Slowing Down Or Speeding Up Playback - Roland CD-2i Owner's Manual

Slowing Down or Speeding Up Playback

You can make the playback speed slower or faster. You can also change the playback
speed without affecting the pitch.
This is useful when you are learning a song by ear and want to hear it slowly, or if you
want to quickly listen to a song that you recorded.
1
Press the [SPEED] button to access the menu screen, and choose "Speed."
The setting will turn on/off each time you press the [SPEED] button.
* Whenever the unit has remained inactive for a predetermined amount of time, it will go back to
displaying the Source (Sound Source) screen.
2
Use the [+] [-] buttons to adjust the playback speed.
If you press the [
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Value (units: %)
50 (1/2 speed)–100 (factory setting)–
125 (1.25x normal speed)
3
Press the [EXIT] button twice.
You're returned to the audio source screen.
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Remote operations
When you turn off the power, the Speed setting will return to "Off."
Slowing down the playback speed to an extreme extent may change the tonal character or
cause the audio to not play back smoothly.
Tape Mode setting
Off:
Changing the playback speed will not affect the pitch. This is useful for music practice.
On:
Changing the playback speed will affect the pitch, just as it would for tape playback. This
is useful when you want to create a special effect, or if you're trying to hear how words
are being pronounced.
* If Tape Mode is turned "on," the key/pitch settings will be ignored, and the speed setting will
vary the pitch.
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] button, the value will return to "100."
* If you change the speed setting during playback, the
Important
Press the [SPEED] button to access the menu screen.
Use the [ ] buttons to choose "Speed."
audio will be interrupted momentarily.
Explanation
Decreasing this value will slow down the playback,
and increasing it will speed up the playback. A setting
of "100" is the original playback speed of the song.
Makes the playback faster.
Makes the playback slower.
Turns the playback speed
setting on/off.
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