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MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Basic operations)
9) While holding down the [RECORD] key, press the
[PLAY] key to start recording.
The recorder records the keyboard while
playing back track 1 (guitar).
10) When recording completes, press the [STOP] key
to stop the recorder.
: We recommend to press the
[ REC SELECT ] key for tracks 7/8 to unarm
tracks 7/8.
Starting recording
11) Press the [REWIND] key while holding down the
[STOP] key to locate the recorder to the
beginning of the song.
12) Press the [PLAY] key to start playback.
You can adjust the monitor level using the track
faders, as well as the [
MASTER ] fader and
[ PHONES VOL ] control.
Playing back the recorded track
: If you are not satisfied with the re-
sult, use the undo/redo function to cancel
the recording and try again.
Undoing recording (undo/redo)
If you press the [ UNDO/REDO ] key after finishing
recording, you can return to the condition before
the recording started (UNDO operation). Therefore,
you can try recording again.
If you press the [
UNDO/REDO ] key again (after
UNDO), the undo operation is canceled and you
can return to the condition when the recording
finished (REDO operation).
: The undo/redo function is available for
all kind of recordings, however, if you carry out
any of the following operations after making re-
cording, you cannot undo the recording.
• Carrying out new recording.
• Carrying out track or part editing.
• Turning off the power.
• Selecting another song or editing the song name.
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PLAY REWIND F FWD
BOUNCE
MASTERING
B / OUT
LOCATE
STORE UNDO/REDO
MENU / ENTER
YZ9 +-_0 DELETE
[UNDO/REDO] key
: Track 1 and 7/8 faders are used to
adjust the monitor level. To adjust the re-
cording levels, use the [
TRIM ] controls of the
[ INPUT A ] and [ INPUT B ] channels.
: Adjust each [ TRIM ] control properly
so that the corresponding PEAK indicator
does not light at the loudest part of the key-
board sound.
: When receiving a line level signal, set
the [ TRIM ] control to left (" LINE ") to get the
appropriate level. When receiving a micro-
phone signal, set the [
TRIM ] control to right
(" MIC ") to get the appropriate level.
5) Press the [RECORD] key once (the key indicator
starts flashing).
The armed tracks 7/8 now enter the input
monitor mode, while "
" is shown on
the home screen.
Adjusting the recording levels while listening to track 1
6) Press the [PLAY] key to play back the song from
the beginning.
Though tracks 7/8 are in the input monitor
mode, you can hear the track 1 signal by
rotating the [
PHONES VOL ] control clockwise
(while the meter for track 1 shows the
playback level).
7) While playing the keyboard, adjust the recording
levels using the [TRIM] controls of the [INPUT A]
and [INPUT B] channels.
Adjust the levels appropriately so that the PEAK
indicators for these input channels do not light.
The home screen shows the playback level of
track 1 and the input levels of tracks 7 and 8,
as well as the stereo L and R output levels.
8) After adjusting the recording levels properly,
press the [REWIND] key while holding down the
[STOP] key to locate the recorder to the
beginning of the song.