Special Playback Control Functions; Playback Control Screen; Repeated Playback Of Selection (Loop Playback) - Tascam DR-05 Reference Manual

Special Playback Control Functions

The unit has some special playback control functions.
For example, you can playback a selected section
of a track repeatedly or change the tempo of music
without changing the pitch. You can also enhance
the perceived overall sound pressure for comfortable
listening when the playback is indiscernible.
These playback control functions serve for effective
practice on musical instruments and analysis of musical
passages.

Playback Control screen

Use the Playback Control screen to set the playback
control functions.
While the Home screen is open when stopped or
playing back, press the PB CONT button to open the
Playback Control screen.
This screen can be used to make settings for the
playback speed and loop playback.
After you finish making settings on this screen, press
the ¤ (HOME) [8] button (or press the PB CONT
button) to return to the Home screen.
Repeated Playback of Selection
(Loop Playback)
With this function, you can continuously repeat (loop)
the playback of a selection that you make.
1 While the Home screen is open when stopped or
playing back, press the PB CONT button to open
the Playback Control screen.
2 Press the 7 button to start playback, and press
the MARK button at the start point of the section
that you want to play repeatedly. This position
is set as IN (start) point. Then,
the corresponding point under the playback
indicator bar.
3 Press the MARK button at the end point of
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the section that you want to play repeatedly.
This position is set as OUT (end) point, and
loop playback of the section between the IN
and OUT points starts. Then,
the corresponding point under the playback
indicator bar.
During loop playback the
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Press the PB CONT button to return to the Home
screen while maintaining the I/O and loop settings
effective. Even after returning to the Home screen,
the icon continue to be shown, along with the
and marks shown at the points corresponding
to the IN and OUT points under the playback
indicator bar.
NOTE
The pop-up message of "I/O Too Short" appears if the
section between the IN and OUT points is too short. Set
them again. The section should be 1 second or longer.
Press the MARK button again to clear the IN and OUT
points.
To stop loop playback, press the MENU button when the
Playback Control screen is open. Press the MENU button
again to start loop playback between the set IN and OUT
points.
You cannot set the IN and OUT points in different files.
The previous IN and OUT point settings are lost when you
set the IN point on a different file.
Accurate assignment of IN and OUT points is not always
possible for variable bit rate (VBR) MP3 files.
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