Yamaha MT 400 16, The First Take

16

—Owner’s Manual

The First Take

Starting recording

1Press the counter reset button to set the tape

counter to “000”.

2Press the [PAUSE] button to cancel pause

mode.

This starts recording. Play the sound source for

recording.

3Press the [STOP] button to stop recording.

The Track 1 REC SELECT indicator ﬂashes.

Listening to the ﬁrst track

4Press the [REW] button to rewind the tape.

If the [ZERO STOP] switch is set to ON, the tape

rewinds until the tape counter shows “000” and stops

automatically.

5Press the [PLAY] button to start playback.

If the [INPUT-FLIP] switch on Input Channel 1 is set

to “MIC/LINE ( )”, you can monitor the Track 1

playback sound (sent via the CUE bus) through the

PHONES or MONITOR OUT jack.

To record again, rewind the tape to the beginning and

press the button. If you wish to re-record part

of the recording, perform punch in/out recording. See

page 34 for more information.

6If you are satisﬁed with your ﬁrst take on

Track 1, set the [REC SELECT] switch on Track

1 to “OFF”.

The Track 1 REC SELECT indicator turns off.

–+

STEREO

+6

+3

0

–5

–10

+6

+3

0

–5

–10

POWER

AUX SEND

STEREO INPUT

METER SELECTREC SELECT

MONITOR/PHONES

ZERO STOP

PITCH

NOISE REDUCTION SYSTEM

TAPE SPEED CONTROL

RL

REC

PLAY REW FF STOP PAUSE

OFF

R

OFF

L

OFF

R

OFF

L

ON

OFF

ON

OFF

SYNC

STEREO

ST+CUE

CUE

MULTITRACK CASSETTE RECORDER

MIC/LINE INPUT

INSERT I/O

INSERT I/O

12

1

2

345L6R8R7L

4.8/ 9.5

LEVEL

STEREO

7L–8R

010

LEVEL

5L–6R

010

LEVEL

MIN MAX

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

GAIN

HIGH

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

LINE MIC

–12 +12

MID

–12 +12

LOW

–12 +12

AUX

1

010

AUX

2

MIX CUE MIX CUE MIX CUE MIX CUE

010

010

PAN

INPUT-FLIP

TAPE

TAPE

MIC/

LINE

MIC/LINE

to L

LR

1GAIN

HIGH

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

LINE MIC

–12 +12

MID

–12 +12

LOW

–12 +12

AUX

1

010

AUX

2

010

010

PAN

INPUT-FLIP

TAPE

TAPE

MIC/

LINE

MIC/LINE

to R

LR

2GAIN

HIGH

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

LINE MIC

–12 +12

MID

–12 +12

LOW

–12 +12

AUX

1

010

AUX

2

010

010

PAN

INPUT-FLIP

TAPE

TAPE

MIC/

LINE

MIC/LINE

to L

LR

3GAIN

HIGH

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

LINE MIC

–12 +12

MID

–12 +12

LOW

–12 +12

AUX

1

010

AUX

2

010

010

PAN

INPUT-FLIP

TAPE

TAPE

MIC/

LINE

MIC/LINE

to R

LR

4

4321

431 4TR2

REC

2

6

354

1

REC

Contents

Main MULTITRACK CASSETTE RECORDER Owners Manual E 6 5 8 Important Read the Following Before Operating MT400 Keep This Manual For Future Reference Contents 3 Welcome to the MT400 Recorder Mixer MT400 Features Buying Cassette Tapes for the MT400 MT400 tracks MT400 Recording Format About dbx Noise Reduction Glossary 6 Touring the MT400 CUE control D AUX controls C E INPUT-FLIP switch Fader G PAN control 8 Stereo Inputs STEREO fader K h 9 Recorder Section QP METER SELECT switch O 10 Transport Section 11 Meter Section f c a 12 Front Panel Rear Panel 13 The First Session Rhythm machine Headphones Master recorder Preparation Recording the First Track Preparation Before Recording Selecting a recording track 1 2 3 Checking the recording level 4 16 The First Take 354 The Track 1 REC SELECT indicator ashes. Starting recording 1 Signal ow during track recording CUE bus (monaural) Overdubbing 3 9 784 Selecting a recording track 1 2. Start recording 7 Listening to the recording 8 CUE bus (monaural) Signal ow during overdubbing the beginning and press the [PLAY] button to start playback. Mixdown 65 Connecting a master recorder 1 Sending the tape playback sound to the input channels 2 11 5 6 7 Stereo bus L, R Signal ow during mixdown monitor speakers, adjust the faders, PAN controls, and EQ controls on Input Channel Advanced Recording Techniques This chapter introduces you to various advanced recording techniques using the MT400. 05 A 4 to L and R respectively. 5 Stereo bus Signal ow during multi-channel mixing 6 STEREO fader to the 78 mark. Ping-Pong Recording 509 7 Overdubbing Overdubbing recording This section explains how to mix and record existing Tracks 13 data onto Track 4 as an example. 5 6 R CUE bus Stereo bus R Signal ow during ping-pong recording Multi-Source Mixing 1 INPUTs 1 and 2. 2 5 6 7 Stereo bus Signal ow during multi-source mixing 8 Using Effects Using INSERT I/O 29 Effects processor connection with an insert cable Effects processor 1 Effects processor 2 Outputs OutputsInput Input Connecting external effects processors to AUX SENDs 30 Applying Effects to Multiple Channels When Recording Page 32 Applying Effects to Only a Monitor Signal 39 The vocal will be directly recorded on Track 4. 1 33 Applying Effects at Mixdown 1 2 Tracks 14 signals are sent to Input Channels 14. Punch In/Out Recording 8AB 60 Mistakes Punch in Punch out 35 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 0 A LINE 4. B 2 MIDI Synchronization Synchronizing the MT400 with a MIDI Sequencer SYNC Signal Formats 38 Connecting the MT400 to a MIDI System FSK INFSK OUT SYNC OUT FSK/MIDI system SMPTE/MTC system MIDI tone generator MIDI OUT 1 LR SMPTE INSMPTE OUT 40 Recording a SYNC Signal on the Tape C5A 1 converter or the SMPTE/MTC converter as shown in the diagrams on pages 38 and 39. 41 9 converter. 0 The dbx reduction system is cancelled only on the sync track (Track 4). Page 43 Synchronized Mixdown 78 to external MTC or MIDI Clock. 1 Appendix Troubleshooting 45 Maintaining the MT400 Cleaning the Record-Play Head, Erase Head, Capstan, and Pinch Roller Demagnetizing the Record-Play Head Specications Tape Transport I/O Specications Mixer Recorder Dimensions Block Diagram 1234 Input Source: Input Source: Input Source: Input Source: Input Source: Input Source: Tracking Sheet + 4 3 2