Mixing Multiple Channels As You Record - Yamaha MD4S Owner's Manual

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Advanced recording techniques

Mixing multiple channels as you record

By combining multiple parts into a pair of tracks, you can record more than four parts on the
MD4S. For example if you have recorded drums, bass, and rhythm guitar, you can re-record
these three parts in stereo onto two tracks, and then record two other parts on the remaining
two tracks.
To do this, you will mix the signals of the input channels to the ST bus and record them on
either one or two tracks..
As an example, the following will explain how four audio sources connected to MIC/LINE
INPUT jacks 1–4 can be mixed in stereo and recorded onto tracks 1 and 2.
—Owner's Manual
Drums
Guitar
Bass
1
IN OUT THRU
MIDI
1 2
MIC/LINE INPUT
INSERT INSERT
I/O I/O
1
GAIN GAIN GAIN
6
LINE MIC
LINE MIC LINE MIC
2
MIC/ MIC/ MIC/
LINE PB LINE PB LINE PB
FLIP FLIP FLIP
CUE CUE CUE
9
P P
A A
N N
L R L R L R
8
L L
E E
V V
E E
L L
0 10 0 10 0 10
HIGH HIGH HIGH
–15 +15 –15 +15 –15 +15
MID MID MID
–15 +15 –15 +15 –15 +15
LOW LOW LOW
7
–15 +15 –15 +15 –15 +15
AUX AUX AUX
1 2 1 2 1 2
PAN PAN PAN
L R 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 3
5
MD4S
Stereo mix
1 2
TRACK 2TR IN STEREO MONITOR
DIRECT OUT OUT OUT AUX SEND
LINE INPUT
3 4 5 6 7 8
4 5 / 6 7 / 8
GAIN
LINE MIC
0 10 0 10
MIC/
LINE PB
FLIP
CUE
CUE MIX TO STEREO
P P
A A
N N
L R
L L
E E
V V
E E
L L
MONITOR SELECT
0 10
2TR IN
HIGH
MULTITRACK MD RECORDER
–15 +15
MID
STEREO
–15 +15
LOW
CUE
–15 +15
AUX
1 2
MONITOR LEVEL
PAN
REPEAT MARK SEARCH
MIN MAX
L R
10 10 10
A B LAST REC SEARCH
9 9 9
8 8 8
IN
7 7 7
6 6 6
AUTO
PUNCH I/O
5 5 5 SONG SEARCH
4 4 4
3 3 3
2 2 2
REHE REC REC
1 1 1
0 0 0
4 STEREO
C 4
Track 1
Drums+Guitar+
Bass
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
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 PLAY STOP STOP
DATA CURSOR
TOC WRITE TOC WRITE
PHONES PUNCH I/O
A B
C
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