Yamaha MD4S Manual Do Utilizador

Yamaha

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Contents

—Owner’s Manual

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
Monitor/Master section............................................................................. 15
Disc transport section ................................................................................ 16
Display ........................................................................................................ 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

After completing the Basic Operation section .......................................... 34

Advanced recording techniques ......................... 35

Advanced techniques on the MD4S .......................................................... 35

Mixing multiple channels as you record ................................................... 36

Ping-pong recording .................................................................................. 39

Adding sounds during mixdown............................................................... 42