Tascam DR-1 Manuel D’Utilisation

Not only can you use the DR-1 to change the tempo of 

track playback, you can even do this without changing 

the pitch. You can also change the playback pitch of a 

track without changing the tempo. 

Furthermore, you can also reduce 

(cancel)

 the sound of a 

voice or 

solo instrument on a track. You can use these 

playback control functions effectively to practice and 

learn parts. 

Use the Playback Control Screen to set the playback 

control functions. When the Home Screen is 

displayed, press and hold the 

PB CONTROL

 key to 

open the Playback Control Screen. 

After you finish making settings on this screen, 

press the 

STOP/HOME

 key (or press and hold the 

PB 

CONTROL

 key) to return to the Home Screen. 

In the upper part of the Home Screen, the icons for the 

playback control functions that are currently active 

appear highlighted in inverse. 

Use the 

SPEED

 item to set the speed of playback. 

However, setting the speed does not automatically 

make the speed control function active. After setting 

it, briefly press the 

PB CONTROL

 key to turn the speed 

control ON, making it active. When ON, the 

 

icon appears as light letters on a dark background in 

the upper part of the Home Screen. You can turn the 

speed control ON and OFF by briefly pressing the 

PB 

CONTROL

 key, so you can easily switch between the 

set speed and the normal speed. 
Since the speed adjustment range is –50% to +16%  

(in 1% increments), the slowest speed setting is half 

the original speed. 

NOTE

PB CONTROL

 Turn the Variable Speed Audition (VSA) function ON 

to keep the pitch the same when changing the tempo. 

Use the 

VSA

 item to turn the VSA function ON and 

OFF (the factory setting is ON). 

Use the 

KEY

 item to change the pitch in semitones 

without changing the tempo. 
Use the 

KEY

 item to adjust the pitch up or down by 

1–6 semitones (

Ã6–â6) (the factory setting is 0). 

If you change the key to any value besides 0, the key 

change function turns ON and the 

 icon appears on 

the Home Screen as light letters on a dark background. 
Use the 

FINE

 item to adjust the pitch up or down in 

cents (100 cents = 1 semitone).

NOTE

FINE

KEY

0