Edirol R-4 Pro Portable Recorder Owners Manual

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Wave edit button [WAVE EDIT]
This button takes you to Wave Edit mode, where you can edit the waveform using operations such as Trim, 
Divide, Combine, and Merge. For details, refer to “Editing” (p. 51).
You won't be able to enter Wave Edit mode during playback or recording, or if the R-4 Pro’s hard disk 
contains no files that the R-4 Pro can handle.
WAV files are the only type of files that the R-4 Pro can handle.
Effect button [EFFECTS]
This button takes you to Effect...

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Cursor/Monitor Select buttons [CURSOR/MONITOR SELECT]
Use these buttons to select items shown in the display. When you’re in the main screen, you can press the 
up/down buttons to select the channel that you want to monitor.
For details, refer to “Display” (p. 18).
Exit button [EXIT]
Use this button to return to the previous screen or to cancel an operation.
Enter/Finder button [ENTER/FINDER]
Use this button to confirm a setting or set a value. You can also...

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Display
This shows information about the R-4 Pro’s status.
For details, refer to “Display” (p. 18).
PREV button [PREV]
Pressing the PREV button while a project is playing or stopped will take you to the beginning of the project 
(00:00:00:00F). Pressing this button at the beginning of a project will take you to the preceding project.
You can also press and hold down this button to rewind. This is available both while playing and while 
stopped.
*If Play Mode...

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Power connector [DC IN]
You can connect either the included power conversion cable or a commercially available cable for an 
external power device.
 Digital output connector [DIGITAL OUT]
This connector outputs a digital signal. You can digital devices, such as speakers or mixers, with an XLR 
type cable. This connector provides the same audio signal as the headphone jack (), but in digital form.
(AES/EBU, IEC 60958-4 compliant)
* Volume cannot be adjusted with the monitor...

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Headphone jack [PHONES]
You can connect a set of headphones with this jack. Use the monitor level knob () to adjust the 
volume. If you connect headphones, no sound is output from the internal speakers ().
Grounding terminal
927Depending on the circumstances of a particular setup, you may experience a discomforting sensation, or 
perceive that the surface feels gritty to the touch when you touch this device, microphones connected to it, 
or the metal portions of other objects,...

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XLR input connectors 1–4
These are analog audio input connectors compatible with mic preamps. They accept either balanced or 
unbalanced connections.
You can use XLR input connectors 1–4 as four channels of monaural input or as two stereo pairs, 1/2 and 
3/4. For details, refer to “1 Recording Setup” (p. 72).
* The XLR type connectors 1-4 can provide 48 V phantom power, allowing you to connect phantom-powered 
condenser mics. In this case, turn on the phantom...

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Battery compartment
Install batteries here if you want to operate the R-4 Pro on battery power. 
The orientation in which you must insert the batteries is shown on the side of the battery compartment. 
Be sure to observe the correct polarity when installing the batteries.
If you’re using the AC adapter, there’s no need to install batteries.
When the R-4 Pro has sufficiently charged batteries, the power source automatically switches between 
battery and external power when the...

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The Main screen
The R-4 Pro Main screen shows information about the project and the operational status of the R-4 Pro.
You can press the [DISPLAY] button to switch the contents of the display.
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Display
While playing or stopped
Project name
Displays the name of the project. The file name is shown when you copy WAV 
files from your computer via USB to the R-4 Pro’s internal hard disk. File 
names containing double-byte characters (e.g., Japanese) are not...

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From the Main screen, you can press the [DISPLAY] button to switch the progress bar area so it shows the 
remaining project time (REM: REMAIN).
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The Mixer screen
From the Main screen, press the [DISPLAY] button twice to show to the Mixer screen.
This screen lets you adjust the volume balance for monitoring.
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Marker display
The number on the left is the number of marker located immediately before 
the current time counter value. The number on...

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The Main screen
The R-4 Pro Main screen displays information about the project and the operational status of the R-4 Pro.
You can press the [DISPLAY] button to switch the contents of the display.
* For an explanation of the other displays, refer to “While playing or stopped” (p. 18).
From the Main screen, you can press the [DISPLAY] button to change the recordable time display to the 
remaining hard disk capacity display.
While recording
Time counter
ABSDisplays the time...