Basic operation of the input mixer

Basic operation of the input mixer

Assigning input signals to recording tracks

Here's how the signals that are input from the [INPUT 1]/[INPUT 2] jacks can be sent to a recording track, and their recording levels can be adjusted.

1.Make sure that the instrument or mic that you want to record is connected to the [INPUT 1]/[INPUT 2] jack(s).

2.Press the [ON/OFF] key of the jack(s) (INPUT 1/2) to which you connected your instrument, to make the key light.

The [ON/OFF] key enables and disables the jack. When a

key is lit, the corresponding jack is enabled.

3.While playing your instrument, turn the [INPUT 1]/ [INPUT 2] control(s) to adjust the input sensitivity.

Make adjustments so that the [PEAK] indicator flickers

slightly when you play your instrument at its loudest

volume.

4.If you will be recording the sound through the insert effect, select an insert effect patch as necessary.

With the default settings of a project, the insert effect is inserted into the input mixer, and a patch suitable for guitar/bass recording is selected. (For details on how to select a different patch, refer to p.77.)

If you want to record without sending the sound through the insert effect, press the effect section [BYPASS/TUNER] key to bypass the insert effect.

5.While playing your instrument, turn the [REC LEVEL] control to adjust the recording level.

The [REC LEVEL] control adjusts the signal level before it is sent to the recording track (i.e., after it has passed through the insert effect). The [CLIP] indicator will light if the signal clips.

HINT

•Adjust the [REC LEVEL] control as high as possible without allowing the [CLIP] indicator to light.

•The level of the signal sent to the recording track will change according to the settings of the insert effect parameters. If you switch insert effect patches or edit the

parameters, you should once again check whether the recording level is appropriate.

•The precise setting of the REC LEVEL parameter can be

checked by pressing the TRACK PARAMETER section [PAN] key → INPUT 1 or 2 [ON/OFF] key → cursor [W]

key.

6.Press the status key for the recording-destination track (1 – 6, 7/8, 9/10) to make the key light red, putting the track in record-ready mode.

The input signal from the input mixer will be sent to the recording track. You can select record-ready mode for any one mono track 1 – 6, any one stereo track (7/8, 9/10), or any two mono tracks (only the track pairs 1/2, 3/4, or 5/6).

The signal flow from the input mixer to the track will change as follows, depending on the number of selected recording tracks and on the state of the INPUT 1/2 [ON/OFF] keys.

●When two mono tracks or a stereo track is selected as the recording track

 

Recorder

INPUT 1

Track

or

Track

INPUT 2

Recorder

INPUT 1

Track

Track

INPUT 2

●When one mono track is selected as the recording track

INPUT 1

Recorder

 

or

Track

INPUT 2

 

INPUT 1

Recorder

Track

INPUT 2

[Mixer] Reference

ZOOM MRS-1044

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