Zoom MRS-4 manual Reference Locating a Point, Moving to a desired point in a song Locate function

5.Move to the point at which you want to punch-out, and press the [AUTO

PUNCH IN/OUT] button once more.

This sets the "Out point" at which recording will end. The [AUTO PUNCH IN/OUT] button

anything on the track.

●If REC [O] key + PLAY [R] key were pushed (actual operation)

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This section describes how to quickly move to any desired point in a song.

changes from flashing to constantly lit.

In point	Out point
Track Playback Record	Playback

Moving to a desired point in a song (Locate function)

While holding down the key for one direction, pressing the key for the other direction will cause a rapid change.

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The In/Out points can also be set while the recorder is operating.

Carrying out auto punch-in/out

6. Move to a point several measures

earlier than the In point.

When the In point is reached, recording will begin automatically (punch-in). When the Out point is reached, recording will end automatically, and playback will resume (punch-out).

9.When punch-in/out is complete, press the STOP [P] key.

The display briefly shows "WAIT".

You can specify a location within the song in time units (minutes/seconds/milliseconds), and move to that location.

1.While the main screen is shown, press the right [PARAMETER/

VALUE] key once.

The indication "M" flashes on the display.

When the numbers have been changed, the unit is at the corresponding song position. Pressing the PLAY [R] key will start playback from that point.

4.To return to the main screen, repeatedly press the left

[PARAMETER/VALUE] key until the flashing stops.

[Recorder]

7. Repeatedly press the status key of

the track on which you want to

punch-in/out, until the key is

flashing in red.

8. If you want to rehearse the auto

punch-in/out, press only the PLAY

[R] key. To actually carry out auto

punch-in/out, hold down the REC

[O] key while pressing the PLAY

[R] key.

●If only PLAY [R] key was pushed (rehearsal)

In point	Out point
Track Playback Mute	Playback

When the In point is reached, the track on which you are punching-in/out will be muted. When you reach the Out point, muting will be defeated. (You will always be able to monitor the input signal during this time.)

Performing this action will not record

NOTE

The length of the "WAIT" interval depends on setting conditions.

10.To listen to the recorded result, press the status key for the track

on which you performed punch- in/out until the key is lit in green. Then move to a location earlier than the In point and press the PLAY [R] key.

If you want to re-do the recording, repeat steps 6 – 9.

11.When the results are as desired, press the [AUTO PUNCH IN/OUT]

key so that the key goes out.

The auto punch-in/out function is turned off, and the In point and Out point settings are discarded.

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Flashing

2.Use the left/right [PARAMETER/ VALUE] keys to move the flashing

indication.

To show the current position in minutes, "M" should be flashing. For indication in seconds, "S" should be flashing. For indication in milliseconds, "mS" should be flashing.

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3.Use the up/down [PARAMETER/ VALUE] keys to change the

numerical indication for the currently selected unit.

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Switching between time and measure indication

The current point can be shown on the display either as time or in measures.

1.While the main screen is shown, press the left/right [PARAMETER/

VALUE] keys repeatedly until the measure and beat indication is shown on the display.

The display switches to measure indication (measure number/beat count). When the transport keys are used in this condition to move in the song, the measure number/beat count indication changes accordingly.

Measure Beat

5-1O

If the measure indication and time indication do not match, this symbol is shown.

NOTE

•The measure number and beat count shown here have been converted using the

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