HDR-TRI Hard Disk Recorder Option User’s Guide E 1
Table of Contents Table of Contents 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features of the HDR-TRI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About hard disk recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About hard disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About sound and audio events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Table of Contents 5–4: Audio Track Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disk P1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–1: Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–3: Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1–4: Audio Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
This manual explains the functions which are newly added when the HDR-TRI hard disk recorder option is installed. For the parameters whose functions remain unchanged, refer to your Parameter Guide, Basic Guide, and Effect Guide.
About hard disks About hard disks When a hard disk connected to the TRINITY is formatted, it is divided into two partitions: a filer area and a sound area. The filer partition is used to save .SNG files and .PCG files, and also includes an area used to manage these files. The sound partition is used to record sound.
Settings for recording Introduction 2. Operation Settings for recording This section explains how to make the necessary settings for hard disk recording. Be sure to make these settings before performing hard disk recording. Up to 7 hard disks can be connected using SCSI cables. Use hard disks with a maximum capacity of 4 Gbytes and an average seek time of 11.5 ms or less. The TRINITY uses a D-Sub 25-pin connector.
Settings for recording 5 Turn on the power of the hard disk(s), and then turn on the power of the TRINITY. When turning on the power, turn on devices in sequence from the hard disk → TRINITY. When turning off the power, turn off devices in sequence from the TRINITY → hard disk. Never turn off the power while the hard disk is being accessed (e.g., while the LED indicator of the hard disk is lit).
If you are using only a single hard disk to perform hard disk recording, you must specify a filer partition larger than 0 in order to create an area where .SNG files and .PCG files etc. can be saved. If you are using two or more hard disks, a filer partition must be created on at least one of the disks. 5 Press the OK button to execute formatting. Formatting a hard disk will require a certain amount of time depending on the size of the hard disk. (e.g.
Settings for recording Connections for recording Be sure that the power is turned OFF for all devices before you make connections. Mixer When using a mic to record, connect it via a mixer. OUTPUT INPUT Effect device INPUT OUTPUT When recording a guitar that has active pickups, you can connect it directly. However a passive guitar (i.e., without a built-in preamp) should first be passed through an effect device.
Settings for recording Introduction Song settings 1 Access the Sequencer mode P1 tab 5 page (ATrkRec). 2 3 7 4 5 Operation 6 1 2 In the Song field, select a new song and assign a song name. The display will ask “Are You Sure?” Press the OK button. Select AT1–AT4 for monaural recording, or AT1&2 or AT3&4 for stereo recording. Make sure that the audio track(s) selected here appear in the Audio Track Display.
Settings for recording Checking the external input Before you begin, go to “Song settings” (☞page 7 of this manual) and select an audio track (AT1 for this example). 1 Access the Sequencer mode P1 tab 5 page (ATrkRec). 2 3 6 4 1 2 Select the Input Select item. If you are recording from an analog device such as a guitar connected to the ANALOG IN 1 or 2 jack, select Analog. Input from the ANALOG IN 1 jack will be recorded on audio track 1 or 3.
Settings for recording When recording vocals, pass the signal through a mixer and set this to –10 dBu or +4 dBu. When recording a guitar that has active pickups, or a passive-type guitar through an effect unit, set this to –30 dBu. However the input level will depend on the characteristics of the connected device, or on the loudness of the vocalist, the guitar playing technique, etc., so use the following table only as a general guideline.
Recording Recording Recording an audio track When recording an audio track, it is not possible to select Rec as the Tempo Mode. If you wish to record tempo changes on the Master track, select a MIDI track or MIXER REC in “1-4d: Track.” Even when the Tempo Mode is manual, do not modify the Tempo setting during recording. 1 Perform the procedure “Settings for recording” (☞page 3–10 of this manual). 2 Access the Sequencer mode P1 tab 7 page (Preference).
Recording Introduction Recording a guitar in stereo on tracks 3 and 4 while listening to audio tracks 1 and 2 1 Use the procedure of “Recording an audio track” to record onto audio tracks 1 and 2. 2 Connect your guitar to a stereo-output effect device. 3 Connect the stereo-output effect device to the ANALOG IN 1 and 2 jacks. Checking the external input The input to the ANALOG IN 1 jack will be recorded onto audio track 3, and the input to the ANALOG IN 2 jack will be recorded onto audio track 4.
Playback Playback Playing back the track(s) you recorded 1 Press the [RESET] key to return to the beginning of the song. 2 Press the [START/STOP] key. The audio that was recorded will be played back. Adjusting the pan or volume balance of the tracks You can adjust the pan and volume of each track so that the recorded tracks are played back in an appropriate balance. You can also use the equalizer to adjust the tone of each track. 1 Access the Sequencer mode P1 tab 6 page (MixA1–4).
Recording mixer events You can record pan, volume and equalizer settings as mixer events on the audio track. The audio track will be played back according to the Pan/Volume, EQ, and Send 1/2 settings that were recorded. 1 Use the procedure “Recording an audio track” to record an audio track. 2 Access the Sequencer mode P1 tab 7 page (Preference). 3 In Recording Setup, specify the recording method for mixer events. Introduction Playback When recording mixer events, select Overwrite.
Re-recording Re-recording This section explains the procedure for re-recording part of a previouslyrecorded audio track. If you wish to re-record the entire track, select Overwrite, and record using the procedure “Recording an audio track.” Using the rehearsal function 1 Access the Sequencer mode P1 tab 7 page (Preference). 2 In the Track setting, select the audio track that you wish to edit. 3 For Recording Setup, select Auto Punch In. 4 Specify the area of measures that you wish to edit.
Editing portion of track has not been lost.) Introduction 9 When you are finished, press the [START/STOP] key. Editing Creating repetitions of the same phrase 1 Record using the procedure “Recording an audio track.” 2 Access the Sequencer mode P5 tab 3 page (Atrk Edit). Operation 3 4 2 In the Track setting, select the audio track that you wish to edit. In the Start Measure field, specify the copy destination. Press the page menu command “Copy Measure.” In the dialog box, make settings for Song, A.
Editing This way, only the audio tracks will be bounced. If you want to bounce the MIDI tracks’ audio as well, see “Bouncing MIDI tracks and audio tracks together” below. 4 Make the appropriate Volume, Panning, EQ and Send 1/2 settings for audio tracks 1, 2 and 3. Since you will be mixing these three tracks down to a single track, you will not be able to change their mix at a later time. Be sure you are satisfied with the settings you make at this point. 5 Set Pan to R127 for audio tracks 1–3.
2 levels. If you check the check box located at the left of the display, the right side output of effect 1 will be sent to effect 2, and effects 1 and 2 will be mixed. Refer to the Parameter Guide for details on the P8 tab 1 page (Master FX), and to the Effect Guide for an explanation of the settings of the master effects.
Creating a song in conjunction with the MIDI sequencer set Input Level to the next higher setting. Recording 0 Press the [RESET] key to return to the beginning of the song, press the [REC/WRITE] key and then (after making sure that the [START/STOP] key LED is blinking) press the [START/STOP] key. Recording will start. Sing into the mic while listening to the accompaniment of the MIDI sequencer. A When you finish recording, press the [START/STOP] key.
Saving/loading recorded data When playing back the song, set the Mix Audio Track Mode to READ for channel 1. Playback will be controlled according to the mixer events that were recorded. Saving/loading recorded data Saving song data to a hard disk Introduction L When you are finished, press the [START/STOP] key. Operation 1 Access the Disk mode tab 2 page (Save). 3 1 2 In the Drive Select box, select the hard disk on which you want to save the data.
Using a recorded sound more than once in the same .SNG file 2 In the Drive Select box, select the hard disk that contains the data you wish to load. 3 In the directory window, specify the data that you wish to load. As necessary, use the Open or Up buttons to move through the directory hierarchy, and specify the data to be loaded. 4 Execute the page menu command “Load Selected.” The dialog box that appears when Load Selected is executed will depend on the type of data that is being loaded.
3. Parameters This manual explains the functions which are newly added when the HDRTRI hard disk recorder option is installed. For the parameters whose functions remain unchanged, refer to your Parameter Guide, Basic Guide, and Effect Guide. Introduction Sequencer P1 1–5: Audio Track Rec Here you can make basic settings for recording onto the audio tracks. Since realtime recording is done according to the recording method selected in “1–7: Preference,” make settings for those parameters as well.
Sequencer P1 1–5d: Track [T01...16, MTR, AT1(L), AT2(R), AT3(L), AT4(R), AT1&2, AT3&4, MIXER REC] Select the track that you wish to record. When the HDR-TRI is installed, you will be able to select audio tracks AT1(L), AT2(R), AT3(L), AT4(R), AT1&2 or AT3&4, and MIXER REC in addition to the MIDI tracks T01–16 and the MTR (Master Track) that were previously available. When T01–16 are selected, you can record onto the selected MIDI track.
Sequencer P1 If you re-assign the take name here, the incremented number will begin from 00. Also, if in “1–5g: Take Number” you change the number to a value other than 00, the count-up will begin from that number. If you wish to change the sound name that was recorded, use the “Trimming an audio event” command (☞page 39 of this manual) that appears when you press the Trim button in “5–3J: Audio Event Edit.
Sequencer P1 48 kHz. If a digital signal containing a copy inhibit flag is input, the display will indicate Copy Inhibit. The HDR-TRI is able to record a digital signal which contains the SCMS (Serial Copy Management System) flag. However it will be recorded as digital audio data without the SCMS flag. When a signal with a sampling frequency of 48 kHz is being input, the display will indicate 48 kHz.
Sequencer P1 Auto Input Audio track(s) selected by Track Audio tracks not selected by Track Stopped Playing During Punch Rec During Overwrite Rec ...In In...Out Out... ON Line Track Line Track Line Track* OFF Line Line Line Line Line Line ON Track Track Track Track Track Track OFF Track Track Track Track Track Track * When auto punch in recording is performed with Auto Input ON, approximately 0.
Sequencer P1 1–6: Mix Audio Track 1–4 Here you can make basic settings for recording audio tracks, and make mixer event settings for each track. Mixer events are recorded according to the recording method selected in “1–7: Preference,” so you will need to set those parameters as well. Editing of mixer events can be performed in “5–3: Audio Track Edit.” For details on the basic settings for recording an audio track, refer to “1–5: Audio Track Rec.
Sequencer P1 [0...100...127] Adjusts the volume of each audio track. A setting of 0 is –∞, 100 is 0 dB, and 127 is +12 dB. Depending on the selection in “1–6j: Mix Audio Track Mode,” it may not be possible to modify this parameter. Refer also to “1–6j: Mix Audio Track Mode.” 1–6j: Mix Audio Track Mode [MANUAL/READ/MUTE/SOLO/WRITE] Introduction 1–6i: Volume When a track is played back with a setting of MUTE, the muted audio track will not be heard.
Sequencer P1 ing recording, you can adjust EQ, Send, Pan, and Volume and the changes you make will be recorded. By changing this setting to READ and then playing back the song, EQ, Send, Pan, and Volume settings will change according to the mixer events that were recorded. Mixer events can also be edited individually in “5–3B: Automation Edit.” WRITE can be selected only if MIXER REC has been selected in “1–5d: Track.
Sequencer P1 Introduction 1–7: Preference Here you can make overall settings for the entire song, recording settings for MIDI tracks, audio tracks, and mixer events, and settings for playback. Page Menu Operation 1–7h 1–7h: Recording Setup When you record using Overdub, newly recorded audio tracks will be overwritten over the previously recorded data, just as with Overwrite recording. However when mixer events are recorded, they will be added to the previously existing data.
Sequencer P2 Sequencer P2 2–5: Audio Track parameter (Audio Track 1–4) Here you can specify the song name, the scale used by MIDI tracks, and the delay for each audio track. Page Menu Data for the selected audio track 2–5c 2–5D 2–5c: Delay [0...255 samples/0...5 ms] Specify the time delay from the location of an audio track event until when the sound is heard from the TRINITY during playback. This can be set in units of either samples or milliseconds. Normally you will leave this set at 0.
Sequencer P5 5–3: Audio Track Edit Here you can edit audio events and mixer events of a previously-recorded audio track. Introduction Sequencer P5 Page Menu 5–3d 5–3F Audio data display (selected track is highlighted) 5–3H 5–3C 5–3I 5–3D 5–3J 5–3E Master Track 5–3i Upper line: audio events @ @ 5–3d: Track Lower line: mixer events @ @ No events [T01...16, MTR, AT1(L), AT2(R), AT3(L), AT4(R), AT1&2, AT3&4, MIXER REC] Select the track that you wish to edit (or the copy destination track).
Sequencer P5 Page Menu Command 5–3B: Automation Edit Here you can edit individual mixer events that were previously recorded. To perform event editing on audio tracks, use “5–3J: Audio Event Edit.” 1 In the tab 3 page, select an audio track that contains the mixer events you wish to edit, and specify the Start Measure. 2 When you choose Automation Edit, the dialog box at right will appear.
E:001.00.000...999.15.191 (display only) (end of audio event: measure, beat, clock) Sound name (ex. Take01L) (display only) (Audio event) HiEQ G: –15…+15 (gain) LoEQ G: –15…+15 (gain) Send1 V: 0…127 (value) Send2 V: 0…127 (value) Pan V: 0…127 (value) Volume V: 0…127 (value) 5 Press the appropriate button to make the desired edits as follows. When you have finished editing mixer events and wish to return to the tab page, press the Done button.
Sequencer P5 5–3C: Erase Audio Track This command erases all playback data from the audio track specified in the tab 3 page. 1 In the tab 3 page, specify the audio track to be erased. 2 When you choose Erase Audio Track, the dialog box at right will appear. 3 If you wish to erase the playback data of all tracks including MIDI tracks, check All Tracks. If this is not checked, the audio track specified in the tab 3 page will be erased. 4 To execute the Erase Audio Track command, press the OK button.
Sequencer P5 Checked Un-checked Audio events and mixer events of the selected audio track Audio Event Audio events of audio tracks 1–4 Audio events of the selected audio track Mixer Event All mixer events of audio tracks 1–4 All mixer events of the selected audio track EQ Equalizer events of audio tracks 1–4 Equalizer events of the selected audio track Send 1/2 Send 1/2 events of audio tracks 1–4 Send 1/2 events of the selected audio track Pan Panpot events of audio tracks 1–4 Panpot events
Sequencer P5 Example: When measures 3–5 are deleted, measures 6–8 are moved forward. Before Delete 1 2 3 4 5 After Delete 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Example: When measures 2 and 3 (3/4 time) of track 2 are deleted, the measures that were at 4 and 5 are moved forward, and their time signature will change to 3/4.
4 For the Length field, specify the number of measures that will be inserted. 5 For the Meter* field, specify the time signature of the measures that will be inserted. 6 To execute the Insert Measure command, press the OK button. To cancel without executing, press the Cancel button. * If you want the time signature of the inserted measures to match the existing time signature, set this to **/**.
Sequencer P5 Example: If measures 5–7 of track 1 are copied to measure 3 of track 2, measures 3–5 of track 2 will be written. Track 1 (source) 1 (4/4) 2 (4/4) 3 (4/4) 4 (3/4) 5 (3/4) 6 (3/4) 7 (4/4) Track 2 (destination) 1 (4/4) 2 (4/4) 3 (4/4) 4 (3/4) 5 (3/4) 6 (3/4) 7 (4/4) If Audio Events would overlap as a result of executing this command, the lower portion of the overlap will be erased when you press the Execute button.
Sequencer P5 This command lets you perform event editing of audio events (events in the audio tracks), and trim the sound used by an audio event (i.e., adjust the location or the area where the sound will be heard, in steps of one sample). If you wish to modify the sound name after recording, you can do so in the Trim dialog box. 1 In the tab 3 page, select the track that contains the audio event you wish to edit, and specify the Start Measure.
Sequencer P5 within the song is not affected. Here you can also modify the sound name that was recorded. Select the audio event that you wish to trim, and press the Trim button. You will enter Trim mode, and the following dialog box will appear.
If the selected audio event is monaural, it will not be possible to check the Stereo Edit box. • Edit Step (1, 100, 10000 samples) determines the detail (the units) with which the VALUE dial or the [▲]/[▼] keys will adjust the Sample Start or Sample End values. Executing the trim operation Suppose that you are trimming an audio event located at the beginning of measure 5 and consisting of the phrases; “The weather is very nice today.” “Yes, it is.
Sequencer P5 B: Insert button Inserting an audio event Select the audio event that you wish to insert, and press the Copy button. Next, select an audio event and press the Insert button to insert the previously copied event at the End Time location of the selected audio event (refer to the diagrams below). Audio events can be inserted into locations in which other events do not exist. (They cannot be inserted where other events exist.
Sequencer P5 Appendix Parameters Operation Start/stop audition When an audio event is highlighted, you can press the Audition Start/Stop button once to playback that audio event. Pressing the button once again during playback will stop the playback.
Sequencer P5 5–4: Audio Track Name Here you can assign a name to each audio track. Page Menu 5–4F 5–4G 5–4j 5–4B 5–4H 5–4C 5–4I 5–4D 5–4J 5–4E 5–4j: Audio Track Name Use the text edit button to assign a name to the audio track. The audio track name is displayed in the various tab pages of Sequencer mode P1, P2, and P5. Page Menu Command 5–4B: Automation Edit This command lets you edit individual mixer events that were recorded.
Sequencer P5 5–4F: Delete Measure This command deletes specified measures of playback data from the track selected in the tab 3 page. Unlike the Erase Measure command, executing the Delete Measure command will cause playback data following the deleted area to be moved forward toward the beginning of the song. For details on the procedure, refer to “5–3F: Delete Measure.” Introduction For details on the procedure, refer to “5–3E: Erase Measure.
Disk P1 Disk P1 A note about .SNG files which contain audio tracks Sequence data that contains audio tracks in the song is saved as a .SNG file. The filename extension is the same as for song files which contain only MIDI song data, but the following icon will appear for songs which contain an audio track. 1–1: Load Page Menu 1–1B Page Menu Command 1–1B: Load Selected If an .SNG file was selected, all audio track data will be loaded.
Disk P1 Here you can perform various operations on the selected file or disk drive. Use Drive Select or the directory window to select a disk drive or file, and then choose a command from the page menu. Page Menu Introduction 1–3: Utility 1–3B Operation 1–3C 1–3G 1–3H 1–3B: Rename Modifies the name of the selected file or directory. However it is not possible to modify the name of a .SNG file containing a song that includes an audio track. (Refer to the top of page 46 for the icon.
Disk P1 1–3G: Format Formats the selected floppy disk or hard disk (or other SCSI device). If the hard disk is being used by the TRINITY series for the first time, the hard disk must first be formatted to establish a filer partition and a sound partition. When formatting is executed, all data that was previously on that hard disk will be erased. Before formatting a disk, make sure that it does not contain data you wish to keep. The size of the filer partition cannot be modified during use.
Disk P1 .PCG files, etc. The remaining area of the hard disk will be used for recording sound. This can be set in a range of 0–540 Mbytes. 4 Press the OK button, and the display will ask “Are you sure?”. Press OK once again to execute the Wipe command. Appendix Parameters Operation Pressing the [COMPARE] key after executing this command will not undo the command. Introduction 3 Specify the size of the partition that will be used for saving .
Disk P1 1–4: Audio Utility Here you can perform operations such as backing up data from hard disk to a DAT tape, or restoring backed up data from a DAT tape to a hard disk. Page Menu 1–4B 1–4C 1–4D 1–4E 1–4F Page Menu Command 1–4B: Backup to DAT This command backs up one selected .SNG file to DAT tape. When one .SNG file is backed up, all .PCG files of the same name existing in the current directory will be backed up together.
Disk P1 4 Press the OK button, and the dialog box at Introduction right will appear. 5 Start recording on your DAT recorder. 6 Press the OK button in the dialog box. The data will begin to be output, and backup will begin. Within approximately 10 seconds, the level meter on your DAT recorder will begin to move. 7 When the backup is finished, the display will indicate Complete. When this display appears, stop your DAT recorder.
Disk P1 5 Press the OK button. The dialog box at right will appear. Specify the directory into which the file will be restored. 6 The dialog box of step 2 will reappear. Start the DAT recorder, and restoring will begin. 7 When the restoration operation is completed, the display will indicate Completed. When this display appears, stop your DAT recorder. 1–4D: Copy with Sound This command copies the selected .SNG file with the sounds it uses to another hard disk. If at this time a .
Disk P1 This command deletes sounds which are not used by any .SNG file from all hard disks. Appendix Parameters Operation After this command has been executed, it is not possible to use the [COMPARE] key to bring back the deleted data.
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Block diagram Introduction 4.
Messages Messages When the HDR-TRI is installed, the following messages will be added. Disk not formatted Meaning: The disk for which Wipe was attempted is not formatted. Action: Use the Format command of the TRINITY to format the disk. Error in wiping medium Meaning: Disk wipe could not be performed. Action: The disk is damaged. Use a different disk. Memory full. Audio track can’t play to the end. Meaning: The master track's memory has been used up, so the audio track cannot be played back to the end.
Cause 3: Action: Problem: Sound is not output from the monitor even though the level meters are up. Cause 1: There is a problem with the settings of the TRINITY itself or with the connections. Action: Raise the TRINITY’s volume, or check the monitor connections. Cause 2: An audio track is not selected in Track. Action: Select an audio track. Cause 3: Even if an audio track is selected, the tab 6 page (Mix A1–4) Volume setting is 0, or Pan is OFF. Action: Adjust the Volume and Pan settings.
Hard Disk Recording Demo Songs: Hard Disk Recording Demo Songs consist of TRINITY seqneuce data and Audio Data. 1. Godzilla Wants my Trinity written by John Lehmkuhl, Nick Forcillo and Steve Hunt ©1996 Real–Kuhl Music Steve Hunt – Vocals Nick Forcillo – Guitars Caroline Lehmkuhl – Female radio announcer John Lehmkuhl – voice of Male radio announcer & Godzilla. All production on Trinity including sequencing & playing. 2.
