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Operation Manual

Reproduction of this manual, in whole or in part, by any means, is prohibited.

USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

ZOOM MRS-802

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

In this manual, symbols are used to highlight warnings and

cautions for you to read so that accidents can be prevented.

The meanings of these symbols are as follows:

This symbol indicates explanations about

extremely dangerous matters. If users

ignore this symbol and handle the device

the wrong way, serious injury or death could

result.

This symbol indicates explanations about

dangerous matters. If users ignore this

symbol and handle the device the wrong

way, bodily injury and damage to the

equipment could result.

Please observe the following safety tips and precautions to

ensure hazard-free use of the MRS-802.

• Power requirements

The MRS-802 is powered by the supplied AC

adapter. To prevent malfunction and safety hazards,

do not use any other kind of AC adapter.

When using the MRS-802 in an area with a different

line voltage, please consult your local ZOOM

distributor about acquiring a proper AC adapter.

• About grounding

Depending on installation conditions, a slight

electrical charge may be felt when touching a metal

part of the MRS-802. If you wish to avoid this,

ground the unit by connecting the ground screw on

the bottom to a good external ground.

To prevent the risk of accidents, never use one of the

following for grounding:

• Water pipe (risk of electric shock)

• Gas pipe (risk of explosion)

• Telephone wiring ground or lightning arrestor (risk

of lightning stroke)

• Environment

Avoid using your MRS-802 in environments where it

will be exposed to:

• Extreme temperature

• High humidity or moisture

• Excessive dust or sand

• Excessive vibration or shock

• Handling

The MRS-802 is a precision instrument. Do not exert

undue pressure on the keys and other controls. Also

take care not to drop the unit, and do not subject it to

shock or excessive pressure.

• Alterations

Never open the case of the MRS-802 or attempt to

modify the product in any way since this can result in

damage to the unit.

• Connecting cables and input and output jacks

You should always turn off the power to the MRS-

802 and all other equipment before connecting or

disconnecting any cables. Also make sure to

disconnect all cables and the AC adapter before

moving the MRS-802.

• Volume

Do not use the MRS-802 at a loud volume for a long

time since this can cause hearing impairment.

• CD-R/RW Drive

Never look directly in the laser beam projected from

the optical pickup of the CD-R/RW drive since your

sight can be damaged.

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USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

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Caution

USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

ZOOM MRS-802

Usage Precautions

• Electrical interference

For safety considerations, the MRS-802 has been designed

to provide maximum protection against the emission of

electromagnetic radiation from inside the device, and

protection from external interference. However, equipment

that is very susceptible to interference or that emits powerful

electromagnetic waves should not be placed near the MRS-

802, as the possibility of interference cannot be ruled out

entirely.

With any type of digital control device, the MRS-802

included, electromagnetic interference can cause

malfunctioning and can corrupt or destroy data. Care should

be taken to minimize the risk of damage.

• Cleaning

Use a soft, dry cloth to clean the MRS-802. If necessary,

slightly moisten the cloth. Do not use abrasive cleanser, wax,

or solvents (such as paint thinner or cleaning alcohol), since

these may dull the ﬁnish or damage the surface.

• Backup

The data of MRS-802 can be lost because of malfunction or

incorrect operation. Backup your data.

• Copyrights

Except for personal use, unauthorized recording from

copyrighted sources (CDs, records, tapes, video clips,

broadcast material and so on) is prohibited.

ZOOM Corporation does not bear any liability for

injunctions regarding the copyright law infringement.

Please keep this manual in a convenient place for future

reference.

MIDI is a registered trademark of Association of Musical

Electronics Industry (AMEI).

Contents

ZOOM MRS-802

USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS . . . 2

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Usage Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Introducing the MRS-802 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Recorder section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Rhythm section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Mixer section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Effect section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Parts of the MRS-802 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Top panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Installing the CD-R/RW Drive . . . . . . . . . 17

Listening to the Demo Songs . . . . . . . . . 19

Demo song protect status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Turning on the power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Selecting the demo song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Playing the demo song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Turning power off (shutdown) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Quick Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Step 1: Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

1.1 Creating a new project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

1.2 Selecting a rhythm pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Step 2: Recording the first track . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

2.1 Adjusting input sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

2.2 Applying the insert effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

2.3 Selecting a track and recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Step 3: Overdubbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

3.1 Making settings for input sensitivity

and insert effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

3.2 Selecting a track and recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Step 4: Mixdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

4.1 Preparations for mixdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

4.2 Adjusting volume, panning, and EQ . . . . . . . . . . 28

4.3 Applying the send/return effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

4.4 Using the mastering insert effect . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

4.5 Mixdown on the master track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Reference [Recorder] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Using V-takes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Switching V-takes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Editing V-take names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Moving to a desired point in the song

(Locate function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Re-recording only a specified region

(Punch-in/out function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Using manual punch-in/out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Using auto punch-in/out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Recording several tracks on a master track

(Mixdown function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

About the master track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Mixdown steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Playing the master track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Combining multiple tracks on another track

(Bounce function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

How bounce works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Making bounce settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Executing bounce recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Recording the drum sound

(Rhythm recording) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Assigning marks within a song

(Marker function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Setting a mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Locating a mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Deleting a mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Playing back the same passage repeatedly

(A-B Repeat function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Finding a desired location

(Scrub/Preview function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Using the scrub/preview functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Changing the settings of the scrub function . . . . . . . 45

Reference [Track Editing] . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Editing a range of data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Basic editing steps for range editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Copying a specified range of data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Moving a specified range of data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Erasing a specified range of data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Trimming a specified range of data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Fade-in/fade-out of specified data range . . . . . . . . . . 50

Reversing a specified range of audio data . . . . . . . . . 51

Changing the duration of a specified data range . . . . 51

Editing using V-takes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Basic V-take editing steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Erasing a V-take . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Copying a V-take . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Moving a V-take . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Exchanging V-takes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Track capture and swap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Capturing a track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Swapping track data and captured data . . . . . . . . . . 56

Contents

ZOOM MRS-802

Reference [Phrase Looping] . . . . . . . . . . 57

Which kind of phrases can be used? . . . . . . . . 57

Loading a phrase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Basic phrase loading steps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Importing a V-take from the current project . . . . . . . 58

Importing a WAV/AIFF file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Importing a phrase from a different project . . . . . . . . 60

Adjusting phrase parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Copying a phrase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Creating a phrase loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

About phrase loop FAST input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Writing a phrase loop to a track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Reference [Mixer] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

About the mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Basic operation of the input mixer . . . . . . . . . . 68

Assigning input signals to tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Adjusting the depth of the send/return effects . . . . . 69

Adjusting the pan/balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Basic operation of the track mixer . . . . . . . . . . 71

Adjusting the volume/pan/EQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Adjusting depth of send/return effect . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Linking odd-numbered/even-numbered

channels (stereo link) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Using the solo function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Saving/recalling mixer settings

(Scene function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Saving a scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Recalling a saved scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Switching scenes automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Deleting certain parameters from a scene . . . . . . . . 76

Reference [Rhythm] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

About the rhythm section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Drum kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Rhythm patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Rhythm songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Rhythm pattern mode and rhythm song mode . . . . . 78

Synchronizing the recorder section and

rhythm section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Playing rhythm patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Selecting and playing a rhythm pattern . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Changing the tempo of the rhythm pattern . . . . . . . . 79

Changing the drum kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Creating a rhythm song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Selecting a rhythm song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Inputting rhythm pattern data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Step input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

FAST input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Inputting other event data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Playing a rhythm song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Editing a rhythm song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Copying a specific region of measures . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Copying a rhythm song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Erasing a rhythm song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Assigning a name to a rhythm song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Creating an original rhythm pattern . . . . . . . . . 90

Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Step input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Real-time input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Editing a rhythm pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Adjusting the drum volume balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Copying a rhythm pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Editing the name of a rhythm pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Erasing a rhythm pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Importing rhythm patterns and rhythm

songs from another project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Editing various settings of the rhythm

section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Basic procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Changing the length of the pre-count . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Changing the metronome volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Specifying the sound dynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Checking the remaining amount of memory . . . . . . . 98

Reference [Effects] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

About the effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Insert effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Send/return effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Using the insert effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

About insert effect patches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Changing the insert location of the insert effect . . . 101

Selecting the patch for the insert effect . . . . . . . . . . 101

Editing the insert effect patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Storing an insert effect patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Editing the name of an insert effect patch . . . . . . . . 105

Applying the insert effect only to the

monitor signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Using the send/return effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

About the send/return effect patches . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Selecting a send/return effect patch . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Editing a send/return effect patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Storing a send/return effect patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Editing the name of a send/return effect patch . . . . 109

Importing patches from another project . . . . . 110

Reference [Creating a CD] . . . . . . . . . 111

Writing audio data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

About CD-R/RW discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Recording audio data by project . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Recording audio data by album . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Playing an audio CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Erasing a CD-RW Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Finalizing a CD-R/RW Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Loading data from an audio CD . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Backup and restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Saving a single project to CD-R/RW disc . . . . . . . . 119

Saving all projects to CD-R/RW disc . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Loading a project from CD-R/RW disc . . . . . . . . . . 122

Contents

ZOOM MRS-802

Reference [Projects] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

About projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Project operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Basic procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Loading a project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Creating a new project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Checking the project size/available hard

disk capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Duplicating a project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Erasing a project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Editing the project name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Protecting/unprotecting a project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Reference [MIDI] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

About MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

What you can do using MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Making MIDI-related settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Basic procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Setting the drum kit MIDI channel . . . . . . . . . . 130

Specifying transmission of Timing Clock

messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Specifying transmission of Song Position

Pointer messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Specifying transmission of Start/Stop/

Continue messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Using the SMF player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Reading an SMF into a project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Selecting the SMF output destination . . . . . . . . . . . 132

SMF playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Reference [Other Functions] . . . . . . . . 135

Changing the function of the foot switch . . . . 135

Using the tuner function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Switching the level meter display type . . . . . . 137

Hard disk maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Basic maintenance procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Test/restore integrity of data on internal hard disk

(ScanDisk) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Rewriting system file data (Factory Initialize) . . . . . . 138

Formatting the hard disk (All Initialize) . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Hard disk maintenance using supplied

CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Connecting to a computer with an option card . . . . 139

Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

MRS-802 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Problems during playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Problems during recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Problems with effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Problems with the rhythm section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Problems with MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Problems with CD-R/RW drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Other problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Effect Type/Parameter List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Insert effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Send/return effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Effect Patch List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Insert effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Send/return effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Rhythm Pattern List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Drum Kit List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Instrument/MIDI Note Number Table . . . . . . . 161

Phrase List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

MRS-802 hard disk contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Compatibility With MRS-1044/MRS-1266 Series . . 164

MIDI implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

MIDI implementation chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Introduction

ZOOM MRS-802

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Brings together all the functionality you need for complete music

production

The MRS-802 provides all the functionality you need for professional music production: hard disk

recorder, drum machine, digital mixer, effects, CD-R/RW drive and more. From creating the rhythm

tracks to multitrack recording, mixdown, and burning an audio CD, the MRS-802 lets you do it all.

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8-track x 10-take recorder

The recorder section provides eight mono tracks and a stereo master track for mixdown. Because each

track has ten virtual tracks (V-takes), you can record multiple takes for important parts such as vocals

or guitar solos and select the best take later.

A full range of editing functions is also provided, allowing you to copy or move audio data. Special

functions include reversing of data and time stretch/compression. Data exchange and copy between

regular tracks and the master track is also possible.

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Bounce function allows ping-pong recording of eight tracks

simultaneously

The bounce function makes it easy to consolidate multiple tracks into one or two tracks with just a few

keystrokes. Even when there are no vacant tracks available, you can add the rhythm section parts and

bounce the result onto two V-takes. If you select the master track as bounce target, internal mixdown is

possible without using up any of the regular tracks or V-takes.

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Phrase loop function for pasting audio material

Using recorded audio data or audio ﬁles picked up from a CD-ROM disc, you can create "phrase

loops" for example drum licks and guitar riffs. The playback sequence and repetition count of phrases

can be programmed easily and written to any track or V-take as audio data.

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Rhythm section can be used to provide guide rhythm or accompaniment

The rhythm section provides more than 400 types of accompaniment patterns using the internal drum

sound generator. This can be used as independent guide rhythm or in synchronization with the

recorder. You can also program a pattern playback sequence to create the rhythm accompaniment for

an entire song. In addition to conventional step input, the MRS-802 features an innovative concept

called FAST input developed by ZOOM which lets you quickly build songs with simple steps.

Introduction

Overview

Thank you for purchasing the

ZOOM MRS-802 multitrack recording studio

(subsequently referred to as "

the MRS-802

"). The

MRS-802 is a digital audio workstation with the following features:

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Mixer section supporting automated operation

The internal digital mixer can handle 8 tracks plus the drum channel. The level, panning, and EQ

settings of each channel can be saved as separate "scenes". A saved scene can be recalled manually at

any time, or can be switched automatically at a desired point in a song.

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Versatile effects

The MRS-802 provides "insert effects" that can be inserted into a speciﬁed signal path, and "send/

return effects" that are used via the mixer send/return loop. The effects can be used in a variety of ways,

from modifying the tone while recording a track, to spatial processing or mastering during mixdown.

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CD-R/RW drive

When you have created a mixdown on the master track, you can easily burn it onto a CD-R or CD-RW

disc using the built-in drive. This is convenient for creating audio CDs and to back up data that you

have recorded.

The version of the MRS-802 without internal CD-R/RW drive lets you install the optional drive CD-01

later, giving you the same functionality as the integrated model.

In order to take full advantage of the MRS-802's versatile functions and to ensure trouble-free

enjoyment, please read this manual carefully. Keep this manual in a safe place together with the

warranty card.

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DRUM

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MASTER

INPUT

OUTPUT

Recorder section

Rhythm section

CD-R/RW section

Insert

effect

REVERB

CHORUS

DELAY

Mixer section

From immediately after

[MASTER] fader

To immediately before

[MASTER] fader

From master tracks

To master tracks

Drum sound

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Track 4

Track 5

Track 6

Track 7

Track 8

Master track

Send/return effect

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The MRS-802 is internally divided into the following ﬁve

sections.

•Recorder section

Records and plays back audio.

•Rhythm section

Uses internal drum machine to play rhythms.

•Mixer section

Mixes the signals from the recorder section and rhythm

section, for output via the stereo output jacks and for

mixdown on dedicated master tracks.

•Effect section

Processes input signals or signals of the mixer section. The

MRS-802 has two types of effects: an insert effect that is

inserted in a speciﬁc signal path, and a send/return effect

that uses the send/return loop of the mixer section.

•CD-R/RW drive section

Lets you burn an audio CD using the contents of the master

tracks, or read audio material from CDs and CD-ROMs.

The diagram below shows the relationship and signal ﬂow

between each section.

Now let's take a closer look at each section.

Recorder section

The recorder section of the MRS-802 has eight mono tracks

(tracks 1 - 8). (A "track" is a separate section for recording

audio data.) Up to two tracks can be recorded

simultaneously and up to eight tracks can be played back

simultaneously.

Each of the tracks has ten switchable virtual tracks (called

"V-takes"). In each track, one V-take can be selected for

recording/playback. For example, you can record guitar

solos onto multiple V-takes, and then compare them later to

select the best take.

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The recorder section also provides a set of stereo tracks

which are separate from the normal record/play tracks 1 - 8.

These are called the master track. The master track is

dedicated to mixdown and also serves for holding the

material used to create an audio CD.

Rhythm section

The rhythm section of the MRS-802 offers 511

accompaniment patterns (called "rhythm patterns") that use

the internal drum sound generator. Over 400 patterns are

preprogrammed at the factory. Rhythm patterns can be

played independently or in synchronization with the

recorder.

You can arrange rhythm patterns in the desired order of

playback, and set the tempo to create the rhythm

accompaniment for an entire song. (This is called a "rhythm

song.") Up to 10 rhythm songs can be created, and one of

these is selected for playback.

HINT

•You can also edit a rhythm pattern or create an original

pattern.

•If desired, rhythm patterns and rhythm songs can be

processed with the insert effect, and recorded on the

audio tracks.

Mixer section

The signals from tracks 1 - 8, and the drum sounds are sent

to separate mixer channels for individual adjustment of

volume and tone and to create a stereo mix. For each track,

the following parameters can be controlled independently.

•Volume

•Panning

•2-band EQ

•Send level to the send/return effect

•Mute on/off

•V-take switching (except for drum track)

Effect section

The MRS-802 provides two types of effects: insert effects

and send/return effects. These effects which can be used

simultaneously have the characteristics described below.

■Insert effect

This effect can be inserted at one of the following three

points in the signal path.

(1) Immediately after the input jack

(2) A desired channel of the mixer

(3) Immediately before the [MASTER] fader

In the default condition, position (1) (immediately after

input jack) is selected.

When the setting is changed to (2), only a selected track or

the drum sound is processed by the effect.

10 2345678

Currently selected V-takes

Tracks Master track

-takes

Recorder section

Rhythm section

Track 1

the mixe

Drum sound

Rhythm

pattern

Rhythm

pattern

Rhythm

pattern

Track 2

Track 3

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When the setting is changed to (3), the ﬁnal stereo mix can

be processed. This setting is suitable for processing the

signal of the entire song during mixdown.

■Send/return effect

This effect is internally connected to the send/return loop of

the mixer section. There are two types of send/return effect,

reverb and chorus/delay, which can be used simultaneously.

The send level of each mixer channel adjusts the depth of the

send/return effect. Raising the send level will produce a

deeper reverb or chorus/delay effect for that channel.

Parts of the MRS-802

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Input section Display section Rhythm section Control section

Fader section

Effect

section

Track parameter section Transport section

[PEAK] indicator

[CLIP] indicator

[REC LEVEL] control

[INPUT 1]/[INPUT 2] key

[LCD CONTRAST] knob

Display

[BYPASS/TUNER] key [INPUT SOURCE] key

PATCH SELECT

[Q]/[W] keys

[CHORUS/DELAY] key

[REVERB] key

[INSERT EFFECT] key

[CLEAN] key

[MIC] key

[DIST] key [ACO/BASS SIM] key

[BASS] key

[MASTERING] key

[DUAL MIC] key [LINE] key

[INPUT] controls 1/2

[UTILITY] key

[CD-R/RW] key

[PROJECT] key

Input section Display section

Effect section

Top panel

In this manual, the names of faders, knobs, and other

controls on the unit are enclosed in square brackets [ ].

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Faders ([DRUM], 1 - 8, [MASTER])

[HDD] indicator

[BOUNCE] key

[CLEAR] key

Cursor keys

[ENTER] key

[EDIT] key

[INSERT/COPY] key

[DELETE/ERASE] key

[STORE] key

[EXIT] key

Dial

MARKER [U] key

MARKER [I] key

[MARK] key

[SCENE] key

[AUTO PUNCH IN/OUT] key

[A-B REPEAT] key

[DRUM] key

[SONG/PATTERN] key

[TEMPO] key

[TRACK PARAMETER] key

REW [T] key

PLAY [R] key

FF [Y] key ZERO [U] key

REC [O] key STOP [P] key

[SOLO] key

Status keys ([DRUM], 1 - 8, [MASTER])

Fader section

Rhythm section Control section

Track parameter section

Transport section

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DC 12V jack [PHANTOM ON/OFF] switch GUITAR/BASS jack

[POWER] switch

CONTROL IN jack MASTER PHONES jack

[MASTER PHONES] level control

CD-R/RW drive bay

Expansion board slot

MIDI OUT connector MASTER OUTPUT jacks

MIDI IN connector INPUT 2 jack INPUT 1 jack

Rear panel

Front panel

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MIDI

IN MIDI

OUT

To prevent damage to the speakers of your

audio system, turn off the power of the system

(or turn the volume all the way down) before

you make connections.

Loop the cable of the AC adaptor around

the hook as shown in the diagram before

connecting it to the DC 12V jack. This

will prevent the plug from being

disconnected if the AC adaptor cable is

accidentally pulled.

When connecting stereo output devices such as

a synthesizer or CD player, connect the L

output of the external device to the INPUT 1

jack, and the R output to the INPUT 2 jack.

To supply +48V phantom power to a

condenser mic, set the [PHANTOM]

switch on the rear panel to ON.

(Phantom power will be supplied to

both INPUT 1/2 connectors.)

Only one of these jacks can be used

at a time. If instruments/microphones

are connected to both jacks, the

GUITAR/BASS jack has priority.

AC adaptor

Synthesizer or sampler, etc.

Audio system (audio components

or amplified speakers)

Dynamic microphone or

condenser microphone

GUITAR or BASS

MIDI sequencer

(e.g., computer)

Rear panel

MIDI interface

Connections

Connect your instruments, audio devices, and MIDI devices as shown in the following diagram.

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Front panel

You can connect the separately available ZOOM FS01 or

FP01/FP02 to the CONTROL IN jack. The FS01 can be

used for playback start/stop control of the recorder or for

punch-in/punch-out control. The FP-01/FP-02 can be

used to control effect parameters.

The MASTER PHONES jack carries the same

signal as the MASTER OUTPUT connectors and is

intended as a headphone jack. The output level can

be adjusted with the knob at the left of the jack.

Headphones

Expression pedal

(ZOOM FP01/FP02)

Foot switch

(ZOOM FS01)

Rear panel

Grounding jack

■About grounding

Depending on installation conditions, a slight electrical charge may be felt when

touching a metal part of the MRS-802. If you wish to avoid this, ground the unit

by connecting the ground screw on the bottom to a good external ground.

To prevent the risk of accidents, never use one of the following for grounding:

•Water pipe (risk of electric shock)

•Gas pipe (risk of explosion)

•Telephone wiring ground or lightning arrestor (risk of lightning stroke)

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Power cable Flat cable

Caution

Remove the drive mounting screws

from the bottom of the MRS-802,

and remove the bottom plate.

Take care not to lose the screws, since they

will be required again for assembly.

Remove the drive bay blank panel

from the front side of the chassis.

Plug the power cable and ﬂat cable

from the chassis into the respective

connectors on the CD-R/RW drive.

Installing the CD-R/RW Drive

To install the separately available CD-R/RW drive into the MRS-802 model without preinstalled CD-R/RW drive, proceed as

follows.

Make sure to disconnect all cables and AC adaptor before installing the CD-R/RW drive.

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Mount the drive on the drive bay adjusting

location of the front panels of the drive

and of the chassis.

Attach the bottom plate using the 4

supplied pan-head screws and those

removed in step 1.

NOTE

• Make sure to use the optional CD-R/RW drive

CD-01.

• Zoom Corporation does not accept any

responsibility whatsoever for any kind of damage

arising from the use of the other type of drive,

whether they be direct or indirect from any third

parties.

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Demo song protect status

The demo songs on the hard disk are set to protected status,

which means that level mixing and other settings can be

changed while you play the song, but the changes cannot be

stored on the disk. If you wish to retain changes you have

made, disable the protect status (→ p. 127).

Turning on the power

Make sure that the AC adapter, instrument, and

audio system (or headphones) are correctly

connected to the MRS-802. (For information on

connections, refer to page 15.)

Press the [POWER] switch on the rear panel.

Power to the MRS-802 comes on, the unit performs a self-

test, and switch settings are read. Wait until the following

indication appears on the display. This screen is called the

main screen.

Turn on the audio system connected to the

MASTER OUTPUT jacks.

HINT

When a synthesizer or other electronic instrument is

connected to the MRS-802, turn power on in the order

synthesizer → MRS-802 → audio system. Turn power off in

the reverse order.

Selecting the demo song

On the MRS-802, song data are managed in units called

"projects". A project encompasses recorded audio data,

rhythm patterns and rhythm songs of the rhythm section,

internal effect patches (effect programs), and other

information. When you load a project, the complete state in

which that song was saved will be reproduced.

To load the demo song project from the hard disk, proceed

as follows.

Press the [PROJECT] key.

The indication "PROJECT SELECT" appears on the

display. This is the screen for selecting a project.

Press the [ENTER] key.

Projects stored on the hard disk are shown in the lower part

of the display.

Turn the dial to select the demo song.

Projects number 0 and 1 are demo songs.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The selected project is loaded. While the hard disk is being

accessed, the [HDD] indicator lights up and the indication

"LOADING" appears on the display. When the display

changes, the demo song has been loaded.

PRJ 000

SLAVE

0 0 0 0 001 1 0

PRJ SEL

SLAVE

Project name Project number

Listening to the Demo Songs

When shipped from the factory, the internal hard disk of the MRS-802 contains two demo songs. To listen to these, proceed as

follows.

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Playing the demo song

After loading, play the demo song as follows.

Turn down the volume of the audio system.

When headphones are connected, turn down the [MASTER

PHONES] level control.

Press the PLAY [

] key in the transport section.

Playback of the demo song starts.

Adjust the audio system volume setting (or the

[MASTER PHONES] level control) to a comfortable

volume.

If you want to adjust the volume of the individual

tracks, use the respective faders.

The volume of the drum track from the rhythm section can

be adjusted with the [DRUM] fader. If you want to adjust the

volume of the entire song, use the [MASTER] fader.

To switch individual tracks on or off, press the

respective status key.

To stop the demo song, press the STOP [

] key.

Turning power off (shutdown)

Whenever you want to turn the MRS-802 off, be sure to

follow the procedure described below.

Turn power to the audio system off.

Press the [POWER] switch on the rear panel of the

MRS-802.

If a non-protected project was being used, the state of this

project is automatically saved on the hard disk before the

unit shuts down.

• You must use this method to turn off the power of the

MRS-802. Never turn off the power by disconnecting the

AC adaptor plug from the DC 12V jack or by unplugging

the AC adaptor from the AC power outlet.

•In particular, you must never turn the power off by

unplugging the AC adaptor while the [HDD] indicator is lit.

Doing so may damage the internal hard disk, causing all

data to be lost permanently.

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This Quick Tour comprises the four steps listed below.

•Step 1: Preparations

Shows how to create a new project, select a guide rhythm,

and perform other steps necessary for recording.

•Step 2: Recording the ﬁrst track

Shows how to record the ﬁrst track while using the insert

effect.

•Step 3: Overdubbing

Shows how to record further tracks while listening to a track

already recorded (overdubbing).

•Step 4: Mixdown

Shows how to adjust the level, panning, and EQ of each

track, apply the send/return effect, and mix the recorded

tracks down to a pair of stereo tracks. Finally the mastering

insert effect is applied to the ﬁnished mix and the result is

recorded on the master track to create the ﬁnished song.

Step 1: Preparations

1.1 Creating a new project

On the MRS-802, song data are managed in units called

“projects”.

A project encompasses the following information:

• All recorder section data

• All mixer section settings

• All rhythm section settings

• All internal effect settings

• Other information (scene, mark, MIDI, etc.)

Press the [PROJECT] key in the display section.

The menu for loading and copying projects appears.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “PROJECT NEW” on the display.

HINT

For information on other items that can be selected from the

project menu, refer to page 124.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The number and name for the project to be created appear on

the display.

PROJECT

SELECT

PROJECT

NEW

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This section explains the process of creating a project, recording instruments and vocals, and performing mixdown onto the master

tracks.

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HINT

• When creating a new project, the lowest free project

number is automatically selected.

•If desired, you can change the project name at this stage.

Use the cursor left/right keys to move the ﬂashing position,

and turn the dial to select a letter.

Press the [ENTER] key once more.

A new project is created.

HINT

• When selecting a different project or creating a new

project, the project you were working on up to that point is

automatically saved.

•When performing the shutdown (→ p.20) procedure for the

MRS-802, the last project is automatically saved.

1.2 Selecting a rhythm pattern

The rhythm section of the MRS-802 provides drum sounds

(drum kits) which can repeatedly play accompaniment

patterns of several measures in length (these are called

“rhythm patterns”). By arranging rhythm patterns in the

desired order, you can create the accompaniment for an

entire song. (This is called a “rhythm song”.)

This section describes how you can select one of the built-in

511 rhythm patterns and use it as a guide rhythm.

HINT

•If desired, you can create the rhythm accompaniment as a

rhythm song. (For details on how to do this, see page 80.)

• When you have created a rhythm song, you can use it as

part of a song.

Then set the [DRUM] and [MASTER] faders to the

0 (dB) position. Press the [DRUM] status key

repeatedly until the key is lit.

The drum kit output signal (drum track) is sent to the mixer

section. As for an ordinary audio track, the [DRUM] status

key and the [DRUM] fader can be used to turn the respective

sound on or off and to adjust the level.

Press the [DRUM] key in the rhythm section.

The [DRUM] key lights up and the display shows the

rhythm pattern number and name. The ﬁrst line of the

display shows the rhythm pattern number and the number of

measures. The second line shows the rhythm pattern name.

The right side of the counter shows the current measure/

beat/tick position within the rhythm pattern.

HINT

While the [DRUM] key is lit, the recorder section and rhythm

section are disconnected and the rhythm section can be

played.

Turn the dial to select the number of the rhythm

pattern to be used as guide rhythm.

The MRS-802 has 511 rhythm patterns of which more than

400 are preprogrammed.

The illustration below shows the display when rhythm

pattern no. 30 (ROCK01) has been selected.

Press the PLAY [

] key.

Project number

Project name

PRJNo007

PRJ007

Lit

0dB0dB

Rhythm pattern name Current position

Rhythm pattern

number

Number of measures

in rhythm pattern

004#000

08BEAT01

001 1

002#030

ROCK01

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The selected rhythm pattern starts. When the last measure

has been played, playback jumps to the beginning and

continues.

HINT

During play, the status key for the drum sound lights up. You

can also press the status key to play the corresponding drum

sound (→ p. 77).

To change the rhythm pattern, you can use the dial

or the cursor up/down keys.

When you turn the dial to select another pattern, the new

pattern will start playing when the end point of the current

pattern is reached. (The display indication ﬂashes until the

pattern starts playing.)

If you use the cursor up/down keys to select the pattern,

playback starts at that point.

To change the tempo, press the [TEMPO] key in the

rhythm section and turn the dial to change the

tempo value (BPM) shown on the display.

When the setting is complete, press the [EXIT] key to return

to the previous screen.

NOTE

If you record a track while listening to the rhythm section and

you change the rhythm tempo afterwards, the rhythm

section and recorded contents may become mismatched.

You should therefore always set the tempo ﬁrst and then

record the audio track.

HINT

You can also change the tempo setting by tapping the

[TEMPO] key (→ p. 79).

To stop playback, press the [STOP] key.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

The [DRUM] key goes out. When you use a key of the

transport section in this condition, the rhythm section and

recorder section will operate in sync.

HINT

You can also create an original rhythm pattern (→ p. 90).

Current tempo

Tempo

BPM=

120.0

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Step 2: Recording the ﬁrst track

In this step, you record the ﬁrst track while listening to the

rhythm section. As an example we describe how to record an

electric guitar on track 1 with the insert effect.

2.1 Adjusting input sensitivity

Connect an instrument to the GUITAR/BASS jack

(

→

p. 15).

To connect a synthesizer or other component with line-level

stereo output, use the INPUT 1/INPUT 2 jacks on the rear

panel. To connect a guitar or bass, use the GUITAR/BASS

jack.

HINT

When something is connected to both the GUITAR/BASS

jack and the INPUT 1 jack on the rear panel,the GUITAR/

BASS jack has priority. To adjust the GUITAR/BASS input

sensitivity or switch the jack on/off, use the INPUT 1 control.

Press the [INPUT 1] key so that the key lights up.

The [INPUT 1]/[INPUT 2] keys serve to switch the

respective input on and off. While the key is lit, the input is

active.

HINT

To record the output of a synthesizer or similar in stereo,

connect the L and R output to the INPUT 1/INPUT 2 jacks

and press both the [INPUT 1] and [INPUT 2] keys so that both

keys are lit.

While playing the instrument, use the [INPUT]

control 1 to adjust sensitivity.

Adjust the control so that the [PEAK] indicator lights up

occasionally when you play the instrument at the loudest

level.

While playing the instrument, use the [REC LEVEL]

control to adjust the recording level.

The [REC LEVEL] control modiﬁes the signal level going

to the recorder (after passing the insert effect). The IN1/IN2

level meter in the lower left of the display shows the level.

Set the level as high as possible, but avoid settings that cause

the 0 dB indicator to light during play peaks.

If the recording level setting is too high, the [CLIP] indicator

of the [REC LEVEL] control lights up.

2.2 Applying the insert effect

The signal supplied to the MRS-802 can be modiﬁed with

the insert effect. This effect can be applied to the input, to

any track, or immediately before the [MASTER] fader. The

insert effect actually is a multi-effect unit that contains a

number of single effects (effect modules) such as

compressor, distortion, and delay, connected in series. A

combination of effect modules that can be used

simultaneously is called an “algorithm”.

The following steps show how to select an algorithm and

apply the insert effect to the guitar signal connected to the

GUITAR/BASS jack.

Press the [INPUT SOURCE] key in the effect

section.

The insert position of the insert effect is indicated on the 2nd

line of the display. The default is “IN” (INPUT). To change

the setting, turn the dial to select “IN”.

Lit

Lights up occasionally

INPUT 1 Level INPUT 2 Level

[CLIP] indicator

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Use the [INSERT EFFECT] keys to select the

desired algorithm.

There are eight keys which correspond to different

algorithms. The following selections are available (For

details on algorithms, see p. 100) .

•CLEAN

•DIST

•ACO/BASS SIM

•BASS

These algorithms are for recording guitar/bass.

•MIC

An algorithm for vocals or microphone recording.

•Dual MIC

An algorithm for two entirely separate mono input and

mono output channels.

•LINE

An algorithm mainly for recording line-level output

instruments such as synthesizer or electric piano.

•MASTERING

An algorithm for processing a stereo mix signal, such as

during mixdown.

The selected key lights up and a patch using the selected

algorithm is shown on the display.

Turn the dial to select the patch.

A total of 280 patches are available for the insert effect. You

can edit these patches if desired to alter the sound or the

effect depth (→ p. 103).

The number of patches for each algorithm is listed below.

HINT

The recording level may change if you change the selected

patch. If necessary, readjust the recording level with the

[REC LEVEL] control.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

HINT

To record without using the insert effect, press the [BYPASS/

TUNER] key at the main screen. The key lights up and the

insert effect is bypassed.

2.3 Selecting a track and recording

Now we will record the guitar sound (with the insert effect

applied) on track 1.

Repeatedly press the status key 1 until the key is lit

in red.

Status keys 1 - 8 are used to select the recording track and to

switch muting for each track on and off. Each time you press

a status key, the key will cycle through the following states:

When status key 1 is red, track 1 is in the recording standby

condition, and the input signal routing will change as

follows.

IN SRC

INSERT

Standard

Algorithm

Patch number

0 – 24

0 – 44

0 – 14

CLEAN

DIST

ACO/BASS SIM

BASS

Algorithm

Patch number

0 – 49

0 – 29

MIC

DUAL MIC

LINE

MASTERING

Status keys

Lit in redLit in green Out

MUTE Selected as the

recordin

track

MUTE off

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ZERO [U] key

Returns the recorder to the start

position (counter zero position).

FF [Y] key

Moves the current position forward in 1-second

steps. Movement speed can be increased by

holding down the FF [Y] key and pressing the

REW [T] key.

REW [T] key

Moves the current position back in 1-second steps.

Movement speed can be increased by holding down the

REW [T] key and pressing the FF [Y] key.

REC [O] key

When this key is held down while pressing the

PLAY [R] key, the recorder starts to record.

Pressing this key during playback causes punch-

in, and pressing the key during recording causes

punch-out.

PLAY [R] key

Starts playback from the current position.

STOP [P] key

Stops the recorder.

Basic operation of transport keys

HINT

You can select up to two tracks simultaneously for recording.

(Allowable track pairs are 1/2, 3/4, 5/6, and 7/8.)

Set fader 1 and the [MASTER] fader to 0 dB. Then

adjust the volume of the monitor system while

playing your instrument.

To begin recording, press the ZERO [

] key to

return to the beginning of the song. Then hold

down the REC [

] key and press the PLAY [

] key.

The REC [O] key and PLAY [R] key will light, and

recording will begin. Record your instrument playing while

listening to the rhythm section.

The recording level can be checked with the IN1/IN2 level

meter in the lower left of the display and the [CLIP]

indicator of the [REC LEVEL] control.

When you have ﬁnished recording, press the STOP

[

] key.

The REC [O] key and PLAY [R] key will go out, and

recording will stop. The indication “wait...” is brieﬂy shown

on the display, and then the main screen returns.

NOTE

The duration of the “wait...” period may differ depending on

the recording cordition. Never turn power to the unit off while

“wait...” is being shown on the display. Otherwise recorded

data may be lost and damage to the unit may occur.

To listen to the recorded content, press the ZERO

[

] key to return to the beginning of the song, and

press the PLAY [

] key.

The track will be played back together with the rhythm

section.

HINT

The REW [T] key and FF [Y] key only operate when the

recorder is in the stop mode.

To stop playback, press the STOP [

] key. If you

want to re-do the recording, repeat steps 3 and 4.

Press status key 1 until the key is lit in green.

The recording standby condition of track 1 is canceled.

HINT

•Recorded content can be copied, deleted, or edited as an

entire track or by specifying a range (→ p. 46).

•By using switching the V-take for the track, you can record

a new take while preserving the current take (→ p. 33).

When a recording track (track 1) has been selected

When a recording track has not been selected

MASTER

Track 1

Track 2

Track 1

Track 2

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Step 3: Overdubbing

In this step, you will learn how to record another instrument

on a new track, while listening to the guitar part you already

recorded. Recording additional parts in this way is called

“overdubbing”.

3.1 Making settings for input

sensitivity and insert effect

Connect an instrument or microphone to the

INPUT 1 jack.

Press the [INPUT 1] key so that the key lights up.

While playing the instrument, use the [INPUT]

control 1 to adjust sensitivity.

While playing the instrument, use the [REC LEVEL]

control to adjust the recording level.

Select the algorithm and patch for the insert effect

as described for Step 2.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

3.2 Selecting a track and recording

Now you’ll record the second instrument on track 2.

Repeatedly press the status key 2 until the key is lit

in red. Verify that the status key 1 and the [DRUM]

status key are lit in green.

Track 2 is in the recording standby condition.

Set the [MASTER] fader to 0 dB and use fader 2 to

adjust the monitor level.

If necessary, set the recorder to playback and operate faders

1/2 and the [DRUM] fader to adjust the monitor level

balance between tracks.

To begin recording, press the ZERO [

] key to

return to the beginning of the song. Then hold

down the REC [

] key and press the PLAY [

] key.

Recording on track 2 will begin. Play your instrument while

listening to the rhythm section and track 1.

When you have ﬁnished recording, press the STOP

[

] key.

The indication “wait...” is brieﬂy shown on the display, and

then the main screen returns.

NOTE

The duration of the “wait...” period may differ depending on

the recording cordition. Never turn power to the unit off while

“wait...” is being shown on the display. Otherwise recorded

data may be lost and damage to the unit may occur.

To listen to the recorded content, press the ZERO

[

] key to return to the beginning of the song, and

press the PLAY [

] key.

The rhythm section and tracks 1/2 will be played back.

Adjust the fader 1/2 and the [DRUM] fader as necessary.

To stop playback, press the STOP [

] key.

Press status key 2 until the key is lit in green.

Use the same procedure to record other tracks.

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Step 4: Mixdown

When you have ﬁnished recording all tracks, you can use the

built-in mixer to adjust parameters such as volume level, EQ

(equalizer), and panning (stereo left/right positioning) to

create a pair of stereo tracks to create the ﬁnished song. This

process is called “mixdown”.

The result of the mixdown process can be either recorded on

an external master recorder or on the master track

incorporated in the MRS-802. The following example

describes recording on the master track.

HINT

Instead of the master track you can also select one or two

ordinary tracks as recording target. This is called “bounce

recording”. After using this function, you can switch the

source V-take and record a new part. This is convenient

when there are not enough free recording tracks. (For

information on the bounce function, see page 39.)

4.1 Preparations for mixdown

Make sure that all status keys for the tracks you

want to mix are lit in green, and that the other

status keys are out.

If the rhythm section was used simply as guide rhythm, turn

the [DRUM] status key off so that the drum track will not be

added to the mix.

Turn the [INPUT 1] and [INPUT 2] keys off.

HINT

You can also add the signal from input 1 and/or input 2 to the

mix. To do this, set the [INPUT 1] and/or [INPUT 2] key to on.

Set the [MASTER] fader to 0 dB.

4.2 Adjusting volume, panning, and

On the main screen, press the [TRACK

PARAMETER] key. The track parameter menu

appears which lets you set parameters separately

for each track.

Use the status keys or the cursor left/right keys to

select a track.

When the track parameter display is shown, you can use the

status keys or the cursor left/right keys to select a track. The

currently selected status key is lit in orange.

Use the cursor up/down keys to select a track

parameter.

The currently selected parameter is shown on the second

line of the display. Selectable track parameters and setting

ranges are as follows.

Track name

Parameter Setting

TR1

FADER

TR3

FADER

•Track parameter and setting range

Parameter Display Setting range Description

EQ HIGH GAIN

EQ HI G -12 – +12 Adjusts high-frequency boost/cut from -12 dB to +12 dB.

EQ HIGH FREQUENCY

EQ HI F 500 – 18000(Hz) Adjusts turnover frequency for high-frequency boost/cut.

EQ LOW GAIN

EQ LO G -12 – +12 Adjusts low-frequency boost/cut from -12 dB to +12 dB.

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HINT

By pressing the [INPUT 1] or [INPUT 2] key instead of a

status key, you can adjust the parameters for the signal from

input 1 or 2 ( → p.68).

Turn the dial to select the setting value.

HINT

When one of the following track parameters is displayed,

pressing the [ENTER] key toggles the parameter between on

and off.

4.3 Applying the send/return effect

The internal mixer of the MRS-802 incorporates two kinds

of send/return effects (chorus/delay and reverb).

The intensity of the send/return effect can be adjusted for

each track by using the send level parameter (which controls

the signal level that is sent to the effect). Increasing this

parameter will result in increased effect. This section

describes how to select the send/return effect type and adjust

the send level for each track.

EQ HI G/EQ HI F

High-frequency EQ on/off

EQ LO G/EQ LO F

Low-frequency EQ on/off

CHO SEND

Chorus/delay signal on/off

REV SEND

Reverb signal on/off

TR3

PAN R

Return

Send

DRUM

12 8

MASTER

REVERB

CHORUS/

DELAY

REVERB

SEND LEVEL

CHORUS/

DELAY

SEND LEVEL

(*) = Denotes parameter that can be selected only for tracks 1 - 8.

EQ LOW FREQUENCY

EQ LO F 40 – 1600(Hz) Adjusts turnover frequency for low-frequency boost/cut.

CHORUS/DELAY SEND

LEVEL

CHO SEND 0 – 100 Adjusts signal level provided from selected track to

chorus/delay of send/return effect.

REVERB SEND LEVEL

REV SEND 0 – 100 Adjusts signal level provided from selected track to

reverb of send/return effect.

PAN

PAN L100 – 0 – R100 Adjusts panning value (left/right position) for track. If ST

LINK parameter is on, this adjusts left/right balance.

FADER

FADER 0 – 127 Shows current fader position as numeric value.

STEREO LINK (*)

ST LINK ON/OFF Switches stereo link feature (to combine odd/even

numbered tracks 1/2, 3/4 etc.) on or off (→ p. 73).

V TAKE (*)

TR xx-yy x=1 – 8 y=1 – 10 Selects V-take for track (→ p. 33). x is track number and

y is V-take number.

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■Selecting the send/return effect patch

From the main screen, press the [REVERB] key or

[CHORUS/DELAY] key in the effect section.

Press the [REVERB] key to select a reverb patch, or the

[CHORUS/DELAY] key to select a chorus/delay patch. The

display will indicate the patch that is currently selected for

the effect you selected. For example, a screen such as shown

below appears when the [REVERB] key is pressed.

Turn the dial to select a patch.

The send/return effect has 20 preprogrammed patches

(numbered 0 - 19). If desired, you can edit these patches to

modify the effect further (→ p.108).

Select the patch for the other send/return effect in

the same way.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

NOTE

In the default condition, the send level for the send/return

effect is set to 0 for each track. Therefore you need to raise

the setting to verify the sound produced by the effect.

■Adjusting the send/return effect intensity

for each track

From the main screen, press the [TRACK

PARAMETER] key and use the status keys to select

the track for which you want to make the setting.

Use the cursor up/down keys to bring up the

indication CHO SEND or REV SEND onto the

second line of the display.

Select CHO SEND if you want to adjust the chorus/delay

send level. Select REV SEND if you want to adjust the

reverb send level.

While playing the song, turn the dial to adjust the

send level value.

Adjust the send level for other tracks in the same

way.

Adjust the intensity of the other send/return effect

in the same way.

10.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

Patch name Patch numbe

SEND REV

VcxRev

SEND REV

SoftHall

TR2

REV SEND

TR2

REV SEND

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4.4 Using the mastering insert effect

You can place the insert effect immediately before the

[MASTER] fader and use one of the MASTERING

algorithm patches to modify the dynamics or tone of the

stereo mix of the entire song.

To apply the mastering effect to the entire song, proceed as

follows.

■Changing the insert location of the insert

effect

From the main screen, press the [INPUT SOURCE]

key in the effect section.

The current insert effect position is shown on the display.

Turn the dial to bring up the indication “MASTER”

on the second line of the display.

Now the insert effect is inserted immediately before the

[MASTER] fader.

Press the [EXIT] key.

The unit returns to the main screen.

■Selecting a patch for the insert effect

Press the [MASTERING] key in the effect section.

The insert effect algorithm is switched to MASTERING.

The display shows the currently selected patch.

While playing the song, select the patch you want

to use.

If desired, you can edit the patch to modify the effect further

(→ p. 103).

When you have veriﬁed that the sound is as

desired, press the [EXIT] key.

The unit returns to the main screen.

4.5 Mixdown on the master track

The master track is a stereo track designed only for use

during mixdown. The signal immediately after the

[MASTER] fader is recorded on the master track. Like other

tracks, the master track also has 10 V-takes.

After mastering effect settings have been completed, record

the ﬁnal mix on the master track.

Press the ZERO [

] key to return to the beginning

of the song.

DRUM

12345678

MASTER

OUTPUT

INSERT

EFFECT

IN SRC

MASTER

INSERT

PlusAlfa

-takes

Mixdown

Master track

Track

10 2345678

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Press the PLAY [

] key to play the song, and

check the level after the [MASTER] fader.

This can be done by observing the level meter in the lower

right of the display. If the 0 dB indicator lights up during

play, turn down the [MASTER] fader to perform ﬁne

adjustment. After checking the level, press the STOP [P]

key.

Repeatedly press the [MASTER] status key so that

the key lights up in red.

The master track can now be recorded.

Hold down the REC [

] key and press the PLAY

[

] key.

Recording on the master track starts.

When recording is completed, press the STOP [

]

key.

To play the master track, repeatedly press the

[MASTER] status key until it is lit in green.

In this condition, the master track can be played. All other

status keys automatically go out and the signals from other

tracks are automatically muted.

Press the ZERO [

] key to return to the beginning

of the song, and press the PLAY [

] key.

The master track is played back. To stop playback, press the

STOP [P] key.

To return the MRS-802 to normal operation,

repeatedly press the [MASTER] status key until it is

out.

Muting of other tracks is canceled, and the status keys revert

to the original condition.

HINT

• With the CD-R/RW drive, you can record the contents of

the master track onto CD-R/RW media to create an audio

CD. For details, refer to page 111.

• The contents of the master track can also be edited later.

Right channel

signal level

Left channel

signal level

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Using V-takes

Each track 1 - 8 of the recorder contains ten virtual tracks,

called “V-takes”. For each track, you can select one take,

which will be used for recording and playback. For example,

you can switch V-takes as you record multiple vocal or

guitar solos on the same track, and later compare them and

select the best V-take.

Switching V-takes

Here’s how to switch the V-take used by each track 1 - 8.

From the main screen, press the [TRACK

PARAMETER] key in the track parameter section.

The key lights up and you can select various track

parameters.

Use the cursor up/down keys to bring the

indication “TR xx-yy” onto the display (where xx is

the track number and yy the V-take number).

The V-take name is shown under the track number/V-take

number.

HINT

If you select a V-take on which nothing is recorded, the

indication “NO DATA” is shown instead of the V-take name.

In the level meter display area, a lit dot indicates a recorded

V-take. If the dot is out, the V-take is unrecorded.

A ﬂashing dot indicates the currently selected V-take for

each track. (The dot for the selected V-take will ﬂash at the

same frequency regardless of whether it is recorded or not.)

Use the cursor left/right keys to select the track.

HINT

You can also select the track with the status keys (1 - 8,

[MASTER]).

Turn the dial to select the V-take.

Repeat steps 3 - 4 as necessary, to select a V-take

for each track.

When you have ﬁnished selecting V-takes, press

the [EXIT] key.

The [TRACK PARAMETER] key goes out, and the unit

returns to the main screen.

Editing V-take names

A V-take that has been recorded will be automatically

assigned a default name, according to the following pattern.

• GTRxx-yy

V-take recorded through insert effect CLEAN, DIST, or

-takes

3456 78

Track

V-take currently selected

for each track 1 - 8

TR 1- 1

GTR 1- 1

V-take name

Track number V-take numbe

V-take Lit: recorded V-take

Out: unrecorded V-take

Flashing: currently selected V-take

Track

TR 3- 1

GTR 3- 1

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ACO/BASS SIM

• BASxx-yy

V-take recorded through insert effect BASS

•MICxx-yy

V-take recorded through insert effect MIC

• DULxx-yy

V-take recorded through insert effect DUAL MIC

•LINxx-yy

V-take recorded through insert effect LINE

• MASxx-yy

V-take recorded through insert effect MASTERING

• BYPxx-yy

V-take recorded while bypassing the insert effect

• BOUxx-yy

V-take recorded using bounce function or rhythm recording

function

• LP_xx-yy

Phrase written to V-take using phrase loop function

(→ p. 57)

HINT

When you write a phrase to the master track, the name

"LP_MS_yy" is automatically assigned.

These names can be changed as desired. To do this, proceed

as follows.

From the main screen, press the [TRACK

PARAMETER] key.

NOTE

Only the name of the currently selected V-take of tracks 1 -

8 can be changed.

Use the cursor up/down keys to bring the

indication “TR XX-YY” onto the display (where X, Y

is the track number and V-take number).

Use the cursor left/right keys to select the track

whose V-take name you want to edit.

You can also select the track with the status keys (1 - 8,

[MASTER]).

NOTE

If you select a V-take on which nothing is recorded, the

indication “NO DATA” appears and the name cannot be

edited.

Press the [EDIT] key.

The cursor (ﬂashing box) is on the ﬁrst character of the V-

take name. This indicates that you can change this character.

Use the cursor left/right keys to move the cursor to

the character you want to change.

Turn the dial to select a character.

The following characters can be selected.

Numerals: 0 - 9

Letters: A - Z, a - z

Symbols: (space)

! " # $ % & ' ( ) + , - . / :

; < > = ? @ [ ] ^ _ ` { } \ ˜

■

Repeat steps 5 - 6 until the name is as desired.

When you have ﬁnished editing the name, press

the [EXIT] key.

The new name is accepted and the unit returns to the

condition of step 3. If necessary, you can edit the names of

other V-takes.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key.

The [TRACK PARAMETER] key goes out.

HINT

If the data on a V-take are erased, the name of the V-take

reverts to “NO DATA”.

TR 2- 1

GTR 2- 1

TR 3- 2

±TR 3- 2

TR 3- 2

Cursor

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Moving to a desired point in the

song (Locate function)

You can specify a location within the song in time units

(minutes/seconds/milliseconds) or in measure units

(measure/beat/tick) units, and move to that location.

With the recorder stopped, use the cursor left/right

keys from the main screen to move the ﬂashing

part to the unit you want to change.

For example, to change the minutes, cause the segment

marked “M” to ﬂash.

Turn the dial to specify the numeric value.

On the time indication, minutes, seconds, or milliseconds

can be speciﬁed. On the measure indication, measures,

beats, or ticks can be speciﬁed. When you change the

displayed value, the unit immediately moves to the new

location. Pressing the PLAY [R] key starts playback from

that point.

Re-recording only a speciﬁed

region (Punch-in/out function)

Punch-in/out is a function that lets you re-record just a

speciﬁed region of a previously recorded track. The action

of switching a currently-playing track to record mode is

called “punch-in”, and the action of switching back from

recording to playback is called “punch-out”.

The MRS-802 provides two ways to do this. You can use the

panel keys or a foot switch (sold separately) to punch-in/out

manually (“manual punch-in/out”), or you can cause punch-

in/out to occur automatically at previously speciﬁed points

(“auto punch-in/out”).

Using manual punch-in/out

This section describes how to perform manual punch-in/out

to re-record a region of a previously recorded track, using

the panel keys or a foot switch (sold separately).

HINT

If you want to use a foot switch for punch-in/out, connect the

ZOOM foot switch FS01 (option) to the [CONTROL IN] jack

on the front panel.

NOTE

In the default condition of the MRS-802, a foot switch

connected to the [CONTROL IN] jack is set to control

recorder playback/stop. If you want to use the foot switch for

punch-in/out, you must ﬁrst change the foot switch setting

(→ p. 135).

Repeatedly press the status key of the track on

which you want to perform punch-in/out, until the

key is lit in red.

Raise the fader of this track to a suitable position.

While playing the instrument connected to the

input jack, use the [INPUT] control and [REC

LEVEL] control to adjust the recording level.

As necessary, play back the recorder and use the faders of

the mixer section to adjust the mix balance of your

instrument and the playback of the tracks.

Locate a point several measures before the

intended punch-in point, and press the PLAY [

]

01012660 307 2 2

Hour Second

Minute Millisecond

Measure Tick

Beat

01012660 307 2 2

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key to begin recorder playback.

When you come to the punch-in point, press the

REC [

] key (or press the foot switch).

The REC [O] key lights up, and track recording begins from

that location.

When you come to the intended punch-out point,

press the REC [

] key (or the foot switch) once

again.

The REC [O] key goes out, and the unit switches from

recording to playback.

To stop playback, press the STOP [

] key.

To check the newly recorded content, locate to a

point slightly before the punch-in point, and press

the PLAY [

] key.

Using auto punch-in/out

Auto punch-in/out is a function that lets you specify

beforehand the region to be re-recorded. Punch-in will occur

automatically when you reach the starting location (In

point), and punch-out will occur automatically when you

reach the ending location (Out point). This is convenient for

example when you cannot operate the MRS-802 because

you are playing the instrument yourself, or when very fast

playback/record switching is required.

In order to perform auto punch-in/out, you must ﬁrst specify

the In point (switch point from playback to recording) and

Out point (switch point from recording to playback), and

then perform the recording operation. The procedure is as

follows.

Raise the fader of the track where you want to

perform auto punch-in/out to a suitable position.

While playing the instrument connected to the

input jack, use the [INPUT] control and [REC

LEVEL] control to adjust the recording level.

Locate the point at which you want to punch-in,

and press the [AUTO PUNCH-IN/OUT] key.

The [AUTO PUNCH-IN/OUT] key ﬂashes. This sets the “In

point” at which recording will begin.

Locate the point at which you want to punch-out,

and press the [AUTO PUNCH-IN/OUT] button once

more.

This sets the “Out point” at which recording will end. The

[AUTO PUNCH-IN/OUT] button will change from ﬂashing

to solidly lit. This indicates that the auto punch-in/out

function is now enabled.

HINT

If you want to specify the in/out points precisely, it is

convenient to use the scrub function (→ p. 44) to ﬁnd the

locations and assign a mark (→ p. 42) beforehand at the

desired locations.

Use the Locate function to go to a spot slightly

before the In point.

Repeatedly press the status key for the track on

which you want to perform punch-in/out, until the

key ﬂashes red.

NOTE

A status key that is lit red means that the current location is

between the In point and Out point. In this case, operate the

transport once again to locate to a point that is earlier than

the In point.

If you want to rehearse the auto punch-in/out,

press the PLAY [

]key.

The recorder will begin playing. When you reach the In

point, the track on which you are punching-in/out will be

muted. When you reach the Out point, muting will be

defeated. (You will always be able to monitor the input

signal during this time.) Performing this action will not

delete or record anything on the track.

When you are ﬁnished rehearsing, move again to a location

earlier than the In point. If necessary, adjust the In/Out

points.

To actually perform auto punch-in/out, hold down

the REC [

] key and press the PLAY [

] key.

The recorder operates in playback mode. When you reach

In point

Track Playback Playback Recording

Out point

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the In point, recording will begin automatically (punch-in).

When you reach the Out point, recording will end

automatically, and playback will resume (punch-out).

When you are ﬁnished recording, press the STOP

[

] key.

10.

To listen to the recorded result, press the status

key for the track on which you have performed

punch-in/out so that the key is lit in green. Then

move to a location earlier than the In point, and

press the PLAY [

] key.

If you want to re-do the recording, repeat steps 5 - 9.

11.

When you are satisﬁed with the recording, press

the [AUTO PUNCH-IN/OUT] key so that the key

goes out.

The auto punch-in/out function is turned off, and the In point

and Out point settings are discarded.

Recording several tracks on a

master track (Mixdown function)

This section explains how to play recorded tracks and drum

kit sounds and record them as a stereo mix on a master track

(mixdown).

About the master track

The master track is a set of stereo tracks that is separate from

the normal tracks 1 - 8. The most common use of the master

track is as a track on which the end result of a mixdown

process is recorded. The contents of the master track can be

used to create the material for an audio CD.

The MRS-802 offers one master track for each project.

Similar to the regular tracks 1 - 8, the master track also has

ten virtual tracks (V-takes). This allows you to record

different mixes on several V-takes and select the optimum

take later.

When you set the master track to recording, the signal

coming from the [MASTER] fader (same signal as supplied

at the OUTPUT jacks) will be recorded.

Mixdown steps

Here’s how to mix tracks 1 - 8 and the drum track onto two

stereo channels and record these on the master track.

From the main screen, press the [TRACK

PARAMETER] key in the track parameter section.

Master

track

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Use the cursor up/down keys to bring the

indication “TR XX-XX” onto the display (where X is

the track number and V-take number).

Press the [MASTER] status key to select the

master track.

The number and name of the V-take currently selected for

the master track appear on the display. (If nothing is

recorded on the V-take, the indication shows “NO DATA”.)

HINT

Instead of pressing the [MASTER] status key, you can also

use the cursor left/right keys to select the master track.

If you want to change the V-take, turn the dial.

When the V-take has been selected, press the

[EXIT] key.

The [TRACK PARAMETER] key goes out, and the unit

returns to the main screen.

From the main screen, press the [MASTER] status

key several times, until the key is lit in red.

The master track is now ready for recording.

While the key is lit in red, the other tracks as well as the

drum track and effects operate normally.

HINT

The signal recorded on the master track is the signal coming

from the [MASTER] fader. This is the same signal that is

supplied at the OUTPUT jacks.

Set the recorder to playback and adjust the mixing

balance of the various tracks.

The individual track level settings as well as the insert effect

and send/return effect settings all have an inﬂuence on the

signal that is sent to the master track. Adjust levels while

watching the L/R level meter, and make sure that no signal

clipping occurs.

To carry out the mixdown operation, press the

ZERO [

] key to return to the beginning of the

song, and then press the PLAY [

] key while

holding down the REC [

] key.

Recording on the master track starts.

When recording is complete, press the STOP [

]

key.

Playing the master track

To play the recorded master track, proceed as follows.

From the main screen, press the [MASTER] status

key several times, until the key is lit in green.

The unit goes into master track playback mode. In this

mode, all other status keys are out, all other tracks are

muted, and all effects are switched off.

HINT

While the [MASTER] status key is lit in green, the transport

keys except for the REC [O] key operate normally.

Press the ZERO [

] key to return to the beginning

of the song, and then press the PLAY [

] key.

Playback of the master track starts from the beginning. You

can use the [MASTER] fader to adjust the playback volume.

TR 2- 1

GTR 2- 1

TR M- 1

NO DATA

Master track

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To stop playback, press the STOP [

] key.

To cancel the master track playback mode, press

the [MASTER] status key so that the key goes out.

Muting of tracks 1 - 8 and the rhythm section is canceled,

and the unit returns to normal operation. Status keys that

were automatically turned off are returned to the previous

condition.

Combining multiple tracks on

another track (Bounce function)

How bounce works

“Bounce” is a function that mixes the performances of the

recorder section and the drum track, and records them on

one or two tracks. (This is sometimes called “ping-pong

recording”.)

For example, you might bounce the contents of tracks 1 - 6

onto tracks 7/8 and then switch the V-takes of tracks 1 - 6 to

record new versions of your performance.

HINT

•You can also mix the signals from the INPUT jacks into the

bounce recording.

• If you select only one mono track as the bounce

destination, the signal mixed to mono will be recorded.

• If necessary, you can play back all eight tracks, and

bounce onto empty V-takes.

Making bounce settings

Before using the bounce function, you may have to make

certain settings.

■Specifying playback/mute for the

recording track(s)

In the default condition of the MRS-802, the bounce

destination recording track(s) will be muted. If you want to

play back a track while you bounce-record on another V-

take of that track, use the following procedure to change the

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internal setting so that the recording track(s) will also play

back.

From the main screen, press the [UTILITY] key.

The indication “UTILITY TR EDIT” appears on the display.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “UTILITY BOUNCE” on the display, and

press the [ENTER] key.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “BOUNCE RECTRACK” on the display,

and press the [ENTER] key.

•MUTE

The recording track(s) will be muted (default setting).

•PLAY

The recording track(s) will play back.

Turn the dial to change the setting to “PLAY”.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

■Selecting the recording destination

V-take

In the default condition of the MRS-802, the result of the

Bounce operation will be recorded on the V-take that is

currently selected for the recording track(s).

If you want to play back a track while bouncing onto another

V-take of that track, you can use the following procedure to

change the recording destination V-take. (For information

on V-takes, refer to page 33.)

From the main screen, press the [UTILITY] key.

The indication “UTILITY TR EDIT” appears on the display.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “UTILITY BOUNCE” on the display, and

press the [ENTER] key.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “BOUNCE REC TAKE” on the display,

and press the [ENTER] key.

The V-take currently selected for recording is shown.

•CURRENT

The bounce result will be recorded on the V-take currently

selected for the recording track.

•1 - 10

The bounce result will be recorded on the V-take of the

number you specify here.

Turn the dial to specify the recording destination V-

take.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

Executing bounce recording

In this example, we will bounce the contents of tracks 1 - 6

onto V-take 10 of tracks 7/8.

Go to the UTILITY screen and verify that the

BOUNCE RECTRACK parameter is set to “PLAY” .

Also on the UTILITY screen, verify that the REC

TAKE parameter is set to “10” (V-take 10).

Press the status key 7 so that the keys is lit in red,

and keep pressing the key.

While still holding down status key 7, repeatedly

press status key 8 until both keys are lit in red.

The V-takes 10 of tracks 7/8 are now ready for stereo

recording.

To monitor the two bounce target tracks in stereo, set the pan

parameter for track 7 to L100 and the pan parameter for

track 8 to R100.

RECTRACK

MUTE

REC TAKE

CURRENT

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HINT

You can also preset the two tracks to function as a linked

stereo track (→ p. 73).

Press the [BOUNCE] key.

The [BOUNCE] key lights up and the Bounce function is

turned on. Other tracks and effects function normally.

Set the recorder to playback and adjust the mixing

balance of the various tracks.

The individual track level settings as well as the insert effect

and send/return effect settings all have an inﬂuence on the

mixed signal. Adjust levels while watching the L/R level

meter, and make sure that no signal clipping occurs.

Press the ZERO [

] key to return to the beginning

of the song, and then press the PLAY [

] key while

holding down the REC [

] key.

Recording on tracks 7/8 starts.

When recording is complete, press the STOP [

]

key.

Recording the drum sound

(Rhythm recording)

The MRS-802 allows you to record the drum kit sound onto

any track. This function is called “rhythm recording”. To use

the function, proceed as follows.

From the main screen, press the [UTILITY] key in

the display section.

The utility menu appears on the display.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “UTILITY BOUNCE” on the display, and

press the [ENTER] key.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “BOUNCE REC SRC” on the display, and

press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows.

From this screen, you can select the recording source signal.

•MASTER

Signal immediately after [MASTER] fader

•DRUM TR

Drum track signal

Turn the dial to select “DRUM TR”.

The drum track is selected as recording source.

Repeatedly press the [EXIT] key to return to the

main screen.

Press the [BOUNCE] key.

From the main screen, repeatedly press the status

key of the track to be used as recording

destination, until the key is lit in red.

The selected track is ready for recording. Up to two status

UTILITY

TR EDIT

REC SRC

MASTER

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keys can be selected. The other tracks function normally.

HINT

To record drum sounds in stereo, select two tracks as

recording destination. If only one track is selected, the

recording will be in mono.

Verify that the [DRUM] key in the rhythm section is

out, and that rhythm song or rhythm pattern that

you want to record is selected.

HINT

By selecting an empty rhythm pattern, it is also possible to

record drum sounds generated by playing an external MIDI

keyboard or other device.

Set the recorder to playback and adjust the

recording level.

Adjust levels while watching the L/R level meter, and make

sure that no signal clipping occurs.

10.

Press the ZERO [

] key to return to the beginning

of the song, and then press the PLAY [

] key while

holding down the REC [

] key.

Playback of the rhythm pattern/rhythm song starts and is

recorded on the selected tracks.

11.

When recording is complete, press the STOP [

]

key.

Rhythm recording ends. If you want to return to normal

recording, select ‘‘MASTER” on the screen of step 3.

Assigning marks within a song

(Marker function)

You can assign up to 100 marks in a song at any desired

location, and jump to a mark by pressing a key or by

specifying the desired mark number. This is convenient

when you want to repeatedly locate a speciﬁc point for

playback during recording or mixdown.

Setting a mark

Here’s how to assign a mark at the desired location in a

song.

Locate the point at which you want to assign a

mark.

HINT

•A mark can be assigned either during playback or when

stopped.

•You can also use the scrub function to locate the position

with high precision.

Press the [MARK] key in the control section.

A mark will be assigned to the current location. When a

mark has been assigned, the new mark number (01 - 99) will

appear in the MARKER area in the upper right of the

display.

The mark number is assigned automatically in ascending

order from the beginning of the song. If you add a new mark

between two existing marks, the subsequent marks will be

renumbered.

PRJ 002

MY SONG

00 01 02 03 04

00 01 02 03 04 05

Add a mark

Mark

number

Song

Mark

number

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HINT

Mark number 00 is already set at the beginning of the song

(the counter zero location).

In the main screen, the MARKER area in the upper right of

the display will show the number of the mark immediately

before the current location. If a dot is shown at the lower

right of the mark number, this means that the mark location

matches the current location.

Locating a mark

Here’s how to move to the location of a mark. This can be

done in two ways: you can use key operations, or specify the

mark number directly.

■Using keys to locate

From the main screen, press either the MARKER

[

] or [

] key in the control section.

Each time you press the key, the unit jumps to the next mark

before or after the current location.

■Specifying the mark number to locate

From the main screen, press the cursor left key

once.

The indication “MARKER” ﬂashes on the display.

Turn the dial to select the desired mark number.

As soon as the number is changed, the unit jumps to that

number.

Deleting a mark

Here’s how to delete a mark that you assigned.

Locate the mark that you want to delete.

The mark number displayed in the MARKER area is the

mark that will be deleted.

It is not possible to delete a mark unless the mark location

exactly matches the current location. If the dot at the lower

right of the mark number is not lit, use the MARKER [U] /

[I] keys to jump to the exact marker point.

Press the [CLEAR] key in the control section.

The selected mark will be deleted, and subsequent marks

will be renumbered.

NOTE

•A deleted mark cannot be recovered.

•It is not possible to delete mark number “00” located at the

beginning of the song.

Dot

PRJ 002

MY SONG

Current location

Mark

Song

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Playing back the same passage

repeatedly (A-B Repeat function)

A-B Repeat is a function that repeatedly plays back a

desired region of the song. This is useful when you want to

listen to the same passage repeatedly.

Move to the point at which you want to begin

repeat playback, and press the [A-B REPEAT] key

in the control section.

The [A-B REPEAT] key ﬂashes, and the repeat start location

(point A) is speciﬁed.

HINT

The A/B point can be speciﬁed either during playback or

when stopped.

Move to the point at which you want to end repeat

playback, and press the [A-B REPEAT] key once

more.

The [A-B REPEAT] key will change from ﬂashing to

constantly lit, and the repeat end location (point B) will be

speciﬁed.

NOTE

If you specify a point B that is located earlier than point A, the

region from points B → A will be played repeatedly.

If you wish to redo the A/B point setting, press the

[A-B REPEAT] key so that it goes out, and then

repeat the procedure from step 1.

To begin repeat playback, press the PLAY [

] key.

Repeat playback will begin when you press the PLAY [R]

key while the [A-B REPEAT] key is lit. When the end point

(normally point B) is reached, the recorder jumps to the start

point (normally point A), and playback continues.

To stop repeat playback, press the STOP [

] key.

Even after pressing the STOP [P] key to stop playback, you

can perform repeat playback again as many times as desired,

as long as the [A-B REPEAT] key is lit.

To turn off repeat playback, press the [A-B

REPEAT] key.

The [A-B REPEAT] key goes out, and repeat playback will

be turned off. The A/B point locations also will be erased.

Finding a desired location

(Scrub/Preview function)

The MRS-802 provides a “Scrub” function that lets you

search for a desired location while repeatedly playing a

short region before or after the current point. This is

convenient when you want to accurately ﬁnd the point at

which a speciﬁc sound starts or stops.

When the scrub function is on, you can use the “Preview

function” that plays 0.7 seconds before and after the current

point. By using the scrub and preview functions together,

you can ﬁnd the desired location quickly and accurately.

Using the scrub/preview functions

From the main screen, hold down the STOP [

]

key and press the PLAY [

] key.

This turns on the scrub function, and a short region (40

milliseconds by default) following the current location will

play back repeatedly.

When the scrub function is on, the display changes as

follows.

Use the status keys 1 - 8 to select the track(s) for

scrub playback.

Up to 2 tracks can be selected simultaneously.

Use the cursor left/right keys to cause the unit

indication at the right edge of the counter (“MS” for

time display, or “TICK” for measure display) to

ﬂash.

Turn the dial to the left or right to ﬁnd the desired

location.

During scrub playback, the current location can be moved

Current location

Track

Scrub playback

SCRUB

FRM 40ms

01012660 207 1

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forward or backward in milliseconds or ticks.

If you want to use the preview function to hear the

region before the current location, press the REW

[

] key. To hear the region after the current

location, press the FF [

] key.

If you press the REW [T] key, a region of 0.7 seconds prior

to the current location will play (ending at the current

location). If you press the FF [Y] key, a region of 0.7

seconds following the current location will play (beginning

at the current location). This is called “preview playback”.

When preview playback ends, scrub playback will resume.

To cancel the scrub function, press the STOP [

]

key.

The unit returns to the main screen.

Changing the settings of the scrub

function

When the scrub function is on, you can change the direction

of the scrub playback (whether it will play the region before

or after the current location), and the length of the scrub

playback region.

From the main screen, hold down the STOP [

]

key and press the PLAY [

] key.

This turns the scrub function on, and the following screen

will appear. The characters in the lower left (TO/FRM)

indicate the direction of scrub playback, and the number in

the lower right (40 - 200) is the length of scrub playback.

If you want to change the length of scrub playback,

use the cursor left/right keys to cause the scrub

playback length setting to ﬂash, and turn the dial.

You can select 40, 80, 120, 160, or 200 (ms) as the length of

scrub playback.

HINT

You can also use the cursor up/down keys to change the

scrub playback length.

If you want to change the direction of scrub

playback, use the cursor left/right keys to cause

the scrub playback direction indication to ﬂash,

and turn the dial.

If you select “TO”, scrub playback will begin from an earlier

point and end at the current location. If you select “FRM”,

scrub playback will begin from the current location (this is

the default setting).

HINT

Any change you make to the scrub settings will take effect

immediately.

If you want to use the new scrub playback settings

to ﬁnd a location, use the cursor left/right keys to

move the ﬂashing area to the unit displayed at the

right of the counter (“MS” for time display, or

“TICK” for measure display).

Turn the dial to the left or right to move the current

location.

During scrub playback, the current location can be moved

forward or backward in milliseconds or ticks.

To exit the scrub function, press the STOP [

] key.

The unit returns to the main screen.

SCRUB

FRM 40ms

FRM

Current location Current location

(Default setting)

Scrub playback Scrub playback

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Editing a range of data

The procedure for specifying a range of a V-take and then

performing an action such as copying or moving is

explained below.

Basic editing steps for range editing

When performing editing for a speciﬁed range of data, some

steps are similar for each action. These are as follows.

From the main screen, press the [UTILITY] key in

the display section.

The utility menu appears on the display.

Verify that the indication “UTILITY TR EDIT” is on

the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

The track edit menu containing various editing commands

appears on the display.

Use the cursor left/right keys to select the desired

command.

The following editing commands are available.

•Copy

Copy a speciﬁed range of audio data.

•Move

Move a speciﬁed range of audio data.

•Erase

Erase a speciﬁed range of audio data.

•Trim

Retain only a speciﬁed range of audio data and erase the

rest.

•Fade I/O (Fade-in/out)

Perform fade-in/fade-out over a speciﬁed audio data

interval.

•Reverse

Reverse a speciﬁed range of audio data.

•TimStrch (Time Stretch/Compress)

Change the duration of a speciﬁed range of audio data on a

track without changing the pitch.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The screen for selecting the track and V-take for editing

appears.

The display shown below is an example for selecting the

copy command in step 3.

Turn the dial to select the track number (1 - 8), and

use the cursor up/down keys to select the V-take

number (1 - 10).

On this screen, also V-takes that are not currently selected

for tracks 1 - 8 can be selected for editing.

When track 8 is selected, turning the dial further to the right

brings up the following screen.

When this screen is shown, turning the dial to the right

selects tracks in odd-numbered/even-numbered pairs (1/2,

3/4, 5/6, 7/8) or the master track. In this case, the currently

selected V-take for the two tracks or the master track

becomes the editing target.

Press the [ENTER] key.

UTILITY

TR EDIT

Copy

V-take numbe

Track number

Copy Src

TR 1- 1

Copy Src

TR 8- 1

Copy Src

TR 1/2

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This section explains how to edit audio data contained on the tracks of the recorder section. There are two major types of editing

functions: specifying a range for editing, and editing an entire V-take.

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The subsequent steps will differ, depending on which

command was selected. See the sections for the respective

commands.

When the editing command has been executed,

repeatedly press the [EXIT] key to return to the

main screen.

HINT

After performing an edit function and rewriting the audio data

on a track, the original data cannot be restored. If you want

to retain the condition before editing, use the capture

function for that track (→ p. 55).

Copying a speciﬁed range of data

You can copy the audio data of a speciﬁed range to a

speciﬁed position on a speciﬁed track. This action will

overwrite the existing data at the destination location. The

copy source data will be unchanged.

Refer to steps 1 - 6 of “Basic editing steps” to

select the copy source track/V-take, and press the

[ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows. This screen lets you specify

the copy range start point.

The edit range start point is shown on the left-hand counter

in hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds, and on the right-

hand counter in measures, beats, and ticks.

Use the cursor left/right keys to move the ﬂashing

section of the counter, and turn the dial to specify

the copy start point.

The point can be speciﬁed in hours/minutes/seconds/

milliseconds. When a value is speciﬁed, the measure/beat/

tick counter reﬂects the new location.

If you move the ﬂashing section to the MARKER ﬁeld on

the display, you can specify a mark by turning the dial. In

this case, the mark position becomes the editing start point.

If you move to an area where no data are recorded, a “*”

symbol is shown.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes to “Copy Src END”. This screen lets

you specify the copy range end point.

Use the same procedure as in step 2 to specify the

copy range end point.

If you press the PLAY [R] key at this point, the speciﬁed

range will be played.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The display now shows “Copy Dst TR xx-yy” (where xx is

the track number and yy the V-take number). This screen lets

you specify the copy destination track/V-take.

NOTE

•If you have selected a single track as copy source, only a

single track can be selected as copy destination.

• If you have selected two adjacent tracks or the master

track as copy source, only two adjacent tracks or the

master track can be selected as copy destination. In this

case, the currently selected V-take for each track becomes

the editing target.

Specify the copy destination track/V-take in the

same way as when selecting the copy source

track/V-take, and press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows. This screen lets you specify

the start point on the copy destination V-take.

Copy source track

Copy

Copy destination track

Copy Src

START

0 0 0 0 001 1

Copy Src

END

0 213 0 058 3

Copy Dst

TR 1- 1

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Specify the copy destination start point in the same

way as for the copy source, and press the [ENTER]

key.

The indication “Copy SURE?” appears on the display.

To execute the copy operation, press the [ENTER]

key.

By pressing the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key,

you can return to the previous screens. When the copy is

executed, the indication “Copy COMPLETE” appears on

the display, and the unit returns to the track edit menu.

HINT

To paste the same range repeatedly, use the phrase loop

function (→ p. 57).

Moving a speciﬁed range of data

You can move the audio data of a speciﬁed range to a

speciﬁed position on a speciﬁed track. This action will

overwrite the existing data at the destination location. The

move source data will be erased.

Refer to steps 1 - 6 of “Basic editing steps” to

select the move source track/V-take, and press the

[ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows. This screen lets you specify

the move range start point.

Use the cursor left/right keys to move the ﬂashing

section of the counter, and turn the dial to specify

the move start point.

You can also specify the point as a mark.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes to “Move Src END”.

Use the same procedure as in step 2 to specify the

move range end point.

If you press the PLAY [R] key at this point, the speciﬁed

range will be played.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes to let you specify the move destination

track/V-take.

NOTE

•If you have selected a single track as move source, only a

single track can be selected as move destination.

• If you have selected two adjacent tracks or the master

track as move source, only two adjacent tracks or the

master track can be selected as move destination. In this

case, the currently selected V-take for each track becomes

the editing target.

Specify the move destination track/V-take in the

same way as when selecting the move source

track/V-take, and press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes to the screen for specifying the move

destination start point.

Specify the move destination start point in the

same way as for the move source, and press the

[ENTER] key.

Copy Dst

0 0 0 0 001 1

Move source track

Move

Move destination track

Move Src

START

0 0 0 0 001 1

Move Src

END

0 3 1200 083 4

Move Dst

TR 1- 1

Move Src

0 0 0 0 001 1

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The indication “Move SURE?” appears on the display.

To execute the move operation, press the [ENTER]

key.

By using the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key, you

can move back to previous screens.

When the move is executed, the indication “Move

COMPLETE” appears on the display, and the unit returns to

the track edit menu.

Erasing a speciﬁed range of data

You can erase the audio data of a speciﬁed range and return

the range to the mute (non-recorded) condition.

Refer to steps 1 - 6 of “Basic editing steps” to

select the track/V-take for erasing, and press the

[ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows. This screen lets you specify

the erase range start point.

Use the cursor left/right keys to move the ﬂashing

section of the counter, and turn the dial to specify

the erase start point.

You can also specify the point as a mark.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes to “Ers Src END”.

Use the same procedure as in step 2 to specify the

erase range end point.

If you press the PLAY [R] key at this point, the speciﬁed

range will be played.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “Erase SURE?” appears on the display.

To execute the erase operation, press the [ENTER]

key.

By using the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key, you

can move back to previous screens.

When the erase is executed, the indication “Erase

COMPLETE” appears on the display, and the unit returns to

the track edit menu.

Trimming a speciﬁed range of data

You can erase the audio data of a speciﬁed range and adjust

the data start/end point (trimming). For example, when

preparing to burn the master track onto a CD-R/RW disc,

you might want to remove unwanted portions at the start and

the end of the V-take that will be used.

NOTE

When data before a speciﬁed section are erased (trimmed),

the remaining audio data will move up by that amount.

Therefore the timing may become mismatched with regard to

other tracks/V-takes.

Refer to steps 1 - 6 of “Basic editing steps” to

select the track/V-take for trimming, and press the

[ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows. This screen lets you specify

the start point for the range to be preserved after trimming

(all data before this point will be erased).

Use the cursor left/right keys to move the ﬂashing

section of the counter, and turn the dial to specify

the range start point.

You can also specify the point as a mark.

Press the [ENTER] key.

Erase

Ers Src

START

0 0 0 0 001 1

Ers Src

END

0 132 0 042 1

Erase Erase

Trim Src

START

0 0 0 0 001 1

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The display changes to “Trm Src END”.

Use the same procedure as in step 2 to specify the

range end point.

All data after this point will be erased.

If you press the PLAY [R] key, the speciﬁed range will be

played.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “Trim SURE?” appears on the display.

To execute the trimming operation, press the

[ENTER] key.

By using the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key, you

can move back to previous screens.

When the trimming operation is executed, the indication

“Trim COMPLETE” appears on the display, and the unit

returns to the track edit menu.

Fade-in/fade-out of speciﬁed data

range

You can fade in or fade out the audio data over a speciﬁed

range.

NOTE

The fade-in/out command does not simply alter the track

volume. Rather, it rewrites the waveform data and is

therefore not reversible once executed. If you want to retain

the condition before editing, use the capture function for that

track (→ p. 55).

Refer to steps 1 - 6 of “Basic editing steps” to

select the track/V-take for fade-in or fade-out, and

press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows. This screen lets you specify

the start point for fade-in or fade-out.

Use the cursor left/right keys to move the ﬂashing

section of the counter, and turn the dial to specify

the fade-in or fade-out start point.

You can also specify the point as a mark.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes to “Fade Src END”.

Use the same procedure as in step 2 to specify the

fade-in or fade-out end point.

If you press the PLAY [R] key, the speciﬁed range of the

speciﬁed V-take will be played.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows.

Turn the dial to select the fade-in or fade-out curve.

Curves I-1 to I-3 are for fade-in, and curves O-1 to O-3 are

for fade-out. The three different kinds of curves look as

follows.

Trim Src

END

0 016300 010 3

Fade-in

Fade Src

START

0 0 0 0 001 1

Fade Src

END

0 0 4260 003 1

Fade Src

CURVE

1-1

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Press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “Fade I/O SURE?” appears on the display.

To execute the fade-in/fade-out operation, press

the [ENTER] key.

By using the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key, you

can move back to previous screens.

When the fade-in/fade-out operation is executed, the

indication “Fade I/O COMPLETE” appears on the display,

and the unit returns to the track edit menu.

Reversing a speciﬁed range of audio

data

You can reverse the order of a speciﬁed range of audio data.

Refer to steps 1 - 6 of “Basic editing steps” to

select the track/V-take for reversing, and press the

[ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows. This screen lets you specify

the start point for reversing.

Use the cursor left/right keys to move the ﬂashing

section of the counter, and turn the dial to specify

the reversing start point.

You can also specify the point as a mark.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes to “Rvrs Src END”.

Use the same procedure as in step 2 to specify the

reversing end point.

If you press the PLAY [R] key, the speciﬁed range of the

speciﬁed V-take will be played.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “Reverse SURE?” appears on the display.

To execute the reversing operation, press the

[ENTER] key.

By using the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key, you

can move back to previous screens.

When the reversing operation is executed, the indication

“Reverse COMPLETE” appears on the display, and the unit

returns to the track edit menu.

Changing the duration of a speciﬁed

data range

You can change the duration of a speciﬁed range of audio

data on a track without changing the pitch (time stretch/

compress). The stretched or compressed data can be written

over the old data on the same track or pasted on another

track while leaving the source data unchanged.

Refer to steps 1 - 6 of “Basic editing steps” to

select the track/V-take for time stretch/compress,

and press the [ENTER] key.

Fade-in

Fade-out

I-1 I-2 I-3

O-1 O-2 O-3

A B C D E E D C B A

Reverse

Rvrs Src

START

0 0 0 0 001 1

Rvrs Src

END

0 031 60 015 3

A B C D EA B C D E

Time stretch/compress

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The display changes to a screen for selecting a track/V-take

on which to place the audio data after time stretch/compress.

The indication is “TmStrDst TR-xx-yy” (where xx is the

track number and yy the V-take number).

Use the cursor up/down keys and the dial to select

the destination track/V-take, and press the

[ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows.

This screen lets you specify the ratio for time stretch/

compress in two ways, as listed below (the current selection

ﬂashes).

•Stretch ratio (%)

Expresses the length of the track after time stretch/compress

in percentage of the original. The setting range is 50% -

150%.

•Tempo (BPM)

Sets the tempo (beats per minute) after time stretch/

compress, using the tempo set in the rhythm song as

reference. The default value is the tempo set at the beginning

of the current rhythm song.

Use the cursor left/right keys to select the unit for

making the time stretch/compress setting.

The ﬂashing section moves.

Turn the dial to make the time stretch/compress

setting.

When you change one item, the other item also changes

accordingly.

Also when using the BPM item for making the setting, the

setting range of 50% - 150% cannot be exceeded.

Press the PLAY [

] key.

The stretched/compressed track is played from the

beginning of the V-take.

At the point where you want the time stretch/

compress function to end, press the STOP [

] key.

The indication “TimStrch SURE?” appears on the display.

To execute the time stretch/compress operation,

press the [ENTER] key.

By using the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key, you

can move back to previous screens.

When the time stretch/compress operation is executed, the

indication “TimStrch COMPLETE” appears on the display,

and the unit returns to the track edit menu.

NOTE

When performing time stretch/compress, the range is always

from the start of the V-take to the point where the STOP [P]

key was pressed.

HINT

When wishing to apply time stretch/compress only to a part

of the song such as a drum pattern or riff, use the copy

function and trimming function to create a V-take of the

desired length ﬁrst.

TmStrDst

TR 1- 1

Stretch ratio Tempo

TimStrch

100.00%

120.0

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Editing using V-takes

Recorded audio data can also be edited in V-take units. You

can for example exchange the data on two V-takes, or delete

a V-take that is no longer needed.

Basic V-take editing steps

When editing audio data in V-take units, some steps are

similar for each action. These are as follows.

From the main screen, press the [TRACK

PARAMETER] key in the track parameter section.

Use the cursor up/down keys to bring up the

following indication on the display.

In this condition, you can switch V-takes.

While this screen is shown, the level meter’s dot ﬂashing/lit/

out status indicates the V-take selection and the presence or

absence of audio data.

Use the cursor left/right keys and the dial to select

a track and V-take.

The status key for the currently selected track is lit in

orange. You can also press a status key to select a track.

It is also possible to select the master track. In this case, the

indication shows “M- 1” and the [MASTER] status key is

lit.

Press the [UTILITY] key in the display section.

A menu for editing audio data in track units appears on the

display.

Repeatedly press the [UTILITY] key to call up the

desired command.

The following editing commands are available.

•ERASE

Erase the audio data on a speciﬁed track/V-take.

•COPY

Copy the audio data of a speciﬁed track/V-take to another

track/V-take.

•MOVE

Move the audio data of a speciﬁed track/V-take to another

track/V-take.

•EXCHG (Exchange)

Exchange the audio data of a speciﬁed track/V-take with the

data of another track/V-take.

HINT

If necessary, you can also change your selection of track and

V-take from this screen.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The subsequent steps will differ, depending on which

command was selected. See the sections for the respective

commands.

When the editing command has been executed,

repeatedly press the [EXIT] key to return to the

main screen.

TR 1- 1

V-take Lit: recorded V-take

Out: unrecorded V-take

Flashing: currently selected V-take

Track

ERASE

TR 1- 1

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Erasing a V-take

You can erase the audio data on a speciﬁed V-take. The V-

take is returned to the non-recorded condition.

Refer to steps 1 - 5 of “Basic V-take editing steps”

to select the track/V-take to erase and to bring up

the indication “ERASE” on the display. Then press

the [ENTER] key.

The indication “ERASE SURE?” appears on the display.

To execute the erase operation, press the [ENTER]

key once more. To cancel the operation, press the

[EXIT] key.

After the erase operation is completed, the unit returns to the

V-take editing menu.

Copying a V-take

You can copy the audio data of a speciﬁed V-take to any

other V-take. This action will overwrite any existing data on

the destination V-take. The data on the copy source V-take

will be unchanged.

Refer to steps 1 - 5 of “Basic V-take editing steps”

to select the track/V-take to copy and to bring up

the indication “COPY” on the display. Then press

the [ENTER] key.

A screen for selecting the copy destination appears on the

display.

Use the cursor left/right keys and the dial to select

the destination V-take, and press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “COPY SURE?” appears on the display.

To execute the copy operation, press the [ENTER]

key once more. To cancel the operation, press the

[EXIT] key.

After the copy operation is completed, the unit returns to the

V-take editing menu.

Moving a V-take

You can move the audio data of a speciﬁed V-take to any

other V-take. This action will overwrite any existing data on

the destination V-take. The data on the move source V-take

will be erased.

Refer to steps 1 - 5 of “Basic V-take editing steps”

to select the track/V-take to move and to bring up

the indication “MOVE” on the display. Then press

the [ENTER] key.

A screen for selecting the move destination appears on the

display.

Use the cursor left/right keys and the dial to select

the destination V-take, and press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “MOVE SURE?” appears on the display.

To execute the move operation, press the [ENTER]

key once more. To cancel the operation, press the

[EXIT] key.

After the move operation is completed, the unit returns to

the V-take editing menu.

Erase

Copy source track

Copy

Copy destination track

COPY TO

TR 4- 1

Move source track

Move

Move destination track

MOVE TO

TR 1- 1

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Exchanging V-takes

You can exchange the audio data of two speciﬁed V-takes.

Refer to steps 1 - 5 of “Basic V-take editing steps”

to select the exchange source track/V-take and to

bring up the indication “EXCHG” on the display.

Then press the [ENTER] key.

A screen for selecting the exchange destination appears on

the display.

Use the cursor left/right keys and the dial to select

the exchange destination V-take, and press the

[ENTER] key.

The indication “EXCHG SURE?” appears on the display.

To execute the exchange operation, press the

[ENTER] key once more. To cancel the operation,

press the [EXIT] key.

After the exchange operation is completed, the unit returns

to the V-take editing menu.

Track capture and swap

You can capture the audio data of any track and temporarily

store them on the hard disk. Later you can swap the captured

data with the current data of the track. This lets you for

example save the state of a track before an editing operation.

If the result of the operation is not as desired, you can then

easily restore the track to its previous state.

NOTE

Captured track data will be erased from the hard disk when

the currently selected project is saved.

Capturing a track

You can capture the audio data of any speciﬁed track.

From the main screen, press the [UTILITY] key in

the display section.

The indication “UTILITY TR EDIT” appears on the display.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “UTILITY CAP/SWAP” on the display,

and press the [ENTER] key.

Exchange

EXCHG TO

TR 1- 1

Recorded data

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Captured data

of track 1

Capture operation

for track 1

Recorded data

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Captured data

of track 1

Swap operation

for track 1

◆ Capture

Recorder

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Captured data

of track 1

Recorder

◆ Swap

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Use the status keys or the dial to select a track for

capture.

The status key for the currently selected track is lit in

orange.

It is also possible to select the master track. In this case, the

indication shows “MASTER” and the [MASTER] status

key is lit.

NOTE

An unrecorded track cannot be captured.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “CAPTURE SURE?” appears on the display.

To carry out the capture operation, press the

[ENTER] key once more.

When capture is executed, the indication “SWAP TRxx”

(where xx is the track number) appears on the display. In this

condition, swapping with the displayed track is possible.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key.

HINT

By repeating steps 3 - 5, you can capture multiple tracks.

Swapping track data and captured

data

You can swap the current data of a track with the captured

data.

From the main screen, press the [UTILITY] key in

the display section.

The indication “UTILITY TR EDIT” appears on the display.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “UTILITY CAP/SWAP” on the display,

and press the [ENTER] key.

Use the status keys or the dial to select a track that

was previously captured.

When you select a captured track, the indication “SWAP”

appears on the display.

HINT

If you select a track that was not captured, the indication

“CAPTURE” appears.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “SWAP SURE?” appears on the display.

To carry out the swap operation, press the [ENTER]

key once more.

The audio data of the selected track are swapped with the

previously captured audio data.

HINT

By performing the swap operation once more, you can return

the track contents to the previous condition.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key.

CAUTURE

TR1

SWAP

TR1

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Track/V-take

Phrase

CD-ROM/R/RW

(1)

(2)

(3)

Phrase pool

Track/V-take

Phrase

Project

Phrase pool

Project

Which kind of phrases can be

used?

The MRS-802 can manage up to 100 phrases in one project.

The phrases are stored on the hard disk in an area called the

“phrase pool”. The following kinds of data can be used as a

phrase.

(1)

Any track/V-take in the currently loaded project

You can select any track/V-take in the currently loaded

project and specify a range to be used as a phrase.

(2)

Audio ﬁle on CD-ROM/R/RW

You can load a stereo or mono audio ﬁle (8bit/16bit AIFF or

WAV ﬁle with sampling frequency 8 - 48 kHz) from a CD-

ROM/R/RW disc inserted in the CD-R/RW drive and use it

as a phrase.

NOTE

• After loading, all audio ﬁles are played with a sampling

frequency of 44.1 kHz. If necessary, ﬁles with other

sampling frequencies can be converted (resampled) to

44.1 kHz.

•Files not corresponding to the ISO 9660 Level 2 standard

will not be recognized.

• Files written to the disc in an open session will not be

recognized.

(3)

Phrase from another project

You can load any phrase from a project stored on the internal

hard disk of the MRS-802. In this case, specifying a range is

not possible.

HINT

It is not possible to directly load an audio track from an audio

CD as a phrase into the phrase pool. You must ﬁrst read it

into a track (→ p. 119).

Once you have loaded phrases into the phrase pool, you can

specify various parameters such as playback range and

volume level, and then you can specify a playback sequence

and number of times each phrase is played. The result can

then be written to any track/V-take as a phrase loop.

Reference [Phrase Looping]

The MRS-802 lets you handle part of a recorded track or an audio ﬁle on CD-ROM as a phrase that can be loaded and played

freely, in a preprogrammed sequence or for a speciﬁed number of times. The result can be written to any track/V-take. This

function is called “phrase looping”. For example, you could use a commercially available sampling CD to pick up drum loops in

any desired order, and use these to create a rhythm track.

This section describes the steps for phrase looping.

Reference [Phrase Looping]

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Loading a phrase

This section describes how to load a phrase into the phrase

pool.

Basic phrase loading steps

When loading phrases, some steps are similar for each

phrase type. These are as follows.

From the main screen, press the [UTILITY] key in

the display section.

The utility menu appears on the display.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “UTILITY PHRASE” on the display, and

press the [ENTER] key.

The phrase menu appears on the display.

HINT

Phrase number 0 already contains a 4/4 beat 1-measure rest.

Turn the dial to select a number into which the

phrase should be loaded.

If you select an empty phrase number, the display shows

“EMPTY”.

NOTE

If you select a number into which a phrase is already loaded,

the previous phrase will be erased and replaced by the new

phrase.

Press the [UTILITY] key in the display section once

more.

The phrase utility menu appears on the display.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “PHRASE IMPORT” on the display, and

press the [ENTER] key.

The menu for selecting the import source appears on the

display.

Use the cursor left/right keys to select one of the

following, and press the [ENTER] key.

•TAKE

Import a speciﬁed range of audio data from any track/V-take

in the currently loaded project.

•WAV/AIFF

Import an audio ﬁle (WAV/AIFF) from a CD-ROM or CD-

R/RW disc inserted in the CD-R/RW drive or from the

internal hard disk.

•PHRASE

Import a phrase from the phrase pool of another project

saved on the hard disk.

The subsequent steps will differ, depending on which source

was selected. See the sections for the respective commands.

After the import operation was carried out, the phrase menu

appears again on the display. If desired, you can import

another phrase. Up to 100 phrases can be included in a

project (1 phrase at sampling frequency 44.1 kHz/duration =

1 second to 30 minutes).

Importing a V-take from the current

project

You can specify a range from any track/V-take of the current

project and use it as material for a phrase loop.

Refer to steps 1 - 6 of “Basic phrase loading steps”

to select “TAKE” as import source. Then press the

[ENTER] key.

The indication “IMPORT TR xx-yy” (where xx is the track

number and yy the V-take number) appears on the display.

This indicates the import source.

Turn the dial to select the track number (1 - 8), and

use the cursor up/down keys to select the V-take

number (1 - 10).

UTILITY

TR EDIT

PHRASE

REST

Phrase name Phrase number

IMPORT

TAKE

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On this screen, also V-takes that are not currently selected

for tracks 1 - 8 can be selected for loading.

When track 8 is selected, turning the dial further to the right

brings up the following screen.

When this screen is shown, turning the dial to the right

selects tracks in odd-numbered/even-numbered pairs (1/2,

3/4, 5/6, 7/8) or the master track. In this case, the currently

selected V-take for the two tracks or the master track

becomes the loading target. Use the dial and the cursor up/

down keys to select the track/V-take.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes to “IMPORT START”. In this

condition, you can specify the start point for the data range

to be imported.

Use the cursor left/right keys to move the ﬂashing

section of the counter, and turn the dial to specify

the start point.

If you move the ﬂashing section to the MARKER ﬁeld on

the display, you can specify a mark by turning the dial. In

this case, the mark position becomes the import start point.

NOTE

•By holding down the STOP [P] key and pressing the PLAY

[R] key you can perform scrub playback of the V-take of

the speciﬁed track (→ p. 44).

• The playback range of the phrase loop can be ﬁne-

adjusted also after importing. Therefore it sufﬁces if you

make a rough selection here.

•You cannot specify a point where there are no audio data.

If you try to do this, the indication “*” appears on the

display.

When you have speciﬁed the start point, press the

[ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows.

Specify the end point of the range in the same way.

If you press the PLAY [R] key, the speciﬁed range will be

played.

When you have speciﬁed the range, press the

[ENTER] key.

The indication “IMPORT SURE?” appears on the display.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The phrase is imported. When the import process is

completed, the phrase menu appears again.

Importing a WAV/AIFF ﬁle

You can import an audio ﬁle (WAV/AIFF) from a CD-ROM

or CD-R/RW disc inserted in the CD-R/RW drive or from

the internal hard disk.

Before doing this, the following preparations are necessary.

•When importing from the CD-R/RW drive

Insert a CD-ROM or CD-R/RW disc containing audio ﬁles

into the CD-R/RW drive.

• When importing from the internal hard disk

Copy audio ﬁles from a computer into a folder named

“WAV_AIFF” immediately under the root directory (top

level folder) of the internal hard disk.

ImprtSrc

TR 8- 1

ImprtSrc

TR1/2

ImprtSrc

START

0 0 0 0

ImprtSrc

END

0 0 1 0

IMPORT

SURE?

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NOTE

•To copy audio ﬁles to the internal hard disk, the option card

UIB01/UIB-02 and a computer are necessary. For details,

refer to the documentation of the UIB-01/UIB-02.

• Any sub folders in the WAV_AIFF folder are not

recognized.

Refer to steps 1 - 6 of “Basic phrase loading steps”

to select “WAV/AIFF” as import source. Then press

the [ENTER] key.

The indication “IMPORT CD-ROM” appears on the display.

You can now select the source device.

Use the cursor left/right keys to select the source

device: “CD-ROM” (CD-R/RW drive) or “IntHDD”

(internal hard disk).

Press the [ENTER] key.

The unit searches for WAV/AIFF ﬁles on the speciﬁed

device. When ﬁles are found, their names are listed on the

display.

HINT

When you select the CD-ROM as import source but no disc

is inserted in the drive, the indication “IMPORT Ins Disc”

appears on the display and the tray of the CD-R/RW drive

opens. To continue the process, insert a disc containing

audio ﬁles and then press the [ENTER] key.

Turn the dial to select the audio ﬁle to import.

When accessing a disc in the CD-R/RW drive which has

audio ﬁles in a certain folder, select the folder name with the

dial.

When you press the [ENTER] key in this condition, the ﬁles

inside the selected folder are displayed. Use the [EXIT] key

to return to the next higher level.

To carry out the import process, press the [ENTER]

key.

Depending on the sampling frequency of the imported audio

ﬁle, the following applies.

•Sampling frequency 44.1 kHz

When you press the [ENTER] key, the audio ﬁle is

imported. When the process is complete, the phrase menu

appears again.

•Sampling frequency other than 44.1 kHz

When you press the [ENTER] key, a selection screen for

conversion to 44.1 kHz (resampling) appears.

Turn the dial to select resampling on/off, and then press the

[ENTER] key once more. When the import process is

complete, the phrase menu appears again.

NOTE

Imported audio ﬁles are always played with a sampling

frequency of 44.1 kHz. If resampling was disabled during

import, a ﬁle with a different sampling frequency will play

back with a different pitch.

Importing a phrase from a different

project

You can import any phrase contained in the phrase pool of

another project stored on the hard disk.

HINT

When you import a phrase from the phrase pool of another

project, you cannot specify a range. If necessary, edit the

phrase playback point after importing the phrase (→ p. 61).

Refer to steps 1 - 6 of “Basic phrase loading steps”

to select “PHRASE” as import source. Then press

the [ENTER] key.

The indication “PRJ SEL xxxxx” (where xxxxx is the

project name) appears on the display. You can now select the

source project.

IMPORT

CD-ROM

IMPORT

LOOP1

IMPORT

WAVFILES

WAV/AIFF

Resample

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Turn the dial to select the source project, and press

the [ENTER] key.

The display now shows the screen for selecting phrases in

that project.

HINT

If the selected project does not contain any phrases, the

indication “NO DATA” appears on the display for 2 seconds,

and then the original screen returns.

Turn the dial to select the phrase, and press the

[ENTER] key.

The indication “IMPORT SURE?” appears on the display.

To carry out the import process, press the [ENTER]

key once more.

The phrase is imported. When the import process is

completed, the phrase menu appears again.

Adjusting phrase parameters

Once you have imported phrases into the phrase pool, you

should specify parameters such as playback range and

number of measures. The following parameters can be

adjusted for each phrase individually.

•START/END (playback start/end point)

This parameter determines the playback start point and end

point of the phrase in millisecond units. In the default

condition, the parameter is set to the start and end of the

imported data. This parameter can be used for example to

extract only a part of a drum loop imported from CD-ROM.

•MEAS X (number of measures)

This parameter speciﬁes to how many measures the range

between the START/END parameter values corresponds.

The parameter lets you compress or expand the playing

duration of the phrase to match the tempo setting of the

rhythm section. The setting range is 1 - 99 measures.

•TIMSIG (Beat)

This parameter speciﬁes the number of beats per measure in

the imported phrase. In combination with the MEAS X

parameter, this determines the phrase length. The setting

range is 1 (1/4) to 8 (8/4).

HINT

If you do not wish to match the phrase to the rhythm section

tempo, adjusting the MEAS X and TIMSIG parameters is not

necessary.

•NAME

This is the name assigned to the phrase.

•LVL (level)

This is the playback level of the phrase.

To adjust the above parameters, proceed as follows.

From the main screen, press the [UTILITY] key in

the display section.

The utility menu appears on the display.

Project name Project number

PRJ SEL

PROJ003

Phrase name Phrase number

PHRASE

PH003-02

UTILITY

TR EDIT

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Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “UTILITY PHRASE” on the display, and

press the [ENTER] key.

The names and numbers of phrases in the phrase pool appear

on the display.

Turn the dial to select the number of the phrase you

want to edit.

When you press the PLAY [R] key, the selected phrase is

played. If you select a number where no phrase is imported,

the indication “EMPTY” appears instead of the phrase

name.

Press the [EDIT] key.

The phrase edit menu appears.

Use the cursor up/down keys to call up the

parameter you want to edit.

•MEAS X xx (xx = 01 - 99)

You can set the number of measures in the range from 1 - 99.

•TIMSIG (Beat)

You can set the number of beats per measure in the phrase.

The setting range is 1 (1/4) to 8 (8/4).

•START

You can adjust the phrase start point in minutes, seconds,

and milliseconds.

•END

You can adjust the phrase end point in minutes, seconds, and

milliseconds.

•NAME

You can specify a name for the phrase.

•LVL

You can adjust the phrase playback level in the range of ±24

dB.

Use the dial and the cursor left/right keys to adjust

the setting value.

•Adjusting MEAS/TIMSIG/LVL

Turn the dial to set the numerical value.

•Adjusting START/END

Use the cursor left/right keys to select the unit, and turn the

dial to set the numerical value.

•Adjusting NAME

Use the cursor left/right keys to select the character to edit,

and turn the dial to select the character.

HINT

You can use the PLAY [R] key to check the phrase both

during and after editing.

Repeat steps 5 - 6 to complete the phrase.

If desired, press the [EXIT] key several times to return to the

screen of step 2, and select another phrase parameter.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

Copying a phrase

You can copy a phrase to any other phrase number. Any

phrase at the copy destination will be overwritten (erased).

This is convenient for example to use one phrase as a

starting point and save it with different parameter settings.

From the main screen, press the [UTILITY] key in

the display section.

The utility menu appears on the display.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “UTILITY PHRASE” on the display, and

press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows.

PHRASE

REST

PHRASE

MEAS X02

UTILITY

TR EDIT

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[SOLO] key

Serves to enter "x" (multiplication

symbol), "+" (addition symbol), "("

(open bracket), and ")" (close

bracket). The symbol changes with

each push of the [SOLO] key.

Status key [DRUM] Status keys 1 - 9

Serve to specify the pattern number and number of

repetitions. The [DRUM] status key enters "0" and the 1 - 9

status keys enter the numbers "1" - "9".

Turn the dial to select the copy source.

Press the [INSERT/COPY] key in the control

section.

The screen for specifying the copy destination phrase

number appears.

Turn the dial to select the phrase number for the

copy destination.

The indication “COPY SURE?” appears on the display.

HINT

If a phrase already exists at the copy destination number, it

will be erased and replaced by the copy source phrase. Take

care not to accidentally delete a phrase.

To carry out the copy process, press the [ENTER]

key once more.

The phrase is copied. When the copy process is completed,

the display reverts to the condition of step 2.

Creating a phrase loop

Phrases stored in the phrase pool can be selected and lined

up in any desired sequence, and with any number of

repetitions. The result can be written to a track/V-take as a

phrase loop. When being written to the track/V-take, the

phrase loop is stored in the same format as regular audio

data, so that the resulting V-take can be used in the same way

as other V-takes.

About phrase loop FAST input

The FAST (Formula Assisted Song Translator) method uses

simple formulas to specify rhythm pattern playback from

start to end.

The status keys and [SOLO] key in the fader section are

used for FAST input, as described below.

PHRASE

REST

COPY TO

PH000-03

Audio data

Write

V-take

Phrase A Phrase B Phrase C Phrase D

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HINT

The FAST input method can also be used to program the

rhythm pattern sequence in a rhythm song (→ p. 83).

The basic rules for programming a phrase loop are as

follows.

•Select the phrase

Use status keys 1 - 9 and the [DRUM] status key to enter a

phrase number from 0 - 99. The display shows the phrase

number.

•Line up phrases

Use the “+” symbol to line up phrases. For example,

entering 0+1+2

will result in the following play sequence.

•Repeat phrases

Use the “x” symbol to specify phrase repetitions. “x” takes

precedence over “+”. For example, entering 0+1x2+2

will

result in the following play sequence.

•Link phrases

Use the “(“ and “)” symbols to link a group of phrases for

repetition, and use the “x” symbol to specify the repetition

count. For example, entering (1+2)x2+3

will result in the

following play sequence.

An example for creating the phrase loop “ 0+(1+2)x8 ” is

shown below.

HINT

• When you enter a numeral, the cursor (ﬂashing segment)

automatically moves one step to the right.

• After entering “x” and “+” etc., you must use the cursor

right key to move the cursor (ﬂashing segment) one step to

the right. Then enter the numeral.

•If the formula for the phrase loop does not ﬁt on two lines,

the indication scrolls in steps of one character. If you use

the cursor left/right keys to move the input position, the

line scrolls left and right accordingly.

After entering a formula, it can be edited as follows.

•Inserting numbers or symbols

Use the cursor left/right keys to move the cursor (ﬂashing

segment) to the desired position and enter the new numeral

or symbol.

Phrase 0 Phrase 1 Phrase 2

Phrase 0 Phrase 1 Phrase 1 Phrase 2

Phrase 1 Phrase 2 Phrase 1 Phrase 2 Phrase 3

Press

3 times

Press

4 times

Press

2 times

0+(

0+(1+

0+(1+2)

0+(1+2)x

0+(1

0+(1+2)x

0+(1+2

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•Deleting numbers or symbols

Use the cursor left/right keys to move the cursor (ﬂashing

segment) to the desired position and press the [DELETE/

ERASE] key.

When formula input is complete, specify a track/V-take on

which to store the phrase loop as audio data.

NOTE

•The formula for a phrase loop is stored as part of a project

also after writing the result to a track/V-take. Therefore you

can edit and reuse the formula later.

•For a phrase loop that has already been written to a track/

V-take, it is not possible to write it again in part or to add

another phrase loop. In such a case, specify the entire

phrase again as a formula and write the entire phrase

again.

Writing a phrase loop to a track

This section explains how to create a phrase loop and write it

as audio data to a speciﬁed track/V-take.

From the main screen, press the [UTILITY] key in

the display section.

The utility menu appears on the display.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “UTILITY PHRASE” on the display, and

press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows.

Press the [UTILITY] key in the display section once

more.

The phrase utility menu appears on the display.

Verify that the indication “PHRASE CREATE” is on

the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

If “PHRASE IMPORT” is shown, use the cursor left/right

keys to call up “PHRASE CREATE” and press the

[ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows. This screen lets you select a

track/V-take for writing the phrase loop.

Use the cursor up/down keys and the dial to select

the track/V-take to which to write the phrase that

will be created.

When track 8 is selected, turning the dial further to the right

brings up the following screen.

When this screen is shown, turning the dial to the right

selects tracks in odd-numbered/even-numbered pairs (1/2,

3/4, 5/6, 7/8) or the master track. In this case, the currently

selected V-take for the two tracks or the master track

becomes the writing target.

NOTE

• If the phrase is monaural and the write target track is

stereo, the same data will be written to both tracks.

• If the phrase is stereo and the write target track is mono,

the left and right channels of the phrase will be mixed

when the data are written to the track.

• When a V-take which already contains audio data is

selected, the existing data will be completely erased and

overwritten by the new audio data.

When you have selected a track/V-take, press the

[ENTER] key.

A screen for selecting the phrase loop number appears.

PHRASE

REST

PHRASE

CREATE

TR 1- 1

CREATE

TR 8- 1

CREATE

TR1/2

CREATE

LOOP01

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Turn the dial to select the desired phrase loop

number, and press the [ENTER] key.

Phrase loops can be created from 1 - 10. The name LOOP01

- LOOP10 is assigned to the respective loop.

When you press the [ENTER] key, the display changes to

the loop input screen.

Use the status keys and [SOLO] key in the fader

section to input the formula for creating the loop.

For information on the FAST entry procedure, refer to page

64.

When formula input is completed, press the

[ENTER] key.

The following screen appears on the display. This screen lets

you select whether to match phrase playback to the rhythm

section measure.

10.

Turn the dial to select one of the following

methods.

•ADJUST OFF

When you select this setting, the selected phrase is played

continuously, independent of the rhythm song bar lines and

tempo. (This is the default setting.)

•ADJUST BAR

When you select this setting, phrase playback start is aligned

to the measure start of the rhythm song. If one measure of

the phrase (phrase playback range divided by number of

measures speciﬁed by MEAS X parameter) is longer than

one measure of the rhythm song, the phrase is switched

when the number of measures speciﬁed by the MEAS X

(→ P.61) parameter has played, without waiting for the end

of the phrase. If one measure of the phrase is shorter than

one measure of the rhythm song, there will be a blank until

the measure where playback switches to the next phrase.

•ADJUST BAR & LEN

When you select this setting, the phrase length is adjusted so

that the measures of the rhythm song and the phrase are

matched. (Pitch will not change.)

NOTE

• When selecting ADJUST BAR or ADJUST BAR & LEN,

verify that the MEAS X parameter for each phrase is set to

a suitable number of measures. If the setting is

inappropriate, the rhythm song and phrase will not

synchronize properly.

• If the compression/stretch ratio exceeds a certain range,

the result will not be as intended. In this case, the

indication “Out of range” appears during processing.

11.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “CREATE SURE?” appears on the display.

12.

To carry out the phrase loop creation process,

press the [ENTER] key once more.

The phrase loop is created. When the process is completed,

the display reverts to the condition of step 2.

0+(1+2)x

ADJUST

OFF

3-1 4-12-11-1

(measure - beat)

Phrase A Phrase B

3-1 4-12-11-1

(measure - beat)

Phrase A

(MEAS x02) Phrase B

(MEAS x01)

3-1 4-12-11-1

(measure - beat)

Phrase A

(MEAS x02) Phrase B

(MEAS x01)

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DRUM 12345678 MASTER

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Track 4

Track 5

Track 6

Track 7

Track 8

Master track

OUTPUT

To maste

track

From master track

Drum

sound

From

immediately

after [MASTER] fader

To immediately

before [MASTER] fader

Recorder section

Rhythm section

Track mixer

About the mixer

The mixer of the MRS-802 is divided into two sections: an

“input mixer” that processes the input signals from the input

jacks, and a “track mixer” that processes the signals from the

tracks of the recorder section and from the rhythm section.

Details of each mixer are described below.

■Input mixer

The input mixer serves to adjust the sensitivity of the signals

that are input from the INPUT 1/2 jacks, set various

parameters such as pan and send levels to the send/return

effects, and assign the signals to the recorder tracks.

The parameters that can be adjusted in the input mixer are

listed in the following table.

■Track mixer

The track mixer serves to process the playback signals of the

recorder tracks (1 - 8) and the rhythm section (drum track),

and mix these signals to stereo.

The faders and status keys are used to adjust the volume for

each track and control the on/off setting.

The signal mixed by the track mixer is routed via the

[MASTER] fader to the MASTER OUTPUT jacks and the

master track (see diagram below).

The parameters that can be adjusted in the track mixer are

listed in the following table.

HINT

The drum kit signal is in stereo. For the drum channel of the

track mixer, the left/right parameter settings are therefore

linked.

INPUT 1/2

jacks

Input mixer

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Track 4

Track 5

Track 6

Track 7

Track 8

Recorder section

CHO SEND

REV SEND

PAN

REC LVL

Volume sent to chorus/delay (send/return effect)

Volume sent to reverb (send/return effect)

Left/right position (L/R channel balance)

Volume of input signal (position of [REC LEVEL]

control)

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EQ HI G

EQ HI F

EQ LO G

EQ LO F

CHO SEND

REV SEND

PAN

FADER

ST LINK

V TAKE

High frequency range EQ boost/cut amount

High frequency range EQ boost/cut frequency

Low frequency range EQ boost/cut amount

Low frequency range EQ boost/cut frequency

Volume sent to chorus/delay (send/return effect)

Volume sent to reverb (send/return effect)

Left/right position (L/R channel balance)

Volume of track or rhythm section

Link parameters of odd/even-numbered channels

V-take selected for track

Description Drum track Track 1 - 8 Master track Parameter

Basic operation of the input

mixer

Assigning input signals to tracks

This section explains how to adjust the level of signals input

from the INPUT 1/2 jacks and the GUITAR/BASS jack, and

how to send them to a track in the recorder section.

Make sure that the instrument or mic that you want

to record is connected to the INPUT 1/2 or the

GUITAR/BASS jack.

NOTE

When something is connected to both the INPUT 1 jack and

the GUITAR/BASS jack, the signal at the GUITAR/BASS jack

has priority and the INPUT 1 signal is disabled.

Press the [INPUT 1] or [INPUT 2] key, so that the

key to which the instrument or mic is connected

lights up.

This shows that the input is selected. You can also select

both inputs by pressing the two keys simultaneously.

HINT

If an input is already selected (key is lit) and you press the

other key, the currently selected key goes out and the other

key becomes active.

While playing your instrument, turn the [INPUT]

control for the input selected in step 2, to adjust

the input sensitivity.

Make adjustments so that the [PEAK] indicator ﬂickers

slightly when you play your instrument at its loudest

volume.

If you will be recording the sound through the

insert effect, press the [INPUT SOURCE] key in the

effect section and turn the dial to set the insert

position for the effect to IN.

With the default settings of a project, the insert effect is

inserted into the input mixer (IN), and a patch suitable for

guitar/bass recording is selected.

HINT

If you want to record without sending the sound through the

insert effect, press the [BYPASS/TUNER] key in the effect

section to bypass the insert effect.

Press the [EXIT] key to return to the main screen.

Press one of [INSERT EFFECT] keys in the effect

section to select the desired algorithm, and turn

the dial to select the patch to be used.

The key lights up and the currently selected patch appears

on the display. When patch selection is complete, press the

[EXIT] key to return to the main screen.

You can also select a patch by using the PATCH SELECT

[Q]/[W] keys in the effect section.

While playing your instrument, adjust the recording

level by turning the [REC LEVEL] control.

The [REC LEVEL] control adjusts the signal level before it

is sent to the recording track (i.e., after it has passed through

IN SRC

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the insert effect). The [CLIP] indicator will light if the level

is too high. Set the recording level as high as possible, but

avoid settings that cause the [CLIP] indicator to light.

HINT

• The level of the signal sent to the recording track will

change according to the settings of the insert effect

parameters. If you switch insert effect patches or edit the

parameters, you should once again check whether the

recording level is appropriate.

•The precise setting of the [REC LEVEL] control parameter

can be checked by pressing the track parameter section

[TRACK PARAMETER] key → [INPUT 1] (or [INPUT 2]) and

repeatedly the cursor down key. The value set with the

[REC LEVEL] control is shown numerically. This is useful to

obtain accurate information about the recording level

setting.

Press the status key for the recording destination

track (1 - 8) so that the key is lit in red. The track is

now ready for recording.

The input signal from the input mixer will be sent to the

recording track. You can select record mode for two tracks

by causing two status keys to light up. Combinations are

limited to 1/2, 3/4, 5/6, or 7/8.

The signal ﬂow from the input mixer to the track will change

as follows, depending on the number of inputs and recording

tracks.

•Two mono tracks selected as recording tracks

•One mono track selected as recording track

•No track selected as recording track

NOTE

The diagrams above show the signal ﬂow when the insert

effect has not been inserted into the input mixer. For details

on the signal ﬂow when the insert effect is inserted, refer to

page 102.

Adjusting the depth of the send/

return effects

The depth of the send/return effects can be adjusted by

setting the volume (send level) of the signal that is sent from

the input mixer to each send/return effect (chorus/delay,

reverb).

In normal operation, sending the signal from the input mixer

to the send/return effect will only apply the effect to the

signal that is sent from the MASTER OUTPUT jacks, and

will not affect the signal that is recorded on a track.

INPUT 1

INPUT 2

Track

Recorder

INPUT 1

INPUT 2

Track

Recorder

Track

Recorder

INPUT 1

INPUT 2

OUTPUT

MASTER

[MASTER]

fader

[MASTER]

fader

Track

mixer

Track

mixer

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HINT

To record the signal processed by the send/return effect on

a track, you can use bounce recording while the respective

[INPUT 1]/[INPUT 2] key is on (→ p. 39).

Press the [CHORUS/DELAY] key or [REVERB] key

to select a patch for the send/return effect.

The display changes and shows the currently selected patch

of the selected effect (chorus/delay or reverb).

Turn the dial to select the patch you want to use.

You can also select a patch by using the PATCH SELECT

[Q]/[W] keys in the effect section.

When you have selected the patch, press the [EXIT] key to

return to the main screen.

Press the [TRACK PARAMETER] key in the track

parameter section and use the cursor up/down

keys to bring the following indication onto the

display.

•To adjust the chorus/delay send level

•To adjust the reverb send level

Press the [INPUT 1] or [INPUT 2] key in the input

section.

The input mixer (INPUT) is selected as target for setting the

send level.

Turn the dial to select the effect depth.

Higher values result in more effect depth (stronger effect).

The range and default values for the parameters are shown

below.

•CHORUS/DELAY SEND: 0 - 100 (default: 0)

•REVERB SEND: 0 - 100 (default: 0)

HINT

When the send level is shown on the display, pressing the

[ENTER] key will turn the signal output to the send return

effect off. Pressing the key once more will turn the signal on

again.

When you have ﬁnished making settings, press the

[EXIT] key.

The unit returns to the main screen.

Adjusting the pan/balance

This section explains how to adjust the pan (stereo position)

of the signal sent from the input mixer to the MASTER

OUTPUT jacks and the recording tracks, or the balance (the

volume balance between two channels).

Press the [TRACK PARAMETER] key in the track

parameter section and use the cursor up/down

keys to bring the following indication onto the

display.

Press the [INPUT 1] or [INPUT 2] key in the input

section.

The input mixer (INPUT) is selected as target for panning

adjustment.

Turn the dial to edit the value of the PAN parameter.

The PAN parameter can be adjusted in a range of L100 (far

left) - 0 (center) - R100 (far right).

Parameter Setting value

TR1

CHO SEND

Parameter Setting value

TR1

REV SEND

INPUT

CHO SEND

TR1

PAN

INPUT

PAN

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When you have ﬁnished adjusting the panning

value, press the [EXIT] key.

The unit returns to the main screen. The function of the PAN

parameter changes as follows, depending on the number of

inputs that are currently turned on, and on the number of

recording tracks that are currently selected.

•When no recording track is selected

For the signal that is sent from the input mixer to the L/R

channels of the MASTER OUTPUT jacks, the PAN

parameter will adjust the panning position (if the input is in

mono) or the balance (if the input is in stereo).

•When two mono tracks are selected as recording

tracks

For the signal that is sent from the input mixer to the two

tracks, the PAN parameter will adjust the panning position

(if the input is in mono) or the balance (if the input is in

stereo).

•When one mono track is selected as recording track

The PAN parameter will have no effect.

Basic operation of the track

mixer

Adjusting the volume/pan/EQ

For each channel, you can adjust the volume, panning

(stereo position between L/R channels), and EQ (equalizer).

To adjust the volume of the audio track or the drum

track, operate the respective fader.

To adjust the panning position of a track or the

drum track, press the [TRACK PARAMETER] key in

the track parameter section and use the cursor up/

down keys to bring the following indication onto

the display.

Press the status key for the audio track or the drum

track, and turn the dial to edit the value of the PAN

parameter.

The PAN parameter can be adjusted in a range of L100 (far

left) - 0 (center) - R100 (far right).

To adjust the pan of another track or the drum track, repeat

steps 2 - 3.

HINT

• If the stereo link function (→ p. 73) is activated for the

selected target track (audio track or drum track), the PAN

parameter adjusts the left/right channel balance.

• In the parameter screen you can also use the cursor left/

right keys to select the audio track or the drum track and

the cursor up/down keys to switch parameters.

To adjust EQ, use the cursor up/down keys to bring

up the following screen and then use the dial to

adjust the setting.

•EQ HI G parameter

TR1

PAN

TR1

EQ HI G

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Adjusts the amount of high-range boost/cut.

Range:

-12 - 0 - 12 (dB)

Default:

•EQ HI F parameter

Adjusts the turnover frequency for high-range boost/cut.

Range:

500 - 18000 (Hz)

Default:

8000

•EQ LO G parameter

Adjusts the amount of low-range boost/cut.

Range:

-12 - 0 - 12 (dB)

Default:

•EQ LO F parameter

Adjusts the turnover frequency for low-range boost/cut.

Range:

40 - 1600 (Hz)

Default:

125

HINT

•If you press the [ENTER] key while the EQ HIGH parameter

is displayed, EQ HIGH is turned off. Pressing the key once

more turns EQ HIGH on again. In the same way, you can

switch EQ LOW between on and off with the [ENTER] key

while the EQ LOW parameter is displayed.

•Immediately after switching the display, the audio track or

the drum track that was selected before will still be

selected. If necessary, switch to another track.

Set the EQ parameter for other audio tracks or the

drum track in the same way.

When you have ﬁnished adjusting settings, press

the [EXIT] key.

The unit returns to the main screen.

Adjusting depth of send/return effect

This section explains how to adjust the effect depth by

setting the volume that is sent from each channel to the send/

return effects (chorus/delay, reverb). Raising the send level

will produce a deeper effect.

Press the [CHORUS/DELAY] key or [REVERB] key

to select a patch for the send/return effect.

The display changes and shows the currently selected patch

of the selected effect (chorus/delay or reverb).

Turn the dial to select the patch you want to use.

You can also select a patch by using the PATCH SELECT

[Q]/[W] keys in the effect section.

When you have selected the patch, press the [EXIT] key.

Press the [TRACK PARAMETER] key in the track

parameter section and use the cursor up/down

keys to bring the following indication onto the

display.

•Adjusting the chorus/delay send level

•Adjusting the reverb send level

Press the status key for the audio track or the

drum track to which you want to apply the effect.

Turn the dial to select the effect depth.

Higher values result in more effect depth (stronger effect).

The range and default values for the parameters are shown

below.

•CHORUS/DELAY SEND: 0 - 100 (default: 0)

•REVERB SEND: 0 - 100 (default: 0)

TR1

EQ HI F

8000

TR1

EQ LO G

TR1

EQ LO F

125

TR1

CHO SEND

TR1

REV SEND

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HINT

When the send level is shown on the display, pressing the

[ENTER] key will turn the signal output to the send return

effect off. Pressing the key once more will turn the signal on

again.

When you have ﬁnished making settings, press the

[EXIT] key.

The unit returns to the main screen.

Linking odd-numbered/even-

numbered channels (stereo link)

Adjacent odd-numbered/even-numbered mono channels (1/

2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8) can be linked and used as a pair of stereo

tracks. (This is referred to as “stereo link”.) The parameters

and status keys of two stereo-linked channels will operate in

tandem. The setting procedure is as follows.

Press the [TRACK PARAMETER] key in the track

parameter section.

Press the status key (1 - 8) for one of the two

channels that you want to stereo-link.

Press the cursor down key several times.

The following screen appears.

Turn the dial to switch the setting ON.

Stereo linking will be enabled for the selected channel and

the adjacent odd-numbered/even-numbered channel. To

defeat the stereo link, turn this parameter OFF.

When the setting is complete, press the [EXIT] key.

The unit returns to the main screen.

HINT

The PAN parameter of two stereo-linked channels will

function as a BALANCE parameter that adjusts the volume

balance between the odd-numbered / even-numbered

channels.

NOTE

To adjust the volume of stereo-linked channels, use the odd-

numbered fader. (The even-numbered fader will have no

effect.)

TR7

ST LINK

OFF

TR7/8

ST LINK

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Using the solo function

If desired, you can mute all other tracks except one during

playback of the recorder section. This is called the “solo

function”. It is convenient for example to ﬁne-tune the

parameters for a certain track.

From the main screen, perform playback of the

recorder section and press the [SOLO] key in the

fader section.

The key lights up.

Use the status key (except for MASTER) to select

the track for solo monitoring.

The status key lights up in green, and only the corresponding

track is heard.

To cancel the solo function, press the [SOLO] key

once more.

The key goes out.

Saving/recalling mixer settings

(Scene function)

The current mixer and effect settings can be saved as a

“scene” in a special area of memory, and recalled either

manually or automatically when desired. This is convenient

when you want to compare various mixes, or when you want

to automate mix operations.

A scene contains the following data.

•Track parameters (except for currently selected V-

take number)

•Insert effect patch number/input source

•Send/return effect (chorus/delay, reverb) patch

number

•The state of all status keys 1 - 8 and the [DRUM]

status key (play, mute)

•Fader settings

Up to 100 different scenes can be stored in memory. Scene

data stored in memory are saved on the internal hard disk as

part of the currently selected project.

Saving a scene

This section explains how to save the current settings as a

scene.

Press the [SCENE] key in the control section.

Turn the dial to select the scene number (0 - 99) in

which the data will be saved.

If you select a number where scene data are already saved,

the existing data will be erased and overwritten by the new

data.

Press the [STORE] key.

In this condition, you can specify a name for the scene.

Use the cursor left/right keys to move the ﬂashing

position to the character you want to change, and

turn the dial to select a character.

For information on available characters, refer to page 34.

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Repeat step 4 as necessary to complete the new

name.

To carry out the store process, press the [STORE]

key or the [ENTER] key.

The current mixer and effect settings will be saved as a

scene. When the process is completed, the unit returns to the

screen of step 2. If you wish to cancel the process, you can

press the [EXIT] key to return to the previous screen.

Press the [EXIT] key to return to the main screen.

Recalling a saved scene

This section explains how to recall a scene that was saved to

memory.

Press the [SCENE] key in the control section.

The right side of the display indicates the scene number that

will be recalled.

Turn the dial to select the scene to recall.

To recall the selected scene, press the [ENTER]

key. If you wish to cancel the process, press the

[EXIT] key.

If you press the [ENTER] key, the scene is recalled and the

unit returns to the condition of step 1. If you press the

[EXIT] key, the unit returns to the main screen.

By pressing the [EDIT] key after selecting a scene, you can

edit the name of the scene.

Switching scenes automatically

By assigning a scene to a mark (→ p. 42) that was placed at

a desired location in the song, you can cause scenes to

switch automatically. This is convenient when you want to

change the mix or the effect settings as the song progresses.

Move to the point in the song where you want to

change the mix, and press the [MARK] key in the

control section.

A mark is entered at this point. Repeat this step to enter

marks at all other points where you want to change the mix.

Save the mix to be used at the start of the song as

well as all other mix settings as scenes.

When creating a mix for a speciﬁc range, using functions

such as the marker function to locate points (→ p. 43) and

the A-B repeat function (→ p. 44) is convenient.

Verify that the recorder is stopped, and press the

ZERO [

] key in the transport section to return to

the beginning of the song.

The beginning of the song (counter zero location) already

contains the mark number zero. First you will assign the

starting scene to this mark.

Press the [MARK] key.

When you press the [MARK] key at a location where a mark

has been assigned, a screen will appear in which you can

assign a scene to the corresponding mark.

HINT

•If you press the [MARK] key at a location where a mark has

not yet been assigned, a new mark will be assigned to that

location.

•If a dot is shown at the lower right of the mark number, this

means that the mark matches the current location.

Turn the dial to select the number of the scene you

want to assign to this mark, and press the [ENTER]

key.

The scene will be assigned to the mark. The following

screen shows an example of scene number 1 being assigned

to mark number 0.

Scene number

MARK ED

SCENE

Scene numbe

MARK ED

SCENE

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HINT

To cancel a scene assignment, turn the dial to make the

display indicate “ -- “.

Locate the next mark at which you want the mix to

change, and repeat steps 4 - 5.

When scenes have been assigned to all marks,

press the ZERO [

] key to return to the beginning

of the song, and then press the PLAY [

] key to

start playback.

Each time the song reaches a mark to which a scene has been

assigned, that scene will be recalled.

Deleting certain parameters from a

scene

If desired, you can disable a group of parameters saved in a

scene. Such parameters will not change even if that scene is

recalled. The following groups of parameters can be

speciﬁed and made active or inactive.

For example, after you have programmed a sequence of

automatic scene changes, you may want to disable the

TRACK PARAMETER group and set only the EQ and

panning parameters manually for each track.

Press the [SCENE] key in the control section, and

then press the [UTILITY] key in the display section.

The following screen appears on the display. In this

condition, you can enable or disable the faders for each

scene.

Turn the dial to set fader permission to ON or OFF.

Press the other keys for parameter groups, to

enable or disable the group.

Except for the fader, scene control for the other groups can

be enabled or disabled by pressing one of the keys listed

below.

•TRACK PARAMETER group

Any status key except [MASTER] status key

•INSERT EFFECT group

Any [INSERT EFFECT] key

•CHORUS/DELAY group

[CHORUS/DELAY] key

•REVERB group

[REVERB] key

When a group is enabled, the respective keys are lit, and

when the group is disabled, the keys are ﬂashing.

HINT

• The TRACK PARAMETER group can be enabled or

disabled for each audio track and the drum track

separately.

•You can also use the cursor up/down keys to enable or

disable all groups together.

When the setting is complete, press the [EXIT] key.

The unit returns to the scene menu.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key.

The parameter group on/off status is stored as part of the

project.

TRACK

PARAMETER

INSERT EFFECT

CHORUS/DELAY

REVERB

ALL FADER

EQ HI

EQ LO

Chorus send

Reverb send

Pan

Play/mute

Patch number

Input source

Patch number

Fader position

Item Group

Permissn

AllFader

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About the rhythm section

The rhythm section of the MRS-802 contains a variety of

drum sounds. The section can be operated in

synchronization with the recorder or as an independent

drum machine. Here we will explain the basic concepts and

terms that you need to know in order to use the rhythm

section.

Drum kits

The MRS-802 incorporates various drum and percussion

sounds which are combined into drum kits. A drum kit is a

set of 24 drum/percussion sounds. The MRS-802 contains

43 different drum kits of which you can select one at a time.

A drum kit can be used as source for rhythm

accompaniment, and it can also be played using an external

MIDI keyboard or sequencer. The status keys on the top

panel can also be used to play the drum/percussion sounds

of the currently selected drum kit.

The output signal of the drum kit (drum track) is connected

to the internal mixer. Similar to ordinary audio tracks 1 - 8,

you can adjust parameters such as volume, balance, and EQ

for the drum track and apply the send/return effect.

Rhythm patterns

A newly created project contains accompaniment patterns

for up to 99 measures each. These accompaniment patterns

are called “rhythm patterns”. The project has more than 400

such patterns to choose from.

Besides using a pattern as is, you can edit a portion of it, or

create your own patterns in empty rhythm pattern slots. The

rhythm patterns you create or modify are saved on the hard

disk as part of the project.

Rhythm songs

Multiple rhythm patterns arranged in a desired order of

playback are collectively called a “rhythm song”. In a

rhythm song, you can program the rhythm pattern data, beat

data, tempo data etc. (as “events”) , to create the

accompaniment for an entire song.

Up to 10 rhythm songs can be saved in each project.

Recorder

Rhythm

section

Track

Rhythm pattern Rhythm pattern

1234

123456

PATTERN A PATTERN E PATTERN B

PATTERN A

PATTERN B

PATTERN C

PATTERN D

PATTERN E

Measure

number

Rhythm

song

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This section explains the functions and operation of the rhythm section, which uses internal drum sounds to generate backing

performances.

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Rhythm pattern mode and rhythm

song mode

The rhythm section can operate in one of two modes:

“rhythm pattern mode”, in which you can create and play

rhythm patterns, and “rhythm song mode”, in which you can

create and play a rhythm song. One of these two modes will

always be selected.

When the rhythm song mode is selected, the [SONG/

PATTERN] key is lit, and when the rhythm pattern mode is

selected, the key is out. Toggle between the two modes by

pressing the [SONG/PATTERN] key.

Synchronizing the recorder section

and rhythm section

In the default condition of the MRS-802, the rhythm section

will operate in synchronization with the recorder section.

When you operate the transport section to start the recorder

section running, the rhythm pattern or rhythm song will also

begin playing. If desired, the rhythm section can be

disconnected from the recorder section and used as an

independent drum machine.

Pressing the [DRUM] key from the main screen so that the

key lights up causes the rhythm section to be separated from

the recorder section. In this state, operating the transport

will cause only the rhythm section to begin playing, and the

recorder section will remain stopped.

To restore the original condition, press the [EXIT] key so

that the [DRUM] key goes out.

Playing rhythm patterns

This section explains how to play rhythm patterns and how

to change the tempo and select a drum kit.

Selecting and playing a rhythm

pattern

This section explains how to select and play one of the

rhythm patterns in a project.

NOTE

Before you continue with the following procedure, make sure

that the [DRUM] and [MASTER] faders on the top panel are

raised, and that the [DRUM] status key is lit.

From the main screen, press the [DRUM] key.

The key lights up and the rhythm section is separated from

the recorder section and can be used independently.

Verify that the [SONG/PATTERN] key is out. If the

key is lit, press it so that it goes out.

When the [SONG/PATTERN] key is out, the rhythm pattern

mode is selected as operation mode for the rhythm section.

In rhythm pattern mode, the display shows various

information about the currently selected rhythm pattern.

HINT

From the main screen, it is also possible to directly call up the

above display by repeatedly pressing the [SONG/PATTERN]

key. When you do this, the [DRUM] key ﬂashes. This

indicates that the recorder and rhythm section remain

synchronized.

Turn the dial to select the rhythm pattern that you

want to play.

You can also use the cursor up/down keys to select a pattern.

Rhythm pattern mode

Out

Rhythm song mode

Lit

Recorder section

and rhythm section

synchronized

Recorder section

and rhythm section

not synchronized

Out Lit

Rhythm pattern name

Number of measures in rhythm pattern

Rhythm pattern number

002#000

08BEAT

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Press the PLAY [

] key.

The rhythm pattern will begin playing, independently from

the recorder section.

HINT

• If you use the dial to change the pattern while the rhythm

section is playing, the new pattern will start after the end

of the current pattern is reached.

•If you use the cursor up/down keys to change the pattern

while the rhythm section is playing, the new pattern will

start immediately.

If you want to mute the rhythm section, press the

[DRUM] status key.

The key goes out, and the rhythm section will be muted. To

defeat muting, press the [DRUM] status key once more.

To stop playback, press the STOP [

] key.

The rhythm pattern will stop.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

repeatedly.

The [DRUM] key goes out, and the recorder section and

rhythm section are synchronized again.

HINT

• By pressing the PLAY [R] key after bringing up the main

screen, you can start playback of the recorder section at

the same time.

•It is also possible to load rhythm pattern data from another

project saved on the hard disk (→ p. 96).

Changing the tempo of the rhythm

pattern

You can change the tempo of the rhythm pattern.

From the main screen, press the [DRUM] key so

that the key lights up.

Verify that the [SONG/PATTERN] key is out. If the

key is lit, press it so that it goes out.

In rhythm pattern mode, press the [TEMPO] key in

the rhythm section.

The current tempo value will be displayed in BPM (beats

per minute).

Turn the dial to adjust the tempo.

The tempo can be adjusted in steps of 0.1 over a range of

40 - 250 (BPM). The tempo can also be changed after

playback of the rhythm pattern has been started by pressing

the PLAY [R] key.

To change the tempo manually, press the [TEMPO]

key twice or more at the desired tempo.

The interval between the last two times you pressed the key

will be detected automatically, and set as the new tempo.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

HINT

• The tempo you specify here will apply to all rhythm

patterns played in rhythm pattern mode, and to a rhythm

song in which tempo data has not yet been input.

• The tempo can also be changed from the main screen.

NOTE

If you record on the recorder tracks while listening to the

rhythm patterns, and then later change the tempo of the

rhythm patterns, the two sets of performances will no longer

be synchronized. If you want to record on the recorder while

listening to rhythm patterns, you must decide on the tempo

ﬁrst.

Changing the drum kit

You can change the drum kit used by the rhythm section.

The selected drum kit applies to all rhythm patterns and

rhythm songs.

While the rhythm section is stopped, press the

[DRUM] key at the main screen.

Tempo

BPM=

1200

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Press the [UTILITY] key.

The utility menu for the rhythm section appears.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows. In this condition, you can

select a drum kit.

Turn the dial to select the desired drum kit, and

press the [ENTER] key.

The selected drum kit is loaded and the unit returns to the

condition of step 3. For a list of drum kits that can be

selected, refer to the appendix at the end of this manual.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

Creating a rhythm song

The MRS-802 allows you to save up to 10 rhythm songs per

project. Out of these, one is selected for editing or playing.

One rhythm song can have up to 999 measures of rhythm

patterns. After entering patterns, tempo and other

information is added to complete the song.

Selecting a rhythm song

First, select a rhythm song in which to enter rhythm patterns.

HINT

When you create a new project on the MRS-802, all rhythm

songs will be empty.

From the main screen, press the [DRUM] key, so

that the key lights up.

Press the [SONG/PATTERN] key, so that the key

lights up.

When the [SONG/PATTERN] key is lit, the rhythm section

is in rhythm song mode, allowing you to create and play

rhythm songs. The name of the rhythm song (or “EMPTY”)

and the rhythm song number are shown on the display.

HINT

From the main screen, it is also possible to directly call up the

above display by repeatedly pressing the [SONG/PATTERN]

key. When you do this, the [DRUM] key ﬂashes. This

indicates that the recorder and rhythm section remain

synchronized.

Turn the dial to select a rhythm song number from

0 - 9.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

Utility

Drum Kit

00LIVE1

Rhythm song numbe

SongNo0E

EMPTY

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Inputting rhythm pattern data

This section explains how to input rhythm pattern data into

an empty rhythm song in the desired playback order. The

following two input methods are available.

• Step input

With this method, you create rhythm patterns one by one by

specifying a pattern number and number of measures. Input

can be performed at any point in the song. It is also possible

to switch to another rhythm pattern while the previous

rhythm pattern is still playing. This method is suitable for

specifying patterns in detail.

•FAST (Formula Assisted Song Translator)

This method uses simple formulas to specify rhythm pattern

playback from start to end. The result is written to the

rhythm song in a single operation. This method is suitable

for mechanical input using a score and for frequently

repeated rhythm patterns. Input midway through a song is

not possible with this method.

Steps for the two methods are described below.

Step input

With this method, you specify the pattern number and

number of measures to enter patterns one by one.

In rhythm song mode ([SONG/PATTERN] key lit),

press the [DRUM] key so that it is lit.

For rhythm pattern input and editing, the [DRUM] key must

be lit, indicating that the rhythm section is separated from

the recorder section.

Press the REC [

] key.

The key lights up and rhythm pattern number as well as

other information can be input. The display changes as

follows.

During rhythm song step input, the ﬁrst line of the display

shows the currently selected item, and the second line the

setting value of that item. Because an empty rhythm song

does not yet contain any information, the second line of the

display indicates “EOS” (End Of Song) to show the end of

the rhythm song.

Use the cursor up/down keys to bring up the

indication “ PTN” on the ﬁrst line of the display.

During step input, the cursor up/down keys are used to select

an item, and the cursor left/right keys to move the current

position. The following items can be selected with the cursor

up/down keys.

HINT

When an item other than “EV→” is selected and no

information is input for the current position, the arrow “ ”

is shown before the item name (for example: “ PTN”). This

indicates that information input at a preceding point is still

valid.

Normally, when “PTN” is selected, the ﬁrst line of the

display shows the number of the pattern input for the current

point, and the second line shows the pattern name. Because

an empty rhythm song does not yet contain any information,

the ﬁrst line of the display shows “ PTN” and the second

line is blank.

Press the [INSERT/COPY] key to bring up the

indication “INSERT?”

When “INSERT?” is displayed, new rhythm pattern data can

be input at the current location.

EOS

Tick

Beat

Measure

PTN

EOS

001 1 0

PTN

TimSig

Tempo

DrVOL

Event information at current point

Rhythm pattern

Beat

Drum kit volume

Tempo

Description Parameter

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Turn the dial to select the rhythm pattern that you

want to input.

The number and length (in measures) of the currently

selected rhythm pattern will be displayed.

If necessary, use the cursor up/down keys to

change the length of the rhythm pattern.

If you make the rhythm pattern longer, the same rhythm

pattern will play repeatedly. If you shorten the rhythm

pattern, the song will switch to the next rhythm pattern

before the current pattern has ﬁnished playing.

HINT

This operation will not affect the original rhythm pattern.

To ﬁnalize the selected rhythm pattern, press the

[ENTER] key.

The rhythm pattern data will be input at the current location.

(The “EOS” indication is moved back by the number of

input measures.)

HINT

When you input rhythm pattern information, the events

“TimSig” (beat) and “DrVOL” (drum track volume) are added

automatically at the same point in the rhythm song. The

values for these events can be changed later.

Repeatedly press the cursor right key to move to

the location at which you will input the next rhythm

pattern.

Each time you press a cursor left/right key, the current

location will move one measure backward or forward. When

you advance to the end of the rhythm song, the display will

indicate “EOS”.

HINT

When you move to a point beyond the last measure where

pattern information was input, the indication “ PTN” is

shown. The arrow indicates that information (in this case

pattern information) input at a preceding point is still valid.

Repeat steps 4 - 8 to input rhythm patterns for the

entire song.

The rhythm song is extended for the number of measures

that you have newly input, and the “EOS” indication moves

accordingly.

10.

Repeat this procedure to input rhythm patterns for

the entire song.

11.

When input for one rhythm song is completed,

press the STOP [

] key.

The REC [O] key goes out, and the unit returns to the

rhythm song screen. If you wish to check the input result,

press the PLAY [R] key.

12.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

while the rhythm section is stopped.

To edit an input rhythm pattern, perform the following steps

while the REC [O] key is lit.

NOTE

• If you play the rhythm song in this condition, the most

recently selected drum kit and tempo will be used.

•To switch the drum kit, bring up the utility menu and select

a new kit. (It is not possible to specify a drum kit for each

rhythm song.)

•To specify tempo information for a particular rhythm song,

enter the tempo information at the beginning (→ p. 86).

■To re-select a pattern that you input

Use the cursor left/right keys to move to the desired rhythm

pattern data, and turn the dial to select a new pattern.

If you go to a point where no pattern information is input

(ﬁrst line of display shows “ PTN”), you can add rhythm

INSERT?

P000X 4

Rhythm pattern

length (measures)

Rhythm pattern

number

INSERT?

P003X 4

PTN 003

08BEAT04

001 1 0

PTN

EOS

005 1 0

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[SOLO] key

Serves to enter "x" (multiplication

symbol), "+" (addition symbol), "("

(open bracket), and ")" (close

bracket). The symbol changes with

each push of the [SOLO] key.

Status key [DRUM] Status keys 1 - 9

Serve to specify the pattern number and number of

repetitions. The [DRUM] status key enters "0" and the 1 - 9

status keys enter the numbers "1" - "9".

pattern information to that point.

NOTE

Keep in mind that the newly added rhythm pattern

information will remain valid until the next point where rhythm

pattern information is input.

■To insert a new pattern within the rhythm

song

Use the cursor left/right keys to move to the location at

which you want to insert rhythm pattern data, and execute

steps 4 - 7. The new rhythm pattern data will be inserted at

the current location, and subsequent rhythm pattern data

will be moved backward according to the length of that

pattern.

■To delete rhythm pattern data

Use the cursor left/right keys to move to the location at

which you want to erase rhythm pattern data, and press the

[DELETE/ERASE] key. The rhythm pattern data will be

deleted, and the display will change to “ PTN”, indicating

that the preceding pattern will continue playing.

NOTE

Rhythm pattern information recorded at the beginning of the

rhythm song cannot be deleted.

■To delete a speciﬁc measure

Use the cursor left/right keys to move to the beginning of the

measure that you want to delete. Repeatedly press the cursor

up key to call up the indication “EV→”. Then press the

[DELETE/ERASE] key followed by the [ENTER] key. The

current measure will be deleted, and subsequent rhythm

pattern data will be moved forward. If you delete the ﬁrst

measure of a two-measure rhythm pattern, the second

measure will remain, and the display will change to

“ PTN”.

FAST input

The FAST (Formula Assisted Song Translator) method uses

simple formulas to specify rhythm pattern playback from

start to end. The status keys and the [SOLO] key in the fader

PATTERN A PATTERN B PATTERN C

PATTERN D

PATTERN A PATTERN B PATTERN CPATTERN D

Insert

Delete

PATTERN A PATTERN B PATTERN C PATTERN D

PATTERN D

PATTERN A PATTERN B

Delete

PATTERN A PATTERN B PATTERN C

←

PATTERN D

PATTERN A PATTERN B

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section can be used for numeric input, as described below.

The basic rules for creating a rhythm pattern sequence are as

follows.

•Select the pattern

Use status keys 1 - 9 and the [DRUM] key to enter a pattern

number with up to 3 digits. The display shows the pattern

number.

•Line up patterns

Use the “+” symbol to line up patterns. For example,

entering

0 + 1 + 2 will result in the following play

sequence.

•Repeat patterns

Use the “x” symbol to specify pattern repetitions. As in

regular arithmetic, multiplication symbols take precedence

over addition symbols. For example, entering 0 + 1 x 2 + 2

will result in the following play sequence.

•Link patterns

Use the “(“ and “)” symbols to link a group of patterns for

repetition. Strings enclosed by brackets are processed

together as a unit. For example, entering 0 + 1 + 2 x 2+ (3 +

4) x 2 will result in the following play sequence.

An example for creating the rhythm pattern sequence

→

is shown below.

HINT

If the formula does not ﬁt on two lines, the indication scrolls

in steps of one character. If you use the cursor left/right keys

0 1 2

0 1 1 2

10 2 2

3434

0+1+

0+1

0+1+(2

0+1+(2+3

)

0+1+(2+3

)x2

0+1+(2+3

)x2+

0+1+(2+3

)x2+4

0+1+(

0+1+(2+

Press

times

Press

times

Press

times

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to move the input position, the line scrolls left and right

accordingly.

After using the FAST input method to specify rhythm

patterns for the entire song, press the [ENTER] key to write

the rhythm patterns to the song.

NOTE

• The FAST method can only write a song in one go, from

beginning to end. Writing only a partial song or editing the

contents is not possible.

•If you wish to edit a rhythm song that was written with this

method, edit the formula and then write the entire song

again, or use step input.

• The FAST input method can also be used to program a

phrase loop (→ p. 63).

In rhythm song mode ([SONG/PATTERN] key lit),

verify that the [DRUM] key is lit.

Press the [EDIT] key.

The rhythm song edit mode appears.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “EDIT FAST” on the display, and press

the [ENTER] key.

The input screen for FAST appears.

Use the status keys (1 - 9, [DRUM]) and the [SOLO]

key to enter the formulas for creating the rhythm

song.

The formula input principles are explained on page 84. If

you make a mistake during input, correct it as follows.

•Inserting a number/symbol

Use the cursor left/right keys to move to the position you

want to insert and enter the new number/symbol.

•Deleting a number/symbol

Use the cursor left/right keys to move to the position where

you want to delete a number/symbol. Then press the

[DELETE/ERASE] key. The number/symbol is deleted, and

subsequent numbers and symbols are moved up.

When formula input is completed, press the

[ENTER] key.

A screen for selecting the song to write to appears.

Turn the dial to select the song.

HINT

The second line of the display shows the rhythm song

number. If an “E” is shown to the right of the number, the

rhythm song is empty.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The write process is carried out and the unit returns to the

condition of step 2. If you wish to check the input result,

press the PLAY [R] key.

HINT

• Formulas entered with the FAST method are saved for

each project. If necessary, you can repeat steps 1 - 3 to

call up the formulas, edit numbers or formulas, and write

the song again.

• When you edit a song, the entire rhythm song is written

again. Writing only a partial song or editing the contents is

not possible.

• There is no difference in the completed rhythm song due

to input method that was used, i.e. a song will be the

same, regardless of whether it was created using step

input or the FAST method. A song written with the FAST

method can therefore be edited using step input.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

while the rhythm section is stopped.

NOTE

• If you play the rhythm song in this condition, the most

recently selected drum kit and tempo will be used.

•To switch the drum kit, bring up the utility menu and select

a new kit. (It is not possible to specify a drum kit for each

rhythm song.)

•To specify tempo information for a particular rhythm song,

enter the tempo information at the beginning (→ p. 86).

EDIT

Name

Cursor

SaveSong

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Inputting other event data

Once rhythm pattern information has been input to a rhythm

song, you can add various other information such as tempo

and rhythm section volume. Such data are called “event”

information.

In rhythm song mode ([SONG/PATTERN] key lit),

verify that the [DRUM] key is lit.

Press the REC [

] key.

Rhythm song step input becomes possible.

Press the cursor up key repeatedly to bring up the

indication “EV

→

” on the display.

This screen lets you check which event information is

entered at the current point. The symbol after “EV→” (such

as “Pt” or “TS”) denotes the type of event. Available events

and their symbols are listed in the table below.

HINT

• If no tempo information is input for the rhythm song, the

tempo currently set for the rhythm section will be used. To

ensure that a rhythm song will always play with the same

tempo, be sure to enter tempo information at the

beginning of the song.

• If desired, you can also adjust the tempo while a song is

playing by hitting the [TEMPO] key several times in

succession. Check the display to verify that the desired

tempo has been set.

Move to the location at which you want to input a

new event.

You can change the input location in the following three

ways.

(1) Moving in steps of a measure

Use the cursor left/right keys to move to the beginning of the

preceding or following measure.

(2) Specify the location in beats

Use the REW [T]/FF [Y] keys to move to the beginning of

the preceding or following beat.

(3) Specify the location in 16th note units

Repeatedly press the cursor up key to bring up the indication

“EV→”, and turn the dial to move forward or backward in

12-tick (16th note) units. You can check the position using

the counter display.

HINT

The current position is shown to the right of the counter in

measures / beats / ticks.

Use the cursor up/down keys to select the type of

event that you want to input.

If the event you select here has been input at the current

location, its value will be displayed. If there is no

corresponding event, the display will indicate “ ”. This

means that the previously input event will apply.

Turn the dial to input the value.

The event type “TimSig” can only be input in units of

measures. When you turn the dial within a measure, the

position automatically jumps to the start of the next

measure, and the new event is input at that location.

NOTE

When you change the TimSig event, only the measure and

beat division within the pattern changes. The duration of the

entire rhythm pattern does not change.

Input the other events in the same way.

Ptn

TimSig

Tempo

DrVOL

Type of

event Content

Symbol Range

Rhythm pattern

number

Time signature

Tempo

Drum track

volume

000 – 510

1 – 8(1/4 – 8/4)

40.0 – 250.0

0 – 15

TimSig

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If you make a mistake or want to change the information, the

events can be edited in the following ways.

•To change an event setting

Display the event you want to change, and turn the dial to

alter the setting.

•To delete event information

Display the event you want to delete, and press the

[DELETE/ERASE] key. When an event was deleted, the

preceding event of the same type will remain active until the

next point where information for the same event type is

input.

When you have ﬁnished, press the STOP [

] key.

The unit returns to the rhythm song screen. To return to the

main screen, press the [EXIT] key.

Playing a rhythm song

This section explains how to play the rhythm song that you

created by inputting rhythm pattern data and tempo data.

In rhythm song mode ([SONG/PATTERN] key lit),

verify that the [DRUM] key is lit.

The recorder section and rhythm section are not linked.

HINT

From the main screen, it is also possible to directly call up the

above display by repeatedly pressing the [SONG/PATTERN]

key. When you do this, the [DRUM] key ﬂashes. This

indicates that the recorder and rhythm section remain

synchronized.

Turn the dial to select a rhythm song to play.

Press the PLAY [

] key.

The rhythm song will begin playing.

HINT

During playback of a rhythm song, the display shows

information about the rhythm pattern number and other

information at the current location.

To stop the rhythm song, press the STOP [

] key.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key.

The [DRUM] key goes out.

HINT

By pressing the PLAY [R] key after bringing up the main

screen, you can start playback of the recorder section at the

same time.

SongNo0

SONG000

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Editing a rhythm song

This section explains how to edit a rhythm song that you

created.

Copying a speciﬁc region of

measures

Part of a rhythm song can be copied in measures and

inserted into another location. This is convenient when you

want to repeat a portion of a rhythm song.

In rhythm song mode ([SONG/PATTERN] key lit),

press the [DRUM] key so that it is lit.

Turn the dial to select the rhythm song to be edited.

Press the REC [

] key.

Press the [INSERT/COPY] key two times.

The screen for selecting the copy start point appears.

Turn the dial to select the copy source start

measure, and press the [ENTER] key.

The screen for selecting the copy end point appears.

Turn the dial to select the copy source end

measure, and press the [ENTER] key.

The screen for selecting the copy destination point appears.

Turn the dial to select the copy destination start

measure.

To execute the copy process, press the [ENTER]

key. To cancel, press the [EXIT] key.

When you press the [ENTER] key, the copy will be

executed, and the display returns to the screen of step 3. If

the copy destination contains any event information, this

will be overwritten.

HINT

If the copied region extends beyond the end of the rhythm

song, the rhythm song will be lengthened automatically.

Press the STOP [

] key.

The unit returns to the rhythm song screen.

Copying a rhythm song

You can copy the contents of any rhythm song in a project to

any other rhythm song. This is useful if you want to create

variations of a song.

In rhythm song mode ([SONG/PATTERN] key lit),

press the [DRUM] key so that it is lit.

Turn the dial to select the rhythm song to be

copied.

Press the [INSERT/COPY] key.

The screen for selecting the number of the copy destination

PATTERN A PATTERN B

PATTERN A PATTERN B PATTERN B

1234 6 785

PATTERN A PATTERN B

PATTERN A PATTERN B PATTERN A PATTERN B

12345

1234 6 789105

1234 6 78

PATTERN A PATTERN A

Copy

SongNo0

SONG000

COPY

START

001 1 0

COPY

END

003 1 0

COPY

007 1 0

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rhythm song appears.

Turn the dial to select the copy destination rhythm

song, and press the [ENTER] key.

NOTE

When you execute the copy, the contents of the destination

rhythm song will be completely erased and overwritten by

the copy source rhythm song. Take care not to accidentally

erase a song that you wish to keep.

To execute the copy process, press the [ENTER]

key. To cancel, press the [EXIT] key.

When you press the [ENTER] key, the copy will be

executed, and the display returns to the rhythm song screen.

Erasing a rhythm song

This section explains how to erase a speciﬁc rhythm song,

resetting it to a blank state.

In rhythm song mode ([SONG/PATTERN] key lit),

press the [DRUM] key so that it is lit.

Turn the dial to select the rhythm song to be

erased.

Press the [DELETE/ERASE] key.

The indication “DELETE SURE?” appears on the display.

NOTE

Once you erase the rhythm song, it cannot be recovered.

Use this operation with care.

Press the [ENTER] key to erase the rhythm song, or

press the [EXIT] key to cancel.

If you press the [ENTER] key, the rhythm song will be

erased and the display returns to the rhythm song screen.

Assigning a name to a rhythm song

You can edit the name of any rhythm song as follows.

In rhythm song mode ([SONG/PATTERN] key lit),

press the [DRUM] key so that it is lit.

Turn the dial to select the rhythm song to be

renamed.

Press the [EDIT] key.

The rhythm song edit menu appears on the display.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “EDIT Name” on the display, and press

the [ENTER] key.

The rhythm song name is shown, and the ﬁrst character

ﬂashes.

Use the cursor left/right keys to move the ﬂashing

position to the character you want to change, and

turn the dial to select a character.

For information on available characters, refer to page 34.

HINT

When you enter information into an empty rhythm song, the

name “Songxxx” (where xxx is the rhythm song number) is

automatically assigned.

When the name has been input, press the [EXIT]

key.

The rhythm song name is changed, and the display returns to

the rhythm song edit menu.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

COPY

å 2E

EDIT

Name

Song000

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Creating an original rhythm

pattern

This section explains how you can create your own original

rhythm patterns. There are two ways of creating a rhythm

pattern: step input where play is stopped and you enter the

sounds one by one, and real-time input where you record

your play on the status keys or a MIDI keyboard.

Preparations

Before starting to record, you must select a rhythm pattern

number for input, and set the quantize value (shortest unit

for recording), number of measures and beats, drum kit

number etc.

From the main screen, verify that the [SONG/

PATTERN] key is out.

If the key is lit, press it so that it goes out. When the [SONG/

PATTERN] key is out, the rhythm pattern mode for playing

or creating rhythm patterns is selected as operation mode for

the rhythm section.

Press the [DRUM] key so that it is lit.

In this condition, the rhythm section and recorder section are

not linked.

Turn the dial to select an empty rhythm pattern.

The indication “EMPTY” appears on the display when an

empty pattern is selected.

HINT

If there is no empty rhythm pattern, erase an unneeded

pattern (→ p. 96).

Press the [EDIT] key.

The rhythm pattern edit menu appears.

Verify that the indication “EDIT Quantize” is shown

on the display, and press the [ENTER] key. (If

anything else is shown, use the cursor left/right

keys to bring up “EDIT Quantize”.)

The quantize value is the smallest unit for real-time input/

step input of a pattern. The default setting is “16” (a

sixteenth note). In this condition, each play instance is

stored in the rhythm pattern as a sixteenth note.

Turn the dial to select the desired quantize value.

The following settings are available.

4 . . . . . . . Quarter note

8 . . . . . . . Eighth note

12 . . . . . . Eighth triplet note

16 . . . . . . . Sixteenth note

24 . . . . . . . Sixteenth triplet note

32 . . . . . . . Thirty-second note

Hi . . . . . . . 1 tick (quantize function off)

HINT

•1 tick is 1/48 of quarter note

• The quantization setting applies to all rhythm patterns.

• When using step input to enter a rhythm pattern, the

quantize value can be changed at any time, and the above

operation is not necessary.

When the setting has been made, press the [EXIT]

key.

The new quantization setting is accepted, and the unit

returns to the rhythm pattern edit menu.

To set the rhythm pattern time signature, use the

cursor left/right keys to bring up the indication

“EDIT TimSig” on the display, and press the

[ENTER] key.

The current time signature setting appears on the display.

---#510

EMPTY

EDIT

Quantize

4/4 beat

TimSig

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Turn the dial to select the beat. The setting range is

1 - 8 (1/4 - 8/4). Then press the [EXIT] key.

The rhythm pattern edit menu reappears.

10.

To set the length (number of measures) of the

rhythm pattern, use the cursor left/right keys to

select the indication “EDIT BarLen”, and press the

[ENTER] key.

The current length of the pattern is shown as number of

measures.

11.

Turn the dial to select the desired setting, and

press the [EXIT] key.

The setting range is 1 - 99.

12.

Press the [EXIT] key twice. The display returns to

the screen of step 3.

Step input

For step input, you enter each note separately, while the

MRS-802 is in the stop condition.

For rhythm pattern step input, you specify the step length

(interval to next note or rest) using the quantize value. Then

you use the status keys 1 - 8 and the PLAY [R] key to enter

notes and rests.

When you press a status key to select a sound and then press

the PLAY [R] key, playing information is entered at that

point, and the step advances by an interval corresponding to

the current quantize value.

NOTE

If you use the status keys for input, the recorded note

intensity (velocity value) will be constant. To change the

velocity value, use the "Velocity" item of the rhythm utility

menu (→ p. 97).

If you only press the PLAY [R] key, no playing information

is entered, but the step advances by an interval

corresponding to the current quantize value.

In rhythm pattern mode ([SONG/PATTERN] key

out), press the [DRUM] key so that it is lit.

Turn the dial to select an empty rhythm pattern

number.

Press the REC [

] key.

The display changes as follows, and step input becomes

possible.

On the ﬁrst line of the display, “Q = xx” shows the quantize

value (possible values for xx: 4 - 32, Hi). In the bottom right

of the display, the current position is shown in measures/

beats/ticks.

Use the cursor up/down keys to select the

quantize value (length) of the note you want to

enter (

→

P. 90).

The quantize value that you select here becomes the length

of one step during step recording. You can use the cursor up/

down keys at any time to change the quantize setting.

HINT

The quantize value setting is linked to the quantize setting for

real-time input. If you change one setting, the other will also

change.

Number of measures

BarLen

Tick

Q=16

001 1 0

Beat

Measure

Quantize value: sixteenth note Quantize value: quarter note

[Rhythm pattern step input]

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To enter a note, hit the status key corresponding to

the note, and then press the PLAY [

] key.

The note is recorded, and the unit advances by one step,

corresponding to the quantize value set in step 4.

HINT

If you hit several status keys during input, multiple sounds

will be recorded at the same position.

To enter a rest, press only the PLAY [

] key.

If you press the PLAY [R] key by itself, the position

advances by one step (duration of quantize value) but no

play information is recorded.

To switch the drum sounds assigned to the status

keys 1 - 8, press the [SOLO] key and then turn the

dial to select the instrument bank number.

A combination of eight sounds assigned to the status keys is

called an "instrument bank". For one drum kit, you can use

up to three instrument banks. (For information on which

sounds are assigned to the status keys in the various banks,

see page 161.)

If you press the [SOLO] key while the [DRUM] key is lit,

the number of the currently selected instrument bank is

shown.

When you turn the dial to change the instrument bank

number, the drum sounds assigned to status keys 1 - 8 are

switched. To return to the original screen, press the [EXIT]

key.

HINT

•For most drum kits, instrument bank 1 contains the basic

drum sound. (The sound name is indicated by the letter

printed above the status keys 1 - 8.) When starting out with

an empty rhythm pattern, selecting this bank is

convenient.

• Depending on which drum kit is currently selected, the

sound type assigned to status keys 1 - 8 may be different.

Switch the drum kit if necessary (→P. 79).

Repeat steps 5 - 7 while changing the step length

as necessary, to enter the desired rhythm pattern.

When you reach the end of the pattern, the unit

automatically returns to the ﬁrst measure, letting you enter

more instrument sounds.

To edit the recorded contents after step input,

proceed as follows.

•To erase the performance of a speciﬁc drum sound

When you advance the record position with the PLAY [R]

key, the status key that is input at the current position lights

up. By holding down the [DELETE/ERASE] key and

pressing the lit key, you can erase the sound of that key. The

key goes out, and the playing information is erased from the

rhythm pattern.

NOTE

•When searching for a note to erase, set the quantize value

to the same value as the smallest value used during

recording, or to a smaller value. Otherwise the start of a

note may be missed.

• Make sure that the sound to be erased is part of the

currently selected instrument bank.

10.

When you have ﬁnished step input, press the STOP

[

] key.

The unit returns to the rhythm pattern screen. Press the

PLAY [R] key to hear the pattern that you recorded.

11.

To terminate pattern recording and return to the

main screen, press the [EXIT] key.

Q=4

001 2 0

Q=4

001 3 0

Bank number

INSTRMNT

BANK=

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Real-time input

For real-time input, you use the status keys on the top panel

or an external MIDI keyboard or similar to record the

pattern while listening to the actual drum sounds.

This section explains how to use the status keys 1 - 8 on the

MRS-802 to input a rhythm pattern in real time.

In rhythm pattern mode ([SONG/PATTERN] key

out), press the [DRUM] key so that it is lit.

While the [DRUM] key is lit, pressing one of the status keys

1 - 8 produces the assigned drum sound.

NOTE

If you use the status keys 1 - 8 for real-time input, the

intensity of producing a note (velocity value) is constant.

When wishing to change the velocity, call up the "Velocity"

item of the rhythm utility menu and select SOFT, MEDIUM, or

LOUD. (The default setting is MEDIUM.)

Turn the dial to select an empty rhythm pattern

number.

Press the [SOLO] key and turn the dial to select the

instrument bank number.

Turning the dial to change the instrument bank number will

switch the sound that is produced by each of the status keys

1 - 8. To return to the original display, press the [EXIT] key.

Press the PLAY [

] key while holding down the

REC [

] key.

You will hear a pre-count of four clicks (1 measure). When

the pre-count ends, rhythm pattern recording will begin.

The number of pre-count measures and the metronome

volume can be changed as desired (→ P. 97).

While listening to the metronome, hit the status

keys.

Your performance on the keys will be recorded according to

the quantize setting (→ p. 90). When you reach the end of

the pattern, the unit automatically returns to the ﬁrst

measure, and real-time input continues.

To change the drum sound bank assigned to status

keys 1 - 8, press the [SOLO] key and then turn the

dial to select the instrument bank number.

If you press the REC [O] key during recording, the REC

[O] key ﬂashes and recording is paused. You can now check

the sounds assigned to the status keys 1 - 8. Press the REC

[O] key once more to resume recording.

To edit the recorded contents during real-time

input, proceed as follows.

•To erase the performance of a speciﬁc drum sound

While holding down the [DELETE/ERASE] key, press the

status key whose drum sound you want erase. While you are

holding down both keys, the sound is erased from the

rhythm pattern.

•To erase the play contents for all drum sounds

While holding down the [DELETE/ERASE] key, press the

[DRUM] status key. While you are holding down both keys,

the drum sound performance is erased from the rhythm

section.

INSTRMNT

BANK=

Pre-count Recorded repeatedly

Drum track

Snare

Kick

Status key to

which Kick is

assigned

Snare

Kick

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When you have ﬁnished recording, press the STOP

[

] key.

Pattern recording will stop, and the unit returns to the

rhythm pattern screen. Press the PLAY [R] key to hear the

pattern that you recorded.

When you select an empty pattern and record it, the pattern

name "Patxxx" (where xxx is the pattern number) is

automatically assigned. You can edit this pattern name as

necessary (→ p. 95).

To terminate pattern recording and return to the

main screen, press the [EXIT] key several times.

HINT

• If you use a MIDI keyboard connected to the MIDI IN

connector for real-time input, you can add intensity

information for each note. (For information on which drum

sound corresponds to which note number, see p. 161.)

• When the MRS-802 is in the default condition, the MIDI

receive channel for the drum kit is set to 10. For real-time

input using a MIDI keyboard, set the MIDI send channel of

the keyboard also to 10.

• The MIDI receive channel for the drum kit can be changed

if desired (→ p. 130).

• After changing the quantize value (→ p. 90), you can

restart real-time input. In this case, the timing of notes that

have already been input does not change. For example,

you could record hi-hat play with 32nd notes and then

switch to 16th notes for snare and kick drum input.

Editing a rhythm pattern

This section explains how to edit an existing rhythm pattern.

Adjusting the drum volume balance

The volume of the drum kit can be adjusted with the

[DRUM] fader in the mixer section. If necessary, the volume

level of the drum kit can also be individually programmed

for each rhythm pattern.

In rhythm pattern mode ([SONG/PATTERN] key

out), press the [DRUM] key so that it is lit.

Press the [EDIT] key.

The rhythm pattern edit menu appears on the display.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “EDIT Dr Level” on the display, and

press the [ENTER] key.

This screen allows you to specify the rhythm section

volume.

The display shows the current volume setting (0 - 15).

Turn the dial to select the desired setting, and then

press the [EXIT] key.

The setting is accepted, and the rhythm pattern edit menu

appears again.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

Drum track

Snare

Kick

Snare

Kick

EDIT

Quantize

Dr Level

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Copying a rhythm pattern

You can copy a rhythm pattern to another pattern number.

This is useful if you want to create variations of a rhythm

pattern.

In rhythm pattern mode ([SONG/PATTERN] key

out), press the [DRUM] key so that it is lit.

Turn the dial to select the number of the rhythm

pattern to use as copy source.

Press the [INSERT/COPY] key.

A screen for selecting the copy destination appears. An

empty pattern is listed as “E”.

Turn the dial to select the number of the rhythm

pattern to use as copy destination, and press the

[ENTER] key.

The indication “SURE?” appears on the display.

To execute the copy process, press the [ENTER]

key once more. To cancel, press the [EXIT] key.

When you press the [ENTER] key, the copy will be

executed, and the display returns to the rhythm pattern

selection screen, with the copy destination rhythm pattern as

the selected pattern.

If the copy destination rhythm pattern contains any

information, this will be overwritten.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

Editing the name of a rhythm pattern

This section explains how to edit the name of a rhythm

pattern.

In rhythm pattern mode ([SONG/PATTERN] key

out), press the [DRUM] key so that it is lit.

Turn the dial to select the number of the rhythm

pattern whose name you want to edit.

Press the [EDIT] key.

The rhythm pattern edit menu appears on the display.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “EDIT Name” on the display, and press

the [ENTER] key.

The rhythm pattern name is shown, and the ﬁrst character

ﬂashes.

Use the cursor left/right keys to move the ﬂashing

position to the character you want to change, and

turn the dial to select a character.

For information on available characters, refer to page 34.

HINT

When you select an empty pattern and record it, the pattern

name “Patxxx” (where xxx is the pattern number) is

automatically assigned.

When you have ﬁnished editing the name, press

the [EXIT] key.

The rhythm pattern name will be updated, and the unit

returns to the rhythm pattern edit menu.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

Copy source Copy destination rhythm

pattern number

COPY

å 1

EDIT

Quantize

Name

Pat 000

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Erasing a rhythm pattern

This section explains how to erase all data from a speciﬁed

rhythm pattern, returning it to a blank state.

In rhythm pattern mode ([SONG/PATTERN] key

out), press the [DRUM] key so that it is lit.

Turn the dial to select the rhythm pattern to erase.

If the [SONG/PATTERN] key is lit, press it so that it goes

out.

Press the [DELETE/ERASE] key.

The indication “DELETE SURE?” appears on the display.

Press the [ENTER] key to erase the rhythm pattern,

or press the [EXIT] key to cancel.

When you press the [ENTER] key, the contents of the

pattern will be erased, and the display returns to the rhythm

pattern selection screen, with the now empty rhythm pattern

as the selected pattern.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

Importing rhythm patterns and

rhythm songs from another

project

This section explains how to import rhythm pattern data and

rhythm song data from another project that was saved on the

hard disk.

From the main screen, press the [DRUM] key so

that the key lights up.

Press the [UTILITY] key in the display section.

The rhythm utility menu for various rhythm section settings

appears.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “UTILITY Import” an the display, and

press the [ENTER] key.

The display shows the following screen.

Turn the dial to select the project from which to

import data, and press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “Import SURE?” appears on the display.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The data are imported into the current project. When the

process is completed, the screen of step 2 appears again.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

--#000

EMPTY

Import

PRJ012

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Editing various settings of the

rhythm section

This section explains how to edit various settings such as

pre-count and metronome volume that affect the entire

rhythm section.

Basic procedure

The basic procedure for editing the rhythm section settings

is the same for most items, as described below.

HINT

You can use the same procedure in either rhythm pattern

mode or rhythm song mode.

From the main screen, press the [DRUM] key so

that the key lights up.

The rhythm section and recorder section are not linked.

Press the [UTILITY] key in the display section.

The rhythm utility menu for various rhythm section settings

appears.

Use the cursor left/right keys to select one of the

following items to edit, and press the [ENTER] key.

•Drum Kit

Change the drum kit that is used for rhythm pattern and

rhythm song playback (→ p. 79).

•Count

Change the length of the pre-count.

•ClickVol

Change the volume level of the metronome.

•Velocity

Change the velocity value for input of notes with the status

keys.

•MIDI

Make MIDI-related settings (→ p. 129).

•Import

Import rhythm patterns and the rhythm song from a project

saved on the hard disk (→ p. 96).

•Memory

Check the remaining amount of rhythm pattern and rhythm

song memory.

Turn the dial to edit the setting.

The screen display and operation will be different for each

item. For details refer to the sections that follow.

When the setting procedure is complete, press the

[EXIT] key several times.

The unit returns to the main screen.

Changing the length of the pre-count

You can change the length of the pre-count that is heard

when you record a rhythm pattern. Select “Count” from the

rhythm utility menu and press the [ENTER] key. Then turn

the dial to choose one of these settings.

•OFF

The pre-count is turned off.

•1

A one-measure pre-count is heard (default setting).

•2

A two-measure pre-count is heard.

•KEY

The pre-count is off, and recording will begin at the instant

you play a key on the MIDI keyboard or press a status key.

Utility

Drum Kit

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Changing the metronome volume

You can change the volume of the metronome that is heard

when you record a rhythm pattern in real time. Select

“ClickVol” from the rhythm utility menu and press the

[ENTER] key. Then turn the dial to choose the settings

(OFF, 1 - 15).

Specifying the sound dynamics

You can specify the volume that is produced when you use

the status keys to input notes. Select “Velocity” from the

rhythm utility menu and press the [ENTER] key. Then turn

the dial to choose the SOFT, MEDIUM, or LOUD setting.

When you are using a MIDI keyboard to input notes instead

of the status keys, this setting has no effect. The entered

velocity value will be recorded.

Checking the remaining amount of

memory

The remaining amount of recording memory for rhythm

patterns and the rhythm song will be displayed as a

percentage (%). Select “Memory” from the rhythm utility

menu and press the [ENTER] key. This screen is for display

only. There is no setting that can be edited.

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Track8

Track7

Track 2

Track 1

OUTPUT

MASTER

DRUM kit

Recorder

section

(1) (2)

Insert effect

[Insert effect]

Rhythm

section

Input mixer

INPUT1/2

Track mixer

(3)

About the effects

The MRS-802 has two types of effects, “insert effects” and

“send/return effects”. The two types can be used

simultaneously. The two types of effect are described below

in detail.

Insert effect

The insert effect is used by inserting it into a speciﬁc signal

route. You can select one of the following locations for

inserting the effect.

(1) Input mixer

(2) Any channel of the track mixer

(3) Immediately before the [MASTER] fader

For example if you insert the effect into the input mixer, the

input signal is directly processed by the effect and the result

is recorded on a track of the recorder. Alternatively, if you

insert the effect into a channel of the track mixer, the effect

processes the playback signal from the audio track or drum

kit.

By selecting a point immediately before the [MASTER]

fader, you can use the effect to process the ﬁnal mix before

recording on the master track.

Send/return effects

The send/return effects are internally connected to the send/

return of the mixer section. The MRS-802 has two send/

return effects, reverb (REVERB) and chorus/delay

(CHORUS/DELAY), which can be used simultaneously.

The send levels of the input mixer or track mixer adjust the

effect depth of the send/return effects. Raising the send level

will send the corresponding signal to the input of the effect,

and the signal processed by the effect will be returned

immediately before the [MASTER] fader, and mixed with

the other signals.

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This section explains the functions and operation of the effect section built into the MRS-802.

REC LEVEL

DRUM 1 2 7 8

[Send/return effect ]

Track mixer

Send/return effect

Input mixer

REVERB

CHORUS/DELAY

REVERB SEND

CHORUS/DELAY SEND

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LINE

MASTERING

DUAL MIC

CLEAN

DIST

ACO/BASS SIM

BASS

MIC

Algorithm Effect module arrangement Input/output type

3BAND COMP/

LO-FI NORMALIZE ZNR VOL PDL DIMENSION/

RESONANCE

COMP/LIM MIC PRE ZNR VOL PDL DOUBLING

COMP PRE AMP/

DRIVE ZNR EQ

COMP/LIM MIC PRE ZNR VOL PDL DOUBLING

VOL PDL MODULATION/

DELAY

COMP/LIM MIC PRE+

DE-ESSER ZNR VOL PDL MODULATION/

DELAY

COMP/LIM ISOLATOR ZNR VOL PDL MODULATION/

Mono → mono x 2

Mono → stereo

Stereo → stereo

Using the insert effect

This section explains how to select the insert point for the

insert effect, how to select a patch, and how to edit the patch.

About insert effect patches

The insert effect is a multi-effect unit that contains a number

of single effects such as compressor, distortion, and delay,

connected in series. Each of these separate effects is called

an "effect module".

For the insert effect, you can use up to six effect modules

simultaneously. A combination of such effect modules is

called an "algorithm".

The MRS-802 incorporates the following algorithms.

•CLEAN

•DIST

•ACO/BASS SIM

•BASS

These algorithms are for recording guitar/bass.

•MIC

An algorithm for vocals or microphone recording.

•Dual MIC

An algorithm for two entirely separate mono input and

mono output channels.

•LINE

An algorithm mainly for recording line-level output

instruments such as synthesizer or electric piano.

•MASTERING

An algorithm for processing a stereo mix signal, such as

during mixdown.

The arrangement of the effect modules and the signal ﬂow

for each algorithm is shown in the diagram below.

HINT

There are three types of algorithms: mono input/stereo

output, stereo input/stereo output, and mono input x 2/mono

output x 2. This difference will affect the signal ﬂow when the

insert effect is inserted. For details, refer to p. 102.

Each effect module comprises various parameters that

adjust the effect type and the effect depth. Settings for the

parameters of each effect module and an overall volume

setting (patch level) are collectively referred to as a “patch”.

A newly created project contains 190 patches, and these

patches are organized according to the eight algorithms. You

can instantly switch insert effect settings simply by selecting

the appropriate algorithm, and then selecting a patch.

The table below shows the algorithm types and the patch

numbers for each type.

COMP PRE AMP/

DRIVE EQZNR

PAT LVLVOL PDL MODULATION/

DELAY

Patch

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Changing the insert location of the

insert effect

When the project is in its initial state, the insert effect is

applied to the input mixer. However, you may change the

insert location as necessary. The procedure is as follows.

From the main screen, press the [INPUT SOURCE]

key in the effect section.

The currently selected insert location appears on the display.

The following points are available.

•IN

Input mixer (default setting)

•DRUM

Drum kit output

•TR1 - TR8

Track 1 - 8 output

•TR1/2, TR3/4, TR5/6, TR7/8

Track 1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8 output

•MASTER

Immediately before [MASTER] fader

Use the dial to select the insert location.

HINT

While the display of step 1 is shown, you can select the insert

point by pressing the [INPUT 1]/[INPUT 2] keys and the

status keys. To select the track pairs 1/2, 3/4, 5/6, and 7/8,

press two status keys simultaneously.

When the insert point has been selected, press the

[EXIT] key.

The unit returns to the main screen.

HINT

When the insert effect is applied to a point other than the

input mixer, the [INPUT SOURCE] key will be lit at the main

screen.

Selecting the patch for the insert

effect

This section explains how to select the patch for the insert

effect.

Press the [INSERT EFFECT] keys in the display

section.

The key lights up, and the display indicates the patch

currently selected for this algorithm.

To select a patch for the insert effect, start by selecting the

algorithm (effect module combination). When you press the

[INSERT EFFECT] keys, the ﬁrst line of the display shows

“INSERT” and the second line shows the patch for the insert

effect in this algorithm.

HINT

When the send/return effect was operated, the ﬁrst line of the

display shows “SEND REV” or “SEND CHO”.

Use the PATCH SELECT [

]/[

] keys or turn the

dial to select the patch.

The selected patch becomes active immediately.

Algorithm

Patch number

0 – 24

0 – 44

0 – 14

CLEAN

DIST

ACO/BASS SIM

BASS

Algorithm

Patch number

0 – 49

0 – 29

MIC

DUAL MIC

LINE

MASTERING

Insert point of insert effect

IN SRC

Effect type

Patch name Patch number

INSERT

MRS-Drv

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HINT

The indication “EMPTY” appears instead of the patch name

if the patch is empty. Selecting this will have no effect.

If you want to temporarily turn the insert effect off,

press the [BYPASS/TUNER] key in the effect

section.

The [BYPASS/TUNER] key lights up, and the insert effect

is bypassed. Pressing the [BYPASS/TUNER] key once

more enables the effect again.

HINT

Pressing the [ENTER] key in the bypass condition activates

the tuner function (→ p. 136).

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key.

The ﬂow of the signal that passes through the insert effect

will change as shown below, depending on the insert

location, the number of input signal channels, and the input/

output type of the insert effect. (“M → S” indicates mono

input/stereo output, “S → S” indicates stereo input/output,

“Dual” indicates mono input/output x 2.)

■When inserted into the input mixer

•Recording on mono tracks (tracks 1 - 8)

•Recording on two mono tracks (1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8)

HINT

When no recording track is selected, the output signal of the

insert effect is sent to a point directly before the [MASTER]

fader and mixed with the track mixer signal.

■When inserted into the track mixer

•Mono track (track 1 - 8) selected as insert location

EFFECT

( M → S )

EFFECT

( S → S )

EFFECT

( DUAL )

EFFECT

( M → S )

EFFECT

( S → S )

EFFECT

( DUAL )

INPUT 1 INPUT

Recorder

Track

EFFECT

( M → S )

EFFECT

( S → S )

EFFECT

( DUAL )

EFFECT

( M → S )

EFFECT

( S → S )

EFFECT

( DUAL )

INPUT 1 INPUT

Recorder

Track

EFFECT

( M → S )

EFFECT

( S → S )

EFFECT

( DUAL )

Track

Track FADER

FADER

Track FADER

Recorder Track mixer

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•Two mono tracks (1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8) or drum track

selected as insert location

■When inserted immediately before

[MASTER] fader

Editing the insert effect patch

The effect modules of the insert effect have various “effect

parameters” that can be adjusted to make detailed changes to

the character of the effect. By editing the effect parameters,

you can obtain the desired tone or effect.

For some effect modules, you can change the “effect type”.

For example in the MIC algorithm, the MODULATION/

DELAY effect module provides ten effect types such as

chorus, ﬂanger, and phaser, and use any one of these.

When you change the effect type, the effect parameters will

also change.

This section explains how to edit the effect type and effect

parameters for the currently selected patch.

Use the [INSERT EFFECT] keys to select an

algorithm, and use the PATCH SELECT [

]/[

]

keys or the dial to select the patch that you want to

edit.

It is not possible to change the algorithm of a patch. For this

reason, you must ﬁrst begin by selecting a patch that uses the

desired algorithm, even when you want to create a patch

from scratch.

HINT

The indication “EMPTY” appears instead of the patch name

if the patch is empty. To create a patch from scratch, select

an empty patch in the desired algorithm.

Press the [EDIT] key.

The ﬁrst line of the display will show “EDIT”. This

indicates that the patch can now be edited.

Use the cursor left/right keys to select the effect

module that you want to edit.

The ﬁrst line of the display shows the following indications

for each effect module.

EFFECT

( M → S )

EFFECT

( S → S )

EFFECT

( DUAL )

Track

Track FADER

FADER

Track

Track FADER

FADER

Track

Track FADER

FADER

Recorder Track mixer

OUTPUT

[MASTER] fader

EFFECT

( M → S )

EFFECT

( S → S )

EFFECT

( DUAL )

MODULATION/

DELAY

CHORUS

DEPTH

RATE

MIX

FLANGER

DEPTH

RATE

PHASER

POSITION

RATE

COLOR

Effect

module

Effect type

Effect

parameters

"EDIT"

Effect module types

COMP

SENS

MOD/DLY

CHORUS

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COMP PRE AMP/DRIVE EQ

MODULATION/DELAY

ZNR, VOL PDL, PAT LVL

COMP/LIM

MICPRE+DE-ESSER

MICPRE DOUBLING

ISOLATOR

3BAND COMP/

Lo-Fi

NORMALIZER

DIMENSION/

RESONANCE

ZNR, VOL PDL, PAT LVL

COMP

COMP/LIM

COMP Lch

COMP/LIM

CMP/LoFi

PRE/DRV

MIC PRE

MicPre L

ISOLATOR

NORMLZR

3BandEQ

MOD/DLY

DIM/RESO

DOUBLE L

TOTAL

EQ Lch

TOTAL

3BandEQ

TOTAL

3BandEQ

TOTAL

CLEAN

DIST

ACO/BASS SIM

BASS

MIC

DUAL MIC

LINE

MASTERING

Algorithm Module/Display

NOTE

The table above shows the condition when the effect module

is On. When the effect module is Off, the second line of the

display shows “-OFF-”.

If you want to switch the effect type for the

selected module, turn the dial to select the desired

effect type.

HINT

• If the contents of a patch have been edited, the “EDIT”

indicator in the upper part of the display will change to

“EDITED”.

•If “TOTAL” is shown on the display, you can use the cursor

up/down keys to select PAT LVL, ZNR, or VOL PDL.

NOTE

Some effect modules have only one effect type. For such

modules, there will be no screen for selecting the effect type.

Use the cursor up/down keys to select the effect

parameter that you want to edit.

When you use the cursor up/down keys, a setting screen for

the effect types and parameters for this module is shown.

The following diagram shows an example of what appears

on the display when you have selected the DEPTH

parameter of the “FLANGER” effect.

Turn the dial to change the setting.

For details on the effect types that can be selected for each

effect module, and on the effect parameters of each type,

refer to the appendix (→ p. 145 – 153) at the end of this

manual.

To switch the module On/Off setting, bring the

module onto the display and press the [ENTER]

key.

When the effect module has been set to Off, the effect type

name is shown as “-OFF-” on the display. If you press the

[ENTER] key once more in this condition, the setting is

returned to On.

NOTE

If “TOTAL” is shown on the ﬁrst line of the display, you can

adjust the ZNR/VOL PDL module setting and the patch level.

Switching the effect module On/Off is not possible in this

case.

Repeat steps 3 - 7 to make the desired edits for

other modules.

Effect type name

MOD/DLY

FLANGER

Setting value

FLANGER

DEPTH

FLANGER

-OFF-

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If you want to adjust the patch level (the ﬁnal

volume of the patch), use the cursor up/down keys

to bring up the indication “TOTAL PAT LVL”, and

turn the dial.

The patch level can be adjusted in a range of 1 - 30.

10.

When you have ﬁnished editing, press the [EXIT]

key.

The unit returns to the patch select screen.

NOTE

Keep in mind that if you return to the patch select screen and

select another patch without ﬁrst storing the patch, the

edited contents will be lost. If you want to keep the results of

your editing session, refer to the following section.

Storing an insert effect patch

A patch that you have edited can be stored in any location of

the same algorithm. You can also store an existing patch in

another location to create a copy of that patch.

Press the [INSERT EFFECT] keys in the display

section, and then press the [EDIT] key.

The currently selected patch can now be edited. Perform any

editing steps that you wish to make.

When editing is complete, press the [STORE] key in

the control section.

A screen for specifying the store target location appears on

the display.

Turn the dial to select the store destination patch

number.

To store the patch, press the [STORE] key once

more.

The patch will be stored, and the unit returns to the patch

select screen.

HINT

• Patches that you have stored are saved on the hard disk

as part of the project.

• Patch data included in an already existing project can be

loaded into the current project (→ p. 110).

Editing the name of an insert effect

patch

This section explains how to edit the name of the currently

selected patch.

Press the [INSERT EFFECT] keys which includes

the target patch. Then use the PATCH SELECT

[

]/[

] keys or the dial to select the patch that

you want to edit.

Press the [EDIT] key.

The currently selected patch can now be edited.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “TOTAL PAT LVL”.

Repeatedly press the cursor down key to bring up

the indication “PAT NAME”.

The name of the selected patch can now be edited. The

character currently selected for editing ﬂashes.

Use the cursor left/right keys to move the ﬂashing

position to the character you want to change, and

turn the dial to select a character.

For information on available characters, refer to page 34.

Repeat step 5 as necessary to complete the new

name.

TOTAL

PAT LVL

Patch number

STORE

MRS-Drv

TOTAL

PAT LVL

PAT NAME

MRS-Drv

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To conﬁrm the new name, press the [STORE] key in

the control section twice.

The new name is stored, and the unit returns to the patch

selection screen.

NOTE

Keep in mind that the name will revert to the previous setting

if you switch to another patch without storing the edited

patch name.

Applying the insert effect only to

the monitor signal

Normally when the insert effect is placed into the input

mixer, the signal processed by the effect will be recorded on

the track. If necessary, however, you can apply the insert

effect only to the monitor signal, and record the unprocessed

input signal on the track. For example when recording the

unprocessed sound of a vocal performance, the vocalist may

be more comfortable singing if an insert effect suitable for

mic recording is applied to the monitor signal.

Set the insert effect point to the input mixer.

Press the [UTILITY] key in the display section.

The utility menu appears.

Use the cursor left/right keys to call up the

indication “UTILITY REC SRC”, and press the

[ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows.

In this condition, you can select one of the following two

signal types to be recorded on the track.

•WET

The input signal that has passed through the insert effect will

be recorded on the track (default setting).

•DRY

Only the unprocessed input signal will be recorded on the

track. Even in this case, however, the insert effect will be

applied to the monitor signal.

INPUT

Recorder

Insert effect

UTILITY

TR EDIT

REC SRC

WET

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Turn the dial to change the setting to “DRY”.

When you have ﬁnished adjusting settings, press

the [EXIT] key several times.

The unit returns to the main screen.

NOTE

The “UTILITY REC SRC” setting is stored for the entire

project. Before you begin recording other parts, change the

setting back to “WET”.

Using the send/return effects

This section explains how to select and edit patches for the

send/return effects (chorus/delay, reverb).

About the send/return effect patches

The “reverb” and “chorus/delay” send/return effects are

separate and independent.

Reverb and chorus/delay each have an “effect type” that

determines the type of effect, and various parameters that let

you adjust the character of the effect. Settings for the effect

type and parameters, together with a name, are collectively

called send/return effect “patches”.

A newly created project contains 20 different reverb patches

and 20 different chorus/delay patches. You can instantly

switch reverb or chorus/delay settings simply by choosing

the effect for which you want to select a patch (reverb or

chorus/delay), and then selecting a patch. The patch number

are assigned as follows.

Selecting a send/return effect patch

This section explains how to select a reverb or chorus/delay

patch.

Press the [REVERB] key or [CHORUS/DELAY] key

in the effect section.

Press the [REVERB] key if you want to select a reverb

patch, or the [CHORUS/DELAY] key if you want to select a

chorus/delay patch.

The currently selected patch will be displayed. The

following display shows an example of what you see when

the [REVERB] key is pressed.

0 – 19

REVERB

CHORUS/DELAY

Effect Patch number

Patch numbe

Patch name

SEND REV

TightHal

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Use the PATCH SELECT [

]/[

] keys or the dial to

select the new patch.

As you turn the dial, new patches will be recalled

immediately. If the track mixer REVERB SEND and

CHORUS/DELAY SEND parameter settings are raised, you

can press the PLAY [R] key to play back the song, and

listen to the result of the newly selected patch.

HINT

• For details on track mixer operations, refer to p. 71.

• The lit/out status of the [REVERB] or [CHORUS/DELAY]

key shows the on/off status of that module. Each push of

the key toggles the status.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key.

Editing a send/return effect patch

This section explains how to edit a send/return effect patch.

Press the [REVERB] key or [CHORUS/DELAY] key

in the effect section.

If necessary, turn the dial to select the patch that

you want to edit. The following screen is an

example of the display indication when the

[CHORUS/DELAY] key was pressed.

Press the [EDIT] key.

The display will indicate “EDIT”, and a screen will appear

in which you can edit the patch. When the [EDIT] key is

pressed, the effect type selected for that send/return effect is

shown.

If you want to change the effect type, turn the dial.

When the effect type is changed, the effect parameters will

also change accordingly.

HINT

If the contents of a patch have been edited, the “EDIT”

indicator in the upper part of the display will change to

“EDITED”.

Use the cursor up/down keys to select the effect

parameter that you want to edit.

The ﬁrst line of the display shows the effect type, and the

second line the effect parameter name.

The current setting is shown to the right of the parameter

name.

Turn the dial to change the setting.

For details on the effect types that can be selected for reverb

or chorus/delay, and on the range of each effect parameter,

refer to the appendix (→ p. 145 – 153) at the end of this

manual.

Repeat steps 5 - 6 as necessary to edit other effect

parameters.

When you have ﬁnished editing, press the [EXIT]

key.

The unit returns to the patch select screen.

NOTE

Keep in mind that if you select another patch without ﬁrst

storing the patch, the edited contents will be lost. If you want

to keep the results of your editing session, refer to the

following section.

SEND CHO

DeepCho

Effect type

TYPE

CHORUS

TYPE

DELAY

Setting value Effect parameter

DELAY

TIME

370

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Storing a send/return effect patch

A patch you have edited can be stored in any location of the

same send/return effect. You can also store an existing patch

in another location to create a copy of that patch.

Press the [REVERB] key or [CHORUS/DELAY] key

in the effect section, and then press the [EDIT] key.

The currently selected patch can now be edited. Perform the

necessary steps for editing.

When editing is complete, press the [STORE] key in

the control section.

A screen for specifying the store target location appears on

the display.

Turn the dial to select the store destination patch

number.

Press the [STORE] key once more.

The patch will be stored, and the unit returns to the patch

select screen.

HINT

• Patches that you have stored are saved on the hard disk

as part of the project.

• Patch data included in an already existing project can be

loaded into the current project (→ p. 110).

Editing the name of a send/return

effect patch

This section explains how to edit the name of the patch that

is currently selected for a send/return effect.

Press the [REVERB] key or [CHORUS/DELAY] key

in the effect section.

If necessary, use the PATCH SELECT [Q]/[W] keys or turn

the dial to select the patch whose name you want to edit.

Press the [EDIT] key, and repeatedly press the

cursor down key to bring up the indication “PAT

NAME”.

The name of the selected patch can now be edited. The

character currently selected for editing ﬂashes.

Use the cursor left/right keys to move the ﬂashing

position to the character you want to change, and

turn the dial to select a character.

For information on available characters, refer to page 34.

Repeat step 3 as necessary to complete the new

name.

To conﬁrm the new name, press the [STORE] key in

the control section twice.

The new name is stored, and the unit returns to the patch

selection screen.

Store

DeepCho

PAT NAME

DeepCho

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Importing patches from another

project

This section explains how to import (load) all patches for the

internal effects from another project that is already saved on

the hard disk.

NOTE

Keep in mind that importing patches in this way will overwrite

all patches in the current project. Take care not to

accidentally erase patches that you wish to keep.

Press the [INSERT EFFECT] keys, [REVERB] key, or

[CHORUS/DELAY] key to bring up an effect related

parameter on the display.

To import a patch, an effect related parameter must be

shown on the display.

Press the [UTILITY] key.

The utility menu for the effect appears on the display.

Press the [ENTER] key.

In this condition, you can select the project from which to

import.

Turn the dial to select the import source project,

and press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “Import SURE?” appears on the display.

To carry out the import process, press the [ENTER]

key once more. To cancel the process, press the

[EXIT] key.

The patches of the selected project are imported into the

current project. When the import process is completed, the

screen of step 1 appears again.

UTILITY

Import

Project name Project numbe

Import

PRJ007

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Writing audio data

The MRS-802 lets you write the contents of the master track

of any project to a CD-R/RW disc in CD-DA (audio data)

format. The result is an audio CD that can be played in a CD

player. As with the other tracks of the MRS-802, the master

track also has ten V-takes. The most recently selected V-take

will be used as source material for the audio CD.

There are two ways of writing audio data on a CD-R/RW

disc, as described below.

•Writing by project

This method writes the master track of a single project to the

disc. When using this method, it is possible to add audio data

later, until the disc has been ﬁnalized.

•Writing by album

This method involves ﬁrst creating a list for the audio CD

(called an “album”) which contains information about

master tracks from various projects that are to be included.

The CD is then written in one operation, and ﬁnalizing is

automatically performed, so that no more audio data can be

added later.

HINT

“Finalizing” an audio CD refers to the procedure of making it

playable on an ordinary CD player. After it has been ﬁnalized,

no more data can be added to a CD-R/CD-RW disc.

NOTE

The waveform data of the currently selected V-take of the

master track are recorded as is on the audio CD. It is not

possible to edit it during recording. To cut off blank portions

before or after the audio material, use the master track

trimming function (→ p. 49) beforehand.

About CD-R/RW discs

For creating an audio CD, you can select either CD-R or

CD-RW discs as media. The features of the two disc types

are described below.

•CD-R

This media type allows only one-time recording or adding of

data. Once data have been written, they cannot be changed

or erased. CD-R discs are available in 650 MB and 700 MB

capacities.

To newly write audio data of the MRS-802 to disc, a blank

CD-R is required. As long as the disc has not been ﬁnalized,

it is possible to add further audio data up to the maximum

capacity of the disc. After being ﬁnalized, the disc can be

played on an ordinary CD player.

• CD-RW

This media type allows recording, adding, and bulk-erasing

of data. CD-RW discs are also available in 650 MB and 700

MB capacities.

To newly write audio data of the MRS-802 to disc, a blank

or completely erased CD-RW is required. As long as the disc

has not been ﬁnalized, it is possible to add audio data up to

the maximum capacity of the disc. The disc can usually only

be played on CD players designed to read CD-R/RW discs.

NOTE

When using commercially available pre-formatted CD-RW

discs, perform an erase operation ﬁrst, as described on page

117.

CD-R

Once only Yes No Yes

Yes Yes No

Many times

(after erasing)

CD-RW

Disc Write Add

data Erase Playback on

normal CD player

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This section describes how to use the CD-R/RW drive in the MRS-802.

NOTE

• On a MRS-802 without preinstalled CD-R/RW drive, creating a CD is not possible.

• Mixed mode CDs or copy controlled CDs cannot be played or used as data source.

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Recording audio data by project

You can select one project and write the contents of its

master track to a CD-R/CD-RW disc.

NOTE

Before starting the procedure described below, use the

trimming function on the master track to make sure that it

does not include unwanted blank portions at the beginning

and end (→ p. 49).

Insert a CD-R/RW disc into the CD-R/RW drive.

To newly write audio data, use a blank CD-R/RW disc or a

CD-RW disc that has been completely erased.

To add audio data, use a CD-R/RW disc that has not yet been

ﬁnalized.

Select the project to be used as write source.

For details on loading projects, refer to page 125.

Verify that the V-take that you want to write to the

audio CD is selected for the master track of that

project.

From the main screen, press the [CD-R/RW] key in

the display section.

The CD-R/RW menu appears.

Verify that the indication “CD-R/RW AUDIO CD” is

shown on the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

The audio CD menu appears.

Verify that “AUDIO CD BURN CD” is shown, and

press the [ENTER] key.

The duration of the source master track appears on the

display in hours (H), minutes (M), seconds (S), and

milliseconds (MS).

To check the available write time on the inserted

disc, press the cursor down key.

The remaining disc time is shown in the lower part of the

display (in minutes/seconds/milliseconds).

Press the cursor up key to return to the previous screen.

To audition the source master track, press the

PLAY [

] key. To stop playback, press the STOP

[

] key.

Press the [ENTER] key twice.

The display changes as follows.

10.

To carry out the write process, press the [ENTER]

key.

Writing on the CD-R/RW disc starts. During the write

process, the indication “wait...” is shown on the display. The

counter displays the write progress.

When writing is complete, the display shows “CDtrkxx

COMPLETE” (where xx is the track number).

HINT

By pressing the [EXIT] key instead of the [ENTER] key, you

can cancel the write process and return to the previous

display screen.

CD-R/RW

AUDIO CD

BURN CD

TIME

0 534250

Master track length

BURN CD

REMAIN

0740 00

vailable write time

CDtrk01

SURE?

0740 00

Write target track number

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11.

When writing is complete, press the [EXIT] key.

The unit returns to the condition of step 4. To add more

audio data, load the next project and repeat the above

procedure.

HINT

• When using this method, a blank gap of 2 seconds will

automatically be inserted between tracks on the disc.

•As long as the ﬁnalizing operation has not been performed,

the CD-R/RW disc cannot be played on an ordinary CD

player. (For information on how to audition an unﬁnalized

CD-R/RW disc, refer to page 115.)

12.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

Recording audio data by album

This method involves creating a list for the audio CD (called

an “album”) which contains information about master tracks

from multiple projects saved on the hard disk. The CD-R/

CD-RW disc containing these master tracks is then written

in a single operation.

NOTE

Before starting the procedure described below, use the

trimming function on the master track to make sure that it

does not include unwanted blank portions at the beginning

and end.

Insert a CD-R/RW disc into the CD-R/RW drive.

To newly write audio data, use a blank CD-R/RW disc or a

CD-RW disc that has been completely erased.

To add audio data, use a CD-R/RW disc that has not yet been

ﬁnalized.

Verify that the correct V-takes are selected for the

master tracks of the projects to be recorded.

NOTE

Projects in which an unrecorded V-take is selected for the

master track cannot be used as source material.

From the main screen, press the [CD-R/RW] key in

the display section.

The CD-R/RW menu appears.

Verify that the indication “CD-R/RW AUDIO CD” is

shown on the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

The audio CD menu appears.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “AUDIO CD ALBUM” on the display, and

press the [ENTER] key.

In this condition, you can register projects for the album.

The indication “END OF PROJ” denotes the end of the

album list of projects. When the album display is ﬁrst called

up, no project has been registered, therefore the indication

“END OF PROJ” appears.

AUDIO CD

BURN CD

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Turn the dial to select the project to be used as

track 1 of the album.

The indication “END OF PROJ” moves up to the next track,

and the screen changes as follows.

(1) Project number

(2) Project name

This shows the name and number of the project to be used as

recording source.

(3) Track number

This shows the track number to be used as write target on the

CD-R/RW disc.

(4) V-take duration

This shows the length (in hours/minutes/seconds/

milliseconds) of the currently selected V-take of the master

track in the selected project.

NOTE

Projects with a master track for which an unrecorded V-take

is selected cannot be selected as source. If a desired project

name does not come up, check whether a recorded V-take

was selected for its master track.

When the project for track 1 has been selected, use

the cursor right key to move to track 2.

The screen changes as follows.

Turn the dial to select the project to be used as

track 2 of the album.

In the same way, select projects for track 3 and

subsequent tracks.

The maximum allowable number of tracks is 99, provided

that there is enough free capacity on the disc.

•To audition the master track

Press the PLAY [R] key. The master track of the project

currently shown on the display is played. To stop playback,

press the STOP [P] key.

•To change projects in an album

Use the cursor left/right 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 left/right keys to select the track number

whose project you want to delete and press the [DELETE/

ERASE] key. The indication “DELETE SURE?” appears on

the display. To delete the project from the album list, press

the [ENTER] key. If you wish to cancel the process, press

the [EXIT] key instead. When a project is deleted, the

following tracks are moved up by one position.

•To delete all projects from an album

In the condition for registering projects in an album, press

the [DELETE/ERASE] key and then the cursor down key.

The indication “ALL DEL SURE?” appears on the display.

To delete all projects from the album list, press the [ENTER]

key. If you wish to cancel the process, press the [EXIT] key

instead.

•To check the capacity of a CD-R/RW disc

Press the cursor down key. The remaining time of the disc

appears in the lower part of the display. To return to the

previous screen, press the cursor up key.

10.

When you have stored all desired projects in the

album, press the [ENTER] key twice.

The display changes as follows.

END OF

PROJ

00000 00

PRJ 001

PRJ001

0 436120

(1)

(4)

(2) (3)

END OF

PROJ

ALBUM

SURE?

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HINT

If you press the [ENTER] key once more, the indication “xx

Tracks BURN?” (where xx is the number of tracks) appears

on the display. You can check the total number of tracks from

this screen.

11.

To carry out the burn process, press the [ENTER]

key once more.

Writing on the CD-R/RW disc starts. During the write

process, the indication “wait...” is shown on the display. The

counter displays the write progress.

When the write process is completed, the disc is ejected, and

the message “ALBUM NEXT?” appears on the screen. If

you wish to write another disc with the same content, insert

a blank CD-R/RW disc or a CD-RW disc which has been

completely erased, and press the [ENTER] key. To terminate

the process, press the [EXIT] key.

12.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

Playing an audio CD

To play an audio CD inserted in the CD-R/CD-RW drive,

proceed as follows. This method can also be used to audition

a CD-R/CD-RW disc which has not been ﬁnalized yet.

NOTE

A CD-R/CD-RW disc which has not been ﬁnalized can only

be played with this method.

Insert an audio CD in the CD-R/RW drive.

From the main screen, press the [CD-R/RW] key in

the display section.

The CD-R/RW menu appears.

Verify that the indication “CD-R/RW AUDIO CD” is

shown on the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

The audio CD menu appears.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “AUDIO CD PLAYER” on the display, and

press the [ENTER] key.

The display shows the track number and playback method

for the inserted audio CD. If a non-ﬁnalized disc is inserted,

an “*” is shown.

(1) Track number

The number of the currently selected track on the audio CD

is shown.

(2) Playback method

Indicates the currently selected audio CD playback method.

“D” stands for digital playback and “A” for analog

playback.

AUDIO CD

BURN CD

PLAYER

TRK01 D*

0 332120

(1)

(4)

(2)

(3)

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(3) Finalize status

When a “*” symbol is shown here, a non-ﬁnalized CD-R/

RW disc has been inserted.

(4) Current position in track

The location in the current track is shown here in hours (H),

minutes (M), and seconds (S).

Use the FF [

] and REW [

] keys to select the

track to be played.

While the track number is shown, the FF [Y] and REW

[T] keys can be used to select the track on the CD. The FF

[Y] key selects the next track and the REW [T] key selects

the previous track.

Use the cursor up/down keys to select the

playback method for the audio CD.

Each push of the cursor up/down keys toggles between the

following two methods.

•D (Digital playback)

The digital audio signal of the CD is read by the MRS-802

in the digital domain and becomes available as an audio

signal at the rear panel MASTER OUTPUT jacks, and front

panel MASTER PHONES jack. (Default setting)

•A (Analog playback)

The audio signal of the CD is reproduced via the headphone

output of the CD-R/RW drive.

To start playback of the audio CD, press the PLAY

[

] key.

Playback of the selected track starts. When the track is

ﬁnished, playback continues with the next track. During

audio CD playback, all faders except for the [MASTER]

fader as well as the EQ, reverb, chorus/delay, and pan

settings are disabled.

For track selection and for controlling playback

stop/pause, use the transport section keys.

PLAY [

] key

Playback of the selected track starts. Pressing the key during

playback sets the system to pause mode.

STOP [

] key

Playback stops, and the system returns to the beginning of

the current track.

FF [

] key

Playback stops, and the system jumps to the beginning of

the next track.

REW [

] key

Playback stops, and the system jumps to the beginning of

the current track.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

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Erasing a CD-RW Disc

The entire information on a CD-RW disc (audio data or

backup data) can be erased, thereby returning the disc to the

blank state.

Insert the disc to erase into the CD-R/RW drive.

From the main screen, press the [CD-R/RW] key in

the display section.

The CD-R/RW menu appears.

Verify that the indication “CD-R/RW AUDIO CD” is

shown on the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

The audio CD menu appears.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “AUDIO CD CDRW ERS” on the display,

and press the [ENTER] key.

The display shows “CdrwErs NORMAL”.

Use the cursor up/down keys to select one of the

following two CD-RW erase methods.

•NORMAL (Default setting)

Information from all areas of the disc is erased. This takes

longer than the QUICK erase operation, but all contents of

the disc are reliably erased. This method is recommended.

(Required time is max. 74 minutes for a 650 MB disc and 80

minutes for a 700 MB disc.)

•QUICK

Only the track information on the CD-RW disc is erased.

This requires less time than the NORMAL erase operation.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The display now shows the indication “CdrwErs SURE?”.

To carry out the erase process, press the [ENTER]

key once more.

The erase process starts. During the operation, the display

shows “CdrwErs wait...”.

When the erasing process is ﬁnished, the display indication

changes to “CdrwErs COMPLETE”.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

HINT

Erasing a CD-RW disc is also possible from the backup

menu (→ p. 119). After you bring up “BACKUP CDRW ERS”

on the display and press the [ENTER] key, the disc can be

erased in the same way as described above.

AUDIO CD

BURN CD

CdrwErs

NORMAL

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Finalizing a CD-R/RW Disc

“Finalizing” a CD-R/RW to which audio data were written

refers to the procedure of turning it into a ﬁnished audio CD.

After a disc has been ﬁnalized, no more tracks can be added

to it. When a CD-R disc has been ﬁnalized, it will be

playable on an ordinary CD player. (A CD-RW will

normally not be playable on an ordinary CD player, even if it

has been ﬁnalized.)

Insert the disc to ﬁnalize into the CD-R/RW drive.

From the main screen, press the [CD-R/RW] key in

the display section.

The CD-R/RW menu appears.

Verify that the indication “CD-R/RW AUDIO CD” is

shown on the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

The audio CD menu appears.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “AUDIO CD FINALIZE” on the display,

and press the [ENTER] key.

The display indicates the total number of tracks on the CD-

R/RW disc. The counter indicates the total playing time of

all tracks on the disc (including pauses) in hours (H),

minutes (M), and seconds (S).

Press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “FINALIZE SURE?” appears on the display.

To carry out the ﬁnalizing process, press the

[ENTER] key once more. To cancel the operation,

press the [EXIT] key.

When you press the [ENTER] key, the ﬁnalizing process

starts. During the operation, the display shows “FINALIZE

wait...”. When the process is ﬁnished, the display indication

changes to “FINALIZE COMPLETE”.

HINT

By erasing the entire disc, a CD-RW disc can be used again

also after ﬁnalizing. For details, refer to page 117.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

FINALIZE

TRACKS12

0 2318

Playing time Number of tracks

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Loading data from an audio CD

The MRS-802 can read audio data from an ordinary audio

CD inserted in the CD-R/RW drive and record these data on

any track of the internal recorder. The data can then be

handled and edited in the same way as other tracks. This is

convenient for example to use drum or guitar phrases from a

sampling CD.

Data can be read only as entire audio CD tracks. Specifying

a range is not possible. If you want to use only a part of a

track, perform trimming of unwanted portions after loading

(→ p. 49).

Insert the disc from which to load audio data into

the CD-R/RW drive.

Perform steps 2 - 5 of “Playing an audio CD” and

select the desired track of the CD.

Press the REC [

] key.

Turn the dial to select the track for recording the

data.

Only odd-numbered/even-numbered pairs of mono tracks

(1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8) or the master track (MASTER) can be

selected.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The recording destination is selected, and the indication

“READ CD SURE?” appears on the display. (When the

track already contains data, the indication “OverWrt?” is

shown.)

To carry out the read process, press the [ENTER]

key once more.

Loading data from the audio CD starts. When loading is

complete, the unit returns to the condition of step 4.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

Backup and restore

This section explains how you can use the CD-R/RW drive

in the MRS-802 to back up a project to a CD-R/RW disc and

how to restore a project from a disc backup.

NOTE

On a MRS-802 without preinstalled CD-R/RW drive, creating

a backup CD as described here is not possible.

Saving a single project to CD-R/RW

disc

You can select any project and save it on a CD-R/RW disc

for backup.

HINT

If the size of the project is larger than the capacity of the CD-

R/RW disc, you can create a backup spanning multiple

volumes.

Insert a CD-R or CD-RW into the CD-R/RW drive.

To back up a project, use a blank CD-R/RW disc or a CD-

RW disc that has been completely erased.

From the main screen, press the [CD-R/RW] key in

the display section.

The CD-R/RW menu appears.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “CD-R/RW BACKUP” on the display, and

press the [ENTER] key.

The display shows the backup/restore menu.

Verify that “BACKUP SAVE” is shown on the

display, and press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes to a screen for selecting the project to

be backed up.

READ DST

TR 1/2

BACKUP

SAVE

PRJ001

Project name Project numbe

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Turn the dial to select the project, and press the

[ENTER] key.

This selects the project that will be backed up. The display

now shows the space required for the backup in MB

(megabytes).

Press the [ENTER] key.

The name of the directory to be used for backup appears.

A “directory” (also called “folder”) is a hierarchical unit that

will be created on the backup media when the backup is

executed. All data for one project are stored in the same

directory.

When the backup is executed, a new directory is created on

the CD-R/RW disc with the name “PROJxxx” (where xxx is

the project number). This name can be edited if desired.

If you want to edit the backup destination directory

name, use the cursor left/right keys to move the

ﬂashing position and turn the dial to select a

character.

The following characters can be used.

Numerals: 0 - 9

Letters: A - Z

Symbols: _ (underscore)

Press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “SAVE SURE?” appears on the display.

HINT

If you press the [EXIT] key at any point during steps 4 - 7, you

can return to the previous step.

To execute the backup, press the [ENTER] key. To

cancel, press the [EXIT] key instead.

When backup starts, the disc number and the indication

“BURNING” appear on the display.

When backup is ﬁnished, the display shows “SAVE

COMPLETE”.

If the project size is larger than the capacity of one CD-R/

RW disc, the disc will be ejected after it has been ﬁlled up,

and the display changes as follows.

10.

When the above message appears, insert a new

CD-R/RW disc, and press the [ENTER] key.

The backup operation resumes. If more than two discs are

required, the above steps will be repeated. When backup is

ﬁnished, the display indication changes to “SAVE

COMPLETE”.

NOTE

When a backup spans several discs, the discs must be used

in the same order for restore. Be sure to note the disc number

on the case and label of the disc.

HINT

When the disc has been ejected, it also is possible to abort

the backup operation. To do this, press the [EXIT] key while

the indication “CHANGE DISCxxx” (where xxx is the disc

number) is shown. The indication will change to “SAVE

CANCEL?”. Press the [ENTER] key to terminate the process.

11.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

PRJ SIZE

108MB

DirName

PROJ001

DISC001

BURNING

Disc number

CHANGE

DISC002

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Saving all projects to CD-R/RW disc

You can save all projects on the hard disk to CD-R/RW

media for backup.

If the total size of all projects is larger than the capacity of

one CD-R/RW disc, the backup will automatically extend

over multiple volumes, with lower-numbered projects being

placed on lower-numbered discs.

NOTE

Also if all projects were saved in one operation, restoring will

be on a single-project basis.

Insert a CD-R or CD-RW into the CD-R/RW drive.

To back up projects, use a blank CD-R/RW disc or a CD-

RW disc that has been completely erased.

From the main screen, press the [CD-R/RW] key in

the display section.

The CD-R/RW menu appears.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “CD-R/RW BACKUP” on the display, and

press the [ENTER] key.

The display shows the backup/restore menu.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “BACKUP ALL SAVE” on the display, and

press the [ENTER] key.

The display shows the space required for the backup of all

projects in MB (megabytes).

Press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “ALL SAVE SURE?” appears on the display.

To execute the backup, press the [ENTER] key. To

cancel, press the [EXIT] key instead.

When you press the [ENTER] key, backup starts from the

project with the lowest number. The display shows the disc

number, the project number, and the indication

“BURNING”.

When backup is ﬁnished, the display indication changes to

“ALL SAVE COMPLETE”.

If the backup size is larger than the capacity of one CD-R/

RW disc, the disc will be ejected after it has been ﬁlled up,

and a message prompting the user to insert the next CD-R/

RW disc appears.

The number at bottom right indicates up to which project is

saved on this disc.

When the above message appears, insert a new

CD-R/RW disc, and press the [ENTER] key.

The backup operation resumes. If more than two discs are

required, the above steps will be repeated. When the backup

MRS-802

PRJ 000

PRJ 001

PRJ 002

PRJ 003

PRJ 004

PRJ 001

PRJ 002

PRJ 003

PRJ 004

Backup

Disc 1

Disc 2

Disc 3

BACKUP

SAVE

SIZE

478MB

ALL SAVE

SURE?

DISC001

BURNING

Project currently being saved

Disc number

CHANGE

DISC002

Projects already saved

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is ﬁnished, the display indication changes to “ALL SAVE

COMPLETE”.

NOTE

When a full backup spans several discs, restoring a single

project requires you to ﬁrst insert the disc on which it is

saved. Be sure to note the disc number and the projects

saved on the disc on the case and label of the disc.

HINT

When the disc has been ejected, it also possible to abort the

backup operation. To do this, press the [EXIT] key while the

indication “CHANGE DISCxxx” (where xxx is the disc

number) is shown. The indication will change to “ALL SAVE

CANCEL?”. Press the [ENTER] key to terminate the process.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

Loading a project from CD-R/RW disc

To restore a project saved on CD-R/RW disc to the hard disk

of the MRS-802, proceed as follows.

From the main screen, press the [CD-R/RW] key in

the display section.

The CD-R/RW menu appears.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “CD-R/RW BACKUP” on the display, and

press the [ENTER] key.

The display shows the backup/restore menu.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “BACKUP LOAD” on the display, and

press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “LOAD InsDisc1” appears on the display.

Insert the CD-R or CD-RW where the project is

saved into the CD-R/RW drive.

•If project was backed up as single project

Insert disc number 1.

•If project was backed up as part of a full backup of all

projects

Insert the disc where the project is stored. (If there are

multiple discs, insert the ﬁrst disc that contains data of the

desired project.)

NOTE

• Also when you have backed up all projects in a single

operation, restore is performed for single projects.

• If the backup of the project spans multiple discs, be sure

to insert the ﬁrst disc that contains data of the desired

project ﬁrst. If you insert another disc, the project data will

not be read correctly.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The name of the project on the disc, and the number which is

to be assigned to the project are shown on the display.

HINT

When being restored to the MRS-802, an empty project

number is automatically assigned to the project. Even if a

project with the same name already exists on the hard disk,

it will not be overwritten.

To check the name of the directory from which the

project will be read, press the cursor down button.

The display shows the directory name.

Press the cursor up key to restore the original display.

BACKUP

SAVE

LOAD

InsDisc1

LOAD

PRJ012

Project number

to be assigned

Project name

DirName

PROJ012

Directory name

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Turn the dial to select the project to load, and press

the [ENTER] key.

The indication “LOAD SURE?” appears on the display.

To execute the load operation, press the [ENTER]

key. To cancel, press the [EXIT] key instead.

When you press the [ENTER] key, the project data are read

from the disc and loaded to the hard disk. When the

operation is ﬁnished, the display indication changes to

“LOAD COMPLETE”.

If the backup spans multiple discs, the disc will be

automatically ejected when the data have been loaded, and

the following message appears on the display.

When the above message appears, insert the next

CD-R/RW disc, and press the [ENTER] key.

The load operation resumes. If more than two discs are

required, the above steps will be repeated. When the load

operation is ﬁnished, the display indication changes to

“LOAD COMPLETE”.

NOTE

If the backup of the project spans multiple discs, be sure to

insert the discs in the correct order. Otherwise the project

data will not be read correctly.

HINT

When the disc has been ejected, it is also possible to abort

the load operation. To do this, press the [EXIT] key while the

indication “CHANGE DISCxxx” (where xxx is the disc

number) is shown. The indication will change to “LOAD

CANCEL?”. Press the [ENTER] key to terminate the process.

10.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

CHANGE

DISC002

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About projects

On the MRS-802, the data needed to reproduce a song you

create are managed in units called “projects”. By loading a

project from the hard disk, you can always go back to

exactly the same condition that existed when the project was

saved. A project contains the following information.

•Audio data recorded on V-takes 1 - 10 of tracks 1 - 8

and the master track

•Track parameter Settings

•Number of selected V-take for each track

•Mixer section settings

•Settings saved in scene numbers 0 - 99

•Scene parameter enabled/disabled settings

•Numbers and settings of patches currently selected for

insert effect and send/return effect

•Rhythm patterns

•Rhythm songs

•Drum kit currently selected for rhythm section

•MIDI-related settings

•Audio data in phrase pool

•Other ﬁle settings

NOTE

On the MRS-802, recording/playback operations can be

performed only for the currently loaded project. It is not

possible to operate multiple projects simultaneously.

Project operations

This section explains operations such as loading or saving a

project. The procedure is the same for most project

operations. The basic procedure is as follows.

Basic procedure

From the main screen, press the [PROJECT] key.

The project menu appears on the display, allowing you to

select the desired project operation.

HINT

When you press the [PROJECT] key, the current project is

automatically saved on the hard disk.

Use the cursor left/right keys to select one of the

following operations.

•PROJECT SELECT

Load a previously saved project from the internal hard disk.

•PROJECT NEW

Create a new project.

•PROJECT SIZE

View the size of the currently loaded project.

•PROJECT COPY

Duplicate a speciﬁed project on the hard disk.

•PROJECT ERASE

Erase a speciﬁed project from the hard disk.

•PROJECT NAME

Edit the name of the currently loaded project.

•PROJECT PROTECT

Write-protect the currently loaded project.

PROJECT

SELECT

Reference [Projects]

This section describes how to perform operations for entire projects.

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Press the [ENTER] key to execute the operation (or

change the setting) that you selected.

For details on the procedure, refer to the sections that follow.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

Loading a project

You can select a project that was saved on the hard disk, and

load it.

Refer to steps 1 - 2 of “Basic procedure” to bring

up the indication “PROJECT SELECT” on the

display. Then press the [ENTER] key.

The project to load is shown on the display.

Turn the dial to select the desired project.

Press the [ENTER] key to load the project, or press

the [EXIT] key to cancel.

When loading is completed, the unit returns to the main

screen.

HINT

• When you press the [ENTER] key, the current project will

be automatically saved on the hard disk before the new

project is loaded.

•When power to the MRS-802 is turned on, the project that

you were last working on will be loaded automatically.

Creating a new project

This operation creates a new project.

Refer to steps 1 - 2 of “Basic procedure” to bring

up the indication “PROJECT NEW” on the display.

Then press the [ENTER] key.

The project to create is shown on the display.

The lowest free project number is automatically selected,

and a default name of “PRJxxx” (where xxx is a project

number in the range of 000 - 999) will be assigned.

If necessary, edit the project name.

To edit the name, use the cursor left/right keys to move the

ﬂashing position to the character you want to change, and

turn the dial to select a character. The project name can also

be edited later (→ p. 127).

Press the [ENTER] key to create the project, or

press the [EXIT] key to cancel.

When the new project has been loaded, the unit returns to

the main screen.

Checking the project size/available

hard disk capacity

This displays the size of the currently loaded project, the

available capacity of the internal hard disk, and the

remaining recording time.

Refer to steps 1 - 2 of “Basic procedure” to bring

up the indication “PROJECT SIZE” on the display.

Then press the [ENTER] key.

Use the cursor up/down keys to select the desired

screen from one the following options.

•REMAIN (MB units)

This shows the remaining space on the internal hard disk in

MB (megabyte) units.

PRJ SEL

PRJ001

Project name Project numbe

PRJNo007

PRJ007

Project name

Project numbe

REMAIN

013908MB

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•REMAIN (h/m units)

The approximate recordable time remaining for each track is

shown in hours (h)/minutes (m)/seconds.

•PRJ SIZ (MB units)

This shows the size of the currently loaded project in MB

(megabyte) units.

•PRJ SIZ (h/m units)

This shows the size of the currently loaded project in terms

of the recorded time per track, in hours (h)/minutes (m)/

seconds.

HINT

• These screens are for display only, and contain no items

that can be edited.

• The remaining recordable time is an approximation.

Duplicating a project

This operation copies a speciﬁed project that is saved on the

hard disk.

Refer to steps 1 - 2 of “Basic procedure” to bring

up the indication “PROJECT COPY” on the display.

Then press the [ENTER] key.

The name and number of the project to copy are shown on

the display.

Turn the dial to select the copy source project, and

press the [ENTER] key.

The screen for selecting the copy destination project appears

on the display.

Turn the dial to select the copy destination project

number, and press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “SURE?” appears on the display.

Press the [ENTER] key to copy the project, or press

the [EXIT] key to cancel.

When copying is completed, the unit returns to the main

screen.

Erasing a project

This operation erases the speciﬁed project from the hard

disk.

Refer to steps 1 - 2 of “Basic procedure” to bring

up the indication “PROJECT ERASE” on the

display. Then press the [ENTER] key.

The project to erase is shown on the display.

Turn the dial to select the project to be erased.

Press the [ENTER] key to erase the project, or

press the [EXIT] key to cancel.

To return to main screan after erasing is completed, press the

[EXIT]key.

NOTE

• Once a project has been erased, it cannot be recovered.

Use this operation with care.

•This item cannot be selected for projects with the protect

ON setting.

REMAIN

45h55m46

PRJ SIZE

00122MB

PRJ SIZE

00h24m13

PRJ COPY

PRJ012

Project name Project numbe

PRJ COPY

COPY TO

Copy destination project numbe

PRJ ERS

PRJ011

Project name Project numbe

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HINT

It is also possible to erase the currently loaded project. In this

case, the lowest-numbered project will automatically be

loaded after the erase operation has been completed.

Editing the project name

This lets you edit the name of the currently loaded project.

Refer to steps 1 - 2 of “Basic procedure” to bring

up the indication “PROJECT NAME” on the display.

Then press the [ENTER] key.

The current project name is shown on the display.

To edit the name, use the cursor left/right keys to

move the ﬂashing position to the character you

want to change, and turn the dial to select a

character.

For information on available characters, refer to page 34.

To return to the main screen after editing the name, press the

[EXIT] key.

Protecting/unprotecting a project

This operation lets you write-protect the currently loaded

project or turn previously enabled protection off. When

protect is ON, the following operations will be impossible.

•Deleting a project

•Editing or recording on the recorder

•Changing the V-take

•Editing a patch (including module on/off)

•Recording or editing a rhythm pattern or rhythm song

•Saving scenes, making marker settings, etc.

Refer to steps 1 - 2 of “Basic procedure” to bring

up the indication “PROJECT PROTECT” on the

display. Then press the [ENTER] key.

The screen for setting the protect status to ON/OFF is shown

on the display.

Turn the dial to select ON (write-protect enabled)

or OFF (write-protect disabled).

When write-protect is ON for a project, a lock symbol is

shown to the right of the project number.

A change in the protect status becomes active immediately.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key several

times.

NOTE

If a project is loaded for which write-protect is not enabled,

and you select another project, the current project’s mix

settings will be overwritten, because the existing project is

automatically saved on the hard disk before loading the new

project. If you do not want a completed mix to be changed

further, it is recommended to set write-protect to ON.

HINT

The various track parameters such as EQ and panning can

be adjusted also when the project is protected (but the

settings will not be stored).

PRJ NAME

PRJ010

PRJ PRT

OFF

PRJ 008

PRJ008

Lock symbol

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About MIDI

MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a standard

that allows messages such as performance data (collectively

called “MIDI messages”) to be exchanged between devices

such as electronic musical instruments and computers.

The MRS-802 supports MIDI and is equipped with the

following two MIDI connectors.

•MIDI IN connector

Serves for receiving MIDI messages sent from an external

MIDI device. This connector is used mainly to receive Note

messages from an external MIDI device in order to play a

drum kit.

•MIDI OUT connector

Serves for transmitting MIDI messages from the MRS-802.

Note messages that represent the content played by a rhythm

pattern or rhythm song can be transmitted from this

connector, and it can be used to synchronize playback of an

external MIDI device to the MRS-802.

What you can do using MIDI

On the MRS-802, you can use MIDI for the following

functions.

■ Receive play information

You can use an external MIDI keyboard or a computer to

send play information (Note On/Off messages) to the MRS-

802, to play a drum kit of the rhythm section. When creating

a rhythm pattern, you can use an external MIDI keyboard to

input play information.

■Send play information

You can send Note On/Off messages from the MRS-802

when playing a rhythm song/rhythm pattern. These can be

used to play an external MIDI sound source.

■Send sync information

The MRS-802 can output MIDI Timing Clock, Song

Position Pointer, and Start/Stop/Continue messages to

synchronize operation with an external MIDI device.

Playback and other transport operations as well as locate

operations can be synchronized.

■Send/receive control change information

The MRS-802 can receive Control Change messages from

an external MIDI device to perform a control change, set the

drum kit level, and so on. The MRS-802 also can send out

Control Change messages according to drum level

information contained in a rhythm song.

For a list of supported Control Change messages, see the

appendix at the end of this manual.

■SMF playback

The MRS-802 can read Format 0 SMFs (Standard MIDI

Files) from a CD-R/RW/ROM disc and load the contents

into a project. Once loaded, an SMF can use internal or

external sound sources and perform playback in sync with

the recorder section or rhythm section (SMF player

function).

Reference [MIDI]

This section explains the MIDI-related settings of the MRS-802.

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Making MIDI-related settings

This section explains how to make MIDI-related settings.

The procedure is the same for most settings. The basic steps

are as follows.

Basic procedure

Press the [DRUM] key in the rhythm section, and

then press the [UTILITY] key.

The rhythm utility menu for making various rhythm section

settings appears.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “UTILITY MIDI” on the display.

Press the [ENTER] key.

Now you can select MIDI-related setting items.

Use the cursor left/right keys to select one of the

following items, and press the [ENTER] key.

•DRUM CH

Set the MIDI channel of the drum track.

•SPP

Turn Song Position Pointer transmission on/off.

•COMMAND

Turn Start/Stop/Continue message transmission on/off.

•CLOCK

Turn Timing Clock transmission on/off.

HINT

There is no parameter for turning Control Change on or off.

When the drum kit is set to send and receive MIDI messages,

Control Change send/receive is also enabled.

Press the [ENTER] key to display the setting of the

selected item, and turn the dial to change the

setting.

For details on each item, refer to the following explanation.

NOTE

Operation steps related to SMF are explained on page 131.

When you have ﬁnished making settings, press the

[EXIT] key several times.

The unit returns to the main screen.

Utility

MIDI

DRUM CH

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Setting the drum kit MIDI

channel

You can specify the MIDI channel for the drum kit.

Refer to steps 1 - 4 of “Basic procedure” to bring up the

indication “MIDI DRUM CH” on the display. Then turn the

dial to select one of the following settings.

•1 - 16CH

MIDI channels 1 - 16 (default: 10)

•OFF

Channel messages (Note On/Off messages) will not be

transmitted or received.

If you specify a MIDI channel (1 - 16) for the drum track,

you can transmit Note On/Off messages from an external

MIDI device on that MIDI channel to play the sounds of the

MRS-802’s drum kit. Also, when you play back a rhythm

pattern (or rhythm song) on the MRS-802, the content of the

drum track will be transmitted as Note On/Off messages.

NOTE

If the “DRUM CH” setting is OFF, Note On/Off messages as

well as Control Change messages will not be transmitted or

received.

Specifying transmission of

Timing Clock messages

This setting speciﬁes whether the MIDI synchronization

message Timing Clock will be transmitted.

Refer to steps 1 - 4 of “Basic procedure” to bring up the

indication “MIDI CLOCK” on the display. Then turn the

dial to select one of the following settings.

•ON (Transmission on)

MIDI Timing Clock will be transmitted when the MRS-802

is running (default setting).

• OFF (Transmission off)

Timing Clock will not be transmitted.

Timing Clock will be output according to the tempo of the

rhythm pattern/rhythm song that is playing. In order for the

external MIDI device to play back in synchronization at an

appropriate tempo, you will need to specify the tempo and

time signature of the rhythm pattern (rhythm song) even if

you are not using the rhythm section.

NOTE

Timing Clock will be transmitted even if the drum track is

muted (DRUM status key out).

HINT

• When using MIDI Timing Clock messages transmitted

from the MRS-802 to synchronize the operation of an

external MIDI device, you should also turn on transmission

for Song Position Pointer and Start/Stop/Continue

messages as well as Timing Clock.

• When transmitting Timing Clock from the MRS-802, it is

recommended to turn the drum MIDI channel OFF.

Synchronization may become unstable if MIDI messages

other than Timing Clock are also being transmitted.

DRUM CH

10CH

CLOCK

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Specifying transmission of Song

Position Pointer messages

You can specify whether Song Position Pointer messages

will be transmitted. Song Position Pointer is a MIDI

message that indicates the current position as a beat count

from the start. Normally it is used in conjunction with

Timing Clock.

Refer to steps 1 - 4 of “Basic procedure” to bring up the

indication “SPP” on the display. Then turn the dial to select

one of the following settings.

•ON (Transmission on)

MIDI Song Position Pointer messages will be transmitted

when a Locate operation is performed on the MRS-802

(default setting).

•OFF (Transmission off)

Song Position Pointer messages will not be transmitted.

Specifying transmission of

Start/Stop/Continue messages

You can specify whether Start/Stop/Continue messages will

be transmitted. Start/Stop/Continue are MIDI messages that

control the transport of a device, causing it to run or stop.

Normally these messages are used in conjunction with

Timing Clock.

Refer to steps 1 - 4 of “Basic procedure” to bring up the

indication “MIDI COMMAND” on the display. Then turn

the dial to select one of the following settings.

•ON (Transmission on)

The appropriate Start/Stop/Continue message will be

transmitted when the MRS-802 stops or begins running

(default setting).

•OFF (Transmission off)

Start/Stop/Continue messages will not be transmitted.

Using the SMF player

Using the SMF player function, the MRS-802 can read

Format 0 SMF (Standard MIDI Files) from a CD-ROM/R/

RW disc and load the contents into a project. Once loaded,

an SMF can use internal or external sound sources and

perform playback in sync with the recorder section or

rhythm section. This section explains how to use this

function.

HINT

“Format 0” is a type of SMF that contains all MIDI channel

playing information in a single track. The MRS-802 can only

read this type of SMF.

NOTE

The following SMF types cannot be read.

• Format 1 or Format 2

• Files not conforming to ISO 9660 Level 2 or with an

extension other than “.MID”

• Files written to disc in an open session

Reading an SMF into a project

By performing the following steps, you can read an SMF

from a CD-ROM/R/RW disc and load it in a project. The

maximum number of SMFs per project is 100.

HINT

By using an option board (UIB-01/UIB-02), it is possible to

directly copy SMFs from a computer to a project (PROJxxx

folder). For details, see the information in the appendix of this

manual.

Insert the CD-ROM or CD-R/RW disc containing

the SMF into the CD-R/RW drive.

From the main screen, press the [UTILITY] key in

the display section.

The utility menu appears.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “UTILITY SMF” on the display, and press

the [ENTER] key.

The SMF menu appears.

SPP

COMMAND

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Verify that “SMF IMPORT” is shown on the display

and press the [ENTER] key.

The names of SMFs on the CD-ROM/R/RW disc are shown.

Turn the dial to select the SMF to import.

NOTE

If the desired ﬁle is not shown, check whether the ﬁle is in

Format 0.

To execute the import process, press the [ENTER]

key.

When import is completed, the unit returns to the condition

of step 4. To import other SMFs, repeat steps 5 - 6.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

Selecting the SMF output destination

When playing an SMF, the MRS-802 can use either an

internal or external sound source or both. The SMF output

destination is speciﬁed using the following two parameters.

•SMF OUTPUT

Determines whether SMF playing information is supplied at

the MIDI OUT connector.

•SMF ChToDrum

Selects which MIDI channel (1 - 16) of the SMF playing

information is directed to the internal drum kit of the MRS-

802. Information for the channel selected here will not be

present at the MIDI OUT connector. When this parameter is

set to OFF, no playing information is sent to the drum kit.

The diagram below shows a setting example for using the

MRS-802 as an SMF player and using external sound

sources. In this example, the SMF playing information is

sent only to the MIDI OUT connector.

NOTE

When an SMF is played in the above condition, the rhythm

song or rhythm pattern of the MRS-802 will be played at the

same time. If you do not want to play the drum kit sound, set

the [DRUM] status key to OFF or select an empty rhythm

song/rhythm pattern.

The diagram below shows a setting example for using the

MRS-802 as an SMF player and using internal and external

sound sources together. In this example, MIDI channel 10 of

the SMF playing information is sent to the drum kit, and the

other MIDI channels to the MIDI OUT connector.

SMF

IMPORT

SEQ1

File names

SMF

Rhythm song

CH 1–16

MIDI OUT

Rhythm pattern Drum kit

External

sound source

SMF

Rhythm song

CH 1–9, CH 11–16

CH 10

MIDI OUT

Rhythm pattern

Drum kit

External

sound source

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NOTE

When an SMF is played in the above condition, the SMF

playing information and the rhythm song or rhythm pattern

information of the MRS-802 will be sent to the internal drum

kit at the same time. If you want to use the drum kit only for

the SMF, you must ﬁrst select an empty rhythm song/rhythm

pattern.

HINT

Control Change information in the SMF acts directly on the

drum kit.

From the main screen, press the [UTILITY] key in

the display section.

The utility menu appears.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “UTILITY SMF” on the display, and press

the [ENTER] key.

The SMF menu appears.

To control SMF output from the MIDI OUT

connector, use the cursor left/right keys to bring

up the indication “SMF OUTPUT” on the display,

and press the [ENTER] key.

Turn the dial to select ON (output enabled) or OFF

(output disabled). Then press the [EXIT] key.

The display returns to the SMF menu.

HINT

The factory default setting is “ON”.

To select the MIDI channel to be assigned to the

internal drum kit, use the cursor left/right keys to

bring up the indication “SMF ChToDrum” on the

display, and press the [ENTER] key.

Turn the dial to select one of the settings listed

below, and press the [EXIT] key.

•OFF

No SMF playing information is sent to the drum kit.

•1 - 16

The playing information of the selected MIDI channel is

sent to the drum kit and not to the MIDI OUT connector.

HINT

The factory default setting is “10” (MIDI channel 10).

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

OUTPUT

ChToDrum

10CH

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SMF playback

You can select any SMF imported into a project and play it

as follows.

From the main screen, press the [UTILITY] key in

the display section.

The utility menu appears.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “UTILITY SMF” on the display, and press

the [ENTER] key.

The SMF menu appears.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “SMF FILE SEL” on the display.

Press the [ENTER] key.

The display changes as follows, allowing you to select an

imported SMF for playback.

Turn the dial to select the SMF, and press the

[ENTER] key.

The ﬁle is selected, and the display returns to the condition

of step 3.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

To play the SMF, press the PLAY [

] key.

The SMF is played in conjunction with the recorder section/

rhythm section.

NOTE

•When playing an SMF, the recorder section/rhythm section

will always be activated and linked to the SMF, regardless

of the [DRUM] key status (on/off).

• When playing an SMF including tempo information,

locating a measure/beat in the song of the MRS-802 may

therefore lead to a mismatch with the measure/beat of the

SMF.

SMF

FILE SEL

SEQ1

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Changing the function of the

foot switch

With the default settings of the MRS-802, a foot switch

connected to the CONTROL IN jack can be used to control

play/stop of the recorder. If you want to use the foot switch

to control manual punch-in/out recording (→ p. 35), use the

following procedure to change the internal setting.

From the main screen, press the [UTILITY] key in

the display section.

The utility menu appears.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “UTILITY SYSTEM” on the display, and

press the [ENTER] key.

The system utility menu for making various system settings

appears.

Verify that the indication “SYSTEM FOOT SW” is on

the display, and press the [ENTER] key.

The function currently assigned to the foot switch will be

displayed.

Turn the dial to select “PLY_STP” or “PUNCH IO”.

The settings are as follows.

•PLY_STP

Each push of the foot switch toggles between play and stop

of the recorder section (default setting).

•PUNCH IO

The foot switch can be used to perform manual punch-in/

out. (Pressing the foot switch has the same effect as pressing

the REC [O] key.)

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

UTILITY

TR EDIT

SYSTEM

FOOT SW

PLY_STP

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Using the tuner function

The MRS-802 has a built-in chromatic tuner that can be

used when tuning an instrument connected to the GUITAR/

BASS or INPUT 1/2 jacks. This section explains how to use

the tuner.

Connect the instrument that you want to tune to

the GUITAR/BASS jack or one of the INPUT 1/2

jacks, and activate the corresponding key ([INPUT

1] key or [INPUT 2] key.)

HINT

If you activate both the [INPUT 1] and [INPUT 2] keys, the

input signals are mixed and sent to the tuner.

Press the [BYPASS/TUNER] key in the effect

section, and press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “TUNER” appears on the display, and the

tuner is activated. While the tuner function is on, the insert

effect and send/return effect are temporarily disabled.

The right side of the second line on the display shows the

current reference pitch. In the default condition, this is

Center A = 440 Hz.

Play the note that you want to tune, and tune your

instrument so that the desired note name (C, C#, D,

D#, E...) appears on the display.

When the desired note name appears, watch the

“>” and “<“ symbols on the display, and make ﬁne

adjustments to the tuning.

If you want to change the reference pitch of the

tuner, turn the dial.

The reference pitch of the tuner can be adjusted in the range

of 435 - 445 Hz.

When you have ﬁnished tuning, press the [EXIT]

key.

The unit returns to the previous condition, but with the

effects still bypassed. When you press the [EXIT] key once

more, the insert effect and send/return effect will revert to

the original condition.

TUNER

440

Reference pitch

TUNER

A <

440

Pitch is flat

Correct pitch

Pitch is sharp

> A

>>A

<A >

A <

A <<

A <

TUNER

442

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Switching the level meter

display type

The level meter below the display can indicate the level of

the signal before passing through the level controls/faders

(pre-fader) or after passing through the level controls/faders

(post-fader). You can change the setting as follows.

From the main screen, press the [UTILITY] key in

the display section.

The utility menu appears.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “UTILITY SYSTEM” on the display, and

press the [ENTER] key.

The system utility menu for making various system settings

appears.

Use the cursor left/right keys to bring up the

indication “SYSTEM LVL MET” on the display, and

press the [ENTER] key.

The current level meter setting will be displayed.

The setting has the following meaning.

•POST

The meters show the level of the signal after passing through

the [REC LEVEL] controls/faders (default setting).

•PRE

The meters show the level of the signal before passing

through the [REC LEVEL] controls/faders.

Turn the dial to change the setting.

To return to the main screen, press the [EXIT] key

several times.

Hard disk maintenance

This section describes how to test and restore the integrity of

data on the internal hard disk, and how to perform other hard

disk maintenance functions.

Basic maintenance procedure

The procedure for hard disk maintenance is the same for

most operations. The basic procedure is as follows.

Turn power to the MRS-802 off. While holding

down the [CLEAR] key, turn power on again.

The MRS-802 starts up in “ROM utility mode” which serves

for performing special functions.

Press the [MARK] key in the control section.

The indication “ExtFunc Select” appears on the display.

Use the cursor left/right keys to select the desired

command.

The following commands are available.

•ScanDisk

Test and repair the integrity of data stored on the internal

hard disk.

•Init Fac (Factory Initialize)

Restore ﬁles and data necessary for operation such as the

system ﬁles. Data created by the user will not be erased.

•Init ALL (All Initialize)

Format the internal hard disk and then restore ﬁles and data

necessary for operation such as the system ﬁles. All existing

projects on the hard disk will be erased.

Press the [ENTER] key to execute the command.

Subsequent display indications and operation steps differ for

the individual commands. See the respective section below.

UTILITY

TR EDIT

SYSTEM

FOOT SW

LVL MET

POST

ROM UTY

MRS-802

ExtFunc

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When the command has been executed, turn the

unit off and then turn it on again.

The MRS-802 will operate in normal mode.

Test/restore integrity of data on

internal hard disk (ScanDisk)

This action serves to test the disk and perform restorative

action if necessary. Try using this function when operation

of the MRS-802 has become unstable.

NOTE

ScanDisk may not be able in all cases to restore damaged

ﬁles. To guard against data loss, it is recommended to

regularly back up data from the hard disk onto CD-R/RW

discs.

Refer to steps 1 - 3 of “Basic maintenance

procedure” to bring up the indication “ScanDisk”

on the display. Then press the [ENTER] key.

The ScanDisk menu for selecting the test function appears.

Use the cursor left/right keys to select the

ScanDisk function.

•AutoRepr (Auto Repair)

This function tests all ﬁles on the hard disk and

automatically repairs damaged ﬁles.

•ChekFile (Check File)

This function only tests all ﬁles, but does not automatically

repair them. If a problem is found, a message is displayed on

the screen.

To execute the selected function, press the

[ENTER] key.

The ScanDisk operation starts.

Once ScanDisk has started, it cannot be interrupted by the

user. Never turn power to the unit off while ScanDisk is

running. Otherwise the hard disk may be destroyed.

When ScanDisk is completed, press the [EXIT] key.

The unit returns to the condition of step 1.

Rewriting system ﬁle data (Factory

Initialize)

This action restores only the system ﬁles and other data

necessary for operation of the MRS-802. Audio data created

by the user are not affected by this operation. Try using this

function if operation of the MRS-802 is still unstable even

after using the ScanDisk function.

Refer to steps 1 - 3 of “Basic maintenance

procedure” to bring up the indication “Init Fac” on

the display. Then press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “Init Fac SURE?” appears on the display to

conﬁrm the operation.

To carry out the initialization process, press the

[ENTER] key once more.

The factory initialize process starts. When it is complete, the

unit returns to the condition of step 1.

Formatting the hard disk (All

Initialize)

This action formats the hard disk of the MRS-802 and then

restores the system ﬁles and other data necessary for

operation of the MRS-802. All existing projects on the hard

disk including the demo songs will be erased.

NOTE

Once erased, projects cannot be restored. Use this function

with extreme care. If you want to preserve projects, back

them up to CD-R/RW disc ﬁrst (→ p. 119).

Refer to steps 1 - 3 of “Basic maintenance

procedure” to bring up the indication “Init ALL” on

the display. Then press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “Init ALL SURE?” appears on the display to

conﬁrm the operation.

AutoRepr

<-ENT->

Init Fac

Sure?

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To carry out the initialization process, press the

[ENTER] key once more.

The all initialize process starts. When it is complete, the unit

returns to the condition of step 1.

Hard disk maintenance using

supplied CD-ROM

Certain hard disk maintenance functions can be performed

using the CD-ROM supplied with the MRS-802.

■Restoring the unit to the factory default

condition (RECOVER)

This action restores the entire hard disk of the MRS-802

(including the demo songs) to the factory default condition.

All data created by the user will be erased.

■Factory initialize (VER UP)

This action restores the system ﬁles and other data necessary

for operation of the MRS-802.

With the supplied CD-ROM inserted in the CD-R/

RW drive, turn the MRS-802 on by pressing the

[POWER] switch on the rear panel.

Use the cursor left/right keys to select

“RECOVER?” (to return the unit to the factory

default condition) or “VER UP” (to perform factory

initialize) and press the [ENTER] key.

The indication “Sure?” appears for conﬁrmation of the

action. If you wish to cancel the action, press the [EXIT]

key. When the indication “Please PowerOff” is shown, set

the [POWER] switch to OFF to turn the unit off.

To carry out the action, press the [ENTER] key

once more.

The maintenance process starts. When it is complete, the

indication “Done” is shown. Remove the CD-ROM from the

drive and turn the unit off and on again.

Connecting to a computer with an

option card

If the optional USB board UIB-01/UIB-02 is installed in the

MRS-802, the internal hard disk of the MRS-802 can be

recognized by a computer, for audio data editing, project

backup etc. To make this possible, connect the computer and

MRS-802 with a USB cable and start the MRS-802 in USB

mode.

HINT

Depending on the computer and the operating system, driver

installation may be required. For details, see the on-line

manual supplied with the UIB-01/UIB-02.

Verify that power to the MRS-802 is turned off.

Then connect the option board to the computer

with a USB cable.

While holding down the [CLEAR] key in the control

section, turn power to the MRS-802 on.

The following screen appears on the display.

Press the [AUTO PUNCH IN/OUT] key in the

control section.

The following screen appears on the display, and the MRS-

802 switches to USB mode.

When USB is activated, the computer automatically

recognizes the internal hard disk of the MRS-802 and goes

into the on-line state.

For details on operation, see the on-line manual supplied

with the UIB-01/UIB-02.

Init ALL

Sure?

ROM UTY

MRS-802

I/F

WORKING

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To terminate the connection, cancel the on-line

state at the computer.

The procedure for this differs depending on the computer

system. For details, see the on-line manual supplied with the

UIB-01/UIB-02.

To terminate the USB mode and start the unit in

normal mode, press the [EXIT] key.

To turn off the power, set the [POWER] switch to

OFF. When the following screen appears on the

display, press the [ENTER] key.

PowrOFF

ENT/EXIT

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MRS-802 Speciﬁcations

●

Recorder

Number of physical tracks

Number of virtual tracks

100 (10 V-takes per track)

Drum track

1 (stereo)

Number of simultaneous recording tracks

Number of simultaneous playback tracks

10 (8 audio tracks + stereo drum)

Recording data format

16-bit linear (non-compressed)

Maximum recording time

Approx. 3 hours/gigabyte

(referred to mono tracks)

Number of projects

1000

Marker function

100 mark points per project

Locate function

Hour/Min/Sec/mSec/Meas/Beat/

Tick

Track edit functions

Copy, move, erase, exchange,

trim, fade-in/out, reverse, time

stretch/compression

Punch-in/out function

Manual, auto

Other functions

Bounce, scrub/preview,

A-B repeat, capture/swap,

phrase loop

●

Mixer

Faders

10 (1-8 mono, drum, stereo

master)

Level meter indication

Post fader/pre fader (selectable),

fader value monitor function

Track parameters

Equalizer, effect send, panning

(balance)

Equalizer HIGH (f: 500 Hz - 18 kHz,

gain: ±12 dB)

LOW (f: 40 Hz - 1.6 kHz,

gain: ±12 dB)

Effect send Chorus/delay, reverb

Stereo linking

Tracks 1/2, 3/4, 5/6, 7/8

selectable

Scene function

100 scenes per project

●

Effects

Algorithms

8 types (CLEAN, DIST, ACO/

BASS SIM, BASS, MIC, DUAL

MIC, LINE, MASTERING)

Number of patches

Insert effect 280, send/return 40

Number of effect modules

Insert effect 6, send/return 2

Tuner principle

Chromatic auto tuner

●

Rhythm section

Number of voices

Sound source principle

16-bit linear PCM

Drum kits

Drum sound sources

24 per drum kit (8 x 3 banks)

Resolution

48 PPQN

Beat range

1/4 - 8/4

Rhythm patterns

511/project

Rhythm songs

10/project

Maximum number of measures

999/song, 99/pattern

Number of notes

approx. 20000/song

Tempo range

40.0 - 250.0 BPM

Hard disk

3.5 inch E-IDE type

A/D converter

24-bit, 64-times oversampling

D/A converter

24-bit, 128-times oversampling

Sampling frequency

44.1 kHz

Signal processing

24-bit

Frequency response

20 Hz - 20 kHz ±1 dB

(10-kilohm load)

S/N ratio

93 dB (IHF-A)

Dynamic range

97 dB (IHF-A)

THD + N

0.02% (400 Hz, 10-kilohm load)

Display

66 x 52 mm, custom LCD (with

backlight)

Guitar/bass input

Standard mono phone jack,

input impedance 500 kilohms

Balanced/unbalanced inputs

XLR/standard phone combo jack

Balanced operation:

input impedance 1 kilohm,

pin 2 hot

Unbalanced operation:

input impedance 50 kilohms,

unbalanced

Phantom power supply

48 V (with on/off switch)

Input level

-50 dBm to +4 dBm

(continuously variable)

Master output

RCA type phono jacks (L/R)

Output impedance

1 kilohm

Rated output level

-10 dBm

Headphone output

Standard stereo phone jack,

50 mW (into 32-ohm load)

MIDI connectors

IN, OUT

Control input

FS01/FP02 combined

Expansion board slot

Dimensions

430 (W) x 270 (D) x 105 (H) mm

Weight

5 kg (with CD-R/RW drive)

4 kg (without CD-R/RW drive)

Power supply

12 V DC, 2 A

(from supplied AC adapter

AD-0009)

Power consumption

20W (12 V, 1 A) typ.

Supplied accessories

Warranty card, instruction

manual, demo song list,

AC adapter, AC cable, CD-ROM

Optional accessories

Foot Switch FS01

Expression Pedal FP02

USB Interface Board UIB-01/

UIB-02

0 dB = 0.775 Vrms

Design and speciﬁcations subject to change without notice.

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Troubleshooting

If there are problems during operation of the MRS-802,

check the following points ﬁrst.

Problems during playback

■No sound, or sound is very weak

• Check the connections to your audio system, and the

volume of your audio system.

• Make sure that the status keys in the mixer section are lit

in green and that the faders are raised. If a key is out, press

the it to make it light up in green.

•If a scene with the volume lowered has been assigned to a

mark, the volume will automatically be lowered when that

mark is reached. Delete the scene that is assigned to the

mark (→ p. 76).

•The recorder will not operate when the [DRUM] key is lit.

Press the [EXIT] key so that the [DRUM] key goes out.

■Operating the fader does not affect the

volume

• On channels for which stereo link is turned on, the fader

of the even-numbered channel will have no effect. Either

turn stereo link off (→ p. 73), or operate the fader of the

odd-numbered channel.

■The display indicates "Don't Play" and

playback is not possible

• The recorder will not operate in the current screen. Press

the [EXIT] key several times to switch to the main screen.

■No sound from input signal, or sound is

very weak

• Make sure that the [INPUT 1]/[INPUT 2] key is lit.

• Make sure that the respective [INPUT] control is raised.

•Make sure that the [REC LEVEL] control is raised. If it is

raised, temporarily turn it down and then up again.

■The indication "STOP RECORDER" is

shown on the display, and operation is

not possible.

The current operation is not possible while the recorder is

operating. Press the STOP [P] key to stop the recorder.

Problems during recording

■Cannot record on a track

• Make sure that you have selected a recording track.

•Check whether you have run out of free space on the hard

disk (→ p. 125).

•Recording is not possible if the project is write-protected.

Either turn protect off (→ p. 127), or use a different

project.

■The signal from an instrument or

microphone connected to the INPUT 1

jack is not input

• When something is connected to both the INPUT 1 jack

and the GUITAR/BASS jack, the GUITAR/BASS jack

has priority.

■The recorded sound is distorted

• Check whether the input sensitivity setting ([INPUT

control) and recording level setting ([REC LEVEL]

control) are appropriate.

•Lower the fader so that the 0 (dB) dot of the level meter

does not light.

•If the EQ gain of the track mixer is set extremely high, the

sound may be audibly distorted even if the fader is

lowered. Set the EQ to an appropriate value.

Problems with effects

■Insert effect does not apply

• Make sure that the [BYPASS/TUNER] key is out.

• Make sure that the insert effect is sent to the desired

location (→ p.101).

■Send/return effect does not apply

• Make sure that the [CHORUS/DELAY] or [REVERB]

key is lit. If it is out, press the key several times to make it

light.

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•For each channel of the mixer, make sure that the

REVERB SEND or CHORUS/DELAY SEND parameter

is turned on. If it is on, make sure that the send level is

raised (→ p. 72).

Problems with the rhythm section

■Cannot hear the rhythm pattern play back

• Make sure that the [DRUM] status key is lit in green.

•Make sure that the [DRUM] fader is raised. If the fader is

already raised, lower it and then raise it once more.

• Make sure that you have not selected a blank rhythm

pattern (pattern name "EMPTY").

■Cannot hear the rhythm song play back

• In the case of a new project, all rhythm songs will be

empty, so you will hear no sound. Either create a new

rhythm song, or load a project for which a rhythm song

has already been created.

•When using Control Change signals sent from an external

MIDI device, the drum kit volume may be lowered. Set

the MIDI channel for the drum kit to OFF or check the

setting at the external MIDI device.

■Cannot record or edit a rhythm pattern/

rhythm song

•When the [DRUM] key is out or blinking, it is not possible

to record or edit a rhythm pattern or rhythm song. Press

the [DRUM] key to make the key light.

•If the display indicates "FULL", this means that you have

used up the rhythm section memory. Please delete

unneeded rhythm patterns.

■Sounds recorded in the rhythm pattern do

not play

• Sounds that exceed the maximum polyphony will not be

played. Either delete some of the other notes that have

already been recorded (→ p. 93), or stay within the

maximum polyphony when you record.

Problems with MIDI

■The drum kit of the MRS-802 cannot be

played from an external MIDI device

• Make sure that a MIDI cable is correctly connected from

the MIDI OUT connector of the external device to the

MIDI IN connector on the MRS-802.

• Make sure that the MIDI send channels of the external

device match the MIDI receive channels for the drum kit

at the MRS-802.

■Cannot synchronize with an external MIDI

device

• Make sure that a MIDI cable is correctly connected from

the MIDI OUT connector of the MRS-802 to the MIDI IN

connector of the external device.

•At the MRS-802, make sure that output is enabled for the

Timing Clock, Song Position Pointer, and Start/Stop/

Continue messages (→ p. 130).

• Make sure that the external MIDI device is set to receive

the Timing Clock and synchronize to it.

• Make sure that the external MIDI device is in playback

mode.

■Cannot load SMF from CD-ROM or CD-R/

RW disc

•Make sure that the SMF is Format 0 and that the ﬁle name

and extension are appropriate.

• Files written to a CD-R/RW disc in an open session will

not be recognized. Close the session and then try the load

process again.

■Cannot play SMF

• Make sure that SMF output is set to "ON" (SMF playing

information is output from the MIDI OUT connector)

(→ p. 132).

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Problems with CD-R/RW drive

■Cannot play audio CD created with MRS-

802 on ordinary CD player

• Check whether the disc was ﬁnalized.

• Check whether the CD player is an old model.

On some old CD players, CD-R/RW discs will not play

properly as audio CDs, even if the disc was ﬁnalized.

•Discs created using CD-RW media will not be playable on

an ordinary CD player.

■Cannot write audio data to CD-R/RW disc

•Check whether the disc was already ﬁnalized.

■Cannot perform backup

•Check whether audio data have already been written to the

disc.

■Cannot restore a project spanning

several discs

• Check whether the proper disc has been inserted.

• When a project backup spans several discs, insert disc

number 1. When the entire hard disk was backed up, insert

the ﬁrst disc that contains data of the desired project.

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