Views; Track View; Profile View; Creating Track Profiles - Numark D2 Director Guide D'utilisation

VIEWS

You may use the VIEW button to access different information about the music playing on the decks. The
VIEW button will toggle between Track View and Profile View, as explained below.

TRACK VIEW

Track View displays extra information about the tracks loaded on
each deck, other than that shown on the deck displays at the top
of the screen.
Artist
Album
Year
Device

PROFILE VIEW

A track profile is a visual representation of a song, designed for quick and easy identification of phrases
within that song, differentiated by their "energy". Distinct from a waveform, a profile doesn't show every small
detail of the track, just the big changes in terms of energy.
The profile is split into three shades of grey, with black making up
the total number of variations to four. The white portions of the
track indicate high energy and volume, graduating down to the
black sections representing quieter phrases. The length of each
profile is scaled to exactly fit the available work area, so the entire
track is always visible.
Tip: Use Track Profiles to identify the breaks in a song, much like
the changes you see on a vinyl record when viewed using a light
across the grooves. Skipping to these breaks is quick and easy
using the Push Select knob.

Creating Track Profiles

Profiles can only be generated using the Librarian tool (see "Building With Librarian" section). For a
large library this can take a while, as the entire track must be analysed. Allow several seconds per
track on a fast computer.

Working with Track Profiles

The workarea is split into two sections, the upper for Deck A, and the lower for Deck B.
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Time Indicators
Above and below the profiles are markers which indicate the length of each track separated by
minutes, with smaller indents for 30 seconds and 15 seconds.
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Skipping through phrases
Use the Push Select knob to seek through the song, having first unlocked the deck (see below).
With each rotation of the control, you can skip through to the next change in the song. Press the
Rotary Controller in to switch decks. You will see a flashing vertical cursor for the deck which is
currently selected. Its position in the profile is representative of the playback position in the song.
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Unlocking control
The decks are locked to prevent accidental seeking through a
track which might be in the mix. Select Unlock A or Unlock B to
unlock the required deck. Relock a deck by selecting Lock A or
Lock B.
Name of the Artist
Title of the Album
Year of release
The device on which the track is stored
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