Basic Operation; Before You Begin; Example Connections - Yamaha MD4S Owner's Manual

Basic operation

This chapter explains the process of recording instruments separately on each of the four
tracks, and finally mixing down to a master recorder.

Before you begin

Example connections

Guitar
Synthesizer
Guitar effects
processor
YAMAHA
Microphone
IN OUT
MIDI
1 2
INSERT
I/O
1 2
GAIN GAIN GAIN
LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE
MIC/ MIC/
LINE LINE
PB PB
FLIP FLIP
CUE CUE CUE
P P
A A
N N
L R L R
L L
E E
V V
E E
L L
0 10 0 10
HIGH HIGH HIGH
–15 +15 –15 +15
MID MID MID
–15 +15 –15 +15
LOW LOW LOW
–15 +15 –15 +15
AUX AUX AUX
1 2 1 2
PAN PAN PAN
L R L R
10 10 10
9 9 9
8 8 8
7 7 7
6 6 6
5 5 5
4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2 2
1 1 1
0 0 0
1 2
L R
THRU TRACK 2TR IN STEREO MONITOR 1 2
DIRECT OUT OUT OUT AUX SEND
MIC/LINE INPUT LINE INPUT
INSERT
3 4 5 6 7 8
I/O
3 4 5 / 6 7 / 8
GAIN
MIC LINE MIC 0 10 0 10
MIC/ MIC/
LINE LINE
PB PB
FLIP FLIP
CUE
CUE MIX TO STEREO
P P
A A
N N
L R L R
L L
E E
V V
E E
L L
MONITOR SELECT
0 10 0 10
HIGH 2TR IN
MULTITRACK MD RECORDER
–15 +15 –15 +15
MID
STEREO
–15 +15 –15 +15
LOW
CUE
–15 +15 –15 +15
AUX
1 2 1 2
MONITOR LEVEL
PAN
REPEAT MARK SEARCH
MIN MAX
L R L R
10 10 10
A B LAST REC SEARCH
9 9 9
8 8 8
IN
7 7 7
6 6 6
AUTO
5 5 5 PUNCH I/O
SONG SEARCH
4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2 2
REHE REC
1 1 1
0 0 0
3 4 STEREO
Master recorder
AC outlet
POWER AC IN
ON/ OFF
REC SELECT
CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4
1 2 3 4
BUS
L R L R
EJECT
PEAK HOLD DISPLAY
PITCH ADJUST EDIT UTILITY
EXIT
ENTER
MARK
OUT SET
PAUSE
PLAY STOP
DATA CURSOR
TOC WRITE
PHONES PUNCH I/O
Headphones
Basic operation
MONITOR STEREO TRACK
AUX SEND OUT OUT 2TR IN DIRECT OUT
1 2 L L L 3 1 THRU
R R R 4 2
VOL
Amplified monitor speakers
25
MIDI
OUT IN
VOL
—Owner's Manual