Yamaha MD4S Owner's Manual - Page 58

Multi-take auto punch-in/out, Rehearsing the auto punch-in/out multi-take

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58 Advanced recording techniques AUTO PUNCH I/O REC SELECT Pre-roll point Post-roll point Punch-in point Punch-out point 4 3 2 1 Playback (rehearsal-ready) Rehearsal Playback PLAY ENTER Playback (record-ready) Record Playback REC PLAY SINGLE TAKE IN OUT OUT s Multi-take auto punch-in/out Multi-take auto punch-in/out allows you to perform auto punch-in/out recording two or more times, then to audition all takes (including the original) and select the best take. Multitake auto punch-in/out allows you to record up to 99 takes, as long as blank area remains. 1. Connect an audio source to the MD4S, and press a REC SELECT button (or the BUS button + REC SELECT button) to select the track that you wish to record. 2. Set the auto punch-in/out points. See "Specify the auto punch-in/out points" on page 55 for more information. 3. Press the AUTO PUNCH I/O button. The display will indicate "SINGLE TAKE." 4. Rotate the DATA dial to make the display read "MULTI TAKE." 5. Press the ENTER button. The display will indicate "TAKE 1 Load" for a short time. Then the AUTO PUNCH MULTI indicator will light, indicating that multi-take auto punch-in/out has been selected. The display will indicate "TAKE 1 Rehe," and the MD4S will be in auto punch-in/out rehearsal-pause mode. Rehearsing the auto punch-in/out (multi-take) 6. Press the PLAY button to begin rehearsing the auto punch-in/out. In the same way as in single-take auto punch-in/out, the monitor signal of the track selected for recording will switch from the track playback to the recording source between the auto punch-in/out points. Recording will not actually occur. Tip: While rehearsing the auto punch-in/out, you can press the REPEAT button to automatically repeat the rehearsal. -Owner's Manual

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Advanced recording techniques
—Owner’s Manual
Multi-take auto punch-in/out
Multi-take auto punch-in/out allows you to perform auto punch-in/out recording two or
more times, then to audition all takes (including the original) and select the best take. Multi-
take auto punch-in/out allows you to record up to 99 takes, as long as blank area remains.
1.
Connect an audio source to the MD4S, and press a REC SELECT button (or
the BUS button + REC SELECT button) to select the track that you wish to
record.
2.
Set the auto punch-in/out points.
See
“Specify the auto punch-in/out points”
on page 55 for more information.
3.
Press the AUTO PUNCH I/O button.
The display will indicate “SINGLE TAKE.”
4.
Rotate the DATA dial to make the display read
MULTI TAKE.
5.
Press the ENTER button.
The display will indicate “TAKE 1 Load” for a short time. Then the AUTO PUNCH MULTI
indicator will light, indicating that multi-take auto punch-in/out has been selected. The dis-
play will indicate “TAKE 1 Rehe,” and the MD4S will be in auto punch-in/out rehearsal-pause
mode.
Rehearsing the auto punch-in/out (multi-take)
6.
Press the PLAY button to begin rehearsing the auto punch-in/out.
In the same way as in single-take auto punch-in/out, the monitor signal of the track selected
for recording will switch from the track playback to the recording source between the auto
punch-in/out points. Recording will not actually occur.
Tip:
While rehearsing the auto punch-in/out, you can press the REPEAT button to
automatically repeat the rehearsal.
Pre-roll point
Punch-in point
Punch-out point
Post-roll point
Playback
(rehearsal-ready)
Rehearsal
Playback
OUT
IN
OUT
AUTO
PUNCH I/O
ENTER
PLAY
PLAY
Playback
(record-ready)
Record
Playback
PLAY
PLAY
REC
SINGLE TAKE
3
4
2
1
REC
SELECT