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REC SWITCH
When this switch is pressed, the PLAY switch also
moves, and the unit goes into the recording mode.
However, if the RECORD SELECT switches for all tracks
1-4 are switched OFF, nothing will be recorded.
NOTE:
When the REC switch is pressed down, noise
occurs which is recorded on the tape. In order
to prevent this, we recommended the use of the
PAUSE switch . Press the PAUSE switch first,
then press the REC switch. To start recording,
press the PAUSE switch again to shift out of the
REC pause mode
and
into the recording mode.
PLAY SWITCH
Press this switch for playback. However, if the input
selector switch of a track is not in the TAPE position,
the sound will not be heard on the stereo buss.
REW SWITCH (REWIND)
Use this switch to rewind the tape. Pressing it when
the MT2X is in the PLAY mode enables you to hear the
sound of the tape while it rewinds. This feature is use-
ful for finding the beginning of a song or other recorded
material.
FF SWITCH (FAST FORWARD)
Use this switch to quickly advance the tape forward.
Pressing it when the MT2X is in the PLAY mode enables
you to hear the sound of the tape while it is moved for-
ward. This feature is useful for cueing up the start of
a subsequent song or other recorded material on the
tape.
STOP SWITCH
Press this to stop tape.
PAUSE SWITCH
Press this switch to momentarily stop playback or
recording in progress. Press it again to restart.
dbx SWITCH
Ordinary cassette tapes don’t have sufficient dynamic
range (the level difference between the softest sounds
and the loudest peaks) to adequately record highly
dynamic music. If the dbx switch is put “ON” during
recording, highly dynamic music signals can be ade-
quately handled, while the hiss noise inherent to cassette
tapes is kept down below the range of human hearing.
If the dbx switch is kept “ON” during recording, it must
also be kept “ON” during playback.
PITCH CONTROL
During recording or playback, this control can be used
to vary the tape running speed from +10% to -10%.
The pitch of voices or musical instruments also varies
in proportion to tape speed.
Under normal conditions, the control should be in the
center position. When overdubbing (playing back a
recorded passage while recording new material on a dif-
ferent track) the pitch of the previously recorded material
can be altered to match the new material if necessary.
This feature can also be used to obtain certain special
effects during recording.
TAPE SPEED SWITCH
This switch selects either LO (4.8 cm/s) or HI (9.5
cm/sec) cassette tape speed. The low-speed setting cor-
responds to standard cassette tape speed, offering max-
imum recording time. The HI setting causes the tape
to run at twice the standard tape speed, reducing avail-
able recording time but significantly improving sound
quality.
TAPE COUNTER
This displays the amount of tape run.
RESET SWITCH
Press this switch to reset the tape counter to “000”.
Pressing this switch at the start of recording, or at the
beginning of a song, makes it easy to cue up the selec-
tion from the start.
ZERO STOP SWITCH
If this switch is set “ON” during rewinding, the tape
will stop when the tape counter reaches “999”. During
multitrack recording, this feature is convenient for
repeated playback or recording operations after rewind.
