TASCAM CD-BT1MKII — 17
ere 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 either the
PREV
or
NEXT
key.
Press either 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 se-
lect
KEY
by pressing either the
PREV
or
NEXT
key.
KEY
blinks on the display.
Press either the
UP
or
DOWN
key to
set the value for the key. e range is ±
6 semitones (I6 – 0 (off) – O6). 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).
is 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 se-
lect
FINE
by pressing either the
PREV
or
NEXT
key.
KEY
blinks on the display.
Press either the
UP
or
DOWN
key to set
the fine tuning value.
e range for adjustment is ±50 cents
(-50 – 0 (off) – +50). If the key con-
trol is set to O6, however, the available
range of fine tuning is between -50 – 0,
and when it is set to I6, 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