Yamaha MT2X Owner's Manual - Page 3

Congratulations on your choice of the Yamaha MT2X Multitrack Cassette Recorder. The Yamaha MT2X Multitrack Cassette Recorder is a complete multitrack recording package which elegantly integrates a high-performance six-channel mixer and dual-speed 4-track cassette recorder. It is fully compatible with advanced MIDI tape synchronization applications, and accepts an optional plug-in YMC2 MIDI Converter that makes MIDI timing signals from any appropriate MIDI device usable for synchronization With a full complement of carefully planned features and functions, the MT2X is a musical instrument in its own right. It can vastly expand your creative scope. To take full advantage of the outstanding features and performance capabilities of the MT2X, we urge to read this owner's manual thoroughly. CONTENTS BEFORE OPERATION 2 PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS 2 THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRACKS AND CHANNELS 3 WHAT IS A MULTITRACK CASSETTE RECORDER 3 THE CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS 4 MIXER SECTION 4 RECORDER SECTION 8 METER AND MONITOR SECTION 10 CONNECTOR SECTION 12 CONNECTION EXAMPLE 14 ABOUT CASSETTE TAPES 15 MULTITRACK RECORDING TECHNIQUES 16 ONE EXAMPLE OF A MULTITRACK RECORDING PROCESS ....... 16 BEFORE RECORDING 16 MULTITRACK RECORDING 17 USING CHANNELS 5 AND 6 33 SYNC-RECORDING 3 4 FOR MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE OF YOUR MT2X 35 BLOCK DIAGRAM 36 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS 37 INTRODUCTION TO THE ACCESSORIES 38 SERVICE 39 1