Tascam MPGT1 Guitar Trainer
The Tascam MPGT1 is an essential tool for any practicing guitar player. As amazing as it sounds, the MPGT1 really does allow you to slow down an MP3, without changing the pitch! Thats's right, you record in a normal MP3 from itunes (or similar), and then you can do all these things...
- Slow down the track by upto 50% without the pitch of the notes changing - awesome for learning those super fast licks.
- Change the pitch of the track by upto 6 semi tones without affecting the speed - great if a track has been played in E flat & you don'twant to retune your guitar.
- Loop parts guitar solos over & over so that you keep playing until you've mastered it.
- Add distortion, delay & chorus to the guitar sound & then listen to it all through headphones.
- Cancel out the original guitar sound on the track, so you only here your guitar sound.
- Store upto 240 songs on the internal memory.
- Go anywhere - fits in your gig bag pocket & runs on batteries.
And if you're still a CD person, then check out the Tascam CDGT1 - it does the same thing but with CD's
Here's what Tascam say about the MPGT1
The MP-GT1 is the first MP3 player designed for musicians. Based on the award-winning CD-GT1 MkII, this mobile guitar trainer has enough memory to store up to 240 songs. Zip through your MP3 collection using a data wheel, dedicated buttons and a graphical backlit display. Tracks and sections can be looped or slowed down without changing the key. And even recorded guitar parts can be defeated to help you learn new riffs and tricky passages of the best bands in the world. Songs can also be pitched up or down to match the tuning of your guitar, so you don't have to re-tune for every song.
The MP-GT1 lets you play along with thick overdrive and multi-effects. A chromatic tuner and a metronome are also built-in. A high-speed USB connection is used to load up MP3s and charge the built-in lithium ion battery giving you up to 8 hours of playback time (an optional power supply is also available).
All of this is packed into a player smaller than a stomp box, so you can carry it anywhere the road takes you.
Tascam MPGT1 Main Features
MP3 player with integrated Guitar preamp and effects
Plug in your Guitar and play along
1 Gigabyte memory capacity
Plenty of space for your favourite MP3 songs
Built-in multi effect for guitar
Overdrive, distortion, delay, chorus and more for the right sound
Guitar canceller with selectable pan point and selectable frequency range
Removes center-panned guitar from most songs so you can play along
Variable Speed Audition (VSA): +16, +12, +8, +4, 0, ?4, ?8, ?16, ?32, ?50 %
Change the song tempo without affecting the key to practice fast licks
Pitch control: +16 % to ?50 % in 1-% steps (while VSA is turned off)
Change tempo and key at the same time
Key control: ?6 semi-tones with ?50 cents fine tune
Adjust the key without affecting the tempo to "tune the MP3" to your guitar
Seamless in-out loop
Practise complex parts over and over again
3 play modes
Play a single file
Repeat a single file
Repeat all files
ID3 Tag display
Read title and artist information stored in your files
Metronome
Lets you practise your timing when MP3 playback is stopped
Chromatic Tuner with calibration (435 to 445Hz) and Oscillator
Tune your guitar precisely - no need for an additional box
Macros for frequently used functions
Quickly access your often-used menu options
Input volume control
Adjust the level of your active or passive guitar
Balance control
Set the balance between MP3 playback and your guitar
Volume control for headphones
24-bit AD/DA converter
High resolution for audiophile playback quality
Lithium Ion rechargeable battery
Up to 8 hours of playback time
USB port
For MP3 file import and battery recharge
Auto power-off function
Saves battery power when unit is not in use
Optional AC adapter PS-P520
Makes you independent of the battery condition
128 x 64 dot matrix LC display
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