Members Tolka Posted November 30, 2007 Members Share Posted November 30, 2007 I recently bought one and so far I'm not too impressed. Maybe I'm too old for gadgets like this. I might get used to it in time. Is it just me ? Any opinions ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members burdizzos Posted November 30, 2007 Members Share Posted November 30, 2007 It's tricky to get used to it. When I got mine, I expected to just plug and play. It requires a little more than that. It's a handy tool that does work well, but I ended up selling mine because I found that I really didn't need it to figure songs out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hawkhuff Posted November 30, 2007 Members Share Posted November 30, 2007 I recently bought one and so far I'm not too impressed. Maybe I'm too old for gadgets like this. I might get used to it in time. Is it just me ? Any opinions ? I have one and I have used it for slowing down some stuff that I wanted to hear and learn. It is also good as a personal headphone amp to play to yourself. I've spent hours doing this with mine. What was the reason you wanted one ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tolka Posted November 30, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 30, 2007 Thanks for your reply. I only have it a week or so. I'll persevere with it for another while and see how I get on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tolka Posted November 30, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 30, 2007 What was the reason you wanted one ? Mainly, like you, I want to slow down some tracks to learn the bass lines. I also thought you could isolate (my mistake) the bass on the track to further help in learning the lines. Alas this is not the case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WillPlay4food Posted November 30, 2007 Members Share Posted November 30, 2007 Mainly, like you, I want to slow down some tracks to learn the bass lines. I also thought you could isolate (my mistake) the bass on the track to further help in learning the lines. Alas this is not the case You can boost or cut the low frequencies but unless the bass track is completely isolated on the left or right channel nothing is going to cut everything else out for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hawkhuff Posted November 30, 2007 Members Share Posted November 30, 2007 Mainly, like you, I want to slow down some tracks to learn the bass lines. I also thought you could isolate (my mistake) the bass on the track to further help in learning the lines. Alas this is not the case Yes, there is a way to isolate the tracks so the bass becomes more prominent and the other parts of the music are put into the background. Of course, this too will depend on the quality of the original soundtrack you're analyzing. On my unit, there is the Menu setting called BEE. Once you get to this setting, by hitting the right arrow key, then you use the upper key to scroll throught the settings. I believe there are four different settings that will enhance or even remove the bass from the track. You can use this setting to function as the only bassist on that song, a cool tool or to amplify the bass so that's virtually all you can hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tolka Posted November 30, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 30, 2007 Thanks guys !! You have given me the incentive to keep with it. I'm sure I'll get the hang of it in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted November 30, 2007 CMS Author Share Posted November 30, 2007 Even if you can't isolate the bass as effectively as you'd like, the looping feature alone is worthwhile to help learn difficult passages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Detox Posted December 1, 2007 Members Share Posted December 1, 2007 I love how the BT can raise or lower the pitch without affecting the tempo. Very useful when I make a CD of songs to learn, and don't want to retune my bass to songs that are not in standard tuning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SB900LE Posted December 1, 2007 Members Share Posted December 1, 2007 Even if you can't isolate the bass as effectively as you'd like, the looping feature alone is worthwhile to help learn difficult passages. I never have used mine much but will agree that the loop function is the most useful feature of these units. It saves so much trouble since you're not reaching to rewind and cue and then get back to the strings and refocus your mind -- I can so much more quickly and effectively zone in and concentrate on a passage in song, then re-set on the next part I need to learn or whatever . . . it's sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jdbutz Posted December 12, 2007 Members Share Posted December 12, 2007 Does anyone have an AC adapter for their bass trainer? Do I have to buy the Tascam brand or is there a cheaper alternative? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Optimus Prime Posted December 12, 2007 Members Share Posted December 12, 2007 I might have to buy one of these. But I just spent $350 on an amp and now I'm broke. Try used? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Super Bass Posted December 12, 2007 Members Share Posted December 12, 2007 I have one also, I posted a big review on the mp3 one before. ( do a search if you want to see it ) As far as the AC adaptor goes, I didn't want to shell out for one so I tried out the 5V adaptor that came with my Creative Mp3 player and it works!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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