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12 Welcome to the MD4S
—Owner’s Manual
MD4S songs and blank areas
On the MD4S, recordings are made in units called “songs.” Each song is assigned a number
indicating the order in which it was recorded. For example if you have recorded two songs on
a disc, song 2 will be recorded immediately after song 1, as shown in the following diagram.
When you record a new song or record additional material onto a previously-recorded song to
lengthen it, the new recording is done only on the unrecorded portion of the disc; the “blank
area.” In the diagram above, it is possible to record a new song (song 3) in the blank area, or to
record additional material onto song 2 to lengthen it. However since there is no blank area
immediately after song 1, it is not immediately possible to record additional material to song 1
to lengthen it.
If three songs (songs 1, 2, and 3) are recorded consecutively on disc as shown in the following
diagram, and the middle song is erased, there will be a blank area corresponding to the length
of that song.
* Blank areas are also assigned a “blank area number” in the order in which they are created.
If you then record a song in the situation shown above, you will be able to select either blank
area 1 or blank area 2 in which to record. However if you select blank area 2, the time available
for recording will be limited to the length of the song that was erased.
Tip: If you wish to lengthen song 1, you will need to use a song editing function to move
song 1 to the blank area.
Song 1 Song 2
Blank area 1
Song 1 Song 3Song 2
Blank area 1
Song 1 Song 3Blank area 2
Erase song 2
Blank area 1