Fostex MR-8 owner manual Basics of the MR, Recording method, About song, Song mode

MR-8 Owner’s Manual

ThebasicsoftheMR-8

The chapter describes the basics of the MR-8 you should know before using the MR-8.

Recording method

The MR-8 records audio on a CompactFlashTM card. Songs are recorded on a card along with the ABS time (00m00.000s through 60m00.000s). The ABS time shows the absolute time on a card and you can start recording from any desired time within the range between 00m00.000s and 60m00.000s ABS time.

Beginning of the song						15m00.000s
0m00.000s								60m00.000s
		05m00.000s		10m00.000s		(REC END)
(ABS	ZERO)
								......
	recorded area		unrecorded area		recorded area		unrecorded area

You can record at any point within 60 minutes in ABS time.

As the MR-8 does not consume the card space when no audio is recorded, you can record au- dio effectively, while the recordable time for a tape recorder depends on the CompactFlashTM card capacity.

About song

To understand songs, imagine separated rooms as shown below. With the MR-8, you can create up to 99 songs on a card (although the available space may limit the number of songs).

Song01Song05

Song02

Song03Song98

Song04Song99

0m00.000s				60m00.000s
	recorded area	recorded area	unrecorded area (remain)
	5 minute recording	5 minute recording

Song mode

The MR-8 provides two song modes: Normal and Extended modes. You can select an appropriate mode when creating a new song (see page 21).

Each song is independent on a card and you can record, play back or edit a song without affect- ing other songs.

You can give a desired song name for managing recorded songs (see page 57).

Recorded track data is stored in a song as mono WAV files, as shown below.

Normal mode:

Audio quality takes precedence over the recording time. In this mode, you can record and play back 8-track audio at 44.1 kHz, 16 bit.

The recorded audio can be output digitally from the [DIGITAL OUT] connector, allowing digital copy to an external digital device (such as an MD and DAT).

Extended mode:

The recording time takes precedence.

In this mode, you can record and play back 8-track audio at 22.05 kHz, 16 bit. You can get longer record- ing time than the normal mode (see page 16).

Note that audio recorded in the extended mode can- not be output digitally from the [DIGITAL OUT] con- nector.

Track 1 Track 2 Track 8

Song01

WAV file

The MR-8 can convert the two WAV files bounced to tracks 7 and 8 (L and R) to a stereo WAV file (see page 86). You can export the converted ste- reo WAV file to your USB-connected personal computer, and use the file by a computer music software or burn the file to a CD-R/CD-RW disc for making an original audio CD using a CD-RW drive connected to the computer (see page 88).

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