Adjusting The Recording Levels While Listening To Track 1; Starting Recording; Playing Back Recorded Track; Undoing Recording (Undo/Redo) - Fostex MR-8CD Owner's Manual

MR-8HD/CD
Owner's Manual (Basic operations)
Track 1 and 7/8 faders are used to
<Note>:
adjust the monitor level. To adjust the re-
cording levels, use the [ TRIM ] controls of the
[ INPUT A ] and [ INPUT B ] channels.
5) Press the [RECORD] key once (the key indicator
starts flashing).
The armed tracks 7/8 now enter the input
monitor mode, while "
the home screen.

Adjusting the recording levels while listening to track 1

6) Press the [PLAY] key to play back the song from
the beginning.
Though tracks 7/8 are in the input monitor
mode, you can hear the track 1 signal by
rotating the [PHONES VOL] control clockwise
(while the meter for track 1 shows the
playback level).
7) While playing the keyboard, adjust the recording
levels using the [TRIM] controls of the [INPUT A]
and [INPUT B] channels.
Adjust the levels appropriately so that the PEAK
indicators for these input channels do not light.
The home screen shows the playback level of
track 1 and the input levels of tracks 7 and 8,
as well as the stereo L and R output levels.
Adjust each [ TRIM ] control properly
<Note>:
so that the corresponding PEAK indicator
does not light at the loudest part of the key-
board sound.
When receiving a line level signal, set
<Tip>:
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.
8) After adjusting the recording levels properly,
press the [REWIND] key while holding down the
[STOP] key to locate the recorder to the
beginning of the song.
9)
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If you press the [UNDO/REDO] key after finishing
recording, you can return to the condition before
the recording started (UNDO operation). Therefore,
you can try recording again.
If you press the [UNDO/REDO] key again (after
UNDO), the undo operation is canceled and you
can return to the condition when the recording
finished (REDO operation).
<Notes>:
all kind of recordings, however, if you carry out
any of the following operations after making re-
cording, you cannot undo the recording.
• Carrying out new recording.
• Carrying out track or part editing.
• Turning off the power.
• Selecting another song or editing the song name.
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Starting recording

While holding down the [RECORD] key, press the
[PLAY] key to start recording.
The recorder records the keyboard while
playing back track 1 (guitar).
When recording completes, press the [STOP] key
to stop the recorder.
We recommend to press the
<Note>:
[ REC SELECT ] key for tracks 7/8 to unarm
tracks 7/8.
Playing back the recorded track
Press the [REWIND] key while holding down the
[STOP] key to locate the recorder to the
beginning of the song.
Press the [PLAY] key to start playback.
You can adjust the monitor level using the track
faders, as well as the [MASTER] fader and
[PHONES VOL] control.
If you are not satisfied with the re-
<Note>:
sult, use the undo/redo function to cancel
the recording and try again.

Undoing recording (undo/redo)

BOUNCE
MENU / ENTER
MASTERING
LOCATE
B / OUT STORE UNDO/REDO
YZ9 +-_0 DELETE
PLAY REWIND F FWD
END
ZERO
The undo/redo function is available for
[UNDO/REDO] key