Touring The Mt8Xii; Topside View - Yamaha MT8XII Owner's Manual

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Touring the MT8XII

This chapter takes you on a tour of the MT8XII, identifying the various parts to help you become
familiar with your new recorder.

Topside View

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GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN
LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE
HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH
–12 +12 –12 +12 –12 +12 –12
FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ
250 5k 250 5k 250 5k 250
MID MID MID MID
–12 +12 –12 +12 –12 +12 –12
LOW LOW LOW LOW
–12 +12 –12 +12 –12 +12 –12
AUX AUX AUX AUX
1 1 1 1
0 10 0 10 0 10
AUX AUX AUX AUX
2 2 2 2
0 10 0 10 0 10 0
CUE CUE CUE CUE
P P P
A A A
N N N
L R L R L R
L L L
E E E
V V V
E E E
L L L
0 10 0 10 0 10
MIC/ MIC/ MIC/ MIC/
TAPE TAPE TAPE
LINE LINE LINE LINE
TAPE FLIP MIC/ TAPE FLIP MIC/ TAPE FLIP MIC/ TAPE
LINE LINE LINE
PAN PAN PAN PAN
L R L R L R L
ODD EVEN ODD EVEN ODD EVEN ODD
GROUP ASSIGN GROUP ASSIGN GROUP ASSIGN GROUP ASSIGN
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1
PEAK PEAK PEAK
SIGNAL SIGNAL SIGNAL
10 10 10 10
9 9 9 9
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0
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The individual sections of the MT8XII are explained on the following pages.
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MIC
HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH
+12 –12 +12 –12 +12 –12 +12 –12
FREQ FREQ FREQ FREQ
5k 250 5k 250 5k 250 5k 250
MID MID MID MID
+12 –12 +12 –12 +12 –12 +12 –12
LOW LOW LOW LOW
+12 –12 +12 –12 +12 –12 +12 –12
AUX AUX AUX AUX
1 1 1 1
0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0
AUX AUX AUX AUX
2 2 2 2
10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0
CUE CUE CUE CUE
P P P P
A A A A
N N N N
L R 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 0 10
TAPE LINE TAPE LINE TAPE LINE TAPE LINE
FLIP MIC/ TAPE FLIP LINE TAPE FLIP LINE TAPE FLIP LINE
TAPE
LINE
PAN PAN PAN PAN
R L R L R L R L
EVEN ODD EVEN ODD EVEN ODD EVEN ODD
GROUP ASSIGN GROUP ASSIGN GROUP ASSIGN GROUP ASSIGN
2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1
PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAK
SIGNAL SIGNAL SIGNAL SIGNAL
10 10 10 10
9 9 9 9
8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0
4 5 6 7
8 9-10 11-12 13-14
ST-INPUT ST-INPUT ST-INPUT
+12
0 10 0 10 0 10
1 2 1 2 1 2
5k
3 4 3 4 3 4
+12
GROUP
TAPE IN
MASTER
+12
10 0 10
0 10
MIX LEVEL
GROUP 1
TO
MONITOR
TO
TAPE IN STEREO
10
1 3
P
A
GROUP
N
0 10
GROUP 2 2 4
L R
L
E
V
E
L
STEREO
0 10
TAPE
0 10
CUE
GROUP 3
MONITOR
FLIP
LINE
SELECT
MIN MAX
R
0 10
MONITOR LEVEL
EVEN
GROUP 4
ON
CUE MIX
TO STEREO
OFF
2 3 4
PEAK
SIGNAL
10 10
–
9 9
8 8
7 7
6 6
5 5
SYNC
4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1
REHE
0 0
8
STEREO
Touring the MT8XII
NOISE REDUCTION SYSTEM MULTITRACK CASSETTE RECORDER
+9 +9
+6 +6
+3 +3
0dB 0dB
–3 –3
–6 –6
–10 –10
dbx IN 1 TAPE
–20 –20
MEMO REPEAT
L R
SYNC OUT 2 REC 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
AUTO PUNCH STEREO
TRACK
TAPE SPEED REC SELECT
0
VARI
1 2 3 4
FIX
GROUP 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8
+
AUTO
PUNCH I/O RESET RTZ
CLEAR CHECK MEMO 1 LOC 1 REPEAT
MEMO 2 LOC 2
REC/PAUSE PLAY REW FF STOP
PHONES PUNCH I/O
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