Yamaha MD4 Support Question
Yamaha MD4 Support Question
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Question posted by bn on November 25th, 2012
Disc Drive Won't Open.
Drive won't open and disc is inside. Updating TOC doesn't help. Display flashes "Disc Locked" when the 'open' button is pushed.
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Owner's Manual - Page 9
...MD4 is a four-track recorder based on the MD DATA audio format, which can record on each song. • Precise punch in/out with its superior sound quality and quick search capabilities. To take best advantage of approximately ±6.5%. • Clear FLD (Fluorescent Display..., Song Divide, and cue list-style playback. • Disc and song titling for easy identification. • ...
Owner's Manual - Page 10
... data being lost . See Erasing Songs on the display, the disc will be edited on MD4. Note: If you press the EJECT button while TOC EDIT is turned off MD4. MiniDisc recordings made on a normal MiniDisc deck can result in case of a power failure. 2 Welcome to MD4
Buying Discs for MD4
It's important that you buy the correct type of...
Owner's Manual - Page 15
... recording) that the AUTO PUNCH In/Out function is at the Post-Roll point.
When a song is rehearsed repeatedly. B Repeat mode indicators
These indicators show group signal levels from -20 dB to +12 dB in 9 steps. MD4-Owner's Manual ELAPSE-This mode shows the time position within the entire disc.
7 Title and function display
Disc...
Owner's Manual - Page 21
... EJECT button to ... If the disc contains some songs, the disc title appears for a few seconds and then scrolls off MD4, press the POWER switch again. Assigned to open the disc compartment...disc compartment. When a disc is shown.
If you connect a microphone, set the GAIN control to see what the disc contains.
Turning On MD4
1. The display lights up. For example, Total 004
Recording ...
Owner's Manual - Page 23
... track that track is adjusted again later on other tracks
MD4-Owner's Manual If you don't hear anything, recheck the preceding steps.
Adjust CUE LEVEL 1 as required. Select Group 2, 3, or 4. This sets the monitor source to LINE (i.e., fully counterclockwise). Press the [REC] button. Recording (or Rehearsal) starts and the time counter shows the...
Owner's Manual - Page 27
..., play MD4 MD DATA discs.
Recording & Mixing Techniques 19
4 Recording & Mixing Techniques
This chapter explains MD4 recording and mixing techniques. With a blank disc, simply pressing the [REC] button engages New Record mode. Audio quality is turned off, and it 's is used to record a new song. Press the [ ] SONG SEARCH button if you to record new songs on .
Recording a New...
Owner's Manual - Page 28
... cursor within the title. MD4-Owner's Manual Use the [√] and [®] SELECT buttons to select the disc title (DSC) or a song.
4. Press the [UTILITY] button to delete characters.
6. Initially, all tracks for a new recording. Use the REC SELECT buttons to select tracks for a few seconds and then scrolls off to update the TOC.
When you 've fi...
Owner's Manual - Page 33
... selected track.
The REHE indicators flash and the display shows A.PNCHXREHE. Playback starts and the PLAY indicators light up continuously. Then the Pre-Roll point is assigned to record. Press the [REC SELECT] button of the track that is located automatically, and MD4 waits in Auto Punch Rehearse Standby mode.
If you press...
Owner's Manual - Page 40
... recording. The display shows FixX+00.00%
2. Press the [PITCH] button. 2. Press the [√] SELECT button to adjust the pitch.
32 Recording & Mixing Techniques
Pitch
The Pitch function allows you 've finished, press the [PITCH] button. VARI appears on the display. Tip: When you've finished recording at the specified pitch. Press the [PITCH] button. MD4...
Owner's Manual - Page 45
... 42 for a few seconds and the corresponding marker box flashes. Press the [MARK] button again to update the TOC. When you've finished, press the [TOC WRITE] button to insert further markers.
2.
Inserting Markers 37
Inserting Markers
You can insert up to eight markers in a song during recording or playback. The Start and End markers, which...
Owner's Manual - Page 56
The display shows EraseX****Tr 3.
Erasing Songs
The Song Erase function allows you to erase individual tracks. 1. Erasing all songs together. Press the [ENTER] button to proceed or the [CLEAR] button to select a single song or ALL. The selected song is updated. MD4-Owner's Manual Use the [√] and [®] SELECT buttons to select tracks and the...
Owner's Manual - Page 68
..., MD DATA discs are an excellent audio backup and archive media. See Recording the First Track on page 13 for stereo recording. Up to eight markers can be set to tracks. This provides a total recording time of 74 minutes. 60 MD4 Applications
Recording a Stereo Source
For stereo recording, MD4 can be inserted while recording by pressing the [MARK] button. If required...
Owner's Manual - Page 76
... is not valid. MD4 is recording or the TOC needs updating. MD4 is full, so not all of song. MD4-Owner's Manual MARK Failed
MTC OFF! No Blank No Disc OPEN PNCH Abort Read Cancel Reading TOC REC Prohibit
REHEProhibit
Reload Disc Save Err
SaveProhibit
Save Warn ! You cannot eject the disc because MD4 is reading the TOC from disc. The Tempo Map data...
Owner's Manual - Page 78
...Disc title, Song title
REC SELECT buttons 1-4 Transport buttons: PLAY, STOP, PAUSE, REC, REHEARSAL, CUE, REVIEW, SONG SEARCH Mode buttons: AUTO PUNCH I/O, PITCH, TIME DISPLAY, ADJUST, UTILITY Cursor buttons: SELECT, DATA (-, +) Locate buttons... MD DATA disc FC5 Footswitch
MD4-Owner's Manual ...Recorder
Digital/Audio
Rec/Play
Locate Cue & review Song Editing Title Editing Panel Controls MIDI Display...
Owner's Manual - Page 80
...recording. This appears on a disc. FF CUE-This is the start point of the disc transport button that already contains some songs, you are prompted to preview at the same loudness. Several MD4... area on the MD4 display when you much first locate the Blank Top. Bus-A common conductor used is the compression technique used to collect and distribute audio signals. MD4 has four Group...
Owner's Manual - Page 81
... store computer-type data. See Buying Discs for MD4 on page 2 for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. Mixdown is used on audio equipment. MD4-Owner's Manual Contrast with four or eight tracks. MD4 can monitor the recorded signal up track-by-track. One-Take Recording-A recording technique in which all -in one recording and mixing device usually with Line-Level...
Owner's Manual - Page 82
...the tempo and meter information for Table Of Contents. MD4-Owner's Manual MD4 allows you to record on page 43 for further recording. A feature unique to access data instantly. Post Fader.... Signal-Sounds travel through audio equipment as laying down tracks and just plain simple recording. TOC-An acronym for a song. Tracking is recorded on the disc, the disc title, song titles, and...
Owner's Manual - Page 83
... 68 Disc Locked, message 68 Disc Transport buttons 9 DiscErr, message 68 Discs
buying 2
Index 75
how many songs 64 loading 13 title display 7 titling 20 write protect 68 Display disc format indicators 6 marker indicators 7 MASTER indicator 6 MTC indicator 6 pitch indicator 6 repeat mode indicators 7 status indicators 6 stereo level meters 7 time counter 7 time counter modes 7 TOC EDIT indicator...
Owner's Manual - Page 85
... song repeat 40 One-take recording 57 OPEN, message 68 Opening the disc compartment 13 Operating level, definition...MD4 recordings 64 Punch in/out manual operation 21 overview 17 using a footswitch 23 using REC button 21
using REC SELECT buttons...TOC, message 68 REC button 9 Rec Mode 19 REC Prohibit, message 68 REC SELECT buttons 9 Record mode 67 Record Pause mode 67 Recording
available time 19 disc...
Owner's Manual - Page 86
...
Time counter 7 Time counter modes 7 TIME DISPLAY button 8 Time search 36 Titling discs & songs 20 TOC
definition 74 updating 2 TOC EDIT indicator 6 TOC WRITE button 9 Total, song count 13 TOTAL, time counter 7 TRACK DIRECT OUT connectors
10 Track Erase function 48 Tracking, definition 74 Tracks
copying 47 erasing 48 level meters 7 record indicators 7 Track-to-Track Copy 47 Transport...
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