OWNER'S MANUAL SMART MEDIA SAVE PARAMETER LOAD KEY & S CALE CONTROL MASTER EFFECT BLUE NOTE GYPSY WAV MONITOR LEVEL DISTORTION COMPRESSOR LEVEL DECIMATOR PITCH S HIFTER ARABIC RING M OD.
CONGRATULATIONS ! Thank you for purchasing the Vestax FADERBOARD. Please read this owner's manual carefully before use so that you fully understand all of the special features and can enjoy full use of this product.
IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS READ BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and safety standards. There are, however, some installation and operation precautions which you should be particularly aware of. 1. Read Instructions-All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. 12.
19.Replacement Parts-When replacement parts are required, be sure the service technician has used replacement parts as specified by the manufacturer or which match the specifications of original parts. Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire, electric shock or other hazards. 21.An appliance and cart combination should be moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause the appliance and cart combination to overturn. 20.
GETTING STARTED 1. GETTING CONNECTED ・ This device uses a DC power adaptor. First plug the adaptor into a ADAPTOR JACK and then plug the adaptor into a power outlet. Make sure that the power outlet you are about to use corresponds with the information provided on the face of the adaptor. Failure to plug this unit into the correct power supply may result in shock to users and inoperability of this device.
・ KEY FADER Position. Depending on the sound setting is how the KEY FADERS will work. Essentially the KEY FADERS are an on/off signal for a particular sound, much like that on a modern keyboard/synthesizer. As you move the KEY FADER up (towards the rear panel) you will produce sound.
CREATING & PERFORMING As mentioned before, the FADERBOARD incorporates melodic and percussive elements to create a new and exciting instrument with advanced mixing, sampling and effects control features. 1. SETTING A TONE/SOUND/PROGRAM Tone. To set a tone press the TONE SWITCH. When pressed the TONE LED will light up. PARAMETER CONTROL DISPLAY Select a Tone. Using the CONTROL FADER select a tone. It is also possible to set a tone by using the EXIT / + SWITCH and ENTER / - SWITCH.
There is no ♭ in KEY ASSIGN SWITCH. In order to set ♭, please select ♯ SWITCH from C∼B in reference to page 18. SETTING THE SCALE There are five (5) possible scale types that may be selected on the FADERBOARD. Major, Minor, Arabic, Gypsy and Blue Note. For specific information regarding these scales plase refer to the following chart.
* For Drum / Percussion Programs To set the tempo use the TUNE / BPM SWITCH located next to the CONTROL FADER. When activated the LED will be illuminated. Once activated, by using the Control fader you will be able to increase or decrease the BPM of your drum/percussion loop by up to ± 100%. The adjustment mechanism allows for 2% incremental changes. You are also able to use the EXIT / + and ENTER / - SWITCHS to control the changes. The primary setting is 0 BPM.
USER DEFINED PROGRAM / SAMPLE BANKS Essentially the User Defined Programs are onboard sample banks that you can use to record onto by using the various input options (LINE, PHONO, MIC) available. There are ten (10) available banks to which a maximum of thirty (30) seconds worth of samples can be recorded. These samples can be played back using the KEY FADERS, with each KEY FADER playing back the original sample at a different pitch.
2. SAVING A SAMPLE ・ Once you have recorded a sample you are able to play it back by using the KEY FADERS. To check the quality of your sample, first make sure that you have lowered the volume of your external source to a suitable level or turned this external source off. Please note that if the OCTAVE SWITCH is not set to '0' then playback of your sample will not sound the same as your external source. ・ Saving. If you are happy with your sample press the SAVE LED.
・ Press enter to complete the deletion process. Once pressed the DISPLAY will flash. When deleting is completed the DISPLAY will stop flashing and the User Defined Program. If a User Defined Program is available, thus empty, a dot will follow the number displayed. USING THE SMART MEDIA FEATURE The FADERBOARD is equipped with a Smart Media feature that you can save User Defined Programs that you have created on the FADERBOARD to.
3. READING ALL AVAILABLE SAMPLE FILES FROM SMART MEDIA ・ Insert your SM Card. SMART MEDIA SAVE ・ Press the SMART MEDIA LOAD SWITCH. LOAD WAV ・ The DISPLAY will show the programs available. SMART MEDIA LOAD SWITCH ・ Press the SMART MEDIA LOAD SWITCH again. 『 ALL 』will be displayed on the DISPLAY and the LED will be illuminated. ・ Press the ENTER / - SWITCH and reading will commence. Once pressed the DISPLAY will flash. Upon completion, the DISPLAY will stop flashing. 4.
CREATING WAV & AIFF FILES In order to use a WAV or AIFF file on the FADERBOARD the following conditions must be satisfied. ・ File type must be either WAV or AIFF ・ 8 Bit or 16 Bit mono ・ The file must be named 00 ~ 99.wav or 00 ~ 99.aif. That is, if the file is to be titled 1 then the file name must be 01.wav or 01.aif. If by chance you have awarded both a WAV and an AIFF file the same number/name, the WAV file will take precedence. ・ The volume level of a WAV or AIFF file cannot be adjusted.
2. MIDI MODE SETTINGS ・ Pressing MIDI SWITCH for one (1) second, MIDI mode comes to effective. ・ Select the note number for output format either『 nt1 』or『 nt2 』by CONTROL FADER. 『 nt1 』 The note number created under the setting of OCTAVE SWITCH, KEY ASSIGN SWITCH, SCALE SELECT SWITCH will come out from MIDI OUTPUT. CONTROL FADER adjusts the program (TONE) of the MIDI receiver. 『 nt2 』 The fixed note number is assigned to each KEY FADER.
EFFECT TYPES AND PARAMETERS REVERVE This simulates the reverberation and acoustics of a plate reverb unit. EDIT A <TIME> EDIT B <LEVEL> The reverb time will lengthen as the knob is rotated toward the right. The level of the reverberation will increase as the knob is rotated toward the right. FLANGER Flanger and chorus are effects that modulate the pitch of a slightly time-delayed copy of the sound and add it to the original sound to create a sence of spaciousness, modulation, and vibrato.
DECIMATOR This effect lowers the sampling frequency and the number of sampling bits, producing a grainy sound characteristic of cheao samplers. EDIT A <SAMPLING FREQUENCY> Rotating the knob toward the right produces a more lo-fi sound, and rotating it toward the left produces a more hi-fi sound. EDIT B <NUMBER OF SAMPLING BITS>Rotating the knob toward the right will produce a sound typical of fewer bits (lo-fi), and rotating it toward the left will produce a sound typical of more bits (hi-fi).
APPEN DIX Fig.1 SYNTH PROGRAMS S.01 : Saw-Pro Synth S.11 : DWGS Digital S.21 : M1 Pick Bass S.02 : Pulse 25%-MG S.12 : 5th Sine S.22 : Slap Bass Mix S.03 : Square S.13 : 5th Square S.23 : M1 Organ S.04 : Triangle-MG S.14 : Sync Tri-MS2k S.24 : DWGS Clav S.05 : Pure Sine S.15 : HPF Sweep-MS2k S.25 : Voice VS S.06 : Sine Kick Bass S.16 : Cyber Bass-Z1 S.26 : Pad Chord maj7 S.07 : Dark Bass S.17 : Ring Bass-MS2k S.27 : M1 Piano Chord Set S.08 : Additive Sine S.18 : Vibrato Sine S.
MIDI Implementation Chart FADERBOARD Transmitted Recognized 1−16 1−16 × × × × × Altered ********** × 35−88 × number: True voice ********** × Velocity Note ON Note OFF Remarks FUNCTION… Basic Default channel Changed Default Mode Messages Note 9n,v=96 8n,v=80 × × × × × × × × 0−50 ********** × × × × × × × × × × :Clock × × :Commands × × :Local ON/OFF × × ⃝ × × × × × After Polyphonic Touch Channel × × Pitch Bender Memorized Control Change ⃝ Program Cha
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