y/P AUSE BUTTON (15) so music is playing (Figure 31). 2) Press the IN BUTTON (12) (Figure 32) at the point you want your BOP to take place. 3) Now tap the BOP BUTTON (20). It will produce a stutter ef fect as quickly as you tap on the BOP BUTTON (20). See Figure 34. Figure 33 Figure 32 © American ...
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BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) Figure 35 © American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Pro-Scratch 2™ Instruction Manual Page 22 14. FLASH ST ART BUTT ONS (8): These button are used to store your samples and cue points. Only a sample or a cue point can be stored into each of these three banks. When a sample is stored in to these banks you may use the sa ...
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American Audio Pro-Scratch 2 - page 23
© American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Pro-Scratch 2™ Instruction Manual Page 23 BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 17. RECALL FLASH MEMOR Y : The Pro-Scratch 2 can store all your user programmed cue points and effect parameters in to memory . These setting may be recalled at any time, even when a disc has been removed and reinserted at a later time. ...
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American Audio Pro-Scratch 2 - page 24
PITCH ADJUSTMENTS © American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Pro-Scratch 2™ Instruction Manual Page 24 1. PITCH SLIDER (33): This function will increase or decrease the tracks playback speed or "PITCH." The maximum pitch percentage manipulation in this function is +/-100%. The PITCH SLIDER is used to decrease or increase the playback ...
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American Audio Pro-Scratch 2 - page 25
PITCH ADJUSTMENTS © American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Pro-Scratch 2™ Instruction Manual Page 25 2. PITCH BENDING: Unlike the PITCH SLIDER (33) adjustment t his function will momentarily increase or decrease a tracks speed during playback. There are two ways to operate this function with the (-) & (+) PITCH BUTT ONS (28 & 29) or w ...
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American Audio Pro-Scratch 2 - page 26
PITCH ADJUSTMENTS © American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Pro-Scratch 2™ Instruction Manual Page 26 PARAMETER TIME PARAMETER RATIO EJECT POWER CUE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 RELOOP SINGLE LOOP REMAIN NONSTOP TOTAL ELAPSED M T S PR OGRAM LOCK KEY SYNC. BEAT F PITCH BPM CUE AUTO BPM OFF ON FX MIX BOP ENTER PAN FLANGER SKID PHASE FX SELECT SGL/CTN TIM ...
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American Audio Pro-Scratch 2 - page 27
BUILT-IN EFFECTS The Pro-Scratch 2™ comes with nine built in effects. These effects can be used one at a time or you may choose to overlap the effects and use up to four at a time. The Built-in effects include Scratch, Skid, Filter , Phase, Flanger , Echo, Robot, Pan, and T rans. Up to four effects may run at the same time. It is important to und ...
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© American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Pro-Scratch 2™ Instruction Manual Page 28 PARAMETER TIME PARAMETER RATIO EJECT POWER CUE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 RELOOP SINGLE LOOP REMAIN NONSTOP TOTAL ELAPSED M T S PR OGRAM LOCK KEY SYNC. BEAT F PITCH BPM CUE AUTO BPM OFF ON FX MIX BOP ENTER PAN FLANGER SKID PHASE FX SELECT SGL/CTN TIME RE V.PLAY TEMPO ...
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American Audio Pro-Scratch 2 - page 29
© American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Pro-Scratch 2™ Instruction Manual Page 29 BUILT-IN EFFECTS Figure 54 Figure 56 HOLD BUTTON: Use the HOLD BUTT ON (2) to lock your customized param- eters. If the hold button is not activated any changes to your parameters will be momentary . T o activate the hold function press the HOLD BUTT ON (2) as ...
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American Audio Pro-Scratch 2 - page 30
© American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Pro-Scratch 2™ Instruction Manual Page 30 EFFECTS - FX MIX Figure 58 Figure 59 Figure 57 FX MIX MODE: This function allows you to use the effects to transfer from one track to another , one track to a sample, or one sample to another . FX Mix uses the effects and the FLASH BUTT ONS (8) . The FX Mix fun ...
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American Audio Pro-Scratch 2 - page 31
© American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Pro-Scratch 2™ Instruction Manual Page 31 EFFECTS - FX MIX FX MIX - BOP CONTROL: This function allows you to engage either the SKID effect at any point of a track during normal playback. The ef fect will play out according to its parameters and then resume normal playback. The procedure below list the ...
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American Audio Pro-Scratch 2 - page 32
© American Audio ® - www .americandj.com - Pro-Scratch 2™ Instruction Manual Page 32 TOUCH SENSITIVE JOG WHEEL JOG WHEEL T OUCH SENSITIVITY : This function works with the SCRA TCH effects. This function allows the play and cue commands to be controled by tapping on the touch sensitive jog wheel. ACTIV A TING TOUCH SENSITIVITY : Before you can u ...
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American Audio Pro-Scratch 2 - page 33
FLIP-FLOP™ This feature is kind of “auto pilot”. When you are using two Pro-Scratch 2™ players and an American Audio® “Q” Deck™ mixer , you can have one player begin playback when the other ends. Y ou can “Flip -Flop™” single tracks, the entire disc, or a combination of the two. To FLIP-FLOP™ single tracks: 1) Connect your sy ...
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American Audio Pro-Scratch 2 - page 34
WA RRANTY INFORMA TION: The PRO-SCRA TCH 2™ carries a TWO year (730 days) limited warranty. This warranty covers parts and labor . Please fill out the enclosed warranty card to validate your purchase and warranty . All returned service items whether under warranty or not, must be freight pre-paid and accompany a return authorization (R.A.) number ...
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American Audio Pro-Scratch 2 - page 35
GENERAL Model: American Audio® Pro-Scratch 2™ - Professional CD Player T ype: Slot loading, digital compact disc audio player . Disc type: Standard size compact discs only (5 in / 12 cm discs) Pitch Range: Within +/- 4%, +/- 8%, +/- 16%, +/- 100% Pitch Accuracy: 0.1% Dimensions: 3 1/4” ~ 4 1/2” H x 8 1/2” W x 10 3/8” L (217.5 mm x 81.8 m ...
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©American Audio® World Headquarters: 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles, CA 90058 USA T el: 323-582-3322 Fax: 323-582-331 1 W eb: www .americandj.com E-mail: info@americandj.com ...
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