At the Summer NAMM Show, Tascam introduced two new MP3 players that are specifically designed for musicians, the MP-BT1 Bass trainer and the MP-VT1 Music and Vocal trainer. Both feature variable-speed playback, which lets you adjust the speed of playback, independent of the pitch. The MP-BT1 Bass trainer comes with a Hi-Z Bass input, multi [...]

TASCAM has introduced a new MP3 player specifically designed for musicians, the MP-GT1. The portable audio player features variable-speed playback, guitar effects and pitch-shifting. MP3s can be played at slower speed without changing the pitch, and sections can be seamlessly looped while practicing tricky passages. Song playback can be pitched up or down to match [...]