Yamaha MD4 Owner's Manual - Page 20

12 The First Session 3 The First Session This chapter explains how to record and mix your first MD4 session. If this is your first time with a multitrack recorder, we recommend that you start with this chapter and follow all the procedures closely. When you've completed this chapter, have a look at subsequent chapters, which explain more advanced MD4 functions and require a basic knowledge of MD4 and multitrack recording techniques. Quick-Start System The following illustration shows the basic equipment necessary to start recording with MD4. Monitors Master Recorder Monitor Amp Microphone Synthesizer L R L R L R 1 2 3 4 STEREO SUB IN STEREO OUT MONITOR OUT 1 2 3 4 MIC/LINE INPUT TRACK DIRECT OUT L R AUX RETURN AUX SEND MULTITRACK MD RECORDER 1 GAIN 2 GAIN 3 GAIN 4 GAIN LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC LINE MIC HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH -12 +12 -12 +12 -12 +12 -12 +12 MID MID MID MID MASTER AUX RETURN STEREO SUB IN 1 21 2 GROUP ASSIGN GROUP ASSIGN 3 43 4 LEVEL LEVEL -12 +12 -12 +12 -12 +12 -12 +12 LOW LOW LOW LOW -12 +12 -12 +12 -12 +12 -12 +12 AUX AUX AUX AUX 0 10 1 2 GROUP ASSIGN 3 4 0 10 1 2 GROUP ASSIGN 3 4 0 10 1 2 GROUP ASSIGN 3 4 0 10 1 2 GROUP ASSIGN 3 4 PAN PAN PAN PAN 0 10 0 10 MONITOR SELECT 1 3 GROUP 2 4 STEREO CUE LEVEL 1 0 10 2 CUE 0 10 3 MONITOR LEVEL 0 10 4 L ODD PB 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 R EVEN MIC/ LINE L ODD PB 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 R EVEN MIC/ LINE L ODD PB 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 R EVEN MIC/ LINE L ODD PB 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 R MIN MAX 0 10 EVEN MIC/ LINE STEREO 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 TIME DISPLAY PITCH REPEAT MEMO A/B CLEAR 1 2 3 REC SELECT MARK SEARCH 4 MARK ADJUST SELECT LAST REC SEARCH UTILITY - DATA + IN ENTER OUT AUTO PUNCH I/O REHE REC PLAY PAUSE SONG SEARCH REVIEW FF CUE STOP PHONES PUNCH I/O TOC WRITE Connect to an appropriate Wall Outlet Guitar Processor Headphones The microphone, synthesizer, and guitar are examples of the kind of sound sources that can be connected to MD4. For monitoring, you can use either headphones or a monitor amp and speakers. Alternatively, you could use your hi-fi amp and speakers. The master recorder is required for mixdown. MD4-Owner's Manual