Fostex MR-8 manual

Owner’s Manual Digital Multitrac ker 8588 018 100 (376785)[...]

2 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER - SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN 10. Power Sources - The appliance should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions[...]

3 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual T able of Contents Introduction ...........................................................5 MR-8 Main features ...............................................5 About power supply .............................................5 Precaution upon handling the MR-8 ................6 Notes on repair ..............................[...]

4 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual Mixdown ..............................................................47 Analog mixdown .................................................47 Digital mixdown ..................................................48 Playbac k functions ............................................49 Basic playback ..................................[...]

5 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual MR-8 Main features About power suppl y Thank you very much for purchasing the Fostex MR-8 digital multitracker. The MR-8 is a digital multitracker which records and plays back 8-track audio on a CompactFlash TM card. You can record audio at 44.1 kHz/16 bits (in the normal mode) or 22.05 kHz/16 bits (in the extended mode). T[...]

6 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual Precautions upon handling the MR-8 Notes on repair About cop yrights About damages • Do not install the MR-8 in locations subject to the following: * Extremely high or low temperature, or significant changes in temperature. * Excessive humidity or dust. * Excessive changes in power supply voltage. * Unstable or significan[...]

7 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual About song Recor ding method Song mode Song01 Song02 Song03 Song04 Song05 Song99 Song98 Song01 T rack 1 T rack 2 T rack 8 W A V file The basics of the MR-8 The chapter describes the basics of the MR-8 you should know before using the MR-8. The MR-8 records audio on a CompactFlash TM card. Songs are recorded on a card along [...]

8 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual Time base The term, "time base", is used as the reference of recorder position information. Using the [TIME BASE SELECT] key, you can select from among three time base types: ABS, Bar/Beat/Clk and Time counter. ABS time: ABS time stands for Absolute time, which is "striped" on a card when creating a song[...]

9 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual Input monitor and repro monitor TRIM contr ol Remain display "Remain" shows how much time you can further record audio data to the available space left on the current CompactFlash TM card. As described earlier, the MR-8 stripes ABS time from 0m00.000s to 60m00.000s at maximum for each song, however, the remaining [...]

10 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual ENTER MENU CURSOR UNDO /REDO CONTRAST 0 RETURN TIME BASE SELECT STORE B / OUT A / IN PLA Y MODE AUT O PUNCH RESET RECORD STOP PLA Y REWIND F FWD MASTERING BRIGHT NA TURAL POWERFUL BOUNCE 1-6 > 7/8 1-4 > 5/6 HALL DELA Y REC SELECT PA N EFFECT SEND INPUT A L R L R L R L R 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 BRIT ST ACK US MET AL 60&ap[...]

11 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual 4 . [PHONES] jac ks (1, 2) Two jacks (1 and 2) are provided. You can use two pairs of stereo headphones with the MR-8. 5 . [PHONES V OL] contr ol Adjusts the headphone output level. 6 . [REVERB/DELA Y TIME] contr ol Controls the reverb time or delay time (see page 40). 7 . [EFFECT] keys Select the effect type from among RO[...]

12 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual ENTER MENU CURSOR UNDO /REDO CONTRAST 0 RETURN TIME BASE SELECT STORE B / OUT A / IN PLA Y MODE AUT O PUNCH RESET RECORD STOP PLA Y REWIND F FWD MASTERING BRIGHT NA TURAL POWERFUL BOUNCE 1-6 > 7/8 1-4 > 5/6 HALL DELA Y REC SELECT PA N EFFECT SEND INPUT A L R L R L R L R 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 BRIT ST ACK US MET AL 60&ap[...]

13 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual 25 . [UNDO/REDO] / Y Z 9 entry key Used to undo or redo recording or editing (see page 32 and 34). Each press of the key alternates "undo" and "redo". In the menu mode, this key is used for character entry of Y (y), Z (z) and 9 (see page 21). 26. [TIME B ASE SELECT] / V W X 8 entry key Selects the time [...]

14 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual MIC/LINE GUIT AR INT MIC DC IN POWER USB FOO T SW DIGIT AL OUT INPUT A SELECT MIC/LINE INT MIC GUIT AR LIGHT 12V ON OFF [NORMAL MODE] 12 3 4 5 6 Rear panel 1. [DC IN] jack Connect the supplied AC adaptor to this jack (see page 17). 2. [PO WER] switc h Used to turn on or off the power. By setting the switch to "LIGHT&q[...]

15 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual Bottom panel COMP ACT FLASH CARD MIDI OUT 1 2 Side panel OPEN 1 1 . Card slot A CompactFlash TM card is inserted to this slot (see page 16). 2 . [MIDI OUT] jack Used to connect to a [MIDI IN] jack of an external MIDI device (such as a MIDI sequencer) (see page 77). 1 . Battery compartment To use the MR-8 with batteries, in[...]

16 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual COMP ACTFLASH CARD COMPA CT FLASH CARD MIDI OUT Slot Recording time Inserting a CompactFlash TM card CompactFlash TM card How to remo ve a CompactFlash TM card Place your fingertip in the groove under the card and pull it forward. Mono 128MB 256MB 512MB <Image> Memory size About recor ding medium The MR-8 uses a Comp[...]

17 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual DC IN POWER USB FOO T SW DIGIT AL OUT LIGHT 12V ON OFF T urning on the unit OPEN Connecting the A C adaptor Inserting batteries DC IN POWER USB FOO T SW DIGIT AL OUT LIGHT 12V ON OFF The beginning of the demo song is shown. [PO WER] switch Model AD-12A [DC IN] connector About the po wer You can use the MR-8 either with the[...]

18 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual T urning off the power T urning on the LCD display bac klight Low battery displa y flashing PO WER LIGHT ON OFF LIGHT position If the LCD display does not show the startup screen when turning on the power, check the following. • The power is supplied to the unit. (i.e. the AC adaptor is correctly connected, or batteries [...]

19 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual ENTER MENU CURSOR UNDO /REDO CONTRAST 0 RETURN TIME B ASE SELECT STORE B / OUT A / IN PLA Y MODE AUT O PUNCH RESET RECORD STOP PLA Y REWIND F FWD MASTERING BRIGHT NA TURAL POWERFUL BOUNCE 1-6 > 7/8 1-4 > 5/6 HALL DELA Y REC SELECT PA N EFFECT SEND INPUT A L R L R L R L R 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 BRIT ST ACK US MET AL 60&a[...]

20 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual Preparation for recor ding onto the supplied card flashing After playing back the demo song, let's make preparations for a CompactFlash TM card onto which you are going to record. Depending on whether you are going to record a material onto the supplied CompactFlash TM card or a new card, make either of the following [...]

21 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual Normal Extended PLA Y MODE A B C 1 flashing <Note> You cannot undo song deletion. To cancel delet- ing a song, press the [CURSOR ] key when the confirmation screen is shown. 8) Press the [CURSOR ] key while holding do wn the [RECORD] key . The demo song is deleted, while the display now shows the screen for newly cre[...]

22 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual Preparation f or recording onto a new car d <Correction and deletion> To correct a character entered, use the [CURSOR / ] keys to move the cursor to the character you want to correct, and re- enter the desired character. By moving the cursor to the last character and pressing the [1-4>5/6, 1-6>7/8] key repeated[...]

23 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual Creating a song flashing This section describes how to create a new song on a card and how to select a desired song among more than one song created. In the following procedure, we assume that song 1 (S01) is already created on the card and we are going to created a new song. 1) While the recorder is stopped, press the [ME[...]

24 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual Selecting a desired song [ENTER] key [F FWD] key [REWIND] key ENTER MENU CURSOR UNDO /REDO CONTRAST 0 RETURN TIME BASE SELECT STORE PLA Y REWIND F FWD MASTERING -1 +1 J K L 4 Y Z 9 V W X 8 S T U 7 NO YES 8) After completing song name entry , use the [CUR SOR ] key to mo ve the cursor to "ENTER" at the bottom of t[...]

25 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual Formatting a car d By formatting a card, all recorded data on the card are erased and the card returns to the initial condition, follow the procedure shown below to format the card. 1) T urn off the MR-8. 2) Set the card y ou are going to format to the slot. 3) T urn on the MR-8. The display shows the startup screen, then [...]

26 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual BALANCE UNBAL B ALANCE UNBAL MIN MAX 2 1 R L PHONES ST OUT INPUT A INPUT B DRIVE TRIM TRIM GUIT AR GUITAR PEAK LINE MIC PEAK LINE MIC MIN MAX DIGIT AL MUL TITRACKER Master recorder or Monitor Speaker DC IN POWER USB FOO T SW DIGIT AL OUT INPUT A SELECT GUITAR INT MIC MIC/LINE LIGHT 12V ON OFF MIDI de vice P ersonal Compute[...]

27 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual 1 2 3 4 6 5 Displa y The following describes details about the LCD display, including screen contents and opera- tion. Home screen When turning on the MR-8 while a formatted CompactFlash card is set, the display shows the startup screen (showing the startup status of the MR-8), followed by the " home " screen, wh[...]

28 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual Example of time counter displa y Example of Bar/Beat display Low contrast High contrast Example of ABS display Selecting a time base When the display shows the home screen, press- ing the [TIME BASE SELECT] key switches the time base among ABS, Bar/Beat and time counter. Adjusting the displa y contrast You can adjust the d[...]

29 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual INPUT A BALANCE UNBALANCE MIC 1 2 3 4 TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4 REC SEL INPUT A BALANCE UNBALANCE MIC 1 2 3 4 TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4 INPUT B BALANCE UNBALANCE 5/6 TRACK 5 TRACK 6 7/8 TRACK 7 TRACK 8 REC SEL DC IN POWER USB FOOT SW DIGITAL OUT INPUT A SELECT GUITAR INT MIC MIC/LINE LIGHT 12V ON OFF [INPUT A S[...]

30 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual D YNAMIC CONDENSER TUBE BRIT ST ACK US MET AL 60s COMBO INPUT A BRIT ST ACK US MET AL 60's COMBO D YNAMIC CONDENSER TUBE MIC SIMULA TION AMP SIMULA TION BAL UNBAL /GUIT AR BA L UNBAL INPUT A INPUT B DISTORTION TRIM TRIM PEAK LINE MIC PEAK LINE MIC MIN MAX GUIT AR INPUT A SELECT BAL UNBAL /GUIT AR BA L UNBAL INPUT A IN[...]

31 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual ENTER MENU CURSOR UNDO /REDO CONTRAST 0 RETURN TIME BASE SELECT STORE B / OUT A / IN PLA Y MODE AUT O PUNCH RESET RECORD STOP PLA Y REWIND F FWD MASTERING BRIGHT NA TURAL POWERFUL BOUNCE 1-6 > 7/8 1-4 > 5/6 HALL DELA Y REC SELECT PA N EFFECT SEND INPUT A L R L R L R L R 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 BRIT ST ACK US MET AL 60&ap[...]

32 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual ENTER MENU CURSOR UNDO /REDO CONTRAST 0 RETURN TIME BASE SELECT STORE PLA Y REWIND F FWD MASTERING -1 +1 J K L 4 Y Z 9 V W X 8 S T U 7 NO YES [UNDO/REDO] key 5) Set the track 1 fader and [MASTER] fader to the nominal position (marked by “ ”). Raising these faders allows you to monitor the input sound. If these faders a[...]

33 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual ENTER MENU CURSOR UNDO /REDO CONTRAST 0 RETURN TIME BASE SELECT STORE B / OUT A / IN PLA Y MODE AUT O PUNCH RESET RECORD STOP PLAY REWIND F FWD MASTERING BRIGHT NA TURAL POWERFUL BOUNCE 1-6 > 7/8 1-4 > 5/6 HALL DELA Y REC SELECT PA N EFFECT SEND INPUT A L R L R L R L R 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 BRIT ST ACK US METAL 60&apos[...]

34 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual 6) While playing the keyboar d, adjust the recording level using the [TRIM] contr ols on the [INPUT A] and [INPUT B] sections. The screen shows the input levels of tracks 5 and 6, as well as the output levels of the stereo outputs (L and R). Turning the [PHONES VOL] control clock- wise raises the headphone monitor level. &[...]

35 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual Model 8051 DC IN POWER USB FOOT SW DIGIT AL OUT LIGHT 12V ON OFF [NORMAL MODE] [FOO T SW] jack Punch in/out Using the punch in/out function of the MR-8, you can overwrite a desired part of the re- corded track. "Punch in" means switching from playback to record, while "punch out" means switching form re[...]

36 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual STORE B / OUT A / IN LOCA TE D E F 2 G H I 3 J K L 4 STORE B / OUT A / IN LOCA TE D E F 2 G H I 3 J K L 4 lights up A UTO PUNCH M N O 5 A uto punch in/out By setting the punch-in and punch-out points in advance, The recorder automatically makes punch in/out recording for you. Setting the punch-in and punch-out points You c[...]

37 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual <About "part"> A "part" is defined as audio data between the "LOCATE A" and "LOCATE B" points. Therefore, you have to set the "LOCATE A" and "LOCATE B" points when editing a "part". The punch-in and punch-out points set for the auto punch in/out fu[...]

38 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual INPUT A D YNAMIC CONDENSER TUBE MIC SIMULA TION D YNAMIC CONDENSER TUBE INPUT A BRIT ST ACK US MET AL 60's COMBO AMP SIMULA TION BRIT ST A CK US MET AL 60’ s COMBO Using effects The MR-8 provides the insert effects for recording (microphone and amplifier simulation effects), the delay/reverb for track bounce or mixd[...]

39 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual ROOM HALL PLA TE DELA Y HALL DELA Y REVERB / DELA Y TIME MIN MAX ROOM PLA TE EFFECT HALL DELA Y ROOM PLA TE L-R Mono Diff flashing BAL UNBAL /GUIT AR BA L UNBAL INPUT A INPUT B DISTORTION TRIM TRIM PEAK LINE MIC PEAK LINE MIC MIN MAX GUIT AR INPUT A SELECT [DIST OR TION] control In addition, when the [INPUT A SELECT] switc[...]

40 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual HALL DELA Y REVERB / DELA Y TIME MIN MAX ROOM PLA TE EFFECT [REVERB / DELA Y TIME] contr ol HALL ROOM PLA TE DELA Y EFFECT SEND 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 T rack 1 1 0 10 Dela y or Re verb L R EFFECT SEND PA N STEREO BUSS L R dry sound wet sound playbac k adjusts the track playbac k level adjusts the send level to the eff ector A[...]

41 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual MASTERING BRIGHT NA TURAL PO WERFUL + - _ 0 PO WERFUL NA TURAL BRIGHT <Bouncing tracks 1 thr ough 4 to track 5/6> <Bouncing tracks 1 thr ough 6 to track 7/8> <Mixing down trac ks 1 through 8> T rk 4 T rk 3 T rk 2 T rk 1 T rk 5 T rk 6 playbac k playbac k playbac k playbac k recording recording Delay or Rev[...]

42 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual T rack 4 T rack 3 T rack 2 T rack 1 T rack 5 T rack 6 T rack 7 T rack 8 T rack 4 T rack 3 T rack 2 T rack 1 T rack 5 T rack 6 T rack 7 T rack 8 T rack 4 T rack 3 T rack 2 T rack 1 T rack 5 T rack 6 T rack 7 T rack 8 T rack 4 T rack 3 T rack 2 T rack 1 T rack 5 T rack 6 T rack 7 T rack 8 T rack 4 T rack 3 T rack 2 T rack 1 [...]

43 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual T r k 4 T r k 3 T r k 2 T r k 1 Mastering effect T r k 7 T r k 8 Delay or Reverb Bounce T r k 5 T r k 6 STEREO OUT (L, R) Mixing Playback Playback Playback Playback Playback Playback Record Record T r k 4 T r k 3 T r k 2 T r k 1 T r k 5 T r k 6 T r k 7 T r k 8 STEREO OUT (L, R) Mastering effect Delay or Reverb Bounce Mixin[...]

44 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual lights up ENTER MENU CURSOR UNDO /REDO CONTRAST 0 RETURN TIME BASE SELECT STORE B / OUT A / IN PLA Y MODE AUT O PUNCH RESET RECORD STOP PLA Y REWIND F FWD MASTERING BRIGHT NA TURAL POWERFUL BOUNCE 1-6 > 7/8 1-4 > 5/6 HALL DELA Y REC SELECT PA N EFFECT SEND INPUT A L R L R L R L R 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 BRIT ST ACK US ME[...]

45 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual PA N L R L R L R L R Meters 1 through 4 Meter 5/6 Meter 7/8 Meters L and R During rehearsal and actual track bouncing, level meters on the screen show the following signals. Pla yback le vels of tr acks 1 through 4. Pla ybac k level of tr acks 5/6 f or record- ing. Recording lev el of trac ks 7/8. Monitor output lev els (S[...]

46 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual T rk 4 T rk 3 T rk 2 T rk 1 Mastering effect T rk 7 T rk 8 Delay or Rev erb Bounce T rk 5 T rk 6 STEREO OUT (L, R) Mixing Playback Playback Playback Playback Playback Playback Record Record <Notes on "1-4 > 5/6" mode> You can bounce tracks in the "1-4 > 5/6" mode in the same manner as the &q[...]

47 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual BAL UNBAL /GUITAR BAL UNBAL MIN MAX 2 1 R L PHONES STEREO OUT INPUT A INPUT B DISTORTION TRIM TRIM PEAK LINE MIC PEAK LINE MIC MIN MAX DIGIT AL MULTITRA CKER GUITAR PHONES V OL INPUT A SELECT Analog master recorder T rk 4 T rk 3 T rk 2 T rk 1 T rk 5 T rk 6 T rk 7 T rk 8 STEREO OUT (R) STEREO OUT (L) D/A DIGIT AL OUT playba[...]

48 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual DC IN POWER USB FOOT SW DIGITAL OUT INPUT A SELECT MIC/LINE INT MIC GUIT AR LIGHT 12V ON OFF [NORMAL MODE] Digital master recorder 2) Make the master recorder to accept the digital input. Make sure that the recorder accepts the digital signal output from the MR-8, which is 44.1-kHz, 16- bit, S/P DIF signal. Generally, a di[...]

49 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual LOCA TE A point Playback LOCA TE B point Pla ybac k functions This chapter describes basic and advanced playback functions of the MR-8. Basic playbac k In the following description, it is assumed that a CompactFlash TM card with recorded data is set in the slot. 1) Load a desired song to be played bac k. See page 23 for de[...]

50 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual When reaching at the LOCA TE B point during playback, the rencorder automatically locates to the LOCA TE A point and stops. LOCA TE A point playback LOCA TE B point When locating to the LOCA TE A point, the recorder automatically starts playback. LOCA TE A point Playback LOCA TE B point When reaching at the LOCA TE B point[...]

51 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual LOCA TE A point LOCA TE B point 4 sec. 1sec. LOOP ST ART point LOOP END point LOCA TE A point (Punch in point) LOCA TE B point (Punch out point) LOOP ST ART point LOOP END point punch in/out range Loop function in auto punch in/out mode When the loop mode is active (and the auto punch in/out mode is inactive), the LOCATE A[...]

52 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual RECORD STOP PLA Y REWIND F FWD LOCA TE REC END LOCA TE ABS ZERO A - B PLA Y RECORD STOP PLA Y REWIND F FWD LOCA TE REC END LOCA TE ABS ZERO A - B PLA Y REC END ABS ZERO Locate the current position REC END ABS ZERO LOCA TE ABS ZERO the current position ABS ZERO 0m00.000s REC END 3m 03.000s ABS ZERO - 3m03.000s REC END 0m 00[...]

53 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual 0 RETURN RESET S T U 7 P Q R 6 COUNTER the current position ABS ZERO -3m03.000s 0m 00.000s zero return the current position ABS ZERO -3m03.000s 0m 00.000s zero return LOCA TE ABS ZERO STORE B / OUT A / IN LOCA TE D E F 2 G H I 3 J K L 4 * While the recorder is stopped with the time base set to "time counter", pre[...]

54 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual the current position LOCA TE B point LOCA TE A point Locate Locate • Locating You can instantly locate to the stored point by carrying out the operation below. * While the recorder is stopped, press the [LOCA TE A/IN] (or [LOCA TE B/OUT]) key . The recorder instantly locate to the appropriate point. <Tip> By select[...]

55 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual Setting the pre-r oll/post-r oll As described earlier on page 51, when both the auto punch in/out and loop modes are active, the pre-roll and post-roll are effective in the loop function. You can set the pre-roll and post-roll time value by the following procedure. When both the auto punch in/out and loop modes are active,[...]

56 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual Setting the beat resolution As described earlier, while the time base is set to "Bar/Beat", setting "Beat resolution" in the menu to "On" allows you to store the LOCATE A or B point in beat resolution. When "Beat resolution" is set to "On", the clock digit of the Bar/Beat/C[...]

57 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual Editing a song The following describes song editing functions. Creating a new song See "Creating a song/selecting a song" on page 22 for details about how to create a new song. Selecting a desired song When more than one song is created on a card, you can select (load) a desired song. <Tip> You can also sel[...]

58 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual flashing PLA Y MODE A B C 1 Editing a song name You can edit a current song name. 1) Load the desired song of which you are going to edit the song name. 2) While the recorder is stopped, press the [MENU] key to enter the men u mode. The display shows the menu selection screen, in which " System " is highlighted i[...]

59 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual Deleting an unnecessary song <Note> • You cannot delete a song which is protected. To delete such a song, release the protection of the song first (see page 60). • You cannot undo deleting a song. Be careful when selecting a song you are going to delete. 1) While the recorder is stopped, press the [MENU] key to e[...]

60 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual flashing Protecting a song You can protect a song to prevent an accidental erasure. The protection can be released when- ever you want. To keep a recorded song, we recommend to pro- tect it. <Note> You cannot make recording or editing to a pro- tected song. If you want to make recording or editing to a protected song[...]

61 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual Deleting the unnecessary file in a song Each song has two WAV file: one for track data, while the other for undo/redo operation. The latter file is called "undo WAV file" and allows undo/redo operation. Executing undo operation consumes the space of the card. Therefore, the more often you execute undo/redo, the r[...]

62 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual TRK 1 TRK 2 TRK 3 TRK 4 TRK 5 TRK 6 TRK 7 TRK 8 Silent ABS ZERO REC END flashing T rac k editing The following describes how to edit whole selected (mono or stereo) track data. <Undo/redo of trac k editing> By pressing the [UNDO/REDO] key after executing the track edit operation, you can undo the editing. By pressing[...]

63 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual TRK 1 TRK 2 TRK 3 TRK 4 TRK 5 TRK 6 TRK 7 TRK 8 ABS ZERO REC END 5) Use the [CURSOR / ] keys to select a mono track or a pair of stereo trac ks to be erased. You can select from among mono tracks (1 through 8) and stereo pair tracks (1/2, 3/4, 5/6 and 7/8). 6) Use the [CURSOR ] key to move the cur sor to "ENTER" [...]

64 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual flashing The display now shows the screen for selecting the source track(s) and destination track(s) of copy/ paste. " Source T rack " selects the copy source track(s), while " Dest. T rac k " selects the paste destination track(s). The current position information is shown at the top of the screen (sho[...]

65 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual TRK 1 TRK 2 TRK 3 TRK 4 TRK 5 TRK 6 TRK 7 TRK 8 ABS ZERO REC END flashing Moving whole trac k data You can move whole data (from ABS ZERO to REC END) of the desired mono or stereo track(s) to the other desired track(s). After the data is moved, the original track(s) is(are) silent. <Note> You cannot move track data o[...]

66 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual TRK 1 TRK 2 TRK 3 TRK 4 TRK 5 TRK 6 TRK 7 TRK 8 ABS ZERO REC END <Note> If a destination track has recorded data, moving data overwrites the previous data. 9) Press the [ENTER] key . The display returns show to the screen in which " Move T rack " is highlighted. 10) Press the [MENU] key to exit the men u mo[...]

67 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual flashing " Source T rack " selects the exchange source track(s), while " Dest. T rack " selects the exchange destination track(s). The current position information is shown at the top of the screen (shown in Bar/Beat base in the screen example below). 5) Use the [CURSOR / ] keys to select the source tra[...]

68 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual P ar t editing The following describes how to edit a "part" (*) of selected (mono or stereo) track data. Read the following carefully before carrying out part editing. <(*) About "par t"> A "part" is defined as audio data between the "LOCATE A" and "LOCATE B" points. [...]

69 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual TRK 1 TRK 2 TRK 3 TRK 4 TRK 5 TRK 6 TRK 7 TRK 8 Silent LOCA TE A point LOCA TE B point REC END ABS ZERO You can erase a desired part on the selected mono or stereo track(s). <Note> You cannot erase a part of a song protected. Release the protection before erasing the part. 1) Load the song you want to edit. 2) Store [...]

70 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual TRK 1 TRK 2 TRK 3 TRK 4 TRK 5 TRK 6 TRK 7 TRK 8 LOCA TE A point LOCA TE B point Clip Board (Vir tual) ABS ZERO REC END TRK 1 TRK 2 TRK 3 TRK 4 TRK 5 TRK 6 TRK 7 TRK 8 LOCA TE A point Copying/pasting (1) You can copy a part of the mono or stereo track(s) and paste it to the desired position of the other track(s). The source[...]

71 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual 8) Press the [ENTER] key . The display returns show to the screen in which " Copy P art " is highlighted. 9) Press the [MENU] key to exit the men u mode . • P asting clipboar d data 1) Store the LOCA TE A point where you want to paste the data (see page 53). 4) While "Paste P art" is highlighted, pres[...]

72 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual TRK 1 TRK 2 TRK 3 TRK 4 TRK 5 TRK 6 TRK 7 TRK 8 LOCA TE A point LOCA TE B point Copying/pasting (2) The following describes how to copy a part of the mono or stereo track(s) and paste it to the same position of the other track(s). Unlike the method described in "Copying/past- ing a part (1)" earlier, you cannot s[...]

73 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual TRK 1 TRK 2 TRK 3 TRK 4 TRK 5 TRK 6 TRK 7 TRK 8 LOCA TE A point LOCA TE B point 10) Press the [ENTER] key . The display returns show to the screen in which " Copy-P aste P art " is highlighted. 11) Press the [MENU] key to e xit the menu mode. <Note> If you are not satisfied with the result, press the [UNDO/[...]

74 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual 5) Use the [CURSOR ] key to highlight "Move P art", then press the [ENTER] key . The display now shows the screen for selecting the source track(s) and destination track(s) of the move operation. "Source Track" selects the move source track(s), while "Dest. Track" selects the move destination [...]

75 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual TRK 1 TRK 2 TRK 3 TRK 4 TRK 5 TRK 6 TRK 7 TRK 8 LOCA TE A point LOCA TE B point ABS ZERO REC END You can exchange parts between mono or stereo tracks. <Note> You cannot exchange data of a song protected. Release the protection before exchanging data. 1) Load the song you want to edit. 2) Store the LOCA TE A and LOCA [...]

76 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual 10) Press the [ENTER] key . The display returns show to the screen in which " Change P art " is highlighted. 11) Press the [MENU] key to exit the men u mode. <Note> If you are not satisfied with the result, press the [UNDO/REDO] key to undo the opera- tion (see page 68).[...]

77 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual Synchr onizing with MIDI By connecting the external MIDI devices (such as a sequencer, sound module, computer, etc.) via the [MIDI OUT] connector of the MR-8, you can make powerful recording. For example, by synchronizing a sequencer with the MR-8 during playback, you can mix down signals (such as a vocal, guitar, etc.) re[...]

78 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual Synchr onization using MIDI cloc k The following describes how to synchronize a sequencer to the MR-8 using MIDI clock. Use this method if the sequencer does not support MTC (MIDI Time code) <Notes> • To synchronize a sequencer to the MR-8 using MIDI clock, you have to make the signature/ tempo map in the MR-8. The[...]

79 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual Using the rh ythm guide function The MR-8 provides the metronome function which can output the guide click for recording. To output the guide click, create the signature/tempo map using the "Signature Map" and "Tempo Map" items and set the click level using the "Click level" item in the menu m[...]

80 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual 5) Use the [CURSOR / ] keys to enter "4". 6) Use the [CURSOR ] key to flash "4/4" for "Sig." setting. You can select a desired signature from among 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 1/8, 2/8, 3/8, 4/8, 5/8, 6/8, 7/8 and 8/8. 7) Use the [CURSOR / ] keys to enter "3/4". 8) Use the [CURSOR ] key[...]

81 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual 2) Use the [CURSOR / ] keys to enter a desired number . 3) Use the [CURSOR ] key to highlight the signature value. You can now select a signature. 4) Use the [CURSOR / ] keys to select a desired signature. 5) Use the [CURSOR ] key to move the cur sor to "[ENTER]" at the lower center of the screen, then press the [...]

82 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual option -8bar -7bar -6bar -5bar -4bar -3bar -2bar -1bar 0bar ABS Zero=-8bar ABS Zero=-7bar ABS Zero=-6bar ABS Zero=-5bar ABS Zero=-4bar ABS Zero=-3bar ABS Zero=-2bar ABS Zero=-1bar ABS Zero=1bar option meaning meaning You can select from among the following op- tions. 2) Use the [CURSOR / ] keys to select a desired option, [...]

83 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual 2) Use the [CURSOR ] key to highlight "---bar - -> ---bpm", then press the [ENTER] key . The display shows the screen for new tempo setting. Initially, the upper "2" for bar number entry flashes. You can enter a numeric value between 1 and 999. 3) Use the [CURSOR / ] keys to enter "4". 4) U[...]

84 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual flashing Editing the tempo map You can edit the tempo map you created. 1) While the display shows the tempo map screen, use the [CURSOR / ] key to highlight the setting you want to c hange, then press the [ENTER] key . The display changes to show the screen where the bar number currently set is highlighted, showing that yo[...]

85 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual Setting the clic k level After creating the signature/tempo map, set the click level finally. In the initial condition, the click is not output (the click level is set to "Off"). Therefore, to use the rhythm guide function, you have to set to output the click at the desired level. 1) In the menu selection screen,[...]

86 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual You can convert track data recorded on tracks 7/8 (which consists of an L/R pair of mono WAV files) to a stereo WAV file, which can be exported to a personal computer. The following describes how to convert data on tracks 7/8 (which may be bounced from other tracks or simply recorded in stereo) to a stereo WAV file. You ca[...]

87 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual 3) Press the [ENTER] key . The MR-8 quits the conversion function and the display returns to the home screen. <Editing a file name> You can edit a file name by the following procedure. 2 . Use the [CURSOR / ] keys to mo ve the edit position and enter a ne w name with the character entry keys. <Note> If you conv[...]

88 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual The MR-8 is equipped with the USB port for direct connection to a personal computer using a USB cable. This allows you to export stereo WAV file data, which is converted from a pair of mono WAV files for tracks 7/8, to your computer. The exported data can be played back or edited using a computer's music software, or [...]

89 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual 3) Highlight "USB" using the [CURSOR ] key , then press the [ENTER] key (or the [CURSOR ] key). The MR-8 enters the USB mode, while the display shows the lower screen below. 1) T urn on the power of the personal computer and the MR-8. 2) Press the [MENU] key to enter the menu mode. The MENU screen is shown in whi[...]

90 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual Open the "2 MIX" folder in a desired song folder, and select a desired stereo WAV file then copy to the computer. While copying data, the [RECORD] key indicator of the MR-8 flashes, showing that the card is accessed. When completing data copy, the indicator turns off. <Note> After copying a WAV file in a fo[...]

91 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual By initializing the MR-8, you can initialize all global menu settings common to all songs, as well as the time base and display contrast level. Pre-roll time setting P ost-roll time setting Dela y type setting MIDI sync out setting MTC frame rate setting Beat resolution mode setting Click le v el setting Time base (shown w[...]

92 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual <T rouble 2> The recorder stopped suddenly when record- ing. • Is there enough recordab le space on the CompactFlash card? You cannot record onto the CompactFlash card which is full. Replace it with a new card or delete unnecessary data (see page 20). <T rouble 1> I am going to make recording using the inter-[...]

93 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual <T rouble 5> During overdubbing, the playback signal of the recorded track cannot be monitored. • Is the track fader f or the playbac k trac k brought up? During overdubbing, bring up the faders for both the playback and recording tracks appropriately. Otherwise, you cannot make overdubbing while listening to the r[...]

94 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual T roubles f or power suppl y <T rouble 1> The MR-8 suddenly turned off the power. • Are the plugs of the A C adaptor plugged in firmly? Check the connection of the AC adaptor with the MR-8 and AC main outlet (see page 17). • Are the batteries empty? (when supplying the power fr om batteries) Check the batteries ([...]

95 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual 1 3 2 [Pin assignment of XLR connector s] 1 GND 2H O T 3 COLD MR-8 specifications [Inputs/Outputs] 0 dBu=0.775 Vrms, 0 dBV=1/0 Vrms. • Analog inputs [INPUT A, INPUT B] Connectors : XLR-3-31 type 1/4-inch, phone type Input level : -50 dBV (MIC) to +2 dBV (LINE) Input impedance : 1.5k Ω or more (MIC/BAL) : 40k Ω or mor[...]

96 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual ENTER MENU CURSOR UNDO /REDO CONTRAST 0 RETURN TIME BASE SELECT STORE B / OUT A / IN PLAY MODE AUTO PUNCH RESET RECORD STOP PLAY REWIND F FWD MASTERING BRIGHT NATURAL POWERFUL BOUNCE 1-6 > 7/8 1-4 > 5/6 HALL DELAY REC SELECT PAN EFFECT SEND INPUT A L R L R L R L R 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 BRIT STA CK US METAL 60's CO[...]

97 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual When using the bounce mode (1-4 > 5/6 mode) When using the bounce mode (1-6 > 7/8 mode) IN 1 IN 2 RECORDER IN 3 IN 4 IN 5 IN 6 IN 7 IN 8 TRK 5/6 F ADER TRK 7/8 F ADER TRK 4 F ADER TRK 3 F ADER TRK 2 F ADER TRK 1 F ADER TRK 1 P AN TRK 2 P AN TRK 3 P AN TRK 1 EFF TRK 2 EFF TRK 3 EFF TRK 4 EFF TRK 4 P AN OUT 4 OUT 3 OUT[...]

98 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual MIDI Implementation Char t (Digital Multitracker) Model MR-8 Date: Version: V1.00 T ransmitted Recogniz ed Remarks Function............ Basic Default Channel Changed Default Message Altered Mode Note Number: T r ue V oice V elocity Note ON Note OFF After K ey's T ouch Channel's Pitch Bend Control Change Program C[...]

99 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual Metronome ............................................................79 MTC ........................................................................77 <N> Normal mode ....................................................7, 21 <O> Over dubbing ........................................................34 <P> [...]

100 MR-8 Owner’ s Manual P owered near field studio monitor Model NF-01A Headphone distributor Model PH-50 RP Stereo Headphone Model T50RP RP dynamic type, Semi-open type P er sonal Monitor Model 6301B/BX Dynamic microphone Model M521 XLR type (Female) -> PHONE Stereo Headphone Model T-5 Dynamic type, Semi-open type Stereo Headphone Model T-7 [...]

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