Playback; Pausing; Stopping; Fast-Rewinding And Fast-Forwarding (Search) - Tascam DR-44WL Reference Manual

7 – Playback

Playback

When playback is stopped on the Home screen, press the7/9
button to start playing.
NOTE
You can also choose files for playback by name on the
BROWSE screen.

Pausing

Press the 7/9 button to pause playback at the current
position (pause) when playing a track on the Home screen.
Press the 7/9 button again to resume playback from the
previous position

Stopping

When you press 8/HOME button while a track is being played
back on the Home screen, the playback is paused.
Press 8/HOME button again to stop playback at the beginning
of a file.

Fast-rewinding and fast-forwarding (search)

During playback when the Home screen is open, press and hold
the.// button to search backward/forward.
NOTE
Press and hold the . button or / button to increase
the search speed.

Moving the playback position

Use the wheel to move the playback position while the
playback is stopped or paused on the Home screen.
After you have moved the playback position, the playback is
paused.

Selecting a playback file (skip)

When the Home screen is open, press the . button or the
/ button to select the file you want to play.
When you press the . button while playback of the file is
in progress, it will return to the beginning of the file. When
you press the . button, it will skip to the beginning of the
previous file.
To skip to the next file, press the / button at the beginning
of in the middle of a file.
NOTE
• The track name, file number and other file information for
the currently playing track appear on the display.
• When playback was stopped at the beginning of a file, the
status 8 icon will appear on the screen. When playback
was stopped in the middle of a file, the status 9 icon will
appear on the screen.
• To move a file, press the . button or / button
repeatedly as many times as needed.
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Special Playback Control Functions

Using the unit's playback control functions, you can play back a
selected section of a track repeatedly. You can also change the
playback speed without changing the pitch or change the pitch
without changing the playback speed.
You can use these playback control functions to practice and
learn musical passages effectively.

Playback Control Screen

Use the PLAY FUNCTION screen to set the playback control
functions. Loop playback, playback speed change, and key
change can be made in this mode.
Set the playback control functions using the following method.
1. While the Home screen is open and the unit is stopped,
paused, or playing back, press QUICK to open the QUICK
pop-up menu.
2. Using the wheel, select (highlight) PLAY FUNCTION and press
ENTER/MARK button.
The PLAY FUNCTION screen is displayed.
3. Press the QUICK button to open the PLAY FUNCTION screen
Quick pop-up menu.
LOOP ON/OFF
Use to turn loop playback on and off. (See "Repeated
Playback of Selection (Loop Playback)" on page 39.)
IN CLEAR
This clears only the loop IN (starting) point. (See "Clearing
IN and OUT points only" on page 39.)
OUT CLEAR
This clears only the loop OUT (ending) point. (See
"Clearing IN and OUT points only" on page 39.)
SPEED
Open a pop-up where you can change the playback
speed. (See "Changing the playback speed (VSA)" on page
39.)
KEY
Open a pop-up where you can change the key. (See "Key
control playback" on page 40.)
FINE TUNE
Open a pop-up where you can change the key. (See "Key
control playback" on page 40.)
4. Use the wheel to select a Quick menu item and press the
ENTER/MARK button.
5. After you finish making settings on this screen, press the
8/HOME button to return to the Home screen.