MD4 Applications
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MD4—Owner’s Manual
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MD4 Applications
This chapter shows how MD4 can be used for various applications.
One-Take Recording
The One-Take recording technique is ideal for live recording or recording bands that like to
record with all members playing together. In the following system example, vocals, guitar, and
drums are recorded using microphones, while the bass is connected via a DI connection. With
the optional footswitch connected to the PUNCH I/O jack, one of the musicians can stop and
start MD4 recording. A stereo pair of headphones is used for monitoring.
For one-take recording, the [REC SELECT] buttons on all four tracks are set to ON. Up to eight
markers can be inserted while recording by pressing the [MARK] button. Markers make it easy
to locate specific points in a song.
When one-take recording is finished, the ping-pong technique can be used to make tracks avail-
able for further recording. See Ping-Pong Recording on page 29 for more information. Mistakes
can be corrected using the punch in/out functions. See Manual Punch In/Out on page 21 and
Auto Punch In/Out on page 24 for more information. Finally, EQ and effects can be applied dur-
ing mixdown and transfer to a stereo master recorder.
MULTITRACK MD RECORDER
MIC/LINE INPUT
AUX RETURN
STEREO SUB IN
STEREO OUT
MONITOR OUT
TRACK DIRECT OUT
AUX SEND
1
2
3
4
L R
L R
L R
L R
1 2 3 4
GAIN
LINE
MIC
1
2
3
4
AUX
0
10
HIGH
–12
+12
MID
–12
+12
LOW
–12
+12
PAN
L
ODD
R
EVEN
PB
MIC/
LINE
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
GAIN
LINE
MIC
1
2
3
4
AUX
0
10
HIGH
–12
+12
MID
–12
+12
LOW
–12
+12
PAN
L
ODD
R
EVEN
PB
MIC/
LINE
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
GAIN
LINE
MIC
1
2
3
4
AUX
0
10
HIGH
–12
+12
MID
–12
+12
LOW
–12
+12
PAN
L
ODD
R
EVEN
PB
MIC/
LINE
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
GAIN
LINE
MIC
1
2
3
4
AUX
0
10
HIGH
–12
+12
MID
–12
+12
LOW
–12
+12
PAN
L
ODD
R
EVEN
PB
MIC/
LINE
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1
2
1
2
3
4
3
4
LEVEL
0
10
MONITOR LEVEL
MIN
MAX
LEVEL
0
10
GROUP ASSIGN
1
3
2
4
GROUP
STEREO
CUE
GROUP ASSIGN
1
2
3
4
0
10
0
10
0
10
0
10
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
4
TIME
DISPLAY
REPEAT MEMO A/B
REC SELECT
MARK SEARCH
LAST REC SEARCH
IN
OUT
MARK
PITCH
ADJUST
UTILITY
CLEAR
ENTER
AUTO
PUNCH I/O
SELECT
DATA
–
+
SONG
SEARCH
REC
PLAY
PAUSE
REVIEW
FF CUE
STOP
TOC WRITE
1
2
3
4
MASTER
AUX
RETURN
STEREO
SUB IN
GROUP ASSIGN
GROUP ASSIGN
GROUP ASSIGN
GROUP ASSIGN
STEREO
PHONES
PUNCH I/O
REHE
MONITOR
SELECT
CUE LEVEL
Headphones
Footswitch
Vocals
Guitar
Bass
Drums
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