Punch-in/out
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—Owner’s Manual
Rehearsing the auto punch-in/out (single-take)
5. Press the PLAY button, and begin rehearsing the auto punch-in/out.
When you press the PLAY button, the MD4S will automatically locate to the pre-roll point,
and will start playback. When the auto punch-in point is reached, the IN indicator in the dis-
play will disappear, and the monitor signal will switch from the track playback to the record-
ing source. When the auto punch-out point is reached the OUT indicator in the display will
go dark, and the monitor signal will revert to the track playback. (In rehearsal mode, record-
ing will not actually take place during this time.) After the auto-punch out point is passed and
the post-roll is reached, the MD4S will automatically locate to the pre-roll point, and again
enter auto punch-in/out rehearsal-pause mode.
Actually performing the auto punch-in/out (single-take)
6. When stopped or paused, press the REC button.
The REC indicator will blink, the display will indicate “A.Pnch,” and the MD4S will be in auto
punch-in/out record-pause mode.
7. Press the PLAY button to begin the actual auto punch-in/out.
When you press the PLAY button, the MD4S will automatically locate to the pre-roll point,
and begin playback. When you reach the auto punch-in point, the IN indicator of the display
will go dark, and the track selected by the REC SELECT buttons will begin recording (punch-
in). When you reach the auto punch-out point, the OUT indicator of the display will go dark,
recording will end, and playback will resume (punch-out). When the post-roll point is
reached, auto punch-in/out will automatically be defeated, and the MD4S will locate to the
pre-roll point and automatically enter playback-pause mode.
8. Press the PLAY button to hear the recorded result.
Tip: When the display shows “A.Punch Rehe,” you can begin rehearsing the auto punch-in/
out simply by pressing the PLAY button. (It is not necessary to press the REHE button.)
Tip: If you press the REPEAT button while rehearsing auto punch-in/out, the auto punch-
in/out rehearsal will repeat automatically.
Note: In the case of single-take auto punch-in/out, auto punch-in/out will automatically be
canceled when you perform the actual punch-in/out. If you wish to perform auto punch-in/
out once again, you must repeat the procedure from step 1.
Tip: If an optional FC5 foot switch is connected to the PUNCH I/O jack, you can use the
foot switch to perform steps 4 and 6.