User manual FOSTEX MR-8MK2

[. . . ] 434190 8588072000 Owner's Manual Digital Multitracker <Important!> Thank you very much for purchasing the MR8mkII. Before using the unit, read "Preparation" on page 17 and the following pages. The "Preparation" section includes the important information for using the unit for the first time, such as "Preparation of recording media", "Preparation of power supply", etc. MR-8mkII 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 mixed signals are recorded onto tracks 7/8. 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 7/8, while the display changes to show the screen below, prompting you to play back tracks 7/8 for confirming the result. <Note>: After track bouncing completes, press the [1-4 > 5/6, 1-6 > 7/8] key to exit the bounce mode. 71 MR-8mkII Owner's Manual (Track bouncing) Bouncing tracks 1 through 8 to a new song You can bounce tracks 1 through 8 to tracks 7/8 of a new song. A new song is automatically created when executing track bouncing (<Note>: In the "1-8 > NEW SONG" mode, you cannot bounce the desired part of a song by using the track bouncing and auto punch in/out functions together). 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 INPUT B L ST OUT R PHONES 1 UNBAL /GUITAR BAL TRIM GUITAR PEAK DISTORTION BAL TRIM PEAK PHONES VOL UNBAL 2 LINE MIC MIN DYNAMIC MAX LINE CONDENSER MIC TUBE MIC SIMULATION MIN MAX EFFECT REVERB/DELAY TIME MIC BRIT STACK US METAL INPUT A 60'S COMBO AMP SIMULATION MIN ROOM MAX HALL 3 3 MAX 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 EFFECT SEND PLATE DELAY RHYTHM GUIDE TIME BASE SELECT CONTRAST L R L R L R L R PAN 1-4 1-6 5/6 7/8 1-8 NEW SONG 7/8 STEREO WAV FILE REC SELECT 1 2 3 4 5/6 7/8 MASTER MAX POWERFUL NATURAL BRIGHT ABC1 DEF2 GHI3 BOUNCE MENU/ENTER MASTERING JKL4 AUTO PUNCH MNO5 LOCATE PLAY MODE A / IN B / OUT STORE UNDO/REDO 3 4 MIN MIN PQR6 STU7 VWX8 YZ9 +-_0 DELETE RECORD STOP PLAY REWIND F FWD LOCATE REC END LOCATE ABS ZERO A-B PLAY 1, 3 1) Raise the [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 8 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 signal levels. 3 4 2 During rehearsal and actual track bouncing, the level meters on the screen show the following signal levels. 2) Meters 1 through 8 Meters L and R Playback levels of tracks 1 through 8. Output levels of STEREO OUT (= recording levels of bouncing) 3) By raising the [PHONES VOL] control, you can hear the bounced signals. Use the track faders (1 through 8) to control the track output levels, and use the [MASTER] fader to adjust the master recording levels of the bounced signals appropriately while checking meters L/R. See "Using effects" on page 57 for details about the delay/reverb and mastering effects. Faders 1 through 8 [MASTER] fader Playback levels of tracks 1 through 8 for bouncing. Recording master levels of bouncing. 4) 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. 72 MR-8mkII Owner's Manual (Track bouncing) Actual track bouncing After finishing rehearsal, let's carry out actual track bouncing. INPUT A SELECT INPUT A INPUT B L ST OUT R PHONES 1 UNBAL /GUITAR BAL TRIM GUITAR PEAK DISTORTION BAL TRIM PEAK PHONES VOL UNBAL 2 LINE MIC MIN DYNAMIC MAX LINE CONDENSER MIC TUBE MIC SIMULATION MIN MAX EFFECT REVERB/DELAY TIME MIC BRIT STACK US METAL INPUT A 60'S COMBO AMP SIMULATION MIN ROOM MAX HALL 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 EFFECT SEND PLATE DELAY RHYTHM GUIDE TIME BASE SELECT CONTRAST L R L R L R L R PAN 1-4 1-6 5/6 7/8 1-8 NEW SONG 7/8 STEREO WAV FILE REC SELECT 1 MAX 2 3 4 5/6 7/8 MASTER MAX POWERFUL NATURAL BRIGHT ABC1 DEF2 GHI3 BOUNCE MENU/ENTER 1 2 MASTERING JKL4 AUTO PUNCH MNO5 LOCATE PLAY MODE A / IN B / OUT STORE UNDO/REDO MIN MIN PQR6 STU7 VWX8 YZ9 +-_0 DELETE RECORD STOP PLAY REWIND F FWD LOCATE REC END LOCATE ABS ZERO A-B PLAY 2 1) While the recorder is stopped, press the [1-8 > NEW SONG] key. The [1-8 > NEW SONG] key lights up and the display shows the screen below. If you execute track bouncing, press the [MENU/ENTER] key while holding down the [RECORD] key. If you cancel track bouncing, press the [STOP] key. <Note>: When you are going to execute track bouncing, if there is not enough space on the CompactFlashTM Card or 99 songs already exist on the disk, a warning message appears and the operation is canceled. When track bouncing to a new song completes, the recorder automatically stops and the display shows the home screen of the new song. The song name of the new song is given by the name of the original song with "-**" (** is a two-digit number). flashing 2) Press the [MENU/ENTER] key while holding down the [RECORD] key. Track bouncing starts. The screen example below shows that tracks 1 through 8 of Song02 (whose name is "Moonlit") is now being bounced to tracks 7/8 of the new song (Song04). Meters 1 through 8 show the playback levels of tracks 1 through 8, while the L and R meters shows the recording levels of tracks 7/8 of Song04. You can check the result by following the procedure described in "Checking the bounced signals on tracks 7/8" on page 71. <Exporting bounced data to a PC> Song data bounced to tracks 7/8 of the new song can be exported to a PC. You can use the exported data as a source when burning an original audio CD using a CD-RW drive, or use it with a computer's music software (see page 115). <Note>: To cancel track bouncing in the middle, press the [STOP] key. Pressing the [STOP] key automatically deletes the new song created in step 2 above and turns off the bounce mode. <Chips>: By connecting an external CD-R/RW drive to the [USB HOST] connector, you can burn bounced song data on tracks 7/8 to a CDR/RW disc for making your original audio CD (see page 123). 73 MR-8mkII Owner's Manual (Track bouncing) Bouncing the desired part of a song Typically, bouncing is executed from the beginning to the end of a song, as shown in Figure 1 below. However, you can bounce only the desired part by using the track bouncing and punch in/out functions together. The following assumes that the song you are going to execute track bouncing is loaded and you finished rehearsal of track bouncing. The following procedure shows the example of bouncing the desired part of a song in the "Bounce 1-6 > 7/8" mode (<Caution!>: In the "1-8 > NEW SONG" mode, you cannot bounce the desired part of a song by using the track bouncing and auto punch in/out functions together). Typical bouncing (Fig. [. . . ] 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. [. . . ]