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3. The Speed Control plays samples faster or slower
resulting in a pitch shift of the sample. In the center
position, the sample is played at recorded speed.
Moving the knob to the left will slow down playback by
up to 50%; moving the knob to the right will speed up
the playback by up to 200%. Positions near the center
provide fine changes in playback speed. Positions
further from the center detent provide more drastic
changes in playback speed.
4. Effect Level Mix fader. This precisely sets the
audible level of the sample in the mix.
5. Memory Bank Select Pushbuttons A-D.
Four banks are available for storing samples. To record
a bank go to Write and then hit the bank button. You
can record into any combination of banks by pressing
multiple bank buttons.
After sampling, you can either select the next bank and
record it (remember Write is still on, just select the
bank and hit Start/Stop), or you can manually select a
playback mode.
You can play any combination of the Memory Banks
from left to right (that is, Memory Bank B will always play
before Memory Bank D - but you can play ABCD; BC;
BD: ACD; only C; only D; etc.).
6. The large Start-Stop button controls sample
recording and sample playback. The small Red Effects
Indicator LED glows when the sampler is "on". Here are
the functions:
• Tap the button when in sampler Write mode to begin
sampling (the LED will light). Tapping it again ends the
sample and the LED goes out (unless the sampler has
run out of memory and shuts off automatically). Once
the Effects Indicator LED goes out, the Write LED
goes out and the Single LED turns on.
• In single or repeat play without Trigger, tap the button
to play the sample and tap it again to stop the playback.
Every time you play the sample, the music starts from
the beginning of the sample.
• In Single or Repeat play with Trigger you are ready
to "stab" samples. With the Trigger Out, the sample
plays all the way through before you can play it again.
With it In, you can stab or stutter a sample. When you
shout "Rock it - rock the house!" and sample it, it can
be played back as -
R-R-R-R-R-R-R-Rock --
Rock-Rock-Rock it - Rock it Rock it -
Rock - - Rock it - rock the house!
by simply "drumming" with your fingers.
7. The Stutter Pushbutton lets you choose
between two playback styles, Trigger and Non-
Trigger, when in Single or Repeat modes.
• When the Stutter is Out and the sampler is set to
Single or Repeat mode, each time you tap the
Start-Stop button the sample starts to play. The
next tap stops sample playback. The next time play
starts, the sample re-starts at the beginning.
• When the Stutter is In and the sampler is set to Single
or Repeat mode, each time you tap the Start-Stop
button the sample re-triggers.
ABOUT STUTTERING
Expensive studio rack-mount samplers and sampling
keyboards can re-trigger or stutter. This means
"beginning at the start of the sample each time a key is
pressed or a drum pad is struck".
Re-triggering creates the stuttering "rap" effect. The
DM1285 includes a manual stuttering feature. How
fast can you tap? Try using two fingers for increased
speed.
8. Monitor Pushbutton. To hear the sample or effect
in the headphones, press this button. Program Mix
still works, and you will be able to hear any other input
channels with the Cue buttons activated.
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