Fostex MR-8HD owner manual Auto punch in/out, Setting the punch-in and punch-out points

MR-8HD Owner’s Manual (Punch in/out)

Auto punch in/out

By setting the punch-in and punch-out points in advance, The recorder automatically makes punch in/out recording for you. You can rehearse punch in/out recording as many times you like.

Setting the punch-in and punch-out points

You can set the punch-in and punch-out points on-the-fly while playing back the recorder (as well as you can set them while the recorder is stopped at the desired position).

Punch-in point Punch-out point

Part replaced with a new recording

<Note>: You cannot make punch-in/out recording on a song which is protected. Release the song pro- tection before making punch-in/out recording.

1)Start playback from the beginning of the song (or from a point before the point where you want to make punching in) by pressing the [PLAY] key.

2)When the recorder reaches at the point where you want to make punching in, press the [LOCATE A/IN] key while holding down the [STORE] key.

The display briefly shows "Store LOCATE A" and the time data when you press the [LOCATE A/IN] key is set as the punch-in point.

			LOCATE
AUTO PUNCH	PLAY MODE	A / IN	B / OUT	STORE	UNDO/REDO
PQR6	STU7		YZ9		DELETE

3)When the recorder reaches at the point where you want to make punching out, press the [LOCATE B/OUT] key while holding down the [STORE] key.

The display briefly shows "Store LOCATE B" and the time data when you press the [LOCATE B/OUT] key is set as the punch-out point.

			LOCATE
AUTO PUNCH	PLAY MODE	A / IN	B / OUT	STORE	UNDO/REDO
PQR6	STU7	VWX8			DELETE

<Note>: If you are not satisfied with the punch-in or punch-out point you set, sim- ply redo the operation above. The new time data overwrites the previous one.

4)Stop the recorder after setting the punch-in and punch-out points, and rewind the recorder to the beginning of the song (or to a point before the point where you want to make punching in).

<Hint>: To rewind the recorder to the be- ginning of the song after setting the punch-out point, press the [REWIND] key while holding down the [STOP] key.

To locate before the punch-in point, carry out the following.

(1)While the recorder is stopped, press the [LOCATE A/IN] key.

The recorder immediately locates to the punch-in point and stops.

(2)Press the [REWIND] key to move back the recorder and press the [STOP] key at the desired point.

<Hint>: The punch-in and punch-out points you set also can be used for the locate function, playback by the play mode and part editing (see pages 45 and 111).

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