Yamaha MT400 Owner's Manual - Page 6
About dbx Noise Reduction, Glossary, Input channel, Track, Overdubbing, Ping-pong recording, Mixdown - 4 track recorder
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5 About dbx Noise Reduction The MT400 uses the dbx noise reduction system to reduce tape hiss and keep your recordings clean and crisp. For the best performance, it is recommended that you use the dbx noise reduction for all your recordings. You should always use the dbx noise reduction system to correctly play back tapes that were recorded with the dbx system on. Glossary This section describes basic terminology used in this manual. s Input channel A path (channel) for audio signal between a mixer input jack and the bus (see below). Signal input at an input jack is adjusted for the volume level and tonal quality here before being sent to the bus. s Track The MT400 can record four individual sound sources simultaneously on the four sections of a cassette tape. This does not mean that the tape is cut into four pieces. The tape forms four magnetic bands along the length of the tape. Each magnetic recording band is called a "track". The MT400 can use up to four tracks (Tracks 1-4). s Bus A path where multiple audio signals are mixed into one signal. The MT400 offers the following buses that can be used depending on the purpose. Stereo L/R bus - This bus is used to create a stereo signal. Stereo bus signal is output from the STEREO OUT L/R jacks. You can record stereo L bus signal to both Track 1 and 3 of the recorder section, and stereo R bus signal to both Track 2 and 4. To monitor stereo bus signals, use the MONITOR OUT L/R jacks. You can also monitor them via headphones. Cue bus - This bus is used to create a monaural signal for monitoring, which is output from the MONITOR OUT L/R jacks. You can also monitor the signal via headphones. AUX 1 and 2 buses - These buses are used to send out signals to connected effects processors from the AUX SEND 1 and 2 jacks in monaural. You can monitor the signals via headphones. s Overdubbing Overdubbing is a technique used to record new sounds to empty tracks while listening to the sounds already recorded on other tracks. s Ping-pong recording Ping-pong recording is a technique used to free up tracks by mixing one or two existing tracks to an unused track. s Mixdown Mixdown is a technique used to mix the sounds into a balanced stereo mix and record it to a stereo master recorder. It is also called "tracking down". -Owner's Manual