VocoPro DVD-Duet 80W CD / Dual Cassette / AM / FM Karaoke System

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- Multiformat karaoke system with DVD/CD player, AM/FM tuner, and dual cassette deck
- Compatible with CDG, VCD, DVD, MP3, HDCD, CD-R, CD-RW, and JPEG formats
- Digital key controller alters key of background music to match vocal range
- Dual cassette deck plays, records, and dubs music; 5-band graphic equalizer
- Four 2-way stereo speakers (40 watts x 2); 12.25 by 21.5 by 9 inches (W x H x D)
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 "Worst purchase in a long time." 2010-05-30
By Carlyle
I have owned my vocopro for about a year and half. In that time I have only used it 3 times. The DVD reader has died and to get it replaced I was quoted $200. I only paid $265 for it new. I bought it because I was told it was the best. Trust me it is junk. Now I have a vocopro paper weight.

 "VocoPro DVD-Duet CD/Cassette karaoke System" 2010-03-11
By Joyce Kishimoto (Pearl City, Hawaii, US)

First of all, I was extremely with the accuracy and efficiency in which my order was acknowledged and shipped. I received it with a slight damage to the carton and opened the carton with some anxiety, but the equipment was in good condition because it was well packed. I am taking karaoke lessons and am enjoying using the equipment to practice. My only disappointment is that I cannot use the key changer with a cassette tape. I tried using the key changer with a CD, but it does not seem to work also. I would have wanted to know that the key changer cannot work with a cassette tape.

 "disappointed" 2009-12-07
By S. Moulton
I payed a lot of money for the Vocopro Duet. I was happy with the features and sound quality, but the CD player quit working properly before the first year. I contacted the company and they sent me another one. I was able to use the new one for two years and then the CD player gave out completely (no longer under warranty). I took it to a shop to fix it and it would have cost me just as much to fix it as it would to buy a new one. I was very disappointed in the quality of this product. I now have about $500.00 worth of CDGs and no system to play them with. I am very hesitant to buy another VocoPro product.

 "Not a toy! Great sound easy operation." 2009-09-24
By stereowiz1 (San Francisco, CA USA)
I have purchased other portable karaoke systems in the past as gifts only to find the systems to be weak in performance. When it was time to buy one for myself I wanted a system that I could take to parties and pack a punch. I found the system! As a previous reviewer noticed I was concerned by the look of th system and the fact that it appeared similar in quality to some other peoples "toys". That is where the similarities end.

I picked up a great catalog of CDG's on Ebay and now I'm set for all the holiday parties!

 "Has survived over a year at poolside, so more durable than it appears" 2009-07-28
By RicR2 (McLean, VA USA)
Terms:

VP = VocoPro DVD-Duet.

H10 = Sony ZS-H10CP Heavy-Duty CD Radio Boombox



My first impression of the VP, with its plastic knobs & pasteboard back, was that it would wear out quickly, but it has survived poolside (providing voice & CD-music to water aerobics classes) for over a year. First, some comments on its features, and then on its sound quality.



The VP does not have an Aux Input jack, so to play an IPod through it I use one of the two microphone jacks.



There are separate volume controls for the two microphone inputs, but no separate volume control for either the CD player or the (two) cassette players.



The FM sounds like the absolutely cheapest tuner possible, and may or may not be Stereo FM. The FM tuner is analog, not digital, and its sound is coarse. My impression is that the AM/FM was added simply to advertise that the VP had it.



The CD player has lower tolerance with CD errors than any other CD player I know.



The sound quality compared to the Sony H10 boombox (which is rated at 2.3 watts per speaker): The H10 has cleaner base, yet the VP has significantly better highs.



I've never used the (two) cassette players.



In summary, I rated the VP as four stars because, after a recent Web search, I found no competitor with its features for its price.


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Tascam CD-VT2 CD Vocal and Instrument Trainer

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The Tascam CDVT2 gives singers and instrumentalist like woodwind, brass, and string players the ability to slow down the speed of a CD without changing the pitch. The CDVT2 allows any artist, musician, student, or music teacher to practice, learn and teach vocal harmonies, fast rap passages and complex melodies from their favorite music. With its ultra-compact design and new functionality, the new CDVT2 trainer from Tascam is the most user-friendly trainer ever. The new CDVT2 Vocal/instrument trainer completes Tascam's all-new lineup of trainers for the musician, student, teacher and artist on the go. The new CDVT2 Vocal/instrument trainer features an all new improved ultra compact design, comprehensive LCD display with graphical user interface, Album title/Track title indication by CD-Text, expanded effect banks for user preset, chromatic tuner, and Tascam's pioneering VSA (Variable Speed Audition, pitch control without affecting key) feature lets music fans learn up a continuous mix of their favorite songs anywhere they go. With Tascam's legendary ease of use, original features such as integrated pitch and key control, vocal canceller with selectable canceling pan point and selectable frequency range, and seamless integration with CD-DA/CD-R/CD-RW disc playback. Users can now discover the performance their favorite artist really played.
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- Portable CD Music/Vocal trainer (More compact than previous CD-VT1MKII)
- CD-DA/CD-R/CD-RW disc playback
- 10 second anti-shock memory
- Album title/Track title indication by CD-Text
- Single Loop, All Loop, and Seamless IN-OUT Loop
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 "Vocal trainer." 2010-06-06
By Dr. Mike S (NJ)
This item is OK, but certainly has its limits. You must purchase the "more-expensive" battery eliminator as well, unless you own a battery factory.

 "Tascam review" 2009-04-20
By Suzuki Lady (Indiana)
I use this with my students to play sections of pieces at a slower tempo. Slow practice equals fast progress and this machine helps keep the students from practicing too fast.

 "Barely plays faster than normal" 2009-02-18
By Fair review (san francisco)
Bought this item mainly to listen to music/spoken word faster than normal. The variable speed is not very variable if you want to go faster. It only will go 16% faster. For me it was a big waste of money. On any computer you can buy a program (the amazing slow downer for example) that will cost a fraction of the cost and play 300% faster, not 16%. It will go 50% slower, so if you just want to go slow it might be ok. Also it eats 4 double a batteries like they were popcorn, and the charger that was sent as recommend was the wrong voltage. It needs a 5v adapter. The quality of the sound is decent.

 "Exceeds expectations" 2009-02-05
By J. Paulson
Compact and easy to use with outstanding features. Match with a Tascam PSP520 power supply (don't be enticed by the lower priced adapter as it does not match the voltage requirements of this unit) and a couple of inexpensive, powered speakers and you've got the perfect instrument trainer. Carve out that 18 second instrumental in the middle of a CD recording, slow it down, and loop it endlessly and you'll finally figure out that solo that's eluded you for so long. Fun and functional.

 "This Is Great For What It Was Made For" 2008-08-19
By monkuboy (Temple City, CA United States)
Not everyone has a need for this but if you do, it works very well. It plays a CD well enough although if that's all you need then don't buy this. What it does well is it can either speed or slow the tempo of what is on the CD without changing the pitch, or it can change the pitch of what is on the CD without changing the tempo. It also acts as a tuner. And, it can remove center channel vocals if you want to just hear the music portion of what is on the CD.



Regarding the tempo and pitch change, it executes these tasks flawlessly.



Regarding the vocal elimination, it removes the vocals satisfactorily. I don't think any machine can do a perfect job because there's too many hitches inherent in the recording, but this one does a good enough job so that the vocals are faint enough for someone to sing over and not compete with them.



Build quality is good - it is part of the Teac company and they make quality stuff. I bought a separate power transformer for this unit so I didn't have to worry about batteries, so I have no comments regarding how long the batteries last.



The controls and functions are neatly laid out on the panel and are easy to use. The instruction book is easy to follow. This product does what I bought it for very well so I am happy with it.






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Tascam CD-RW900SL Professional CD Recorder

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The Tascam CDRW900SL has quickly become one of the most popular CD recorders on the market. The CDRW900SL features a robust slot-loading transport, 24 bit A/D & D/A converters, MP3 playback, key control, sample rate conversion, and selectable CD disc reading speed. The CDRW900SL provides dedicated analog front panel input control, rear panel unbalanced (RCA) I/O, and S/PDIF digital I/O (optical and coaxial). Recently added features include Auto Cue and Auto Ready from the menu, selectable I/R remote Enable/Disable, and MP3 Action Setting (prevents accidental termination of continuous MP3 playback). The features users have come to expect from Tascam are also included; Pitch Control on playback (0.1 to 1.0% in 0.1 steps), Auto or Manual track division, Sync Record Start, Power on Play, Elapsed, Remain, Total and Total remain Time display, and CD-Text read and write.
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- Slot Loading Transport^24 bit A/D and D/A converters^Sample Rate Conversion^MP3 file Playback^MP3 Action setting\
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 "A great choice" 2010-02-08
By Mr. Timothy Nyhuis (Hartford, MI USA)
The Tascam CD-RW900SL is just what the doctor ordered for us. We are small church that was still using cassette recording for our services and weren't sure how we would like making the change to CD recording, but the Tascam recorder made the transition easy and painless. It was easy to set up and the instructions that came with it were clear and user friendly. The recordings are crystal clear. I would recommend this model to anyone desiring to use CD recording.

 "Good Recorder" 2009-10-19
By A. Dunkin
I really like this recorder. It has done a really good job for us. We record on it weekly.

 "Really Nice Rock Solid" 2009-04-07
By JC (MD USA)
Just got it and love it. This is an extremely sturdy unit, built to last. Buttons, panels, inputs, slot loading: everything about it is durable.



Function seems to be great as well. The keyboard input and remote are great features and (as professional gear) it is free from SCMS (and of course the "Music CD"). The gain controls (record level setting) are essential for proper transfers from analog material and seem to be very sturdy as well. Separate knobs for each channel is a thoughtful approach and they have a nice feel. Input controls are typically the achilles heel of any recording equipment (eventually the rheostats get dirty and start making noise on the source when you move them, though we may be beyond that nowadays), so we'll see about that in a few years. I do hope they are as well made as the rest of it.



This is pro quality equipment and would be equally at home in a studio rack or in a high end system. It has 24 bit converters and the quality and ease of recording is great. While it will even play MP3's (though not sure why one would need it to), it has pitch control and will also do direct digital dubs.



Of course we can also put it in the rack in the home studio, but the bottom line for a lot of what I expect to be doing with it: If you want a CD recorder to make lossless transfers from legacy analog sources (cassettes, LP's, etc.) this is the equipment to get. It's worth paying a bit more than the pro-sumer products (and it's really not that much more here). I have Sony pro-sumer stuff in my stereo system and this machine is WAY more solid than any of that. Even the patch panel for inputs (in the back) is rock solid (far better than any home or pro-sumer equipment and even than most of the "pro" gear I've seen). Some other brand may some esoteric specs that are a little better or a reputation, but if it breaks down all the time it's not functional and if it costs twice as much (at this price point) you'd really have to find some feature you absolutely had to have that this one doesn't to make that worthwhile. They do make a model a step up from this that adds a few features, but I didn't really think it was anything I couldn't live without. This machine does cost twice as much as the bottom of the line consumer recorders but what they packed into it is more than worth that (much smaller) difference.

 "Great Recorder....Great Seller!!!!" 2008-11-12
By Gerard Masters (Soggy Seattle, Wa)
What a difference 1/2 price makes!! I bought the HHB Dual Disc Burner for over a Grand ($) and although it looks tight, the cd trays immediately turned me off, very very flimsy. Not a good first impression on a 'Professional' CD Recorder that lists for over $1000.

So I took a chance and popped for this Tascam and quite the opposite reaction, out of the box I was impressed with the look and feel of this unit. The buttons have a 'positive' feel to them unlike the HHB whose buttons felt loose and sloppy. And the Digital 'Syncro' start worked perfectly unlike the HHB DualBurn which for the life of me, could NOT get it to start recording when I started the Digital 'Source' master. So there you go, great features, not lacking any at all, heck even more than the hhb (Pitch control for one) and at less then half the price I paid....I love Amazon.com and the retailer I got this from......

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 "studio quality affordable price" 2007-12-11
By L. Dolan
The Tascam 900SL is a great professional CD recorder for your studio. I was forced to buy this unit after my Alesis Master Link Hi resolution mastering CD recorder broke down... again .... altho the Tascam doesn't have all the features of a mastering CD recorder it does a great job of capturing my recording effortlessly. two major qualities I like in the 900SL are the ability to use a pc keyboard to access all the functions of the 900SL. you never really have to touch the unit itself. the other is the Slot Loading of the disc. its about time someone implemented this great idea into a unit. you never have to worry about breaking the CD tray again. its a great looking unit. I just don't care for the illumination color or clarity of the face. the bright gold color matches nothing in my studio and its kind of blurry because they use a cheap plastic cover instead of glass. which would make this unit look way more professional instead of looking like a home stereo unit. for the price you would think Tascam would use all aluminum and glass to enhance the new 900SL. above all that its a great recorder and does its job with ease.I give the 900SL a 7 out of 10 for looks and a 8 for functionality. ill be moving the 900SL to the home stereo rack after the Masterlink is repaired. there really isn't a unit out than can stand up to the Masterlink recorders features and flexibility. get it together Tascam!


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Ion USB Turntable with Built-in CD Recording

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LP 2 CD is the fastest, easiest way to convert your vinyl records to CDs with none of the hassle of connecting a computer. Listen to your music in the car, at home, on your computer, or any place with a CD player! Play your album into LP 2 CD and record one or more CD copies in the internal CD burner. Or, connect your computer and easily transfer your music to your iTunes, iPod, or MP3 player. LP 2 CD comes with software for fast, easy importing to your iTunes library. Just place your record on the turntable and insert a blank CD. Play your vinyl, hit the record button and let LP 2 CD do the rest! LP 2 CD includes a software CD with EZ Vinyl Converter for PC (with auto track detection) and EZ Audio Converter for Mac. They are the simplest way to record and convert vinyl directly to iTunes. It´s like magic! Before you know it, you'll be listening to songs you haven´t heard in years in iTunes or on your iPod. A free download version of EZ Vinyl Converter with Gracenote ™ MusicID is included for automatic track naming. Now you can listen to your music in the car, at home, on your computer, or any place with a standard CD player. Converting your records is a snap with LP 2 CD. iPod and iTunes are trademarks of Apple, Inc. registered in the U.S. and other countries. Gracenoteâ„¢ is a trademark of Gracenote, Inc.
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- All-in-one: built-in CD recorder copies music from vinyl
- Copy entire albums or make your own custom mix CDs
- Works stand-alone, or connected to your computer
- Includes EZ Vinyl Converter 2 software (PC) and EZ Audio Converter (Mac) for hassle-free computer recording
- Included sound editing software helps you remove noise, clicks, and pops from worn recordings
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 "Very Nice - No Major Complaints" 2010-04-22
By Anthony Chiappette (Brooklyn, NY United States)
I've been having a lot of fun with this turntable. It does everything it is supposed to.



A word to the wise ... turn off auto track split - it will start new tracks when you don't want it to.



Very easy operation - choose your disc, press the RECORD button to start the recording process in PAUSE mode, test the recording levels - play the disc from the beginning and press PLAY / PAUSE to start recording. Press PLAY / PAUSE again to pause recording when the track is finished. Press SPLIT TRACK to start a new track in memory, recording will still be in the pause mode. Choose your next disc - repeat... until you have all the tracks you want.



You can rearrange or delete tracks before burning the CD. When you have all the tracks as you want you can then burn to CD.



Another word to the wise - read the pamphlet before trying to burn to disc. I generally do not read manuals, and I could not figure how to get the music from internal memory burned on to a disc - but I looked it up and felt somewaht stupid when I read how to do it.



Also, on the front of the unit by the CD tray, it says you can only use MUSIC CD-R discs, but that is not true, I have burned quite a few regular CD-R discs. The pamphlet also states you can use regular CD-R.



The only problem I have had with the unit is the occasional extra track inserted when things get too quiet. This unit could use a combine track function to combat this problem. This is why I turn off auto track splitting. And you must do this every time you turn the machine on - it doesn't remember the setting.



Overall, the unit is very well built, perfoms flawlessly and I have had no problems recording to memory or to disc. The turntable also sounds better than doing this with my Audio Technica turntable hooked up to the stereo and dedicated CD recorder - there is better bass response with the ION.



Setup was fairly straightforward. If you've never set up this type of turntable before, balancing the tone arm may seem a little daunting - so read the instructions carefully.



This unit is a great idea which has been carried out nearly perfectly. I'd recommend this to anyone who has a vinyl collection they'd like to digitize.



The CD's that you burn with this will, however, still have the beginning lead in and ending lead out sounds since you have to start recording before the music actually starts to get the beginning of each track. The manual track split function combined with the delete track function can remedy this if that bothers you. If you do use these functions to get rid of extra lead in / lead out time, be sure you delete the extra noise tracks. It will not let you burn a CD if there is any track in memory of less than 4 seconds in length.



There are RCA Jacks on the back for output to an amp, or input from any line-level source, such as tape deck, CD player, etc. You can choose to record from the Line In source by flipping a swith on teh unit. I have not used the USB function on the turntable, nor the software that came with it as I have my own music software. It does come with the free Audacity software, which I've read is very good and updated frequently.



I was a little hesitant to purchase this after reading some of the problems people had, but the good reviews far exceeded the bad ones, and I decided to go ahead and buy this unit. I am glad I did.



Have fun!



Anthony

 "Exactly what I wanted" 2010-03-12
By Jerrold Eickmann (St. Louis, MO USA)
Faced with the challenge of converting 300+ vinyl records to CDs, I searched Amazon for a converter and found the Ion USB Turntable with Built-in CD Recording. The product description matched exactly what I wanted, and when I received the product and began to use it, the description proved to be entirely accurate. The User Guide is very comprehensive and helpful. The product can be assembled with ease. The mode and function buttons bear labels that are clear both visibly and with regard to their meaning. The product produces CDs with excellent sound. The only negative is that the volume control knob does not have a marker to indicate the level at which the volume is set.

 "state of the art" 2010-03-02
By Richard P. Tureck (desplains Il)
Hi,I purchased this unit at christmas for my father who has old records he wants to burn to cd format.I helped him hook it up to his stereo and so far so good.It does what it says it's supposed to and more.I recently found out you can burn other cds as well as cassete's which is great!

 "Great Product if You Know and Understand what you're getting" 2010-02-06
By Steven B. Rogers (Seattle, WA, USA)
If you've ever used a cassette tape recorder to tape record albums, you will be right at home with this product. It will convert your old LPs in to CDs or MP3s, and the recording process is almost identical to the process used by the old tape recorders. This is good and bad - I bought one of these for my Dad (78 yrs young) for Christmas so he can save and listen to his collection of literally hundreds of jazz recordings, some so old they are mono or "hi fidelity" recordings. I spent hours teaching him how to use it, and as of today I have no idea if he was able to continue to burn CDs after I returned to my home across the country. Here's the deal: you have to learn to push a few buttons, insert a blank CD, and cue the record in the proper order. I can't remember the exact procedure now, but the idea is that you insert the blank CD, cue the record in a "sample" mode so that you can set the recording level with digital bars that graphically indicate the recording level (it helps if you know the loudest part of a record so you can set the max sound level at that portion of the recording), then you recue the record (lower the tone arm at the beginning), and when the needle pops into the groove, you press another button to start the actual recording. It will automatically separate your tracks, but you have to pause recording at the end of the first side of the record when you turn it over or else you will have a long silence in your recording that lasts as long as it took to flip it. So making a CD is not a simple procedure (insert a cd, play a record, and walk away expecting it to spit out a perfect CD). It takes some practice. But if your are willing to learn how to use it, this is an awesome product.

 "total piece of junk!" 2010-02-02
By Paul B. Adams (boston)
I bought two of these for a big record transfer project for a school. What a disappointment! ION is also the same company as Numark and the quality of their products has really declined. These things are cheaply made and all plastic. The "nu groove" cartridge and stylus that comes with it is useless junk and sounds terrible. I had to go buy a replacement stylus as soon as I received the unit. Even their sales department recommends upgrading to a better stylus!



Within about 50 records, one turntable started to break down! The speed began fluctuating, and the output jacks became loose and started buzzing.



I got the run around with Tech support. Emails were never returned, and I had to wait on hold a long time, only for them to give me lame things to try. Finally they admitted the unit was faulty, and set up a return.



GET THIS FOLKS, INSTEAD OF REPLACING IT, THEY SEND IT OUT TO RENO NEVADA FOR REPAIR AND IT TAKES 7 to 8 WEEKS!! Which is useless! They told me they didn't have any new product to replace it with. Probably because they are discontinuing it because it's junk!



This is buyers remorse in a very big way, don't waste your time or money!


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This intense metal method teaches you the elements of lead guitar technique with an easy to understand, player-oriented approach. The metal concepts, theory, and musical principals are all applied to real metal licks, runs and full compositions. Learn at your own pace through 12 'smoking fully transcribed' heavy metal solos from simple to truly terrifying! 'One of the most thorough' and 'one of the best rock series currently available' - Guitar Player magazine. Music and examples demonstrated on CD.
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- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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 "Good Book but I'd recommend it for the guitar beginner +" 2009-11-11
By D. Card (Seattle, WA)
I have several of Troy's books and love them all. I found this book to be a step back for me in knowledge. I knew probably 85% of this material but it did show me a couple cool licks so it's worth keeping. This would be a great first step before moving on to his advanced books. I'd say a late 1st year or more likely a 2nd year guitarist may really benefit from these useful lessons. His books are easy to read and understand since he keeps it simple. Good luck!

 "Great book" 2009-08-04
By Alexandre Colella (São Paulo, Brazil)
A great book, a great serie of Troy Stetina!

I have all the books os Metal series and all is great!

 "Great Book" 2008-07-03
By Michael Davis
This is a great book. It walks you step by step through learning to play lead. I am doing thing I never thought I would be able to do on a guitar.

 "Must be good" 2008-03-31
By aggie89
I bought this for my 14yo, along with Speed Mechanics for Lead Guitar. They must be good because he leaves them all over the house after he's used them. They keep moving around, so he must be using them.

 "Become a lead guitar player" 2008-02-04
By Miguel (Spain)
Great book to become an intermediate lead guitar player. It starts from the very beginning and covers scales (Minor pentatonic, blues, minor natural and dorian), speed exercises, intermediate techniques (natural harmonics, vibrato bar, tapping), timing up to sixteenth note triplets, basic theory and introduction to improvisation. It has good explanations, 171 exercises and 6 songs with full backing band to solo over that make you enjoy as you learn. Exercises and songs are demonstrated on the included CD.

It uses TAB with standard rhythm notation to make learning easier.

This book will be hard for absolute beginners because, although basic techniques (hammer-on & pull-off, bending, finger vibrato, palm muting, artificial harmonics) are explained clearly, the book includes only a few exercises for every basic technique and focuses on more advanced matters. They'd better start with a basic book as Metal Lead Guitar Primer to learn the basics.

Remember Troy Stetina is acclaimed as one of the best instructors world wide.




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