American Audio CDI 500 MP3 - Single CD/Mp3 Player

A true “digital instrument,” the CDI 500 is loaded with cutting-edge tools for manipulating sounds, samples and tracks on the fly. It features American Audio’s patent-pending Dual “Power Touch” interactive Jog Wheel system, which provides complete accuracy in Digital Scratching. The jog wheels offer two modes of scratching: Digital Scratch; and Beat Juggle Mode for instant return to a set cue point when the platter is touched.

In addition to Digital Scratching, the  American Audio CDI 500 is equipped with 8 other onboard digital FX -- Filter, Echo, Trans, Skid, Phase, Flanger, Pan and Bop – all of which can be layered over one another to create a virtually infinite palette of sounds. Each of the FX comes with 6 Preset Parameter settings, and can also be customized using the CDI 500’s Parameter Time and Ratio knobs. There’s also a convenient Digital B.P.M. Counter for keeping the FX in sync with the music.

Another feature that users will appreciate is a large, bright LCD Display that provides vital information at a glance. Included on the LCD Display is an all-new Visual Marker, which shows exactly where a disc is playing, as well as a Track Indicator, Total/Remain Time, Pitch/BPM Meter, Play/Pause/Cue Indicator, Single/Loop and more.

The CDI 500 also has 4 Flash Start Sampler Buttons, each of which can store up to a 5-second sample for instant playback with or without a CD in the drive. Other features include: Tempo Lock (Master Tempo); Seamless Loop; Reverse Play; True Instant Start; Anti-Shock Memory; and Fader Q Start (when used with compatible American Audio Q-Series Mixers).

Features:

• Plays MP3, CD & CD-R discs
• Display show track listing and artist when a MP3 disc is played
• Advanced cueing with track searching by frame (not by each second)
• Quick MP3/CD recognition
• Folder Search
• "PowerTouch"™, Touch sensitive interactive jog wheels (Patent pending)
• Digital Scratching 2.0 (Accurate Scratching)
• 2 Scratching modes: Digital Scratch mode, Beat Juggle mode
• Tempo Lock
• Instant Start
• 9 On-board FX: Scratch, Filter, Echo, Trans, Skid, Phase, Flanger, Pan, Bop
• Time & Ratio (wet/dry) adjustment for digital FX
• FX sync adjustment
• Effect layering
• Visual marker display: Reference point to view where the disc is playing
• Digital B.P.M. counter: keeps digital FX in sync with music
• TAP Button for manual BPM
• Anti Shock (30 sec.)
• Seamless loop
• Fader "Q" Start
• Reverse play
• ± 4%, 8%, 16% &100% "Hyper Pitch"
• 3 flash start buttons with (5 second sample each button)
• Recall memory of Q-Start and samples
• Store up to 1500 cue points
• Digital Output (S/PDIF)
• Slot load CD drive
• Flip Flop - Relay playback between two CD Players
• Dimensions (LxWxH): 13.75" x 9.75" x 4.25" / 348x246x106 mm