Yamaha MD4S Musical Instrument User Manual


 
28 Basic operation
—Owner’s Manual
Monitor the signal being recorded on
the track
9 Press the MONITOR SELECT CUE switch to
turn it on.
The MONITOR SELECT switches choose the sig-
nal source that will be monitored. When the CUE
switch is on, the signal from the CUE bus will be
sent to the PHONES jack and the MONITOR
OUT jacks, allowing you to monitor the sound
through headphones or monitor speakers.
0 Raise the CUE LEVEL control of input channel
1 to the 7–8 mark.
The CUE LEVEL controls of input channels 1–4
adjust the signal that is sent from tracks 1–4 to the
CUE bus (for tracks that are in record/record-
pause mode this will be the recording source, or
for tracks that are playing back this will be the
playback sound of the track).
A While listening to your headphones or moni-
tor speakers, adjust the MONITOR LEVEL
control to an appropriate volume.
B As desired, use the EQ controls to adjust the
tone.
Adjusting the EQ controls will affect the recording
level. When you finish adjusting the EQ controls,
use the GAIN control to re-adjust the recording
level as necessary.
Start recording
Begin recording
1
Make sure that the REC indicator is blinking.
If it is not blinking, press the REC button.
2 Press the PLAY button.
Recording will begin, and the track 1 track record
indicator and the REC indicator will change from
blinking to lit. Begin playing the audio source that
you wish to record first.
3 When you finish recording, press the STOP
button.
The transport will stop, and the track record indi-
cator of track 1 will change to blinking.
The display will indicate “Writing TOC” for a
short time, and then the TOC EDIT indicator will
go dark, indicating that the TOC has been
updated automatically.
LRLR
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STEREO
MONITOR LEVEL
CUE
STEREO
2TR IN
CUE MIX TO STEREO
MONITOR SELECT
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
REHE
PAUSE
OUT
SONG SEARCH
MARK SEARCHREPEAT
AUTO
PUNCH I/O
AB
DATA CURSOR
PHONES PUNCH I/O
PITCH
EJECT
ADJUST EDIT UTILITY
BUS
CH2
REC SELECT
CH3 CH4
PEAK HOLD DISPLAY
010
010
MIN MAX
MULTITRACK MD RECORDER
IN THRUOUT
MIDI
MIC/LINE INPUT
3
21
4 5678
LINE INPUT
AUX SEND
INSERT
I/O
INSERT
I/O
TRACK
DIRECT OUT
STEREO
OUT
2TR IN MONITOR
OUT
12
EXIT
ENTER
SET
MARK
1
1
4
4
GAIN
CUE
HIGH
LINE
FLIP
MIC/
LINE
MIC
LR
010
15 +15
MID
15 +15
LOW
15 +15
PAN
LR
AUX
12
PB
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
P
A
N
L
E
V
E
L
3
3
GAIN
CUE
HIGH
LINE
FLIP
MIC/
LINE
MIC
LR
010
15 +15
MID
15 +15
LOW
15 +15
PAN
LR
AUX
12
PB
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
P
A
N
L
E
V
E
L
2
2
GAIN
CUE
HIGH
LINE
FLIP
MIC/
LINE
MIC
LR
010
15 +15
MID
15 +15
LOW
15 +15
PAN
LR
AUX
12
PB
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
P
A
N
L
E
V
E
L
GAIN
CUE
HIGH
LINE
FLIP
MIC/
LINE
MIC
LR
010
15 +15
MID
15 +15
LOW
15 +15
PAN
LR
AUX
12
PB
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
P
A
N
L
E
V
E
L
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TOC WRITE
REC PLAY STOP
IN
LAST REC SEARCH
CH1
1
1 5
2
3
6
4