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Recording on the stereo track

Here’s how to record the final mix on the stereo track.
1In the Quick Navigate section, repeatedly
press the [RECORD] key or hold down the
[RECORD] key and use the CURSOR [ ]/[ ]
keys to access the MIXDOWN page of the
RECORD screen.
2Move the cursor to the REC button of the
MIXDOWN page, and press the [ENTER] key
to turn the button on.
The panel [STEREO] key will blink red. This blink-
ing indicates that the stereo track is in record-ready
mode.
3Press the RTZ [ ] key to rewind the song.
Then hold down the REC [●] key and press
the PLAY [ ] key.
The song will begin playing, and the playback will
be recorded on the stereo track.
Tip!
Tip!
The data that is recorded here on the stereo track will be
the data that is used to create an audio CD. If you want
to precisely specify the beginning or end of the song, it is
convenient to use Auto Punch-in/out (
→
p. 59).
4When you reach the end of the song, move
the cursor to the SAFE button in the screen
and press the [ENTER] key.
A popup window will ask you to confirm that you
want to cancel record-ready mode. Move the cursor
to the OK button and press the [ENTER] key.
5To play back the stereo track, repeatedly
press the Quick Navigate section [MONITOR]
key or hold down the [MONITOR] key and
use the CURSOR [ ]/[ ] keys to access the
ST.TRACK page of the MONITOR screen.
1ST.TRACK ON/OFF button
Switches stereo track playback on/off.
BVirtual track
Selects the virtual track that is assigned to the stereo
track. The currently selected virtual track is indi-
cated by a “●.” Of the other virtual tracks, those
that have already been recorded are indicated by
“O,” and the unrecorded tracks are indicated by “-”.
CTrack view
In this area, markers and the presence or absence of
track data are displayed graphically.
DPRE/POST buttons
These buttons select whether the level meter in the
ST.TRACK page will indicate the pre-fader level
(PRE) or the post-fader level (POST). This setting is
shared with the BUS page of the VIEW screen.
ELevel meter
This indicates the output level of the stereo track.
6Switch the ST.TRACK ON/OFF button ON.
When this button is on, the stereo track output will
be sent to a point directly before the [STEREO]
fader, and can be monitored from the STEREO/AUX
OUT jacks or the MONITOR OUT jacks. At this
time, the record-ready status of all tracks will be
cancelled.
Tip!
Tip!
Even while the stereo track is playing, you can still moni-
tor the signals from the input channels.
Note
Note
EQ and dynamics processing are applied to the playback
of the stereo track.
7Press the RTZ [ ] key to rewind the song,
and press the PLAY [ ] key.
The stereo track will be played back. Use the [STE-
REO] fader to adjust the monitor level.
When playback ends and you want to move to a
different screen, switch the ST.TRACK ON/OFF but-
ton OFF.
Tip!
Tip!
If desired, you can use the [UNDO/REDO] button to can-
cel the recording that was made on the stereo track (
→
p. 61), or use the ST.TRACK page to switch virtual tracks
and record another take (
→
p. 62).
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