Recording Onto Four Tracks Simultaneously; Preparation For Recording - Fostex MR-8CD Owner's Manual

Recording onto four tracks simultaneously

You can simultaneously record up to four tracks. See page 34 for the available combinations of
four recording tracks. The following describes the procedure for recording different sound sources
simultaneously to tracks 1 through 4. You can make four-track simultaneous recording with any
available track combination in the same manner.
2
INPUT A SEL
GTR CLEAN
GTR DIST

Preparation for recording

1) Connect the following sound sources to the
[INPUT A] through [INPUT D] channels.
[INPUT A] ->
[INPUT B] ->
[INPUT C] ->
[INPUT D] ->
If you connect a condenser micro-
<Note>:
phone to the [ BAL ] XLR connector of the [ IN-
PUT C ] channel, you can supply the phan-
tom power to the microphone (see page
128).
2) Set the [INPUT A SELECT] switch to "GTR DIST".
You can add distortion of the internal effects
to your guitar sound.
You can apply the amp simulation
<Note>:
as insert effects when the [ INPUT A SELECT ]
switch is set to " GTR DIST " (see page 58).
1
1
MIC/LINE
INPUT A SELECT
INPUT A INPUT B
BAL BAL
UNBAL
/GUITAR INSERT UNBAL
DISTORTION TRIM TRIM
6
MAX LINE
MIN MIC LINE
GUITAR
PEAK PEAK
ON/
OFF
DYNAMIC CONDENSER
BRIT STACK US METAL
0 10 0 10 0
3
L
L R L R
1 2
MAX
MIN
4
Electric guitar
Electric bass
Microphone (vocal)
Drum machine
MR-8HD/CD
1 1
6
INPUT C INPUT D
BAL BAL
STEREO OUT
L R
PHONES
UNBAL UNBAL 1 2
TRIM TRIM PHONES VOL
MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC MIN MAX
PEAK PEAK
ON/ ON/ ON/
OFF OFF OFF
TO STEREO BUSS POWER
EFFECT
MIC SIMULATION
TUBE
REVERB / DELAY TIME
INPUT A
AMP SIMULATION
60'S COMBO
MIN MAX
ROOM HALL
EFFECT SEND
10 0 10
PLATE DELAY
PAN
R L R
REC SELECT
3 4 5/6 7/8 MASTER
MAX
MIN
4 5
3) Press the [REC SELECT] key for tracks 1 through
4.
Tracks 1 through 4 are record armed and the
[REC SELECT] keys for tracks 1 through 4 start
flashing.
On the home screen, track numbers "1"
through "4" changes to "A" through "D"
respectively, showing that each input is
assigned to the appropriate track.
The remaining time of the hard disk is shown.
4) Set the track faders 1 through 4 and [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)
RHYTHM TIME BASE
CONTRAST
GUIDE SELECT
1-4 > 5/6 NEW STEREO
1-8 > SONG 7/8 >
1-6 > 7/8 WAV FILE
BOUNCE
MENU / ENTER
ABC1 DEF2 GHI3
NATURAL BRIGHT
POWERFUL
MASTERING
JKL4 MNO5
LOCATE
UNDO/REDO
AUTO PUNCH PLAY MODE A / IN B / OUT STORE
PQR6 STU7 VWX8 YZ9 +-_0 DELETE
STOP PLAY REWIND F FWD
RECORD
LOCATE REC END
LOCATE ABS ZERO
A-B PLAY
8 10
7
9
).