4 − Recording and Playback
See “Channel Settings (CHANNEL SETUP)” on page 50 for details about making settings on
screens.
Monitor the input
Touch the PAN/LEVEL button on the Home Screen to open the PAN/LEVELpage or open a CHxSETUPscreen (“x” is the channel) where you can adjust the PAN and 2Mix LVL knobs. After these adjustments to all the channels, the mixed sound is sent to the outputs for headphones and external speakers and can be monitored.
When in solo mode, PAN and 2MixLVL knobs cannot be selected.
Home Screen PAN/LEVEL page
CHx SETUP screen
NOTE
If the sampling frequency is set to 44.1 or 48 kHz, you can simultaneously record the stereo mix of the channels with their levels and pan positions adjusted.
Make a recording
Press the REC key to put the unit into recording standby.
When in recording standby, press the PLAY key to start recording.
The transport status display at the top left of the Home Screen changes into the recording status display and part of the background of the Home Screen becomes red, indicating that the unit is recording. The time counter starts at the same time.
If you press the REC key while recording, recording to the current file stops, but recording continues on a new file.
NOTE
•• | If you press the REC key less than 4 seconds after beginning | |
| recording, the unit will not start recording a new take. | |
| Depending on the Mono file recording folder settings, the | |
| required time could be even longer. (See “Folder where files are | |
| saved in mono mode” on page 33.) | |
•• | Depending on other conditions, recording of a new take | |
| might not be possible when the REC button is pressed during | |
| recording. (See “Recording operation limitations” below.) | |
•• | Recording is not possible if any of the following conditions | |
| apply. Change the recording folder. | |
| •• | The folder contains 999 takes |
| •• | The number at the end of the take name has reached 999 |
| •• | The remaining recording time indicator on the Home Screen |
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| shows “Rec Limit”. (See “Recording operation limitations” on |
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| page 29.) |
| •• | Recording functions (except retaking) can also be used |
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| through parallel control. |
Stop recording
Press the STOP (RETAKE) key to stop recording.
Retake a recording
Press the STOP (RETAKE) key while pressing and holding the SHIFT key to erase the last recorded take.
If a 2Mix take was recorded simultaneously, it is also erased.
If the REC key was pressed during recording to record multiple consecutive takes, retaking from the beginning of any of the recordings is possible. Each time the STOP (RETAKE) key is pressed while pressing and holding the SHIFT key, the previous take is selected for retaking.
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