44 Recording & Mixing Techniques
MD8—Owner’s Manual
Ping-Pong with Overdub
The ping-pong technique can be combined with overdub recording. This allows you to
bounce down tracks and record a new sound source simultaneously. In the following illus-
tration, for example, Tracks 5, 6, and 7 are bounced to Track 1 along with a new signal com-
ing from Input Channel 8.

1. Connect a sound source to an unused input channel (i.e., one you don’t

need during the ping-pong operation).

If you decide to ping-pong all eight MD8 tracks, you can still use LINE INPUTs 9–10 and
11–12 for adding new parts. This only works for line-level signals (synthesizers, samplers,
drum machines, etc.), however.

2. Set the GAIN control of the channel to which you are feeding the live

signal as appropriate.

3. Set the [FLIP] switch to MIC/LINE.

4. Set the fader to the 7–8 mark.

5. Use the ASSIGN switches and PAN control to assign the signals to the des-

tination track.

LINE INPUTs 9, 10, 11, and 12 are stereo pairs. The odd inputs (9 & 11) are connected to
busses 1 and 3, while the even inputs (10 &12) are connected to busses 2 and 4.
Use the GROUP ASSIGN switches of these channels to assign either (mono) or both (stereo)
inputs to the desired track(s). The latter is only meaningful during Ping-Pong to two tracks
(stereo).
Destination Track
Source Tracks
Overdub Source
Track 8Track 7Track 6Track 5Track 4Track 3Track 2Track 1Track 4Track 5Track 6Track 7Track 8Track 3Track 2Track 1
LINE
GAIN
HIGH
MID
LOW
AUX
PAN
MIC
LR
8
8
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
–15 +15
–15 +15
–15 +15
250 5k
FLIP
CUE
010
F
G
1
010
2
010
1 2
3 4
GROUP ASSIGN
L
ODD R
EVEN
LINE
GAIN
HIGH
MID
LOW
AUX
PAN
MIC
LR
7
7
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
–15 +15
–15 +15
–15 +15
250 5k
FLIP
CUE
010
F
G
1
010
2
010
1 2
3 4
GROUP ASSIGN
L
ODD R
EVEN
LINE
GAIN
HIGH
MID
LOW
AUX
PAN
MIC
LR
6
6
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
–15 +15
–15 +15
–15 +15
250 5k
FLIP
CUE
010
F
G
1
010
2
010
1 2
3 4
GROUP ASSIGN
L
ODD R
EVEN
LINE
GAIN
HIGH
MID
LOW
AUX
PAN
MIC
LR
5
5
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
–15 +15
–15 +15
–15 +15
250 5k
FLIP
CUE
010
010
010
1 2
3 4
GROUP ASSIGN
L
ODD R
EVEN
PB MIC/
LINE
P
A
N
L
E
V
E
L
PB MIC/
LINE
P
A
N
L
E
V
E
L
PB MIC/
LINE
P
A
N
L
E
V
E
L
PB MIC/
LINE
P
A
N
L
E
V
E
L