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Re: tascam cd trainer

Author: allencole
Date: 2005-11-05 18:47

If I have my terminology correct, the "cancel feature" is probably a parametric equalizer. If this is the case, how well it works probably will depend less on the device itself than on the mixing characterisics of the recording.

I've never used this feature on the tascam unit, but have experienced the effect while tuning through a demodulted FM radio signal with a shortwave radio receiver. Signals mixed equally strong in both the left and right channels will cancel each other out. Signals with unequal mixing come to you at their net strength.

It's a pretty nifty effect in a modern stereo recording mixed with a lot of separation. It'll be interesting to see what happens on recordings that are less separated or in mono. And it's hard to know if this feature functions any differently from instrument to instrument. I agree, however, that the vocal model probably best matches our purposes.

Unfortunately, my unit came without a manual, and I only use it to slow down very fast passages at this point. A good testing device might be a Jamey Aebersold recording. If I remember correctly, their keyboards and bass are on separate channels, with the drums centered. If this is the case, the Tascam's 'cancel' feature should eliminate the drums if they are well-centered in the recorded signal.

Allen Cole

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