Introductory tour

This section explains the process of recording instruments on tracks while monitoring the accompaniment produced by the rhythm section. It also explains how to complete a two-channel mix.

This introductory tour is divided into the following steps 1 – 4. By following through these steps in order, you can experience the entire process from recording the first tracks to completing your song.

•Step 1: Preparations before recording

Make recording preparations for the introductory tour.

•Step 2: Recording the first track

Record the first track while listening to the accompaniment of the rhythm section.

•Step 3: Overdubbing

Record (overdub) the second and subsequent tracks while listening to the previously recorded tracks and the backing of the rhythm section.

•Step 4: Mixdown

Mix the rhythm section and the tracks that you recorded on the recorder down to a two-channel stereo mix, creating the finished song.

Step 1:

Preparations before recording

In this step, we will load a project in which a rhythm section accompaniment has already been programmed, adjust the volume of the rhythm section, and make preparations for recording.

◆ Preparations ◆

As described on page 14, connect your audio system to the [OUTPUT] (MASTER) jacks. If you are using headphones, connect them to the [OUTPUT] (PHONES) jack.

1-1: Load a project

On the MRS-1044, all data needed to reproduce a song you created (e.g., the recorded contents of the tracks and the settings of the mixer section) is managed in terms of a "project."

Each project contains the following data.

•All recorded data of the recorder section

•Settings of the mixer section

•Settings of the rhythm section

•Settings of the internal effects

•Other settings such as scenes, marks, and MIDI-related settings

HINT

Multiple projects can be saved on the internal hard disk. By loading a project that you created earlier, you can recall the same state in which that project was last saved.

When you want to record on the MRS-1044, you must start by either loading a previously-created project, or creating a new project.

When the MRS-1044 is shipped from the factory, its hard disk contains a sample project in which a rhythm section accompaniment for this introductory tour has already been programmed. Use the following procedure to load this sample project.

1Turn on the power in the order of first the MRS- 1044, and then your audio system.

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