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Advanced recording techniques
—Owner’s Manual
Adding sounds during mixdown
The mixer section of the MD4S features an “in-line” design that can simultaneously handle
both the input signal from the MIC/LINE INPUT jack and the playback sound from the disk.
For example, this allows you to add external input signals during mixdown. This is conve-
nient, for example, when you wish to layer some sound effects onto the introduction of a song
that you completed on the MD4S.
In the following, we will give an example of how audio sources connected to MIC/LINE
INPUT jacks 1 and 2 can be added during mixdown.
1
Make preparations for mixdown.
See “Mixdown” on page 32, adjust the mix balance
of each track, and complete the steps up until you
are ready to mixdown (steps
1
–
6
).
2
Connect your audio sources to MIC/LINE
INPUT jacks 1 and 2.
When the FLIP switch of the input channel is in
the “PB (
)” position, the tape playback sound
will be set to the ST bus, and the input signal from
the MIC/LINE INPUT jack will be sent via the
CUE PAN/LEVEL control to the CUE bus. In this
case, the input signals from MIC/LINE INPUT
jacks 1 and 2 will be sent via the CUE PAN/LEVEL
controls of input channels 1 and 2 to the CUE bus.
MD4S
Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Stereo mix
Drums
Guitar
Bass
Vocal
Master recorder
External audio source
L
R
L
R
5 / 6
7 / 8
STEREO
MONITOR LEVEL
CUE
STEREO
2TR IN
MONITOR SELECT
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
TOC WRITE
REHE
REC
STOP
PAUSE
IN
OUT
SONG SEARCH
LAST REC SEARCH
MARK SEARCH
REPEAT
AUTO
PUNCH I/O
A
B
DATA
CURSOR
PHONES
PUNCH I/O
PITCH
EJECT
ADJUST
EDIT
UTILITY
CH1
BUS
CH2
REC SELECT
CH3
CH4
PEAK HOLD
DISPLAY
0
10
0
10
MIN
MAX
MULTITRACK MD RECORDER
IN
THRU
OUT
MIDI
MIC/LINE INPUT
3
4
5
6
7
8
LINE INPUT
AUX SEND
INSERT
I/O
INSERT
I/O
TRACK
DIRECT OUT
STEREO
OUT
2TR IN
MONITOR
OUT
1
2
EXIT
ENTER
SET
MARK
1
1
4
4
GAIN
CUE
HIGH
LINE
FLIP
MIC/
LINE
MIC
L
R
0
10
–15
+15
MID
–15
+15
LOW
–15
+15
PAN
L
R
AUX
1
2
PB
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
P
A
N
L
E
V
E
L
3
3
GAIN
CUE
HIGH
LINE
FLIP
MIC/
LINE
MIC
L
R
0
10
–15
+15
MID
–15
+15
LOW
–15
+15
PAN
L
R
AUX
1
2
PB
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
P
A
N
L
E
V
E
L
2
2
HIGH
FLIP
MIC/
LINE
–15
+15
MID
–15
+15
LOW
–15
+15
PAN
L
R
AUX
1
2
PB
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
HIGH
FLIP
MIC/
LINE
–15
+15
MID
–15
+15
LOW
–15
+15
PAN
L
R
AUX
1
2
PB
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1
4
2
3
CUE MIX TO STEREO
PLAY
2
1
GAIN
CUE
LINE
MIC
L
R
0
10
P
A
N
L
E
V
E
L
GAIN
CUE
LINE
MIC
L
R
0
10
P
A
N
L
E
V
E
L
3
5
2
6
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