Using The Rec Select Buttons - Yamaha MD4 Owner's Manual

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Recording & Mixing Techniques

Using the REC SELECT buttons

1. Locate to a position before the point at which you want to punch in.
2. Make sure that all track indicators are off (i.e., no tracks selected).
3. Press the [REC] button.
The REC indicators flash, indicating Record Pause mode is engaged.
Instead of pressing the [REC] button you could have pressed the [REHE] button to engage
Rehearse Pause mode. Rehearse allows you to have a dry run before actually recording. The rest
of this procedure can be used with the Rehearsal function. Instead of the REC indicators, how-
ever, the REHE indicators are used.
4. Press the [PLAY] button to start playback.
Playback starts and the PLAY indicators light up. The REC indicators continue to flash, indi-
cating Play Record Wait mode.
5. At the point where you want to punch in, press a [REC SELECT] button.
Recording starts. The REC indicators stop flashing and light up continuously. A circle appears
around the corresponding track indicator. And the LAST REC IN indicator lights up, indicating
that the IN point has been stored.
If you're monitoring the track via CUE, you'll hear the existing sounds playback until the [REC
SELECT] button is pressed. After which you'll hear the new sound that's being recorded.
6. At the point where you want to punch out, press the [PLAY] button.
Recording stops. The REC indicators go off. The circle around the track indicator flashes. And
the LAST REC OUT indicator lights up, indicating that the OUT point has been stored.
Through the CUE monitor you'll hear the existing sounds playback.
Instead of pressing the [PLAY] button you could have pressed the [REC SELECT] button to
punch out. In this case MD4 remains in Play Record Wait mode, so you can punch in again using
the [REC SELECT] buttons.
7. Press the [STOP] button to stop playback.
The following illustration shows how punch in/out works with the [REC SELECT] buttons.
REC
SELECT
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Record Play Record
Pause Wait
REC PLAY
Out Point
In Point
Record Play
REC SELECT
PLAY
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STOP