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MR-8mkII Owner’s Manual (Basic recording 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).
<Note>: 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
<Note>: 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).
<Notes>: 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.
[UNDO/REDO] key
<Note>: Adjust each [TRIM] control prop-
erly so that the corresponding PEAK indi-
cator does not light at the loudest part of
the keyboard sound.
<Tip>: 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.
10) When recording completes, press the [STOP] key
to stop the recorder.
LOCATE REC END
A-B PLAY LOCATE ABS ZERO
DELETE +-_0 YZ9 VWX8 STU7
PLAY STOP RECORD REWIND F FWD
PQR6
UNDO/REDO PLAY MODE STORE A / IN B / OUT
LOCATE
MNO5 JKL4
BRIGHT NATURAL POWERFUL MENU/ENTER
MASTERING
GHI3 DEF2 ABC1
7/8 WAV FILE STEREO 1-4
1-6 NEW
SONG 1-8
GUIDE RHYTHM CONTRAST TIME BASE SELECT
BOUNCE
AUTO PUNCH
5/6
7/8
DELETE
UNDO/REDO