Yamaha MD4S Musical Instrument User Manual


 
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Contents
—Owner’s Manual
Contents
Welcome to the MD4S ......................................... 9
MD4S Features ............................................................................................9
Mixer............................................................................................................ 9
Recorder ...................................................................................................... 9
Buying discs for the MD4S.........................................................................10
MD DATA and MiniDisc .......................................................................... 10
MD4S TOC .................................................................................................11
To update the TOC.................................................................................... 11
Recording modes and recording times......................................................11
MD4S songs and blank areas .....................................................................12
Front and rear panel...................................................................................13
Mono Inputs............................................................................................... 13
Stereo Inputs .............................................................................................. 15
Monitor/Master section............................................................................. 15
Disc transport section................................................................................ 16
Display ........................................................................................................ 19
Top panel connectors ................................................................................ 22
Rear panel................................................................................................... 23
Front panel ................................................................................................. 24
Basic operation.................................................... 25
Before you begin.........................................................................................25
Example connections................................................................................. 25
Turning on the MD4S................................................................................ 26
Inserting a disc ........................................................................................... 26
Recording the first track (Direct Recording) ............................................26
Preparations for recording ........................................................................ 26
Start recording............................................................................................ 28
Overdubbing...............................................................................................30
Mixdown.....................................................................................................32
After completing the Basic Operation section ..........................................34
Advanced recording techniques ......................... 35
Advanced techniques on the MD4S ..........................................................35
Mixing multiple channels as you record ...................................................36
Ping-pong recording ..................................................................................39
Adding sounds during mixdown...............................................................42