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MD4—Owner’s Manual
9 MD4 Applications

This chapter shows how MD4 can be used for various applications.

One-Take Recording

The One-Take recording technique is ideal for live recording or recording bands that like to

record with all members playing together. In the following system example, vocals, guitar, and

drums are recorded using microphones, while the bass is connected via a DI connection. With

the optional footswitch connected to the PUNCH I/O jack, one of the musicians can stop and

start MD4 recording. A stereo pair of headphones is used for monitoring.

For one-take recording, the [REC SELECT] buttons on all four tracks are set to ON. Up to eight

markers can be inserted while recording by pressing the [MARK] button. Markers make it easy

to locate specific points in a song.

When one-take recording is finished, the ping-pong technique can be used to make tracks avail-

able for further recording. See Ping-Pong Recording on page 29 for more information. Mistakes

can be corrected using the punch in/out functions. See Manual Punch In/Out on page 21 and

Auto Punch In/Out on page 24 for more information. Finally, EQ and effects can be applied dur-

ing mixdown and transfer to a stereo master recorder.

MULTITRACK MD RECORDER
MIC/LINE INPUT AUX RETURN
STEREO SUB IN STEREO OUT MONITOR OUT TRACK DIRECT OUT
AUX SEND
1234
L R L R L R
L R
1 2 3 4
GAIN
LINE MIC
1 2
3 4
AUX
010
HIGH
–12 +12
MID
–12 +12
LOW
–12 +12
PAN
L
ODD R
EVEN
PB MIC/
LINE
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
GAIN
LINE MIC
1 2
3 4
AUX
010
HIGH
–12 +12
MID
–12 +12
LOW
–12 +12
PAN
L
ODD R
EVEN
PB MIC/
LINE
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
GAIN
LINE MIC
1 2
3 4
AUX
010
HIGH
–12 +12
MID
–12 +12
LOW
–12 +12
PAN
L
ODD R
EVEN
PB MIC/
LINE
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
GAIN
LINE MIC
1 2
3 4
AUX
010
HIGH
–12 +12
MID
–12 +12
LOW
–12 +12
PAN
L
ODD R
EVEN
PB MIC/
LINE
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1 2 1 2
3 4 3 4
LEVEL
010
MONITOR LEVEL
MIN MAX
LEVEL
010
GROUP ASSIGN
1 3
2 4
GROUP
STEREO
CUE
GROUP ASSIGN
1
2
3
4
010
010
010
010
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1234
TIME
DISPLAY
REPEATMEMO A/B REC SELECT
MARK SEARCH
LAST REC SEARCH
IN OUT
MARKPITCH
ADJUST
UTILITY
CLEAR
ENTER
AUTO
PUNCH I/O
SELECT
DATA–+
SONG
SEARCH
REC PLAY PAUSE REVIEWFF CUE STOP
TOC WRITE
1234 MASTER
AUX
RETURN STEREO
SUB IN
GROUP ASSIGN GROUP ASSIGN GROUP ASSIGN GROUP ASSIGN
STEREO
PHONES PUNCH I/O
REHE
MONITOR
SELECT CUE LEVEL
Headphones
Footswitch
Vocals
Guitar
Bass
Drums