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Owner’s Manual

Digital Multitracker

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<Important!>

Thank you very much for purchasing the MR-
8mkII. Before using the unit, read “

Preparation

”

on page

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.

Summary of Contents for MR-8MKII

Page 1: ...ry much for purchasing the MR 8mkII 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 ...

Page 2: ...he 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 mainte...

Page 3: ...rovided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the man...

Page 4: ...card 13 Time base 14 Input and repro monitor 14 TRIM control 15 Preparation 17 Preparation of power supply 18 Preparing the AC adaptor 18 Preparing batteries 18 Preparationofrecording media 19 About song modes 19 About recording time of a card 19 Handling of CompactFlashTM Card 20 Turning on the power 21 When a formatted card is inserted 21 When an unformatted is inserted 21 Backlight facility 22 ...

Page 5: ...rting recording 43 Playing back recorded track 43 Undoing recording undo redo 43 Basicmixdown 44 Advancedplayback andlocatefunctions 45 3 x cueing 46 Playback between LOCATE A and B points 46 Playmode 47 Selecting a play mode 47 Auto play mode 48 Auto return mode 48 Loop mode 48 Loop function in auto punch in out mode 49 Locate function 50 Time locate 50 Locating to the beginning ABS ZERO of a son...

Page 6: ...hm guide function 75 Using the rhythm guide function 76 Setting the time signature and tempo 76 Creating the conductor map 78 Setting the signature map 78 Editing a time signature event 80 Deleting an unnecessary time signature event 80 Editing the bar offset 81 Setting the tempo map 82 Editing a tempo event 84 Deleting an unnecessary tempo event 84 Using effects 59 Using the insert effects 60 Mic...

Page 7: ... data 96 Copying pasting track data 97 Movingtrackdata 99 Exchangingwholetrackdata 101 Partdataediting 103 Playing back the part Between LOCATE A and LOCATE B to be edited 104 Changing an edit point during editing 104 Editing the part s 105 Copying pasting the part s 1 106 Copying pasting the part s 2 108 Copying to the clipboard 108 Pasting clipboard data 110 Moving the part s 111 Exchange the pa...

Page 8: ... post roll time setting 134 AutoDeletefunctionon off 135 Beatresolutionmodeon off 136 Phantompoweron off 137 Initializing the MR 8mkII 138 Otherfunctions 131 Protecting the card 120 Archiving a song 121 BurninganaudioCD 123 Read this page before using 124 CD R RW drives which can be connected to the MR 8mkII 124 Usable discs 124 Notes on handling of discs 124 Notes on care of discs 124 Connecting ...

Page 9: ...this chapter first Read this chapter first This chapter describes precautions before using as well as features and basic knowledge of the MR 8mkII To understand the MR 8mkII features and basic functions read this chapter before using ...

Page 10: ...ring sounds The dedicated mastering effects are built in for the stereo buss allowing you to process sounds during track bouncing or final mixdown The adoption of self illuminated keys allows intuitive operation User friendly LCD screen configuration allows you to make recording intuitively Phantom power is built in allowing direct connection of condenser microphones The rhythm guide function is p...

Page 11: ...surfaces Near a strong magnetic field such as a TV or speaker Notes on repair The MR 8mkII does not use any parts that user can repair easily Contact your dealer or the nearest Fostex service station to ask about repairs Use the original packing carton of the MR 8mkII when you transport or send the MR 8mkII to the dealer or Fostex service station for repair If you have discarded the packing carton...

Page 12: ...CONDENSER DYNAMIC INPUT A LINE MIC MIN MAX LINE MIC DISTORTION GUITAR UNBAL BAL UNBAL GUITAR PEAK TRIM TRIM BAL INPUT A INPUT B PHONES VOL L ST OUT R 2 PHONES 1 MIN MAX EFFECT REVERB DELAY TIME MIN MAX HALL ROOM PLATE DELAY LOCATE REC END A B PLAY LOCATE ABS ZERO DELETE _0 YZ9 VWX8 STU7 PLAY STOP RECORD REWIND F FWD PQR6 UNDO REDO PLAY MODE STORE A IN B OUT LOCATE MNO5 JKL4 BRIGHT NATURAL POWERFUL...

Page 13: ...n the computer using a CD burn software application You can also burn an audio CD by using an external CD R RW drive connected via the USB HOST port of the MR 8mkII see page 115 and 123 Song01 Track 1 Track 2 Track 8 Song01 Song02 Song03 Song04 Song05 Song99 Song98 Remain recordable space left on the CompactFlashTM Card Remain shows how much time you can further record audio data to the available ...

Page 14: ... see page 81 The figure below shows the relation between two time base modes Each of the MR 8mkII tracks has two output modes repro monitor and input monitor In the repro monitor mode the track playback signal is output So if you want to listen to the track playback sound select the repro monitor mode In the input monitor mode the input signal fed to the track is output So you can check the level ...

Page 15: ...lights while you may hear the sound distorted or noisy This distortion noise generated at this stage cannot be eliminated therefore adjust the TRIM control properly so that the PEAK indicator does not light at the loudest part of the input signal BRIT STACK US METAL 60 S COMBO MIC TUBE CONDENSER DYNAMIC INPUT A LINE MIC MIN MAX LINE MIC DISTORTION GUITAR UNBAL BAL UNBAL GUITAR PEAK TRIM TRIM BAL I...

Page 16: ...16 MR 8mkII Owner s Manual Read this chapter first ...

Page 17: ...ribes preparation for recording playback and ed iting using the MR 8mkII The chapter is comprised of the following sections Preparation of recording media Preparation of power supply and Creating a new song Read this chapter before using the MR 8mkII for the first time ...

Page 18: ...o not mix old and new batteries together 3 Install batteries as shown below Make sure to install batteries in the correct direction 4 Place back the battery compartment cover to the original position OPEN Model AD 12A DC IN connector Note If you connect the AC adaptor to the MR 8mkII while batteries are housed in the battery box the MR 8mkII runs on the AC adaptor If you disconnect the AC adaptor ...

Page 19: ...age Capacity 2 track 12 24 24 48 48 96 4 track 6 12 12 24 24 48 6 track 4 8 8 16 16 32 8 track 3 6 6 12 12 24 Each time value above shows an approximate value in minutes Each value in parentheses shows a value in the LP mode Preparation of recording media Fostex website http www fostex com The total recordable time of a CompactFlashTM card depends on the capacity of the card as well as the song mo...

Page 20: ... of CompactFlashTM cards Do not keep CF cards in the following circumstances In a moist or dusty place In a extremely hot place such as in front of a heating appliance In the direct sunshine In the closed car in summer In a strong magnetic field or near a device which generates a magnetic field Do not drop a card or give it a strong shock Do not step on a card or put a heavy thing on a card Handli...

Page 21: ... the MR 8mkII turn on the power of each device in the following order Turn down the MASTER fader of the MR 8mkII Turn on the external device which send signals to the MR 8mkII input s Turn on the MR 8mkII Turn on the external monitor device amplifier powered speaker etc Set to ON If the screen above is shown follow the instruc tion on the screen That is press the MENU EN TER key while holding down...

Page 22: ...f the battery voltage is getting low Low Battery starts flashing in the song name field In this case inter rupt the operation and replace batteries with new ones Note If you continue operation after Low Bat tery starts flashing batteries are completely ex hausted finally and the display shows the screen below while the MR 8mkII accepts no operation We recommend replacing batteries before they are ...

Page 23: ...ormatted format the card by following the procedure on page 21 then execute steps 5 through 9 below for setting the song mode and song name 1 While the recorder is stopped press the MENU ENTER key The display now shows the first page of the menu selection screen 2 Rotate the jog dial to select Song and press the MENU ENTER key The display now shows the song menu screen 3 While Select Song is highl...

Page 24: ...for a song name with more than eight characters for example AAA BBBBB is legal 8 After entering the desired name press the MENU ENTER key The name is set while the cursor moves to ENTER Note If you enter the same name as an existing song the display shows Illegal Song Name and returns to the song name edit ing screen In such a case enter a different name 9 While ENTER is highlighted press the MENU...

Page 25: ... functions This chapter describes the names and functions of the controls keys connectors etc on the MR 8mkII top panel rear panel and side panel as well as details of the display See this chapter when ever you want to know the function of a control key etc ...

Page 26: ...FECT REVERB DELAY TIME MIN MAX HALL ROOM PLATE DELAY LOCATE REC END A B PLAY LOCATE ABS ZERO DELETE _0 YZ9 VWX8 STU7 PLAY STOP RECORD REWIND F FWD PQR6 UNDO REDO PLAY MODE STORE A IN B OUT LOCATE MNO5 JKL4 BRIGHT NATURAL POWERFUL MENU ENTER MASTERING GHI3 DEF2 ABC1 7 8 WAV FILE STEREO 1 4 1 6 NEW SONG 1 8 GUIDE RHYTHM CONTRAST TIME BASE SELECT BOUNCE INPUT A SELECT AUTO PUNCH 5 6 7 8 AMP SIMULATIO...

Page 27: ...elect the recording track s You can record onto up to two tracks simultaneously Pressing a key arms or unarms the corre sponding track s Tracks 5 6 or 7 8 are armed or unarmed simultaneously see pages 38 44 Each fader adjusts the track playback level Each of track faders 5 6 and 7 8 controls the stereo signal see pages 38 44 9 Track faders 14 Internal Microphone You can make recording using the in...

Page 28: ...50 STOP F FWD LOCATE REC END Locates to the recording end of the current song REC END see page 50 RECORD key Pressing the PLAY key while holding down the RECORD key starts recording of the armed record ready track s By pressing only the RECORD key when any track s is armed in record ready the in put signal s of the armed track s can be monitored i e input monitor mode see pages 38 42 19 TIME BASE ...

Page 29: ...crophone When the switch is set to the INT MIC position you cannot use the IN PUT A connectors both the BAL and UNBAL GUITAR connectors as well as the insert effect 1 DC IN connector Connect the supplied AC adaptor to this con nector see page 18 5 INPUT A SELECT switch This switch must be set appropriately accord ing to the input source of the INPUT A chan nel see page 37 Used to connect with an u...

Page 30: ...RD 2 1 3 OPEN 1 Caution Do not connect your personal computer to the USB HOST port 2 USB HOST connector USB A type Used to connect to an external CD R RW drive for burning songs recorded by the MR 8mkII to a CD R RW disc in the CD DA au dio CD format see page 123 Caution If the MR 8mkII is not used for a long period of time remove batteries to prevent leakage in compartment 1 Battery compartment T...

Page 31: ...uto play mode is active see page 47 1 2 3 4 5 6 Time information of the current recorder po sition is shown in ABS or bar beat mode by default bar beat Using the TIME BASE SE LECT key you can select a desired time base mode When the recorder is moving playing back fast forwarding etc the appropriate icon is also shown While the hard disk drive is in access ACC lights up Normally the name of the so...

Page 32: ...ting it counterclockwise lowers the contrast JOG dial CONTRAST key LOCATE MNO5 JKL4 BRIGHT NATURAL POWERFUL MENU ENTER MASTERING GHI3 DEF2 ABC1 7 8 WAV FILE STEREO 1 4 1 6 NEW SONG 1 8 GUIDE RHYTHM CONTRAST TIME BASE SELECT BOUNCE 5 6 7 8 LOCATE MNO5 JKL4 BRIGHT NATURAL POWERFUL MENU ENTER MASTERING GHI3 DEF2 ABC1 7 8 WAV FILE STEREO 1 4 1 6 NEW SONG 1 8 GUIDE RHYTHM CONTRAST TIME BASE SELECT BOUN...

Page 33: ...ING GHI3 DEF2 ABC1 7 8 WAV FILE STEREO 1 4 1 6 NEW SONG 1 8 GUIDE RHYTHM CONTRAST TIME BASE SELECT BOUNCE 5 6 7 8 MENU ENTER key First page This message is shown when you are going to delete a song which is protected This message is shown when the MR 8mkII cannot read a card This message is shown when you are going to edit a track or part op eration but there is not enough space on the card for ex...

Page 34: ...34 MR 8mkII Owner s Manual Names and functions ...

Page 35: ... operations This chapter describes basic multitrack recording If it is the first time for you to use a Multitracker read this chapter carefully first so that you are familiar with the MR 8mkII basic op erations then read other sections which describe advanced opera tions ...

Page 36: ...e input gain recording level of the INPUT A channel including the inter nal microphone Adjust the TRIM control properly so that the PEAK indicator does not blink or light at the loudest part of the input signal see page 15 TRIM control Controls the input gain recording level of the INPUT B channel Ad just the TRIM control properlysothatthePEAK indicator does not blink or light at the loudest part ...

Page 37: ... selected by the REC SELECT keys When you select a single track a signal fed to the INPUT A channel including the internal microphone is recorded When you select two tracks each source signal of the INPUT A and INPUT B channels is recorded to each selected track MAX MAX REC SELECT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MASTER REC SELECT key REC SELECT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 REC SELECT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 REC SELECT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8...

Page 38: ... are not raised you cannot monitor the sound via headphones Recording onto a single track MAX MIN MAX MIN REC SELECT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MASTER R L PAN L R L R L R 0 10 EFFECT SEND 10 0 10 0 10 0 BRIT STACK US METAL 60 S COMBO MIC TUBE CONDENSER DYNAMIC INPUT A LINE MIC MIN MAX LINE MIC DISTORTION GUITAR UNBAL BAL UNBAL GUITAR PEAK TRIM TRIM BAL INPUT A INPUT B PHONES VOL L ST OUT R 2 PHONES 1 MIN MAX...

Page 39: ...s well as the MASTER fader and PHONES VOL control Playing back the recorded track Tip If you are not satisfied with the re sult use the undo redo function to cancel the recording and try again Undoing recording undo redo 5 Press the RECORD key once the key indicator starts flashing Track 1 which is record armed now enters the input monitor mode and is shown on the home screen If you press the UNDO...

Page 40: ...rs 3 and 4 changes to A and B respectively show ing that each input is assigned to the appro priate track The remaining time of the CompactFlashTM Card is shown 4 Set the track faders 3 4 and MASTER fader to the nominal position marked by Raising these faders allows you to monitor the input sound If these faders are not raised you cannot monitor the sound via headphones Recording onto two tracks s...

Page 41: ...back the recorded track Tip If you are not satisfied with the re sult use the undo redo function to cancel the recording and try again Undoing recording undo redo 5 Press the RECORD key once the key indicator starts flashing Tracks 3 and 4 which are armed now enter the input monitor mode and is shown on the home screen If you press the UNDO REDO key after finishing recording you can return to the ...

Page 42: ...ers 1 and 7 8 and the MASTER fader to the nominal position marked by Raising these faders allows you to monitor the input sound If these faders are not raised you cannot monitor the sound via headphones Overdubbing basics MAX MIN MAX MIN REC SELECT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MASTER R L PAN L R L R L R 0 10 EFFECT SEND 10 0 10 0 10 0 BRIT STACK US METAL 60 S COMBO MIC TUBE CONDENSER DYNAMIC INPUT A LINE MIC M...

Page 43: ...sponding PEAK indi cator does not light at the loudest part of the keyboard sound Tip When receiving a line level signal set the TRIM control to left LINE to get the appropriate level When receiving a micro phone signal set the TRIM control to right MIC to get the appropriate level 5 Press the RECORD key once the key indicator starts flashing The armed tracks 7 8 now enter the input monitor mode w...

Page 44: ...he recorded sounds by adjusting the level and panning of each track applying effects to tracks 1 through 4 and applying the mastering effects to the L R stereo mix etc The output levels from the STEREO OUT L R connectors can be controlled by the MASTER fader Adjust the levels appropriately so that the highest segments of L and R meters do not light See Using effects on page 59 for details about th...

Page 45: ...nced playback and locate functions Advanced playback and locate functions This chapter describes advanced playback functions including cue ing partial playback between points A and B special play modes as well as the locate function ...

Page 46: ...ATE B points once then stops Note If you carry out the operation above when the LOCATE A point is set ahead of the LOCATE B point i e LOCATE A LOCATE B the MR 8mkII plays back audio data from the LOCATE A point to the REC END points once then stops Note Note that this function is available only when the LOCATE A and B points are set See page 51 for details about how to set the LO CATE A and B poin...

Page 47: ... MENU ENTER MASTERING GHI3 DEF2 ABC1 7 8 WAV FILE STEREO 1 4 1 6 NEW SONG 1 8 GUIDE RHYTHM CONTRAST TIME BASE SELECT BOUNCE INPUT A SELECT AUTO PUNCH 5 6 7 8 AMP SIMULATION MIC SIMULATION PEAK STU7 PLAY MODE While the recorder is stopped each time you press the PLAY MODE key the play mode switches among Off Auto Play Auto return and Loop The current mode is shown on the screen as follows when Off ...

Page 48: ...k the recorder automatically locates to the LOCATE A point and starts playback The recorder repeats this behavior until you stop the recorder You may find it very convenience to use the loop function together with the auto punch in out function see the next page Auto play mode Auto return mode Loop mode When locating to the LOCATE A point the recorder automatically starts playback When reaching at...

Page 49: ... B point plus the post roll time as shown below The pre roll time is initially set to four seconds while the post roll time is set to one second Using the loop function in the auto punch in out mode reduces the number of key presses allowing you to concentrate on playing LOCATE A point LOCATE B point 4 sec 1 sec LOOP START point LOOP END point LOCATE A point Punch in point LOCATE B point Punch out...

Page 50: ...o the beginning ABS ZERO of a song While the recorder is stopped press the F FWD key while holding down the STOP key The MR 8mkII immediately locates to the recording end of the song REC END and stops Locating to the recording end point REC END of a song LOCATE REC END A B PLAY LOCATE ABS ZERO DELETE _0 YZ9 VWX8 STU7 PLAY STOP RECORD REWIND F FWD PQR6 UNDO REDO PLAY MODE STORE A IN B OUT LOCATE MN...

Page 51: ...cted song If you are going to do so the warning message This song is protected is shown To set the LOCATE A or B point for a protected song release the protection first see page 93 To set the LOCATE B point When the recorder is playing back or stopped press the LOCATE B OUT key at the desired point while holding down the STORE key The display briefly shows Store LOCATE B and the point when pressin...

Page 52: ...playback after locating the LOCATE A or LOCATE B point The current position LOCATE B point LOCATE A point Locate Locate The current position LOCATE B point LOCATE A point Locate Locate The current position LOCATE B point LOCATE A point Locate Locate When the current recorder position is between the LOCATE A and LOCATE B points When the current recorder position is before the LOCATE A and LOCATE B ...

Page 53: ... while punch out means switching from recording to playback The MR 8mkII offers three methods for making punch in out recording 1 Manual punch in out using the top panel keys 2 Punch in out using a footswitch 3 Auto punch in out at the specified in out points The following description assumes that the song you are going to make punch in out recording to is loaded and the preparations for recording...

Page 54: ...he recorder 6 Rewind the recorder and play back the part you performed the punch in out recording to check the result If you are not satisfied with the result use the undo function to cancel the punch in out recording and try again MAX MIN MAX MIN REC SELECT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MASTER R L PAN L R L R L R 0 10 EFFECT SEND 10 0 10 0 10 0 BRIT STACK US METAL 60 S COMBO MIC TUBE CONDENSER DYNAMIC INPUT A ...

Page 55: ...cording Playback Press the footswitch Punch out Punch in out using the footswitch MAX MIN MAX MIN REC SELECT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MASTER R L PAN L R L R L R 0 10 EFFECT SEND 10 0 10 0 10 0 BRIT STACK US METAL 60 S COMBO MIC TUBE CONDENSER DYNAMIC INPUT A LINE MIC MIN MAX LINE MIC DISTORTION GUITAR UNBAL BAL UNBAL GUITAR PEAK TRIM TRIM BAL INPUT A INPUT B PHONES VOL L ST OUT R 2 PHONES 1 MIN MAX EFFECT ...

Page 56: ... punching in press the LOCATE A IN key while holding down the STORE key The display briefly shows Store LOCATE A and the time data when you press the LOCATE A IN key is set as the punch in point Note You cannot make punch in out recording on a song which is protected Release the song protection before making punch in out recording Punch in point Punch out point Part replaced with a new recording H...

Page 57: ...ning position In the rehearsal mode the recorder automati cally switches the monitor of the armed track from repro to input at the punch in point but actual recording is not made the RECORD key flashes while is shown on the display By repeating the operation above you can prac tice auto in out operation as many times as you like MAX MIN MAX MIN REC SELECT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MASTER R L PAN L R L R L R...

Page 58: ...he whole data on the desired track using the Erase Track menu item See page 96 Copying all data on a track and pasting it to another track using the Copy Paste Track menu item See page 97 Moving the desired track data to the other track s using the Move Track menu item See page 99 Exchanging all track data between tracks using the Change Track menu item See page 101 Deleting the desired part using...

Page 59: ...ects Using effects The MR 8mkII provides the insert effects for recording microphone and amplifier simulation effects the delay reverb effects for track bounce or mixdown for tracks 1 through 4 only and the master ing effects for L R mix ...

Page 60: ...imulates the sound of a popular con denser microphone for professional use Simulates the sound of a popular tube microphone for professional use Set to the MIC LINE position BRIT STACK US METAL 60 S COMBO MIC TUBE CONDENSER DYNAMIC INPUT A AMP SIMULATION MIC SIMULATION INPUT A SELECT INT MIC GUITAR MIC LINE DYNAMIC CONDENSER TUBE Mic simulation effects Amp simulation effects You can choose from th...

Page 61: ...cess to the Delay Type setting screen by a long press of the DELAY key Three delay types are available Mono L R and Diff See below for details When you select ROOM you can adjust the delay time using the REVERB DELAY TIME control 2 Rotate the JOG dial to select System and press the MENU ENTER key The display now shows the system menu screen where Back is highlighted You can select an effect type f...

Page 62: ... within the range between 100 ms to 1000 ms center position 300 ms Signal flow from a track to the effect processor onlyTrack 1 4 Dry sound Wet sound Playback Adjusts the track playback level Adjusts the send level to the effect processor To apply the effect reverb or delay to tracks 1 through 4 adjust the EFFECT SEND con trol for each track to adjust the level of the track signal sent to the effe...

Page 63: ...ails about track bounce which allows mixing multiple tracks to stereo See Mixdown on page 44 for details about mixdown Mastering effects Mastering effects Mastering effects Note By activating the mastering effect the out put level raises Therefore be careful of the level change when monitoring via headphones or moni tor speakers as well as when adjusting the record ing level of an external recorde...

Page 64: ...64 MR 8mkII Owner s Manual Using effects ...

Page 65: ...g this function you can record more sound materials to the MR 8mkII tracks Three track bouncing modes are available 1 Bouncing tracks 1 through 4 to tracks 5 6 2 Bouncing tracks 1 through 6 to tracks 7 8 3 Bouncing tracks 1 through 8 to tracks 7 8 of a new song In any mode you can apply a reverb or delay to tracks 1 through 4 when bouncing to two tracks in stereo Further more you can apply the mas...

Page 66: ...Track 6 Track 7 Track 8 Mixing Track 4 Track 3 Track 2 Track 1 Track 5 Track 6 Track 7 Track 8 Track 4 Track 3 Track 2 Track 1 Track 5 Track 6 Track 7 Track 8 Track 4 Track 3 Track 2 Track 1 Track 5 Track 6 Track 7 Track 8 Mixing Track 4 Track 3 Track 2 Track 1 Track 5 Track 6 Track 7 Track 8 Track 4 Track 3 Track 2 Track 1 Track 5 Track 6 Track 7 Track 8 Step 6 Delete tracks 1 through 4 Step 7 Ov...

Page 67: ...tracks 7 8 of a new song which is automatically created So this bouncing mode allows you to internally record a stereo master without the need of an external master recorder In this mode you can apply a reverb or delay to tracks 1 through 4 as well as the mastering effect to the mixed signals From headphones or monitor speakers you can hear the signals bounced to tracks 7 8 of the new song Trk 4 T...

Page 68: ...t playback from the beginning of the song 4 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...

Page 69: ... you want to redo track bouncing use the undo function to go back to the condition before carrying out track bouncing and try again After finishing rehearsal let s carry out ac tual track bouncing Make sure that the re corder stops at the beginning of the song 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 ...

Page 70: ...ck the song adjust playback levels of tracks 1 through 6 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 MAX MIN MAX MIN REC SELECT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 MASTER R L PAN L...

Page 71: ...ing for tracks 1 through 4 using the PAN controls For example a guitar to left a vocal to cen ter etc By raising the PHONES VOL control you can hear the signals bounced to tracks 7 8 Use the 7 8 fader to control the monitor out put levels and use the MASTER fader to ad just the recording levels of the bounced sig nals appropriately while checking meters 7 8 You can apply the delay reverb to tracks...

Page 72: ...s of tracks 1 through 8 for bouncing Faders 1 through 8 MASTER fader Recording master levels of bounc ing Playback levels of tracks 1 through 8 Meters 1 through 8 Meters L and R Output levels of STEREO OUT recording 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 re...

Page 73: ...RECORD REWIND F FWD PQR6 UNDO REDO PLAY MODE STORE A IN B OUT LOCATE MNO5 JKL4 BRIGHT NATURAL POWERFUL MENU ENTER MASTERING GHI3 DEF2 ABC1 7 8 WAV FILE STEREO 1 4 1 6 NEW SONG 1 8 GUIDE RHYTHM CONTRAST TIME BASE SELECT BOUNCE INPUT A SELECT AUTO PUNCH 5 6 7 8 AMP SIMULATION MIC SIMULATION PEAK 2 1 2 Note To cancel track bouncing in the middle press the STOP key Pressing the STOP key automatically ...

Page 74: ...3 TRK 4 TRK 5 TRK 6 TRK 7 TRK 8 ABS ZERO REC END Mixing Punch in point LOCATE A point Punch out point LOCATE B point TRK 1 TRK 2 TRK 3 TRK 4 TRK 5 TRK 6 TRK 7 TRK 8 Mixing Typical bouncing Fig 1 Bouncing the desired part Fig 2 Lighting 4 Press the AUTO PUNCH key to activate the auto punch mode When the auto punch mode is active lights on the home screen 5 Press the RECORD key while holding down th...

Page 75: ...on Rhythm guide function The MR 8mkII offers the rhythm guide function which allows out putting the rhythm guide click during recording This chapter describes how to output the rhythm guide set the time signature tempo and create the conductor map ...

Page 76: ...efault the guide click is output at time signature 4 4 tempo 120 You can output the rhythm guide click according to the desired constant time signature and tempo as well as the pro grammed rhythm guide click based on the conductor map You can set the default rhythm guide time signature 4 4 tempo 120 output level etc using the Rhythm Guide menu in the menu mode 2 Rotate the JOG dial to select Rhyth...

Page 77: ...neffective See the table on the right for details You can make setting for each item similarly The rhythm guide setting screen has the following items To exit the menu mode press the STOP key or se lect Back and press the MENU ENTER key re peatedly The table below shows how the Rhythm Guide and Conductor Map item settings affect the conditions of rhythm guide output and bar beat indication 3 Rotat...

Page 78: ...revious screen by pressing the REWIND key Setting the signature map The MR 8mkII can output the rhythm guide click which follows the conductor map during recording It can also output MIDI clock and song position pointer which follows the conductor map from the MIDI OUT connector The conductor map consists of the time signature map and tempo map You can add events to each map Each event specifies t...

Page 79: ...the MENU ENTER key In this procedure example enter 4Bar The display returns to the previous screen 7 Rotate the JOG dial to select Sig 4 4 and press the MENU ENTER key 4 4 starts flashing and you can now set the time signature 8 Rotate the JOG dial to select the desired time signature and press the MENU ENTER key In this procedure example enter 3 4 The display returns to the previous screen 9 Rota...

Page 80: ...the value and press the MENU ENTER key In this procedure example enter 10 for the bar number 4 Rotate the JOG dial to select ENTER at the bottom and press the MENU ENTER key The editing is confirmed and the display returns to the signature map screen Before editing After editing To exit the menu mode press the STOP key Before deleting After deleting To exit the menu mode press the STOP key 1 On th...

Page 81: ... bar 7 ABS Zero bar 6 ABS Zero bar 5 ABS Zero bar 4 ABS Zero bar 3 ABS Zero bar 2 ABS Zero bar 1 ABS Zero bar 1 Option Meaning Meaning The table below shows the available offset val ues To exit the menu mode press the STOP key 1 On the second page of the song editing menu screen highlight Bar Offset and press the MENU ENTER key The current offset value by default 2Bar starts flashing Editing the b...

Page 82: ...he first page of the menu selection screen where Back is highlighted initially selecting Back returns to the previous screen You can also return to the previous screen by pressing the REWIND key 3 Rotate the JOG dial to select Tempo Map on the second page and press the MENU ENTER key The display shows the tempo map screen on which the current tempo events are listed Each event specifies the bar be...

Page 83: ...s below In this condition the song is played in 120 bpm from the beginning to bar 4 beat 1 and in 180 from bar 4 beat 2 to the end Repeat steps 4 through 11 until creating all necessary tempo events 120bpm starts flashing and you can now set the tempo You can enter the tempo between 30 and 250 10 Rotate the JOG dial to enter the desired tempo and press the MENU ENTER key In this procedure example ...

Page 84: ...the MENU ENTER key In this procedure example let s enter 10 for the bar number 4 Rotate the JOG dial to select ENTER at the bottom and press the MENU ENTER key The editing is confirmed and the display returns to the tempo map screen Before editing After editing After deleting To exit the menu mode press the STOP key or select Back and press the MENU EN TER key repeatedly 1 On the tempo map screen ...

Page 85: ...werful recording For example by synchronizing a sequencer with the MR 8mkII dur ing playback you can mix down signals such as a vocal guitar etc recorded on the MR 8mkII tracks and audio from a sound mod ule You can synchronize MIDI with the MR 8mkII by connecting a MIDI device to the MIDI OUT connector on the MR 8mkII and sending out MTC MIDI time code or MIDI clock with Song Position Pointer fro...

Page 86: ...hile the MR 8mkII is stopped you can set the reference of MIDI synchronization to MTC and the MTC frame rate appropriately to match the sequencer 2 Rotate the JOG dial to select System and press the MENU ENTER key The display now shows the first page of the system menu screen where BACK is highlighted initially MTC start time The MTC from the MR 8mkII has one hour off set to the ABS time the offse...

Page 87: ...e the options are 24 25 30nd and 30df 1 Set the Midi Sync Out item in the System menu of the menu mode to Clk See MIDI sync MTC frame rate settings described above about how to set 2 Create the signature tempo map by setting Signature Map and Tempo Map items in the Song menu of the menu mode appropriately See Using the rhythm guide function on page 76 for details about how to set these items 3 Ena...

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Page 89: ... a menu screen is shown you can go up the menu screen level or directly exit the menu mode by the following operations 1 Select Back on a menu screen and press the MENU ENTER key The display returns to the previous upper level screen Repeating this operation finally exits the menu mode 2 Press the REWIND key The display returns to the previous upper level screen Repeating this operation finally ex...

Page 90: ... display now shows the song menu screen where Back is highlighted 3 Rotate the JOG dial to select Select Song and press the MENU ENTER key The display now shows the song list screen The screen example above shows that four songs are currently created on the CompactFlashTM Card The song list is shown on a single page When more songs are created the song list screen has more than one page and you ca...

Page 91: ...display now shows the song menu screen where Back is highlighted 4 Rotate the JOG dial to select Rename Song then press the MENU ENTER key The display now shows the screen for song name editing of the current song on which the rightmost character of song name flashes 5 Use the character entry keys to enter the desired character to the flashing point You can move the cursor flashing point by rotati...

Page 92: ...lashTM Card 2 Rotate the JOG dial to select Song and press the MENU ENTER key The display now shows the song menu screen where Back is highlighted 3 Rotate the JOG dial to select Delete Song and press the MENU ENTER key The display now shows the list of songs created on the CompactFlashTM Card from which you select a song to be deleted In the screen example below five songs are created so the list...

Page 93: ...ack is highlighted initially selecting Back returns to the previous screen 3 Rotate the JOG dial to select Song and press the MENU ENTER key The display now shows the song menu screen where Back is highlighted 4 Rotate the JOG dial to select Protect Off then press the MENU ENTER key The current option flashes The default option is Off Protecting a song Note You cannot make recording or editing to ...

Page 94: ...ss the MENU ENTER key The display changes to show the screen where Delete Unused is highlighted Each time you make recording or editing a WAV file for undo operation is created in the song Such files are used only in undo operation Therefore if you complete the song and you do not make undo redo operation any more these files are never used You can delete such unused files using the Delete Unused ...

Page 95: ...evious upper level screen Repeating this operation finally exits the menu mode 2 Press the REWIND key The display returns to the previous upper level screen Repeating this operation finally exits the menu mode 3 Press the STOP key The menu mode exits and the display shows the home screen This chapter describes the track data editing function for a recorded song Track data means all data from the b...

Page 96: ... enter the menu mode The display now shows the first page of the menu selection screen where Back is highlighted initially TRK 1 TRK 2 TRK 3 TRK 4 TRK 5 TRK 6 TRK 7 TRK 8 Silent ABS ZERO REC END 4 Rotate the JOG dial to select EraseTrack and press the MENU ENTER key The display now shows the screen for selecting the track s to be erased Note You cannot erase track data of a song pro tected 3 Rotat...

Page 97: ...data TRK 1 TRK 2 TRK 3 TRK 4 TRK 5 TRK 6 TRK 7 TRK 8 ABS ZERO REC END 1 Load the song you want to edit 2 While the recorder is stopped press the MENU ENTER key to enter the menu mode The display now shows the first page of the menu selection screen where Back is highlighted initially selecting Back returns to the previous screen 3 Rotate the MENU ENTER knob to select Track Edit and press the MENU ...

Page 98: ...e JOG dial The available options are 1 through 8 mono track 1 2 3 4 5 6 and 7 8 stereo tracks 7 RotatetheJOGdialtoselectthedestinationtrack s and press the MENU ENTER key Dest Track is now highlighted on the screen Note You cannot select the same track s for the copy source and destination 8 Rotate the JOG dial to move the cursor to ENTER at the bottom of the screen then press the MENU ENTER key T...

Page 99: ...returns to the previous screen 3 RotatetheJOGdialtoselectTrackEdit andpress the MENU ENTER key The display now shows the track edit menu screen where Back is highlighted 5 Rotate the JOG dial to select Source Track and press the MENU ENTER key You can now select the desired move source track s by rotating the JOG dial The available options are 1 through 8 mono track 1 2 3 4 5 6 and 7 8 stereo trac...

Page 100: ...t press the UNDO REDO key to undo the operation see page 95 Note You cannot select the same track s for the move source and destination You can select the same number of tracks as the move source track s For example if you select a mono track for the move source you can only select a mono for the move destina tion 8 Rotate the JOG dial to move the cursor to ENTER on the screen and press the MENU E...

Page 101: ...xchange whole data from ABS ZERO to REC END between the desired track s Note You cannot exchange track data of a song protected Release the protection before exchang ing track data TRK 1 TRK 2 TRK 3 TRK 4 TRK 5 TRK 6 TRK 7 TRK 8 ABS ZERO REC END 1 Load the song you want to edit 2 While the recorder is stopped press the MENU ENTER key to enter the menu mode The display now shows the first page of t...

Page 102: ... key Note You cannot select the same track s for the exchange source and destination 8 Rotate the JOG dial to move the cursor to ENTER on the screen and press the MENU ENTER key The display shows Please Wait immediately followed by Completed when the MR 8mkII completes the exchange operation You can select the same number of tracks as the exchange source track s For example if you select a mono tr...

Page 103: ... display returns to the previous upper level screen Repeating this operation finally exits the menu mode 2 Press the STOP key The menu mode exits and the display shows the home screen This chapter describes the part data editing function for a recorded song Part means audio data between the LOCATE A and LOCATE B points LOCATE A and LOCATE B points You have to set the LOCATE A and LOCATE B points b...

Page 104: ...n for selecting the target track s to be edited you can see the cur rent recorder position information in ABS time or bar beat clock The following screen example shows the screen for select ing the track s for part erasing The LOCATE A or LOCATE B point can be changed while this screen is shown by fol lowing the procedure below You can play back audio of the part before carrying out edit operation...

Page 105: ... dial to select Erase Part and press the MENU ENTER key The display now shows the screen for selecting a track or tracks of which you want to erase the part s On the screen Back is initially highlighted As you can see from the message on the screen Can t Undo Sure you cannot undo erasing part data 6 Rotate the JOG dial to select EraseTrack and press the MENU ENTER key The current option starts fla...

Page 106: ...r in Copying pasting the desired part s 2 9 Press the MENU ENTER key The display now returns to the part edit menu screen where Erase Part is highlighted 10 Press the STOP key to exit the menu mode 8 Rotate the JOG dial to move the cursor to ENTER on the screen and press the MENU ENTER key The display shows Please Wait immediately followed by Completed when the MR 8mkII completes erasing If you wa...

Page 107: ...otate the JOG dial to select Copy PastePart and press the MENU ENTER key The display now shows the screen for selecting the source track s and destination track s of copy paste Back is initially highlighted 9 Rotate the JOG dial to move the cursor to ENTER at the bottom of the screen then press the MENU ENTER key The display shows Please Wait immediately followed by Completed when the MR 8mkII com...

Page 108: ...ecting Back returns to the previous screen Copying to the clipboard TRK 1 TRK 2 TRK 3 TRK 4 TRK 5 TRK 6 TRK 7 TRK 8 LOCATE A point LOCATE B point Clipboard Virtual ABS ZERO REC END TRK 1 TRK 2 TRK 3 TRK 4 TRK 5 TRK 6 TRK 7 TRK 8 LOCATE A point Copying pasting the part s 2 Note You cannot copy paste track data of a song protected Release the protection before making the copy paste operation Note If...

Page 109: ...w returns to the part edit menu screen where Copy Part is highlighted The procedure example below shows how to paste the copied part data on the clipboard to the LOCATE A point of the selected track 7 Rotate the JOG dial to select the track s to be copied and press the MENU ENTER key The display returns to the previous screen To cancel the part copy operation move the cursor to CANCEL at the botto...

Page 110: ...R key The display returns to the previous screen 4 Rotate the JOG dial to move the cursor to ENTER on the screen and press the MENU ENTER key The display shows Please Wait immediately followed by Completed when the MR 8mkII completes the paste operation If you want to cancel the part paste operation move the cursor to CANCEL on the screen and press the MENU ENTER key The following procedure is ass...

Page 111: ...hted initially selecting Back returns to the previous screen 4 Rotate the JOG dial to select Part Edit and press the MENU ENTER key The display now shows the part edit menu screen where Back is highlighted 5 Rotate the JOG dial to select Move Part and press the MENU ENTER key The display now shows the screen for selecting the source track s and destination track s of the move operation Initially B...

Page 112: ... cursor to CANCEL on the screen and press the MENU ENTER key Note If you are not satisfied with the re sult press the UNDO REDO key to undo the operation see page 103 10 Press the MENU ENTER key The display now returns to the part edit menu screen where Move Part is highlighted 11 Press the STOP key to exit the menu mode 8 Rotate the JOG dial to select the destination track s and press the MENU EN...

Page 113: ...Load the song you want to edit 2 Set the LOCATE A and LOCATE B points see page 51 You can check the parts by playing back between the LOCATE A and LOCATE B points see page 46 3 While the recorder is stopped press the MENU ENTER key to enter the menu mode The display now shows the first page of the menu selection screen where Back is highlighted initially selecting Back returns to the previous scre...

Page 114: ...shows the screen where Dest Track is highlighted Note If you are not satisfied with the re sult press the UNDO REDO key to undo the operation see page 103 9 Rotate the JOG dial to move the cursor to ENTER on the screen and press the MENU ENTER key The display shows Please Wait immediately followed by Completed when the MR 8mkII completes the exchange operation If you want to cancel the exchange op...

Page 115: ... you must convert the song data to a stereo WAV file You can export the converted WAV file to the personal computer and create an audio CD using a CD burning function on the per sonal computer Notes on USB connection with Mac OS When making USB connection with a Macintosh computer note that only Mac OS X or higher is supported Do not connect to a Macintosh computer with the earlier version The son...

Page 116: ... song whose track data you want to convert is loaded Note If you want to convert a part of track data you have to set the LOCATE A and LO CATE B points in advance see pages 51 and 56 Note If you are going to make conversion when no WAV data exists on tracks 7 8 the error message Track 7 8 Empty appears and the operation is canceled GHI3 DEF2 ABC1 7 8 WAV FILE STEREO 1 4 1 6 NEW SONG 1 8 BOUNCE 5 6...

Page 117: ... MENU ENTER key The display returns to show the screen for editing the file name so you can enter a different file name and then carry out the conversion If you want to cancel the conversion when the screen above is shown rotate the JOG dial to move the cursor to NO and press the MENU ENTER key to show the screen for editing the file name and then press the STOP key to quit the conversion function...

Page 118: ...backup Notes on USB connection with Mac OS When making USB connection with a Macintosh computer note that only Mac OS X or higher is supported Do not connect to a Macintosh com puter with the earlier version The song data on the MR 8mkII may be damaged POWER USB FOOT SW ON DC IN LIGHT OFF 12V INPUT A SELECT INT MIC GUITAR MIC LINE PC Caution Use the USB port for connection to a personal computer D...

Page 119: ...er then copy to the computer When you open the added Removable disk drive the contents of the MR 8mkII CompactFlashTM Card are shown in which you can see all the song folders Open the 2 MIX folder in the desired song folder and select the stereo WAV file then copy it to the computer While copying data the RECORD key indicator of the MR 8mkII lights flashes showing that the CompactFlashTM Card is b...

Page 120: ...ess the MENU ENTER key The display now shows the USB menu screen where Back is highlighted Selecting Back returns to the previous screen You can also return to the previous screen by pressing the REWIND key 3 Rotate the JOG dial to highlight Card Protect On and press the MENU ENTER key The current setting the default is On flashes 4 Rotate the JOG dial to select Off and press the MENU ENTER key Th...

Page 121: ...our personal computer use the copy function If you use the move function not only the song on the MR 8mkII is deleted but also other songs on the MR 8mkII may be destroyed We recommend to enable the card protection the default is enabled when executing data copy Importing data from a personal computer When importing data from a personal computer to the MR 8mkII there is the danger that the MR 8mkI...

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Page 123: ...re PCM coded at 44 1 kHz sampling and 16 bit quantization Burning an audio CD This chapter describes how to burn an audio CD in the CD DA format using an external CD R RW drive Your original song recorded by the MR 8mkII can be burned to a CD R RW disc Note Only song data recorded in the Normal mode at 44 1 kHz 16 bit can be burned to a CD R RW disc for creating an audio CD using an external CD R ...

Page 124: ...disc until it is brand new and still has enough recordable area CD disc You can view TOC information of a disc with this logo such as a commer cially available CD but you cannot make recording Note Using a CD R CD RW drive connected to the MR 8mkII you can record CD DA format audio tracks converted from stereo WAV files but you cannot play back audio discs you created or commercially available aud...

Page 125: ...s 7 and 8 to a stereo WAV file Connecting an external CD R RW drive You can connect a CD R RW drive to the USB HOST port on the MR 8mkII side panel using a USB cable as shown below a USB cable is not supplied with the MR 8mkII 001 wav Song 002 wav 003 wav 008 wav 2 MIX wav On the MR 8mkII a stereo WAV file converted from track 7 8 data is stored to the 2 MIX folder in the Song folder of the origin...

Page 126: ...udio CD recording after re cording all desired files to a CD R RW disc using the CD Burn operation you must finalize the disc using this menu item Fi nalizing a disc means you cannot add any more tracks to it This menu item is used to view the TOC information including the number of tracks and total recording time of an audio CD regardless of whether it is a commercially available CD or not You ca...

Page 127: ...IX folder of the currently loaded song The access indicator on the CD R RW drive will also flash In such a condition do not turn off the power or press the eject key of the drive Also note that all of the MR 8mkII keys are dis abled while the MR 8mkII is writing to the disc When the MR 8mkII finishes writing to the disc it stops CD R RW disc access and the display changes to show the following scr...

Page 128: ...to burn an additional WAV file the following warning message appears and you cannot burn the file 7 Use the JOG dial to select CD Finalize and press the MENU ENTER key The display changes to show the confirmation screen for finalizing where Back is highlighted 6 Press the MENU ENTER key The display returns to show the USB HOST menu selection screen where CD Burn is highlighted If you write more th...

Page 129: ...e display shows Please Wait followed by the track number and playing time as well as the disc remaining time TOC TOC stands for Table of Contents TOC lists number of CD tracks their starting locations playing time of each track on the disc etc Note The following shows the screen ex ample when you burn multiple WAV files You can check the playing time of each track as well as the disc remaining tim...

Page 130: ...the next operation until the drive stops accessing and the access indicator gets un lit ViewingTOC after completing CD Finalize 3 After checkingTOC use the STOP key to exit the menu mode The display returns to the Home screen Note The following shows the screen ex ample when you burn multiple WAV files and finalized You can check the playing time of each track as well as the disc re maining time I...

Page 131: ...itializing the MR 8mkII Notes While a menu screen is shown you can go up the menu screen level or directly exit the menu mode by the following operations 1 Select Back on a menu screen and press the MENU ENTER key The display returns to the previous upper level screen Repeating this operation finally exits the menu mode 2 Press the REWIND key The display returns to the previous upper level screen ...

Page 132: ... shows the first page of the system menu screen where Back is highlighted initially 3 Rotate the JOG dial to select Card Format on the second page and press the MENU ENTER key The display show the screen where Are You Sure flashes As this screen indicates formatting the card deletes all songs on the card and you cannot undo card formatting To stop formatting press the STOP key to exit the menu mod...

Page 133: ...now shows the first page of the system menu screen where Back is highlighted initially 3 Rotate the JOG dial to select PeakHold Time on the second page and press the MENU ENTER key The currently selected peak hold time by default 3s flashes You can now make the desired peak hold setting 4 Rotate the JOG dial to select the desired hold time and press the MENU ENTER key The peak hold setting is conf...

Page 134: ...dial to select System and press the MENU ENTER key The display now shows the first page of the system menu screen where Back is highlighted initially 3 Rotate the JOG dial to select Pre RollTime and press the MENU ENTER key The currently selected pre roll time by default 4 0s flashes You can now set the desired pre roll time 4 Rotate the JOG dial to select the pre roll hold time and press the MENU...

Page 135: ...l songs on the card 5 Press the STOP key to exit the menu mode Auto Delete function on off To set the Auto Delete function to On again follow the same steps as above While the Auto delete function is enabled if you erase track data using the Track Edit menu or erase part data using the Part Edit menu the unused WAV files in the song are automatically deleted from a card This increases free card sp...

Page 136: ...value 468 is rounded down Bar 12 4 clock 485 Bar 13 1 clock 000 The clock value 485 is rounded up 1 While the recorder is stopped press the MENU ENTER key to enter the menu mode The display now shows the first page of the menu selection screen where Back is highlighted initially 2 Rotate the JOG dial to select System and press the MENU ENTER key The display now shows the first page of the system m...

Page 137: ... unplugging the microphone Phantom power on off 4 Rotate the JOG dial to select On and press the MENU ENTER key The screen shows a warning message for few seconds and returns to the previous screen While the message is shown all input channels are muted When the message is dismissed the mute is released If you select Off from On a warning message appears and all channels are muted 5 After making P...

Page 138: ...s confirmed and the display returns to the previous screen To cancel the initialization press the STOP key 5 Press the STOP key to exit the menu mode Initialized item Default setting Pre roll time setting Post roll time setting Delay type setting MIDI sync out setting MTC frame rate setting Beat resolution mode setting Peak hold time setting Time base shown when turning on the power Display contra...

Page 139: ...I Owner s Manual Troubleshooting Troubleshooting If you encounter any problem while operating the MR 8mkII check the following for the possible cause of the problem before contacting our service station or dealer ...

Page 140: ...dphones We recommend to raise both the track fader for the recording track and the MASTER fader to the position Is the recording track in the input monitor mode Make sure that the RECORD key flashes and is shown on the display If not press the RECORD key to set the armed track to the input moni tor mode Trouble 2 I am going to make recording using the internal microphone but I cannot see the input...

Page 141: ...ES VOL control Trouble 3 I press the PLAY key while holding down the STOP key but I cannot execute loop playback Are the LOCATE A and LOCATE B points set cor rectly By default both of these points are set to the beginning of a song i e 0m00s000ms or 2bar 1beat 00clk In this condition you cannot execute loop playback Also if the LOCATE B point is earlier than the LOCATE A point you cannot execute l...

Page 142: ... below showing that they are disabled Set Conductor Map to Off see page 77 Other troubles Trouble 1 Cannot export a WAV file to a personal computer Is the USB cable connected correctly Check the connection as well as the USB cable Is the personal computer meets the requirement The MR 8mkII can export a WAV file to a personal com puter which runs on any of the following OSsystems Windows Me 2000 or...

Page 143: ...143 MR 8mkII Owner s Manual Specifications MR 8mkII Specifications ...

Page 144: ...B type standard USB HOST USB 1 1 Connector A type standard 1 3 2 Pin assignment of XLR connectors 1 GND 2 HOT 3 COLD Pin assignment of USB port 1 VBUS 2 D 3 D Pin assignment of USB HOST port 4 GND 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 VBUS 2 D 3 D 4 GND Specifications General Weight net Approx 1 6 kg AD 12A approx 500g Dimensions 286 W x 220 D x 65 H mm Power requirements DC12V 400mA Using the AC adaptor or six AA ty...

Page 145: ...PHONES 1 MIN MAX EFFECT REVERB DELAY TIME MIN MAX HALL ROOM PLATE DELAY LOCATE REC END A B PLAY LOCATE ABS ZERO DELETE _0 YZ9 VWX8 STU7 PLAY STOP RECORD REWIND F FWD PQR6 UNDO REDO PLAY MODE STORE A IN B OUT LOCATE MNO5 JKL4 BRIGHT NATURAL POWERFUL MENU ENTER MASTERING GHI3 DEF2 ABC1 7 8 WAV FILE STEREO 1 4 1 6 NEW SONG 1 8 GUIDE RHYTHM CONTRAST TIME BASE SELECT BOUNCE INPUT A SELECT AUTO PUNCH 5 ...

Page 146: ...N TRK 2 PAN TRK 3 PAN TRK 4 PAN TO STEREO BUSS L R EFF REVERB DELAY REVERB DELAY TIME MASTER FADER MASTERING FX ST OUT L ST OUT R INT MIC SIMULATION IN7 IN8 OUT7 OUT8 IN5 IN6 OUT5 OUT6 IN4 OUT4 IN3 OUT3 IN2 OUT2 IN1 OUT1 RECORDER REC SELECT TRK 1 FADER TRK 2 FADER TRK 3 FADER TRK 4 FADER TRK 5 6 FADER TRK 7 8 FADER TRK 4 EFF TRK 3 EFF TRK 2 EFF TRK 1 EFF TRK 1 PAN TRK 2 PAN TRK 3 PAN TRK 4 PAN TO ...

Page 147: ...L R EFF REVERB DELAY REVERB DELAY TIME MASTER FADER MASTERING FX ST OUT L ST OUT R DISTORTION INPUT A INPUT B TRIM TRIM A D A D BAL BAL INT MIC SIMULATION IN7 IN8 OUT7 OUT8 IN5 IN6 OUT5 OUT6 IN4 OUT4 IN3 OUT3 IN2 OUT2 IN1 OUT1 RECORDER REC SELECT TRK 1 FADER TRK 2 FADER TRK 3 FADER TRK 4 FADER TRK 5 6 FADER TRK 7 8 FADER TRK 4 EFF TRK 3 EFF TRK 2 EFF TRK 1 EFF TRK 1 PAN TRK 2 PAN TRK 3 PAN TRK 4 P...

Page 148: ...ogram Change True System Exclusive Quarter Frame Song Position Song Select Tune Common System Real Time Clock Commands Local ON OFF All Notes OFF Active Sense Reset Aux Message Notes X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X rem 1 MTC rem 2 START STOP CONTINUE Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO Yes X No rem 2 X X ...

Page 149: ... 39 41 43 I Initialize 138 InputAselect switch 37 Input monitor 14 36 39 41 43 Input 36 L Loop 48 Locate 50 M Master recorder 44 Mastering effect 63 MENU mode 33 Mic simulation 60 MIDI 85 MIDI implementation chart 148 Mixdown 44 63 Move 99 111 O Offset 81 Overdubbing 42 P Part 103 Paste 97 106 108 Personal computer 115 Peak LED 15 36 Peak hold time 133 Phantom power 137 Playback 39 41 43 45 Play m...

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Page 152: ...ficient particularity to allow Fostex America to inspect or adjust the problem 3 All accessory items appurtenant to that problem LIMITATIONS OF INPLIED WARRANTIES AND EXCLUSIONS OF CERTAIN DAMAGES Unless considered unenforceable or unlawful under applicable law A All implied warranties including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are limited in duration to term of t...

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