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Punch In/Out Recording
MT8XII—Owner’s Manual
Using the REC SELECT buttons
1. Locate to a position before the point at which you want to punch in.
2. Make sure that all track indicators are off (i.e., no tracks selected).
3. Press the [REC/PAUSE] button.
The REC/PAUSE indicator flashes quickly, indicating Record Pause mode is engaged.
Instead of pressing the [REC/PAUSE] button you could have pressed the [REHE] button to
engage Rehearse Pause mode. Rehearse allows you to have a dry run before actually recording.
The rest of this procedure can be used with the Rehearsal function. Instead of the REC/PAUSE
indicator, however, the REHE indicator is used.
4. Press the [PLAY] button to start playback.
Playback starts and the PLAY indicator lights up. The REC/PAUSE indicators continue to flash,
indicating Play Record Wait mode.
5. At the point where you want to punch in, press a [REC SELECT] button.
Recording starts. The REC/PAUSE indicator stop flashing and light up continuously. A circle
appears around the corresponding track indicator.
If you’re monitoring the track via CUE (i.e., [FLIP] switch in the up position), 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 recorded.
You can punch in more than one track using this technique. However, do not press more than
one [REC SELECT] button simultaneously. Press them one after another.
6. At the point where you want to punch out, press the [PLAY] button.
Recording stops. The REC/PAUSE indicator goes off. The circle around the track indicator
flashes.
Through the CUE monitor (i.e., [FLIP] switch in the up position) you’ll hear the existing sounds
playback.
Instead of pressing the [PLAY] button you could have pressed the [REC SELECT] button to
punch out. In this case, the MT8XII remains in Play Record Wait mode, so you can punch in
again using the [REC SELECT] buttons.
7. Press the [STOP] button to stop playback.
The following illustration shows how punch in/out works with the [REC SELECT] buttons.
In Point
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7
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5
4
3
2
1
Play Record
Wait
Record
Pause
REC
SELECT
Play
Record
Out Point
REC/PAUSE
PLAY
REC SELECT
PLAY
STOP
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