Yamaha MT50 Owner's Manual - Page 8

4 Chapter 2: Getting to Know the MT50 Note: Controls 1 through 9 are the same for all four input modules. HIGH 1 - LOW - AUX 2 0 PAN 3 +6 +3 + 0 -5 -10 + REC REC SEL 1 10 OFF L 5 6 7 L R CUE 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 40 8 0 GAIN MIC LINE 9 1 MIC/LINE ! For the technically minded, the HIGH control has a center frequency of 12kHz and the LOW control, 80Hz. Both controls offer up to 12dB of cut and boost. 1 HIGH and LOW equalization controls: These controls adjust the tone (EQ). When something is connected to the MIC/LINE input, these controls affect the tone of the input signal (i.e., the signal to be recorded). When nothing is connected to the MIC/LINE input, these controls affect the tone of the playback signal (i.e., the tape signal fed into the stereo mix). 2 AUX control: This control sets the level of the signal fed to the AUX SEND output, which is used to feed an external effects processor. The MT50's aux send signal is sourced after the fader. To feed a channel's signal to an external effects processor via the aux send, you must turn up its AUX control and raise its fader. 3 PAN control: This control positions the playback of a sound in the stereo mix (i.e., between the left and right channels). Turning to the right pans a signal to the right channel; turning to the left pans a signal to the left channel. For center position, an equal amount of signal is fed to both the left and right outputs. 4 Fader: When something is connected to the MIC/LINE input, the fader sets the recording level (i.e., the level of the input signal recorded to tape). When nothing is connected to the MIC/LINE input, this fader sets the playback level (i.e., the level of the tape signal fed to the stereo mix). For best performance, the fader should be positioned between 7 and 8. 5 Level meter: This LED meter shows the recording and playback level. The recording level should be set so that the +6 LED lights occasionally at the maximum input level. The fader sets the recording level. 6 REC indicator: This indicator shows the recording mode. Off - REC SEL switch set to OFF. Flashing - REC SEL switch set to one of the "on" positions (i.e., set to 1, 2, 3, 4, L, or R, in which case the track is ready to record). Lit - Recording in progress or recording paused. 7 REC SEL switch: This switch selects the signal to be recorded. Off - Recording is not active. 1 (2, 3, 4) - The MIC/LINE input signal is recorded. L (R) - The left (right) stereo mix signal is recorded. Left signals can be recorded to tracks 1 and 3. Right signals can be recorded to tracks 2 and 4. Use this setting for ping-pong recording. 8 CUE slider: This control sets the CUE level. CUE allows you to adjust the volume of the monitor independently of the fader settings. This control is effective only when the MONITOR SELECT switch is set to either MIX or CUE. 9 GAIN switch: This switch sets the MIC/LINE input gain for optimum performance, depending on what you connect to the MIC/LINE input. MIC - microphones, low-level devices. Middle - electric guitar, electric bass. LINE - synthesizer, drum machine, CD player, high-level devices. MT50 User's Guide