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pITCH ADJUSTmENTS

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1. pITCH SLIDER (4):

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 (4) is used to decrease or increase the playback pitch. If the
slider is moved up (towards the top of the unit) the pitch will decrease, if the
slider is moved down (towards the bottom of the unit) the pitch will increase.
The pitch Slider adjustment can be changed to range from +/-4%, +/-8%,
+/-16%, or +/-100% (See changing "PITCH SLIDER PERCENTAGE RANGE" on
the next page). The pitch adjustments will effect normal playback and loops only
when the pitch on/off Button (6) is turned on. The pitch adjustments will
not affect your samples.

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Using the Pitch Slider (4)

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Be sure the pitch function has been activated as

described above. To use the pitch Slider (4) slide the slider up and down.
Down will increase the pitch and up will decrease the pitch.

Activating the Pitch Slider (4)

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To activate the pitch Slider (4) you must

turn on the pitch adjustment function. Press the pitch on/off Button (6)
to activate the slider. The on/off Button LED will glow when the function
is activated. If the pitch function is not activated the pitch Slider (4) will not
function.

pITCH ADJUSTmENTS:

The different pitch adjustments allow a track's or a loop's playback speed to be manipulated. This speed
manipulation is commonly used to beat match between two or more music sources such as a turntable or
another CD/Media player. The playback speed may be increased or decreased by a factor of +/-100. The next
section details the different pitch manipulation schemes.