Numark NDX500 Guide D'utilisation page 5

8. Platter: The platter serves many functions depending on its current mode:
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If a track is not playing, turn the platter to search slowly through a track's frames.
To set a new cue point, rotate the platter and begin playback when you have
determined the proper position. Press Cue to return to that cue point.
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If a track is playing, turn the platter to temporarily bend the pitch of the track.
Turning it clockwise speeds it up while turning it counterclockwise slows it down.
This is a useful tool for beat-matching.
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When the Search button is active (Search Mode), turn the platter to scan rapidly
through the track.
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When the Scratch button is active (Scratch Mode), turn the platter to "scratch" over
the audio of the track, like a needle on a record.
Tip: When a track is paused, turn the platter clockwise while touching only its sides to
activate "stutter cue," allowing you to hear the current frame repeatedly. This is useful
when trying to cue up a precise point in a track like a downbeat. To deactivate stutter
cue, touch the top of the platter.
9. Brake: Press this button to activate or deactivate Brake Mode. In this mode, pausing the
track will cause playback to slow down before stopping, simulating the effect of stopping
a turntable's motor.
To adjust the braking time, press and hold this button and then turn the platter.
10. Reverse: Press this button to activate or deactivate Reverse Mode. In this mode, music
will play in reverse, and its time will count backwards in the display. The platter will also
work in reverse.
11. Scratch: Press this button to activate or deactivate Scratch Mode. In this mode, you can
touch the center part of the jog wheel will scratch like a turntable when you spin it. If
scratch mode is off, the center part of the jog wheel will pitch bend when you spin it.
To change the Scratch Mode or style, press and hold down Scratch, and then turn the
Track Knob.
12. Search: Press this button to activate or deactivate Search Mode. In this mode, you can
scan quickly through the track. If you do not touch the platter for 10 seconds, you will
automatically deactivate Search Mode.
To adjust how quickly Search Mode scans through your tracks, press and hold down
Search, and then turn the Track Knob.
13. Play/Pause: Press this button to start/resume or pause playback. Pausing a track will
automatically create a cue point at that location. See the Cue button description below to
learn how to edit a cue point.
14. Cue: Press this button to return to the last set cue point and pause playback. The cue
point is the location in that track where you last started playback.
Press and hold this button a second time to start playback from this point. Release it to
return to the last set cue point and pause playback.
To edit the cue point, pause the track, then turn the platter to locate where you want the
new cue point to be (you will hear the track's audio as your do this), and then stop
moving the platter.
15. Pitch Fader: Move this fader to adjust the overall pitch of the music when one or all of
the Pitch Range LEDs are lit. If all of the Pitch Range LEDs are off, the Pitch Fader has
no effect.
16. Pitch Range: Press this button to cycle through the available ranges of the Pitch Fader:
4%, 8%, 16%, or 100%. The corresponding LED will light up. When all three LEDs are lit,
the range is ±100%. When no LEDs are lit, the Pitch Fader has no effect. The current
range will also be shown in the display.
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