MR16 Owner’s Manual (Names and functions)

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INPUT A

 

INPUT B

INPUT C

INPUT D

L

STEREO OUT

R

 

 

 

 

 

BAL

 

BAL

 

BAL

 

 

BAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

AUX OUT

2

 

 

 

 

 

UNBAL

INSERT

UNBAL

UNBAL

UNBAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POWER

/GUITAR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

PHONES

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRIM

 

TRIM

 

TRIM

 

 

TRIM

 

VOLUME

 

 

 

 

 

 

DISTORTION

PEAK

 

PEAK

 

PEAK

 

 

PEAK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIN MAX

LINE

MIC

LINE

MIC

LINE

MIC

LINE

MIC

 

MIN

MAX

 

 

 

 

 

 

GUITAR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INPUT A

 

INPUT B

INPUT C

INPUT D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TO STEREO BUSS LEVEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIN

MAX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROOM

HALL

PLATE

DELAY

BOUNCE MODE

15/16 > STEREO WAV FILE

INPUT EQ

EFFECT

BOUNCE

MENU / ENTER

MIN

MAX

 

 

REVERB / DELAY TIME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POWERFUL

NATURAL

BRIGHT

TIMEBASE SELECT

STORE

UNDO/REDO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MASTERING

 

 

MIC

AMP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EFFECT SEND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIMULATION

SIMULATION

0

10

0

10

0

10

0

10

0

10

0

10

0

10

0

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO PUNCH

PLAY MODE

A / IN

B / OUT

RHYTHM GUIDE

CONTRAST

DIRECT LOCATE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCATE

 

 

DYNAMIC

BRIT STACK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABC1

 

DEF2

 

GHI3

 

JKL4

 

MNO5

 

PQR6

 

STU7

 

VWX8

YZ9

+-_0

 

DELETE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REC SELECT

REWIND

 

F FWD

CONDENSER

US METAL

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9/10

11/12

13/14

15/16

MASTER

 

 

 

 

 

MAX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCATE ABS ZERO

 

LOCATE REC END

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RECORD

STOP

PLAY

TUBE

60'S COMBO

MIN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIN

 

A-B PLAY

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25

26

27

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31

32

37

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21.[REVERB/DELAY TIME] control

This control adjusts the reverb time or de- lay time. When you select "ROOM", "HALL" or "PLATE" for the effect type, it adjusts the reverb time.When you select "DELAY", it adjusts the delay time (See page 71).

22.[EFFECT] keys

(ROOM / HALL / PLATE / DELAY)

These keys are used to select the effect type. You can select from three reverb types (ROOM, HALL and PLATE) and a delay (DELAY). The selected key is lit (see page 70).

23.[MASTERING] keys

(POWERFUL / NATURAL / BRIGHT)

Used to select the desired mastering effect during track bounce or mixdown. You can select from three effect types by pressing an appropriate key (see page 74).

24.[BOUNCE MODE] key

Used to select the bounce mode.

Each press of the key switches the bounce mode (see page 78).

25.[15/16 > STEREO WAV FILE] key

This key is used when converting a mono WAV file recorded on tracks 15/16 to a ste- reo WAV file (see page 104). A converted stereo WAV file can be exported to a USB- connected personal computer (see page 107), or can be burned to an audio CD us- ing the internal CD-R/RW drive or an exter- nal CD-R/RW drive (see the supplementary manual "How to use the CD-R/RW drive").

26.[TIME BASE SEL] key

Selects the time base shown on the display (see page 15). Each press of the key switch between "time" and "bar/beat".

27.[RHYTHM GUIDE] key

Switches on/off of the rhythm guide func- tion (see page 90). Each press of the switch alternates on and off. A long press of the key enters the rhythm guide menu, in which you can set the rhythm guide parameters (see page 91).

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Fostex MR16 REVERB/DELAY Time control, Effect keys, Mastering keys, Bounce Mode key, 25 /16 Stereo WAV File key

MR16 specifications

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