Yamaha MD 8 Manual Do Utilizador

Recording & Mixing Techniques

This chapter explains MD8 recording and mixing techniques.

The NEW REC function is used to record new songs on a disc. Songs are recorded sequen-
tially, as shown below. With a blank disc, simply pressing the [REC] button engages New 
Record mode. For a disc that already contains some songs, however, you must first locate 
the 

Blank

 area of the disc, as explained below. If there is only one Blank area, it will be called 

Blank 1

.

Though a disc can contain up to 128 blank areas, there will only be one (Blank 1) as long as 
you do not erase or move previously recorded songs. If you do, the space they used to occupy 
will be called Blank 2, Blank 3, and so on. That space can then be used for recording a new 
song.

To extend a song it must be followed by a blank area. If songs are contiguous, you may have 
to move a song (see page 65) to create a blank area following the song you wish to extend.

When extending a song, NEW REC appears on the display when recording extended into 
the blank area. You can use the REMAIN Time Counter mode to check how much recording 
time, including the blank area, is available. For rehearsal, the MD8 always stops at the end 
of a song.

A new song cannot be longer than the blank area you record it to. If there is more than one 
blank on your disc, be sure to select the longest one.

“Blank X” (X represents a number) is the top part of an unrecorded area on a disc. To locate 
the blank, press the SONG SEARCH [

] button repeatedly until Blank X appears on the 

display. Once the desired blank is located, the MD8 is ready to record a new song.

Since nothing is recorded in the blank area, you cannot use the Play, Review, and CUE func-
tions. Press the [

] SONG SEARCH button if you want to return to the previous song.

Note:   Moving a song that’s only a few seconds in length may not extend the blank area. 
This is a limitation of the MD disc format.