Yamaha MT2X, Authorized Product Manual

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Congratulations on your choice of the Yamaha MT2X Multitrack Cassette
Recorder. The Yamaha MT2X Multitrack Cassette Recorder is a complete
multitrack recording package which elegantly integrates a high-performance
six-channel mixer and dual-speed 4-track cassette recorder. It is fully com-
patible with advanced MIDI tape synchronization applications, and accepts
an optional plug-in YMC2 MIDI Converter that makes MIDI timing signals
from any appropriate MIDI device usable for synchronization With a full
complement of carefully planned features and functions, the MT2X is a
musical instrument in its own right. It can vastly expand your creative
s c o p e .
To take full advantage of the outstanding features and performance
capabilities of the MT2X, we urge to read this owner’s manual thoroughly.
CONTENTS
BEFORE OPERATION ................................................................. 2
PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS ...................... 2
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRACKS AND CHANNELS ............ 3
WHAT IS A MULTITRACK CASSETTE RECORDER? .................. 3
THE CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS ....................................
4
MIXER SECTION ................................................................... 4
RECORDER SECTION ............................................................ 8
METER AND MONITOR SECTION ...........................................
10
CONNECTOR SECTION ..........................................................
12
CONNECTION EXAMPLE ............................................................ 14
ABOUT CASSETTE TAPES .........................................................
15
MULTITRACK RECORDING TECHNIQUES .................................... 16
ONE EXAMPLE OF A MULTITRACK RECORDING PROCESS ....... 16
BEFORE RECORDING .............................................................
16
MULTITRACK RECORDING ....................................................
17
USING CHANNELS 5 AND 6 .................................................. 33
SYNC-RECORDING .................................................................... 3 4
FOR MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE OF YOUR MT2X ........................ 35
BLOCK DIAGRAM .....................................................................
36
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS .......................................................
37
INTRODUCTION TO THE ACCESSORIES ...................................... 38
SERVICE .................................................................................. 3 9
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