VELOCITY MP3 ™ Featuring: Sampling FLIPFLOP User Guide and Reference Manual 12/05 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca. 90058 www.AmericanAudio.
CONTENTS SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.......................................................................................................................................3 ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS..............................................................................................................................4 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS......................................................................................................................................5 VOLTAGE SELECTOR...........................
IMPORTANT INFORMATION IMPORTANT SAFETY ITEMS FOR U.S.A. & CANADA MODEL ONLY NOTE: This CD player uses a semiconductor laser. It is recommended for use in a room at the following temperature: 41˚F - 95˚F / 5˚C - 35˚C WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS CD PLAYER TO WATER OR MOISTURE CAUTION: 1. Handle the power supply cord carefully. Do not damage or deform; it may cause electric shock or malfunction when used. Hold plug attachment when removing from wall outlet.
ELECTRICAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ELECTRICAL PRECAUTIONS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER (OR BACK).
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS I. Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the CD Player is operated. The safety and operating instructions should be saved for future reference. Line Voltage Selection 2. Heed Warnings - All warnings on the CD Player and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. • The desired voltage may be set with the VOLTAGE SELECTOR switch on the rear panel (using a flat head screw driver).
UNPACKING Every Velocity Mp3™ has been thoroughly tested and has been shipped in perfect operating condition. Carefully check the shipping carton for damage that may have occurred during shipping. If the carton appears to be damaged, carefully inspect your CD player for any damage and be sure all equipment necessary to operate the CD player has arrived intact. In the event damage has been found or parts are missing, please contact our toll free customer support number for further instructions.
MAIN FEATURES • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 8 times over sampling 1 bit D/A converter • Music Master tempo Advanced Track Search • Fine Tune BPM Auto cue • Real Time Scratch Play 1/75th second frame search • Reverse Play Real time cue (“Cue on the Fly”) • Pan Effect 8 different speed scan (4 Forward/4 Reverse) • Skid Effect Pitch display • Filter Effect Digital RCA coaxial output • Phase Effect Large bright Digital Screen can be viewed from wide angles.
SET-UP FOR BEST CD-R DISC PLAYBACK RESULTS IN THIS CD PLAYER PLEASE FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES: 1. High quality CD-R Audio discs (should conform to the standards of the Orange Book 2). 2. Use a high quality bit rate when recording discs. (At least 160kbps) 3. Record discs in the slowest speed possible. (i.e. 2x or 4x speed) 1.
GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS Figure 2 1 2 22 3 4 5 6 23 7 8 24 40 9 10 11 12 13 25 26 27 28 29 30 39 A. CONTROLLER UNIT (FIGURE 2) 1. RELOOP BUTTON - If a SEAMLESS LOOP has been made (see setting a SEAMLESS LOOP on page 17), 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 loop, press the OUT BUTTON (2).
GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) 3. TRACK BUTTON - This buttons is used to select a track. Tapping this button will back skip on track, holding down this button will rapidly BACK SKIP through the tracks. 4. TRACK BUTTON - This buttons is used to select a track. Tapping this button will forward skip to the next track, holding down this button will rapidly forward skip through the tracks. 5.
GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) CUE POINT, page 18). The red CUE 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). 23.
GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) effect comes with six presets, this button access the presets. See page 31 for more information on the presets. 31. FLASH BUTTONS 1-3 - These button are used to store either three (3) cue points or three (3) samples. Each Flash Button can store either a sample or a cue point. 32. SAMPLER BUTTON - This is used to activate the sampler function. When this function is activated a created sample will play in a continuos loop mode. 33.
GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) 41 Figure 3 45 46 47 42 48 43 44 49 50 51 B. REAR PANELS (FIGURE 3) 41. EJECT FUNCTION - This button functions in the same fashion the main EJECT BUTTON (11) on the control unit functions. This button is used to eject a disc inserted in the transport drive. This button will only function when the unit is in pause or cue mode to prevent the disc from accidentally being removed during playback. 42. POWER SWITCH - This button control the unit main power.
GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) marked jacks on the rear of the controller unit. 46. DIGITAL OUT - This jack sends out a stereo, digital matching the output of the RCA OUTPUT JACKS (47). Use this connection to create near perfect copies of your disc to a Mini Disc, CD-R, or any other digital recording device. 47. AUDIO OUT R & L - These RCA output jacks send out the analog audio signal and together form a stereo signal.
GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS (Cont.) 52 72 71 70 69 53 54 CD MP3 55 56 57 58 59 60 CUE AUTOBPM AUTO CUE FOLDER TRACK PITCH REMAIN SINGLE RELOOP S M F Figure 4 68 67 66 65 6463 62 61 D. VFD DISPLAY PANEL (FIGURE 4) is ending or a track if the unit is in "SINGLE" mode. 52. REVERSE INDICATOR - The "REVERSE" indicator will glow when the unit is in reverse play mode. 64.
BASIC OPERATIONS 1. LOADING/EJECTING DISCS The Velocity Mp3™ can only play regular 5 inch CDs. 3 inch, odd shaped, and oval CDs are not compatible. When loading a CD into the transport drive, always hold the disc by it edge (see Figure 5). Load the disc label side up and slide it in the disc slot. Never touch the signal surface (the glossy side). To remove a disc from the slot press the EJECT BUTTON (11), see Figure 6. CAUTION: • NEVER attempt to insert any other objects beside 5" CD in the disc slot.
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 3. STARTING PLAYBACK - Figure 9 Insert an audio CD as describe on page 14 (LOADING/EJECTING DISCS). Pressing the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (23) with an audio CD inserted will immediately start playback. The PLAY (53) indicator will glow as soon as playback begins. The point at which playback starts (cue point) will automatically be stored in the memory as the cue point.
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 7. FRAME SEARCH This feature allows you to scroll through a track frame by frame, allowing you to find and set a starting cue, sample, or loop point. To use the scroll function you must first be in Pause Mode (see section 5) or Cue Mode (see section 7). Once you are in Pause or Cue mode, turn the JOG WHEEL (24) to scroll through the track (Figure 13).
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 2) You may also use the JOG WHEEL (24) to set a cue point. While a disc is in PAUSE or CUE mode, use the JOG WHEEL (34) to scroll through a track to find your desired starting point. Once you have found your desired position press the PLAY BUTTON (23) to set your cue point. Pressing the CUE BUTTON (22) or the IN BUTTON (33) will now return you to this exact point.
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 10. CREATING AND PLAYING A SEAMLESS LOOP A seamless loop is a sound loop that plays continuously without sound interruption. You can use this loop to create dramatic effect in your mixing. This loop has no time limit and you could actually loop the entire length of disc. You create a seamless loop between two continuous points of a disc. 1) Press PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (23) to activate playback mode. Figure 17 2) Press the IN BUTTON (33).
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) EXITING A LOOP - To exit a SEAMLESS LOOP, press the OUT BUTTON (2). The IN BUTTON (33) and OUT BUTTON (2) LEDs will remain on, but will stop flashing. Music playback will resume normal play (Figure 18). The IN BUTTON (33) and OUT BUTTON (2) LEDs will remain on to remind you that a loop is stored in memory. Figure 20 REPLAY LOOP - The RELOOP (1) function allows you to return to your stored loop at any time.
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 12. Using the Built In Sampler: Your Velocity Mp3™ comes with an advanced built in sampler. You may store up to three samples on the three BANK/FLASH BUTTONS (31) (Once again please note you may only store either a CUE POINT or a SAMPLE into a BANK/FLASH BUTTON (31), not both). Your sample can be a maximum of 6.0 seconds in length.
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) Changing the Sample Parameters: Changing the sample parameters allows you to change the sample's volume (SV) and pitch (SP). The parameter values for the pitch range from -9:99 to +10:00 (-9:99 being the lowest) and volume values range from 00:00 to 10:00 (00:00 being the lowest). A higher value will increase the pitch percentage or volume. It's important to understand that the pitch value is basically a speed adjustment and has nothing to do with tonal quality.
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 13. BANK/FLASH START BUTTONS (31): These button are used to store your samples and cue points. Only a sample or a cue point can be stored into each of these three banks. When a sample is stored in to these banks you may use the sample starting point as a cue point. The BANK/FLASH BUTTONS instantly recall and play any of your stored samples or cue points without interrupting music playback.
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 3) Now tap the BOP BUTTON (34). It will produce a stutter effect as quickly as you tap on the BOP BUTTON (34). See Figure 31. Figure 32 4) When you discontinue the BOP effect normal playback will resume from the point you initial started your BOP. Figure 33 15. CHANGING THE TIME DISPLAY (65)\TIME BAR (63): DURING NORMAL PLAYBACK, pressing the TIME BUTTON (10), will change the time display information (65 & 63) in the VFD (17) see figure 33.
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) 16. SYSTEM MEMORY: The Velocity Mp3 comes with an incredible memory system. The Velocity Mp3™ can memorize virtually every customized setting for a particular CD. The unit can memorize all customized effect parameters, cue points, and samples used on a particular disk. To store all your settings for a CD, press and hold down the MEMORY BUTTON (12) for at least one second. When the memory has been stored properly the MEMORY BUTTON LED (12) will turn off. Figure 36 17.
BASIC OPERATIONS (CONT.) Figure 39 19. SYSTEM LOCK: This unit comes with a built-in lock feature. The lock features allow the system controls to be completely locked out in any mode. For example locking the unit while in play mode will turn off all other functions and the unit will remain in play mode until the lock is turned off, locking the unit when it is cue mode will turn all control off so nothing will function on the unit.
PITCH ADJUSTMENTS 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 played. The playback speed may be increased or decreased by a factor of +/-100. The next section details the different pitch manipulation schemes. 1. PITCH SLIDER (36): This function will increase or decrease the tracks playback speed or "PITCH.
PITCH ADJUSTMENTS Adjusting the PITCH SLIDER'S RANGE: You may change the PITCH SLIDER'S (36) operating range at any time. To change the operating range be sure the pitch function is turned on, see figure 42. The pitch percentage can be changed between +/-4%, +/-8%, +/-16%, and +/- 100%. 4% will allow the least amount of pitch manipulation and 100% will allow the most amount of pitch manipulation.
PITCH ADJUSTMENTS 3. PITCH BEND BUTTONS (26 & 27): The (+) PITCH BEND BUTTON (27) will increase track playback speed and the (-) PITCH BEND BUTTON (26) will decrease track playback speed. The extent to which the speed changes is proportionate to the amount of time the button is pressed. For example, if the (+) PITCH BEND BUTTON (27) is held down continuously as in figure 43, the disc speed will increases and will continue to increase until it reaches a maximum of 100% speed gain.
BUILT-IN EFFECTS The Velocity Mp3™ comes with nine built in effects. These effects can be used one at a time or you may choose to overlap the effects and use up to four at a time. The Built-in effects include Scratch, Skid, Filter, Phase, Flanger, Echo, Robot, Pan, and Trans. Up to four effects may run at the same time. It is important to understand that only one effect per an effect bank can be turned on at one time, but all four effects banks can be used at a time.
BUILT-IN EFFECTS SCRATCH/SKID EFFECT: The Scratch Effect simulates real time turntable scratching. The Skid effect simulates the sudden platter stop of a turntable, like pressing the stop button on a turntable. When the Scratch Effect is activated the SCRATCH/SKID BUTTON (18) will glow red, when the Skid Effect is selected the button will glow yellow. Once the Scratch Effect has been activated the JOG WHEEL (24) may be used in the same fashion a turntable platter is used.
BUILT-IN EFFECTS TRANS/PAN EFFECT: The TRANS effect simulates a real-time mixer transformer effect. When the "Transformer" effect is activated the TRANS/PAN BUTTON (20) will glow green, when the "Pan" effect is selected the button will glow red. The PAN effect allows you to pan the output from the left channel to the right channel. TRANS EFFECT: The TRANS Effect has two adjustable parameters, Parameter Time and Parameter Ratio.
EFFECTS - FX MIX FX MIX MODE: This function allows you to use the effects to transfer from one track to another, one track to a sample, or one sample to another. FX Mix uses the effects and the FLASH BUTTONS (31). The FX Mix function will only work with samples and cue points programmed in the any of the three FLASH BUTTONS (31). The time it takes to transition will depend on the selected effect and the parameters for that effect. The procedure below list the steps to activate the FX Mix Mode.
EFFECTS - FX MIX FX MIX - BOP CONTROL: This function allows you to briefly engage any of the effects during a tracks playback and then return to normal playback within the same track. The effect will play out according to its parameters and then resume normal playback. The procedure below list the steps to activate the FX MIX - BOP Control. In the following example we will use the SKID effect. STEP ONE: Be sure you are in continuous play mode, and a track is playing. Turn the SKID effect on.
TOUCH SENSITIVE JOG WHEEL JOG WHEEL TOUCH SENSITIVITY: This function works with the SCRATCH EFFECT (18). This function allows the play and cue commands to be controlled by tapping on the touch sensitive JOG WHEEL (24). ACTIVATING TOUCH SENSITIVITY: Before you can use the JOG WHEEL (24) to control the play and cue commands you must first activate the JOG WHEEL (24) touch sensitivity. To activate the touch sensitivity mode, be sure the FX SELECT LED (9) is glowing amber.
ACCESSING MP3 FOLDERS ACCESS MP3 FOLDERS : Use this function to access the different folders (files) located on your Mp3 disc. 1) Press the FOLDER/TRACK BUTTON (15) to display the folder selection. See FOLDER INDICATOR (67) on page 15. Figure 68 CD MP3 CUE AUTOBPM AUTO CUE FOLDER TRACK PITCH REMAIN SINGLE RELOOP M S F 2) Now, turn the FOLDER KNOB (13) and turn it clockwise to scroll forward through the folders or turn it counter clockwise to scroll backwards through the folders.
ADVANCED TRACK SEARCH Use this function to locate a specific track on a Mp3 disc, while another track is playing at the same time. 1. Press the PARAMETER/FOLDER TRACK (15) for 1 sec. to enter advance track search mode. 2. When this mode is active, the FOLDER/TRACK BUTTON LED will blink, and the VFD will display the track name. Figure 70 3. You can now turn either the FOLDER KNOB (13) to choose a Mp3 Folder or turn the TRACK KNOB (14) to search through the Mp3 tracks. 4.
FLIP-FLOP™ FLIP-FLOP™ This feature is kind of “auto pilot”. When you are using the Velocity Mp3™ and an American Audio® “Q”- Series mixer, you can have one player begin playback when the other ends. You can “Flip Flop™” single tracks, the entire disc, or a combination of the two. This function will not work with the Flash Start™ function. To FLIP-FLOP™ single tracks: 1) Connect your system as described in the set up section below.
WARRANTY WARRANTY INFORMATION: The VELOCITY MP3™ carries a ONE year (365 days) limited war- ranty. This warranty covers parts and labor. Please fill out the enclosed warranty card to validate your purchase and warranty. All returned service items whether under warranty or not, must be freight pre-paid and accompany a return authorization (R.A.) number. If the unit is under warranty, you must provide a copy of your proof of purchase invoice.
SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL Model: American Audio® Velocity Mp3™ - Professional CD Player Type: Slot loading, digital compact disc audio player. Disc type: Standard size compact discs only (5 in / 12 cm discs) Applicable Mp3 File Extensions: mp3, MP3, mP3, and Mp3 Pitch Range: Within +/- 4%, +/- 8%, +/- 16%, +/- 100% Pitch Accuracy: 0.15% Dimensions: Main Unit: 19" (W) x 3.5" (H) x 12.5" (D) Control Unit: 19" (W) x 7" (H) 5" (D) Installation: Place on flat surface or mount in flat case Weight: 21 Lbs. / 9.
SPECIFICATIONS System Object lens drive system Tracking detection Optical source Wave length Object lens drive system optical pick-up 2 dimensional parallel drive 3 spot beam detection Semiconductor laser 780nm NOTES: Specifications and improvements in the design of this unit and this manual are subject to change without any prior written notice.
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