Fostex XR-3 - Ping-Pong Recording Explained; Auto-Bounce Function Controls

CHAPTER
5
Application Guide
Ping-pong recording (Auto-bounce function)
The MTR allows you to record multiple signals by using four tracks effectively. However,
in this case, once you have finished recording all four tracks, you have no more available
tracks on which to record.
This problem is solved by mixing the recorded multiple tracks down to an empty track to
dear up those tracks. This step is called ping-pong recording.
Ping-pong recording allows you to overdub additional sounds to recorded tracks to layer
multiple sounds.
<Example> One-person seven-piece band through the use of ping-pong
recording
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The XR-3 employs an "Auto-bounce function" for ping-pong recording. This function has
made ping-pong recording very easy.
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These are the keys for the Auto-bounce function!
Use this LEVEL dial
to adjust the ping-
pong recording level.
Apply your fingers
here for easier dial
control.
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Be careful about oscillation during ping-pong recording
During ping-pong recording, raising the gain too high may generate oscillation. In this
case, stop recording immediately.
Monitoring sound with osci Nation through headphones or external monitor devices may
impair your hearing ability.
After you stop recording, lower the output level (Gain control knobs or Auto Bounce
LEVEL dial on the XR-3) to an appropriate gain level, and restart recording.
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