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Q&A Section

MD8—Owner’s Manual

Do I have to sacrifice one track to record timecode?

No. The MD8 generates MTC (MIDI Timecode) or MIDI Clock from the disc’s internal sync
signals. So even in a synchronized MIDI system, all eight tracks are available for sound
recording.

How many songs can I store on an MD DATA disc?

Up to 254.

Is MD8 sensitive to knocks and vibration?

Within reason, no. The MD8 features a three-second sound buffer for uninterrupted oper-
ation.

Do I have to clean the MD8 heads?

No.

Summary of Contents for MD8

Page 1: ...0 10 F G 1 0 10 2 0 10 1 2 3 4 GROUP ASSIGN L ODD R EVEN LINE GAIN HIGH MID LOW AUX PAN MIC L R 5 5 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 15 15 15 15 15 15 250 5k FLIP CUE 0 10 F G 1 0 10 2 0 10 1 2 3 4 GROUP ASSIGN L ODD R EVEN LINE GAIN HIGH MID LOW AUX PAN MIC L R 4 4 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 15 15 15 15 15 15 250 5k FLIP CUE 0 10 F G 1 0 10 2 0 10 1 2 3 4 GROUP ASSIGN L ODD R EVEN LINE GAIN HIGH MID LOW AUX PA...

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: ...ge in performance or E The appliance has been dropped or the enclosure dam aged 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 GRAP...

Page 4: ...fire and electrical shock hazard Do not block the MD8 ventilation holes above and behind the disc compartment These vents are to prevent the internal temperature from rising Blocked vents are a fire hazard Do not try to modify the MD8 This could be a fire and electrical shock hazard The MD8 operating temperature is between 5 C and 35 C 41 F and 95 F Cautions Turn off all audio devices and speakers...

Page 5: ...e to it If interference does occur relocate the affected equipment Copyright 1997 Yamaha Corporation All rights reserved No part of the MD8 software or this Owner s Manual may be reproduced or distributed in any 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 D...

Page 6: ... 18 DIR Method 19 Monitoring Recording GRP DIR 19 Listening to the First Track 19 Overdubbing 20 Mixdown 21 An Overview of Multitrack Recording 22 Basic Multitracking 22 Advanced Multitracking 22 About Monitoring 23 Multi Source Mixing 24 4 Recording Mixing Techniques 26 Recording a New Song 26 Searching for Blanks 26 Setting the Recording Mode 27 Recording 28 Titling Discs Songs 28 Manual Punch I...

Page 7: ...Fast Forward 51 Shuttle Playback Function Cue Review 51 Locating Specific Points 52 Searching for the Last Rec IN OUT Points 52 Searching for Markers 53 Inserting Markers 53 Marker Indicators 53 Adjusting Markers 54 Erasing Markers 56 6 Repeat Cue List Program Play 57 One Song Repeat 57 All Song Repeat 57 A B Repeat 58 Cue List Playback Copy 59 Program Playback 60 7 Editing Songs Tracks 61 Viewing...

Page 8: ...ation 79 Controlling the MD8 with MMC 80 Setting the MMC Device ID 81 Enabling MMC 81 Tempo Map Chart 82 10 MD8 Applications 83 One Take Recording 83 MIDI Home Studio 84 Using the MD8 with Another Mixer 85 Track transfer 85 11 Beyond the Basics 86 Effects Return 86 EQ 86 Markers 86 Pitch Applications 87 Monitoring 87 Mixdown 88 12 Q A Section 89 Troubleshooting 91 Appendix 93 MD8 Transport Modes 9...

Page 9: ...disc track mixdown The CUE MIX TO STEREO switch provides eight extra sources in addition to the eight tracks for a total of 20 inputs during mixdown 2TR IN connection for confidence monitoring and playback with a master recorder Flexible monitoring of group CUE stereo bus or 2TR IN Track direct outputs for connection to another mixer Recorder The recorder section features an 8 track recorder based...

Page 10: ...ngs recorded on the Yamaha MD4 Recorder can be converted to MD8 compatible 8 track songs by using the Copy function with the option to reorder erase or duplicate tracks Disc and song titling for easy identification Repeat modes include One Song All Song A B and Auto Punch Rehearse Cue and review at 0 5x 2x 4x 8x 16x or 32x playback speed 0 5x cue only Variable pitch of approximately 12 Clear FLD F...

Page 11: ... disc The TOC contains information about what is recorded 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 TOC before ejecting a disc or turning off the MD8 It s also a good idea to update the TOC at regular intervals just in case of a power failure Failure to update the TOC ...

Page 12: ...VEN LINE GAIN HIGH MID LOW AUX PAN MIC L R 6 6 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 15 15 15 15 15 15 250 5k FLIP CUE 0 10 F G 1 0 10 2 0 10 1 2 3 4 GROUP ASSIGN L ODD R EVEN LINE GAIN HIGH MID LOW AUX PAN MIC L R 5 5 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 15 15 15 15 15 15 250 5k FLIP CUE 0 10 F G 1 0 10 2 0 10 1 2 3 4 GROUP ASSIGN L ODD R EVEN LINE GAIN HIGH MID LOW AUX PAN MIC L R 4 4 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 15 15 15 15 15 1...

Page 13: ...t to the down position the CUE signal source is the MIC LINE inputs This setting is typically used during mixdown whenthetracksignalisfedthroughtheinputchannel Thisallowsyoutoconnect extra sound sources during mixdown and set their level and pan position using the CUE controls D EQ controls These rotary controls are used to boost and cut the high middle and low fre quencybandsindependently TheHigh...

Page 14: ...pleappliestoGROUPASSIGNswitch 3 4 Notethatinputchannelsignals are always sent to the Stereo bus regardless of the GROUP ASSIGN switch settings G PAN control This rotary control has two functions For recording it s used in conjunction with the GROUP ASSIGN switches to assign the input channel signal to even and odd numbered groups For mixdown it s used to pan i e position the signal in the stereo m...

Page 15: ...signal F CUE MIX TO STEREO switch This switch is used to feed the CUE bus signals through to the Stereo bus i e the CUE bus signals are mixed with the MIC LINE signals It s used for multi source mixing at mix down G MONITOR SELECT switches These switches are used to select the signal source for the MON ITOR OUT and headphones 2TR IN This switch selects the 2TR IN as the monitor source This allows ...

Page 16: ...eached Use the SONG SEARCH buttons to select other songs D TOC EDIT indicator The TOC EDIT indicator lights when the TOC needs to be updated usually after a new recording or edit E Time Counter mode These indicators show the Time Counter mode When a MIDI tempo map is used the dis play shows measure and beat information ELAPSE This mode shows the time position within a song Indicator Meaning Normal...

Page 17: ... indicators show the status of the Start End and 10 markers in between When a song is recorded Start and End markers are recorded automatically You can also add up to 10 markerspersongwhilerecordingisinprogressorduringsubsequentplayback Whenasong 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 flash...

Page 18: ...on is used to pause playback recording or rehearsal STOP TOC WRITE This button is used to stop playback rehearsal and recording It s also used to write the TOC data to disc when the MD8 is stopped B AUTO PUNCH I O button This button is used to turn on the Auto Punch In Out function C SONG SEARCH buttons These buttons are used to search for songs D LAST REC SEARCH IN OUT SET buttons The SET button ...

Page 19: ...unction Depending on how you set this function the FIX fixed or VARI variable indicator lights see page 87 ADJUST This button is used to adjust the position of markers and the LAST REC IN and OUT points EDIT ThisbuttonisusedtoaccessthePartCopy PartErase TrackCopy TrackErase Song Copy Song Erase Song Tempo Song Divide Song Combn Song Move Song Renum Song Name Disc Erase and Disc Name functions UTIL...

Page 20: ... off the MD8 C MIDI IN OUT THRU The MD8 receives MMC MIDI Machine Control commands via the MIDI IN port and outputsMIDIClockorMTC MIDITimecode fromtheMIDIOUTport TheMIDITHRU port outputs MIDI data received at the MIDI IN port AC IN THRU OUT MIDI IN POWER ON OFF 1 2 3 CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT FULLY INSERT ...

Page 21: ...cts processors The processed signals can then be mixed into the MD8 ste reo mix or recorded to tracks F MIC LINE INPUTs 3 8 These 1 4 inch phone jacks are used to con nect unbalanced microphones electronic musical instruments and other line level sound sources 2 3 1 2 3 1 LINE INPUT AUX SEND MONITOR OUT STEREO OUT MIC LINE INPUT TRACK DIRECT OUT MIC LINE IN BAL 2 R L R L 2TR IN R L 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1...

Page 22: ...l J STEREO OUT These phono jacks are used to connect a stereo master recorder for recording the final mix The master recorder could be a DAT deck MiniDiscdeck orcassettetapedeck Connectthemtoyour master recorder s stereo inputs K 2TR IN These phono jacks are used to connect the outputs of a stereo masterrecordertotheMD8 ThemasterrecordercouldbeaDAT deck MiniDiscdeck orcassettetapedeck Connectthemt...

Page 23: ...ouldbeturnedoffwhendevicesotherthancondensermicrophonesareconnectedtothese inputs Front Connectors A PHONES A pair of stereo headphones can be con nected here for monitoring The head phonesignalisthesameastheMONITOR OUT signal B PUNCH I O An optional footswitch such as theYamaha FC5 can be connected here for foot controlled playback rehearsal recording or punch in out 1 2 1 4 TRS phone plug Tip le...

Page 24: ...system The microphone synthesizer and guitar are just examples of the kind of sound sources that can be connected to the MD8 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 only required for mixdown 2 3 1 2 3 1 AC IN THRU OUT MID IN POWER ON OFF LINE INPUT AUX SEND MONITOR OUT STEREO OUT MIC L...

Page 25: ...he disc is shown For example Total 004 Recording the First Track Theconventionalmethodof multitrackrecordingistoassigninputchannelstogroupbuses that feed signals to the recording device On the MD8 this is called group recording GRP In addition to group recording the MD8 features direct recording DIR which allows you to record input channels 1 to 8 directly to tracks 1 to 8 effectively bypassing th...

Page 26: ...ns the Channel 1 signal to Tracks 1 and 2 The following table shows the relationship between Groups and Tracks 2 Turn the PAN control to L ODD This sends the signal to just Track 1 The following table shows the relationship between the PAN control and groups 3 While pressing the REC SELECT GROUP button press the REC SELECT 1 button The TRK 1 GRP indicator flashes indicating that track 1 is set to ...

Page 27: ...orrectly to achieve the best sound Too low a level does notmakefulluseof thesoniccapabilitiesof yourMD8 Toohighalevelmaycausedistortion The MD8 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 8 Press the PLAY button to start recording Recording star...

Page 28: ...8 Raise the Channel s fader to the 7 8 mark 9 Press the REC SELECT button of the track that you want to record The DIR indicator for that channel flashes 10 Press the REC button The REC indicators flash indicating Record Pause mode The track meter shows the signal level and you should be able to hear the signal source 11 Adjust the GAIN control on the input channel so that the loudest sounds cause...

Page 29: ...tons 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 Alternatively you can use the MARK SEARCH buttons 8 Press the PLAY button to start playback You should now be able to hear all your tracks If you don t hear anything recheck the pre ceding steps 9 Mix and refine your music as follows Balancing Levels Use the input channel faders t...

Page 30: ...e take This is usefulforliverecordingandbandsthatliketorecordwithallmembersplayingtogether Use DIRrecordingmethodtorecordupto8trackssimultaneously Punchin outandping pong techniques can be used after the one take recording to add and correct sections See One Take Recording on page 83 for more information Punch In Out Thistechniqueallowsyoutorerecordspecificsectionsof atrack It soften used to rerec...

Page 31: ...up signal itwillbeheard through both speakers When both the 1 3 and 2 4 MONITOR SELECT GROUP switches are pressed however the monitor signal is set as stereo So you can monitor stereo signals on Groups 1 and 2 or Groups 3 and 4 STEREO ThisswitchselectstheStereobusasthemonitorsource Thisallowsyoutomon itor the STEREO OUT signals and is typically used during mixdown It can also be used to monitorsig...

Page 32: ... are off including the MONITOR SELECT CUE switch 2 Use the FLIP switch on each input channel to feed the disc and MIC LINE signals to the input channel or CUE controls With the FLIP switch in the up position the MIC LINE input signal is fed to the input channel and the disc signal is fed to the CUE controls With the FLIP switch in the down position however this is reversed the MIC LINE input signa...

Page 33: ... Press the PLAY button to start playback You can now mix the disc and MIC LINE signals 10 Mix and refine your music as described on page 21 You cannot use EQ and effects with the signals that are assigned to the CUE controls You could however connect an external equalizer or effects processor between the sound source and the MD8 input If you are using the MIC LINE inputs to connect MIDI controlled...

Page 34: ... When extending a song NEW REC appears on the display when recording extended into theblankarea YoucanusetheREMAINTimeCountermodetocheckhowmuchrecording time including the blank area is available For rehearsal the MD8 always stops at the end of a song A new song cannot be longer than the blank area you record it to If there is more than one blank on your disc be sure to select the longest one Sear...

Page 35: ...mation When using a recordable MiniDisc with the MD8 the 2TR Recording mode is selected auto matically Forsubsequent8 trackrecordingontoanMDDATAdisc settheRecordingmode to 8TR The Recording mode setting is stored when the MD8 is turned off 1 To set the Recording mode press the UTILITY button and use the DATA dial to select the Rec Mode function 2 Press the ENTER button The display shows 8TR Mode 2...

Page 36: ... used up 5 Press the TOC WRITE STOP button to update the TOC The TOC is updated Titling Discs Songs When a disc with a title is first loaded into the MD8 the title appears on the display for a few seconds and then scrolls off to the left When a song with a title is selected the title appears on the display next to the song number Titles make it easy to identify discs and songs 1 Press the EDIT but...

Page 37: ...tton to start playback Playback starts and the PLAY indicators light up 4 At the point where you want to punch in press the REC button Recording starts The REC indicators light up The dot stops flashing and lights up contin 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 sound playback until...

Page 38: ...indicator of the REC button and the REC message on the display stop flashing and light up continuously A dot appears above the corresponding track indi cator AndtheLASTRECINindicatorlightsup indicatingthattheINpointhasbeenstored 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 r...

Page 39: ...hts 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 sounds playback until the footswitch 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 dot abo...

Page 40: ...EC SELECT button of the track that you want to record A dot flashes above the corresponding track indicator 3 Press the PLAY button to start playback Playback starts and the PLAY indicators light up 4 At the point where you want to set the IN point press the REHE button TheINindicatorappears indicatingthattheINpointhasbeenset andtheREHEindicators light up Playback continues 5 At the point where yo...

Page 41: ...s the message MARK OUT Again the Punch Out point can alsobesetwhiletheMD8isstoppedorpaused Thesepointsarealsoavailableforquickloca tion i e press LAST REC SEARCH IN to locate to the previously set Punch In position or OUT to locate to the Punch Out position The above procedures can also be used to set the IN and OUT points for use with the Part Copy function See Copying Parts on page 71 for more i...

Page 42: ...indicators continue to flash indicating Play Rehearse Wait mode At the specified IN point punch in occurs i e rehearsal starts The REHE indicators stop flashing 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 INpoint afterwhichyou llhearthenewsoundthat sgoingtoberecorded we renotrecord ing anything in R...

Page 43: ...AY indicators light up while the display flashes the message A Pnch Go The REC indicators continue to flash indicating Play Record Wait mode At the specified IN point punch in occurs i e recording starts The REC indicators stop flashing 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 whic...

Page 44: ...lash indi cating Play Record Wait mode At the specified IN point punch in occurs i e recording starts The REC indicators stop flashing 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 OUT point punch out occurs i e reco...

Page 45: ...PLAY button to start the Auto Punch In Out sequence Playback starts and the PLAY indicators light up The REHE indicators continue to flash indicating Play Rehearse Wait mode At the specified IN point punch in occurs i e rehearsal starts The REHE indicators stop flashing and light up continuously The IN indicator disappears If you re monitoring the track via CUE you ll hear the existing sounds play...

Page 46: ...e recording starts The REC indicators stop flashing 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 OUT point punch out occurs i e recording stops The REC indicators go out and the OUT indicator disappears Playback con...

Page 47: ...no doubt decide to use one of them Here is how to paste the desired take into your song which you haven t done so far 1 At the TAKE X MONI message use the DATA dial to select the take you want to paste into your song 2 Turn the CURSOR shuttle to the right to make the MONI message flash 3 Use the DATA dial to select FIX The display now reads TAKE X FIX where X represents the number of the take you ...

Page 48: ...e values independently using the PrePost Roll function as explained below These settings are stored when MD8 is turned off 1 Press the UTILITY button and use the DATA dial to select the PrePost Roll function 2 Press the ENTER button The display shows Pre 5sec 3 Use the DATA dial to set the Pre Roll time from 0 to 9 seconds 4 Press the ENTER button The display shows Post 5sec 5 Use the DATA dial to...

Page 49: ...onalleighttracksandthenbouncethemdowntooneofthosetracks Thisispossiblebecause the MD8 is able to read audio data from a track before writing new audio data to it When the ping pong operation is complete the previous audio data on that track is lost However you can rehearse ping pong operations The following illustration shows eight track play back with ping pong Destination Track Source Tracks Tra...

Page 50: ... LOW AUX PAN MIC L R 8 8 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 15 15 15 15 15 15 250 5k FLIP CUE 0 10 F G 1 0 10 2 0 10 1 2 3 4 GROUP ASSIGN L ODD R EVEN LINE GAIN HIGH MID LOW AUX PAN MIC L R 7 7 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 15 15 15 15 15 15 250 5k FLIP CUE 0 10 F G 1 0 10 2 0 10 1 2 3 4 GROUP ASSIGN L ODD R EVEN LINE GAIN HIGH MID LOW AUX PAN MIC L R 6 6 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 15 15 15 15 15 15 250 5k FLIP CUE 0 10...

Page 51: ...REC button The REC indicators flash 13 Press the PLAY button to start recording The ping pong operation starts and the PLAY indicators light up The REC indicators stop flashing and light up continuously The meter of the destination track now reflects the level of the combined signal 14 When the song has finished press the STOP button Checking the Ping Pong Operation 15 Press the SONG SEARCH button...

Page 52: ...11 are connected to busses 1 and 3 while the even inputs 10 12 are connected to busses 2 and 4 UsetheGROUPASSIGNswitchesof thesechannelstoassigneither mono orboth stereo inputs to the desired track s The latter is only meaningful during Ping Pong to two tracks stereo Destination Track Source Tracks Overdub Source Track 8 Track 7 Track 6 Track 5 Track 4 Track 3 Track 2 Track 1 Track 4 Track 5 Track...

Page 53: ...igned to the desired GROUP 1 3 or 2 4 6 Continue with Preparing for Ping Pong on page 42 During rehearsal balance the level of the new source with the existing tracks If you are also using channels 9 10 and 11 12 set their levels with the 9 10 and 11 12 controls LINE INPUT 12 11 10 9 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 GROUP ASSIGN GROUP ASSIGN 0 10 0 10 9 10 11 12 ...

Page 54: ...on Playbackandrecordingisnowperformedatthespecifiedpitch Toachievethepitchchange the MD8 simply plays slower for pitch down and faster for pitch up So if you record some thing at a different pitch you ll have to play it at a different speed Be aware of this Toggling Between FIX VARI Pitch 1 Press the PITCH button 2 Turn the CURSOR shuttle to the left to make FIX flash The small PITCH indicator bel...

Page 55: ... For the optional Yamaha FC5 Footswitch operation is initiated when the footswitch is pressed notwhenit sreleased Thismaydiffer however withotherfootswitches If available tryexperimentingwiththefootswitch sPOLARITYswitchuntilyoufindthedesiredsetting 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 Pun...

Page 56: ... 3 The even channel s signal 10 or 12 is fed to the Right Stereo bus and Groups 2 and 4 So if you want to send the processed signal to both the left and right channels during mixdown or both odd and even groups when recording tracks you must connect it to both jacks of a pair i e 9 and 10 or 11 and 12 The following illustration shows how to connect an external effects processor to the MD8 Other eq...

Page 57: ...h signals 5 Hold down GROUP while pressing the REC SELECT switch that corre sponds to the track you want to record to With the balance set you re ready to record Applying Effects with Ping Pong 1 To send an input channel signal to an effects processor set the FLIP switch to the up position the fader to the 7 8 mark and turn up an AUX control The input channel signal is sent to the effects processo...

Page 58: ...following illustration shows how to connect an external processor to the MD8 s INSERTs Other equipment has been removed for clarity Once connected operation is the same as normal The signal source for the external proces sor is taken after the channel s EQ section The output signal from the external processor is then returned into the channel just before the fader The processed signal can be assig...

Page 59: ...d for setting values or selecting settings i e when the PITCH ADJUST EDIT or UTILITY indi cator lights Shuttle Playback Function Cue Review The outer rim of the CURSOR shuttle DATA dial which we have come to call the CURSOR shuttle allowsyoutofastforwardorrewindatdifferentspeedsduringplayback Duringthis operation the material on disc remains audible which is why these functions are also called Cue...

Page 60: ...y how far you turn the shuttle to the left or right in the same way as for Cue and Review The position you locate flashes on the display If you decide not to start playback at the posi tion you have just set press the STOP button 8 Press the PLAY button to start playback at the selected position Playback starts To locate the specified point and have the MD8 wait in Pause mode press the ENTER but t...

Page 61: ... Cue List Playback Copy on page 59 for more information 1 To insert a marker press the MARK button during recording or play back MARKX appearsonthedisplayforafewsecondsandthecorrespondingmarkerboxflashes 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 marker...

Page 62: ...ad andabouttensecondsof sounddata aboutfiveseconds on either side of the marker is loaded into memory for quick playback When loading is complete the sound data can be played from about 1 5 seconds before the marker to about 1 5 seconds after the marker as shown below The 1 5 seconds of sound data before the marker is played at a lower volume level so you can hear exactly where the marker occurs T...

Page 63: ...ker to a position beyond this range you must use the Adjust function several times You cannot move a marker beyond the pre vious or next marker 5 Press the ENTER button to store the new position the message on the display once again reads MARK X ADJST Press the EXIT button if you don t want to store the new marker position 6 When you ve finished press the EXIT or ADJUST button to leave the Adjust ...

Page 64: ...LEAR The display shows MARK X CLEAR 5 Press the ENTER button The display shows CLR MARK X 6 Press the ENTER button to erase the marker The marker is erased and existing subsequent markers are renumbered as shown below If you decide you do not want to erase the selected marker after all press the EXIT button instead 7 When you ve finished press the ADJUST or EXIT button 8 Press the TOC WRITE button...

Page 65: ...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 66: ... section that you want to repeat REPEAT 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 specified A and B points are not remembered when A B Repeat mode is cancelled To keep the A B points active use the PAUSE bu...

Page 67: ...ters and the DATA dial to set them 6 When you ve set all the required steps press the ENTER button The display shows List PLAY To copy the Cue List to a new song turn the DATA dial to the right The display changes to List COPY 7 Press the ENTER button If you chose List PLAY the MD8 waits in Pause mode Press PLAY to play the Cue List The time counter starts at zero and counts up continuously until ...

Page 68: ...l to select a song for each step To reset a step select 6 When you ve set all the required steps press the ENTER button The display shows S1 X Y and the MD8 waits in Pause mode the upper case S indi cates that the Program can be or 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 ...

Page 69: ...2 Use the DATA dial to select the Disc Info function 3 Press the ENTER button Thedisplaynowshowstheorderinwhichtheitems songsandblanks appearondisc After a few edit operations your disc may very well look as follows This would be indicated as 3 1 B1 2 4 B2 Thisexamplemeanstherearethreesongsandtwoblanksonourdisc Notetheposition and numbers of blanks 4 Use the DATA dial or the CURSOR shuttle to scro...

Page 70: ...ut as expected you can always go back to the duplicate version and try again You can convert a four track song recorded on an MD4 to an eight track song or an eight tracksongtoa4T MD4 2T MiniDisc orMO mono song Whenconvertingfrom 8T to 4T 2T or MO you can choose which tracks are copied 1 Press the EDIT button and use the DATA dial to select the Song Copy function 2 Press the ENTER button The displ...

Page 71: ...e destination song track 2 to track 7 and so on 8 Press the ENTER button The display shows Copy to BX where X is the number of the first blank area on disc 9 Use the DATA dial to select a blank area Only blank areas larger than the source song can be selected 10 Press the ENTER button The display shows Copy EXE 11 Press the ENTER button to copy Press the EXIT button to cancel You can abort the son...

Page 72: ...Titling Discs Songs on page 28 for more information 1 Press the EDIT button to call up the Edit menu 2 Use the DATA dial to select the Song Renum function 3 Press the ENTER button The display will show Renum EXE Before Song Copy After Song Copy Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Track 6 Track 7 Track 8 Song 1 Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Track 6 Track 7 Track 8 Song 2 Track 1 Track...

Page 73: ...ple to the Blank 1 position 1 Press EDIT to call up the Edit menu 2 Use the DATA dial to select the Song Move function The display now shows Move X where X is the number of the selected song 3 Press the ENTER button If the disc contains more than one blank the display now reads Move to B1 4 Use the DATA dial to select the blank you want to move the selected song to 5 Press ENTER again The display ...

Page 74: ...ect the Song Divide function 3 Press the ENTER button The display shows Divide EXE 4 Press the ENTER button to divide Press the EXIT button to cancel Thesongisdividedintotwo WritingTOC appearsonthedisplayastheTOCisupdated 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 ...

Page 75: ...the ENTER button The display shows Cmbn EXE 7 Press the ENTER button to combine Press the EXIT button to cancel The songs are combined into one Writing TOC 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 10 you ...

Page 76: ...equentsongsarerenumbered WritingTOC appears on the display as the TOC is updated The erased area becomes a recordable blank area Erasing Tracks The Track Erase function allows you to erase individual tracks 1 Press the EDIT button and use the DATA dial to select the Track Erase function 2 Press the ENTER button The display shows Tr 3 Use the CURSOR shuttle to select tracks and the DATA dial to set...

Page 77: ...ion If you have not set the IN and OUT points this function cannot be selected 3 Use the CURSOR shuttle to select the tracks and the DATA dial to set the value either to do not erase or to the number of the track in question For example 3 6 Tr This means that the area between the IN and OUT points will be erased from tracks 3 and 6 4 Press the ENTER button The display shows Erase EXE 5 Press ENTER...

Page 78: ...ck For example COPY T8 T 4 Turn the CURSOR shuttle to the right to make the asterisk flash 5 Use the DATA dial to select the destination track For example COPY T8 T3 Please bear in mind that the destination track is overwritten 6 Press the ENTER button The display shows COPY EXE 7 Press ENTER again to copy Press the EXIT button to cancel The display shows COPY EXE to signal that the copy operation...

Page 79: ...set the IN and OUT points the display shows COPY T T 4 Use the DATA dial to select the source track For example COPY T8 T 5 Turn the CURSOR shuttle to the right to make the asterisk flash 6 Use the DATA dial to select the destination track For example COPY T8 T3 Existing data between the IN and OUT points on the destination track is overwritten 7 Press the ENTER button The display shows Copy EXE 8...

Page 80: ...play Set the value that best suits your working habits 1 Press the UTILITY button and use the DATA dial to select the Display Dimmer function 2 Press the ENTER button The display now reads Dimmer 3 Use the DATA dial to set the brightness 1 5 4 Press the ENTER button 5 Press EXIT or UTILITY button to leave the Utility mode Peak Hold The Peak Hold function makes the meter segments lit by the loudest...

Page 81: ... the MD8 in a Synchronized MIDI System TheMD8 sMIDIOUTjackshouldbeconnectedtotheMTCinputof yourMIDIsequencer if youareusingMTC oranormalMIDIINif youareusingMIDIClock TheMD8transmits MTC or MIDI Clock during play record and rehearsal When the MIDI sequencer receives MTCorMIDIClockfromMD8 itlocatestothesametimepositionasMD8andplaysalong in synchronization To control the MD8 using MMC messages connec...

Page 82: ...g the MD8 with MMC on page 80 for more information 2 3 1 2 3 1 AC IN THRU OUT MID IN POWER ON OFF LINE INPUT AUX SEND MONITOR OUT STEREO OUT MIC LINE INPUT TRACK DIRECT OUT MIC LINE IN BAL 2 R L R L 2TR IN R L 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 GMD 2 HOT 3 COLD ON OFF PHANTOM DC48V MAX 7mA INSERT I O INSERT I O Synthesizer Local off Drum Box Computer MIDI Sequencer Software MTC IN ...

Page 83: ...ction is used The MD8 generates MTC at 30 frames second Setting the MIDI Sequencer The MIDI sequencer must be set to receive and synchronize to MIDI Timecode at 30 frames second Refer to your MIDI sequencer s user manual for more information MTC Cabling Note The illustration on page 74 shows the MIDI cable from the MD8 connecting to a dedicated MTC input on the MIDI sequencer That s because MTC is...

Page 84: ...time signature and tempo information The MD8 s default values for these parameters are 4 4 Meter and q120 Tempo Up to 26 tempo time signature changes A Z can be pro grammed for each song Meter time signature 1 Press the EDIT button and use the DATA dial to select the Song Tempo function 2 Press the ENTER button The display shows Meter Setup 3 Press the ENTER button The display shows EDIT Meter 4 T...

Page 85: ...ccur in the same places as time signature changes but they are linked to the Meter settings See below for details 1 Press the EDIT button and use the DATA dial to select the Song Tempo function 2 Press the ENTER button The display shows Meter Setup 3 Use the DATA dial to select Tempo Setup and press the ENTER button The display shows EDIT Tempo 4 To modify an existing Tempo time signature value pr...

Page 86: ...in a Tempo Map Steps that are set to measure 000 are ignored So if you want to delete a step set its measure to 000 When you press the ENTER button the Tempo Map is sorted automatically The following example shows how sorting works when a meter step is deleted Note Ifyouselectameasurenumberthatisalreadyassignedtoaprecedingstep thetempo value for that step is replaced by the new value Current Tempo...

Page 87: ...2 Press the ENTER button The display shows Sync OFF 3 Use the DATA dial to select MCLK MIDI Clock SyncMCLK appears on the display and the MIDI CLK indicator to the left of the topmost line lights 4 Press EXIT or UTILITY button to leave the Utility mode The MD8 is now ready for synchronized operation When MIDI CLK lights the MD8 stops playback at the end of each song It is turned off automatically ...

Page 88: ...mmand 04 Causes the MD8 to skip to the next song If this message is received during recording or rehearsal the MD8 will stop Rewind Command 05 Causes the MD8 to jump to the previous song If this message is received during recording or rehearsal the MD8 will stop Record Strobe Command 06 If the MD8 is stopped it will start recording If it is playing back it will perform a punch in opera tion This m...

Page 89: ...er you set The setting range is 1 127 3 Press the ENTER button to return to the Utility menu Press the EXIT or UTILITY button to leave the Utility mode altogether Enabling MMC This parameter allows you to switch on or off reception of MMC messages The MD8 only executes MMC messages when this parameter is switched ON 1 Press the UTILITY button and use the DATA dial to select the MMC Receive functio...

Page 90: ...DI MD8 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 91: ...l and synthesizer monitoring With an optional footswitch connected to the PUNCH I O jack one of the musicians can stop and start MD8 recording A stereo pair of headphones is used for monitoring Using the DIR recording method up to eight tracks can be recorded simultaneously Footswitch Guitar Powered monitors for microphones and synthesizer Bass Drums Synthesizer 2 3 1 2 3 1 AC IN THRU OUT MID IN P...

Page 92: ...a more consistent vocal level Aux signals are fed to two effects processors and returned to the MD8 via LINE INPUTs 9 10 2 3 1 2 3 1 AC IN THRU OUT MID IN POWER ON OFF LINE INPUT AUX SEND MONITOR OUT STEREO OUT MIC LINE INPUT TRACK DIRECT OUT MIC LINE IN BAL 2 R L R L 2TR IN R L 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 GMD 2 HOT 3 COLD ON OFF PHANTOM DC48V MAX 7mA INSERT I O INSERT I O S...

Page 93: ...ADER EFFECT 1 EFFECT 2 AUX 2 AUX 3 AUX 4 EQ LIBRARY SOLO SETUP GROUP PAIR DYNAMICS DELAY Ø PAN ROUTING MIDI DIO PARAMETER CURSOR STORE UNDO REDO CLIP 3 6 9 12 15 18 24 30 36 42 48 SEL ON SEL ON SEL ON SEL ON SEL ON SEL ON SEL ON SEL SEL ON ON SEL ON SEL ON SEL ON SEL ON SEL ON SEL ON SEL ON SEL ON SEL ON SEL ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ST IN EFFECT RETURN ST OUT 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ...

Page 94: ...llows you to exper iment 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 func tion You can then create a new song based on the Cue List This allows you to create new songsjustlikeusingasequencer ThefollowingillustrationshowshowaCueListcanbeused to create a new song by rearranging an ex...

Page 95: ... reduced pitch with the vocalist 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 theMD8 Thenrecordthesoloat...

Page 96: ... input channels to PB Pan the sounds pan allows you to position sounds from left to right in the stereo field This is often used to provide space for individual instruments Bass instruments and lead vocals are usually panned around center Rhythm guitar maybe panned to the left and lead guitar or piano to the right Balance tonal content you can use EQ to filter out any unwanted hiss hum or fre quen...

Page 97: ...n MD DATA disc Solongasthediscisnotdamagedphysically ithasaninfinitelifespan Evenafteronemillion record and playback operations there is no signal degradation Do I need to format an MD DATA Disc before recording with the MD8 Yes and no The MD8 uses MD DATA discs straight out of the wrapper No fuss An MD DATA disc that has been used to store computer data however must be erased before use with MD8 ...

Page 98: ...edisc sinternalsync signals So even in a synchronized MIDI system all eight tracks are available for sound recording How many songs can I store on an MD DATA disc Up to 254 Is MD8 sensitive to knocks and vibration Within reason no The MD8 features a three second sound buffer for uninterrupted oper ation Do I have to clean the MD8 heads No ...

Page 99: ...signal levels To see the recording level you must press the REC button to engage Record Pause mode and press the corresponding REC SELECT button With no disc loaded the meters indicate group signal levels Cannot use the Auto Punch In Out function You must set the LAST REC IN and OUT points to access this func tion Cannot use the Auto Punch Rehearsal function Select a track for recording Cannot reh...

Page 100: ...l MTC or MIDI Clock source Refer to the MIDI sequencer s user man ual The MD8 can locate quickly so some MIDI sequencers may not be able to synchronize immediately especially when the MD8 is in A B Repeat mode MMC remote control does not work Check whether you have assigned the correct Device ID number and whether the MD8 actually receives MMC messages see page 81 A disc is loaded but the display ...

Page 101: ...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 acti vated and the MD8 is standing by to start the Auto Punch recording sequence Play Record Wait z The Auto Punch recording sequence has started and is currently between the Pre Roll point and the Punch IN point Auto Punch Rehearse Standby z The Auto Pun...

Page 102: ...he Track Erase or Part Erase function was cancelled E E E Er r r ra a a as s s se e e e W W W Wa a a ar r r rn n n n This song has been write protected by another recorder Press ENTER to erase or EXIT to cancel E E E Er r r rr r r ro o o or r r r x x x xx x x x A fatal error occurred Contact your Yamaha dealer I I I IN N N N O O O OU U U UT T T T E E E Er r r rr r r r The IN or OUT point is not va...

Page 103: ...s REC SELECT buttons 1 8 GROUP button Transport buttons PLAY STOP PAUSE REC REHEARSAL SONG SEARCH Mode buttons AUTO PUNCH I O EDIT UTILITY ADJUST PITCH TIME DISPLAY SET EXIT UTILITY CURSOR shuttle DATA dial Locate buttons MARK MARK SEARCH LAST REC IN OUT REPEAT A B MIDI MIDI IN OUT THRU Display FLD Fluorescent Display Inputs MIC LINE IN CH 1 2 Balanced phone jack x2 10 to 50 dB MIC LINE IN CH 1 2 ...

Page 104: ...wer Requirements USA Canada 120 V 60 Hz Others 230 V 50 Hz Power Consumption 40 W Dimensions W x H x D 484 x 102 x 412 3 mm Weight 6 4 kg Operating Conditions Temperature 5 C 35 C 41 F 95 F Humidity 10 95 Supplied Accessories AC power cord Owner s Manual Optional Accessories FC5 Footswitch ...

Page 105: ...REO CUE STEREO 2TR IN MASTER 4 MASTER 3 MASTER 2 to Ch1 FLIP EQ to Ch1 FLIP CUE from Ch1 from TRACK DIRECT OUT from PB to Rec FLIP Rec PB CH 1 GROUP 1 FLIP TRACK OUT PHONES MONITOR OUT R L AUX SEND R L OUT STEREO 1 2TR IN R L 9 10 11 12 10 12 9 11 LINE INPUT GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP MASTER 1 LOW MID F MID G HIGH AUX 1 AUX 2 PAN CUE LEVEL CUE PAN PB Tr1 Recorder REC 3 8 GAIN HA MIC LINE INPUT CUE PA...

Page 106: ...98 Appendix MD8 Owner s Manual Dimensions W 484 mm D 412 3 mm H 102 mm Unit mm ...

Page 107: ... play heads A DAT deck must have 4 heads inside one drum for confidence monitoring Cue Therearetwokindsof cueontheMD8 MonitorCUE andCueListcue SeeMonitor CUE and Cue List 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 playback A new song can be created from the Cue List using...

Page 108: ...cess of mixing the individual track signals into a well balanced stereo mix Mixdown is the final stage of the multitrack recording process Monitor CUE Thecuemonitorallowsyoutomonitorindividualtracksastheyarebeing recorded or played back In Record Pause mode and during recording the CUE monitor source is the signal being recorded i e the input signal For playback the CUE monitor source is from disc...

Page 109: ...tions allow you to locate any point instantly Tape 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 pre vent illegal copying of music SCMS allows one time serial copying of copy protected mate rial If the source is not copy protected it s possible to make any number of digital...

Page 110: ... LINE INPUTs 1 and 2 14 MIC LINE INPUTs 3 8 13 MIDI IN OUT and THRU 12 MONITOR OUT 14 PHONES 15 POWER ON OFF switch 12 PUNCH I O 15 STEREO OUT 14 TRACK DIRECT OUT 14 Copying Cue List 59 parts 71 Songs 62 Tracks 70 Counter 9 CUE MASTER level control 7 MIX TO STEREO switch 7 MONITOR SELECT switch 7 Cue 52 Definition 99 Cue FF 93 Cue List Copy 59 Definition 99 Playback 59 CUE PAN LEVEL controls 5 CUR...

Page 111: ...oining songs 67 L LAST REC Search 52 SEARCH buttons 10 Leave Auto Punch In Out 36 Level fader 6 Level meters Stereo outputs 9 Tracks 9 LINE INPUT 9 12 13 Line level signal definition 99 Listen to recording 19 Loading a disc 17 Location 52 LOW EQ 5 Low level signal definition 100 M Manual punch in out 29 MARK button 11 MARK SEARCH buttons 11 Markers Adjusting 54 Beyond the basics 86 Erasing 56 Indi...

Page 112: ...anning definition 100 Part Copy 71 Erase 69 PAUSE button 10 Peak Hold 72 Phantom power ON OFF switch 15 Phone jack definition 100 PHONES connector 15 Phono jack definition 101 Ping pong About 41 Definition 101 Operation 43 Overview 22 Preparation 42 Rehearsing 43 With simultaneous overdub 44 Pitch Adjusting 46 Beyond the basics 87 Indicator 8 Indicators 8 Resetting 46 PITCH button 11 PLAY button 1...

Page 113: ...rs 14 Stop 93 STOP button 10 Sub mixer operation 85 Switching on the MD8 17 Synchronization Operation 73 Overview 22 System setup 74 T Take Auditioning 39 Moni 39 Multi 37 Tempo 77 Tempo Map 76 About 73 Chart 82 Definition 101 Deleting steps 78 Inserting steps 78 Saving 79 Time Counter 9 Display 28 Time counter modes 8 Time search 52 Time Signature 76 Titling discs songs 28 TOC Definition 101 Upda...

Page 114: ...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 O 1 System Common Song Pos Song Sel Tune O X X X X X 2 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 messages are transmitted in MTC Sync mode 1 MMC 2 During MIDI Clock synchronization Mode 1 OMNI ON P...

Page 115: ... 2 0 10 1 2 3 4 GROUP ASSIGN L ODD R EVEN LINE GAIN HIGH MID LOW AUX PAN MIC L R 5 5 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 15 15 15 15 15 15 250 5k FLIP CUE 0 10 F G 1 0 10 2 0 10 1 2 3 4 GROUP ASSIGN L ODD R EVEN LINE GAIN HIGH MID LOW AUX PAN MIC L R 4 4 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 15 15 15 15 15 15 250 5k FLIP CUE 0 10 F G 1 0 10 2 0 10 1 2 3 4 GROUP ASSIGN L ODD R EVEN LINE GAIN HIGH MID LOW AUX PAN MIC L R 3 3 1...

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