Step 4: Mixdown

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HINT

The insert effect can also be inserted into any desired channel of the mixer, to process the signal of the rhythm section. For details refer to p.76.

3Press the [EXIT] key.

You will return to the main screen.

Select a patch for the insert effect4Press the [EFFECT] key, and then press the [MASTERING] key.

The MASTERING algorithm will be selected for the insert

effect.

5Turn the dial to select a patch.

For this example, select patch number 07 "WarmMst"

6Press the PLAY [R] key to play back the song.

The entire song will pass through the insert effect and be sent from the [OUTPUT] jacks. If desired, you can edit the currently selected patch to make detailed adjustments to the way in which the effect is applied (→ p.78).

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2When you have finished adjusting the MASTER fader, press the STOP [P] key to stop, and then

press the ZERO [U] key to return to the beginning of the song.

3Start recording on the external recorder connected to the [OUTPUT] jack(s), and then press the PLAY

[R] key of the MRS-1044.

4When you have finished recording, stop the external recorder. Press the MRS-1044's STOP [P]

key to stop the song.

This completes the mixdown. Don't forget to save the

current project on the hard disk.

HINT

When shipped from the factory, the hard disk contains a project with a completed mix of all recorded tracks. (Project name "Sample 4," project number 995.) For details on how to load a project, refer to p.17.

7When you have finished selecting the patch, press the [EXIT] key.

You will return to the main screen.

4-4: Perform the mixdown

Finally, you will record (mix down) the completed song

onto an external master recorder.

1Press the PLAY [R] key to play back the song, and while you watch the level meter, adjust the overall

volume of the song as desired.

Adjust the MASTER fader while making sure that the 0 dB

dot of the L/R level meter does not light

NOTE

On the MRS-1044, the current project will be saved automatically when you turn off the power or load another project. For this reason, if you modify the mix after having saved the project with its "completed" mix, you will be unable to return to the original "completed" mix. To make sure that you have preserved the completed mix, we recommend that you either Protect that project (→ p.85) or save the current mixer settings as a "scene" (→ p.51).

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