Md4 Applications; One-Take Recording - Yamaha MD4 Owner's Manual

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MD4 Applications

This chapter shows how MD4 can be used for various applications.

One-Take Recording

The One-Take recording technique is ideal for live recording or recording bands that like to
record with all members playing together. In the following system example, vocals, guitar, and
drums are recorded using microphones, while the bass is connected via a DI connection. With
the optional footswitch connected to the PUNCH I/O jack, one of the musicians can stop and
start MD4 recording. A stereo pair of headphones is used for monitoring.
For one-take recording, the [REC SELECT] buttons on all four tracks are set to ON. Up to eight
markers can be inserted while recording by pressing the [MARK] button. Markers make it easy
to locate specific points in a song.
When one-take recording is finished, the ping-pong technique can be used to make tracks avail-
able for further recording. See Ping-Pong Recording on page 29 for more information. Mistakes
can be corrected using the punch in/out functions. See Manual Punch In/Out on page 21 and
Auto Punch In/Out on page 24 for more information. Finally, EQ and effects can be applied dur-
ing mixdown and transfer to a stereo master recorder.
Vocals
Guitar
Bass
Drums
MD4 Applications
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
AUX RETURN AUX SEND
MIC/LINE INPUT
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
–12 +12 –12 +12 –12 +12 –12 +12 LEVEL LEVEL
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 L R L R L R MIN MAX 0 10
TIME
ODD EVEN 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
PHONES
57
MULTITRACK MD RECORDER
1 2 3 4
REPEAT MEMO A/B
REC SELECT
CLEAR MARK SEARCH MARK
SELECT
LAST REC SEARCH
– DATA +
IN OUT
ENTER
SONG
SEARCH
REC PLAY PAUSE REVIEW FF CUE STOP
TOC WRITE
PUNCH I/O
Footswitch
Headphones
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