Fostex MR-8CD Rehearsal for auto punch in/out, How to make auto punch in/out mode active

MR-8HD/CDOwner’s Manual (Punch in/out)

Rehearsal for auto punch in/out

After setting the punch-in and punch-out points appropriately, you can rehearse the auto punch in/out for checking the punch-in and -out points or practicing punch-in and -out timing.

INPUT A SELECT
INPUT A			INPUT B		INPUT C		INPUT D
BAL			BAL		BAL		BAL
UNBAL			UNBAL		UNBAL
/GUITAR	INSERT						UNBAL
DISTORTION	TRIM		TRIM		TRIM		TRIM
MIN MAX LINE		MIC	LINE	MIC	LINE	MIC	LINE	MIC
GUITAR	PEAK		PEAK		PEAK		PEAK
	ON/			ON/		ON/		ON/
	OFF			OFF		OFF		OFF
				TO STEREO BUSS
DYNAMIC			CONDENSER		TUBE		MIC SIMULATION
							INPUT A
BRIT STACK			US METAL		60'S COMBO		AMP SIMULATION

							EFFECT SEND
0	10	0	10	0	10	0	10

L	R	L	R	L	R	L	R	PAN
	1		2		3	4	5/6	7/8

MAX

STEREO OUT

LR

PHONES

12

PHONES VOL

MIN MAX

POWER

EFFECT

REVERB / DELAY TIME

MIN MAX

ROOM HALL

PLATE DELAY

REC SELECT

MASTER

MAX

RHYTHM	TIME BASE	CONTRAST
GUIDE	SELECT
1-4 > 5/6	NEW	STEREO
1-6 > 7/8	1-8 >SONG	7/8 >WAV FILE
		BOUNCE
ABC1	DEF2	GHI3		MENU / ENTER
POWERFUL	NATURAL	BRIGHT
		MASTERING
JKL4	MNO5
		LOCATE
AUTO PUNCH	PLAY MODE	A / IN	B / OUT	STORE	UNDO/REDO
PQR6	STU7	VWX8	YZ9	+-_0	DELETE

<How to make auto punch in/out mode active>

AUTO PUNCH Pressing the [AUTO PUNCH] key switches the auto punch in/out mode

MIN

MIN

RECORD STOP PLAY REWIND F FWD

LOCATE REC END

LOCATE ABS ZERO

A-B PLAY

PQR6

on or off.

Each press of the [AUTO PUNCH] key turns on or off the indicator.

Punch-in point Punch-out point

Playback

Input monitor

Playback

1)Locate the recorder to the point before the punch- in point (or the beginning of the song).

<Tip>: You can immediately locate to the punch-in point by pressing the [LOCATE A/IN] key. Therefore, by press- ing the [LOCATE A/IN] key, followed by the [REWIND] key then the [STOP] key, you can easily locate to the point before the punch-in point.

2)Press the [REC SELECT] key of the track you are going to make punch in/out operation to arm the track.

3)Press the [AUTO PUNCH] key to make the auto punch mode active.

The "" icon is now shown on the screen.

Lighting

4)Press the [PLAY] key.

The recorder starts punch in/out rehearsal.

The "" icon on the display changes

to the "" icon.

In the rehearsal mode, the recorder automati- cally switches the monitor of the armed track from "repro" to "input" at the punch-in point, but actual recording is not made (the [RECORD]

key flashes while "" is shown on the display.

By repeating the operation above, you can prac- tice auto in/out operation as many times as you like.

5)After the punch-out point is passed, locate the recorder back to the beginning position.

<Note>: By using the loop function when rehearsing the auto punch in/out operation, you can concentrate on playing without the need of troublesome operation of the MR- 8HD/CD. See page 45 for details about the loop function.

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