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3 selecting a track and recording – Zoom HD16 User Manual

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Now we will record the guitar sound (with the insert effect
applied) on track 1.

1.

From the main screen, repeatedly press the

status key 1 until the key is lit in red.

The status keys are used to select the recording/playback 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.

When status key 1 is red, track 1 is in the recording standby
condition, and the input signal is assigned to track 1. The signal
routing will change as follows.

For stereo tracks, the parameters for left and right are set to the
same values, except for the recording target V-take and phase
selection. This is useful for recording from stereo sources such
as synthesizers or CD players.

HINT

• Normally, you can select up to two tracks simultaneously. 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.

• Also 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.

• <<

only>> You can also record 8 tracks simultaneously

(

→ p. 46).

2.

Set fader 1 and the [MASTER] fader to 0 dB.

Then adjust the volume of the monitoring

system while playing your instrument.

3.

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.

4.

The REC [

O

] key and PLAY [

R

] key light up,

and a pre-count of 4 beats is heard. Then

recording will begin. Record your instrument

play 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. 49).

• If the input signal is distorted, refer to step 2-1 to adjust the input

sensitivity and recording level.

5.

When you have finished recording, press the

STOP [

P

] key.

The REC [

O] key and PLAY [R] key will go out, and

recording will stop. The “wait” bar indication is shown on the
display while the unit is processing the recorded data.

NOTE

The duration of the “wait” bar indication may differ. Never turn

power to the unit off while this indication is being shown on the

display. Otherwise recorded data may be lost and damage to

the unit may occur.

6.

To listen to the recorded content, press the

ZERO [

U

] key to return to the beginning of

the song, and then press the PLAY [

R

] key.

2.3 Selecting a track and

recording

Red

Status key

Lit green

Mute off

Out

Mute on

Lit red

Selected as recording track

MASTER

MASTER

1

Track 1

Track 2

Track 1

Track 2

When a recording track has not been selected

When a recording track (track 1) has been selected

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