STAGEMAN 80 Owner's manual
Player mode
In Player mode you can play back audio files from an SD card.
Audio files of the following formats can be played.
• WAV format (44.1 kHz / 16-bit)
While an audio file plays in Player mode, you can perform
on an instrument connected to the STAGEMAN 80 or record
your performance (see page 19 "Recording your own
performance together with the audio file playback").
A song that you record in Recorder mode cannot be
played back directly in Player mode. It must be converted
into an audio file that can be played in Player mode.
Player mode has the following functions that are useful when
playing audio files.
• A "playlist function" that lets you register audio files in a
playlist and play them in the order you specified.
• A "loop/auto-consecutive playback function" that lets you
loop the playback or automatically play files in succession.
These functions are further explained in this section, "Player
mode." For additional details on basic operation, refer to
"Playing audio files and recording your performance (Player
mode)" on page 19.
Playlist function
There are ten playlist banks; you can register up to 24 audio
files in each bank, and play those files in the order you
specify.
Creating a playlist
1. Press the [Chain/Playlist] button to turn the playlist
function on (the button lights up).
2. Hold down the [VAR] button, and use the [F1] and [F2]
buttons to select the playlist that you want to create.
3. Hold down the [Chain/Playlist] button until it blinks.
The [Chain/Playlist] button and [Set/OK] blink; the
STAGEMAN 80 is waiting for you to register an audio file.
4. Use the [M1]–[M8] buttons to select a file bank, and use
the [F1] and [F2] buttons to select the audio file that you
want to register.
The display indicates the audio file number.
Tip: You can use the [M1]–[M8] buttons to select folders M1–
M8 on the SD card (see page 26 "Folder and file structure").
5. Press one of the [(1) 8 BEAT1]–[(24) SAMBA] buttons
to register the selected audio file at the corresponding
position of the playlist.
The [(1) 8 BEAT1]–[(24) SAMBA] buttons correspond to
the locations where up to 24 songs can be registered in a
playlist. You create a playlist by assigning an audio file to
each button. The file assigned to the [(1) 8 BEAT1] button is
the first song, the file assigned to the [(2) 8BEAT2] button is
the second song, etc.
The button lights when you register a file to it.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to register audio files in the playlist.
Tip: To cancel a registration, press the [Clear/Cancel]
button and then press the button [(1) 8 BEAT1]–[(24)
SAMBA] for the audio file you want to unregister. The
registration is cancelled, and the button goes dark.
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7. When you are finished registering audio files to the
playlist, press the [Chain/Playlist] button (the button
lights up).
The [Set/OK] button and [Clear/Cancel] button go dark.
Playing a playlist
1. Press the [Chain/Playlist] button to turn on the playlist
function (the button lights up).
2. Hold down the [VAR] button, and use the [F1] and [F2]
buttons to select the playlist (P01, P02...) that you want to
play.
3. Use the [(1) 8 BEAT1]–[(24) SAMBA] buttons to select the
audio file that you want to play.
Tip: You can also use the [F1] and [F2] buttons to select a
file to play.
4. Press the [
] button to start playback.
5. The audio files play in the order they are registered in the
playlist.
Loop/auto-consecutive playback
function
In Player mode you can make files play as a loop or
consecutively.
1. Press the [Loop/Auto] button to turn the loop/auto-
consecutive function on (the button lights up).
2. Press the [
] button.
The player starts playback.
When one audio file finishes playing, the next file
automatically starts playing. The files play consecutively
until the last file has finished playing.
This is how operation occurs if the operating mode is set to
LP:C1. You can change the operating mode if you like. Make
this setting in step 3.
If this is off, when one file finishes playing or recording, the
position returns to the beginning of that file.
3. To change the operating mode, hold down the [Loop/
Auto] button and turn the VALUE dial.
LP:1L: Loop one file
LP:AL: Loop all files
LP:C1: Play consecutively (no looping, normal operation)
LP:C2: Play consecutively (no looping, pause between
files) You can also use the play button of the panel or of a
connected foot switch to play the next file at the desired
time.
Adjusting the playback speed
You can change the playback speed of an audio file in a range
of -25%–+25% without affecting the pitch.
1. Use the VALUE dial to change the playback speed of the
audio file.
2. If you press the [TAP] button, the speed returns to the
original setting.
Note: The audio quality might be degraded if you change the
playback speed of an audio file beyond a certain range.
Note: You can't change the playback speed of song data in
Recorder mode.