Fostex MR16 Recording track combinations and available input channels, Available input channels

MR16 Owner’s Manual (Basic operations)

Recording track combinations and available input channel(s)

The MR16 is a 16-track recorder. Tracks 1 through 8 are mono tracks, while tracks 9 through 16 are stereo tracks. The [REC SELECT] keys control track arming.

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

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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

ABC1 DEF2 GHI3 JKL4 MNO5 PQR6 STU7 VWX8 YZ9 +-_0 DELETE

REC SELECT

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9/10 11/12 13/14 15/16

With the MR16, you can simultaneously record up to four tracks. Depending on the armed track(s), the available input channel(s) is (are) automatically assigned.

The following shows the recording track combinations, as well as available input channel(s) by the number of tracks simultaneously recorded.

Recording track combinations

When recording to a single	• Any one of tracks 1 through 8.
track
When recording to two	• Any two of tracks 1 through 8.
tracks simultaneously	• Any pair of tracks 9/10, 11/12, 13/14 and 15/16.
When recording to three	• Any three of tracks 1 through 8
tracks simultaneously	• Any one of tracks 1 through 8 and any pair of tracks 9/10, 11/12, 13/14 and 15/16.
When recording to four	• Any four of tracks 1 through 8
	• Any two of tracks 1 through 8 and any pair of tracks 9/10, 11/12, 13/14 and 15/16.
tracks simultaneously
	• Any two pairs of tracks 9/10, 11/12, 13/14 and 15/16.
Available input channels
When recording to a single	•	only [INPUT A] is available.
track
When recording to two	• [INPUT A] and [INPUT B] are available.
	•	The [INPUT A] is assigned to the lower numbered track, while the [INPUT B] is
tracks simultaneously		assigned to the higher numbered track.
		(Example: Track 1 -> [INPUT A], Track 2 -> [INPUT B])
	• [INPUT A], [INPUT B] and [INPUT C] are available.
When recording to three	•	The [INPUT A] channel is assigned to the lowest numbered track, the [INPUT B]
		channel assigned to the next lower numbered track, and the [INPUT C] channel is
tracks simultaneously
		assigned to the highest numbered track .
		(Example: INPUT A -> Track 8, INPUT B -> Track 9, INPUT C -> Track 10)
	• All input channels ([INPUT A], [INPUT B], [INPUT C] and [INPUT D]) are available.
	•	The [INPUT A] channel is assigned to the lowest numbered track, the [INPUT B]
When recording to four		channel assigned to the next lower numbered track, the [INPUT C] channel is as
tracks simultaneously		signed to the next higher numbered track, and the [INPUT D] channel is assigned to
		the highest numbered track . (Example: INPUT A -> Track 1, INPUT B -> Track 2,
		INPUT C -> Track 7, INPUT D -> Track 8)

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