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Tascam DR 05

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Thu, 02/06/2014 - 15:19
Intervaltraining
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Hi David,

I'm looking at purchasing the Tascam DR 05 of which two of the features are recording yourself and slowing down music whilst keeping the same pitch. Have you any comments either good or bad re this product and ultimately would it be a worthwhile buy.

Thank you for taking the time to read this,

Best Regards,

Paul

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Thu, 02/06/2014 - 19:59
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David Barrett
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Hello Paul. I don't have experience with this particular model, but I do have some of the others in the series and the recording quality is fine, so I would assume this to be good as well. It's a nice feature to have the option to record as MP3 files, so I recommend you look into that (you may need to look for the PDF manual online to see if this is a feature if it doesn't list it as one of it's selling features in the promo list). Most students find it cumbersome to use the same device they record on to slow down music for study... most use a recorder like this for recording and the Amazing Slow Downer for practice and study. Sorry I can't be of more help.

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Fri, 02/07/2014 - 13:07
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Tascam DR-05

Hi David,

Many thanks for the speedy reply. I have reviewed the manual and this equipment does have the capacity to record in  MP3 format. It has excellant specifications. I have also taken a look at some independant reviews which show top marks for this product. I am therefore going to purchase one. Look forward to your comments once I have recorded my playing and issued to you.

Once again thank you for an excellant study aid.

Regards,

Paul

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Fri, 02/07/2014 - 14:17
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Cool... I'm looking forward to listening to your submissions.

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