Yamaha MD8 owner manual B Repeat buttons, Mark Search & Mark buttons, Display button, Group button

Disc Transport Section 11

EA B Repeat buttons

These buttons are used to enter the A and B points for A-B Repeat.

FREPEAT button

This button is used to select the 1 Song, All Song, A-B, and Auto Punch Rehearse Repeat modes. It’s also used to cancel A-B Repeat mode.

GMARK SEARCH & MARK buttons

The MARK SEARCH buttons are used to locate song markers. The MARK button is used to enter markers during recording or playback.

HDISPLAY button

This button is used to select the Time Counter mode: ELAPSE, REMAIN, or TOTAL. When the MIDI tempo map is used, the display shows measure and beat information.

IGROUP button

Used in combination with the REC SELECT buttons, this button is used to set tracks to record group signals.

JREC SELECT buttons

These buttons are used to select tracks for recording. Pressing a REC SELECT button on its own sets the corresponding track to record input channel signals (DIR). Holding down the GROUP button and pressing a REC SELECT button sets the corresponding track to record group signals (GRP).

KEJECT button

This button is used to eject the disc.

Note: If you press the EJECT button while TOC EDIT is shown on the display, the disc will not eject. Press [TOC WRITE] to update the TOC, and then eject the disc.

LFunction buttons

PITCH—This button is used to access the Pitch function. Depending on how you set this function, the FIX (fixed) or VARI (variable) indicator lights (see page 87).

ADJUST—This button is used to adjust the position of markers and the LAST REC IN and OUT points.

EDIT—This button is used to access the Part Copy, Part Erase, Track Copy, Track Erase, Song Copy, Song Erase, Song Tempo, Song Divide, Song Combn, Song Move, Song Renum, Song Name, Disc Erase, and Disc Name functions.

UTILITY—This button is used to access the following functions: Rec Mode, PrePost Roll, Cue List, Prog Play, MIDI Sync, MMC Receive, MMC Dev ID, Frame Disp, Disp Dimmer, Peak Hold, and Disc Info.

MENTER button

This button is used to set functions.

NEXIT button

This button is used to cancel functions and modes.

OCURSOR shuttle/DATA dial

The central dial (called DATA) is used to set and select parameters (+/– DATA). When the MD8 is stopped or paused, the DATA dial can be used to move through a song in frame steps.

The outer shuttle (CURSOR) is used to select items on the display.When the MD8 is stopped or paused, the shuttle can be used to move through a song at high speed. During playback, it can be used for cue and review at 0.5x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, or 32x playback speed (0.5x cue only).

When using cue or review, the time counter may stop occasionally.

MD8—Owner’s Manual