Tascam CD-GT1mkII, Owner'S Manual

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TASCAM CD-GT1MKII —
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There are four ways to change the way
a CD is played back, using menu items
in the Tempo Key menu: Tempo con-
trol (
TMP
), VSA (Variable Speed Audi-
tion) setup (
VSA
), Key control (
KEY
), and
Fine tuning (
FINE
)
Tempo control
Tempo control allows you to change
the tempo of a track.
Tap the
TMP/KEY / CD EFF key to
enter the Tempo Key menu, and se-
lect
TMP
by pressing either the PREV or
NEXT key.
TEMPO
blinks on the display.
When VSA is ON (see below), the set-
tings you can choose are: -50, -32, -16,
-12, -8, -4, 0 (off), +4, +8, +12, and
+16%. Press the UP or DOWN keys to
set the value.
When VSA is OFF, you can change the
setting between –50 and +16%, in 1%
steps.
Press either the
UP or DOWN key to
set the tempo.When the tempo is set to
a value other than zero,
TEMPO
shows in
the home display mode.
VSA
When VSA is ON, you can change the
tempo without changing the key.
Tap the
TMP/KEY / CD EFF key to en-
ter the Tempo Key menu, select
VSA
by
pressing the PREV or NEXT key. Press
the UP or DOWN key to choose either
ON
or
OFF. TEMPO
blinks on the display.
When the VSA is set to ON, the letters
VSA
are shown in the display.
NOTE
If the tempo control value is not set to 0 and
you change VSA from OFF to ON, the tempo
value will be automatically reset to a “VSA
ON value.” For example, if the value is [-33]
when VSA is OFF, it will automatically be ad-
justed to [-50] when you turn VSA ON.
Key control
Key control changes the key of the mu-
sic up or down by six semitones.
Tap the
TMP/KEY / CD EFF key to
enter the Tempo Key menu, and select
KEY
by pressing the PREV or NEXT key.
KEY
blinks on the display. Press the UP
or DOWN key to set the value for the
key. The range is ± 6 semitones (
I
6 – 0
(off) –
O
6). When the key is set to a
value other than zero,
KEY
shows in the
home display mode.
Fine tuning
Fine tuning changes the key of the mu-
sic by cents (100 cents = 1 semitone).
This allows you to make fine adjust-
ments and allow for slight tuning dif-
ferences between your instruments and
the CD.
Tap the
TMP/KEY / CD EFF key to
enter the Tempo Key menu, and select
FINE
by pressing the PREV or NEXT
key.
KEY
blinks on the display. Press the
UP or DOWN key to set the fine tun-
ing value.
The range for adjustment is ±50 cents
(-50 – 0 (off) – +50). If the key con-
trol is set to
O
6, however, the available
range of fine tuning is between –50 – 0,
and when it is set to
I
6, the fine tun-
ing range is between 0 – +50. When
the fine tuning is set to a value other
than zero,
KEY
shows in the home dis-
play mode.
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Pitch and tempo changes