Tascam X-17 - Manual (Page 10)

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TASCAM X-17
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 currently-
playing one).
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 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.
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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 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/<- key starts to flash.
3. Press the IN1/<- key. It flashes, and the load operation
starts.
4. After the load operation has finished and samples
have been loaded, the IN keys light (if one sample has
been loaded, IN1 lights, if two samples have been
loaded, IN1 and IN2 light, if three samples have been
loaded, all keys light. If there were no samples to be
loaded on the card, no keys are lit.
5. After the load operation is finished, the IN keys
corresponding to the loaded samples will light. If no
samples have been loaded from the card, no keys will
be lit.
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