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The First Session
MD4—Owner’s Manual
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The First Session
This chapter explains how to record and mix your first MD4 session. If this is your first time
with a multitrack recorder, we recommend that you start with this chapter and follow all the
procedures closely. When you’ve completed this chapter, have a look at subsequent chapters,
which explain more advanced MD4 functions and require a basic knowledge of MD4 and mul-
titrack recording techniques.
Quick-Start System
The following illustration shows the basic equipment necessary to start recording with MD4.
The microphone, synthesizer, and guitar are examples of the kind of sound sources that can be
connected to MD4. For monitoring, you can use either headphones or a monitor amp and
speakers. Alternatively, you could use your hi-fi amp and speakers. The master recorder is
required for mixdown.
Monitors
Synthesizer
Master Recorder
Connect to an
appropriate
Wall Outlet
Guitar Processor
Headphones
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
