Tascam CD-302 CD Player User Manual


 
20 TASCAM CD-302
4 - Advanced Operations
4.1 Tempo (speed) control
Change the tempo (playback speed) using the
TEMPO slider a.
Change the maximum (full down) and minimum (full
up) speeds by either 0% (disabled), ±8%, ±16% or
±32%.
1 Change the maximum range affected by the
TEMPO slider a with repeated presses of the
TEMPO key Z (0%, ±8%, ±16% and ±32%).
2 Move the slider away from the center position
in order to affect the tempo (speed) and pitch
of the playback.
The further away from the center you move
the slider, the more you affect the playback
tempo and pitch.
If you select the
0%
option , the TEMPO slider is dis-
abled (moving it will have no effect). The
TEMPO
and
KEY
parts of the display show – –.
4.1.1 Changing only tempo (speed)
Press the KEY ORIGINAL key Y to select the “origi-
nal key” mode , you can then change the playback
tempo without altering the key.
The
KEY
part of the display shows – – when the orig-
inal key mode is selected.
Under these circumstances, when you move the
TEMPO slider, you will affect the tempo without
altering the original key (pitch).
4.2 Key (pitch) control
You can change the key (pitch) without changing the
playback tempo.
1 Make sure the original key mode is off (press
the
KEY ORIGINAL key Y if necessary).
2 Press the
+ and keys to change the key.
Display and change the key change either as a per-
centage of the original, or in semitone steps. Follow
the steps below to select either percentage or semi-
tone key change control.
Note that the KEY indicator m will show a total of
the value shown in this way, together with any
changes made using the slider (when percentage
mode is selected).
4.2.1 Controlling the key change as a
percentage
1 Press the PRESET key.
2 Select
04 KEY (
KEY
) using the dial or numeric
keys.
3 Press the
ENTER key.
4 Select + using the dial.
5 Press the
ENTER key.
NOTE
Press and hold the KEY key for more than 2 seconds
to reset to 0%.
4.2.2 Controlling the key change in
semitone steps
1 Press the PRESET key.
2 Select
04 KEY (
KEY
) using the dial or numeric
keys.
3 Press the
ENTER key.
4 Select
# b
y using the dial.
5 Press the
ENTER key.
4.3 Sampling
The CD-302 provides about 10 seconds of sampling
time for each deck.