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Recording Functions
User’s Guide
3 Recording Functions
The basic functions of multitrack recording are as follows:
Monitoring
The MT4X offers you a great deal of flexibility in monitoring the status of your recordings. You can
monitor the individual channel groups, the stereo bus, the cue bus, or any combination.
Of these three monitor sources, you will probably find the cue bus is the most useful. This bus allows you
to monitor the previously recorded tracks as well as new material independently of the mixer section. It is
sometimes very important to be able to listen directly to the tracks, for example, to compare different
mixer settings to the original signal.
You adjust the overall monitoring level with the MONITOR/PHONES control.
Monitoring
Monitoring the recording or playback to listen for mistakes or
unwanted distortion.
Initial recording
Recording the first instrument or part.
Overdub recording
Recording additional instruments or parts while monitoring the
previously recorded tracks.
Punch-in/out recording
Correct mistakes or add short segments to an existing track.
Ping-pong recording
Bounce several existing tracks onto another track.
Mixdown
Mix the results of your multitrack recording onto a stereo master
tape.
You control monitoring with the MONITOR SELECT keys
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GROUP
The GROUP keys allow you to monitor the group bus signals. If you only
press one key, you will hear monaural output. If you press both keys, you will
hear groups 1 and 3 in the left channel and groups 2 and 4 in the right channel.
The signals on the group buses go directly to the recorder.
STEREO
The STEREO key allows you to monitor the stereo bus signal. You can monitor
the signals from the four input channels as well as the AUX RETURN signal.
Some of these signals may not have been assigned to the group bus, allowing
you to listen to signals that will not be recorded.
CUE
The CUE key allows you to monitor the playback signals directly from the
cassette tracks. You can set the volume for each track with the CUE LEVEL
controls. The cue bus is monaural.
When you are recording, the record signal is monitored.
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GROUP
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MONITOR
SELECT
STEREO
CUE
MONITOR/PHONES