Tascam CDBT1mkII Portable CD Bass Trainer

Product Description

From Rhonda Smith to Reggie Hamilton, it's hard to find a professional bass player who doesn't travel with a CD-BT1. Its successor now features Bass Enhancement including Bass Cut and Bass Boost, more variable speeds, built-in metronome, more controls accessible by footswitch and much more.

Easy to Learn and Use
"The CD-BT1mkII is a must-have for me. It's great in the studio, dressing room, backstage, bus, plane... If you practice with an amp, the CD-BT1 is a fantastic addition." Reggie Hamilton

If you can operate a CD player, you can use the CD-BT1mkII. Take any standard compact disc by your favorite band and put it in the CD mechanism. Then plug your bass directly into the CD-BT1mkII's 1/4" input. Put on some headphones, set the volume, and start rocking! If you're a vocalist, you can do the same, substituting your microphone for the guitar.

Slow Down and Learn with Slow Speed Audition feature.
In ancient times (like the 1970s), musicians would take a vinyl LP record and manually spin the record on a turntable, slowing it down to be able to better hear and understand the performances, like bass solos and complex chord changes. With the CD-BT1mkII, you get a training method that's even better. Not only can you slow down the speed of the CD by up to 50%, but you can do it without changing the pitch of the original material! After you learn the lick at a slow speed, you can increase the tempo in steps until you can match the original performance note for note. Also, you can change the pitch of the CD without changing the speed...use this feature to "tune the CD" to your instrument.

Effect Yourself
The CD-BT1mkII has 16 great-sounding built-in customizable bass effects...you don't need to turn to external boxes for chorus, EQ and more. The Bass Boost and Enhance settings allow you to boost the bass part so that you can hear it better, and Bass Cut lets you mute the original so you can play along.

Performance Tools
You can set seamless in-out loop points with the CD-BT1mkII...it will play the same section of music over and over again so you can focus on your playing. Use the footswitch input (footswitch not included) to start and stop the CD, or to scroll through effects. The CD-BT1mkII even provides a chromatic tuner so you always sound great when you play, and can run on batteries to take your show on the road. You can listen to the CD-BT1mkII via headphones, or use its Line Output to plug in speakers.

There's never been a better or more affordable bass training tool than the CD-BT1mkII.

Features
Easy-to-use interface

VSA (Variable Speed Audition: pitch control without affecting key): +16, +12, +8, +4, 0, -4, -8, -16, -32, -50%

Key Control: +/-6 semi-tone, in semi-tone steps with +/-50 cents fine tune

VSA and Key Control can be used at the same time

+16 to -50% Pitch Control in 1% steps (when VSA off)

Bass Enhancement Effect (Bass Cut, Bass Boost, Bass Enhanced)

MONO Monitor for CD (L+R, L, R)

Split Monitor (Left ch: CD, Right ch: Input or vice versa)

Single Loop, All Loop, and Seamless IN-OUT Loop

CUE point memory

Flash Start with CUE: Seamless locate and play from the CUE point

Single Play and Continuous Play

10-sec. anti-shock memory

Metronome (BPM: 40 to 220, Beat: 2 to 6)

Active/passive bass input

16 built-in Bass Effects

5-setting Effect Memory

5-band Graphic EQ for Bass with Mid Shape

2-setting EQ memory

Foot Switch for CUE (sold separately), Flash Start, EQ Slot Select, Effect Slot Select (next or previous), FFWD, or REW

Input Volume for Bass IN

Output Volume for PHONES and LINE OUT

Chromatic Tuner with calibration (435 to 445Hz) and OSC

Stereo mini jack input

Batteries not included, optional power supply available zZounds is an authorized dealer of Tascam products.