Sony MDM-X4 Deleting a Section (Section

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Changing the Construction of a Song (Section Edit)

Deleting a Section (Section

Delete)

This function lets you delete a section of the song.

Preparations

Set the following locate points before carrying out the

edit operation.

• IN point : the beginning of the part to be copied.

• OUT point : the end of the part to be copied.

See “Specifying the Locate Points” (page 31) for details

on how to set the location points.

Editing Operation

1Press EDIT.

[EDIT] appears in the display.

2Turn the jog dial so that “Sect Delete” appears in

the display.

The name of the edit function starts blinking in

the display.

3Press ENTER.

“OK?” appears in the display.

4Press ENTER again.

The selected edit operation is carried out.

To start over again from the beginning, or quit the

edit operation, press EXIT instead of ENTER.

When the edit operation has finished, the edit

select screen reappears.

To carry out another edit operation in succession

use the jog dial to specify the operation you

desire.

5Press EXIT.

This completes the edit operation.

001:Del,OK?

b

A B C A C

OUT point

IN point

The specified section is deleted

and the in and out points are

joined together.

3,4

2

5

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Contents

Main WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel only. INFORMATION CAUTION T Overview of MDM-X4 Names and Functions of Parts Connections and Signal Flow Monitoring Standard Recording Procedures Overview of MDM-X4 6You decide you want to change the structure of the song. 7Dub the tracks onto an external MD or DAT deck while using the mixer to adjust the balance. Done ! The Mixer The Channel 1~4 Section 6 Page The Recorder Control Panel Page The Display Input and Output Jacks Top panel Front Panel Rear Panel Connections and Signal Flow Connections for Recording Turning on the Power Connections and Signal Flow Connecting MIDI Equipment MDM-X4 Signal Flow Diagram Monitoring Preparations Monitoring Example Page Setting Up the Operating Environment System Settings Setting Up the Operating Environment Changing a Setting 1 2 6 To reset this unit to the original factory settings 1 2 b Initial Recording 4 5 6 Overdub Recording Checking the Recording 1 2 1 2 Auto Punch-In/Out Recording Setting the section to be punched in/out 1 2 3 Rehearsing the punch-in/out 1 2 1 2 Checking the Recording 1 2 Using the UNDO function with auto punch-in/out recording 5 6 Manual Punch-In/Out Recording 4 Page 3 4 2 5 b Mix Write Recording (Applied Operations) Page Page Track Edit Overview Using the Undo Function with track Specifying the Locate Points Setting edit points by specifying the time/ bar 1 2 3 Setting edit points while listening to the sound being played back 1 2 3 Correcting the position of the locate point 1 2 3 4 5 Copying a Part (Track Copy) 2 001:Cpy 34 Moving a Part (Track Move) 2 Switching the Locations of 2 Parts (Track Exchange) b 2 001:Mov 34 Erasing a Part (Track Erase) 2 Page Section Edit Overview Using the Undo Function with section Specifying the Locate Points Moving a Section (Section 2 Switching the Locations of 2 Sections (Section Exchange) 2 Inserting Another Section (Section Insert) 2 Deleting a Section (Section 2 Song Edit Overview Using the Undo Function with section Copying a Song (Song Copy) 2 4 Moving a Song (Song Move) 2 6 Changing the Song Order (Song Exchange) 2 4 6 Dividing a Song (Song Divide) 1 2 3 4 Connecting 2 Songs (Song Combine) 2 6 Deleting a Song (Song Delete) 2 5 Naming a Song (Song Name) 2 4 6 7 8 Overview Erasing the Disc Contents (Disc 2 Editing the Entire Disc (Disc Edit) Naming the Disc (Disc Name) 2 6 4 7 Advantages of Using MIDI MIDI Synchronization Using MTC 1 2 3 MIDI Synchronization Using the MIDI Clock 1 2 3 Creating a tempo map 01:---- --- 01:0001 120 01:04/04 01:0001 120 11 12 05: Del 100 Example of a MIDI System Mixdown (Basics) Carrying out the mixdown 1 2 3 4 Mixdown (Applied Operations) How to use the TRACK jacks 1 2 3 5 +B+G 6 7 8 Display Message List Troubleshooting System Limitations of MDs Specifications Mixer Section Recorder Section General Glossary Page Page Sony MDM-X4 Track Sheet 2 AVERTISSEMENT ATTENTION Prcautions Scurit Sources dalimentation T Vue densemble du MDM-X4 Appellation et fonction des organes Raccordements et sens du signal Contrle Procdures denregistrement standard 5 Vue densemble du MDM-X4 Cest fait! Piste Mixeur Section canal 1 canal 4 7 Canal 5, 6 et MASTER ! 0 ! Enregistreur Panneau de commande 9 10 Afficheur 11 Prises dentre et de sortie Panneau suprieur 12 Panneau avant Panneau arrire 13 Raccordements et sens du signal Raccordements pour lenregistrement Mise sous tension 14 Raccordements et sens du signal Raccordement dappareils MIDI Schma du parcours des signaux MDM-X4 15 Contrle Prparations pour le contrle Exemple de contrle EXEMPLE 1: Contrle du son du bus des groupes 1 et 2 (pendant lenregistrement, etc.) 16 17 Rglage de lenvironnement de fonctionnement Rglages du systme 18 Rglage de lenvironnement de fonctionnement Modification dun rglage 1 2 6 Pour rtablir les rglages originaux dusine 1 2 b Enregistrement initial 5 6 8 Enregistrement overdub 5 6 21 1 3 22 Enregistrement punch-in/out automatique Rglage de la partie enregistrer 1 2 3 23 Rptition (rehearsal) du punch-in/out 1 2 24 1 2 Utilisation de la fonction dannulation (UNDO) avec enregistrement punch-in/ out automatique. 25 Enregistrement punch-in/out manuel 4 26 4 5 3 4 b 28 Enregistrement mix write (applications) 29 30 31 Vue densemble du montage de piste (Track Edit) Utilisation de la fonction dannulation avec les oprations de montage de piste Spcification des points de localisation Rglage des points de montage en spcifiant le temps/ la mesure 1 32 2 3 Rglage des points de montage en coutant le son lu 1 Copie dune partie (Track Copy) 34 Dplacement dune partie (Track Move) 001:Cpy 34 35 change de position de 2 parties (Track Exchange) b 001:Mov 34 36 Effacement dune partie (Track 2 37 38 Vue densemble du montage de section (Section Edit) Utilisation de la fonction dannulation avec les oprations de montage de section Spcification des points de localisation 39 Dplacement de section (Section Move) 40 change de position de deux sections (Section Exchange) 41 Insertion dune autre section (Section Insert) 42 Effacement de section (Section 43 Vue densemble du montage de morceau (Song Edit) Utilisation de la fonction dannulation avec les oprations de montage de section Copie dun morceau (Song 44 Dplacement dun morceau (Song Move) 45 Changement de lordre des morceaux (Song Exchange) 46 Division de morceau (Song Divide) 1 2 3 4 Combinaison de 2 morceaux (Song Combine) 48 Effacement dun morceau (Song Delete) 49 Titrage de morceau (Song Name) 6 7 8 50 Vue densemble Effacement du contenu dun minidisque (Disc Erase) 2 Montage du minidisque entier (Disc Edit) 51 Titrage du minidisque (Disc Name) 2 6 7 8 Avantages de lutilisation du MIDI Synchronisation MIDI avec MTC 1 2 3 Synchronisation MIDI avec horloge MIDI 1 2 3 Cration dune allocation de rythme 54 5 6 7 8 9 10 05:0018 100 05: Del 100 56 Exemple de systme MIDI 57 Mixdown (principes fondamentaux) Pour effectuer le mixdown 1 2 3 4 Mixdown (applications) Comment utiliser les prises TRACK 1 2 3 59 4 +B+G +B+G 5 Liste des messages affichs Guide de dpannage 61 Limites du systme denregistrement de minidisque Spcifications Section Mixeur 62 Section enregistreur Gnralits 63 Glossaire Page 65 2 Zur besonderen Beachtung Zur Sicherheit Zur Stromversorgung Zur Aufstellung Zur Reinigung des Gehuses Inhaltsverzeichnis D berblick ber den MDM-X4 Bezeichnung und Funktion der Teile Anschlu und Signalflu Grundlegendes Aufnahmeverfahren 5 6Die Struktur eines Songs soll gendert werden. Fertig ! 7berspielen Sie die Spuren mit der gewnschten Mischbalance auf ein externes MD- oder DAT-Deck. Der Mischer Bedienfeld fr Kanle 1 - 4 7 Bedienfeld fr Kanle 5, 6 und MASTER- Bedienfeld ! 0 ! Recorder Bedienungspult 9 10 Display 000 00 11 Eingangs- und Ausgangsbuchsen Oberseite 12 Vorderseite Rckseite 13 Anschlu und Signalflu Anschlu fr Aufnahme Einschalten des Gerts 14 Anschlu und Signalflu Anschlu eines MIDI-Gerts MDM-X4-Signalfludiagramm 15 Vorbereitung des Monitorbetriebs Monitorbeispiele 16 17 Wunschgemes Konfigurieren des Gerts Systemeinstellungen 18 Wunschgemes Konfigurieren des Gerts ndern von Einstellungen 1 2 4 6 b Erstaufnahme 4 5 6 Overdub-Aufnahme 21 1 3 22 Auto Punch-In/Out-Aufnahme Festlegen der Punch-In/Out-Passage 1 2 3 23 Simulation der Punch-In/Out-Aufnahme 1 2 24 1 2 Verwendung der Undo-Funktion bei der Auto Punch-In/Out-Aufnahme 25 Manuelle Punch-In/Out- Aufnahme 4 26 4 5 1 3 b 28 Mischaufnahme (fortgeschrittener Betrieb) 29 30 31 berblick ber den Spur- Spur-Editierbetrieb Festlegung von Suchpunkten Festlegung eines Schnittpunktes durch Vorgabe der Zeit/des Taktes 1 32 2 3 Festlegung von Editierpunkten beim Abhren des Wiedergabesignals 1 Kopieren eines Teils (Track 34 4 001:Cpy 34 Verschieben eines Teils (Track 35 4 b Vertauschen von zwei Teilen (Track Exchange) 001:Mov 34 36 4 Lschen eines Teils (Track 37 38 Sektor-Editierbetrieb berblick ber den Sektor- Festlegung der Suchpunkte 39 Verschieben eines Sektors (Section Move) 40 Vertauschen von zwei Sektoren (Section Exchange) 41 Kopieren und Einfgen eines Sektors (Section Insert) 42 Lschen eines Sektors (Section 43 Editieren des ganzen Songs (Song-Editierbetrieb)Editieren des ganzen Songs (Song-Editierbetrieb) berblick ber den Song- Sektor-Editierbetrieb Kopieren eines Songs (Song 44 Verschieben eines Songs (Song 45 Vertauschen von Songs (Song Exchange) 46 Unterteilen von Songs (Song Divide) 1 2 3 4 Kombinieren von zwei Songs (Song Combine) 48 Lschen eines Songs (Song 49 Zuteilen eines Song-Namens (Song Name) 4 6 7 8 berblick Lschen einer Disc (Disc Erase) Editieren der ganzen Disc (Disc-Editierbetrieb) 51 7 Zuteilen eines Disc-Namens (Disc Name) 4 6 52 Vorteile von MIDI MIDI-Synchronisation mit dem MTC 1 2 3 MIDI-Synchronisation mit dem MIDI-Takt 1 2 3 Erzeugen einer Tempotabelle 02:---- --- 01:---- --- 01:0001 120 01:04/04 01:0001 120 05:0018 100 05: Del 100 56 Beispiel eines MIDI-Systems 57 Abmischen (Grundlagen) Bedienungsschritte zum Abmischen 1 2 3 4 Abmischen (fortgeschrittener Betrieb) Verwendung der TRACK-Buchsen 1 2 3 59 3 4 5 6 Meldungen im Display Strungsberprfungen 61 Besonderheiten des MD- Systems Technische Daten Mischerteil 62 Recorderteil Allgemeines 63 Glossar Page 65