Fostex MR-8CD owner manual Basic mixdown, Mixdown to an analog recorder

MR-8HD/CDOwner’s Manual (Basic operations)

Basic mixdown

This section describes basic mixdown which is the final process of multitrack recording. Mixdown mixes recorded materials on tracks 1 through 8 down to stereo. The mixdowned material can be recorded to an external master recorder.

The MR-8HD/CD is equipped with the [DIGITAL OUT] connector, so you can record a mixdowned signal to a digital master recorder (DAT, MD, etc.) which can accept an S/P DIF digital signal in digital domain. With the MR-8HD/CD, you can also record a mixdowned signal internally to a new song of the MR-8HD/CD using the track bouncing function, without the need of an external master recorder (see "Track bouncing" described later).

Delay or Reverb

Track 1 (Playback)

Track 2 (Playback)

Track 3 (Playback)

Track 4 (Playback)

Track 5 (Playback)

Track 6 (Playback)

Track 7 (Playback)

Track 8 (Playback)

Mixing

Mastering effects

D/A

STEREO OUT (L)

Analog signals

STEREO OUT (R)

DIGITAL OUT Digital signal

Mixdown to an analog recorder

The following describes how to make mixdown recording to an external analog recorder.

MR-8HD/CD

INPUT A SELECT
INPUT A			INPUT B
BAL			BAL
UNBAL	INSERT		UNBAL
/GUITAR
DISTORTION	TRIM		TRIM
MIN MAX LINE		MIC	LINE	MIC
GUITAR	PEAK		PEAK
	ON/			ON/
	OFF			OFF

INPUT C

BAL

UNBAL

TRIM

LINE MIC

PEAK

ON/

OFF

INPUT D

BAL

UNBAL

TRIM

LINE MIC

PEAK

ON/

OFF

[STEREO OUT L, R]

STEREO

PHONES
1	2
PHONES VOL
MIN	MAX	Analog master recorder

TO STEREO BUSS POWER

1)Connect the [STEREO OUT (L, R)] connectors of the MR-8HD/CD to the input connectors of an analog master recorder.

2)While playing back the MR-8HD/CD, rehearse mixing down the recorded sounds by adjusting the level and panning of each track, applying effects to tracks 1 through 4 and applying the mastering effects to the L/R stereo mix, etc.

The output levels from the [STEREO OUT (L, R)] connectors can be controlled by the [MASTER] fader.

Adjust the levels appropriately so that the highest segments of L and R meters do not light.

See "Using effects" on page 57 for details about the delay/reverb and mastering effects.

You can also mix sound sources connected to [INPUT A] through [INPUT D] during mixdown. See page 73 for details.

3)Adjust the recording level of the master recorder while rehearsing mixdown.

See the manual of the master recorder for details about how to adjust the recording level.

4)After rehearsing mixdown and adjusting the recording level, locate the MR-8HD/CD to the beginning of the song.

5)Start the master recorder recording and then start the MR-8HD/CD playing back.

6)After finishing recording, stop both recorders.

<Tip>: By sliding up or down the MR-8HD/ CD [MASTER] fader gradually, you can fade in or fade out recording.

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