User manual FOSTEX XR-3

[. . . ] Attach the sticker as shown in the illustration below (indicated by the arrow). supplied sticker CD PLAY BAL 7/15/G UNBAL INSERT BAL 8/16/H UNBAL MON OUT INSERT L R PHONES MON OUT PHONES INPUT 1/9/A 2/10/B 3/11/C 4/12/D 5/13/E 6/14/F TRIM LINE MIC PEAK LINE MIC PEAK LINE MIC PEAK LINE MIC PEAK LINE MIC PEAK LINE MIC PEAK LINE MIC PEAK LINE MIC PEAK 0 10 0 10 1/9/A 2/10/B 3/11/C 4/12/D 5/13/E 6/14/F 7/15/G 8/16/H CH STATUS/CH SEL CH STATUS ORANGE INPUT RED REC GREEN PLAY OFF MUTE RECALL SCENE STORE CLEAR OPTICAL DIRECT RCL MAP EFF EDIT EFF1 EFF2 ACCESS ACCESS +6 +6 MUTE 0 MUTE PHANTOM PHANTOM EQ/COMP HI-G/F/Q 0 EFF1/EFF2 PRE/POST -10 -10 COMP INPUT SEL SOURCE REC ASSIGN BUSS REC TRK DIRECT REC TRK INT MIXDOWN AUX1/AUX2 MID-G/F/Q DISP SEL PGM SEL SETUP -20 -30 -40 -50 -60 -20 -30 -40 -50 -60 PRE/POST START PAN LO-G 1 FADER CH VIEW HOLD/ 2 AUTO RTN AUTO PUNCH IN OUT END IN TIME BASE CLIPBOARD ALIGN SEL OUT A RTN A PLAY - - 3 4 MARK UNDO /REDO 5 6 VARI PITCH 7 SCENE SEQ. CH PARAM EDIT STORE EDIT LOCATE SCRUB 1 CH STATUS/CH SEL 2 3 CH STATUS ORANGE 4 INPUT 5 RED REC 6 GREEN PLAY 7 OFF 8 MUTE TRACK P. EDIT EVT MEM RECORD STOP PLAY REWIND F FWD AUTO PUNCH +6 +6 +6 CLIPBOARD PLAY LOCATE ABS 0 LOCATE REC END PREV NEXT 0 0 0 FADER ADJUST -10 -10 -10 EXIT/NO LEVEL ADJUST -20 -30 -40 -50 -60 -20 -30 -40 -50 -60 -20 EJECT ENTER/YES -30 -40 -50 -60 - - - SHIFT JOG SHUTTLE 9 A 10 B 11 C 12 D 13 E 14 F 15 G 16 H TRACK INPUT MASTER A RTN A PLAY SCENE SEQ. SCRUB CD PLAY 4 XR-3 Owner's Manual <V2. 0 Supplement> Chain play function The chain play function allows you to play back programs in order according to the "chain play list". As examples in figure 1, you can play back programs in order of program number or in desired order. Program 1 Program 2 Program 3 Program 4 <Figure-1> Program 1 Program 5 Program 8 Program 4 You can play the whole (i. e. from ABS 0 to REC END) of each program in the chain play list as shown in figure 2, as well as a desired part(*) of each program as shown in figure 3. (*) A desired part can be specified as a range between the Auto Return Start and Auto Return End points. Therefore, if a program does not have both the Auto Return Start and End points which are correctly set, the whole program (from ABS 0 to REC END) is played back. [. . . ] With the new version, no silent space is automatically recorded, which means songs are recorded with no space between them, as shown in Figure 5 below. Therefore, when playing back the audio CD made with the new version, song 2 starts immediately after finishing song 1. With the previous version Clipboard In point Clipboard Out point Clipboard In point Clipboard In point Clipboard Out point Clipboard Out point Song 1 Song 2 Song 3 approximately two second silent space <Figure-4> With the new version Clipboard In point Clipboard Out point Clipboard In point Clipboard Out point Song 1 Song 3 Song 2 Clipboard In point Clipboard Out point <Figure-5> If you want to have a silent space between songs when burning an audio CD, you can create a desired silent space in the mastering process using the internal mixdown function or after finishing mastering. For details about the internal mixdown function, see page 79 of the original owner's manual. Change in the CD-R/RW setup menu The new "EventEnable" setting is added to the "CD-R/RW setup" screen, which can be brought up from the "Save PGM" menu item in the setup mode and is used to set the writing condition when burning an audio CD. This "EventEnable" setting selects whether enabling or disabling the events stored in the tracks. See page 17 for details about how to make the "EventEnable" setting. Previous version New version 14 XR-3 Owner's Manual <V2. 0 Supplement> <How to make a silent space between songs in the mastering process> When mastering a song in the internal mixdown mode, do not stop recording at the song end point. Instead, continue recording with the fader down for a few seconds from the song end point and then stop recording. At the end point of the song to be mastered, put the [MASTER] fader down completely, and continue recording for a few more seconds then stop. Clipboard In point Clipboard Out point mastered song silent space Put the [MASTER] fader down completely. recording Recording start point Recording end point <Figure 6> The recording start and end points are automatically registered as the clipboard in and clipboard out points, respectively. Therefore, the recording end position shown above (which is after the silent space) is registered as the clipboard out point of the mastered material. By mastering each material with a silent space as described above, you can burn an audio CD with silent spaces between songs, as shown in Figure 7 below. Clipboard In point Clipboard Out point Clipboard In point Clipboard Out point Song 1 Song 3 Song 2 Clipboard In point Clipboard Out point <Figure 7> <How to insert a silent space after completing mastering> If a mastered song does not have a silent space, you can add a silent space later by shifting the clipboard out point backwards, as shown in Figure 8 below. Clipboard In point Clipboard Out Clipboard Out point point mastered song silent space <Figure 8> See the next page for details about how to edit the clipboard out point. 15 XR-3 Owner's Manual <V2. 0 Supplement> How to edit the clipboard out point The following procedure describes how to edit the clipboard out point, assuming that a program mastered by the internal mixdown mode is currently loaded. 1) While the XR-3 is stopped, press the [CLIPBOARD OUT] key. The display shows the current Clipboard Out point data in which "s" (second) flashes. flashing 2) You can move the flashing point (edit point) using the [REWIND] or [F FWD] key, while you can edit the value using the [JOG] dial. For example, to edit the current value ("00H 03M 00S 00F 00SF") to "00H 03M 05S 00F 00SF", while "s" flashes, use the [JOG] dial to enter "05". flashing flashing 3) After making editing, press the [STORE] key. The display shows "Hit Any Memory Keys!". However, note that the access speed is not guaranteed. Switching the playback mode When turning the power on, the XR-3 always starts up in the internal HDD playback mode. In the following description, it is assumed that the optional CD-R/RW drive is installed to the XR-3 and an audio CD (burned using the XR-3 or on the market) is inserted to the drive. · When the HDD is stopped, press the [SCRUB] key while holding down the [SHIFT] key. After the associated warning message as shown below appears, the playback mode changes. Executing the above operation alternatively switches the playback mode. In the audio CD playback mode, only the [CH STATUS/CH SEL] keys for tracks 1, 2 and [MASTER] are lit, while the other [CH STATUS/CH SEL] keys are unlit, showing that only the faders for track 1, 2 and [MASTER] are effective. (This means that the playback level of the audio CD is adjusted using the faders for tracks 1, 2 and [MASTER]. ) <Caution> When switching the playback mode, make sure that the XR-3 is not accessing the CD-R/RW disc. Internal HDD playback mode Audio CD playback mode Audio CD playback mode Internal HDD playback mode 19 XR-3 Owner's Manual <V2. 0 Supplement> Available functions in the audio CD playback mode In the audio CD playback mode, the following functions are available. If you are going to carry out any function other than the following, a warning message is shown and the operation is ignored (for example, if you press the [RECORD] key while holding down the [SHIFT] key, "[WARNING!] Void Key CD PLAYER" is shown. · Normal playback You can play back an audio CD with the same manner as with a program in the internal HDD. You can control the playback level using the faders for tracks 1, 2 and [MASTER]. <Note> If you press the [PLAY] key, the key indicator flashes for a while. When it is ready, playback starts. · Track skip If an audio CD contains more than one track, pressing [REWIND/PREV] or [F FWD/ NEXT] key while holding down the [SHIFT] key skips a track. By pressing the key, "Locate: EVT **" (** shows the event number) is shown on the display, and the playback position skips (locates) to the beginning of the appropriate track. · Auto functions When the Start and End points are correctly set, the auto functions (Auto play, Auto return, Auto repeat, etc. ) are available. * See page 69 of the owner's manual for details about the auto functions. · Varipitch playback You can use the varipitch playback function which allows to alter the playback speed within +/- 6. 0 % range in 0. 1 % increments/decrements. [. . . ] " " is shown when more than one track is recorded on the audio CD. If only one track is recorded on the audio CD, " " is not shown. To select desired tracks to be loaded, go to step 8. flashing flashing · When selecting "All": All tracks on the audio CD are selected to be loaded, and the screen as shown below appears. In this screen example, the destination program newly created on the current drive is "P05". [. . . ]