Yamaha mt-1x User Manual

These switches are used to choose the signal to be

recorded. The upper left switch is for track 1, the upper

right switch is for track 2, the lower left switch is for

track 3, and the lower right switch is for track 4.

When the track is not to be recording, set the corres-

ponding switch to the OFF position. Switch ON only

those switches corresponding to the tracks which are

to record. The panel indications for “L” and “R” corres-

pond to the stereo left and right signals, whereas “1”,

“2”,“3”and “4” correspond to the signal from the 1,

2, 3, and 4 input channels. Those signals are recorded

on their respective track when the switches are in

position.

NOTE: Tracks 1 and 3 cannot be recorded on the right

stereo signal, and tracks 2 and 4 cannot be

recorded on the left stereo signal.

Recording status is indicated in the following three ways:

All tracks 1—4 are not recording.

All tracks 1—4 are in recording standby mode. By

pushing only the REC switch  the tape is put into

the recording standby mode.

All tracks 1—4 are recording, or in the REC pause

mode. To resume recording during REC pause, press

the PAUSE switch 
 REC SWITCH

When this switch is pressed, the PLAY switch   also

moves, and the unit goes into the recording mode.

However, if the RECORD SELECT switches for all tracks

1—4 are switched OFF, nothing will be recorded.

NOTE: When the REC switch is pressed down, noise

occurs which is recorded on the tape. In order

to prevent this, we recommended the use of the

PAUSE switch   Press the PAUSE switch first,

then press the REC switch. To start recording,

press the PAUSE switch again to shift out of the

REC pause mode and into the recording mode.

Press this switch for playback. However, if the input

selector switch (1) of a track is not in the TAPE position,

the sound will not be heard on the stereo buss.

Use this switch to rewind the tape. Pressing it when

the MT1X is in the PLAY mode enables you to hear the

sound of the tape while it rewinds. This feature is use-

ful for finding the beginning of a song or other recorded

material.

Use this switch to quickly advance the tape forward.

Pressing it when the MT1X is in the PLAY mode enables

you to hear the sound of the tape while it is moved for-

ward. This feature is useful for cueing up the start of

a subsequent song or other recorded material on the

tape.

Press this to stop tape run.

Press this switch to momentarily stop playback or

recording in progress. Press it again to restart.

Ordinary cassette tapes don’t have sufficient dynamic

range (the level difference between the softest sounds

and the loudest peaks) to adequately record highly

dynamic music. If the dbx switch is put “ON” during

recording, highly dynamic music signals can be ade-

quately handled, while the hiss noise inherent to cassette

tapes is kept down below the range of human hearing.

If the dbx switch is kept “ON” during recording, it must

also be kept “ON” during playback.

During recording or playback, this control can be used

to vary the tape running speed from +10% to -10%.

The pitch of voices or musical instruments also varies

in proportion to tape speed.

Under normal conditions, the control should be in the

center position. When overdubbing (playing back a

recorded passage while recording new material on a dif-

ferent track) the pitch of the previously recorded material

can be altered to match the new material if necessary.

This feature can also be used to obtain certain special

effects during recording.

This displays the amount of tape run.

Press this switch to reset the tape counter to “000”.

Pressing this switch at the start of recording, or at the

beginning of a song, makes it easy to cue up the selec-

tion from the start.

If this switch is set “ON” during rewinding, the tape

will stop when the tape counter reaches “999”. During

multitrack recording, this feature is convenient for

repeated playback or recording operations after rewind.