» MP-VT1 MP3 Music & Voice Trainer OWNER'S MANUAL D00998801A
Contents 1 – Introduction....................................................... 3 6 – Practice Functions......................................... 18 Supplied accessories. ................................................... 3 Manual conventions..................................................... 3 Precautions for placement and use.............................. 3 Beware of condensation. .............................................. 3 About the power supply...............................................
1 – Introduction Thank you very much for purchasing the TASCAM MP-VT1 MP3 Music & Voice Trainer. Please read this Owner’s Manual carefully before using the unit in order to maximize your use of all its features. We hope that you will enjoy using this trainer for many years to come. Furthermore, the dedicated mic input allows you to use the unit’s built-in effects as you sing or play an instrument along with the music.
1 – Introduction About the power supply The MP-VT1 uses a built-in lithium ion battery that can be recharged by connecting the unit to a computer with the included USB cable. You can also use an AC adapter (sold separately) to power the unit and recharge the battery. NOTE When you purchase the MP-VT1, the battery is not fully charged. Please charge it before use or use it with an AC adapter (sold separately). When new, the battery charge lasts about 8 hours.
2 – Part names and functions Top Panel 1 0 9 2 3 4 5 1 Display (LCD) The display shows the Home screen and the menus related to using the metronome and making operation and effect settings. (See “Home screen” on page 8.) 2 Wheel Use to select items and change values when using menus and the effect section. 3 ENTER key Press this key to confirm a selection when using menus and the effect section and to advance to the next screen.
2 – Part names and functions Front Panel q q e w /LINE OUT jack (stereo minijack) w INPUT volume Connect headphones to this jack to hear the playing tracks and the sound of a connected mic. This jack can also be used as a line output jack. Use to adjust the input level of the Mic IN jack. e MIC IN jack (standard phone jack) Connect a mic or a contact mic attached to an instrument. Right Side Panel y r DC IN 5V jack Connect an AC adapter (TASCAM PS-P520, sold separately).
2 – Part names and functions Left Side Panel u u MIX BALANCE (MIC, PLAYBACK) keys Use these keys to adjust the balance between the volume of the mic connected to the MIC IN jack and the playing track. During adjustment, the balance status is shown at the bottom of the display. Press the MIC key to increase the relative level of the mic, and the PLAYBACK key to increase the relative level of the playing track. i i OUTPUT VOLUME (+, -) keys Use to adjust the overall signal level sent from the .
2 – Part names and functions Home screen During normal operation the Home screen appears on the display. The following explanation is for the Home screen. 1 Power NOTE When using menus or the built-in metronome dedicated screens are opened. See other sections for explanation of menu and metronome screens. 6 Loop IN point and OUT point markers The battery indicator appears when the built-in lithium ion battery is used. Three bars show a full battery.
2 – Part names and functions 9 Play area The currently selected play area appears. ALL All files in the MUSIC folder FOLDER Files in a subfolder of the MUSIC folder P.LIST Files added to the playlist Playback track number/total number of tracks The current track number and the total number of tracks in the selected play area appears. 0 Track number Shows the current track number/number of tracks in the selected play area.
3 – Connections & MP3 Transfer Making connections Connecting headphones or speakers You can connect headphones or a monitoring system (powered speakers, amplifier/speaker system, etc.) to the MP-VT1 /LINE OUT jack. Powered speakers or amplifier and speakers Headphones Connecting a mic Using the MP-VT1’s mic input jack and built-in mic effects, you can create a variety of effects with just the MP-VT1. You can also sing or play an instrument along with an MP3 track on the unit.
3 – Connections & MP3 Transfer Connecting to a computer By connecting the MP-VT1 to a computer, you can copy music files (in MP3 format) from the computer to the MP-VT1, erase files on the MP-VT1 and edit folders. To transfer music files stored on a computer to the MP-VT1, use the included USB cable to connect the USB port on the unit to a computer USB port. connected... USB appears on the MP-VT1 screen. On the computer, you should find the unit shown as an external drive named “MP-VT1.
4 – Menus & Settings Menu items Press the MENU key to open the menu and access most of the MP-VT1 functions and settings. NOTE The metronome settings screen is accessed by using the METRO key. Menu overview The MP-VT1 Menu has the following items.
4 – Menus & Settings Operation example In this example, we change the fast forward and reverse speed by using the SETUP menu CUE/REV SPEED item. 1 With the Home screen open, press the MENU key. The MENU screen with the list of menus appears. NOTE § and ¶ appear to the right of the setting value and indicate whether the value can be raised or lowered. For example, in the case of CUE/REV, there are five possible settings: X2, X4, X6, X8 and X10.
5 – Playing and Selecting Tracks Basic track playback functions Use the ¥/π, µ and ≤ keys to operate the MP-VT1 in the same way that you would use an ordinary CD player or other music device. Playing a track Press the ¥/π key to start playback of a track that is stopped. Pausing a track Press the ¥/π key to pause a track that is playing at the position where you press the key. Selecting a track Press the skip (µ and ≤) keys to select a track. This is possible during playback or when paused.
5 – Playing and Selecting Tracks This indicator appears next to folders that contain subfolders. The contents of this folder (in this example, Favorite) are shown on the screen. This indicator appears next to folders that do not contain subfolders. Select this indicator and press the ENTER key to close the open folder and return to the screen showing the contents of the folder that holds it. The following BROWSE screen shows what happens after the folder named “Favorite” has been opened.
5 – Playing and Selecting Tracks Using the playlist You can create a list of tracks (playlist) for playback. Select “PLAYLIST” for the AREA item on the PLAY MODE screen. Tracks that can be selected and played from the Home screen are then limited to those added to the playlist. Adding tracks to the playlist 1 Press the MENU key to open the MENU screen. Then, select and open the BROWSE screen. 2 Select a track (music file) that you want to add to the playlist and press the ENTER key.
5 – Playing and Selecting Tracks MOVE: Change the order of tracks Select this to change the order of tracks in the playlist. 4 Use the wheel to move the track to a different position in the playlist. 3 Select MOVE from the popup window and press the ENTER key. The track’s number is highlighted. In the example shown above, the 4th track in the list is being moved to the 3rd track position. 5 Press the ENTER key to complete track reordering and return to the ordinary PLAYLIST screen.
6 – Practice Functions Changing playback pitch and tempo Not only can you use the MP-VT1 to change the tempo of track playback, you can do this without changing the pitch. You can also change the playback pitch of a track without changing the tempo. These changes can be made on the PB CONTROL screen. When the Home screen is open, press the ENTER key to open the PB CONTROL screen. NOTE You can also access this menu from the MENU screen by selecting and opening PB CONTROL.
6 – Practice Functions Repeat playback of a selected loop Follow these procedures to repeat playback of a selected part of a track (loop playback). 1 Press the I/O key when a track is playing or paused at the point where you want to set the IN point (loop starting point). 2 Press the I/O key again at the point when you want to set the OUT point and start loop playback between the IN and OUT points. NOTE Loop playback automatically turns OFF any active PLAY MODE repeat mode.
7 – Using Effects The MP-VT1 has built-in mic effects. Press the MENU key and select the EFFECT. The display shows as below. As with other screens, use the wheel to select items and adjust setting values and press the ENTER key to confirm selections. Use the MENU key to return to previous items or screens. As shown in the figure above, in addition to BANK and PRESET, the EFFECT screen also shows the LEVEL and ECHO knobs, and the VOICE CHANGE icon. These all have adjustable settings.
8 – Using the Tuner The MP-VT1 has a built-in tuner. There are Chromatic tuner and Oscillator modes that can output any pitch between C4 and B6. To use the tuner functions, press the MENU key to open the MENU screen, and select and open the TUNER item. Oscillator mode (OSC.) Use the built-in oscillator to output a sine wave through the /LINE OUT jack. You can set this wave to any note in a 3-octave range between C4 and B6. NOTE Use this to set the pitch of the note to be output between C4 and B6.
9 – Setup Menu Options On the SETUP screen, you can make various MP-VT1 settings, as well as initialize or format the unit. Press the MENU key to open the MENU screen, and then select and open the SETUP item. The following settings related to how the MP-VT1 operates and its display behaves can be made on the SETUP screen. Cue and review speed Use CUE/REV SPEED to determine how fast search occurs when the ≤ and µ keys are pushed and held.
9 – Setup Menu Options Formatting the unit quickly Use QUICK FORMAT to format the MP-VT1’s flash memory quickly. Formatting the unit erases all files on the unit, but the MUSIC and UTILITY folders and the mp-gt1. sys files are automatically regenerated. 1 Select QUICK FORMAT and press the ENTER key to highlight Exec. 2 Press the ENTER key again to open a confirmation popup window. 3 Press the ENTER key again to format the unit quickly. Press the MENU key to cancel formatting.
10 – Using the Information Pages Use the INFORMATION screen to view various information about files, memory usage and MP-VT1 system settings. Memory information page (MEMORY) Shows status of built-in flash memory usage. Press the MENU key to open the MENU screen and select and open INFORMATION. Use the wheel to switch between the three INFORMATION pages.
11 – Effect Lists Effect preset list Preset number Preset name Effect Echo parameter range 1 POPS_1 Large “pop” reverb sound 1 0–20 2 POPS_2 Large “pop” reverb sound 2 0–20 3 POPS_3 Large “pop” reverb sound 3 0–20 4 ROCK_1 Lively “rock” reverb 1 0–20 5 ROCK_2 Lively “rock” reverb 2 0–20 6 ROCK_3 Lively “rock” reverb 3 0–20 7 ENKA_1 Vibrato and echo 1 (enka) 0–20 8 ENKA_2 Vibrato and echo 2 (enka) 0–20 9 ENKA_3 Vibrato and echo 3 (enka) 0–20 10 EMPHASIS Emphasizes “b
12 – Messages The following is a list of the popup messages that may appear on the MP-VT1. Use this list if one of these popup messages appears and you want to check the meaning or confirm a proper response. Message Meaning and response File not found Appears when the audio file cannot be found or the file is corrupted. Use a computer to check and reload the audio file. Non-Supported This appears when the audio file is not a supported encoding format.
12 – Messages Message Meaning and response Not Continued File Error If any of these errors occurs, turn the MP-VT1 power OFF and restart the unit. If the error message continues to appear, contact a TEAC Repair Center.
13 – Recycling the Battery This unit uses a lithium ion battery. Lithium ion batteries are a valuable, recyclable resource. Before disposing of this unit, please remove and recycle its battery. WARNING NEVER TAKE THE UNIT APART FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN TO REMOVE THE BATTERY BEFORE DISPOSAL! Li-ion How to remove the rechargeable battery Before removing the battery, turn the unit power switch ON and drain the battery until it ceases to function. (Set the AUTO OFF function to OFF.
14 – Specifications Rated audio input and output Mic Input Input impedance Maximum input level Standard input level Phones/Line Out Maximum output Audio performance Frequency characteristics Total Harmonic Distortion S/N ratio (Line Out) Other specifications MP3 file support Standard phone jack (mono, unbalanced) > 20 kΩ -20 dBV -40 dB 1/8” (3.5 mm) stereo jack 20 mW + 20 mW (with 32 Ω headphones connected) 20 – 20,000 Hz +1/–3 dB (Mic Input > Phones/Line Out) <0.
14 – Specifications Stored settings The following settings are saved when the MP-VT1 power is turned OFF. They are the same when the power is turned ON again. • EFFECT settings • Auto power OFF setting • TUNER settings • Currently active track • METRONOME settings • Output volume settings • PB CONTROL settings • Backlight OFF Setting • Loop playback ON/OFF status • Loop IN and OUT point settings • Playback mode • Mix balance 110 mm (4.3”) Dimensions 78 mm (3.1”) 30 TASCAM MP-VT1 25.
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