PUNCH-IN or INSERT Recording
Preliminary
Selecting in and out points
"Punching in" or "insert recording" is recording over a small section of previously recorded track to correct or improve a performance, while keeping the rest of the track intact. The mixer settings should be exactly the same as they were during the original recording.
In the following, we'll use track 2 as the
1.As the
2.TAPE CUE signal path is used to hear the tape, so set the EFFECT 2/TAPE CUE select switch (located below the MONITOR LEVEL control) to the TAPE CUE position and set the EFFECT/CUE monitor switch to EFFECT 2/CUE.
3.To hear the instrument, set the MONITOR SELECT LINE OUT switch to the MONO position.
4.Press PLAY to play the tape, adjust the TAPE CUE control on channel 2 until the MONITOR level meters read a maximum of from 0 to +3, and adjust the MONITOR LEVEL control for the desired headphone listening level.
5.Play the instrument. You'll hear it together with the tape signals through the headphones. Stop the tape, and you hear only the instrument being played.
6.Set the TRK 2 RECORD FUNCTION switch to BUSS R. The REC 2 indicator will start blinking in the display window, and meter 2 will show your instrument's output level. Adjust the channel and MASTER faders for the proper recording level.
For both musical and technical reasons, when punching in or out of a track, you must select points that are "in the points clear", i.e., in pauses between phrases or notes. Sound seems unnatural and inserts are noticeable if a new note is recorded before the old one has ended, or a note is held as you punch in or out. Making smooth inserts requires practice. Spacing between the erase and record heads requires that you anticipate in/out points by a fraction of a second for extremely tight cues. Use the following procedures with the REHEARSAL switch on.
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