Tascam GA-100CD - Manual (Page 19)

6 – Using the CD trainer
TASCAM GA-100CD
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Press TEMPO to turn tempo control ON and OFF.
The set tempo value is stored even when tempo control
is OFF. The next time it is turned ON, playback will
occur at the last set tempo value.
Use the Guitar Cancel function to cut the sound of
recorded guitars during CD playback. Press GUITAR CANCEL to turn the Guitar Cancel
function ON and OFF. CD EFF appears on the LCD when
the Guitar Cancel function is ON.
Canceling guitar sounds
Use these procedures to adjust the stereo region and
frequency range of the cancellation effect.
1 Press and hold the GUITAR CANCEL key. PART
appears on the LCD.
2 While listening to the playback, use the , and
keys, to select the stereo region (L10 – R10) that
reduces the guitar sound the most.
3 Press the GUITAR CANCEL key again. RNGE
appears on the LCD.
4 While listening to the playback, use the , and
keys to select the frequency range ( MID or ALL )
that reduces the guitar sound most effectively.
ALL will cut out high and low sounds from other
instruments in the same stereo position.
5 Press TIME/ESC to finish making the setting and
return to the menu.
NOTE
The values set here are retained even when the
Guitar Cancel function is turned OFF. When it is
turned ON again, the previously made settings will
be applied to playback again.
Setting the Guitar Cancel function
Turning key adjustment ON and OFF
Press KEY to turn key adjustment ON and OFF. The
key setting value is retained even when turned OFF.
When key adjustment is turned ON again, the set key
value affects playback.
Adjusting the key
1 Press and hold KEY to show the key setting
screen.
2 Change the key using the , and keys. The key
can be raised or lowered up to 6 semitones ( 6– 6).
Changing the key (to any value besides 0) turns
key adjustment ON and playback changes
accordingly. KEY appears on the LCD when this
function is ON.
3 Press KEY again to make fine pitch adjustments.
4 Use the , and keys to adjust the pitch in cents
(1/100 semitone).
5 Press TIME/ESC to finish making the setting and
return to the menu.
NOTE
Even if no key change is made in step 2 above (the
value is set to 0), fine adjustment in step 3 turns key
adjustment ON.
Turn ON the GA-100CD’s Variable Speed Audition
(VSA) function to change the tempo of a track without
changing its key. Press the VSA key to turn this function ON and OFF.
When it is ON, the VSA indicator appears on the LCD .
Turning VSA ON and OFF also turns tempo control
ON and OFF.
Changing tempo without changing key
Turning tempo control ON and OFF
When VSA is ON, the possible settings are: –50, –32,
–16, –12, –8, –4, 0, +4, +8, +12, +16 (%).
When VSA is OFF, adjustment can be made freely
between –50 % and + 16 %.
NOTE
If the tempo value was set while VSA is OFF, turning
VSA ON changes the tempo value to the nearest of
the above settings.