alaum wrote:Understood. does anyone understand the ABS/REL comment in the denon set up guide? again this is the one variable I am unsure of. I do not see the setting in Cross.
ABS/REL refer to the mode in which time code is going to be used.
Normally at the end of a TC code (for example using turntables) when the needle reaches the end of the vynil
in ABS= absolute position mode you would have to reposition the tonearm back to the beginning.
in Rel=relative position you can drop the needle in any place on the grooves and the track starts from the beginning.
Also if there a bumb when the needle jumps
in ABS=the track picks up from the place that the needle lands
in Rel=the track picks up from the time it skiped.
For CDJs I would use rel mode that way the duration in time of the time code signal is not tied to the duration of the track. and you can put the CDJ in an endless loop.
It is really a preference, try it one way and if it is not for you then try the other.
Also rel mode is better for scratching on CDJ.
I normally don't do TC so I hope I explained that corectly. Perhaps someone else can shime in.