I'm new to the home recording side of music. The Zoom MRS-4 is my introduction machine, and I've found it to be a great tool for jotting down ideas and getting the general structure for a song down.
However... The one thing I can't seem to figure out is mixing. The manual tells me how to mix down to "master recorder," and that I can mix to a V-Take. I've tried several times to mix 4 tracks down to a single V-Take, but the result is a mono mix on a single V-Take.
Ideally, I'd be able to mix my songs onto one V-Take, in stereo. Then use Zoom's free software to convert it to the needed audio file. This should be simple.
The x-factor here is that I don't have a personal computer. (I sit at one for 8 hours a day at an ad agency, and don't want to come home to one!) That said, how can I accomplish my goal?
Also, if someone can explain to me what a "master recorder" is, and how much they cost, I'd appreciate it. I've asked salesmen from all the major equipment stores, and they try to up-sell me to something that makes my MRS-4 obsolete. Morons.
Thanks!
(p.s. I'm posting this under several different headlines so as to get the attention of the most people. Sorry if this pisses you off.)
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