Yamaha MD4S owner manual Applying an effect during ping-pong recording

48 Advanced recording techniques

Applying an effect during ping-pong recording

By using the AUX SEND jacks you can apply spatial-type effects such as reverb or chorus dur- ing ping-pong recording as well. This technique is particularly useful when you wish to ping- pong in stereo down to two tracks. The following will explain how to apply an effect to the playback of tracks 1–4 as you ping-pong them in stereo to tracks 3 and 4.

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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

9

GAIN

GAIN

GAIN

GAIN

LINE

MIC

LINE

MIC

LINE

MIC

LINE

MIC

0

10

0

10

2

MIC/

MIC/

MIC/

MIC/

LINE

PB

LINE

PB

LINE

PB

LINE

PB

REC SELECT

FLIP

FLIP

FLIP

FLIP

CH1

CH2

CH3

CH4

CUE

CUE

CUE

CUE

CUE MIX TO STEREO

P

P

P

P

A

A

A

A

1

2

3

4

N

N

N

N

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

BUS

L

R

L

L

L

L

L

R

E

E

E

E

V

V

V

V

E

E

E

E

0

L

0

L

0

L

0

L

MONITOR SELECT

EJECT

10

10

10

10

PEAK HOLD

DISPLAY

HIGH

HIGH

HIGH

HIGH

2TR IN

MULTITRACK MD RECORDER

–15

+15

–15

+15

–15

+15

–15

+15

PITCH

ADJUST

EDIT

UTILITY

MID

MID

MID

MID

STEREO

3

–15

+15

–15

+15

–15

+15

–15

+15

LOW

LOW

LOW

LOW

CUE

EXIT

–15

+15

–15

+15

ENTER

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AUX

AUX

AUX

AUX

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

MONITOR LEVEL

PAN

PAN

PAN

PAN

REPEAT

MARK SEARCH

L

R

L

R

L

R

L

R

MIN

MAX

MARK

10

10

10

10

10

10

A

B

LAST REC SEARCH

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

IN

OUT

SET

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

AUTO

5

5

5

5

5

5

PUNCH I/O

SONG SEARCH

PAUSE

6

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

REHE

REC

PLAY

STOP

1

1

1

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

DATA

CURSOR

TOC WRITE

1

2

3

4

STEREO

PHONES

PUNCH I/O

4

5

0

7

1Connect the AUX SEND 1 jack to the input jack of your external effect processor, and connect the output jacks of the effect proces- sor to the LINE INPUT jacks 5 and 6. Make settings on your effect processor so that only the processed sound is output.

2Hold down the BUS button, and press REC SELECT buttons 3 and 4.

The track record indicators (BUS/L, R) will blink. Make sure that the track record indicators for tracks 1 and 2 are dark.

3Turn on the MONITOR SELECT STEREO switch.

Make sure that the MONITOR SELECT CUE switch is off.

4Set the STEREO fader in the 7–8 range.

5Press the REHE button.

6Press the SONG SEARCH [ ] button to locate to the beginning of the song, and press the PLAY button to begin rehearsal.

7While listening to your monitor headphones or monitor speakers, use the input channel 1–4 faders and PAN controls to adjust the mix balance of tracks 1–4. If necessary, use the EQ controls to adjust the tone.

When you have finished adjusting the mix bal- ance, watch the track 3 and 4 track level meters as you make fine adjustments to the STEREO fader to set the recording level. (At the ideal level, the –3 segment will light when peaks occur.)

—Owner’s Manual