Start Recording - Yamaha MD4S Owner's Manual

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Basic operation
Monitor the signal being recorded on
the track
9
Press the MONITOR SELECT CUE switch to
turn it on.
The MONITOR SELECT switches choose the sig-
nal source that will be monitored. When the CUE
switch is on, the signal from the CUE bus will be
sent to the PHONES jack and the MONITOR
OUT jacks, allowing you to monitor the sound
through headphones or monitor speakers.
0
Raise the CUE LEVEL control of input channel
1 to the 7–8 mark.
The CUE LEVEL controls of input channels 1–4
adjust the signal that is sent from tracks 1–4 to the

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GAIN
LINE
MIC/
LINE
CUE
L
0
HIGH
–15
MID
–15
LOW
–15
AUX
1
PAN
L
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Begin recording
1
Make sure that the REC indicator is blinking.
If it is not blinking, press the REC button.
2
Press the PLAY button.
Recording will begin, and the track 1 track record
indicator and the REC indicator will change from
blinking to lit. Begin playing the audio source that
you wish to record first.
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IN OUT THRU TRACK 2TR IN STEREO
MIDI DIRECT OUT OUT
2
MIC/LINE INPUT LINE INPUT
INSERT INSERT
3 4 5 6
I/O I/O
1 2 3 4 5 / 6
GAIN GAIN GAIN
MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC 0 10
MIC/ MIC/ MIC/
LINE LINE LINE
PB PB PB PB
FLIP FLIP FLIP FLIP
CUE CUE CUE
CUE MIX TO STEREO
P P P P
A A A A
N N N N
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
MONITOR SELECT
10 0 10 0 10 0 10
HIGH HIGH HIGH 2TR IN
+15 –15 +15 –15 +15 –15 +15
MID MID MID
STEREO
+15 –15 +15 –15 +15 –15 +15
LOW LOW LOW
CUE
+15 –15 +15 –15 +15 –15 +15
AUX AUX AUX
2 1 2 1 2 1 2
MONITOR LEVEL
PAN PAN PAN
R L R L R L R MIN
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
1 2 3 4 STEREO
CUE bus (for tracks that are in record/record-
pause mode this will be the recording source, or
for tracks that are playing back this will be the
playback sound of the track).
A
While listening to your headphones or moni-
tor speakers, adjust the MONITOR LEVEL
control to an appropriate volume.
B
As desired, use the EQ controls to adjust the
tone.
Adjusting the EQ controls will affect the recording
level. When you finish adjusting the EQ controls,
use the GAIN control to re-adjust the recording
level as necessary.
MONITOR 1 2
OUT AUX SEND
7 8
7 / 8
0 10
CH1
1
BUS
L
EJECT
MULTITRACK MD RECORDER
PITCH
REPEAT MARK SEARCH
MAX
MARK
10
A B LAST REC SEARCH
9
8
IN OUT SET
7
6
AUTO
PUNCH I/O
5 SONG SEARCH PAUSE
4
3
2
REHE REC PLAY STOP
1
0
TOC WRITE
4 1 5 3
2
3
When you finish recording, press the STOP
button.
The transport will stop, and the track record indi-
cator of track 1 will change to blinking.
The display will indicate "Writing TOC" for a
short time, and then the TOC EDIT indicator will
go dark, indicating that the TOC has been
updated automatically.
REC SELECT
CH2 CH3 CH4
6
2 3 4
R L R
PEAK HOLD DISPLAY
ADJUST EDIT UTILITY
EXIT
ENTER
DATA CURSOR
PHONES PUNCH I/O