12-Loop, Repeat And Single Playback; Loop Playback; Repeat And Single Track Playback Modes - Tascam DR-1 Owner's Manual

12–Loop, Repeat and Single Playback
In ordinary playback mode, once playback starts, it
will stop when the end of the last track in the current
playback area is reached (or you press the
By following the instructions in this chapter, however,
you can also make the DR-1 loop a section of a track
that you choose, repeat the entire sequence of tracks
in the current playback area, play a single track
repeatedly or play a single track once and stop.

Loop playback

With this function, you can continuously repeat the
playback of a selection that you make (loop playback).
1 Press the key during playback to set the
IN/OUT
point when you want to start loop playback. The
current position is set as the IN point.
2 Press the key at the point when you want
IN/OUT
loop playback to stop. The current position is
set as the OUT point, and loop playback begins
between the IN and OUT points.
The current positions of the IN and OUT points are
shown by the and icons that appear below the
playback position display bar in the lower part of the
Home Screen. During loop playback the
also appears.

Repeat and single track playback modes

You can set the DR-1 to repeatedly play the current
track or all tracks in the playback area, as well as play
just a single track once.
1 Press the key to open the Menu Screen.
MENU
Select and press the
PLAY MODE
2 Select the item to set the playback mode
REPEAT
to one of the options describe at right.
key).
STOP
To stop loop playback, press either the
the
If you press the
are saved, and if you press the
playback of the set interval begins again.
If you press the
(IN point and OUT point settings) are canceled.
NOTE
Accurate assignment of IN and OUT points is not always
possible for variable bit rate (VBR) MP3 files.
indicator
• OFF:
All tracks in the playback area are played in sequence
one time. (This setting is the ordinary playback mode.)
• SINGLE:
key.
¥/π
The selected track is played once without repeating.
The
• 1 REPEAT:
The current track is played repeatedly. The
appears on the Home Screen.
• ALL REPEAT:
All tracks in the selected playback area are played
back repeatedly.
The
NOTE
If you start loop playback, the
switches to
key.
IN/OUT
key, the loop interval settings
LOOP
key, the loop interval settings
IN/OUT
icon appears on the Home Screen.
icon appears on the Home Screen.
REPEAT
if it is in a different mode.
OFF
key or
LOOP
key again loop
LOOP
icon
item automatically
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