Yamaha A3000 Owner's Manual - Page 43

Chapter 2 Starting Out 9. Press the third function key. w The Meter screen appears. 10. Chant a continuous ahhhh sound into microphone while adjusting the REC VOL knob (on the left side of the front panel) and watching the movement of the meter bar. Adjust so that the bar approaches but stays within the outlined limits. Memo • If the input volume is too high, the bar reaches the end of the limit area and a [C] mark appears at the right of the bar to indicate that clipping has occurred. Lower the volume so that the [C] no longer appears. • Be sure to speak loudly enough (and hold the mike close enough) to generate a sufficient level on the meter. 11. Press the first (leftmost) function key. w The Record screen appears. 12. Press Knob 5 (>Go). Memo Note that only certain knobs have "push" capability for each screen. The red lamp (push lamp) directly above each knob indicates whether a push operation is currently assigned. If the lamp is ON, pushing the knob will generate the action indicated on the screen. If the lamp is OFF, pushing the knob has no effect. 13. Face the microphone and get ready to record. When you are ready, press Knob 4 (>START) and start recording an ahhhh sound. Record for about 2 seconds, then press Knob 5 (>FINISH) to end the recording. Try to make a steady, continuous sound, while keeping pitch and volume fairly constant. Later we will see how to build this sound into a loop. w The screen shown at Step 11 above reappears when recording is finished. Chapter 2 Trying It Out 41