Midi Home Studio - Yamaha MD4 Owner's Manual

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MD4 Applications

MIDI Home Studio

In the following MIDI home studio system example, all instruments are recorded to MD4.
Recording the MIDI instruments could be left until the final mixdown, since the MIDI
sequencer provides repeatable playback and is synchronized to MD4 using MIDI Timecode.
Having the entire project on an MD4 disc, however, does simplify media management.
A monitor amp and speakers are used for monitoring, supplemented with a pair of stereo head-
phones. An optional footswitch provides hands free recording and playback control. An external
effects processor is connected to the AUX SEND and AUX RETURN jacks for effects processing.
Finally, EQ and effects are applied during mixdown and transfer to the stereo master recorder.
Master Recorder
Microphone
MIDI IN
MIDI THRU
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
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MIDI OUT
Guitar Processor
YAMAHA
Drum Box
Synthesizer
Computer & MIDI
Sequencer Software
MTC IN
Monitors
Monitor Amp
Effects Processor
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
–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
ODD EVEN ODD EVEN ODD EVEN ODD EVEN TIME
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 SELECT
8 8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7 7
UTILITY – DATA
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 PUNCH I/O
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MULTITRACK MD RECORDER
1 2 3 4
REPEAT MEMO A/B
REC SELECT
CLEAR MARK SEARCH MARK
LAST REC SEARCH
+
IN OUT
ENTER
SONG
SEARCH
PLAY REVIEW FF CUE STOP
PAUSE
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Footswitch
Headphones