Tascam CD-VT2 Vocal Trainer

Vocal & Instrument Music Trainer and Portable CD Player, CD-DA/CD-R/CD-RW Disc Playback

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Learn and teach vocal harmonies, fast rap passages and complex melodies from your favorite music.

CD-VT2, is the latest introduction in the portable CD trainer line-a product category literally invented by TASCAM. Like the wildly-popular original CD-VT1 vocal/music trainer, singers and instrumentalist like woodwind, brass, and string players have the ability to slow down the speed of a CD without changing the pitch - allowing any artists, musicians, students, and music teachers to practice, learn and teach vocal harmonies, fast rap passages and complex melodies from their favorite music. With its ultra-compact design and new functionality, the new CD-VT2 trainer from TASCAM is the most user-friendly CD trainer ever.

The new Tascam CD-VT2 vocal trainer features an all new improved ultra compact design, comprehensive LCD display with graphical user interface, Album title/Track title indication by CD-Text, expanded effect banks for user preset, chromatic tuner, and TASCAM'S pioneering VSA (Variable Speed Audition, pitch control without affecting key) feature lets music fans learn up a continuous mix of their favorite songs anywhere they go.

With TASCAM'S legendary ease of use, original features such as integrated pitch and key control, vocal canceller with selectable canceling pan point and selectable frequency range, and seamless integration with CD-DA/CD-R/CD-RW disc playback. Users can now discover the performance their favorite artist really played.

Portable CD Music/Vocal trainer (More compact than previous CD-VT1MKII)
CD-DA/CD-R/CD-RW disc playback
10 second anti-shock memory
Comprehensive 128 x 64 dot matrix LCD display with graphical user interface
Album title/Track title indication by CD-Text
Elapsed Time/Remain Time display with bar meter
+16 to -50% pitch control in 1% steps
VSA (Variable Speed Audition, pitch control without affecting key)
Key control: +/-6 semi-tone, in semi-tone steps with +/-50 cents fine tune
Single play and continuous play
Single Loop, All Loop, and Seamless IN-OUT Loop
Flash Back function (Instant review up to 5 seconds prior playback)
Vocal/Instrument Canceller with selectable canceling pan point and selectable frequency range
10 effect banks for user preset
Chromatic tuner with calibration (435 to 445Hz)
3 octaves tone oscillator
Metronome (BPM: 40 to 220, Beat: 2 to 6)
1/4" Instrument/Mic input
Instrument/Mic input volume
Instrument/Mic input level meter indicator on LCD display
CD level meter indicator
Foot switch connector
5 selectable functions by foot switch (Flash Back, Rewind, FF, Bank, Effect on/off)
1/8" stereo line output
1/8" stereo headphone output
Headphone volume
MONO monitor for CD (L+R, L, R)
Sprit monitor (Left ch: CD, Right ch: Input or vice versa)
Battery operation
Optional power supply PS-P520

Product Specification

Disc Type:	8cm and 12cm CD
Line Output Connector:	1/8" Stereo mini connector
Nominal Stereo Output Level:	-10dBV
Output Impedance:	600ohm (2V RMS)
Maximum Output Level (LINE OUT):	+6dBV
Headphone Output Connector:	1/8" Stereo mini connector
Maximum Output Level (PHONES):	15mW (at 32ohm loaded)
Instrument/Mic Input Connector:	1/4" Phone Connector
Nominal Input Level Instrument Input: Mic Input:	-15dBV -40dBV
Maximum Input Level Instrument Input: Mic Input:	+6dBV -19dBV
Frequency Response:	20 Hz to 20 kHz (-3/+1dB) (A weight filter + 20KHz LPF)
Signal to Noise Ratio:	Better than 85 dB
Total Harmonic Distortion:	< 0.03% (200Hz HPF + 20KHzLPF)
Channel Separation:	Better than 80dB (A weight filter + 20KHz LPF)
Power Requirements:	DC 5V (Optional AC adapter PS-P520) AA batteries x 4
Power Consumption:	4W (with PS-P520)
Dimensions (W x H x D):	194 x 38.7 x 138(mm)
Weight (excluding batteries):	550g