Begin to record
Monitoring input/tape
Stop recording
Putting track into "Safe"
How to record tracks 3 and 4
9.Hold RECORD and press PLAY to initiate recording. The REC "2" indicator that was blinking will turn on solid, indicating track 2 is now being recorded.
10.You will hear track 1 play, together with the new signal going to track 2, in the headphones.
NOTE: Adjust only the TAPE CUE control of channel 1 if you need to change the balance between the old and new tracks in your headphones. Leave the channel fader and TRIM and the MASTER fader alone, because they control the level being recorded.
11. Press STOP to stop recording.
12.The REC 2 indicator in the meter should now be blinking as before. Set TRK 2 RECORD FUNCTION switch back to its SAFE position and the indicator will turn off.
Tracks 3 and 4 can be recorded using almost the same procedure just shown for tracks 1 and 2. Just use the applicable RECORD FUNCTION switches, and the PAN controls should be rotated to the LEFT for recording on Track 3 and to the RIGHT for Track 4.
How to record many sources onto a single track
In the first example, we recorded one source onto one track at a time for simplicity. But the mixer of the Portastudio 424 MKIII can take multiple channels and mix them onto a single track. To do this :
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