Fostex MR-8 Actual track bounce, Checking the bounced signals on track, Panning control

MR-8 Owner’s Manual

During rehearsal and actual track bouncing, level meters on the screen show the following signals.

Meters	Playback levels of tracks 1 through 4.
1 through 4
Meter 5/6	Playback level of tracks 5/6 for record-
	ing.
Meter 7/8	Recording level of tracks 7/8.
Meters	Monitor output levels (STEREO OUT L
L and R	and R).

By raising the [PHONES VOL] control, you can hear the signals bounced to tracks 7/8.

Use the [7/8] fader to control the monitor output level, and use the [MASTER] fader to adjust the recording level appropriately while watching the meter 7/8.

See "Applying effects" on page 38 for details

<Panning control>

You can freely adjust panning for tracks 1 through 4 using the PAN controls. For ex- ample, a guitar to left, a vocal to center, etc.

Actual track bounce

After finishing rehearsal, let's carry out the ac- tual track bounce.

1)Before carrying out the actual track bounce, make sure that the bounce mode is active.

2)Press the [PLAY] key while holding down the [RECORD] key.

The track bounce starts with the effect/level settings made in the rehearsal mode and the mixed signals are recorded onto tracks 7/8.

3)After completing the track bounce, press the [STOP] key to stop the recorder.

Stopping the recorder changes the monitoring of tracks 7/8 to repro monitoring.

Checking the bounced signals on track

You can check the bounced signals while the bounce mode is active.

1)	Press the [REWIND] key while holding down the
	[STOP] key to locate the beginning of the song.
2)	Make sure that the monitoring of tracks 7/8 is repro
	monitoring.
3)	Press the [PLAY] key to start playback from the
	beginning of the song.
4)	Use the [7/8] fader to control the playback level of
	the bounced signals.
	By playing back the recorder while the bounce mode

L R L R L R L R

<Note>

PAN

("1-6 > 7/8") is active, only tracks 7/8 can be

monitored. In this condition, you cannot monitor

playback signals of tracks 1 through 6 even if you

raise the appropriate faders.

We recommend to rehearse track bouncing thor- oughly to decide the recording level, effect set- ting, panning, etc. until you are satisfied.

If you want to redo the track bounce, use the undo

function to go back to the condition before

carrying out the track bounce, and try again.

6)After finishing rehearsal, locate the beginning of the song.

Do not move the controls and faders after finishing rehearsal.

<Auto punch in/out of track bouncing>

You can bounce a desired part using the auto punch in/out function (see page 35).

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