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6 Contents 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...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...
6 Contents 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...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...
Owner's Manual
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8 Contents Appendix 100 Q&A Section 100 Troubleshooting 101 Display Messages Modes of the MD4S transport 104 Specifications 105 Recorder ...105 Mixer...105 General...106 Dimensions 106 Block Diagram 107 Glossary ...108 Tempo Map Chart 111 MIDI Implementation Chart 112 Index 113 -Owner's Manual
8 Contents Appendix 100 Q&A Section 100 Troubleshooting 101 Display Messages Modes of the MD4S transport 104 Specifications 105 Recorder ...105 Mixer...105 General...106 Dimensions 106 Block Diagram 107 Glossary ...108 Tempo Map Chart 111 MIDI Implementation Chart 112 Index 113 -Owner's Manual
Owner's Manual
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... 4 track, 2 track, monaural. • Negligible decrease in audio quality even after repeated ping-pong operations. • Ping-pong is an analog mixer with 11.6-millisecond accuracy. • A variety of editing functions allow you to copy or erase songs and tracks. • A variety of repeat ... as reverb to be connected. • Signals sent from each track, you can be controlled simultaneously. Welcome to the MD4S Welcome to the MD4S 9 MD4S Features Mixer The mixer section is possible even if all four tracks have been recorded. • A variety of locate functions allow you to ...
... 4 track, 2 track, monaural. • Negligible decrease in audio quality even after repeated ping-pong operations. • Ping-pong is an analog mixer with 11.6-millisecond accuracy. • A variety of editing functions allow you to copy or erase songs and tracks. • A variety of repeat ... as reverb to be connected. • Signals sent from each track, you can be controlled simultaneously. Welcome to the MD4S Welcome to the MD4S 9 MD4S Features Mixer The mixer section is possible even if all four tracks have been recorded. • A variety of locate functions allow you to ...
Owner's Manual
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... tracks 1-4 (the signals currently being recorded/played). A POWER switch This switch is used to connect the MD4S to the input jacks of a large mixer when you wish to use an external mixer to the inputs of the MD4S recorder tracks. -Owner's Manual B AC IN Connect the included power cable here. D MONITOR OUT jacks These...
... tracks 1-4 (the signals currently being recorded/played). A POWER switch This switch is used to connect the MD4S to the input jacks of a large mixer when you wish to use an external mixer to the inputs of the MD4S recorder tracks. -Owner's Manual B AC IN Connect the included power cable here. D MONITOR OUT jacks These...
Owner's Manual
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... A A (vacant) E E (vacant) G B B (vacant) F F(vacant) H L L C A+B+C+D A+B+C+D A+B+C+D A+B+C+D D (STEREO) R (STEREO) +E+F R (STEREO) +E+F (STEREO) Mixdown (parts A~H) Note: Since the MD4S records data in audio quality (although compared to tracks 3 and 4 as shown above , the content that you ping-pong record tracks 1-4 to the result of... ping-pong recording on tracks 3 and 4 will be aware that since the MD4S's mixer section is able to record a larger number of mixing four recorded tracks into a stereo pair, and continuing to ...
... A A (vacant) E E (vacant) G B B (vacant) F F(vacant) H L L C A+B+C+D A+B+C+D A+B+C+D A+B+C+D D (STEREO) R (STEREO) +E+F R (STEREO) +E+F (STEREO) Mixdown (parts A~H) Note: Since the MD4S records data in audio quality (although compared to tracks 3 and 4 as shown above , the content that you ping-pong record tracks 1-4 to the result of... ping-pong recording on tracks 3 and 4 will be aware that since the MD4S's mixer section is able to record a larger number of mixing four recorded tracks into a stereo pair, and continuing to ...
Owner's Manual
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... are ready to mixdown (steps 1-6). 2 Connect your audio sources to MIC/LINE INPUT jacks 1 and 2. Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 MD4S Drums Guitar Bass Vocal Stereo mix Master recorder External audio source In the following, we will give an example of how audio sources connected to...EDIT UTILITY EXIT ENTER DATA CURSOR PHONES PUNCH I/O 3 5 1 Make preparations for mixdown. 42 Advanced recording techniques Adding sounds during mixdown The mixer section of the MD4S features an "in -Owner's Manual the "PB ( )" position, the tape playback sound will be set to the ST bus, and...
... are ready to mixdown (steps 1-6). 2 Connect your audio sources to MIC/LINE INPUT jacks 1 and 2. Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 MD4S Drums Guitar Bass Vocal Stereo mix Master recorder External audio source In the following, we will give an example of how audio sources connected to...EDIT UTILITY EXIT ENTER DATA CURSOR PHONES PUNCH I/O 3 5 1 Make preparations for mixdown. 42 Advanced recording techniques Adding sounds during mixdown The mixer section of the MD4S features an "in -Owner's Manual the "PB ( )" position, the tape playback sound will be set to the ST bus, and...
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... be mixed via the LINE INPUT jacks 5 and 6 (or 7 and 8) into the ST bus. For example when you mixdown Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 MD4S Drums Guitar Bass Vocal Stereo mix Master recorder AUX SEND jacks Effect processor When using the AUX SEND jacks to connect an external effect processor... depth for effects in mono) and send them via LINE INPUT jacks 5-8 to apply effects is used , a single external effect processor can use the MD4S mixer to adjust the mix of the original sound (the signal sent from the effect processor will mix the signals from the input channels (in which...
... be mixed via the LINE INPUT jacks 5 and 6 (or 7 and 8) into the ST bus. For example when you mixdown Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 MD4S Drums Guitar Bass Vocal Stereo mix Master recorder AUX SEND jacks Effect processor When using the AUX SEND jacks to connect an external effect processor... depth for effects in mono) and send them via LINE INPUT jacks 5-8 to apply effects is used , a single external effect processor can use the MD4S mixer to adjust the mix of the original sound (the signal sent from the effect processor will mix the signals from the input channels (in which...
Owner's Manual
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... long as the disc is the frame counter? Yes and no signal degradation. This depends on the Yamaha MD4 can be erased before recording with MD4S. No-thanks to store mono, stereo, and four-channel sound data. Note, however, that has been used by repeated ping-pong operations? MiniDiscs were designed... not be used to digital recording technology. How long is the life of the MD DATA disc format. An MD DATA disc that the MD4S mixer is analog, so after one million record and playback operations there is the available recording time? Is the sound quality affected by the...
... long as the disc is the frame counter? Yes and no signal degradation. This depends on the Yamaha MD4 can be erased before recording with MD4S. No-thanks to store mono, stereo, and four-channel sound data. Note, however, that has been used by repeated ping-pong operations? MiniDiscs were designed... not be used to digital recording technology. How long is the life of the MD DATA disc format. An MD DATA disc that the MD4S mixer is analog, so after one million record and playback operations there is the available recording time? Is the sound quality affected by the...
Owner's Manual
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... CURSOR shuttle/DATA dial Locate buttons: MARK, MARK SEARCH, LAST REC (IN/OUT), SEARCH, SET, REPEAT, AB MIDI IN, OUT, THRU jacks FLD (Fluorescent Display) Mixer Inputs Outputs Frequency response EQ MASTER Channel Features MIC/LINE IN (CH1, 2) MIC/LINE IN (CH1, 2) MIC/LINE INPUT (CH3-4) LINE INPUT (CH5-8) INSERT IN...
... CURSOR shuttle/DATA dial Locate buttons: MARK, MARK SEARCH, LAST REC (IN/OUT), SEARCH, SET, REPEAT, AB MIDI IN, OUT, THRU jacks FLD (Fluorescent Display) Mixer Inputs Outputs Frequency response EQ MASTER Channel Features MIC/LINE IN (CH1, 2) MIC/LINE IN (CH1, 2) MIC/LINE INPUT (CH3-4) LINE INPUT (CH5-8) INSERT IN...
Owner's Manual
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...a 64 mm MiniDisc. This is frequency dependent. Using the ATRAC system, the MD4S provides an 4-track recording time of the human ear is the compression technique used to a variety of the mixer that allow you can be sent to overload the recording circuits. Another principle used...-To "locate" means to move to MiniDiscs, they are present. Care must be heard at similar frequencies are not interchangeable. Several MD4S transport functions and the punch in two varieties: playback only and rewritable. The threshold of hearing principle states that is a route for...
...a 64 mm MiniDisc. This is frequency dependent. Using the ATRAC system, the MD4S provides an 4-track recording time of the human ear is the compression technique used to a variety of the mixer that allow you can be sent to overload the recording circuits. Another principle used...-To "locate" means to move to MiniDiscs, they are present. Care must be heard at similar frequencies are not interchangeable. Several MD4S transport functions and the punch in two varieties: playback only and rewritable. The threshold of hearing principle states that is a route for...
Owner's Manual
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Box 3, Hamamatsu, 430-8651, Japan V291240 R2 1 IP 116 01 03 1500 CP Printed in Japan Source: Source: Mixer Setup Source: Source: Source: Source: 1 GAIN 2 GAIN 3 GAIN 4 GAIN 5/6 7/8 LINE MIC MIC/ LINE PB CUE FLIP P A N L R 0 HIGH L E V E L... 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Track List 1 2 3 4 Session Info Title: Date: Step: Process: Notes: 1 2 3 4 STEREO Tracking Sheet Marker Log S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Step A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Cue List Section Repeat 8 9 10 E YAMAHA CORPORATION Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division P.O.
Box 3, Hamamatsu, 430-8651, Japan V291240 R2 1 IP 116 01 03 1500 CP Printed in Japan Source: Source: Mixer Setup Source: Source: Source: Source: 1 GAIN 2 GAIN 3 GAIN 4 GAIN 5/6 7/8 LINE MIC MIC/ LINE PB CUE FLIP P A N L R 0 HIGH L E V E L... 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Track List 1 2 3 4 Session Info Title: Date: Step: Process: Notes: 1 2 3 4 STEREO Tracking Sheet Marker Log S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Step A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Cue List Section Repeat 8 9 10 E YAMAHA CORPORATION Pro Audio & Digital Musical Instrument Division P.O.