The DJ-70/DJ-70MKII allows you to record an audio source that is connected to its audio input. This recording is referred to as a Sample. Use the following procedure to record a Sample:

1. Press INDEX.
2. Use the DOWN CURSOR button to highlight "Sampling" and press S1.
3. Use the CURSOR buttons to highlight "Sample" and press S1.
4. Use the DOWN CURSOR button to highlight "Blank" and press S1.
5. Use the CURSOR buttons to highlight "Type" and the VALUE dial to select "1-way" (if necessary).
6. Use the CURSOR buttons to highlight "Trigger" and the VALUE dial to select "Start/End" (if necessary).
7. Use the CURSOR buttons to highlight "Time (sec)" and the VALUE dial to select a Sample time that is slightly longer than the sound you wish to record.
8. Use the CURSOR buttons to highlight "Normalize" and the VALUE dial to select "On" (if necessary). Normalizing searches for the loudest point in the Sample and increases its value to the maximum. All other points in the Sample are increased by the same percentage. This will help you achieve the best signal to noise ratio.
9. Use the CURSOR buttons to highlight "Monitor." If you are sampling an electronic source (CD player, tape deck, etc.) use the VALUE dial to select "On." If you are sampling from a microphone select "Off" to prevent feedback.
10. 10) Use the CURSOR buttons and the VALUE dial to set the Mode to "Mono", the Orig. Key to "F4", and the Freq. to "44.1" (if necessary). This will allow us to record a mono Sample at "CD" quality.
11. Press GRAPHIC so it is lit.
12. Play your audio source and use the SAMPLING LEVEL knob to adjust the recording level. The asterisk should occasionally appear to the right of the meter bars when your audio source is at its peak.
13. Press SAMPLE START/END to begin sampling. Press SAMPLE START/END again when you are finished.
14. Play the keyboard to hear the results. The note assigned to "F4" (step #10 above) will be the same pitch and tempo as the audio source.