DISC Zoom MRS802 8Track Digital Recorder

Full Description

If you have been thinking about bringing a powerful and easy-to-use system for recording music into your life, the MRS-802 is exactly what you have been looking for.

Never before has such an awesome array of studio recording tools been fit into such an affordable package.

Compact and portable, the eight track MRS-802 brings professional-grade recording tools to your living room, bedroom, garage or where ever inspiration might strike.

The MRS-802 is a multi-track recorder with everything you need to make incredible sounding recordings at home. Eight recording tracks, 24-bit signal processing, digital mixer, drum machine with 43 drum kits, 94 types of effects- the list goes on. Just hook up your instrument and a microphone and your private studio is ready to rock. Forget about the tangle of wires and the hassle of operating a bevy of different devices. From picking out the first chords to burning a finished a song on a CD, the MRS-802 can do it all.

Two combination jacks with 48V phantom power supply are provided. This lets you use condenser mics for crystal clear vocals or acoustic instrument recordings. A Hi-Z jack allows direct connection of a passive guitar or bass without the need for a DI Box or similar device.

In addition to the eight audio tracks and drum track, the MRS-802 provides a stereo master track. Even without an external master recorder, this lets you store the master data for CD writing within a project. As with the other tracks, the master track also has 10 V-takes. Create a mix-down with different balance or equalizer settings, compare the sound of various mastering effect parameters, and keep the best result.

The MRS-802 has the audio editing facilities of the most sophisticated hard disk recording systems. For example, the 'Copy' function lets you cut in a repeated rhythm guitar lick with pinpoint precision. With the 'Move' function you can shift the timing of snares. Use 'Erase' to remove noise that has crept into a vocal track. 'Reverse' lets you play a part in reverse, creating a psychedelic "back-masking" counter-rotation sound. 'Time Stretch/Compression' makes it possible to change the duration of a song without altering pitch. For the final stereo mix, you can apply 'Fade-in/Fade-out' effects, and 'Trim' lets you remove any superfluous space before and after the audio data.

The MRS-802 incorporates a fully programmable stereo drum machine. The rhythm section has 43 drum kits and hundreds of different drum and percussion sounds. Zoom drum sounds are so authentic, it's like having an acoustic drum set right in your living room. Also available are vintage drum machine sounds, sets with dry voicing ideal for applying equalization and various effects, and many other choices. The MRS-802 uses a dedicated stereo track for the drum machine, so your rhythm parts don't take up any of your eight main recording tracks.

Looping is becoming ever more popular, not only for dance music but also for rock and pop songs. The 'FAST' editing method offered by the MRS-802 allows for swift programming, and Time Stretch/Compression can be used for automatic matching of phrase loops with different BPM. You can create entire tracks from looped material, just like lining up rhythm patterns for a song. A total of 96 phrases are preprogrammed for instant use, and you can also import WAV/AIFF files from commercially available sampling CDs. Alternatively, it is easy to cut parts from recorded takes and use them as source material for creating loops.

Internal CD-R/RW Drive: An 802 is easily upgraded with a CD-02 kit, sold separately.

Optional USB interface board USB-02