peacepiper said:
...do you like it?
Want to record an acoustic and voice and maybe a handrum. Then fine tune on computer and copy to CD-R (just need USB and CD-R)).
After getting the 2 mic's, do i need anything else to record? Is the MR-8 good for voice?
Does the MR-8 do 2 tracks at the same time? (guitar and voice?)
can i plug speakers directly into the MR-8? Or do i need to use a receiver?
Thanks
it records 2 tracks at same time. There's a few things to think about.
A. the built-in mic simulators and amp sims are only on input A. - one channel, one track.
B. no EQ. so fine tune on PC or mixdn w/ outboard gear, unless - you get it right on the input. Is this possible? Maybe, check my sample, I did no EQ, this was done all thru MR-8 only.
C. stereo outs only, that's a line level output. So you need an amp or self powered monitors, or whatever, I just use the same crap i've been listening to everything else on. Eventually I'll get monitors.
D. 2 track record. 2 inputs only. So you have to decide if you want stereo or not. If so, you have to use both inputs and 2 tracks. So you need to organize how you're gonna get it. Will I record guit and vocal at same time live and use the room and try to combine both part in stereo? this seems hard and I havent tried it yet. Since i am not dubbing a lot, i had to try to get a bigger, fuller acoustic sound. So I'll be laying down guit first, with 2 mics.... Next is my vocal, but I wanted to try one thing at a time, vocals in the works...
in my sample, i layed rhythm guit using 2 mic setup into 2 channels onto 2 tracks, then same for melody part. Then on the mix, i panned the 2 tracks opposite. So the one mic track on rhy guit to left, then mic track on mel panned left and visa versa.
E. USB - it only works with post win 98SE o/s. Otherwise, you'll have to get a cf card reader. for 98se. I do both.
F. even with a lot of limitations, yes, i still do like it.
G. there seems to be one and only one way to use it. It's kind of like an algorithm or a method. it's described wherever you see info where the mr-8 is for sale, see catalogs and web sites.
You do this:
record tks 1 to 4, mix in stereo to 5&6 then erase 1 to 4, record again on 1 to 4 then mix 1 to 4 with 5&6 to 7&8 done.
I personally never erase anything, and with a pc this is easy enough, you just archive your tracks to the pc. HOWEVER, i have yet to restore only parts of the contents of the chip. I've only restore the entire song to the cf card. This worked, but I'm not sure if I can pick and choose tracks.... I'll try it sometime, it would seem important if you don't like the mix you did to tks 5&6 and you already erased 1 to 4 !!!!!
H. you gotta just live with the distortion in the heaphone circuit.
- J.
(remember all this for only $300 - it's gonna have limitations)
