Re: Tascam CD-GT1 experiences?

Hi, Jim.

I'd been wanting one for a long time, especially for lessons.  Often my 
students bring in CD's, and the thought of being able to play along with 
them at a slower speed seems helpful.  Plus I need a better CD player in 
my studio/cave anyway.  So far I've tried slowing down some things.  The 
slower you get the more "artifacts" you hear, but it's pretty cool to 
take a fast run and slow it down to learn it.  It took me a while to 
figure out how to use it.  You can slow down a CD real time, loop I 
guess (though I've never tried this), change the key (which is real 
helpful because often the written and recorded music I work off of don't 
match!) and it's portable.  I even plugged my guitar into it and ran it 
through the stereo to mess with the effects.  They're cheesy, but they 
work for what it's set up for.

A couple things I'd change if I could.  The one-button user interface is 
not real intuitive (to me, anyway).  Also, they should have a 
rechargeable battery.  I'd like to be able to drag it around, but it 
uses 4 AA batteries, which I'm guessing don't last that long.  Also, 
it's pretty plastic'ie for $140.

Mark.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Anybody have any experience with the guitar trainer by Tascam?  Jim in San
> Diego


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