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MR-8HD/CD Owner’s Manual (Rhythm guide function)
The MR-8HD/CD provides the metronome function which can output the rhythm guide click
during recording. You can easily output the guide click from the [
STEREO OUT L, R ] jacks by
pressing the [ RHYTHM GUIDE ] key on the top panel. Two types of the rhythm guide are available:
one has the constant time signature/tempo throughout a song, while the other has the pro-
grammed time signature/tempo map.
MIN MAX
10 0
L R
10 0
L R
10 0
L R R L
MIN MAX LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC
REC SELECT
0 10
1 2 3 4 5/6 MASTER MAX MAX
MIN MIN
7/8
LOCATE REC END
A-B PLAY LOCATE ABS ZERO
PLAY STOP RECORD REWIND F FWD
GUIDE RHYTHM CONTRAST
1-8 >SONG NEW 1-6 > 7/8 1-4 > 5/6 STEREO WAV FILE
BOUNCE
POWERFUL
MASTERING
B / OUT A / IN LOCATE STORE PLAY MODE AUTO PUNCH
NATURAL BRIGHT
TIME BASE SELECT
UNDO/REDO
7/8 >
MENU / ENTER
SIMULATION DYNAMIC CONDENSER TUBE MIC
PAN
EFFECT
REVERB / DELAY TIME
HALL ROOM
PLATE DELAY
PHONES VOL
L
STEREO OUT
R
2
PHONES
1
MAX MIN
BAL BAL BAL
TRIM
UNBAL
PEAK
TRIM
UNBAL
PEAK
TRIM
UNBAL
PEAK PEAK
DISTORTION
GUITAR
/GUITAR
INPUT A SELECT
INSERT
BAL
UNBAL
TRIM
INPUT A INPUT B INPUT C INPUT D
ON/
OFF
POWER
ABC1 DEF2 GHI3
JKL4 MNO5
PQR6 STU7 VWX8 YZ9 +-_0 DELETE
TO STEREO BUSS
EFFECT SEND
ON/
OFF ON/
OFF ON/
OFF
60'S COMBO US METAL BRIT STACK AMP SIMULATION
INPUT A
RHYTHM
GUIDE
Setting the time signature and tempo
To output the rhythm guide click,
turn on the [RHYTHM GUIDE]
key. By default, the guide click is
output at time signature=4/4,
tempo=120.
You can output the rhythm guide
click according to the desired
constant time signature and
tempo, as well as the pro-
grammed rhythm guide click
based on the conductor map.
You can set the default rhythm guide (time signature: 4/4, tempo: 120), output level, etc. using
the "
Rhythm Guide " menu in the menu mode.
2) Rotate the [MENU/ENTER] knob to select
"Rhythm Guide ", and press the [MENU/ENTER]
knob.
The display now shows the screen for setting
the rhythm guide, where "
Back " is
highlighted.
1) While the recorder is stopped, press the
[MENU/ENTER] knob to enter the menu mode.
The display now shows the first page of the
menu selection screen, where "
Back " is
highlighted initially (selecting " Back "
returns to the previous screen).
Tip!: While the home screen is shown and
the recorder is stopped, long press of the
[
RHYTHM GUIDE ] key directly brings up the
screen for setting the rhythm guide.
When recording starts, the MR-8HD/CD simultaneously starts feeding the rhythm
guide click from the [
STEREO OUT L, R ] jacks at the selected level (the default is 80).
Note that the rhythm guide click is not output during track bouncing. The output
level of the rhythm guide click is shown on the L and R level meters.
Note that you can monitor the rhythm guide click via headphones or (a) monitor
speaker(s). You cannot record the rhythm guide click to any MR-8HD/CD track(s). If
you do not want to output the rhythm guide click, turn off the [
RHYTHM GUIDE ] key.
Using the rhythm guide function