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Ping-pong Recording Procedure

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- Ping-pong Recording Procedure - Equalizer controls Make sure it's set to "4 TRK" Set the "R" position Turn to about "7" 1. Setting the recorder Set the RECORD SELECT switch to the "R" position to mix the sound of the drums, bass guitar, and rhythm guitar through the stereo buss. The REC indicator will flash. Press the PAUSE switch, then the REC switch to put the recorder into the REC PAUSE mode. The REC indicator will light. 2. Setting the monitor and meter sections Set the PHONES SELECT switch to the "MONITOR" position to monitor the sound recorded onto track 4. Turn the MONITOR LEVEL 4 control to about "7". Turn the PHONES volume control to about "7". Make sure the METER SELECT switch is set to "4 TRK": 3. Adjusting the level balance and sound characteristics Set input selector switches 1 - 3 to the "TAPE" position. Press the PAUSE switch to start the tape. Adjust the input balance of each track with the in- put faders 1 through 3. Set the overall level with the MASTER fader. Use the, level meter on the far right as the reference. Set the equalizer controls for each, channel, 1-3, to get the desired tone for each instrument. AFTER PING-PONGING IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO CHANGE THE TONE OR LEVEL BALANCE FOR EACH INSTRUMENT SEPARATELY. If necessary, repeat steps as many times as you like until everything sounds right. Rewind the tape, and reset to the REC PAUSE mode. 4. Recording Push the PAUSE switch to start recording. When ping-pong recording is finished, rewind the tape. - Ping-pong Recording Completed - Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 5. Post recording check Just press the PLAY switch to check if everything was recorded properly. Return all switches and controls to their normal positions, and rewind the tape Next, we will record 26 the keyboards.

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— Ping-pong Recording Procedure —
Equalizer controls
Make sure it’s set to “4 TRK”
Turn to about “7”
Set the “R” position
1. Setting the recorder
Set the RECORD SELECT switch to the “R” posi-
tion to mix the sound of the drums, bass guitar, and
rhythm guitar through the stereo buss. The REC in-
dicator will flash.
Press the PAUSE switch, then the REC switch to
put the recorder into the REC PAUSE mode. The
REC indicator will light.
2. Setting the monitor and meter sections
Set the PHONES SELECT switch to the “MONITOR”
position to monitor the sound recorded onto track 4.
Turn the MONITOR LEVEL 4 control to about “7”.
Turn the PHONES volume control to about “7”.
Make sure the METER SELECT switch is set to “4
TRK":
3. Adjusting the level balance and sound
characteristics
Set input selector switches 1 — 3 to the “TAPE”
position.
Press the PAUSE switch to start the tape.
Adjust the input balance of each track with the in-
put faders 1 through 3. Set the overall level with
the MASTER fader. Use the, level meter on the far
right as the reference.
Set the equalizer controls for each, channel, 1—3,
to get the desired tone for each instrument. AFTER
PING-PONGING IT WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE TO
CHANGE THE TONE OR LEVEL BALANCE FOR
EACH INSTRUMENT SEPARATELY.
If necessary, repeat steps
as many times as
you like until everything sounds right.
Rewind the tape, and reset to the REC PAUSE mode.
4. Recording
Push the PAUSE switch to start recording.
When ping-pong recording is finished, rewind the
tape.
— Ping-pong Recording Completed —
Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
5. Post recording check
Just press the PLAY switch to check if everything
was recorded properly.
Return all switches and controls to their normal
positions, and rewind the tape Next, we will record
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the keyboards.