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    							TASCAM CD-GT1 —  11
    Pitch and tempo changes
    ere are three modes for changing the way a  is played back
    NOTEOnly  one  of  these  modes  can  be  active  at a time.
    ese  modes  help  you  to  play  along at  a  different  key  or  a  different  tempo so that you can learn your favorite riffs and licks
    TIPUse these together with the looping function to help your practice.
    KEY mode
    e key mode changes the key of the music  by  six  semitones  up  or  down e tempo does not change 
    e value is set in semitones and cents ths  of  a  semitone  shown  as I6 to O6 hen both semitones and cents are  the KEY mode is off if  is on this is also off 
    hen  this  mode  is  on  the  display shows KEY
    se  this  mode  when  you  find  the  key 
    of  the    track  difficult  to  play  or sing in
    SSA mode
    e    low  peed  udition  mode slows down the tempo without changing the key e settings are  off – – – and – all percent 
    hen  this  mode  is  active  the  display left  side  shows SSA  se  this  mode  to practice difficult fast licks
    PITCH mode
    e pitch mode changes both pitch and tempo in  steps down to –  is the off setting 
    hen  this  mode  is  active  the  display shows PITCH
    Making settings
    se  the  menu  system  to  turn    on or  off  PITCH menu  and  then  set  the value  for  the  pitch  or    settings PITCH menu  again or with    off choose KEY from  the  next  KEY  menu and  make  the KEY semitone  and FINE settings
    Remember!
     hift pitch alone= KEY
     low down and keep pitch = SSA
     low down and drop pitch = PITCH 
    						
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    Using effects
    How effects work
    ere  are  two  effect  banks A  and B each  with  five  slots  numbered  from 1  through 5  where  you  can  store  your own effect settings
    Effects  are  created  from  the    preset effects  available    guitar  and    vocal hen a bank and slot are selected if  a  preset  effect  is  recalled  and  edited that  bank  slot  is  automatically  filled with the edited effect
    Storing  your  own  effect  settings 
    in a bank slot
    ress the BANK key to select either the A or B bank as shown on the display
    ress the No. key to select the bank slot 1 through 5 as shown on the display
    ress  the LCD  MENU  key  until EFFECT appears on the display
    se the 5 key to turn the effect ON
    ress ENTER  and  then  select  the preset  effect  00  through 42  with  the 5 and b keys
    NOTEIf  there  were  any  settings  in  the  selected bank slot to start with, they will be overwrit-ten when you recall a library entry.
    ress ENTER  once  more  to  start  editing  the  parameters  with  the 5  and b keys  see  the  table  later  for  details  of these parameters
    e  last  parameter  is  always LVL the output  level  from  the  effect  unit  0  to 64  is  is  only  available  when  the  effect  is  active  and  is  bypassed  with  the effect off
    et  the  level  and  then  press  the DISPLAY/ESC key  to  exit  the  effect settings  e  effect  settings  you  have made  are  automatically  stored  in  the bank slot you first chose
    Recalling  an  effect  with  your 
    settings
    hen  you  have  stored  the  effect  settings in a bank slot as described above you  can  recall  them  simply  pressing the BANK and No.  keys  to  select  the appropriate  bank  slot  you  should  also make  sure  that  the  effect  is  switched on
    TIPIf  you  have  a  footswitch  connected  and the FOOT menu  item  is  set  to EFF,  you  can step  through  the  bank  slots  by  pressing  the footswitch. 
    						
    							TASCAM CD-GT1 —  13
    Effect presets and parameters
    e  preset  effects  can  be  divided  into three categories
    DistortionClean soundVocal00 DIST-TONE-FLA-REV15 COMP-TONE-FLA-REV30 De-esser
    01 DIST-TONE-FLA-DLY16 COMP-TONE-FLA-DLY31 Chorister
    02 DIST-TONE-PHA-REV17 COMP-TONE-PHA-REV32 Emphasis
    03 DIST-TONE-PHA-DLY18 COMP-TONE-PHA-DLY33 Shout
    04 DIST-TONE-EXC-REV19 COMP-TONE-EXC-REV34 Mood Vocal
    05 DIST-TONE-EXC-DLY20 COMP-TONE-EXC-DLY35 Response
    06 DIST-TONE-CHO-REV21 COMP-TONE-CHO-REV36 Proclaim
    07 DIST-TONE-CHO-DLY22 COMP-TONE-CHO-DLY37 Quivering Voice
    08 DIST-TONE-TRM-REV23 COMP-TONE-TRM-REV38 Duet
    09 DIST-TONE-TRM-DLY24 COMP-TONE-TRM-DLY39 Lo-Fi Vocal
    10 DIST-TONE-VIB-REV25 COMP-TONE-VIB-REV40 Megaphone
    11 DIST-TONE-VIB-DLY26 COMP-TONE-VIB-DLY41 Screaming
    12 DIST-TONE-WAH-REV27 COMP-TONE-WAH-REV42 Panning Vocal
    13 DIST-TONE-WAH-DLY28 COMP-TONE-WAH-DLY—
    14 DIST-TONE-PIT-DLY29 COMP-TONE-PIT-DLY—
    s  this  shows  each  of  the  guitar distortion  and  clean  presets  has  four components  each  of  which  can  be adjusted individually and are shown on the display as listed in the table here
    The parameters
    DIST istortion gain
    COMP ompressor gain
    TONE one control
    FLA langer setting
    REV everb setting
    DLY elay setting
    PHA haser setting
    EXC xciter setting
    PIT itch shifter setting
    CHO horus setting
    TRM remolo setting
    VIB ibrato setting
    WAH utowah setting
    ll presets also have a LVL level setting from 0 to 64
    e  vocal  presets  have  one  parameter each shown on the display as PAR 
    						
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    Using the tuner
    e  s  builtin  guitar  tuner has  two  modes  an  automatic  mode where the pitch of the incoming signal is  detected  and  displayed  automatically  and  a  manual  mode  where  you set the  target and tune to it
    ress  the MENU key  until  the  display shows TUNER, and then press ENTER
    Flat �Sharp �On-key
    hen  you  enter  the  tuner  mode  any effect is automatically turned off
    f  the  tuner  is  in  automatic  mode shown as AT on the display just play a note on your guitar e tuner guesses the  closest  note  and  shows  it  on  the display une the string roughly so that the right note appears and then adjust the  tuning  until  the  display  shows  a large center blob
    f the tuner is in manual mode shown as MT on the display use the 5 and b keys to set the note on the display and 
    then tune as above
    Calibrating the tuner.
    sually the  above iddle  is tuned to  z in most estern music
    ere  may  be  times  when  you  need  to tune  to  a  different  standard  you  are playing  with  another  instrument  or  to a    which  does  not  use  the   z tuning se the tuners CAL calibration menu to set the reference  to a tuning between  z and  z
    NOTEAlthough  you  do  not  need  to  play  a  CD when  you  are  tuning,  the  CD-GT1  must  be switched on, and the GUITAR button must be  pressed  in  to  allow  tuning  of  the  guitar plugged into the CD-GT1. 
    						
    							TASCAM CD-GT1 —  15
    Facts and figures (specifications)
    Disc types8 cm single, 12 cm CDAD/DA16-bitDigital signal processing32-bit
    Nominal output level (LINE OUT)–10 dBV
    Maximum output level (LINE OUT)0 dBV  (1 Vrms)
    Output impedance1 kΩMaximum output level (PHONES)> 18 mW (into 32 Ω
    Nominal input levels
    LINE IN
    MIC IN
    GUITAR IN
    –10 dBV
    –40 dBV
    –15 dBVCD playback characteristicsFrequency response20 Hz to 20 kHz ±1.0 dBDynamic range> 88 dBS/N ratio> 88 dBTHD< 0.01%
    Voltage requirementsDC 9V (PS-PS5 AC adapter)AA batteries x 4 (NiMH or alkaline)Power consumption4 W (PS-PS5 AC adapter)Dimensions (w x d x h) including feet232 x 138 x 40 (mm) /  9.1 x 5.4 x 1.6 (in)
    Weight (excluding batteries)620 g / 1 lb, 6 oz 
    						
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