58 MD4 Applications
MD4—Owner’s Manual
MIDI Home Studio

In the following MIDI home studio system example, all instruments are recorded to MD4.

Recording the MIDI instruments could be left until the final mixdown, since the MIDI

sequencer provides repeatable playback and is synchronized to MD4 using MIDI Timecode.

Having the entire project on an MD4 disc, however, does simplify media management.

A monitor amp and speakers are used for monitoring, supplemented with a pair of stereo head-

phones. An optional footswitch provides hands free recording and playback control. An external

effects processor is connected to the AUX SEND and AUX RETURN jacks for effects processing.

Finally, EQ and effects are applied during mixdown and transfer to the stereo master recorder.

Synthesizer
Drum Box
Computer & MIDI
Sequencer Software
MTC IN
MIDI IN
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
MIDI THRU
MIDI OUT
Guitar Processor
YAMAHA
88
Effects Processor
MULTITRACK MD RECORDER
MIC/LINE INPUT AUX RETURN
STEREO SUB IN STEREO OUT MONITOR OUT TRACK DIRECT OUT
AUX SEND
1234L R L R L RL R1 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 MASTERAUXRETURN STEREOSUB IN
GROUP ASSIGN GROUP ASSIGN GROUP ASSIGN GROUP ASSIGN
STEREO
PHONES PUNCH I/O
REHE
MONITORSELECT CUE LEVEL
Monitors
Master Recorder
Headphones
Footswitch
Monitor Amp
Microphone