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Owner's Manual - Page 3
... 37 Connecting the MT400 to a MIDI System... 38 Recording a SYNC Signal on the Tape......... 40 Synchronized Recording 41 Synchronized Mixdown 43
Appendix 44
Troubleshooting 44 Maintaining the MT400 45
Cleaning the Record-Play Head, Erase Head, Capstan, and Pinch Roller 45 Demagnetizing the Record-Play Head ......... 45 Specifications 46 Dimensions 47 Block Diagram 48
-Owner's Manual
Owner's Manual - Page 5
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If you try to achieve high-quality sound.
-Owner's Manual Therefore, tapes with normal cassette recorders on the MT400, you will hear Tracks 3 and 4 play backwards. On the other hand, the MT400 uses 9.5 cm/second as TDK SA or MAXELL CDXL II. 4
Buying Cassette Tapes for the MT400
It is important that you buy high-quality Type II (High Bias, 70 µ...
Owner's Manual - Page 6
... signals are used to correctly play back tapes that the tape is called "tracking down".
-Owner's Manual You can monitor the signals via headphones. You can record four individual sound sources simultaneously on the purpose.
This does not mean that were recorded with the dbx system on other tracks. The MT400 offers the following buses that you use...
Owner's Manual - Page 15
...12
MULTITRACK CASSETTE RECORDER +12
+6 +3
0 -5 -10
REC
1
2
3
4
L
R
+12
10
10 CUE
TAPE ...Manual
B0 6
5 Plug the other end of the MT400.
2. Loading a Cassette Tape
Before loading a cassette tape, make sure the write- Close the cassette compartment cover.
It is called "direct recording"). Connecting a sound source to MIC/LINE INPUT 1 will automatically select Track 1 for recording...
Owner's Manual - Page 16
... Tracks 1-4 to adjust the recording level before each track. With Track 1 [REC SELECT] switch set an appropriate recording level to select a monitoring source. Monitoring a track recording signal
0 Set the monitor select switch to MIC/LINE INPUT 1. The monitor select switch enables you can monitor the input level of the recording source on the recording/recording-pause tracks, and the tape...
Owner's Manual - Page 18
... on Track 1 will be erased when you record the next track. MIC/LINE INPUT 1
1
GAIN
LINE
MIC
HIGH
-12
+12
MID
-12
+12
LOW
-12 AUX 1
0 AUX 2
0 MIX
+12
10
10 CUE
0
10
MIC/LINE to L
TAPE
TAPE
MIC/ LINE
INPUT-FLIP
PAN
L
R
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
CUE bus (monaural)
PHONES MONITOR OUT
Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4
Signal flow during track recording
-Owner's Manual
Owner's Manual - Page 19
.... When you start recording, Track 1 playback sound and Track 2 recording source will be mixed into a monaural signal and sent to the sound recorded on Input Channel 1 to "MIC/LINE ( )".
3 Set Track 2 [REC SELECT] switch to the sound through headphones or monitor speakers. The Track 2 REC SELECT indicator flashes and Track 1 is ready for monitoring.
-Owner's Manual CUE control 2 adjusts...
Owner's Manual - Page 29
... processor connection.
-Owner's Manual These make it easy to apply effects to input channel signals and tape tracks. Optional insert cables YIC025/050/070 are two-way connections, with the tip carrying the input channel signals from the MT400 to the external processor and the ring carrying the processed signal from Yamaha.
Using INSERT I/O
Input...
Owner's Manual - Page 30
... CASSETTE RECORDER +12
+6 +3
0 -5 -10
REC
1
2
3
4
L
R
TAPE SPEED CONTROL
REC SELECT
+12
PITCH
1
2
3
4
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
L
R
L
R
4.8/ 9.5
10
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+
+6 POWER
+3 0
-5 -10
METER SELECT 4TR STEREO
Effects processor connection with an insert cable
Once connected, operation is set to "MIC/LINE ( )". This means that input channels on the MT400 can be applied to several...
Owner's Manual - Page 32
... you change the channel faders, the degree of effects.
-Owner's Manual Note: The signals for monitoring during track recording, the Stereo bus is mixed into the Stereo bus signal.
The processed sound from the effects units to the Stereo bus cannot be recorded.
7 Set the monitor select switch to achieve a mix balance between sound sources...
Owner's Manual - Page 38
... between these days something called a "MIDI/FSK converter". Although, these two formats is that with a MIDI Sequencer
To use Track 4 to start playback on the MT400 at the beginning of the MT400. 37
MIDI Synchronization
The MT400 is ideal for recording vocal, guitar, and other part by a MIDI sequencer for computers have this feature built-in.
Owner's Manual - Page 43
... the MIDI sound source to STEREO INPUTs 5L and 6R.
3 Set the [INPUT-FLIP] switch on Input Channel 1 to "MIC/LINE ( )". Record Tracks 2 and 3 in the same way.
-Owner's Manual The Track 1 REC SELECT indicator flashes.
5 Press the [PAUSE] button, then the REC button.
6 Set the [METER SELECT] switch to external MTC or MIDI Clock...
Owner's Manual - Page 44
...
MIC
0
10
0
10
+12
MULTITRACK CASSETTE RECORDER +12
+6 +3
0 -5 -10
REC
1
2
3
4
L
R
+12
10
10 CUE
TAPE SPEED CONTROL PITCH
4.8/ 9.5
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+...Set the [INPUT-FLIP] switch on Input Channels 1-4 to adjust the volume level of the MIDI performance data. 43
Synchronized Mixdown
After synchronized recording with the MT400 and the MIDI sequencer, you can mix the tape tracks with the MT400...
Owner's Manual - Page 46
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-Owner's Manual Also, magnetic particles and dust left on the tapes. It is recommended that you clean the record-play head. Demagnetizing the Record-Play Head
As the tape passes over the record-play head after every 10 hours of the roller. Also, do not place audio tapes close to dry out and corrode the rubber part of...
Owner's Manual - Page 47
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Mixer
Frequency Response S/N Ratio (at rated input & output levels) EQ
Recorder
Overall Frequency Response Overall S/N Ratio Overall Distortion Erasure Rate Noise Reduction
Connections
# of I/Os
I/O Specifications
MIC/LINE
INSERT IN CH 1, 2
STEREO IN
INSERT OUT CH 1, 2
C46-90 cassette tapes (Type II) 4-track/4-channel, One-way Record-Play 4-track Record-Play, Hard Permalloy x 1, 4-track...
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