Yamaha MD4S owner manual Before you begin, Example connections

Basic operation 25

Basic operation

This chapter explains the process of recording instruments separately on each of the four tracks, and finally mixing down to a master recorder.

Before you begin

Example connections

Master recorder

AC outlet

Guitar Synthesizer

L

Guitar effects processor

YAMAHA

Microphone

IN THRU

12

INSERT	INSERT
I/O	I/O

R

				MONITOR STEREO
POWER	AC IN		AUX SEND	OUT	OUT
ON/ OFF		1	2	L	L
				R	R	R

TRACK	2TR IN STEREO	MONITOR	1	2
DIRECT OUT	OUT	OUT		AUX SEND

LINE INPUT

5 6 7 8

	TRACK
DIRECT OUT		THRU	MIDI	IN
3	1		OUT
4	2

1

2

3

4

5 / 6

7 / 8

GAIN

GAIN

GAIN

GAIN

LINE

MIC

LINE

MIC

LINE

MIC

LINE

MIC

0

10

0

10

MIC/

MIC/

MIC/

MIC/

LINE

PB

LINE

PB

LINE

PB

LINE

PB

REC SELECT

FLIP

FLIP

FLIP

FLIP

CH1

CH2

CH3

CH4

CUE

CUE

CUE

CUE

CUE MIX TO STEREO

P

P

P

P

A

A

A

A

1

2

3

4

N

N

N

N

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

BUS

L

L

L

L

L

R

L

R

E

E

E

E

V

V

V

V

E

E

E

E

0

L

0

L

0

L

0

L

MONITOR SELECT

EJECT

10

10

10

10

PEAK HOLD

DISPLAY

HIGH

HIGH

HIGH

HIGH

2TR IN

MULTITRACK MD RECORDER

–15

+15

–15

+15

–15

+15

–15

+15

PITCH

ADJUST

EDIT

UTILITY

MID

MID

MID

MID

STEREO

–15

+15

–15

+15

–15

+15

–15

+15

LOW

LOW

LOW

LOW

CUE

EXIT

–15

+15

–15

+15

–15

+15

–15

+15

ENTER

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

MONITOR LEVEL

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

REPEAT

MARK SEARCH

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

MIN

MAX

MARK

10

10

10

10

10

10

A

B

LAST REC SEARCH

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

IN

OUT

SET

7

7

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

AUTO

5

5

5

5

5

5

PUNCH I/O

SONG SEARCH

PAUSE

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

REHE

REC

PLAY

STOP

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

DATA

CURSOR

TOC WRITE

1

2

3

4

STEREO

PHONES

PUNCH I/O

Amplified monitor speakers

Headphones

—Owner’s Manual