The Basics Of The Mr16; Recording Method - Fostex MR16 Owner's Manual

This section describes the basics of the MR16 you should know before using the MR16.
The MR16 is fitted with a 3.5-inch hard disk drive. Songs are recorded on a hard disk along with
the ABS time (from 00m 00s 000ms to 399m 59s 999ms).
INPUT A INPUT B INPUT C
BAL BAL BAL
UNBAL
/GUITAR INSERT UNBAL UNBAL
TRIM TRIM TRIM
PEAK
DISTORTION PEAK PEAK
MIN MAX LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE
GUITAR
INPUT A INPUT B INPUT C
MIC AMP
SIMULATION SIMULATION 0 10 0 10
DYNAMIC BRIT STACK
L R L R
ABC1 DEF2
CONDENSER US METAL 1 2
MAX
TUBE 60'S COMBO
MIN
The ABS time shows the absolute time on a hard disk and you can start recording from any
desired time within the range between 00m 00s 000ms and 399m 59s 999ms ABS time.
The beginning of a song
0m00s000ms
(ABS ZERO)
As the MR16 does not consume the disk space when no audio is recorded, you can record audio
effectively, while the recordable time for a tape recorder depends on the tape length.
0m00s000ms
5-minute recording 5-minute recording

The basics of the MR16

Recording method

INPUT D L STEREO OUT R
BAL
1 AUX OUT 2
UNBAL
1 PHONES 2
TRIM
VOLUME
PEAK
MIC LINE MIC MIN MAX
INPUT D
TO STEREO BUSS LEVEL
MAX
MIN
ROOM HALL PLATE DELAY
INPUT EQ
MIN MAX
REVERB / DELAY TIME
EFFECT SEND
0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10
AUTO PUNCH
PAN
L R L R
L R L R L R L R
GHI3 JKL4 MNO5 PQR6 STU7 VWX8 YZ9 +-_0
3 4 5 6 7 8 9/10 11/12
05m00s000ms
Recorded area Non-recorded area
You can start recording from any desired time within the range
between 00m00s000ms and 399m59s999ms ABS time.
Non-recorded area (remain) ......
MR16
Owner's Manual (Read this chapter first!)
POWER
BOUNCE MODE 15/16 > STEREO WAV FILE
MENU / ENTER
EFFECT BOUNCE
POWERFUL NATURAL BRIGHT TIMEBASE SELECT STORE UNDO/REDO
MASTERING
RHYTHM GUIDE DIRECT LOCATE
PLAY MODE A / IN B / OUT CONTRAST
LOCATE
DELETE
REWIND F FWD
REC SELECT
13/14 15/16 MASTER
MAX
LOCATE ABS ZERO LOCATE REC END
RECORD STOP PLAY
A-B PLAY
MIN
15m00s000ms
10m00s000ms (REC END)
Recorded area Non-recorded area
399m59s999ms
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3.5-inch hard disk drive
399m59s999ms
......
Non recorded area (shown in white)
Recorded area (shown in gray)