American Audio CDI-500 - Manual (Page 11)

16. MEMORY BUTTON - This button allows you
to program up to three (3) cue points or three
(3) samples in to the three BANK BUTTONS
(12). The samples or cue points can then be
recalled at any time even when the disc has
been removed and replaced at a later time. See
System Memory on page 24.
17. PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON - Each press of the
PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON causes the operation to
change from play to pause or from pause to play.
While in play mode the green play LED will glow,
and while in pause mode the green play LED will
flash.
18. SAMPLER BUTTON - This is used to acti-
vate the sampler function. When this function is
activated a created sample will play in a continu-
ous loop mode.
19. EFFECTS AND HOLD BUTTON -
SCRATCH/SKID BUTTON - This button is
used to activate and deactivate either the
Scratch or Skid effect. See built-in effects on
page 29.
FILTER/PHASE BUTTON - This button is
used to activate and deactivate either the
Filter or Phase effect. See built-in effects on
page 30.
HOLD BUTTON - This button allows you to
set and lock any new parameters you set to
the effects. The button LED will glow red
when the hold function is activated. If the
hold function is not selected any changes to
the effect parameters will be momentary.
ECHO/FLANGER EFFECT - This button is
used to activate and deactivate either the
Echo or Flanger effect. See built-in
effects on page 30.
TRANS/PAN EFFECT - This button is used
to activate and deactivate either the Trans
or Pan effect. See built-in effects on page
31.
20. CUE - Pressing the CUE button during play-
back immediately pauses playback and returns
the track to the last set cue point (see setting a
CUE POINT, page 18). The blue CUE BUTTON
GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.)
LED will glow when the unit is in cue mode The
LED will also flash every time a new CUE POINT
is set. The CUE button can be held down to
momentarily play the CD. When you release the
CUE button it instantly returns to the CUE POINT.
You can also tap the CUE button to create a BOP
EFFECT (for definition of BOP EFFECT, see page
24).
21. FX SEL. (SELECT) BUTTON - The effects
are located on two different layers. This but-
ton allows you to select an effect on a different
layer.
22. RELOOP BUTTON - If a SEAMLESS LOOP
has been made (see setting a SEAMLESS LOOP
on page 19), but the CD Player is not actively in
SEAMLESS LOOP mode (a loop is not playing),
pressing the RELOOP BUTTON will instantly
reactivate the SEAMLESS LOOP mode. To exit
the loop, press the OUT BUTTON (24). LOOP
and RELOOP will appear in the LCD DISPLAY
(30) when the RELOOP function is available.
23. PARAMETER/FOLDER BUTTON - Use this
button to switch between the Parameter func-
tion, or the Folders and Tracks on a Mp3 disc.
(1). Parameters - When the Parameter LED is lit,
you are able to adjust the time value and ratio
value, by turning their designated knobs.
(2). Folders - When the Folder LED is lit, you may
search through the music folders and tracks on a
Mp3 disc by turning their designated knobs.
24. OUT BUTTON - This button is used to set
the ending point of a loop. A loop is started by
pressing the IN BUTTON (26), and
pressing the
OUT BUTTON to set the loop ending point. The
loop will continue to play until the OUT BUTTON
is pressed once again.
25. PARAMETER RATIO/TRACK SEARCH
KNOB - This knob is used to either adjust the
parameter ratio value or search through the
tracks on a cd or Mp3 disc.
26. SEAMLESS LOOP IN BUTTON - “CUE ON
THE FLY” - This function allows you to set a
CUE POINT (see CUE POINT page 18) without
music interruption (“on the fly”). This button also
sets the starting point of a seamless loop (see
© American Audio ® - www.AmericanAudio.us - CDI-500 Mp3™ Instruction Manual Page 11