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MD4—Owner’s Manual

Contents

1. Welcome to MD4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

MD4 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Buying Discs for MD4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
MD4 TOC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2. Touring MD4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

3. The First Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Listening to the First Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Overdubbing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Mixdown  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
An Overview of Multitrack Recording   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Basic Multitracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Advanced Multitracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

About Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

4. Recording & Mixing Techniques . . . . . . . 19

Recording a New Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Searching for the Blank Top  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Setting the Recording Mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Recording  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Titling Discs & Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Manual Punch In/Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Using the REC Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Using the REC SELECT buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Using a Footswitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Auto Punch In/Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Ping-Pong Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Summary of Contents for MD4

Page 1: ... 4 3 2 1 0 GAIN LINE MIC 1 2 3 4 AUX 0 10 HIGH 12 12 MID 12 12 LOW 12 12 PAN L ODD R EVEN PB MIC LINE 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 LEVEL 0 10 MONITOR LEVEL MIN MAX LEVEL 0 10 GROUP ASSIGN 1 3 2 4 GROUP STEREO CUE GROUP ASSIGN 1 2 3 4 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 TIME DISPLAY REPEAT MEMO A B REC SELECT MARK SEARCH LAST REC SEARCH IN OUT MARK PITCH ADJUST UTILITY CLEA...

Page 2: ... This product has been tested and found to comply with the requirements listed in FCC Regulations Part 15 for Class B digital devices Compliance with these requirements provides a reasonable level of assurance that your use of this product in a residential environment will not result in harmful interference with other electronic devices This equipment generates uses radio frequencies and if not in...

Page 3: ...rformance or E The appliance has been dropped or the enclosure damaged 17 Servicing The user should not attempt service the appliance beyond that described in the operating instructions SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL SEE BOTTOM OF ENCLOSURE FOR GRAPHIC SYMBO...

Page 4: ...ts inside MD4 are a fire and electrical shock hazard Do not block the MD4 ventilation holes MD4 has ventilation holes at the rear to prevent the internal temperature from rising Blocked ventilation holes are a fire hazard Do not try to modify MD4 This could be a fire and electrical shock hazard MD4 operating temperature is between 5 C and 35 C 41 F and 95 F Cautions Turn off all audio devices and ...

Page 5: ...ny form or by any means without the prior written authorization of Yamaha Corporation Trademarks MD DATA and MiniDisc are trademarks of Sony Corporation US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation All trademarks are the property of their respective holders Package Contents The MD4 package should contain the following items Make sure that you have them all MD4 Mult...

Page 6: ...erdubbing 15 Mixdown 16 An Overview of Multitrack Recording 17 Basic Multitracking 17 Advanced Multitracking 17 About Monitoring 18 4 Recording Mixing Techniques 19 Recording a New Song 19 Searching for the Blank Top 19 Setting the Recording Mode 19 Recording 20 Titling Discs Songs 20 Manual Punch In Out 21 Using the REC Button 21 Using the REC SELECT buttons 22 Using a Footswitch 23 Auto Punch In...

Page 7: ...rting Markers 37 Marker Indicators 37 Adjusting Markers 38 Erasing Markers 39 6 Repeat Cue List Program Play 40 One Song Repeat 40 All Song Repeat 40 A B Repeat 41 Cue List Playback Copy 42 Program Playback 43 7 Editing Songs Tracks 44 Copying a Song 44 Dividing a Song 45 Combining Songs 46 Track to Track Copy 47 Erasing Tracks 48 Erasing Songs 48 8 MD4 MIDI 49 Using MD4 in a Synchronized MIDI Sys...

Page 8: ...4 with a Sub Mixer 59 Recording a Stereo Source 60 10 Beyond the Basics 61 AUX RETURN 61 EQ 61 Markers 61 Pitch 62 Monitoring 62 Mixdown 63 11 Q A Section 64 Troubleshooting 66 Appendix 67 MD4 Transport Modes 67 Display Messages 68 Signal Flow Chart 69 Specifications 70 Recorder 70 Mixer 70 General 70 Block Diagram 71 Dimensions 71 Glossary 72 Index 75 MIDI Implementation Chart End of Manual ...

Page 9: ...st one track free for ping pong With MD4 however you can record on all four tracks and then ping pong i e four track playback with ping pong This is because MD4 can simultaneously play and record on the same track This feature provides greater cre ative freedom when planing tracks Superior sound quality that is unaffected by repeated overdubs and ping pong operations Zero wow and flutter and pitch...

Page 10: ...on the disc the disc title song titles and so on The TOC EDIT indicator lights up when the TOC needs to be updated usually after a new recording or edit You must update the TOCbeforeejectingadiscorturningoff MD4 It salsoagoodideatoupdatetheTOCatregular intervals just in case of a power failure Failure to update the TOC can result in data being lost Even if you ve recorded something correctly if th...

Page 11: ...PB MIC LINE 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 GAIN LINE MIC 1 2 3 4 AUX 0 10 HIGH 12 12 MID 12 12 LOW 12 12 PAN L ODD R EVEN PB MIC LINE 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 GAIN LINE MIC 1 2 3 4 AUX 0 10 HIGH 12 12 MID 12 12 LOW 12 12 PAN L ODD R EVEN PB MIC LINE 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 LEVEL 0 10 MONITOR LEVEL MIN MAX LEVEL 0 10 GROUP ASSIGN 1 3 2 4 GROUP STEREO CUE GROUP ASSIGN 1 2 3 4 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 1...

Page 12: ...ise whenitissetfullyclockwise the signal is sent only to track 2 The same principle applies to GROUP ASSIGN switch 3 4 5 PAN control This rotary control has two functions For recording it s used in conjunction with the GROUPASSIGNswitchestoassigntheinputchannelsignaltoevenandoddnumbered tracks For mixdown it s used to pan i e position the signal in the stereo mix 6 Input source selector switch Thi...

Page 13: ...hich is useful for punch in out 4 MONITOR LEVEL control This rotary control adjusts the level of the monitor signal that is sent to the MONITOR OUT and headphones 5 STEREO fader This fader is used to adjust the level of the stereo signal that is sent to the STEREO OUT For optimum performance this fader should be positioned about the 7 8 mark 6 STEREO SUB IN GROUP ASSIGN switches These switches are...

Page 14: ...MIDI Clock and MTC appears when it is generating MIDI Timecode 4 Pitch indicators These indicators show the current Pitch mode FIX fixed or VARI variable 5 TOC EDIT indicator The TOC EDIT indicator lights up when the TOC needs to be updated usually after a new recording or edit Indicator Meaning Normal playback Cue or Review Playback is paused Rehearse Pause mode Rehearsal in progress Record Pause...

Page 15: ...hen a song is positioned on or after a marker stopped playing paused or recording that marker flashes When the beginning of a song is located the Start marker flashes When the end is located the End marker flashes B Repeat mode indicators These indicators show the Repeat modes REPEAT 1 The current song is played repeatedly One Song Repeat REPEAT ALL All songs are played repeatedly All Song Repeat ...

Page 16: ...e FIX fixed or VARI variable 5 TIME DISPLAY button This button is used to select the Time Counter mode ELAPSE REMAIN or TOTAL 6 SELECT buttons These buttons are used to select items on the display 7 REPEAT button This button is used to select the One Song All Song A B and Auto Punch Rehearse Repeat modes It s also be used to cancel A B Repeat mode 8 MEMO A B buttons These buttons are used to enter...

Page 17: ... is used to pause playback recording or rehearsal REVIEW This button is used to start review i e review the song at a speed higher than nor mal playback One press reviews at 2 times normal speed while two presses review at 4 times normal speed The review speed is shown on the display REV X2 or REV X4 You can toggle between the X2 and X4 review speeds by pressing the REVIEW button Review can be sta...

Page 18: ... OUT signal is the same as the headphone signal 4 TRACK DIRECT OUTs These phono jacks are used to send the disc playback signals to another mixer This is useful when you use MD4 in conjunction with a larger mixer Connect them to the line inputs on the other mixer With no disc loaded the DIRECT OUTs output the group signals 5 MIC LINE INPUTs These 1 4 inch phone jacks are used to connect microphone...

Page 19: ... controlledplay back rehearsal recording or punch in out Rear 1 AC IN Connect the supplied power cord here 2 POWER ON OFF switch This switch is used to turn on and off MD4 3 MIDI OUT This connector is used to send MTC MIDI Timecode or MIDI Clock to a MIDI sequencer for synchronizedoperation ConnectittotheMTCorMIDIINconnectoronyourMIDIsequencer 1 2 AC IN POWER ON OFF MIDI OUT 1 2 3 CAUTION TO PREVE...

Page 20: ...dphones Monitor Amp Microphone MULTITRACK MD RECORDER MIC LINE INPUT AUX RETURN STEREO SUB IN STEREO OUT MONITOR OUT TRACK DIRECT OUT AUX SEND 1 2 3 4 L R L R L R L R 1 2 3 4 GAIN LINE MIC 1 2 3 4 AUX 0 10 HIGH 12 12 MID 12 12 LOW 12 12 PAN L ODD R EVEN PB MIC LINE 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 GAIN LINE MIC 1 2 3 4 AUX 0 10 HIGH 12 12 MID 12 12 LOW 12 12 PAN L ODD R EVEN PB MIC LINE 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1...

Page 21: ...ontains If it s a new disc the message BlankDisc appears If the disc contains some songs the disc title appears for a few secondsandthenscrollsoffthedisplay Afterthat thetotalnumberofsongsonthediscisshown For example Total 004 Recording the First Track 1 Connect a sound source to MIC LINE INPUT 1 2 If you connect a line level source set the GAIN control to LINE i e fully counterclockwise If you co...

Page 22: ...chieve the best sound Too low a level does not make full use of the sonic capabilities of your MD4 Too high a level may cause distortion MD4 is now ready to record All you have to do to start recording is press the PLAY button So make sure that your music source is ready to go If you want to cancel Record Pause mode press the STOP button 12 Press the PLAY button to start recording Recording starts...

Page 23: ...trol mid way The GAIN control is adjusted again later on in this procedure 6 Press the GROUP ASSIGN switch on the Channel being used Select Group 2 3 or 4 We ve already recorded onto Track 1 so we cannot use Group 1 7 Use the PAN control to assign the signal to odd or even numbered group 8 Press the GROUP MONITOR SELECT switch for the group being used This sets the monitor source to the track that...

Page 24: ... on each input channel to its center position 4 Set the fader on each input channel and the STEREO fader to the 7 8 mark 5 Press the MONITOR SELECT STEREO switch and set the MONITOR LEVEL control midway 6 Use the Song Search buttons to locate the start of the song If the LAST REC IN point is still 00 00 you can use the LAST REC SEARCH IN button Alter natively you can use the MARK SEARCH buttons 7 ...

Page 25: ... for more information Advanced Multitracking One Take Recording Withthistechnique alltracksarerecordedinonetake Thisisuseful for live recording and recording bands that like to record with all members playing together Punch in out and ping pong techniques can be used after the one take recording to add and correct sections See One Take Recording on page 57 for more information Punch In Out This te...

Page 26: ... set as stereo So you can monitor stereo signals on Groups 1 and 2 or Groups 3 and 4 STEREO This switch selects the Stereo bus as the monitor source This allows you to monitor the STEREO OUT signals and is typically used during mixdown It can also be used to monitor signals that are not going to be recorded by MD4 such as a MIDI tone generator that is con trolled by a MIDI sequencer In this case t...

Page 27: ...asedasongthatwasinbetweenothersongs therewillbeanewblankareaonthedisc Searching for the Blank Top will locate the Blank Top that is the top position of the largest blank area which will be used to record the new song The REMAIN time will be shown automatically If you record over an existing song the total recording time will be the same as the total time of the song being overwritten If the next e...

Page 28: ...splay 3 Press the PLAY button to start recording Recording starts and the Time Counter starts counting 4 When you ve finished press the STOP button Recording stops Recording stops automatically when all available disc space is used up 5 Press the TOC WRITE button to update the TOC The TOC is updated Titling Discs Songs WhenadiscwithatitleisfirstloadedintoMD4 thetitleappearsonthedisplayforafewsecon...

Page 29: ... up 4 At the point where you want to punch in press the REC button Recording starts The REC indicators light up The circle around the track indicator stops flash ing and lights up continuously And the LAST REC IN indicator lights up indicating that the IN point has been stored If you re monitoring the track via CUE you ll hear the existing sound playback until the REC button is pressed After which...

Page 30: ... stop flashing and light up continuously A circle appears aroundthecorrespondingtrackindicator AndtheLASTRECINindicatorlightsup indicating that the IN point has been stored If you re monitoring the track via CUE you ll hear the existing sounds playback until the REC SELECT button is pressed After which you ll hear the new sound that s being recorded 6 At the point where you want to punch out press...

Page 31: ...uously And the LAST REC IN indicator lights up indicating that the IN point has been stored If you re monitoring the track via CUE you ll hear the existing sounds playback until the foot switch is pressed After which you ll hear the new sound that s being recorded 7 At the point where you want to punch out press the footswitch again Recording stops The REC indicators go off The circle around the t...

Page 32: ...E indicators light up Playback continues 5 At the point where you want to set the OUT point press the PLAY button The OUT indicator appears indicating that the OUT point has been set and the REHE indi cators go out Playback continues 6 Press the STOP button to stop playback The following illustration shows how the IN and OUT points are set The positions of the LAST REC IN and OUT points can be adj...

Page 33: ...hinoccurs i e rehearsalstarts TheREHEindicatorsstopflash ing and lights up continuously The IN indicator disappears If you re monitoring the track via CUE you ll hear the existing sounds playback until the IN point After which you ll hear the new sound that s being recorded At the specified OUT point punch out occurs i e rehearsal stops The REHE indicators go out and the OUT indicator disappears P...

Page 34: ... indicators light up The REC indicators continue to flash indi cating Play Record Wait mode At the specified IN point punch in occurs i e recording starts The REC indicators stop flash ing and light up continuously The IN indicator disappears If you re monitoring the track via CUE you ll hear the existing sounds playback until the IN point After which you ll hear the new sound that s being recorde...

Page 35: ...p The REC indicators continue to flash indi cating Play Record Wait mode At the specified IN point punch in occurs i e recording starts The REC indicators stop flash ing and light up continuously The IN indicator disappears If you re monitoring the track via CUE you ll hear the existing sounds playback until the IN point After which you ll hear the new sound that s being recorded At the specified ...

Page 36: ... change the values independently using the PrePost Roll function as explained below These settings are not stored when MD4 is turned off 1 Press the UTILITY button and use the and SELECT buttons to select the PrePost Roll function 2 Press the ENTER button The display shows PreXXX5sec 3 Use the and DATA buttons to set the Pre Roll time from 0 to 9 seconds 4 Press the ENTER button The display shows ...

Page 37: ...ourse the previous audio data in that track is lost However you can rehearse ping pong operations The following illustration shows four track playback with ping pong Destination Track Source Tracks GAIN LINE MIC 1 2 3 4 AUX 0 10 HIGH 12 12 MID 12 12 LOW 12 12 PAN L ODD R EVEN PB MIC LINE 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 GAIN LINE MIC 1 2 3 4 AUX 0 10 HIGH 12 12 MID 12 12 LOW 12 12 PAN L ODD R EVEN PB MIC LI...

Page 38: ...rce to the destination track 7 Set the MONITOR LEVEL control as required Rehearsing the Ping Pong 8 Press the REHE button The REHE indicators flash 9 Press the PLAY button to start the rehearsal The rehearsal starts and the PLAY indicators light up The REHE indicators stop flashing and light up continuously You should now be able to hear the source tracks combined 10 Use the faders to balance the ...

Page 39: ...nnel i e one that s not used with an existing source track 2 Set the GAIN control as appropriate 3 Set the input select switch to MIC LINE 4 Set the fader to the 7 8 mark 5 Use the ASSIGN switches and PAN control to assign the signal to the desti nation track 6 Continue with Preparing for Ping Pong on page 30 During rehearsal balance the level of the new source with the existing tracks Destination...

Page 40: ...ppears on the display 3 Use the and DATA buttons to adjust the pitch To set the pitch to 0 0 press the CLEAR button 4 When you ve finished press the PITCH button Playback and recording is now performed at the specified pitch To achieve the pitch change MD4 simply plays slower for pitch down and faster for pitch up So if you record something at a different pitch you ll have to play it at a differen...

Page 41: ...tors for the various modes On z Flashing For the optionalYamaha FC5 Footswitch operation is initiated when the footswitch is pressed not when it s released This may differ however with other footswitches 1 PAUSE button operation 2 Effective only when a REC SELECT button is pressed 3 STOP button operation 4 After locating the Pre Roll point the Auto Punch In Out sequence starts Mode Before Mode Aft...

Page 42: ...hen recording tracks you must connect to both AUX RETURN jacks The following illustration shows how to connect an external effects processor to MD4 Other equipment has been removed for clarity Applying Effects at Mixdown 1 To send a signal to the effects processor set the input channel fader to the 7 8 mark and turn up the AUX control The input channel signal is sent to the effects processor and t...

Page 43: ...Step 2 and then turn up the AUX RETURN LEVEL control Use the AUX RETURN LEVEL control to balance the processed signal with the unprocessed signal that is coming directly from the input channel Use the input channel fader to adjust the level of the unprocessed signal With the balance set you re ready to record Applying Effects with Ping Pong 1 To send an input channel signal to the effects processo...

Page 44: ... together to reset the time to 00 00 3 Press the PLAY button The specified time is located and playback starts To locate to the specified point and have MD4 wait in Pause mode press the ENTER button instead of the PLAY button Searching for the Last Rec IN and OUT Points When you record or rehearse the start and end points of the recording are automatically stored astheLASTRECINandOUTpoints Whenthe...

Page 45: ...during recording or playback MARK X appears on the display for a few seconds and the corresponding marker box flashes Press the MARK button again to insert further markers 2 When you ve finished press the TOC WRITE button to update the TOC If a new marker is inserted between two existing markers subsequent markers are renumbered as shown below Marker Indicators Markerindicatorsshowthecurrentsongpo...

Page 46: ...l so you can hear exactly where the marker occurs To play the first 1 5 seconds at normal volume and the remaining sound data at a lower level press the SELECT button You can toggle between these two playback modes using the and SELECT buttons Each time you press a SELECT button the sound data is played 4 Use the and DATA buttons to adjust the marker and the PLAY and and SELECT buttons to audition...

Page 47: ... the marker that you want to erase 3 Press the CLEAR button The display shows CLR MARK 1 4 Press the ENTER button to erase the marker The marker is erased and existing subsequent markers are renumbered as shown below 5 When you ve finished press the TOC WRITE button to update the TOC S 1 2 3 E After Erase Marker to be erased S 1 2 4 E 3 Before Erase ...

Page 48: ...ause mode 4 Press the REPEAT button twice to cancel One Song Repeat playback One Song Repeat playback is cancelled automatically when the STOP button is pressed All Song Repeat All Song Repeat playback allows you to play all songs repeatedly 1 Press the REPEAT button twice REPEAT ALL appears on the display 2 Press the PLAY button to start playback All songs play repeatedly You can also start All S...

Page 49: ...n when you hear the end of the section that you want to repeat MEMO B appears on the display Point B has been entered The section between points A and B is played repeatedly 4 Press the REPEAT button to cancel A B Repeat A B Repeat playback is cancelled automatically when the STOP button is pressed The specifiedA and B points are not remembered whenA B Repeat mode is cancelled To keep theA Bpoints...

Page 50: ...et the number of repeats to zero press the CLEAR button 6 When you ve set all the required steps press the ENTER button The display shows CueLstXPLAY To copy the Cue List to a new song press the DATA button The display changes to CueLstXCOPY 7 Press the ENTER button If you chose CueLstXPLAY MD4 waits in Pause mode Press PLAY to play the Cue List The time counter starts at zero and counts up contin...

Page 51: ...for each step To reset a step press the CLEAR button 6 When you ve set all the required steps press the ENTER button The display shows S1 XX1 XXX2 and MD4 waits in Pause mode the upper case S indicates that the Program is being played 7 Press the PLAY button to start Program playback The songs play back in the order specified in the Program 8 Use the and SONG SEARCH buttons to select other steps i...

Page 52: ...ction 2 Press the ENTER button The display shows CopyXXX XX3 in this example there are two songs recorded so the new duplicate will be Song 3 3 Use the and DATA buttons to select the Song that you want to copy For example CopyXXX1 XX3 4 Press the ENTER button The display shows Copy EXE 5 Press the ENTER button to proceed or the CLEAR button to cancel The display shows CopyToXXX3 Songs are copied a...

Page 53: ...3 Press the ENTER button The display shows Divide EXE 4 Press the ENTER button to proceed or the CLEAR button to cancel The song is divided in to two Writing UTOC appears on the display as the TOC is updated If the song contained markers those markers before the divide point stay with the original song and those markers after the divide point are renumbered and moved to the new song as shown below...

Page 54: ...R button to cancel The songs are combined in to one Writing UTOC appears on the display as the TOC is updated A marker is added at the point where the songs are combined and existing markers from both songs remain valid If the total number of markers including the new marker at the join point exceeds eight you will not be able to access markers above Marker number 8 These higher markers are still ...

Page 55: ...ave set the IN and OUT points the display shows PNCHX Tr Tr 3 Use the and DATA buttons to select the source track For example PNCHX1Tr Tr 4 Press the SELECT button 5 Use the and DATA buttons to select the destination track For example PNCHX1Tr 4Tr Existing data between the IN and OUT points on the destination track is overwritten 6 Press the ENTER button The display shows PNCHXREHE At this point y...

Page 56: ...ong Erase function allows you to erase individual songs or all songs together Erasing all songs formats a disc A disc that has been used to store computer data must be formatted using this function before it can be used with MD4 1 Press the UTILITY button and use the and SELECT buttons to select the Song Erase function 2 Press the ENTER button The display shows SongXNo XX1 3 Use the and DATA butto...

Page 57: ...MIDI Clock MD4 transmits MTC or MIDI Clock during play record and rehearsal When the MIDI sequencer receives MTC or MIDI Clock from MD4 it locates to the same time position as MD4 and plays along in syn chronization Each MD4 song starts at 00 00 00 So you should start the MIDI sequencer song at 00 00 00 00 Your MIDI sequencer may allow you to specify a timecode offset This allows you to start the ...

Page 58: ... 12 12 PAN L ODD R EVEN PB MIC LINE 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 GAIN LINE MIC 1 2 3 4 AUX 0 10 HIGH 12 12 MID 12 12 LOW 12 12 PAN L ODD R EVEN PB MIC LINE 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 GAIN LINE MIC 1 2 3 4 AUX 0 10 HIGH 12 12 MID 12 12 LOW 12 12 PAN L ODD R EVEN PB MIC LINE 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 LEVEL 0 10 MONITOR LEVEL MIN MAX LEVEL 0 10 GROUP ASSIGN 1 3 2 4 GROUP STEREO CUE GROUP ASSIGN 1 ...

Page 59: ...eMIDIsequencermustbesettoreceiveandsynchronizetoMIDITimecodeat30frames sec ond Refer to your MIDI sequencer s user manual for more information MTC Cabling Note The Setting Up a Synchronized MIDI System illustration on page 50 shows the MIDI cable from MD4 connecting to a dedicated MTC input on the MIDI sequencer That s because MTC is best kept separate from normal MIDI data If your MIDI sequencer ...

Page 60: ... use the and SELECT buttons to select the MIDI Sync function 2 Press the ENTER button The display shows OFFXMTCXCLK 3 Use the SELECT button to select CLK 4 Press the ENTER button The display shows MeterXTempo 5 Press the ENTER button The display shows EDITXNEW 6 Use the and SELECT buttons to select EDIT or NEW EDIT allows you to edit the current Tempo Map NEW resets all meter steps in the Tempo Ma...

Page 61: ...he measure beat and tempo parameters and the and DATA buttons to set them The measure can be set from 1 to 999 The beat parameter is dependent on the number of beats in a measure which is specified by the meter setting For example for a meter setting of 4 4 this beat parameter can be set from 1 to 4 For a meter setting of 6 8 this beat parameter can be set from 1 to 6 Step A is always set to measu...

Page 62: ...Step Sorted Tempo Map A A A A 0 0 0 00 0 0 01 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 2 2 20 0 0 0 A A A A 0 0 0 00 0 0 01 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 2 2 20 0 0 0 B B B B 0 0 0 00 0 0 05 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 2 2 25 5 5 5 B B B B 0 0 0 00 0 0 03 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 2 2 23 3 3 3 C C C C 0 0 0 00 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 12 2 2 20 0 0 0 C C C C 0 0 0 00 0 0 03 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 2 2 23 3 3 3 C C C C 0 0 0 00 0...

Page 63: ...ea that is used to store Tempo Map data can hold several Tempo Maps that use all 26 steps If not all steps in a Tempo Map can be saved the message SaveWarn appears Loading a Tempo Map 1 Press the UTILITY button and use the and SELECT buttons to select the MIDI Sync function 2 Press the ENTER button The display shows OFFXMTCXCLK 3 Use the and SELECT buttons to select CLK 4 Press the ENTER button Th...

Page 64: ... MD4 Owner s Manual Tempo Map Chart Meter Tempo Step Measure Time Signature Step Measure Beat Tempo A 001 A 001 1 B B C C D D E E F F G G H H I I J J K K L L M M N N O O P P Q Q R R S S T T U U V V W W X X Y Y Z Z ...

Page 65: ...on page 24 for more information Finally EQ and effects can be applied dur ing mixdown and transfer to a stereo master recorder MULTITRACK MD RECORDER MIC LINE INPUT AUX RETURN STEREO SUB IN STEREO OUT MONITOR OUT TRACK DIRECT OUT AUX SEND 1 2 3 4 L R L R L R L R 1 2 3 4 GAIN LINE MIC 1 2 3 4 AUX 0 10 HIGH 12 12 MID 12 12 LOW 12 12 PAN L ODD R EVEN PB MIC LINE 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 GAIN LINE MIC 1...

Page 66: ...UX RETURN STEREO SUB IN STEREO OUT MONITOR OUT TRACK DIRECT OUT AUX SEND 1 2 3 4 L R L R L R L R 1 2 3 4 GAIN LINE MIC 1 2 3 4 AUX 0 10 HIGH 12 12 MID 12 12 LOW 12 12 PAN L ODD R EVEN PB MIC LINE 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 GAIN LINE MIC 1 2 3 4 AUX 0 10 HIGH 12 12 MID 12 12 LOW 12 12 PAN L ODD R EVEN PB MIC LINE 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 GAIN LINE MIC 1 2 3 4 AUX 0 10 HIGH 12 12 MID 12 12 LOW 12 12 PAN L...

Page 67: ...HA YAMAHA MULTITRACK MD RECORDER MIC LINE INPUT AUX RETURN STEREO SUB IN STEREO OUT MONITOR OUT TRACK DIRECT OUT AUX SEND 1 2 3 4 L R L R L R L R 1 2 3 4 GAIN LINE MIC 1 2 3 4 AUX 0 10 HIGH 12 12 MID 12 12 LOW 12 12 PAN L ODD R EVEN PB MIC LINE 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 GAIN LINE MIC 1 2 3 4 AUX 0 10 HIGH 12 12 MID 12 12 LOW 12 12 PAN L ODD R EVEN PB MIC LINE 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 GAIN LINE MIC 1 2 ...

Page 68: ...ignals in stereo press the 1 3 and 2 4 MONITOR SELECT GROUP switches See About Monitoring on page 18 for more information MULTITRACK MD RECORDER MIC LINE INPUT AUX RETURN STEREO SUB IN STEREO OUT MONITOR OUT TRACK DIRECT OUT AUX SEND 1 2 3 4 L R L R L R L R 1 2 3 4 GAIN LINE MIC 1 2 3 4 AUX 0 10 HIGH 12 12 MID 12 12 LOW 12 12 PAN L ODD R EVEN PB MIC LINE 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 GAIN LINE MIC 1 2 3 ...

Page 69: ...ter on Markers Markers can be used to arrange sections of a song into a Cue List This allows you to experiment with song arrangements For example you could use markers to identify the verse chorus and middle eight sections and try different arrangements using the Cue List function You can then create a new song based on the Cue List This allows you to create new songs just like using a sequencer T...

Page 70: ...singing a little slower When you play back the recording at normal pitch you have the high notes of the harmony and they re in tune with everything else A more advanced pitch technique that can be used to capture a super fast guitar solo which is difficult to play repeatedly is to detune your guitar so that it matches the reduced pitch of MD4 Thenrecordthesoloattheslowerspeedandpitch Whenyouplayba...

Page 71: ...eft and lead guitar or piano to the right Balance tonal content you can use EQ to filter out any unwanted hiss hum or fre quency abnormalities in a sound Instruments with overlapping frequencies often cause peaks at certain points in the audio spectrum when mixed Using the EQ you can cut back some of these overlapping frequencies This will improve the separation between instru ments and provide a ...

Page 72: ...dation Do I need to format an MD DATA Disc before recording with MD4 No MD4 uses MD DATA discs straight out of the wrapper No fuss An MD DATA disc that has beenusedtostorecomputerdata however mustbeformattedbeforeusewithMD4 SeeErasing Songs on page 48 for more information Can I protect my MD4 recordings against accidental erasure Yes MD DATA discs have a write protect tab What is the available rec...

Page 73: ...no MD4 features a three second sound buffer for uninterrupted operation Do I have to clean the MD4 heads No In a cassette tape recorder the head touches the tape The MD4 heads however do not con tact the disc The MD4 heads are very sophisticated electronic devices Do not interfere with them ...

Page 74: ... rehearse the first recording on a blank disc Record something first then use the Rehearse function Recordings play back at the wrong pitch You may have adjusted the pitch prior to recording a track Reset the pitch as required Cannot access the Punch Off Line function You must set the LAST REC IN and OUT points to access this function Cannot use the Punch In Out or Ping Pong functions If a song wa...

Page 75: ...eview at either 2X or 4X play Record Pause z Recording is paused Record Recording in progress Rehearse Pause z Rehearsal is paused Rehearse Rehearsal in progress New Record A new song is being recorded New Record Pause z New song recording is paused Auto Punch Record Standby z The Auto Punch In Out function has been activated and MD4 is standing by to start the Auto Punch recording sequence Play R...

Page 76: ...L L L Lo o o oa a a ad d d d E E E Er r r rr r r r There is no Tempo Map for this song on the disc L L L Lo o o oa a a ad d d dP P P Pr r r ro o o oh h h hi i i ib b b bi i i it t t t The data area for the Tempo Map UTOC sector 4 is formatted differently L L L Lo o o oa a a ad d d d W W W Wa a a ar r r rn n n n Not all the Tempo Map steps could be loaded The Tempo Map data was proba bly saved by a...

Page 77: ... 2 3 4 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 MASTER AUX RETURN STEREO SUB IN STEREO MONITOR SELECT CUE LEVEL GAIN LINE MIC 1 2 3 4 AUX 0 10 HIGH 12 12 MID 12 12 LOW 12 12 PAN L ODD R EVEN PB MIC LINE 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 GROUP ASSIGN AUX RETURN L R STEREO SUB IN L R REC SELECT 1 2 3 4 PHONES AUX SEND MIC LINE INPUT STEREO OUT MONITOR OUT L R L R 1 2 3 4 WRITE PROTECT 140MB REWRITABLE MD ...

Page 78: ...UE REVIEW SONG SEARCH Mode buttons AUTO PUNCH I O PITCH TIME DISPLAY ADJUST UTILITY Cursor buttons SELECT DATA Locate buttons MARK MARK SEARCH LAST REC IN OUT REPEAT MEMO A B MIDI MIDI OUT Display FLD Fluorescent Display Inputs MIC LINE INPUT x4 Phone jack 50 to 10 dB AUX RETURN L R x1 Phone jack 10 dB STEREO SUB IN L R x1 Phono 10 dB Outputs TRACK DIRECT OUT x4 Phono 10 dB STEREO OUT L R x1 Phono...

Page 79: ... LEVEL HA GAIN MIC LINE PB EQ MID LOW HIGH AUX PAN CUE LEVEL HA GAIN MIC LINE PB EQ MID LOW HIGH AUX PAN CUE LEVEL CUE LEVEL 1 4 3 2 4 3 2 Track 1 R L LEVEL LEVEL SUB IN STEREO AUX SEND STEREO OUT OUT MONITOR PHONES AUX RETURN INPUT 1 DIRECT OUT TRACK LEVEL MONITOR L R CUE 2 4 1 3 STEREO 1 R CUE AUX STEREO GROUP R L 4 3 2 1 STEREO R L PAN AUX HIGH LOW MID EQ PB LINE MIC GAIN HA D 364 H 72 3 W 376 ...

Page 80: ...E 2 Cue List cue 3 FF CUE See Monitor CUE Cue List and FF CUE Cue List The Cue List function allows you to compile a cue list i e a sequence of cues for playback using markers Cues are loaded into memory for continuous uninterrupted play back A new song can be created from the Cue List using the Cue List Copy function See Cue List Playback Copy on page 42 for more information DAT An acronym for Di...

Page 81: ... monitor allows you to monitor individual tracks as they are being recorded or played back In Record Pause mode and during recording the CUE monitor source isthesignalbeingrecorded i e theinputsignal ForplaybacktheCUEmonitorsourceisfrom disc i e the signal that was recorded to disc This is useful with the punch in out functions because you can monitor the recorded signal up to the specified IN poi...

Page 82: ...e based recorders do not have random access capabilities because they have to wind a tape which takes time SCMS Serial Copy Management System A protection system intended to prevent illegalcopyingof music SCMSallowsone timeserialcopyingof copy protectedmaterial If the source is not copy protected it s possible to make any number of digital to digital copies of the material If the source is copy pr...

Page 83: ...R OUT 10 PHONES 11 POWER ON OFF switch 11 PUNCH I O 11 STEREO OUT 10 STEREO SUB IN 10 TRACK DIRECT OUT 10 Copy Abort message 68 Copying cue list 42 songs 44 tracks 47 CUE level controls 5 MONITOR SELECT switch 5 Cue FF 67 Cue list copy 42 definition 72 playback 42 Cue definition 72 CueList Err message 68 CueLst Abort message 68 D DAT definition 72 DATA buttons 9 Dimensions 71 Direct outputs 10 Dis...

Page 84: ...nition 73 M Manual punch in out 21 MARK button 9 MARK Failed message 68 MARK SEARCH buttons 9 Markers adjusting 38 beyond the basics 61 erasing 39 indicators 7 37 inserting 37 searching 36 Master section AUX RETURN GROUP ASSIGN switches 5 AUX RETURN LEVEL control 5 CUE LEVEL controls 5 MONITOR LEVEL control 5 MONITOR SELECT switches 5 STEREO fader 5 STEREO SUB IN GROUP ASSIGN switches 5 STEREO SUB...

Page 85: ...ing 32 PITCH button 8 PLAY button 9 Play Pause mode 67 Play Record Wait mode 67 Play Rehearse Wait mode 67 Playback cue list 42 play 67 program 43 starting 9 PNCH Abort message 68 Post fader definition 74 POST indicator 7 Post roll setting 28 Power cord connecting 13 connector 11 POWER ON OFF switch 11 Powering up MD4 13 PRE indicator 7 PrePost Roll 28 Pre roll setting 28 PRG Play 43 Program playb...

Page 86: ...steps 54 inserting steps 54 loading 55 meter 52 saving 55 tempo 53 Time counter 7 Time counter modes 7 TIME DISPLAY button 8 Time search 36 Titling discs songs 20 TOC definition 74 updating 2 TOC EDIT indicator 6 TOC WRITE button 9 Total song count 13 TOTAL time counter 7 TRACKDIRECTOUTconnectors 10 Track Erase function 48 Tracking definition 74 Tracks copying 47 erasing 48 level meters 7 record i...

Page 87: ...locity Note On Note Off X X X X After Touch Keys Ch s X X X X Pitch bend X X Control Change X X Prog Change True X X X System Exclusive X X System Common Song Pos Song Sel Tune O X X X X X System Real Time Clock Commands O O X X Aux Messages Local ON OFF All Notes OFF Active Sense Reset X X X X X X X X Notes MTC quarter frame message is transmitted Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 2 O...

Page 88: ...OW 12 12 PAN L ODD R EVEN PB MIC LINE 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 GAIN LINE MIC 1 2 3 4 AUX 0 10 HIGH 12 12 MID 12 12 LOW 12 12 PAN L ODD R EVEN PB MIC LINE 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 LEVEL 0 10 MONITOR LEVEL MIN MAX LEVEL 0 10 GROUP ASSIGN 1 3 2 4 GROUP STEREO CUE GROUP ASSIGN 1 2 3 4 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 MASTER AUX RETURN STEREO SUB IN GROUP ASSIGN GROUP ASSI...

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