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– TABLE OF CONTENTS –
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Main features .....................................................6
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Connections/Installation .....................................7
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Part names and functions..........................7 ~ 10
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Compact discs..................................................10
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Basic operation.................................................11
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Scratch..............................................................11
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Playing the alpha track
(Real time sampler) ..........................................12
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Alpha mode (Alpha track monitor)....................13
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Seamless loop/Hot start/
Stutter and Splice.......................................14, 15
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A-B trim ............................................................16
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A3/4 for Sampler, 4 hot start,
Alpha-track hot start ...................................17, 18
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Platter effect.....................................................19
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Effector (FX)......................................................20
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Memo ...............................................................21
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Preset ...............................................................22
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Program/Random/Relay play/
Power on play.............................................23, 24
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Specifications ...................................................25
• ACCESSORIES
Check that the following parts are included in addition to the main unit:
q Operating instructions ........................................1
w Connection cords for signal output (RCA) ..........2
e Remote control unit (RC-D90) ............................1
r Remote control connection cable.......................1
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MAIN FEATURES
Congratulations on your new purchase of the DN-
D9000. The DN-D9000 double CD player is equipped
with a variety of advanced features, functions and rich
performance for unlimited creativeness and
showmanship.
Professional Structure and parts
1. Removable drives (New)
Our newly designed replaceable drive structure is
geared for professionals who require virtually
“zero down time”. The heavy-duty drives are built
with optimum parts to assure longevity.
2. 19-inch rack mountable
The DN-D9000 can be easily mounted in a
standard 19-inch DJ rack.
3. Visible Displays (Improved)
Visibility is greatly improved thanks to the large FL
tube displays, backlit buttons and disc holder
illumination, which comes in handy during low
light environments.
4. Improved Controller Interface
Good feeling and operation thanks to a large Jog
Wheel, Track Select/Parameters knob and soft
rubber buttons.
Features and Functions
The implementation of powerful DSP’s and large
memory capacity allows for many new controlling
features such as:
1. SCRATCH (Improved)
The scratch sound is manipulated according to the
direction and speed in which the jog dial is turned.
This allows you scratch CDs virtually in the same
way as with vinyl records on an analog turntable.
2. SEAMLESS LOOP (Improved)
With this function, any section of a track can be
played repeatedly with no break in sound or limit
in length. The DN-D9000 supports a total of eight
Seamless Loops for both drives. The DN-D9000
also has a variety of looping functions.
3. SHOCKPROOF MEMORY (Improved)
16 seconds of shock-proof memory (per drive)
guards against audible interruptions due to
external mechanical shocks such as bumps or
other hard vibrations, which is especially helpful
for the mobile DJ as well as for nightclub-
installed applications.
4. ALPHA-TRACK PLAY (New)
This powerful new function allows independent
and simultaneous playback of another track from
the same disc, we call this the “Alpha-Track”.
The playing pitch and output level for the Alpha-
Track can be adjusted.
5. ALPHA-MODE (New)
The Alpha-Track output can be heard through the
MONITOR OUT RCA jacks separately, so you can
play up to four tracks simultaneous through a 4-
channel mixer. This lets you switch smoothly
from a “Live” playing track to the next track on
the same CD with no break in sound.
6. HOT START and STUTTER (Improved)
The Hot Start function lets you start playback
immediately from a set point decided by you. Up
to four points can be set per drive in the 4 Hot
Start mode setting.
The loaded Hot Starts can also be used to
“Stutter” those same points. When in Stutter
mode, momentary audio is heard according to
the length of time of which these buttons are
held down and released.
7. SPLICE (New)
This function removes unwanted sections of a
track seamlessly such as; long vocal breaks
found in dance mixes or explicit lyrics found in
Pop music.
8. SAMPLER (Improved)
Each of four on-board digital samplers can record
up to 15 seconds CD quality sound at 44.1kHz
sampling frequency. You can seamlessly loop
these samples or play them backwards (reverse).
The pitch and output level of each sample can be
adjusted independently.
The B point can be easily set or changed exactly
the same way as you would with the A-B
seamless loop function.
9. A-B TRIM and MOVE (New)
The A and B points for the seamless loop,
sampler loop and splice points can easily be
adjusted using the Jog Wheel.
Two modes are available for A/B adjust.
A-B TRIM: For adjusting the points while
playing the live loop.
A/B MOVE: For moving the points using the
manual search.
10. PLATTER MODE (Improved)
Analog turntable-like playback can be simulated
using five Platter effects.
DRAG START: Simulates the dragging sound
of a belt drive turntable starting up
from a stop mode.
BRAKE: Simulates a winding-down sound of a
vinyl turntable coming to a full stop
slowly.
TAIL ECHO: Adds an echo sound when
playback is paused.
DUMP: Plays the sound backwards while
continuing in a forward motion
without losing “elapse time” when
you return back to normal play.
RVS: (Reverse) Plays the sound backwards
until you return to normal play.
11. EFFECTOR (Improved)
Using the four on-board effectors you can get
various types of sound.
DELAY: Adds a delay to your original track
with adjustable parameters.
FLANGER: Adds a Flange sound to your
original track with adjustable
parameters.
XFM (TRANSFORM): Mutes the sound of
your original track in precisely time
intervals that is adjustable.
FILTER: Changes the frequency range of a
track for added effect with adjustable
parameters.
12.
AUTO BPM COUNTER and manual TAP (New)
13. MEMO (Improved)
Various settings such as Hot Starts, A-B Loops,
A-B Splice, Pitch and Key Adjust can be saved
internally to non-volatile memory for later recall.
Up to 5000 points are available (1 memory per
track).
The memory function can also be used in the
Alpha Mode and memory contents can be
exchanged.
14. PITCH/KEY ADJUST (Improved)
PITCH: Playback speed is adjusted with
PITCH slider. Adjustable pitch
ranges are +/- 4, 10, 16, 24,
100% (selectable).
KEY ADJUST: Keeps the original key even if the
pitch playing speed is changed
with the PITCH slider.
15. DIGITAL OUT (Improved)
The digital output for each drive provides a true
100% digital signal without any restrictions or
limitations regardless of pitch change or mode
setting.
16. FADER START/ X-EFFECT
The DN-D9000 FADER START and X-EFFECT
controls are compatible with our DN-X800 mixer.
Only Fader Start is compatible with the DN-X400
mixer.
17. PROGRAM/RANDOM/RELAY PLAY
You can playback tracks in various modes with
PROGRAM Play, RANDOM Play and RELAY Play
modes.
18. PRESETS
It is possible to customize the machine to your
preference by saving your favorite setting to
internal memory. For items found in the presets,
please see page 22.
