User manual ZOOM MRS1044V2

[. . . ] MRS-1044CD / MRS-1044 version 2. 0 Supplemental Manual Contents Contents Introduction ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••• 3 3 Project Backup/Restore •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 21 Information for users of the MRS-1044CD model MRS-1044 Operation Manual • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3 MRS-1044CD / MRS-1044 version 2. 0 Supplemental Manual (this document) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3 Storing single projects on external media (backup by project) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 21 Storing all projects on external media (backup of entire hard disk) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 23 Reading a stored project from external media (restore) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 25 Deleting backup data ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Information for users who have upgraded from MRS-1044 version 1. x to version 2. 0 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3 Conventions used in this manual ••••••••••••••••••••• 3 28 Parts and Functions Top panel Rear panel Front panel ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 4 4 4 5 5 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Formatting an External Storage Device • • • • • • • 29 CD-R/RW drive section Returning the MRS-1044CD to the Factory Default Condition • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 30 Side panel • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 5 Troubleshooting • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 31 Features of MRS-1044 Series version 2. 0 •••••• 6 List of Additional Effect Patches in MRS-1044CD/ MRS-1044 Version 2. 0 Connection of External SCSI Devices • • • • • • • • • • • 7 Compatible drives •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 7 7 Connection of SCSI Devices Master Track Operation What is the master track? •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••• 9 9 9 Basic master track operation Mixdown using master track 10 Selecting the master track V-take • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 10 Bouncing onto the master track • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 11 Master track playback •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 11 Changing the Length of a V-take (Trimming) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 12 Creating an Audio CD • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 14 Writing audio data •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••• 14 14 14 16 17 18 18 About CD-R/CD-RW discs Playing an Audio CD Recording audio data by project Finalizing a CD-R/CD-RW Disc Erasing a CD-RW Disc Recording audio data by album •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••• 2 MRS-1044CD/MRS-1044 ver2. 0 Introduction This documentation serves both as "MRS-1044CD Supplemental Manual" for users who have purchased the MRS-1044CD model and as "MRS-1044 Series version 2. 0 Supplemental Manual" for users who have upgraded the MRS-1044 from version 1. x to version 2. 0. Introduction Information for users of the MRS-1044CD model Thank you for purchasing the ZOOM MRS-1044CD Multitrack Recording Studio (subsequently referred to as "the MRS-1044CD"). In addition to containing the same features as the MRS-1044, the MRS-1044CD also incorporates a CD-R/RW drive for further enhanced versatility. The MRS-1044CD comes with the following two manuals. Information for users who have upgraded from MRS-1044 version 1. x to version 2. 0 The section starting on page 6 of this manual explains functions and operation steps that are added in version 2. 0. N OTE • For connection of an external CD-R/RW drive, ZIP drive, MO drive, or other SCSI device mentioned in this manual, the separately available SCSI Interface Board SIB-01 is required. [. . . ] The screen changes as follows. This screen indicates that no project is currently selected. 6. Turn the dial to select the project to be used as track 1 of the album, and press the [ENTER] key. The screen changes as follows. (1) This screen indicates that currently no project is selected for track 2 and later. Creating an Audio CD 8. Use the dial to select the project to be used as track 2 of the album. (2) (3) (4) (1) Project number (2) Project name This shows the name and number of the project to be used as recording source. 9. The maximum allowable number of tracks is 99, provided that there is enough free capacity on the disc. The remaining time of the disc appears in the lower part of the display. The master track of the project currently shown on the display is played. To stop playback, press the STOP [P] key. MRS-1044CD/MRS-1044 ver2. 0 19 • To change projects in an album Use the cursor [E]/[R] keys to select the track number for which you want to change the project and use the dial to select another project. • To delete a project from an album Use the cursor [E]/[R] keys to select the track number whose project you want to delete and press the [EDIT] key. The message "DELETE SURE?" appears on the screen. Total number of tracks with projects Track number 11. To carry out the burn process, press the [ENTER] To delete the project from the album list, press the [ENTER] key. When a project is deleted, the following tracks are moved up by one position. DELETE Track01 Proj001 Track02 Proj015 Track03 Proj003 Track05 Proj023 END OF Proj key once more. Writing to the CD-R/CD-RW disc starts, and the display changes as follows. The lower part of the display indicates the progress of the write operation. Track01 Proj001 Track02 Proj015 Track05 Proj023 END OF Proj When the write process is completed, the disc is ejected, and the message "ALBUM NEXT?" appears on the screen. Creating an Audio CD 12. • To delete all projects from an album At the screen for deleting a project in a track, press the [EDIT] key and then the cursor [W ] key. To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key several times. To delete all projects from the album list, press the [ENTER] key. If you wish to cancel the process, press the [EXIT] key instead. 10. When you have stored all desired projects in the album, press the [ENTER] key twice. The display changes as follows. 20 MRS-1044CD/MRS-1044 ver2. 0 Project Backup/Restore This section describes how to copy projects of the MRS-1044 series to a CD-R/CD-RW disc, to another media type, or to an external hard disk for backup/restore. Storing single projects on external media (backup by project) You can copy a specific project to a disc in the CD-R/RW drive or to an external SCSI device for backup. • Internal CD-R/RW drive (MRS-1044CD only) • External CD-R/RW drive (MRS-1044 only) • MO (Magneto-optical disk) drive (128 MB, 230 MB, 540 MB) • ZIP drive (100 MB, 250 MB) • Hard disk (2. 1 – 80 GB) Depending on the type of media used for backup, you can have a large project span several media volumes, or add backup data for a separate project on one media volume. The following table shows the available backup methods for various media. Backup/restore spanning several volumes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 3. Use the cursor [E]/[R] keys to make the display indicate "UTILITY BACKUP", and then press the [ENTER] key. N OTE If the above menu does not appear, the MRS-1044 series has not properly recognized the SCSI device. [. . . ] • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Hard disk does not have FULL sufficient space. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • No applicable data exists. NO DATA SAME DIR • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Directory with the same name already exists. [CD-R/RW drive related] FULL • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • CD-R/CD-RW disc does not have sufficient space. [. . . ]