Fostex MR-8HD - Manuals

9 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Read this chapter first!) Read this chapter first! This chapter describes precautions before using, as well as featuresand basic knowledge of the MR-8HD.To understand the MR-8HD features and basic functions, read this chap-ter before using.

10 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Read this chapter first!) Thank you very much for purchasing the Fostex MR-8HD digital multitracker.The MR-8HD is a digital multitracker which can record 8-track audio at 44.1 kHz/16 bits on theinternal 3.5-inch hard disk. Up to four tracks can be recorded simultaneously. T...

11 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Read this chapter first!) About power supply • Be sure to connect the MR-8HD to the power supply specified in the specifications sectionof this owner's manual. Do not use an ACoutlet of any other voltage. • Do not connect the MR-8HD to the same AC outlet to which devices th...

12 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Read this chapter first!) This section describes the basics of the MR-8HD you should know before using the MR-8HD. Recording method The MR-8HD is fitted with a 3.5-inch hard disk drive. Songs are recorded on a hard disk alongwith the ABS time (from 00m00s000ms to 99m59s999m...

13 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Read this chapter first!) About song To understand songs, imagine separated rooms as shown below. Each room can be regarded asa song. With the MR-8HD, you can create up to 99 rooms (songs) on the hard disk (although theavailable space may limit the number of songs). Recorde...

17 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Names and functions) Names and functions This chapter describes the names and functions of the controls,keys, connectors, etc. on the MR-8HD top panel and rear panel, aswell as details of the display. See this chapter whenever you want toknow the function of a control, key,...

18 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Names and functions) 1. [INPUT A] input connectors (XLRconnector and phone jack) MIN MAX 10 0 L R 10 0 L R 10 0 L R R L MIN MAX LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC REC SELECT 0 10 1 2 3 4 5/6 MASTER MAX MAX MIN MIN 7/8 LOCATE REC END A-B PLAY LOCATE ABS ZERO PLAY STOP RECOR...

19 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Names and functions) <Note>: This switch cannot turn off the power completely. When this switch is "up",the MR-8HD enters standby mode (i.e. thepower does not completely turned off).Therefore, if you do not use the MR-8HDfor a long time, we recommend unpluggin...

20 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Names and functions) MIN MAX 10 0 L R 10 0 L R 10 0 L R R L MIN MAX LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC REC SELECT 0 10 1 2 3 4 5/6 MASTER MAX MAX MIN MIN 7/8 LOCATE REC END A-B PLAY LOCATE ABS ZERO PLAY STOP RECORD REWIND F FWD GUIDE RHYTHM CONTRAST 1-8 >SONG NEW 1-6 &g...

21 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Names and functions) 30. [MASTERING (POWERFUL/NATURAL/BRIGHT] keys Used to select the desired mastering effectduring track bounce or mixdown. You canselect from three effect types by pressing anappropriate key (see page 62).In the menu mode, the [POWERFUL] key isused for ch...

22 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Names and functions) E i t h e r o f t h e [ B A L ] X L R a n d[UNBAL/GUITAR] phone connec-tors can be used. Set the switch tothis position when the source is anexternal microphone or line levelsource. MIC/LINE GTR DIST GTR CLEAN 4. [DIGITAL OUT] connector(Toslink optical ...

23 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Names and functions) When turning on the MR-8HD, the display shows the startup screen (showing the startup status of the MR-8HD), followed by the "home" screen, which is similar to the one below. In this condition, the previouslyloaded song is loaded and the recorde...

24 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Names and functions) When the display shows the home screen, pressing the [TIME BASE SELECT] key switches the time basemode between ABS and bar/beat. Example of ABS display Example of bar/beat display You can adjust the display contrast by rotating the [MENU/ENTER] knob whi...

25 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Names and functions) If a serious problem happens to the MR-8HD during operation, an appropriate warning message is shownon the display. Most warning messages are being shown until the [MENU/ENTER] knob is pressed. Notethat there are also not-so-serious warning messages bes...

27 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Basic operations) Basic operations This chapter describes power connection, power on/off, demo songplayback, etc., as well as basic multitrack recording. If it is the first time for you to use a Multitracker, read this chaptercarefully first so that you are familiar with th...

28 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Basic operations) The MR-8HD operates by AC power. Before you start using the MR-8HD, you must connect thesupplied power cord. INPUT A SEL USB USB HOST AC-IN DIGITAL OUT FOOT SW MIDI OUT GTR CLEAN MIC/LINE GTR DIST Connect between the [AC IN] connector on the MR-8HD rear pa...

29 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Basic operations) Connect headphones to either of the two [PHONES] jacks of the MR-8HD. Both jacks feed the samesignal so you may connect headphones whichever you like.If you have a powered monitor speaker, you may connect it to the [STEREO OUT] jacks of the MR-8HD. Connect...

30 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Basic operations) In the demo song, approximately 1-minute audio is recorded on all eight tracks. Follow the procedurebelow for listening to the demo song. In the following procedure, it is assumed that the MR-8HD isturned on and a pair of headphones (or a monitor speaker s...

31 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Basic operations) This section describes how to create a new song for recording on the hard disk, while keeping thedemo song. In the following procedure, it is assumed that the MR-8HD is stopped at the begin-ning (ABS ZERO) of the demo song. 1) While the recorder is stopped...

33 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Basic operations) The MR-8HD provides four input channels: [INPUT A], [INPUT B], [INPUT C] and [INPUT D]. Eachchannel provides both the XLR and 1/4" phone connectors. INPUT A INPUT B INPUT C INPUT D INPUT A INPUT B INPUT C INPUT D • When you use the [INPUT A] channel, s...

34 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Basic operations) The following shows the recording track combinations and available input channel(s) by the numberof tracks simultaneously recorded. Recording track combinations and available input channel(s) Recording to a single track Only [INPUT A] is available.You can ...

35 MR-8HD 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 a signal fed to the [INPUT A] channel.The following describes the procedure for recording an acoustic guitar onto track 1 via a micro-phone. We assume...

37 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Basic operations) Overdubbing is recording something new while listening to the previously recorded track(s). It isa very important method in multitrack recording. The following describes an example of over-dubbing for recording a stereo keyboard to tracks 7/8 while listeni...

38 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Basic operations) 9) While holding down the [RECORD] key, press the[PLAY] key to start recording. The recorder records the keyboard whileplaying back track 1 (guitar). 10) When recording completes, press the [STOP] keyto stop the recorder. <Note>: We recommend to pres...

39 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Basic operations) You can simultaneously record up to four tracks. See page 34 for the available combinations offour recording tracks. The following describes the procedure for recording different sound sourcessimultaneously to tracks 1 through 4. You can make four-track si...

41 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Basic operations) <Tip>: By sliding up or down the MR-8HD [MASTER] fader gradually, you can fade inor fade out recording. 3) Adjust the recording level of the master recorderwhile rehearsing mixdown. See the manual of the master recorder fordetails about how to adjust...

42 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Basic operations) 1) Connect the [DIGITAL OUT] connector of theMR-8HD to the digital input connector of a digitalmaster recorder using an optical cable. <Note>: The [DIGITAL OUT] connector of the MR-8HD is the Toslink optical type.If your digital recorder provides onl...

43 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Advanced 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.

44 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Advanced playback and locate functions) • By holding down the [F FWD] key during playback, the recorder starts cueing forwards at 3 xspeed. During forward cueing, ">>" is shown on thedisplay. • By holding down the [REWIND] key during playback, the recorder sta...

45 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Advanced playback and locate functions) While the recorder is stopped, each time you press the [PLAY MODE] key, the playmode switches among "Off", "Auto Play", "Auto return" and "Loop".The current mode is shown on the screen as follows (when ...

47 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Advanced playback and locate functions) When the loop mode is active (while the auto punch in/out mode is inactive), the LOCATEA and LOCATE B points are used as the loop start and end points. When the auto punch in/out mode is active (while the loop mode is inactive), the L...

48 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Advanced playback and locate functions) The following describes the locate functions, which allow you to immediately skip to a specifiedpoint in a song. Time locate Regardless of the current recorder position, you can locate to the beginning (ABS ZERO) of thesong or the rec...

49 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Advanced playback and locate functions) Locating to the LOCATE A or LOCATE B point You can set the desired point of a song as the LOCATE A or LOCATE B point.The LOCATE A and B points can be used not only for locating, but also for auto punch in/out,play modes and part editi...

50 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Advanced playback and locate functions) Locating While the recorder is stopped, press the [LOCATE A/IN] (or [LOCATE B/OUT]) key. The recorder instantly locates to the appropriate point. <Tip>: By selecting the play mode to "Auto play", the recorder automatical...

MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Punch in/out) 52 1) Press the [REC SELECT] key for the track youare going to make punch in/out recording. The track is record-armed. 2) Locate the recorder to the point before the punch-in point and press the [PLAY] key to startplayback. It may be a good idea to play the instr...

53 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Punch in/out) 1) Connect the footswitch to the [FOOT SW] jackon the MR-8HD rear panel. 2) Press the [REC SELECT] key for the track youare going to make punch in/out recording. The track is record-armed. 3) Locate the recorder to the point before the punch-in point, and pres...

MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Punch in/out) 54 By setting the punch-in and punch-out points in advance, The recorder automatically makespunch in/out recording for you. You can rehearse punch in/out recording as many times youlike. Setting the punch-in and punch-out points 3) When the recorder reaches at th...

55 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Punch in/out) After setting the punch-in and punch-out points appropriately, you can rehearse the auto punchin/out for checking the punch-in and -out points or practicing punch-in and -out timing. <Tip>: You can immediately locate to the punch-in point by pressing the...

MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Punch in/out) 56 After rehearsing the auto punch-in/out operation, it's time for executing actual auto punch in/out operation. 1) Locate the recorder to the point before the punch-in point. 2) Make sure that "AUTO PUNCH" is shown on thescreen (i.e. the auto punch mode ...

57 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Using effects) Using effects The MR-8HD provides the insert effects for recording (microphoneand amplifier simulation effects), the delay/reverb effects for trackbounce or mixdown (for tracks 1 through 4 only), and the master-ing effects for L/R mix. You can also use an ext...

58 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Using effects) The [INPUT A] channel of the MR-8HD provides two types of insert effects: microphone andamplifier simulation effects. These effects can be used during recording. These effects simulate popular microphones and guitar amplifiers. If you use the microphonesimula...

59 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Using effects) During recording, you can apply external effects to a sound source connected to an input con-nector in the [INPUT A] channel. The [INPUT A] channel has the [INSERT] connector (phone jack). You can connects an externaleffect unit (typically, a compressor/limit...

60 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Using effects) Selecting an effect type The MR-8HD has the original built-in reverb/delay processor featuring the newly-developedalgorithm. You can apply the reverb or delay to playback signals of tracks 1 through 4 duringmixdown and track bouncing. Details of each effect t...

61 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Using effects) As shown in the signal flowchart below, a track(playback) signal after the track fader is fedto the [EFFECT SEND] control and adjusted,then fed to the effect processor input. The effect processor's stereo output signals(wet signals) and stereo (L/R) signals (...

62 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Using effects) The MR-8HD provides the dedicated mastering effects for the L/R stereo buss.You can use the mastering effects when bouncing more than one track to stereo tracks or whenmixing down tracks 1 through 8 to stereo and sent to an external master recorder for record...

63 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Track bouncing) Track bouncing This chapter describes track bouncing which is an importantfunction in the recording process.The track bouncing mixes several tracks and records onto othertwo tracks. By using this function, you can record more soundmaterials to the MR-8HD tra...

64 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Track bouncing) You can record more than eight materials using the track bouncing function as shown in thefollowing example. <Step 1>Make recording to tracks 1 through 6. <Step 2>Bounce tracks 1 through 6 to tracks 7/8. <Step 3>Delete tracks 1 through 6. &...

65 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Track bouncing) • "1-6 > 7/8" mode (see page 68) In the "1-6 > 7/8" mode, tracks 1 through6 are played back, mixed down to stereo,and bounced to tracks 7/8.In this mode, you can apply a reverb (ordelay) to tracks 1 through 4, as well as themastering ef...

66 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Track bouncing) Before executing track bouncing, you can rehearse it. While rehearsing track bouncing, you cancontrol the playback level, panning and reverb (or delay) send setting of each source track, aswell as apply the mastering effect to the mixed L/R signals. We recom...

67 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Track bouncing) 5) After finishing rehearsal, press the [STOP] keyto stop the recorder and locate it to thebeginning of the song. Do not move the controls and faders afterfinishing rehearsal. 1) Before carrying out actual track bouncing, makesure that the bounce mode is sel...

68 MR-8HD 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 to tracks 5/6", you can rehearse trackbouncing as many times as you like before executing actual track bouncing. Before executing track bouncing, you...

69 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Track bouncing) 5) After finishing rehearsal, press the [STOP] keyto stop the recorder and locate it to thebeginning of the song. Do not move the controls and faders afterfinishing rehearsal. 1) Before carrying out actual track bouncing, makesure that the bounce mode is sel...

70 MR-8HD 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 executing track bouncing ( <Note>: In the “1-8 > NEW SONG” mode, you cannot bounce the desired part of a song by using the track bouncing and auto...

72 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Track bouncing) The MR-8HD can mix input signals of [INPUT A] through [INPUT D]. The following diagramshows an example of mixing signals of INPUT A through INPUT D when bouncing tracks 1 through6 to tracks 7/8. As you can see, the signals of INPUT A through INPUT D are mixe...

73 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Track bouncing) The default panning settings are as below.You can set each input to the desired panningposition from L10 (hard left) to R10 (hardright). Input A CNT (center position) Input B CNT (center position) Input C CNT (center position) Input D CNT (center position) 3...

74 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Track bouncing) Typically, bouncing is executed from the beginning to the end of a song, as shown in Figure 1below. However, you can bounce only the desired part by using the track bouncing and punchin/out functions together. The following assumes that the song you are goin...

75 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Rhythm guide function) Rhythm guide function The MR-8HD 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 thetime signature/tempo and create the conductor map.

76 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Rhythm guide function) The MR-8HD provides the metronome function which can output the rhythm guide click duringrecording. You can easily output the guide click from the [STEREO OUT] jacks by pressing the[RHYTHM GUIDE] key on the top panel. Two types of the rhythm guide are...

78 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Rhythm guide function) 2) Rotate the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select "Song",and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. The display now shows the song editing screen,where "<< Back" is highlighted. 3) Rotate the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select"Signature Map" on t...

81 MR-8HD 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".This offset (the bar/beat value at ABS ZERO) is called "bar offset". You can change the default baroffset to the desired value. 2) Rotate ...

82 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Rhythm guide function) Bar 1/beat 1: 120 bpm Bar 4/beat 2: 180 bpm Bar 8/beat 3: 90 bpm Bar 12/beat 1: 120 bpm Bar 16/beat 4: 250 bpm After setting the time signature map, you have to create the tempo map by adding the necessarytempo event(s). Like a time signature event, a...

84 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Rhythm guide function) • Deleting an unnecessary tempo event You can delete an unnecessary tempo event. 2) Rotate the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select"[DELETE]" at the bottom, and press the[MENU/ENTER] knob. The event is immediately deleted and thedisplay returns to the ...

85 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (MIDI synchronization) MIDI synchronization By connecting the external MIDI devices (such as a sequencer, soundmodule, computer, etc.) via the [MIDI OUT] connector of the MR-8HD, you can make powerful recording.For example, by synchronizing a sequencer with the MR-8HD dur-in...

86 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (MIDI synchronization) The following describes how to synchronize a sequencer to the MR-8HD which supports MTC(MIDI Time code). Connect the [MIDI OUT] connector of the MR-8HD to the [MIDI IN] connector of an external MIDIsequencer using a MIDI cable. (Note that no MIDI cable...

87 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (MIDI synchronization) The following describes how to synchronize a sequencer to the MR-8HD using MIDI clock. Usethis method if the sequencer does not support MTC (MIDI Time code) <Notes> • To synchronize a sequencer to the MR-8HD using MIDI clock, you have to make the...

89 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Data export to a personal computer) Data export to a personal computer This chapter describes how to export song data on tracks 7/8 to apersonal computer. To export the desired song data to a personal computer, you mustconvert the song data to a stereo WAV file.You can expo...

90 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Data export to a personal computer) By converting track data recorded on tracks 7/8 (which consists of an L/R pair of mono WAVfiles) to a stereo WAV file, you can export the data to a personal computer.The following describes how to convert data on tracks 7/8 (which may be ...

92 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Data export to a personal computer) The MR-8HD is equipped with the USB port for direct connection to a personal computer using aUSB cable.The USB connection allows you to export the stereo WAV file data, which is converted from a pairof mono WAV files on tracks 7/8, to you...

93 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Data export to a personal computer) 3) Highlight "USB" by rotating the [MENU/ENTER]knob, then press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. The display shows the USB menu screen. 1) Turn on the power of the personal computer andthe MR-8HD. 2) Press the [MENU/ENTER] knob to enter the...

94 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Data export to a personal computer) The MR-8HD internal hard disk is protected by default.The protection is effective only in the USB mode in which the MR-8HD is used with a personalcomputer. You can make the hard disk “read only” (protected) or “read/write enabled”(unprote...

95 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Data export to a personal computer) You can archive song data recorded by the MR-8HD by using either of the following methods. (1) Using the WAV Manager supplied by Fostex The WAV Manager converts each track data to a single mono file. Data is compressed so youcan save the ...

97 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Song management) Song management This chapter explains the following five operation procedures forsong management. 1) Selecting the desired song.2) Editing a song name.3) Deleting an unnecessary song.4) Protecting a song. <Notes> While a menu screen is shown, you can ...

98 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Song management) The following describes how to select the desired song from the disk when more than one songis created on the disk. You can also create a new song by the similar procedure. See "Basicoperations" (page 31) for details about how to create a new song. ...

99 MR-8HD 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 desired song of which you are going toedit the song name. 2) While the recorder is stopped, press the[MENU/ENTER] knob to enter the menu mode. The di...

100 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Song management) <Notes> • You cannot delete a song which is protected. To delete such a song, release the protection of the song first (see the next page). • A deleted song file still remains as a “hidden file” on the hard disk. So deleting a song file does not incr...

101 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Song management) You can protect a song to prevent an accidental erasure. The protection can be released when-ever you want. To keep a recorded song safely, we recommend protecting it. You can makeprotection setting only for the current song. 5) Rotate the [MENU/ENTER] kno...

103 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Track editing) Track editing This chapter describes how to edit whole data of a selected (monoor stereo) track. Track editing does not consume the hard disk space.Therefore, the remaining space of the disk does not change by ex-ecuting track editing. <Undo/redo of track...

104 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Track editing) 5) Rotate the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select"Erase Track = *", and press the [MENU/ENTER]knob. The currently selected option flashes and youcan now select the desired option by rotatingthe [MENU/ENTER] knob. The available optionsare: • 1 through 8 (mono...

105 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Track editing) 8) Press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. The display now returns to the track edit menuscreen, where “Erase Track >” is highlighted. 9) Press the [STOP] key to exit the menu mode. You can copy whole data (from ABS ZERO to REC END) of the desired track(s) of the so...

107 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Track editing) TRK 1TRK 2TRK 3TRK 4TRK 5TRK 6TRK 7TRK 8 ABS ZERO REC END You can move whole data (from ABS ZERO to REC END) of the desired track(s) to the otherdesired track(s). After the data is moved, the original track(s) is(are) silent. You can only movetrack data with...

108 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Track editing) You can exchange 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 1TRK 2TRK 3TRK 4TRK 5TRK 6TRK 7TRK 8 ABS ZERO REC...

111 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Part editing) Part editing This chapter describes how to edit a "part" (*) of recorded song.You can edit data of a track or tracks between the "LOCATE A" and"LOCATE B" points. Part editing does not consume the hard diskspace. Therefore, the remainin...

112 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Part editing) The time (or bar/beat/clock) value changesin realtime as the recorder moves (i.e. whenit plays, fastforwards, rewinds, locates, etc.).When you carry out the locate operationto the LOCATE A or LOCATE B point andthe current position matches the locatepoint, ...

116 MR-8HD 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 the desired track(s). Unlike the method described above in "Copying/pasting thedesired part(s) (1)", the part data is copied to the (virtual) cli...

117 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Part editing) 6) Rotate the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select"Copy Track >", and press the [MENU/ENTER]knob. The display now shows the screen forselecting the copy source track(s).You can select the copy source track(s) byrotating the [MENU/ENTER] knob.The available o...

123 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Other functions) Other functions This chapter describes the following functions which are importantfor using the MR-8HD. (1) Hard disk formatting (2) Peak hold time setting (3) Pre-roll/post-roll time setting (4) Beat resolution mode on/off (5) Phantom power on/off (6) Ini...

125 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Other functions) The level meters shown on the display have the peak hold function. When it is enabled, themeter peak value during recording is held for the specified time.The default meter peak hold time is three seconds. You can disable the peak hold function orchange th...

127 MR-8HD 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 menuto "On", the LOCATE A and B points are set in beat resolution.When "Beat resolution" is set to "On", the clock digit in the ba...

130 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Other functions) By initializing the MR-8HD, you can initialize all global menu settings common to all songs, aswell as the time base and display contrast level. 1) While the recorder is stopped, press the[MENU/ENTER] knob to enter the menu mode. The display now shows the ...

131 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Troubleshooting) Troubleshooting If you encounter any problem while operating the MR-8HD, check the following for the possible cause of theproblem before contacting our service station or dealer.

132 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Troubleshooting) <Trouble 7> During overdubbing, I cannot monitor the playback sig-nal of the recorded track. • Is the track fader for the playback trackraised? During overdubbing, raise the faders for both theplayback and recording tracks appropriately.Otherwise, yo...

133 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Troubleshooting) <Trouble 8> I cannot execute auto punch in/out. • Is " " shown on the screen? If it is not, press the [AUTO PUNCH] key to makethe auto punch in/out function active. • Are the punch-in and punch-out points setcorrectly? To check each point, pr...

134 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Troubleshooting) <Trouble 1> I cannot apply the effects. • Are the [EFFECT SEND] control for the trackyou want to apply the effect and track faderraised appropriately? Raise the [EFFECT SEND] control(s) for the track(s)(1 through 4) you want to apply the effect to se...

135 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Troubleshooting) <Trouble 1> I cannot hear the rhythm guide click. • Is the [RHYTHM GUIDE] key is illuminated? When the [RHYTHM GUIDE] key is not illuminated,the rhythm guide function is not active and youcannot hear the rhythm guide click. • Is the "Int Click le...

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

138 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Specifications) [Inputs/Outputs] 0dBu=0.775Vrms, 0dBV=1.0Vrms, Reference level: -12dBfs Analog input [INPUT A - INPUT D] Connectors : XLR-3-31 type (#2: hot balanced): 1/4-inch, phone type Input level : -48dBu (MIC) to +4dBu (LINE) Input impedance : 1.5k Ω or more : 400k Ω...

139 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Specifications) MIN MAX 10 0 L R 10 0 L R 10 0 L R R L MIN MAX LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC REC SELECT 0 10 1 2 3 4 5/6 MASTER MAX MAX MIN MIN 7/8 LOCATE REC END A-B PLAY LOCATE ABS ZERO PLAY STOP RECORD REWIND F FWD GUIDE RHYTHM CONTRAST 1-8 >SONG NEW 1-6 > 7...

140 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Specifications) When using the bounce mode (1-4 > 5/6 mode) When using the normal mode DISTORTION CLEAN INPUT A INPUT B INPUT C INPUT D TRIM TRIM TRIM TRIM A/D A/D A/D SIMULATION FX A/D BAL BAL BAL BAL IN7 IN8 OUT7 OUT8 IN5 IN6 OUT5 OUT6 IN4 OUT4 IN3 OUT3 IN2 OUT2 IN1 O...

142 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Specifications) <Digital multitracker> Transmitted Recognized Remarks Function............ Basic Default Channel Changed Default Message Altered Mode Note Number: True Voice Velocity Note ONNote OFF After Key's Touch Channel's Pitch Bend ControlChange ProgramChange: ...

143 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Specifications) <A> Amp simulation ...............................................................58Auto return ......................................................................45Auto play ............................................................................

144 MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Specifications) Declaration of EC Directive This equipment is compatible with the EMC Directive (89/336/EEC) - Directive on approximation of member nation's ordinanceconcerning the electromagnetic compatibility and with the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) - Directive on ...