Fostex mr-8 usb driver

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Archived Product. You can use two pairs of stereo headphones with the MR-8HD see page Switches between standby mode and power on see page To turn off the power when the power is on, press and hold down the [POWER] switch for a few seconds. This control adjusts the reverb time or delay time. See page These keys are used to select the effect type. The selected key is lit see page Each fader adjusts the track playback level. Control the amount of signals from tracks 1 through 4 sent to the internal effect reverb or delay see page Insert effect selection keys.

When ON, the key illuminates in green. When OFF, it is unlit. When the corresponding input is assigned to a recording track, the key flashes in green.

Each indicator lights when the input signal is overloaded see page Each control adjusts the input gain of the corresponding input channel see page 15, and 35 through Each press of the switch alternates on and off. A long press of the key enters the rhythm guide menu, in which you can set the rhythm guide parameters see page In the menu mode, this key is used for character entry of A, B, C, a, b, c and 1 see pages 32 and Selects the time base shown on the display see page In the menu mode, this key is used for character entry of D, E, F, d, e, f and 2 see pages 32 and In the menu mode, this key is used for character entry of G, H, I, g, h, i and 3 see pages 32 and Pressing this knob enters the menu mode.

Used to select the desired mastering effect during track bounce or mixdown. You can select from three effect types by pressing an appropriate key see page Each press of the key alternates "undo" and "redo". In the menu mode, this key is used for deleting a character see pages 32 and In the menu mode, this key is used for character entry of G, H, I and 3 see pages 32 and By pressing only the [RECORD] key when any track s is armed in record-ready , the input signal s of the armed track s can be monitored i.

Pressing this key fast forwards the recorder. During playback, pressing this key starts 3 x cueing see page Pressing this key rewinds the recorder. During playback, pressing this key starts 3 x reverse cueing see page This key is also used to go up the menu screen layer while a menu screen is displayed. In the menu mode, this key is used for character entry of V, W, X, v, w, x and 8 see pages 32 and Selects a play mode.

You can select from among normal, auto play, auto return and loop see page In the menu mode, this key is used for character entry of S, T, U, s, t, u and 7 see pages 32 and In the menu mode, this key is used for character entry of P, Q, R, p, q, r and 6 see pages 32 and Set the switch to. You can adjust. You can also use the amp simulation insert effect. You can adjust the input level using the [TRIM]. Used to connect with an external digital device using an optical cable see page Remove the cap when you use this connector.

If you do not use this connector, attach the dust protection cap. Used to connect with a personal computer using a standard USB cable for song file data transfer between the MR-8HD and the personal computer see page The following describes details about the LCD display, including screen contents and operation.

When turning on the MR-8HD, the display shows the startup screen showing the startup status of the MR8HD , followed by the "home" screen, which is similar to the one below. In this condition, the previously loaded song is loaded and the recorder is located at the beginning of the song.

When the recorder is moving playing back, fast forwarding, etc. While the hard disk drive is in access, " ACC " lights up. Normally, the name of the song currently loaded is shown up 16 characters can be shown at a time. At least one of the. The remain time shows how much time you can further record audio data onto a mono track using the available space left on the hard disk. The recording or playback levels of tracks 1 through 8 are shown.

When a track is record armed, the track number indication changes to the source input channel any of A, B, C and D. Stereo buss L and R level display. Lights up the following status icons when the appropriate modes functions are active.

At least one of the tracks is in the input monitor mode see pages 36, 38 and Also, " " is lit when the phantom power is on. Rotating the dial clockwise heightens the contrast, while rotating it counterclockwise lowers the contrast. In the menu mode, you can make setting or editing via the appropriate screen. If a serious problem happens to the MR-8HD during operation, an appropriate warning message is shown on the display.

Note that there are also not-so-serious warning messages besides the following. This message is shown when you are going to edit a track or part but there is not enough space on the hard disk for executing the undo function. During recording, this message is shown if there is no more space left on the hard disk for recording. This message is shown when you are going to make recording or editing to a song which is protected. This message is shown when you are going to create a new song while 99 songs exist on the hard disk.

If it is the first time for you to use a Multitracker, read this chapter carefully first so that you are familiar with the MR-8HD basic operations, then read other sections which describe advanced operations.

Before you start using the MR-8HD, you must connect the supplied power cord. The MR-8HD enters the standby mode when the power cord is connected. In the standby mode, a small amount of power is consumed and the indicator of the [POWER] switch flashes slowly. When you press the [POWER] switch to turn on the power for the first time, the MR-8HD starts up and the display shows the screen as below note that it takes some time until the screen as below is shown. Before you make recording, let's listen to the demo song via headphones or a monitor speaker.

Both jacks feed the same signal so you may connect headphones whichever you like. In the demo song, approximately 1-minute audio is recorded on all eight tracks. Follow the procedure below for listening to the demo song.

In the following procedure, it is assumed that the MR-8HD is turned on and a pair of headphones or a monitor speaker system is connected. Set the track faders at the lowest position. If you are using a powered monitor speaker for monitoring, adjust the level control of the powered speaker. The recorder instantly moves back to the beginning of the demo song see page Then pressing the [PLAY] key starts playback from the beginning of the demo song.

Therefore, you cannot make recording in this condition. If you want to make new recording while keeping the demo tape on the hard disk, see "Creating a song for recording" on the next page.

If you do not keep the demo song, carry out either of the following operations. Then, start recording overwrite recording from the beginning of the demo song, or delete the demo song from the hard disk. If you delete the demo song, create a new song see the next page and make recording to the new song. Because a new song is automatically created after formatting the disk, you can start recording without the need of creating a new song manually.

This section describes how to create a new song for recording on the hard disk, while keeping the demo song. The display now shows the first page of the song selection screen. The display now shows the screen for entering a new song name. The rightmost character on the default song name is flashing in the example below, "2" of "Song02" starts flashing. Use the character entry keys to enter the desired character at the flashing point.

You can enter up to 16 characters for a song name. Also, you can edit the song name after creating a song using the "Rename Song" menu item in the song menu of the menu mode see page Some keys on the MR-8HD top panel act as character entry keys in the menu mode.

Each press of a character entry key switches the character to be entered among those assigned to the key. Pressing a different character entry key automatically moves the cursor right. Now, in addition to the demo song, a new song on which no audio is recorded is created by the procedure above.

After creating a song or songs for recording, connect the sound source to the MR-8HD see the next page and start recording. This screen is used for loading the desired song from the list, as well as creating a new song. For details about how to select the desired song, see "Song management" on page The MR-8HD can supply the phantom power see page The following shows the recording track combinations and available input channel s by the number of tracks simultaneously recorded.

If you make recording to tracks 2, 4, 7 and 8, input-to- track assignment is as follows. You can record onto any one of tracks 1 through 4. The following describes the procedure for recording an acoustic guitar onto track 1 via a microphone. We assume that Song02 is loaded and no sound is recorded to Song See "Creating a song for recording" on page 31 for details about how to create a song.

On the home screen, the remaining time is shown, while "1" for the track number changes to "A". Raising these faders allows you to monitor the input sound. If these faders are not raised, you cannot monitor the sound via headphones. The screen shows the input level of track 1, as well as the stereo L and R output levels. If the input level is too high, the PEAK indicator lights and the sound may be distorted or noisy.

Therefore, you can try recording again. Overdubbing is recording something new while listening to the previously recorded track s. For added flexibility full 8-track bouncing is available complete with digital mastering effects. Fostex was founded by Foster Electric who have been developing high quality speaker components since Fostex continue to develop quality products for Professionals and Hifi enthusiasts.

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