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Introduction
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• Avoid smoking, eating or drinking over the
CR-4. Smoke particles, food crumbs and
spilled liquids are the enemies of fine audio
gear.
• Use the best possible new cassettes (Type
II) wherever possible, for high quality
results.
• Use shorter tapes whenever you can. Avoid
C-90 (or longer) tapes if possible because
the tapes are thin, and may stretch or even
break. Because the CR-4 only plays tapes in
one direction, you will get half the stated
recording time on a tape.
• Keep the listening levels low. High levels
can destroy hearing (and you never get it
back!).
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About multitrack recording
As we mentioned earlier, the CR-4 allows you
to perform multitrack recording. Multitrack-
ing allows you to record the different parts of a
piece of music separately, meaning that if you
play a perfect guitar solo, but make a mess of
the vocals, you don’t have to record everything
again—just the vocals.
There are three basic phases to multitrack
recording: tracking, overdubbing and mix-
down. We’ll explain a sample session in this
manual (
→p.9) and also give tips on more
advanced recording you can do with your CR-
4 (
→p.13).
In tracking, the basic foundations of the song
are recorded.
Most people find it easiest to record the
rhythm parts (for example, drums and per-
cussion, bass and rhythm guitar first, and
then add the lead and vocal lines).
When overdubbing, you add other parts on top
of the basic parts you recorded earlier.
And when you mix down, you adjust the level
of the individual parts and their position in the
stereo field (their “pan” position) and make a
stereo recording on a separate “master” cas-
sette, MD or CD recorder.
Note that if you try play back the CR-4
tapes in an ordinary stereo cassette deck (or
the other way round), on an ordinary ste-
reo cassette two tracks (left and right of
side A) are played back with the tape trav-
eling in one direction and the other two
(left and right of side B) are played back
with the tape traveling in the other direc-
tion. With the CR-4, all four tracks play in
the same direction. Also, the CR-4 does not
feature noise reduction.
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About the Ampworks effects
When you play an electric guitar or bass, part
of the total sound comes from the instrument
itself, and a significant part comes from the
amplifier and speakers.
Although you may love the sound of your
favorite guitarist, you know that it’s going to
be difficult to set up a massive stack of tube
amplifiers and speakers in your home to sound
just like him.
The Ampworks effects in your CR-4 simulate
some of the world’s most famous and best-
loved amplifier/speaker combinations, allow-
ing you to get just the sound you want without
the large heavyweight stacks.
In addition, there is a digital effects unit allow-
ing you to add reverb, delay and so on, giving
that extra professional touch to your playing.
Full tone controls, and gain and volume con-
trols, just like on a full-sized guitar amplifier,
give you complete control.
When you use an acoustic guitar, the two
microphone models and the “acoustic” setting
provide you with added flexibility and control.
Full instructions on how to make the most of
this feature are provided in this manual
(
→p.14).