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PUNCH-IN or INSERT Recording
Selecting in and
out points
"Punching in" or "insert recording" is recording over a small section
of previously recorded track to correct or improve a performance,
while keeping the rest of the track intact. The mixer settings should
be exactly the same as they were during the original recording.
In the following, we'll use track 2 as the punch-in track as an example.
1. As the punch-in track is track 2 in our example, your input must
be sent to the stereo right bus. To do so, rotate the PAN control of
the channel into which your source instrument is plugged all the
way to the right.
2. TAPE CUE signal path is used to hear the tape, so set the
EFFECT 2/TAPE CUE select switch (located below the
MONITOR LEVEL control) to the TAPE CUE position and set the
EFFECT/CUE monitor switch to EFFECT 2/CUE.
3. To hear the instrument, set the MONITOR SELECT LINE OUT
switch to the MONO position.
4. Press PLAY to play the tape, adjust the TAPE CUE control on
channel 2 until the MONITOR level meters read a maximum of
from 0 to +3, and adjust the MONITOR LEVEL control for the
desired headphone listening level.
5. Play the instrument. You'll hear it together with the tape signals
through the headphones. Stop the tape, and you hear only the
instrument being played.
6. Set the TRK 2 RECORD FUNCTION switch to BUSS R. The REC 2
indicator will start blinking in the display window, and meter 2
will show your instrument's output level. Adjust the channel and
MASTER faders for the proper recording level.
For both musical and technical reasons, when punching in or out of a
track, you must select points that are "in the points clear", i.e., in
pauses between phrases or notes. Sound seems unnatural and
inserts are noticeable if a new note is recorded before the old one has
ended, or a note is held as you punch in or out. Making smooth
inserts requires practice. Spacing between the erase and record
heads requires that you anticipate in/out points by a fraction of a
second for extremely tight cues. Use the following procedures with
the REHEARSAL switch on.
Preliminary