
The Cortex HDTT-5000 has been designed & engineered to provide dig-
ital music playback and manipulation features demanded by
professional users. The HDTT-5000 is designed to liberate DJs from the
issues associated with PC-based solutions, by eliminating the need for a
computer during performance. The HDTT-5000 also offers superior
portability and flexibility over that of a typical PC.
The extra large jog wheel is unique to HDTT-5000 as it provides
highly precise control for a variety of functions. With the Jog Wheel,
the user can search, pitch bend or even scratch just as if it were a
vinyl turntable! As well, this can provide an extremely powerful navi-
gation tool for searching menus, changing parameters and selecting
music on your hard drive.
High precision 100mm slide potentiometer for accurate adjustment of
speed.
• 0.05% pitch precision
In order to provide more precise pitch adjustment, the unit is able to
advance in increments of 0.05%. This aids in beatmatching between two
musical programs, with much finer pitch resolution than can be found on
most conventional professional CD players.
• Multiple pitch ranges
With pitch ranges of 4, 8, 16, and 24%, the pitch control’s minimum and
maximum values can be altered to augment or reduce the amount of
pitch adjustment to a musical program.
• Pitch ON/OFF
By pressing the PITCH + and PITCH - buttons simultaneously, this toggles
whether or not the unit will respond to changes via the PITCH CONTROL
slide. The Pitch ON/OFF feature also functions as a pitch reset, when it
is used to turn the pitch OFF.
The backlit 192x128 graphical LCD screen shows a variety of informa-
tion, including track titles, times, pitch, setup options, waveforms, hot
starts, loops and search parameters. This display allows more extensive
visualization of parameters than a conventional CD player.
The HDTT-5000 provides a wealth of effect choices for whatever style of
DJ you are. Under the hood, the HDTT-5000 provides two effects groups,
each having a wide variety of creative uses. Group one consists of cre-
ative remix effects such as filter, echo, flange, pan and a sampler.
Group two consists of reverse, scratch, master tempo and key adjust. Any
effect from group one can be combined with group two to provide a
wealth of remix options for the creative DJ.
The HDTT-5000 allows you to set and store up to 4 different Hot Cue
“CUE POINTS” using buttons 1-4, as well as setting a traditional cue
point with the CUE button. As your music is playing, if you would like it to
jump to one of your set CUE POINTS, simply press that individual CUE
button and the music will jump instantly. This allows the DJ to either stut-
ter cue or even re-sequence the program material in a creative fashion.
All “CUE POINTS” are automaticly stored on your hard drive when you
eject it.
For further creative options, the HDTT-5000 provides for seamless loops
for the DJ to use at any time. Loop In and Out points can be edited on
the fly, with no limit in time, length or position. Up to four loops can be
stored per song.
The HDTT-5000 offers an unparalled level of connectivity with all driver-
less USB devices. The Cortex line of products are the first to offer the
ability to manipulate music stored on USB devices such as hard drives,
flash memory, optical drives, and personal music players, regardless of
platform. Through this innovation, DJs are able to consolidate the
amount of equipment and music needed during a performance. Even
more USB devices can be connected with the use of a compatible USB
hub.
Despite the fact that a vast majority of people have access to USB stor-
age devices or portable music players, the Cortex HDTT-5000 supports
the playback of CD Audio discs through a compatible USB external CD-
ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, or DVD-RW drive. This is particularly useful
for DJs making a gradual migration, or for playing CDs provided by
clients. Note that both sides can share one optical drive, but only one
track can be played at a time. For dual-deck CD functionality, simply
connect two USB optical drives.
The entire line of Cortex Digital Music Players allows for the manage-
ment of music collections via a database-driven system. Using this
method, the database can be queried based on a number of different
criteria. This allows DJs to search by artist, title, genre, album, or search
string. Using this method allows the DJ to find a specific music selection
within seconds. The database is saved to the storage device the music is
being drawn from, so that it can be used with any Cortex unit, whether
it’s in your personal rig or at a club! Cue Points that have been memo-
rized using the HDTT-5000 are also stored along with the database
information on the active storage device. Once a Cue Point has been
stored, DJs have the ability to recall it each time that track is loaded.
The HDTT-5000 supports iPod® Playlists, which can be created using
Apple iTunes™. When there are iPod® Playlists available to be
loaded, a menu option will appear in the main Search Options menu.
With the HDTT-5000, you don’t need to worry about having a storage
device for each unit. Through the Master/Slave device operation, you
can share one mass storage device across two units. As well, audio output
for both units is located on the rear of your Master unit, keeping cable
clutter to a minimum!
Features
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Jog Wheel
Seamless Looping
Pitch Control
Backlit LCD Display
Cross-Platform USB Connectivity
DSP Effects Processor
Cue Points/Hot Cue Storage
CD Audio support
Database-Driven Music Management
iPod® Playlist Support
Storage Device Sharing
HDTT-5000 Quickstart Guide
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