Yamaha MD4 Owner's Manual - Page 39

Ping-Pong with Overdub 31 Checking the Ping-Pong Operation 15. Press the [ ] SONG SEARCH button to locate the beginning of the song. 16. Press the MONITOR SELECT [GROUP] switch that you pressed previously to monitor the destination track. 17. Press the MONITOR SELECT CUE switch. 18. Set the CUE LEVEL control corresponding to the destination track to midway. 19. Press the [PLAY] button to start playback. You should now be able to hear the new combined track. Ping-Pong with Overdub The ping-pong technique can be combined with overdub recording. This allows you to bounce down tracks and record a new sound source simultaneously. In the following illustration, for example, Tracks 1, 2, and 3 are bounced to Track 4 along with a new signal coming from Input Channel 4. Track 4 Track 3 Track 2 Track 1 Source Tracks 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 -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 L ODD PB R EVEN MIC/ LINE L ODD PB R EVEN MIC/ LINE L ODD PB R EVEN MIC/ LINE L ODD PB R EVEN MIC/ LINE 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Overdub Source Destination Track Track 4 Track 3 Track 2 Track 1 1. Connect a sound source to an unused input channel (i.e., one that's not used with an existing source track). 2. Set the GAIN control as appropriate. 3. Set the input select switch to MIC/LINE. 4. Set the fader to the 7-8 mark. 5. Use the ASSIGN switches and PAN control to assign the signal to the destination track. 6. Continue with Preparing for Ping-Pong on page 30. During rehearsal, balance the level of the new source with the existing tracks. MD4-Owner's Manual