User ManualTable of ContentsUSING THE UNIT SAFELY3IMPORTANT NOTES5Contents7Main Features11Panel Descriptions12Front Panel12Rear Panel14Installing an Option Board15Installation de la carte facultative (French language for Canadian Safety Standard)16Installation17Attaching the Rubber Feet17Rack Mounting (Important Notes on Heat Radiation)17Attaching the Card Protector18Examples of Usage and Connection for the AR-3000R19Together with Other Equipment (System Examples)19Using the Control Input and Output Terminals19Using the MIDI Connectors20Using the RS-232C Connector21Connections (Connection Methods)22Dual Mono Mode22AR-LINK22What You Can Do (Usage Tips)23Repeat Playback of the Same Phrase23Playing a Variety of Phrases in Succession23Turning the Power On and Off24Turning On the Power24Turning Off The Power24Easy Setting Operations!—EZ SETUP25What Is EZ Setup?25What You Can Do with EZ Setup25Examples of EZ Setup Use27Recording Audio27Cards Compatible with the AR-3000R30Types of Usable Cards30Card Storage Times and Number of Phrases30Formatting a Card31Important Notes on Handling Cards33Card Compatibility with Other Models in the AR Series34Using Cards Formatted on Earlier Model Units with the AR-3000R34Using Cards Formatted on the AR-3000R with Earlier Models34The Display35Viewing the Basic Screen35Screen During Audio Phrase Playback35Screen During MIDI Phrase Playback35Screen During Pattern Phrase or Song Phrase Playback35Viewing the 7-segment Display36Display-related Settings37Adjusting the Contrast37Making the Display Go Dark38Recording Audio40Recording Units—Phrases40Connecting Equipment40Procedure for Recording41Enabling Recording Standby41Required Settings for Recording Audio Signals (Recording Settings)42Starting and Ending Recording49Checking What You Recorded50Information Recorded on the Card50Important Note: About Setting Information Imported from a Card50Playback Using the Panel on the Unit (Manual Playback)51Modifying Recorded Phrases (Phrase Settings)54Adding Information to Individual Phrases (Phrase Information)54Three Useful Playback Modes for Phrase Settings54Play Volume (%)54Delay Time (00s 00f to 59s 29f)55Playback Point (Start and End)55Repeat Play (Repeat, Repeat Interval)57Loop Play (Loop, Loop 1, Loop 2, Crossfade Time)57Fade (Fade In and Fade Out)58Control Out59Changing the Playback Tempo for MIDI Phrases (MIDI Playback Tempo)60Phrase Name60Creating Combinations of Phrases (Phrase Combination)62Combinations of Phrase Units (Pattern Phrases)62Time-based Combinations (Song Phrases)65Modifying Phrases Themselves (Phrase Edit)67Deleting a Phrase (Phrase Delete)67Deleting Audio Outside the Playback Points (Phrase Truncate)67Copying a Phrase (Phrase Copy)68Dividing a Phrase (Phrase Divide)69Joining Phrases (Phrase Combine)70Expanding or Compressing the Playback Time Without Changing the Pitch (Time Stretch)71Converting a Phrase’s Recording Settings (Phrase Convert)72Phrase Information/Phrase Setting Correspondence Table75Applications53Making Settings and Edits for Individual Cards76Making a Card Usable on the AR- 3000R (Card Format)76Deleting All Phrases on a Card (Card Delete)76Copying a Card (Card Copy)76Copying Just the Settings (Setting Copy)77Protecting a Card (Card Protect)77Changing the Name of a Card (Card Name)77Making Cards for Legacy Models Usable on the AR-3000R (Card Convert)78Card Conversion Chart/Conversion Error Chart80Recording and Playing MIDI Data (MIDI Phrases)82What Are MIDI Phrases?82Connecting Equipment82Unit Settings82Starting and Ending Recording83Playback of MIDI Phrases84Playback Procedures84Controlling the AR-3000R from an External Device (Control Input Terminals)85What Is No-voltage/Make- contact?85Types of Control Input Playback85Type of Control Input Recording86Assigning a Phrase to a Port and Playing It Back (Direct Playback)86What Is Direct Playback?/Uses and Applications86Connecting External Equipment86Operational Specifications for Direct Playback86AR-3000R Settings87Playing Back Phrases in the Order They Are Selected (Program Playback)89What is Program Playback?/ Uses and Applications89Connecting External Equipment90Operational Specifications for Program Playback90Display Indications During Program Playback91AR-3000R Settings91Specifying Phrase Numbers in Binary Notation (Binary Playback)92What is Binary Playback?/Uses and Applications92Connecting External Equipment93Operational Specifications of Binary Playback93AR-3000R Settings94To Specify Phrases With Binary Signals95Phrase Number/Binary Signal Correspondence Table96Controlling Recording with the Control Terminals (Binary Recording)98What is Binary Recording/Uses and Applications98Connecting Equipment98Operational Specifications for Binary Recording98AR-3000R Settings100To Specify Phrases With Binary Signals101Controlling Another Device with the AR-3000R (Control Output Terminal)102Starting Another Device (Busy Out)102What Is a Busy Out Signal?/ Equipment Connections102AR-3000R Settings103Controlling Another Device (Control Out)104What Is a Control Out Signal?/ Equipment Connections104AR-3000R Settings104Controlling the AR-3000R Using MIDI Signals (MIDI Control)105What Is MIDI Control?/What You Can Do with MIDI Control105Glossary of Selected MIDI Terms105Playback of Phrases Using MIDI Signals105Connecting External Equipment106AR-3000R Settings106Operation Procedures109Synchronizing Operation to an External MIDI Instrument – 1 (MMC)110What Is MMC?/Remote Control from Another Device110Connecting External Equipment110AR-3000R Settings110Operation Procedures112Synchronizing Operation to an External MIDI Instrument – 2 (MMC and MTC)112What Is MTC?/Synchronized Playback with Video Equipment and Other Devices112Connecting External Equipment113AR-3000R Settings (When the AR-3000R Is the Slave)113Operation Procedures116AR-3000R Settings (When the AR-3000R Is the Master)116Operation Procedures117MTC Offset Setting118Controlling the AR Using the RS-232C Connector119What’s the RS-232C Connector?/ What You Can Do with the RS- 232C Connector119Connecting Equipment119Baud Rate Setting119Available Documentation for the RS-232C119Playing Two Units’s Worth of Data on the Left and Right (Dual Mono Mode)120What Is the Dual Mono Mode?/ Equipment Connections120AR-3000R Settings120Operation Procedures121Synchronized Recording and Playback with Multiple AR Units (AR-LINK)123What Is AR-LINK?/What You Can Do Using AR-LINK123Synchronized Audio Phrase Playback with AR-LINK Signals123Example of Connecting to an External Device123Unit Settings124Recording Procedure124Playback Procedure124Other Useful Functions During Phrase Playback125Line Out (Thru) Setting During Phrase Playback125Handy Uses of Line Thru125Line Thru Settings125Adjusting the Sound Quality During Audio Phrase Playback (Equalizer)126Keeping the Output Volume Unchanged (Output Volume Thru)127Troubleshooting129Error messages132Cards134Card-specific Audio Recording Time Chart134Settings When a Card Is Formatted135Recorded Phrase Data136Terminals137Specifications of the Control Input/Output Terminals137RS-232C Connector Specifications137AR-LINK Connectors Specifications138Appendices128MIDI Implementation139Specification147Input/Output Standard149Dimensions149Index150Size: 6.95 MBPages: 152Language: EnglishOpen manual