User manual FOSTEX MR8-HD MANUAL 2

[. . . ] 8588062100 (428387) Owner's Manual Digital Multitracker MR-8HD 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. [. . . ] The following assumes that the song you are going to execute track bouncing is loaded. INPUT A SELECT D I G I TA L M U LT I T R A C K E R INPUT A BAL INPUT B BAL INPUT C BAL INPUT D BAL STEREO OUT L 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 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 "1-4 > 5/6" bounce mode. Selecting this bounce mode automatically arms tracks 5/6 and changes the monitoring mode for these tracks to input monitoring mode. The display looks like this: 4 3) 5 3 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 4 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. 4) Lighting Lighting Flashing Faders 1 through 4 Fader 5/6 [MASTER] fader Playback levels of tracks 1 through 4 for bouncing. Recording master level of tracks 5/6. 2) Raise the [5/6] fader and [MASTER] fader to the " " position. Set all the other track faders down to the minimum position. 66 MR-8HD Owner's Manual (Track bouncing) During rehearsal and actual track bouncing, level meters on the screen show the following signal levels. Checking the bounced signals on tracks 5/6 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. Make sure that the input monitoring mode is turned off. Press the [PLAY] key to start playback from the beginning of the song. Use the [5/6] fader to control the playback level of the bounced signals. By playing back the recorder while the bounce mode ("1-4 > 5/6") is active, only tracks 5/6 can be monitored. 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. Meters 1 through 4 Meters 5/6 Meters L and R Playback levels of tracks 1 through 4. Monitor output levels of STEREO OUT (L, R). 2) 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. 3) 4) <Panning control> You can freely adjust panning for tracks 1 through 4 using the PAN controls. For example, a guitar to left, a vocal to center, etc. 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. <Auto punch in/out of track bouncing> 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). 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. 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. 67 MR-8HD 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. 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. [. . . ] On a Windows machine, the MR-8HD is shown as "removable drive". On a Macintosh machine, it is shown as "MR-8HD". 134 MR-8HD Owner's Manual (Troubleshooting) Other troubles <Trouble 1> I cannot hear the rhythm guide click. <Trouble 2> I want to hear the rhythm guide click based on the "Signature" and "Tempo" settings on the rhythm guide setting screen but the rhythm guide click based on the conductor map is output. · Is the [RHYTHM GUIDE] key is illuminated? When the [RHYTHM GUIDE] key is not illuminated, the rhythm guide function is not active and you cannot hear the rhythm guide click. · Is the "Conductor Map" setting on the rhythm guide setting screen set to "On"? As shown on the screen below, if "Conductor Map" on the rhythm guide setting screen is set to "On", the rhythm guide click based on the conductor map is output. In this condition, the "Signature" and "Tempo" fields on this screen indicate "---" as below, showing that they are disabled. · Is the "Int Click level" item in the " Rhythm Guide" menu set correctly? If the "Int Click level" item is set to "00" or a small value, you cannot hear the rhythm guide click. Set "Conductor Map" to "Off" (see page 77). 135 MR-8HD Owner's Manual (Troubleshooting) 136 MR-8HD Owner's Manual (Specifications) MR-8HD Specifications 137 MR-8HD Owner's Manual (Specifications) Specifications [Inputs/Outputs] 0dBu=0. 775Vrms, 0dBV=1. 0Vrms, Reference level: -12dBfs Analog input [INPUT A - INPUT D] Connectors : XLR-3-31 type (#2: hot balanced) : 1/4-inch, phone type Input level : -48dBu (MIC) to +4dBu (LINE) Input impedance : 1. 5k or more : 400k or more (When the INPUT A SEL switch is set to "GTR". ) Phantom power : P48V (Phantom power ON/OFF is selected in the "Input" menu of the MENU mode. ) Insert [INSERT (input A only)] Connector : 1/4-inch, TRS phone type (Tip: output, Ring: input) Norminal output level : -10dBV Load impedance : 10k or more Norminal input level : -10dBV Input impedance : 10k or more Stereo analog output [STEREO OUT (L, R)] Connectors : 1/4-inch, phone type Norminal output level : -10dBV (unbalanced) Load impedance : 10k or more Headphones output [PHONES 1, 2] Connectors : 1/4-inch, stereo phone type Max. output power : 30mW or more (at 32 load) Load impedance : 16 or more MIDI output [MIDI OUT] Connector : DIN 5-pin Format : Conformed to the MIDI standard Digital output [DIGITAL OUT] Connector : Toslink optical type Format : IEC 60958 (S/P DIF) Footswitch [FOOT SW] Connector : 1/4-inch, phone type Level : TTL level USB Connector USB HOST Connector Audio recording type : Conformed to AES-31 The number of tracks : 8 * the number of simultaneously recordable tracks: 4 ADC DAC : 24-bits, delta-sigma : 24-bits, delta-sigma Frequency response : 20Hz to 20kHz Dynamic range : 90dB or more (TYPICAL) Total harmonic distortion : 0. 06% or less (TYPICAL) [General] Weight (net) Dimensions Power supply : Approx. 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