Yamaha MD4S owner manual Using the AUX Send jacks, Output jack L Input jack

46 Advanced recording techniques

Using the AUX SEND jacks

When the AUX SEND jacks of the MD4S are used, a single external effect processor can be used simultaneously by two or more input channels. For example when you are re-recording several channels to two tracks or when mixing down, you can use this method to apply an effect such as delay or reverb while adjusting the depth of the effect independently for each channel (track).

Applying an effect with a different depth for each track as you mixdown

	MD4S
		Master recorder
Track 1	Drums	Stereo mix
Track 2	Guitar
Track 3	Bass
Track 4	Vocal
	AUX SEND jacks

Effect processor

When using the AUX SEND jacks to connect an external effect processor, connect the AUX SEND jacks 1 or 2 to the input jacks of the external effect processor, and connect the output jacks of the effect processor to LINE INPUT jacks 5 and 6 or 7 and 8.

Effect processor 1			Effect processor 2
Output jack L	R	Input jack	Output jack L	R	Input jack

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

	1		2		3	4		5 / 6		7 / 8
GAIN		GAIN		GAIN		GAIN
LINE	MIC	LINE	MIC	LINE	MIC	LINE	MIC	0	10	0	10
MIC/		MIC/		MIC/		MIC/
LINE	PB	LINE	PB	LINE	PB	LINE	PB
	FLIP		FLIP		FLIP	FLIP
CUE		CUE		CUE		CUE		CUE MIX TO STEREO
		P		P		P	P
		A		A		A	A
		N		N		N	N
L	R	L	R	L	R	L	R
		L		L		L	L
		E		E		E	E
		V		V		V	V
		E		E		E	E
0	10	L	10	L	10	L	L	MONITOR SELECT
		0		0		0	10
HIGH		HIGH		HIGH		HIGH			2TR IN
–15	+15	–15	+15	–15	+15	–15	+15

	REC SELECT
CH1	CH2	CH3	CH4
1	2	3	4
BUS
L	R	L	R
EJECT		PEAK HOLD	DISPLAY
MULTITRACK MD RECORDER

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External effect connections when using the AUX SEND jacks

With this setup, rotating the AUX controls of the input channels toward the 1 or 2 position will mix the signals from the input channels (in mono) and send them via the AUX SEND 1 or 2 jack to the external effect processor. The output signals from the effect processor will be mixed via the LINE INPUT jacks 5 and 6 (or 7 and 8) into the ST bus. Normally, the technique of using the AUX SEND jacks to apply effects is used for effects in which the original sound is mixed with the processed sound (e.g., delay, reverb, chorus etc.). In general, you should make settings on the effect processor so that it will output only the processed sound, and use the MD4S mixer to adjust the mix of the original sound (the signal sent from the input channel to the ST bus) and the effect sound (the signal sent via LINE INPUT jacks 5–8 to the ST bus).

—Owner’s Manual