Professional digital dj mixer owner’s manual caution: to reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the pres-...
2 tascam x-9 owner’s manual important safety precautions important (for u.K. Customers) do not cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate safety approved...
Tascam x-9 owner’s manual 3 caution: … read all of these instructions. … save these instructions for later use. … follow all warnings and instructions marked on the audio equipment. 1) read instructions — all the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2) ret...
Table of contents 4 tascam x-9 owner’s manual 1 – introduction some notes and precautions ...................... 5 environmental considerations ............................... 5 connections to other equipment ........................... 5 serial number, etc. ....................................... 5...
Tascam x-9 owner’s manual 5 1 – introduction the x-9 is a sophisticated dj mixer which allows the connection of many devices, and allows you to mix in a creative way, adding effects, taking samples, etc. And crossfading between sources. Following the standard design pattern for such a device, the x-...
6 tascam x-9 owner’s manual 2 – getting acquainted with the x-9 road map to front panel functions these different sections of the x-9 are described more fully in other parts of the manual, but this sec- tion gives you a quick orientation to help you find your way around the mixer. See “connections” ...
2 getting acquainted with the x-9 tascam x-9 owner’s manual 7 sampler section the sampler section provides the controls for two built-in samplers. These are capable of accepting the input from a variety of sources (program, microphone or master mix), and recording eight seconds of sound (for each sa...
2 getting acquainted with the x-9 8 tascam x-9 owner’s manual master fader the master fader is used to control the overall level of the mixed signal output from the x-9. See “signal flow” on page 15 for details of how this works in conjunc- tion with the input, etc., signals in the x-9. Program fade...
2 getting acquainted with the x-9 tascam x-9 owner’s manual 9 cross-fader and fader controls these take care of the a and b outputs which are assigned to the cross-fader using the assign con- trols, and then passed to the master stereo output. It is possible to set the cross-fader curve, reversal, a...
10 tascam x-9 owner’s manual 3 – connections this section gives a brief description of the connec- tions you should make before starting to use the x-9. Warning make and break all connections between the x-9 and other equipment with everything turned off. If you make or break connections with the po...
3 connections tascam x-9 owner’s manual 11 when connecting an ampli- fication system to the x-9, check the inputs of the amplifier. If they look like either of the connectors shown here, they are xlr connectors and are probably balanced. Check the rear panel of the amplifier, or the ampli- fier’s ma...
3 connections 12 tascam x-9 owner’s manual external effects unit use the send and return 1/4” jacks to connect any external effects unit. For full details of connection and use of an external unit, see “external effects” on page 13 headphones (connecting and using) connect a standard pair of stereo ...
3 connections tascam x-9 owner’s manual 13 external effects the x-9 can send signals to and accept return signals from an external effects unit. Such a unit can be connected using the send (to the effects unit) and return (from the effects unit) jacks. If the effects unit is only capable of acceptin...
14 tascam x-9 owner’s manual 4 – learning more the x-9 has four sets of inputs, as well as the two built-in samplers and the microphone input, all of which can be mixed and used as sound sources. There are a number of different signals that can be fed into the x-9: up to four turntables, and four ot...
4 learning more tascam x-9 owner’s manual 15 the two signals that are controlled by the cross-fader are known as a and b . You can set these to be any of the following using the assign a and assign b controls below and to the right and left of the program faders: programs 1 through 4, a sam- pler ( ...
4 learning more 16 tascam x-9 owner’s manual playing a song when you have made connections as described in “connections” on page 10, you can start playing a song. With the program fader at its lowest level (0) and the master fader also at 0, load a cd in the player, or put a record on the turntable ...
Tascam x-9 owner’s manual 17 5 – menus the x-9 uses a menu system to allow various func- tions to be enabled. You should read through the menu section (“menu reference” on page 17) to find out exactly what is possible—the x-9 may possibly do more than you first thought, thanks to the menu system. To...
5 menus 18 tascam x-9 owner’s manual function menu display meaning available settings notes headphone eq 01hp sets headphone eq to normal, high or low boost nor * (no eq) h high boost l low boost hl high and low boost can be performed on both left and right menu systems. Takes immediate effect befor...
5 menus tascam x-9 owner’s manual 19 program eq q values 11_e sets the q value for the eq bands of the selected program (see “eq q setting” on page 28) after pressing enter to select the menu, use the dial to select the band ( h =high, m *=mid, l =low) and press enter . A low value of q nor normal v...
5 menus 20 tascam x-9 owner’s manual mic balance 18bm balances the micro- phone signal (hard left) l9 to l1 , nor (center) , r1 to r9 (hard right) can be performed on both left and right menu systems. Program 1 balance 19b1 balances the program 1 signal (hard left) l9 to l1 , c0 (cen- ter) , r1 to r...
Tascam x-9 owner’s manual 21 6 – faders the x-9 faders are not all that they appear at first sight! Their behavior can be changed so that their “curve” can fit your way of working, so that they can be pulled or pushed to increase the level, and they can also start and stop other devices connected to...
6 faders 22 tascam x-9 owner’s manual cross-fader curve you can change the way in which the signal is changed from the a to b signals as the cross-fader is moved, using the c.F curve control. When this control is fully counter-clockwise, it takes a relatively large movement of the cross-fader from o...
Tascam x-9 owner’s manual 23 7 – effects use the two built-in effects units to add effects to the microphone, the four program signals, the samplers (see “samplers” on page 26), or the master outputs. Note for details of connecting and using an external effects unit, see “external effect” on page 8....
7 effects 24 tascam x-9 owner’s manual some music may have rather complex rhythms, and it may be unable to determine the beat automatically. If the x-9 cannot determine the timing of the music automatically, you can use the tap key to set the timing. The tap key can also be used to set the tempo use...
7 effects tascam x-9 owner’s manual 25 recalling stored effect settings there are two procedures, depending on whether the effect key is lit or not. If the effect key is lit… 1 press and hold the function key for about two seconds. The display shows memo (memo). 2 turn the data knob coun- terclockwi...
26 tascam x-9 owner’s manual 8 – samplers the two samplers can be used to record and play back samples of up to 8 seconds (each) in length. The sample data is lost when the power to the x-9 is turned off. Recording a sample 1 select the source from which you will record the sampler. Sampler 1 can ta...
8 samplers tascam x-9 owner’s manual 27 if you want to preview the play- back, use the sampler cue key (see “cross-fading” on page 14). Editing samples by editing samples, we mean here the adjustment of the start and end points of the sample. When the sampler 1 or sampler 2 selection control is turn...
28 tascam x-9 owner’s manual 9 – eq each program has three bands of sweepable eq with adjustable q available for changing the way that the signal sounds. Up to 100 settings can be stored, and recalled for later use. Even if the settings were stored for one program, they can be recalled and used agai...
9 eq tascam x-9 owner’s manual 29 the left display and controls can be used for pro- grams 1 and 3, and the right for programs 2 and 4. Use the selector switches to select the program. Use the menu controls corresponding to the selector switch to view the settings for the equalization. Note that the...
30 tascam x-9 owner’s manual 10 – specifications, etc. I/o specifications audio i/o control i/o analog inputs line 1 through line 4 rca pin (unbalanced) input level –16 dbv input impedance 47 k Ω phono 1 through phono 4 rca pin unbalanced (with additional signal gnd connector) input level –54 dbv in...
10 specifications, etc. Tascam x-9 owner’s manual 31 audio specifications general specifications program equalization high (frequency range) 6 khz to 20 khz gain –40 db to +12 db mid (frequency range) 200 hz to 6 khz gain –40 db to +12 db low (frequency range) 20 hz to 200 hz gain –40 db to +12 db m...
10 specifications, etc. 32 tascam x-9 owner’s manual dimensional drawing 355 mm (14.4 in) 87 mm ( 3.4 in) 320 mm (12.6 in).
10 specifications, etc. Tascam x-9 owner’s manual 33 mounting the x-9 in a rack when mounting the x-9 in a 19” rack, use only the supplied rack-mount ears and mounting screws, etc. As shown here, remove the five screws (1) on the left side of the unit. Locate and fit the left rack-mount angle (with ...
10 specifications, etc. 34 tascam x-9 owner’s manual block diagram line in 1 phono in 1 da c phono/line in digit al phono line in adc digit a l in 1 p cr oss f ader t o /fr om effect 1 assign a assign b cue master buss cue buss trim 2-band eq cue t a lk o ver effect 1 send trim 3-band eq l r l r lin...
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