Re: Tascam CD-GT1 experiences?

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
 Old Radios <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> 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.

Thanks for the succinct review.