PT-7 APPLICATIONS
The TASCAM PT-7 combines three useful functions into an affordable, easy-to-use package. The chromatic tuner is one of the fastest you've ever seen, its metronome is flexible and the idea recorder is totally unique. It's a must-have for musicians, from students to professionals.
| Features & Benefits |
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| Feature | Benefit |
| Fast chromatic tuner |
Your note is insteantly identified in the display, using a vertical scale and rotating pattern to help you zero in on pitch |
| Tuner Oscillator |
Provides a tone for musicians or singers to use as pitch reference |
| Metronome Tap Tempo |
Press a button to the beat for a display of that tempo |
| Built-in mic and speaker |
Use without attaching other equipment |
| Digital recorder |
Records 20 minutes of mono audio for capturing ideas or slowing down a phrase to learn it |
| 1/4" mic or instrument input |
Plug in a guitar or bass to tune it |
| Alternate metronome meters |
Practice music in meters like 7/4 or shuffle time |
| Alternate tuner scales |
Tune instruments to alternate or period temperments |
| Headphone output |
Listen to the oscillator or pre-recorded tracks |
| Flip-out stand |
Sits upright on a table or clips to a music stand |
| Analog Devices Blackfin DSP processing |
The most advanced processing chip ever put in a tuner for nearly instant pitch recognition |
| Using Variable Speed Audition to Learn Music |
The PT-7 allows you to loop and slow down music to learn new licks or transcribe parts. Here is how you set that up:
- Plug your source into the 1/4" input or hold the mic next to it
- Press RECORD. The red light turns on to show it's recording.
- Press the PLAY button to hear your recording. While it's playing back, press the IN/OUT button twice. Your recording will loop from the in point to the out point.
- Press and hold the PB CONT button to access its menu. You will see a line in the display next to the setting you want to changeThere are four settings that affect playback here:
- CORRECT - When on, the music will not change pitch when you slow it down.
- KEY - Changes the pitch of playback in 1/2 step intervals
- Speed - Changes playback between 50(%) speed and 150(%) rate
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| Using the Metronome |
Let's explore the metronome on the PT-7:
- Make sure the speaker is turned on with the switch on the top of the unit.
- Press the START/STOP button to start the magic.
- Press the METRONOME MODE button until there is a line next to the word "TEMPO" on the side of the display. This is where you set tempo, from 30 to 300 bpm. A list of common tempo markings (Largo, Adagio, etc.) is printed on the back of the unit.
- Press the METRONOME button again to select the TAP feature. Press the "-" button (also labeled TAP) in time with the music in your head to see the tempo appear in the display.
- Press the METRONOME button one more time to select BEAT. This controls which beats will be accented by the metronome.
- 0-0 disables the metronome
- 1-4 through 7-4 select those meters (4-4 is the default)
- 8 accents every 8th note
- 12 accents 8th note tripets
- 16 accents 16th notes
- SHU accents the first and third 8th note triplet for a swing/shuffle rhythm
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| Playing a Reference Pitch |
Here's how to use the PT-7 to generate a refernce pitch for a singer or musician:
- Make sure the speaker is turned on with the switch on the top of the unit.
- Press the TUNE MODE button until you select SOUND in the display.
- Press the START/STOP button to hear a tone from the speaker.
- Use the +/- buttons to change the pitch of the output.
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