Recording the first track (Direct Recording)
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—Owner’s Manual
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Find a blank area
A new song can be recorded only on a blank area.
If you wish to record a new song on a disc that
already contains recorded material, you must
begin by finding a blank area.
1
Press the SONG SEARCH [
] button several
times to find the blank area.
When a blank area has been found, the display will
indicate “BLANK X” (where X is the number of
the blank area).
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Select the track for recording
2
Connect your audio source to MIC/LINE
INPUT jack 1.
Normally, you will record the rhythm instruments
(rhythm machine, drums, or rhythm guitar etc.)
first.
3
Set the FLIP switch of input channel 1 to
“MIC/LINE (
).”
When you set the FLIP switch to the “MIC/LINE
(
)” position, the input signal from the MIC/
LINE INPUT jack will be sent to the correspond-
ing input channel.
4
Press REC SELECT button 1.
The REC SELECT buttons are switches that select
the recording source for each track. When you
press REC SELECT button 1, track 1 will be ready
for recording, and the signal from input channel 1
will be sent directly to track 1. The track recording
indicator (DIR) for track 1 will blink.
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Check the recording level
To insure the best audio quality for the recording,
it is important to set an appropriate recording
level. Always be sure to adjust the recording level
before you begin recording.
5
Press the REC button.
The REC indicator will blink, and the MD4S will
be in record-pause mode. The display will indicate
the number of the song to be recorded (001), and
if this is the first time you are recording the song,
the display will indicate “NEW REC.”
6
Rotate the GAIN control of input channel 1
all the way to the LINE position.
7
Set the input channel 1 fader between the 7
and 8 marks.
8
While playing your audio source, watch the
track level meter and rotate the GAIN control
once again to adjust the recording level.
Ideally, the track level meter will indicate about –3
for the loudest sounds. If the recording level is too
high even when the GAIN control is rotated all the
way to the LINE position, lower the output level of
the audio source.
Note: Since new discs (or discs that have been
erased) are entirely blank, this step is not necessary.
Note: With normal recording operations, there will
be only one blank area. However if you move or
delete songs, multiple blank areas may be created.
(See “Editing functions” on page 73 for more
information.) If there is more than one blank area,
the time available for consecutive recording may
differ depending on the size of the blank area. (See
“MD4S songs and blank areas” on page 12 for more
information.)
Tip: If you press the DISPLAY button to set the
display time counter mode to REMAIN TIME, the
length of available recording time for each blank area
will be shown when you search to that blank area.
Song 1
Song 2
Blank area
Unrecorded area
Tip: If you press PEAK HOLD to turn on the Peak
Hold function, the level meter will hold the
maximum level that was reached. For details on the
PEAK HOLD button, refer to page 18.
