Playback Options - Numark HDX Guide D'utilisation

Playback Options

Motor On/Off
Determines whether or not the platter will spin
while playing a song.
Motor Speed
Allows you to choose the speed that the platter
spins; either 33 1/3 RPM or 45 RPM.
Reverse Mode
This changes the behavior of the reverse switch.
If "Platter & Sound" is selected, and you activate
the reverse switch, the sound will play backwards
and the platter will spin backwards too. If "Sound
Only" is selected, only the sound will play
backwards, but the platter will continue to spin
clockwise.
Relay On/Off
Turns the relay feature on or off.
you to automatically alternate play between two
units that are connected via relay cable.
Relay Timing
When the relay feature is active, and you have 2
units connected via relay cable, you can use relay
timing to adjust the overlap or delay between
songs. Use an "overlap" to have one song flow
into another. Use a "gap" if you want a space
between songs.
Rip/Rec Options
Start Recording
Selecting this menu option will allow you to use
the HDX to record line level audio via the rear
panel audio inputs.
want to record audio from a phono level turntable
or a microphone, you will need to use a preamp
or DJ mixer to boost the signal to line level. For
more information on recording audio, please see
the section "Adding Content to the Hard Drive".
Rip CD
Use this option to record a CD to the HDX
internal hard drive.
Redbook audio or
information please
Content to the Hard Drive".
Encoding Options
Choosing this menu option will allow you to
specify the type of
information recorded to the internal hard drive.
There are 3 options:
Relay allows
Keep in mind that if you
You can record either
data CDs. For
see the section "Adding
compression used
Remote Start Mode
The HDX is equipped with a remote start jack
that allows you to remotely start and stop the
unit by connecting it to either a compatible fader
start mixer or switch.
There are three remote start mode settings:
Fader Start
connected to a fader start compatible mixer.
Remote On-On Use this mode if you want to
use
keyboard sustain pedal) to start and stop
the HDX.
Remote On-Off Use this mode if you want
to start and stop the HDX with an on/off
button
channels on a guitar amp.
Remote Start Action
This setting controls what will happen when the
HDX receives a "stop" command via the remote
start connector.
to "Cue" will cause the track to go back to the
current cue point, while "Pause" will cause the
track to pause.
Interlock
Interlock allows you to automatically synchronize
the tempo of 2 HDX units connected together with
MIDI cables.
dedicated interlock section later in the manual.
o No Compression - This option will allow you
to record information to the hard drive in a
lossless, uncompressed ".wav" format.
this option if you need to make sure you get
the most accurate recording possible, but
keep in mind that although this option will
produce the best audio quality, it also will
create very large audio files, which will
ultimately reduce the total amount of songs
that will fit on the hard drive.
In addition to an uncompressed format, you can
also choose between two types of mp3 files.
more
o CD Quality - This option will save your
recorded and ripped information as 192 kHz
mp3 files.
o Pro Quality - This option will save your audio
data as 320 kHz mp3 files.
lossless
for
"uncompressed format" will give you audio of
a higher quality that the 192 kHz option, but
at the cost of larger files.
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Use this mode if your HDX is
a momentary footswitch
commonly used
Setting the remote start action
For more information see the
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