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—Owner’s Manual
Contents
Welcome to the MT400.......................... 3
MT400 Features.............................................. 3
Mixer.................................................................3
Recorder ...........................................................3
Buying Cassette Tapes for the MT400 .......... 4
MT400 Recording Format ............................. 4
About dbx Noise Reduction .......................... 5
Glossary........................................................... 5
Touring the MT400........................................ 6
Input Channels.................................................6
Stereo Inputs ....................................................8
Monitor/Master Section ..................................8
Recorder Section ..............................................9
Transport Section...........................................10
Meter Section .................................................11
Input/Output Section ....................................11
Front Panel .....................................................12
Rear Panel.......................................................12
The First Session ................................... 13
Preparation ................................................... 13
Quick-Start System ........................................13
Turning On the MT400 .................................14
Loading a Cassette Tape ................................14
Recording the First Track ............................ 14
Preparation Before Recording .......................14
The First Take.................................................16
Overdubbing................................................. 18
Mixdown....................................................... 20
Advanced Recording Techniques ......... 22
Simultaneous Multi-Channel Recording ....22
Ping-Pong Recording ...................................24
Multi-Source Mixing....................................26
Using Effects .................................................28
Using INSERT I/O......................................... 28
Using AUX SENDs ........................................ 29
Applying Effects to Multiple Channels
When Recording............................................ 30
Applying Effects to Only a Monitor Signal .. 32
Applying Effects at Mixdown........................ 33
Punch In/Out Recording..............................34
Using the REC SELECT switch..................... 34
Using a Footswitch ........................................ 35
MIDI Synchronization .................................37
Synchronizing the MT400 with a MIDI Se-
quencer........................................................... 37
Connecting the MT400 to a MIDI System... 38
Recording a SYNC Signal on the Tape ......... 40
Synchronized Recording ............................... 41
Synchronized Mixdown ................................ 43
Appendix............................................... 44
Troubleshooting ...........................................44
Maintaining the MT400 ...............................45
Cleaning the Record-Play Head, Erase Head,
Capstan, and Pinch Roller............................. 45
Demagnetizing the Record-Play Head ......... 45
Specifications ................................................46
Dimensions ...................................................47
Block Diagram ..............................................48
