Model D2424 Reference Manual (Before Starting)

Input monitoring and playback monitoring

There are two methods for monitoring track sound (only on the Real tracks): input monitoring and playback monitoring. They are defined as follows:

Input monitoring

Input monitoring means to listen to what is being input to the recorder so that you can verify sound quality and etc. Either one of the following procedure is used to input monitor any Real Track or all Real Tracks.

• Entering any Real Track to input monitoring

To enter any desired track for Input Monitoring, press the desired [RECORD TRACK] select key to enter it in the READY mode and then press the [RECORD] button. If the [RECORD] button is pressed again, the recorder will enter the repro

*The following example shows track 5 in Input Monitoring mode and other tracks in Playback Monitoring mode.

mode. The recorder will enter record standby mode and the READY track only will be Input Monitoring.

The recording level can now be adjusted.

• Entering all Real Tracks to input monitoring

To enter all Real Tracks to input monitoring, press the [TRACK SHIFT] key while holding down the [SHIFT] key. Unlike the previous case of selecting any desired track, Real Tracks can all be input monitored even though the [RECORD] button is not pressed. After adjusting the recording level, to simultaneously start recording all tracks, enter all tracks in the READY mode by pressing the

Keyboard

Mixer section

Track 8

Track 7

Track 6

Track 5

Track 4 (Vocal)

Track 3 (Guitar)

Track 2 (Bass)

Track 1 (Drum machine)

Recorder section

Monitoring section

[RECORD] button while holding down the [SHIFT] key.

Entering a track set to Input Monitoring to “recording mode”

To enter the recording mode with any desired track or all tracks in the READY state, press the PLAY button while holding down the [RECORD] button. READY tracks will enter the recording mode, the READY track LED change to constant light and the RECORD LED will be lit. Simultaneous with entering the recording mode, READY tracks will be input monitoring and recording can be done while monitoring the recording sound at the recorder output.

This example shows overdubbing in which the keyboard is recorded on track 5 while tracks 1-4 are being played. Tracks 1-4 are in Playback Monitoring mode and used to check the playback sound. Track 5 is in Input Monitoring mode. You can monitor the recorded sound.

<Note>

When in the "Auto EE MD?" menu of the D2424 SETUP mode, the all input monitor mode can be entered auto- matically when D2424 stops.

For details, refer to the SETUP mode "Auto EE MD?" menu in page 123.

Playback monitoring

“Playback monitoring” means to monitor the playback sound of the tracks (only Real tracks). That is, you are monitoring the playback sound on the track, not the sound being recorded to the track.

* The following example shows that all tracks are in Playback Monitoring mode.

Track 8 (Piano)

Track 7 (Keyboard)

Track 6 (Vocal)

Track 5 (Vocal)

Track 4 (Guitar-2)

Track 3 (Guitar-1)

Track 2 (Bass)

Track 1 (Drum machine)

Recorder section

Monitoring section

In this example, all tracks 1-8 are playing the recorded sound in Playback Monitoring mode.

*To play the sound on an Additional track, you need to move the data from the Additional track to a Real track. Refer to “Track Exchange function” on page “72” for more information.

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