Tascam DR-40X Reference Manual

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TASCAM DR-40X 496 – Playback3. Press the ENTER/MARK button at the end point of thesection 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 Screenwhile maintaining the IN (start) and OUT (end) point andloop settings.NOTEi The I/O Too Short pop-up message appears if thesection between the IN and OUT points is too short. Setthem again. The section should be 1 second or longer.i Press the ENTER/MARK button again to clear the IN andOUT points.i To stop loop playback, press the MENU button when thePlayback Control screen is open. Press the MENU buttonagain to start loop playback between the set IN and OUTpoints.i You cannot set the IN and OUT points in different files.i The previous IN and OUT point settings are lost when youset the IN point on a different file.i Accurate assignment of IN and OUT points is not alwayspossible for variable bit rate (VBR) MP3 files.Changing the playback speed (VSA)This unit has a built-in variable speed audition (VSA) functionto change the playback speed without changing the pitch.CAUTIONVSA function cannot be used when a file that was recordedat 96 kHz sampling frequency or a file that was recordedin a mode other than MONO/STEREO or OVERDUB/MIX isselected. However, even in these cases, the iconwill appear, and the playback speed can still be changed.Even though it will not affect this file, the playback speedadjustment will become effective when a 44.1/48kHz fileis selected using the . or / button on the HomeScreen.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 rangefrom 50% (0.5) to 200% (2.0) of the normal speed (in 0.1increments).Press the PB CONT button to return to the Home Screenwhile maintaining the set playback speed.The or icon appears if the playback speed isset to a value larger or smaller than 1.0, respectively.