Mixdown

Mixdown (Applied Operations)

How to use the TRACK jacks

The TRACK 1~4 jacks on the top panel of this unit provide a direct output of the signals from each track recorded on the disc. This allows you to take full advantage of a limited number of external effectors. EXAMPLE: After recording a vocal on track 1 and a keyboard on track 2.

•You want to add delay to the vocals.

•You want to add flanging to the keyboard.

•But you only have 1 effector.

This kind of situation is where you can use the TRACK jacks.

For this example, we will explain how to record the vocal recorded on track 1 back to track 1 while adding delay.

1Connect this unit’s TRACK 1 OUTPUT jack to the input jack on the effector, and connect the output jack on the effector to this unit’s INPUT CH 1 jack.

2Set the INPUT switch for channel 1 to LINE/MIC (pressed down).

3Play the track and adjust the effector volume. During the actual recording, the direct sound will be rerecorded after it passes through the effector.

4After completing the adjustments, record to track 1.

This operation can be performed for any track by using the respective input jack.

•By connecting the TRACK OUT jack to the effector and then inputting that sound to one of this unit’s other INPUT CH jacks, you can mix the source and mix sounds with different equalizations .

•By using all four of the TRACK OUTPUT jacks, you can dub all 4 tracks independently to another multichannel recorder.

How to save up to 8 tracks of data independently

You can record sound parts numbering greater than the number of tracks available on this unit (4) by using the bounce recording function (page 29).

However, some of the features available during the normal bounce operation, such as rerecording the sound from the track being mixed to, and changing the mix balance, are not possible during this operation. But, you can rely on the wide variety of editing functions available with this unit.

Since this unit can edit individual tracks (as well as songs), you can store more than 4 tracks worth of data individually and reedit them whenever necessary. The following is an explanation of the example.

1Recording the drums in stereo to tracks 1 and 2, then overdub the bass and guitar. (Song 1)

Song 1

Dr (L)

Dr (R)

B

G

2Use the Song Copy edit function to back up the part recorded in step 1.

The backup becomes Song 2.

 

Song 1

Song 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr (L)

Dr (L)

 

Dr (R)

Dr (R)

 

B

B

 

G

G

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Original

Backup

 

data

data*

*Since this is a digital copy, there is no deterioration of the data when the copy is made.

3Use mix write recording to mixdown tracks 1 and 2 of Song 1 to track 4 of Song 1.

 

Song 1

Song 2

 

 

 

 

Dr (L)

Dr (L)

 

+B+G

 

 

Dr (R)

 

Dr (R)

 

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

G

 

 

 

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MDM-X4 specifications

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