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MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual
How to use the CD-R/RW drive
This manual is supplement of the MR-8HD/CD owner's manual.
It describes how to use the CD-R/RW drive built in the MR-8HD/CD, as well as an
external CD-R/RW drive connected to the [USB HOST] port of the MR-8HD/CD.
Before you use a CD-R/RW drive, read this supplementary manual together with
the MR-8HD/CD owner's manual.
For using the internal CD-R/RW drive, this supplementary manual explains the
following four items.
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MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual Table of contents Please read before using ..........................................................................................3 Usable discs .....................................................................................................3 Handling of discs ............................................................................................3 Track data for creating an audio CD ...........................................................4 Before cr
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MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual Please read before using Before using the internal CD-R/RW drive of the MR-8HD/CD (or an external CD-R/RW drive), read the following. Usable discs Only discs with any of the following logos can be used with the internal CD-R/RW drive of the MR-8HD/CD (or an external CD-R/RW drive connected to the MR-8HD/CD [USB HOST] port). You can make additional recording to a CD-R disc until it is finalized if it is brand new and still has enough recordable area (add
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MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual Track data which can be recorded to a CD-R/RW disc You can record a stereo WAV file converted from two mono files on tracks 7 and 8 (final mixed-down files) to a CD-R/RW disc in the CD-DA format. Mixed-down files on tracks 7 and 8 can be created by in either of the following track bouncing methods. (1) Bouncing tracks 1 through 6 to tracks 7/8 of the same song. (2) Bouncing tracks 1 through 8 to tracks 7/8 of the new song. See pages 63 through 74 of the MR-8HD/CD o
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MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual Before creating an audio CD (playing back a stereo WAV file) The unit provides the "2 MIX file playback mode". In this mode, you can playback a stereo WAV file converted for creating an audio CD in the CD-DA format. You can not only check the file but also set CUE points for track division. : To activate the "2 MIX file playback mode", the current song has a stereo WAV file in the "2 MIX folder". If the song does not have a stereo WAV file in the "2 MIX folde
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MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual Playing back a stereo WAV file While the Home screen of the "2 MIX file playback mode" is shown, pressing the [PLAY] key plays back the stereo WAV file. The L and R channels of the stereo WAV file are assigned to tracks 1 and 2 respectively. The L and R playback levels of the stereo WAV file are controlled by the faders for tracks 1 and 2. UNDO/REDO AUTO PUNCH PLAY MODE A / IN B / OUT STORE REC SELECT PQR6 STU7 VWX8 YZ9 +-_0 DELETE 1 2 3 4 5/6 7/8 MASTER MAX MAX RE
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MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual : If you select a desired CUE point in the CUE list and press the [LOCATE A/IN] or [LOCATE B/OUT] key, the recorder quickly locates to the CUE point. Entering a CUE label You can enter a CUE label by the following pro- cedure. It is assumed that the Home screen of the "2 MIX file playback mode" is shown. 1) While the unit is stopped, press the [STORE] key. : The distance between two adjacent The display now shows the CUE list screen. CUE points must be
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MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual Use the alphanumeric keys to enter the desired Editing a CUE position CUE label. When you press a different alphanu- meric key, the cursor automatically moves right. You can edit a CUE position (time) by fol- lowing the procedure below, which is simi- If you enter a character using the same key as lar to the procedure for entering a CUE la- the previous character, use the [MENU/ENTER] bel as described above. The following as- knob to move the cursor right. sumes th
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MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual Creating an audio CD using the internal CD-R/RW drive Using the internal CD-R/RW drive, you can burn a stereo WAV file in the "2 MIX folder" to a CD-R/RW disc for creating an audio CD in the CD-DA format. By finalizing a burned disc, you can play it back by a common CD player. INPUT A SELECT INPUT A INPUT B INPUT C INPUT D BAL BAL BAL BAL STEREO OUT L R PHONES UNBAL /GUITAR INSERT UNBAL UNBAL UNBAL 1 2 DISTORTION TRIM TRIM TRIM TRIM PHONES VOL MIN MAX LINE MIC LINE
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MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual About "Track at once" and "Disk at once" The MR-8HD/CD provides two burning modes for creating an audio CD in the CD-DA format. "Track at once" The unit burns a stereo WAV file to a CD-R/RW disc as a track. You can burn an additional track at a later time until the disc is finalized. Each time you burn a file, a TOC is created. Approximately two-second silence is automatically inserted between tracks. "Disk at once" The unit burns a stereo WAV file and automaticall
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MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual When writing is completed, "Completed!" is : When more than one stereo WAV file shown and the disc access stops. is stored in the "2 MIX folder" (as shown in the example below), you can use the [MENU/EN- TER] knob to select a desired file for "CD Burn" (The maximum number of displayed files in the list is ten). Now writing in the Track at once mode is completed 6) Use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select the desired WAV file and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. The un
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MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual 11) Press the [STOP] key to exit the MENU mode. You can also exit the MENU mode by selecting " Back" and pressing the [MENU/ENTER] knob repeatedly. The following shows how audio CD data is written to a CD-R/RW disc in the "Track at once" or "Disk at once" mode. • Writing a single stereo WAV file in the "Track at once" mode: Track 1 9) Use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select “[EXECUTE]” and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. • Writing four stereo WAV files in the "Track at Th
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MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual Viewing the TOC information You can view the TOC information of a burned disc both before finalizing and after finalizing (for a disc burned by "Disk at once", you can view the TOC only after finalizing, of course). It is recommended to check the remaining time (the recordable time left) from the TOC information whenever you write an additional stereo WAV file in the "Track at once" mode. : TOC stands for Table of Contents. TOC lists number of CD tracks, their
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MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual Viewing the TOC information after finalizing The following assumes that a disc automatically finalized after "Disk at once" writing or a disc finalized after "Track at once" writing is ejected from the internal CD-R/RW drive, while the display shows the CD-RW menu screen where "CD Finalize " is highlighted. 1) Close the ejected disc tray of the CD-R/RW : When you burn multiple stereo WAV drive. files by "Track at once" and finalized or you burn Push the front
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MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual Importing track data on a CD-DA disc You can import (copy) track data on a CD-DA (audio CD) disc (including a commercially available audio CD) to a stereo track pair (1/2, 3/4, 5/6 or 7/8) of the currently loaded song. When importing track data, data is converted to a pair of mono WAV files. In the following description, it is assumed that a CD-DA disc is set to the internal CD-R/ RW drive and the song of the import destination is loaded. : You can import tra
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MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual 4) Use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select "Source CD TNO=**" and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. You can now select the desired track number of the CD-DA disc. Flasjing 5) Use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select the desired track number and press the 9) Press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. [MENU/ENTER] knob. The display returns to the CD-RW menu screen, The display now highlights "Source CD TNO=**". where "CD-DA Import " is highlighted. 6) Use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select "Dest.
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Mono WAV file MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual Exporting song data to a CD-R/RW disc You can convert song data (tracks 1 through 8) of the currently loaded song to mono WAV files and export (copy) them to a CD-R/RW disc. Not only for data backup, the copied mono WAV files on a CD-R/RW disc also can be exported to a personal computer for use in the multitrack recording application. Note that you can directly export song data to a personal computer using the WAV Man- ager by Fostex (see page 92 of t
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MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual 3) Use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select "Song 5) After editing the start time, press the Export " and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. [MENU/ENTER] knob. The display now shows the screen for setting "Start Time: *m **s ***" is now highlighted. the start time, end time and exported tracks. The display now highlights “[EXECUTE]”. 6) Use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select "End Time" and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. You can now edit the end time of the exported file(s). Flashi
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MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual 10) Use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select "[EXECUTE]" and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. The unit starts exporting track data to the CD- R/RW disc. When completed, "Completed" is shown on the display and the disc is automatically ejected. If you want to cancel exporting, select to "[CANCEL]" and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. 11) Press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. The display now shows the CD-RW menu screen, where "Song Export " is highlighted. 12) Press the [STOP] key to exit
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MR-8HD/CD Supplementary manual : If you import a WAV file to a recorded song, the imported file overwrites the existing track data. Note that if the time length of the imported file is shorter than the length of the existing track data, the imported file only overwrites the overlapping part. The rest part of the original data still remains. Also note that you cannot undo the import operation. If you do not satisfy with the result, press the [UNDO/REDO] key to 4) Use the [MENU/ENTER] knob t
