Reverberation; Sound On Sound - Akai X-355 Operator's Manual

Cross field head solid state amplifier 4-track stereophonic sound recorder and reproducer
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
15. MONITORING
Ill)
Step
(H)
of the recording procedure describes monitoring.
If
a
set
of
stereo
headphones
is used they should be of the low
impedance
type,
preferably
8
ohms.
If
the headphones have
two
separate plugs,
insert
them in
the
EXTER
AL SPEAKER JACKS
@),@.
The
PEAKER
SWITCH
@
must
be
'·ON".
If
the headphones have
only one plug insert
it
in
to
the STEREO
H
EADPHONE JACK
@
The
SPEAKER
SWITCH
@
may
be
"
0
1
"or
"
OFF"
. Monitoring
procedures
a re the same
for recording
or playback.
16.
REVERBERATION
(AJ
Set the
SPEAKER
SWITCH
@
to "0FI'".
(B)
Push
in
the
RECORD O
UTPUT BUTTON@)
and the
PLA
y _
BAC
K
OUTPUT
BUTTO
@.
(C) Confirm
that there are
no
connections
to
the
Li
t
E INPUT JACKS
®,@.
!D)
Insert
the microphone plugs
into the
M
IC ROPHONE JAC
KS
@,@.
(E)
Adjust
the M
IC
ROPHO
E
VO LU
M
E CONTROLS
@,@
10
the
proper
level
on
the
VU meters.
F
ig. 18
Direction
or
tape
~
MI
C ~
(F)
Increase the
LI
NE VOLU
ME
CONTROLS
@,@
to
approxi-
mately
maximum.
MIC.
VOLU ME
(G
)
Push the
PLAY
BUTTON
@
and
the
RECORD SAFETY
BUTTON@.
~!
------,
I
T
he
reverbera
tion
level may
be controlled
by
the
LI
NE
VOLUME
CONTROLS
@,@).
VOLUME
I
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Reverberation
recording
can be
made monaurally or
in
stereo.
Fig.
19
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L
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VOLUM[
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r
a
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- - -
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I
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SOUND ON SOUND
SCH
EMATIC
REVE
R BER
ATION SCHEMATIC
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
F
irst
Recording
(A)
Set
the
SPEAK ER SWITCH
@
to
"OFF".
(B)
Confirm that there
are no
connections
to
the
LI
NE
INPUT
JACKS
®·®·
(C)
Set
the
TRACK SELECTOR
K
NOB
©
to
"1 -4"
for recording on
track
I.
·
(D)
Set the
F
U
CTI01
SW ITCH
@I
to
"STER
EO".
(E)
Insert
the
microphone plug in the
LEFT
MICROPH0
1
E
JACK
@.
(F)
Adjust
the
LEFT MICROPHONE
VOLUME CO TROL
@
to
the
proper
level
on
the
VU meter.
(G)
Push
the
PLAY BUTTO
N@
and
the RECORD SAFETY
BUTTON
@
and make the
first recording,
i.e.
Do-Re-Mi.
(H)
When the
first
recording
is
com
ple te,
rewind the tape
to
the
starting
position.
Second
Recording
(I)
Confi
rm
that the
RECORD
OUTPUT BUTTON@)
and the
PLAY-
BACK
O
UTPUT
BUTTON
@
a
re both in
the OUT position.
(J) Set the
TRACK
SEL ECTOR
KNOB
©
to "3-2" for
recording on
track 3 while listening
to
track
I.
(K)
Increase the
LEFT LINE
VOLU
M
E
CONTROL@ to
approxi-
mately
maximum.
(L)
Connect
the
stereo headphones to
monitor the first
recording
on the
left
channel
{track
I).
(M)
Push
the
PLAY BUTTO
@
a
nd
the
RECORD SAFETY
BUTTON
@.
T
he
first
recording
will
be heard
through the headphones.
(N)
Reset the
L
EFT
LI
NE VOLUME
CONTROL
@
to the
proper
level
by watching
the
left
c ha
n
nel
V
U
meter.
(0
)
Afte
r
the
reset,
rewind
the
tape again
to the
starting
poin
t.
(P)
Push
the
PLAY
BUTTON@ a nd
the
RECORD
SAFETY
BUTTON
@
.
The
second
recording, Mi-Fa-Sol,
is made
on
track
3 as the first
recording,
Do-Re-M
i, is monitored
in
the headphones. The two will
be
completely
merged on track
3, i.e.,
(Do-Re-Mi,
Mi-Fa-Sol).
(Q
)
The
third
a nd subsequent recordings are
made
the same as
the
second
by switching the
TRACK
SELECTOR
KNOB
©
to " 1-4",
"3-2"
etc.

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