TASCAM X-17 Owners Manual - Page 10
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English Features and controls 3. Stop recording by pressing the OUT key. If the maximum recording time (30 seconds) is reached. recording will stop automatically. The IN key you pressed earlier, and the OUT key both light. Erasing sample data When a sampler contains data (its IN key is lit), press and hold the OUT key and press the IN key to erase the sample data. The IN key goes out. If no samplers contain data, the OUT key goes out as well. Playback 1. When a sampler contains data (its IN key is lit) press its IN key to start playback. The appropriate PLAY indicator lights and playback starts from the beginning of the sample. Pressing any IN key again during playback will start playback from the start of the appropriate sample (including the currentlyplaying one). NOTE Note that the X-17 can hold three samples but only one can be played at a time. 2. Use the LEVEL knob to adjust the output level. 3. Stop playback by pressing the OUT. The appropriate PLAY indicator goes out. Looped Playback 1. Press LOOP key to light it. When it is lit, pressing one of the IN keys starts looped playback, and the appropriate PLAY indicator lights. 2. When the LOOP key is lit, and looped playback is going on, you can press LOOP to turn off the key and stop the looping. This does not stop the playback, though. Playback stops at the end of the sample (or when you press the OUT key). Sampler pitch and tempo control 1. Use the PITCH control to adjust the playback pitch and speed. The pitch range is from half speed (SLOW) to double speed (FAST). Saving samples to a CompactFlash card Note that when you turn off the X-17, all sample data not saved on cards is lost. Save samples to a CompactFlash card using the procedure described here. 1. Insert the Compact Flash card into the slot. NOTE Note that this operation erases all data on the card. If there is any data you want to keep on a card, you should not save to that card. 2. Set the SAMPLER SOURCE selector to the SAVE position. The OUT key starts to flash. 3. Press the OUT key. It lights and the save operation starts. If any data is already stored on the card, it is deleted, and the save starts. As data is saved from each sample, the IN key for that sample flashes. 4. After the last sample has been saved, the OUT key flashes, and the IN keys return to the state they were in before the save operation (lit keys indicate a sample is present). Loading samples from a CompactFlash card NOTE Note that this operation erases all samples currently in the X-17's memory. If there are any samples in memory that you want to keep, you should save them to another card first. 1. Insert the CompactFlash card into the slot. 2. Set the SAMPLER SOURCE SELECTOR to the LOAD position. The IN1/