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Recording Four Instruments to Two Tracks in One, Set the REC SEL switch for Module 4 to OFF.

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Module 1: Drums Module 2: Bass Module 3: Guitar 1 Module 4: Guitar 2 Track 4: Track 3: Track 2: Bass/Guitar 2 Track 1: Drums/Guitar 1 ! In this example, we pan hard right and hard left. This is just to keep things simple. Experiment with stereo placement. Try panning partially right or partially left to create an interesting stereo image. One-Take Recording 19 Recording Four Instruments to Two Tracks in One Take Say you want to record drums, bass, rhythm guitar, and lead guitar at the same time while leaving a couple tracks open for later use. 1. Connect the drum mike to the MIC/LINE input of Module 1; bass to Module 2; rhythm guitar to Module 3; and lead guitar to Module 4. 2. Adjust the GAIN switches, monitor controls. and input faders as discussed in "Chapter 3: Basic Recording." 3. Set the REC SEL switch for each module, as follows: Set the REC SEL switch for Module 1 to "L." Set the REC SEL switch for Module 2 to "R." Set the REC SEL switch for Module 3 to "OFF." Set the REC SEL switch for Module 4 to "OFF." In this set-up, Tracks 3 and 4 will not be recorded. Track 1 will record the left stereo channel. Track 2 will record the right stereo channel. 4. Set the PAN controls for each instrument's stereo placement: Set the PAN control for Module 1 to "L." Set the PAN control for Module 2 to "R." Set the PAN control for Module 3 to "L." Set the PAN control for Module 4 to "R." 5. Press the REC button and start up the band! The instruments you connected to inputs 1 and 3 will be combined on Track 1. The instruments you connected to Inputs 2 and 4 will be combined on Track 2. Tracks 3 and 4 are available for additional recording. MT50 User's Guide

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One-Take Recording
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MT50 User’s Guide
Recording Four Instruments to Two Tracks in One
Take
Say you want to record drums, bass, rhythm guitar, and lead guitar at the
same time while leaving a couple tracks open for later use.
1.
Connect the drum mike to the MIC/LINE input of Module 1; bass
to Module 2; rhythm guitar to Module 3; and lead guitar to Module
4.
2.
Adjust the GAIN switches, monitor controls. and input faders as
discussed in “Chapter 3: Basic Recording.”
3.
Set the REC SEL switch for each module, as follows:
Set the REC SEL switch for Module 1 to “L.”
Set the REC SEL switch for Module 2 to “R.”
Set the REC SEL switch for Module 3 to “OFF.”
Set the REC SEL switch for Module 4 to “OFF.”
In this set-up, Tracks 3 and 4 will not be recorded. Track 1 will record
the left stereo channel. Track 2 will record the right stereo channel.
4.
Set the PAN controls for each instrument’s stereo placement:
Set the PAN control for Module 1 to “L.”
Set the PAN control for Module 2 to “R.”
Set the PAN control for Module 3 to “L.”
Set the PAN control for Module 4 to “R.”
5.
Press the REC button and start up the band!
The instruments you connected to inputs 1 and 3 will be combined on
Track 1. The instruments you connected to Inputs 2 and 4 will be com-
bined on Track 2. Tracks 3 and 4 are available for additional recording.
!
In this example, we pan hard
right and hard left. This is just to
keep things simple. Experiment
with stereo placement. Try panning
partially right or partially left to
create an interesting stereo image.
Module 1: Drums
Module 2: Bass
Module 3: Guitar 1
Module 4: Guitar 2
Track 4:
Track 3:
Track 2: Bass/Guitar 2
Track 1: Drums/Guitar 1