Recording/Playing Back; About Usb Device Recording/Playing Back; Recording To A Usb Device; Monitor Out - Yamaha MGP32X Owner's Manual

Recording/Playing back

About USB device recording/playing
back
The MGP32X/MGP24X features an internal USB device
recorder function that lets you record the output from the STE-
REO bus L/R or MATRIX bus 1 and 2 to a conventional USB
storage device as an audio file. It also lets you playback a song
saved to a USB device via an assigned STEREO bus, MONITOR
OUT, or channels 29/30 {21/22}.
Signal flow of the USB device recorderf
Recording
(input)
STEREO L bus
L
STEREO R bus
MATRIX 1 bus
R
MATRIX 2 bus
NOTE
• Recording and playback cannot be done simultaneously.
• The signal being recorded cannot be input to the input chan-
nel.
About the USB device
You can use commercially-available USB flash memory, SSD
drives, and USB HDD drives that support the USB mass storage
class.
NOTICE
• While data is being accessed, such as when recording,
playing, or saving a file, you must not disconnect the
USB device from the USB IN connector or power-off the
MGP32X/MGP24X. Doing so may damage your USB
device, or damage the data in the MGP32X/MGP24X and/
or in the USB device.
• Connect the USB device firmly and securely to the USB
IN connector. Make sure to check the direction and sides
of the USB device and do not force the USB device into
the connector.
USB device capacity
Operation of USB devices with capacities of up to 64GB has been
verified.
NOTICE
This does not necessarily guarantee the operation of all
USB devices. It is recommended that you check the opera-
tion of the USB device beforehand.
USB device format
FAT32 format is supported. The maximum size for one file is
2GB.
Supported file formats
• Recording: WAV, MP3
• Playback: WAV, MP3, AAC
Playback
(output)
STEREO bus
L
USB

MONITOR OUT

device
CH29/30
recorder
R
{CH21/22}
Available recording time (with 2GB USB flash
memory)
• MP3 128kbps: Approx. 35 hours
• MP3 192kbps: Approx. 23 hours
• MP3 256kbps: Approx. 17 hours
• MP3 320kbps: Approx. 14 hours
• WAV: Approx. 3 hours

Recording to a USB device

1.
Connect a USB device with sufficient free
capacity to the USB IN connector.
2.
Press the USB button below the display
repeatedly if necessary until the (3/3) PARAM-
ETER page appears.
Knob 1
3.
Rotate Knob 1 to select "RecSource," and then
rotate Knob 2 to select the "STEREO" bus or
the "MATRIX1/2" bus.
4.
Rotate Knob 1 to select "Rec Form," and then
rotate Knob 2 to select one of the following
recording formats: "MP3:128k," "MP3:192k,"
"MP3:256k," or "WAV."
5.
To adjust the recording level, proceed as fol-
lows.
q Press the USB button below the display
repeatedly if necessary until the (2/3) REC
LEVEL page appears.
Recording
level
w While playing back the sound source to be
recorded, rotate Knob 1 to adjust the recording
level while checking the level meter.
The recording level can be adjusted between -48dB and
+24dB.
Each level of the REC OUT L/R will be displayed on the
level meter.
Knob 2
Level meter
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