Yamaha MD4S owner manual Front panel, Midi IN, OUT, Thru connectors, Phones jack, Punch I/O jack

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24 Welcome to the MD4S

H MIDI IN, OUT, THRU connectors

These connectors are used to exchange MIDI messages with external MIDI devices.
MIDI OUT connector		MIDI Clock and MIDI Time Code (MTC) is output from this
		connector. This is used when synchronizing the MD4S with a
		MIDI sequencer or rhythm machine.
MIDI IN connector		MTC or MMC (MIDI Machine Control) is received at this
		connector. This is used when controlling the transport of the
		MD4S from an external MIDI sequencer.
MIDI THRU connector		MIDI messages received at the MIDI IN connector are
		retransmitted without change from this connector to another
		external MIDI device.
Front panel


A PHONES jack
A pair of stereo headphones can be connected here for
monitoring. This jack will output the same signal as the
MONITOR OUT jacks.
B PUNCH I/O jack
A Yamaha FC5 (sold separately) can be connected here,
A Yamaha FC5 (sold separately) can be connected here,			1		2

allowing you to use a foot switch to start/pause playback, start/pause rehearsal, or punch-in/out. (See “Using a Foot switch” on page 89 for more information.)

—Owner’s Manual

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Contents Multitrack MD Recorder Varoitus Safety Instructions Read the Following Before Operating the MD4S Keep This Manual For Future Reference Operating NotesCopyright MD4S Features MixerRecorder MD Data and MiniDisc Buying discs for the MD4SRecording modes and recording times To update the TOCMD4S songs and blank areas Front and rear panel Flip switchMono Inputs Gain controlEQ controls CUE PAN/CUE Level controlsAUX control PAN controlMonitor/Master section Stereo InputsDisc transport buttons Disc transport sectionSong Search / buttons Auto Punch I/O buttonB repeat button Last REC Search IN/OUT, SET buttonsDisplay button Peak Hold buttonFunction buttons Exit buttonStatus indicators TOC Edit indicatorPitch indicator DisplayMidi indicators Time counter modeCUE MIX indicator Track recording indicatorsIN, OUT indicators Auto punch indicatorMarker indicators Repeat indicatorMIC/LINE Input 1,2 jacks Top panel connectorsInsert I/O jacks MIC/LINE Input 3, 4 jacksRear panel Front panel Midi IN, OUT, Thru connectorsPhones jack Punch I/O jackExample connections Before you beginTurning on the MD4S Recording the ﬁrst track Direct RecordingInserting a disc Preparations for recordingFind a blank area Select the track for recordingCheck the recording level Monitor the signal being recorded on the track Start recordingBegin recording Press the Last REC Search in button Listening to the ﬁrst trackSelect the track to record OverdubbingStart recording Listen to the recordingPress the Play button to begin recording Adjust the mix balance of each track Connecting a master recorderTurn on the Monitor Select Stereo switch MixdownPress the Monitor Select 2TR in switch Record to your master recorderListen to the master recording After completing the Basic Operation section Advanced techniques on the MD4S 4 a B C Mixing multiple channels as you recordConnect the audio sources to MIC/LINE Input jacks Turn on the Monitor Select CUE switchSignal ﬂow when mixing multiple channels Ping-pong recording Set the Flip switches of input channels 1-4 to PB Signal ﬂow for ping-pong recording Adding sounds during mixdown Make preparations for mixdownConnect your audio sources to MIC/LINE Input jacks 1 Turn on the CUE MIX to Stereo switch Applying effects Using the Insert I/O jacksExternal effect connections when using an insertion cable Output jack L Input jack Using the AUX Send jacksRaise level control 5/6 Applying effects during mixdownApplying an effect during ping-pong recording Raise level control 5/6 Raise the CUE Level controls of input chan- nels Applying an effect only to the monitor signalST Bus Press the REC button and adjust the recording level Punch-in/out using the REC buttonPunch-in/out Manual punch-in/outMake preparations for manual punch-in/out Punch-in/out using REC SelectPunch-in/out using a foot switch Press the foot switchPress the foot switch once again to enter pause mode Setting the pre-roll/post-roll times Auto punch-in/outSpecify the auto punch-in/out points Single-take auto punch-in/out Press the Auto Punch I/O buttonPress the Enter button When stopped or paused, press the REC button Press the Play button to begin the actual auto punch-in/outPress the Play button to hear the recorded result Multi-take auto punch-in/out From a stopped or paused condition, press the REC button With Next Take shown in the display, press the Enter buttonPress the Play button to begin auto punch-in/out Press the Enter button once again to ﬁnalize the take Quick search functions Press the Display button to switch the time counter modeSearching for songs Locating to a speciﬁed timeSearching for Markers Locating to the Last Record In/Out PointPress the TOC Write button to update the TOC Cursor shuttle Display Playback volume Erasing a marker or auto punch-in/out point Rotate the Cursor shuttle toward the rightRotate the Data dial toward the right Play forward/backward at various speeds Cue/Review Various playback functionsPlaying a song repeatedly One Song Repeat/All Song Repeat Playback at half speed x1/2 PlayCue List playback Repeating a speciﬁc portion of a song A-B RepeatRotate the Data dial to select either Edit List or NEW List Press the Enter button to begin programming the cue listPress the Play button to begin Cue List playback Press the Enter button once againOriginal song Creating a new song from a Cue List Cue List CopyProgramming the song playback order Program Play Rotate the Data dial to select either Edit Prog or NEW ProgPress the Enter button to begin programming Press the Play button to begin Program Play Editing functions Copying a portion of a track Part CopyLocate to the copy destination, and stop or pause playback Erasing a section of a track Part Erase Press the Enter button to execute the Part Erase operation Copying an entire track to another track Track CopyCopying/converting a song Song Copy Erasing an entire track Track EraseRotate the Cursor shuttle to the right 4T1234 2T12Press the Enter button to execute the Song Copy operation Erasing a song Song EraseSplitting a song into two Song Divide Rotate the Data dial to select the songs that will be joined Joining divided songs together Song CombineMoving a song Song Move Exchanging the order of songs Song Renumber Before Song Renumber Adjusting the record/playback pitch Pitch function Other functionsPress the Pitch button Titling discs and songs Erasing a disc Disc Erase Viewing disc contentsPress the Song Search button to select a blank area Changing the recording modeRotate the Data dial to adjust the brightness Adjusting the display brightnessSelecting the type of Frame display Rotate the Data dial to select either 86 orFlashing Using a Foot switchConnecting the MD4S with a Midi system Midi functionsSynchronizing the MD4S with a Midi sequencer Transmit MTC from the Midi OUT connector of the MD4S Synchronization using MTCAbout MTC and Midi Clock Rotate the Data dial to make the display read MTC MasterMidi sequencer settings Synchronization using Midi ClockTransmit Midi Clock from the Midi OUT connector of the MD4S Rotate the Data dial to make the display read Midi ClockCharacter a that indicates the step will blink Synchronizing two MD4S recorders Settings for the MTC Slave MD4S Rotate the Data dial to make the display read MTC SlaveSynchronized recording on a slave MD4S Synchronized playback of a slave MD4S Start the master MD4S playback/record/rehearsalPress the Play button on the slave MD4S Start the master MD4S running play/record/rehearsalPress the Utility button to return to normal operation Synchronizing to MTC with a speciﬁed offset time differenceRotate the Data dial to switch the setting on or OFF Switching MMC reception on/offPress the Enter button to conﬁrm the setting Controlling the MD4S by MMCSetting the MMC Device ID Section Do I have to clean the MD4S heads? TroubleshootingDo I have to sacriﬁce one track to record timecode? How many songs can I store on an MD Data disc?Cannot use the punch-in/out Blank Display MessagesAuto Punch Record Standby Modes of the MD4S transportSpeciﬁcations General DimensionsBlock Diagram Glossary Glossary Appendix Tempo Map Chart Midi Implementation Chart Numerics IndexSong Search Tracking Sheet