Fostex MR-8CD - The Basics of the MR-8 HD;CD; Recording Method

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MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Read this chapter first!)
This section describes the basics of the MR-8HD/CD you should know before using the MR-
8HD/CD.
Recording method
The MR-8HD/CD is fitted with a 3.5-inch hard disk drive. Songs are recorded on a hard disk
along with the ABS time (from 00m 00s 000ms to 399m 59s 999ms).
The ABS time shows the absolute time on a hard disk and you can start recording from any
desired time within the range between 00m 00s 000ms and 399m 59s 999ms ABS time.
As the MR-8HD/CD does not consume the disk space when no audio is recorded, you can record
audio effectively, while the recordable time for a tape recorder depends on the tape length.
MIN MAX
100
LR
100
LR
100
LRRL
MIN
MAX
LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC
REC SELECT
010
1
2
3
4
5/6 MASTER
MAX
MAX
MIN
MIN
7/8
LOCATE REC END
A-B PLAY
LOCATE ABS ZERO
PLAYSTOP
RECORD
REWIND F FWD
GUIDE
RHYTHM
CONTRAST
1-8 >
SONG
NEW
1-6 > 7/8
1-4 > 5/6 STEREO
WAV FILE
BOUNCE
POWERFUL
MASTERING
B / OUT
A / IN
LOCATE
STOREPLAY MODEAUTO PUNCH
NATURAL BRIGHT
TIME BASE
SELECT
UNDO/REDO
7/8 >
MENU / ENTER
SIMULATION
DYNAMIC CONDENSER TUBE
MIC
PAN
EFFECT
REVERB / DELAY TIME
HALL
ROOM
PLATE DELAY
PHONES VOL
L
STEREO OUT
R
2
PHONES
1
MAXMIN
BAL
BALBAL
TRIM
UNBAL
PEAK
TRIM
UNBAL
PEAK
TRIM
UNBAL
PEAK
PEAK
DISTORTION
GUITAR
/GUITAR
INPUT A SELECT
INSERT
BAL
UNBAL
TRIM
INPUT A
INPUT B INPUT C INPUT D
ON/
OFF
POWER
ABC1 DEF2 GHI3
JKL4 MNO5
PQR6 STU7 VWX8 YZ9 +-_0
DELETE
TO STEREO BUSS
EFFECT SEND
ON/
OFF
ON/
OFF
ON/
OFF
60'S COMBO
US METAL
BRIT STACK
AMP
SIMULATION
INPUT A
The beginning of a song
0m00s000ms
(ABS ZERO) 05m00s000ms 10m00s000ms
15m00s000ms
(REC END)
399m59s999ms
Recorded area Recorded areaNon-recorded area Non-recorded area
......
You can start recording from any desired time within the range
between 00m00s000ms and 399m59s999ms ABS time.
0m00s000ms
399m59s999ms
Non-recorded area (remain)
......
5-minute recording
5-minute recording
Non recorded area (shown in white)
3.5-inch hard disk drive
Recorded area (shown in gray)
The basics of the MR-8HD/CD