The First Session; Quick-Start System - Yamaha MD4 Owner's Manual

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The First Session

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The First Session
This chapter explains how to record and mix your first MD4 session. If this is your first time
with a multitrack recorder, we recommend that you start with this chapter and follow all the
procedures closely. When you've completed this chapter, have a look at subsequent chapters,
which explain more advanced MD4 functions and require a basic knowledge of MD4 and mul-
titrack recording techniques.

Quick-Start System

The following illustration shows the basic equipment necessary to start recording with MD4.
Master Recorder
Microphone
Synthesizer
Guitar Processor
The microphone, synthesizer, and guitar are examples of the kind of sound sources that can be
connected to MD4. For monitoring, you can use either headphones or a monitor amp and
speakers. Alternatively, you could use your hi-fi amp and speakers. The master recorder is
required for mixdown.
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Monitors
Monitor Amp
L R L R L R 1 2 3 4
STEREO SUB IN STEREO OUT MONITOR OUT TRACK DIRECT OUT
1 2 3 4 L R
MIC/LINE INPUT AUX RETURN AUX SEND
1 2 3 4 MASTER
GAIN
GAIN GAIN GAIN
AUX STEREO
RETURN SUB IN
1 2 1 2
LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC
HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH GROUP ASSIGN GROUP ASSIGN
3 4 3 4
LEVEL LEVEL
–12 +12 –12 +12 –12 +12 –12 +12
MID MID MID MID
–12 +12 –12 +12 –12 +12 –12 +12 0 10 0 10
LOW LOW LOW LOW
MONITOR CUE LEVEL
SELECT
1
–12 +12
–12 +12 –12 +12 –12 +12 1 3
AUX AUX AUX AUX
GROUP
0 10
2 4 2
0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 STEREO
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
0 10
GROUP ASSIGN
GROUP ASSIGN GROUP ASSIGN GROUP ASSIGN CUE
3
3 4 3 4 3 4 3 4
PAN PAN PAN PAN MONITOR LEVEL 0 10
4
L R MIN MAX 0 10
L R L R L R
ODD EVEN TIME
ODD EVEN ODD EVEN ODD EVEN
DISPLAY
PB MIC/ PB MIC/ PB MIC/ PB MIC/
LINE LINE LINE LINE
STEREO
PITCH
10 10 10 10 10
9 9 9 9 9 ADJUST
8
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7 7
UTILITY
6 6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2 2
AUTO
1
1 1 1 1 PUNCH I/O
0 0 0 0 0
REHE REC
PHONES
MULTITRACK MD RECORDER
Connect to an
appropriate
Wall Outlet
1 2 3 4
REPEAT MEMO A/B REC SELECT
CLEAR MARK SEARCH MARK
SELECT
LAST REC SEARCH
– DATA +
IN OUT
ENTER
SONG
SEARCH
PLAY REVIEW FF CUE STOP
PAUSE
TOC WRITE
PUNCH I/O
Headphones