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10MR-8 Owner’s ManualENTERMENUCURSORUNDO/REDOCONTRAST0 RETURNTIME BASESELECTSTOREB / OUTA / INPLAY MODEAUTO PUNCHRESETRECORD STOP PLAYREWIND F FWDMAS

100MR-8 Owner’s ManualPowered near field studiomonitorModel NF-01AHeadphone distributorModel PH-50RP Stereo HeadphoneModel T50RPRP dynamic type, Semi-

101MR-8 Owner’s ManualFOSTEX DISTRIBUTORS LIST IN EUROPE* Including non-EU countries (as of January, 2003).<ITALY>NAME: Proel S.p.A.ADD: Zona Vi

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11MR-8 Owner’s Manual4. [PHONES] jacks (1, 2)Two jacks (1 and 2) are provided. You can usetwo pairs of stereo headphones with the MR-8.5. [PHONES VOL

12MR-8 Owner’s ManualENTERMENUCURSORUNDO/REDOCONTRAST0 RETURNTIME BASESELECTSTOREB / OUTA / INPLAY MODEAUTO PUNCHRESETRECORD STOP PLAYREWIND F FWDMAS

13MR-8 Owner’s Manual25. [UNDO/REDO] / Y Z 9 entry keyUsed to undo or redo recording or editing (seepage 32 and 34). Each press of the key alternates

14MR-8 Owner’s ManualMIC/LINEGUITARINT MICDC INPOWERUSBFOOT SWDIGITALOUTINPUT A SELECTMIC/LINEINT MICGUITARLIGHT12VONOFF[NORMAL MODE]123456Rear panel

15MR-8 Owner’s ManualBottom panelCOMPACT FLASH CARDMIDI OUT12Side panelOPEN11. Card slotA CompactFlashTM card is inserted to this slot (seepage 16).2

16MR-8 Owner’s ManualCOMPACTFLASH CARDCOMPACT FLASH CARDMIDI OUTSlotRecording timeInserting a CompactFlashTM cardCompactFlashTM cardHow to remove a

17MR-8 Owner’s ManualDC INPOWERUSBFOOT SWDIGITALOUTLIGHT12VONOFFTurning on the unitOPENConnecting the AC adaptorInserting batteriesDC INPOWERUSBFOOT S

18MR-8 Owner’s ManualTurning off the powerTurning on the LCD display backlightLow battery displayflashingPOWERLIGHTONOFFLIGHT positionIf the LCD displ

19MR-8 Owner’s ManualENTERMENUCURSORUNDO/REDOCONTRAST0 RETURNTIME BASESELECTSTOREB / OUTA / INPLAY MODEAUTO PUNCHRESETRECORD STOP PLAYREWIND F FWDMAST

2MR-8 Owner’s ManualCAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).NO USER - SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.REFER SERVICING TO

20MR-8 Owner’s ManualPreparation for recording onto the supplied cardflashingAfter playing back the demo song, let's make preparations for a Comp

21MR-8 Owner’s ManualNormalExtendedPLAY MODEA B C 1flashing<Note>You cannot undo song deletion. To cancel delet-ing a song, press the [CURSOR ]

22MR-8 Owner’s ManualPreparation for recording onto a new card<Correction and deletion>To correct a character entered, use the[CURSOR / ] keys t

23MR-8 Owner’s ManualCreating a songflashingThis section describes how to create a new song on a card and how to select a desired songamong more than

24MR-8 Owner’s ManualSelecting a desired song[ENTER] key[F FWD] key[REWIND] keyENTERMENUCURSORUNDO/REDOCONTRAST0 RETURNTIME BASESELECTSTOREPLAYREWIND

25MR-8 Owner’s ManualFormatting a cardBy formatting a card, all recorded data on the card are erased and the card returns to theinitial condition, fol

26MR-8 Owner’s ManualBALANCEUNBALBALANCEUNBALMINMAX21RLPHONESST OUTINPUT AINPUT BDRIVETRIM TRIMGUITARGUITARPEAKLINE MICPEAKLINE MICMIN MAXDIGITAL MULT

27MR-8 Owner’s Manual123465DisplayThe following describes details about the LCD display, including screen contents and opera-tion.Home screenWhen turn

28MR-8 Owner’s ManualExample of timecounter displayExample ofBar/Beat displayLow contrastHigh contrastExample ofABS displaySelecting a time baseWhen t

29MR-8 Owner’s ManualINPUT ABALANCEUNBALANCEMIC1234TRACK 1TRACK 2TRACK 3TRACK 4REC SELINPUT ABALANCEUNBALANCEMIC1234TRACK 1TRACK 2TRACK 3TRACK 4INPUT

3MR-8 Owner’s ManualTable of ContentsIntroduction ...5MR-8 Main features ...

30MR-8 Owner’s ManualDYNAMICCONDENSERTUBEBRIT STACKUS METAL60s COMBOINPUT ABRIT STACKUS METAL60's COMBODYNAMICCONDENSERTUBEMIC SIMULATIONAMP SIMU

31MR-8 Owner’s ManualENTERMENUCURSORUNDO/REDOCONTRAST0 RETURNTIME BASESELECTSTOREB / OUTA / INPLAY MODEAUTO PUNCHRESETRECORD STOP PLAYREWIND F FWDMAST

32MR-8 Owner’s ManualENTERMENUCURSORUNDO/REDOCONTRAST0 RETURNTIME BASESELECTSTOREPLAYREWIND F FWDMASTERING-1+1J K L 4Y Z 9V W X 8S T U 7NOYES [UNDO/RE

33MR-8 Owner’s ManualENTERMENUCURSORUNDO/REDOCONTRAST0 RETURNTIME BASESELECTSTOREB / OUTA / INPLAY MODEAUTO PUNCHRESETRECORD STOP PLAYREWIND F FWDMAST

34MR-8 Owner’s Manual6) While playing the keyboard, adjust the recordinglevel using the [TRIM] controls on the [INPUT A]and [INPUT B] sections.The scr

35MR-8 Owner’s ManualModel 8051DC INPOWERUSBFOOT SWDIGITALOUTLIGHT12VONOFF[NORMAL MODE][FOOT SW] jackPunch in/outUsing the punch in/out function of th

36MR-8 Owner’s ManualSTOREB / OUTA / INLOCATED E F 2G H I 3J K L 4STOREB / OUTA / INLOCATED E F 2G H I 3J K L 4lights upAUTO PUNCHM N O 5Auto punch in

37MR-8 Owner’s Manual<About "part">A "part" is defined as audio data betweenthe "LOCATE A" and "LOCATE B"

38MR-8 Owner’s ManualINPUT ADYNAMICCONDENSERTUBEMIC SIMULATIONDYNAMICCONDENSERTUBEINPUT ABRIT STACKUS METAL60's COMBOAMP SIMULATIONBRIT STACKUS M

39MR-8 Owner’s ManualROOMHALLPLATEDELAYHALLDELAYREVERB / DELAY TIMEMINMAXROOMPLATEEFFECTHALLDELAYROOMPLATEL-RMonoDiffflashingBALUNBAL/GUITARBALUNBALIN

4MR-8 Owner’s ManualMixdown ...47Analog mixdown ...

40MR-8 Owner’s ManualHALLDELAYREVERB / DELAY TIMEMINMAXROOMPLATEEFFECT[REVERB / DELAY TIME]controlHALLROOMPLATEDELAYEFFECTSEND010010010010Track 11010D

41MR-8 Owner’s ManualMASTERINGBRIGHTNATURALPOWERFUL + - _ 0POWERFULNATURALBRIGHT<Bouncing tracks 1 through 4 to track 5/6><Bouncing tracks 1

42MR-8 Owner’s ManualTrack 4Track 3Track 2Track 1Track 5Track 6Track 7Track 8Track 4Track 3Track 2Track 1Track 5Track 6Track 7Track 8Track 4Track 3Tra

43MR-8 Owner’s ManualTrk 4Trk 3Trk 2Trk 1MasteringeffectTrk 7Trk 8DelayorReverbBounceTrk 5Trk 6STEREO OUT (L, R)MixingPlaybackPlaybackPlaybackPlayback

44MR-8 Owner’s Manuallights upENTERMENUCURSORUNDO/REDOCONTRAST0 RETURNTIME BASESELECTSTOREB / OUTA / INPLAY MODEAUTO PUNCHRESETRECORD STOP PLAYREWIND

45MR-8 Owner’s ManualPA NLRLRLRLRMeters1 through 4Meter 5/6Meter 7/8MetersL and RDuring rehearsal and actual track bouncing,level meters on the screen

46MR-8 Owner’s ManualTrk 4Trk 3Trk 2Trk 1MasteringeffectTrk 7Trk 8DelayorReverbBounceTrk 5Trk 6STEREO OUT (L, R)MixingPlaybackPlaybackPlaybackPlayback

47MR-8 Owner’s ManualBALUNBAL/GUITARBALUNBALMINMAX21RLPHONESSTEREO OUTINPUT AINPUT BDISTORTIONTRIMTRIMPEAKLINE MICPEAKLINE MICMIN MAXDIGITAL MULTITRAC

48MR-8 Owner’s ManualDC INPOWERUSBFOOT SWDIGITALOUTINPUT A SELECTMIC/LINEINT MICGUITARLIGHT12VONOFF[NORMAL MODE]Digital master recorder2) Make the mas

49MR-8 Owner’s ManualLOCATE ApointPlaybackLOCATE BpointPlayback functionsThis chapter describes basic and advanced playback functions of the MR-8.Basi

5MR-8 Owner’s ManualMR-8 Main featuresAbout power supplyThank you very much for purchasing the Fostex MR-8 digital multitracker. The MR-8 isa digital

50MR-8 Owner’s ManualWhen reaching at the LOCATE B point during playback, the rencorder automatically locates to the LOCATE A point and stops.LOCATE A

51MR-8 Owner’s ManualLOCATE ApointLOCATE Bpoint4 sec.1sec.LOOP STARTpointLOOP ENDpointLOCATE A point(Punch in point)LOCATE B point(Punch out point)LOO

52MR-8 Owner’s ManualRECORD STOP PLAYREWIND F FWDLOCATE REC ENDLOCATE ABS ZEROA - B PLAYRECORD STOP PLAYREWIND F FWDLOCATE REC ENDLOCATE ABS ZERO

53MR-8 Owner’s Manual0 RETURNRESETS T U 7P Q R 6COUNTERthe current positionABS ZERO-3m03.000s0m 00.000szero returnthe current positionABS ZERO-3m03.00

54MR-8 Owner’s Manualthe current positionLOCATE BpointLOCATE ApointLocateLocate• LocatingYou can instantly locate to the stored point bycarrying out t

55MR-8 Owner’s ManualSetting the pre-roll/post-rollAs described earlier on page 51, when both the auto punch in/out and loop modes areactive, the pre-

56MR-8 Owner’s ManualSetting the beat resolutionAs described earlier, while the time base is set to "Bar/Beat", setting "Beat resolutio

57MR-8 Owner’s ManualEditing a songThe following describes song editing functions.Creating a new songSee "Creating a song/selecting a song"

58MR-8 Owner’s ManualflashingPLAY MODEA B C 1Editing a song nameYou can edit a current song name.1) Load the desired song of which you are going toedi

59MR-8 Owner’s ManualDeleting an unnecessary song<Note>• You cannot delete a song which is protected.To delete such a song, release the protecti

6MR-8 Owner’s ManualPrecautions upon handling the MR-8Notes on repairAbout copyrightsAbout damages• Do not install the MR-8 in locations subject toth

60MR-8 Owner’s ManualflashingProtecting a songYou can protect a song to prevent an accidentalerasure. The protection can be released when-ever you wan

61MR-8 Owner’s ManualDeleting the unnecessary file in a songEach song has two WAV file: one for track data,while the other for undo/redo operation. Th

62MR-8 Owner’s ManualTRK 1TRK 2TRK 3TRK 4TRK 5TRK 6TRK 7TRK 8SilentABS ZEROREC ENDflashingTrack editingThe following describes how to edit whole selec

63MR-8 Owner’s ManualTRK 1TRK 2TRK 3TRK 4TRK 5TRK 6TRK 7TRK 8ABS ZEROREC END5) Use the [CURSOR / ] keys to select a mono trackor a pair of stereo tra

64MR-8 Owner’s ManualflashingThe display now shows the screen for selecting thesource track(s) and destination track(s) of copy/paste. "Source Tr

65MR-8 Owner’s ManualTRK 1TRK 2TRK 3TRK 4TRK 5TRK 6TRK 7TRK 8ABS ZEROREC ENDflashingMoving whole track dataYou can move whole data (from ABS ZERO toRE

66MR-8 Owner’s ManualTRK 1TRK 2TRK 3TRK 4TRK 5TRK 6TRK 7TRK 8ABS ZERO REC END<Note>If a destination track has recorded data,moving data overwrit

67MR-8 Owner’s Manualflashing"Source Track" selects the exchange source track(s),while "Dest. Track" selects the exchange destinat

68MR-8 Owner’s ManualPart editingThe following describes how to edit a "part" (*) of selected (mono or stereo) track data. Readthe following

69MR-8 Owner’s ManualTRK 1TRK 2TRK 3TRK 4TRK 5TRK 6TRK 7TRK 8SilentLOCATE ApointLOCATE BpointREC ENDABS ZEROYou can erase a desired part on the select

7MR-8 Owner’s ManualAbout songRecording methodSong modeSong01Song02Song03Song04Song05Song99Song98Song01Track 1Track 2Track 8WAV fileThe basics of the

70MR-8 Owner’s ManualTRK 1TRK 2TRK 3TRK 4TRK 5TRK 6TRK 7TRK 8LOCATE ApointLOCATE BpointClip Board(Virtual)ABS ZEROREC ENDTRK 1TRK 2TRK 3TRK 4TRK 5TRK

71MR-8 Owner’s Manual8) Press the [ENTER] key.The display returns show to the screen in which"Copy Part" is highlighted.9) Press the [MENU]

72MR-8 Owner’s ManualTRK 1TRK 2TRK 3TRK 4TRK 5TRK 6TRK 7TRK 8LOCATE ApointLOCATE BpointCopying/pasting (2)The following describes how to copy a part o

73MR-8 Owner’s ManualTRK 1TRK 2TRK 3TRK 4TRK 5TRK 6TRK 7TRK 8LOCATE ApointLOCATE Bpoint10) Press the [ENTER] key.The display returns show to the scree

74MR-8 Owner’s Manual5) Use the [CURSOR ] key to highlight "Move Part",then press the [ENTER] key.The display now shows the screen for sele

75MR-8 Owner’s ManualTRK 1TRK 2TRK 3TRK 4TRK 5TRK 6TRK 7TRK 8LOCATE ApointLOCATE BpointABS ZEROREC ENDYou can exchange parts between mono or stereotra

76MR-8 Owner’s Manual10) Press the [ENTER] key.The display returns show to the screen in which"Change Part" is highlighted.11) Press the [ME

77MR-8 Owner’s ManualSynchronizing with MIDIBy connecting the external MIDI devices (such as a sequencer, sound module, computer,etc.) via the [MIDI O

78MR-8 Owner’s ManualSynchronization using MIDI clockThe following describes how to synchronize asequencer to the MR-8 using MIDI clock. Use thismetho

79MR-8 Owner’s ManualUsing the rhythm guide functionThe MR-8 provides the metronome function which can output the guide click for recording.To output

8MR-8 Owner’s ManualTime baseThe term, "time base", is used as the referenceof recorder position information.Using the [TIME BASE SELECT] k

80MR-8 Owner’s Manual5) Use the [CURSOR / ] keys to enter "4".6) Use the [CURSOR ] key to flash "4/4" for "Sig."setting

81MR-8 Owner’s Manual2) Use the [CURSOR / ] keys to enter a desirednumber.3) Use the [CURSOR ] key to highlight thesignature value.You can now select

82MR-8 Owner’s Manualoption-8bar-7bar-6bar-5bar-4bar-3bar-2bar-1bar0barABS Zero=-8barABS Zero=-7barABS Zero=-6barABS Zero=-5barABS Zero=-4barABS Zero=

83MR-8 Owner’s Manual2) Use the [CURSOR ] key to highlight"---bar - -> ---bpm", then press the [ENTER] key.The display shows the screen

84MR-8 Owner’s ManualflashingEditing the tempo mapYou can edit the tempo map you created.1) While the display shows the tempo map screen,use the [CURS

85MR-8 Owner’s ManualSetting the click levelAfter creating the signature/tempo map, set theclick level finally. In the initial condition, the clickis

86MR-8 Owner’s ManualYou can convert track data recorded on tracks 7/8 (which consists of an L/R pair of monoWAV files) to a stereo WAV file, which ca

87MR-8 Owner’s Manual3) Press the [ENTER] key.The MR-8 quits the conversion function and thedisplay returns to the home screen.<Editing a file name

88MR-8 Owner’s ManualThe MR-8 is equipped with the USB port for direct connection to a personal computer usinga USB cable. This allows you to export

89MR-8 Owner’s Manual3) Highlight "USB" using the [CURSOR ] key, thenpress the [ENTER] key (or the [CURSOR ] key).The MR-8 enters the USB m

9MR-8 Owner’s ManualInput monitor and repro monitorTRIM controlRemain display"Remain" shows how much time you can furtherrecord audio data

90MR-8 Owner’s ManualOpen the "2 MIX" folder in a desired song folder,and select a desired stereo WAV file then copy tothe computer.While co

91MR-8 Owner’s ManualBy initializing the MR-8, you can initialize all global menu settings common to all songs, aswell as the time base and display co

92MR-8 Owner’s Manual<Trouble 2>The recorder stopped suddenly when record-ing.• Is there enough recordable space on theCompactFlash card?You can

93MR-8 Owner’s Manual<Trouble 5>During overdubbing, the playback signal ofthe recorded track cannot be monitored.• Is the track fader for the pl

94MR-8 Owner’s ManualTroubles for power supply<Trouble 1>The MR-8 suddenly turned off the power.• Are the plugs of the AC adaptor plugged infirm

95MR-8 Owner’s Manual132[Pin assignment of XLR connectors]1 GND2HOT3 COLDMR-8 specifications[Inputs/Outputs]0 dBu=0.775 Vrms, 0 dBV=1/0 Vrms.• Analog

96MR-8 Owner’s ManualENTERMENUCURSORUNDO/REDOCONTRAST0 RETURNTIME BASESELECTSTOREB / OUTA / INPLAY MODEAUTO PUNCHRESETRECORD STOP PLAYREWIND F FWDMAST

97MR-8 Owner’s ManualWhen using the bounce mode (1-4 > 5/6 mode)When using the bounce mode (1-6 > 7/8 mode)IN 1IN 2RECORDERIN 3IN 4IN 5IN 6IN 7I

98MR-8 Owner’s ManualMIDI Implementation Chart(Digital Multitracker)Model MR-8Date:Version: V1.00TransmittedRecognizedRemarksFunction...Basic

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