newbie question: MR-8 and n-Track

[Tom E. Gunn]

Looking at getting the above mentioned combination but wanted to clear up some things first.

Can someone verify and explain a little about how these two interact. My limited understanding is that you record a few tracks on the MR-8, then transfer them (as .wav files) to your PC via the USB connection. Then you use n-Track to apply effects/eq/levels/pan/etc prior to mixing down to a final product. Is this correct?

How difficult is this process? Also, everywhere I read about burning a .wav file to a CD. Will that then play in a standard CD player or is there some other step/software required to make this happen?

One more for ya:

Can you record 4 tracks, then transfer them, record 4 more, etc. etc. and put them all togther on the PC with n-Track. If so, what is required to get the timing all synchronized?

Thanks for any guidance on this. It looks great but I want to make sure I understand what I'm getting into!

 

[morindae]

Tom, using N-track with the MR8 is very easy. You record the tracks in the MR8 and then transfer them to the pc. In my case I have to use a card reader to transfer to the pc because I have windows 98. Then open N-track and import the wave file to N-track and you can then edit to your hearts content. You then(still using N-track) mix the song down to a stereo wave file, which you can again edit with a bit of compression, equalization and reverb. Burning to a CD is very easy. Just open up your cd burning software (in my case I have adaptec) and burn it to a CD. A lot of people claim that 'Nero' is very good for burning CD's.
And yes, you can record 4 tracks and then transfer them to the pc and do four more, and so on.
Synchronization is much easier if you use the click in the MR8 to give you a count in before you begin recording. You will then find that when you import them to N-track, they will all sync up perfectly.
I am having a lot of fun using the MR8 with N-track. I highly recommend it. I haven't heard any complaints from anyone on this board about using the two together. Some people are also using 'Clubtracks' which is much cheaper than N-track ($10), the drawback with this software is that it is apparently only 8 tracks.
I hope this has been helpful. Enjoy your MR8 and if you have anymore questions feel free to ask. The guys on this board are an excellent bunch and will give you all the advice you could need. Good luck.

 

[bdbdbuck]

Another thing about synchronization....if you make a scratch track say, with acoustic guitar, you'll have something to follow when you record the other tracks.
Or maybe we mis-understood the question.
Whenever you record a track on the MR8, it automatically locates absolute zero. Once you transfer to n-Track, it maintains that same absolute zero. Provided you follow something from your first four tracks, the others should be in perfect synch.



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