User manual FOSTEX MR-8CD

[. . . ] 8588 082 000 (447055) Owner's Manual INPUT A SELECT INPUT A BAL INPUT B BAL INPUT C BAL INPUT D BAL L STEREO OUT R UNBAL /GUITAR PHONES INSERT UNBAL UNBAL UNBAL 1 2 DISTORTION TRIM TRIM TRIM TRIM PHONES VOL MIN MAX LINE PEAK ON/ OFF MIC LINE PEAK MIC LINE PEAK MIC LINE PEAK MIC MIN MAX GUITAR ON/ OFF TO STEREO BUSS ON/ OFF ON/ OFF POWER DYNAMIC CONDENSER TUBE MIC SIMULATION EFFECT REVERB / DELAY TIME RHYTHM GUIDE TIME BASE SELECT CONTRAST INPUT A BRIT STACK US METAL 60'S COMBO AMP SIMULATION MIN ROOM MAX HALL 1-4 > 5/6 1-6 > 7/8 NEW 1-8 >SONG 7/8 >STEREO WAV FILE BOUNCE MENU / ENTER EFFECT SEND 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 PLATE DELAY ABC1 POWERFUL DEF2 NATURAL GHI3 BRIGHT MASTERING PAN L R L R L R L R JKL4 MNO5 LOCATE AUTO PUNCH PLAY MODE A / IN B / OUT STORE UNDO/REDO REC SELECT 1 2 3 4 5/6 7/8 MASTER PQR6 MAX STU7 VWX8 YZ9 +-_0 DELETE MAX RECORD STOP PLAY REWIND F FWD MIN MIN LOCATE REC END LOCATE ABS ZERO A-B PLAY Caution: Please visit Fostex website (http:// www. fostex. com) for the latest version software. MR-8HD/CD Owner's Manual (Safety instructions/Contents) CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT. ATTENTION: CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. POUR EVITER LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES, INTRODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU' AU FOND. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. "WARNING" "TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. " SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. [. . . ] In this condition, you cannot monitor playback signals of tracks 1 through 4 even if you raise their faders. If you want to redo track bouncing, use the undo function to go back to the condition before carrying out track bouncing, and try again. By raising the [PHONES VOL] control, you can hear the signals bounced to tracks 5/6. Use the [5/6] fader to control the monitor output levels, and use the [MASTER] fader to adjust the recording levels of the bounced signals appropriately while checking meters 5/6. You can apply the delay/reverb to tracks 1 through 4 and the mastering effects to the stereo L and R signals. See "Using effects" on page 57 for details about the delay/reverb and mastering effects. 2) 3) <Panning control> You can freely adjust panning for tracks 1 through 4 using the PAN controls. 5) After finishing rehearsal, press the [STOP] key to stop the recorder and locate it to the beginning of the song. Do not move the controls and faders after finishing rehearsal. 4) <Auto punch in/out of track bouncing> Actual track bouncing After finishing rehearsal, let's carry out actual track bouncing. Make sure that the recorder stops at the beginning of the song. 1) Before carrying out actual track bouncing, make sure that the bounce mode is selected to "1-4 > 5/6". Press the [PLAY] key while holding down the [RECORD] key. Track bouncing starts with the effect/level settings made in the rehearsal mode. The mixed signals are recorded onto tracks 5/6. You can bounce only the desired part (between the IN and OUT points) using the auto punch in/ out function (see page 74). <Track bouncing while mixing signals from [INPUT A] through [INPUT D]> When you bounce tracks 1 through 4 to tracks 5/6, you can also mix signals from [INPUT A] through [INPUT D] together (see page 72). 2) 3) After track bouncing completes, press the [STOP] key to stop the recorder. Stopping the recorder automatically turns off the input monitoring mode of tracks 5/6, while the display changes to show the screen below, prompting you to play back tracks 5/6 for confirming the result. 67 MR-8HD/CD Owner's Manual (Track bouncing) Bouncing tracks 1 through 6 to tracks 7/8 You can bounce tracks 1 through 6 to tracks 7/8. As described earlier in "Bouncing tracks 1 through 4 to tracks 5/6", you can rehearse track bouncing as many times as you like before executing actual track bouncing. <Using bounced track data> By converting bounced track data (in two mono WAV files) to a stereo WAV file, you can export it to a personal computer or create an original audio CD using the internal (or an external) CD-R/ RW drive. See page 90 for details about how to export a file to a personal computer. See the supplementary manual "How to use the CD-R/RW drive" for details about burning an audio CD using the internal (or an external) CD-R/RW drive. Rehearsal of track bouncing Before executing track bouncing, you can rehearse it. While rehearsing track bouncing, you can control the playback level, panning and reverb (or delay) send setting of each source track, as well as apply the mastering effect to the mixed L/R signals. We recommend to make rehearsal thoroughly until you are satisfied with the sound. The following assumes that the song you are going to execute track bouncing is loaded. INPUT A SELECT INPUT A BAL INPUT B BAL INPUT C BAL INPUT D BAL L STEREO OUT R UNBAL /GUITAR PHONES INSERT UNBAL UNBAL UNBAL 1 2 DISTORTION TRIM TRIM TRIM TRIM PHONES VOL MIN MAX LINE PEAK ON/ OFF MIC LINE PEAK MIC LINE PEAK MIC LINE PEAK MIC MIN MAX GUITAR ON/ OFF TO STEREO BUSS ON/ OFF ON/ OFF POWER DYNAMIC CONDENSER TUBE MIC SIMULATION EFFECT REVERB / DELAY TIME RHYTHM GUIDE TIME BASE SELECT CONTRAST INPUT A BRIT STACK US METAL 60'S COMBO AMP SIMULATION MIN ROOM MAX HALL 1-4 > 5/6 1-6 > 7/8 1-8 >NEW SONG STEREO 7/8 >WAV FILE BOUNCE 4 4 MAX MENU / ENTER EFFECT SEND 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 PLATE DELAY ABC1 POWERFUL DEF2 NATURAL GHI3 BRIGHT MASTERING PAN L R L R L R L R JKL4 MNO5 LOCATE 1 4 AUTO PUNCH PLAY MODE A / IN B / OUT STORE UNDO/REDO REC SELECT 1 2 3 4 5/6 7/8 MASTER PQR6 MAX STU7 VWX8 YZ9 +-_0 DELETE RECORD STOP PLAY REWIND F FWD MIN MIN LOCATE REC END LOCATE ABS ZERO A-B PLAY 2, 4 1) Use the [1-4 > 5/6, 1-6 > 7/8] key to select the "1-6 > 7/8" bounce mode. Selecting this bounce mode automatically arms tracks 7/8 and changes the monitoring mode for these tracks to input monitoring mode. The display looks like this: 4 2) 5 3 Raise the [5/6] fader and [MASTER] fader to the " " position. Press the [PLAY] key to start playback from the beginning of the song. While playing back the song, adjust playback levels of tracks 1 through 6 using the track faders. You can also adjust panning for tracks 1 through 4 and apply the reverb or delay to these tracks, as well as apply the mastering effect to the mixed sound. During rehearsal and actual track bouncing, the track faders and [MASTER] fader control the following signals. 3) 4) Lighting Lighting Flashing 68 MR-8HD/CD Owner's Manual (Track bouncing) Faders Playback levels of tracks 1 through 4 1 through 4 for bouncing. Fader 5/6 Fader 7/8 [MASTER] fader 3) After track bouncing completes, press the [STOP] key to stop the recorder. Stopping the recorder automatically turns off the input monitoring mode of tracks 7/8, while the display changes to show the screen below, prompting you to play back tracks 7/8 for confirming the result. Playback levels of tracks 5/6 for bouncing. Recording master level of tracks 7/8. During rehearsal and actual track bouncing, the level meters on the screen show the following signal levels. 1 through 4 Meters 5/6 Recording levels of tracks 5/6. Checking the bounced signals on tracks 7/8 You can check the bounced signals while the bounce mode is active. 1) Press the [REWIND] key while holding down the [STOP] key to locate the recorder to the beginning of the song. [. . . ] Fostex America will repair and / or replace parts during the term of this warranty. Labor costs are also covered by Fostex America for one (1) year from the date of original purchase. Except as specified below, this warranty covers all defects in material and workmanship in this product. Damage to any product on which the original serial number has been defaced, modified or removed. [. . . ]