Using The Ms Decoder - Tascam DR-40 Reference Manual

9 – Mixer
• Even when the MIXER screen is open, you can use the PLAY
[7] button to start playback and the
button to pause playback.
• If MS DECODE is set to ON on the REC MODE screen, the MIXER
screen QUICK menu MS DECODER item will show Using by
Input and will not be usable.

Using the MS decoder

When using MS mics to record, you have two decoding
options. You can decode the input sound as you record or you
can record as is and decode during playback.
Decoding the input sound as you record
1 Connect MS mics to the external input connectors.
Connect the mid mic to the EXT MIC L connector and
the side mic to the EXT MIC R connector.
Decoding cannot be conducted properly if the mid and
side mics are connected in reverse.
2 On the REC MODE screen, set the REC MODE to STEREO,
DUAL or 4CH, and set the SOURCE to EXT IN 1/2 (in 4CH
mode, this item does not appear).
3 Set MS DECODE to ON.
4 Start recording to record a decoded MS signal.
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Decoding the playback sound
(HOME) [8]
1 Select a file that was recorded by MS mics with MS
DECODE set to OFF.
2 When the Home Screen is open, press the MIXER button
to open the MIXER screen.
3 Press the QUICK button to select the CH to be used by
the MS decoder.
4 Start playback to decode during playback.