PUNCH-IN or INSERT Recording
"Punching in" or "insert recording" is recording over a small section of previously recorded track to correct or improve a performance, while keeping the rest of the track intact. The mixer settings should be exactly the same as they were during the original recording.
In the following, we'll use track 2 as the
Preliminary
1As the
2TAPE CUE signal path is used to hear the tape, so set the master EFFECT 2/TAPE CUE select switch to the right/TAPE CUE position and press the same labeled MONITOR switch on.
3To hear the instrument, press the MONITOR
4Press PLAY to play the tape, adjust the TAPE CUE control on channel 2 to the desired listening level.
If you want to hear other tracks together, turn up their TAPE CUE controls as well to the desired level and balance, and adjust the overall level with the MONITOR control.
5Play the instrument. You'll hear it together with the tape signals through the headphones. Stop the tape, and you hear only the instrument being played.
6Set the RECORD FUNCTION switch for track 2 to R. The track's REC indicator will start blinking, and meter 2 will show your instrument's output level. Adjust the channel and MASTER faders for the proper recording level.
Selecting in and out points
For both musical and technical reasons, when punching in or out of a track, you must select points that are "in the points clear", i.e., in pauses between phrases or notes. The sound will seem unnatural and inserts will be noticeable if a new note is recorded before the old one has ended, or a note is held as you punch in or out. Making smooth inserts requires practice. Spacing between the erase and record heads requires that you anticipate in/out points by a fraction of a second for extremely tight cues.
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