Zoom MRS-8 User Manual

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USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

•Pay close attention to the labelling of the battery to

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

In this manual, symbols are used to highlight warnings and

cautions for you to read so that accidents can be prevented.

The meanings of these symbols are as follows:

This symbol indicates explanations about

extremely dangerous matters. If users

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ignore this symbol and handle the device

the wrong way, serious injury or death could

result.

This symbol indicates explanations about

dangerous matters. If users ignore this

Caution

symbol and handle the device the wrong

way, bodily injury and damage to the

equipment could result.

Please observe the following safety tips and precautions to

ensure hazard-free use of the MRS-8.

• Power requirements

Since power consumption of this unit is fairly high,

we recommend the use of an AC adapter whenever

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possible. When powering the unit from batteries, use

only alkaline types.

[AC adapter operation]

• Be sure to use only an AC adapter which supplies

9 V DC, 300 mA and is equipped with a "center

minus" plug (Zoom AD-0006). The use of an

adapter other than the speciﬁed type may damage

the unit and pose a safety hazard.

• Connect the AC adapter only to an AC outlet that

supplies the rated voltage required by the adapter.

• When disconnecting the AC adapter from the AC

outlet, always grasp the adapter itself and do not

pull at the cable.

• During lightning or when not using the unit for an

extended period, disconnect the AC adapter from

the AC outlet.

[Battery operation]

• Use four conventional IEC R6 (size AA) batteries

(alkaline).

• The MRS-8 cannot be used for recharging.

make sure you choose the correct type.

• When not using the unit for an extended period,

remove the batteries from the unit.

• If battery leakage has occurred, wipe the battery

compartment and the battery terminals carefully to

remove all remnants of battery ﬂuid.

• While using the unit, the battery compartment

cover should be closed.

• Environment

To prevent the risk of ﬁre, electric shock or

malfunction, avoid using your MRS-8 in

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environments where it will be exposed to:

• Extreme temperatures

• Heat sources such as radiators or stoves

• High humidity or moisture

• Excessive dust or sand

• Excessive vibration or shock

• Handling

•Never place objects ﬁlled with liquids, such as

vases, on the MRS-8 since this can cause electric

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shock.

• Do not place naked ﬂame sources, such as lighted

candles, on the MRS-8 since this can cause ﬁre.

The MRS-8 is a precision instrument. Do not exert

undue pressure on the keys and other controls. Also

Caution

take care not to drop the unit, and do not subject it to

shock or excessive pressure.

• Connecting cables and input and output jacks

You should always turn off the power to the MRS-8

and all other equipment before connecting or

Caution

disconnecting any cables. Also make sure to

disconnect all connection cables and the power cord

before moving the MRS-8.

• Alterations

Never open the case of the MRS-8 or attempt to

modify the product in any way since this can result in

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damage to the unit.

•Volume

Do not use the MRS-8 at a loud volume for a long

time since this can cause hearing impairment.

Caution

ZOOM MRS-8

Usage Precautions

USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

* MIDI is a registered trademark of Association of

Musical Electronics Industry(AMEI).

• Electrical interference

For safety considerations, the MRS-8 has been designed to

provide maximum protection against the emission of

electromagnetic radiation from inside the device, and

protection from external interference. However, equipment

that is very susceptible to interference or that emits powerful

electromagnetic waves should not be placed near the MRS-

8, as the possibility of interference cannot be ruled out

entirely.

With any type of digital control device, the MRS-8 included,

electromagnetic interference can cause malfunctioning and

can corrupt or destroy data. Care should be taken to

minimize the risk of damage.

• Cleaning

Use a soft, dry cloth to clean the MRS-8. If necessary,

slightly moisten the cloth. Do not use abrasive cleanser, wax,

or solvents (such as paint thinner or cleaning alcohol), since

these may dull the ﬁnish or damage the surface.

• Backup

The data of MRS-8 can be lost because of malfunction or

incorrect operation. Backup your data.

• Copyrights

Except for personal use, unauthorized recording from

copyrighted sources(CDs, records, tapes, video clips,

broadcast material and so on) is prohibited.

ZOOM Corporation does not bear any liability for

injunctions regarding the copyright law infringement.

* SD Logo is a trademark.

* All trademarks and registered trademarks mentioned

in this manual are for identiﬁcation purposes only and are not intended to infringe on the copyrighted properties of their respective owners.

Please keep this manual in a convenient place for

future reference.

ZOOM MRS-8

Contents

USAGE AND SAFETY

PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Introducing the MRS-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Rhythm section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Names of Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Rear panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Inserting SD Card and Batteries. . . . . . 13

Inserting an SD card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Inserting the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Power On/Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Power-on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Power-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Let’s Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Quick Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Step 1: Preparations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

1.1 Creating a new project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

1.2 Selecting the rhythm pattern to use. . . . . 18

Step 2: Recording the first track . . . . . . . . . . 20

2.1 Adjusting input sensitivity. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

2.2 Applying the insert effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

2.3 Selecting a track and recording . . . . . . . . 23

Step 3: Overdubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

3.1 Making settings for input sensitivity and

insert effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

3.2 Selecting a track and recording . . . . . . . . 25

Step 4: Mixing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

4.1 Adjusting volume, panning, and EQ. . . . . . 26

4.2 Applying the send/return effect . . . . . . . . . 27

4.3 Applying the insert effect to a track. . . . . . 28

Step 5: Mixdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

5.1 Using the mastering effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

5.2 Mixdown onto the master track . . . . . . . . . 30

Reference [Recorder] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

V-takes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Switching V-takes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Changing the V-take name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Moving to a desired point in the song

(locate function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Setting marks in a song (marker function)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Setting a mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Locating a mark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Deleting a mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Playing back the same passage repeatedly

(A-B repeat function). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Re-recording only a specified region

(punch-in/out function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Manual punch-in/out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Auto punch-in/out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Recording several tracks on a master track

(mixdown function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

About the master track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Master track mixdown steps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Playing the master track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Combining multiple tracks on one or two

tracks (bounce function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Making bounce settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Executing bounce recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Recording drum/bass sound on audio tracks

(rhythm recording) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Selecting the recording source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Rhythm recording procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Making settings for pre-count operation . . . 43

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Contents

Reference [Track Editing] . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Editing a range of data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Basic steps for range editing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Copying a specified range of data. . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Moving a specified range of data . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Erasing a specified range of data . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Trimming a specified range of data. . . . . . . . . . . 47

Fade-in/fade-out of specified data range . . . . . . 48

Reversing a specified range of audio data . . . . . 49

Editing using V-takes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Basic steps for V-take editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Erasing a V-take . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Copying a V-take. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Moving a V-take. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Exchanging V-takes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Importing a V-take from another project . . . . . . . 52

Track capture and swap. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Capturing a track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Swapping track data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Reference [Mixer] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

About the mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Assigning input signals to recording

tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Adjusting the signal for each track

(track parameters) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Linking two tracks (stereo link) . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Reference [Rhythm] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

About the rhythm section. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Drum kits and bass programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Rhythm patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Rhythm song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Rhythm pattern mode and rhythm song

mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Playing rhythm patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Selecting a rhythm pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Changing the tempo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Changing the drum kit / bass program . . . . . . . . 64

Using the pads to play drum/bass sounds . . . . . 64

Creating a rhythm pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Drum sequence real-time input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Bass sequence real-time input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Drum sequence step input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Bass sequence step input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Entering rhythm pattern chord information . . . . . 73

Changing the drum/bass sequence volume

level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Assigning a name to a rhythm pattern. . . . . . . . . 75

Editing rhythm patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Copying a rhythm pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Erasing a rhythm pattern. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Creating a rhythm song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Selecting a rhythm song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Entering pattern information using step input. . . . 77

Using FAST for pattern information input . . . . . . . 79

Entering chord information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Entering other information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Playing a rhythm song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Editing a rhythm song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Copying a specified range of measures . . . . . . . 85

Transposing the entire rhythm song . . . . . . . . . . 85

Copying a rhythm song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Erasing the rhythm song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Assigning a name to a rhythm song . . . . . . . . . . 87

Importing rhythm patterns and rhythm songs

from another project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Editing various settings of the rhythm

section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Basic procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Changing the length of the pre-count . . . . . . . . . 89

Changing the metronome volume. . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Adjusting the sensitivity of the pads . . . . . . . . . . 90

Checking the remaining amount of memory . . . . 90

Swapping the left/right pan position . . . . . . . . . . 90

Reference [Effects] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

About the effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Using the insert effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

About insert effect patches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Changing the insert location of the insert

effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Selecting the patch for the insert effect . . . . . . . 93

Editing an insert effect patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Storing or swapping insert effect patches . . . . . 98

Assigning a name to an insert effect patch. . . . . 98

Applying the insert effect only to the monitor

signal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Using the send/return effect . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

About the send/return effect patches . . . . . . . . . 100

Selecting a send/return effect patch. . . . . . . . . . 100

Editing a send/return effect patch. . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Storing or swapping send/return effect

patches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Assigning a name to a send/return effect

patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Importing patches from another project . . . . 102

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Contents

Reference [Projects]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

About projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Working with projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Basic procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Loading a project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Creating a new project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Copying a project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Erasing a project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Changing the project name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Protecting a project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Reference [MIDI]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

About MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

What you can do using MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Making MIDI-related settings . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Basic procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Setting the drum kit/bass program MIDI

channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Turning Timing Clock messages on or off. . . . . 109

Turning Song Position Pointer messages on or

off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Turning Start/Stop/Continue messages on or

off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Turning MIDI Time Code (MTC) messages on or

off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Reference [Other Functions] . . . . . . . 111

Playing several projects continuously

(sequence play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Creating a playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Playing a playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Using the tuner function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Using the chromatic tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Using other tuning types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Switching the level meter display type . . . . 116

Adjusting the display contrast and

backlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Changing the SD card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Formatting an SD card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Checking the available SD card capacity/

project size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Problems during playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Problems during recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Problems with effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Problems with the rhythm section . . . . . . . 121

Problems with MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Other problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Effect Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Insert Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Send/return Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Effect Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Insert Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Send/return Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Rhythm Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Drum Kits/Bass Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Instrument/MIDI note number chart . . . . . . 142

Files on SD card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

MIDI implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

MIDI implementation chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

ZOOM MRS-8

Introduction

Thank you for selecting the The MRS-8 is a fascinating product with the following features.

• Four major functions in a compact unit

The MRS-8 combines an 8-track SD card recorder, effect device, digital mixer, and drum/bass machine in a single

unit of amazingly compact dimensions. Everything you need to create music is right there. Use it to pre-produce a

song at home or take it into the studio for some serious recording work. The MRS-8 is a great tool that will go

anywhere.

•Versatile input conﬁguration handles a wide variety of sources

In addition to the standard phone type jack, the MRS-8 features a combo type connector that can handle XLR plug

leads (balanced) as well as phone plug leads (balanced and unbalanced). Guitar, bass, synthesizer and various other

sources as well as microphones and direct boxes can be connected easily. A high-performance microphone is also

built in, which is great for recording acoustic guitar or vocals.

• Recorder with 8 tracks x 10 virtual takes

The recorder section provides four mono tracks and two stereo tracks, resulting in a total of eight tracks. Each track

has ten virtual tracks (V-takes). A bounce function lets you play all tracks and record the result on an empty V-take.

• Dedicated master track for mixdown

The master track is separate from the regular recording tracks and is optimized for mixdown with a minimum of

fuss. A sequence play function lets you play the master tracks of multiple songs in succession, which is convenient

for moving mixed-down songs onto an external recorder in one go.

• Full-function mixer

The built-in digital mixer handles the audio tracks and drum/bass sounds and allows adjusting parameters such as

level, panning, EQ, and effect intensity. The result is a full-ﬂedged stereo mix to which the input signal can also be

added.

•Two versatile effects

The MRS-8 provides an insert effect for processing the input signal and/or any track, and a send/return effect that

is used via the mixer send/return loop. The insert effect can be used as mastering effect for the stereo mix, for

adjusting the sound pressure and tonal quality during mixdown.

• Rhythm section can be used to provide guide rhythm or accompaniment

Realistic PCM sources produce drum and bass sounds that can be played in more than 500 rhythm patterns. By

programming a combination of patterns and setting a chord progression, you can build the rhythm accompaniment

to an entire song.

• Compatible with system-wide synchronization

The MIDI OUT connector can supply synchronization messages such as MIDI time code information and MIDI

clock information. In combination with a computer, MIDI sequencer or similar device, this lets you create a system

with professional-level synchronization.

• Built-in tuner with support for various tuning methods

Besides the standard chromatic type, the tuner function of the MRS-8 also caters for 7-string guitar, 5-string bass,

and other special tuning needs.

In order to take full advantage of the MRS-8’s versatile functions and to ensure trouble-free enjoyment, please read this manual carefully. Keep this manual in a safe place together with the warranty card.

ZOOM MRS-8 MultiTrak Recording Studio

(simply called the “

MRS-8

” in this manual).

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Introducing the MRS-8

The MRS-8 is internally divided into the following four sections.

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Recorder

Records and plays back audio signals.

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Rhythm section

Uses the internal drum/bass sound source to play rhythms.

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Mixer

Mixes the signals from the recorder and the drum/bass sound source into a stereo signal, for output via the output jacks and for mixdown on dedicated master tracks.

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Effects

Process input signals, recorder playback signals, or drum/ bass sound source signals in various ways, to achieve various sound characteristics.

The following diagram shows the relationship and signal ﬂow between each section.

Recorder

The recorder section of the MRS-8 has eight audio tracks. (A “track” is a separate section for recording audio data.) There are four mono tracks (track 1 – 4) and two stereo tracks (tracks 5/6 and 7/8). Up to 2 tracks can be recorded simultaneously and up to 8 tracks can be played back simultaneously.

Each of the tracks has ten switchable virtual tracks (called “V-takes”). For each track, one V-take can be selected for recording/playback.

INPUT 1

Built-in

mic

INPUT 2

after [MASTER] fader

Insert effect

From immediately

Recorder

Tra ck 1 Tra ck 2 Tra ck 3 Tra ck 4

Tracks 5/6

Tracks 7/8

Master Track

Rhythm section

Drum sound source

Bass sound source

Send/return effect

To immediately before [MASTER] fader

BASSDRUM

Mixer

MASTER OUTPUT

To master track

MASTER

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From master track

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Introducing the MRS-8

Currently selected V-take on tracks 1 – 8 and master track

Mixer

-take

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9

234 5/6 7/8

Tra cks

Master track

The recorder section also provides a set of stereo tracks

The playback signals from the audio tracks and the drum/ bass sounds are sent to the built-in digital mixer to create a stereo mix. For each track/sound, parameters such as volume, panning, and 2-band EQ (Hi and Lo) can be controlled independently. The resulting stereo mix is sent to the output jacks and can be sent to an empty V-take of the master track or any other tracks, for mixdown and bounce operation.

Effects

which are separate from the normal audio tracks. This is called the master track. The master track is reserved for use in mixdown.

The MRS-8 provides two types of effects: insert effect and send/return effect. These effects have the characteristics described below.

Rhythm section

The MRS-8 contains a rhythm section that operates in sync with the recorder. It offers 511 accompaniment patterns (called “rhythm patterns”) that use the internal drum/bass sound generator. You can use the preprogrammed patterns, modify them in part, or create entirely new patterns from scratch.

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Insert effect

This effect can be inserted at one of the following three points in the signal path.

(1) Immediately after the input (2) In the output of any audio track or drum

track/bass sound

(3) Immediately before the [MASTER] fader

In the default condition, position (1) (immediately after input) is selected. When the setting is changed to (2), only a selected track or drum/bass sound is processed by the

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3

Recorder

effect. When the setting is changed to (3), the ﬁnal stereo

Rhythm section

Rhythm

pattern

Rhythm

pattern

Rhythm

pattern

Drum sound

Bass sound

To mixer

HINT

The drum/bass sound sources can be also played with the pads on the top panel.

You can arrange rhythm patterns in the desired order of

mix can be processed.

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Send/return effect

This effect is internally connected to the send/return loop of the mixer section. The effect includes reverb, chorus and other processing types. The level of the signal supplied to the send/return effect (send level) for each track/sound adjusts the depth of the effect. Raising the send level will produce a deeper effect for that track or sound.

playback, and program chords and tempo to create the rhythm accompaniment for an entire song. (This is called a “rhythm song”.) Up to 10 rhythm songs can be created, among which one is selected for editing/playback.

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Front panel

Names of Parts

Effect

section

Rhythm section

Input section

[INPUT] controls 1/2

[PEAK] indicators

Input section

Built-in mic

Display section

Fader section Transport section

Control section

Rhythm section

[SONG/PATTERN] key

[DRUM/BASS] key

[TEMPO] key

[MIC] key

INPUT [ON/OFF] keys 1/2

Effect section

[INSERT EFFECT] key [INPUT SRC] key

[SEND/RETURN] key

Pads 1 – 9

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Names of Parts

Display section

[SD CARD ACCESS] indicator

Display

[SYSTEM/UTILITY] key

[NEW PROJECT] key

[TRACK PARAMETER] key

Fader section

([RHYTHM], 1 – 4, 5/6, 7/8, [MASTER])

Faders ([RHYTHM], 1 – 4, 5/6, 7/8, [MASTER])

Status keys

Control section

MARKER [U] / [I] keys

[AUTO PUNCH I/O] key

[BOUNCE] key

[EDIT] key

Cursor keys

[ENTER] key

Transport section

REW [T] key

ZERO [U] key

STOP [P] key REC [O] key

[A-B REPEAT] key

[MARK/CLEAR] key

[FUNCTION] key [EXIT] key

Dial

FF [Y] key

PLAY [R] key

Rear panel

DC 9V jack

[POWER ON/OFF]

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switch

MIDI OUT connector

OUTPUT jacks

Card slot [PHONES]

MASTER

volume control

PHONES jack

INPUT 1/2

connectors

[INPUT 1 SELECT]

switch

MIDI sequencer (computer etc.)

MIDI interface

MIDI IN

Connections

The INPUT 1 connector accepts a standard phone plug cable (unbalanced). The INPUT 2 connector accepts an XLR plug cable (balanced) or a phone plug cable (balanced or unbalanced).

When a passive electric guitar/bass or other instrument with high output impedance is connected to INPUT 1, set the [INPUT 1 SELECT] switch to GUITAR/BASS. When an active electric guitar/bass, a dynamic microphone, synthesizer or other device with low output impedance is connected to INPUT 1, set the [INPUT 1 SELECT] switch to MIC/LINE.

Guitar

Bass

Rear panel

To power the MRS-8 from an AC outlet, be sure to use only the ZOOM AD-0006 (available separately). Using another AC adapter can

AC adapter

Loop the cable of the AC adapter around the hook as shown in the diagram before connecting it to the [DC 12V] jack. This will prevent the plug from being pulled out if the AC adaptor cable is accidentally pulled.

lead to malfunction and damage.

Monitor system (audio components or amplified speakers etc.)

Dynamic or condenser microphone

Synthesizer or sampler etc.

When connecting stereo output devices such as a synthesizer or CD player, connect the L output of the external device to INPUT 1 and the R output to INPUT 2.

To monitor the sound with headphones, connect a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack. The listening volume can

Headphones

be adjusted with the PHONES control.

To prevent damage to the speakers of your monitor system, turn off the power of the system connected to the output jacks (or turn the volume all the way down) before you make connections.

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Inserting SD Card and Batteries

Inserting an SD card

For operating the MRS-8, an SD card or a miniSD card with adapter (capacity 16 MB or more) must be inserted as storage media. Before inserting a card, verify that the write protect feature is turned off. Make sure that power to the MRS-8 is turned off, and then insert the card as shown below.

SD card

When inserting the card, push it all the way into the slot. To remove the card, turn power off and then pull the card out. To remove or insert a card with the power turned on, be sure to follow the procedure described on page 117. Otherwise data may be permanently destroyed.

NOTE

• If the card is inserted with wrong orientation, it will not go all the way in. Never try to force the card, as this may damage it.

Inserting the batteries

The MRS-8 can be powered from batteries. Purchase the correct batteries and insert them as described below.

Turn the unit over and open the battery compartment cover.

IEC R6 (size AA) battery x 4

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Battery compartment

Insert four IEC R6 (size AA) batteries into the compartment. (Use alkaline batteries.)

Close the battery compartment cover.

NOTE

If you are operating the unit on battery power and the indication [ ] appears in the bottom right of the display, the batteries are almost exhausted. Replace all four batteries with fresh ones as soon as possible.

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Power On/Off

PRJ 000 MRS-8 SD

To turn the MRS-8 on and off, follow the steps described below.

Power-on

Make sure that the MRS-8 and peripheral equipment is turned off.

Turn down the volume controls of connected equipment, the MRS-8, and the monitor system.

Insert an SD card into the card slot.

Set the [POWER ON/OFF] switch of the MRS-8 to ON.

Data loading for the inserted SD card starts. During this interval, the [SD CARD ACCESS] indicator lights up.

After a while, the following screen appears.

complete, the main screen appears.

HINT

•You can also format an SD card after the MRS-8 has started up, as described on page 118.

• Changing the SD card while the MRS-8 is operating is possible by following the procedure described on page 117.

Turn on the connected instrument and the monitor system in that order.

Power-off

Turn down the volume at the monitor system.

Turn off the monitor system and the connected instrument in that order.

Set the [POWER ON/OFF] switch of the MRS-8 to OFF.

The indication “GoodBye See You!” appears on the display and the unit is turned off. Any settings and other information are stored automatically on the SD card.

This is called the main screen. From this screen, you can access various recording and playback functions.

HINT

To return to the main screen from other screens, press the [EXIT] key repeatedly.

If an SD card that is not ready for use in the MRS-8 is inserted, the indication “FORMAT?” appears when you turn the MRS-8 on. If you press the [ENTER] key at this point, the SD card will be formatted. When formatting is

PRJ 000 MRS-8 SD

1-00 0 1-0

• Never turn power on or off by connecting or

disconnecting the AC adapter. Otherwise data may be destroyed.

• In particular, if you disconnect the AC adapter

while the [SD CARD ACCESS] indicator is lit, all data may be permanently destroyed.

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INPUT REC LVL

This section demonstrates the basics of recording and playback with the MRS-8. As an example, we explain how to record an electric guitar connected to the INPUT 1 connector.

Connect the guitar to the INPUT 1 connector and set the [INPUT 1 SELECT] switch to GUITAR/BASS (for a passive guitar) or MIC/LINE (for an active guitar).

Press the [NEW PROJECT] key in the display section. Verify that the indication “PRJNOxxx (where xxx is the project number) is shown on the ﬁrst line of the display. Then press the [ENTER] key.

A new project is created, and the unit goes into recording standby mode. If necessary, you can edit the project name in this condition (→ p. 105).

Verify that the [MIC] key is ﬂashing or out. Then press the INPUT [ON/OFF] key 1 so that the key is lit.

In this condition, the INPUT 1 connector is active.

NOTE

If “INPUT” is not shown on the ﬁrst line of the display, check whether the INPUT [ON/OFF] key is lit.

From this screen, you can adjust the input signal recording level (the signal level sent to the track).

Flickers occasionally

Press the [TRACK PARAMETER] key in the display section, and use the cursor left/ right keys to bring up the indication “INPUT” on the ﬁrst line of the display.

Use the cursor up/down keys to bring up the following indication on the display.

HINT

If the [MIC] key is lit, the built-in microphone is active instead of the INPUT 1 connector. In such a case, press the [MIC] key once to switch the key to ﬂashing status.

While playing your guitar, use the [INPUT] control 1 to adjust the input sensitivity.

Make the adjustment so that the [PEAK] indicator ﬂickers slightly when you play your instrument at its loudest volume.

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Recording level setting

Turn the dial to adjust the recording level.

The current signal level can be checked using the meter

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Let’s Record

Lit in green Lit in red

in the lower part of the display. Adjust the recording level so that the 0 (dB) segment for IN 1 ﬂashes slightly when the guitar is at maximum volume.

0 (dB) segment

Input 1 recording level

Press the [EXIT] key repeatedly to return to the main screen.

Press status key 1 repeatedly until the key is lit in red.

When a status key is lit in red, the respective audio track (track 1 in this example) is selected as recording destination.

Lit in red

your instrument along with the rhythm pattern.

HINT

• If you do not want a rhythm pattern, select an empty rhythm pattern (→ p. 18) or mute the drum/bass sound (→ p. 19).

• In the default condition of a project, the insert effect processes the input signal. You can bypass the effect (→ p. 22) or select another effect patch (→ p. 21).

12.

When recording is complete, press the STOP [P] key.

The REC [O] key and PLAY [R] key go out, and recording stops.

13.

To check the recorded contents, press the ZERO [U] key and then press the PLAY [R] key.

10.

Operate fader 1 and the [MASTER] fader to adjust the input signal monitor level.

Faders 1 – 4, 5/6, and 7/8 adjust the volume for the respective track. When the input signal is sent to a track, the monitor level can be adjusted. The [MASTER] fader can be used to adjust the ﬁnal output level.

11.

To start recording, press the PLAY [R] key while holding down the REC [O] key.

A four-beat pre-count is heard, and recording starts. In the default condition of a project, an 8-beat rhythm pattern is played during recording and playback. Play

By operating the [MASTER] fader you can adjust the volume of the entire song (stereo mix signal level).

14.

To cancel the recording condition, press the status key 1 so that the key is lit in green.

Lit in green

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PRJNo001 PRJ001

Now let’s use your MRS-8 to do some actual recording. This Quick Tour describes the ﬁve steps that cover the entire process from preparation until the completion of a song.

• Step 1: Preparations

Shows how to create a new project, select a guide rhythm, and perform other steps necessary for recording.

• Step 2: Recording the ﬁrst track

Shows how to record the ﬁrst track while using the insert effect on the input signal.

• Step 3: Overdubbing

Shows how to record further tracks while listening to a track already recorded (overdubbing).

• Step 4: Mixing

Shows how to adjust the level, panning, and EQ of each track, apply the send/return effect, and mix the recorded material to a pair of stereo tracks.

• Step 5: Mixdown

Finally the completed stereo mix is recorded on the master track to create the ﬁnished song.

Step 1: Preparations

1.1 Creating a new project

On the MRS-8, song data are managed in units called “projects”. A project comprises recorded audio data as well as various rhythm and effect settings. By loading a project, the same condition as when the song was last saved can be recreated.

To start recording with the MRS-8, you must ﬁrst create a project.

Connect the instrument to record and the monitor system to the MRS-8 (→ p. 12).

Insert the SD card to use for recording (→ p. 13).

Turn power on in the order MRS-8 → monitor system.

When the MRS-8 starts up, the last handled project is automatically loaded.

Press the [NEW PROJECT] key in the display section.

When you press the [NEW PROJECT] key from the main screen, the display changes as follows.

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PRJNo001 PRJ001

In this condition, a new project can be created.

The top right of the display shows the cursor keys that can be used on this screen.

Cursor keys that be used

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PRJ 001 PRJ001

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HINT

• When creating a new project, the lowest free project number is automatically selected.

• It is also possible to create a new project from the project

p. 105).

menu (

→

Press the [ENTER] key.

A new project is created, and the main screen for audio track recording/playback appears.

PRJ 001 PRJ001

HINT

• When selecting a different project or creating a new project, the project you were working on up to that point is automatically saved.

• When performing the power-off procedure for the MRS-8

p. 14), the last project is automatically saved.

(

→

• When creating a new project, you can edit the project name

p. 105).

(

→

NOTE

While the MRS-8 is operating, do not remove the SD card. Otherwise data may be destroyed and malfunction may occur. If you want to remove the SD card while the MRS-8 is on, be sure to follow the correct procedure (

1.2 Selecting the rhythm pattern to use

The MRS-8 has a built-in rhythm function that operates in sync with the recorder. This lets you use drum sounds (drum kits) and bass sounds (bass programs) to create repeated rhythm patterns of several measures. By combining various patterns, you can create the rhythm accompaniment for an entire song (rhythm song). This section explains how to select a rhythm pattern for use as guide rhythm during recording.

From the main screen, press the [SONG/ PATTERN] key repeatedly, until the key goes out.

The rhythm pattern selection screen appears.

p. 117).

→

Rhythm pattern number

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Rhythm pattern name

HINT

To return to the main screen from other screens, press the [EXIT] key repeatedly. The [EXIT] key always serves to return to the previous screen.

Turn the dial to select a pattern to use as guide rhythm.

Up to 511 types of rhythm pattern can be used in a project. (More than 450 of these are preprogrammed.) You select a pattern by turning the dial.

When you turn the dial to select another rhythm pattern while a pattern is playing, the new pattern will start after the current pattern has ﬁnished. When you select a new pattern with the cursor up/down keys, the new pattern begins playing immediately.

In this example, we will select a simple rhythm pattern as guide rhythm for use during recording. If you select for example the rhythm pattern number 510, a 4/4-beat metronome sound is heard.

Set the [MASTER] fader to 0 (dB) and press the PLAY [R] key in the transport section.

0dB

The selected rhythm pattern is played in sync with the recorder operation. The [TEMPO] key ﬂashes according to the current tempo setting.

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TEMPO BPM=

In the default condition of a project, the sound the bass program (bass track) is muted. Therefore only the drum kit (drum track) is heard when the rhythm pattern plays.

HINT

During rhythm pattern play, the pads corresponding to the currently produced sound of the drum kit (or pitch of the bass program) are ﬂashing. You can also tap the pads to play the drum sounds/bass notes.

To change the tempo, press the [TEMPO] key in the rhythm section and then turn the dial to change the tempo value shown on the display.

TEMPO BPM=

The tempo value can be set in 0.1 BPM steps. When the setting is complete, press the [EXIT] key to return to the previous screen.

1200

Te mpo value

HINT

You can also set the tempo by hitting the [TEMPO] key repeatedly.

To adjust the volume of the drum/bass track, use the [DRUM/BASS] key in the rhythm section to select the sound (drum or bass), and then operate the [RHYTHM] fader.

The [RHYTHM] fader serves for controlling either the drum track or the bass track. When the key is lit, the drum track is selected. When the key is out, the bass track is selected. The [RHYTHM] fader then controls the respective level.

• When drum track is selected

Lit

• When bass track is selected

Out

The signal level of the respective channel can be checked with the level meter in the lower part of the display.

Bass track signal level

Drum track signal level

In the same way, the [DRUM/BASS] key can be used to select the sound (drum or bass), and then the [RHYTHM] status key can be used to control muting on/off for the drum track/bass track.

To stop playback, press the STOP [P]key in the transport section.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key.

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or out

Out

Lit Flashing

or out

Out

Lit Lit Flashing

or out

Step 2: Recording the ﬁrst track

In this step, we explain how to select an audio track for recording, how to record while listening to the guide rhythm of the rhythm section, and how to use the insert effect on the input signal.

is selected as input source. To use two input sources simultaneously, hold down one INPUT [ON/OFF] key while pressing the other one.

2.1 Adjusting input sensitivity

Connect an instrument to the INPUT 1/2 connector.

The MRS-8 can handle up to two input sources at a time, from INPUT 1, INPUT 2, and the built-in mic. INPUT 1 and the built-in mic are mutually exclusive. A switch selects one of these for use as input source.

To use the built-in mic, press the [MIC] key in the input section so that the key is lit.

When the unit is in a mode where the built-in mic can be used, the [MIC] key in the input section ﬂashes. If you press the key so that it is lit, the built-in mic will be active instead of INPUT 1. Depending on the insert effect settings, the built-in mic may not be available. In this case, the [MIC] key is out.

[MIC] key [MIC] key

lit lit

[MIC] key [MIC] key

flashing flashing

[MIC] key [MIC] key

out out

The INPUT [ON/OFF] keys 1/2 and [MIC] key lighting status with various input selections is shown below.

• Input source = INPUT 1 connector

• Input source = INPUT 2 connector

• Input source = Built-in mic

Lit Lit Out

• Input source = INPUT 1 connector + INPUT 2 connector

Built-in mic is Built-in mic is

active active

(INPUT 1 is (INPUT 1 is

inactive) inactive)

Use the INPUT [ON/OFF] keys 1/2 to select the input source.

The INPUT [ON/OFF] keys 1/2 control the INPUT 1 connector (or built-in mic) and INPUT 2 connector respectively. When a key is lit, the signal from that input

Built-in mic is Built-in mic is

available available

(INPUT 1 is (INPUT 1 is

active) active)

Built-in mic is Built-in mic is

not available not available

(INPUT 1 is (INPUT 1 is

active) active)

• Input source = Built-in mic + INPUT 2 connector

Lit Lit Lit

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CLEAN Standard

While playing your instrument, adjust the [INPUT] control for the input(s) selected in step 2, to adjust the input sensitivity.

The sensitivity of INPUT 1 and the built-in mic is adjusted with the [INPUT] 1 control. The sensitivity of INPUT 2 is adjusted with the [INPUT] 2 control. Make adjustments so that the [PEAK] indicator in the input section ﬂickers slightly when you play your instrument at its loudest volume.

Flickers

occasionally

0 (dB) segment

Input 1 recording level

The input signal level can be checked with the level meter IN 1/IN 2 bars in the display.

2.2 Applying the insert effect

The insert effect can be applied to a point immediately after the input, to the output of any track, or immediately before the [MASTER] fader. The insert effect actually is a multi-effect unit that contains a number of single effects (effect modules) such as compressor, distortion, and delay, connected in series. When you apply the insert effect to the input signal, you can record the processed signal on a track. The following steps show how to apply an insert effect suitable for guitar/bass.

Press the [INPUT SRC] key in the effect section.

The indication “IN” (input) appears on the second line of the display. In this condition, you can select the insert effect position. In the default condition of a patch, “IN” is selected. If

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another setting is currently displayed, turn the dial to select “IN”.

IN SRC IN

Press the [INSERT EFFECT] key in the effect section.

The display changes as follows. From this screen, you can select the insert effect algorithm (combination of effect modules used simultaneously) and patch (effect program).

Algorithm name

CLEAN Standard

Patch name Patch number

The MRS-8 has eight algorithms with multiple patch selections for each algorithm. To use the insert effect, select the algorithm ﬁrst and then call up one of the patches in that algorithm.

Use the cursor up/down keys to select the algorithm.

The following algorithms are available.

• CLEAN

• DIST

• ACO/BASS SIM (shown on the display as “Ac/ BsSIM”)

• BASS

These algorithms are suitable for recording guitar/bass.

• MIC

An algorithm suitable for vocals and other microphone recordings.

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• LINE

An algorithm suitable mainly for recording line-level output instruments such as synthesizer or electric piano.

• Dual MIC

An algorithm for two entirely separate mono input and mono output channels, for use with two microphones.

• MASTERING (shown on the display as “MASTRING”)

An algorithm suitable for processing the ﬁnal stereo mixdown signal.

HINT

In the default condition of a project, the CLEAN algorithm is selected for the insert effect.

NOTE

When a patch of the CLEAN, DIST, ACO/BASS SIM, or BASS algorithms is selected, the built-in mic cannot be used. But when the insert effect is temporarily bypassed, when “CABINET” is selected on the PRE AMP/DRIVE module, or when the module is turned off, you can use the built-in mic.

Set the [MASTER] fader to 0 (dB). While playing your instrument to check the sound, use the dial to select the patch.

0 dB

300 patches can be used with the insert effect. The effect type and intensity for a patch can be adjusted as needed. The patches available with the different algorithms are listed below.

Algorithm

CLEAN DIST ACO/BASS SIM BASS MIC LINE DUAL MIC MASTERING

Patch number

0 – 29 0 – 49 0 – 19 0 – 19 0 – 49 0 – 49 0 – 49 0 – 29

HINT

When “EMPTY” is shown as the patch name, the patch is empty. Selecting such a patch will have no effect.

NOTE

Depending on the selected algorithm, the input/output signal routing will change (

To adjust the signal level recorded on a track, press the [TRACK PARAMETER] key in the control section and then press the INPUT [ON/OFF] key.

The insert effect output level may change according to the selected patch. When recording with the insert effect applied, you will have to adjust the recording level according to the selected patch.

Press the cursor down key repeatedly to bring up the indication “REC LVL” on the second line of the display.

The display changes as follows. The REC LVL parameter shown on this screen indicates the signal level after passing the insert effect, which will be recorded on the track.

Turn the dial to adjust the recording level.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key.

p. 94).

→

INPUT REC LVL

100

HINT

•To record without using the insert effect, press the [INSERT EFFECT] key in the effect section repeatedly until the key goes out. While the key is out, the insert effect is bypassed.

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• When the insert effect is bypassed for recording, setting the REC LVL parameter to 100 (default) results in unity gain (the recording level same as the input level).

2.3 Selecting a track and recording

Now we will select a track and record the input sound (with the insert effect applied) on that track.

From the main screen, repeatedly press the status key of the recording track until the key is lit in red.

Lit in red

The audio track status keys are used to select the recording track and to switch muting for each track on and off. Each time you press a status key, the key will cycle through the following states.

Status key

Lit in green Out Lit in red

Mute off Mute on Selected as

When all status keys are green, the input signal will not be sent to the tracks and will go directly to the [MASTER] fader. (Panning and send/return effect depth can be adjusted in this case.)

Recording track not selected

One Input source

Two Input sources

recording track

MASTER

Track 1

Track 2

MASTER

Track 1

Track 2

When a status key is red, the track is in the recording standby condition and the input signal is assigned to that track. If a mono track (1 – 4) has been selected as recording track, the signal routing will be as follows.

Mono track selected

One Input source

Two Input sources

Track 1

Track 2

Track 1

Track 2

MASTER

If a stereo track has been selected as recording track, the signal routing will change as shown below. Except for the V-take selection, the parameters for left/right stereo tracks are set to the same values. This is useful for recording from a stereo source such as a synthesizer or CD player.

Stereo track selected

MASTER

7/8

Tw o Input sources

Track 7／8

HINT

•You can select up to two tracks for recording, either one stereo track or two mono tracks. To select two mono tracks, press the ﬁrst status key of an odd/even-numbered pair so that it is lit in red, and then hold down that key and press the other key so that it also is lit in red.

• If the input signal is mono, selecting a pair of stereo tracks as target will ensure that the left/right spread added by certain insert effect settings is preserved in recording.

Set the fader for the recording track and the [MASTER] fader to 0 (dB). Then adjust the volume of the monitor system while playing your instrument.

To begin recording, press the ZERO [U] key to return to the beginning of the song. Then hold down the REC [O] key and press the PLAY [R] key.

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Both keys light up, and a pre-count of 4 beats is heard. Then recording will begin. Record the ﬁrst instrument track while listening to the guide rhythm from the rhythm section.

HINT

• The number and the sound of the pre-count clicks can be changed (→ p. 43).

• If the input signal is distorted, refer to steps 2.1 and 2.2 to readjust the input sensitivity and recording level.

When you have ﬁnished recording, press the STOP [P] key.

The REC [O] key and PLAY [R] key go out, and recording will stop. The indication “wait...” is brieﬂy shown on the display, and then the main screen reappears.

HINT

The duration of the “wait...” period may differ. Never turn power to the unit off while “wait...” is being shown on the display. Otherwise recorded data may be lost and damage to the unit may occur.

To listen to the recorded content, press the ZERO [U] key to return to the beginning of the song (counter zero position), and then press the PLAY [R] key.

The track will be played back together with the selected guide rhythm from the rhythm section.

HINT

•You can specify a position in minutes/seconds/milliseconds or measures/beats/ticks and move directly to that point (

35).

• By setting marks at the desired points, you can quickly jump to these points (

→

p. 35).

→

To stop playback, press the STOP [P] key.

To redo the recording, repeat steps 3 – 5.

When you are satisﬁed with the recorded content, press the status key of the recording track until it is lit in green.

The recording standby condition of the track is canceled.

HINT

•A recorded track can be copied, deleted, or edited (

• By switching the V-take for the track on which you have recorded, you can record again on the track without erasing the current recording.

→

p. 44).

Basic operation of transport keys

REW [T] key

Moves the current position back in 1-second steps. Movement speed can be increased by holding down the REW [T] key and pressing the FF [Y] key.

ZERO [U] key

Returns the recorder to the start position (counter zero position).

STOP [P] key

Stops the recorder.

PLAY [R] key

Starts recorder playback from the current position.

FF [Y] key

Moves the current position forward in 1-second steps. Movement speed can be increased by holding down the FF [Y] key and pressing the REW [T] key.

REC [O] key

If you press the PLAY [R] key while holding down this key, recording starts. Pressing the key during playback causes punch-in and pressing the key during recording causes punch-out (→p. 37).

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Step 3: Overdubbing

In this step, you will learn how to record another instrument on another track, while listening to the content you recorded in step 2. Adding parts in this way is called “overdubbing”.

3.1 Making settings for input sensitivity and insert effect

As in step 2, select the input source, adjust input sensitivity and recording level, and make settings for the insert effect.

Connect the next instrument you want to record, and adjust input sensitivity in the same way as in step 2.1.

Select the algorithm and patch for the insert effect in the same way as in step 2.2.

When the setting is complete, press the [EXIT] key to return to the main screen.

3.2 Selecting a track and recording

Now you’re ready to record the second instrument on another track, while listening to the content of the ﬁrst track and the guide rhythm.

Repeatedly press the status key of the track on which to record, until the key is lit in red.

This track is now in the recording standby condition. Verify that the status key of the recorded track and the [RHYTHM] status key are lit in green.

Set the [MASTER] fader to 0 (dB) and use the fader of the recording track to adjust the monitoring level.

If necessary, set the recorder to playback and operate the faders to adjust the monitor level balance between the recorded track and the track to record.

To begin recording, press the ZERO [U] key to return to the beginning of the song.

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Then hold down the REC [O] key and press the PLAY [R] key.

After the pre-count, recording on the new track will begin. Record your instrument while listening to the guide rhythm and the recorded track.

When you have ﬁnished recording, press the STOP [P] key.

The indication “wait...” is brieﬂy shown on the display, and then the main screen reappears.

To check the recorded content, press the ZERO [U] key once more to return to the beginning of the song, and press the PLAY [R] key.

The guide rhythm of the rhythm section and the previously recorded track will be played back along with the newly recorded track. Use the faders as necessary to adjust the level balance.

To stop playback, press the STOP [P] key.

HINT

To r edo the recording, repeat steps 3 – 5. You can also start rerecording from partly into the track and use the punch-in/ punch-out function (

When you are satisﬁed with the recorded content, press the status key of the recording track until it is lit in green.

The recording condition for that track is turned off. You can now record more tracks in the same way.

p. 37) to redo a limited passage only.

→

HINT

The maximum number of tracks that can be recorded is 8. But even when all 8 tracks have been ﬁlled, you can still use the bounce function (also called ping-pong recording) to move the contents from multiple tracks onto 1 or 2 tracks. Then you can select another V-take for the bounce source tracks and record more (

p. 40).

→

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Step 4: Mixing

When you have ﬁnished recording all tracks, you can use the built-in mixer to adjust parameters such as volume level, EQ (equalizer), and panning (stereo left/right positioning) to create the stereo mix.

4.1 Adjusting volume, panning, and EQ

Adjust the volume, panning, and equalization for each track by controlling the track parameters of the built-in mixer.

To adjust the volume balance between tracks, operate the faders in the fader section.

By operating the faders of a pair of stereo tracks, you can adjust the left/right level together.

NOTE

In some cases, the current fader position may not match the volume setting value for a track stored in a project (such as when the fader was moved for another project and then the previous project was called again). In such a case, the volume may not change until the fader setting has been changed to a certain extent.

If an input signal is not required, press the lit INPUT [ON/OFF] key so that the key goes out.

While the INPUT [ON/OFF] key is lit, the signal from that input will be added to the stereo mix. If the input signal is not required, the key should be turned off.

To adjust EQ and panning for each track, press the [TRACK PARAMETER] key in the display section.

You now can adjust various track parameters such as equalization and panning for each track.

Use the cursor left/right keys or the status keys to select the track for which you want to make a setting.

The status key for the currently selected track is lit in orange.

To add the drum/bass track to the mix, operate the [RHYTHM] fader after switching the [DRUM/BASS] key between lit (drum track selected) and out (bass track selected). This will adjust the drum/bass track mixing balance. To control the mute/on status, select the drum or bass track with the [DRUM/BASS] key and then press the [RHYTHM] status key. The signal level for each track can be checked with the respective bars in the display.

Track 1 – 8 signal level

Lit in orange

TR2 EQ HI G

While a track parameter is shown, you can use the status keys and cursor left/right keys to switch tracks. The cursor left/right keys cycle through the following selections: drum track → bass track → audio track 1 – 8.

Use the cursor up/down keys to bring up the parameter that you want to adjust.

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The parameters that can be selected for tracks 1 – 8 and for drum/bass track are listed in the table below.

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Track parameter list

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Parameter

EQ HI GAIN

EQ HI FREQUENCY

EQ LOW GAIN

EQ LOW FREQUENCY

EFX SEND LEVEL

PAN

V-TAKE (tracks 1 – 8 only)

FADER STEREO LINK

(tracks 1 – 4 only)

Turn the dial to select the setting value.

Display Setting range Description

EQ HI G

EQ HI F

EQ LO G

EQ LO F

EFX SEND

PAN

TR x-y

FADER

ST LINK

-12 – +12dB

500 – 18000(Hz)

-12 – +12dB

40 – 1600(Hz)

0 – 100

L100 – 0 – R100

x=1 – 8, y=1 – 10

0 – 127

ON/OFF

HINT

By pressing the [ENTER] key while an EQ parameter or the EFX SEND LEVEL parameter is displayed, you can switch that parameter (EQ HI, EQ LO, effect send) on and off.

Repeat steps 4 – 6 to adjust other parameters.

By using the cursor left/right keys or the status keys to select other tracks, you can adjust the parameters for these tracks.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key.

HINT

Some track parameters (EQ, panning etc.) can also be used for the drum/bass track and input signals.

Adjusts high frequency EQ boost/cut.

Selects turnover frequency for high frequency EQ.

Adjusts low frequency EQ boost/cut.

Selects turnover frequency for low frequency EQ.

Adjusts signal level sent to send/return effect.

Adjusts panning (left/right positioning) for the track. For tracks 5/6, 7/8, and the drum track, this adjusts the left/right balance.

Selects the V-take to use for the track (→p. 32). x is the track number and y is the V-take number.

Adjusts the fader setting.

Links the parameters for tracks 1/2 or 3/4 (→p. 60).

4.2 Applying the send/return effect

The track signals sent to the internal mixer can be individually processed by an effect that is connected internally to the send/return loop of the mixer. (This is called the send/return effect.)

SEND LEVEL

Send/return

effect

The intensity of the send/return effect can be adjusted for each track by using the send level parameter (which controls the signal level that is sent to the effect). Increasing this parameter will result in stronger effect action.

This section describes how to adjust the send level for each track.

Send

Return

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Selecting the send/return effect patch

From the main screen, press the [SEND/ RETURN] key in the effect section.

The display changes as follows. From this screen, you can select the send/return effect patch.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key.

HINT

If no recording track is selected, you can apply the insert effect to the input signal.

SEND VoChorus

Patch name Patch number

Turn the dial to select the patch.

The send/return effect has 60 patches (of which 40 are preprogrammed).

HINT

In the default condition of a project, the send level for the send/return effect is set to zero for each track. Therefore you need to raise the setting to verify the sound produced by the effect.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key.

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Adjusting the send/return effect intensity

From the main screen, press the [TRACK PARAMETER] key in the display section, and then use the cursor left/right keys or the status keys to select the track for which you want to adjust the send level.

Use the cursor up/down keys to bring up the indication “EFX SEND” onto the second line of the display.

In this condition, you can adjust the send level for the track.

TR4 EFX SEND

While playing the song, turn the dial to adjust the send level value for the track.

Adjust the send level for other tracks in the same way.

Send level value

4.3 Applying the insert effect to a track

You can apply the insert effect to the output of any track (audio track or drum/bass track), so that it post-processes the output signal of the track.

From the main screen, press the [INPUT SRC] key in the effect section.

The currently selected insert location appears on the display.

IN SRC IN

Use the status keys or turn the dial to bring up the track to which you want to apply the insert effect on the second line of the display.

The status key of the selected track lights up.

IN SRC TR1

HINT

If required, you can use the effect on two mono tracks. To do this, press the status keys for an odd-numbered and evennumbered track together, or turn the dial to select a mono track x 2 as insert target (TR 1/2, TR 3/4).

Press the [INSERT EFFECT] key in the effect section.

The screen for selecting the insert effect algorithm/patch appears.

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Use the cursor up/down keys to select the

algorithm, and turn the dial to select the patch.

The currently selected algorithm/patch is shown on the display. If required, switch the patch while playing the song to check the sound. When you ﬁnish checking it, stop the song and press the [EXIT] key to return to the main screen.

HINT

By using the bounce function (→ p. 40), you can record the processed track on an empty V-take. This lets you retain the processed sound and then apply the insert effect at another position.

Step 5: Mixdown

When the mix is ready, you can transfer it onto two tracks to create the ﬁnished song. This procedure is called “mixdown”. For mixdown, you can either use the MASTER OUTPUT connectors and record the song on an external recorder, or you can record the song on the internal master track of the MRS-8. The master track is a dedicated pair of stereo tracks that is separate from the normal audio tracks. When you select the master track as recording track, the signal immediately after the [MASTER] fader is recorded.

To master

track

This section explains the mixdown procedure for recording on the master track.

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5.1 Using the mastering effect

By applying the insert effect immediately before the [MASTER] fader, you can process the stereo mix signal for mixdown. If you select a patch of the MASTERING algorithm, you can adjust the sound pressure and tonal quality of the ﬁnal mix during mastering.

NOTE

While the insert effect is inserted immediately before the [MASTER] fader, you cannot use the effect for processing the input signal or for post-processing a recorded track.

Press the [INPUT SRC] key.

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IN SRC MASTER

MASTRING PlusAlfa

The current insert effect position is shown on the display.

Turn the dial to bring up the indication “MASTER” on the second line of the display.

IN SRC MASTER

The insert effect is now inserted immediately before the [MASTER] fader.

When the setting is complete, press the [EXIT] key to return to the main screen.

Press the [INSERT EFFECT] key and use the cursor up/down keys to bring up the indication “MASTRING” on the ﬁrst line of the display.

The insert effect algorithm is switched to MASTERING. The second line of the display shows the currently selected patch.

MASTRING PlusAlfa

While playing the song, turn the dial to select the patch.

If desired, you can edit the patch to modify the effect further (→ p. 95). If the sound is distorted when you apply the mastering effect, verify that the sound of each track is not distorted and then lower the overall fader setting.

When you have checked the sound, stop the song and press the [EXIT] key.

The main screen returns.

5.2 Mixdown onto the master track

After the mastering effect settings have been made, record the ﬁnal mix on the master track.

From the main screen, press the ZERO [U] key to return to the beginning of the song.

Press the PLAY [R] key to play the song, and operate the [MASTER] fader to adjust the volume of the stereo mix.

The signal level after the [MASTER] fader can be checked by observing the rightmost bars of the level meter in the display. If the 0 dB segment lights up during play, ﬁne-tune the signal level by turning down the [MASTER] fader. After checking the level, press the STOP [P] key.

Left channel signal level Right channel signal

Repeatedly press the [MASTER] status key until the key lights up in red.

Lit in red

The master track is now selected for recording.

HINT

While the [MASTER] status key is lit in red, the other tracks can be operated normally. This lets you ﬁne-tune the mixing balance also at this stage.

Press the ZERO [U] key to return to the beginning of the song. Then hold down the REC [O] key and press the PLAY [R] key.

Recording on the master track starts.

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When recording is completed, press the STOP [P] key.

To play the master track, repeatedly press the [MASTER] status key until it is lit in green.

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While the [MASTER] status key is lit in green, the master track can be played. During this period, the signals from all other tracks are muted. The insert and send/return effects are also disabled.

Return to the beginning of the song, and press the PLAY [R] key.

The master track is played back. The playback volume can be adjusted with the [MASTER] fader.

To stop playback, press the STOP [P] key.

To return the tracks and effects to normal operation, press the [MASTER] status key so that the key goes out.

Muting of the tracks and the effect bypass condition is canceled, and the unit reverts to the original condition.

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HINT

• Like the other tracks, the master track also has 10 V-takes. This lets you switch the V-take and create different versions with different mixing balance (

• The contents of the master track can be edited later (→ p. 44).

•You can play the master tracks of multiple projects in succession (

→

p. 111).

→

p. 32).

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TR 3- 1 GTR 3- 1

This chapter explains the various audio recording and playback functions.

V-takes

Each audio track (1 – 8) and the master track contains ten virtual tracks, called “V-takes”. For each track, you can select one such take, which will be used for recording and playback. For example, you can switch V-takes as you record multiple vocal or guitar solos on the same track, and later compare them and select the best V-take.

V-takes selected for tracks 1 - 8 and master track

-takes

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8 9

234 5/6 7/8

Tracks

Master track

HINT

For stereo tracks (tracks 5/6, 7/8), you can select a separate V-take for the odd-numbered and even-numbered track.

Switching V-takes

Here’s how to switch the V-take used by the audio tracks or the master track.

From the main screen, press the [TRACK PARAMETER] key in the display section.

You can now select various track parameters.

Use the cursor up/down keys to bring up the indication “TR x-yy” on the display (where x is the track number and yy is the V-take number).

The V-take name is shown on the second line of the display.

HINT

• If you select a V-take on which nothing is recorded, the

• If you select the master track, “M” is shown as the track

HINT

When you select a stereo track with a status key, each push of the key toggles between the odd-numbered track and even-numbered track.

The main screen appears again.

A V-take that has been recorded will be automatically assigned an 8-character name, according to the following pattern. (x denotes the track number, and yy the V-take number.)

• GTR x-yy

V-take recorded through CLEAN, DIST, or ACO/BS SIM algorithm of insert effect

Track number

-take name

indication “NO DATA” appears.

number.

Use the cursor left/right keys or the status keys to select the track for which to switch the V-take.

TR 1- 1 GTR 1- 1

TR 3- 1 GTR 3- 1

Turn the dial to select the V-take.

Repeat steps 3 – 4 as necessary, to select a V-take for each track.

To ﬁnish, press the [EXIT] key.

Changing the V-take name

V-take number

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• BAS x-yy

TR 1- 1 GTR 1- 1

TakeName

TR 2- 1

V-take recorded through BASS algorithm of insert effect

• MIC x-yy

V-take recorded through MIC algorithm of insert effect

• LIN x-yy

V-take recorded through LINE algorithm of insert effect

• DUL x-yy

V-take recorded through DUAL MIC algorithm of insert effect

• MAS x-yy

V-take recorded through MASTERING algorithm of insert effect

• BYP x-yy

V-take recorded without passing through insert effect

• BOU x-yy

V-take recorded using the bounce function or rhythm recording function

You can change the assigned name of a V-take as follows.

From the main screen, press the [TRACK PARAMETER] key in the display section.

Use the cursor up/down keys to bring up the indication “TR x-yy” on the display (where x is the track number and yy is the V-take number).

TR 1- 1 GTR 1- 1

Use the cursor left/right keys or the status keys to select the track for which to change the V-take name.

NOTE

If you select a V-take on which nothing is recorded, the indication “NO DATA” appears and the name cannot be edited.

Press the [EDIT] key.

The cursor (ﬂashing box) appears on the ﬁrst character of the V-take name. This indicates that you can change the V-take name.

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Cursor

±TR 2- 1

Use the cursor left/right keys to move the cursor to the character to change, and use the dial or the pads and keys in the rhythm section to select the character.

During character input, you can use the cursor left/right keys to move the input position. Characters can be input either by turning the dial or pressing the pads and keys of the rhythm section, as described below.

• Deleting a character

Move the cursor to the character to delete, and press the [EDIT] key. The character is deleted and subsequent characters move one position to the left.

• Entering a character with the dial

The dial changes the character under the cursor. Turn the dial until the desired character is shown. The following characters can be selected.

Numerals: Letters: Symbols:

• Entering a character with the rhythm section pads and keys

Move the cursor to the input position and repeatedly press the respective pad or key to enter a numeral, letter, or symbol. The pad/key assignments are shown below.

Pad 8

Letter: WXYZ wxyz

Numeral: 8

Pad 7

Letter: TUV tuv Numeral: 7

Pad 4

Letter: JKL jkl Numeral: 4

Pad 1

Letter: ABC abc Numeral: 1

When you press a pad or key, the character is inserted and

0 – 9 A – Z, a – z (space) ! “ # $ % & ‘ ( ) * + , – . / : ; < > = ? @ [ ] ^ _ ` { } \ ˜

[SONG/PATTERN] key

Symbol: x +

Pad 2

Letter: DEF def Numeral: 2

[DRUM/BASS] key

Numeral: 0

[TEMPO] key

Symbol: ( )

Pad 9

Symbol: !?@& Numeral: 9

Pad 5

Letter: MNO mno Numeral: 5

Pad 6

Letter: PQRS pqrs Numeral: 6

Pad 3

Letter: GHI ghi Numeral: 3

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TakeName

TakeName BA

TakeName BAS

TakeName BASS

subsequent characters move one position to the right. To clear the old name ﬁrst, press the [EDIT] key repeatedly until all characters are erased, and then start the input procedure.

When all characters are cleared and you press pad 1 repeatedly, the character under the cursor changes in the order A → B → C → 1 → A → B ...

TakeName TR 1- 1

[EDIT] key

TakeName ±

Press repeatedly

Pad 1

TakeName A

TakeName B

TakeName C

TakeName 1

To switch between upper and lower case, press the cursor down key. The currently selected case is indicated by the “A” or “a” shown on the second line of the display. You can change the case of a letter after you have already input it by pressing the cursor down key immediately afterwards.

TakeName A

Upper case

character

Lower case

character

TakeName A

Cursor down key

TakeName a

Case indication

By pressing another pad or key after entering a character, the cursor will move to the next position, without the need for pressing the cursor key. If the next character to input is assigned to the same pad, you must ﬁrst press the cursor right key once to move the cursor, and then enter the character. An example for entering “BASS” from scratch is shown below.

TakeName

Pad 1

Cursor [R] key

Pad 1

Pad6

Cursor [

Pad 6

NOTE

The space character and some symbols (“ # $ % ‘, – . / : ; < > = [ ] ^ _ ` { } \ ˜ ) cannot be entered with the pads and keys of the rhythm section.

Repeat step 5 to complete the desired name.

To ﬁnish, press the [EXIT] key.

The main screen appears again.

HINT

If the contents of a V-take are erased, the name reverts to “NO DATA”.

Press x2

Press x1

Press x4

TakeName B

TakeName BA

TakeName BAS

] key

TakeName BASS

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Moving to a desired point in the song (locate function)

Using the counter indication on the display, you can specify a location within the song in time units (minutes/ seconds/milliseconds) or in measure units (measures/ beats/ticks), and move to that location.

Seconds

Minutes Milliseconds Beats

Verify that the transport is stopped and the main screen is shown.

The locate function can only be used when the transport is stopped.

Use the cursor left/right keys to move the ﬂashing part to the unit to change.

The unit that can be changed is indicated by the ﬂashing value.

Turn the dial to change the value.

When you change the displayed value, the recorder immediately moves to the new location. Pressing the PLAY [R] key starts playback from that point.

HINT

• While the transport is stopped, the REW [T can be used to move backward or forward in 1-second steps.

• If you have set marks using the marker function, you can use the locate function to move among marks. For details, see the next section.

Measures Ticks

6- 0 13 240 2- 8

] / FF [Y

] keys

Setting marks in a song (marker function)

This function lets you set index information (marks) at any position in a song. Up to 100 marks can be set in one project. When you have speciﬁed marks, it is easy to jump to them at any time. This is useful to quickly repeat playback from a certain point during a mixing operation.

Setting a mark

Here’s how to assign a mark at the desired location in a song.

Locate the point where you want to assign a mark.

A mark can be assigned either during playback or when the transport is stopped.

Press the [MARK/CLEAR] key in the control section.

A mark is assigned to the current location. The mark number appears in the MARKER ﬁeld at the bottom right of the display. When the current position matches the mark, a marker icon appears to the right of the mark number.

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Mark number

Mark numbers (01 – 99) are assigned automatically in ascending order from the beginning of the song. If you add a new mark between two existing marks, the subsequent marks will be renumbered.

Mark

00 01 02 03 04

number

Song

Mark

number

Song

01 02 03 04 05

HINT

Mark number 00 is already set at the beginning of the song (the counter zero location).

Marker icon

Add a mark

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Locating a mark

This section explains how to select a mark and move to its position. This can be done in two ways: you can use dedicated keys to jump to marks in the vicinity, or you can specify the mark number directly.

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Locating the next or previous mark

From the main screen, press either the MARKER [U] or [I] key in the control section.

Each time you press the key, the unit jumps to the next mark before or after the current location.

Mark

Song

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Specifying the mark number to locate

From the main screen, use the cursor left/ right keys to cause the mark number to ﬂash.

In this condition, the mark number can be changed.

06- 2- 8

Turn the dial to select the desired mark number.

As soon as the number is changed, the recorder jumps to that number.

Current location

Mark number flashes

Deleting a mark

Here’s how to delete a mark that you assigned.

Locate the mark to delete.

The mark whose number is shown in the MARKER ﬁeld can be deleted. A mark can only be deleted when it exactly matches the current location. Make sure that the mark icon is shown. If not, use the MARKER [U] / [I] keys to jump to the exact marker point.

Press the [MARK/CLEAR] key in the control section.

The selected mark will be deleted, and subsequent marks will be renumbered.

HINT

• It is not possible to delete the mark (number 00) located at the beginning of the song.

•A deleted mark cannot be recovered.

Playing back the same passage repeatedly (A-B repeat function)

A-B repeat is a function that automatically plays only a speciﬁed section of a song. This is useful to listen to the same passage repeatedly.

Move to the point where repeat playback should start, and press the [A-B REPEAT] key in the control section.

The key ﬂashes, and the repeat start location (point A) is set.

HINT

The A/B point can be speciﬁed either during playback or when the MRS-8 is stopped.

Move to the point where repeat playback should end, and press the [A-B REPEAT] key once more.

The [A-B REPEAT] key changes from ﬂashing to constantly lit, and the repeat end location (point B) is set.

NOTE

If you specify a point B that is located earlier than point A, the region from points B

To redo the A/B point setting, press the [AB REPEAT] key so that it goes out, and then repeat the procedure from step 1.

To begin repeat playback, press the PLAY [R] key.

When point B is reached, the recorder jumps to point A, and playback resumes.

A will be played repeatedly.

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To stop repeat playback, press the STOP [P] key.

To turn off repeat playback, press the [A-B REPEAT] key.

The key goes out, and repeat playback is turned off. The A/B point locations will be erased.

Re-recording only a speciﬁed region (punch-in/ out function)

Punch-in/out is a function that lets you re-record just a speciﬁed region of a previously recorded track. The action of switching a currently-playing track to record mode is called “punch-in”, and the action of switching back from recording to playback is called “punch-out”. The MRS-8 provides two ways to do this. You can use the panel keys to punch-in/out manually (“manual punch-in/ out”), or you can cause punch-in/out to occur automatically at previously speciﬁed points (“auto punch-in/out”).

Manual punch-in/out

To re-record a part of a track using the panel keys, proceed as follows.

Raise the fader of the track on which to perform punch-in/out to a suitable position.

Press the status key of that track repeatedly, until the key is lit in red.

Play your instrument connected to the INPUT jack and adjust the input sensitivity and recording level as required.

For information on how to adjust input sensitivity and recording level, see page 15.

Locate a point shortly before the intended punch-in point, and press the PLAY [R] key to begin playback.

When you come to the punch-in point, press the REC [O] key.

The REC [O] key lights up, and the MRS-8 switches from playback to recording.

When you come to the intended punch-out point, press the REC [O] key once more.

The REC [O] key goes out, and the MRS-8 switches from recording to playback.

To stop the recorder, press the STOP [P] key.

To check the newly recorded content, locate to a point before the punch-in point, and press the PLAY [R] key.

Auto punch-in/out

Auto punch-in/out is a function that lets you specify beforehand the region to be re-recorded. This is convenient when you cannot operate the MRS-8 because you are playing the instrument yourself, or when very fast playback/record switching is required.

In point Out point

Tra ck

In order to perform auto punch-in/out, you must ﬁrst specify the In point (the point where the recorder switches from playback to record) and Out point (the point where the recorder switches from record to playback), and then perform the recording operation.

Raise the fader of the track on which to perform punch-in/out to a suitable position.

Play your instrument connected to the INPUT jack and adjust the input sensitivity and recording level as required.

For information on how to adjust input sensitivity and recording level, see page 15.

Locate the point where punch-in should occur, and press the [AUTO PUNCH I/O] key.

The key ﬂashes. This sets the “In point” at which recording will begin.

Locate the point where punch-out should occur, and press the [AUTO PUNCH I/O] key once more.

The key changes from ﬂashing to solidly lit. This sets the “Out point” at which recording will end. While the key is lit, auto punch-in/out is active.

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Repeatedly press the status key for the track on which to perform punch-in/out, until the key is lit in red.

Use the Locate function to go to a spot

before the In point.

If the current location is outside the region between the In and Out points, the status key ﬂashes in red. When the current location is between the In point and Out points, the status key is lit in red. In this case, use the locate function once again to go to a point that is earlier than the In point.

To rehearse the auto punch-in/out process, press the PLAY [R] key.

The MRS-8 will begin playing. When you reach the In point, the track on which you are punching in/out will be muted. When you reach the Out point, muting is defeated. (You are always able to monitor the input signal during this time.) Performing this action does not delete or record anything on the track. To change the positions of the In point or Out point, press the [AUTO PUNCH I/O] key so that the key goes out, and then repeat steps 3 – 4. When you are ﬁnished rehearsing, move again to a location earlier than the In point.

To actually perform auto punch-in/out, hold down the REC [O] key and press the PLAY [R] key.

The MRS-8 will begin playing. When you reach the In point, recording begins automatically (punch-in). When you reach the Out point, recording ends automatically and playback resumes (punch-out).

When you are ﬁnished recording, press the STOP [P] key.

10.

To listen to the recorded result, repeatedly press the status key for the track on which you recorded, until the key is lit green. Then move to a location earlier than the In point, and press the PLAY [R] key.

To re-do the punch-in/punch-out recording, repeat steps 5 – 9.

11.

When you are satisﬁed with the recording, press the [AUTO PUNCH I/O] key so that the key goes out.

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

Recording several tracks on a master track (mixdown function)

This section explains how to play recorded audio tracks as well as drum/bass track sounds and record them as a stereo mix on a master track (mixdown).

About the master track

The master track is a set of stereo tracks that is separate from the normal audio tracks. The most common use of the master track is as a track on which the end result of a mixdown process is recorded. The MRS-8 offers one master track for each project. Similar to the regular audio tracks, the master track also has ten virtual tracks (V-takes). This allows you to record different mixes on several V-takes and select the optimum take later. When you switch the master track to the recording condition, the signal after passing the [MASTER] fader (the same signal as available from the MASTER OUTPUT jacks) is recorded on the master track.

Master

track

HINT

It is possible to play the master tracks of several projects in succession (

p. 111).

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TR 4- 1 GTR 4- 1

TR M- 1 NO DATA

Master track mixdown steps

Here’s how to mix audio tracks and the drum/bass track sound onto two stereo channels and record these on the master track.

Press the [TRACK PARAMETER] key in the display section and use the cursor up/down keys to bring up the indication “TR x-yy” on the display (where x is the track number and yy is the V-take number).

TR 4- 1 GTR 4- 1

Use the [MASTER] status key or the cursor left/right keys to select the master track.

The name of the V-take selected for the master track is shown. (If there is noting recorded on the V-take, the indication “NO DATA” is shown.)

TR M- 1 NO DATA

Use the dial to select the V-take.

When you have selected the V-take, press the [EXIT] key to return to the main screen.

From the main screen, press the [MASTER] status key so that the key is lit in red.

The master track is now ready for recording. The signal after passing the [MASTER] fader will be sent to the master track. The other tracks operate normally, also while the [MASTER] status key is lit in red.

Press the PLAY [R] key to start playback and adjust the mixing balance.

The individual track level settings as well as panning, insert effect, and send/return effect settings all have an inﬂuence on the signal that is sent to the master track. Adjust levels while watching the L/R level meter, and make sure that no signal clipping occurs.

To carry out the mixdown operation, press the ZERO [U] key to return to the beginning of the song, and then press the PLAY [R] key while holding down the REC [O] key.

Recording on the master track starts.

When recording is complete, press the STOP [P] key.

Playing the master track

To play the recorded master track, proceed as follows.

From the main screen, press the [MASTER] status key repeatedly until the key is lit in green.

The master track is now ready for playback. In this mode, all other status keys are out and the audio tracks and drum/bass track are muted. The insert and send/return effects are also switched off.

Master

track

Press the ZERO [U] key to return to the beginning of the song, and then press the PLAY [R] key.

Playback of the master track starts. To adjust the playback volume, use the [MASTER] fader.

To stop recorder playback, press the STOP [P] key.

To cancel the master track playback mode, press the [MASTER] status key so that the key goes out.

Muting for the audio tracks and drum/bass track is canceled, and the unit returns to the previous condition.

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Combining multiple tracks on one or two tracks (bounce function)

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the indication “BOUNCE RECTRACK” on the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

The current setting is shown.

“Bounce” is a function that mixes the sound from the audio tracks and drum/bass track, and records them on a mono or stereo audio track. (This is sometimes called “ping-pong recording”.) You might bounce the contents of tracks 1 – 6 onto tracks 7/8 and then switch the V-takes of tracks 1 – 6 to record new versions of your performance. If necessary, you can play back all tracks 1 – 8, and bounce the signal onto an empty V-take of a selected track.

HINT

•You can mix the signals from the [INPUT] jacks into the bounce recording.

•You can bounce the drum/bass track only, while playing back all other tracks ( hitting the pads while listening to the audio tracks.

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p. 42). This lets you record a drum ﬁll-in by

Making bounce settings

Before using the bounce function, make the required settings as follows.

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Selecting operation status of bounce destination track(s)

By default, the bounce destination recording track(s) will be automatically muted. This is to prevent the content of the track being mixed to the bounced signal. To play back the V-take of a track while you bouncerecord onto another V-take of that track, use the following procedure to change the internal setting so that the recording track(s) will also play back.

From the main screen, press the [SYSTEM/ UTILITY] key.

The indication “SYSTEM PROJECT” appears on the display.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the indication “SYSTEM BOUNCE” on the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

RECTRACK MUTE

The indications have the following meaning.

• MUTE:

The recording track(s) will be muted (default setting).

• PLAY:

The recording track(s) will play back.

To play the bounce destination track, turn the dial to change the setting to “PLAY”.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key repeatedly.

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Selecting the recording destination V-take

By default, the result of the bounce operation will be recorded on the V-take that is currently selected for the recording track(s). To play back a track while bouncing onto another V-take of that track, you can use the following procedure to change the recording destination V-take.

From the main screen, press the [SYSTEM/ UTILITY] key.

The indication “SYSTEM PROJECT” appears on the display.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the indication “SYSTEM BOUNCE” on the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

Verify that the indication “BOUNCE REC TAKE” is shown on the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

The V-take currently selected as bounce destination is shown.

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REC TAKE CURRENT

The following settings are available.

• CURRENT (default)

The bounce result will be recorded on the V-take currently selected for the recording track.

•1 – 10

Regardless of the V-take currently selected for the track, the bounce result will be recorded on the speciﬁed V-take.

Turn the dial to specify the recording destination V-take.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key repeatedly.

HINT

By setting the operation for the bounce destination track(s) to “PLAY” and selecting an unused V-take as recording destination, you can play all tracks and bounce the result as an entire song onto the V-take.

Executing bounce recording

This example explains how to bounce the contents of all tracks onto V-take 10 of tracks 7/8.

Refer to “Making bounce settings” and set the BOUNCE RECTRACK parameter to “PLAY”.

Refer to “Making bounce settings” and set the BOUNCE REC TAKE parameter to “10”.

Press the status key of tracks 7/8 repeatedly, until the key is lit in red.

In this condition, V-takes 10 of tracks 7/8 are selected as bounce destination.

HINT

• When a single mono audio track is selected as bounce destination, the bounce signal is mixed to mono for recording.

• When a pair of mono tracks with odd/even numbers is selected as bounce destination, the bounce signal is recorded in stereo. To achieve correct left/right positioning of the

bounced result, set the Pan parameter for the odd-numbered and even-numbered tracks to separate left and right settings.

Press the [BOUNCE] key.

The key lights up and the bounce function for the destination tracks is turned on. While the key is lit, the track(s)/V-take(s) selected in steps 2 and 3 are used as recording destination. Other tracks and effects are unchanged.

Play the song from the beginning and adjust the mixing balance of the various tracks.

The individual track level and panning settings as well as the insert effect and send/return effect settings all have an inﬂuence on the mixed signal that is sent to the bounce destination tracks. Adjust levels while watching the L/R level meter, and make sure that no signal clipping occurs.

Press the ZERO [U] key to return to the counter zero position, and press the PLAY [R] key while holding down the REC [O] key.

Bounce recording starts.

When recording is complete, press the STOP [P] key.

HINT

It is also possible to combine the bounce function and the auto punch-in/out function (

p. 37).

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SYSTEM PROJECT

REC SRC MASTER

Recording drum/bass sound on audio tracks (rhythm recording)

The MRS-8 allows you to bounce only the drum track or bass track onto any track, while playing all tracks. This function is called “rhythm recording”. This lets you record a drum ﬁll-in by hitting the pads while listening to the audio tracks.

Selecting the recording source

In the default condition of a project, the signal immediately after the [MASTER] fader is selected as recording source for bouncing. To record the drum/bass track, you must switch the recording source to the drum track or bass track.

From the main screen, press the [SYSTEM/ UTILITY] key in the display section.

SYSTEM PROJECT

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the indication “SYSTEM BOUNCE” on the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the indication “BOUNCE REC SRC” on the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

The currently selected bounce recording source is shown.

REC SRC MASTER

The following settings are available.

• MASTER

Signal immediately after [MASTER] fader

• DRUM TR

Drum track

• BASS TR

Bass track

Turn the dial to select “DRUM TR” or “BASS TR” as recording source.

Press the [EXIT] key repeatedly to return to the main screen.

Rhythm recording procedure

While playing the audio tracks, you can now record the drum/bass track on any audio track.

From the main screen, press the [BOUNCE] key.

The key lights up, and bounce recording is active.

Repeatedly press the status key for the track on which to record, until the key is lit in red.

In this condition, the signal of the track selected in step 4 of “Selecting the recording source” will be recorded.

HINT

To record the drum track in stereo, select a pair of stereo tracks (or two mono tracks) as recording destination. If only one mono track is selected, the left/right signals will be mixed to mono.

Press the [SONG/PATTERN] key in the rhythm section, and turn the dial to select the rhythm pattern/rhythm song.

To record your pad play, select an empty rhythm pattern/ rhythm song. Check that the sounds to play are assigned to the pads.

Press the PLAY [R] key and adjust the drum/bass track output level.

Adjust levels while watching the level meter, and make sure that no signal clipping occurs.

Press the ZERO [U] key to return to the counter zero position, and start recording.

The rhythm pattern/rhythm song play is recorded on the audio track. If you hit the pads during recording, this sound will also be captured.

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PreCount COUNT

COUNT

VOLUME 10

When play is complete, press the STOP [P] key.

Press the [BOUNCE] key.

The key goes out, and bounce recording is canceled. To return to the normal condition, switch the recording source back to “MASTER”, as described in “Selecting the recording source”.

Making settings for precount operation

In the default condition of a project, a pre-count of four beats is heard before the start of recording. The number of beats and the pre-count volume can be changed as follows.

From the main screen, press the [SYSTEM/ UTILITY] key in the display section.

SYSTEM PROJECT

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the indication “SYSTEM PreCount” on the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows.

PreCount COUNT

To change the number of pre-count beats, press the [ENTER] key.

The current setting is shown. Turn the dial to make the selection from the following choices.

• OFF

The pre-count is turned off.

•1 – 8

A pre-count of 1 – 8 beats is heard.

• SPECIAL

A special pre-count as follows is heard.

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COUNT 4

Number of pre-count beats

When the setting is complete, press the [EXIT] key to return to the screen of step 2.

To change the volume of the pre-count sound, use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the indication “PreCount VOLUME” on the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows. Turn the dial to set the volume (0 – 15).

VOLUME 10

Pre-count volume

When the setting is complete, press the [EXIT] key repeatedly to return to the main screen.

When you initiate a recording, the selected number of pre-count beats will be heard at the selected volume.

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SYSTEM PROJECT

SYSTEM TR EDIT

TR EDIT Copy

Copy Src TR 1- 1

Copy Src TR 3- 1

Copy Src TR1/2

This section explains how to edit audio data contained on tracks 1 – 8 of the recorder section. There are two major types of editing functions: specifying a range within a track for editing, or editing an entire V-take.

•Trim

Editing a range of data

The procedure for specifying a range within a track and then performing an editing action is explained below.

Basic steps for range editing

When performing editing for a speciﬁed range of data, some steps are similar for each action. These are as follows.

From the main screen, press the [SYSTEM/ UTILITY] key in the display section.

The indication “SYSTEM PROJECT” appears on the display.

SYSTEM PROJECT

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the indication “SYSTEM TR EDIT” on the display.

SYSTEM TR EDIT

Press the [ENTER] key.

The track edit menu for operating on a range of data appears.

Retain only a speciﬁed range of audio data and erase the rest.

• Fade I/O (Fade-in/out)

Perform fade-in/fade-out over a speciﬁed audio data interval.

• Reverse

Reverse a speciﬁed range of audio data.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The screen for selecting the track and V-take for editing appears. The display shown below is an example for selecting the Copy command in step 4.

Copy Src TR 1- 1

Use the dial or the status keys to select the track (1 – 8, MASTER), and use the cursor up/down keys to select the V-take number (1 – 10).

Copy Src TR 3- 1

A V-take that is not currently selected for the track can also be selected for editing. When track 8 is selected, turning the dial clockwise lets you select odd/even track pairs (track 1/2, track 7/8 etc.) or the master track.

• Copy

Copy a speciﬁed range of audio data.

• Move

Move a speciﬁed range of audio data.

• Erase

Erase a speciﬁed range of audio data.

TR EDIT Copy

Use the cursor left/right keys to select one of the following editing commands.

Copy Src TR1/2

NOTE

•You can press the status keys for two adjacent odd/evennumbered mono tracks together to select these tracks.

• Repeatedly pressing the status keys for stereo tracks selects the odd-numbered track, even-numbered track, and stereo track in sequence.

• When two tracks or the master track have been selected as editing source, the editing destination must also be two tracks or the master track. The currently selected V-take for each track will be the destination.

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Copy Src START

Copy Src END

Copy Dst TR 1- 1

Press the [ENTER] key.

The subsequent steps will differ, depending on which command was selected in step 4. See the sections for the respective commands.

When the editing command has been carried out, press the [EXIT] key repeatedly to return to the main screen.

NOTE

After executing an edit command for rewriting audio data, the original data cannot be restored. To retain the condition before editing, use the capture and swap function (

p. 53).

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Copying a speciﬁed range of data

You can copy the audio data of a speciﬁed range to a speciﬁed position on a speciﬁed track/V-take. This action will overwrite the existing data at the destination location. The copy source data will be unchanged.

Copy source track

Copy

Copy destination track

Refer to steps 1 – 6 of “Basic steps for range editing” to select the copy source track/V-take, and press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows. In this condition, you can specify the copy start point.

Use the cursor left/right keys to move the ﬂashing section of the counter, and turn the dial to specify the copy start point.

The point can be speciﬁed in minutes/seconds/ milliseconds, or in measures/beats/ticks. You can also use the MARKER [U] / [I] keys to jump to a mark (→ p.

36) and use this as starting point.

HINT

If you specify a point where no audio data exist, the second line of the display shows *.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes to “Copy Src END”. This screen lets you specify the copy range end point.

Copy Src END

HINT

The speciﬁed range is memorized until another entry is made. This lets you keep using the setting for editing the same range on a number of tracks.

Specify the copy end point in the same way as described in step 2.

If you press the PLAY [R] key at this point, the speciﬁed range will be played.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The display now shows “Copy Dst TR x-yy” (where x is the track number and yy the V-take number). From this screen, you can specify the copy destination track/V-take.

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The copy range start point is shown on the counter in minutes, seconds, milliseconds, and in measures, beats, and ticks.

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Copy Src START

1- 0 0 0 1- 0

Copy Dst TR 1- 1

HINT

You can select the same track as copy source and copy destination, and the copy destination range may overlap the copy source range.

Select the copy destination track/V-take in the same way as for the copy source, and press the [ENTER] key.

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Copy Dst TO

Move Src START

Move Src END

Move Dst TR 1- 1

Move Dst TO

The display changes as follows. From this screen, you can specify the copy destination start point.

Copy Dst TO

Specify the copy destination start point in the same way as in step 2, and press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “Copy SURE?” appears on the display.

To carry out the copy operation, press the [ENTER] key.

When the copy operation is completed, the unit returns to the track edit menu. By pressing the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key, you can cancel the operation and back up one step at a time.

Moving a speciﬁed range of data

You can move the audio data of a speciﬁed range to a speciﬁed position on a speciﬁed track/V-take. This action will overwrite the existing data at the destination location. The move source data will be erased.

75- 3 15 0 4- 0

Use the cursor left/right keys to move the ﬂashing section of the counter, and turn the dial to specify the move start point.

The point can be speciﬁed in minutes/seconds/ milliseconds, or in measures/beats/ticks.

HINT

If you specify a point where no audio data exist, the second line of the display shows *.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes to “Move Src END”. This screen lets you specify the move range end point.

Move Src END

Specify the move end point in the same way as described in step 2.

If you press the PLAY [R] key at this point, the speciﬁed range will be played.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The display now shows “Move Dst TR x-yy” (where x is the track number and yy the V-take number). From this screen, you can specify the move destination track/Vtake.

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Move source track

Move destination track

The display changes as follows. In this condition, you can specify the move start point.

Move

Refer to steps 1 – 6 of “Basic steps for range editing” to select the move source track/V-take, and press the [ENTER] key.

Move Src START

1- 0 0 0 1- 0

Move Dst TR 1- 1

HINT

You can select the same track as move source and move destination.

Select the move destination track/V-take in the same way as for the move source, and press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows. From this screen, you can specify the move destination start point.

Move Dst TO

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Ers Src START

Ers Src END

Trim Src START

Specify the move destination start point in the same way as for the move source, and press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “Move SURE?” appears on the display.

To carry out the move operation, press the [ENTER] key once more.

When the move operation is completed, the unit returns to the track edit menu. By pressing the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key, you can cancel the operation and back up one step at a time.

Erasing a speciﬁed range of data

You can erase the audio data of a speciﬁed range and return the range to the mute (non-recorded) condition.

Erase

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Ers Src END

Specify the erase end point in the same way as described in step 2.

If you press the PLAY [R] key at this point, the speciﬁed range will be played.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “Erase SURE?” appears on the display.

To carry out the erase operation, press the [ENTER] key.

When the erase operation is completed, the unit returns to the track edit menu. By pressing the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key, you can cancel the operation and back up one step at a time.

40- 1 44 0 4-23

Refer to steps 1 – 6 of “Basic steps for range editing” to select the track/V-take for erasing, and press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows. In this condition, you can specify the erase start point.

Ers Src START

Use the cursor left/right keys to move the ﬂashing section of the counter, and turn the dial to specify the erase start point.

The point can be speciﬁed in minutes/seconds/ milliseconds, or in measures/beats/ticks.

HINT

If you specify a point where no audio data exist, the second line of the display shows *.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes to “Ers Src END”. This screen lets you specify the erase range end point.

1- 0 0 0 1- 0

Trimming a speciﬁed range of data

You can erase the audio data outside of a speciﬁed range and adjust the data start/end point (trimming). This is useful to eliminate unnecessary portions from a completed master track.

Tri m Trim

NOTE

When data before a speciﬁed section are erased (trimmed), the remaining audio data will move up by that amount. Therefore the timing may become mismatched with regard to other tracks.

Refer to “Basic steps for range editing” to select the track/V-take from which to trim data, and press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows. In this condition, you can specify the start point of the range that you want to keep.

Trim Src START

1- 0 0 0 1- 0

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Trim Src END

Fade Src START

Fade Src END

Fade Src CURVE

Use the cursor left/right keys to move the ﬂashing section of the counter, and turn the dial to specify the start point.

The point can be speciﬁed in minutes/seconds/ milliseconds, or in measures/beats/ticks.

HINT

If you specify a point where no audio data exist, the second line of the display shows *.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes to “Trim Src END”. This screen lets you specify the end point of the range that you want to keep.

Trim Src END

Specify the end point in the same way as described in step 2.

If you press the PLAY [R] key at this point, the speciﬁed range will be played.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “Trim SURE?” appears on the display.

To carry out the trimming operation, press the [ENTER] key.

When the trimming operation is completed, the unit returns to the track edit menu. By pressing the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key, you can cancel the operation and back up one step at a time.

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The display changes as follows. In this condition, you can specify the fade-in/out start point.

Fade Src START

Use the cursor left/right keys to move the ﬂashing section of the counter, and turn the dial to specify the fade-in/out start point.

The point can be speciﬁed in minutes/seconds/ milliseconds, or in measures/beats/ticks.

HINT

If you specify a point where no audio data exist, the second line of the display shows *.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes to “Fade Src END”. This screen lets you specify the fade-in/out end point.

1- 0 0 0 1- 0

Fade Src END

Specify the fade-in/out end point in the same way as described in step 2.

If you press the PLAY [R] key at this point, the speciﬁed range will be played.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows.

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You can fade in or fade out the audio data over a speciﬁed range.

Fade-in/fade-out of speciﬁed data range

Fade-in

Refer to steps 1 – 6 of “Basic steps for range editing” to select the track for fadein or fade-out, and press the [ENTER] key.

Fade Src CURVE

Turn the dial to select the fade-in or fadeout curve.

Curves I-1 to I-3 are for fade-in, and curves o-1 to o-3 are for fade-out. The different kinds of curves look as follows.

1-1

Volume change curve

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Fade-in

Rvrs Src START

Rvrs Src END

I-1 I-2 I-3

Fade-out

o-1 o-2 o-3

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Use the cursor left/right keys to move the ﬂashing section of the counter, and turn the dial to specify the reverse start point.

The point can be speciﬁed in minutes/seconds/ milliseconds, or in measures/beats/ticks.

HINT

If you specify a point where no audio data exist, the second line of the display shows *.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes to “Rvrs Src END”. This screen lets you specify the reverse end point.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “Fade SURE?” appears on the display.

To carry out the fade-in/fade-out operation, press the [ENTER] key once more.

When the fade-in/fade-out operation is completed, the unit returns to the track edit menu. By pressing the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key, you can cancel the operation and back up one step at a time.

Reversing a speciﬁed range of audio data

You can reverse the order of a speciﬁed range of audio data.

Reverse

A B C D E E D C B A

Refer to steps 1 – 6 of “Basic steps for range editing” to select the track/V-take for reversing, and press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows. In this condition, you can specify the reverse start point.

Rvrs Src START

1- 0 0 0 1- 0

Rvrs Src END

Specify the reverse end point in the same way as described in step 2.

If you press the PLAY [R] key at this point, the speciﬁed range will be played.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “Reverse SURE?” appears on the display.

To carry out the reversing operation, press the [ENTER] key.

When the reverse operation is completed, the unit returns to the track edit menu. By pressing the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key, you can cancel the operation and back up one step at a time.

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TR 1- 1 GTR 1- 1

ERASE TR 1- 2

Editing using V-takes

Recorded audio data can also be edited in V-take units. This is convenient to exchange the data on two V-takes or delete a V-take that is no longer needed. The procedure is explained in this section.

Basic steps for V-take editing

When editing audio data in V-take units, some steps are similar for each action. These are as follows.

From the main screen, press the [TRACK PARAMETER] key in the display section.

Use the cursor up/down keys to bring up the following indication on the display.

V-take number Track number

-take name

This screen lets you select the V-take. While the screen is shown, the V-take for the audio tracks (1 – 8, master track) can be switched.

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If you select a V-take on which nothing is recorded, the indication “NO DATA” is shown.

Use the cursor left/right keys or the status keys and the dial to select the track and Vtake.

The status key for the currently selected track is lit in orange. It is also possible to select the master track. In this case, the track number indication shows “M”.

HINT

Pressing the status key for a stereo track repeatedly selects the odd-numbered track and even-numbered track in sequence.

Press the [FUNCTION] key in the control section.

Commands for editing audio data in V-take units appear on the display.

TR 1- 1 GTR 1- 1

ERASE TR 1- 2

Repeatedly press the [FUNCTION] key to call up the command to use. The following editing commands are available.

• Erase

Erase the audio data on a speciﬁed V-take.

• Copy

Copy the audio data of a speciﬁed V-take to another Vtake.

• Move

Move the audio data of a speciﬁed V-take to another Vtake.

• Exchg (Exchange)

Exchange the audio data of a speciﬁed V-take with the data of another V-take.

• Import

Import any V-take from another project saved on SD card.

HINT

You can still change your track and V-take selection while selecting an editing command.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The subsequent steps will differ, depending on which command was selected in step 5. See the sections for the respective commands.

When the editing command has been carried out, press the [EXIT] key repeatedly to return to the main screen.

NOTE

After executing an edit command for rewriting audio data, the original data cannot be restored. To retain the condition before editing, use the capture and swap function (

p. 53).

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COPY TO TR 1- 2E

MOVE TO TR 1- 2E

Erasing a V-take

You can erase the audio data on a speciﬁed V-take. The Vtake is returned to the non-recorded condition.

Erase

Refer to steps 1 – 5 of “Basic steps for Vtake editing” to select the track/V-take to erase and to bring up the indication “ERASE” on the display. Then press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “ERASE SURE?” appears on the display.

To carry out the erase operation, press the [ENTER] key once more.

The V-take name changes to “NO DATA” and the V-take reverts to the non-recorded condition. When the erase operation is completed, the V-take selection screen appears again. By pressing the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key, you can cancel the operation and back up one step at a time.

Copying a V-take

You can copy the audio data of a speciﬁed V-take to any other V-take. This action will overwrite any existing data on the destination V-take. The data on the copy source Vtake will be unchanged.

Copy source track

Copy

Copy destination track

Refer to steps 1 – 5 of “Basic steps for Vtake editing” to select the track/V-take to copy and to bring up the indication “COPY” on the display. Then press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows. In this condition, you can specify the copy destination track/V-take.

HINT

If nothing is recorded on the V-take selected as editing destination, the indication “E” is shown next to the V-take number.

Use the cursor left/right keys or the status keys and the dial to select the destination track/V-take, and press the [ENTER] key.

If no audio data exist at the copy destination, the indication “COPY SURE?” appears on the display. If audio data exist, the indication “OverWrt?” is shown. When the copy operation is performed, these data will be overwritten.

To carry out the copy operation, press the [ENTER] key once more.

When the copy operation is completed, the unit returns to the V-take selection menu. By pressing the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key, you can cancel the operation and back up one step at a time.

Moving a V-take

You can move the audio data of a speciﬁed V-take to any other track/V-take. This action will overwrite any existing data on the destination V-take. The data on the move source V-take will be erased.

Move source track

Move

Move destination track

Refer to steps 1 – 5 of “Basic steps for Vtake editing” to select the track/V-take to move and to bring up the indication “MOVE” on the display. Then press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows. In this condition, you can specify the move destination track/V-take.

MOVE TO TR 1- 2E

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COPY TO TR 1- 2E

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If nothing is recorded on the V-take selected as editing

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EXCHG TO TR 1- 3

IMPORT PRJ002

destination, the indication “E” is shown next to the V-take number.

Use the cursor left/right keys or the status keys and the dial to select the destination track/V-take, and press the [ENTER] key.

If no audio data exist at the move destination, the indication “MOVE SURE?” appears on the display. If audio data exist, the indication “OverWrt?” is shown. When the move operation is performed, these data will be overwritten.

To carry out the move operation, press the

[ENTER] key once more.

When the move operation is completed, the unit returns to the V-take selection menu. By pressing the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key, you can cancel the operation and back up one step at a time.

Exchanging V-takes

You can exchange the audio data of two speciﬁed V-takes.

Exchange

NOTE

You cannot exchange V-takes of the master track.

Refer to steps 1 – 5 of “Basic steps for Vtake editing” to select the track/V-take to exchange and to bring up the indication “EXCHG” on the display. Then press the [ENTER] key.

You can now select the other track/V-take.

EXCHG TO TR 1- 3

Use the cursor left/right keys or the status keys and the dial to select the exchange destination track/V-take, and press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “EXCHG SURE?” appears on the display.

To carry out the exchange operation, press the [ENTER] key once more.

When the exchange operation is completed, the unit returns to the V-take selection menu. By pressing the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key, you can cancel the operation and back up one step at a time.

Importing a V-take from another project

You can import any V-take from another project into a speciﬁed track/V-take of the current project. Any audio data on the destination V-take are overwritten by the imported V-take.

Track of import source project

Import

Import destination track

NOTE

The master track cannot be speciﬁed as import destination or import source.

Refer to steps 1 – 5 of “Basic steps for Vtake editing” to select the import destination track/V-take and to bring up the indication “IMPORT” on the display. Then press the [ENTER] key.

The name of the import source project is shown on the display.

IMPORT PRJ002

Import source project name

Turn the dial to select the import source project, and press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows. In this condition, you can specify the import source track/V-take.

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TR 6- 1 T06-LdVo

Track/V-take number

TR 6- 1 T06-LdVo

-take name

Use the cursor left/right keys and the dial to select the track/V-take to import, and press the [ENTER] key.

When an unrecorded track/V-take is selected, the indication “NO DATA” is shown instead of the V-take name.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “IMPORT SURE?” appears on the display. If audio data exist at the import destination, the indication “OverWrt?” is shown. When the import operation is performed, these data will be overwritten.

To carry out the import operation, press the [ENTER] key once more.

When the import operation is completed, the unit returns to the V-take selection menu. By pressing the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key, you can cancel the operation and back up one step at a time.

Track capture and swap

You can capture the audio data of any track and temporarily store them. Later you can swap the captured data with the current data of the track. This lets you save the state of a track before an editing operation. If the result of the operation is not as desired, you can then easily restore the track to its previous state.

Capture

Recorder

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3

Captured

data of

track 1

Swap

Recorder

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3

Captured

data of

track 1

Recorder

Track 1 Track 2 Track 3

Recorded data

Capture operation for track 1

Rerecorded data

Swap operation for track 1

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Captured

data of

track 1

Capture/swap is performed on a track basis. If required, you can capture all audio tracks. Captured audio data will be retained on the SD card until another project is loaded or the power is turned off.

Capturing a track

You can capture the audio data of any speciﬁed track.

From the main screen, press the [SYSTEM/ UTILITY] key in the display section.

The indication “SYSTEM PROJECT” appears on the display.

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SYSTEM PROJECT

CAPTURE TR1

SWAP TR1

SYSTEM PROJECT

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the indication “SYSTEM CAP/SWAP” on the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows.

CAPTURE TR1

Use the status keys or the dial to select a track for capture.

The status key for the currently selected track is lit in orange. It is also possible to select the master track. In this case, the indication shows “MASTER” and the [MASTER] status key is lit.

HINT

•Tracks for which stereo link is active, stereo tracks, and the master track can only be captured in stereo.

•A track for which an unrecorded V-take is selected cannot be captured.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “CAPTURE SURE?” appears on the display.

To carry out the capture operation, press the [ENTER] key once more.

When capture is completed, the indication “SWAP TR x” (where x is the track number) appears on the display. This indicates that the track has been captured and can be swapped if necessary. By pressing the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key, you can cancel the operation and back up one step at a time.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key repeatedly.

Swapping track data

You can swap the current data of a track with the captured data.

From the main screen, press the [SYSTEM/

UTILITY] key in the display section.

The indication “SYSTEM PROJECT” appears on the display.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the indication “SYSTEM CAP/SWAP” on the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

Use the status keys or the dial to select a

track that was previously captured.

When you select a captured track, the indication “SWAP” appears on the display.

SWAP TR1

HINT

If you select a track that was not captured, the indication “CAPTURE” appears.

NOTE

Captured audio data can only be swapped with the original track.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “SWAP SURE?” appears on the display.

To carry out the swap operation, press the [ENTER] key once more.

When the operation is completed, the audio data of the selected track will have been replaced by the previously captured audio data. By pressing the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key, you can cancel the operation and back up one step at a time.

HINT

By performing the swap operation once more, you can return the track contents to the previous condition.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key repeatedly.

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Reference [Mixer]

This section explains the functions and operation of the mixer built into the MRS-8.

Similarly, mute on/off for the audio tracks is switched

About the mixer

The MRS-8 incorporates a mixer that processes the audio track output signals as well as the drum kit/bass program output signals (the drum track/bass track) into a stereo mix that is supplied to the MASTER OUTPUT jacks. The mixer adjusts parameters such as level, panning, EQ, and send/return effect intensity for each track.

The level for the audio tracks is adjusted with the corresponding faders in the fader section. The [MASTER] fader adjusts the stereo mix/master track volume. The level of the drum track and bass track is adjusted with the [RHYTHM] fader after selecting either drum track or bass track with the [DRUM/BASS] key.

using the status keys (1 – 4, 5/6, 7/8), and mute on/off for the drum/bass track is switched using the [RHYTHM] status key. The [MASTER] status key switches the master track between recording and playback.

Control of drum track/bass track

Control of tracks 1 - 8

Control of stereo mix or master track

INPUT

No recording

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Recording

standby tracks

immediately

[MASTER]

Recorder

From

after

fader

Rhythm section

Send/return effect

Tra ck 1 Tra ck 2 Tra ck 3 Tra ck 4

Tracks 5/6

Tracks 7/8

Master Track

Drum kits

Bass program

To immediately before [MASTER] fader

BASSDRUM

Mixer

MASTER OUTPUT

MASTER

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From master track

To master track

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If no recording track is selected, the signal from the inputs can be sent to the mixer and mixed to the output signal during bounce and mixdown. In this case, track parameters such as panning and send/return effect depth can be set for the input signal.

Assigning input signals to recording tracks

This section explains how to select the input source signal from the INPUT 1/2 connectors and the built-in microphone, and how to send it to the audio tracks for recording.

The MRS-8 allows you to select up to two signals from the INPUT 1/2 connectors and the built-in mic. The INPUT 1 connector and the built-in mic are switchable, and one of these can be used at a time. The following combinations are possible.

Input source

INPUT 1 connector INPUT 2 connector Built-in mic INPUT 1/2 connectors Built-in mic + INPUT 2

connector

NOTE

• The built-in mic can normally only be used when an algorithm other than CLEAN, DIST, or ACO/BS SIM is selected for the insert effect.

• When the PRE AMP/DRIVE module is set to CABINET or OFF, the built-in mic can be used also when one of the above algorithms is selected for the insert effect.

• The status of the [MIC] key indicates whether the built-in mic can be used. When the key is ﬂashing, the mic can be used. When the key is out, the mic cannot be used.

When using the INPUT 1/2 connectors, make sure that the instrument or mic that is to be recorded is connected to the respective input.

NOTE

When using the INPUT 1 connector, the [INPUT1 SELECT] switch on the rear panel must be set to the correct position for the instrument.

Signal type

Mono

Stereo

Select the input source as follows.

The input source selection is made using the INPUT [ON/OFF] 1/2 keys and the [MIC] key. Repeatedly pressing a key toggles between the lit/out (or ﬂashing) conditions.

• Selecting one INPUT connector

Verify that the [MIC] key is ﬂashing or out. Then press the INPUT [ON/OFF] key for the connector to which the instrument is connected, so that the key is lit.

INPUT [ON/OFF] key

• Selecting two INPUT connectors

Verify that the [MIC] key is not lit. Then press one INPUT [ON/OFF] key so that the key is lit. Next, hold down the lit INPUT [ON/OFF] key and press the other INPUT [ON/OFF] key.

INPUT

[ON/OFF]

key

INPUT [ON/OFF] key

• Selecting only the built-in mic

Press the [MIC] key so that the key is lit. Then press the INPUT [ON/OFF] 1 key so that the key is lit.

[MIC] key

INPUT

[ON/OFF]

key

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• Selecting the built-in mic and INPUT 2

CLEAN Standard

INPUT EFX SEND

INPUT REC LVL

Press the [MIC] key so that the key is lit. Then hold the INPUT [ON/OFF] 1 key and press the INPUT [ON/OFF] 2 key so that both keys are lit.

[MIC]キー

INPUT

[ON/OFF]

key

While playing your instrument, adjust the [INPUT] control for the input(s) selected in step 2, to adjust the input sensitivity.

The sensitivity of the built-in mic can be adjusted using [INPUT] control 1. Make adjustments so that the [PEAK] indicator ﬂickers slightly when you play your instrument at its loudest volume.

To record the sound through the insert effect, press the [INPUT SRC] key in the effect section and turn the dial to set the insert position for the effect to IN.

The insert effect will be applied to the input source. To record without the insert effect, press the [INSERT EFFECT] key in the effect section repeatedly until the key is out. (While the key is out, the insert effect will be bypassed.)

When the setting is complete, press the [EXIT] key to return to the main screen.

HINT

In the default condition of a project, the insert effect is inserted into the input, and a patch suitable for guitar/bass recording is selected.

To select the patch for the insert effect, press the [INSERT EFFECT] key in the effect section.

The display changes as follows. In this condition, the cursor up/down keys select the insert effect algorithm, and the dial selects the effect patch for the algorithm.

INPUT [ON/OFF] key

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CLEAN Standard

Use the cursor up/down keys and the dial to select the effect patch, and press the [EXIT] key.

The main screen returns. The level of the signal sent to the recording track(s) changes according to the insert effect setting. After switching a patch or changing an effect setting, you should readjust the recording level as described in steps 7 – 9.

From the main screen, press the [TRACK

PARAMETER] key in the display section, and then press the INPUT [ON/OFF] key 1 or 2.

The indication “INPUT” appears on the ﬁrst line of the display. This indicates that the track parameters for the input signal are being called up.

INPUT EFX SEND

Press the cursor down key repeatedly, until “REC LVL” is shown on the second line of the display.

The input signal recording level can now be adjusted.

INPUT REC LVL

While playing your instrument at its loudest volume, turn the dial to adjust the recording level.

The REC LVL parameter determines the level of the signal sent to the recording track via the insert effect. The level after adjustment can be checked on the level meter. At the highest volume, the 0 (dB) segment of the level meter should ﬂicker slightly.

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0 (dB) segment

Input 1 recording level

Input 2 recording level

After setting the recording level, press the [EXIT] key to return to the main screen.

HINT

When the insert effect is bypassed for recording, setting the REC LVL parameter to 100 results in unity gain (recording level same as input level).

10.

Press the status key for the track to be used for recording until the key is lit in red.

The signal of the selected input source will be sent to the track(s). Up to two mono tracks or one stereo track can be selected.

When selecting two mono tracks, only odd/evennumbered pairs can be selected (tracks 1/2 or 3/4). To select two tracks, repeatedly press the status key for one track until the key is lit in red, and then hold the key while pressing the status key for the other track so that it is also lit in red.

The signal ﬂow will change as follows, depending on the destination track selection.

• One mono track selected

One Input source

INPUT 1 (built-in mic)

INPUT 2

Two Input sources

INPUT 1 (built-in mic)

INPUT 2

Recorder

Track

Recorder

Track

• Stereo track or two mono tracks selected

One Input source

INPUT 1 (built-in mic)

INPUT 2

Two Input sources

INPUT 1 (built-in mic)

INPUT 2

Recorder

Odd-numbered track

Even-numbered track

Recorder

Odd-numbered track

Even-numbered track

• Recording destination not selected

One Input source

INPUT 1 (built-in mic)

INPUT 2

Tracks 1 - 8

Drum/bass track

Two Input sources

INPUT 1 (built-in mic)

INPUT 2

Tracks 1 - 8

Drum/bass track

PAN

MASTER

OUTPUT

PAN

MASTER

OUTPUT

HINT

You can link two mono tracks and use them as a stereo track

p. 60). In this case, the track parameter PAN functions as

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( a BALANCE parameter that adjusts the left/right level balance.

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Use the cursor left/right keys or the status

Adjusting the signal for

keys to select the track/input to be set.

each track (track parameters)

TR 3 EQ HI G

The mixer of the MRS-8 lets you adjust various aspects for each track (called track parameters), such as level, panning, EQ, and send/return effect intensity.

NOTE

The audio tracks 5/6 and 7/8 and the drum track are stereo tracks. Except for the V-take selection (audio tracks only), the track parameters for these tracks are the same for left and right.

From the main screen, press the [TRACK PARAMETER] key in the display section.

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Track parameter list

Parameter

EQ HI GAIN (*)

EQ HI FREQUENCY (*)

EQ LOW GAIN (*)

EQ LOW FREQUENCY (*)

EFX SEND LEVEL (*)

PAN

V-TAKE

FADER

REC LVL

STEREO LINK

: denotes a parameter that can be switched on and off by pressing the [ENTER] key.

(*)

: Valid parameter for this track/input

Display

EQ HI G

EQ HI F

EQ LO G

EQ LO F

EFX SEND

PAN

TR x-y

FADER

REC LVL

ST LINK

Setting

range

-12 – +12dB

500 – 18000 (Hz)

-12 – +12dB

40 – 1600 (Hz)

0 – 100

L100 – 0 –R100

x=1 – 8, y=1 – 10

0 – 127

ON/OFF

Adjusts high-frequency boost or cut in the range from -12 to +12 dB. This parameter is only shown when HI EQ is on.

Adjusts turnover frequency for high-frequency boost/cut. This parameter is only shown when HI EQ is on.

Adjusts low-frequency boost or cut in the range from -12 to +12 dB. This parameter is only shown when LOW EQ is on.

Adjusts turnover frequency for low-frequency boost/cut. This parameter is only shown when LOW EQ is on.

Adjusts the level of the signal sent to the send/return effect.

Adjusts the panning value (left/ right position) of the track/input signal. For stereo tracks, the parameter adjusts the left/right level balance.

Selects the V-take to use for the

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p. 32). x stands for the

track ( track number and y for the V-take number.

Adjusts the fader setting. O O O O ---

Adjusts the recording level. --- --- --- --- O

Controls the stereo link function for linking the parameters of mono tracks 1/2 or 3/4 (

HINT

• When selecting the V-take of stereo tracks (5/6, 7/8), the track is toggled between odd-numbered track and even-numbered track with each push of the key.

• When selecting the drum track/bass track with the [RHYTHM] status key, each push of the key toggles the track. The track operated with pads or faders is also switched.

Use the cursor up/down keys to select the track parameter to adjust.

The selectable parameters for the respective tracks and inputs are listed below.

Description

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p. 60).

Track

1 - 4

OO --- O ---

OO --- O O

OO O --- ---

O --- --- --- ---

Track

5 - 8

Master

track

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TR1 EQ HI G

TR1 EQ HI

TR1 ST LINK

TR1/2 ST LINK

NOTE

When the recording track is selected, the input signal does not pass through the mixer but is supplied directly to the track. Therefore, if a track is in recording standby mode, the input track parameter settings will have no effect. (However, the REC LVL parameter is always active.)

Turn the dial to adjust the value.

To switch EQ HI, EQ LO, or effect send between on and off, select the respective parameter (marked with an asterisk in the table on the previous page) and press the [ENTER] key.

Each push of the [ENTER] key toggles between on and off. For example, when switching EQ HI from on to off, the display changes as follows.

• On condition

TR1 EQ HI G

•Off condition

TR1 EQ HI

Repeat steps 3 – 5 until all desired parameters are adjusted.

If required, you can use the cursor left/right keys or the status keys to change to another track and adjust its parameters. This is useful to adjust the same parameter for several tracks.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key.

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Linking two tracks (stereo link)

In the MRS-8, the parameters of adjacent odd-numbered/ even-numbered mono tracks (1/2 or 3/4) can be linked, resulting in a pair of stereo tracks. This function is referred to as “stereo link”. The setting procedure is as follows.

From the main screen, press the [TRACK PARAMETER] key in the display section

Use the cursor left/right keys or the status keys to select one of the two tracks to stereo-link.

Use the cursor up/down keys to bring up the following indication on the display.

TR1 ST LINK

Turn the dial to set the parameter to ON.

Stereo linking will be enabled immediately, so that the selected track and the adjacent odd-numbered/evennumbered track are linked. To defeat stereo linking, return the setting to OFF.

TR1/2 ST LINK

When stereo link is on, track operation will be as follows.

•To adjust the track volume, use the odd-numbered

fader. (The even-numbered fader will have no effect.)

• The PAN parameter of two stereo-linked tracks will

function as a balance parameter that adjusts the volume balance between the tracks.

• Except for PAN and V-TAKE, the track parameters

for the odd-numbered track will also apply to the even-numbered track.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key.

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Reference [Rhythm]

This section explains the functions and operation of the built-in rhythm section of the MRS-8.

About the rhythm section

The rhythm section of the MRS-8 uses internal drum sound and bass sound sources to generate rhythm accompaniment. It can be used instead of a metronome by playing simple rhythm patterns, or you can program a sequence of rhythm patterns and chord progression into the rhythm accompaniment for an entire song.

Drum kits and bass programs

The rhythm section has two different types of sound, created by a “drum kit” and a “bass program”. The drum kit is a set of 27 drum/percussion sounds such as kick, snare, and hihat. The MRS-8 contains 8 different drum kits. You can select one of these drum kits and play it manually with the pads on the top panel, or you can use it as a sound source for rhythm accompaniment.

When you select a drum kit, its sounds are assigned to the nine pads. Such a combination of sounds assigned to the pads is called a “pad bank”. One drum kit gives access to three pad banks. Simply by switching the pad bank you can play other sounds from the current drum kit.

A bass program is a single bass sound, such as an electric bass or acoustic bass, which can be played as a scale with the pads on the top panel. The MRS-8 has ﬁve bass programs. You can choose one of these and play a scale with the pads, or use it as a sound source for rhythm accompaniment.

When you select a bass program, a sound of a certain pitch is assigned to each pad, and you can play it by selecting a scale. By switching the scale type, key, and range, you can cover up to four octaves.

For the rhythm section, you select either the drum kit or bass program to be played with the pads. Immediately after creating a new project, the drum kit is selected. The [DRUM/BASS] key is used to toggle between the two sound types. When the [DRUM/BASS] key is lit, the drum kit is selected. When the key is out, the bass program is selected for playing.

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Drum kit selected

Lit

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Bass program selected

Out

The output signal from the drum kit (drum track) and the output signal from the bass program (bass track) are sent to the internal mixer, where you can use the [RHYTHM] fader and [RHYTHM] status key to adjust the volume and switch the signal on and off. (This affects the sound type currently selected with the [DRUM/BASS] key.

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Lit

Rhythm patterns

A project can contain over 500 accompaniment patterns with drum/bass performance data for up to 99 measures each. This is called a rhythm pattern. Inside each rhythm pattern, the area that holds the drum performance data is called the “drum sequence”, and the area that holds the bass performance data is called the “bass sequence”.

In the default condition, a project contains preprogrammed rhythm patterns in numbers 000 – 472, 509, 510. You can edit a portion of a rhythm pattern, or use an empty slot to create an entirely original rhythm pattern. The rhythm patterns you modify or create are saved on the SD card as part of the project.

1234

Rhythm

PATTERN PATTERN

section

Drum sequence Bass sequence

Rhythm song

Multiple rhythm patterns arranged in a desired order of playback are collectively called a “rhythm song”. Besides the rhythm pattern data, a rhythm song comprises information about various aspects such as chord, tempo, and time signature to create the accompaniment for an entire song. Up to 10 rhythm songs can be programmed in one project.

Rhythm pattern mode and rhythm song mode

The rhythm section can operate in one of two modes: “rhythm pattern mode”, in which the currently selected rhythm pattern is constantly repeated, and “rhythm song mode”, in which you can create and play an entire rhythm song consisting of a sequence of patterns. Immediately after creating a new project, the rhythm pattern mode is selected. By pressing the [SONG/ PATTERN] key, you can toggle between the rhythm pattern mode and rhythm song mode. When the [SONG/ PATTERN] key is out, the rhythm pattern mode is selected. When the key is lit, the rhythm song mode is selected.

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Rhythm pattern mode

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Rhythm song mode

Rhythm song

Measure number

123456

PATTERN A PATTERN E PATTERN B

Drum sequence Bass sequence

Chords

Am Dm7 G7 C

Drum sequence Bass sequence

PATTERN A PATTERN B PATTERN C PATTERN D PATTERN E

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Playing rhythm patterns

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This section explains how to select a rhythm pattern for playback, and how to change the tempo and sound.

Selecting a rhythm pattern

Proceed as follows to select and play one of the more than 500 rhythm patterns.

From the main screen, press the [SONG/ PATTERN] key in the rhythm section repeatedly, until the key is out.

The rhythm pattern selection screen appears. In this condition, the following information is displayed.

Number of measures of rhythm pattern

Rhythm pattern number

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Rhythm pattern name

The indication to the right of the rhythm pattern name shows the pad bank (if a drum kit is selected) or the range (if a bass program is selected). These items can be changed if desired (→ p. 65).

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While the display shows the rhythm section screen, the audio track status keys (1 – 8 and [MASTER]) are out and cannot be used.

Turn the dial to select the rhythm pattern to play.

In the default condition of a project, patterns are programmed in rhythm pattern numbers 000 – 472, 509,

510.

Press the PLAY [R] key.

The selected rhythm pattern will begin playing repeatedly. If there is one or more recorded audio tracks, these will also be played back. To play the rhythm pattern only, turn down the faders of the audio tracks.

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To adjust the volume of the drum/bass track, use the [RHYTHM] fader.

The [RHYTHM] fader serves to adjust the drum track or bass track level. When the [DRUM/BASS] key is lit, the fader adjusts the drum track. When the key is out, the fader adjusts the bass program. Use the [DRUM/BASS] key to toggle the desired setting, and then operate the [RHYTHM] fader.

To mute the sound of the drum track or bass track, repeatedly press the [RHYTHM] status key, until the key is ﬂashing.

The [RHYTHM] status key can be used to switch muting on or off for the sound that is currently selected for the rhythm section. To cancel muting, press the [RHYTHM] status key once more so that the key is lit.

To stop rhythm pattern playback, press the STOP [P] key.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key.

HINT

During rhythm pattern playback, it is also possible to play drum kit/bass program sounds by hitting the pads.

Changing the tempo

You can change the tempo of the rhythm pattern.

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The tempo set here applies to all rhythm patterns. A rhythm song for which no tempo information is programmed also will use this tempo.

From the main screen or the rhythm pattern screen, press the [TEMPO] key.

The display changes as follows, and the current tempo is shown.

TEMPO BPM=

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You can change the tempo either in playback or stop mode.

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UTILITY DRUM KIT

DRUM KIT Standard

BASS PRG Finger

Pad=DRUM PadBank=

Turn the dial to adjust the tempo.

The tempo can be adjusted over a range of 40.0 – 250.0 (BPM).

To change the tempo manually, hit the

[TEMPO] key repeatedly at the desired tempo.

The average of the key press intervals is determined and set as the new tempo.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key repeatedly.

NOTE

If you record on the audio tracks while listening to the rhythm pattern, and then later change the tempo, the audio track content and the rhythm pattern will no longer be synchronized. Be sure to decide on the tempo ﬁrst.

Changing the drum kit / bass program

You can change the drum kit/bass program used by the rhythm section.

From the main screen, press the [SONG/ PATTERN] key.

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Drum kit/bass program switching can be done in rhythm pattern mode or rhythm song mode.

Press the [SYSTEM/UTILITY] key.

The RHYTHM mode utility menu appears.

UTILITY DRUM KIT

The currently selected drum kit/bass program name is shown.

DRUM KIT Standard

Drum kit name

BASS PRG Finger

Bass program name

Turn the dial to select the drum kit/bass program to use.

The change becomes active immediately. For a list of drum kits/bass programs that can be selected, see the appendix at the end of this manual.

HINT

The drum kit/bass program selected here is saved for each rhythm pattern. For rhythm songs which do not have drum kit/bass program information programmed, the sound selected here will be used.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key repeatedly.

Using the pads to play drum/ bass sounds

Using the pads on the top panel, you can manually play a drum kit or bass program.

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Playing a drum kit with the pads

When playing a drum kit, you can switch between pad banks, giving you a total of 27 drum/percussion sounds.

From the main screen, press the [DRUM/ BASS] key repeatedly, until the key is lit.

When the [DRUM/BASS] key is lit, the pads can be used to play a drum kit. The display changes as follows.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the indication “UTILITY DRUM KIT” or “UTILITY BASS PRG” on the display. Then press the [ENTER] key.

Sound assigned to pads

Pad=DRUM PadBank=

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Pad=BASS Major

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Immediately after creating a new project, the pad bank 1 is selected.

Turn the dial to select the pad bank to use (1 – 3).

The sounds assigned to the nine pads are switched immediately. For a list of drum/percussion sounds in each pad bank, see the appendix at the end of this manual.

HINT

•You can also use the cursor up/down keys to switch the pad bank.

• The currently selected pad bank number is also shown on the rhythm pattern selection screen.

Hit the pads to play.

Use the [RHYTHM] fader and [RHYTHM] status key to control the drum kit volume and switch mute on and off as necessary.

To switch the pad bank during play, repeat steps 2 and 3.

The pad bank can also be switched while a rhythm pattern or rhythm song is playing. When you press the [EXIT] key, the rhythm pattern or rhythm song selection screen appears again.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key repeatedly.

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Playing a bass program with the pads

By switching the scale and range assigned to the pads, you can play bass programs covering up to four octaves.

NOTE

With a bass program, there can be no overlapping of multiple sounds. If you press another pad while holding down a pad, the sound of the ﬁrst pad will stop and the sound of the other pad is heard.

From the main screen, press the [DRUM/ BASS] key repeatedly, until the key is out.

When the [DRUM/BASS] key is out, the pads can be used to play a bass program. The display changes as follows.

Pad=BASS Major

To change the key-note of the scale, use

the cursor up/down keys.

The setting range is C – B in semitone steps. The key-note speciﬁed here is the note that will be played by pad 1.

E 1

Scale key-note Scale type

Range numbe

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The sharp symbol is shown as , such as in F# = , G# = .

To change the type of the scale, use the cursor left/right keys.

The scale type can be set to Major or Minor. For example, when the key-note of “E” is selected, the pitch of the pads changes as follows, depending on the scale type selection.

Major

D# E F#

A B C#

E F# G#

Minor

D E F#

A B C

E F# G

Turn the dial to change the range to be played by the pads.

The range of the pads can be selected in four steps (1 – 4). For example, a change from 1 to 2 will shift the pitch assigned to the pads up by 1 octave.

Hit the pads to play.

Use the [RHYTHM] fader and [RHYTHM] status key to control the bass program volume and switch mute on and off as necessary.

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To switch the scale type and range during play, repeat steps 2 – 4.

The scale type and range can also be switched while a rhythm pattern or rhythm song is playing. When you press the [EXIT] key, the rhythm pattern or rhythm song selection screen appears again.

To return to the main screen, press the

[EXIT] key repeatedly.

Creating a rhythm pattern

This section explains how you can create your own rhythm patterns. There are two ways of doing this: realtime input where you record your play on the pads, and step input where play is stopped and you enter the sounds one by one.

Preparations

Before starting to record, you must make various settings for the rhythm pattern, such as bar length and time signature, and quantize value (shortest unit for recording). By default, an empty rhythm pattern has a 4/ 4 time signature and a length of 2 measures.

NOTE

After you have started the rhythm pattern input procedure, you can no longer change the time signature and number of measures. Be sure to make these settings beforehand.

From the main screen, press the [SONG/ PATTERN] key to call up the rhythm pattern selection screen.

If the [SONG/PATTERN] key is lit, press the key once more so that it goes out.

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Turn the dial to select an empty rhythm pattern.

The indication “EMPTY” appears on the display when an empty pattern is selected.

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If there is no empty rhythm pattern, erase an unneeded

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pattern (

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Press the [EDIT] key.

The rhythm pattern edit menu for making various rhythm pattern settings appears.

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PTN EDIT

PTN EDIT QUANTIZE

QUANTIZE 16

BarLen

TimSig

QUANTIZE

To set the quantize value, make sure that the indication “PTN EDIT QUANTIZE” is shown on the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows.

QUANTIZE 16

Quantize value

The quantize value is the smallest note unit for recording a pattern. When performing real-time input, your play is recorded using the note steps selected here. The default setting is “16” (a sixteenth note).

Turn the dial to select one of the following quantize values. Then press the [EXIT] key.

4........... Quarter note

8........... Eighth note

12......... Eighth triplet note

16......... Sixteenth note (default)

24......... Sixteenth triplet note

32......... Thirty-second note

Hi......... 1 tick (1/48 of quarter note)

When you press the [EXIT] key, the rhythm pattern edit menu appears again.

To set the number of measures of the rhythm pattern, use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the indication “PTN EDIT BarLen” on the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

The current length of the pattern is shown as number of measures.

BarLen 2

Number of measures

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When an already created rhythm pattern is selected, the number of measures is enclosed in parenthesises. This

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indicates that the setting has already been ﬁxed and cannot be changed.

Turn the dial to select the desired setting.

The setting range is 1 – 99 measures. When the setting is complete, press the [EXIT] key to return to the rhythm pattern edit menu.

To set the rhythm pattern time signature, use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the indication “PTN EDIT TimSig” on the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

The current time signature setting appears on the display.

TimSig 4

4/4 beat

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When an already created rhythm pattern is selected, the time signature is enclosed in parenthesises. This indicates that the setting has already been ﬁxed and cannot be changed.

Turn the dial to select the beat.

The setting range is 1 – 8 (1/4 – 8/4 beats). When the setting is complete, press the [EXIT] key twice to return to the rhythm pattern selection screen.

Drum sequence real-time input

For real-time input of a drum sequence, you play the rhythm pattern on the pads of the MRS-8.

At the rhythm pattern screen, select an empty rhythm pattern number.

If necessary, select a drum kit (→ p. 64) before carrying out the following steps.

Press the [DRUM/BASS] key repeatedly, until the key is lit.

The pads can now be used to play a drum kit. Immediately after switching the sound, the pad bank selection screen is shown.

If necessary, use the cursor up/down keys to switch the pad bank.

When the setting is complete, press the [EXIT] key to return to the rhythm pattern selection screen.

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Hold down the REC [O] key and press the PLAY [R] key.

A four-beat pre-count (one measure) is heard, and rhythm pattern recording starts. During recording, a click sound (metronome sound) is heard, according to the tempo and time signature setting. The current position is shown on the counter in measures/beats/ticks.

HINT

The number and the sound level of the pre-count clicks can be changed (

Your performance on the pads will be recorded as a drum sequence according to the quantization setting. The intensity with which you hit the pads will also be recorded. When you reach the end of the pattern, the unit automatically returns to the ﬁrst measure, and real-time input continues.

p. 90).

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While listening to the metronome, tap the pads.

HINT

•You can use step input to add playing information to a rhythm pattern recorded with real-time input.

• After concluding real-time input, you can change the quantize setting and then record on top of the existing sequence. (Changing the quantize value will not affect the existing playing information.)

To edit the recorded contents during realtime input, proceed as follows.

•To erase the performance of a speciﬁc pad

While holding down the [FUNCTION] key, press the pad whose sound you want erase. While you are holding down both keys, the performance of the corresponding pad is erased from the rhythm pattern.

Drum sequence

Snare

Kick

Pad Pad

Pre-count

Recorded repeatedly

• Switching the pad bank during real-time input of a drum sequence

Press the [DRUM/BASS] key once to bring up the pad bank selection screen, and use the cursor up/down keys to select the pad bank. To return, press the [EXIT] key.

• Switching to a bass sequence during realtime input of a drum sequence

Press the [DRUM/BASS] key once to bring up the pad bank selection screen, and then press the [DRUM/BASS] key once more so that the key goes out.

•Temporarily pausing real-time input

Press the REC [O] key during recording so that the key is ﬂashing. In this state you can tap the pads to check which sound is assigned to each pad. Recording resumes when you press the REC [O] key once more.

Snare

Kick

•To erase the performance of all pads

While holding down the [FUNCTION] key, press the [RHYTHM] status key. While you are holding down both keys, the performance of all pads is erased from the drum sequence.

Drum sequence

Snare

Kick

Snare

Kick

When you have ﬁnished real-time recording, press the STOP [P] key.

Rhythm pattern recording will stop. Press the PLAY [R] key to hear the pattern that you recorded.

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When you select an empty pattern and record it, the pattern name “Patxxx” (where xxx is the pattern number) is automatically assigned. You can edit this pattern name as necessary (

→

p. 75).

Bass sequence real-time input

For real-time input of a bass sequence, you play the pads of the MRS-8.

At the rhythm pattern screen, select an empty rhythm pattern number or a rhythm pattern number where only a drum sequence has been recorded.

If necessary, select a bass program (→ p. 64) before carrying out the following steps.

Press the [DRUM/BASS] key repeatedly, until the key is out.

The pads can now be used to play a bass program. Immediately after switching the sound, the range and scale selection screen is shown.

If necessary, select the scale type, keynote, and range.

Use the cursor keys to select the scale type and key-note, and use the dial to select the range. When the setting is complete, press the [EXIT] key to return to the rhythm pattern selection screen.

Hold down the REC [O] key and press the PLAY [R] key.

A four-beat pre-count (one measure) is heard, and rhythm pattern recording starts. (During recording, the metronome click sound is heard, according to the tempo and time signature.) The current position is shown on the counter in measures/ beats/ticks.

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The number and the sound level of the pre-count clicks can be changed.

While listening to the metronome, tap the pads.

Your performance on the pads will be recorded as a bass sequence according to the quantization setting. The duration and intensity with which you hit the pads will

also be recorded. When you reach the end of the pattern, the unit automatically returns to the ﬁrst measure, and real-time input continues.

• Switching the range and scale during realtime input of a bass sequence

Press the [DRUM/BASS] key once to bring up the range/ scale selection screen, and use the cursor keys and the dial to select the range and scale. To return, press the [EXIT] key.

• Switching to a drum sequence during realtime input of a bass sequence

Press the [DRUM/BASS] key once to bring up the range/ scale selection screen, and then press the [DRUM/BASS] key once more so that the key is lit.

•Temporarily pausing real-time input

Press the REC [O] key during recording so that the key is ﬂashing. In this state you can tap the pads to check which note is assigned to each pad. Recording resumes when you press the REC [O] key once more.

HINT

You can use step input to add playing information to a rhythm pattern recorded with real-time input.

To edit the recorded contents during realtime input, proceed as follows.

•To erase the performance of a speciﬁc pad

While holding down the [FUNCTION] key, press the pad whose note you want erase. While you are holding down both keys, the performance of the corresponding pad is erased from the rhythm pattern.

Bass sequence

•To erase the performance of all pads

While holding down the [FUNCTION] key, press the [RHYTHM] status key. While you are holding down both

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keys, the performance of all pads is erased from the bass sequence.

Bass sequence

When you have ﬁnished real-time recording, press the STOP [P] key.

Rhythm pattern recording will stop. Press the PLAY [R] key to hear the pattern that you recorded.

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You can switch the drum kit/bass program during real-time recording ( metronome click (

p. 64), and you can change the volume of the

→

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Drum sequence step input

For step input, you enter each note separately, while the rhythm pattern is in the stop condition. This makes it easy to enter even complex drum patterns or bass lines that might be difﬁcult to achieve with real-time input. For drum sequence step input, you specify the step length (interval to next note or rest) using the quantize value. Then you enter notes and rests. When you hit a pad and then press the PLAY [R] (RHYTHM STEP) key, playing (note) information is entered at that point, and the step advances by an interval corresponding to the current quantize value. The intensity with which you hit the pad is also recorded.

If you only press the PLAY [R] (RHYTHM STEP) key, no playing information is entered, but the step advances by an interval corresponding to the current quantize value. This becomes a rest (see illustration below).

At the rhythm pattern screen, select an

empty rhythm pattern number.

Press the [DRUM/BASS] key repeatedly, until the key is lit.

The pads can now be used to play a drum kit. Immediately after switching the sound, the pad bank selection screen is shown.

If necessary, select the pad bank to use.

When the setting is complete, press the [EXIT] key to return to the rhythm pattern selection screen.

Press the REC [O] key.

The key lights up and the display changes as follows. In this condition, drum sequence step input is possible.

Quantize setting

Q=16

During drum sequence step input, the ﬁrst line of the display shows the quantize value, and the second line shows the currently selected pad bank number. The counter shows the current position in measures/beats/ ticks.

Current pad bank

1- 1- 0

Beat

Tick

Measure

Drum sequence step input

Quantize: quarter note Quantize: sixteenth note

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Use the cursor up/down keys to select the quantize value.

This setting becomes the length of one step. The quantize setting can be changed at any time during step input, using the cursor up/down keys.

4........... Quarter note

8........... Eighth note

12......... Eighth triplet note

16......... Sixteenth note

24......... Sixteenth triplet note

32......... Thirty-second note

Hi......... 1 tick (1/48 of quarter note)

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The quantize value setting is linked to the quantize setting for real-time input. If you change one setting, the other will also change.

To enter a note, hit the pad corresponding to the note, and then press the PLAY [R] (RHYTHM STEP) key.

The pad lights up, and the unit advances by one step.

Q=4

1- 2- 0

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• The intensity with which you hit the pad is also recorded in the drum sequence.

• If you hit several pads during input, multiple sounds will be recorded at the same position.

To enter a rest, press only the PLAY [R] (RHYTHM STEP) key.

If you press the PLAY [R] (RHYTHM STEP) key by itself, the position advances by one step, but no play information is recorded.

Q=4

Repeat steps 5 – 7 while changing the step length as necessary, to enter the desired rhythm pattern.

When you reach the end of the pattern, the unit automatically returns to the ﬁrst measure, letting you

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enter more sounds. When you use the PLAY [R] (RHYTHM STEP) key to move step by step through a recorded rhythm pattern, the pad recorded at the respective position lights up.

You can edit the recorded sequence as follows.

• Erasing an entered note

Repeatedly press the PLAY [R] (RHYTHM STEP) key to move to the position to erase. Then hold down the [FUNCTION] key and press the respective pad. The note recorded at that point is erased, and the pad goes out.

HINT

During step input, you can use the [DRUM/BASS] key to call up the pad bank selection screen and switch the pad bank. (To return, press the [EXIT] key.)

NOTE

When searching for a note to erase, set the quantize value to the same value as the smallest value used during recording, or to a smaller value. Otherwise the start of a note may be missed.

When you have ﬁnished step input, press the STOP [P] key.

The REC [O] key goes out and the rhythm pattern selection screen appears again. By pressing the PLAY [R] key you can check the rhythm pattern that you recorded.

10.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key repeatedly.

Bass sequence step input

Compared to the drum sequence step input, the step input procedure for a bass sequence is somewhat more complex, because there are the additional elements of “pitch” and “duration”. As for drum track step input, you specify the step length (interval to next note or rest) using the quantize value, and you use the pads and the PLAY [R] (RHYTHM STEP) key to enter notes and rests. But when you input a note, you must also specify the duration parameter. This parameter allows you to vary the actual duration for each note, while keeping the step length the same (see diagram on next page).

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Q=4 D= x1

Bass sequence step input

Quantize: quarter note Duration: quarter note

Quantize: eighth note Duration: eighth note

Quantize: quarter note Duration: quarter note

Quantize: eighth note Duration: sixteenth note

At the rhythm pattern screen, select an empty rhythm pattern number or a rhythm pattern number where only a drum sequence has been recorded.

Press the [DRUM/BASS] key repeatedly, until the key is out.

The pads can now be used to play a bass program. Immediately after switching the sound, the range and scale selection screen is shown.

If necessary, select the scale type, key, and range.

When the setting is complete, press the [EXIT] key to return to the rhythm pattern selection screen.

Press the REC [O] key.

The key lights up and the display changes as follows. In this condition, bass sequence step input is possible.

Quantize setting

Q=16 D= x1/4

Duration setting

During bass sequence step input, the ﬁrst line of the display shows the quantize value, and the second line shows the duration setting and the currently selected range. The counter shows the current position in measures/beats/ticks.

Use the cursor up/down keys to select the quantize value.

This setting becomes the length of one step.

Current range number

1- 1- 0

Beat

Tick

Measure

Turn the dial to select the duration value, as listed below.

The duration is speciﬁed as “ x 1”, i.e. as multiples of a quarter note. Depending on the value, the actual duration becomes as follows.

1 – 8..... quarter note x 1 – 8

3/2........ dotted quarter note

1/2........ 8th note

3/4........ dotted 8th note

1/3........ 8th note triplet

1/4........ 16th note

1/6........ 16th note triplet

1/8........ 32nd note

1/12...... 32nd note triplet

1/16...... 64th note

1/24...... 64th note triplet

To enter a note, hit the pad corresponding to the note, and then press the PLAY [R] (RHYTHM STEP) key.

The note is recorded, and the unit advances by the step duration set in step 5.

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1- 2- 0

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The intensity with which you hit the pad is also recorded in the bass sequence.

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Org Root

To enter a rest, press only the PLAY [R] (RHYTHM STEP) key.

If you press the PLAY [R] (RHYTHM STEP) key by itself, the position advances by one step (duration of quantize value) but no play information is recorded.

Q=4 D= x1

Repeat steps 5 – 8 while changing the quantize value and duration as necessary, to enter the desired bass pattern.

When you reach the end of the pattern, the unit automatically returns to the ﬁrst measure, letting you continue the input.

You can edit the recorded sequence as follows.

• Erasing an entered note

HINT

During step input, you can use the [DRUM/BASS] key to call up the range selection screen and switch the range and scale. (To return, press the [EXIT] key.)

NOTE

When searching for a note to erase, set the quantize value to the same value as the smallest value used during recording, or to a smaller value. Otherwise the start of a note may be missed.

10.

When you have ﬁnished step input, press the STOP [P] key.

The REC [O] key goes out and the rhythm pattern selection screen appears again. By pressing the PLAY [R] key you can check the rhythm pattern that you recorded.

11.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key repeatedly.

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Entering rhythm pattern chord information

When you have recorded a rhythm pattern, and you later set the chord information (root + chord type), the bass sequence of the rhythm pattern will also be transformed according to the chord information programmed in a rhythm song.

HINT

For patterns not used in a rhythm song or for which no bass sequence is input, this procedure is not necessary.

From the main screen, press the [SONG/ PATTERN] key in the rhythm section repeatedly, until the key is out.

The rhythm pattern selection screen appears.

Turn the dial to select the pattern for which to specify chord information, and press the [EDIT] key.

The rhythm pattern edit menu appears.

PTN EDIT QUANTIZE

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the indication “EDIT OrgRoot” on the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

This screen allows you to specify the root for the selected rhythm pattern.

Org Root E

Chord root

Turn the dial to select the root for the chord.

The available range is C – B (default setting: E). When setting chord information for a rhythm song, the value speciﬁed here will become the root for transposing up or down.

When the setting is complete, press the [EXIT] key.

The rhythm pattern edit menu appears again.

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OrgChord Major

PTN EDIT QUANTIZE

DR LEVEL 15

BS LEVEL 15

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the indication “PTN EDIT OrgChord” on the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows.

OrgChord Major

This screen allows you to specify the chord type for that rhythm pattern.

Turn the dial to select the chord.

For the chord type, you can select Major or Minor.

For example, if you have entered a bass phrase with a G major chord in mind, set the root to “G” and the chord type to “Major”.

When the setting is complete, press the [EXIT] key.

The setting is entered and the rhythm pattern edit menu appears again.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key repeatedly.

Changing the drum/bass sequence volume level

The playback volume of the rhythm pattern can be adjusted separately for the drum and bass with the [RHYTHM] fader. If necessary, the volume levels can also be individually programmed for each rhythm pattern.

From the main screen, press the [SONG/ PATTERN] key in the rhythm section repeatedly, until the key is out.

The rhythm pattern selection screen appears.

Turn the dial to select the rhythm pattern for which to specify volume information, and press the [EDIT] key.

The rhythm pattern edit menu appears.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the indication “PTN EDIT DR LEVEL” on the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows. This screen allows you to specify the drum sequence volume. The display shows the current volume setting (0 – 15).

DR LEVEL 15

Turn the dial to select the desired setting, and then press the [EXIT] key.

The setting is entered, and the previous screen appears again.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the indication “PTN EDIT BS LEVEL” on the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows. This screen allows you to specify the bass sequence volume. The display shows the current volume setting (0 – 15).

BS LEVEL 15

Turn the dial to select the desired setting, and then press the [EXIT] key.

The setting is entered, and the previous screen appears again.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key repeatedly.

PTN EDIT QUANTIZE

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Assigning a name to a rhythm pattern

When an empty rhythm pattern is selected and used for input, the pattern name “Pat xxx” (where xxx is the pattern number) is automatically assigned. You can edit this pattern name as necessary.

From the main screen, press the [SONG/ PATTERN] key in the rhythm section repeatedly, until the key is out.

The rhythm pattern selection screen appears.

Turn the dial to select the rhythm pattern for which to edit the name, and press the [EDIT] key.

The rhythm pattern edit menu appears.

PTN EDIT QUANTIZE

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the indication “PTN EDIT NAME” on the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows. This screen allows you to specify a name for the selected rhythm pattern.

PTN NAME Pat 500

Use the cursor left/right keys to move the ﬂashing position to the character to change, and turn the dial or use the rhythm section pads and keys to select a character.

For information on how to input characters, refer to page

33.

HINT

By repeatedly pressing the [EDIT] key, you can clear all characters.

Repeat step 4 until the name is as desired.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key repeatedly.

Editing rhythm patterns

This section explains how to copy an existing rhythm pattern or how to erase the playing information and return the pattern to the blank condition.

Copying a rhythm pattern

You can copy the currently selected rhythm pattern to another pattern number. This is useful to create variations of a rhythm pattern.

From the main screen, press the [SONG/ PATTERN] key repeatedly, until the key is out.

The rhythm pattern selection screen appears.

Turn the dial to select the rhythm pattern to use as copy source.

Press the [FUNCTION] key in the control section twice.

The display changes as follows. In this condition, you can select the number of the copy destination rhythm pattern.

COPY 117

å420E

Turn the dial to select the number of the rhythm pattern to use as copy destination.

When an empty pattern is selected, the indication “E” is shown to the right of the pattern number.

NOTE

When you select a recorded rhythm pattern as destination, its contents will be overwritten with the data of the copy source.

To carry out the copy operation, press the [ENTER] key. When the indication “COPY SURE?” appears, press the [ENTER] key once more.

When the copy operation is completed, the display returns to the rhythm pattern selection screen. By pressing the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key, you can cancel the operation and back up one step at a time.

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Reference [Rhythm]

DELETE SURE?

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key repeatedly.

Erasing a rhythm pattern

This section explains how to erase all data from a speciﬁed rhythm pattern, returning it to the blank state.

NOTE

It is not possible to restore data once the rhythm pattern has been erased. Use this operation with care.

From the main screen, press the [SONG/ PATTERN] key repeatedly, until the key is out.

The rhythm pattern selection screen appears.

Turn the dial to select the rhythm pattern to erase.

Press the [FUNCTION] key in the control section.

The display changes as follows.

DELETE SURE?

To carry out the erase operation, press the [ENTER] key.

When the erase operation is completed, the display returns to the rhythm pattern selection screen. By pressing the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key, you can cancel the operation and back up one step at a time.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key repeatedly.

Creating a rhythm song

A rhythm song consists of a sequence of rhythm patterns with programmed chord and tempo information. The MRS-8 allows you to save up to 10 rhythm songs per project. While the [SONG/PATTERN] key is lit, one of these can be selected for editing or playing.

The following two methods are available for entering rhythm pattern information into a rhythm song.

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Step input

With this method, you line up rhythm patterns one by one by specifying a pattern and the number of measures. Input can be performed at any point in the song. It is also possible to switch to another pattern while the previous pattern is still playing. This mode is suitable for specifying patterns in detail.

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FAST (Formula Assisted Song Translator)

This method uses simple formulas to specify rhythm pattern playback from start to end. The result is written to the song in a single operation. Because input midway through a song is not possible with this method, it is most suitable for cases where the conﬁguration of the entire song has been decided beforehand.

HINT

There is no difference in the completed rhythm song due to input method that was used, i.e. a song will be the same, regardless of whether it was created using step input or the FAST method. If necessary, you can ﬁrst create a rough version of a song using FAST and then perform detailed editing using step input.

Selecting a rhythm song

Out of the 10 available songs, select the rhythm song for editing or playing as follows.

HINT

In the default condition of a project, all rhythm songs are empty.

From the main screen, press the [SONG/ PATTERN] key in the rhythm section repeatedly, until the key is lit.

The rhythm section switches to rhythm song mode, and

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the rhythm song selection screen appears.

SongNo0E EMPTY

EOS

PTN EOS

INSERT? P000x 4

When the rhythm song is empty, the indication “EMPTY” is shown in the rhythm song name ﬁeld, and the indication “E” is shown to the right of the rhythm song number.

This section explains how to input rhythm pattern data into an empty rhythm song by specifying the rhythm pattern number and number of measures.

The rhythm section switches to rhythm song mode, and the rhythm song selection screen appears.

The key lights up and the display changes as follows. In this condition, you can perform rhythm song step input.

The indication “EOS” (End of Song) shows the position where the rhythm song ends. For an empty song, “EOS” will be located at the beginning. Therefore nothing happens if you play the song.

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Rhythm song number

SongNo0E EMPTY

Rhythm song name

Turn the dial to select a rhythm song number from 0 – 9.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key.

Entering pattern information using step input

From the main screen, press the [SONG/ PATTERN] key repeatedly, until the key is lit.

Press the REC [O] key in the transport section.

EVEVå EOS

End-of-song indication Current position

1- 1- 0

Reference [Rhythm]

Current position

1 (measure number)

Rhythm

End of Song

song

Use the cursor up/down keys to bring up the indication “←PTN” on the ﬁrst line of the display.

PTN

EOS

During step input, the cursor up/down keys serve to bring up various kinds of information about events that are programmed at the current point. For example, when “PTN” is shown, rhythm pattern information can be entered for the rhythm song. The following items can be selected.

Parameter

→

PTN TimSig ROOT CHORD TEMPO DrLevel BsLevel Dr KIT Bs PRG

1- 1- 0

Description

Event information at current point

Rhythm pattern number

Time signature

Chord root

Chord type

Tempo

Drum sequence volume

Bass sequence volume

Drum kit number

Bass program number

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When an item other than “EV→” is selected and no information is input for the current position, the arrow “ shown before the item name. This indicates that information input at a preceding point continues to be valid.

Press the [FUNCTION] key in the control section.

The indication “INSERT?” appears on the ﬁrst line of the display.

” is

←

INSERT? P000x 4

Rhythm pattern number to insert

Number of measures to insert

Reference [Rhythm]

PTN 002 08Beat03

PTN EOS

In this condition, you can input rhythm pattern information for the current point.

Turn the dial to select the rhythm pattern to insert.

Use the cursor up/down keys to specify the number of measures to insert.

If you specify more measures than the original length of the rhythm pattern, the rhythm pattern will be repeated. If you specify fewer measures, the song will switch to the next rhythm pattern before the current pattern has ﬁnished playing.

To ﬁnalize the setting, press the [ENTER]

key.

The rhythm pattern information will be input at the current location, and the display reverts to the original screen. The “EOS” indication is moved back by the number of measures that were inserted.

PTN 002 08Beat03

Current position

(measure number)

Rhythm

song

By pressing the PLAY [R] key while this display is shown, you can repeatedly play the rhythm pattern entered at the current point.

Repeatedly press the cursor right key to move to the measure number for which “EOS” is shown on the second line of the display.

During rhythm song step input, you can use the cursor left/right keys to move the input position in measure units. When you reach the end of the song, the indication “EOS” is shown on the second line of the display.

PATTERN 002 End of Song

PTN

EOS

1- 1- 0

321

3- 1- 0

Rhythm

(Measure number)

song

PATTERN 002

Current position

End of Song

HINT

] keys in the transport section can be

• The REW [T used to move the current position in beat units.

• When “EV the current position in sixteenth note units. By bringing up the “EV then using the cursor up/down keys to display event information, you can enter event information in sixteenth note units (→ p. 83).

10.

The REC [O] key goes out and the rhythm song selection screen appears again. If you press the PLAY [R] key, the created rhythm song will be played. To edit the entered rhythm pattern information, proceed as follows.

• Selecting a different rhythm pattern

Use the cursor left/right keys to move to the point where the respective rhythm pattern information is input, and then turn the dial to select the new rhythm pattern. By turning the dial at a point where no rhythm pattern information is input (“ new rhythm pattern information for this point. The newly selected rhythm pattern information will always be valid until the point where the next rhythm pattern information is input.

• Deleting entered rhythm pattern information

Use the cursor left/right keys to move to the position of the rhythm pattern information to delete, and press the [FUNCTION] key twice. (The indication “EV ERASE SURE?” appears.) Then press the [ENTER] key. When rhythm pattern information was deleted, the previous pattern will remain valid until the point where the next rhythm pattern information is input.

] and FF [Y

” is shown on the display, turning the dial moves

→

” indication to move to a point within a measure and

→

Repeat steps 4 – 8 to enter all required pattern information.

When all required pattern information has been entered, press the STOP [P] key.

←

PTN” is shown), you can add

Delete

PATTERN A PATTERN B PATTERN C

PATTERN A PATTERN C

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Reference [Rhythm]

• Inserting a rhythm pattern in a song

Use the cursor left/right keys to move to the point where the rhythm pattern should be inserted, and perform steps 4 – 7. A new rhythm pattern is inserted at the current location, and all subsequent patterns are moved back by the duration of the inserted pattern.

Insert

PATTERN D

PATTERN A PATTERN B PATTERN C

PATTERN A PATTERN B

PATTERN D PATTERN C

• Deleting a speciﬁc measure

Use the cursor left/right keys to move to the start position of the measure to delete. Press the [FUNCTION] key three times. (The indication “MEAS DEL SURE?” appears.) Then press the [ENTER] key. The measure at the current position is deleted, and subsequent rhythm pattern information moves forward. When a measure at the beginning of a rhythm pattern (such as the ﬁrst measure of a 2-measure pattern) is deleted, that measure only is deleted, and the indication changes to “←PTN” for the second measure.

Delete 1 measure

PATTERN A PATTERN B PATTERN D PATTERN C

PATTERN A PATTERN B PATTERN C

Using FAST for pattern information input

The FAST (Formula Assisted Song Translator) method developed by ZOOM uses simple formulas to specify rhythm pattern sequences and write an entire rhythm song in one operation. The following keys and pads can be used for numeric input.

[x+] key

Enters the "+" (plus symbol) for lining up patterns and the "x" (multiplication symbol) for repeated play of the same pattern.

Pads 1 - 9 / [0] key

Serve for specifying pattern numbers and repetition count.

The basic rules for creating a rhythm pattern sequence are as follows.

• Line up patterns

Use the “+” symbol to line up rhythm patterns. For example, entering 0 + 1 + 2 will result in the following rhythm pattern play sequence.

[( )] key

Enters the opening and closing brackets used for linking several patterns.

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PATTERN 0 PATTERN 1 PATTERN 2

• Repeat patterns

Use the “x” (multiplication) symbol to specify pattern repetitions. As in normal arithmetic, “x” takes precedence over “+”. For example, entering 0 + 1 x 2 + 2 will result in the following rhythm pattern play sequence.

PATTERN 0 PATTERN 1 PATTERN 1 PATTERN 2

Reference [Rhythm]

0+(

0+(1+2

0+(1+2)

0+(1+2)x

0+(1+

0+(1+2)x 4

0+(1

SongEdit TRANSPOS

0+(1+2)x

• Repeat multiple patterns

Use the “(“ and “)” symbols (opening and closing brackets) to link a group of patterns for repetition. Formulas enclosed in brackets take precedence over other formulas. For example, entering 0 + (1 + 2) x 2 + 3 will result in the following rhythm pattern play sequence.

PATTERN 1PATTERN 0 PATTERN 2

PATTERN 1 PATTERN 2 PATTERN 3

An example for creating the rhythm pattern sequence 0 + (1+2) x 4 is shown below.

Press twice

0+(

0+(1

HINT

• If the formula does not ﬁt on two lines, the indication scrolls by one character each. If you use the cursor left/right keys to move the input position, the line scrolls left and right accordingly.

• For FAST input, the leading zeros 0 and 00 can be omitted. For example, pattern 001 is speciﬁed as “1”, and pattern 050 as “50”.

• The entered formula is saved as part of a project. By calling up the formula later, you can edit it or use it to write the song.

NOTE

• The FAST method can only be used to write a song in one go, from beginning to end. Entering rhythm patterns partly into the song is not possible.

•To edit a rhythm song that was written with this method, edit the formula and then write the entire song again, or use step input.

Press the [SONG/PATTERN] key repeatedly, until the key is lit.

The rhythm section switches to the rhythm song mode, and the rhythm song selection screen appears.

Press the [EDIT] key.

The rhythm song edit menu appears.

SongEdit TRANSPOS

Press twice

0+(1+

0+(1+2

0+(1+2)

0+(1+2)x

0+(1+2)x 4

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the indication “SongEdit FAST” on the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

A cursor appears on the ﬁrst line of the display, and FAST input is possible.

Cursor

Use the pads and keys of the rhythm section to enter the formula for creating the rhythm song.

0+(1+2)x 4

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Reference [Rhythm]

SaveSong 0E

ROOT E --

If you make a mistake during input, you can correct it as follows.

• Deleting a number/symbol

Use the cursor left/right keys to move the ﬂashing segment to the number/symbol to delete, and press the [EDIT] key.

• Inserting a number/symbol

Use the cursor left/right keys to move the ﬂashing segment to the point where you want to insert a number or symbol, and input the new number/symbol with the pads and keys.

The display changes as follows. In this condition, you can select the rhythm song number into which to write the song.

HINT

When you select an empty rhythm song number, the indication “E” is shown to the right of the number.

NOTE

When you select an existing rhythm song as write destination, the contents of that rhythm song will be overwritten.

The write operation is carried out, and the rhythm song edit menu appears again. To check the result, press the [EXIT] key to return to the rhythm song selection screen, select the rhythm song that you have written, and press the PLAY [R] key.

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When formula input is completed, press the [ENTER] key.

SaveSong 0E

Rhythm song number

Turn the dial to select the destination rhythm song, and press the [ENTER] key.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key repeatedly.

Entering chord information

This section explains how to add chord information (root and chord type) data to the rhythm song that you have created by inputting rhythm pattern data. When playing a rhythm song for which chord information was input, the bass sequence will change according to the chord progression.

HINT

• If the original root of the rhythm pattern and the root speciﬁed for the rhythm song are different, the bass sequence phrase will be transposed according to the root input for the rhythm song.

• If the original chord type of the rhythm pattern and the chord type speciﬁed for the rhythm song are different, the bass sequence phrase will be converted according to the chord type input for the rhythm song. (Depending on the phrase and chord type, there may be no change.)

Bring up the rhythm song selection screen and turn the dial to select the rhythm song for which to enter chord information.

Press the REC [O] key.

The key lights up and rhythm song step input becomes possible.

Use the cursor up/down keys to bring up the indication “ROOT” on the ﬁrst line of the display.

You can now enter the chord root for the rhythm pattern played at this point. At a point where rhythm pattern information is already input, the chord information “E--” (root: E, chord type: no conversion) is automatically assigned. Therefore, for a rhythm song without entered chord information, the phrase of the pattern is unchanged and the root is transposed to E.

ROOT E --

Chord type

Chord root

Turn the dial to specify the note name (C – B) that will be the root of the chord.

The following screen shows an example of changing the chord root to A.

1- 1- 0

Reference [Rhythm]

ROOT A --

CHORD A --

ROOT A --

HINT

During chord information input, you can press the PLAY [R key to check the rhythm pattern. The pattern will be played with the new chord setting applied. To stop play, press the

] key.

STOP [

To change the chord type, press the cursor down key once to bring up the indication “CHORD” on the ﬁrst line of the display.

You can now input the chord type.

1- 1- 0

CHORD A --

Turn the dial to select the chord type from the following options.

Display Description Display Description

No change

Move to the location where you want to input the next chord information, and input chord information in the same way as described in steps 3 – 6.

You can move the input location during rhythm song step input in the following ways.

• Moving in steps of a measure

Use the cursor left/right keys to move to the beginning of the preceding or following measure.

• Moving in steps of a beat

Use the REW [T]/FF [Y] keys to move to the beginning of the preceding or following beat.

• Moving in steps of a sixteenth note

Repeatedly press the cursor up key to bring up the

indication “EV→” on the display, and turn the dial to move forward or backward in 12-tick (16th note) units.

If necessary, you can also input chord information at a point within a measure, as shown below (smallest unit: sixteenth note). To do this, bring up the indication “EV→” on the ﬁrst line of the display, turn the dial to move current point, and then bring up the chord

]

information input screen again.

Am 2

PATTERN A

Em 3

PATTERN B

12 3 4 1 2 3 4

Em 1

Measure

Beat

12 3 4 1 2 3 4

HINT

At a point where no chord information is input, “←” is shown to the left of the “ROOT” or “CHORD” indication. This means that the immediately preceding information continues to be valid.

Input the remaining chord information in the same way.

If you have made a mistake or want to make a change, proceed as follows.

•To change chord information

Move to the location at which the chord information is input, use the cursor up/down keys to switch the display to “ROOT” or “CHORD”, and turn the dial to change the chord information.

•To delete chord information

Move to the location at which the chord information is input, and use the cursor up/down keys to show the chord information to delete. Press the [FUNCTION] key twice. (The indication “EV ERASE SURE?” appears.) When you press the [ENTER] key, the chord information will be deleted, and the display changes to “← ROOT” or “ CHORD”.

When you have ﬁnished, press the STOP [P] key.

The unit returns to the rhythm song selection screen. By pressing the PLAY [R] key in this condition, you can check the rhythm song with the new chord information. To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key.

←

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Entering other information

A rhythm song contains information about rhythm patterns, chord, tempo, time signature etc. in a matrix conﬁguration, as shown at the bottom of this page. This is called event information. When the rhythm song is in the step input condition, you can move the current position with the cursor left/right keys etc. and use the cursor up/ down keys to call up and enter or edit event information.

Bring up the rhythm song selection screen and turn the dial to select the rhythm song for which to enter chord information.

Press the REC [O] key.

The key lights up and rhythm song step input becomes possible.

Use the cursor up key to bring up the indication “EV→” on the ﬁrst line of the display.

This screen lets you check which event information is entered at the current point. The symbol after “EV→” (such as “Pt” or “TS”) denotes the type of event.

EVEVå

1- 1- 0

Entered event type

Available events and their symbols are listed in the table below.

Reference [Rhythm]

Event type Symbol Description Setting range

PTN

TimSig

ROOT

CHORD

TEMPO

DrVOL

BsVOL

DrKIT

BsPRG

Rhythm pattern number

Time signature (beat)

Chord root

Chord type

Tempo

Drum sequence volume

Bass sequence volume

Drum kit

Bass program

000 – 510

1 – 8(1/4 – 8/4)

C – B

--, Maj, m, 7, m7, M7, aug, dim, 7sus4, sus4, m7b5, m6, 6, m9, M9, mM7

40.0 – 250.0

0 – 15

See appendix

HINT

• Time signature information can be entered only at the beginning of a measure.

• If no tempo information is input for the rhythm song, the tempo currently set for the rhythm section will be used. To ensure that a rhythm song will always play with the same tempo, be sure to enter tempo information at the beginning of the song.

Move to the location where you want to input a new event.

For details on how to move the current location, refer to page 82.

Use the cursor up/down keys to select the type of event to input.

If the event you select here has been input at the current location, its value will be displayed.

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Measure

Pattern

Time signature

Root/chord

Tempo

Drum track volume

Bass track volume

Drum kit number

Bass program number

13245

PATTERN 001 PATTERN 020

4/4

D maj G min A7

BPM-135

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DrLevel 15

Tempo

SongNo0 SONG000

DrLevel 15

If there is no corresponding event, the display will indicate “←xxx” (where xxx is the event name). This indicates that the previously input event information still applies.

Tempo

Playing a rhythm song

This section explains how to select and play one of the 10 rhythm songs that were created by inputting rhythm pattern and chord information.

From the main screen, press the [SONG/ PATTERN] key repeatedly, until the key is lit.

The rhythm song selection screen appears.

Turn the dial to input the event value.

HINT

During rhythm song step input, you can press the PLAY [R key to check the rhythm pattern. The pattern will be played with the current setting applied. To stop play, press the STOP

] key.

[

Input the remaining events in the same way.

To input more information for the same type of event, you can move the current position in measures or beats while the event input screen is displayed. If you make a mistake or want to change the information, the events can be edited in the following ways.

•To change an event setting

Display the event to change, and turn the dial to alter the setting.

•To delete event information

Display the event to delete, and press the [FUNCTION] key twice. (The indication “EV ERASE SURE?” appears.) Then press the [ENTER] key.

When you have ﬁnished, press the STOP [P] key.

The REC [O] key goes out, and the rhythm song selection screen appears again. To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key repeatedly.

SongNo0 SONG000

Turn the dial to select the rhythm song, and

]

then press the PLAY [R] key.

The selected rhythm song will begin playing. If something has been recorded on the audio tracks, those tracks will play back simultaneously.

HINT

It is also possible to play a drum kit or bass program manually during rhythm song playback by hitting the pads.

NOTE

If you select an empty rhythm song for which an “E” is shown to the right of the song number, nothing will be played back.

To stop the rhythm song, press the STOP [P] key.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key.

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Editing a rhythm song

COPY START

COPY END

COPY TO

This section explains how to edit a rhythm song that you have created.

Reference [Rhythm]

Turn the dial to select the measure to use as copy source start point, and press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows. This screen lets you specify the measure to be used as copy source end point.

Copying a speciﬁed range of measures

Part of a rhythm song can be copied in measures and inserted into another location. This is convenient to repeat a portion of a rhythm song.

Copy

1234 6 7 85

PATTERN A PATTERN B

PATTERN A PATTERN A

1234 6 7 89105

PATTERN A PATTERN B PATTERN B

1234

PATTERN A PATTERN B

1234 6 7 8

PATTERN A PATTERN B PATTERN A PATTERN B

From the main screen, press the [SONG/ PATTERN] key repeatedly, until the key is lit.

The rhythm song selection screen appears.

Turn the dial to select the rhythm song to edit.

Press the REC [O] key.

The key lights up and rhythm song step input is possible.

Repeatedly press the [FUNCTION] key to bring up the indication “COPY START” on the display.

This screen lets you specify the measure to be used as copy source start point.

PATTERN A PATTERN A

Copy

COPY START

1- 1- 0

Copy source start point

COPY END

1- 1- 0

Copy source end point

Turn the dial to select the measure to use as copy source end point, and press the [ENTER] key.

The copy range is speciﬁed, and the screen for selecting the copy destination appears.

COPY TO

1- 1- 0

Copy destination start point

Turn the dial to select the measure to use as copy destination start point.

To carry out the copy process, press the [ENTER] key.

The “EOS” marker is shifted back by the number of copied measures. By pressing the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key, you can cancel the operation and back up one step at a time.

Press the STOP [P] key.

The unit returns to the rhythm song selection screen. To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key.

Transposing the entire rhythm song

You can transpose the bass sequence of the rhythm song up or down in semitone units.

From the main screen, press the [SONG/ PATTERN] key repeatedly, until the key is lit.

The rhythm song selection screen appears.

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Reference [Rhythm]

SongEdit TRANSPOS

TRANSPOS 0

COPY 0

Turn the dial to select the rhythm song to transpose.

Press the [EDIT] key.

The rhythm song edit menu appears.

SongEdit TRANSPOS

Verify that the indication “TRANSPOS” is on the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows.

TRANSPOS 0

Transpose value

Turn the dial to select the transpose setting (-6 – 0 +6), and press the [ENTER] key.

The default setting is 0 (no transposing). When you select a setting such as +5, the bass sequence will be transposed ﬁve semitones (a perfect fourth) up. (Depending on the range, the result may be one octave higher or lower.) When you press the [ENTER] key to conﬁrm the transpose setting, the indication “TRANSPOS SURE?” appears on the display.

To carry out the transpose operation, press the [ENTER] key once more.

The transpose operation is carried out, and the rhythm song edit menu appears again. By pressing the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key, you can cancel the operation and back up one step at a time.

NOTE

When you carry out the transpose operation, the root of the chord information for the rhythm song is rewritten. To return to the original condition, perform transpose once more in the opposite direction.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key repeatedly.

Copying a rhythm song

You can copy the contents of any rhythm song in a project to any other rhythm song number. This is useful to create variations of a song.

NOTE

When you execute the copy, the contents of the destination rhythm song will be erased. Use this function with care.

From the main screen, press the [SONG/ PATTERN] key repeatedly, until the key is lit.

The rhythm song selection screen appears.

Turn the dial to select the rhythm song to copy.

This song will be used as copy source.

Press the [FUNCTION] key twice.

The display changes as follows.

COPY 0

å 1E

Copy destination rhythm song

Copy source rhythm song

Turn the dial to select the number of the copy destination rhythm song, and press the [ENTER] key.

When you select an empty rhythm song number, the indication “E” is shown to the right of the number. When you press the [ENTER] key, the indication “COPY SURE?” appears on the display.

To carry out the copy operation, press the [ENTER] key once more.

When the copy operation is completed, the unit returns to the rhythm song selection screen with the destination rhythm song being loaded. By pressing the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key, you can cancel the operation and back up one step at a time.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key repeatedly.

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Reference [Rhythm]

DELETE SURE?

SongEdit TRANSPOS

SongName SONG000

Erasing the rhythm song

This section explains how to erase the entire rhythm song, resetting it to a blank state.

NOTE

Once you erase the rhythm song, it cannot be recovered. Use this function with care.

From the main screen, press the [SONG/ PATTERN] key repeatedly, until the key is lit.

The rhythm song selection screen appears.

Turn the dial to select the rhythm song to erase.

Press the [FUNCTION] key.

The display changes as follows.

DELETE SURE?

To carry out the erase operation, press the [ENTER] key.

When the erase operation is completed, the unit returns to the rhythm song selection screen. By pressing the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key, you can cancel the operation and back up one step at a time.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key repeatedly.

Assigning a name to a rhythm song

When a rhythm song is created, the song name “Songxxx” (where xxx is the song number) is automatically assigned. You can edit this name as necessary.

From the main screen, press the [SONG/ PATTERN] key repeatedly, until the key is lit.

The rhythm song selection screen appears.

Turn the dial to select the rhythm song

whose name you want to edit.

Press the [EDIT] key.

The rhythm song edit menu appears.

SongEdit TRANSPOS

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the indication “SongEdit NAME” on the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows.

SongName SONG000

Use the cursor left/right keys to move the ﬂashing position to the character to change, and turn the dial or use the rhythm section pads and keys to select a character.

For information on how to input characters, refer to page

33.

When the name has been input, press the [EXIT] key.

The rhythm song name is changed, and the display returns to the rhythm song edit menu.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key repeatedly.

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Reference [Rhythm]

UTILITY DRUM KIT

IMPORT ALL

IMPORT BontLkBl

Importing rhythm patterns and rhythm songs from another project

This section explains how to import all rhythm pattern and rhythm song data or only a speciﬁc rhythm pattern from another project that was saved on the SD card.

NOTE

The import process will overwrite existing rhythm patterns/ rhythm songs in the currently selected project. Take care not to accidentally overwrite rhythm pattern or rhythm song data that you want to keep.

From the main screen, press the [SONG/ PATTERN] key to bring up the rhythm pattern or rhythm song selection screen.

Importing of rhythm patterns or rhythm songs is possible both in rhythm pattern mode and rhythm song mode.

Press the [SYSTEM/UTILITY] key.

The rhythm utility menu for making various rhythm section settings appears.

UTILITY DRUM KIT

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the indication “UTILITY IMPORT” on the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows.

IMPORT BontLkBl

Project name Project numbe

Turn the dial to select the source project,

and press the [ENTER] key.

The subsequent steps differ, depending on which selection was made in step 4.

• When ALL was selected

Verify that the indication “IMPORT SURE?” is shown on the display. Then proceed to step 6.

• When PATTERN was selected

The source rhythm pattern is shown on the display. Turn the dial to select the desired rhythm pattern, and press the [ENTER] key. The import destination pattern then is displayed. Use the dial again to select the destination pattern, and press the [ENTER] key. The indication “IMPORT SURE?” appears on the display.

To carry out the import process, press the [ENTER] key.

When all patterns/songs were selected, the rhythm pattern or rhythm song selection screen appears again. When a speciﬁc rhythm pattern was selected, the unit returns to the condition of step 5. To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key repeatedly. By pressing the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key, you can cancel the operation and back up one step at a time.

In this condition, you can select the source project from which to import.

IMPORT ALL

Use the cursor left/right keys to select ALL (import all rhythm patterns and rhythm songs) or PATTERN (import speciﬁc rhythm pattern), and press the [ENTER] key.

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Editing various settings of

UTILITY DRUM KIT

COUNT

the rhythm section

This section explains how to edit various settings that affect the entire rhythm section, such as adjusting the pad sensitivity or adjusting the volume of the metronome.

Basic procedure

The basic procedure for editing the rhythm section settings is the same for most items, as described below.

HINT

This procedure can be carried out either in rhythm pattern mode or rhythm song mode.

From the main screen, press the [SONG/ PATTERN] key to bring up the rhythm pattern or rhythm song selection screen.

Press the [SYSTEM/UTILITY] key.

The rhythm utility menu for making various rhythm section settings appears.

UTILITY DRUM KIT

Reference [Rhythm]

•PAD SENS

Change the pad sensitivity which determines the volume level in relation to the force with which the pad is struck.

• MIDI

Make MIDI-related settings (→ p. 108).

• IMPORT

Import rhythm patterns and rhythm songs from another project saved on the SD card (→ p. 88).

• MEMORY

Check the remaining amount of rhythm pattern and rhythm song memory.

• POSITION

Select whether the drum track panning operates as seen from the drummer or from the listener (audience).

Turn the dial to edit the setting.

The screen display and operation will be different for each item. For details on most items, refer to the sections that follow. For information on rhythm pattern/rhythm song import and MIDI settings, refer to the respective sections in this manual.

When you have ﬁnished making settings, press the [EXIT] key repeatedly to return to the main screen.

• DRUM KIT

Select the drum kit to use for rhythm pattern/rhythm song play (→ p. 64).

• BASS PRG

Select the bass program to use for rhythm pattern/rhythm song play (→ p. 64).

• COUNT

Change the length of the pre-count that is heard during real-time input of a rhythm pattern.

• ClickVol

Change the volume level of the metronome click that is heard during real-time input of a rhythm pattern.

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Use the cursor left/right keys to select one of the following items to edit, and press the [ENTER] key.

Changing the length of the pre-count

You can change the length of the pre-count that is heard when you record a rhythm pattern in real time. Perform steps 1 – 3 of “Basic procedure” to bring up the indication “UTILITY COUNT”, and press the [ENTER] key. Then turn the dial to choose one of these settings.

COUNT 4

• OFF

The pre-count is turned off.

•1 – 8

A pre-count of 1 – 8 beats is heard (default: 4).

Reference [Rhythm]

ClickVol 15

PAD SENS NORMAL

MEMORY 32%

• SPECIAL

A special pre-count as shown below is heard.

Changing the metronome volume

You can change the volume of the metronome that is heard when you record a rhythm pattern in real time. Perform steps 1 – 3 of “Basic procedure” to bring up the indication “UTILITY ClickVol”, and press the [ENTER] key. Then turn the dial to set the volume (0 – 15).

ClickVol 15

HINT

A setting of zero means that the metronome click is off.

Adjusting the sensitivity of the pads

You can specify the volume that is produced according to the force with which you hit the pads (pad sensitivity). Perform steps 1 – 3 of “Basic procedure” to bring up the indication “UTILITY PAD SENS”, and press the [ENTER] key. Then turn the dial to choose one of these settings.

PAD SENS NORMAL

• SOFT

The volume will be soft, regardless of how strongly you tap the pad.

• MEDIUM

The volume will be medium, regardless of how strongly you tap the pad.

• LOUD

The volume will be loud, regardless of how strongly you tap the pad.

• LITE

Maximum sensitivity. Even light taps will produce a loud volume.

• NORMAL

Normal sensitivity (default setting).

• HARD

Low sensitivity. Strong tapping is needed to produce a loud volume.

• EX HARD

Lowest sensitivity. Very strong tapping is needed to produce a loud volume.

Checking the remaining amount of memory

To check the remaining amount of recording memory for rhythm patterns and rhythm songs, perform steps 1 – 3 of “Basic procedure” to bring up the indication “UTILITY MEMORY”, and press the [ENTER] key. This screen is for display only. There is no setting that can be edited.

MEMORY 32%

Swapping the left/right pan position

The pan setting for the drum sound can be set to apply as seen from the drummer or from the listener. Perform steps 1 – 3 of “Basic procedure” to bring up the indication “UTILITY POSITION”, and press the [ENTER] key. Then select one of the following settings.

• PLAYER

Left/right pan setting applies as seen from the player (drummer).

• LISTENER

Left/right pan setting applies as seen from the listener (audience).

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Reference [Effects]

This section explains the functions and operation of the effect section built into the MRS-8.

result will be recorded when you carry out recording.

About the effects

The MRS-8 has two types of effects, an “insert effect” that is inserted at a speciﬁc position, and a “send/return effect” that is used via the built-in mixer. The two effect types can be used simultaneously. The characteristics of these effects are described below.

■

Insert effect

The insert effect is placed into the signal path at a speciﬁc point. You can select one of the following positions at which to apply the effect.

(1) Immediately after the input jack (2) In the output of any audio track or drum

track/bass track

(3) Immediately before the [MASTER] fader

When the position immediately after the input jack is selected, the effect processes the input signal, and the

When the insert effect is applied to one of the audio tracks (tracks 1 – 8) or the drum track/bass track (drum kit/bass program output signal), the effect processes only a speciﬁc track. This can be used to modify the sound of a recorded track. By selecting the position immediately before the [MASTER] fader, you can process the ﬁnal stereo mix, for example to adjust the tonal quality or sonic intensity during mixdown or bounce recording.

■

Send/return effect

The send/return effect is internally connected to the send/ return loop of the mixer section. This applies to all tracks and can be used to add effects such as reverb or chorus during mixdown or bounce recording. The signal level of each track going to the send/return effect (send level) can be adjusted individually. The output of the send/return effect is returned to the internal mixer and added to the stereo mix.

Input

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Recorder

(1)

Rhythm section

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Track 4

Track 5/6

Track 7/8

Drum

Bass

Insert effect

(2)

BASSDRUM

Internal mixer

MASTER OUTPUT

7/85/64321

MASTER

(3)

Reference [Effects]

Send

Send/return effect

Return

Using the insert effect

This section explains how to select the position for the insert effect, how to select a patch, and how to edit patches.

About insert effect patches

The insert effect section contains a number of single effects such as compressor, distortion, and delay. Each of these separate effects is called an “effect module”. In the insert effect, the effect modules are connected in series. A combination of effect modules that can be used simultaneously is called an “algorithm”.

The MRS-8 allows the following algorithms.

• CLEAN

• DIST

• ACO/BASS SIM (Display: Ac/BsSIM)

• BASS

An algorithm suitable for recording guitar/bass.

Send level adjustment

SEND LEVEL

BASSDRUM

7/821

MASTER

• MIC

An algorithm suitable for microphone recording of vocals and acoustic instruments.

• LINE

An algorithm suitable for recording line-level output instruments such as a synthesizer.

• DUAL MIC

An algorithm with two entirely separate channels for mono input x 2 and mono output x 2.

• MASTERING (Display: MASTRING)

An algorithm suitable for processing the ﬁnal stereo mix signal. Depending on the selected algorithm, the input/output conﬁguration of the effect will differ. The arrangement of effect modules for each algorithm and the input/output signal ﬂow are shown in the diagram below.

HINT

For some insert position settings, a stereo signal may be mixed to mono before effect input (

p. 94).

→

Algorithm

CLEAN

DIST

ACO/BASS SIM

BASS

MIC

LINE

DUAL MIC

MASTERING

COMP

COMP/LIM

3BAND COMP

LO-FI

Effect module arrangement

PRE AMP/DRIVE MODULATION/DELAYZNR EQ

MIC PRE+DE-ESSER MODULATION/DELAYZNR EQ

ISOLATOR MODULATIONZNR EQ

MIC PRE DOUBLINGZNR EQ

NORMALIZE

ZNR EQ

DIMENSION

RESONANCE

Input/output type

Mono → Stereo

Stereo → Stereo

Mono x 2 → Mono x 2

Stereo → Stereo

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Reference [Effects]

IN SRC IN

Each effect module in an algorithm comprises two aspects, namely the effect type and the effect parameters. Even within the same algorithm, changing the effect type and/or the effect parameters can produce a variety of different sounds.

Patch

COMP

The edited effect type and parameter settings are stored as a so-called “patch”. The insert effect allows 20 – 50 patches per algorithm. The numbers are listed in the table below.

Algorithm

CLEAN DIST ACO/BASS SIM BASS MIC LINE DUAL MIC MASTERING

To use a patch, ﬁrst select the algorithm and then select one of the patches in the algorithm. When you select a patch, it becomes effective immediately.

PRE AMP/

DRIVE

MODULATION/

DELAY

Number of patches

(preprogrammed patches)

30 (22)

50 (42)

20 (10)

50 (31)

50 (30)

30 (21)

ZNR

PAT LVL

Changing the insert location of the insert effect

In the default condition of a project, the insert effect is applied immediately after the input. To change the insert location, proceed as follows.

From the main screen, press the [INPUT SRC] key in the effect section.

The current insert position is shown on the display.

IN SRC IN

Insert position

The display meaning is as follows.

• IN

Immediately after input (default)

• DRUM

Drum track

• BASS

Bass track

• TR 1 – 4

Tracks 1 – 4

• TR 1/2, TR 3/4, TR 5/6, TR 7/8

Mono tracks x 2 (tracks 1/2, 3/4) or stereo tracks (tracks 5/6, 7/8)

• MASTER

Immediately before [MASTER] fader

Turn the dial to select the insert position.

HINT

While the screen of step 1 is shown, the status keys and INPUT [ON/OFF] keys 1/2 can also be used to select the insert position. To select the track pairs 1/2 and 3/4, press both status keys together. To select the drum/bass track using the status key method, press the [RHYTHM] status key repeatedly until the desired insert position (“DRUM” or “BASS”) is shown.

When the desired insert position has been selected, press the [EXIT] key to return to the main screen.

Selecting the patch for the insert effect

This section explains how to select the patch for the insert effect.

From the main screen, press the [INSERT EFFECT] key in the effect section repeatedly, until the key is lit.

The following display is shown. In this condition, you can select the algorithm and patch for the insert effect.

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Reference [Effects]

CLEAN Standard

lgorithm name

CLEAN Standard

Use the cursor up/down keys to select the

Patch number Patch name

algorithm to use.

When you select the algorithm, the patch currently selected for that algorithm becomes active.

Turn the dial to select the patch to use.

The new patch is called up immediately.

HINT

•You can also use the cursor left/right keys to adjust the patch level (the ﬁnal volume of the patch).

• If the indication “EMPTY” is shown in the patch name ﬁeld, selecting the patch will have no effect.

To temporarily turn off the insert effect, press the [INSERT EFFECT] key so that the key goes out.

The insert effect is switched to the bypass (off) condition. The indications “BYPASS” and “TUNER→ENTER” are shown alternately on the display. To turn the insert effect on again, press the [INSERT EFFECT] key once more.

HINT

Pressing the [ENTER] key in the bypass condition activates the tuner function (

Press the [EXIT] key to return to the main screen.

The ﬂow of the signal before and after the insert effect will change, depending on the insert position and the number of input/output channels (mono/stereo). The illustration at right shows how the signal changes before and after the insert effect, depending on the insert effect position. (In the effect indication, “M→S” stands for mono input/stereo output, “S→S” stands for stereo input and output, and “Dual” stands for mono input x 2 and mono output x 2.)

p.114).

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• Insert position immediately after input

Recording on a mono track

Input 1

Input 2

Input 1

Input 2

Input 1

Input 2

EFFECT

(M→S)

(DUAL)

(S→S)

(M→S)

(DUAL)

Track

R L

Track

R L

Track

R L

Track

R L

Track

R L

Track

Recording on a stereo track

Input 1

Input 2

Input 1

Input 2

Input 1

Input 2

EFFECT

(M→S)

EFFECT

(DUAL)

EFFECT

(S→S)

EFFECT

(S→S)

EFFECT

(M→S)

EFFECT

(DUAL)

Odd-

numbered track

Evennumbered track

Odd-

numbered track

Evennumbered track

Odd-

numbered track

Evennumbered track

Odd-

numbered track

Evennumbered track

Odd-

numbered track

Evennumbered track

Odd-

numbered track

Evennumbered track

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• Insert position at output of audio track or

drum kit/bass program

Insert target is mono track (1 - 4) or bass track

Recorder

Track Fader

Track

EFFECT

(M→S)

EFFECT

(S→S)

EFFECT

(DUAL)

Internal mixer

Fader

• Insert position immediately before [MASTER] fader

Insert target is stereo track (5/6, 7/8), mono track pair (1/2, 3/4) or drum track

Recorder

Oddnumbered track

Evennumbered track

Oddnumbered track

Evennumbered track

EFFECT

(M→S)

EFFECT

(S→S)

Internal mixer

Fader

Editing an insert effect patch

The effect modules of an algorithm have various effect parameters that can be adjusted to make detailed changes

Oddnumbered track

Evennumbered track

EFFECT

(DUAL)

Fader

to the character of the effect. By editing the effect parameters, you can obtain the desired sonic result. For some effect modules, you can also change the effect type. For example, the MODULATION/DELAY effect module of the MIC algorithm provides 19 effect types such as chorus, ﬂanger, phaser, etc. (When you change the effect type, the effect parameter arrangement also changes.)

EFFECT

(M→S)

EFFECT

(S→S)

EFFECT

(DUAL)

MASTER fader

MASTER

MASTER fader

MASTER

MASTER fader

MASTER

OUTPUT

MASTER

OUTPUT

MASTER

OUTPUT

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Effect

MODULATION/

module

parameters

Effect

type

Effect

DELAY

CHORUS

DEPTH

RATE

MIX

FLANGER

DEPTH

RATE

PHASER

RATE

COLOR

This section explains how to edit the effect type and effect parameters for the currently selected patch.

Reference [Effects]

COMPRES S

COMP/LI M

COMP L

COMP/LI M

CMP/LoF i

PRE/DRV

MIC PRE

MicPre L

ISOLATO R

NORMLZR

3BandEQ

MOD/DLY

DIM/RESO

DOUBLE L

TOTAL

EQ L

TOTAL

3BandEQ

TOTAL

3BandEQ

TOTAL

CLEAN Standard

COMPRESS SENS

MOD/DLY CHORUS

NOTE

The algorithm itself (type and arrangement of effect modules) cannot be edited.

From the main screen, press the [INSERT EFFECT] key in the effect section repeatedly, until the key is lit.

The insert effect patch selection screen is shown.

CLEAN Standard

Use the cursor up/down keys to select the algorithm which has the patch you want to edit. Turn the dial to select the patch.

HINT

If the indication “EMPTY” is shown in the patch name ﬁeld, all of the modules are set to off. By editing such a patch, you can create it from scratch.

Press the [EDIT] key.

The indication “EDIT” appears on the display. This means that the patch can now be edited. The ﬁrst line of the display shows the effect module currently selected for editing.

Effect module

COMPRESS SENS

Use the cursor left/right keys to select the

effect module to edit.

MOD/DLY CHORUS

Depending on the selected effect module, the indication on the ﬁrst line of the display changes as shown in the table below. This table shows the display that is shown when the effect module is on. If the effect module is off, the ﬁrst line of the display shows the module name or the effect type, and the second line shows “-OFF-”.

HINT

In the DUAL MIC algorithm, the modules assigned to the L and R channels can be edited separately. The indication “L” on the display means that the module for the left channel is selected. The indication “R” means that the module for the right channel is selected.

To change the effect type of the currently selected effect module, turn the dial.

Algorithm Module/display indication

CLEAN DIST ACO/BASS SIM BASS

MIC

LINE

DUAL MIC

MASTERING

COMPRESS

COMP PRE AMP/DRIVE EQ

COMP/LIM

COMP L

COMP/LIM

CMP/LoFi

3BAND COMP/

Lo-Fi

PRE/DRV

MIC PRE

MICPRE+DE-ESSER

ISOLATOR

MicPre L

MICPRE DOUBLING

NORMLZR

NORMALIZER

3BandEQ

EQ L

3BandEQ

MOD/DLY

MODULATION/DELAY

MOD/DLY

MODULATION/DELAY

MOD/DLY

MODULATION/DELAY

DOUBLE L

DIM/RESO

DIMENSION/

RESONANCE

TOTAL

ZNR, PAT LVL

TOTAL

ZNR, PAT LVL

TOTAL

ZNR, PAT LVL

TOTAL

ZNR, PAT LVL

TOTAL

ZNR, PAT LVL

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Reference [Effects]

MOD/DLY FLANGER

FLANGER DEPTH

FLANGER

-OFF-

COMPARE Standard

TOTAL PAT LVL

For effect modules which comprise multiple effect types, the name of the currently selected effect type is shown on the second line of the display. When you turn the dial in this condition, the effect type changes.

MOD/DLY FLANGER

Effect type name

HINT

• If the contents of a patch have been changed, the “EDIT” indicator in the upper part of the display will change to “EDITED”. When the setting is returned to the original condition, the indicator reverts to “EDIT”.

•To edit the ZNR module, bring up the indication “TOTAL” on the ﬁrst line of the display, and then press the cursor down key to call up the parameter.

Use the cursor up/down keys to select the effect parameter to edit.

The displayed parameter will be different, depending on the effect module and effect type. The following illustration shows what appears on the display when you have selected the DEPTH parameter of the “FLANGER” effect.

FLANGER DEPTH

Effect parameter Setting value

HINT

When the ﬁrst line of the display shows “TOTAL”, the cursor up/down keys can be used to select the ZNR module and the patch level.

Turn the dial to change the setting value.

For details on the effect types that can be selected for each effect module and on the effect parameters of each type, refer to the information in the appendix of this manual.

To toggle the effect module on or off, bring up an effect type or parameter for the module, and then press the [ENTER] key.

The effect module is turned off. The module name or the effect type is shown on the ﬁrst line and the indication “-OFF-” on the second line of the display. Pressing the [ENTER] key once more in this condition turns the

module on again.

FLANGER

-OFF-

NOTE

The modules included in TOTAL cannot be turned off.

To compare the sound of the currently edited patch before and after editing, press the [INSERT EFFECT] key.

Pressing the [INSERT EFFECT] key during editing activates the compare function. While the compare function is active, the display changes as follows and the patch reverts to the last stored condition.

COMPARE Standard

To return to the edited patch, press the [INSERT EFFECT] key once more, or press the [EXIT] key.

10.

Repeat steps 4 – 8 as necessary to edit other modules.

11.

To adjust the patch level (the ﬁnal volume of the patch), use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the indication “TOTAL PAT LVL” on the display, and turn the dial.

The patch level can be adjusted in the range from 1 to 30.

TOTAL PAT LVL

12.

When you have ﬁnished editing, press the [EXIT] key repeatedly to return to the main screen.

NOTE

Keep in mind that if you select another patch without ﬁrst storing the edited patch, the changes will be lost. For information on how to store a patch, refer to the next section.

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Reference [Effects]

STORE TO Standard

CLEAN Standard

TOTAL PAT LVL

PAT NAME

tandard

Storing or swapping insert effect patches

An insert effect patch that you have edited can be stored in any location of the same algorithm. By storing an existing patch in another location, you can create a copy of that patch. Interchanging the position of patches (swapping) is also possible.

From the insert effect patch selection screen or the edit screen, press the [FUNCTION] key.

The currently selected patch goes into store standby mode. In this condition, you can select whether to perform store or swap.

STORE TO Standard

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the indication “STORE TO” or “SWAP TO”.

Turn the dial to select the number of the patch to store/swap.

When carrying out store, the current patch settings will be stored under this number. When carrying out swap, the currently selected patch and the patch settings selected here will be interchanged.

To carry out the store/swap operation, press the [FUNCTION] key.

When the store/swap operation is completed, the insert effect patch selection screen appears again. By pressing the [EXIT] key instead of the [FUNCTION] key, you can cancel the operation and back up one step at a time.

HINT

• Patches are saved as part of a project.

• Patches from another project can be imported to the current project (

p. 102).

→

Patch number

Assigning a name to an insert effect patch

This section explains how to assign a name to the currently selected insert effect patch.

From the insert effect patch selection screen, select the patch whose name you want to change.

CLEAN Standard

Press the [EDIT] key.

The selected patch can now be edited.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the indication “TOTAL PAT LVL” on the display.

TOTAL PAT LVL

Repeatedly press the cursor down key to bring up the indication “PAT NAME” on the display.

The name of the selected patch can now be edited. The cursor indicates the character that can be changed.

PAT NAME ±tandard

Cursor

Use the cursor left/right keys to move the cursor to the character you want to change, and turn the dial or use the rhythm section pads and keys to select a character.

For information on how to input characters, refer to page

33.

To conﬁrm the new name, press the [FUNCTION] key in the control section twice.

The patch is stored, overwriting the old information. When storing is complete, the insert effect patch selection screen appears again.

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Reference [Effects]

SYSTEM PROJECT

REC SRC WET

NOTE

Keep in mind that the name will revert to the previous name if you switch to another patch without storing the edited patch.

Applying the insert effect only to the monitor signal

Normally, when the insert effect is applied immediately after the input, the signal processed by the effect will be recorded (effect recording). If necessary, however, you can apply the insert effect only to the monitor signal, and record the unprocessed input signal on the track. For example when recording the unprocessed sound of a vocal performance, the vocalist may be more comfortable singing if an effect is applied to the monitor signal only.

Set the insert effect position to immediately after the input.

From the main screen, press the [SYSTEM/ UTILITY] key in the display section.

The indication “SYSTEM PROJECT” appears on the display.

SYSTEM PROJECT

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the indication “SYSTEM REC SRC” on the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows.

REC SRC WET

Fader 1

Insert effect

•DRY

Only the unprocessed input signal will be recorded on the track. If the insert effect is applied to the input, the signal appearing at the MASTER OUTPUT jacks will be processed by the effect.

Turn the dial to change the setting to “DRY”.

When you have ﬁnished making settings, press the [EXIT] key repeatedly to return to the main screen.

Track 1

Insert effect

Track 1

[MASTER] fader

Fader 1

[MASTER] fader

MASTER

OUTPUT

jacks

MASTER

OUTPUT

jacks

NOTE

This setting is stored for each project. If required, change the setting back to “WET” before you begin recording other parts.

You can now select one of the following two signal types to be recorded on the track.

• WET

The input signal that has passed through the insert effect will be recorded on the track (default setting).

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Reference [Effects]

SEND VoChorus

TYPE HALL

Using the send/return effect

This section explains how to select and edit patches for the send/return effect.

About the send/return effect patches

To temporarily turn off the send/return effect, press the [SEND/RETURN] key so that the key goes out.

The send/return effect is switched to the bypass (off) condition. The indication “SEND -MUTE-” is shown on the display. To turn the send/return effect on again, press the [SEND/RETURN] key once more.

Press the [EXIT] key to return to the main screen.

The send/return effect of the MRS-8 is a single effect module for which one effect type (reverb, chorus, delay, etc.) can be selected. Each effect type has various effect parameters which can be adjusted to control the sound produced by the effect. Such settings can be assigned a name and stored as a patch. In the default condition, a project has 60 send/ return effect patches (40 of which are preprogrammed). By selecting one of these, the send/return effect can be instantly switched.

Selecting a send/return effect patch

This section explains how to select a send/return effect patch.

From the main screen, press the [SEND/ RETURN] key in the effect section repeatedly, until the key is lit.

The send/return effect patch selection screen appears.

SEND VoChorus

Patch name Patch number

Turn the dial to select the patch.

As you turn the dial, new patches will be recalled immediately. If the send/return effect send level for each track has been raised, you can press the PLAY [R] key to play back the song and check out the result of the newly selected patch.

HINT

•You can also use the cursor left/right keys to adjust the EFX LVL parameter (the mix amount of the effect sound).

• For information on how to adjust the send level, see page 59.

Editing a send/return effect patch

This section explains how to edit a send/return effect patch.

From the main screen, press the [SEND/ RETURN] key in the effect section repeatedly, until the key is lit.

The send/return effect patch selection screen appears.

SEND VoChorus

Turn the dial to select the patch to edit.

HINT

If the indication “EMPTY” is shown in the patch name ﬁeld, all of the modules are set to off. By editing such a patch, you can create it from scratch.

Press the [EDIT] key.

The currently selected effect type appears on the second line of the display.

TYPE HALL

Effect type

The indication “EDIT” is shown on the display during patch editing.

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