Fostex R8 User manual

Owner’s

Manual

Model

8

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MOIS:

TURE

SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS

1,

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10.

Power

Sources

—

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deleted

5

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апа

Moisture

—

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appliance

should

nol

be

used

пен

water

—

bx

example,

near

а

bathtub,

мавлон,

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72.

Power

Cord

Proecton

—

Power

supply

cords

should

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uncut

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basemert,

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13.

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—

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apphance

should

be

cleared

only

as

recommended

by

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таласи

14,

Nomco

Войово

Tho

powar

cord

oltre

appliance

shouid

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unplugged

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lat

unused

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and

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so

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objects

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are

not

spled

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through

оросо.

16.

Damage

Requieng

Samice

—

The

appliance

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be.

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appliance

and

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combination

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чип

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steps,

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lion.

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example,

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Service

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Sep.

INTRODUCTION

‘Congratulations

on

your

purchase

of

the

Fostex

АЕ

Even

lighter

and

more

compact

than

its

predecessors,

the

R8

has

many

advanced

features

that

make

high-quality

muti-reck

recording

easier

тап

ever

The

control

pene!

is

detachable

and,

when

combined

with

the

optional

extension

cable

Model

8544,

it

functions

аз

а

practical

remote

control

unit

with

builtin

peak

level

meter

‘The

microprocessor

controled

R8

has

a

host

of

new

fea-

tures

made

possible

by

a

sophisticated

new

4.54

serial

CPU:

auto

ocate

of

up

to

10

different

memory

points,

адо

return,

shuttle

play,

zone

limit

and

other

helpful

features.

The

numeric

key

pad—a

fist

among

multi-track

recorders

—

makes

programming

very

easy

and

tne

мо

6-cigh

LED

Gisplays

aways

tel

you

what's

going

on.

“The

transpot

assembly

аво

offers

substantiel

improve:

ments

such

as

a

com

drive,

superior

mechanical

precision

nti

now

available

only

on

the

most

expensive

open

reel

recorders.

We

wish

you

many

years

of

creative

enjoyment

with

your

rew

FOSTEX

РА

ABOUT

THIS

MANUAL

тна

manual

has

been

writen

with

both

newcomers

to

multitrack

recording

as

well

as

experienced

users

in

mind.

If

you

already

have

experience

with

MTRs,

you

сап

skip

those

secions

containing

information

you

are

already

famlier

with,

such

as

SETUP

or

ROUTINE

MAINTENANCE.

Consde,

though,

thet

the

RB

Б

а

very

sophisicded

machine

with

a

host

of

new,

computer-coniroled

features.

‘Tobe

able

'o

make

пе

most

of

пе НА

we

recommend

па:

you

read

the

erüre

marual

while

actually

operating

the

recordes

Tre

first

section,

SETUP,

explains

how

to

install

your

new

R8,

what

сос

and

tapes

lo

use

and

how

to

load

tape

k

also

gives

you

important

information

on

sound

signal

and

syne

connections.

Once

you

have

thus

set

up

the

RB,

read

section

І,

the

FEATURE

AND

FUNCTION

OVERVIEW.

This

secion

‘shows

you

how

to

detach

the

remote

control

panel

from

the

‘main

urit

and

then

explains

the

basie

tape

transport

tunc-

tions

The

advanced

microprocessor-controled

features

ct

the

RB

aro

ао

shortly

introduced

here.

Section

Il,

RECORDING

AND

PLAYBACK,

tells

you

all

абай

the

recording

process,

explaining

the

major

multi-

tack

techniques

such

as

overdubbing,

punch

infout

and

ping-pong

recording.

The

EDITING

saction

then

goes

оп

to

show

you

how

to

use

a

razor

blade

and

spicing

block

to

create

your

final

track

tape.

ADVANCED

FEATURES

gives

you

all

the

information

necessary

to

operae

the

sopnisiceted

computer-con-

tolled

functions

of

the

F8,

such

as

locate.

ашо

return

and

zone

limit

The

LIST

OF

FEATURES

io

mainly

intended

as

а

quick

rolororca

guide

to

all

R8

features

and

‘unctions

but

it

also.

contains

adcitionel

detaile

such

as

the

working

of

some

LEDs.

You

might

wart

to

skim

through

this

section

first

to

ае!

to

know

the

RB

and

is

many

possibiites.

To

under-

stand

most

operations,

however,

you

wil

have

to

read

the

various

precedng

sections.

Finaly,

ROUTINE

MAINTENANCE

shows

you

how

to

keep

your

H8

in

top

operating

cordon.

CONTENTS

SECTION

1.

SETUP

-

Placement

A)

CONNECTIONS.

Cables

Signal

Levels

and

Impedance

Mixer

Comections

Syne

Connection

Foot

Switch

Comections

AC

Connection

B)

LOADING

TAPE

Recommended

Tapes

Loading

Tape

Switching

On

the

А8

SECTION

2,

FEATURE

AND

FUNCTION

OVERVIEW

€

The

Detachable

Control

Pane!

Detaching

the

Control

Panel

Connecting

the

Extension

Cable

Basic

Tape

Tianspor

Functions

FewindiFast

Forward

ley

Stop

Medes

Advanced

Computer-Controled

Functions.

SECTION

3.

RECORDING

AND

PLAYBACK

‘

The

Recording

Proce

Tope

Identification

end

Reference

To

Recording

the

Syne

Track

Recording

Basie

Tacks

‘Additional

SAFEJRDY

functions

Playback

Overdubbing

Practicing

Overdube

vertu

дела! Punch

in/out

Ping-Pong

Recording

сина

Mixdown

Using

a

Synchrenizor

Creative

use

of

the

Pitch

Control

SECTION

4.

EDITING

-+-+

=

eem

ÀÀ (а

SECTION

5.

ADVANCED

FEATURES

.....

в

Preroll

Setting

‘Checking

the

Preroll

Time

Tho

Locate

Function

Setting

Memory

Points

Checking

Матогу

Points

Clearing

Memory

Points

Using

LOCATE

AUTO

PLAY

‘The

Aulo

Return

Function

Setting

the

Auto

Return

Points

Using

AUTO

RTN

Checking

the

Auto

Relum

Points

"The

Zone

Limit

Function

‘Setting

the

Zone

Limit

Points

Using

ZONE

LIMIT

(Checking

the

Zone

Limit

Points

Displaying

the

Zone

Limit

Time

‘The

Tape

Ree!

Zone

Function

Calculating

the

Tape

Reel

Zone

Displaying

the

Remaining

Tape

Tine

Memory

Sort

Memory

Sort

Data

and

Functions

Data

Value

Entry

Error

Massages

SECTION

6.

LIST

OF

FEATURES

—

50

SECTION

7.

ROUTINE

MAINTENANCE

-

а

SECTION

8.

SPECIFICATIONS

------------------22

a

section

1.

SETUP

Placement

The

RB

can

be

used

in

either

the

upright

ог

horizontal

posi-

ion.

Since

the

control

pane

is

detachable,

you

will

be

able

to

easily

operate

the

controls

and

waich

the

peak

level

meter

regardless

of

how

you

install

the

ВА.

Place

the

unt

in

a

dry,

well

ventilated,

stable

locaton

away

‘rom

diec!

sunlignt

or

опе!

sources

of

heat.

If

you

use

the

plcna!

contol

pene

extension

cable

(Model

8544)

you

can

operate

the

Пе

up

to

5

meters

away.

Oniy

one

extension

cable

may

be

used.

А)

CONNECTIONS

Cables

Те

obtain

оритит

sound

quailty,

й

8

important

to

use

only

high

quality

audio

cables

with

tightly

braided

shields,

mult

stand

certer

conductors

and

low

internal

capacitance,

such

as

Fostex

Models

8044

1o

8049,

Use

cables

of

the

shortest

piacical

length

and

never

use

cables

more

than

3

meters

(10

leet,

long,

to

avoid

sgnal

deteroration

(high

frequency

losses)

and

Pum.

Keep

the

input

end

output cables

apart

by

a

few

inches

and

as

fer

as

possible

ewey

from

AC

power

cords.

И

усы

cannot

void

intersections

between

power

and

signal

cabies,

try

to

have

tham

cross

at

right

angles.

The

inputs

ard

outputs

of

the

А8

have

АСА-уре

jacks—

use

cables

with

the

corresponding

plugs:

Signal

Levels

and

Impedance

When

hocking

up

the

RB,

t

is

necessary

to

have

a

look

а!

the

output

levels

(measured

in

JBV

or

СВМ)

and

impedance

values

[measured

in

Ohms)

of

the

equipment

you

want

to

connec

to

make

sure

that

they

match

the

specifications

of

the

НА

Level

or

impedance

mismatches

can

lead

to

sound

signal

distorton

and

even

equipment

damage.

‘The

eight

RE

INPUTS

@

are

unbalanced,

high

impedance

jacks

which

accep:

nominal

-

10

dBV

(03

V)

line

level

sig

nale

from

low

ог

high

impedance

sources.

Many

electronic.

musca

instruments

such

as

synthesizers

or

drum

machines

сап

be

conreclod

direclly

to

these

inputs;

however,

micro-

phones,

guitars

and

other

aw

level

saral

sources

cannot

be

patched

to

the

R8

unless

you

use

а

microphone

preamplifier

or

прег

NOTE:

Never

connect

outputs

indicated

in

watts

(W)

such

аз

those

of

a

power

гтрійегіо

the

R8

INPUT

jacks

unes

a

suitable

direct

box

is

used

to

attenuate

the

signal

level

to

around

~

10

ОВИ

Otherwise,

you

may

severely

damage

your

new

tape

recorder.

Mixer

Connections

Though

a

variety

o

signal

sources

can

be

hooked

up

to

пе

RB

INPUTS

rectly,

they

are

generally

used

for

connection

cf

а

murg

consoes

outputs.

‘The

Jacks

of

Input

channels

5

to

8

are

connected

in

parallel

to

the

jects

for

channels

1

thru

4

respectively.

Thus

а

mixer

with

four

buss

outputs

can

feed

all

eight

tracks

c!

your

А8

without

repalching.

NOTE:

Signals

connected

io

INPUT

jacks

5

thru

8

ate

NOT

internaly

routed

io

channels

1

thu

4.

The

OUTPUT

jacks

@

provide

either

the

payback

signals

from

the

(аре

or

the

input

monitor

signals

(input

sanal

юс.

bacis).

They

are

usually

connected

to

a

mixers

tape

input

Jacks.

Depending

on

the

console

you

are

using,

there

are

mary

diferent

hook-up

possibilities.

The

folowing

ilusraton

shows,

а

typical

example

for

connection

of

the

FB

to

an

eight-

channel

recording

mixer

and

a

twotrack

master

recorder.

Sync

Connection

Today,

a

lot

c

recording

work

is

done

with

sequences

апејог

drum

machines,

which

generally

ofer

а

tape

sync

feature.

It

allows

you

to

put

a

sync

pulse

on

one

tape

track,

which

can

then

be

used

to

synchronize

your

MIDI

controlled

‘equipment

with

the

seven

remaining

tapa

tracks.

1

your

dum

machine

or

sequencer

is

not

equipped

wih

tape

sync,

you

can

use

an

optional

sync

unit

such

as

the

FOSTEX

1515

The

sync

pulse

is

usualy

recorded

on

an

edge

wack

—1

or

8—which

Кооро

possible

leakage

of

the

non-muscal

sync

signal

to

а

minimum.

Connect

the

"apo

sync

output”

(or

equivalent)

jack

o

your

sequencer

or

drum

machine

to

ÎN-

PUT

1

or

8

of

the

R8

and

the

corresponding

RB

OUTPUT.

to

the

“tape

sync

input"

о!

the

equipment

you

want

to

syn-

chronize.

After

the

pulse

is

recorded,

the

output

of

its

sync

track

will

go

to

the

drum

machine/sequencer

when

the

tape

5

played

back,

thus

enabling

control

ма

the

R8.

Foot

Switch

Connections

Optional

Model

8051

foot

switches

can

be

connected

to

пе

PUNCH

IN/OUT

@

and

PLAYILOCATE

@

jacks

on

the

right

задо

of

the

control

panel

When

making

your

own

со!

switches,

uso

a

1/4

inch

phone

рид

and

folio

the

illustration

below.

AC

Connection

Connect

the

power

cord

of

the

RBto

any

convenient

wall

out-

Те.

Keep

this

cord

as

far

ancy

from

signal

cables

as

possible.

B)

LOADING

TAPE

Recommended

Tapes

The

A8

is

designed

for

exclusive

use

vith

7,

inch

or

5

inch

reels

Snos

а

7"

reel

of

1

mi

(25m)

tape

is

550

meters

(about

1800

feet)

the

maximum

recording/playing

time

is

ap-

рехтаеј

22

minutes,

which

is

usually

more

than

sufficient

'o

record

even

very

long

takes

We

definitely

со

net

recom-

mend

tape

thinner

than

1

mil

because

теу

ми

кеу

stich

and

break

Tho

bies

and

equalization

of

the

АЗ

have

been

factory

aigned

for

use

wih

Ampex

457

or

equielent

high

quelty

tapes

(auch

as

Scotch

227),

For

specited

resuls,

use

only

these

tape

formulas;

otherwise,

it

wil

Ба

necessary

to

havo

your

dealer

realign

the

electronics

Loading

Tape

1.

First,

unscrew

the

holders

from

the

drive

shafts

and

re-

move

them.

section

2.

FEATURE

AND

The

Detachable

Control

Panel

One

of

the

many

pracical

features

cf

tne

RB

Is

ts

detacha-

le

corirol

panel,

which

can

be

used

for

remote

control

of

the

FO

from

any

convenient

location.

The

supplied

connec-

tion

cable

ie

30

cm

long,

and

an

optional

extension

cable

(Model

8544)

is

available

co

you

can

contiol

al

unctione

of

the

RB

from

a

distance

of

up

to

5

meters.

(Only

ore

extension

сабе

may

be

connected)

Detaching

the

Control

Panel

Те

conti

рото

o

etched

to

the

р

minut

d

hon

er

and

RON

sce

of

ho

pond

Va

ra

Mad

рото

ње

rou!

as

fant

sin

m

||

Ploaso

pull

off

the

black

stopper

(plato

or

родот

of

the

тат

unt

belore

i

operating

Consol

panel

h

2,

inet

an

empty

take-up

reel

onto

the

right

chive

shaf,

pushing

it

all

the

way

in

while

rotating

it

to

make

sure

the

black

stabilizer

(on

the

turntable)

fts

into

one

of

the

cor

responding

holes

on

the

reel

Screw

the

holder

back

on

to

secure

the

take-up

res

Tighten

it

while

holding

the

reel

3

Allach

the

supply

reel

onto

the

let

orive

shaft

in

the

same

manner.

4.

Thread

the

tape

from

the

supply

reel

to

the

take-up

reel

as

shown

below.

pe

pan

Insert

the

end

of

the

leader

tape

into

one

of

the

hub

slits

cf

the

take-up

reel

and

sowly

turn

that reel

by

hand

until

the

sit

is

covered

by

tape

(at

least

one

full

turn).

You

can

now

move

the

tape

forward

by

pressing

PLAY

©

or

F

FWD

C

Switching

On

the

R8

To

turn

on

the

R8,

press

the

POWER

switch

(О)

The

MEMORY

display

@

vil

show

only

zeroes

(0)

and

the

message

"FOSTEX"

wil

scroll

over

the

LED

meter

Depending

cn

the

position

of

пе

tension

arm

guides,

the

TAPE

TIME

display

@

shows

zeroes

(when

the

capstan

@

is

rotating)

or

an

eror

message

(when

the

capstan

is

sland-

ing

aif

‘The

groon

STOP

indicator

Биле,

Press

POWER

again

io

turn

of

the

R8.

Nolo

that

his

cloare

al

memorized

data

such

as

the

locate

points

cr

zone

limit

FUNCTION

OVERVIEW

Te

removeit,

grasp

the

contol

pane!

пот

below

and

careful

ly

lit

it

upward

unti

the

hooks

come

out

of

their

slots

in

the

тат

unt,

thon

pul

it

toward

you.

The

attachment

nooks

are

collapsible

and

you

can

fold

thom

inward

to

make

the

boom

of

the

remote

control

unit

com

пев

fat.

То

attach

the

contiol

unt,

simoly

reverse

the

above

orcce-

dure

Male

sure

that

the

conrecion

cable

propery

fts

по

the

provided

recess,

unfold

the

hooks

and

fully

insert

them

into

the

four

opanings

on

ће

main

unt,

then

gently

press

down

оп

ne

control

unit

unt

t

snaps

into

place.

Connecting

the

Extension

Cable

Carefully

disconnect

the

control

panel

cable

from

the

ВЕ.

MOTE

connector

&

by

pulling

it

forward.

Insert

the

extension

cable

instead,

then

connect

the

other

end

of

the

extension

cable

to

the

control

panel

cable.

Basic

Tape

Transport

Functions

Before

actualy

recording

wih

your

now

НА,

tis

а

good

idea

to

get

acquainted

with

the

basic

tape

transport

funcions

frst.

‘The

à

records

and

pleys

back

at

38

cms

(15

inches

per

second).

This

high

speed

cneureo

very

low

wow

and

flute

and

a

high

signal-o-noise

ratio

Variable

control

of

the

tape

speed

is

possible

wih

the

PITCH

солна!

knob

@,

which

lows

you

to

increase

or

reduce

the

speed

by

1096

(пе

center

detented

positon

is

OFF).

Rewind/Fast

Forward/Play

‘The

two

transport

buttons

on

the

extreme

right

move

the

tape

at

high

speed—F.

FWD

@

in

the

direction

of

the

take-up

reel

(ovaro

the

sight),

and

REWIND

(8)

in

the

direction

of

the

Supply

reel

(toward

the

lef).

Continuing

to

presa

either

of

those

buttons

доне

down

the

wind

ороо

PLAY

G)

transports

the

tape

at

the

standerd

speed

(15

IPS)

from

let

t

right.

‘The

green

LEDs

above

these

buttons

light

up

to

show

which

transport

mode

is

currently

engaged.

Stop

Modes

Pressing

STOP

©

immediately

stops

any

tape

motion

and

the

transport

erters

the

standby

mode,

In

this

mode,

indicat

га

by

the

STOP

LED

©

on

conetanty,

the

pinch

roller

@

is

positioned

immediately

гохо

the

rotating

capstan

@

so

hat

ine

RB

can

stat

to

play

right

away

as

soon

as

the

PLAY

button

is

pressed.

1

you

hold

down STOP

for

longer

than

half

a

second,

the

transport

mechanism

is

released,

making

it

easier

to

edit

tape,

ас.

This

Release

Mode

is

indicated

by

the

STOP

LED

blinking.

YOU

can

return

to

Standby

Mode

by

shorty

pressing

STOP

адап

(LED

changes

from

blinking

to

on)

Iis

possible

to

enter

апу

transport

mode

from

either

Standby

or

Roloase

STOP

modos.

However,

опоѓла

playback

from

the

release

mode

takes

longer

since

the

pinch

roler

is

turer

from

the

capstan.

When

you

do

rot

intend

to

play

or

record

for

a

while.

its

a

gocd

idea

to

let

the

tension

arm

guides

(8)

crop

to

their

lowest

position

by

rotating

ether

reel

by

hanc

to

slacken

the

ape.

This

action

stops

the

capstan

motor,

thus

reducing

wear

оп

the

capstan

bearing

for

а

longer

service

lle

Before

using

the

tape

transport

controls,

again

apply

tension

to

the

tape

to

re-start

the

capstan

motor

When

ling

the

tension

arm

guides

drop

in

thie

manner

dur

ing

Standby

Мода

ths

mode

є

automatically

ested

and

the

STOP

LED

gants

to

bink

indicating

Release

Mode.

An

error

message

appears

on

the

TAPE

TIME

display.

Advanced

Computer-Controlled

Functions

The

А8

offers

a

number

of

helpful

computer-corirollec

trans-

port

features

They

are

introduced

here

to

ive

you

an

idea

‘of

how

you

can

make

the

recording

and

playback

process

described

below

even

easier.

1

you

want

1o

use

some

of

these

functions

right

away,

you

сап

of

course

read

about

ADVANCED

FEATURES

(pege

13)

before

going

on

the

nex

section,

(Only

the

operaion

а

locate

0

is

cesoribed

hero).

ај

Preroll

Allows

youto

stat

the

tape

automatically

several seconds

be-

fore

the

zero

position

or

а

memory

point.

This

feature

is

very

pracical

for

overdubbng,

because

you

can

hear

a

few

sec-

Onds

of

musc

before

your

cue

point,

making

it

easier

to

‘come

in

with

the

correct

timing.

b)

Locate

0

This

function

automaticaly

retums

the

tape

to

the

zero

posi-

tion

on

the

TAPE

TIME

counter

‘Simply

press

the

LOCATE

0

button

€)—the

АВ

wil

rewind

ог

fast

forward

as

necessary,

with

the

green

LOCATE

0

9

indicator

И.

When

tha

zero

positon

is

reached,

the

tape

stops

and

this

indicator

goes

out

NOTE:

Locate

О

wil

not

work

when

zore

linit

is

set

and

the.

zero

TAPE TIME

position

is

outsice

of

the

designated

zone.

€)

Locate

‘The

RB

lets

you

set

up

to

10

diferent

memory

points,

which

сап

be

automatically

located

with

this

tuncion.

d)

Auto

Play

Used

in

combination

with

locate,

locate

0

or

auto

retum,

tnis

funcion

automatically

starts

playback

сї

the

tapa

whenever

а

memory

point

or

the

zero

posiion

is

reached.

When

combined

wth

auto

retum.

the

RB

will

repeatedly

рау

the

designated

section

of

the

tape

until

stopped

(“shuttle

playback’

*)

Auto

Retum

This

ваше

automatically

гөште

the

tape

to

an

adjustable

“saring

point”

whenever

а

designated

“ending

pont"

is

reached.

1)

Zone

Limit

Lats

you

specify

a

desired

section

[zone

of

the

tapo,

to

"which

all

transport

functions

such

as

play

or

rewind

will

be

limitec—the

tape

wil

automatically

stop

when

the

beginning.

ог

the

end

0

the

zone

is

reached

This

feature

is

useful

when

working

on

a

specific

section

of

a

tape

9)

Tape

неа!

Zone

Limit

Smit

to

the

preceding

tunction,

here

the

entire

tape

is

the

"zone"

The

RB

can

be

programmed

1o

stop

automatically

whon

the

end

or

beginning

of

a

tape

is

approached

during

rewind

or

fast

forward.

This

feature

prevents

the

tape

frem

ac-

cidentaly

coming

of

the

reels.

section

з

RECORDING

AND

PLAYBACK

The

Recording

Process

Tho

first

thing

to

do

is

to

identify

your

tape

with

labels

and

voice

identifications,

then

record

reference

tonas

for

future

alignment,

Afer

these

preliminaries.

you

can

get

down

to

your

actual

recording

work

II

you

are

using

a

sequencer

or

drum

machine,

he

sync

track

wil

be

the

firs!

one

to

record

since

itis

the

оле

that

Keeps

your

sequencercrum

machine

and

MIDI

instruments

synchronized.

the

"basic

racks"

—

usually

the

drums

bass

and

«ther

rhythm

parts,

They

are

called

"basic"

because

they

are

the

onea

you

will

bo

usirg

co

reference

for

the

"overdubs"

—

the

recordings

of

all

remaining

tracks.

I

you

are

no:

satisied

with

a

basic

track

or

en

overdub

you

can.

of

course,

record

the

whole

thing

over

again,

hus

eras-

ing

the

Sometimes,

though,

only

a

small

sec-

ton

of

a

track

will

need

re-doing.

in

such

a

case,

the

"punch

in’

feature

alovs

you

to

selectively

correct

such

parts.

After

"punch

out’,

the

RB

goes

on

10

reprocuce

а!

tacks

so

you

сап

check

whether

your

correction

fs

in

smoothly

Since

the

RB

is

an

eight-ack

recorder,

you

can

normally

record

a

maximum

of

eight

paris

i

you

use

one

track

for

cach

рап.

Howover

itis

possible

to

make

use

of

the

so-called

“ping-pong”

technique

to

make

more

tracts

available

for

recording

additional

parts.

70

do

so,

you

mix

Пе

reproduced

sounds

from

two

or

more

recorded

tracks

with

a

mixer

and

record

the

combination

(виб-ті)

on

a

separate

(open)

track.

‘The

orginal

tracks

containing

the

sounds

used

for

the

ping

gong

mik

can

now

be

recorded

over

for

additional

overdubs.

‘he

last

вер

in

he

recording

process

is

mixcown,

When

you

re

satslled

with

all

racks,

you

can

finaly

combine

them

al

to

creste

а

stereo

master

ape.

Remember

hat

many

of

tho

advancod

foaturoo

introducod

in

the

preceding

section

aro

very

helpful

for

recording,

со

be

sure

to

rake

use

of

them.

When

repeatedly

working

on

a

Certain

section

of

the

tape,

whether

for

rehearsal

or

record-

ing,

use

auto

retum.

The

tape

wil

then

automatically

rewind

1o

the

desired

location,

such

as

the

beginning

of

a

‘ake.

Tape

Identification

and

Reference

Tones

Belore

actually

recording

your

music,

you

should

a)

label

your tage

b)

creste

а

tape

track

sheet

€)

record

a

voice

identification

d)

record

геіегепсе

tones.

These

simple

cperatons

make

t

much

easier

to

idently

а

"ape

later

ог

and

reproduce

it

propery.

a)

Wile

а

label

and

stick

it

on

the

ree

this

wil

identity

the

tage

and

distinguish

t

from

blank

tape,

hoping

to

avoid

ac

дво!

erasure.

5)

Blank

tape

track

shoats

are

available

on

the

market,

but

you

сап

easily

make

your

own.

Write

the

tile,

artst,

recording.

date,

use

of

noise

recuctor,

contents

(nsrument,

voce,

etc)

of

each

track

and

all

other

important

information

on

this

sheet

to

keep

t

in

the

tape

box.

Such

sheets

are

very

useful

for

later

reference

as

well

as

during

mixdiown,

overdubbing

and

ediino.

9

1

6

also

often

helpful

to

record

the

above

information

directly

onto

the

beginning

of

the

tape

with

your

own

voice

for

each

track,

You

then

have

a

permanent

aural

identification

of

the

tape

that

cannot

get

lost

(ike

tne

track

sheet

сап).

To

record

the

voice

icentitication

and

the

test

tones,

proceed

as

described

below

under

"Recording

Base

Tracks”

4)

Finally,

record

standard

level

reference

tones

on

all

tracks.

This

procedure

will

enable

precise

alignment

o

your

P8

tapes

on

any

other

14"

G-tacx

to

obtan

the

same

frequency

response

and

tracktb.track

lavas.

Use

a

tes

tone

oscilator

such

as

the

FOSTEX

TT-18

You

can.

Toute

i

through

ore

d!

the

mber'

при

for

easy

assignment

tb

each

track.

Record

about

20

seconds

of

each

of

the

following

tones

at

а

level

of

0

dB:

1

kHz

enses.

0

Check

the

reproduce

amp

level

10

kHz

or

15

kHz.

to

check

the

high

frequency

EQ

100

Hz

or

50

Hz

to

check

the

low

frequency

EQ

Recording

the

Sync

Track

NOTE:

MID}

signals

are

not

able

to

be

recorded

directly

on

magnetic

tape.

For

this

reason,

you

need

a

device

which

ransleles

MIDI

dela

into

audio

signals

which

can

be

"read"

by

the

tape

recorder.

[ts

called

FSK

which

stands

for

Fre-

quency

Shit

Keying,

Mary

sequencers

and

drum

machines

have

FSK

outputs

builtin:

there

are

also

stand-alone

units

tke

the

FOSTEX

Model

15-15.

Ме

assume

that

you

have

already

chosen

an

edge

track

INPUT

jack

(1

or

8)

for

sync

connection.

To

rocord

tho

syre

track,

proceed

as

exolained

below under

"Recording

Basic

“Tacks,

but

be

sure

го

set

a

lower

при

level

than

indicated

for

the

music

tracks—usualy

around

~7

to

-

3

on

the

peak

meter.

Under

по

circumstances

should

the red

peak

meter

LEDs

light.

Once

you

have

the

syne

track

on

tape,

playing

baok

the

R8

wil

automatcaly

start

те

drum

mactinelsequencer

а!

the

same

point

each

tme.

Note

that

iis

not

necessary

to

record

the

dum

machine

at

all

In

fad,

NOT

recording

the

drum

part

on

tape

gives

you

the

most

ilexitiliy,

because

you

can

change

the

drum

track

without

having

to

re-record

it,

In

addi-

tion,

you

are

net

using

up

any

RB

tape

track(s

for

the

drums,

leaving

room

cn

the

tape

for

more

overdubs.

You

only

have

to

finaly

cet

your

drum

sounds

on

tape

during

midon,

recording

them

directly

сп

ће

stereo

master

tape

for

"first

generation”

quail

Recording

Basic

Tracks

After

you

neve

out

your sync

track

on

tape,

itis

ime

to

record

the

basic

tracks)

those

tracks

that

wil

form

your

reference

for

the

overdubs.

Accormparirment

parts

of

the

music

such

as

bass

or

thyhm

guitar

are

good

examples

for

such

basic

каско,

since

they

aro

gocd

img

references.

Once

you

have

decided

on

the

instruments

о

use,

determine

the

tracks

to

record

them

on

and

write

this

information

down

оп

your

track

sheet.

1.

To

select

the

track(s)

for

recording,

first

press

the

SAFEIRDY

button

49.

A

"t"

for

"track"

vil

appear

on

the

MEMORY

display

(9.

2.

Мек,

press

the

numerc

key

46

that

corresponds

to

the

Tack

you

want

to

record,

The

number

of

the

selected

tack

(!

thru

8)

will

appear

on

the

(Second

column

of

the

MEMORY

display.

Е

[Tre

wack

rumor

&

aspayed

here

]

Atihesametime,

the

SAFEIRDY

LED

@

of

the

selected

track

wil

alernately

flash

green

and

rec,

indicating

that

the

cor-

responding

track

is

ready

to

record.

Of

course,

you

can

select

several

tracks

for

simultaneous

'ecording

by

simply

pressing

the

desrec

numeric

keys

one

after

the

other

8.

Now

adjust

tho

input

levele)

of

the

selected

channel(s}

Press

the

REC

button

(9),

The

INPUT

MON

LED

beginsto

blink

and

the

input

signal

of

the

selected

channels)

can

be

monitored

at

he

ВВ

out-

put

and

on

the

peak

level

meter

Make

the

necessary

level

adjustments

on

the

instruments

and

or

your

mixer

controls

so

thai

the

R8

meter

peaks

опу

occasionally

at

+3

dB

to

+8

dB

(red

LEDs

ight

up)

during

the

loudest

passages,

This

seting

gives

По

best

SIN

ratio

and

least

tape

hiss

4,

Press

RESET

@

before

starting

the

recording

so

that

the

TAPE

TIME

counter

Gi)

јо

reset

to

the

0

position

at

the

beginning

dl

the

take.

This

wil

make

it

esy

to

kater

retum

Јо

the

precise

starting

point

of

your

recording.

5

To

start

recording

on

the

selected

track(s),

smultaneousy

press

REC

and

PLAY

(9:

The

corresponding

SAFEIRDY

indicatores)

wil

light

con-

stay

in

red,

chowing

that

the

RB

B

recording

on

thistthese

track(s).

The

red

НЕС

LED

@

is

also

it

©

To

avoid

"late

stans”,

depress

the

REC

buton

first,

then

press

PLAY

while

stil

holding

down

БЕС.

If

you

do

ќ

the

‘ther

way

round,

you

may

have

a

shot

gap

at

the

begin

ning

of

your

recording,

8.

To

stop

the

recording,

press

STOP

(9.

You

can

also

stop

the

recording

and

automatically

rewind

дар

omis

delis

i

pesi

LCOATE

Additional

SAFE/RDY

functions

A)

When

you

want

to

select

several

adjacent

tracks

for

recording,

press

ЗАРЕЛОУ

to

call

up

the

rack

symbol

"I^

оп

the

MEMORY

display,

input

the

first

track,

then

a

hyphen

[minus

key),

and

finally

the

last

track.

For

example,

say you

want

to

sel

racks

1

through

5

to

ready

conditor.

при

1

J|

—

LG

0r

L5

L—

77)

to

obtain

he

folowing

display.

t

The

five

SAFEIRDY

LEDs

ofthese

trac

vill

Birk

red

and

grean,

showing

that

they

are

now

ready

for

recording.

B)

To

reset

selected

tracks

(green

indicators

Н)

you

have

мо

options:

a)

Use

the

same

procedure

as

described

above

for

track

selection—if

necessary,

press

SAFE/RDY

to

display

the

"t

then

press

the

numeric

кеу)

corresponding

to

the

acis)

you

want

to

reset

Б) To

reset

al

solocted

iracks

to

safe

condition,

at

once

simply

press

the

clear

button

CLR

@

while

the

"t"

is

displayed.

NOTE:

Use

method

B

when

working

with

one

or

two

tacks

only.

Method

А

is

for

use

with

multiples

of

throo

or

moro.

Playback

Now

that

you

have

recorcod

your

fret

track),

you

can

listen

to

it

(hem)

to

check

whehe!

the

recording

was

satisfactory.

1.

Rewind

ће

tape

го

the

beginning

of

the

take

by

pressing

LOCATE

0

8).

2.

То

avoid

accidertal

erasure

of

a

recorded

track,

set

all

tracks

to

the

safe

condition

by

pressing

the

dlear

button

CLR

89.

At

ihe

same

time,

this

operation

enables

you

to

montor

пе

recorded

track

by

sending

its

signal

to

the

corresponding

OUTPUT

jeck

@

and

the

peak

level

mete:

8.

Press

the

PLAY

button

@

to

dar

payback

of

your

recording

If

you

are

happy

wih

your

base

track(s)

you

can

continue

your

session

with

the

overdubs

If

you

want

to

redo

a

basic

Track,

simply

re-record

it

on

the

same

track

as

explained

above.

This

procedure

wil

automaticaly

erase

the

Overdubbing

“Qverdubbing’

refers

о

те

recording

of

new

sounds

onto

separate

tracks

whle

listening

to

the

previously

recorded

basic

track's).

This

is

one

of

the

most

important

techniques

in

multitrack

recording.

It

allows

you

to

"layer"

tracks

one

after

the

other

You

may

want

to

practice

your

overdubs

tr

wihout

record-

ing.

For

repeated

renearsal,

use

tie

auto

return

funcion

(see

раде

14)

to

eutomafcelly

rewind

the

tape

ю

the

beginning

when

the

end

of

the

teke

is

reached,

1.

To

avoid

accidental

erasure

of

tno

basic

track

and

fo

be

able

to

[sten

to

it

during

rehearsal,

st

t

to

safe

by

press

ing

SAFE/RDY

and

either

re-sdecing

that

track

wih

ils

numeric

key

or

pressing

CLR

9,

2.

Select

the

track(s)

to

be

overdubbed

by

entering

15

num-

ber)

with

the

numeric

keys.

3.

Press

the

НЕС

bution

©.

This

routes

the

input

signa

ofthe

selected

(ready)

racks)

io

the

corresponding

CUTPUT

acs

and

thus

allows

you

to

heer

the

sound

ofthe

tracks)

while

Istening

to

playback

of

ho

basic

track).

The

INPUT

MON

LED

шти.

4.

To

start

playback

of

the

basic

track,

press

PLAY

(3)

You

can

now

practice

by

plajirg

along

with

tis

пск

Repeat

your

rehearsal

unt!

you

are

salised,

then

record

the

сета

tracks

Overdubs

To

actually

overdub,

1.

Rewind

the

tape

to

the

zero

position

(f

necessary)

by

pressing

the

LOCATE

0

button

(0).

2.

in

order

to

be

able

to

hear

ће

basic track

during

over-

dubbing

and

to

protect

it

from

being

erased

in

the

course

of

recording,

set

та!

tack

to

safe

сопацол

by

pressing

SAFERDY

end

then

the

corresponding

numeric

key

з.

Input

ће

numbers

of

the

tracks

you

want

to

overdub

with

the

numeric

keys.

4.

Press

REC

to

monitor

the

input

signal

on

the

peak

level

meter,

and

adjust

the

instrument

ог

mixer

level

so

that

the

RB

meter

peaks

only

occasionally

&

43

dB

to

+8

dB

for

the

track(s)

о

be

recorded.

The

INPUT

MON

LED

links

5

When

you

are

ready

to

begin

recording,

press

the

REC

end

PLAY

buttons

simutanecusy

Flay

along

with

the

sound

of

the

basic

track

MOTE:

if

you

are

cverdubbing

via

a

live

microphone,

you

will

need

io

monitor

the

basic

track(s)

via

headphones.

8.

Il

yeu

are

using

the

ашо

return

function

[p

14),

ће

tape

will

stop

auiomaticaly

at

the

end

of

the

‘ake

and

be

rewound.

Otherwise,

end

the

recording

by

pressing

the

STOP

button

©

You

cen

now

repeat

this

process

as

often

as

necessary

to

омеа

all

your

каско,

И

you

ае

recording

a

total

of

more

an

eight

parts,

you

wil

have

to

"open

up”

tracks

by

using

the

ping-pong

furction

explained

below.

Punch

In/Out

Occasionally

a

recording

is

amos

perfect

except

for

a

mis-

lake

oF

wo.

Instead

of

revecording

the

entre

track,

the

purch

inout

procedure

lets

you

selecively

correct

such

un

salidactory

mistakes

without

having

to

redo

ovorything

oleo

ас

wel

's

трогап

to

note

however

that

timing

is

critical

here.

If

you

punch

10

early

ог

punchou

too

lale,

you

could

wreck

the

very

thing

youre

trying

to

fix.

For

ths

reason,

its

bes

to

fird

a

phrese

or

a

seciion

that

surrounds

the

mistake

and

punchinfout

at

одеа

points

Ike

downbeats

Purch

in/out

cen

be

performed

by

hand,

but

it

s

more

prac-

'Ca

to

use

the

optonal

foot

switch

connected

to

the

PUNCH

IN/OUT

jack

@.

f

you

аге

both

performer

and

recording

engineer

Rehearsal

Mode

You

сап

practice

punch

in

and

out

using

а

connected

foot

switch,

in

order

to

get

used

to

the

timing

ard

ensure

a

per

Ба

punch

fet

"Whle

nolding

down

the

record

buton

REG,

зер

on

the

foot

sic

The

orange

REC

indicator

@

wil

stat

to

blink,

showing

that

renearsal

mode

has

been

entered.

2.

Select

the

кас)

you

wish

to

punch

inout

on

wih

SAFE/ROY

anc

the

numere

keys.

The

SAFE/RDY

indicators

cf

these

tracks

will

blink

red

ard

green.

3.

Rewind

to

a

location

prior

to

the

punchrin

point,

then

press

PLAY

to

stert

playback

4.

Whan

you

reach

the

punch

in

point,

sep

on

the

foot

switch

This

operation

switches

the

monitor

fiom

tape

mode

го

input

mode,

meaning

you

will

hear

the

sound

from

the

recorded

reci)

you

want

to

correct

untl

the

foot

switch

ig

preseed,

and

thon

tho

signal

prosont

at

tho

elected.

INPUT

track(s)

(i.

the

sound

you

are

playing

live)

5

Step

cn

the

foct

switch

again

when

you

reach

the

end

of

the

passage

to

be

re-recorded,

in

order

to

punch

ом.

This

‘operation

cwilchoo

the

monitor

back

to

tape

mode

со

you.

‘can

once

again

hear

tho

In

other

words,

repeatedly

pressing

the

foot

switch

allows

you

to

toggle

between

tape

monitor

and

input

manitor

on

the

selected

trachs).

There

are

two

important

reasons

for

this

rehearsal.

First,

you

must

match

the

recording

levels

о

the

track

(pre-

recorded}

and

the

"ње"

part

(о

bo

recorded).

Second,

you

musi

такт

the

fee!

end

phrasing

so

that

when

you

punctvout,

4

sounds

like

a

single

performance.

6.

To

салсе

the

rehearsal

mode,

press

the

REC

buton

and

at

the

same

time

step

оп

the

foot

owitoh.

Actual

Punch

In/Out

1.

Rewind

the

tape

to

a

location

prior

to

the

panch-n

point.

2.

Select

the

track(s)

you

wish

to

punch

inout

on

wth

SAFEIRDY

and

the

numeric

keys.

The

SAFE/RDY

indicators

of

these

tracks

wil

lash

red

and

green

з.

Press

the

PLAY

button

to

start

playback

4,

Wren

you

reach

the

punch

in

point,

press

PLAY

and

REC

at

the

seme

time

it

you

are

using

a

foot

switch

connected

to

the

PUNCH

INOUT

ack,

you

сап

step

on

the

foot

swich

instead.

You

can

now

record

your

пем

part

over

the

take,

thereby

correcing

it

5

To

punch

out,

hold

down

the

PLAY

button

and

simuitane-

ously

tap

STOR

И

you

are

using

а

foot

switch,

step

on

й

instead.

Either

procedure

ends

the

punch-out

recording

without

stooping

playback

of

the

tape

on

а!

tracks,

so

that

you

immediately

know

whether

your

punch-out

was

smooth,

Of

course,

you

can

also

end

the

punchvout

by

smply

pressing

the

STOP

bution

to

stop

the

tape.

еї

you

press

the

STOP

button

for

more

than

haf

a

second

while

holding

down

PLAY,

the

tape

will

also

top.

Ping-Pong

Recording

Also

referred

to

as

“bouncing

tracks’,

ping-oonging

is

‘another

important

multi-track

technique.

Duing

the

ping

pong

procedure,

several

isting

tracks

are

played

back,

mixed

into

one

track

and

at

the

same

fime

re-recorded

on

ап

open

track,

which

makes

the

original

tracks

avalable

for

subsequent

overdubs.

The

ping-pong

procedure

may

Бе

repeated

indefintely

in

theory;

but

in

practice,

more

than

woe

is

usually

not

sonically

pleasing

Another

version

of

the

ping-pong

technique

leis

you

mix

спе

ог

more

ive

sources

wih

several

exising

tracks,

at

the

same

time

recording

the

mix

on ап

avaliable

track.

To

combine

the

playback

(and

Ive)

sounds

for

the

ping-

pong,

а

mixer

is

necessary,

See

the

manual

с

your

console

for

detalla

on

mixing

for

ping

pong

recording.

NOTE:

Notalltracks

are

equally

suitable

for

bouncing.

И

you

record

on

a

tack

adjacent

io

the

one

you

are

mixing

from

(for

example,

track

2

=

3

—

4),

leakage

in

пе

record/play

head

could

cause

feedback.

Therefore,

ty

to

avoid

ping-

pong

recerdngs

between

neighboring

tracks

whenever

possible.

If

ping-pong

to

an

adjacent

track

is

absolutely

necessary.

you

may

have

to

lower

the

levels.

1.

Make

sure

the

tracks

you

want

to

transer

wit

the

ping-

10

и

pong

аге

set

to

Safe

condition

(CAFE/RDY

indicators

greon).

The

track

you

want

to

bounce

(the

destination

track)

must

ре

Ready

for

ecorcing

(SAFE/RDY

LED

flashes

red

and

green).

2.

To

adsl

the

mixed

level

а

the

ping-pong

tracks

on

your

mixer,

make

а

preliminary

recording

while

watching

the

peak

meter

for

the

destination

track.

3.

Rewind

to

the

beginning

чип

LOCATE

0

and

record

чип

the

appropriate

level

settings-

Bear

in

mind

that

once

you

complete

a

ping-pong

procs-

dura,

that

sub-mix

wil

bo

treated

ава

sndle

element

in

the

final

midown.

Cuing

‘This

practical

feature

lets

you

search

for

the

enc

or

beginning

of

a

recording

at

high

speed,

in

either

fast

forward

or

rewind:

mode.

The

RB

has

a

lifter

mechanism

which

normally

litis

the

tape

away

from

the

head

in

these

modes

in

order

го

prevent

ос

esse

head

wear

This

mechanism

can

be

defeated

wih

the

cue

function,

thus

allowing

you

to

Isten

to

the

tape

at

fieh

преод

io

detect

a

euo

poh

1.

Holding

down

the

fast

forward

buton

F

FWD

@

ог

the

REWIND

(9)

button

and

tap

the

PLAY

button

(3)

orce.

Ав

soon

as

you

release

F

FWD

or

REWIND,

the

cuing

mode

is

entered

and

the

sound

can

be

montored

from

the

outputs

and

on

the

peak

level

meter

Once

in

the

cuing

mode,

you

can

switch

the

direction

of

the

tape

(while

sili

monitoring

1)

by

pressing

F

FWD

or

REWIND,

You

can

also

lower

the

tape

speed

by

noding

these

but-

ione,

making

it

easier

to

detect

the

desired

locaton.

2.

To

oxi

from

thie

mode,

proce

STOP

cr

PLAY.

Kis

also

possible

to

stop

cuing

by

smultaneousy

pressing

F

PWD

or

REWIND

and

the

PLAY

button

Mixdown

This

is

the

process

whereby

the

signals

from

the

tracks

of

your

R8

are

remixed

on

your

mixer

to

make

a

stereo

master

tape.

You

wil

need

г

mixing

console

and

а

two-track

master

recorder

to

make

a

mixdown

recording.

As

lar

as

the

R8

is

concerned,

mixiown

is

basically

just

normal

playback—al

important

operations

wil

be

carried

out

оп

your

mixer

1.

Make

sure

tat

all

tracks

o!

the

RB

are

in

saie

concition—

all

SAFEIRDY

indcators

@

must

be

green.

The

master

record

should

be

reacy

Ð

record.

2.

Start

recording

wih

the

mester

recorder,

and

press

the

ВВ

PLAY

button

to

reproduce

all

tracks.

Using

a

Synchronizer

A

synchronizer

such

as

the

Fostex

Model

4030

can

be

con-

nected

to

the

SYNCHRONZER

terminal

&

for

control

ofthe

на.

SMPTE

time

code

is

normaly

recorded

on

an

edge

tack,

Usually

track

1

or

8.

Keep

the

recording

level

to

about

—7

10

—

Son

the

R8

peak

meter

SMPTE

ime

cade

must

always

o

recorded

in

one

continuous

pass.

Creative

Use

of

the

Pitch

Control

The

PITCH

control

can

be

used

during

recording

or

pley-

back.

Normally

these

operations

shoud

be

done

with

PITCH

centered

far

two

reasons.

(a)

lapes

ans

made

at

calibrated

‘speeds,

and

(b)

the

record/play

equalization

and

the

Dolby

Greuity

are

properly

aligned

only

at

fne

normal

running

speed.

There

areinstances

when

ciferert

speeds

are

useful

Retiming

Ға

recording

has

been

made,

say

for

a

60-second

advertise-

ment,

and

the

overall

program

is

а

few

seconds

too

short

ог

too

long,

the

PITCH

control

can

be

used

during

remixing

to

adjust

the

overall

play

ime.

The

shift

up

or

down

in

the

fre-

quency

of

the

program

should

not

be

disturbing

so

long

as.

а

relatively

small

correction

is

used,

say

less

than

5%

(less.

than

naf

пе

maximum

speed

deviaion).

A

5%

speed

change

on

a

60

second

tape

wil

add

or

subtract

3

seconds.

"n

a

longer

program,

sey

a

20

minute

segment

а

5%

change

in

length

wil

amount

to

a

full

minute.

Retuning

Suppose

tre

initial

tack

is

recorded

with

tho

performer

out

ониге.

During

subsequent

overdubs,

it

may

bo

impractical

ог

impossible

to

retune

the

instruments

to

match

the

de-

tuned

orginal

rack.

In

this

case

adjust

the

PITCH

control

up.

‘or

down

so

thet

the

playback

pitch

ecuals

the

pitch

ofthe

in-

strument

which

cannot

be

retuned.

Then

make

the

overdub

at

that

speed.

Subsequent

overdubs

andlor

the

mixdown

сап

be

done

ether

at

standard

speed

or

the

modiied

speed,

as

desred

Speeding

up

a

Performance

without

Changing

the

Pitch

When

a

performer

wishes

to

рау

a

complex

passage

at

a

tempo

that

would

normally

be

cific

not

beyond

his

abi

ту,

the

FITCH

солто!

can

ре

put

lo

good

use

The

lechniqueis

best

used

during

an

overdub

where

atleast

опе

recorded

track

is

available

for

a

frequency

reference.

Whon

making

the

overdub,

cot Ine

PITCH

contro}

со

it

lows

down

the

tape

(rotate

CCW).

The

performer

then

plays

in

tempo

with

the

срма

down

tape.

During

this

operation,

be

sure

the

instrument

is

tuned

to

the

lower

pitch

heard

in

the

monitors

For

payback,

return

the

PITCH

control

to

the

normal

setting

(centered).

The

overdub

will

now

be

heard

in-tune,

at

normal

pitch,

and

at

a

fester

tempo

than

t

was

actualy

performed.

SECTION

1.

Once

a

tape

has

been

recorded,

È

may

be

necessary

to

rearange

the

order

of

some

takes,

spice

two

diferen:

reels

«f

tape

одоРет

ox

te

add

leader

tape

botwoon

takos

on

а.

given

tape.

Al

these

operations

are

considered

to

be

editing.

То

edit

a

tape.

one

should

have

the

folowing

materiais

avaiable:

1

А

splicing

block.

Such

as

Fostex

Model

9930.

This

is

Usually

made

of

aluminum,

with

a

groove

to

hold

the

taoe,

and

оге

or

more

grooves

cut

across

the

епот

ot

the

Боск

to

guide

the

cutter

2.

A

sharp,

normagneto

single-edged

razor

blade.

To

be

sure

the

даде

has

no

residual

magnetism,

I

can

be

dernagnetzed

in

much

the

same

way

thet

the

head

as-

sembly

is

demeanetized.

Be

sure

to

hold

the

blade

se-

су,

honever

since

a

demegnetizer

may

ри!

stongly

‘on

the

biede.

NOTE:

A

magnetzed

razor

blade

will

cause

an

audible

чи"

or

‘pop’

at

the

point

of

the

splice

Do

not

use

scissors.

EDITING

з

A

sharp

white

or

yellow

grease

pencil

to

mark

the

intenc-

ед

splice

point

on

the

back

of

the

tape.

4.

A

rol

of

122"

wide

(12

om)

splicing

tape.

Splicing

tape

is

specally

manufacturad

for

joining

magnetic

tape;

it

is

thin,

and

has

an

adhesive

that

wil

adhere

to

the

tape

backing,

yet

not

seep

out

of

the

splice

under

the

typical

pressures

and

temperatures

encountered.

CAUTION:

Noor

uso

conventional,

colophano

tapo

or

packaging

tapes

for

splicing.

Some

of

the

adhesive

on

such

tapes

may

Uttrretely

contaminate

the

recording

tape,

and

rey

leeve

deposits

on

the

tape

heads

and

guides

5.A

supply

of

plasic

or

paper

leader

tape:

plastic

is

stronger

but

paper

is

easier

to

wrle

upon

wih

a

pon

or

pendi,

and

is

thus

handy

for

making

notes.

12

s

section

s.

ADVANCED

FEATURES

Please

пое

that

all

locate,

auto

return

and

zone

imè

memory

points

etc.

аге

automatically

canceled

when

power

to

the

RB

ie

turned

off

Preroll

When

yov

use

the

[locate

zero]

or

the

[locate]

function,

the

tape

wil

stop

precisely

at

0

cr

the

selected

memory

point.

For

rehearsal

or

recording,

though,

it

is

often

desirable

to

ear

a

few

seconds

of

music

prior

to

an

actual

entry,

making

it

easier

to

keep

time

and

come

in

correctly

These

few

sec-

ends

o

tape

before

the

entry

are

called

the

“orerol!,

end

the

R8

allows

you

to

set

an

automatic

preroll

that

will

work

with

the

locate

zero

and

locate

functions.

Whenever

these

func-

tions

are

used,

the

tape

will

then

stop

several

seconds

belore.

C

or

the

norma

memory

point,

‘The

preroll

tme

is

adjustable

between

0

and

9

seconds.

f

you

attempt

to

set

a

preroll

time

of

10

seconds

or

longer

an

error

message

"Err

4"

will

appear

cn

the

MEMORY

display.

Тре

following

illustration

shows

how

the

preroll

function

works:

sp

пены

Lipi

“Play

Grection

Pre

pon

Memory

paint

You

can

always

tall

whether

or

not

а

preroll

has

been

set

by

Joking

at

the

TAPE TIME

display

while

the

tape

is

being

re-

woundllas:

forwarded

with

localelocete

O.

If

а

preroll

has

been

programmed,

the

lett

most

digit

d

the

display

wil

Бик,

alternately

showing

"P"

(for

“prerol’)

and

"0"

Preroll

Setting

^.

First,

press

the

clear

bution

CLR

6)

io

clear

the

MEMORY

display

@.

2,

Input

the

desired

lencth

of

the

prerol

with

the

correspond:

ing

numeric

key

(9.

For

example

f

you

want

а

preroll

of

fie

seconds,

press

5.

Ths

number

will

appear

on

the

MEMORY:

m

rn

Lu

•

уси

make

a

mistake

during

data

entry,

press

CLR,

then

Press

the

store

button

STO

89

The

red

STO

LED

48

lights

up

and

the

MEMORY

display

ninm

гт)

Lu

a

wu

The

STO

LED

will

go

out,

incicaling

that

the

preroll

ime

has

been

memorized.

It

you

have

forgotten

the

length

of

your

preroll

tme,

you

can

call

it

up

on

the

MEMORY

дврјау

by

simply

pressing

the

enter

the

correct

number

wil

change

as

folovs:

4,

Finally,

press

the

minus

key

—

Checking

the

Preroll

Time

recall

button

RCL

@

and

then

the

minus

key

—

The

Locate

Function

The

R8

can

store

up

to

10

different

memory

points,

each

wit

15

own

number,

which

can

be

automatically

located

with

the

locate

function,

This

function

allows

уси

to

find

certain

posi-

tions

on

the

tape

easily

by

specifying

the

number

of

the

memory

point

and

using

the

LOCATE

button

43)

as

explained

below,

б

?

Setting

Memory

Points

There

are

two

basic

ways

to

set

memory

points:

а)

You

can

enter

the

time

location

d

a

memory

point

directy

wth

the

numeric

keys.

t)

You

can

input

the

positon

currently

shown

on

the

TAPE

TIME

display

as

а

memory

point

by

using

he

HOLD

button

2)

Using

the

Numeric

Keys

First,

press

the

clear

button

CLR

@

to

clear

пе

MEMORY

display

©.

2.

при

the

location

of

the

desred

memory

point

with

the

numeric

keys

©.

For

example,

ii

you

want

to

memorize

the

locaton

“16.

minutes

30

second’,

input

the

numbers

Бу

prossing

the

numeric

keys

in

the

order

(1

15130)

These

numbers

will

appear

on

the

MEMORY

display:

151310

*

1

&

ako

possble

о

input

regatie

time

values

memory

poins

located

before

the

zero

pono

by

pressing

the

minus

hey

|

=

BEFORE

entering

the

number(s).

(f

you

mako

a

mistake

during

data

опту,

prose

CLR

and

start

gain.

3.

New,

press

the

store

button

STO

(8.

The

red

STO

LED

@

lichts

up.

and

the

MEMORY

display

will

change

аз

folows:

nm

d

5

3

rr

LIU

i

Ш

4.

You

can

now

enter

the

desired

number

for

ihe

displayed

memory

pont

by

pressing

the

corresponding

numcro

хоу

(&.

Numbers

availeble

are

from

C

to

9.

For

example,

if

you

wart

to

store

the

location

"15

minutes

30

secorde'as

memory

paint

O,

press

07.

The

STO

LED

oes

out

to

indicate

that

ће

desired

position

has

been

memorized

5.

You

can

repeat

the

procedure

fiom

step

1.

to

4.

to

при

up

to

10

memory

ропе,

ө

Entering

a

diferent

tme

location

under

an

existing

memory

pont

number

wil

erase

the

5)

Using

the

HOLD

button.

То

input

the

present

аре

postion

shown

on

the

TAPE

TIME

display

08.

1.

Press

the

HOLD

button

0).

The

present

TAPE

TIME

is

пом

abo

shown

on

the

MEMORY

display

Gà.

2.

Press

the

store

button

STO

(8.

The

red

STO

LED

@

ighis

up.

3

Enler

the

rumber

of

ће

memory

point

with

the

cor-

responding

numeric

key.

Checking

Memory

Points

You

can

easly

check

ary

currenily

stored

memory

point

lo-

cation.

To

do

so,

simply

press

the

recall

bution

RCL

&2,

then

input

the

number

of

the

point

you

want

to

check

with

the

cor

responding

numeric

кој

The

location

time

cf

the

desired

memory

point

wil

appear

on

the

MEMORY

display,

and

the

LOCATE

LED

(D

starts

to

blink.

(f

you

do

not

want

to

use

the

locate

function,

press

CLR

©

to

turn

off

ths

LED)

Clearing

Memory

Points

Individual

memory

років

are

automatically

cleared

when

you

input

a

new

location

time

‘You

can

also

erase

memory

peints

by

pressing

CLR

€),

then

‘STO

@

end

finally

entering

the

number

of

ће

point

to

be

cleared

T

clear

all

curently

stored

memory

points

at

once,

Fold

gown

tne

numeric

keys

O

and

9

and

simultaneously

pressthe.

CLR

button

9).

All

memory

pois

are

also

automatically

cleared

when

the

power

to

the

RB

е

turned

of.

Using

LOCATE

Once

a

memory

point

l'as

been

set,

you

can

have

пе

RE

automaticaly

locate

it

by

caling

t

up

on

the

MEMORY

cis:

play

and

using

the

LOCATE

button

4.

Prase

the

recall

bution

RCL

@.

ts

LED

@

wil

ight.

2.

Inpul

the

number

of

the

desired

memory

point

wth

the

corresponding

numeric

кеу

The

red

RCL LED

goes

out,

and

the

green

LOCATE

LED.

®

begnsio

flash

instead.

The

time

postion

of

the

select-

ед

memory

point

is

shown

on

the

MEMORY

display.

3

To

automatically

fast

forward/rewind

the

tape

to

the

select-

еа

memory

point,

press

пе

LOCATE

buton

@

as

long

as

is

LED

is

fleshing.

This

cen

be

done

in

any

transport

mode—stop,

play,

re-

vind,

oto.

The

LOCATE

LED

remains

lit

during

the

search

proce-

dire

As

soon

2s

tha

одасы

memory

peint

is

reached

the

tape

will

stop

automatically.

The

LOCATE

LED

goes

out.

Instead

of

having

the

tape

stop

at

the

memory

point,

you

сап

also

cause

the

RB

to

automaticaly

start

playoack

when

the

selected

point

is

reached

by

using

the

AUTO

PLAY

funcion

{see

below)

ог

by

pressing

the

PLAY

bution

while

the

tape

is

being

rewound

cr

fast

forwarded.

(The

PLAY

LED

wil

sart

to

bind,

NOTE:

The

locate

function

will

not

atweys

stop

the

tape

procisely

at

the

memory

point-occasionelly,

there

may

Бе

а

difference

up

to

one

second.

This

dovaton

iè

not

a

mallunction.

AUTO

PLAY

1

you

always

went

playback

to

start

automatically

when

using

the

locate

functon,

press

the

AUTO

PLAY

bution

©

to

ight

it

green

LED

@

As

bong

ao

thie

LED

is

Ii,

the

RB

wil

enter

PLAY

mode

whenever

а

memory

point

is

located.

То

cancel

AUTO

PLAN,

simply

press

this

button again,

noing

hat

its

LED

goes

out

AUTO

PLAY

can

aso

be

used

in

combination

with

LOCATE

0

and

AUTO

RETURN.

The

Auto

Return

Function

This

function

allows

you

to

let

the

RB

automatically

rewind

to

any

desired

point—the

"start

point”—as

soon

as

it

reaches

а

certain

other

definable

location

on

the

tepe

called

the

“end

point"

Tho

start

point

and

end

point

of

the

auto

return

zone

can

be

chosen

from

emong

any

of

the

currently

stored

momory

points.

Thus.

at

least

two

memory

locations,

namely

а

start

point

and

an

end

point,

must

be

stored

іп

crder

tn

be

able

То

use

the

auto

return

function.

(See

“Setting

Memory

Points"

above

on

how

to

enter

such

memory

paints)

The

ашо

return

function

can

also

be

used

in

combination

with

auto

play.

The

R8

wil

then

automatically

start

io

play

fter

rewinding

to

the

stan

point,

repeasng

this

operation

‘continuously

until

you

stop

it

Setting

the

Auto

Return

Points

1.

Press

CLR

©

to

clear

the

MEMORY

display.

2.

Enter

the

number

of

the

stert

point,

olowed

by

a

hyphen

(the

minus

key)

and

than

the

number

cf

the

end

point.

(1

is

also

possible

to

input

these

points

in

the

reverse

order,

entering

the

end

point

frst)

For

example,

say

you

have

programmed

fve

memory

points

and

vant

the

R8

to

autornatcaly

rewind

to

point

umber

1

(your

start

point,

eg.

at

the

10

second

location)

a5

soon

as

it

reaches

your

end

pont

number

5

al

1

minute

30

seconds:

Ж

Press

the

numeric

keys

11—175

display

wil

show.

f

CONES

3

Next,

press

the

store

buton

STO

@

The

STO

LED

nil

light,

and

the

MEMORY

display

wil

change

to

show

the

memory

port

wih

the

larger

time

value

trst

(n

our

case

point

5)

а

To

store

these

auto

return

points

in

tne

memory,

press

the

AUTO

АТМ

tution

(8,

The

STO

LED

vill

go

out,

indicating

completion

of

the

auto

return

point

setting.

NOTE:

И

you

made

a

mistake

and

spectied

the

same

‘memory

point

number

as

both

te

start

and

the

end

point

(er

f

the

specifed

memory

port

rumbers

contain

ће

‘same

time

deta),

the

AUTO

АТМ

LED

@

will

start

to

blink,

indicating

an

error

Auto

retum

medo

cannot

then

bo

entered.

When

this

happens,

сопес

the

start/end

point

settings:

Using

AUTO

RTN

Once

the

wo

auto

return

points

have

been

sel,

you

can

enter

auto

return

mode

by

pressing

the

AUTO

RTN

button

(9,

thus

lighing

the

green

AUTO

RIN

LED

29,

As

long

eS

fnis

LED

is

It,

те

R8

vll

automaticaly

rewind

to

the

start

poirt

а

the

auto

return

zone

whenever

Ine

end

poirt

is

reached

during

playback.

While

the

tape

is

beng

Tewourd,

the

LOCATE

LED

@

will

ight.

You

can

combine

auto

return

with

tho

auto

play

function

to

automatically

start

playback

at

the

star.

point.

Simply

press.

AUTO

PLAY

@

so

that

both

the

AUTO

RTN

LED

@

and

the

AUTO

PLAY

LED

(8

are

li.

The

ВВ

will

now

continuously

м

The

MEMORY

5

repeat

playback

of

the

auto

return

zone

('shutte

play")

re-

winding

to

the

зап

point

whenever

the

end

poirt

is

reached,

unti

you

press

AUTO

PLAY

again

to

extinguish

its

LED.

Ato

return

zone

[X

ко

The

LOCATE

@

button

can

also

be

used

any

ште

in

auto

return

mode

to

rewindfast

forward

to

the

start

point

Checking

the

Auto

Return

Points

То

call

up

the

siart

and

end

point

numbers

on

the

MEMORY

display,

smply

press

RCL

49,

then

the

AUTO

RTN

bution,

The

Zone

Limit

Function

The

RB

lets

you

specify

a

certain

zone

on

the

tepe

to

which

all

ransport

movements

wil

be

limited.

In

other

words,

play-

back,

recording,

fast

forward,

rewind

and

locate

wil

only

be

Possible

within

this

zore—the

tape

wil

ашотакају

stop

when

the

beginning

or

the

end

of

the

zone

is

reached.

This

function

is

very

useful

when

you

are

working

on

a

specific

section

c!

the

tape.

Setting

the

Zone

Limit

Points

1.

Press

recall

RCL

®,

then

the

ZONE

LIMIT

button

®.

Both

the

MEMORY

and

the

TAPE

TIME

display

wil

show

only

zeroes,

with

the

let:

most

digits

blinking

and

alterate-

ly

displaying

“L’

and

“0

Play

direction

s

W

SUL

Me

Lc

rU

AC

LM

2.

Next,

press

пе

clear

button

CLR

@

to

clear

the

two

dis-

plays,

which

wil

пом

show

only

the

flashing

"L'

symbol

nd

а

period

after

the

last

digit.

The

period

on

the

MEMORY

deplay

will

bink

є

Н

а

zone

has

aready

been

sat

befor,

ќе

start

paint

wil

appear

on

the

ТАРЕ

TIME

display.

5.

Use

the

numeric

keys

(8 to

input

the

zone

lirit

end

point

The

time

value

of

this

point

is

shown

on

the

MEMORY

display.

It

you

make

a

mistake

during

data

entry

press

CLR

and

input

the

correct

cata.

4

T

finalize

input

of

the

zone

limit

end

point,

press

the

period

key

[=]

The

period

cn

the

TAPE TIME

displey

will

start

to

bink

in

stead

of

the

MEMORY

display

period,

showing

that

you

сап

now

enter

ће

zane

lint

start

poirt.

5

Input

the

zone

limit

stat

point

with

the

numeric

keys

which

display

the

ime

value

cn

the

TAPE

TIME

counter

*

lí

the

point

is

displayed,

you

must

first

clear

this

value

by

pressing

CLR.

Agan,

mistakes

can

be

conected

with

CLA.

6

Press

the

store

buton

STO

@,

then

the

ZONE

UMIT

but

ton

49

to

memorize

the

zone.

Using

ZONE

LIMIT

Jb

activate

the

zone

Imit

function,

press

ZONE

LIMIT.

Depending

on

the

current

tape

postion,

the

ZONE

LIMIT

indicator

wil

either

bink

or

stay

lt

The

blinking

LED

shows

the

current

posiion

is

outside

the

zone

Ac

long

ae

the

current

tape

‘ime

value

is

within

the

Zone,

the

indicator

will

remain

it.

©

ifthe

ZONE

LIMIT

bution

is

pressed

while

the

tape

is

bo-

ing

transported

outside

of

the

imit

zone,

tape

motion

wil

зор

immediately.

The

ZONE

LIMIT

LED

will

bink

То

cancel

the

zone

limit

function,

press

ZONE

LIMIT

again,

noting

that

its

LED

goes

out.

Checking

the

Zone

Limit

Points

То

call

up

the

zone

limit

start

and

end

poirts

on

the

displays,

Simply

press

RCL

@,

then

the

ZONE

LIMIT

button

(9.

Both

displays

wil

have

a

flashing

"O"-"L-

symbol

as

their

left-

moet

dat,

indicating

zone

limit

mode.

The

MEMORY

display

shows

the

zene

limit

end

point

(the

higher

time

value),

while

the

TAPE TIME

display

indicates

the

start

point.

Displaying

the

Zone

Limit

Time

То

find

out

how

larg

your

zone

is

(е.

the

time

diference

be-

tween

the

start

point

and

end

point),

press

the

recall

bution

FCL

@,

then

HOLD

Go.

The

length

cf

the

zone

5

now

indicated

оп

the

MEMORY

‘spay.

The

Tape

Reel

Zone

Function

Winen

rewinding

or

fast

forwarding

г

taoe,

you

could

forget

to

зор

it

on

time

so

that

the

tape

runs

off

те

reel

and

ras

to

be

threaded

again,

To

avoid

this

sort

of

accident,

the

R8

features

the

abilty

to

automatically

calculate

and

set

a

tape

тесі

zone.

Once

this

zone

ia

oct,

the

tae

wil

automatically

stop

when

the

tape

reaches

the

border

of

the

zone.

(With

a

standard

22

minute

tape

the

tape

reel

zme

function

stops

the

tape

at

a

distance

of

about

two

minutes

from

the

end

or

beginning)

5

When

a

tape

reel

zone

has

been

sel,

the

regular

zone

limit

function

cannot

be

used.

Calculating

the

Tape

Reel

Zone

The

length

cf

the

tape

reel

zone

днев

depending

on

he

зае

of

the

reale

and

whether

or

not

ihe

tape

is

back-coated

thickness).

И

is

therelore

necessary

to

input

the

reel

sizes

and

the

type

of

tare

so

thal

the

RB

can

automaticaly

calou-

(ае

the

zone

length.

When

power

is

turned

on,

the

А8

is

adjusted

for

AMPEX

457

ог

equivalent

tape

on

the

supply

reel

and

the

supplied

7

inch

emply

ree!

on

the

take-up

side

И

you

are

using

this

standard

setup,

уби

co

not

have

to

input

the

reel

sizes

as

explained

in

Step

1.

but

can

start

right

away

with

slep

2.

1.

There

aro

cight

roel

size

and

tape

type

combinations

to

choose

from.

To

са!

them

up

on

the

MEMORY

Черау,

press

the

recall

button

ACL

09,

then

the'perod

key,

The

first

combination

displayed

is

(r

57-7).

"г"

is

short

for

reel",

anc

the

two

numbers

on

the

right

indicate

the

size

‘ol

the

reels—the

left

number

showing

the

supply

reel,

the

Tight

number

the

take-up

reel.

The

letter

"D

means

that

the

tape

used

is

backcoated.

In

other

words,

"r

07-7"

in-

diceles

that

two

7

inch

reels

with

back-coated

tape

will

be

used

as

the

bass

for

the

calculation:

To

call

up

the

combination,

press

the

period

key!

«

‘again,

and

so

on

until

the

desred

combination

is

displayed.

FE

eec

[3:3]

rot

tonnage

torte

[27-3]

ој

јан

ој

The

let

number

indicates

the

supply

reel,

the

right

num-

er

the

take-up

real.

2.

Next,

Sart

playback

of

the

tape,

then

press

the

PLAY

but

ton

and

the

ZONE

LIMIT

bution

at

the

same

time

The

leftmost

digit

of

the

TAPE

TIME

display

altenately

shows

"o"

and

"0,

indicating

На!

tho

RE

е

curronty

cal

culating

the

tape

reel

zone,

3.

When

the

R8

has

completed

calculation,

ће

00”

display

will

stop

flashing

and

the

ZONE

LIMIT

LED

@

fights

uo

to

show

that

the

tape

reel

zone

has

been

set

Displaying

the

Remaining

Tape

Time

Once

the

tape

reel

zone

has

been

sel,

you

can

check

the

remaining

time

within

the

zone

by

pressing

the

recall

button

ECU

@

ane

then

the

AUTO

PLAY

outon

P.

The

tme

unti

‘he

end

с

the

zone

ми

be

shown

on

tne

MEMORY

dspay.

NOTES:

1)

Since

the

regular

zone

limit

function

cannot

be

used

‘simultaneously

with

the

tape

reel

zone,

entering

a

tepe

reel zone

cancels

any

zone

fit

setings

and

vice

versa.

2)

Calculation

c

he

tape

reel

zone

f

based

on

з

tape

thick

NESS

Of

qin,

IIaGum

tapes

or

tapes

that

have

been

вої:

ed

with

splicing

tape

are

used,

it

may

not

be

possible

to

corscti

calculate

a

lap

zone.

Memory

Sort

The

memory

sort

function

is

a

practical

means

for

checking

various

cata

concerning

the

memory

polris—how

many

points

have

bean

set,

their

order

secorcing

to

time

value

location,

etc.

To

enter

memory

sort

mode,

press

the

recall

button

RCL

®,

then

the

clear

buon

CLR

G).

Memory

Sort

Data

and

Functions

а)

The

display

shows

the

numbers

of

the

memory

points

in

the

order

of

their

time

values:

the

one

with

the

larges

value

is

cisplayed

furthest

on

the

let

(on

the

MEMORY

display),

while

the

memory

point

with

the

smallest

tme

value

&

shown

furthest

on

the

right

(cn

the

ТАРЕ

TIME

counter).

Mewony

TAPE

TIME

[sias].

(Зет

Пас

Inthe

above

ичтаїоп,

the

sme

values

of

the

memory

points

increase

with

larger

memory

point

numbers.

Thus

memory

poirt

rumber

9

has

the

highest

time

value

and

memory

poirt

0

has

the

smallest

‘©

On

the

displey,

"C"

indicates

the

current

counter

positon

in

relaton

to

the

memory

points

И

you

play

the

tape

or

use

last

ferwardirenind

during

memory

sort,

you

can

see

how

this

"C"

moves

between

the

numbers

on

the

display.

On

the

above

display,

all

memory

points

have

larger

time

values

than

the

present

counter

position

€

71"

indcalos

the

previously

located

or

currently

selected

locate

point.

‘©

А

pericd

between

wo

numbers

shovs

that

these

memory

роїв

have

the

same

time

values

In

the

above

example,

memory

рогі

8

and

7

are

identical,

as

are

points

4

end

А

pericd

between

the

"I"

symbol

and

a

number

indicates

that

this

memory

point

is

currenty

selected

lor

locate

t)

You

can

now

call

up

the

time

value

of

each

memory

point

сп

the

displays

by

pressing

the

corresponding

numeric

tey.

As

an

exemple

if

you

press

eppear:

the

folowing

display

wil

мону

ТАРЕ

TIME

001010

Ца

0

Ра

0-00

Sec

14025

Sac.

2205

508

3-075

Sec

‘Shove

memory

number

—

Thus

memory

point

1

hes

a

time

value

of

12.00

seconds.

Quarter

second

values

oiher

than

O

are

possible

опу

dur-

ing

disolay

cf

the

current

counter

value

(see

For

example,

if

а

number

3

was

displayed

on

the

TAPE

TIME

counter

insteac

of

the

0

in

the

above

example,

а

lime

value

of

12.75

(12

and

three

quarter)

seconds

would

be

indicated

є

Pressing

ће

period

hey!

=

|cisplays

the

current

counter

salua,

indicated

by

а

"С"

on

ho

TAPE

TIME

дорау

*

Pressing

the

minus

key

—

|chows

the

time

value

of

the

currenty

selected

locate

paint

(е.

the

memory

pont

the

LOCATE

buton

GB

wil

rewindifast

forward

tc).

An

"L"

appears

on

пе

TAPE

TME

дорау

©

“bu

can

"freeze!

tne

data

on

the

displays

by

pressing

пе

HOLD

button

@

while

holding

down

the

везе

numeric

tey.

(The

numeric

key

mus:

be

pressed

fist

for

this

func-

ton

to

work)

"b

cancel

ths

function,

press

HOLD

again.

9

H you

press

the

store

key

STO

68

to

make

its

LED

blink,

you

con

then

cirectly

rowind/fast

forward

to

any

desired

Memory

point

by

simply

pressing

its

numeric

ley.

7b

rewindifast

forward

to

the

point

(memory

point

or

other

counter

position),

press!

=

Pressing|

+

|locares

the

last

point

where

playback

or

recording

was

started.

Т

cancel

tns

direct

locate

mode,

press

the

store

button.

STO

адап

16

Data

Value

Entry

Tn

the

preceding

chapters,

you

have

already

learned

how

to

input

various

kinds

сї

dala

such

as

locare

memory

ponts

The

folowing

explains

a

sighily

diferent

method

of

value

entry

which

is

particularly

useful

when

you

want

to

cores:

or

aktor

exeting

data

To

be

ablo

to

uso

thie

mothod,

a

poriod

must

bo

blinking

on

the

MEMORY

дврау

0

The

period

кеу.

is

then

used

to

a)

Altering

а

Memory

Point

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the

flashing

perioc

on

the

cisclay

The

two

digits

to

the

lat

of

the

купка

period

are

"ready

to

be

edited

or

changed’

for

input—you

can

enter

any

desired

numbers

ЗАР

the

numeric

keys.

In

the

four

seting

examples

beon,

“.

indicates

that

the

period

ie

it,

"о?

chows

a

blinking

period,

and

no

period

inci

cation

means

that

the

period

is

not

Н.

In

this

example

a

memory

point

Fas

been

called

up

on

the

display

with

the

FCL

button

@

and

the

correspending

ruber

Key

then

the

Blinking

perod

was

moved

1o

the

left

with

Ls

*

The

minus

key

|

=]

erters

end

clars

the

minus

sign

regardless

of

the

postion

cf

the

linking

регод

*

Fressing

the

store

button

STO

99

causes

the

period

at

the

seconds

column

to

disappear

and

tne

other

two

peri-

cds

at

the

Hour

and

Minutes

to

lignt

continuously.

The

STO

indicator

is

It,

and

you

can

now

input

the

cue

memory

number

«©

Ifyou

want

to

make

further

atorations

ator

storing,

simply

press

|

+

again

In

the

nex

example,

пе

data

value

was

called

up

by

press-

ing

ROL

and

AUTO

RETURN

(8,

then

the

blinking

period

vao

moved

to

the

left.

Pressing

AUTO

RETURN

al

the

end

d

tho

procedura

storas

the

оруса

value,

с)

Entering

a

New

Memory

or

Auto

Return

Point

Error

Messages

The

RB

is

programmed

о

display

certain

"eror

massages’

оп

the

TAPE TIME

counter

to

show

you

when

tne

transport

is

operative

(‘shutoff

error)

and

fo

wam

you

of

mistaken

operation

during

data

memorizaton

(“оте

mode

errors)

A)

Shut-Off

Error.

Wher

the

tension

arm

guides

have

dropped

to

their

lowest

positon,

thus

shutting

of

the

tape

transpor,

the

‘allowing

er-

тог

message

Селог

t")

appears

on

the

TAPE

TIME

Черау

Te

qu

Elrir

Е

Те

be

ableto

use

the

tape

transport

again,

remove

tape

slack

by

rotating

either

or

both

reels

by

hand.

В)

Store

Mode

Errors

Al

o!

these

error

messages

show

that

you

cannot

store

the

current

input

dala.

Check

the

data

and

repeat

entiy

to

cor

fect

t

e

El

f

Indicates

that

the

input

cala

is

not

suitable

as

an

auto

return

point

and

therefore

cannot

ое

stored,

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1)

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Display

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‘Appears

when

the

dala

on

Пе

MEMORY

display

you

have

attempted

o

memoize

contains

symbols

other

than

numbers.

Er-

J|

ез

Appears

when

the

data

on

the

TAPE

TIME

counter

you

have

attempted

го

stow

contains

symbolo

other

than

numbers.

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6.

LIST

OF

FEATURES

FRONT

PANEL

@

Reel

Holders

These

secure

the

reels

on

the

red

штиве

(See

pace

6).

Ф

POWER

switch

Tuns

power

to

the

R8

on

(press)

and

cff

release).

©

PLAY

button

il

the

capstan

is

turning

(both

Tension

Arms

are

up),

pressing

this

button

enters

play

mode.

You

can

also

use

PLAY

to

automatically

start

playback

after

а

boate

procedure

(see

"PLAY

LED"

below)

Besides.

pressing

this

button

together

with

STOP

punches

out

during

а

recording

(see

page

10).

Pressing

this

button

together

Е

FWD

or

REWIND

wil

intial

Fast

Search

mode.

@

PLAY

LED

This

indicator

ights

up

when

play

mode

is

entered

and

goes

ом

when

you

exit this

mode

It

you

press

play

button

during

Locate

mode,

the

LED

biirks

tilt

reachs

to

the

locate

point,

and

enters

into

pley

mode

automatcaly.

(©

STOP

button

Press

this

button

momentarily

to

stop

the

transport

in

the

Standby

Mode.

Hod

t

down

for

longer

than

05

seconds

to

stop

transport

im

the

Release

Mode

(See

page

7

for

‘exolenalions

of

Standby

and

Release

Modes)

STOP

is

also

used

in

combinaton

wih

the

PLAY

bution

Э)

to

punch

cut

during

a

recording.

(бее

page

10)

@

STOP

LED

Lights

constantly

in

the

Standby

Mode

enc

binis

in

ne

Release

Mode.

@

F

FWD

(FAST

FORWARD)

button.

Winds

the

tape

at

high

speed

from

let

о

right

orto

the

take-

up

reel.

Pressing

this

button

win

PLAY

bution

vil

rite

Fast

Search

mode.

Pressing

this

button

while

the

tape

is

beirg

fast

forwarded

lowers

tape

speed.

@

F

FWD

LED.

Lights

up

when

the

F

FWD

button

is

pressed.

(©

REWIND

button

Winds

the

tape

at

high

speed

from

right

to

lei

onto

the

sup-

reel

Feind

ms

puton

vir

PLAY

buton

wil

nte

Rew

Search

mode.

Pressing

this

button

wile

the

tape

is

being

rewound

lowers

the

tape

speed,

(9

REWIND

LED

Lights

up

when

tne

REWIND

bution

is

pressed.

(@

REC

(RECORD)

button

Tris

buton

serves

two

purposes.

First,

it

is

used

to

montor

the

input

signal

of

ће

selecied

charnels)

at

the

RB

output

апа

on

the

peek

level

meter.

(The

INPUT

MON

LED

8

blinks

when

this

сопаноп

exist).

The

other

function

of

the

REC

button

is

о

stat

recording

оп

the

solectes

tracks

[ooo

page

9)

by

pressing

i

together

with

the

PLAY

bution

@.

This

operation

can

be

done

from

вор

mode

or

while

tape

is

ring

during

playback

("punch

in?)

@

REC

LEDs

“Tho

Ва

has

two

record

LEDs

—an

orenga

one

and

a

red

ane.

Tho

orange

REC LED

lights

up

t

indicate

the

"record

ready"

condition.

This

condition

is

entered

when

no

track

has

been

selected

for

recording,

and

the

PLAY

button

(3)

and

the

REC

button

(9)

are

pressed

simultanecusy.

The

red

REC

LED

indicates

the

actual

recording

mode,

wncn

is

entered

when

tracks)

has

(have)

been

selected,

and

the

PLAY

bution

@)

and

the

REC

button

@

are

pressed

at

the

same

time.

The

orange

REC

LED

wil

bink

when

an

optional

foot

switch

(Modol

8051)

hao

boon used

to

entor

rehsareal

modo

(coo

Page

10)

©

PEAK

METER

mode

switch

This

switch allons

you

to

select

between

three

types

o!

peak

meter dsiay

modes

PERM

(permanent),

NORMIRST

(nor

rralliesel)

and

TEMP

(temporary)

PERM:

In

this

permarert

PEAK

HOLD

mode,

the

indicator

Segment

showing

the

highest

реак

of

each

channel

is

hed

continuously

on

the

display

until

an

even

higher

peak

level

is

encountered,

or

unti

you

set the

mode

Switch

to

NORM/PST

to

reset

the

display

NORMIRST:

When

set

to

this

postion,

the

display

functions.

asa

поте!

peak

level

meter

This

postion

also

resets

the

PERM

mode

peak

hold

function.

TEMP:

In

this

1

second

PEAK

HOLD

mode,

the

levels

ој

the

highast

peaks

are

held

for

about

one

second

on

the

display.

To

select

the

desired

display

mode,

simple

move

this

switch

to

the

corresponding

position.

(9

SAFE/RDY

(READY)

LEDs

When

these

record

track

indicators

are

green,

the

cor-

responding

tracks

are

“sale’—ie

no

recording

is

possible

Vihen

these

LEDs

alternately

blin

red

and

green,

they

ind

cate

which

tracks

are

"ready"

for

recording

Mhile

tracks

are

actually

being

recorded,

the

correspond

ing

SAFEIRDY

пасат

are

constantly

it

red

®

Numeric

key

раа

This

key

pad

incucesten

number

keys

from

0

to

9,

a

period

key

and

а

minus

key

(hyphen).

They

are

used

for

data

input

ard

various

command

eortrds.

@

PITCH

control

The

pitch

contio

knob

adjusts

the

tape

speed

over

а

++/—10%

range.

Rotaing

itclackwise

(n

the direction

of

the

^t"

symbol)

increases

ће

speed,

while

rotating

it

in

the

оног

droction

docresses

it

The

center

postion,

where

the

knob

cicle

into

place,

corresponds

to

the

standard

speed

of

88

omis

(15

is)

@

AUTO

PLAY

button

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