Fostex MR-8 Selecting the desired effect type, Details about each mastering effect type

MR-8 Owner’s Manual

Using the mastering effects Selecting the desired effect type

The MR-8 provides the dedicated mastering ef- fects for the stereo busses (L and R).

You can use the mastering effects when bounc- ing more than one track to stereo tracks or when mixing down tracks 1 through 8 to stereo and sent to an external master recorder for record- ing.

Three mastering effect types are available. You can select a desired type using the [MASTERING] keys (POWERFUL, NATURAL and BRIGHT). The selected key is lit.

POWERFUL NATURAL BRIGHT

		Delay		Mastering Effects
		or
		Reverb
Trk 1	playback
Trk 2	playback
			Mixing	Mastering
Trk 3	playback			Effect

Trk 4 playback

Trk 5 recording

Bounce

Trk 6 recording

<Bouncing tracks 1 through 4 to track 5/6>

Delay	Mastering Effects
or
Reverb

Trk 1	playback
Trk 2	playback
Trk 3	playback
Trk 4	Mixing	Mastering
	playback	Effect
Trk 5	playback
Trk 6	playback
Trk 7 recording
	Bounce
Trk 8 recording

<Bouncing tracks 1 through 6 to track 7/8>

MASTERING

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Details about each mastering effect type

Each effect type has the following character. Use the appropriate type.

POWERFUL	Adds power to the sound. Good for rock.
NATURAL	Slightly adds power to the sound. Good for
	acoustic music.
BRIGHT	Add brightness to the sound.Good for use when
	the mixed sound is dark.

<Note>

When making the mastering effect active, the audio output level increases. Therefore, if you make it active or deactive while monitoring audio, the monitoring level suddenly changes.

See "Track bounce" on page 42 for details about track bounce which allows mix multiple tracks to stereo. See "Mixdown" on page 47 for details about mixdown.

Delay

or

Reverb

Trk 1	playback
Trk 2	playback
Trk 3	playback
Trk 4	playback
Trk 5	playback
Trk 6	playback
Trk 7	playback
Trk 8	playback

Mixing

Mastering Effects

[STEREO OUT L, R] jacks

Mastering	D/A
Effect

[DIGITAL OUT] connector

<Mixing down tracks 1 through 8>

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