Tascam MP-VT1 owner manual Repeat playback of a selected loop, Connecting a mic to practice

6 – Practice Functions

Repeat playback of a selected loop

Follow these procedures to repeat playback of a selected part of a track (loop playback).

1Press the I/O key when a track is playing or

paused at the point where you want to set the IN point (loop starting point).

2Press the I/O key again at the point when you

want to set the OUT point and start loop playback between the IN and OUT points.

NOTE

Below the playback position bar on the Home screen, the “I” indicator appears at the IN point, and the “O” indicator appears at the OUT point. During loop

playback, appears on the LCD.

•To stop loop playback press either the LOOP key or the I/O key.

•If you press the LOOP key, the loop IN and OUT points are kept, so you can play the same loop if you press the LOOP key again.

Loop playback automatically turns OFF any active PLAY MODE repeat mode.

•If you press the I/O key, the loop IN and OUT points are cleared.

Connecting a mic to practice

You can connect a mic and mix your voice or the sound of an instrument playing with the track being played back.

You can also use the built-in mic effects to craft the mic sound for even more effective practice and performance.

1Connect a mic to the MIC IN jack.

2Adjust the mic volume with the INPUT dial.

The mic sound is output through the /LINE OUT jack. (See “Connecting a Mic” on page 10 for more information.)

Mic

Contact mic attached to an instrument

Practicing with tracks as they play

If you sing or play an instrument while a track is playing back, you can hear the combined signals of the mic and the track output through the /LINE OUT jack.

Use the MIX BALANCE keys to adjust the volume level balance between the track being played back (PLAYBACK) and the mic (MIC) signals.

As you adjust the balance, a status bar appears at the bottom of the display.

Using the metronome (METRONOME)

Use the MP-VT1’s built-in metronome during practice to improve your timing.

To use the metronome, press the METRO key to open the METRONOME screen and open the METRONOME item.

TEMPO

Use to set the tempo between 20 and 250.

BEAT

Set the accent between 0 and 9. There is no accent when set to 0.

LEVEL

Use to set the metronome volume.

Turning the metronome ON and OFF

Press the ¥/π key to start and stop the metronome.

Even the metronome is ON, you can select other menus and adjust those settings. Press the METRO key again to return to the MENU screen.

Stop the metronome and press the METRO key if you want to return to the Home screen.

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