Overdubbing Basics; Preparation For Recording - Fostex MR-8CD Owner's Manual

Overdubbing is recording something new while listening to the previously recorded track(s).
It is a very important method in multitrack recording. The following describes an example of
overdubbing for recording a stereo keyboard to tracks 7/8 while listening to the guitar on track
1. See the procedure previously described in "Recording onto a single track" for details about how
to record a guitar on track 1. In the procedure below, we assume that the song of which the
guitar has been recorded on track 1 is loaded.
Note that you can make overdubbing to another track or other tracks in the same manner as
described below.
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INPUT A SEL
GTR CLEAN MIC/LINE
GTR DIST

Preparation for recording

1) Connect the L and R outputs of the keyboard to
input connectors of the [INPUT A] and [INPUT B]
channels.
Connect the L and R outputs to the [INPUT A]
and [INPUT B] channels respectively.
2) Set the [INPUT A SELECT] switch to "MIC/LINE".
3) Press the [REC SELECT] key for tracks 7/8.
Tracks 7/8 are record armed and the
[REC SELECT] key for tracks 7/8 starts
flashing.
On the home screen, the remaining time is
shown, while "7" and "8" for the track
numbers change to "A" and "B" respectively.

Overdubbing basics

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1
INPUT A SELECT
INPUT A
INPUT B
BAL BAL
UNBAL
/GUITAR INSERT UNBAL
DISTORTION TRIM TRIM
7
MIN MAX LINE MIC LINE MIC
GUITAR
PEAK PEAK
ON/ ON/
OFF OFF
TO STEREO BUSS
DYNAMIC CONDENSER
BRIT STACK US METAL
0 10 0 10 0 10
3
L R
L R L R
1 2 3
MAX
MIN
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7
INPUT C INPUT D
BAL
BAL
STEREO OUT
L R
PHONES
UNBAL UNBAL
1 2
PHONES VOL
TRIM TRIM
LINE MIC LINE MIC MIN MAX
PEAK PEAK
ON/ ON/
OFF OFF
POWER
RHYTHM
EFFECT
TUBE MIC SIMULATION
GUIDE
REVERB / DELAY TIME
INPUT A
60'S COMBO AMP SIMULATION
1-4 > 5/6
1-6 > 7/8
MIN MAX
ROOM
HALL
ABC1
EFFECT SEND
POWERFUL
0 10
PLATE DELAY
PAN JKL4
L R
AUTO PUNCH
REC SELECT
PQR6
4
5/6 7/8 MASTER
MAX
RECORD
MIN
4 5
4
This indicates you can now record the [INPUT
A] and [INPUT B] channel signals to tracks 7
and 8 respectively.
4) Set track faders 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.
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Owner's Manual (Basic operations)
TIME BASE
SELECT CONTRAST
NEW STEREO
1-8 > SONG 7/8 >
WAV FILE
BOUNCE
MENU / ENTER
DEF2 GHI3
NATURAL BRIGHT
MASTERING
MNO5
LOCATE
UNDO/REDO
PLAY MODE A / IN B / OUT STORE
STU7 VWX8 YZ9 +-_0 DELETE
STOP PLAY REWIND F FWD
LOCATE REC END
LOCATE ABS ZERO
A-B PLAY
8,10
6,12
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8,11
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