Yamaha MD4S Mixdown, Connecting a master recorder, Adjust the mix balance of each track

32 Basic operation

Mixdown

When you have finished recording the four tracks, let’s mixdown the recorded tracks to stereo, and record the mix on a master recorder.

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			2	4	R	R	R
IN	OUT	THRU	1	3	L	L	L	2	1		OFF ON/
	MIDI		OUT DIRECT		IN 2TR	OUT	OUT		SEND AUX	IN AC	POWER
				TRACK		STEREO MONITOR
IN	OUT	THRU		TRACK	2TR IN	STEREO	MONITOR		1	2
	MIDI		DIRECT OUT			OUT	OUT		AUX SEND

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	MIC/LINE INPUT				LINE INPUT
INSERT	INSERT	3	4	5	6	7	8
I/O	I/O

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PB

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PB

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PB

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PB

REC SELECT

FLIP

FLIP

FLIP

FLIP

CH1

CH2

CH3

CH4

CUE

CUE

CUE

CUE

CUE MIX TO STEREO

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BUS

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MONITOR SELECT

EJECT

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PEAK HOLD

DISPLAY

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HIGH

HIGH

HIGH

2TR IN

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MULTITRACK MD RECORDER

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+15

PITCH

ADJUST

EDIT

UTILITY

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MID

MID

MID

STEREO

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LOW

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CUE

EXIT

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ENTER

AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

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MONITOR LEVEL

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

REPEAT

MARK SEARCH

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MAX

MARK

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LAST REC SEARCH

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SET

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AUTO

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PUNCH I/O

SONG SEARCH

PAUSE

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REHE

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PLAY

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DATA

CURSOR

TOC WRITE

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STEREO

PHONES

PUNCH I/O

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■Connecting a master recorder

1Connect the STEREO OUT jacks of the MD4S to the input jacks of your master recorder. Connect the output jacks of your master recorder to the 2TR IN jacks of the MD4S.

■Adjust the mix balance of each track

2Set the FLIP switches of input channels 1–4 to the “PB ()” position.

When the FLIP switches are set to the “PB ()” position, the playback sound of the corresponding track will be sent to the input channel, allowing you to use the EQ controls to adjust the tone, and use the PAN control to set the stereo (left/right) position. The signals of input channels 1–4 (the

track playback sound) will be mixed in stereo, and output via the ST bus to the STEREO OUT jacks.

3Turn on the MONITOR SELECT STEREO switch.

The ST bus will be selected as the signal source for monitoring. Now you can use headphones or monitor speakers connected to the PHONES jack or MONITOR OUT jacks to monitor the same signal as is being output from the STEREO OUT jacks.

4Set the STEREO fader to the 7–8 mark.

5Press the SONG SEARCH [ ] button to locate to the beginning of the song (the start point), and press the PLAY button to begin playback.

—Owner’s Manual