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MD4 Applications
MD4—Owner’s Manual
MIDI Home Studio
In the following MIDI home studio system example, all instruments are recorded to MD4.
Recording the MIDI instruments could be left until the final mixdown, since the MIDI
sequencer provides repeatable playback and is synchronized to MD4 using MIDI Timecode.
Having the entire project on an MD4 disc, however, does simplify media management.
A monitor amp and speakers are used for monitoring, supplemented with a pair of stereo head-
phones. An optional footswitch provides hands free recording and playback control. An external
effects processor is connected to the AUX SEND and AUX RETURN jacks for effects processing.
Finally, EQ and effects are applied during mixdown and transfer to the stereo master recorder.
Synthesizer
Drum Box
Computer & MIDI
Sequencer Software
MTC IN
MIDI IN
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
MIDI THRU
MIDI OUT
Guitar Processor
YAMAHA
88
Effects Processor
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
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
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
CLEAR
ENTER
AUTO
PUNCH I/O
SELECT
DATA
–
+
SONG
SEARCH
REC
PLAY
PAUSE
REVIEW
FF CUE
STOP
TOC WRITE
1
2
3
4
MASTER
AUX
RETURN
STEREO
SUB IN
GROUP ASSIGN
GROUP ASSIGN
GROUP ASSIGN
GROUP ASSIGN
STEREO
PHONES
PUNCH I/O
REHE
MONITOR
SELECT
CUE LEVEL
Monitors
Master Recorder
Headphones
Footswitch
Monitor Amp
Microphone
