Mixing Down To The Master Track - Zoom R8 Operation Manual

Mixing down to the master track

Record the "final" stereo mix on the MASTER track, which is specifically for mixing down.
Signals are sent to the master track after passing through the MASTER fader.
Recording to the MASTER track
Prepare by adjusting the signal levels
1
Press and hold
to return to the beginning.
Press to start playback.
Adjust the level of the signal that
2
passes through the master fader.
Make sure that the
level meters do not
reach 0 dB
3
Press to stop playback.
Record to the master track
4
Press the MASTER status
key 1-2 times until the
indicator lights red.
Lit red: ready to record
5
Press and hold
to return to the beginning.
6
7
Press to stop playback.
NOTE
● The pan, balance, insert and send-return
effects of each track affect the signals sent
to the MASTER track.
and press
Adjust the balance of the
tracks during playback.
and press
Press in order to
start recording.
Play the master track
1
Press the MASTER status
key 1-2 times until the
indicator lights green.
Lit green: ready to PLAY
Doing this mutes all other tracks and disables all effects.
2
Press and hold
to return to the beginning.
Press to start playback.
3
Press to stop playback.
Disable MASTER track playback
4
Press the MASTER status
key 1-2 times until the
indicator is unlit.
Unlit: Other tracks are unmuted and their status
disabled lights become as they were before.
HINTS
● Each project can only have one active
MASTER track at a time.
● You can assign an already recorded file to
the MASTER track.
● Even if you mix down from the middle of a
song, a new file will always be recorded.
● The signals that have passed through the
MASTER fader are the same as those sent
from the OUTPUT jacks.
● This operation can be undone by pressing
the UNDO soft key.
● The final stereo mix recorded to the master
track is saved as a WAV file. This file can
be saved on a computer and, using disc
writing software, for example, be written to
a CD. (See "Exchanging data with a computer
(card reader)" on P .103.)
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