Fostex MR-8CD Bedienungsanleitung

Owner’s Manual8588 082 000(447055)Caution: Please visit Fostex website (http://www.fostex.com) for the latest version software.MIN MAX100LR100LR100LRR

10MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Read this chapter first!)Thank you very much for purchasing the Fostex MR-8HD/CD digital multitracker.The MR-8HD/CD is a d

100MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Song management)<Notes>• You cannot delete a song which is protected. To delete such a song, release the protection

101MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Song management)You can protect a song to prevent an accidental erasure. The protection can be released when-ever you wan

102MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Song management)<Note>: You cannot make recording orediting to a protected song. If you want tomake recording or ed

103MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Track editing)Track editingThis chapter describes how to edit whole data of a selected (mono orstereo) track. Track editi

104MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Track editing)5) Rotate the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select"Erase Track = *", and press the [MENU/ENTER]knob.The cu

105MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Track editing)8) Press the [MENU/ENTER] knob.The display now returns to the track edit menuscreen, where “Erase Track ” i

106MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Track editing)9) Press the [MENU/ENTER] knob.The display now returns to the track edit menuscreen, where “Copy-Paste Trk

107MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Track editing)TRK 1TRK 2TRK 3TRK 4TRK 5TRK 6TRK 7TRK 8ABS ZEROREC ENDYou can move whole data (from ABS ZERO to REC END) o

108MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Track editing)You can exchange whole data (from ABS ZERO to REC END) between the desired track(s).<Note>: You canno

109MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Track editing)4) Rotate the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select"Change Track ", and press the [MENU/ENTER]knob.5) Rotat

11MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Read this chapter first!)About power supply• Be sure to connect the MR-8HD/CD to thepower supply specified in the specific

110MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Track editing)9) Press the [MENU/ENTER] knob.The display now returns to the track edit menuscreen, where “Change Track ”

111MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Part editing)Part editingThis chapter describes how to edit a "part" (*) of recorded song. You canedit data of

112MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Part editing)The time (or bar/beat/clock) value changesin realtime as the recorder moves (i.e. whenit plays, fastforwards

113MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Part editing)TRK 1TRK 2TRK 3TRK 4TRK 5TRK 6TRK 7TRK 8SilentLOCATE ApointLOCATE BpointREC ENDABS ZERO<Note>: You can

114MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Part editing)You can copy the desired part(s) of the selected track(s) and paste it(them) to the same timeposition of the

115MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Part editing)10) Press the [MENU/ENTER] knob.The display now returns to the part edit menuscreen, where “Copy-Paste Part

116MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Part editing)You can copy the desired part(s) of the selected track(s) and paste it(them) to the other timeposition of th

117MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Part editing)6) Rotate the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select"Copy Track ", and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob.The displa

118MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Part editing)5) Press the [MENU/ENTER] knob.The display now returns to the part edit menuscreen, where “Paste Part ” is h

119MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Part editing)You can move the desired part(s) of the desired track(s) to the other desired track(s).The part move operati

12MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Read this chapter first!)This section describes the basics of the MR-8HD/CD you should know before using the MR-8HD/CD.Rec

120MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Part editing)9) Rotate the [MENU/ENTER] knob to move thecursor to "[ENTER]" on the screen, and press the[MENU/E

121MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Part editing)5) Rotate the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select"Change Part " in the second page, and pressthe [MENU/ENT

122MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Part editing)10) Press the [MENU/ENTER] knob.The display now returns to the part edit menuscreen, where “Change Part ” is

123MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Other functions)Other functionsThis chapter describes the following functions which are important forusing the MR-8HD/CD.

124MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Other functions)You can reformat the MR-8HD/CD internal hard disk by using the FAT32 file system. By refor-matting the ha

125MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Other functions)The level meters shown on the display have the peak hold function. When it is enabled, themeter peak valu

126MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Other functions)As described earlier on page 47, when both the auto punch in/out and loop modes are active,the pre-roll a

127MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Other functions)While the time base is set to the bar/beat mode, if you set the "Beat resolution" item in the m

128MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Other functions)The MR-8HD/CD can supply phantom power (+48 V) to the XLR balanced connectors of [INPUTA] through [INPUT

129MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Other functions)4) Rotate the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select "On",and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob.The screen shows

13MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Read this chapter first!)About songTo understand songs, imagine separated rooms as shown below. Each room can be regarded

130MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Other functions)By initializing the MR-8HD/CD, you can initialize all global menu settings common to all songs,as well as

131MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Troubleshooting)TroubleshootingIf you encounter any problem while operating the MR-8HD/CD, checkthe following for the pos

132MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Troubleshooting)<Trouble 7>During overdubbing, I cannot monitor the playback sig-nal of the recorded track.• Is the

133MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Troubleshooting)<Trouble 8>I cannot execute auto punch in/out.• Is " " shown on the screen?If it is not,

134MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Troubleshooting)<Trouble 1>I cannot apply the effects.• Are the [EFFECT SEND] control for the trackyou want to appl

135MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Troubleshooting)<Trouble 1>I cannot hear the rhythm guide click.• Is the [RHYTHM GUIDE] key is illuminated?When the

136MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Troubleshooting)

137MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Specifications)MR-8HD/CD Specifications

138MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Specifications)[Inputs/Outputs]0dBu=0.775Vrms, 0dBV=1.0Vrms, Reference level: -12dBfsAnalog input [INPUT A - INPUT D]Conn

139MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Specifications)MIN MAX100LR100LR100LRRLMINMAXLINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MICREC SELECT01012345/6 MASTERMAXMAXMINMIN7/

14MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Read this chapter first!)Time baseInput monitor and repro monitorThe term, "time base", is used as the reference

140MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Specifications)When using the bounce mode (1-4 > 5/6 mode)When using the normal modeDISTORTIONCLEAN INPUT AINPUT BINPU

141MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Specifications)When using the bounce mode (1-6 > 7/8 mode)When using the bounce mode (1-8 > New Song mode)DISTORTIO

142MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Specifications)<Digital multitracker>TransmittedRecognizedRemarksFunction...BasicDefaultChannelChangedDefa

143MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Specifications)<A>Amp simulation ...58Auto return ...

144MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Specifications)Declaration of EC DirectiveThis equipment is compatible with the EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) - Directive on

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15MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Read this chapter first!)[TRIM] controlYou must pay great attention to the [TRIM] control adjustment when recording to the

16MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Read this chapter first!)

17MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Names and functions)Names and functionsThis chapter describes the names and functions of the controls, keys,connectors, et

18MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Names and functions)1. [INPUT A] input connectors(XLR connector and phone jack)MIN MAX100LR100LR100LRRLMINMAXLINE MIC LINE

19MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Names and functions)<Note>: This switch cannot turn off thepower completely. When this switch is "up",the

2MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Safety instructions/Contents)CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).NO USER - SERVICEA

20MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Names and functions)MIN MAX100LR100LR100LRRLMINMAXLINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MICREC SELECT01012345/6 MASTERMAXMAXMINM

21MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Names and functions)30. [MASTERING] keys(POWERFUL / NATURAL / BRIGHT)Used to select the desired mastering effectduring tra

22MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Names and functions)Either of the [BAL] XLR and[UNBAL/GUITAR] phone connec-tors can be used. Set the switch tothis positio

23MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Names and functions)5. [MIDI OUT] jack (DIN 5-pin connector)<Caution>: Do not connect your personalcomputer to the [

24MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Names and functions)When turning on the MR-8HD/CD, the display shows the startup screen (showing the startup status of the

25MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Names and functions)When the display shows the home screen, pressing the [TIME BASE SELECT] key switches the time basemode

26MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Names and functions)If a serious problem happens to the MR-8HD/CD during operation, an appropriate warning message isshown

27MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Basic operations)Basic operationsThis chapter describes power connection, power on/off, demo song play-back, etc., as well

28MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Basic operations)The MR-8HD/CD operates by AC power. Before you start using the MR-8HD/CD, you must con-nect the supplied

29MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Basic operations)Connect headphones to either of the two [PHONES] jacks of the MR-8HD/CD. Both jacks feed the samesignal s

3MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Safety instructions/Contents)Important Safety Instructions1) Read these instructions.2) Keep these instructions.3) Heed all

30MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Basic operations)In the demo song, approximately 1-minute audio is recorded on all eight tracks. Follow the procedurebelow

31MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Basic operations)This section describes how to create a new song for recording on the hard disk, while keeping thedemo son

32MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Basic operations)6) After completing song name entry, press the[MENU/ENTER] knob.The cursor moves to “[ENTER]” at the bott

33MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Basic operations)The MR-8HD/CD provides four input channels: [INPUT A], [INPUT B], [INPUT C] and [INPUT D].Each channel pr

34MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Basic operations)The following shows the recording track combinations and available input channel(s) by the numberof track

35MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Basic operations)You can record onto any one of tracks 1 through 4. When making recording to a single track, youcan record

36MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Basic operations)6) While playing the guitar, adjust the recording levelusing the [TRIM] control of the [INPUT A]channel.A

37MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Basic operations)Overdubbing is recording something new while listening to the previously recorded track(s).It is a very i

38MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Basic operations)9) While holding down the [RECORD] key, press the[PLAY] key to start recording.The recorder records the k

39MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Basic operations)You can simultaneously record up to four tracks. See page 34 for the available combinations offour record

4MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Safety instructions/Contents)Read this chapter first! ...

40MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Basic operations)6) While playing the music, adjust the recordinglevel of each track using the [TRIM] control ofeach input

41MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Basic operations)<Tip>: By sliding up or down the MR-8HD/CD [MASTER] fader gradually, you can fadein or fade out rec

42MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Basic operations)1) Connect the [DIGITAL OUT] connector of theMR-8HD/CD to the digital input connector of adigital master

43MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Advanced playback and locate functions)Advanced playback and locate functionsThis chapter describes advanced playback func

44MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Advanced playback and locate functions)• By holding down the [F FWD] key during playback, the recorder starts cueing forwa

45MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Advanced playback and locate functions)While the recorder is stopped, each time you press the [PLAY MODE] key, the playmod

46MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Advanced playback and locate functions)In the Auto play mode, when locating to the ABS ZERO, REC END, LOCATE A or LOCATE B

47MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Advanced playback and locate functions)When the loop mode is active (while the auto punch in/out mode is inactive), the LO

48MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Advanced playback and locate functions)The following describes the locate functions, which allow you to immediately skip t

49MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Advanced playback and locate functions)Locating to the LOCATE A or LOCATE B pointYou can set the desired point of a song a

5MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Safety instructions/Contents)Input connection ...

50MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Advanced playback and locate functions)LocatingWhile the recorder is stopped, press the [LOCATE A/IN] (or [LOCATE B/OUT])

51MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Punch in/out)Punch in/outUsing the punch in/out function of the MR-8HD/CD, you can overwritethe desired part of the record

MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Punch in/out)521) Press the [REC SELECT] key for the track youare going to make punch in/out recording.The track is record-a

53MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Punch in/out)1) Connect the footswitch to the [FOOT SW] jackon the MR-8HD/CD rear panel.2) Press the [REC SELECT] key for

MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Punch in/out)54By setting the punch-in and punch-out points in advance, the recorder automatically makespunch in/out recordi

55MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Punch in/out)After setting the punch-in and punch-out points appropriately, you can rehearse the auto punchin/out for chec

MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Punch in/out)56After rehearsing the auto punch-in/out operation, it's time for executing actual auto punch in/out opera

57MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Using effects)Using effectsThe MR-8HD/CD provides the insert effects for recording (microphoneand amplifier simulation eff

58MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Using effects)The [INPUT A] channel of the MR-8HD/CD provides two types of insert effects: microphone andamplifier simulat

59MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Using effects)During recording, you can apply external effects to a sound source connected to an input con-nector in the [

6MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Safety instructions/Contents)Track bouncing ...

60MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Using effects)Selecting an effect typeThe MR-8HD/CD has the original built-in reverb/delay processor featuring the newly-d

61MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Using effects)As shown in the signal flowchart below, a track(playback) signal after the track fader is fedto the [EFFECT

62MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Using effects)The MR-8HD/CD provides the dedicated mastering effects for the L/R stereo buss.You can use the mastering eff

63MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Track bouncing)Track bouncingThis chapter describes track bouncing which is an important func-tion in the recording proces

64MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Track bouncing)You can record more than eight materials using the track bouncing function as shown in thefollowing example

65MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Track bouncing)• "1-6 > 7/8" mode (see page 68)In the "1-6 > 7/8" mode, tracks 1 through 6are pl

66MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Track bouncing)Before executing track bouncing, you can rehearse it. While rehearsing track bouncing, you cancontrol the p

67MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Track bouncing)5) After finishing rehearsal, press the [STOP] keyto stop the recorder and locate it to thebeginning of the

68MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Track bouncing)You can bounce tracks 1 through 6 to tracks 7/8.As described earlier in "Bouncing tracks 1 through 4 t

69MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Track bouncing)5) After finishing rehearsal, press the [STOP] keyto stop the recorder and locate it to thebeginning of the

7MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Safety instructions/Contents)MIDI synchronization ...

70MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Track bouncing)You can bounce tracks 1 through 8 to tracks 7/8 of a new song. A new song is automaticallycreated when exec

71MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Track bouncing)After finishing rehearsal, let's carry out actual track bouncing.1) While the recorder is stopped, pre

72MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Track bouncing)The MR-8HD/CD can mix input signals of [INPUT A] through [INPUT D]. The following diagramshows an example o

73MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Track bouncing)The default panning settings are as below.You can set each input to the desired panningposition from L10 (h

74MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Track bouncing)Typically, bouncing is executed from the beginning to the end of a song, as shown in Figure 1below. However

75MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Rhythm guide function)Rhythm guide functionThe MR-8HD/CD offers the rhythm guide function, which allows output-ting the rh

76MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Rhythm guide function)The MR-8HD/CD provides the metronome function which can output the rhythm guide clickduring recordin

77MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Rhythm guide function)Rhythm Guide: OffConductor Map: OffRhythm guideNo outputBar/beatindicationThe "Signature"a

78MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Rhythm guide function)2) Rotate the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select "Song ",and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob.The dis

79MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Rhythm guide function)4) Rotate the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select"---Bar -> ---", and press the [MENU/ENTER] kn

8MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Safety instructions/Contents)Trouble for recording ...

80MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Rhythm guide function)• Deleting an unnecessary time signature eventYou can delete an unnecessary time signatureevent.2) R

81MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Rhythm guide function)By default, the bar/beat value at the beginning (ABS ZERO) of the song is set to "bar -2/beat 1

82MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Rhythm guide function)Bar 1/beat 1: 120 bpmBar 4/beat 2: 180 bpmBar 8/beat 3: 90 bpmBar 12/beat 1: 120 bpmBar 16/beat 4: 2

83MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Rhythm guide function)7) Rotate the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select"Beat = 1", and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob."

84MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Rhythm guide function)• Deleting an unnecessary tempo eventYou can delete an unnecessary tempo event.2) Rotate the [MENU/E

85MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (MIDI synchronization)MIDI synchronizationBy connecting the external MIDI devices (such as a sequencer, soundmodule, comput

86MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (MIDI synchronization)The following describes how to synchronize a sequencer to the MR-8HD/CD which supportsMTC (MIDI Time

87MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (MIDI synchronization)The following describes how to synchronize a sequencer to the MR-8HD/CD using MIDI clock.Use this met

88MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (MIDI synchronization)

89MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Data export to a personal computer)Data export to a personal computerThis chapter describes how to export song data on tra

9MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Read this chapter first!)Read this chapter first!This chapter describes precautions before using, as well as features andba

90MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Data export to a personal computer)This section describes how to convert audio data on tracks 7/8 which has been bounced o

91MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Data export to a personal computer)5) Press the [MENU/ENTER] knob.The MR-8HD/CD quits the conversion functionand the displ

92MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Data export to a personal computer)The MR-8HD/CD is equipped with the USB port for direct connection to a personal compute

93MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Data export to a personal computer)3) Highlight "USB " by rotating the [MENU/ENTER]knob, then press the [MENU/E

94MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Data export to a personal computer)The MR-8HD/CD internal hard disk is protected by default.The protection is effective on

95MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Data export to a personal computer)You can archive song data recorded by the MR-8HD/CD by using either of the following me

96MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Data export to a personal computer)(3) Copy data to a CD-R/RW disc using the internal CD-R/RW drive.As with (1), each trac

97MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Song management)Song managementThis chapter explains the following five operation procedures for songmanagement.1) Selecti

98MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Song management)The following describes how to select the desired song from the disk when more than one songis created on

99MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Song management)You can edit a current song name save the edited song name. Only the current song can beedited.1) Load the