Page 2 - Table of Contents
Table of Contents i Table of Contents 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features of the HDR-TRI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1About hard disk recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 3 - ii
Table of Contents ii 5–4: Audio Track Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Disk P1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 1–1: Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 4 - HDR-TRI hard disk recorder option; Features of the HDR-TRI
Features of the HDR-TRI 1 Introduction Operation Parameters Appendix Introduction Operation Parameters Appendix 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing the HDR-TRI hard disk recorder option . In order to enjoy long and trouble-free use, please read this manual carefully. In this manual, tracks reco...
Page 5 - About hard disks; TRINITY
About hard disks 2 About hard disks About sound and audio events When audio recording is performed, sound is recorded directly into the sound partition of the hard disk. At the same time, event data (audio events) pertaining to that sound is recorded into the audio track that is currently selected. ...
Page 6 - Introduction; Settings for recording; Hard disk connections and settings; On the hard disk, set an ID number in the range of 0–6.
Settings for recording 3 Introduction Operation Parameters Appendix 2. Operation Settings for recording This section explains how to make the necessary settings for hard disk record-ing. Be sure to make these settings before performing hard disk recording. Hard disk connections and settings Up to 7 ...
Page 7 - hard disk; Formatting a hard disk; TRINITY series
Settings for recording 4 5 Turn on the power of the hard disk(s), and then turn on the power of the TRINITY. When turning on the power, turn on devices in sequence from the hard disk → TRINITY . When turning off the power, turn off devices in sequence from the TRINITY → hard disk . Never turn off th...
Page 8 - Press the OK button to execute formatting.
Settings for recording 5 Introduction Operation Parameters Appendix If you are using only a single hard disk to perform hard disk recording, you must specify a filer partition larger than 0 in order to create an area where .SNG files and .PCG files etc. can be saved. If you are using two or more har...
Page 9 - Connections for recording
Settings for recording 6 Connections for recording Be sure that the power is turned OFF for all devices before you make connec- tions. Sources that are input to the ANALOG IN 1 jack will be recorded on audio track 1 or 3. Sources that are input to the ANALOG IN 2 jack will be recorded on audio track...
Page 10 - In the Song field, select a new song and assign a song name.
Settings for recording 7 Introduction Operation Parameters Appendix Song settings 1 Access the Sequencer mode P1 tab 5 page (ATrkRec). 2 In the Song field, select a new song and assign a song name. The display will ask “Are You Sure?” Press the OK button. 3 In the Track field, select the audio track...
Page 11 - Checking the external input; Select the Input Select item.
Settings for recording 8 Checking the external input Before you begin, go to “Song settings” ( ☞ page 7 of this manual) and select an audio track (AT1 for this example). 1 Access the Sequencer mode P1 tab 5 page (ATrkRec). 2 Select the Input Select item. If you are recording from an analog device su...
Page 12 - Play the connected guitar or other source.; Overload
Settings for recording 9 Introduction Operation Parameters Appendix 3 Set the Input Level setting to a level appropriate for the connected device. When recording vocals, pass the signal through a mixer and set this to –10 dBu or +4 dBu. When recording a guitar that has active pickups, or a passive-t...
Page 13 - Recording; Recording an audio track; Perform the procedure “Settings for recording” (; Overwrite
Recording 10 Recording Recording an audio track When recording an audio track, it is not possible to select Rec as the Tempo Mode. If you wish to record tempo changes on the Master track, select a MIDI track or MIXER REC in “1-4d: Track.” Even when the Tempo Mode is manual, do not modify the Tempo s...
Page 14 - Connect your guitar to a stereo-output effect device.; In the Input Select setting, select Analog.; The Compare function
Recording 11 Introduction Operation Parameters Appendix Recording a guitar in stereo on tracks 3 and 4 while listening to audio tracks 1 and 2 1 Use the procedure of “Recording an audio track” to record onto audio tracks 1 and 2. 2 Connect your guitar to a stereo-output effect device. 3 Connect the ...
Page 15 - Playback; Press the [RESET] key to return to the beginning of the song.; Adjusting the pan or volume balance of the tracks
Playback 12 Playback Playing back the track(s) you recorded 1 Press the [RESET] key to return to the beginning of the song. 2 Press the [START/STOP] key. The audio that was recorded will be played back. Adjusting the pan or volume balance of the tracks You can adjust the pan and volume of each track...
Page 16 - In Recording Setup, specify the recording method for mixer events.
Playback 13 Introduction Operation Parameters Appendix Recording mixer events You can record pan, volume and equalizer settings as mixer events on the audio track. The audio track will be played back according to the Pan/Volume, EQ, and Send 1/2 settings that were recorded. 1 Use the procedure “Reco...
Page 18 - Editing; Creating repetitions of the same phrase; Record using the procedure “Recording an audio track.”
Editing 15 Introduction Operation Parameters Appendix portion of track has not been lost.) 9 When you are finished, press the [START/STOP] key. Editing Creating repetitions of the same phrase 1 Record using the procedure “Recording an audio track.” 2 Access the Sequencer mode P5 tab 3 page (Atrk Edi...
Page 19 - Set Pan to R127 for audio tracks 1–3.; Set the Global mode P2 System Clock setting to Internal.; Disconnect the video cable from the S/P DIF OUT and IN connectors.; Bouncing MIDI tracks and audio tracks together; Applying master effects
Editing 16 This way, only the audio tracks will be bounced. If you want to bounce the MIDI tracks’ audio as well, see “Bouncing MIDI tracks and audio tracks together” below. 4 Make the appropriate Volume, Panning, EQ and Send 1/2 settings for audio tracks 1, 2 and 3. Since you will be mixing these t...
Page 20 - Recording the vocal; Set the Input Select to Analog.
Creating a song in conjunction with the MIDI sequencer 17 Introduction Operation Parameters Appendix 2 levels.If you check the check box located at the left of the display, the right side output of effect 1 will be sent to effect 2, and effects 1 and 2 will be mixed. Refer to the Parameter Guide for...
Page 21 - Using effect processing; With the recorded song playing back, set Send to about 64.; Recording mixer events
Creating a song in conjunction with the MIDI sequencer 18 set Input Level to the next higher setting. Recording 0 Press the [RESET] key to return to the beginning of the song, press the [REC/WRITE] key and then (after making sure that the [START/STOP] key LED is blinking) press the [START/STOP] key....
Page 22 - Saving/loading recorded data; Saving song data to a hard disk; Execute the page menu command “Save Song.”; Loading data from a hard disk
Saving/loading recorded data 19 Introduction Operation Parameters Appendix L When you are finished, press the [START/STOP] key. When playing back the song, set the Mix Audio Track Mode to READ for chan-nel 1. Playback will be controlled according to the mixer events that were recorded. Saving/loadin...
Page 23 - In the director y window, specify the data that you wish to load.; Using the same sound more than once
Using a recorded sound more than once in the same .SNG file 20 2 In the Drive Select box, select the hard disk that contains the data you wish to load. 3 In the director y window, specify the data that you wish to load. As necessary, use the Open or Up buttons to move through the directory hierar-ch...
Page 24 - TRI; Sequencer P1; Tempo Mode; Manual
Sequencer P1 21 Introduction Operation Parameters Appendix 3. Parameters This manual explains the functions which are newly added when the HDR- TRI hard disk recorder option is installed. For the parameters whose func- tions remain unchanged, refer to your Parameter Guide, Basic Guide, and Effect Gu...
Page 25 - MIXER REC; Multi Rec; checked
Sequencer P1 22 1–5d: Track [T01...16, MTR, AT1(L), AT2(R), AT3(L), AT4(R), AT1&2, AT3&4, MIXER REC] Select the track that you wish to record.When the HDR-TRI is installed, you will be able to select audio tracks AT1(L) , AT2(R) , AT3(L) , AT4(R) , AT1&2 or AT3&4 , and MIXER REC in a...
Page 27 - Copy Inhibit; –5l: Audio Track Name Display
Sequencer P1 24 48 kHz.If a digital signal containing a copy inhibit flag is input, the display will indicate Copy Inhibit . The HDR-TRI is able to record a digital signal which contains the SCMS (Serial Copy Management System) flag. However it will be recorded as digital audio data without the SCMS...
Page 28 - –5m: Monitor Mode Select; ON; OFF; Page Menu Command; Rec HD Select
Sequencer P1 25 Introduction Operation Parameters Appendix 1–5m: Monitor Mode Select This selects Auto Input ON/OFF.Audio tracks that are selected in “1-5d: Track” will be monitored differently than audio tracks that are not selected. (Refer to the table below.)If this is checked , Auto Input will b...
Page 30 - –6j: Mix Audio Track Mode; When SOLO is selected for one audio track
Sequencer P1 27 Introduction Operation Parameters Appendix 1–6i: Volume [0...100...127] Adjusts the volume of each audio track.A setting of 0 is – ∞ , 100 is 0 dB, and 127 is +12 dB. Depending on the selection in “1–6j: Mix Audio Track Mode,” it may not be pos-sible to modify this parameter. Refer a...
Page 31 - Volume Pairing
Sequencer P1 28 ing recording, you can adjust EQ, Send, Pan, and Volume and the changes you make will be recorded. By changing this setting to READ and then playing back the song, EQ, Send, Pan, and Volume settings will change according to the mixer events that were recorded.Mixer events can also be...
Page 32 - –7h: Recording Setup
Sequencer P1 29 Introduction Operation Parameters Appendix 1–7: Preference Here you can make overall settings for the entire song, recording settings for MIDI tracks, audio tracks, and mixer events, and settings for playback. 1–7h: Recording Setup Use the radio buttons to select the realtime recordi...
Page 33 - Sequencer P2; Page Menu
Sequencer P2 30 Sequencer P2 2–5: Audio Track parameter (Audio Track 1–4) Here you can specify the song name, the scale used by MIDI tracks, and the delay for each audio track. 2–5c: Delay [0...255 samples/0...5 ms] Specify the time delay from the location of an audio track event until when the soun...
Page 34 - Sequencer P5; –3: Audio Track Edit; or MTR even if you select them. To edit MIDI tracks or the master; Start Measure; End Measure
Sequencer P5 31 Introduction Operation Parameters Appendix Sequencer P5 5–3: Audio Track Edit Here you can edit audio events and mixer events of a previously-recorded audio track. 5–3d: Track [T01...16, MTR, AT1(L), AT2(R), AT3(L), AT4(R), AT1&2, AT3&4, MIXER REC] Select the track that you w...
Page 35 - –3B: Automation Edit
Sequencer P5 32 Page Menu Command 5–3B: Automation Edit Here you can edit individual mixer events that were previously recorded. To perform event editing on audio tracks, use “5–3J: Audio Event Edit.” Event editing of audio tracks is performed using “5–3J: Audio Event Edit.” (Even if the Audio box i...
Page 36 - Press the appropriate button to make the desired edits as follows; Moving a mixer event
Sequencer P5 33 Introduction Operation Parameters Appendix c: The following table shows the types of events and the possible values for each type. 5 Press the appropriate button to make the desired edits as follows . When you have finished editing mixer events and wish to return to the tab page, pre...
Page 37 - –3C: Erase Audio Track
Sequencer P5 34 5–3C: Erase Audio Track This command erases all playback data from the audio track specified in the tab 3 page. 5–3D: Copy Audio Track This command copies playback data from the audio track specified in the dialog box to the audio track specified in the tab 3 page. Be aware that when...
Page 42 - –3J: Audio Event Edit; Trimming an audio event
Sequencer P5 39 Introduction Operation Parameters Appendix 5–3J: Audio Event Edit This command lets you perform event editing of audio events (events in the audio tracks), and trim the sound used by an audio event (i.e., adjust the loca-tion or the area where the sound will be heard, in steps of one...
Page 43 - Audition buttons
Sequencer P5 40 within the song is not affected.Here you can also modify the sound name that was recorded. Select the audio event that you wish to trim, and press the Trim button. You will enter Trim mode, and the following dialog box will appear. Audition buttons When you press the All Play/Stop bu...
Page 44 - Executing the trim operation
Sequencer P5 41 Introduction Operation Parameters Appendix d: Trim Parameters Here you can specify the various points for trimming (refer to the diagrams below).• Sample Start and Sample End (min:sec.sample) specify the range of the recorded audio event that will actually be played back. • Sample St...
Page 45 - Inserting an audio event
Sequencer P5 42 B: Insert button Inserting an audio event Select the audio event that you wish to insert, and press the Copy button. Next, select an audio event and press the Insert button to insert the previously copied event at the End Time location of the selected audio event (refer to the diagra...
Page 47 - –4: Audio Track Name; –4j: Audio Track Name; –4B: Automation Edit; –4C: Erase Audio Track; –4D: Copy Audio Track
Sequencer P5 44 5–4: Audio Track Name Here you can assign a name to each audio track. 5–4j: Audio Track Name Use the text edit button to assign a name to the audio track.The audio track name is displayed in the various tab pages of Sequencer mode P1, P2, and P5. Page Menu Command 5–4B: Automation Ed...
Page 48 - –4J: Audio Event Edit
Sequencer P5 45 Introduction Operation Parameters Appendix For details on the procedure, refer to “5–3E: Erase Measure.” 5–4F: Delete Measure This command deletes specified measures of playback data from the track selected in the tab 3 page.Unlike the Erase Measure command, executing the Delete Meas...
Page 49 - Disk P1; A note about .SNG files which contain audio tracks
Disk P1 46 Disk P1 A note about .SNG files which contain audio tracks Sequence data that contains audio tracks in the song is saved as a .SNG file.The filename extension is the same as for song files which contain only MIDI song data, but the following icon will appear for songs which contain an aud...
Page 54 - –4C: Restore from DAT
Disk P1 51 Introduction Operation Parameters Appendix If audio devices are connected to your DAT recorder, make settings so that the sound from the DAT is not output to speakers or headphones. Speakers or headphones may be damaged if this precaution is not taken. 7 When the backup is finished, the d...
Page 55 - –4D: Copy with Sound
Disk P1 52 1–4D: Copy with Sound 1–4E: Disp Used Sound List 5 Press the OK button. The dialog box at right will appear.Specify the directory into which the file will be restored. 6 The dialog box of step 2 will reap- pear. Start the DAT recorder, and restoring will begin. 7 When the restoration oper...
Page 56 - –4F: Delete Unused Sound
Disk P1 53 Introduction Operation Parameters Appendix 1–4F: Delete Unused Sound This command deletes sounds which are not used by any .SNG file from all hard disks. After this command has been executed, it is not possible to use the [COM-PARE] key to bring back the deleted data.
Page 58 - Block diagram
Block diagram 55 Introduction Operation Parameters Appendix 4. Appendix Block diagram
Page 59 - Messages; Disk not formatted; Troubleshooting
Messages 56 Messages When the HDR-TRI is installed, the following messages will be added. Disk not formatted Error in wiping medium Memor y full. Audio track can’t play to the end. No unused sounds found Troubleshooting Meaning: The disk for which Wipe was attempted is not formatted. Action: Use the...
Page 60 - Specifications
Specifications 57 Introduction Operation Parameters Appendix Specifications INPUT/OUTPUT connectors: SCSI connector, ANALOG IN 1/2 connectors, S/P DIF IN/OUT connectorsSampling frequency: 48 kHzRecording time: when using a 540 Mbyte hard disk, approximately 94 minutes of monaural recording, approxim...
