Portable CD Bass Trainer & Phrase Trainer

It's hard to find a professional bass player who doesn't travel with a Tascam 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
If you can operate a CD player, you can use the CD-BT1 MKII. Take any standard compact disc by your favorite band and put it in the CD mechanism. Then plug your bass directly into the CD-BT1 MKII's 6.3-mm jack input. Put on some headphones, set the volume, and start rocking!

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 Tascam CD-BT1 MKII, 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 Tascam CD-BT1 MKII 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-BT1 MKII...it will play the same section of music over and over again so you can focus on your playing. Use the footswitch input to start and stop the CD, or to scroll through effects. The CD-BT1 MKII 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-BT1 MKII via headphones, or use its Line Output to plug in powered speakers.

Tascam CDBT1 MKII Main 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-seconds 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 connector for CUE, 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 line input
• Battery included, optional power supply available

Tascam CDBT1 MKII Specifications:

• CD Player characteristics
• Disc types 8-cm single, 12-cm CD
• A/D, D/A 16-bit
• Frequency response 20Hz to 20kHz, ±1.0dB
• Dynamic range >88 dB
• S/N ratio >88 dB
• THD <0.01%
• Digital signal processing 32-bit
• Analogue inputs and outputs
• Nominal output level (LINE OUT) –10dBV
• Maximum output level (LINE OUT) without distortion 0dBV (1Vrms)
• Output impedance 1kOhm
• Maximum output power (PHONES) >18mW (into 32Ohm)
• Nominal input levels
• LINE IN –10dBV
• BASS IN –15dBV (passive)
  –10dBV (active)

Power supply and other specifications

• Voltage requirements DC 9V (PS-PS5 AC adapter) (Not Included)
• AA batteries x4 (NiMH or alkaline) (Included)
• Power consumption 4 W (PS-PS5 AC adapter)
• Dimensions (W x D x H) including feet 232mm x 138mm x 40mm
• Weight (excluding batteries) 0,62kg