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Set the Recording Setup options as required, and then press the WINDOW
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button or "CLOSE" to return to the Record page.
5 Select the "Mode" parameter, use the JOG dial to select one of the follow-
ing:
STEREO: Record a stereo Sample using the left (L) and right (R) input signals.
MONO L:
Record a mono Sample using the left (L) input signal.
MONO R:
Record a mono Sample using the right (R) input signal.
Select the "Monitor" parameter, then use the JOG dial to select either:
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ON: The input source can be monitored via the MAIN OUT and headphones.
OFF: The input source is not monitored via the MAIN OUT and headphones.
7 While playing the sound source to be recorded, use the REC
GAIN control to set the recording level.
Note that the recording level cannot be set when the input source is set to
DIGITAL, ADAT, or MAIN OUT in Step 2.
Set the recording level so that the loudest peaks push the LEVEL METER
indication across to the far right. If the indication fills the display, or the signal sounds
distorted, back off the REC GAIN control. The Peak Hold function is convenient for
checking signal peaks, which are indicated by the following indicator( ). You can reset
the Peak Hold function by pressing "RESET PEAK."
The "Margin" parameter displays the amount of headroom available before overload.
Select the "Time" parameter, then use the JOG dial to set the recording
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time.
The "Time" parameter determines the length of the Sample in hours, minutes, and sec-
onds. Recording stops automatically when the specified recording time has elapsed. Note
that you can also stop recording manually by pressing "STOP" before the end of the spec-
ified recording time is reached.
To check the available recording time, select the "Time" parameter, then
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press the WINDOW button.
The Sample memory window appears.
Press "CLOSE" to return to the Record page.
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11 Select the "Original " parameter.
The "Original" parameter sets the note that will play the Sample at its original pitch.
Select the "Threshold" parameter, then use the JOG dial to set the record
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start trigger:
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Sampling
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