Fostex MR-8HD owner manual Mixdown to a digital recorder, Digital master recorder

MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Basic operations)

Mixdown to a digital recorder

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

Digital master recorder

INPUT A SEL

GTR CLEAN	MIC/LINE
GTR DIST

AC-IN	USB USB HOST	MIDI OUT	FOOT SW
MR-8HD
	[DIGITAL OUT]

Optical cable

1)Connect the [DIGITAL OUT] connector of the MR-8HD to the digital input connector of a digital master recorder using an optical cable.

<Note>: The [DIGITAL OUT] connector of the MR-8HD is the Toslink optical type. If your digital recorder provides only the coaxial type connector, use the Fostex COP- 1/96 kHz coaxial-optical converter. Contact Fostex or our dealer for details about the Model COP-1/96 kHz.

Model COP-1/96kHz

2)Set the master recorder to accept the digital input.

Make sure that the recorder accepts the digital signal output from the MR-8HD, which is 44.1- kHz, 16-bit, S/P DIF signal.

Generally, a digital recorder cannot adjust the digital input level.

3)While playing back the MR-8HD, 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.

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 72 for details.

4)Use the [MASTER] fader of the MR-8HD to adjust the output level.

Adjust the level appropriately so that the level meter of the master recorder shows "0" when the MR-8HD outputs the biggest signal.

If the level meter exceeds "0", the sound may be distorted.

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

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

6)After finishing recording, stop both recorders.

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