Operation Manual © ZOOM Corporation Reproduction of this manual, in whole or in part, by any means, is prohibited. USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS · Telephone wiring ground or lightning arrestor (risk of lightning stroke) 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: Caution · Environment Avoid using your MRS-1608 in environments where it will be exposed to: · Extreme temperature This symbol indicates explanations about · High humidity, moisture, or splashing water · Excessive dust or sand · Excessive vibration or shock Warning extremely dangerous matters. If users ignore this symbol and handle the device the wrong way, serious injury or death could result. This symbol indicates explanations about · Handling Never place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, Warning on the MRS-1608 since this can cause electric shock. The MRS-1608 is a precision instrument. Do not Caution dangerous matters. If users ignore this symbol and handle the device the wrong way, bodily injury and damage to the equipment could result. Caution exert undue pressure on the keys and other controls. Also take care not to drop the unit, and do not subject it to shock or excessive pressure. Please observe the following safety tips and precautions to ensure hazard-free use of the MRS-1608. · Alterations Never open the case of the MRS-1608 or attempt to Caution modify the product in any way since this can result in damage to the unit. · Power requirements The MRS-1608 is powered by the supplied AC Warning adapter. To prevent malfunction and safety hazards, do not use any other kind of AC adapter. · Connecting cables and input and output jacks You should always turn off the power to the MRSCaution 1608 and all other equipment before connecting or disconnecting any cables. Also make sure to disconnect all cables and the AC adapter before moving the MRS-1608. When using the MRS-1608 in an area with a different line voltage, please consult your local ZOOM distributor about acquiring a proper AC adapter. · Volume · About grounding Depending on installation conditions, a slight Warning Caution Do not use the MRS-1608 at a loud volume for a long time since this can cause hearing impairment. electrical charge may be felt when touching a metal part of the MRS-1608. If you wish to avoid this, ground the unit by connecting the ground screw on the rear panel to a good external ground. Caution · CD-R/RW Drive Never look directly in the laser beam projected from the optical pickup of the CD-R/RW drive since your sight can be damaged. To prevent the risk of accidents, never use one of the following for grounding: · Water pipe (risk of electric shock) · Gas pipe (risk of explosion) 2 ZOOM MRS-1608 USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Usage Precautions · Electrical interference For safety considerations, the MRS-1608 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 MRS1608, as the possibility of interference cannot be ruled out entirely. With any type of digital control device, the MRS-1608 included, electromagnetic interference can cause malfunctioning and can corrupt or destroy data. Care should be taken to minimize the risk of damage. MIDI is a registered trademark of Association of Musical Electronics Industry(AMEI). All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 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. · Cleaning Use a soft, dry cloth to clean the MRS-1608. 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-1608 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. Please keep this manual in a convenient place for future reference. ZOOM MRS-1608 3 Contents USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS . . . 2 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Introducing the MRS-1608 . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhythm section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 10 11 11 Using scrub/preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Changing the scrub direction and duration . . . . . . . 38 Re-recording only a specified region (punch-in/out function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Using manual punch-in/out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Using auto punch-in/out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Recording several tracks on a master track (mixdown function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 About the master track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Master track mixdown steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Playing the master track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Parts of the MRS-1608 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Top panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Combining multiple tracks on one or two tracks (bounce function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 How bounce works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Making bounce settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Executing bounce recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Installing the CD-R/RW Drive . . . . . . . . . . 17 Power On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Turning power on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Turning power off (shutdown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Recording the drum/bass sound (rhythm recording) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Selecting drum/bass track as recording source . . . 44 Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Listening to a Demo Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Selecting the demo song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Playing the demo song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Recording on 8 tracks simultaneously (8-track recording mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 About 8-track recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Assigning an input signal to a track . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Marker function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Setting a mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Locating a mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Deleting a mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Let's Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Quick Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Step 1: Preparations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 1.1 Creating a new project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 1.2 Selecting the rhythm pattern to use . . . . . . . . . . 23 Making settings for pre-count operation . . . . . .48 Reference [Track Editing] . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Editing a range of data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Basic steps for range editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Copying a specified range of data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Moving a specified range of data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Erasing a specified range of data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Trimming a specified range of data . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Fade-in/fade-out of a specified data range . . . . . . . 53 Reversing a specified range of audio data . . . . . . . . 54 Changing the duration of a specified range of data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Compensating the pitch of a specified range . . . . . 55 Generating a 3-part harmony from a specified range of audio data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Generating a 1-part harmony from a specified range of audio data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Step 2: Recording the first track . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 2.1 Adjusting input sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 2.2 Applying the insert effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 2.3 Selecting a track and recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Step 3: Overdubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 3.1 Making settings for input sensitivity and insert effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 3.2 Selecting a track and recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Step 4: Mixing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 4.1 Turning off the input and rhythm section . . . . . . 29 4.2 Adjusting volume, panning, and EQ . . . . . . . . . . 29 4.3 Applying the send/return effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 4.4 Applying the insert effect to a track . . . . . . . . . . 32 Step 5: Mixdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 5.1 Using the mastering insert effect . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 5.2 Mixdown on the master track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Editing using V-takes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Basic steps for V-take editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Erasing a V-take . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Copying a V-take . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Moving a V-take . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Exchanging V-takes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Importing a V-take from another project . . . . . . . . . 64 Reference [Recorder] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 V-takes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 About V-takes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Switching V-takes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Assigning V-take names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Moving to a desired point in the song (locate function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Playing back the same passage repeatedly (A-B repeat function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Finding a desired location (scrub/preview function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Track capture and swap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 Capturing a track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Swapping track data and captured data . . . . . . . . . 66 4 ZOOM MRS-1608 Contents Reference [Phrase Looping] . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Which kind of phrases can be used? . . . . . . . . 67 Loading a phrase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Basic phrase loading steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Importing a phrase from the current project . . . . . . 69 Importing a WAV/AIFF file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Importing a phrase from a different project . . . . . . . 71 Adjusting phrase parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Entering chord information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Entering other information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Playing a rhythm song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111 Editing a rhythm song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111 Copying a specified range of measures . . . . . . . . . 111 Transposing the entire rhythm song . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Copying a rhythm song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Deleting the rhythm song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Assigning a name to a rhythm song . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Copying a phrase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Deleting a phrase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Writing a phrase loop to a track . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Using FAST input for the phrase loop . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Writing a phrase loop to a track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Creating your own drum kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Changing the sound and settings for each pad . ...