8588 093 000 (456636) MR16 Supplementary manual (for the MR16 without a CD-R/RW drive) How to use the CD-R/RW drive This supplementary manual describes how to create an audio CD (CD-DA) by connecting an external CD-R/RW drive to the [USB HOST] port on the rear panel. Read this supplementary together with the main manual before you attempt to create an audio CD using an external CD-R/RW drive. Important! CD-R/RW drives which can be connected to the MR16 You can connect the MR16 [USB HOST] port to any CD-R/RW drive which has a [USB] port and can be powered by AC main or batteries. The MR16 does not provide USB bus power facility (which allows supplying power to an external device from the unit), therefore, you cannot connect a CD-R/RW drive which only can be powered by USB connection. Also note that the models which can be used with the MR16 may change. Check the update information of the currently available CD-R/RW drives from Fostex website (http:// www.fostex.com) before purchasing a drive unit. MR16 Supplementary manual (for the MR16 without a CD-R/RW drive) Table of contents Please read before using ..........................................................................................3 Usable discs .....................................................................................................3 Handling of discs ............................................................................................3 Track data for creating an audio CD ...........................................................4 Before creating an audio CD (playing back a stereo WAV file) ............................5 Selecting a stereo WAV file for playback ....................................................5 Playing back a stereo WAV file .....................................................................6 Storing CUE points .........................................................................................6 Creating an audio CD using an external CD-R/RW drive .....................................9 Viewing the TOC information .................................................................................13 Viewing the TOC information before finalizing ......................................13 Viewing the TOC information after finalizing .........................................14 CD-DA: It stands for "Compact Disc-Digital Audio" and is the formal name of audio CD. The format is specified in the "Red Book". An audio signal is converted to PCM-coded stereo digital data with 44.1kHz sampling frequency and 16-bit quantization. 2 MR16 Supplementary manual (for the MR16 without a CD-R/RW drive) Please read before using Before using an external CD-R/RW drive, read the following. Usable discs Only discs with any of the following logos can be used with an external CD-R/RW drive connected to the MR16 [USB HOST] port. Recordable You can make additional recording to a CD-R disc until it is finalized if it is brand new and still has enough recordable area (additional recording is possible only in the "Track at once" mode). ReWritable You can make additional recording to a CD-RW disc until it is finalized if it is brand new and still has enough recordable area (additional recording is possible only in the "Track at once" mode). You can view TOC information of a disc with this logo (such as a commercially available CD) but you cannot make recording. : Using an external CD-R/RW drive connected to the MR16 [USB HOST] port, you cannot play back CD-DA discs you created (or commercially available audio CDs). Handling of CD-R/RW discs · Handle a disc with care by holding them by the rim or by a finger through the center hole, rather than touching the surface. Do not get fingerprints, dust, scratch, etc. on the signal side. Do not affix any labels or stickers to the label side of the disc. Do not make a scratch on the label side. A scratch may make recording or playback impossible. Do not write on the label side of a disc with a hard pen such as a ballpoint pen and a pencil. Only use a soft pen. Do not use a curved or cracked disc, which may cause malfunction of the drive. If dust or fingerprint is attached to the signal side, wipe the disc gently with a soft dry cloth or a cloth with ethyl alcohol from the center towards the outside edge. Do not wipe it from the outside towards the center. · · · 3 MR16 Supplementary manual (for the MR16 without a CD-R/RW drive) Track data which can be recorded to a CD-R/RW disc You can record a stereo WAV file converted from two mono files on tracks 15 and 16 (final mixed-down files) to a CD-R/RW disc in the CD-DA format. Mixed-down files on tracks 15 and 16 can be created by in either of the following track bouncing methods. (1) Bouncing tracks 1 through 14 to tracks 15/16 of the same song. (2) Bouncing tracks 1 through 16 to tracks 15/16 of the new song. See pages 75 through 88 of the MR16 owner's manual for details about track bouncing. See pages 104 through 106 of the MR16 owner's manual for details about how to convert files on tracks 15 and 16 to a stereo WAV file. Song 2 MIX On the MR16, a stereo WAV file converted from track 15/16 data is stored to the "2 MIX" folder in the Song folder of the original song (see the illustration on the left). Also see page 108 of the MR16 owner's manual. When creating an audio CD using an external CD-R/RW drive, only stereo WAV files in the "2 MIX" folder can be burned to a CD-R/RW disc in the CD-DA format. Therefore, you must load the song in which one or more desired stereo WAV files are stored. Before creating an audio CD, read the on the next page. #####001.wav *********.wav #####002.wav #####003.wav #####008.wav : Before creating an audio CD, you can check a stereo WAV file in the "2 MIX" folder by playing back in the "2 MIX file playback" mode (see page 5 for details), as well as can set CUE points for track division. If you make an audio CD from a stereo WAV file which contains more than one song (such as a file of "live" recording), you can divide the file into tracks by setting a CUE to the beginning of each song. In this case, select the burning mode to "Disk at once" when creating an audio CD (for details about how to set a CUE, see "Stereo WAV file playback" from the next page). : To play back a stereo WAV file or create an audio CD, you must load the song in which the bounced track data on tracks 15/16 has been converted to the stereo WAV file (see the example below). : If five songs (01 through 05) are recorded on the hard disk and the stereo WAV file to be burned to a CD-R/RW disc is stored in the "2 MIX" folder of Song 03; Load Song 03 before starting the operation. To load the desired song, use the "Select Song" menu item in the "Song" menu of the MENU mode. See page 114 of the MR16 owner's manual for details about the "Select Song" menu item. 4 MR16 Supplementary manual (for the MR16 without a CD-R/RW drive) Before creating an audio CD (playing back a stereo WAV file) The unit provides the "2 MIX file playback mode". In this mode, you can playback a stereo WAV file converted for creating an audio CD in the CD-DA format. You can not only check the file but also set CUE points for track division. : To activate the "2 MIX file playback mode", the current song has a stereo WAV file in the "2 MIX folder". If the song does not have a stereo WAV file in the "2 MIX folder", you cannot use the "2 MIX file playback mode". In the "2 MIX file playback mode", you can play back the stereo WAV file, as well as store or edit CUE points, but cannot record audio or make track/part editing. Selecting a stereo WAV file for playback The following shows how to select a desired stereo WAV file from the "2 MIX folder" of the current song. It is assumed that a song which has a stereo WAV file in the "2 MIX folder" is currently loaded. 1) While the unit is stopped, press the [MENU/ENTER] knob to enter the MENU mode. The display now shows the menu selection screen, where " Back" is initially highlighted. : If no stereo WAV file is available in 2) Use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select "Song " and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. The display now shows the song menu screen. the "2 MIX folder" of the current song, the display pops up "No stereo files!" and returns to the screen where "Select 2mix " is highlighted. In such a case, exit the MENU mode and reselect a song. 4) Use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select the desired stereo WAV file and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. The display now shows the Home screen of the "2 MIX file playback mode". 3) Use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select "Select 2mix " and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. The display now shows the list of stereo WAV files available in the "2 MIX folder" of the current song. While this Home screen is shown, you can play back the stereo WAV file or store CUE points. : To exit the Home screen of the "2 MIX file playback mode", execute steps 1 and 2 above, and select "Select Song " and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. Then use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select the desired song and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. The song is loaded. 5 MR16 Supplementary manual (for the MR16 without a CD-R/RW drive) Playing back a stereo WAV file While the Home screen of the "2 MIX file playback mode" is shown, pressing the [PLAY] key plays back the stereo WAV file. The L and R channels of the stereo WAV file are assigned to tracks 1 and 2 respectively. The L and R playback levels of the stereo WAV file are controlled by the faders for tracks 1 and 2. ABC1 DEF2 GHI3 JKL4 MNO5 PQR6 STU7 VWX8 YZ9 +-_0 DELETE REC SELECT CONDENSER US METAL MAX 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9/10 11/12 13/14 15/16 MASTER MAX REWIND F FWD LOCATE ABS ZERO LOCATE REC END RECORD STOP PLAY TUBE 60'S COMBO MIN MIN A-B PLAY Faders for tracks 1 and 2 [MASTER] fader [PLAY] key Storing CUE points (up to 99 cue points can be set per file) In the "2 MIX file playback mode", you can set CUE points at the desired positions during playback or while stopped. When you create an audio CD by burning the stereo WAV file which contains one or more CUE points in the "Disk at once" mode, the TOC (Table of contents) is created by reflecting the CUE point list (see page 9 for details about "Disk at once"). When you make an audio CD from a stereo WAV file which contains more than one song such as a file of live recording, you can divide the file into tracks by setting a CUE to the beginning of each song. 1) After pressing the [PLAY] key to start playback of the file, press the [STORE] key at the desired position to set a CUE point. (You can also set a CUE point while the recorder is stopped.) The display shows the CUE list screen. The screen example below is the CUE list screen which is shown after setting the first CUE point. "" and "C01 (Cue 01)" are listed. On the right of ", the time of the CUE point when you have pressed the [STORE] key is shown. 2) Use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select "" and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. "" is now highlighted on the screen. : If you execute step 3) below while the screen above is shown, the new CUE point is stored with no label. You can enter a label after storing a CUE point. See "Entering a label" on the next page for details about how to enter a label. : "C01 (Cue 01)" in the CUE list shows the CUE point automatically set at the beginning of the file. You cannot delete or edit "C01". 3) While "" is highlighted, press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. The position where you pressed the [STORE] key is stored as C02. In this procedure example, the CUE point is stored with no label. 6 MR16 Supplementary manual (for the MR16 without a CD-R/RW drive) : If you select a desired CUE point in the CUE list and press the [LOCATE A/IN] or [LOCATE B/OUT] key, the recorder quickly locates to the CUE point. Entering a CUE label You can enter a CUE label by the following procedure. It is assumed that the Home screen of the "2 MIX file playback mode" is shown. : The distance between two adjacent CUE points must be over four seconds. If you attempt to set a new CUE point within four seconds after or before another existing CUE point, "Error Overlap Position!" is popped up and you cannot store the CUE point. 4) Press the [STOP] key to show the Home screen of the "2 MIX file playback mode". To store another CUE point, repeat steps 1 through 4 above. In the following screen example, multiple CUE points are stored. 1) While the unit is stopped, press the [STORE] key. The display now shows the CUE list screen. 2) Use the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select the desired CUE and press the [MENU/ENTER] knob. In the upper screen example below, "C02" is selected. Then pressing the [MENU/ENTER] knob brings up the lower screen example below, where "" is highlighted on the screen. For details about how to enter a CUE label, ...