Sony MDM-X4 operating instructions 59EN, Dr+KR Dr R

Mixdown

4Overdub the keyboard in stereo to tracks 3 and 4 while listening to the playback from tracks 1 and 2. (Song 1)

Song 1	Song 2
Dr (L)	Dr (L)
+B+G
	Dr (R)
Dr (R)
K (L)	B
K (R)	G

5Use the Song Copy edit function to back up the keyboard part.

The backup becomes Song 3.

Song 1	Song 2	Song 3
Dr (L)	Dr (L)	Dr (L)
+B+G		+B+G
	Dr (R)
Dr (R)		Dr (R)
K (L)	B	K (L)
K (R)	G	K (R)

6Use bounce recording to mixdown all four parts to tracks 1 and 2. (Song 1)

Song 1	Song 2	Song 3
Dr+K(L)	Dr (L)	Dr (L)
+B+G		+B+G
	Dr (R)
Dr+K(R)		Dr (R)
	B	K (L)
	G	K (R)

7Overdub the vocals to tracks 3 and 4 while listening to the playback from tracks 1 and 2. (Song 1)

Song 1	Song 2	Song 3
Dr+K(L)	Dr (L)	Dr (L)
+B+G		+B+G
	Dr (R)
Dr+K(R)		Dr (R)
Vo 1	B	K (L)
Vo 2	G	K (R)

8Use the Song Copy edit function to back up the vocals, then copy tracks 3 and 4 to tracks 1 and 2. This process allows you mixdown while to preserving the sound of all the original parts.

Song 1	Song 2	Song 3
Dr+K(L)	Dr (L)	Vo 1
+B+G
	Dr (R)	Vo 2
Dr+K(R)
Vo 1	B	K (L)
Vo 2	G	K (R)
Completed	Backup of individual parts
mix

•For future reference, we recommend naming each song in a way that helps you remember the content of the individual tracks. (Use the Song Name edit operation).

•Later, you can use the backed up songs to create remixes. With the method described in the previous example, you can use [Song Copy] to create a new copy of the tracks in songs 2 and 3 as song 4. This allows you to create new mixes later.

59EN