Reference Guide

TASCAM DR-40X

6 – Playback

Press the ENTER/MARK button at the end point of the

section that you want to play repeatedly.

The current position is set as OUT (end) point.

During loop playback the indicator appears.

Press the PB CONT button to return to the Home Screen

while maintaining the IN (start) and OUT (end) point and

loop settings.

NOTE

The I/O Too Short pop-up message 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 ENTER/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.

Changing the playback speed (VSA)

This unit has a built-in variable speed audition (VSA) function

to change the playback speed without changing the pitch.

CAUTION

VSA function cannot be used when a file that was recorded

at 96 kHz sampling frequency or a file that was recorded

in a mode other than MONO/STEREO or OVERDUB/MIX is

selected. However, even in these cases, the icon

will appear, and the playback speed can still be changed.

Even though it will not affect this file, the playback speed

adjustment will become effective when a 44.1/48kHz file

is selected using the . or / button on the Home

Screen.

When the Playback Control screen is open, press the + or –

button to increase or decrease the playback speed.

The VSA function can change the playback speed in a range

from 50% (0.5) to 200% (2.0) of the normal speed (in 0.1

increments).

Press the PB CONT button to return to the Home Screen

while maintaining the set playback speed.

The or icon appears if the playback speed is

set to a value larger or smaller than 1.0, respectively.