Yamaha MT8X, Operation Manual

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4. Carrying out the automatic punch-in/out function
4-1 Press the REC/PAUSE button.
The REHE indicator goes out and the REC/PAUSE indicator flashes rapidly.
4-2 Press the PLAY button to play back the tape, and play the part to be re-recorded at the same time.
As the tape reaches the punch-in point, the mode switches to the recording mode, and as the tape reaches the
punch-out point, the mode goes back to the playback mode.
As the tape reaches the post-roll point, the tape is rewound back to the pre-roll point.
5. Checking the finished punch-in/out recording
5-1 Press the PLAY button again to play back the tape.
Monitoring the re-recorded tape, make sure it has been recorded properly.
5-2 Proceed to the following step according to the result.
• If the result is good:
Press the AUTO PUNCH I/O switch to cancel the automatic punch-in/out function.
Pressing this switch clears the punch-in and punch-out points, as well as the pre-roll and post-roll points.
If you will carry out punch-in/out recording on another part, you must begin from selecting the track or setting
the punch-in/out points, etc.
• If the result is not good:
Press the REHE button and re-operate from step 3 "Rehearsal" again.
If the point setting is not correct, press the AUTO PUNCH I/O switch to cancel this function and re-operate from
step 2-1.
Checking the current status using the indicators
The current status can be monitored while the automatic punch-in/out function is in use, by checking the AUTO
PUNCH I/O, the REHE, and the REC/PAUSE indicators.
Status Indicated by indicators
AUTO PUNCH I/O
Flashing
Illuminating
Illuminating
Illuminating
REHE
Flashing
Flashing rapidly
off
off
REC/PAUSE
off
off
Flashing rapidly
off
Status
Only the pre-roll point have
been specified. (2-1)
Pseudo-recording
(rehearsal) starts by pressing
the PLAY button. (3-2)
Punch-in/out recording starts
by pressing the PLAY button.
(4-2)
The result of punch-in/out
recording can be check by
pressing the PLAY button.
(5-1)
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