User manual SABINE BACKTRAK BT-316M

[. . . ] The best part is you can jam along during playback while listening privately through headphones or through an amplifier! N OTE Read all instructions before using your BT-300 or BT-316M phrase trainer. The BackTrakTM BT-300 and BT-316M have four playback speeds (full speed, 2/3 speed, 1/2 speed, 1/3 speed). These speeds allow you to slow your recorded sample while maintaining the "key" or "pitch" in which the original was recorded. The BackTrakTM BT-316M's powerful 16-bit audio processing gives superb playback clarity at all speeds! [. . . ] The BackTrakTM will record up to 30 seconds of program. If the phrase you are sampling is less than 30 seconds, you choose the length of your recording by pressing STOP (just like on a tape recorder). PLAY Pushing PLAY at any time will start the playback of the recorded sample from the beginning. No matter how long your sample (up to 30 seconds), you can repeatedly press play to hear your sample from the beginning. The sample plays back again and again until you press STOP. PLAY LIGHT When an audio program is recorded into the BackTrak's memory, the PLAY LED will blink s l o w l y. I f s o u r c e a u d i o i s b e i n g f e d i n t o t h e BackTrak's input and the BackTrakTM is in STOP mode, the audio can be heard through the HEADPHONES or LINE OUT. STOP Pushing the STOP button will stop either recording or playback of the BackTrakTM. SPEED The SPEED button lets you control the playback speed. Each time the SPEED button is depressed, the indicator LEDs will cycle between FULL, 2/3, 1/2 or 1/3 speed. RECORD LEVEL This controls the input levels to be recorded. Since the array of devices you can use as a source of program material will have output levels that vary (such as a cassette or cd player, a radio, a VCR, etc. , via line outs, headphone outs, etc. ), the BackTrak allows you to compensate for low and high line output levels. Simply adjust the RECORD LEVEL so that the recording is loud and clear without distorting. You can adjust this level before or during the recording of a sample; however, we suggest you find an optimal level through experimentation and then record your audio source at that level. NOTE: Each new sample recorded will erase the previously recorded sample!The BT316M saves the most recent sample after you turn the power off. The BT-300 will not save your sample after the unit is turned off. HEADPHONE LEVEL This controls the output volume level of both the sample and your instrument. INSTRUMENT IN Using 1/4" phone jacks, you can plug in an instrument (guitar, keyboards, etc. ) to listen to your playing through the BackTrak's headphone or line out. NOTE: The BackTrakTM does NOT record via this input. [. . . ] To play along with the BackTrakTM through your headphones, plug your instrument into the BackTrak 's INSTRUMENT IN jack. · Make sure the output of your CD/tape is turned up enough to give the BackTrakTM a strong input signal -- otherwise it may sound "noisy". · Turn the RECORD LEVEL of the BackTrakTM as high as possible without distorting. · When playing along with the recorded loop, adjust the level on your instrument to mix well with the sample level. [. . . ]