Ping-Pong With Overdub - Yamaha MD8 Owner's Manual

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Recording & Mixing Techniques

Ping-Pong with Overdub

The ping-pong technique can be combined with overdub recording. This allows you to
bounce down tracks and record a new sound source simultaneously. In the following illus-
tration, for example, Tracks 5, 6, and 7 are bounced to Track 1 along with a new signal com-
ing from Input Channel 8.
1. Connect a sound source to an unused input channel (i.e., one you don't
need during the ping-pong operation).
If you decide to ping-pong all eight MD8 tracks, you can still use LINE INPUTs 9–10 and
11–12 for adding new parts. This only works for line-level signals (synthesizers, samplers,
drum machines, etc.), however.
2. Set the GAIN control of the channel to which you are feeding the live
signal as appropriate.
3. Set the [FLIP] switch to MIC/LINE.
4. Set the fader to the 7–8 mark.
5. Use the ASSIGN switches and PAN control to assign the signals to the des-
tination track.
LINE INPUTs 9, 10, 11, and 12 are stereo pairs. The odd inputs (9 & 11) are connected to
busses 1 and 3, while the even inputs (10 &12) are connected to busses 2 and 4.
Use the GROUP ASSIGN switches of these channels to assign either (mono) or both (stereo)
inputs to the desired track(s). The latter is only meaningful during Ping-Pong to two tracks
(stereo).
MD8—Owner's Manual
Source Tracks
Track 8
Track 7
Track 6
Track 5
Track 4
5
Track 3 GAIN
LINE MIC
PB MIC/
Track 2 LINE
FLIP
CUE
Track 1
L R
0 10
HIGH
–15 +15
MID
250 5k
–15 +15
LOW
–15 +15
AUX
0 10
0 10
1
GROUP ASSIGN
3
PAN
L
ODD EVEN
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
5
Destination Track
Overdub Source
6 7 8
GAIN GAIN GAIN
LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC
PB MIC/ PB MIC/ PB MIC/
LINE LINE LINE
FLIP FLIP FLIP
CUE CUE CUE
P P P P
A A A A
N N N N
L R L R L R
L L L L
E E E E
V V V V
E E E E
L L L L
0 10 0 10 0 10
HIGH HIGH HIGH
–15 +15 –15 +15 –15 +15
MID MID MID
F F F
250 5k 250 5k 250 5k
G G G
–15 +15 –15 +15 –15 +15
LOW LOW LOW
–15 +15 –15 +15 –15 +15
AUX AUX AUX
1 1 1
0 10 0 10 0 10
2 2 2
0 10 0 10 0 10
2 1 2 1 2 1 2
GROUP ASSIGN GROUP ASSIGN GROUP ASSIGN
4 3 4 3 4 3 4
PAN PAN PAN
R L R L R L R
ODD EVEN ODD EVEN ODD EVEN
10 10 10
9 9 9
8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5
4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2 2
1 1 1
0 0 0
6 7 8
Track 8
Track 7
Track 6
Track 5
Track 4
Track 3
Track 2
Track 1