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—Owner’s Manual
Contents Welcome to the MT400.......................... 3
MT400 Features..............................................3
Mixer.................................................................3
Recorder ...........................................................3
Buying Cassette Tapes for the MT400 ..........4
MT400 Recording Format............................. 4
About dbx Noise Reduction.......................... 5
Glossary...........................................................5
Touring the MT400........................................6
Input Channels.................................................6
Stereo Inputs....................................................8
Monitor/Master Section..................................8
Recorder Section..............................................9
Transport Section...........................................10
Meter Section.................................................11
Input/Output Section....................................11
Front Panel.....................................................12
Rear Panel.......................................................12
The First Session................................... 13
Preparation................................................... 13
Quick-Start System........................................13
Turning On the MT400.................................14
Loading a Cassette Tape ................................14
Recording the First Track............................ 14
Preparation Before Recording.......................14
The First Take.................................................16
Overdubbing.................................................18
Mixdown.......................................................20
Advanced Recording Techniques......... 22
Simultaneous Multi-Channel Recording....22
Ping-Pong Recording...................................24
Multi-Source Mixing....................................26
Using Effects .................................................28
Using INSERT I/O.........................................28
Using AUX SENDs........................................ 29
Applying Effects to Multiple Channels
When Recording............................................30
Applying Effects to Only a Monitor Signal.. 32
Applying Effects at Mixdown........................33
Punch In/Out Recording..............................34
Using the REC SELECT switch.....................34
Using a Footswitch........................................ 35
MIDI Synchronization.................................37
Synchronizing the MT400 with a MIDI Se-
quencer...........................................................37
Connecting the MT400 to a MIDI System...38
Recording a SYNC Signal on the Tape......... 40
Synchronized Recording............................... 41
Synchronized Mixdown................................ 43
Appendix............................................... 44
Troubleshooting...........................................44
Maintaining the MT400...............................45
Cleaning the Record-Play Head, Erase Head,
Capstan, and Pinch Roller.............................45
Demagnetizing the Record-Play Head......... 45
Specifications................................................46
Dimensions...................................................47
Block Diagram..............................................48