Pioneer CMX-5000 - Manual (Page 7)

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FEATURES
AUTO MIXING
With a new sensor system developed exclusively by Pioneer, the
CMX-5000 can measure beat timing and the number of BPM and
can automatically remix tracks in a specified order.
÷ Three playback modes
There are three playback modes: DISC mode, TRACK mode,
and PROGRAM mode.
÷ Wide variety of different types of mixing
There are four different types of mixing: cut-in mixing, echo
mixing, zip mixing, and cross-fade mixing.
÷ Shortened playback time feature which can be used to
shorten track playback time
CUEING
A wide variety of cueing capabilities
÷ Back cueing
The CMX-5000 comes with a CUE button which can be pressed
after a track has begun to play to return to the cueing point and
resume play from there.
÷ Auto cueing
Auto cueing may be used to automatically skip the silent
portion at the head of each track and stand by just before the
point where sound begins.
The PLAY button may then be pressed to instantaneously start the
track.
÷ Cue point sampling
Cueing points may be stored in memory to make it possible to
play back from that point from anywhere within a disc at the
touch of a single button.
This feature is particularly useful for checking cueing points or for
use as a sampler.
FADER START
DJ mixer fading can be used to quick starting or back cueing
The CMX-5000 can be connected to a separately-sold DJM-500,
DJM-600, or DJM-300 mixer, and the mixer fading can be used to
perform quick starting or back cueing.
HIGH QUALITY SOUND
With a legato link conversion feature which makes it possible to
replay sound of high frequencies of over 20 kHz which would be lost
when recorded on CDs, the CMX-5000 eliminates the harshness
found in high sound ranges on CDs to make it possible to produce
sound near that of a true analog recording.
JOG DIAL
Large 100-mm dial which may be used to correct out-of-synch
beats in much the same way as with an analog turntable
The jog dial may be lightly rotated by hand to search for the point
from which you wish to begin playback in 1/75-second frame units.
This jog dial may also be used to make searching even faster than
ordinary searching or track searching.
MASTER TEMPO
Master tempo feature makes it possible to change the tempo
of a song without changing intervals
While changing the tempo of a song on an analog player causes
intervals to be changed as well, the CMX-5000 comes with a master
tempo control feature that takes advantage of digital technology to
make it possible to change the tempo of songs without changing
intervals.
MULTI READ
The CMX-5000 comes with a multi-reading feature which makes it
possible to play back both CD-R and CD-RW discs. (Note, however,
that there may be times when it is impossible to play a disc due to
special characteristics of the disc or the recorder used to burn the
disc or because of dirt, soiling, or scratching of the disc.)
PLAYING ADDRESS
Bar graph display which makes it possible to gain an intuitive
feel of the elapsed and remaining play time of a track in progress
To make it possible to gain the same sort of intuitive feel of the
elapsed and remaining play time as possible by looking at the
position of a needle on an analog record, the CMX-5000 uses a bar
graph display which makes it possible to gain an instantaneous
visual feel of the elapsed and remaining play time of a track in
progress. The length of a bar makes it possible to instantly check
the current position and the display also flashes to provide a warning
when it nears the end of a track.
QUICK START
A quick start button which may be pressed during a pause to
start playback virtually instantaneously (delay time of less than
0.01 seconds)
While ordinary CD players require up to 0.3 seconds for playback to
begin from a pause state, the CMX-5000 virtually eliminates this
delay, thus making it possible to segue smoothly from one track to
the next.
REAL TIME SEAMLESS LOOPING
Seamless looping feature which makes it possible to set the
loop starting point in real time
Able to be used to easily specify and remove loop settings, this
feature can be used to specify loop settings instantly while a track is
playing as soon as one recognizes the point from which one wishes
to start the loop. It is also possible to create a loop from just before
the end of a track to keep the track from ending. The CMX-5000 also
comes with a new adjustment mode which makes it possible to
change the end point of a loop with the press of a single button,
thus making looping easier to use than ever.
RELOOPING
Relooping feature which makes it possible to return to
predefined loops as many times as desired
Pressing the RELOOP button after exiting from a loop causes the CD
player to return to the currently defined loop and replay the loop again.
And by learning how to turn relooping on and off in conjunction with
the rhythm, the possibilities can be even further extended.
SLOT INSERTION
Slot mechanism which makes it possible to quickly insert,
replace, and remove discs
Discs may be inserted directly into the CD player without first
ejecting a disc tray or opening a door, thus making it possible to
quickly play the opening bars of tracks.
TEMPO CONTROL
High-performance 60-mm slide control which makes it easy to
change the tempo of songs
With a digital display which displays tempo controls in 0.1% units,
the CMX-5000 makes it easier to more accurately control tempos.
÷ Tempo control range
The maximum variable range may be set to three levels at ±6, ±10,
or ±16% of the original range, thus making it easier than ever before
to perform tempo control.
W PROTECTION
In addition to an oil damper float mechanism which greatly reduces
the possibility of skipping even if the player is subjected to shocks or
vibrations from the floor or from rough handling during playback, the
CMX-5000 also includes a new electronic anti-skipping mechanism
to provide two levels of protection against skipping.
Read before use
The Pioneer CMX-5000 is a twin CD player designed for use by DJs which provides not only the features and performance required in
a discotheque sound system in a CD player but also provides new features only possible in a CD player.