Ping-Pong Recording
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MT8XII—Owner’s Manual
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Ping-Pong Recording
The ping-pong recording technique (also known as bounce down) is used to free up tracks for
further recording. This is accomplished by bouncing down (i.e., mixing and recording) one or
two existing tracks to an unused track. Those tracks are then used for further recording.
Although the MT8XII is a eight-track recorder, effectively you can record more than eight tracks
using this technique. The only drawback is that once several tracks have been bounced, you can-
not adjust the individual sounds. You can, however, balance the levels and apply EQ and effects
during the actual ping-pong operation. The following illustration shows the ping-pong tech-
nique.
Destination Track
Source
Tracks
Track 4
Track 5
Track 6
Track 7
Track 8
Track 3
Track 2
Track 1
Track 4
Track 5
Track 6
Track 7
Track 8
Track 3
Track 2
Track 1
3
2
1
1
2
3
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
8
7
6
5
4
3
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
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
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
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
P
A
N
L
E
V
E
L
TAPE
MIC/
LINE
TAPE
FLIP
MIC/
LINE
TAPE
MIC/
LINE
TAPE
FLIP
MIC/
LINE
TAPE
MIC/
LINE
TAPE
FLIP
MIC/
LINE
