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Operation Manual
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USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS • Handling SAFETY PRECAUTIONS The MRS-1266 is a precision instrument. Do not exert undue pressure on the keys and other controls. Caution Also take care not to drop the unit, and do not subject In this manual, symbols are used to highlight warnings and it to shock or excessive pressure. cautions for you to read so that accidents can be prevented. The meanings of these symbols are as follows: • Alte
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USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Usage Precautions • Electrical interference For safety considerations, the MRS-1266 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- 1266, as the possibility of interference cannot be ruled out
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Contents Contents Moving to a desired point in the song USAGE AND SAFETY PRECAUTIONS . . . 2 (Locate function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Re-recording only a specified region Usage Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 (Punch-in/out function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Using manual punch-in/out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Contents Erasing the rhythm song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Reference [Phrase Looping] . . . . . . . . . . 65 Assigning a name to a rhythm song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Which kind of phrases can be used?. . . . . . . . . 65 Creating an original rhythm pattern . . . . . . . . .100 Loading a phrase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
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Contents Formatting the hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Erasing a CD-RW Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135 Hard disk maintenance with the Finalizing a CD-R/RW Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136 accesory CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Loading data from an audio CD . . . . . . . . . . . .137 Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Reference [Projects] . . . . . . . .
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Introduction Introduction Overview Thank you for selecting the ZOOM MRS-1266 Multitrak Recording Studio (subsequently referred to as "the MRS-1266"). The MRS-1266 is a digital audio workstation with the following features: ■ Brings together all the functionality you need for complete music production The MRS-1266 provides all the functionality you need for professional music production: hard disk recorder, drum/bass machine, digital mixer, effects, CD-R/RW drive an
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Introduction ■ Rhythm section can be used to provide guide rhythm or accompaniment The rhythm section provides more than 400 types of accompaniment patterns from the internal drum + bass sound generator. You can also create original patterns with real-time/step input. This can be used as an independent guide rhythm or in synchronization with the recorder. You can also program chords or pattern playback order to create the rhythm accompaniment for an entire song. In addition to
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Introduction inserted in a specific signal path, and a send/return effect that Introducing the MRS-1266 uses the send/return loop of the mixer section. The MRS-1266 is internally divided into the following five sections. ● 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. ● Recorder section Records and plays back audio. Now let's take a closer look at each section. ● Rhythm section Use
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Introduction recording/playback. For example, you can record guitar solos onto multiple V-takes, and then compare them later to Recorder section select the best take. Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 HINT Rhythm section By changing the internal settings of the MRS-1266, you can Bass sound directly record the signal from INPUT jacks 1 - 6 on tracks 1 - 6. (This is called "6TR REC mode".) Rhythm Rhythm Rhythm to pattern pattern pattern the mixer Currently selected V-takes Drum sound V-takes 1 2 You
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Introduction Effect section The MRS-1266 provides two types of effects: insert effect and send/return effect. These effects can be used simul- taneously and 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
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Parts of the MRS-1266 Parts of the MRS-1266 In this manual, the names of faders, knobs, and other Top panel controls on the unit are enclosed in square brackets [ ]. Input section Display section TRACK PARAMETER section Control Effect section section Rhythm section Fader section Transport section Input section Display section [LCD CONTRAST] knob [PEAK] indicators 1 - 6 [CLIP] indicator Display [REC LEVEL] control [INPUT] controls 1 - 6 [ON/OFF] keys [6TRACK RECORDING] key Effect sec
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Parts of the MRS-1266 Rhythm section [SONG] key [BASS] key [PATTERN] key [DRUM] key [DRUM]/[BASS] status keys [KIT/PROG] key [DELETE/ERASE] key [INSERT/COPY] key [DRUM MIXER] key [DRUM]/[BASS] faders [BANK/OCTAVE] [(] key Pads [STEP] [)] key [TEMPO] key TRACK PARAMETER Fader section section Status keys (1 - 8, 9/10, MASTER) [EQ HIGH] key [EQ LOW] key [CHORUS/DELAY SEND] key [REVERB SEND] key [PAN] key [V-TAKE] key Transport section Faders (1 - 8, 9/10, MASTER) REW [ ] key T FF [ ]
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Parts of the MRS-1266 Rear panel [PHANTOM ON/OFF] switch INPUT 6 UNBALANCE jack DIGITAL OUTPUT jack DC 12V jack INPUT 5 UNBALANCE jack MIDI IN INPUT 1 - 4 jacks MASTER OUTPUT jacks connector INPUT 5 BALANCE connector Expansion slot INPUT 6 BALANCE connector MIDI OUT connector [POWER] switch Front panel Input/output section CD-R/RW drive bay Input/output section [MASTER PHONES] level control [STEREO SUB OUT] level control STEREO SUB OUT jack MASTER PHONES jack GUITAR/BASS INPUT 1 - 2
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Connections Connections Connect your instruments, audio devices, and MIDI devices as shown in the following diagram. Rear panel MIDI sequencer To supply +48V phantom power to a (e.g., computer) condenser mic, set the [PHANTOM Digital recorder ON/OFF] switch on the rear panel to (e.g., DAT recorder or MD recorder) ON. (Phantom power will be supplied to both INPUT 1/2 XLR connectors. MIDI interface OPTICAL IN MIDI MIDI IN OUT Dynamic microphone or condenser microphone RL AC adaptor Syn
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Connections Front panel Guitar Bass The STEREO SUB-OUT jack normally carries the same signal as the MASTER OUTPUT jacks. You can therefore also use it as a second headphone jack. By changing an internal setting, the jack can be made to carry only the signal of a specified Headphones track, input, or drum/bass channel. In any case, the output level can be adjusted with the knob at the right of the jack. The PHONES jack carries the same signal as the MASTER OUTPUT jacks and is intended as
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Installing the CD-R/RW Drive Installing the CD-R/RW Drive To install the separately available CD-R/RW drive into the MRS-1266 model without preinstalled CD-R/RW drive, use the attachment parts packed in the carton. Keep them to use the drive with the MRS-1266. To install the drive, proceed as follows. 1. Using the four flathead screws supplied with the MRS-1266, attach the two supplied drive guides to the left and right side of the drive. Make sure not to attach the guide upside down. 2. Remo
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Installing the CD-R/RW Drive 4. Plug the power cable and flat cable from the main unit into the respective connectors on the CD-R/RW drive. Power cable Flat cable 5. Position the CD-R/RW drive in the bay and carefully push it all the way in. supplied pan-head screw supplied pan-head screw 6. Attach the bottom plate using the two supplied pan-head screws and those removed in step 2. NOTE • Make sure to use the optional CD-R/RW drive CD- 01. • Zoom Corporation does not accept any responsib
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Listening to the Demo Song Listening to the Demo Song When shipped from the factory, the internal hard disk of the MRS-1266 contains a demo song. To listen to the demo, proceed as follows. Demo song protect status Selecting the demo song The demo song on the hard disk is set to protected status, On the MRS-1266, song data are managed in units called which means that level mixing and other settings can be "projects". A project encompasses recorded audio data, changed while you play the song, bu
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Listening to the Demo Song Playing the demo song Turning power off (shutdown) After loading, play the demo song as follows. Whenever you want to turn the MRS-1266 off, be sure to follow the procedure described below. 1. Turn down the volume of the audio system. 1. Turn power to the audio system off. When headphones are connected, turn down the [MASTER PHONES] level control. 2. Press the [POWER] switch on the rear panel of the 2. Press the PLAY [R] key in the transport section. MRS-1266.
