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AKAI DR8 User Manual

1. Digital Audio Format Audio Frequency Response EE Zen eau 18 bit 64 times oversampling 5th AY medion Advanced 1 bit 16 bit times oversampling Distortion T E Greater than 90 dB 1 kHz FS 48 kHz Immeasurable m A D Conversion Channel Crosstalk Wow amp Flutter Recording Media Optional i internal or external hard disk Model DRSHD e shipped with an internal hard drive Sampling Rates 48 kHz 44 1 kHz 44 056 kHz 32kHz Recording Time 1 GB n total E A time 3 hours 1 pifiute approx Custom F FLD E E R display d a ud a i Analog Master Output LxR e 3 60 balanced ue kn unbalanced a Cannon XIBSSDxT e JI a BNCo connector rideo sync digital y wordelock Video input 1 V pp 75 2 1x50 pin Amphenol 1x 63 Omm stereo E Si Eeer 60 E Load impedance 32 Q EE REMOTE THRU 8 pin DIN connector Front panel x 1 Rear panel x2 www sxsevents co U Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder eS Appendix diel ee Eng e 2 n vente GO Teen id CL DARCY gt x aud 3 as EE SCH Ee e SE SL lj T Meter mode NORMAL on Power cable Owner s Manual U S A amp Canada 120 VAC 60 Hz Europe 220 230 240 WAC SOHz T Supplied Accessories Lan Ya rater He er RAAT I e e mum o ta
2. T de Direct Locate Points 1 9 Keel 70 Stack Locate Points eese 71 Last NECTION Y 72 EE 73 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder WW Sxsevents co uk mm vent CGE LA hace Cake fdp ni d AC d eech MS 3i isevents c Editing eee eee ee eee eee I ne iis iiis ste ts essoreee TTT Undoing an Bd eier 78 Copy MI TTT f 9 Copy X EE 8 ae Mov e vent enaeseaeenas LIIYI DUTOT ODED ONO ORDEA OOO EEE 82 Pir Moye i Insert EA kd AKAAAA CET 83 Insert FOOT RUE E EER OO SHUR RD E EOE EDD TTT 84 R san TT 25699995 Delete 2 86 Slip DC Wedddded begdeddelkelehd AE TTT TEE TE TTT 8 Cir IS o 8 Checking for Disks sut 93 External Hard Disk Operating Precautions ef 94 Formatting Disken ug 95 Disks TILLELELT ETE TT ETS AP PUD SSR DK HOOTHR EMR EO REDD HEDEH ON CHEDHAREGH HOD DODAREOUHE TROD OD 96 we ttet t ne9eb5itid 84 140949929 s HEDESEE GHD HAH ODE GORA d Ee c 8 d e 959 499 AAT 2D XAOSECDOASATTONSU ERR E ODDO EOSE EHD aa P 100 95993 9 29543 racesocsnuse EL TTT TEE 104 SMPTE EBU 2pchrond andern 104 MIDI Synchronization 9 107 song Mode INN 110 a S Creating a Song SP HEMEL CERNE IAQqEO MEOS d E A A A CT TTT TEEN 112 z q Creating a Beat Map POSH HEROHEDEEHRESEDEMEHE NOD DDR DURE HEED DHED 53453235600 114 a Tempo Map
3. ccsesssosesovsereeosashipiaidediecene LIS L 119 Peng 120 Specifications kee EAR ERR UR sd qibbb ssdeQi UC pb d vd 120 MIDI Implementation MI M Q 122 DS B Block Diagram ERR 123 Ini j ex O94 999 25302 SEO DOERRRANOATEGSU LEDS RHO HEE DIDO OPE AES DAD DROONDENEHEREDDIHDES DOPE RODEDAE DRE HHODEOD EOE DES ONE 124 www sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder ADIIOQUCUOOTDI WhadtistheDR8 Take a conventional eight track recorder replace all the analog circuitry with the latest digital audio processing technology replace the tape transport with a hard disk for near instant digital audio data access and add a 16 channel programmable digital mixer the result is the DR8 The DR8 is an 8 track digital hard disk recorder and editor with a built in digital mixer It contains many of the features and functions you would normally expect such as CD quality audio non destructive editing etc but unlike computer based systems the DR8 is as easy to use as an ordinary multi track tape recorder Features 8 track hard disk recorder with familiar multi track r corder MITR operation 2 programmable digital mixer with recall 8 tz ks from hard disk plus 18 bit 64 times e D m a we Ent it play a a Start e Near inst4nt data access no time consuming rewindWe etc Autolocator with 100 locate points i Absol
4. fon T you h o GEET of disks connected mak Si et S sI ID 6 Press ihe STORE ENT key i The mesage 2 URE wil L ttesr on the n fe display 7 If you are sure press sthe 5 STORE ENT a ogan to start Hormatting T Ae the DR8 formats the disk the message VERI Fi YING alternating with the o message 6002 00900 indicating the current disk block number will appear on the display The disk block numbers count up as the disk is formatted Disk formatting does take time The larger the disk the longer it will take Ifyou decide you do not want to format the disk ES the ESCAPE to cancel the format function FF T Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder WWW sxsevents co uk ersion 1 0 que ard D i cs vent ODE adiecta Note If the DR8 was unable to formari the d ia Ze 25 7 peus SCSI ID that had no Sen lin E MM d od EE EM AME Erasing Disks This function allows you erase all material on a disk before starting z a new session You may want to back up the existing material a future u use 6 betore PaE See A ang anal on jd did 100 NN cli PAIN To erase a disk 1 Press the SUB MENU key The indicator in the key will flash and the text GO B amp u will appear on the display e 2 i a 6 1 DISK key numeric keypad essage T IME will agpear on the iPlay g iselect the Erase function P 3 The message 5C 51 IJI g will appear on the display
5. Backup functions ot 100 103 creating a backup PEN iets 100 DACRUD 7o EPI Re 100 loading from aped 102 recorder pe lesen qua OU disk selection amp m 101 restoring e BBC Song Mode G Geer monitoring EES Cursor use Of iiic TII se s Nt D Digital audja tats selecting Output euer Digital Inpuls suvesevieorciibasem enin NC Digital inputs selecting sape M Digital outputs Ee Bee 45 Disks Omwenaenrenvennaneneseesaos 5s5 9999969 0549 n BF e access time 9559499949409 90940 65024984405 89 aligning data BOOP ONOSEDS uno 008994009 9 CERELEREESY EN SSCS SLOES 97 capacity table enemy 90 data transfer rate n em m 89 erase a CISK auis ecciesie fmedasuero DO format a disk E 95 cables 099994949 EE OEE DHH DIGS EE EE AH 5 sect ce serpet 91 controller DR enon ane ase aperte em LEETS KAS 90 SA 91 SCSI B optional P J 91 Iermination EES Ss status PORT OCASITZHDISVEHABEOEE 9 th es AHL DEOHENEHEEESCEE DO OROEGESH EVE all A Val ARs gl 24 WiiiesksmvauitsosQDsesovents co uk Amphenol connectors ROT da Disk activity indicators E ER 25 EDIT indicator eee 25 MIX indicator 25 REL indicator eese 25 74 Display one
6. P Warning Before connecting to an receptacle ak ae that them mains al tage in i i E your area matches that printed on the DR8 rear Zeng Connect the supplied power cable to the power inlet on then rear ede of the DRS Tu Us Zonnect the other end of they EENS table to an anne AC EES Power On Off To power on the DR8 push the POWER switch to its ON position The DR8 takes approxiametely 10 seconds to warm up before it can be used During this time it checks the status of any disk drives and its version number is showa 6n the display Once the aid for use the following will appear on the tfisplay Se arrears Nei DER Chowering eu Lo DR8 make sure that no furlgsOns are currently in progress F ihe disk is ing accessed the BUSY indicatof wilNe lit Powering off the unit while the BUSY indicator is lit during recording or batking up may destroy some data To power off the DR8 push the POWER switch to its OFF position The internal disk drive will automatically park its heads for protection in transit Version 10 11 94 30 an PA the DR8 vent DOO A wenn m RB in a typical recording setup Opitensi tud det tos etta roourdiong tuno Mtt olt ret yt meet d eg 29 m aa S eeh E P a e bye tf Geh Li voa oni fac ES o 9 ee o E eK NEN T 2 CH SE x Commer toned P egen 90000000 ERG DRE eee po Dee wl wee a e Paya
7. ooo oe Record setup procedures are explained on the preceding pages 2 Am the channel that you want to use for punch in goul The TRACK REC key of the selected track s will flash 3 B Set the in and out points QU aL in E US ESI D TIU AI See Specifying the in Point and out Point on page 27 4 Press the AUTO PUNCH key The red LED beside the key will flash 5 position 6 Press the Play C efore the specified in point key e UM oe igp point is relied punch in will oc Sur 8 When the specified out point is reached punsh out will occur automatically and playback will continue AY The REC key and the LED beside the AUTO PUNCH key will switch off The TRACK REC keys of the armed tracks will start flashing again 9 Press the Stop key to stop playback The following diagram shows the procedure for auto punch in out Playback WEE Playback E Press PLAY key in point out point TIME Auto Punch In Out Notes The auto punch in out function is switched off automatically after it has been used Make sure that you start playback from a position before the specitied in point Otherwise auto punch in out cannot be performed WWVW Sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk R corder Fi Meme Bee Sind dia fed Bond b pu Maes a Services ng TRACK REC ms for this purpose vente me eg S Note I
8. will appear on the display Finally press the 6 key then press the STACK key 0 1 0 0 0 5 06 will appear on the display and the DR8 will locate to that point l Ge e wl appear on the Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder WWW sxsevents CO uk Version 1 0 11 94 70 Locate Functions Lahn cL YQ WAIL DAN Qansirac vent GE Based GASH ale tee Ee P a T i phe od e eS ee J x IN ES Up to nine direct locate points can be stored and recalled using the 1 to 9 numeric Meo These are called direct locate points because dete can t locate t to the stored point Mos act E m by ee ii dps dais numeric via Storing Direct Locate Points To store a direct locate point 1 Locate to the desired point The location will be shown on the display See Tees toi a a Specie Point on page 69 2 Press the STORE ENT key Ihe message 8 EG OR will appear on the display and the time KE flashes 3 Pressan Me key to store the direct locate Doint A LO ATE message Will flash on the display For example if you selected the 2 ric key the message AGCATE Pd flash gn the display The locate point n n S 7 am 2 Pressa numeric key to store the direct locate pof A LOCATE message will flash on the display For example if you pressed the 4 numeric key the message OC ATE 4 will flash on the display The locate point is stored H Recalling D Direct Locate Points Yo recall e direct locate
9. www sxsevents co uk Version 10 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder dinis co ww D ANE ROEM 2i Itis important that you set the sampling frequency before t rd ug Ifitis changed after some material has been recorded that material will playback at the wrong pitch The DR8 can record at any one of the three com _ frequencies 32 kHz 44 1 kHz and kHz Itc can n also record at t44 056 kHz for NTSC video synchronization The deciding factors in your choice of as ines are shades required audio bandwidth and available hard disk space Some information about sampling frequency applications and audio EELER are PROW NAGS see Hard Disks on page 89 1 If you intend to mixdown or Metteg to DAT refer to the geha manual that came with your DAT to see which sampling frequencies it can record at via its digital inputs This frequeg Here ay most ipso digital BI a equipment and provida En audio bandwidth nsumer type DAT and DCC rde frec their a ES Mas are used Use f p me that utilize destined for 2 D viai use it If your DR8 KR erial is D then it s best to use this frequency dig pt quipmer if distribution op i hn 32 kHz Tris frequency is widely used for digital broadcast applications where a 15 kHz audio bandwidth about that of FM radio is deemed acceptable It is also used for some DSB Digital Satellite Broadcasting applications It offers t
10. 2 Press the EDIT key t lox ener Edit Mode BD beu LH The EDIT indicator will light up BUM 3 Use the JOG SHUTILE control to select the Delete function 7 u You wills see a T similar to o the bos Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder E RRR hnd b de ed L LFF momentarily appel on the display fie Kc beside the EDIT T key will Sec off and the previous mode restored Note When the function has completed the out point will be set to the same location as the in point This will prevent you from unintentionally removing another section of material Slip The slip function moves the audio forward or bad from the marked in point to the current position If the current position is beyond the in point a section of blank audio is inserted Insert on page 84 however if the current position is before the in point the material between the two points is deleted Delete on page 86 The following diagram illustrates the slip function Original Track Lei 1 Set the in pdint to mark the start of the audio you want fo slip See Specifying the in Point and out Point on page ZR 2 Locate to the position you want to slip the audio to Refer to the Locate Functions on page 69 3 Press the EDIT key to enter Edit Mode The EDIT indicator will light up 4 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Version 1 0 11 94 WWW sxsevents CO uk 88 Editing v
11. To arm all of the tracks for recording II Pressthe ALE key Reggfding 1 2 Press the p key to stop recording NW Note The DR8 stores the recording start point in point ind stop point oul point You can subsequently access these two points with the IN and OUT keys These points are updated each time you make a recording CCEA ape uncles CH TOME FAS www sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder mum ACCOIdIng 27 Available Recording Time Display vent E Eeer Si gxsevents co uk The indicator in the in wil flash and ee text ou U M i En ru will appear on the 2 Press the ep key numeric Deg The message y 7ng wil appeat on the display 3 Press the STORE ENT key to select this option mE lt The amount of free disk space will be displayed in hours and minutes 4 Rotate the JOG SHUTILE control to view the total disk space The total time capacity of the available disks will be displayed own will change depending on the P aD a frequency See Note The Ge Selecting ag ampling Frequency on page 32 Akai DRS Hard Disk Recorder Version 1 0 a 94 WWW sxsevents co uk 40 Recording Vent coor D 2 3 4 5 6 ROODU CUAD C RETU STOLICA CUTOFF ES 120 in Functic DAB cl YO ZA AAO hc Mr e a Manual punch in out allows you to punch in and punch out during playba
12. idi forward or backward to the Akai DR8 Hara boo Recorder Version 1 0 n 94 WWW sxsevents CO Uk vent coacestt 2AM Wem AR xsevents co uk Before looking at each edit function y you need to know how to undo an edit This _ will be useful when edits do not turn out as planned It also gives you the freedom to experiment with edits uu the undo function to compare a newly edited version with the original The following diagram shows how the edit undo function works a aa 4 JD e xj Next edit Undo OFF Undo ON Undo em edit is Li like udine a recOMing See GRE fording Undo on After each d i the DR8 will play the modified mat amp ial Se 1 Toundo an edit press the UNDO key The indicator in the key will light up While this Ee is lit the DR8 will play the material as it was before the edit 2 To switch back to the edited material press the UNDO key again Before performing another edit you must decide whether you want to keep the edit or not Once another edit is made the undo function will apply to that new edit Once you have decided leave the undo function set as required www sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Po andi ELLE L D zur t TAO D dal re pgsitfon it elsewhere You can copy material fro n one secti atrack to Note The copy operation will overwrite any ma
13. k XSevents CO U The TO key Setting the TO time 1 Press the SUB MENU key The indicatori in the a wi flash and the text 5 U J MENU will appear on the 2 Press the TO TIME key The play to time will appear on the display e B the J pe SHUTTLE control oM pmeric oyna specify a mns y tC aset from 0 SCH icones The default is one m Second x 4 1 Press the TO key Playback will start the specified TO TIME number of UAE before the current position continue up to that current position and then stop The following diagram shows how the play TO function works Playback start TO TIME seconds Akai DR8 Hard D Disk Recorder Version 1 0 11 94 WWW sxsevents CO uk 48 cid ni vent LADU LUES SN CP DeC S py UT 4H CIA ey do Jo d 7 y a Son 1 Press the SUB MENU key BEEN The indicator in the key will flash and the text su U d ne FNU will appear on the 2 Pressthe FROM TIME key The play from time will appear on the display 3 Usethe JOG SHUTTLE control or numeric keypad to specify a time The da from time can be set from 0 to 59 seconds Th default is one 1 second 4 Press thg STORE ENT key i time will Operation 1 Current pasition i 3 FROMT IME s seconds MM Me x cc mt www sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder An Re FiayDaCcK 47 M aliBervices Setting
14. 1 Rotate the inner JOG wheel to select the desired inci i Select eithgrfhe SEND1 or the SEND function 2 nase the outer am kontrol to mole the cursor to the data item The send level will also be displayed graphically usin Qe peak level meters Selecting the Bus Send Ihe internal stereo bus is used when you are performing bounce down recordings Also see Using the BUS function on page 36 This Mix Mode function turns on the bus send for the selected input channel s The evel and stereo pan position of the channel were set in previous steps 1 Rotate the inner JOG wheel to cite BUS function TT 2 Rotate the outer SHUTTLE control ton move the cursor t to the data item The bus send data will be underlined LE s OEE mE Ai Select the channels you want to modi 4 Rotate the inner dub wheel to T the bus send en or vom The default is PE ges WWW AT E CO AT i Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder ice Mixer 5 7 2 Mai DR Hart ae AA sxseven Le COU k 1 connectors the front m PHONES stereo jack and the DIGITAL 1 0 eV SSE eve d E Press the ALL key The master level is displayed with its data underlined MASTR 1g y Note Unlike the Sub Menu MIXER Mode function in this function y ou cannot use the cursor to select another item Rotate the inner JOG wheel to change the master level value The master level range is from 000 to 127 The defau
15. 10 26 i and RR ROBA Services 69494946599 ktnone FR OREE HCO ARNEKE KOK OE ote pen key 01 32 S SETUP i8 116 S UTILITY D sen S wl our Ee Geer 28 OVER Key errereen aoe 49 Peak Level meters tii Mirai gt PHONES Ge 14 Phones LEVEL control M anne Play ker Ee 13 PERO TME key ll 73 sco m E A ie eee REHEARSAL key A 14 43 REMOTE connection 18 REPEAT key M TEA 16 50 RESERVED kee 16 65 RESET key er Rewind key E 2 SNAPSHOT MAP key gf SOLO key SONG key tee J7STACK key Stop key 299 STORE ENT ke SUB MENU key SYNC SYNC kee TAKE1 to TAKES keys ef TEMPO key PEOSOPEMAGRORH ARE HERE KEHOEOREROHEHS AGRE OCRSEREREE HE THRU MIX kew eu Time and Status displa TIME D EEN T TO TIME key esseesosrssseesesoosrsssesrnsreneose TRACK REC INPUT SELECT keys 8 UNDO Key scescccsssssesssossssssessecunesseneene 10 44 VARI SPEED key cce 17 52 ZERO RETURN key HORE f a IN point Bee T y In out buncetpon e 49 Input gain levels setting ates 93 Input source setting sess 35 L ue a SEV ents C CN PORCH OM MONET seine ots Stack locate points ee 70 direct locate points Ce playback 70 stack locate points cccessescessssseene Stack locate points TI playback 71 lt lt MEMO gt
16. 50Hz for Europe 240VAC SOHz for Australia PROTECTING YOURSELF AND THE DR8 E Never touch the AC plug with wet hands Always disconnect the DR8 from the power supply by pulling on the plug not the cord Allow only an Akai Professional dealer or qualified professional engineer to repair or reassemble the DR8 Apart from voiding the warranty unauthorized engineers might touch live internal parts and receive a serious electrigshock L Mot put or allow anyone to put any objectyespeciaily metal objects into the DR8 U se only a household WK power v i Never e a DC power supply Avoid using aerosol insecticides etc nearthe DRA Ke may damage the surface and may ignite Do not use denaturated alcohol thinner or similar chemicals to clean the DRB They will damage the finish Modification of this equipment is dangerous and can result in the functions of the DR8 being impaired Never attempt to modity the equipment i in any way In order to assure optimum performance of your DRS select the setup esien carefully and make sure the equipment is used Properly Avoid setting up the DRS in We following locations In a humid or dusty environment m 3 In a room with poor ventilation amp Ona surface which is not Besten vies ot pae A Inside a vehicle such as a car where i t will Ibe e subject to vibration 5 In an extremely hot or cold environment WWW sxsevents CO uk FCC WARNING
17. Digital ae A phono connectors wi r uts on page 33 CHANNEL ON kee 8 ae ee These keys allow you to select channe S ds monitoring See Monitoring on page 43 When you are using the Mix Mode these SE select SES channel you want to edit Also see Sel scting Mix Mode on page 5 54 TRACK REC INPUT SELECT keys 1 8 These keys are used to arm tracks for recording A fissbitgk key indicates that a track is armed for recording and i a lit key indicates recording i in progress See Arming Tracks on page 38 Assign the input channel for each track using the TRACK REC INPUT SELECT sub menu function Also see Selecting the Input Channels on page 35 www sxsevents co uk 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder vr EB Soo 7 8 9 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder IRIULU Gill Car if giiclo Ae te em Kee tee EE EI Street Ss ue M ALA Uys Kaz Jk Sid ER Wis p Je E d o vie f Sie D N asi s oui XA Res Een RADIOER iC prie Ge ite x wem Penh Mna Pre a RAPERE hA Mni heh ed DIN ange Ss EECH RESET key This key i is used to reset the relative time to zero If itis pressed while an absolute time is displayed relative time will be selected automatically jid like pressing the ABS REL key ie key A tween absolut fme and relative time Absolute Tos D as the pase time for NE time Fl descent Light Display b ji sting the
18. MASTER oure onnecti n Fasten the other end to th appropriate connection on the DAT recorders 3ENPE DES 990000000 Ns You mu fte D4 Player t to m seg bciine frequ Fg the datas you want to baef Rip Refey 6 the manual that came with Se cade for the details of AS operations Creating a Backup Back up all the data on the internal hard disk 1 Press the SUB MENU key The indicator in the key will flash and the text 5U J EN U will appear on the display 2 Press the 1 DISK key numeric keypad The message 7 J ME will appear on the display 3 Use the JOG SHUTILE control to select the Backup function You will see a display similar to the following www sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder kad d Backup and Kestore 1014 4 vent 6 TD Note The display time is approximate The actual back up time will be FT different The DR8 V1 0 cannot perform the backup if the time is greater than 3 hours Maximum DAT tape length is 180 minutes In this case you must use the edit functions to remove any unnecessary sections see Editing on page W and then use Sc the a to arti a iad Wien SE Disks on SC e Press the STORE ENT key Press the STORE ENT key The DR8 will display the necessary time Prass he STORE ENT Key again EE The flashing message REA JY will appear on the display To back up your data to D
19. OH at aN AS ZS VIC X eens GA IK initial rem po eessen 113 rip 112 selecting ss ee cinerea KE W tempo map S E EE DEn iioc LTD deleting entries from punc ES inserting entries into nen 115 Song definition Sub menu functions nen M mM PRU Synchronization sss oara pa sidar pta ries MID CHEN a 107 clock SPP FOO COMME CODO as dien rri i oan e 107 machine control MMC 109 timecode MTC 109 SMPTE EBU J tore 104 Ge ti ENT specifi acis 68 take QA REA 66 deleting id HA ER 2 67 storing es specific tracks e 6B take etn adie 65 Tempo map oseese See cUm me To function JU o eus De operation 47 setting TO time ess ud E Tracks arm for recording 38 Undo function 44 78 Varispeed function sese 52 opea ed UT 22 setting varispeed Ute a Bi W sxs lvents co uk Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Ee RA SaaS A eo ore ara SOFTWARE UPDATE Maia 1 03 v m vent pope pS EM ee Peer AU MN 4 i E 1 ban Al E m e i di E Pi BIN CHK SET SI Setz s HARD DISK REDCORDER 1 Back up The back up and restore functions have been updated in Software Version 1 03 This section explains how to back up and
20. iiem r LETRA OER Uinta et to lat e O S ons may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation if this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the EFSER measures ee id Reorient or r relocate the receiving antenna eq Antwan the separation between the equipment a and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet ona circuit different from that t to gt which t the 1 receiver is connected DEE Sale Consult the dealer or an experienced radio tv techni cian n fot help Weder ECH AVIS POUR LES ACHETEURS CANADIENS DU DS Le pr sent appa d num rique n ment pas des bruits radio lectrique d passant les limites applicaBies aux appareils num riques dela ClassB prescrites dans le R glement sur GC geg radio lectrique Wie parle minist jg des Coffimunications du Canada P 27 F imme boc SS not exceed iy Glass B limits for Ce o emissi s IB from digital apparatus set Owen the Radio weld Regulations of the Ca adian Department of Commugi a Be h L_ 27 En F R 1 KUNDE e fix De B NDESREPUBLIK DEUM RCH AND Beffheinigung yet CAKAI Ka
21. the CHANNEL ON keys to select then move source o tracks cat te a Use the TRACK REC INPUT SELECT kovii to select ine move jdesindiom tracks Press the STORE ENT key to execute the move When the DR8 has completed the move operation the message S NC will and thee mo on the display The LED beside the gt key will switch off and the e ous mode restored The insert functiogsifffSws you to placa blank section into a tra sir ba a a Jtt of legger tape You coulighalso use it to timezgglffect a track by pushing aterig Saack The following de eS ge HCH This Wegen is different thant the animea edit t function because you SES not need to set an in poka or out Gen i To set the insert point locate tothe desired position NM Refer to the Locate Functions on page 69 Press the EDIT key to enter Edit Mode uu m Wap The EDIT indicator will light up i www sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder ema SF Raat tet A Al L 3 Use the gt JOG SHUTILE control to select the Insert function vent nodi on i CR DIR 234 Services akg SPS SKS events co u K Tu ALAS aT eter loue Te rata arena atia G CRORE CECH RM KS 4 Press the STORE ENT key You will see a dAn SEI to vine e following 5 Use the JOG SHUTTLE control or the numeric keypad to specify the length of the Insert The insert time is shown on the time display
22. 0 41 94 WWW sxsevents CO uk 22 Front vent AR f LUTON Ko Jer sizi we mas 9 10 11 12 and ET Panels C WN AN rf v n i Za d L OU SU GO A SE TT Ss events E h e p r i N f x V LI cma mares LJ eg N i z V T EA XD K Sen e SS Scan A Get re ANALOG OUTPUT 1 8 connectors These E stereo phone jacks are used to outptit analog nas from the DR8 jf be used balanced or unbalanced Tipe hot ei cold sleeve ground Hut anale Bols to the DR8 They Ntg cold sleeve ground Unlike cope Entional multi track recorders the eight inputs are not hardwired to their corresponding tracks but can be assigned to any bs die like Input gain switches These switches allow you to set the DR8 input gain They can be set to LOW 0 dB MID 20 dB or HIGH 40 DB Input gain switches are provided for each pair of 13 14 Version 1 0 11 nnels 1 2 hannels 3 4 C els 7 8 OUTPUT MASTER L R connectors These 1 4 inch stereo phone jacks are to out uta an ene stereo mix of the eight tracks This is an analog duplication of the digital signal appearing at the DIGITAL I O MASTER OUT outputjacks You set the output level for these connectors with the level switch 10 They can be set to LOW 10 dBu or HIGH 4 dBu OUTPUT SEND 1 2 connectors These 1 4 inch
23. 1 2 3 4 1 2 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Record Press the PREROLL TIME key pax Xen wils seea iind 3 hn a L t Da Services DOEN paren x ae hk The indicator in the key will flash and thet text tsi 4 T HE U will appear on the to bis following i Use the JOG SHUTTLE control or numeric keypad to set the prer ll time Preroll time Pus set from 0 to 59 seconds The Gel Pech tiffie is 2 seconds Press STORE ENT key X The new preroll time will be ent Operation ii Thy WW WW N NW The LED beside the key will switch off and the DR8 will Se to the exact position you specify Press the PREROLL key again Version 1 0 11 94 WWW sxsevents co uk i 74 WlimeDisplay vent poackestij eege Pie We E e atit esbd sevents co u The DR8 can display time in any one of three Ways absolute relative and BBC BFE MALO LA TE ke AOKI 0808 VM WALL AM di X ke JI V 9 9 V9 Absolute time effectively starts at the beginning of the hard disk at zero and is fixed When the DR8 is in this mode the ABS indicator willbe liton the display You will see something similar to the following d SCIRE ET Relative Time REL doni gubs i dnd ae Relative time although referenced to absolute time can be reset to zero at any point or offset from absolute time by a specified amount When using MIDI or SMPTE synchronization relative time ca
24. 5E 25 POST Rotate the inner JOG wheel to toggle the send between PRE and POST i The default is POST Selecting Normal or Peak Hold Metering You can select peak hold behavior for the peak level meters Version 1 0 11 94 WWW sxsevents CO uk retitled ool VOY OOM Dan Bar sicoc TARAW AI CARI OULU WW DOULA Loo Ye TOOS vent opot o 1 Rotate the inner JOG wheeltaselect the METER function wemaiksavenitsesasxSevents co uk 2 Rotate the der SHUTTLE cohtr6i fo move the cursor to the data item 3 Rotate the inner JOG wheel to toggle between NORM and HOLD The default is NORM The meters will hold the last peak indefinitely when you select HOLD This can be useful in a situation where you are recording complex highly dynamic sounds and you are unable to watch the meters After you finished the recording the peak levels will still be displayed on the meters If the amber 0 dB Peak segment is lit it indicates the level was probably too high and digital distortion resulted You clear the meters by pressing the ESCAPE key www sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 l Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Deme Pee iVIXCr D Snapshot Settings vent poot Storing a Snapshot 1 2 P 4 1 i Recalling To store a mixer snapshot DRE Qiu 30004 E a In Mix Mode adjust the mixer parameters n M d For details see the previous sections mc cc EI P
25. key numeric keypad then use the JOG SHUTTLE control to select the Cleanup or Minimise function f You will see the message CLEANUP or M INIMISE on the display ES TM OH Press the STORE ENT Key Use the JOGIS HUTTLE control to select the SCSI ID of the disk 3 Press the STORE ENT key You will see the display SURE I D f you wish t to gt execute ethe e cleanup 0 or minimise operation press the STORE ENT key again The operation starts During the operation the geng shows the message BUSY 2 The message changes momentarily to OnE when the operatio i is POMPES then Hie ORS returns to normal mode ae 3 Disk compatibi lity with the DDI 500 The DR8 V 1 03 can read data from MO cartridges created on the DD 1500 To do this you need to xpand the buffer memory size by installing an optional memory board EXM1508 8Mb into the memory slot J6 on the DRE CPU beard The KA simultaneous reco ing tracks is fourpfacks or less The maximum simultaneous playbaCigtracks is ght tracks pri less o ife DRS cannot pl y D ekeother tracks KC the sound may bet Kr due to the Speed a time of the MO Operatign E L re This section shows you how to set up the DR8 to to access the MO drive Refer to the chapter on Hard Disks in the user manual for detailed information about SCSI devices and connections 1 Plug an appropriate SCSI cable into the SCSI A connector on the rear panel o
26. to carry out a digital beer recording ping pong inside the DR8 with very little deterioration in tonal WWW Sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder M emi Introduction 5 Level Di e gramm DUN Km erger wemaiksenquit ses a bdxseven S CO uk vent q pent 2 uiam uns OC GNE ONE AE UNE RE ACE DE EAE z z x E 1 SSC aon y XVI MA ya 490120 8 HA Ho Bars avieou L tze Donau oov lua Nivol e m e tea D uet Mir cM i Bee wa D wva LUAN I AN o108 f Ne Cem zeg ON NYd ANOT ONS U3ISVM P amp d S E 2 Po Tiano Marino oval ux Teen WiaisvH E S BANAD 1 mum sxsevents co j Uk m o 6 Introduction 2 pna z AA ON 4T A v n y 7 mt CN CAD D g KO Jean JU un AUT uu COFCO SY Ten WT wem GENTAL OUT ARALOG OUTPUT SEND MASTER 000006660 K Dam Gg EE MEME iia nca 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 L 009000000 O6 66 Bon gn TO SO er re LS DU Ge DETI IS DDT EDO ID 1 015 SESLE INTERFACE BOT SMTPE READER GENERATOR 19 809M MIDI INTERFACE GUERRE HERENEN GE TT SEH x 00 am an E d tlc Go Rev be i Y u EE EENEG EEN RR A eerste re En n H Kid P EES CECR KSE mes vl BELLCLLILAN WW gie epp gute oam ge eg e on ege N WEG ee dando D garg ws The DRSHD model has an internal hard drive as standard
27. used until formatted The ie idi wil peri on n the a when the DR8 performs a hard disk search de Do not set an external hard disk s SCSI ID maei to that used by th the internal hard disk Operation will be unpredictable and any recorded material may be destroyed See SCSI IDs on page 91 Do not power off a hard disk while it is accessing data When the BUSY indicator on the DR8 display is lit it indicates that a hard disK is beingrdccessed Do not prove or disturb a hard disk while it is poweredon especially when it is aces ing data e Jard disks should be m nted horizagt fly or Vertically when in use See the 1 hard disk s operating mani Kier more Re d TN www sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DES Hard Disk Recorder Aen P BEZ Hard Disks 95 Cer SA ah ch EAS before starting this SE l ask e of the disk ou fiche EX formart You can also use this function to format existing disks o E Tot format adisk 1 Press the SUB MENU key We et a t The indicator in the key will flash and CS text SUB MENU will appear on the display PPM The message TINE will appear on the display 2 di Use the JOG SHUTTLE control to select the Format function You will see a display similar to the following 4 Press the STORE ENT key Q will e on ri the MEC Use the JOG SHUI TT Ly elt to select The selected S shoulgorrespond with ormat 5 CSI ID
28. 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Lost DCUPCTIONS 62 7 Take Functions Leet The Take functions are similar to the Undo furiction M mich more s rie When you press the UNDO key you can only compare two recordings the old and the new see Recording Undo on page 44 With the Take EON you can m five stored takes Las the new and old recordings TIME Storing a Tae 1 E of some mi 2 sic ERVED key flashes d the greeny LEDs beside the AE to TA et 5 keys flash The LEDs Migi T The Inessage R E 5 E Ri 7 1 wil IDE on he display 3 Press the TAKE key y you 1 want fot use to store the recording When the take is stored the LED D lights v up mene the comeponding T TAKE Nes Akai DES Hard Disk Recorder Wi 10 11 94 WWW sxsevents co U 66 Take Functions vent vlt M e Om JO HU PUT OOSA EO HT HRS Select from the TAKE keys which have a lit LED When z a TAKE E key h has been E selected its LED flashes 2 Press the Play CEZ CS key tc to listen to the tae TET The DR8 will play from the current it point switching to to the stored take data when it reaches that location Note When a TAKE key LED isj TS you cannot SE or edit The uum TAK E PLRY will vd aid on s the ina cm You can use sheild other function 3 Press the selected TAKE key again The LED stops flashing and is left tu
29. 5 Use the JOG SHUTTLE control to select a SCSI ID The selected SCSI ID should correspond with that of the disk that g want to Caution i Lon dde have i a number ier disks Got makes sure that at you si select the correct a Press the STORE ENT key M The message SURE will appear on the display Caution This function erases any existing d data from the disk PERMANENTLY l Please be certain that this is what you intend to do Back up any data a that y iiid want fo keep bd erasing See nid and Restore on m page 1 1007 SC NM n 7 If you are sure press the STORE ENT key vw og Pro As the DR8 erases the disk the message ERASING will appear on the display will take Erasing the disk does take time The larger the disk the longer itw WWW Sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Dust A Bed riara LISKS v4 df you u decide you ns not want to erase the disk press the ES s APE ey to cancel the _ This function frees up disk space taken up by the editing functions Editing and recording on the DR8 is non destructive This means when you record new material over a location that has existing EN the DR8 does not erase the 2 3 4 new material and marks the previous location as overwritten The Undo and Take functions exploit this feature to allow you to choose which portion of Material you want to keep In order that your DR8 operate as effici
30. 6 Use the TRACK REC INPUT SELECT keys fo select the insert tracks 7 Press the STORE ENT key to execute the insert When the DR8 has completed the insert operation the message I DAT will momentarily appear on the display The LED beside the EDIT ke will switch off and m mode restoned Erase Erase Track 1 Set the in and out points to define the section to be erased _ See Specifying the in Point and out Point on page 27 2 Press the EDIT key to enter Edit Mode The EDIT indicator will light up Akai Ces Hard Disk Record Version 1 0 11 94 WWW sxsevents CO uk 86 Editing nO of 7 ids vent LAK J Thich ols Leit DEIERRI ORTONE VN TOLETZT Bitte s wA m RT Md RN 4 Usethe TRACK EN NEU m to gt select the tracks you want to erase 9 Press the STORE ENT key to erase the tracks EE When the DR8 has completed the erase operation the message 2 ON iE will momentarily appear on the display The LED beside the EDIT det d will switch off mE aa the E mode e restored FEM Delete The delete fuffiction works basically the same as th erase fuff ction However the delete faffction also moves ET y subsequent material back The foll wing diagram ilggtfies the delete proc dure Delete Tract Ss y out point 1 a the in and out points to define the section to be deleted er Spenge the in Point and out TORE on page 2 27
31. Hiermit wird bescheinigt daf3 das Ger t AKAI DR8 in bereinstimmung mit den Bestimmungen der Amtsblattverf gung 1046 1984 funkentst rt ist u _ Der Deutschen Bundespostwurde das Deen dieses Conese SEN Und die Berichtigung zur berpr fung der Serie auf Einhaltung der Bestimmungen einger umt LA AKAI A ELECTRIC CO LTD TB COPYRIGHT NOTICE nel The AKAI DR8i is a PETER device anda as bua contains rand uses in ROMs This software and all related documentation including this Owner s Manual contain proprietary information which is protected by copyright laws All rights are reserved No part of the software or its documentation may be copied transferred or modified You may not modify adapt translate lease distribute resell for profit or create derivative works based on the software and its related documentation or any part there of without prior written consent from AKAI Electric Co Ltd Tokyo Japan WWW Sxsevents co uk vent PAV UG Su K br IMPORTANT Ts equipment is fitted with an approved non rewireable UK mains s plug Y Remove the e fuse cover rand old d fuse 91 Fit anew fuse which should be a BS1362 5 yon A S T Ao or r BSI approved ye 3 Refit the fuse cover If the AC mains plug fitted to the lead supplied with this equipment is not suitable for your type of AC outlet sockets it should be changed to an AC mains lead complete with moulded plug
32. Practice Version 1 00 This allows you to control the DR8 using the MMC protocol Connect the external controller to the MIDI IN and MIDI OUT terminals of the IB 803M MIDI interface board installed in your DR8 Setting a device ID number on the DR8 is all that is required to allow the use of MMC No mode settings are required The DR8 can be access at anytime except in special conditions while an edit is in progress etc Match the MIDI device ID setting to that of the external controller If the external controller does not have an ID setting any ID number can be set on the DR8 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder WWW sxsevents CO uk ersion 1 0 11 94 7 be ales m HEES Ta j X S udis ai A AN As A Le al Beck d Z ED V 1 sxsevents co This chapter explains how to create songs beat maps and tempo maps on the DR8 AQ wT using the Song Mode functions These functions are used when you are using MIDI to synchronize the DR8 to an external sequencer See MIDI Synchronization on od PM ete ein ee ee interface board Please contact your Akai professional dealer for details Tempo Map empo of the connected MIDI slave sequencer is determined by the rate of the MIDI clock Therefore you must first create a tempo map on the DR8 so that the sequencer plays at the correct tempo If you use the DR8 as a MIDI slave it needs to have data about the song tempo in order to follow the M
33. Sub menu mode press 3 SETUP select MT8 CTRL by a jog wheel press STORE ENT 3 By jog and shuttle set following parameter as you want to SEND 1 ABS or REL SEND 2 ABS or REL PAN ABS or REL www sxsevents co uk 5 Other improvements l When a different frequency digital input is connected BAD INPUT prompt is displayed when Track Rec key is pressed 2 When DR8 is LTC MASTER mode if SYNC key is off timecode will not output 3 When auto punch recording is completed automatically AUTO PUNCH s LED goes off 4 TAKE function Improved TAKE function allows to assign IN and OUT points freely so that you can decide which part of recording to be reserved as a take 1 Decide which part of recording you want to reserve by assigning IN and OUT points 2 Press RESERVED key 3 Press wanted TRACK REC kevs When there is no TAKE reserved all take 1 5 keys are flushing decide where you reserve it and press the one you want Fate fii 8 track recordai lnaterials A E is WAKE assign ve and press RESERVED Key and pres TRACK REC key 1 8 1 kev if you want to save it ant Noe When yoygifhit to IN OUT oin as wt press T When calling Commit above TAKE 1 IN and OUR points can t be changed Reserved TAKE data is available for projects therefore you may make a copy reserved TAKE audio data to a new project by committing it under new project Important note DR8 promp
34. The adjusted signal is sent to the ANALOG OUTPUT MASTER connectors the front panel PHONES stereo jack and the DIGITAL I O _ MASTER OUT connectors www sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder ment the bel vigi Si Se the qth er een sKSEVEN nts CO uk Rotate t the ir inner JOG wheel to select Ger SENDS function lt Rotate the outer SHUTTLE control to move the cursor toi the data item ae DIRE Meer d data will be underlined 5 eh NE 25 M uon HD 2 ER 1 2 3 1 2 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recsrder y Rotate thei inner Joe wheel to toggle the send between MONO and STER stereo The default is MONO Selecting Pre or Post Send You can switch the signal path of the send channels to be before PRE or after POST the individual channel levels Mono pre or posi send Rotate feiner JOG wheek Select gier the SEND1 or h i Rovare nthe control fogfiove the cursor tote dato item The send path data will Daunderlined EM POS This example 5 Ws the SENDI function e e Stereo pre or post send Rotate the inner JOG wheel to select the SENDS function This function switches the signal path of the stereo send channel to be before PRE or after POST the individual channel levels Rotate the outer SHUTTLE control to move the cursor to the data item The send path data will be underlined
35. Use the JOG SHUTTLE control to select the Disk function You will see a geg eg similar t to date 4 Press ihe STORE ENT key The message SCANNING will momentarily appear on the display When the scan has completed the DR8 will display the SCSI ID o alithe connected hard disks i ai to the following mri ru DU En N This display SE the DRS i und one disk at Here are some other eu This display indicated he DR8 found no disks It probably indicates that the disk at ID 0 is not connected properly If you have connected a hard disk but its SCSI ID does not appear make sure that all SCSI IDs are set correctly all SCSI cables are connected correctly and the hard disk is powered on Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Version 1 0 11 94 WWW sxsevents CO Uk 94 Hard Disks DPB Vent poach aes yr NA THIDOT Y Mos W sigs vent a hard dis Prrfake sure that the DRS and 3 disk are powered off If a hard disk is connected with its power on it could be damaged Always power on the external oe bere before the DRS 8 Otherwise the DR8 will not recognize them When you connect a hard disk that has e already b been used for recording for example connected to another DR8 or connected then disconnected from the same DR8 erase all the material on the disk or format it t before re reco rdir ng any new material in New unformatted disks can be connected to the DR8 quite alis and will not be
36. any equipment connected to the DAT recorder s outputs are turned fully down The sound opii by the DAT recorder while r loading t may EES your loud DAT Loading Connection Plug a cable into the DIGITAL I O IN connection Fasten the other end to the ae connection on the DAT recorder HU will appear on the 2 Press the 1 DISK key numeric keypad The message T I E will appear on the display 3 Use the JOG SHUTTLE control to select the Restore function urs tou wills Bee a woo similar t fo the Een 4 Press the STORE ENT key The message 57 ORE will appear on the display www sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Smt Fe Backup and Restore 103 5 Press the STORE ENT key bd d MER message SU U JR E gt will appear on Kihe v display To restore your data from DAT start playback on the DAT machine Asi mm as the DRS starts to correctly receive data from the DAT din the E PU will appear on the display When the back up is complete the message 0 will Mtv appear on the display The previous mode will be restored Restore Notes If at any time during the restore function you want to cancel this procedure just press the ESCAPE key The message ABER will appear on the display Press any key to continue Bi a Version 10 11 94 Www sxsevents CO fei 104 ABI LOMA E Dna r CH Lech s iei e Mb e WA S AXUMALVMZLWV
37. d 2 nine oo key Numeric keypagy The message 7 IME willapWgar on to ven E control KZ the Copy functor You will see a a dig ay Si a to the fot k 4 Press th STORE ENT key The message 1 zi IDG willappearon the displby Ihe first SCSI ID is the copy source L Ed is the destination 9 Rotate the inner JOG wheel to select ihe source SES 6 Use the outer SHUTTLE control to move the cursor ito the destination SCSI ID See Cursor on page 25 7 Rotate the inner JOG wheel to select the Besse DESEN Warning Make certain you select the correct SCSI ID for both the source and destination disks LI you Laien the t two o mixe x E f K EEN could lose all aedis data 8 Press the STORE ENT ay The message SUR E will appear m the 9 Press the STORE ENT E again to Sie deele We SG _ As the DR8 copies the disk the message C OP Y I 6 will appear o on the disp WWW sxsevents CO uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder klicke dia complete the message 2 0 will momentarily appear vent eg W ON Qt fher revion re aries Tats Es a FRL AO Gel Moe ORAL ARES MM Se ses nl KR cay rc o Waad Cie b X WW Av Up LE A 2 A Ve c zf w wo Disk Copy Notes You cannot playback the recorded data on the DR8 if Wa have re changed t the disk SCSI ID See SCSI IDs on page 91 When the DRS records data to a hard d
38. is added in MIX mode How to set Fade Time Go to MIX mode and select FADE parameter bv jog wheel There are 3 selections and are OFF Fade OFF mode Snapshot Map works as auto mixing withouteide function 001 126 F AL is from 100gnsec 001 up to 12600msec 12 6sec 126 Fade time can be set to S otand determines when to start fadin amp down before the FADE assigned Snapshi Refer Fig zl P AIT Fig 81 j p NAP Leve Levei e S Saapshot map time Fade function Channel Mix s each channel level Thru Mix s each channel level and Master level Note 1 MIXER BUSY display when the intervals of the snapshots are too short and too busy DR8 displays this message Please take more intervals in between the snapshots 2 When DRS gets too busy because of too many short takes bv complicated editings done DR8 s design concept is to select certain tracks to be dropped from playback rather than stopping everything www sxsevents co uk vent coodiesiiodaad UX DIOU Hal Services WeMaksavenitsesm sxsevents co uk lt What is Project file gt In previous software versions there is only one project file in the DR8 therefore once the working project is completed it has to be copied or backed up to DAT tape in order to start next project In V1 3 multiple project files are available This allows to create multiple project files in a hard disk so that when the firstproject is completed you can m
39. is just the 1 Track column value divided by eight For example 1 2 GB at 48 kHz provides approximately 212 track minutes 3 hours 32 minutes that is about 26 5 minutes per track However each track is not restricted to 26 5 minutes and can use as much or as little of the available storage media as required until it has all been used So for example one track may use 32 Ge another track 23 EE and so forth ER PRASAD ASI PRP ENTREE HEEN A EHI RR A E Available Minutes Seconds Appr Apprex Hard Disk Note Thre is no um mper 44 1 056 HE in n table OX You vill ill find i its Y i utilization values are very close to 44 1 kHz The DRS can r cord and playback a maximum lof 24 hours 2 3 5 9 5 9 0 8 o Iti is not possible to record or playback beyond absolute time 24 hours midnight 0 00 SCH The DR8 v uses the SCSI connection format for nds external hard disks Pronounced scuzzy SCSI Small Computer System Interface is often used for connecting computer peripherals such as hard disks scanners etc It provides a ui relatively fast data transfer rate ma maki i gi it ideal for digital audio applications Up to eight devices can be connected in a SCS chain One device acts as the controller and the others as slaves The controller can communicate with any slave device Typically the slave devices communicate with the controller only In a DR8 system the DR8 functions as the controller writi
40. number WAWE DL The range is OFF or controller number 000 to 127 The default is 010 Note MIDI controller number 10 A 4 hexadecimal is 5 by convention the pan controller Setting ipe S send Level Controllers D has two effect sBgd channels SEN fafffach channel N S LOG wheel fo ec one of ine Send Level Contre M and SEND2 You can set a controller D functions data item 2 to ng F This example 3 Rotate the inner JOG wheel to select a controllen number The range is OFF or controller number 000 to 127 The d fault is OFF for both send channels setting the Bus Controller 1 Rotate the 6 inner Joe 5 wiieel to select the 6 Bus Controller M nea ction 2 Rotate f the autet SHUTTLE ior move the cursor g s the data item The bus controller data will be underlined BUS n QE E 3 Rotate the inner JOG wheel to select a controller number du uni pin is HERES or controller number ibi to 17 The DESS is OFF Setting th the Master Controller 1 Rotate the inner JOG wheel to select the MASTR Master Controller www sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Send FE Sead Wier runca uons Liv function 3 lect a controller umber M TN The range is is OFF or r controller number 000 to 127 The defaulti is s OFF seting he MIDI Channel p Rotate 1 the inner JOG wheel to select the PC SNAP A Channeb EM function
41. restore the deer ele on your DR8 using a a DAT recorder Connections and preparation Plug a cable into the DIGITAL I O MASTER OUT connection XLR type or RCA pin jack _ Fasten the other end to the appropriate connection on the DAT recorder Won must set the DAT machine to match the sampling frequency of the data you want to back up Refer to the manual that came with your DAT recorder for details of its operation Back up procedure All the data on aC hard disk will be backed up You cannot select back up only a portion of the data on gite hard disk 1 Pres the SUB MENU key Ng key numeri es then use the ss iene control to select the kap functioch SC ge 2 Ar 3 bef d di le number using the JOGISHU eg 4 4 Press the STORE ENT key You will see the display TYPE DAT 5 et Press the STORE ENT key You will see the display LENGTH 30 This mode will allow yout to indicate the length of the DAT tape you intend to use 6 Use t the J OG SHUTTLE control to o select the appropriate e length z l u zx E You can select from 30 45 60 90 120 and 180 7 Brees the STORE ENT key You will see the display READY 7 If you are ready start recording on the DAT machine 8 Press the STORE ENT key again to execute the back up operation During the back up operation the display shows the WS message This message e changes to DONE when the operation is comple
42. swiiches She display to BBC mode Bar Beat Glock This mode is mainly used when the DR8 is synchronized to a MIDI Clock MT signal with the optional IB 803M MIDI interface board See Song Mode on page 110 52 TIMED key This key is used to switch to normal time display hours minutes seconds frames when the DR8 is in BBC mode 53 TEMPO key This key is used to set the tempo when the DR8 is in BBC mode You may also use this key to input tempo changes When an external sequencer is slaved to the DRS8 it will be able to follow tempo changes 54 BEAT key This key is used to set the time signature when the DR8 is in BBC mode Akai DRS Hard Disk Recorder Version 10 11 94 WWW sxsevents co uk E at Service S vent 18 Front and Rear Panels i d SS LIII PSE AOE RL BIS RAN I pg o gt hy To Fi ont ape 3 perei REGS peur d E E Su SE SE ores AINS T As BET xem 7 TUM t E 5 e Go GE SS SG fel ZE GEN E TUN UNA nj eege A d Goy e et Beet 4 GE a oe SE GE E 5 SE Sn x ete Dp d T M eed Gi di di d bei a t d H kb Na E E Ke SC d i ETS TT TE AERO OEE Rd me ORDERS d ae on mete a uc SC e aa d PIE Foe Bk CS Ke Ke GE a REM LC TEEN a Aw Se A vh RUE E Kei Ce 4 s SE S S ee S s NEN S Dede SES ERE REID SEES tt Weser osten 99 REMOTE connection
43. to the appropriate type If this is not possible the plug should be cut off and a correct one fitted to suit the AC outlet This should be fused at 5 Amps If a plug without a fuse is used the fuse at the distribution board should NOT BE GREATER than 5 Amp PLEASE NOTE THE SEVERED PLUG MUST BE DESTROYED TO AVQID A POS SIBLE SHOCK HAZARD SHOULD IT BE INSERTEDINTO A 13 AMP Sf SOCKET El ELSEWHERE The Wei e mains lead are cl Wis in a with the following code a The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the e rina which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK Thie wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED Ensure that all the terminals are securely tightened and no loose strands Em wire o exist Beforereplacing the plug cover make certain the cord grip is clamped overthe outer sheath of me lead ang not A PHA As over nee wires Le i Mun p 6D En This equipment conforms to No 82 499 EEC 87 308 EEC standard WARRANTY 14 days of purchase vente gouk Warranty Registration has been returned to your Akai Professional dealer To obtain service under this warranty the product must on discovery of the defect be properly vc packed and shipped to the nearest AKAI Service Centre The party requesting warranty service must _ provide proof of original ownership and date of purc
44. zT EE Rotate the outer SHUTTLE control tor move the cursor to the dote item l The MIDI chara data will be underlined Wb SA RPQEE B 3 Rotate the inner Joc wheel to sleet a MIDI haine The range is OFF channel number 01 to 16 or OM Omni The default is OFF Setting the Device ID 1 Rotate feier JOG wheal to select the DEV ID DeWice ID function Rotate the outer SHUTTLE contr NW o moy he cursor to the data item Pronounced scums SCMS Serial Copy Management System i is a protection system designed to stop multiple digital copying of copyrighted material SCMS applies to all CD players and consumer type DAT MD and DCC recorders Basically it prevents second generation digital copies being made It has no effect when analog connections are used When the DES receives a digital signal that contains SCMS it will not prevent the 8 DR8 from recording The digital signal will be recorded without the SCMS E you are recording material that is protected by copyright from any source you must have the permission of the copyright owner before you use it There are no restrictions on the use of copyright free material Akai cannot accept any responsibility for breach of copyright law Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder WWW Sxsevents co u kes 41 94 120 Appendix vent rne kecirib kal KL cb oeAik 17 ell erv c es wer xuit os dcs events co uk
45. 2 44 REPEAT key This key is used to repeat playback When this key is on the part between the i point and the out point will be piayed back repeatedly See Repeat on page 50 45 RESERVED key This key assigns a recording or edit to one of the TAKE keys 46 TAKE to TAKES keys These keys are used to keep the last 5 recordings See Take Functions on page 65 47 DISCARD key This key allows you to delete the contents of one of the TAKE keys 48 COMMIT key This key saves the perfect take to the hard disk tracks WWW Sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder eer TTT A AAA Sa SALSA Bee Bh A CAL Ab Auf A ED wm E o 4 v DAL Ji A E T LN Spex J es f d oe o Eo p k wa BER ee vo e prn Aie ts i SM ls nis e GR eee det E E zx 5 e CA e P es VI wl XCVCV EON 3 Aa S buet ie UK 4 T Oe 4 R oi Dez A ia DOMO ad n SAN Heat tn RAEN E AAA AMA an DEA SERA 49 SYNC SYNC key This key is used to activate synchronization with an external device Up to seven DR8s can be synchronized using Akai AL X50 cables The optional IB 802T SMPTE reader generator board is required for SMPTE synchronized operation and the optional IB 803Mf MIDI interface board is required for MIDI Select the gype of external d yice to sync to with the SYNG SYNC sub menu functi s SMPTE EBU S Ehronization f page 104 and MIDI ow aton on page 107 D 50 51 This key
46. A AX vent LAU L dee Lett ARELA VM QA lt r l AJ e e uum the JOG SHUTILE Control ie acity the number K SSA Ss to uk wema EE MEE ONK ren ib S lect the EE source 9 tracks 8 Use the TRACK RECCINPUT SELECT D keys to select the c copy destination Wmacks 9 Press the STORE ENT key to execute the copy When the DR8 has completed the copy operation the message JUNE will momentarily appear on the display The LED beside the EDIT key will switch off and the PDA mode t restored Move Ihe move function is similar to the copy function The difference is the move operation deletes the original section leaving a gap onthe source track The following digam illustrates the move procedure Ld mr oh wn gp ue X op d uel M M ELI LP Pm Destination Tus Destination sect point The following steps a are similar t to Copy a on page e 79 thes only a an outline i is provided here 1 Set the in and out points to define the move source section E See Specifying the in Point and out Point on page 27 2 Locate to the desired position for the destination insert point Refer to the Locate Functions on page 69 m 3 Pressthe EDIT key to enter Edit Mode L pn KP The EDIT indicator will light up 4 Use the JOG SHUTILE control to select the Move function You will see a display similar to the following doge AR Nee D us JA event
47. A SZI 9 i ap Oe Ren ee os nw a wk wm War EKES sevents co uk o This chapter yiichronize the DR8 to a variety of different devices With the pard 1B 802T SMPTE reader generator board installed the DR8 can act as a master or slave to SMPTE EBU timecode Using the optional IB 803M MIDI interface board the DR8 can to MIDI cloc ge GPPE MIDI timecode uM a3 C o or MIT machine control MMO _ SMPTE EBU Synchronization SMPTE EBU timecode i is an industry standard Saa to allow Syr EE between two film or video devices It has since been adopted by the audio industry initially for audio to video syncronization but E to D synchronize many f different devices IB 802T SMPTE Reader Generator Board To use SMPTE EBU synchronization you must install the optional IB 802T SMPTE reader gprf rator board Please contact your Akdi professi nal dealer for details If ygsef are using multipl amp DR8s for synchroy ization using the REMOTE connection Ki AL X50 cables be sul tha D 5021 S MPTE d generator board it one slayg units wilg improper operation on the master r device Instali P n pnector is no fi Puctional on the DRET en 07 synchronize m PRES A HI Eo yet possible to l Conng E ape Setup H Connecifhe DR8 to the external device 1 Using SMPTE EBU timecode cables connect the SN ARTE IN jack of the IB 802T SMPTE reader generator board to the respective conn tor on the extern
48. AT start recording on the DAT machine 8 recorder Therefore AKAI cannot your back ups Once you are ready press the STORE ENT key again to start the backup As the DR8 backs up the disk the message J US will appear on the display When the back ups complete the message 2 0 E will momentarily appear on the display Ki vious mode will be restored 4 Gf e gi you wark to cancel th Jede just p message e RT i appear on the Zheng y Press any Abort fg the Backup Function LS Meel le the Seck up em the E CATE REY Note The D s V1 0 cannot perform partial back ups You oh gry back up the entire contents of the hard disk 1 The DR8 cannot verify the condition or ability of the connected DAT rapine ii the dam 7 y or evewienl of Version 10 ue venu sxsevents co uk 102 Backup and Restore 3 TY T one n ote ion Jaw al ava AN at M f Ak TAM ven LOU AC RICE OUR RIAL PACA UM er CS Ce Sch wen aavanitiesmdxsevente co uk Before you restore your back upto the hard disk you must delete all the data from the disk with the format function see Formatting Disks ont page 95 Back up any data that you want to keep before you do this is see gege on page P _ Loading from DAT Insert your vite protected b back up tape i into othe DAT machine and set it x for playback Note Before loading p a DAT m dE Sure rem the Un con mm on
49. BesRivband AKO ORMS2A4 Services caenwamitsc SIEK SGGVOGILS CO UK JAB o WARNING WWW Sxsevenig GO expose this appliance tor rain or y moisture d x gea Ser rvices 7 DSK ixsevents co uk MABNING at fire or shock hazard tig We rain or mol pot expose this sec 5 ture k RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK BO NOT OPEN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE _REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL THE SYMBOLS ARE RULED BY UL STANDARDS us a The lightning flash with the arrowhead ayer superimposed acrossa graphical representation ofa person within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the usertothe presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intented to alert the user to the presence of important operating and mainte nance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance SA En WWW Sxsevents co uk Power requirem nts for geet en vary from area to area Please ensure that your DR8 meets the power requirements in your area If in doubt consult a qualified electrician or Akai Professional dealer 120VAC 60Hz for USA and Canada 220 230 240VAC
50. E The message PISCAR B appear on ihe ve display 2 Press the TAKE key that you want to delete The LED beside the selected key continues to flash The LEDs beside ilie remaining keys turn off 1 LED beside the DISCARD key contin es to flash The messa euer 2 appear on the display 3 Pross the BTORE ENT T koy to co i m edad Loy is s cleared The following diagram mo strates the di Akai D DR8 Hard Disk Recorder WWW sxsevents CO U Ki 1 0 11 94 68 Take Functions E Ore AA AS am bec van CDG Ut m M nea Se AUS Tre ire deaf Storing Specific Tracks 1 Make a recording of some material nae After the Tni is made the LED over the CHANNEL can choose which tracks to store mnaona TRACK RECANPUT SELECT csset nnne E mE 9 o o Q a o C e 2 ch SERVED key oe and ithe green LEDs beside the Milabie TAKE A flash Tig 3 4 Committing Specific Tracks You c can commit a d mph macko or t set of em from a take ee 1 Press the COMMIT ken RE The message C G4 I I will appear c on 1 the display 2 Press the TAKE key that contains the part you want to commit to the track The message SURE will appear on the display 3 Press the appropriate TRACK REC key s to turn off tracks you do not want to commit 4 Press the STORE ENT key to confirm www sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder ae
51. E Ai CA ER A Ah Ak AAA Lef 2 Aa Bervices p jo Sight direct k TA B b S60 points Unlike tape Based recorders BRB ks not need to Feind or fast forward to locate specific points DR8 locate functions are instantaneous __ Locating to a Specific Point To locate to a specific point You will see a display similar to the following 2 Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired time Time values should be entered from left to right For example to entef the time 15 minutes 32 secprfds 20 frames press these numeric key in the following order 1 5 3 2 2 0 Mf 5 38 92 C Ee the display Motel you enter a time value tliis greater ef the possible range the correct p n gn will be calculated For exami SE y enter H eg tena will locate to Ify you BEE a mistake 8 ile eri ho le press the RESET the enter the time Press the E3 3 prs tho LOCH The DR8 will locate to the specified point Vi Note Pressing the STORE ENT key also causes the DR8 to locate to the point A quick and convenient method of entering a location value is to use the STACK key This key pushes two digits of the locate time with one key press For example to enter the time 1 hour 5 seconds 6 frames Press the 1 key then press the S PAG Kk display 2 Press the STACK key again 0 1 0 9 0 E e willa appear c on the display Press the 5 key then press the STACK C key G 1 0 0 0 S
52. HUTIE c control to select the m fimecode ge EE n 24 25 frames sec 30 30 frames sec sec 30 drop framggfSec Ka SMPIE 3D 29 97 frapfes sec SHPIEOSS91 4 WWW Sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DES Hard Disk Recorder ZE ee 2yncnronizauon ive Rijs at Services SV Ca ea ISS sxsevents co uk o ES the ay CES key or rthe Play Se and REC g keys simultaneously _ During playback or recording the DR8 will output a MIDI timecode signal E _ corresponding to the selected SMPTE EBU timecode etype fi from the MIDI OUT _ terminal of the IB 803M MIDI interface board MIDI clock synchronization n Press the SYNC key to jum on the synchronization unction EE The geen ER posse ne niai wii Pica PESE dee 2 Press the Play C E Y kee or the Play LET Bhd JREC E c i k js When During playback or recording the DR8 will output a MIDI clock signal corresponding to the programmed Tempo Map see Creating a Tempo Map on page 115 from the MIDI OUT terminal of the IB 803M MIDI ee board MIDI Synchronjzfition Notes Although ast Forward arg RU zation to MIDI the M Rewind keys will futctionsforrectly during MI ee maton and MIDI clock Ther i devices are ify you GE the I DRM lay very quickly auring vipe be able to respond ges kly e The MIDI geg Command and MIDI machine Contr specifications of the DR8 conform to the MIDI Machine COntrol RP Recommended
53. Hard Disk Recorder To recall a stack locate point Press the STACK key The message STACK will appear on the display Version 1 0 11 94 WWW sxsevents CO Juk 2 Locate Functions 7 Vent coaches Last Memory The LAST 0 key function allows you locate to the last two points at which the stop key was pressed This can be used to return to the previous point after locating to a different point or after playing recording rewinding and fast forwarding It can also be used when checking direct and stack locate points First locate to the point that you want to check then press the LAST 0 key to return to the previous point In addition this function can be used to check whether a recording was successful When you stop recording pressing the LAST 0 key will return to the point at which recording started presuming that the stop Key was pressed before recording Pressing the LAST 0 key again will locate to the point at which recording was stopped The LAST 0 key can be pressed repeatedly The DR8 will simply toggle between the last gines where you pressed the stop key e The f Owing diagram Shows how the last memory fufiction can be used to locate to gf start and end pointstgf a recordings ff d Both points can be located by unm pressing the LAST Oo key P Ree ER eg Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Locate runctions 73 Time
54. IDI clock data from the external MIDI master sequencer If a song s tempo f mains the same throughout the tempo mapwill have only one entry That entre will be at the beginning of the song and will Specify the song s tempo Jfhe song contains any tempo changes these changes will have to be SC e into the tempo mag Initially the first entry in the mpo P to 120 Dpm e vg a When you use the DR8 as the MIDI master the t Beat Map fust like tepaffo if a song s beat remains the sathe fNroughout you only have to specify it once at the beginning of the song ett Do beat of the song changes these changes will have to be entered into the at map Initially the first entry in the beat map is set to 4 4 www sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Sand E Re cong Mode 111 Tempo and Beat Map vent poacdaesi Song e 4 aart af NE 02 65 may y want to set the art setle of Song 9e at 1 hour Absolute time to givdlerfbugh time between the NW 00 t0 Gin 0 0 H0 D in 03 tO a Dy r0 D OS FOGU O amp 0 00 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Version 10 11 94 WWW sxsevents co uk 112 Song Mode q De vent poediesiv GEI HEES e weni GK Mgr de sevents co uk Selecting a song 1 Press the SONG ia The green LED beside the key will nent Ka The E will indicate a uis number and title similar to the following 2 Use the JOG SHUTTLE co
55. OG SHUTTLE control to select the snapshot you want to assign and The snapshot numbers are assigned by the location of the snapshot on the time axis When you assign a new snapshot to a locate point earlier than an existing snapshot the new snapshot is given the existing number The subsequent snapshot numbers get updated MEN MU Erasing Snapshot Locations 1 Press the SUB MEI d display oF 2 Pri 3 Rotate the outer SHUT M The step number vit 4 Rotate je 5 Press the PECH key d The selected snapshot will be erased and the subsequent stepqumbers will be updated Note Erasing a snapshot only removes the snapshot from the time axis The snapshot B data is still stored in memory and can be recalled See Recalling a Snapshot on page 61 Automation Mix When the DR8 is in Normal Mode you can play the automated mix you just programmed 1 pressthe SNAPSHOT key The green LED beside the key lights Akai DES Hard Disk Recorder ersion 1 0 11 94 www sxsevents co uk 64 Mixer NM ib m Y e P A EN o ac vent Ge auos oervic Other Functions Solo Function Tm The solo function allows you to listen to selected fhannelsi in n isolation E 1 Press the SOLO key 9 T H 54564554 2 Pr phe cu CHANNEL Ol ey for the ch nel s you i want to monitor d can select more than oni el by aL b ei nm while you Press other www sxsevents co uk Version
56. The model number is printed on the rear panel WWW SXseven S CO UK Version 1 0 11 94 i l Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder L Front and Rear Panels VI NN IPEA SE E Ee SEH Ges E NS c sorceress t d e trian een LI etd hcl rere Aaa 0 4175 D 1 ion uk Vers tS co WWW 8 Front and Rear Panels e0 d e 0 A ie Ww P vent UY BLD Ls SKODE ETAR be erwleee wt Zi A WI ax 1 2 3 4 5 6 Version 1 0 3t e an Ti TOR Mxs SE A AK AT Ec WOO be ba taia e Fa PN E th ayr pa akk A t a aama EE aan st Al d EE part of the power switch is recessed inthe On p Sition to prevent pal power off da k Level meters with the send bust iting and ste re nd chang parameter settings v E along ynaster levels The bargraphs age Used to Mem the DRS is in Mix Mogg A P afier the A D conveNers in the signals yr Therefore when the 7 FLD segment lights it indi Mes Ka fistortion You should adjust fs never occurs 7 gaelic levels SO p y EA DIRA RAARO HR UC HACER ENER BEGA A A AI OE SH ALL key This key is used to arm all tracks for recording See NM Tracks on page 38 DIGI D IN key This key selects digital inputs for input channels 1 and 2 Select the XLR or the 1 the DIGID IN sub menu function See
57. This connegitin i is used for connecting the optional mixing tab or remote controller Version 1 0 11 94 A normally closed punch out operatig se only AKAI ALS V remote cables fay or REMOTE connections The remote tector i is not t functional oi on e DRE Ka www sxsevents co uk Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Sei ve ue i Den cerni rront and wear ianels hhesitinbaad ard SOSA Services 9 j sxsevents co uk DD Sxsevents co uk Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder _ 20 Front and Rear Panels Mp el AYO weak POA 2 A e RO T ae IO RA AMAA SUR rie E a Ou Grid AAA A IR bt HOA e banns vent co W 5 1 Option slots These slote4re for installing the following optional interfate cards gt s SCSI B interfge board 3 p V 15 802T SMPTE reader d 03M MIDI IN OUT 5 yji 2 SCSI Sa A connectioms Q3 For increased reser cing sme up to six W ernal SCSI hard diskga this connegg n up teven with no inter gl hard disk Sess page get d WW ei functionat on the DR8 V 1 0 SW 3 DIGITALI O IN connectors These XLR and RCA phono connectors are used to input AES EBU and S PDIF format digital signals respectively The active input connector is selected using the DIGKD IN key sub menu function See Digital inputs on page 33 The digital input signals are fed to channels 1 and 2 selected by the DIGI key 4 DIGITALI O MASTER OUT conn
58. W sxsevents CO uk 92 Hard Disks C OAS y m F Ila TV i y de E JJ 9 pu fay 5 uw qoc DW V Til LADOICRCICAR J ND LI CPO LTO me xr a SCSI daisy chain Must be terminated correctly Otherwise data errors me syste crashes etc may occur Termination at the DR8 end of the chain is taken care of by the DR8 At the other end of the chain you must fit a terminator Some SCSI devices have a terminator built in This type of device must always be connected at the end of the daisy chain Other devices are supplied with an in line type terminator that you must connect to the unused SCSI connector The following shows how a SCSI chain should be terminated B intemal termination taken M s s s E is S j dn gees i Ey i EM i E D dd care of s DAB TO ee e Eeer DM 2 l Terminated le wentur d ET weg ges E H a Wenn on x T e EM 5 e d ENEE op ag POON oe DEENEN HEEN a i S Se i ELUCET Es 090900000 poe R Se SE AAA The following dam shows an n exemble ofa an rinin terminat6t cotthected toa hard ie in line terminator www sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder nad ds AOARGAA KA iud Au ESL o d Bt Dal Services eo Gees Set key will flash antt the text 5 u NU will nici on the The ir indicator i in th _ display 2 Press tt the 101810 key numeric i key pad s The gi E will Km on the display 8
59. a DELOOS ai Footswitch Punch In Out aed ORAM saa Services ment and sarating the DR8 ada jusly k XSevents Cco u Ms connection on the front panel 2 Setup the DR8 so that it is ready to record Ae Record setup procedures are explained on the prec cedi ing pages 3 _Arm the channel that you want to use for a B 8 The TRACK REC key of an armed channel will flash m Ai Rewindtoa pono before the e point a at which yous want to punchi in 5 Press the Play CET Devo or press the footswitch t to star rt playback 6 When the desired punch in point is DEE press the footswitch Punch in will occur as soon as you press the footswitch 7 Press the footswitch again to punch out l The followinggliagram shows the procedure for footswitch punth in out Za 7 Sm d IN c Punch out J Press footswitei Ptess footswitgly Press footswi ch k Pressiootswitch a E sc a A Version 10 11 94 WWW Ssxsevents co uk 42 Recording TEN vent coedescik AR MOINS VAs services bios dxsevents co uk Auto punch in out allows you to automatically punch in and punch out at the specified in and out points This is useful when you need greater accuracy than that possible using manual punch in out It also allows you to repeat a punch in out ae until you are satisfied with the result e ULTIMI MA iU ae 1 Setup the DR6 so that itis ready to record
60. ai be set from 1 to 99 L T ug GN The corresponding indicators will light up CHANNEL ON 9 d 102259599 1 GE C3 C3 C C CD C2 CS ca 2 Use the TRACK REC INPUT SELECT ovr to select Ihe GORY destination tracks Thecomespondingkeyswilllgghtup www sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder rot bach A Un drat Mel UE memini The copy insert function works basically d the same as siet copy function Tibwever unlike copy the copy insert function moves any existing material at the specified destination behind the new material rather than overwriting it The ici d mpm illustrates the copy insert procedure f in point out point Destination insert point Destination Tas 5 A The following steggi imila the operat ldetailed in RO A an outline is pfe dh Lei 4 P do 7 Only Refer to the previous Er for explana ons 2 n 2 Locate to the desired position for the destination insert d et Refer to the Locate Functions on page 69 5 Press ihe EDIT key to enter Edit Mode 0 000 The EDIT indicator will light 1 up d s E 4 Use the JOG SHUTTLE control to select the e Copysinset function You will see a a display si similar to the following TENET gn 5 Press the STORE ENT key Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Version 1 0 41 94 gt WWW sxsevents co uk 82 Editing l OPB m aN CDA Pri V
61. ake that can be played back to a new take and then deletes the old take The Minimise function will free more disk space than the Cleanup function will ET ii E n Original Recording l l p 2d After CLEANUP eo After MINIMISE Take 1 Take 2 Playback Take 1 Take 2 Playback Take 1 Take 2 Playback Delete erase Playback Delete erase Playbeffk All examples show operations on a single track Note Note Executing the Minimise function requires a significant amount of free disk space The first priority is to destroy no data accidentall y It has to make a copy of the portion of the take ihat can be played back before it removes the original take Therefore if your disk is full of recordings or even close to full you may not be able to use the Minimise function Note Note You should use the Minimise function as often as possible to remove tbe _ unnecessary data from your hard disk mE Note Note The Minimise function cannot operate on a take that has more than one portion that can be played back The resulting operation would create multiple new takes This is not allowed In this case the Minimise function must leave the original take as it was See the _ third and fifth examples in the diagram above 00 www sxsevents co uk d _ Cleanup Minimise procedure es vente AL Le Lorre JOE KM PE in e CP PA VN AKSE EISE do sevents c co uk o D Press the SUB M NU pu I DISK
62. al device For timecode output connect a cable to the SMPTE OUT jack Depending on the external device supplying the timecode you may need to use an adapter cable such as an n XLR Ka to stereo phone plug 2 Press the SUB MENU key The indicator in the key will flash and the text 5U ENU will appear on the display 3 Press the SYNC SYNC key _ A You will see a display similar to the following www sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder I Din ss LUD 4 Use the videi control H berg the TT of sync mode TREES ecitimbabnd Adk ISDA Services A ie CET nus s sevents co uk MIBI ae ee ee ee Di Press the STORE ENT keyt to store your choice 6 Use the e JOG SHUTIL control to select the mode EE Select OFF MASTER or SLAVE The default is OFF If you select the default the DRS8 returns to gt the e previous SES a Press the STORE ENT key Sue The display will show the current timecode type 8 Use the ie L control to select a timecode type yn o Se LE P Press Ss STORE ff key to store your choice t K 10 11 94 e CWWW A SXSeve nts CO U 106 Synchronization vent LADUI THES Me ee paw 1 UELL WI the SYNC key to turn on d Be synchronization function The green LED beside the d will ghe The DR8 will locate to the external timecode le position immediately ar and synchronization will start Synchro
63. an be specified win the TO DITE Bact post function 24 OVER key This key will start playback at a specified number of Seca before the current position Playback will stop the same number of seconds beyond the current point The default is one second before and one second after the current point The number of seconds are koee wihi the EN Mee and v sub menu 028 FROM TIME ker This key will start playback att the current Vereen Playback will BD a number of seconds beyond the current point The default is one second The number of seconds can be pe in the dob Fur su menu func m 26 IN gt OUT lt lt MEMO gt gt key S This key will start playback re the current in Sont to sake current t out point You set these points with IN key OUT key on page 16 After playback the DR8 returns to the original time You can save up to nine specific in and out points with the IN gt OUT lt lt MEMO gt gt sub menu function See Using the lt lt MEMO gt gt alter on n page 2 28 l WWW Geet CO uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder ZE SE PTOI ana KEAL r aneis i2 4s i9 aapencs A mp a quem n C o eh Bard Don fat Hen ege SE Laon d Aha 0r dee 0 deer Ooh ooh p pa a edd Tet rerysseerreeteserssesoreves ren rre enr REED AR eeeh SEN 27 ZERO RETURN key In absolute mode this key will locate to the absolute 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 8 0 point In relativ
64. and into the TRACK MIX section of the mixer In 3 ition the signal is sent the individyfl ANALOG OUTPUT channels 1 to 8 Unlike the inputs these outpii post are xedifo theeomesponding hard disk TRACK wii s RAGK MIX set se egit lizer x if the optional die installed channel level han and gfffcts send It is then sent to us the DIGITAL I O e MASTER UT or converted to analog and then tthe MASTER L R or PHONES gesit The signal is also sent to the SEND and BUSichannels On the SEND channels it is converted to analog and sent to the SEND 1 L 2 R outputs It only appears on the BUS channels if the BUS ON switch is selected THRU MIX To send the signal into the THRU MIX section of the mixer set the THRU MIX _ channel ON OFF switch to on Pressing the THRU MIX key will turn off all the LEDs for the CHANNEL ON keys 1 to 8 all LEDs are lit in normal condition Only the sign als of the channels you select with the CHANNEL ON keys will be routed tothe THRU MIX section The other channels will remain eed to the E INPUT SELECT switches The sier als sent to the THRU MIX section are mixed as in the TRACK MIX section and routed to the MASTER OUT SEND and BUS channels This structure allows you to send a stereo signal to the MASTER OUT outputs that isamixdown of eight tracks of Playback signal from the hard disk i in addition to another eight input channels Using 1 the BUS channels Mlle you
65. and thet text tSu U 3 MENU will appear on the display um e 2 Press the 3 SET UP key numeric keypad 3 Use the JOG SHUTILE control to select the MIDI Controller functions You will see gsffisplay similat to the following A T SHUTTLE control to move He Curso to the data item The mute controller data will be underlined UT E oft 3 SA CS Cursor on page 25 ET 2 Rotate the inner JOG wheel to select a controller number The gt rangei is OFF or controller number 000 to 127 The EE is OFF Setting the Level Controller 1 Rotate he din x JOG wt host fo sele t the Level Controller function 2 Rotate the Gegen SHUTTLE c codo Hos move sine cursor iuo the pota Bent The level controller data will be underlined EL a3 Akai DRE Hard Disk Recorder www sxsevents co uk ersion 1 0 11 94 vent poe VV eH 118 ae Functions BR FEHCPCST CLADWICARSY A SD AN NRI Pa WAAR Y nm mY a L1 D Ti TM nS BN v amp zt M Wi P 3 WR ia WW i Wf s 3 ag the inner 2G whee je sela Note nid controller r number 7 7i is n convention n the main t volume controller Setting the Pan Canola gars cesi e ve 35 b s EE 1 Rotate the inner JOG wheel to select the Pon Ni Gon Controller function 2 Rotate the outer SHUTTLE control to move e the cursor rto the data item The pan controller data will be underlined P RH ef 5 3 Rotate the inner JOG wheel to select a controller
66. ation www sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Booed P ie UGERE AIOUnO CIC LIO ei Operation 8 _ messages indicating the system status mE IDEM VAM se sait LEA ipe TN ON AN dv SIS Busy Indicator Mode Indicators The top row displays either absolute or relative time The ABS and REL indicators quickly show which display time is active In Song Mode the display shows bars beats and clocks im m m m m m r A LELI H Lu LAG LH Thgettom row giplays status sub menu and er Wear sages There are indi ators for each of the following modes S9 Sub Menu MIX Mix EDIT Edit and SONG Song Normal mode doag not have an indicator There is also a BUSY indicator showing disk activity and 8 track data indicators which show if there is data recorded on a track at the current position Sub Menus Many of the DR8 keys provide two functions A main function and a sub menu function In most cases the main function of such a key is printed above it and the sub menu function is printed below it in an amber typeface Some sub menu keys provide access to functions some to variable parameters To access a sub menu function first press the SUB MENU key then while indicator in the key is flashing press the respective key Cursor The DR8 provides a cursor to step through the items in some of the sub menu Akai DRS Hard Disk Recorder WWW sxse
67. ck Sat up the DRS so that tis ready to record Record setup procedures are explained on the preceding pages The TRACK REC key of an armed track will flash Press the Play LEJ key to start playback When the desired punch in point is reached press and hald down the Play key then press the REC EI key p Punch igsffill occur as soon as the REC key is pressed a Pf ss the Play key again P Funck Punch out M Punch in g Punch out Pies PLAY and Prass PLAY key Mess REA Y and Press PLAY key PEC keys HEG keys IME Manual Punch In Out Notes When you punch in and punch out the in point and out point values are updated automatically if you are trying a difficult punch in out pertorm a the manual punch in out with the rehearsal function on see Rehearsal on page 43 then confirm the punch in out points using the auto punch in out function When you are satisfied switch off the rehearsal function and perform an auto punch also see Auto Punch In Out on page 42 i You can repeat the punch in and punch out operations as often as you want After punch out you should leave an interval before you punch in again When you punch out the monitor switches from source to playback causing a momentary interruption in the monitor output This does not affect the recording at www sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Ar
68. cording P cuf have decided Iye the undo fysfftion set as required The following diagram showWbow th tecording ge fu wor in this example the New material was kept by turning the UNDO function off before starting the next recording out point www sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Bel P Vend aa yam J The DES has eight analog outputs two send outputs and a master stereo output It also has a digital output which SEP heats the See at the master stereo putput Analog Outputs individual Analog Outputs a es ett The DR8 has eight individual output connectors on its rear These connectors are output level switched and use 1 4 inch stereo phone jacks They can be used balanced or unbalanced 1 p hot ome cold sleeve Master Stereo and d Nier send omn There are two auxiliary send outputs as well as a master stereo output pair on the rear panel These connectors are output level switched and use 1 4 inchstereo phone jacks They ean be used balanced or unbalanced Tip hot omg cold sleeve ground P al e e ef Output Level al of the individual mie uts is e witdired A pairs 1 2 9 4 7 ge r of outputs l ster and auxiliary send is als s Mitched When t the switch i is set GM Qu the ou evel i is equivalent to 4 dEr en the switch is set to LOW i Ee is sequ 3 Kent to 10 pare Set the level switches to match the nominal sig
69. ction on n iracks 1 to 6 Se you now want to make a stereo mix onto tracks 7 left channel and 8 right channel as in the following diagram EY ine CRT me 1 Press the SUN MENU 1 key followed by the TRACK RECANFUT min pe for track 7 2 Use the JOG SHUTTLE neg to select the loft t bus signal The display will show INPUT Bust 3 Repeat f for track 8 curta rete d The display will show IN N Pu u r A u s8 8 WWW Sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder ie KECOTQINE of Set the source tracks Individual Channel Settings c on pages 4 md ges Zeg Sege ap um 2 Locate to the beginning of your rhythm tracks and record the bounce down using the procedures listed in the following sections This allows you to execute a completely digital track mix within the DR8 The tracks you bounce down can then be recorded over and subsequently mixed down to another stereo pair to dramatically increase the effective number of tracks you have available Bus Function Notes Although the bounce down recording you make can be undone if you geg et erase or record over the source tracks these cannot be retrieved Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder WWW sxsevents CO uk Version 1 0 11 94 gt 38 Recording vent prece SLADE WE sevents c weu SIE Serve O Uk ORB Dc ASDA a a ier lt a To arm tracks ready for recording XN op ee ee roy y
70. d Disk Recorder E dil ii moa 113 Setting t the Initial Beat ETE CaTNAMs2aAZervices 2 Press the STORE ENT key to D the beat The beat data will be underlined wb H ho e T E te WE ee Seri The beat can be set from 1 de 4 time to gedet 32 time 7 The new best iini will be stored bi Press the SONG key to cancel het beat function an mE setting the Initial Tempo 1 Press the TEMPO key 2 The green LEp hide the key will light Press the STORE EN Key to select the tempo The ETS CUP es Www sxsevents co uk 114 Song Mode vent pgoudgsii Wema el VY Al f NA n n DAT FUT FS a ing a Beat Map wl E 1 Press the BEAT key 2 Press the Play CED key to play the song You can also use the Fast Forward E or Rewind EJ keyst to locate to en points in the song 3 Press the STORE ENT att the desired time Be The cursor will underline the beat data 00000000 4 Use the JOG SHUTTLE control to select a new bedk 9 Press the STORE ENT key to enter the step ee from step 3 to create the beat map YgyCan set the beat for each bar but the smallest resolittion is one ba bar If If you set the beat fin the middle of ON S the change villi De pria at the beginning of the bar fOG SHUTILE control to view th Stored steps of your beat map Rotate the 3 Press the SONG key to cancel the beat function Deleting Ent
71. display DIGI XL R This mode allows you to select the appropriate digital input XLR or RCA connector Use the JOG SHUTTLE control to select the P appropriate input type 3 Press the STORE ENT key E You will see the display SURE X everything is set steer cil press the STOR SENT key The DR8 will display the message START TAPE Start playback on the DAT recorder When the DR8 receives the data it starts loading data and the display shows the message BUSY The message changes momentarily to DONE when the Sopsrund is a ne then the DR8 returns to normal mode DS 6 If the data has been backed up over multiple tapes the DES will 1 display N EXT JADEI when loading the data on the first tape is complete T Replace the tape and resume playback on the DAT The DR8 automatically resumes s the loading operation when it receives data from the tape m Note To load the data stored over multiple tapes be sure to insert the DAT tapes i in the same order as a back up operation WWW sxsevents co uk ees Version 1 03 3 95 wMishartBervices wenekesrwguities dxsewents co uk The Cleanup function deletes an entire take from the disk only if the entire take cannot be _ played back If a portion of the take can be played back that take will not be deleted The Minimise function deletes the portion of data in a take that cannot be played back It does this by copying the portion of the t
72. e e Power Requirements _ Power Consurap pt lon Specifications subject et Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder ersion 1 0 11 94 WWW sxsevents CO uk vent e EE oU d d S022 Aer DS t ibe sevents co uk Date 1 94 Version 1 0 O0 127 O0 127 CHON LEVEL Default 7 PANAE S R63 Default 10 Song Select Tune System Real Time Continue Stop Start Local On Off All Notes Off Active Sense Reset 1 MTC is transmitted only when the SYNC mode is set to MIDI MTC MASTER ON 2 Clock commands are only transmitted when the SYNC mode is set to MIDI SPP MASTER ON 1 3 Support for MMC System Exclusive The optional IB 803M MIDI interface must be installed in order for the DR8 to receive or transmit MIDI messages Model OMNION POLY Mode OMNI ON MONO BET NE Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO XNo WWW Sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder A hon EN be pA Sd MAL i sa PRONES eS TERS e 2 e D D Gt i a H D HARD DISK ALPELLBAV P wee Ko 11 94 U Te Co idex vent DD diesem DOR Absolute time m 25 74 e Analog inputs uec einsam NGC Analog outputs individual channel Iu 45 Master LR EE IITITTTITETITTT OTA Send 1 2 455 9 993 vasar Reger B
73. e de ape dee m b dab w ee a E f Ka 7 3 e TAS s e EX is M setae cs r d ae Preseessenvew D a IQ D ac ege oo xy n Re E ii Se K t eeibeeregag ge em w ERE OFROMAREAR EHOORCECH OTERO NAEP ERR e RARER ER HONS Steveviaree 1 OT 549 59e cepa Lnd EH M e SXS eve n t S CO uk 10 1 e Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder troduct on RE vent ODE E chase mc E AA datus 4 adl eri Kee em 5 ksevents co uk Input A signal input to the ANALOG INPUT channels 1 to 8 passes the gain switches HIGH MID LOW and the GAIN controls The signal is then a ae to digital Pressing the DIGI key will switch channels 1 and 2 to DIGITAL I O After digital conversion the signal goes to the THRU MIX channel ON OFF switch which consists of the THRU MIX key and the CHANNEL ON keys 1 to 8 Then it goes to the INPUT SELECT switches and finally to the hard disk for recording At the INPUT SELECT switches input channels 1 to 8 usually correspond to hard disk tracks 1 to 8 However you can assign any input channel to any hard disk track plus you can also select the BUS L and BUS R signals as input _ Press the appropriate TRACK REC keys to record data to the hard disk tracks You need to set the recording levels with the GAIN controls Then press the Play and REC keys to record Output On D ping ge signal from the hard disk tracks passes fhrough the LANNEL ON keys 1 B
74. e is from L63 extreme left through MID center to R63 extreme right The default pan position is MID following functions P Rotate the inrer r JOG wheel to select the SENDS function This function sets the stereo send level for each channel Rotate the outer SHUTTLE control to move the cursor to the data item The send level data will be underlined SERS E g d Select the channel s you want to modi Rotate the inner JOG wheel to change the ievel value The default send leveli is 000 The send level will also be displayed graphically using the min level meters Stereo send pun position Rotate the i inner r JOG wheel 16 select the SDPAN function This function sets the stereo send pan position for each channel Version 1 0 i add WWW sxsevents CO uk 56 Mixer gt I VO TAL ADAC vent LADU LE vm TORT CT PRL T CUT CUT COST e Je ihe Outer S UITLE co a Select the channels y want tto o modity Ai Rotate the inner joe wheel to o change the level value The send pan position range is from L63 extreme left through MID center to R63 extreme right The default pan position is MID The pan position will also be displayed graphically using the peak level meters When the Auxiliary Send is set to mono see S electing Mono or Stereo Send on page 59 you set the two send levels for each input channel with the followi functions f Mono send level
75. e mode it will locate to the relative 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 point 28 29 30 Bis in record ready mode TRACK REC we have been selected and lights up while recording is in progress d Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Version 1 0 11 94 www sxsevents co uk br Qn 14 se and i Rear Panels l bus d e A e vente RI Da r Km Treert EC Ae V it us 48 RS ANA WITAY a naks VaR iios se vents CO uk H A Coico CD ce cp dq D ct 9 DIGI ow Qoti rilbi erba Qe onto SU EE RAN Hd Mdb Mei raa See EM PRU Gri ie bee sei Leg REA tribipet qe d N D 31 Phones LEVEL This PE Me the headphone volume level 32 PH ES connection 33 34 This key tust e the rehearsal function on and off Renearsal allows you to practice punch inS and outs During a rehearsal the monit Kwill switch to source at the punch in point but nothing will be recorded See ReHearsal on page 43 35 MIX MIXER key This key allows you to configure the mixer set the level pan and auxiliary send levels for each channel See Mixer on page 53 Set global mixer parameters such as the master level auxiliary send types and metering parameters with the MIX MIXER sub menu function See System Settings on page 58 36 SOLO key This key allows you to isolate individual channels Pressing one of the CHANNEL ON keys will switch off all other tracks so that you may lis
76. e point SN Be 1 d Press the corresponding 1 t09 hurio n Ae opea NL l The DR8 will locate to the stored point www sxsevents co uk Stack Locate points mu omg Stack Locate Points 2 ER A 2 3 ET to the desired point DIM The location will be shown on the dips See Lo page 69 To store a 1 stack k locate point E us a ME vem et W SSEN ating to a Specific Point on Press th the STORE ENT ay gt Mies o E E The message fe E fa RY wila appear On the 5 dis play ar and the i time ipl iubes Press the STACK key The message STACK will appear on the display Enter a two digit number The STACK m bute will flash several times For example if yott Selected the digits 4 and Zathe message SACK Y2 will flash on the display The D e ate point will be st and the Greg bus mode restored Sun p oint Mee or recording e eo lime is reached a The message Ca vii E ut and the tfe m will Gas at the current En ang pert flashig Playback or recording Wil Press the STACK nm Ihe message STACK will appear on the display Enter a two digit number The STACK message will flash several times For example if you selected the digits 8 and 6 the message STACK 86 will flash on the display The stack locate point will be stored and the time display for playback or recording will continue from the current point Recalling Stack Locate Points H Akai DR8
77. e zero use the offset emen r4 d Qilmm l e ap 3 Use the JOG Shuttle control or numeric keypad to specify the offset EE EE offset value efficient to use the numeric keypad to enter a large If you made a mistake press the RESET key to switch back to the current setting of the offset value Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder K 10 11 94 www sxsevents co u 76 Time Disp per TI IA Aa M AE et VM uk SE A FP vent LAU DIU KIC vem JCALTCT NCL T CUT Cus Si ore 4 Pr ss the STORE ENT key Us csi Weu MEINERS DPB eU We Wed Offset set to 00 00 20 00 0 Relative time 2 259N0000 225950000 000000000 DUCOIJTODO oOo 80000 002030000 050000000 OU0C C200 cO0CeCOQ2 DOODUS3OQUDC OOUU DO HD 0020050200 WWW Sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder SEN 4 6 10 Editing mnm Copy the specified section to any iech RS 1 Material at the destination is overwritten lt Copy insert the specified section to any track Subsequent material is moved back D m Move the specified section to any track vo NAR NEN Material at the destination is overwritten Se Move insert the specified section to any track Subsequent material is moved back insert a blank sation of a specified length and o material ba Delete the specifig d Ei subsequent pater Slip the mate edit point
78. ectors foe XLR and RCA phono connectors are used to output AES EBU and S PDIF format digital signals The format of the digital output signal is set to Type I or Type II digital audio outputs using the 2 DIGI sub menu function See Digital Outputs on page da e grs MCN RM The digital outputs are a digital duplication of the analog signal appearing at the OUTPUT MASTER OUT jacks These may be connected to any stereo digital audio recorder such as a DAT machine to perform a completely digital mixdown You can also use these connections to perform a DAT back up See Backup to DAT on page 100 l l www sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Front SE keent TE 21 5 6 S 7 d E The s switch i is also used to select MAS Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Us mE tati o o gg err SET A B p aec REMOTE and THRU connections These connections are used for connecting and synchronizing other DR8s SUP to seven DR8s can be connected for 56 track perdu Note Use only AKAI AD X50 remote cables for REMOTE end THRO connections The remote a nector is not functional on the DR8 V 1 0 ft uw NATOR switch used to set the DR8 s SCSLID and termination for SCSI B bus This bus is for connecting to personal computers This switch has no effect on SCSEA bus AS ER Ro or SLAVE status for connecting and izing DR8s via the REMOTE a fe id THRU connections ei Pire Version 1
79. ent LADC OLD livre GE m 6 When the DR8 has completed the slip operation the message DONE will momentarily appear on the display The LED beside the EDIT a will dz off and the previous mode restored www sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DRB Hard Disk Recorder te A AA A Bel a BM arin Cd A Hara Di ventc proas eech i dy you want toir increase the available KEEN time E pay a some more re storage read through this chapter to gain a better understanding of how the DR8 works With hard disks When upgrading you can keep the internal hard disk and just add DE nal hard disk via the SCSI A bus aT you could ER the nal hard disk with a larger one 8 E Only certain hard disks can be used ed with the the De so o please consult tyour Akai 5 eech dealer 7 EE Choosing o Hard Disk There are many types of hard disk onai vall bl ech witk t slightly different specifications Your Akai professional dealer will be able to provide you with information about which hard disks are best for use with the DR8 The following points should also be borne in mind e Is the hard disk fitted with two SCSI connectors This will allow you toadd more hard disks s gitfiply by connecting to the SCSI A bus daisy c chain SI connectors 50w thed RB Some manufacture us prinections puc there ar gonn the end ofthe SC awkward when you have two hard a like this Js the acc
80. ently as possible itis necessary to leave these discarded edits on the hard drive Occasionally you will need to remove this unnecessary data to free some disk space so that you can continue recording To align the et ata d ess fe sus uen key P Press the STORE ENT key The message 5 d 5 E 4 A H Will appear on the sec ane 5 6 Akai DRE Hard Disk Recorder f Note This function will only erase the discarded remnants of the non destructive SZ editing and recording processes from the hard disk You cannot access this data it is 4 just wasting disk space l Use the JOG SHUTILE control to select SCSI ID The selected SCSI ID should correspond with that of the T that you want to alien Press the STORE ENT key The message SURE will appear on the display Version 1 0 11 94 i WWW sxsevents CO uk Tard Di vent poe D hacen baal DESEM AL servic St When the align f EZE is Deeg di message H d E bo ill momentarily appear i en tig EE The Geh E C de will be restored amp oTEPBPeSSAL You can copy the contents of a hard disk to e disk connected ip the SESEA bus Note To prevent any loss data you should use a destination hard disk that i is larger Han your source disk EE Dees a 6 c by t bae Qucm asd r uer orari coude Ded 1 Press the SUB MENU key The indicator in tle key will flash and the text 5 u p 7 NU wilkappear on the display P
81. erations such as Dees or Bit Mae e erase a tonal update the din or r out points Using the lt lt MEMO gt gt function The DR8 can store arid recall up to nine sets s of in in aa out Botts Storing a set of in and out points 1 Set the sirf and out points See pPecifying the in Bgint and out P ef d on page 27 press the SUB MENU key HN E atc ot the text 5 TE Ls mm TS on the base d Press the J ORE ENT key A The message E 0 SET will appear on the disPey 9 Press a numeric key 1 9 to store the set of in dna out points The message MEMO SET will flash on the ba lay ar and the set of points stored ae Recalling a sel of in and our points 6 Press the SUB MENU key The indicator in the key will flash and the text SUB MENU will Il appear on the display M e 7 Press the Ve Kae DTPEMSGIBIILSHN mM The message Ge Enn wil appear on the play 8 Press a numeric bar a 9 to store the set of in thd our points The message MEME 1 7 will flashon the prr de and thes set tof T loaded www sxseve C NS edad Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder ee Mte v en cal KA EX E A SUE ger ii 3 Setting Up the DES vent poa ad 2A Services L ZE vents co uk ventilation If you rack mount the DRS leave at least 1U of free space above and below it CS ae aay oe Connecting The Power
82. ess the SONG key to cancel the tempo function The initial entry cannot be deleted Version 1 0 11 94 WWW sxsevents CO uk GE Other E vent LA adest barca ARs K l9 ervicee Dye seven ts c CO U ik These functions allow you to a the display nn ap the sub frame notation and assign MIDI controller numbers ED the Display Brightness This function id the brightness of the Peak beds meters and Time a and Status display 1 Press the SUB MENU key The indicator in the key will flash and the text Su up ERU will appear on the display 2 Press the 3 SET UP key numeric keypad You will sge a display similar to the following th 1 Changing the Time Display Notation By default the DR8 displays the sub frame number when the time display is absolute or relative time see Time a on page 74 This function allows you to tum that extra digit off 1 Press the SUB MENU key The indicator in the key will flash and the text SUR HU will appear on the display 2 Press the 3 SET UP key numeric keypad 3 Use the JOG SHUTTLE control to select the Display function You will see a pay similar to the following WWW sxsevents c CO uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Er AM U Borat vVUierrunc uons ii 4 Press the STORE ENT key Assigning the MIDI Controllers D Press the SUB MENU kay e QUAS enee D edd The indicator in the key will flash
83. ess time fast enough Most currently available hard disks have relatively quick access times However some older drives can be quite slow When the DR8 is playing and recording at the same time the disk drive is continuously reading and wi ung data i the har Goethe EE seek time iS peer 10 ms _ performance may be affected Is the data transfer rate high enou h This j is EN measured i in in Megabit per 7 l second s A transfer r rate slower t than 20 goude fs EN Mbit e T maY affect Version 1 0 11 94 www sxsevents co uk 90 Hard Di f DEG vent prades DOT CIS Or Dese V Her Ww l de 2 del a l Ren V mE ciem e We sel The total available recording tintetlepends on the total size of all storage media e the internal hard disk and any external hard disks connected via the SCSI A bus As can be seen from the table below the sampling frequency also affects the available time Basically with a higher sampling frequency less time is available This is because higher sampling frequencies record more samples onto disk In turn this duc provides a better audio bandwidth but it also requires more storage space The 1 Track column shows how many track minutes are available with some typical sizes of hard disk A track minute indicates the total time available if only one track is recorded The 8 Track column shows the amount of time that is available to each track and
84. f the DR8 Attach the other end to the corresponding connector on the MO drive diu en Grieg _ Make sure the SCSI chain is Properly terminated Si SE 2 Press the SUB MENU key and then press s UTILITY key numeric c keypad a You will see the display RE LOAD 3 Press the STORE ENT key You will see the display SCSI ID l 4 Use the J OG SHUTTLE control t to select the scsi D of the connected drive and press the STORE ENT key If the MO disk contains eds DE on n th DD1500 the name of the 5 DD1500 project will appear If it contains multiple projects use the JOG SHUTTLE control to select the desired project name 5 Press the STORE ENT key You wil AYP SSK SC VE NES OO td e ana cait e Version 1 03 395 data on the MO disk that was originally created on the DD1500 i S 4 TO WI Cleanu nmi ati he TRO disk WON ko end se CO _ he Delete function bn the DR8 corresPerfds to the CUT function on the DD1500 The deleted data will be registered to memory address 0 of the DD1500 Clipboard Therefore on the DR8 each time you delete data from the DD1500 disk the deleted data will overwrite the data registered at address 0 of the Clipboard 4 Other functions added or modified Another footswitch function has been added The PLAY gt STOP gt PLAY function has been added to the conventional footswitch function The difference between the previous and new footswitch function i
85. f the eeng you are SE was set to BUSL or BUSR dunt Input Select Gee Selecting the Input Channels on page 35 the source monitor signal of the el channel input signal will not be output ER The rehearsal function allows you to practice a recording before SE recording anything to disk This is useful when used with automatic punch in out for checking punch in out points To turn the pr rsal function on 1 Press iffe REHEARSAL key With the rehearsal TN dinh is reached the mggifet Version 10 11 94 vent ovechestta Cap If you record some new material Over some existing material and then decide that you preferred the original this undo function can be used to restore the original In fact you can switch between the original and the new during playback for comparison This is possible because the DR8 always records new material on a different area of the hard d Operation 00 2 0000000000 0 0 000 the new material 0 1 To undo a recording press the UNDO ken De indicator in the key will light up While this indicator is lit the DRS will play the material as it was before the recording B 2 To switch back to the newly recorded material press the UNDO key again Before starting artother recording you must decide which matertal you want to keep the opiginal or the new Once a new recordings perforfned the undo function will appM to that new te
86. gital Audio Formats There are two industry standard digital audio formats Type 1 is usually referred to as AES EBU format Type 2 is also known as S PDIF format Both of the connectors XLR angaRCA phono on the rear panel of the DR8 cansf ceive either Type 1 or Ra Signals as input simply select the connlgtor p you agi tose r D message pf L uel OOK will flash on the ot To select the active digital connector Press the SUB MENU key n gg The indicator i in n the will flash and the text 5 u H EH de will appear on the TL display ane Mus MEIN IM MAN ME 3 A Press the DIGKD n IN m Wa The display will show the currently active connector Use the JOG SHUTTLE control to select the digital connector Press the STORE ENT key The new connector will be selected www sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Bel FE at pe The indicator i in the 2 will m display etas Cer sen Ai po Le et sec cerit 2 3 1 2 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Record e iecording A3 To initialize the channel assignment Press the SUB MENU key flash and the text Su U ur i HE tEN d CH appear on the Press the ALL E n mE S A he Vase text Ai t E A R P gt will p Car e th e d er e E Press the STORE ENT key The input assignments will be reset to the default The DR amp will return to the previous mode To as
87. gle at which you hold the control Turn it counterclockwise to review and clockwise to preview The SHUTTLE control is also used to move the cursor input point when setting certain parameter values See Cursor on page 29 13 FINE key This key allows you i to i increase e the resolution of thej re wheel forn more precise E selection of time location points ad 14 JOG ON key This key allows you to switch the JOG SHUTTLE control on and off When the LED is lit the JOG SHUTTLE control can be used to locate while listening to a recording d Joc 8 SHUTTLE control cannot be used to o locate 15 ESCAPE key This key can be used to escape from the current edit or sub menu function 16 STORE ENT key This key is used when entering and storing time values executing edit functions etc www sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder i TEE rront and Rear raneis ll 17 Numeric keypad 1 DISK 2 DIGI 3 SET UP 4 UTILITY 5 6 7 8 9 These keys are used to store and recall direct locate points enter time values and set parameter values ions You can perfornya variety of operations on the hard disk with He DISK sub menu r other related fyelctions With the 2 DIGI sub menu 18 LAST 0 key d This key is used to locate to the last two points at which the Stop key was pressed Press the key once to locate to the last point at which the stop key was pressed P
88. gt Wc using e E MIDI controllers MEME Se assigning eco E 17 bus controller Welt TNR A al alld celal Channel level controller EE 118 TOP D device id A eim master level controller 118 MIDI channel 119 mute controller eersacsrisvsoarvansosecriadsnes 117 pan controller aepo rotterisrip ac 118 send level controllers E o118 NEXT aciei Pic t m 53 64 bus send selecting ode 56 channel ley l set rfg 54 channejgfan position setting 55 ma level idi HR E eters Y 0 Locate functions MCI csi 69 73 last memory function 72 6e tete T k KAELL 69 locate to a specific point Akai DRE Hard Disk Recorder send levels mono send leVal setting ini 56 stereo send level Netting em une DD stereo send pan position setting 55 snapshots automation MUX cosssercvesservscssncsessensees 63 _ Checking locations 62 erasing Locations I i exclusion of GAIN controls OC tions T EESE IB 8015 SCSI B interface Feed 20 IB 802T SMPTE reader pu m Ee 20 104 1B 803M MIDI interface board 1 20 107 WWW SXS events CO u n un vent ove D haces r3 IB f 0199 B AW AMA ZANNMNMJANUMZSM tea md mse we Parameters setting TN ee Playbac
89. hase of the product Atthe warranty is valid AKAI will without charge for parts or labour either repair or replace the defective part s Without a valid warranty the entire cost of the repair parts and labour is the responsibility of the product s owner original owner within 12 twelve months of t AKA warrants that it will make all necessary adjustments repairs and replacements at no cost to the he purchase date if 1 The product fails to perform its specified functions due to failure of one or more of its components The product fails to perform its specified functions due to defects in workmanship 3 The product has been maintained and operated by the owner in strict accordance with the written instructions for proper maintenance and use as specified in this Operator s Manual Before purchase and use owners should determine the suitability of the product for their intended use and the owner assumes ali risk and liability whatsoever in connecti n therewith AKAI shall not be liable for any injysy loss or damage direct or consequential arising out ol use or inability to use the product The warragily provides only those B as a regit of acts beyond the contro Damage caused by abuse accid gor negligence ADRESSEN fie damaged or e as a result of the owner s misha a tion or modification of the produgk hk E Ka efits specified and gdes not cover defects or repairs needed AKAI includi gf Dut no
90. he lowest audio bandwidth but the maximum recording time It maybe useful for projects where recording time takes precedence over audio bandwidth 44 056 kHZ This frequency is used when the DR8 is synchronized to 59 94 Hz NTSC color video Video post production facilities and broadcasters working with the NTSC standard would be typical users of this frequency Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder www sxsevents CO UK Version 10 31 96 32 Recording vent OPEK dies Ge A 3 d l d eu 21 S eruces wema AK Set GSU eS Sevents S CO ik The iie in the key will flash and the text Su prs MHENU iin appear on the display mE pU III tee 42 Press the 2 DIGI key numeric keypad MU MR EE Themessage 3 di GI OUT willappear on the display Le control to select the sampling rate option TLE control steps through the options oi one P ati a time The message Sa d i RAT E will appear on the display GER 4 Press the STORE ENT key to select this option 5 Use the JOG SHUTTLE control to select a sampling bande The e following sampling treqnencies ar are savailable gan aa we wi GEM ve Press the STOE NI ul 6 n new gen pling fEquency will be sela ed OF Ca nnot use a mixture of sampling gpfftencies for a single project If f you pff mbine different sampling Weken Ne recorded at one rate will Playback of the wrong pitch at anaiher rate o NC odo www
91. ith the specified amount of varispeed 2 Press the VARI key again to turn off varispeed www sxsevents co uk i 805034 Se e rvi ces h ate E Note Only eight channel inputs are available at any time The status of the _ THRU MIX channel ON OFF determines if the signal routed to these inputs is sent to the hard disk tracks or directly to the outputs When the THRU MIX channel ON OFF is ON eight channel input signals are mixed while EE hard disk tracks are oo connectors ee TR ML IUE The mixer also has a snapshot facility This dd qm ae won and subsequently assign them to specific times you to qe automated mixing during playback Es Selecting THRU MIX When the THRU MIX key is ON the input signal gets routed directly through to the OUTPUT MASTER L R connection See Signal Flow on n page 3 b Block Diagram on page 123 1 Press thgHRU MIX key The red LED beside the key li mode will turn Off i jay the rai M Si i5 is as The level meters now THS i 2 Select the THRU MIX channels by pressing the CHANNEL ON keys ine LEDs PES over the din is Note If you press the THRU MIX key while the DR8 is recording the input signal gets routed directly to the outputs effectively cutting off the hard disk tracks Please be certain that this is what a intend todo Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Version 1 0 11 94 WWW sxsevents co uk sech Mier i OPE i Da vent
92. k functions een 5 7 Power connecting ge Punch in SE CD NM EN E 42 footswitch EL manual sse d 7 Rear Dane eerie 19 23 ANALOG INPUT connections 22 ANALOG OUTPUT connections 22 DIGITAL VO IN connection esee eco aposee es eonn mter ase MASTER OUT connection GROUND prio ad ANNA ORT Input gain SwitgWes Option slotsgif OUTPUT Output bie in switches A A Power connection i REMOTE connection e SCSI A connectig Ope SCSI B ID di r SYNC gern A THRU connection sees reet eeenac 21 Video Sync TERMINATOR switch 21 Record functions M HT NNNM E Record undo nonet itam 44 Rehearsal function M 43 Relative time ss PEN ORE m 74 Repeat function ss pur 9 s Sampling moa E NE sample rates 32 kHiz SEH 44 056 KHZ T tesi 44 1 KHz cccscccscssscesssosecessserssscssesssees 31 48 KHz O rere 31 SONE neess 32 SOLO function essen GE Song Mode functions e E beat Inap Chee SEEEHP ERT TPTR OLDE RUARDEHERAOEREREEDAY ORE OSA 56 ED 110 See E deleting entries from nl inserting er ent Version 1 0 11 94
93. l light up 3 Press the Play LC key to start repeat playback The following diagram shows how the REPEAT function works e in point Laut point Repedid ybagy Motes yOu start repeat playback at a position before hein GE or at a position between the in point and out point playback Wall start from the current position Bee up to the out point then start repegting in point out point y D H t i U m Was in i If you start repeat playback ata position after the out point playback wil start Hans from the in point out point e Current positon www sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DRS Hard Disk Recorder ah PAaAYOACK OL i Punch In Out on egen uk Akai DES Hard Disk Recorder Version 10 11 94 T CO uk 22 Playback 31 P a n n vent UW B onv AW Oe Che Be Ae per pe ope pee ee oM Setting the Amount of Varispeed To set the amount of varispeed 1 Press the SUB MENU key The indicator in the key will flash and the text DOUD RENDU will appear on the display MEM 0 Press the VARNSPEED key You will see a display similar to the following 3 ne JOG SHUTILE carol to We amount of varispeed VO adjust the varispeed in sigs Gg 50 thapugif 00t to lot dene approximate 4 To use varispeed 1 Press the VARI key The VARI indicator will light up Recorded material will now playback w
94. lt master level is 104 Note The adjusted signal is sent to the ANALOG OUTPUT MASTER L R Version 1 o TZ l 58 Mixer DAS WC ELO A D I SE eet e vent CAD U AIS FI D ele m Wu JTOQUUUSZICOHT2J CI E sevents CO Ak Vel Set the i change the meter behavior with the m Pose Sub Menu wm MI D oi Mode functions iliud Af 23 n d Press the SUB 1 MENU key end BE CM UE 2 DOES The indicator in the key will flash and the text SA En iu will 1 appear on the n o JURE o Press tho MIX MIXER key ES ec eM Sc i e E X Ed 0 Yowi see a display similar to the following Selecting Pre or Post Metering The peak level meters can show the channel levels before PRE op pr POST the Channel LeVel parameter see Setting the Level On page51 You should select POST 36 view the effect3iof the mix balance op De clipping conditions of each chaff o move the cursor o me dc d Ni EIER PRE This function changes the master output signal E N Is adjusting the same value as shown previously see Setting the Master Level on page 57 1 Rotate the inner JOG wheel to select the MASTR Master Level function 2 Rotate the outer SHUTTLE control to move the cursor to the data item The master level data will be underlined MAS TR 104 3 Rotate the inner JOG wheel to change the master level value The master level range is from 000 to 127 The default master level is 104 Note
95. ltiple DR8s for synchronization using the R and AL X50 cables be sure to install the IB 803M MIDI interface board in the _master device Installing it in the slave units will cause improper operation ional IB 803M MIDI interface EMOTE connection Note The remote connector is not Functional on the DR8 Vi 0 His is not ot yet pem to synchronize multiple DR8s ae i 3 Connection and Setup Connect the DRS to the external MIDI device Using MIDI capi s connect the MIDI OUT and MIDLIN terminals of the IB 803M MIDI interfaee board to the eerte MIDI IN and MIDLQUT terminals on the externaj IIDI device 4 o eil Iflash and Se text zU EN U will appedmon the Sync Mode SMPTE EBU SMPTE LTE EELER fest NN LZ PETIT REH In this case select MIP I SPP MIBI HIE or IBl MMHC Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Version 1 0 31 94 WWW sxsevents CO uk 108 Wl Drake DRB nnd OAA VA dx Dmequ 0 m Q Lo Oc vent LADO Freee DC LEU TVA Tr OPAC AU O Ce yy om mae Aw Woh 5 Press the STORE ae to stere your choice Ke SVents c CO 3 k EOM a Select OFF MASTER OF rS SL viet The default is s OFF D you select the default the DR8 returns to the previous mode Note With the DR8 V 1 0 it is not possible T Sr io gt MIDI a e MTO or clock SPP 52 Press ihe cic dn wee to store es eee uu 5 _ if you geheien aL is I MIE use the e JOG S
96. n be used to offset the DRS The REL indjeator will be lit when this mode is activ You will See a display similar to the foyewing f nT r1 7 0708 ra iicL LIAJ Bars B ats Clocks Display BBC N BBC display is intended for use with MIDI synchronization See Song Mode on page 110 The display shows Bar Beat and Clock 1 beat 24 The following diagram shows the meaning of the indicators nn L LI rwr 609 4 09 68 ULL 0L L4 The ABS REL key is used to switch between absolute time and relative time and the SONG key is used to switch between time display and BBC display When this mode is active the SONG indicator is lit on the display similar to the following OR C E www sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder iile LAopiay O _ Setting Relative Time to Zero ervices xsevents co uk matically and set to D 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 Toreturn to absolute time press the ABS RELkey eos RESET key pressed here ee Relative time 39 9 0202 2359950009 Loecoooane 8000190202 000020000 Gponzpgna Absolute time 000000000 0000i10000 0000200000 000030000 DO00 0000 COUDSODDLD Using the RESET key to set the relative time means that you cannot set the relative time at a point before absolute zero This is because the relative zero can only be set at a point after the absolute zero To set relative time to a point beforeabsolut
97. nal level of your mixing console or audio system Digital Outputs The DES has two digital output connectors DIGITAL I O MASTER OUT on its rear panel an XLR connector and an RCA phono connector used to output AES EBU and S PDIF format digital signals l Digital Audio Formats The DR8 can transmit either of the two industry standard digital audio Type 1 professional is usually referred to as AES EBU format Type 2 consumer is also known as S PDIF format Both of the connectors XLR and RCA phono on the rear panel of the DR8 can transmit either Type 1 or Type 2 signals as output Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorde Version 10 11 94 WWW sxsevents co uk A Ae l yv 46 Playback vent LADUI ME on CKD TET JU tl d et AT AS er ATE the following procedure 1 Press the SUB MENU key NS The indicator in the key will flash and the text 5 U J E U will appear on the EE C 2 Press the 2 DIG k hey numeric keypad 7 The message Bi D i B GUT will appear on the e E a EE 3 Press the STORE ENT key to select this dud The display will show the current SHIRE format 4 Use the JOG SHUTLE control to select c an 1 output format Format o Display i Prag the STORE ENT K e new output format 2 Press the Stop LG key to stop playback Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DRB Hard Disk Recorder a ad A RE y VON P7 Special Play Keys Leg and IN OU J Ice MEMO
98. ng to and reading from the connected slaves www sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder SRL GA bf Lo RO 2i o SCSIJ bus i is s for vents to personal k mem Use only high quality S SCSI iis when connecting S SCSI devices Cables are available in a number of different lengths however you should pay particular attention to the total length of the SCSI daisy chain It is not the length of each cable thatis important but the total length of all cables used i in the chain The total must not exceed 6 meters Ka ft por di a E e EE od oeosoos FTT ve RAS aA Total length of SCSI cables must not exceed 6 m 20 ft Ead CC iceamile OCS daisy Vis assigned its own number C numbers can be set fron Riis The DRA WE and the internal ay ID 0 aide oin f thag 0 and 7 3 gra disks connected vias Note If you seii Z7 igMhard disk s ID numbe Mo that used but he disk the DA will not la Fable to detect an error so n amp werror mes case MP DRS may gf pear to work correctly but record eget gf not be Num et cum and egi amp ting material may be destroyed You must be SE careful when setting SCSI ID numbers NC The following diagram shows how SCSI IDs should bes set t for a typical DR8 SCSI daisy chain mem intemal hard disk ID 0 Di ID 103 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Version 10 1 194 WW
99. nization with c an Offset During SMPTE LTC slave synchronization the DR8 synchronizes to the received timecode and that time value is displayed Using t ES TRANNE time e display allows timecode synchronized operation with an offset When required stop the DR8 then set an offset See Setting a a Relative Time Offset on Lug 72 Note If the timecode signal i is interrupted during SMPTE gt ETC slave synchronization the DRS will stop playback until the signal i is de pi e a Master Synchronization Notes Although the Fast Forward and Rewind keys will function lge during synchronization to SMPTE EBU timecode the timecode information is not transmitted Therefore the connected external devices are stopped during these operations If the timecode signal is interrupted during SMPTE LTC master the slave units will stop playback until the signal is again received If the SMPTE EBU timecode synchronization operation continues over 24 00 absolute time midnight the sound data will be momentarily interrupted WWW Sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder mh Nee AA M M he Eo Soot Ne A AVE TE CN D 2 3 4 ein al franc rte vices T TUE timecode MT C MIDI Sont k iB 803M MIDI Interface Board To use MIDI synchronization you must install the option _ board Please contact your Akai professional dealer for details Ifyou are using mu
100. ntrol to select a song number You can select from song S01 to song 10 Name the song You can give a soriga name consisting of up to six characters 1 potatey outer SHUTILE control to move the cursor fo the the song name ursor on page 25 NW gta the inner JOG wheel select a cffaracteh E Ze Select a character Mlle the follo bbaracter set v Exe Sen SEEN ERR dp gogann unnm gn DEBUdDBUH SH Repeat the o above procedure until you have completed the name If you do not want to change the name you can omit th above steps 3 4 Press the STORE ENT key to store the name The cursor must be on the Song name setting the s song start time PM I The default song start time is selative t time e0 _ Ifyou want to start a song at a specific time you must locate to the desired time See Locate Functions on page 69 Once you have located to the start time press the RESET key The time display shows 80 50 5 00 This is a Relative time setting You can also set a value using the Absolute Relative time display See Setting Relative Time to Zero on page 75 Tip To see the Absolute Relative time display when the DR is in Song Mode press the TIME D key In order to operate the DR8 in offset sync with an external device fine tune the start point to set the offset amount See Setting a Relative Time Offset on page 75 WWW Sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Har
101. o hidh and digital distortion or clipping has resulted You should adjust the GAIN levels so this does not occur The meters should be set to PRE pre mixer monitoring in the Sub Menu MIXER functions See Selecting Pre or Post Metering on page ih lya goc od idea to have a compressor inserted in the signal path to avoid the distortion that c n result due to increases in i level When recording vocals or acoustic instruments it is s usual all Digital inputs The DR8 has two digital inputc connectors on its rear panel an XLR connector and an RCA phono connector used to input AES EBU and S PDIF format digital signals Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Version 1 0 11 94 www sxsevents CO uk 34 iiid 20 f i ie KIDDHE d VS 1 TH pert vent poudes wenn idi There is is some ve professional digital a Sie equipment t for r example Akai s DD1500 that EES some degree of digital ain control sampling Frequency To record via the digital inputs the DR8 must be set to the same medius frequency as that used by thei incoming digital signal Thisi is because the DR8 has to synchronize with the i incoming signal word sync If you are recording from a CD prerecorded DCC or MD this will be 44 1kHz If you are recording from a DAT that was recorded via analog inputs this will be 48kHz _ See Selecting the Sampling Frequency on page32 Di
102. ove on to next project using same hard disk if space is available lt How to create new projects gt l1 Sub menu mode press 4 Utility and select NEW PROJ by a jog wheel press STORE ENT 2 SCSI ID is displayed if you want to make a new project into same hard disk then select same SCSI ID number if you want to make a new project into another SCHT gece then select its ID number d Press ST NT Ment project if A Such as DR8 DATA 1 ae I jogg ifid shuttle afidupsess STORE ENT I inder new project working Condition d a new name giver qlliy exists in hat WW BAD NAME is displayed 4 6 7 8 rename it and press STORE ENT How to select projects e SCSI ID If is displayed Select SCSI ID number where aging project exists Press STORE ENT Select the project you want and press STORE ENT DONE is shown to indicate that DR8 is now ready working for the selected project UA Ze Loi AH rs How to delete projects 1 Sub menu mode press 4 UTILITY and select DEL PROJ by a jog wheel press STORE ENT T iim ID is displayed Select SCSI ID number where you want to delete the project from Press STORE ENT i Select the project you want to delete and press STORE ENT SURE is displayed If you want to cancel deleting it press ESCAPE If you want to delete selected pro ject press STORE ENT DONE is shown to indicate selected
103. poedesiei Selecting Mix Mode s You set the level pan and der send levels for eachi h input channel using Mix Mode DS 5 d Press the Mx koy to access Mix Mode oe E E io e LEVE xim imilar to the setting the Level 1 Rotate the guter SHUTTLE control to move the cufsor to fn data item The level data will be underlined LEVEL 7 4 See ursor on page 25 2 4 t the channel s yoy Note You may select more than one channel simultaneously Press and hold the CHANNEL ON key for the first channel then press the subsequent CHANNEL ON keys Note The values between the channels are not relative Selecting n more than one channel and t changing the value of any E wills set tall d selected channels to thes same value 3 Rotate the inner JOG wheel to EE the l vel WEE As you change the value not only does the display value change it is also displayed graphically ini ie peak level meters Kee E enun numm HEIDE nuit DOE ETE mcm The level range is from 000 to 127 The i level is 104 www sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder 3 4 1 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder The send level range is from 000 to 127 1 Rotate the outer SHUTTLE control ton move shes cursor rto the datai item The pan data will be underlined P RN IR oc Rotolo i nel inner Joe gt Wheel Jo EES the EES Poeton SS The pan position rang
104. project is deleted Currently working project can t be deleted and CAN T DEL is displayed Ter www sxsevents co uk vent coodiesiiodaad UX DIOU Hal Services Wegen k nnege events CO Uk 1 Maximum number of files for a hard disk is same as previous software version so when multiple projects are created in a same hard disk total of multi project file numbers should not exceed its limitation 2 Created project files by DR8 are recognized as Project in DD1500 3 Destructive Recording Mode lt How to select destructive recording mode gt 1 Sub menu mode press 3 SET UP and select REC MODE by a jog wheel press STORE ENT 2 Select either NORMAL or DESTRUCT and press STORE ENT 3 NORMAL is currently available recording mode and DESTRUCT is a new adine mode What is destructive recording TIRE N Second core ont SC ve recorama the rial tording is erased ln normai reccrding Got ng remagfon the disk fn destro Note l Destrucuve reCording i is effective only when second recording verwrite the whole first recording 2 UNDO is not available when destructive recording is operated 3 Destructive recording will only delete audio from the disk which has been recorded into the project since it was last loaded from disk and with the REC MODE set to DESTRUCT 4 Mixing Tab MT8 In MTS operator s manual following instruction is missing 1 Connect MTS 2
105. ress again to locate to the previous point See Last Memory on page 72 This key is also used for entering time and parameter values and entering negative This key is used to switch on the preroll function Preroll allows you to locate to a point a few seconds before a specified point for example to provide a count in to E an overdub See Preroll on page 73 a E Capen a quiste grum sator aii This key is used to enter and recall the 100 stack locate points 00 99 Itis also used as a shortcut during locate data entry See Stack Locate Points on page 71 Akai DRS Hard Disk Recorder Version 10 11 94 WWW Sxsevents co uk vent AD DLD LSI UNDE SO FUT SHAT De ME WX 12 Front and S Rear Panels pAg aie Al ANA n mV MINN SOE Tee od Su M M ANY AA ene HARD DISK RECORDER Kat d Ken E DE l 8 if Mattei s men Pape PPO TES FETE HI O HO 9 Coe DO BE wet eam mats a CRD sO we E PESTON EE BRA Mae d i d Rar m Test e beer Ai KEK GC M 8 iue Wi ES 1 A E LO c eir CALI a lt gt HR Ss K ee art orit x d ee fU MES z x a k A Ka E 50 OO n Sa zu V m RE 2 d i e e Ki x P date rar ces IS bp 299 ec KT peared 21 Rewind E key This key isJie the rewind key found on most conv ntional hoe recorders In stop mode iwactivates time display fast rewind 22 F f rorward p key 23 default e ete second Playback will a Er of seconds c
106. ress the STORE ENT key The message MEMGRY Ww appear e on the display Press the weieen ker Oud qu T er The message 5 N will appear on the ECH Enter a two digit number The SNAP message will flash several times For example if you sefected digits 4 and 2 the messe 5NRP 42 will flash on the display The snaggfot will be stored aM the DR8 will re Mode h to E dan display of Mix et Ev os of the front pane iA controls not stored in the ed controls ave Mana og circuitry fthe DR8 The mixer Zug stored 17 snapshot a1 are ealli in t the digi i et il bho S fn ap wh fo recall a miker snapshot in Mix Mode press the SNAPSHOT key The message SWAP will appear on the display knier iwo aigil number The SNAP message will flash several times For example if you s lected digits 42 the message SNAP 42 will flash on the display The snapshot will be recalled and all the mixer EEN set to its s stored values c The DRB will return to the previous display of Mix Mode Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Version 1 0 11 94 WWW sxsevents CO uk Pd Lg MR WEM Tm a MAar d A A A Ari n EN A lt 4 9 Ld m uu S i i We WW d WW AW Ki S ER ts co uk poner The allocation of stored snapshots to specific times is called Mapping You create a map of snapshots and then play them back for automated mixing during playback Loca
107. ries from the Beat Map To delete an entry from the beat map wuer Press the BEAT key 2 Rotate the JOG SHUTTLE control to select a map entry 3 Press the REC 3 key The map entry will be deleted and the subsequent step numbers will be updated 4 Press the SONG key to cancel the beat function Theinitial entry cannot be deleted www sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Sun BY race vong Mode vent cood 2 Creating a Tempo m mE gsevents co uh Press the TEMPO key Press the Play CED key to play the song dq ag You can rud use sme Fast t Forward E KI or t Rewind B8 2 keys to locate to spec points n the uii 3 4 5 6 1 2 D 2 3 4 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Press the STORE ENT key at the desired time EE Es cursor r will underline the tempodata 8 I h ian Use the JOG SHUTTLE contral to select a new iempo Press the STORE ENT key fo enter the step EE from step 3 to create the tempo mer Note The resoluti yn for the tempo map is much finer ha i bet mg c set a tempo change 2722 clock P Press ff SONG key to canceMhe tempg nction Press fhe SONG key to cancel the tempo function Entries from the map To delete an entry from the tempo map Press the TEMPO key Rotate the JOG SHUTIE c control to eet a map entry Press the REC f kay The entry will be deleted Pr
108. ring the time press the RESET key Hi n re enter the time Press m E key to cai 3 Press E key WW isplay pha ppecifed nej previous point WE ef Refer to the 4 s el the locate function r A ke E v D Zei v AA Fu D fons on page 269 for einer details you canliso use the Play CEZ Stop C L fzt Forward el and ind 5 keye gor the JOG SHUTTLE control te her a time on the display Specifying the in Point and out Point The in point and out point values are used for auto punch in out recording MEM p GR Display tt the desired time on the por Select a location for the in or out point by using the Fast Forward iS oro Rewind E keys or by rotating the JOG SHU ep Note In order to locate with Gei JOGSHUTTLE conta the JOG ON ny masti be E pressed oi on t See JOG ON key on page 10 2 Press the STORE ENT key The message EMORY will appear on the status line of the display and the time display will flash Akai ORE Hard Disk Recorder Version 1 0 m 94 WWW sxsevents co uk 28 Getting Around the DR8 aie TY COD A ho d vent poo LE ei Hl sleigtg A VUOAUILG AVAU ey eres DATI MEG Press the IN siad Qt 3 TAMEN MW arily Y Peston the e display ni e Re EE a EAE the ed locations ncs EOM UE AUT Press the IN key to set the DR8 to the in peine CS Press the OUT key to select the out point _ Note Certain op
109. rive it includes the CSI IDi in 1 the data If you copy data from one disk to another for example you copy data from disk ID 0 to disk ID 1 the data is copied with the destination disk SCE 1 ID gege is the data is MC CIT as ESCH from disk ID a Cibi vna E uA AW KS EXE 2 3 4 5 Re load utility If you have connected d m ltiple hard disks to the SCSI A connector you can use the re load utility to copy your data back to the internal hard drive Press the SUB MENU key The indicator in the key will flash and the text 5 U J n E WU will appear on the display S Press the STO RE ENT key The data will be copied back to the internal hard drive dis iD 0 Wwww sxsevents co uk 100 E w n estore vent poedesiecpbaadc Qu cor This chapter ed how to back up m restore material pt on the DR8 You can back di toa DAT recorder with h digital T Ut O Backup Backup i lo DAT T core To use a DAT Dee Sg basis up T must EN digital inputs mo T A professional DAT machine equipped with XLR connectors is preferable Note Before backing up to a DAT recorder lake Bure that the volume controls on any equipment connected to the DAT recorder s outputs are turned fully down The sound output by the DAT recorder during backup may damage your loud speakers EAR AAAI TEL ESA ESSE EIA AHEM ACI E AS A PEACE ca rr DAT Backup Connection Plug a cableafito the DIGITAL I O
110. rned on The DR8 will play the original recording when you start another playback The following diagram illustrates the checking procedure TAKE 1 key Bashing VS Va gt RER TAKE kay it ai F e e vommiting a Take Wi Once you have found the perfect take you can ee the original data with the following procedure 1 Press the COMMIT key The red LED beside the COMMIT Ar flashes and the e green LEDs beside the TAKE keys with data flash 2 The message C OMM it will appear o on n the Je display 2 Press the TAKE key tt that contains the perfect take The LED beside the selected key continues to flash The LEDs beside the keys turn off The LED beside the COMMIT key continues to flash The message SURE will appear on the display 3 Press the STORE ENT key to confirm f Your perfect take replaces the original data and the selected TAKE key is cleared Note You can still restore the original material even after you have used the commit Masi 3 presmg the E key WWW sxsevents CO uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder LARS SUI LLOTLS Of The following diagram illustrates the commit dere dug vent Coodesiytin DERE radon Services du Y E CAT TALCA 1S Y M Y es Ly 2088 DeleingaTake 1 Press the DISCARD key The red LED beside the DIS CA keys with data flash D Deg fashes and the e green n LEDs beside the TAK
111. s adjusting 116 M die sub frame ssessscsecroneosenneseensveens 116 destination insert point specifying 79 Eegen Ku number of repeats specifying 80 source section specifying mi source destinati n tracks selecting 80 COpy insert ae oisi d 956949 992299bNe592o3999504999 4908 PRO DATXRQERSTRAOROROSPS UuUP STS 86 r FASE ose sede 4 a49 4 99539 9P9490493 SOUMUAOVAT O TE NDE ESOD REE DOD EDOO 85 Inserke ounernwe vero aaa SHRED aH ED DTN 84 move MPEP ES ROMO CC een eee ALLELE EEEE E DYDD HE Dew ib move insert From function operation Beete TO 48 setting FROM tife see 48 ie E 7 18 ABS REL OFFSET key ee 9 75 ALL accent iv 8 AUTO PUNCH key morssenserssossnsesersenssasessases L I BEAT key pna denen 17 113 CHANNEL ON keys 8 COMMIT key ennsosssss 16 66 DIGI D IN key anaes 8 DISCARD c m 16 67 EDIT key ss 16 80 ESCAPE key EE 10 25 Fast Forward ken nasara a1an0010n0no 12 FINE key 10 FOOT SW connection 18 FROM TIME key eee 12 48 GAIN COMETOIS ci cssspeseseesesesecseesncecesseracs 15 IN key ese ini 28 IN OUT MEMO Deene 12 49 Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder miagex 1225 jOG SHUTHEC
112. s as follows When one of the TRACK REC keys is ON Each time you press the footswitch will change the current operation as follows PLAY gt REC gt PLAY gt REC gt PLAY Use the STOP key on the front panel to stop the playback or recording When all the TRACK REC keys are OFF Each time you prese the footswitch will change the current peratiomfs follows prada quiin weg If you pags any TRACK REC ky during playbggf the footswitch will follow the previous operation sequence b r e message BAD BLOGS hi bessage appears on found on the digi pv In the previous software version DIGI was selected as a syntsource if you pressed the DIGI key while the internal clock was set for a sync source V In this software version DIGI will be selected when you press the DIGI key and the TRACK REC key for a track which has been set to digital input Modified Copy function An error message appears if you try to copy data from a large capacity disk to a smaller disk preventing the Copy function from being performed WWW SXS eve n tS l CO l u k ges 1 03395 vent poodiesimasd Fora ad Zeie Ha Services xeevents Cco uk New Features in V1 3 1 Automatic Fade Function 2 Multiple project file can be created 3 Destructive recording mode mE 4 Mixing function by using an optional mixing tab unit MT8 5 Alesis ADAT interface option board IB 804A 1l Automatic Fade Function DR8 Auto fade FADE parameter
113. s co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Doa rily appear on the d and the previous mode restored Be Use the TRACK REC INPUT SELECT T to select ihe move destination tracks When the e has phen Aut ihe move operation the message ONE wil isplay The LED beside the EDIT key will switch off Move insert 3 Akai DES Hard Disk Recorder The move insert function works basically the same as the move function However unlike move the move insert function moves any existing material at the specified destination behind thenew material rather than overwritingit The following diagram illustrates the move insert procedure Source pall sinas Track Destination insert geint The following Bez are e similar t to gt Copy c on page e 79 Eege tg an icutine is provided here Set the in and out points to define the move source destin ig the in Point and out Point on n page 2 27 Locate to the desired position f for the destination inser point Refer to the Locate Functions on n page 69 a Press the EDIT key to enter Edit Mode E S SS S The EDIT indicator will light up Version 1 0 11 94 WWW Sxsevents CO uk 6 8 9 1 2 84 Editing vent RI wie tiene i After insert rech ms Jak A Press th 2 st ORE E NI DEC LI E E a EHI Tp BEN the number of repeats Use the JOG SHUTTLE control to sp Use
114. s product www sxsevents co uk O0 om bk o a bf either land or air we recommend packing itina hart ATE ing t od pides case lined with urethane rubber which meets ATA specifications Make sure ethe DR8i is usedi in the horizontal postion Do not set Von nend or tilt it when using it i If the DR8 is moved from a cold location to a warm one or if the temperature has been raised suddenly condensation may form inside the DRS H itis impossible to avoid conditions like these let the DS sit for at leastan hour in the new location before using it When setting up the DR8 make sure the ventilation opening is not blocked Also if using the DRB in a rack that contains other equipment make sure sufficient ventilation space is assured on all sides approx 44 mm of space between the DR8 and any eauibpment mounted ahove or halaw it in thes rank www sxsevents co uk Baca 8S Contents i dave Diagram GEN 5 24 Inside the DR8 uw E 6 1 Front and Rear Panels up Ui P Front Panel TUA E i 7 NE RE 19 2 Getting Around the DR amp operating hilo ol ERR 24 4 Individual Channel Settings 94 e E 58 Snapshot Settings queden RE PO S Mapping Snapshots see 62 Other Functomg eee 64 7 Take Functions PT E eren 65 m Other Take Applications P 68 8 Locate Functions
115. sign the input channels Press the SUB MENU key The indiftor in the key will f display Press One OFRI K RECCINPUTM BLECT Be H um The selected TRACK RE ef will light land the display will show t m iir selected input soungg l r thaj ltack For exaWille if you press the ust SE ck REC key the dipi Som flies Ln H Use the JOG SHUTTLE control to select another input goure Select an input source from the EE list 3 Display cii 5 INPUT Hel l Analog inputs 1 8 FE When the DIGI key SON a CG iiser p Version 1 0 11 94 WWW sxsevents CO uk 36 Reconting Ore gh il VO VA AO Dal qd aemiecac vent LADO UU ym JO ARENA VF MALIINMALVZCLVUADAAICATI um de ee C pr ss another TRACK REC INBUT SEI ECT key Wer we CLD d a s Cc Week EC de vents c Note li the THRU Mix key is ON the input signal i is routed directly To theo output connections bypassing the hard disk tracks In order to record the input signal the THRU MIX ney d must be OFF E Using the BUS function As well as the rear panel connectors one of the nui youc can meer is sihe BUSL and BUSR signals Using these inputs it is possible to bounce down six tracks of material on to two stereo tracks The bounce down is entirely in the digital domain allowing you to maintain almost perfect signal quality For example assume you have recorded your rhythm se
116. stereo phone jacks carry the two effects or auxiliary sends You set the output gain for these connectors with the level switch 10 They can be set to LOW dBu or HIGH 44 dBu WWW Sxsevents co uk 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder mw E Sens Front and Kear Panels 23 AS dg WOKE j x5 Bervi es A wes Lg Masse St wa vent DOOK MEEA bag ZX ar AA SR C S R VEER BIS PIS NIBUS ESI OD A 6 15 GROUND Use this post to connect the DR8 to earth ground in the event of ground loops 16 Power inlet Connect the supplied power cable to this connection Connectaiff other end of the power cablgsfo an appropriate AC receptacle Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder WWW sxsevents co uk ersion 1 0 als 24 Getting En the DR8 mE OAS S Fa Aa ed YU AN c v A lA Z dl S e ALALE TF ech Bn vent COC ge OH TCARTC TUS UTP Wusmae Se Sg toss wen S Velit aed sevents co u The DRS is rell tively easy too operate If youh have used a conventional PAPE recorder ae will find it quite MEUM SE eee ype gM E Operating Modes ac uni d e The DR8 has various operating modes SE NORMAL MODE BONG MODE reorua mone 7777 A Mode p for normal recordiig 5 and nd playbagf imila to a conventional tape recorder 4 Sub Menu Mode NW 4 UE ue A Mix Mode amp Ki Used to mix4 a gad channel IRE Used S SE MIDI Sync and BBC indic
117. sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder EE OE a aa le Se be Stor Ma ody Sech AA Es tes Sec input S our c e e Ut vent poodi Tuo Ss aus ervices nel bus 1 can Se from e mixture of aa rust Analog Inputs The DR8 has eight analog input c connectors o on its rear i panel These connectors use 2 V 4 inch Stereo phone jacks They a balanced and unbalanced signals Tip T hot ring cold Sleeve pum FN Setting the INPUT Gain Switches ere Each pair of the analog inputs channels 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 2nd 7 9h has a HIGH MID LOW GAIN switch Set the gain switches to match the level of the incoming signal For a low signal level input such as a microphone set the switch to the HIGH position Set the switch to the MID position for consumer audio equipment 10 dBu and the LOW position for professional equipment 4 dBu Setting the GAIN Controls The front KS controls allow you to adjust the gain levelf each analog input elin the range of LO dB to 22 dB When the C e are at the 9 o clock positioggiMe gain is 0 dB J g pel levels Adj Uff the level to get without causing the 0 dB gegmgsff of the peak hold LED Turn the GADp ontrolsg Eckwise to set the cha the hottegif bossible signal Dag SEN to light Note The pe k hold meters a are after the A D converters in the signal pa path When the Nu amber 0 dB Peak segment lights it indicates the level is to
118. system status A The top row of nine 7 segment digits display time Bu Qbsolute or relative It may also be switched to show bars beats and clocks The bottom row of 14 segment digits display status mL and error messages Also in this display the current mode is displayed The BUSY indicator at the bottom of the display shows hard disk activity Beside it a row of small dots show activity for each of the 8 tracks and indicate that data exists on the track at the current pone LOCATE key iis key is used to enter locate time ie See Locate Functions o on n page 69 and Specifying the in Point and out Point on page 27 Version 1 0 um WWW Sxsevents CO uk 10 Front and Rear Panels i DRE vent DONS KID DABC USUI ous at CT mtd VACUIS TI PED RW Wha 11 UNDO key This key all p lt you to undo the last recording or edit This is useful if you make a mistake e recording and want to return to the previous recording Likewise whggi diting you can compare the material p fore arid after an edit See Recording RCo on page 44 and Un amp ging an Pe n page78 12 90 6 6 LLL Wiel The inner JOG wreehal speed i is deter min g wi review and vise tape recgg Je a In certain modes e used for data entry Turn it wise to increase them HUTTLE control als allows you to locate while listening to a recording The x ris speed is determined by the an
119. t limited to 1 b 2 Damage caused by 4i software mechapis 487 e e Mamage caugg by repairs or attempted repairs by UN rized persons Damageesused by fire smoke falling objects wat r or offer liquids or natural events such as rair floods earthquakes lightning tornadoes storms 8 6 Damage caused by operation on improper voltages IMPORTANT NOTE This warranty becomes void if the product or its software is electronically modified altered or tampered with in any way AKAI shall not be liable for costs involved in packing or preparing the product for shipping with regard to time labour or materials shipping or freight costs or time and expenses involved in transporting the product to and from an AKAI Authorized Service Centre or Authorized Dealer AKAI will not cover under warranty an apparent malfunction that is determined to be user error or the owner s inability to use the product THE DURATION OF ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER IMPLIED OR EXPRESS INCLUD ING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED CONDITION OF MERCHANTABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY HEREIN AKAI hereby excludes incidental or consequential damages including but not limited to Loss of time l Inconvenience Delay in performance of the Warranty The loss of use of the product Commercial loss Breach of any express or implied warranty including the Implied Warranty of Merchantability applicable to thi
120. te The DR8 returns to normal mode epi ct ew et _If one DAT tape cannot accommodate the data on the hard d duis the DR8 will stop www sxsevents co uk Version 1 03 385 2 Loading pe p xal CY AVON DAUO AnA sc ve nte DD OUD RA ali ye PW CALIVA SOL Rich W TO TS ee i J AC the eua LS MEI when the end of the tape is plose d display the ern Ne GEI 10 When you press the STORE ENT Key 0 on the DRS the display s the the LENG Hi message Se again Select the correct length of the new tape tton nte DAT machine _ 11 Press the STORE ENT key MM C LE The DR8 displays BUSY andi resumes Phe Fan SES Note Note You cannot back up one continuous long recording MR than the length of the c tape over multiple tapes The display shows DAT ERROR J J Note Note It is possible to use a 180 minute DAT t tape However a t 80 ape is nner and may cause recording data to drop out which lowers reliability and integrity of the recorded data The DR8 cannot verify the condition or ability of the connected DAT recorder Therefore AKAI cannot W i eg the gidatily orfeliability of your back ups Loading pysfedure K 5 f D Press SUB MENU key press 1 DISWkey fumes keypad then use th JOG SHUTTE Nilllumejec the E a We You will see the displ ay RE TC PRE N This is the disk y u are going to restore the data to 4 Kg Press the STORE ENT key You will see the
121. ten to the selected track in isolation You can select more than one track at a time See Solo Function on page 64 37 SNAPSHOT MAP key This key allows you to store a mix as a snapshot Once stored this key is used to recall snapshot mixes See Snapshot Settings on page 61 www sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder o m nn LIOrLanadlixearraneis LO 38 SUB MENU key This key is used to select sub menu functions Many of the keys have sub menu functions indicated in amber usually beneath the key To select a sub menu function press the SUB MENU key the indie tor in the key will flash angie text 5 U3 EN U will appear onthe display then press the desired P While the DR8 iSi Sub Menu mods the amber S M indicator will be lit on display s 39 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Version 1 0 11 94 www sxsevents co uk 16 Front and engl Panels DARB vent HA Blin jat E L x aw j ISAGA GALS e 123 69 vA we mu ik Sep mtse adxsevents CO ul 40 IN mE the DR to the in point To store afi in poift first press the NT key this marks the time and then presgifhe IN key e se e all E point To s re An out point first po mac then press QUT key 41 42 EDIT key X This key isgg fec to sgJ tt the edit functio 43 isis ed to automatically control recofdin E and punch out See Auto Pinch In Out on page 4
122. terial that may be present at the destination insert point BO The following diagram illustrates the copy procedure i dE Destination Track An o play the specified section press the IN gt OUT key You amp an also use the TO OVER and FROM keys to check the in and out points See Special Play Keys on page 47 Specifying the Destination Insert Point 1 Locate to the desired position forthe destination Tip Prior to doing any serious editing it is a good idea to mark some locate points using the functions described in the Locate Functions on page 69 For example mark __ the start of verses and other relevant sections Having done so you will find it much easter to locate to new positions for copying moving and inserting edits ko 10 11 94 EX 80 Editing l Ee S vent RI D race ot iom PI sch e tr tH ve GH oA ate LH Daat LE 1 AFAI 2 Hee the EDIT key to select the DA par A ER ats 20 uk 3 Press the STORE ENT key os a Shee _ The destination insert point will be Siored Warning Any material after the destination insert E SE to the length 5 the source section Ae be e overwritten l y the copy operation Specifying the Number of Ropes While the message REPEAT Q1 is displayed D Use the JOG SHUTILE control to specify the number of timfes that you want to repeatiife copied section The aus of repeats c
123. the FROM k Operation 1 Press the OVER Playback will start the specified TO TIME number of seconds befo re the current number of position continue past current position for the specified FROM TIME seconds and then stop and return to the current position The following diagram shows how the play OVER function works t a 3 S EN seconds FROM TIME seconds 1 Set the in and ou Bpi See Specifying the ggf OT key Playback will start the marked in point continue to the Perked out point and then stop and return to the current position The following diagram shows how the play IN gt OUT function works D Current position in poi A HE HOH EHH EEN BE e enaange Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Version 1 0 11 94 WWW sxsevents CO uk 50 7 Playback e LS SEEN i a H Y P AA a Za g D 21 ai AT SE e vent poediesi band 9rd Ss i wemairs w sevents CO k The A ndi furiction allows you to repeatedly play the material that occurs between the in point and out point Unlike the repeat function found on tape based recorders the DR8 does not have to rewind when the out point is reached repeat playback i is continuous Operation D Set the in and out p points See Specifyi g the in Point and out Point c on n page 2 2 Pressthe REPEAT SE Ip indicator wil
124. ting Snapshots 1 Locate to the point you want to assign the snapshotto ss 2 Pressthe SUB MENU key sss The indicator in the key will flash and the text 50 2 n ENU will appear on the display MEM MM 3 Press the SNAPSHOT MAP kev You will see a display similar to the following 4 Usame JOG SHUTTLE co fol to select ple snapshot you want to assign SIQREENT key The display aomas The snap Mik assigned to a map step Yous display similar to tggi toying bh p d ill see a 6 Locate to another point 7 Use the JOG SHUTTLE control to select the snapshot you want to assign and press the STORE ENT key This way you create a map of snapshots IN Press the SUB MENU key E E ur E E ee re E E ug uu The indicator in the key will flash and the text Su J EU will appear on the display 2 Press the SNAPSHOT MAP key 3 Rotate the outer SHUTTLE control to move the cursor to the step number The step number will be underlined DO 5 NR P 42 See Cursor on page 25 www sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Po IMEMITA Mixer 63 4 Rotate the inner JOG wheel to change the step number a nec SL TAAA 32 nef Topf bake 7 DP 4 vent OO oA OO DT e Er nne ai T e E R 1 Check your snapshot map i n Use the steps shown in Checking snapshots on page 62 LINER RSS 2 Locate to another point 3 Use the J
125. ts SLOW DISK message when it reaches and exceeds then maximum performance ability since DR8 s maximum performance ability is not possible to describe it exactly because it varies and depends on how it is used and the speed of the hard disk used When SLOW DISK message occurs often it is recommended to use a faster hard disk drive or install wave buffer memory www sxsevents co uk Kbbietod Oflaf Services WWE VEIT SGC AKSeVents co uk DR8 Version 1 41 Operating System Upgrade The operating system for the DR8 DR8HD has been upgraded in order to make the following improvements 1 IB 805R RS422 Interface Board both in Master and Slave modes is supported 2 It can play stereo Cues converted on DD1500 from DD1000 disk 3 Mix Master level appears first in Mixer sub menu paramenter setting Layback on off mode has been added in RS422 master mode When Layback mode is switched on and Auto punch mede is set the recording will be made on the VTR side but not on the DR8 This also Woe 4 mode Corrections Pd f 1 Intermittant drop out of record while slaWed to LTgffs fixed T 2 The failure to chase tim en incominBiline code is past 04 00700 99 0 is fixed Mer is improved P d 3 Support for MMC messagifm ggfide s AV D WWW Sxsevents co uk
126. ute and relative time modes with sync offset Beat tempo map for MIDI Clock synchronize operation Adjustable preroll Varispeed playback e Punch in out includes manual auto with rehearsal and footswitch Jog shuttle control for locating edits Take functions allow you to select from five different recordings Edit functions include copy copy insert move move insert erase delete slip insert and edit undo e Balanced 1 4inch phone jack analog inputs and outputs for 8 individual channels plus two stereo channels Version 1 0 11 94 um Www sxsevents CO uk E Optional IB 8015 SCSL B EE E board EE yout to connect tthe DR8 to personal computers and other peripheral devices m Optional IB 802T SMPTE reader generator board for meds v Optional IB 803M MIDI interface board for MIDI uc as Optional digital EQ board www sxsevents co uk Version 1 0 11 94 Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder 2 iitoducdon me FE Ramer vent poadiestirmbaad JATAHE Services MASTER OUTPUT D Rz meter b b gaer ARAN et ad DERE gerad ke RHE on mae we wen Wein P P x H m M wk aE gt Sm mdi y enm oam w r 0 ae Fm h ee oe a ono T ww Ge me gem nile emp wech gen em CADO ont ger meo aD cp get deb ue 3 8 F 4 TIALS As Wes KR i ES Km t pac EON H AE 1 Bath ro BAS A RI VeL Ge H wwo bai due sam vme nues em A wt myo wn dar qum G
127. vents CO uk Version 1 0 11 94 26 Getting Around the DRE m Mw Z aie si 44 n A Ty Nm TD KC H vent IK LOCI OU ym D A KF NA J VAS CUT UIT CU Btw we pUnctions Rotate the 3 control of the HUTTIE eod Sae X ke ee Ni e W aK counter clockiwise to move to theteft KSC parameter Setting Parameters Most parameters can be set using the JOG SHUTTLE control or the numeric keypad However it does vary from function to EDEN Please refer to the operating procedure for each function Escape If while setting a parameter or using a function _ ESCAPE key to return to the Previous state you want to cancel it press the Akai DR8 Hard Disk Recorder Version 1 0 11 94 KL VIV be bed bin ARRAS LAR Blk ad TS R A RN fond Entering Time Values Services esired time can k nts CO U 1 Press the LOCATE ke You will see a display similar to the following 2 Use the numeric keypad to enter the desired time Time values should be entered from left to right For e rii to enter d the ti time 15 minutes 32 seconds 20 frames press these number keys in the following order 1 5 3 2 2 0 1 5 3 2 2 0 will appear on the display Note If you enter a time value that is erenter than the possible range the correct position will be calculated For example if you enter 78 seconds the DR8 will locate to E 18 ERR you make a i mistake While ente

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