Touring the MT8XII
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MT8XII—Owner’s Manual
2
Touring the MT8XII
This chapter takes you on a tour of the MT8XII, identifying the various parts to help you become
familiar with your new recorder.
Topside View
The individual sections of the MT8XII are explained on the following pages.
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ST-INPUT
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ST-INPUT
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ST-INPUT
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MASTER
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GROUP
4
TAPE IN
MIX LEVEL
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10
MONITOR LEVEL
MIN
MAX
TAPE IN
GROUP
TO
MONITOR
TO
STEREO
STEREO
CUE
MONITOR
SELECT
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ON
OFF
CUE MIX
TO STEREO
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MULTITRACK CASSETTE RECORDER
L R
TRACK
STEREO
+9
+6
+3
0dB
–3
–6
–10
–20
+9
+6
+3
0dB
–3
–6
–10
–20
REC
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TAPE
REPEAT
MEMO
IN
OUT
dbx
SYNC
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AUTO PUNCH
NOISE REDUCTION SYSTEM
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0
+
TAPE SPEED
REC SELECT
VARI
FIX
GROUP
AUTO
PUNCH I/O
CLEAR
SYNC
CHECK
REPEAT
RESET
MEMO 1
MEMO 2
RTZ
LOC 1
LOC 2
FF
STOP
REW
PLAY
REHE
PHONES
PUNCH I/O
REC/PAUSE
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2
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4
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STEREO
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GAIN
LINE
MIC
HIGH
–12
+12
FREQ
250
5k
MID
–12
+12
LOW
–12
+12
AUX
1
0
10
AUX
2
0
10
CUE
L
R
0
10
PAN
L
ODD
R
EVEN
GROUP ASSIGN
1
2
3
4
PEAK
SIGNAL
0
10
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4
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2
1
P
A
N
L
E
V
E
L
GAIN
LINE
MIC
HIGH
–12
+12
FREQ
250
5k
MID
–12
+12
LOW
–12
+12
AUX
1
0
10
AUX
2
0
10
CUE
L
R
0
10
PAN
L
ODD
R
EVEN
GROUP ASSIGN
1
2
3
4
PEAK
SIGNAL
0
10
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2
1
P
A
N
L
E
V
E
L
GAIN
LINE
MIC
HIGH
–12
+12
FREQ
250
5k
MID
–12
+12
LOW
–12
+12
AUX
1
0
10
AUX
2
0
10
CUE
L
R
0
10
PAN
L
ODD
R
EVEN
GROUP ASSIGN
1
2
3
4
PEAK
SIGNAL
0
10
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P
A
N
L
E
V
E
L
GAIN
LINE
MIC
HIGH
–12
+12
FREQ
250
5k
MID
–12
+12
LOW
–12
+12
AUX
1
0
10
AUX
2
0
10
CUE
L
R
0
10
PAN
L
ODD
R
EVEN
GROUP ASSIGN
1
2
3
4
PEAK
SIGNAL
0
10
9
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4
3
2
1
P
A
N
L
E
V
E
L
HIGH
–12
+12
FREQ
250
5k
MID
–12
+12
LOW
–12
+12
AUX
1
0
10
AUX
2
0
10
CUE
L
R
0
10
PAN
L
ODD
R
EVEN
GROUP ASSIGN
1
2
3
4
PEAK
SIGNAL
0
10
9
8
7
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5
4
3
2
1
P
A
N
L
E
V
E
L
HIGH
–12
+12
FREQ
250
5k
MID
–12
+12
LOW
–12
+12
AUX
1
0
10
AUX
2
0
10
CUE
L
R
0
10
PAN
L
ODD
R
EVEN
GROUP ASSIGN
1
2
3
4
PEAK
SIGNAL
0
10
9
8
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4
3
2
1
P
A
N
L
E
V
E
L
HIGH
–12
+12
FREQ
250
5k
MID
–12
+12
LOW
–12
+12
AUX
1
0
10
AUX
2
0
10
CUE
L
R
0
10
PAN
L
ODD
R
EVEN
GROUP ASSIGN
1
2
3
4
PEAK
SIGNAL
0
10
9
8
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5
4
3
2
1
P
A
N
L
E
V
E
L
HIGH
–12
+12
FREQ
250
5k
MID
–12
+12
LOW
–12
+12
AUX
1
0
10
AUX
2
0
10
CUE
L
R
0
10
PAN
L
ODD
R
EVEN
GROUP ASSIGN
1
2
3
4
PEAK
SIGNAL
0
10
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P
A
N
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V
E
L
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TAPE
MIC/
LINE
TAPE
FLIP
MIC/
LINE
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MIC/
LINE
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FLIP
MIC/
LINE
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MIC/
LINE
TAPE
FLIP
FLIP
FLIP
FLIP
FLIP
MIC/
LINE
TAPE
MIC/
LINE
TAPE
FLIP
MIC/
LINE
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