Yamaha MD4S Owner's Manual page 40

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Advanced recording techniques
In the following, we will give an example of mixing previously-recorded tracks 1–4 into a ste-
reo pair, and ping-pong recording them to tracks 3 and 4.
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1
Set the FLIP switches of input channels 1–4 to
"PB ( )."
The playback sound of tracks 1–4 will be sent via
the input channels to the ST bus.
Tip: If you use LINE INPUT jacks 5–8, the audio
sources connected to LINE INPUT jacks 5–8 can be
added to tracks 1–4 as you ping-pong record. The
input level of LINE INPUT jacks 5–8 can be adjusted
by the LEVEL controls 5/6 and 7/8.
2
While holding down the BUS button, press
REC SELECT buttons 3 and 4.
The ST bus will be selected as the recording source
for tracks 3 and 4, and the track record indicators
(BUS/L, R) will blink.
Make sure that the track record indicators for
tracks 1 and 2 are dark.
3
Turn on the MONITOR SELECT STEREO
switch.
The ST bus will be selected as the signal source for
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IN OUT THRU TRACK 2TR IN
MIDI DIRECT OUT
1 2
MIC/LINE INPUT
INSERT INSERT
3 4 5
I/O I/O
1 2 3 4 5 / 6
GAIN GAIN GAIN GAIN
LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC 0
MIC/ MIC/ MIC/ MIC/
LINE LINE LINE LINE
PB PB PB PB
FLIP FLIP FLIP FLIP
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
HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH
–15 +15 –15 +15 –15 +15 –15 +15
MID MID MID MID
–15 +15 –15 +15 –15 +15 –15 +15
LOW LOW LOW LOW
–15 +15 –15 +15 –15 +15 –15 +15
AUX AUX AUX AUX
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2
PAN PAN PAN PAN
L R L R L R
L R
10 10 10 10 10
9 9 9 9 9
8 8 8 8 8
7 7 7 7 7
6 6 6 6
6
5 5 5 5 5
4 4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 0 0
1 2 3 4
0
STEREO MONITOR 1 2
OUT OUT AUX SEND
LINE INPUT
6 7 8
7 / 8
10 0 10
CUE MIX TO STEREO
BUS
MONITOR SELECT
2TR IN
MULTITRACK MD RECORDER
STEREO
CUE
MONITOR LEVEL
REPEAT MARK SEARCH
MIN 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 REHE REC PLAY STOP
1
0
TOC WRITE
STEREO
4 5 6 8 9
7 8
monitoring, allowing you to monitor the playback
sound of tracks 1–4.
Make sure that the MONITOR SELECT CUE
switch is off.
4
Set the STEREO fader in the 7–8 range.
5
Press the SONG SEARCH [
locate to the beginning of the song.
6
Press the REHE button, and then press the
PLAY button to begin rehearsing the ping-
pong recording.
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While listening to your monitoring head-
phones or monitor speakers, use the faders
and PAN controls of input channels 1–4 to
adjust the mix balance of tracks 1–4. As nec-
essary, use the EQ controls to adjust the tone.
When you finish adjusting the mix balance, watch
the track level meters of tracks 3 and 4 as you
adjust the STEREO fader to set the recording level.
(At the ideal level, the –3 segment of the meter will
light at the peaks.)
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REC SELECT REC SELECT
CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4
3 4
1 2
L R L R
9
EJECT
PEAK HOLD DISPLAY
PITCH ADJUST EDIT UTILITY 3
EXIT
ENTER
A
DATA CURSOR
PHONES PUNCH I/O
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