Yamaha MT4X Owner's Manual - Page 17
Recording Functions - mixer
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15 Recording Functions 3 Recording Functions The basic functions of multitrack recording are as follows: Monitoring Monitoring the recording or playback to listen for mistakes or unwanted distortion. Initial recording Recording the first instrument or part. Overdub recording Recording additional instruments or parts while monitoring the previously recorded tracks. Punch-in/out recording Correct mistakes or add short segments to an existing track. Ping-pong recording Bounce several existing tracks onto another track. Mixdown Mix the results of your multitrack recording onto a stereo master tape. Monitoring The MT4X offers you a great deal of flexibility in monitoring the status of your recordings. You can monitor the individual channel groups, the stereo bus, the cue bus, or any combination. You control monitoring with the MONITOR SELECT keys 0: GROUP STEREO The GROUP keys allow you to monitor the group bus signals. If you only press one key, you will hear monaural output. If you press both keys, you will hear groups 1 and 3 in the left channel and groups 2 and 4 in the right channel. The signals on the group buses go directly to the recorder. The STEREO key allows you to monitor the stereo bus signal. You can monitor the signals from the four input channels as well as the AUX RETURN signal. MONITOR SELECT 1 3 GROUP 2 4 STEREO CUE Some of these signals may not have been assigned to the group bus, allowing you to listen to signals that will not be recorded. The CUE key allows you to monitor the playback signals directly from the cassette tracks. You can set the volume for each track with the CUE LEVEL controls. The cue bus is monaural. When you are recording, the record signal is monitored. CUE MONITOR/PHONES MIN MAX Of these three monitor sources, you will probably find the cue bus is the most useful. This bus allows you to monitor the previously recorded tracks as well as new material independently of the mixer section. It is sometimes very important to be able to listen directly to the tracks, for example, to compare different mixer settings to the original signal. You adjust the overall monitoring level with the MONITOR/PHONES control. User's Guide