Members johnny6644 Posted September 25, 2007 Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 Anybody used the new Tascam MP3 bass trainer? I have the old CD version and use it a lot, but the interface sucks bad. And it gets old having to cut a CD for every song on the "set list." Is it easy to put songs into and is the interface any easier to use than the CD version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WillPlay4food Posted September 25, 2007 Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 Cool, they finally came out with an MP3 version to match the latest guitar trainer? That's great news! Maybe now I can sell my CD BT1-mkII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members johnny6644 Posted September 25, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 I've read about lots of software problems and reliability issues with the guitar version. There's probably very little difference between the two versions, but... I was wondering if anyone had used one recently and if those reports were true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wilki29 Posted September 25, 2007 Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 I wouldnt buy another thing from tascam. I bought one of the CD BT1-mkII's and it stopped working after a few months. Everything works, but the input jack somehow got broken and I get no sound when I play my bass. Things a piece of junk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted September 25, 2007 CMS Author Share Posted September 25, 2007 I've had the guitar and the bass versions for years, no problems with either, they eat batteries like a mofo, have held up to countless practices and rehearsals and use as a backup CD player, and I wish they'd allow you to adjust pitch up as well as down, to bring drop-tuned songs up to standard pitch. Or maybe they can and I haven't figured out how???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members johnny6644 Posted September 25, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 I've had the CD version... and it's worked well, if clunkily. Of course it does keep the AA battery companies in business. The reviews of the MP3 guitar version are pretty dismal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wilki29 Posted September 25, 2007 Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 Am I the only one who had problems with the input jack? I mean I liked the tascam, but it really bothers me that something that cost me 130 bucks didnt last more than a year. I guess they are cheaper now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members johnny6644 Posted September 25, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 Never had a problem with the jack. The CD door did break; now it's held on with gaffer's tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WillPlay4food Posted September 25, 2007 Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 Never had a problem with the jack. The CD door did break; now it's held on with gaffer's tape. I had one of those stupid nub tabs break off the CD door so now I have to be careful when I open it up. Nowadays though I rarely use it with CDs, I use it as a portable headphone amp with tune & metronome functions. If I could load it with mp3 files instead of having to burn CDs I could see myself using it much more though. If the guitar version got poor reviews though, that probably doesn't bode well for the bass version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hawkhuff Posted September 25, 2007 Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 I too have the CD version and I love it. I put an AC adapter on from Radio Shack and I have no more battery problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fran da Man Posted September 25, 2007 Members Share Posted September 25, 2007 I've found myself using it more for pre 80s recordings where everyone was in tune with each other, but the tuning was a half-pitch off from standard tuning or something. Ha ha, funny you mention that, back when the "next new thing" was the Stroboscopic Tuning, of vinyl recorders and players. Man those early variations were a bitch to keep controlled, so i guess the record companies did some experimenting with Industrial Professional sized recorders. I know what you mean just a fricken' hair off...the next note is dead-on then the next note is just a fricken' hair off again. More times than not, i just gave up on trying to play along with records that were prone to doing that {censored}. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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