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Sony MDM-X4 User's Manual

1. specific point t 3 un Dau N N 2 Press PLAY Os sesso Playback begins 1 a Q Si Fae Make sure the CLIP indicator on the level meter o o o ejofe does not light 1 1218 els se If necessary you can use the jog dial to locate a eretet obp Some 3 o a pa La 0000 00 To rerecord Follow the Recording procedure on the previous page 1 Set the INPUT switch for the channel to which you will input the instrument or microphone sound to LINE MIC up position 2 Setthe fader for the channel to which you wil input the sound to about 7 or 8 3 Use the ASSIGN switch and PAN knobs to dit the sound to the group path you want to reco A Press the REC SELECT key corresponding to group path number you selected in step 3 to specify the track to be recorded 5 Press the monitor track set key corresponding the group path number you selected in step 3 6 Press CUE then turn the TRACK knob corresponding to the track containing the recorded sound you want to hear while recor to adjust the sound to a level at which it can b monitored Use the MONITOR knob to adjust the monito Lessa Use the fader to adjust the recording level Checking the Recording Play a relatively loud phrase and make adjustments by watching the level meter for the track you want to record If necessary you can use the TRIM knob to adjust the recording level and equalizer Adjust the recording level so that the CLIP indicator
2. x 0000 oo The input sound is recorded after being mixed and 0 0 0j0 00 00 assigned to the respective group bus 1 4 alojojajojoa a000 00 c i ojojoj ajajoa 2000 co The playback sound from the recorder is input 010 0 00 back into the mixer mix write recording bounce recording CN This unit s 6 channel inputs and 2 stereo return inputs are connected to group bus 1 4 and stereo bus L R For group bus 1 4 use the ASSIGN keys to assign the input sound to a group bus The channel signals are always connected to the stereo bus In cases where you do not want to mix the signals to the stereo bus lower the faders for the respective channels to 0 When monitoring you can select group bus 1 2 group bus 3 4 stereo bus or TRACK 1 4 OUTPUT CUE bus For details on how to monitor see Monitoring MIDI IN jack directly to To output the MIDI MIDI THRU jack signal input to this unit s other MIDI equipment External sound module etc Example page 15 onitoring nes lonitoring Preparations is unit enables you to monitor the following 4 types signals as necessary Group 1 2 Select to monitor mixer group bus 1 and 2 The sound from group bus 1 is localized in the L left channel and the sound from group bus 2 is localized in the R right channel When recording select to monitor the sound being recorded Group 3 4 Select to monitor mixer group bus 3 and 4 The sound f
3. is blinking next to one of the two song numbers to be combined that song cannot be combined due to the limitations of the MD recording system In such a case copy the song Song Copy with the blinking before performing the song combine edit function See Copying a Song Song Copy on page 43 for details on how to copy a song Creating one song by combining songs 2 and 3 1 3 4 2 The start index is deleted 1 2 u 13 1 Press EDIT appears in the display 2 Turn the jog dial so that Song Combin appears in the display Editing Entire Songs Song Edit a vi Press ENTER The edit setting items appear in the display Cmb 002 003 Turn the jog dial to display the song number you want to combine as the first half of the new song Press ENTER Turn the jog dial to display the song number you want to combine as the second half of the new song Press ENTER OK appears in the display Press ENTER again The selected songs are combined To start over again from the beginning or quit the edit operation press EXIT instead of ENTER When the edit operation has finished the edit select screen reappears To carry out another edit operation in succession use the jog dial to specify the operation you desire Press EXIT This completes the edit operation a Ben Deleting a Song Song Delete This function allows you to easily delete a recorded song by specifying its son
4. C becomes the third 2 4 1 Set a locate point in point at the position wh you want to divide the song 2 Press EDIT appears in the display 3 Turn the jog dial so that Song Divide appea the display The name of the edit function starts blinking i the display 4 Press ENTER OK appears in the display 002 Div 0K Editing Entire Songs Song Edit 5 Press ENTER again ES The song is divided at the specified point Connecting 2 Songs Song To start over again from the beginning or quit the edit operation press EXIT instead of ENTER Combine When the edit operation has finished the edit select screen reappears To carry out another edit operation in succession use the jog dial to specify the operation you desire This function lets you combine two songs into one You can use this function to connect songs for continuous playback or combine a series of separate recordings into a single song etc 6 Press EXIT Note This completes the edit operation It is not possible to perform recording operations such as punch in out recording on songs created from combinations of other songs using the song combine edit function In order to perform punch in out recording operations after a song combine you must copy the entire song Song Copy then record or edit the copied version of the song blinks next to the song number of songs created using the song combine edit function If
5. System Settings page 17 for details 2 Using the REC SELECT key to punch in out 50060666 0e 0066069 00 Q 20066668 00 He 008866 06 Turn the jog dial to set the counter to a position before the point where you want to start recording then press REC The REC key start blinking and the unit switches to record pause mode Press Be PLAY Playback starts while the REC key continues blinking When you reach the point where you want to start recording the punch in point press the REC SELECT key for the track you want to record The REC key lights steadily and recording begins on the specified track When you reach the point where you want to stop recording the punch out point press REC SELECT key for the track being recorded or press the B PLAY key The REC key starts blinking or goes out and the unit stops recording and switches to playback mode Press M STOP Playback ends Checking the Recording Mme 006666 oe CHIEN coeeee oe CRIME 6 000660 ve CCM coe eee oo O 1 Turn the jog dial to set the counter to the poit you want to hear 2 Press CUE to prepare for monitoring Adjust the monitor volume using the respect TRACK knobs and the MONITOR knob 3 Press Be PLAY Playback begins Make sure the CLIP indicator on the level me does not light To rerecord Follow the Recording procedure on the previou page E BGE 3 Set the channel 2 ASSIGN switch
6. de This operation uses the mixer for mixing TRACK 4 QQ Press down 3 4 STEREO MONITOR Turn to adjust level EXAMPLE 5 Monitoring the sound of the stereo bus for mixdown etc TRAC _ TRA oO a nm TRACK 3 Q TRACK 4 Q 1 2 CUE OD Press down 3 4 STEREO MONITOR Turn to adjust level etting Up the Operating Environment en EEE ystem Settings ou customize the operating environment by turning 1e MIDI synchronization and UNDO undo last peration functions etc on or off tch setting Pitch ou can set the pitch in 0 25 increments within a nge of 8 When you turn the pitch control on after tting the pitch recording playback is conducted at e selected pitch 2e the System key in Names and Functions of arts page 9 for details on turning the pitch control a off IMC setting MMC his sets the MMC MIDI Machine Control reception 2e page 55 for details about MMC ff No reception Use this setting when using this unit by itself n The unit operates according to the received MMC signals evice ID setting Dev ID ats MMC ID number It can be set to any number MR 0 and 126 When this unit receives ID 127 gnals they are registered as a valid signals regardless this unit s ID setting inchronized output source setting Sync 2ts the Synchronized output source See pages 52 and 3 for details about synchronization ff Does not
7. E mn E CH 6 Sur LINE l Assign HIGH LOW ee u EERIE Io ee UMONO nue TEL L MONO ja D EL RETURN LEVEL 1 2 3 4 Fl R L M AUX2 MASTER MONITOR LEVEL Additional Information Sony Multi Track Recorder MDM X4 MIDI Implementation Chart SEP 21 1996 Version 1 0 Function X X X Basic Default Channel Changed Default Mode Messages x Altered 4 E FF HF HH X O HF FF O FF EF F Note Number True Voice Velocity Note ON Note OFF Pitch Bend 0 31 64 120 x NS Control Change X ttt t t System Exclusive o Quarter Frame sh Common Song Pos O Song Sel O Tune X System Clock G Real Time Commands oO Aux Local ON OFF X x All Notes OFF X X Messages Active Sense x X N Reset X X Notes 1 Only when Sync MTC 2 Supported by MMC MIDI Machine Control 2 Owl arhan QRunr ACT K Spur bersicht Repertoire des pistes Gegebenenfalls kopieren Track sheet Faites autant de photocopies que n cessaire Make copies as necessary Sony MDM X4 Track Sheet
8. The unit switches to record pause mode 2 Press PLAY Recording begins Play together with the previously recorded performance 3 When you ve finished playing press W STOP Preparations Recording 1 Press REC The unit switches to record pause mode 2 Press B PLAY Recording begins Play together with the previously recorded performance 3 When you ve finished playing press W STO Checking the Recording Press down the INPUT switches on channels 1 4 1 Set channels 1 4 to receive the TRACK sound played back from the recorder 2 Set the faders for channels 1 4 to about 7 or 8 Set the ASSIGN switches and PAN knobs for 3 channels 1 4 to direct the sound to tracks 1 and 2 Set the playback sounds input from the recorder to channels 1 4 to be recorded on tracks 1 and 2 Prepare the monitor e Press the monitor track key corresponding to the group path selected in step 3 In this case press 1 2 e Turn the MONITOR knob and the TRACK knob s to adjust the sound to a level that can be monitored Press B PLAY Playback begins Use the faders for channels 1 4 to adjust the record balance of the sound to be recorded on tracks 1 and 2 You may also need to adjust the monitor balance at this time Press the M STOP key after making the necessary adjustments Turn the jog dial to locate the point on the counter where the recording will begin Press the REC SELECT key for tracks 1 and 2 This makes
9. 11 E STOP key displayed Stops recording or playback See System Settings page 17 for details on the Hold down this key and press the Be PLAY key to pitch setting activate the IN OUT playback mode and play back the section between the IN and OUT points repeatedly continued Pressing this key during stop mode to write the TOC data to the disc 12 amp EJECT key Press to remove the disc If the TOC data has not been written to the disc it will be written automatically before the disc is ejected must write the TOC data to disc after a ACTION edit SONG edit or DISC edit See pages 38 and 44 for details Disc insertion slot RHSL Rehearsal key This key has two functions Record rehearsal rehearsal function Press during record pause mode to cause the indicator to blink and set this unit to operate as if it were recording without actually recording This is called rehearsal mode Rehearsal mode can also be activated by pressing RHSL when the AUTO PUNCH key is lit During record rehearsal all other operations will function as if the unit was recording This provides a convenient way to practice without actually recording Press W STOP to cancel the rehearsal mode Rehearsal mode however is not activated when recording a new song Locate point adjustment locate adjust function Press to light the indicator and repeat the section just before and after the current locate point The repeat time
10. 6 Locate point keys Numbers will not be displayed in bar mode if no tempo Press to recall mark points To specify points E H information is input press the respective key while holding down SHIFT 15 EDIT key REC key Press to enter Edit mode Edit mode can only be Press to enter record mode The key blinks to indicate entered when the disc is in stop mode record pause mode The key lights steadily when recording 16 SYSTEM key This key has two functions 8 Kd PPI keys e System setting I to locate the beginning of the previous or next Press when making system settings to enter the song When adjusting a mark point they can also be system settings See Changing a Setting page 18 used with the rehearsal function to switch between a for details volume increase or decrease after the mark point e Pitch Control Press while holding down SHIFT to turn the 9 TOP key recording playback pitch control on Press again Press once to locate the beginning of the first song on while holding down SHIFT to turn the recording the disc Press again during stop mode to locate the playback pitch control off beginning of the unrecorded blank part of the disc Pitch control on Recording or playback is conducted in the preset pitch Vari Pitch is 10 m PLAY key displayed Starts playback Lights during playback Pitch control off Recording or playback is conducted in the normal pitch Fixed Pitch is
11. Specifying the Locate Points page 31 for details on how to set the location points Editing Operation 1 Press EDIT appears in the display 2 Turn the jog dial so that Trak Xchnge appears in the display The name of the edit function starts blinking in the display Editing Part of a Song Track Edit 3 Press ENTER The edit setting items appear in the display A Turn the jog dial to display the setting you desire This determines which tracks the parts will be exchanged to Use the jog dial to display the exchange destination track number s below the exchange origin track number indicator s 9 mark Example display us 001 c924 To set other tracks press ENTER and proceed to the next step Press EXIT to return to the original settings If you do not want to specify any tracks leave the destination track number display empty 9 Press ENTER Once all the track settings have been displayed OK appears in the display 6 Press ENTER again The selected part is copied If you do not wish to carry out the edit operation press EXIT When the edit operation has finished the edit select screen reappears 7 Press EXIT This completes the edit operation Note It is not possible to set the edit points to exchange overlapping parts Erasing a Part Track Erase You can erase part of a track The part which was erased becomes a part with no sound IN OUT IN OUT point point point
12. leave the destination track number display empty 3 Press ENTER Once all the track settings have been displayed OK appears in the display 6 Press ENTER again The selected part is copied If you do not wish to carry out the edit operation press EXIT When the edit operation has finished the edit select screen reappears 7 Press EXIT This completes the edit operation Note It is not possible to set the destination point between the in and out points when copying to the same track SR a U Moving a Part Track Move You can move part of a track to a different position in different track IN OUT Destination IN OUT Destinat point point point point point point ree TOD Become silent a The space between the original in and out points becomes a silent area Preparations Set the following locate points before carrying out the edit operation e IN point the beginning of the part to be copied e OUT point the end of the part to be copied e DEST destination point the beginning of the part to be rewritten See Specifying the Locate Points page 31 for detai on how to set the location points Editing Operation 0066000060 000066 1 Press EDIT appears in the display 2 Turn the jog dial so that Trak Move appears i the display The name of the edit function starts blinking in the display Editing Part of a Song Track Edit 3 s ENTER The edit sett
13. sn 33 Moving a Part Track Move nt 34 Switching the Location of 2 Parts Track Exchange een 35 Erasing a Part Track Erase neeeneneenenenenenensnen 36 Changing the Construction of a Song Section Edit Section Edit Overview aaa Aaaa AE n Da era 38 Specifying the Locate Points ss 38 oving a Section Section Move 39 Switching the Location of 2 Sections Section Exchange een 40 Inserting Another Section Section Insert eeeeeeeenenen 41 Deleting a Section Section Delete een 42 Editing Entire Songs Song Edit Song Edit Overview gt Copying a Song Song Copy Moving a Song Song Move nis Reese 44 Changing the Song Order Song Exchange 45 Dividing a Song Song Divide eeneeeeeeeeeneeeenentenentnn 46 Connecting 2 Songs Song Combine ss 47 Deleting a Song Song Delete Rs 48 Naming a Song Song Name s s cececsccececeeeeeetereeeeeeecetetetesreeeeeesneeeeneeeneeeeneenen 49 Editing the Entire Disc Disc Edit Overview ernennen enge 50 Erasing the Disc Contents Disc Erase een 50 Naming the Disc Disc Name ses 51 Synchronization with MIDI Equipment Advantages of Using MIDI een 52 MIDI Synchronization Using MTC een 52 MIDI Synchronization Using the MIDI Clock e seesesessarssrsisrisenrenrsrrssrerrreeesnsersns 53 Controlling This Unit from Other MIDI Components Using MMC e 55 Example of a MIDI System ss 56
14. 1 4 output jacks Output the sound from tracks 1 4 of the recorder The TRACK 1 4 jacks output the signals for each track as they were recorded onto the disc Previously recorded signals are played back and output even when the recorder is recording 2 RETURN 1 2 L MONO R input jacks Use to input signals from external sources For example when sending a sound modified by an external effect back to the mixer Use the L MONO jack when inputting monaural signals 3 CH 1 6 input jacks Use to input sounds to channels 1 6 The CH 1 4 jacks are for signals from microphones or line level sources The CH 5 and 6 jacks are for line level signals only Channel 1 and 2 allow direct connection of XLR type plugs Channels 1 and 2 are balanced inputs for both XLR and standard plugs continued Names and Functions of Parts 4 OUTPUT AUX 1 2 jacks Output sound for use as the send output After adding an outboard effect to the sound output from these jacks use the RETURN 1 2 L R jacks to input it back to this unit Rear Panel 4 5116 1 MIDI THRU jack Outputs the same signal input to the MIDI IN jack 2 MIDI OUT jack Outputs the MIDI signal Connect to the MIDI IN jack of another piece of MIDI equipment 3 MIDI IN jack Inputs the signals output from the MIDI OUT jack of another piece of MIDI equipment 4 Power switch Use to turn the power of this unit on and off 5 MONITOR OUT jack
15. CH jacks or TRACK 1 4 sound from the recorder for input to mixer channels 1 4 LINE MIC Use to input external sounds from an instrument or microphone etc TRACK 1 4 Use to input sounds played back fro the recorder 3 HIGH knobs Adjust the treble of the respective channel Provid shelving type equalization 4 MID knobs Adjust the middle frequencies of the respective channel Provide a peak type equalization 5 LOW knobs Adjust the bass of the respective channel Provide shelving type equalization HIGH MID LOW equalizer dB characteristic curves 6 AUX knobs Adjust the level of the sound sent to the AUX bus from the respective channel Turn to 1 to outpu sound from the respective channel to AUX bus 1 to 2 to output the sound from the respective ch to AUX bus 2 When set to the center position no sound is outpt from either AUX bus ASSIGN keys Determine which group bus the channels will be assigned to which track on the recorder they will recorded to The channel signal is always connected to the ster bus Example To assign the sounds from channels 2 a to group bus 1 To record them to trac the recorder MLM r ASSIGN e o ASSIGN Mn 4 7 2 1 3 Press Names and Functions of Parts AN knobs 3 LOW knob Arrf st the sound balance of the stereo or group bus Adjusts the bass of the sound input to the INPUT 5 6 Turn towards L to
16. Jog Shuttle Eject System MD DATA system Mini Disc digital audio system Disc MD Data disc MD audio disc Sampling Frequency 44 1 kHz Maximum Recording Length Max 37 minutes 4 tracks using MD Data disc Max 74 minutes 2 tracks Max 148 minutes monaural Number of tracks that can be recorded simultaneously Max 4 tracks using MD Data disc mu BOAT dt Ate eh Additional Information Frequency response 5 20 000 Hz 1 0 dB Signal to noise ratio More than 94 dB during playback Maximum song number 255 Pitch control 8 0 Control jacks Assignable switch x 2 Wow and flutter Below measurable limit Recording method Magnetic field variation overwrite Reading method Non contact Optical pickup using Semiconduct Laser Semiconductor laser A 780nm Revolutions Approx 400 900 rpm CLV Error correction Advanced Cross Interleave Reed Solomon Code ACIRC Coding Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding ATRAC Modulation EFM Eight to Fourteen Modulation General Power Source AC 120 V 60 Hz AC 230 V 50 60 Hz Power Consumption 25 W 120 V 27 W 230 V Dimensions 423 x 119 x 385 mm W x H x D including projec Mass Approx 5 1 kg Supplied Accessories MD Data disc 1 Operating instructions 1 U S and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Labore Licensing Corporation Design and specifications subject to change without ri lossary TOC Table of Contents T
17. M STOP to stop playback The original sound recorded after the destination point is erased and rewritten by the part between the in and t points Notes out points e Be sure to set the out point at a higher number than the in point A e Be sure to set the punch in out positions within the same Preparations E Set the following locate points before carrying out the Le edit operation e IN point the beginning of the part to be copied OUT point the end of the part to be copied DEST destination point the beginning of the part to be rewritten See Specifying the Location Points page 31 for details on how to set the location points Editing Operation 1 Press EDIT appears in the display Editing Part of a Song Track Edit 2 Turn the jog dial so that Trak Copy appears in the display The name of the edit function starts blinking in the display 3 Press ENTER The edit setting items appear in the display 4 Turn the jog dial to display the setting you desire This determines which tracks the part will be copied from and which tracks the part will be copied to Use the jog dial to specify the copy destination track numbers in the space underneath the track indicator s mark for the partto be copied Example display y 001 CPpy 34 To set other tracks press ENTER and proceed to the next step Press EXIT to return to the original settings If you do not want to specify any tracks
18. Mixdown Mixdown Basics seen 57 Mixdown Applied Operations 58 Additional Information Troubleshooting sense stenting Eee 60 Display Message List 60 System Limitations of MDS nennen 61 Spetifilations nn as een een 61 lossary sense 63 Block Diagrama ie aan e ee hs re Rs Metis 64 MIDI Implementation Chart ss 65 TIL Chan Rack Cover mF Overview of MDM X4 Standard Recording Procedures The MDM X4 is an integrated multichannel recorder mixer that can record up to 4 tracks using MD DATA discs In addition to 4 track recording and playback this unit can also perform a variety of editing operations 1 Connect instruments microphones effectors etc and prepare for recording See Connections and Signal Flow page 13 for details Record the first track Example Record the drums to track 1 See Initial Recording page 19 for details Track Drums 2 3 4 3 Record another instrument on a different track while listening to the previously recorded track Example Record the bass to track 2 the guitar to track 3 and the vocals on track 4 See Overdub Recording page 20 for details Track 1 Drums Bass 2 Guitar 3 4 Vocal You want to add a harmony chorus but there s no more tracks left No problem If you ve already used all 4 track you can record on top of a previously recorde track see Mix Write Recording pa
19. Outputs the sound of the monitor bus Connect to a pair of monitor speakers or an amplifier See Connections for Recording page 13 for details 6 STEREO OUT jack Outputs the sound of the stereo bus Connect to a DAT deck etc during mixdown See Connections for Recording page 13 for details Front Panel HEADPHONES jack Connect a pair of headphones with a standard type plug 2 ASSIGN SW 1 2 jack For connecting external switches such as a foot swit etc See System Settings page 17 for details regarding the functions which can be controlled You can use either f or amp type foot switches Whe the power is turned on this unit registers the curren position of the connected pedal as OFF Connections and Signal Flow E Connections for Recording Connect instruments microphones and amp and headphones for monitoring as shown below External amplifier and speakers Instruments or microphones To INPUT CH1 CH 6 jacks You can use XLR type plugs with CH 1 and CH 2 m m 0000000 eo 90000 2 1910 0 9 0 090 0 0 0 0 0 From the MONITOR OUT jacks 0loj ojojo le cel on the rear panel of this unit olojojojo 0010 0 00 901010 QOQ 01010010 From the HEADPHONES jacks ER on the front panel of this unit JUIL ILE From the STEREO OUT jacks on the rear panel of this unit Recording equipment for use in mixdown DAT recorder e MD recorder Head
20. any necessary adjustments When the recording has finished mixdown is complete EEE How to save up to 8 tracks of data Mixdown Applied Operations independently You can record sound parts numbering greater How to use the TRACK jacks the number of tracks available on this unit 4 b the bounce recording function page 29 The TRACK 1 4 jacks on the top panel of this unit However some of the features available during provide a direct output of the signals from each track normal bounce operation such as rerecording t recorded on the disc This allows you to take full sound from the track being mixed to and chang advantage of a limited number of external effectors mix balance are not possible during this operat EXAMPLE After recording a vocal on track 1 anda But you can rely on the wide variety of editing keyboard on track 2 functions available with this unit e You want to add delay to the vocals Since this unit can edit individual tracks as wel e You want to add flanging to the keyboard songs you can store more than 4 tracks worth e But you only have 1 effector individually and reedit them whenever necessa This kind of situation is where you can use the TRACK The following is an explanation of the example jacks 1 Recording the drums in stereo to tracks 1 a For this example we will explain how to record the then overdub the bass and guitar Song 1 vocal recorded on track 1 back to track 1 while adding delay Song 1 1 Con
21. copied If you do not wish to carry out the edit operation press EXIT When the edit operation has finished the edit select screen reappears Press EXIT This completes the edit operation a mu Br we Section Edit Overview The section editing operations let you specify sections common to all 4 tracks and move them to other positions in the song duplicate them or remove them You can also switch the positions of two sections The section editing functions consist of the following e Section Move moving a section page 39 e Section Exchange switching 2 sections page 40 e Section Insert duplicating and inserting a section page 41 Section Delete for deleting a section page 42 Notes e It is not possible to perform recording operations such as punch in out recording on a song that has been modified with section editing In order to perform punch in out recording operations after a song has been edited you must copy the entire song then record or edit the copied version of the song blinks next to the song number of songs which have been modified with the section edit function See Copying a Song Song Copy on page 43 for details on how to copy a song Short sections cannot be edited This is due to the nature of the MD system and is not a malfunction With 4 tracks less than approximately 4 seconds With 2 tracks less than approximately 8 seconds With 1
22. edit select screen reappears To carry out another edit operation in succession use the jog dial to specify the operation you desire Press EXIT This completes the edit operation Moving a Song Song Move This function lets you change the order of the songs moving the song you select to a different position Moving the second song to the third song 1 2 3 4 ojoj 1 2 3 4 Before copy h 1 Press EDIT appears in the display 2 Turn the jog dial so that Song Move appears the display The name of the edit function starts blinking in the display 3 Press ENTER The edit setting items appear in the display Mov 0025003 4 Turn the jog dial to display the song number yc want to move D Press ENTER Editing Entire Songs Song Edit b an the jog dial to display the number you want to move the selected song to al Press ENTER OK appears in the display Press ENTER again The selected song is moved To start over again from the beginning or quit the edit operation press EXIT instead of ENTER When the edit operation has finished the edit select screen reappears To carry out another edit operation in succession use the jog dial to specify the operation you desire Press EXIT This completes the edit operation Changing the Song Order Song Exchange This function lets you switch the position of 2 songs of your choice New consecutive song num
23. first section of the unrecorded portion of the disc necessary to locate the blank top when recording a New track on a disc that contains previously recorded material For this unit press the TOP key twice to locate the blank top New Song appears in the displav EE ar en Additional Information Ping Pong Recording Normally this term refers to the practice of dubbing the sound from tracks 1 through 3 onto track 4 in order to gain additional tracks With this unit you can dub the sound from tracks 1 through 4 to track 4 See Mix Write Recording Applied Operations page 28 for details Punch In Out Recording Recording only part of a given track Normally used to correct a performance mistake by rerecording the part which was mistaken or to record only one phrase of a song See Auto Punch In Out Recording page 22 and Manual Punch In Out Recording page 25 for details Overdub Recording Listening to the sound from one previously recorded track while recording onto another track See Overdub Recording page 20 for details Bounce Recording Recording the sounds previously recorded on tracks 1 4 in a stereo mix to tracks 1 and 2 See Mix Write Recording Applied Operations page 28 for details Mixdown Dubbing the 4 track sound to two track equipment such as a DAT while adjusting the balance MD DATA and Mini Disc Mini Disc MD is a format developed specifically for music
24. shows the current status Sometimes the indicator is off GREEN undo is possible Redo has been carrie out RED undo has been carried out blinking in the process of carrying out the un or redo function off undo is not possible In cases where the previous operation cannot be undone etc mr Manual Punch In Out Recording Manual punch in out recording is when you start and stop recording manually with the appropriate timing instead of presetting the section to be recorded EXAMPLE To punch in out a section on track 1 Before punch in out After punch in out Punch in Punch out Punch in Punch out mark mark mark mark m JE 0 SR 3 4 Only this area is recorded Preparations m 0000000 08 00000 eeecica B 008686 OR 6666 00 1 Set the INPUT switch for the channel to which you will input the instrument or microphone sound to LINE MIC up position 2 Set the fader for the channel to which you will input the sound to about 7 or 8 3 Use the ASSIGN switch and PAN knobs to direct the sound to the group path you want to record 4 Press the monitor track set key corresponding to the group path number you selected in step 3 gt Press CUE then turn the TRACK knob corresponding to the track containing the recorded sound you want to hear while recording to adjust the sound to a level which can be monitored Use the MONITOR knob to adjust th
25. the specified track up to the punch out point When the recorder reaches the punch out point recording stops automatically but playback continues until the post roll point is reached When playback is stopped the player automatically returns to the original point Checking the Recording KINO 00 098009 00 BEN 0086606 06 CCM 006666 06 oO Q a 1 Turn the jog dial to set the counter to the point you want to hear F Pressing the IN key automatically locates the punch point 2 Press CUE to prepare for monitoring Adjust the monitor volume using the respectiv TRACK knobs and the MONITOR knob 3 Press B PLAY Playback begins Make sure the CLIP indicator on the level met does not light To rerecord Follow the Recording procedure to the left Using the UNDO function with auto punch in out recording You can undo the punch in out immediately afte execution if the system UNDO setting is set to or and the undo indicator is lit green To carry out the undo function press UNDO Pressing undo again lets you redo the undone section redo function Note Carrying out another edit operation starting a recordi or removing the disc after carrying out the undo or rec functions will make it impossible to undo the previous edit operation Notes about the color of the indicator on the UND key The color which the indicator on the UNDO key lights
26. your nearest Sony dealer a a About This Manual The following icon is used in this manual N Indicates hints and tips for making the task easier Welcome Thank you for purchasing the Sony MD Multi Track Recorder Before operating TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview of MDM X4 Standard Recording Procedures cccccsccssssssesscccccosssserseccnsasecsscsereceneeesceseccecescaee 4 Names and Functions of Parts EV IE A ES EE A EEE TR eae EE 6 NER ea Te TREE RC UC PS RIC EU OTST ETD TSR ORO ROSE FOR a N I TO ie ne cn 8 The Display ES aa ee 10 Input and Output Tacks selec ne gaa ae 11 Connections and Signal Flow Connections for Recording ss A 13 Connecting MIDI Equipment een tente 14 MDM X4 Signal Flow Dia grain aaa cest EA 14 Monitoring Monitoring Preparations nn DE 15 Monitoring Examplea Auen see 15 Setting Up the Operating Environment System Selno Shuls nin O A SEEE ENA a EEATT A 17 hanging the Settings seirende ane m ea 18 Recording Initial Recording nneseeeneeeeenn Ba ee en an 19 Overdub Recording 2 2 een ee 20 Auto Punch In Out Recording eeeeeee BR RED E etude eh pease 22 Manual Punch In Out Recording 25 Mix Write Recording Basics a nn 27 Mix Write Recording Applied Operations een 28 Editing Part of a Song Track Edit Track Edit Overview ae ae 31 Specifying the Locate Points ss 31 opying a Part Track Copy
27. B PLAY Playback begins Make sure the CLIP indicator on the level meter does not light Mix Write Recording Applied Operations Mix write also comes in handy in a variety of other situations not mentioned on the previous pages In th section we will provide 2 additional examples of mix write recording EXAMPLE 1 Recording the sound from tracks 1 4 to track 4 Ping Pong Recordin Recording the previously recorded sound from tracks 1 4 onto track 4 This allows you to use tracks 1 3 as blank tracks tor recording other parts Track 0 __ ee 2 gt EEE BE 3 RE M 4 0006 _ The previously recorded contents of tracl 1 3 remain but the contents of tracks 1 have been recorded together on track 4 Preparations nn a 00 6668 10 00 8860 0 EIN 00 ea enoe 0088080 0 8008808 D c nn LL L Lies eel aye IS EEE Press down the INPUT switches on channels 1 Set channels 1 4 to receive the TRACK sound played back from the recorder CL 2 Setthe faders for channels 1 4 to about 7 or 8 3 __ the ASSIGN switches and PAN knobs for Checking the Recording channels 1 4 to direct the sound to track 4 Set the playback sounds input from the recorder to channels 1 4 to be recorded on track 4 1 Turn the jog dial to set the counter to the point you want to hear 2 Press CUE to prepare for monitoring ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN A
28. D be sure to reset the Rec Mode to 4 track when you want to make a 4 track recording using a MD DATA disc Rehearsal mode setting RHSL This setting lets you determine whether the volume will increase or decrease after the locate point when adjusting the position of a locate point with the rehearsal function See page 32 for details about locate point adjustment T the volume increases past the locate point Volume increases Locate point Rehearsal period the volume decreases past the locate point Volume decreases N period During rehearsal mode press the ke or PPI key to switch between increased or decreased volume after the locate point Display brightness setting Dimmer Adjusts the display brightness You can choose from 8 levels 1 8 Larger numbers provide a brighter display Setting Up the Operating Environment Changing a Setting Use the following operations to change the system settings Sy NIIIITIT 00 ce 666 ce ok Moe ocedes co MO 00606866 00 L jee me oo oeoo Imm 6 00 DO 006 1 Press SYSTEM appears in the display 2 Turn the jog dial to display the item you want tc adjust The item blinks in the display 3 Press ENTER The blinking moves to the right of the item 4 Turn the jog dial to display the setting you desir Press EXIT The item starts blinking again 6 Press EXIT again disappears from th
29. ER again The selected edit operation is carried out To start over again from the beginning or quit the edit operation press EXIT instead of ENTER When the edit operation has finished the edit select screen reappears To carry out another edit operation in succession use the jog dial to specify the operation you desire Press EXIT This completes the edit operation Changing the Construction of a Song Section Edit Ra ee ee eee ae Deleting a Section Section Delete This function lets you delete a section of the song IN point OUT point The specified section is deleted and the in and out points are joined together Preparations Set the following locate points before carrying out the edit operation IN point the beginning of the part to be copied e OUT point the end of the part to be copied See Specifying the Locate Points page 31 for details on how to set the location points Editing Operation 1 Press EDIT appears in the display 2 Turn the jog dial so that Sect Delete appears in the display The name of the edit function starts blinking in the display Press ENTER OK appears in the display 001 Del QK Press ENTER again The selected edit operation is carried out To start over again from the beginning or quit t edit operation press EXIT instead of ENTER When the edit operation has finished the edit select screen reappears To carry out
30. N Y 3 858 580 11 1 S o MD Multi Track Recorder Operating Instructions Mode d emploi Bedienungsanleitung tC DO MDM X4 WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture CAUTION TO REDUCE THE MISK OF ELECTAIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVEN OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance To avoid electrical shock do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only Do not install the appliance ina confined space such as a bookcase or built in cabinet because the mains power switch MAIN POWER is located on the rear panel This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT MARKING is located on the rear exterior CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT LUOKAN t LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASERAPPARAT INFORMATION This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable pr
31. N mr audio data and the disc name will be erased The following is a list of disc editing functions i nn e Disc Erase for erasing a disc page 50 e Disc Name for naming a disc page 51 00000000 00006 cg 00984090 ce CRC CRM G DO GEIGE oe MEME poe cece 0e 1 Press EDIT appears in the display 2 Turn the jog dial so that Disc Erase appe the display The name of the edit function starts blinkin the display 3 Press ENTER OK appears in the display Dsc Ers 0K 4 Press ENTER again The contents of the disc are erased D Press EXIT This completes the edit operation Note Since this operation cannot be undone be sure to ch contents of the disc beforehand Editing the Entire Disc Disc Edit koe M a 7 Press EXIT when the cursor is in the leftmost Saming the Disc Disc Name position or press ENTER when the cursor is in the rightmost This function lets you assign names to the disc using position to enter the final name upper and lower case letters of the alphabet numbers To carry out another edit operation in succession and symbols You can use up to 11 characters use the jog dial to specify the operation you desire EE This completes the edit operation o 00 5600 oa 0000 ge 3 5 7 SQ 006 60 oc ecee 0e Je oceeee ce ne K oe 00 o elle opro waa se ence ree RIM El oo o ejoo o
32. SSIGN 1C 2 22 1Q2 192 Adjust the monitor volume using the respective re Press gan TRACK knobs and the MONITOR knob 4 394 3 4 PAN PAN PAN PAN 3 p TE ress i i i t i P Turn all the Playback begins way toward Make sure the CLIP indicator on the level meter Re does not light 4 Prepare the monitor Press the monitor track key corresponding to the group path selected in step 3 in this case EXAMPLE 2 Recording the sound from press 3 4 tracks 1 4 to tracks 1 and 2 Bounce e Turn the MONITOR knob and the TRACK Recording gt BOAUNSELHESOUNGTSELIEVENENA ENDE Recording the previously recorded sound from tracks monitored 1 4 in a stereo mix to tracks 1 and 2 This allows you to use tracks 3 and 4 as blank tracks for D Press B PLAY recording other parts Playback begins 6 Use the faders for channels 1 4 to adjust the es ord balance of the sound to be recorded on 0 0000 track 2 gt ack 4 A z BER You may also need to adjust the monitor balance 4 ia Ee at this time Press the W STOP key after making the necessary adjustments The previously recorded contents of tracks 3 and 4 remain but the contents of tracks 1 4 have been recorded together in a stereo mix on tracks 1 and 2 7 Turn the jog dial to locate the point on the counter where the recording will begin continued 8 Press the REC SELECT key for track 4 This makes it possible to record on track 4 Recording 1 Press REC
33. alanced Input impedance greater than 20 kohm Standard input level 50 10 dBs Max 10d Bs XLR type Balanced GND HOT COLD Phone type Balanced Sleeve GND Tip HOT Ring COLD CH3 4 Type Phone Unbalanced Input impedance greater than 20 kohm Standard input level 50 10 dBs Max 10dBs CH5 6 Type Phone Unbalanced Input impedance greater than 20 kohm Standard input level 10 dBs Max 10dBs RETURN 1 2 L R Type Phone Unbalanced Input impedance greater than 20 kohm Standard input level 10 dBs Max 10dBs OUTPUTS STEREO OUT L R Type Phono Unbalanced Load impedance greater than 20 kohm Standard output level 10 dBs MONITOR OUT L R Type Phono Unbalanced Load impedance greater than 20 kohm Standard output level 10 dBs TRACK OUT 1 4 Type Phone Unbalanced Load impedance greater than 20 kohm Standard output level 10 dBs AUX OUT 1 4 Type Phone Unbalanced Load impedance greater than 20 kohm Standard output level 10 dBs CHANNEL EQUALIZER CH 1 4 Low 15 dB at 50 Hz Mid 12 dB at 2 5 kHz High 15 dB at 15 kHz CH 5 6 Low 15 dB at 50 Hz High 15 dB at 15 kHz OdBs 0 775 Vrms Recorder Section Controls Rec Select 1 4 Locate Control Mark In Out Shift A B C D Function Edit System Repeat Rehearsal Auto Punch Undo Exit Enter Top Rec AMS x 2 Play Stop
34. also changed at the same time off Turns off the undo function on Turns on the undo function The indicator on the UNDO key has the following meanings GREEN You can use the undo function blinking Preparing to carry out the undo function RED Undo or Redo has been carried out off You cannot use the undo function such as when the previous operation cannot be undone etc See page 24 for details about using the undo function with the auto punch in out function Note Do to the limitations of this system if the blank space on the disc becomes too small it may not be possible to use the undo function even if it is set to on In this case the indicator on the UNDO key will be off Be sure to check whether this indicator is on or off before performing an edit operations Recordable track number setting Rec This sets the number of tracks to be used on the disc The number of tracks selected is effective the next time a song is recorded During playback the number of tracks is selected automatically according to the source disc The selectable tracks also differ depending on the type of disc you use MD DATA or music MD Rec Mode Usable Recording Usable tracks time Discs 4 1 4 37 min MD DATA 1 2 74 min MD DATA Music MD 1 1 148 min MD DATA Music MD Note The Rec Mode automatically switches to 2 track for music MDs even if it was previously set to the 4 track mode After recording on a music M
35. ample 818 MIDI signal etc 1 Press EDIT 2 Turn the jog dial so that Song Tempo appears in the display Setup The name of the edit function starts blinking in 1 Set this unit s SYNC system setting to MCLK the display See Changing a Setting page 18 for details feantinued 2 Set the sequencer to accept external MIDI clock synchronization This enables playback of MIDI song data Refer to the operating instructions supplied with your sequencer as well 3 Start playback from this unit r Th nA Ase nn chants alas Tee nern eanth thin Synchronization with MIDI Equipment Press ENTER The tempo map setting display appears ee ree 4 Tempo Tempo change position creer 27 Tempo map number blinking Note If you do not want to change the tempo information leave the tempo information numbers blank Press ENTER again The indication for the tempo change position starts blinking Tempo map 1 can only be set to the first bar Turn the jog dial to display 0001 The units in the display represent bars If you hold down SHIFT while turning the jog dial you can specify the tempo change position in 16th note units within the respective bar 01 0001J120 f i Blinking Note If you do not want to change the tempo information leave the tempo information numbers blank Press ENTER The indication for the tempo starts to blink Turn th
36. and PAN knobs Mix Write Recording Basics to direct the sound to track 1 Set the chorus vocals input from channel 2 to be You can record other sounds on top of a previously recorded on track 1 recorded track The following is an explanation of the mix write Press down concept ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN Qe 102 Or EXAMPLE Recording a chorus on top of the vocals recorded on track 1 804 304 s0 30 PAN PAN PAN PAN Since the vocals recorded on track 1 are all D D assigned to channel 1 connect the microphone to LER LTR LR LR Turn all the another channel s input jack way toward During recording the chorus vocals are mixed Li with the original vocals and recorded to track 1 4 Press down the channel 1 INPUT switch Input the playback sound from the recorder TRACK 1 to channel 1 Record chorus Track 1 5 Set the channel 1 ASSIGN switch and PAN knobs 2 3 MA gt to direct the playback sound from the recorder to track 1 t Set the playback sound from the recorder to be Previously Chorus recorded on track 1 recorded vocals vocal mix Press down x as iGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGI 1 2 E E E 1C 2 10 Preparations for recording O4 30 30 30 PAN PAN PAN PAN EXAMPLE Recording a chorus on top of the vocals D O 0 recorded on track 1 For this example we will epa An ER UF Turn all the way toward input the chorus to the INPUT CH2 jack te 6 Prepare the monitor e Press the moni
37. and symbols 66 06 66 0e ee ne opoo eeoeboe CO u eooeeee o o 00 OD 0 00 oO CCR nu ra CRT oo o e RESET IME 6 Oo 8 6 CRC 6 00 e em tm GEE 00 o mena CCR T Press EDIT appears in the display 2 Turn the jog dial so that Song Name appears in the display The name of the edit function starts blinking in the display 3 Press ENTER The edit setting items appear in the display 4 Turn the jog dial to display the character you desire The selected character blinks In addition to the letters of the alphabet you can also use numbers and symbols The symbols which can be displayed are as follows Tee se es feige blank gt Press ENTER The character selected in step 4 lights steadily and the cursor starts blinking in the next position To go back to the previous position press EXIT 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 until to complete the title 7 Press EXIT when the cursor is in the leftmost position or press ENTER when the cursor is in the rightmost Position to enter the final name To carry out another edit operation in succession use the jog dial to specify the operation you desire LA rt Editing the Entire Disc Disc Edit Overview Erasing the Disc Contents I This chapter shows you how to erase all the Erase information on the disc and how to assign a disc name a This function erases the entire disc Both the reco EHE
38. another edit operation in successio use the jog dial to specify the operation you desire Press EXIT This completes the edit operation Er RATS ET diting Entire Songs Song Edit ong Edit Overview he following sections show you how to divide a ompleted song and connect 2 adjacent songs etc so ou can easily locate the positions you desire on the ecorded disc he following is a list of song editing functions Song Copy copying a song page 43 Song Move moving a song page 44 Song Exchange switching the positions of 2 songs page 45 Song Divide dividing 1 song into 2 different songs page 46 Song Combine combining 2 songs page 47 Song Delete deleting a song page 48 Song Name naming a song page 49 Song Tempo creating a tempo map page 53 Vote song editing is only complete once the TOC data has been ipdated You can update the TOC data by pressing STOP luring stop mode The TOC data is also updated tutomatically when the disc is ejected Therefore always jec disc before turning off the power Not only is hermdanger of loosing the song being edited there is lso a possibility of loosing the contents of the entire disc Using the Undo Function with section editing operations You can undo an edit immediately after execution if the undo indicator is lit green To carry out the undo function press UNDO Pressing undo again lets you redo the undon
39. areil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK NOT USE THIS POLARIZED AC 1 WITH AN EXTENSION CORD RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLI UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BEF INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE Precautions On safety e Caution The use of optical instruments with this product w increase eye hazard Should any liquid or solid object into the unit unplug the unit an have the unit checked by qualifie personnel before operating it an further On power sources Before operating the unit be sur the operating voltage of your un identical with that of your local power supply Unplug the unit from the wall or if it is not to be used for an exten period of time To disconnect th cord pull it out by grasping the Never pull the cord itself AC power cord must be changed at the qualified service shop e The unit is not disconnected fron AC power source mains as long is connected to the wall outlet ey the unit itself has been turned ofi On placement e Place the multi track recorder in location with adequate ventilatio prevent heat buildup in the mult track recorder e Do not place the unit in an inclin position e Do not place the unit in locations where it is Extremely hot or cold Dusty or dirty Very humid Vibrating Subject to direct sunlight On cleaning the cabinet Clean the cabin
40. battery is low Take the unit to an authorized service station an request a battery replacement Blank Disc An unrecorded MD or MD which has been erase loaded Disc Error An abnormal or damaged MD whose TOC cann read etc is loaded The loaded disc cannot be u with this unit Disc Full Recording is not possible because there is no tim remaining on the disc Error A serious error has occurred Please contact a Sor service station Invalid The previous operation was not carried out becar improper data entry Loading The disc is currently being loaded Name Full No more song or disc name characters can be enti Approximately 1700 characters have already bee entered No disc No disc loaded in this unit Processing The unit is writing data or performing an edit operation Protected The currently loaded disc is write protected Or a that cannot be recorded on has been loaded such read only disc etc Retry Error Normal recording was not possible because vibrat or a scratched disc etc caused repeated rewritin Toc Reading The unit is reading the TOC data from the disc Toc Writing The unit is writing the TOC data to the disc Tempo Full No more tempo information can be input Additional Information System Limitations of MDs The recording system in your MD deck has limitations described below Note however that these limitations are due to the inherent nature of the MD recordi
41. bers are assigned automatically Switching songs 2 and 4 2 3 4 5 6 Before copying oc 1 2 3 p 5 66 09 6p06 oe amd o a 3 5 esq 78 2 4 6 EI c 00 coe MEIN oo eo Giese 0e EINE ci co6cee ve GEMEINDE CO O GOO CO 1 Press EDIT appears in the display 2 Turn the jog dial so that Song Xchnge appears in the display The name of the edit function starts blinking in the display 3 Press ENTER The edit setting items appear in the display cg 002 004 4 Turn the jog dial to display the first song number you want to exchange 5 Press ENTER continued Editing Entire Songs Song Edit 6 Turn the jog dial to display the song number you want to exchange the first song with Press ENTER OK appears in the display Press ENTER again The selected songs are exchanged To start over again from the beginning or quit the edit operation press EXIT instead of ENTER When the edit operation has finished the edit select screen reappears To carry out another edit operation in succession use the jog dial to specify the operation you desire Press EXIT This completes the edit operation Dividing a Song Song Divide This function lets you divide a song into different songs New consecutive song numbers are assigni automatically Dividing the second song into sections B and C 2 3 1 1 Song
42. der is set between 7 and 8 to achieve good frequency characteristics Rehearsing the punch in out You can check to make sure the record start punch in and record stop punch out positions are correct before starting punch in out recording rehearsal function When the rehearsal function is operative the specified section is muted through the CUE monitor the actual sound has not been erased If the settings are incorrect re specify the in and out points until the correct section has been specified See Correcting the position of the locate point page 32 for details T llowing procedure shows how to carry out the rehearsal A A 900060 oe 08060606 2 91 8 ajajaja a 2 ojo ala aie oloi ojoje CAS EE SE HE DE o0 0 90 98 1 ololoio ag aoiolalo oo 82 2 9 90 EIB BIBLE 3 1 Press AUTO PUNCH when the disc is in stop mode The indicator on AUTO PUNCH lights up REC and the indicator on RHSL start blinking and the unit enters record pause mode When Undo Function On Off in the system settings is set to on the indicator on the UNDO key changes accordingly 2 ress the REC SELECT key for the track to be recorded Playback starts pre rolling from a point slightly before the punch in position in accordance with the Pre roll Post roll system setting Start of playback Punch in position 4 E ________ Pre roll time setting When using CUE monitor the sound betw
43. dit 2 Press MARK The indicator on the MARK key starts blinking 3 Press the key for the locate point you desire e IN point Press IN OUT point Press OUT DEST destination point Hold down the SHIFT key and press IN A D E H points Press A D Hold down the SHIFT key and press A D The time bar in the display is set as the respective locate point Setting edit points while listening to the sound being played back Use the following procedure to set locate points while listening to the sound being played back 080000000 o 00000 mn CRIE 6 006666 06 Me 00 6666 co 1 Press B PLAY Playback begins 2 Press MARK before setting the locate point The indicator on the MARK key starts blinking 3 Press the key for the locate point you desire e IN point Press IN OUT point Press OUT e DEST destination point Hold down the SHIFT key and press IN e A D E H points Press A D Hold down the SHIFT key and press A D The locate point is set at the place where you press the IN OUT DEST or A D E H key CRIME 6 colecee 0e Correcting the position of the locate po 008006 06 MIE 0060668106 CLIN EME col 6eeelce Press the key for the point vou wish to corre e IN point Press IN e OUT point Press OUT e DEST destination point Hold down the SHIFT key and press IN e A D E H points Press A D Hold dow SHIFT ke
44. does not light Adjust the TRIM knob so that the proper level is obtained when the fader is set between 7 and 8 to achieve good frequency characteristics 00000000 MINE 006666 ce CRT 6 0006066 0e CHR 6 066866 0e UMM 6 0060666 ce Recording 1 Turn the jog dial to set the counter to the point you want to hear 000000 O O o cos e olo o coy If you set it as a locate point it can be located CEE JE SE immediately with the LOCATE keys 0j0 ojo 02 92 0190 a 3 a a 2 Press CUE to prepare for monitoring ojoj o o Adjust the monitor volume using the respective iif TRACK knobs and the MONITOR knob 3 Press Be PLAY Playback begins Make sure the CLIP indicator on the level meter Press REC does not light The unit switches to record pause mode To rerecord 2 Press B gt PLAY Follow the Recording procedure to the left Recording begins Play together with the previously recorded performance 3 When you ve finished playing press W STOP If you press W STOP in the middle of the song recording stops at that counter position If you do not press W STOP in the middle of the song recording stops automatically at the end of the song and the beginning of the song is recalled automatically Note Do not turn off the power during recording Not only may you loose the data for the current song you may loose all of the data on the disc EEE Auto Punch In Out Recording You can rer
45. e EEE e 90 o ejoo TEE ej 00 2 4 4 Press EDIT appears in the display 2 Turn the jog dial so that Disc Name appears in the display The name of the edit function starts blinking in the display 3 Press ENTER The edit setting items appear in the display 4 Turn the jog dial to display the character you desire The selected character blinks In addition to the letters of the alphabet you can also use numbers and symbols The symbols which can be displayed are as follows HD amp CC mH lt gt _ blank 3 Press ENTER The character selected in step 4 lights steadily and the cursor starts blinking in the next position To go back to the previous position press EXIT 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 until to complete the title Synchronization with MIDI Equipment Advantages of Using MIDI MIDI Synchronization Using MTC The following explains how to achieve synchron with a MTC MIDI Time Code compatible seque Connecting this unit to an external MIDI system Computer Sequencer Sound Module etc allows you to create even higher quality recordings For example if you record the vocal and guitar tracks on this unit you can synchronize them with sounds en from a sound module played back through a sequencer etc during mixdown This method of mixing allows Connections you to make recordings without using unnecessary Use a MIDI cable to connect this unit to a MIDI tracks compatible
46. e display To reset this unit to the original factory settings 1 Turn off the power to this unit 2 Hold down SYSTEM while turning the power back on The power comes on and Initialized appears ir the display The system settings are reset to the original factory settings Recording Turn the MONITOR knob to adjust the sound to a Initial Reco rding level which can be monitored This shows you how to record the very first track onto 7 Use the fader to adjust the recording level a blank disc Play a relatively loud phrase and make adjustments by watching the level meter for the track you want to record Track If necessary you can use the TRIM knob to adjust DAS the recording level and equalizer Adjust the recording level so that the CLIP indicator does not light Adjust the TRIM knob so that the proper level is Recorded obtained when the fader is set between 7 and 8 to achieve good frequency characteristics B 100 jh Preparations 8 Turn the MONITOR knob as in step 6 to adjust monitor level Recording oleoj aja 198 910 sie io QG io ojo J ONDDO 000000 oe mo o0 eooo ve iS 1 Set the INPUT switch for the channel to which you will input the instrument or microphone sound to LINE MIC up position 2 Set the fader for the channel to which you will 1 Press REC input the sound to about 7 or 8 The unit switches to record pause mode 3 Use the ASSIGN switch and PAN knobs to direct 2 P
47. e edit operation redo function Note Carrying out another edit operation starting a recording or removing the disc after carrying out the undo or redo functions will make it impossible to undo the previous edit operation Notes about the color of the indicator on the UNDO key The color which the indicator on the UNDO key lights shows the current status Sometimes the indicator is off GREEN Undo is possible Or Redo has been c ied out Ra Undo has been carried out hlinkine In the process of carrying out the undo SR Copying a Song Song Copy This function lets you duplicate a song Newly created copy is treated as a new recording and becomes the last song on the disc This is a convenient way to backup songs before editing Copying the second song 1 2 3 4 The copy of the second song becomes the fourth song 1 Press EDIT appears in the display 2 Turn the jog dial so that Song Copy appears in the display The name of the edit function starts blinking in the display 3 Press ENTER The edit setting items appear in the display 4 Turn the jog dial to display the number song you want to copy Cey 002 5 Press ENTER OK appears in the display Editing Entire Songs Song Edit 6 Press ENTER again The selected song is copied To start over again from the beginning or quit the edit operation press EXIT instead of ENTER When the edit operation has finished the
48. e jog dial to display 120 01 0001J120 mp er i t Blinking Press ENTER The time setting display appears Use the jog dial and ENTER to display 04 04 01 04 04 10 Press ENTER again when finished The tempo map number blinks 11 Turn the jog dial to display 02 yes ee 12 Repeat steps 3 9 to create the new tempo m When the tempo map is complete the settir displayed in order automatically starting fr first tempo change position To complete construction of the tempo map Press EXIT repeatedly until the EDIT display disappears from the display Notes e The time setting is only possible at the beginning o bar You can assign up to 50 tempo maps to each song tempo information can be stored on the disc but si there is a limited amount of memory on each disc i not be possible to store 50 tempo maps for each sor there are several songs on a disc In this case Tem will appear in the display when you select the tem number Although tempo information can be entered when standard music MD is loaded in the MD transport the nature of the MD system the tempo informatio cannot be stored on standard music MD discs Deleting a tempo map Use the following operations to delete tempo ma which are no longer necessary The tempo map numbers located after the tempo map which was deleted are brought forward automatically EXAMPLE Erasing tempo map 5 1 Press EDIT appears in the display 2 Turn the jog dial
49. e monitor level 6 Use the fader to adjust the recording level Play a relatively loud phrase and make adjustments by watching the level meter for the track you want to record If necessary you can use the TRIM knob to adjust the recording level and equalizer Adjust the recording level so that the CLIP indicator does not light Adjust the TRIM knob so that the proper level is obtained when the fader is set between 7 and 8 to achieve good frequency characteristics Recording 1 Using the REC key to punch in out ne 00000000 0 o sooo o oleie 90101010 o lolole siolele eiolole 0100 9 gioj oja aoiaoaioi no oioivie 2 4 Press the REC SELECT key corresponding to the group path you want to record to specify the track to be recorded 2 Turn the jog dial to set the counter to a position before the point where you want to start recording then press e PLAY Playback begins 3 When you reach the point where you want to start recording the punch in point press REC The REC key lights up and recording begins continued 4 Press PLAY when you reach the point where you want to stop recording the punch out point The REC key goes out and the unit stops recording and switches to playback mode D Press M STOP Playback ends Sr Setting the ASSIGN SW on the front of the unit to REC IO lets you use a foot switch etc to activate punch in out recording See
50. ecord a certain portion of a previously recorded track This is called punch in out recording With this unit allows for 2 kinds of punch in out recording auto punch in out where you specify the section you desire and the unit punches in out automatically and manual punch in out where you time the performance and punch in out manually at the positions you desire With auto punch in out recording only the space between the in and out points is recordable Therefore you can play normally over the track but only the specified phrase will be rerecorded The other parts of the track remain untouched EXAMPLE Using punch in out on track 1 Before punch in out After punch in out Punch in Punch out Punch in Punch out mark mark mark mark Track Only this area is recorded Setting the section to be punched in out Before auto punch in out recording you must set the record start punch in and record stop punch out positions The punch in out positions must be set within the same song Also be sure to set the out point at a higher number than the in point 6 9 2 00 0660600 o slsloleolols i 9lalalojala 0 0 ojolojololo 0iololo solo oleo HOGG OF 0 9 0 o o o S55 OD Sioterol ess Hono 00 ojojolojolo en Ton 3 1 TEE ee TH 4 1 Press B PLAY Playback begins 2 Atthe point you want to start recording press MARK then press IN 2 7 3 Atthe point you want to stop recordi
51. een the punch in and punch out positions of the track to be recorded the track whose REC SELECT key was pressed cannot be heard Punch in position Punch out position O SER ERBEN No sound between these points Rehearsal post rolls to a point slightly after the punch out position in accordance with the Pre roll Post roll system setting and then stops Once rehearsal has stopped the disc automatically returns to the original point where the AUTO PUNCH key was pressed Punch out position End of playback o gt Post roll time setting To stop in the middle of rehearsal Press W STOP continued Recording Q oO Q 6 0 9 00 0j O 0j e a ojo z 910 0 0 CL 1 Press AUTO PUNCH when the disc is stopped The indicator on AUTO PUNCH lights REC and the indicator on RHSL start blinking and the unit enters record pause mode When Undo Function On Off in the system settings is set to on the indicator on the UNDO key changes accordingly 2 Press RHSL to cancel rehearsal mode When Undo Function On Off in the system settings is set to on and undo is possible the unit proceeds to back up the data 3 Press PLAY Playback begins Play together with the previously recorded performance When the recorder arrives at the preset punch in position record mode is activated automatically and the input sound is recorded on
52. encer at start up you can also remote control this unit from the sequencer with MMC compatible equipment only The synchronization functions also let you make recordings by using a computer or sequencer to mediate sounds from acoustic instruments like vocals or guitar recorded on this unit with sounds from other MIDI equipment and sound modules etc See Synchronization with MIDI Equipment page 52 for details The Pitch Control function enables precise speed control See the SYSTEM key explanation in Names and Functions of Parts page 9 for details A 10 INPUT 4 BUS analog mixer with exceptional sound quality Names and Functions of Parts The Mixer Also refer to the Block Diagram on page 64 The Channel 1 4 Section The functions described are the same for each channel 1 4 pe o ge E ae jon gt oo Di e oaaae elele elele de j IN E LE LE m 1 TRIM knobs Allow you to adjust the level of the signals input into the INPUT CH1 CH4 jacks approximately 40 dB Turn to the right to increase the input level Normally if you connect an instrument turn to LINE if you connect a microphone turn to MIC je For the best sound characteristics adjust the TRIM knob so that the proper level is obtained when the fader is set between 7 and 8 INPUT selector keys Allow you to select either LINE MIC sound from INPUT
53. essary to specify the locate points edit points There are the following three of locate points e IN edit start point Represents the beginning of the section to be ec e OUT edit end point Represents the end of the section to be edited e DEST edit destination point Represents the edit destination for move exch and insert operations See Specifying the Locate Points on page 31 for details on how to set the location points Notes e Be sure to set the out point at a higher number than point e Be sure to set the punch in out positions within the song Changing the Construction of a Song Section Edit Sa a loving a Section Section Move You can move a section to a different place in the song The section to be moved is inserted at the point specified by the destination point IN point OUT point Destination point The selected section is moved disappears and is moved to the destination point Preparations gt t the following locate points before carrying out the weit operation e IN point the beginning of the part to be copied OUT point the end of the part to be copied e DEST destination point the beginning of the part to be rewritten See Specifying the Location Points page 31 for details on how to set the location points Editing Operation Press EDIT appears in the display Turn the jog dial so that Sect Move appears in the di
54. et panels and contr with a soft cloth lightly moistened 1 a mild detergent solution Do not u any type of abrasive pad scouring powder or solvent such as alcohol o benzine epacking not throw away the carton and the packing material This makes an ideal container when transporting the unit When shipping the unit repack it as it was packed at the factory On operation e If the multi track recorder is brought directly from a cold to a warm location or is placed in a very damp room moisture may condense on the lens inside the MD deck Should this occur the system will not operate properly Remove the MD and leave the system turned on for about an hour until the moisture evaporates e When you move the system take out the disc On handling MDs e Do not open the shutter to expose the MD Close the shutter immediately if the shutter opens e Wipe the disc cartridge with a dry cloth to remove dirt Do not expose the MD to direct sunlight or heat sources such as hot air ducts nor leave it in a car parked a direct sunlight N Protecting a recorded MD To record protect an MD slide open the tab at the side of the MD so the tab is concealed In this position the MD cannot be recorded To record on the MD slide close the tab On requesting repairs The nameplate is located on the bottom exterior If you have any question or problem concerning your unit that is not covered in this manual please consult
55. g number To delete all ot songs on the disc see Erasing the Disc Contents L Erase on page 50 New consecutive song numbers are automatically assigned to the songs following the deleted song F example if you delete song number 1 song numbe becomes the song number 1 This feature is convenient because there is no need record over old material as with cassette tapes Deleting the second song 1 2 3 4 The latter songs are renumbered automatically 1 72 3 eee 00e CHIEN l oc 1 Press EDIT appears in the display 2 Turn the jog dial so that Song Delete appeal the display The name of the edit function starts blinking i the display 3 Press ENTER The edit setting items appear in the display Del 002 4 Turn the jog dial to display the song number want to delete Editing Entire Songs Song Edit Press ENTER Ne OK appears in the display 6 Press ENTER again The selected songs are exchanged To start over again from the beginning or quit the edit operation press EXIT instead of ENTER When the edit operation has finished the edit select screen reappears To carry out another edit Operation in succession use the jog dial to specify the operation you desire 7 Press EXIT This completes the edit Operation Em N aming a Song Song Name This function lets you assign names to songs using upper and lower case letters of the alphabet numbers
56. ge 27 for detai Track 1 Drums Bass 2 3 Guitar 4 Vocal Chorus You realize that a certain drum fill would sound better in a different place You can move copy or delete part of the song For example if the first and second chorus we reversed they can easily be switched See Editing Part of a Song Track Edit page 31 for details Track 1 2 3 4 Overview of MDM X4 Na 6 You decide you want to change the structure of the song The edit functions let you add or remove an extra chorus or repeat the introduction in the middle of the song etc without having to rerecord See Changing the Construction of a Song Section Edit page 38 for details Track 1 gt Dub the tracks onto an external MD or DAT deck while using the mixer to adjust the balance See Mixdown page 57 for details Done Other convenient functions e Equipped with an easy to use Jog Shuttle dial The Auto Punch In Out function lets you rerecord part of a song by enabling the record mode automatically only during the part which you have specified See Auto Punch In Out Recording page 22 for details The Undo function lets you revert to the previous state when an edit operation doesn t produce the desired effect e Synchronization with other MIDI equipment is also possible In addition to the ability to synchronize this unit with an external sequ
57. h MMC and MTC and a MIDI sound module Connections Computer MIDI sound Lau pee mat GD Si MIDI interface ae Note data etc module MIDI OUT MIDI IN AUDIO AUDIO OUT L OUT R MMC MTC signal signal MIDIIN f MIDI OUT a ra Ra A Rom vec nt DA at ee a I LE INPUT CH 6 Me 0 0000 29 MEM Do 20 Features available from this type of system e You can record live vocal and guitar tracks acoustic sounds on this unit and then use MIDI sound control to play them in sync with other sounds played back through a sequencer etc e You can use MTC to synchronize a sequencer etc with this unit e You can use MMC to control this unit from a sequencer etc Su Mixdown Mixdown Basics The following explains how to dub the song to a master recorder such as a DAT or MD recorder while adjusting the volume balance and localization of each track once you have completed all necessary recording and editing This process of completing a song composed in 4 tracks by converting it to normal stereo 2 tracks is called mixdown This process is generally considered the most important part of music production Preparations Connect the master recorder to this unit s STEREO OUT jacks If necessary you can connect an effector between this unit and the master recorder e If you are planning to simultaneously mixdown sound from a MIDI sound source by synchron
58. he area in which nonmusical data such as disc and track information is stored Writing of TOC information marks the completion of record and edit operations ATRAC Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding ATRAC is the sound compression technology that enables an MD to contain the same length of music as a CD despite the smaller physical size of the MD ATRAC cuts the sounds imperceptible by the human ear to compress the data to 1 5 the original size Since the data is chosen for reduction is based on psycho acoustic principles there is no perceivable effect on the sound quality EQ Abbreviation for equalizer Adjusts certain bands of the sound This unit has treble HIGH middle MID and bass LOW adjustments See Names and Function of Parts page 6 for details SAN Abbreviation for pan pot Adjusts the position of the sound See Names and Function of Parts page 7 for details MID Musical Instrument Digital Interface A worldwide standard for data transmission between electronic instruments MMC MIDI Machine Control MTC MIDI Time Code See Synchronization with MIDI Equipment pages 52 56 Bus Transports the input or recorded sounds to a specific section The group bus 1 4 carries the sound to the respective tracks in the recorder the stereo bus L and R carries the sound to the STEREO OUT jacks and the CUE bus carries the sound recorded on the tracks to the MONITOR OUT jacks Blank Top The
59. ile to Song 1 Song 2 preserving the sound of all the original parts Song 1 Song 2 Song 3 1 DEKO gt fOr B G Dr K R Dr R ejon fs o cr 5 Use the Song Copy edit function to back up the i 7 keyboard park Completed Backup of individual parts The backup becomes Song 3 mie Song 1 Song 2 Song 3 a e For future reference we recommend naming each song in a way that helps you remember the content of the individual tracks Use the Song Name edit operation Later you can use the backed up songs to create remixes With the method described in the previous example you can use Song Copy to create a new copy of the tracks in songs 2 and 3 as song 4 This allows you to create new mixes later Dr ko je ka je 6 Use bounce recording to mixdown all four parts to tracks 1 and 2 Song 1 K R TA G ae Song 1 Song 2 Song 3 Dr K L _ _ Dr L Dr L tt B G B G DaKine or i sa BK al Ts Ko 7 Overdub the vocals to tracks 3 and 4 while listening to the playback from tracks 1 and 2 Song 1 Song 1 Song 2 Song 3 Dr K L Dr L Dr L B G B G Dr K R Dr R Dr R ver e Kw Additional Information Troubleshooting f this unit does not operate as expected the problem may simply be an oversight a disconnected cable or a setting error Before calling a service technician compare the symptoms of the problems with those listed below to see if you ca
60. ing items appear in the display a Turn the jog dial to display the setting you desire This determines which tracks the part will be moved to Use the jog dial to display the move destination track numbers in the space below the move origin track number indicator s mark Example display 88 001 Mov 34 To set other tracks press ENTER and proceed to the next step Press EXIT to return to the original settings If you do not want to specify any tracks leave the destination track number display empty 5 Press ENTER Once all the track settings have been displayed OK appears in the display 6 Press ENTER again 2 selected part is copied you do not wish to carry out the edit operation press EXIT When the edit operation has finished the edit select screen reappears 7 Press EXIT This completes the edit operation Note It is not possible to set the destination point between the in and out points when moving within the same track Switching the Locations of 2 Parts Track Exchange You can switch the location one part of a track with another part of any other track IN point OUT point Destination point A 3 En SLA Preparations Set the following locate points before carrying out the edit operation e IN point the beginning of the part to be copied e OUT point the end of the part to be copied DEST destination point the beginning of the part to be rewritten See
61. is specified in the roll time setting Turning the JOG dial during rehearsal lets you adjust the position of the locate point Press W STOP to cancel the locate adjust mode See Correcting the position of the locate point page 32 for details Note During locate adjust mode the counter value does not change to reflect the position of the playback sound Use JOG or SHUTTLE to adjust the counter value position of the respective locate point However if you do not register the new value as a mark point it will be erased after the adjustment UNDO key Erases the previous edit or auto punch in out operation and returns the data to its original status See Using the Undo Function pages 24 31 38 43 for details 19 ENTER key Press to carry out the selected operation etc EXIT key Press to cancel the selected operation or to exit the edit mode 21 AUTO PUNCH key Use to select the auto punch in out function 22 Jog dial Jog Shuttle dial Use to search find a specific point within a song select items from menus set parameters and adjust locate point positions etc Names and Functions of Parts EN The Display m m 00009860686 nia o 09009098 boe oe DILDO coe eee oo eee cee Mmmm SSeece o o oja a ojo 2 0 2 9 olojo oaio Qo a c oe oo 1 Level meters 1 4 During playback Display the output levels of eact track on the disc During recording Dis
62. it possible to record on tracks 1 and 2 Turn the jog dial to set the counter to the poi you want to hear Press CUE to prepare for monitoring Adjust the monitor volume using the respect TRACK knobs and the MONITOR knob Press Bm PLAY Playback begins Make sure the CLIP indicator on the level m does not light RN Editing Part of a Song Track Edit ck Edit Overview The track editing operations let you specify a part an arbitrary section of an arbitrary track and copy it over another part move it to another position or remove the sound from it You can also switch the positions of two parts Additionally you can edit between different songs as well as within the same song The track editing functions consist of the following e Track Copy duplicating a part page 33 e Track Move moving a part page 34 e Track Exchange switching the positions of 2 parts page 35 e Track Erase erasing a part page 36 Using the Undo Function with track editing operations You can undo an edit immediately after execution if the undo indicator is lit green carry out the undo function press UNDO _ sing undo again lets you redo the undone edit operation redo function Note Carrying out another edit operation starting a recording or removing the disc after carrying out the undo or redo functions will make it impossible to undo the previous edit operation Notes about the color of the indicator
63. izing with external MIDI equipment be sure to make all necessary connections and settings beforehand See Synchronization with MIDI Equipment pages 52 56 for details i from STEREO OUT 7 to RETURN 2 x ee en nn sure ns vannes we RE ae ras ue AE TRES SES Seem Ebel Es tt aa tee from AUX 20 to RETURN 1 min amt Seis ie he da cee mm ee Effector nen ice voue 7 a linge 1 from AUX 1 OUT i to CH5 6 IN Ea no vurria ne a ae MIDI sound 1 en nn EEE nn m Bike ae ren aie sou rce etc Carrying out the mixdown 1 Press down the INPUT switches on channels 1 4 Set channels 1 4 to receive the TRACK sound played back from the recorder 2 Press the monitor tracks STEREO key Use the 444 or gt P keys or the jog dial to locate the beginning of the desired song Press B PLAY Playback begins Playback the track as many times as necessary to make the following adjustments Volume balance Adjust using the faders on channels 1 4 and the MASTER fader If an external MIDI sound source is being input to channel 5 6 adjust using the channel 5 6 fader as well Localization Adjust using the PAN knobs on channels 1 4 Effect volume When an effector is connected use the AUX or RETURN knobs to adjust the proportion of the effect After completing the adjustments make the recording on the master recorder Be sure to check the recording level on the master recorder and make
64. light the corresponding track indicator s select the track s to be recorded These keys also function as in out keys during manual punch in recording 2 SHIFT key Holding down this key when you press another ke lets you carry out the function written below the respective key EXAMPLE The REPEAT kev e When pressed alone it REPEAT functions as the REPEAT Names and Functions of Parts XN JT key REPEAT DISPLAY key Sets the out point edit end point Press to activate the repeat playback mode The repeat mode changes as follows each time you press the key 4 IN DEST key REPEAT Repeats all the songs on the disc Sets the in point edit start point e REPEAT 1 Repeats the current song Press while holding down SHIFT to set the destination 1 Plays the current song once After playback the point edit destination point unit locates the beginning of the song e no indicator Off Plays all of the songs on the disc 5 MARK key Press while holding down SHIFT to change the display Press to set a mark point and the key starts blinking mode as follows Press IN OUT DEST or A H while the MARK key is e Time Mode Shows the counter display in time blinking to set the mark point to the respective key e Bar Mode Shows the counter display in bars This unit lets you assign up to 11 mark points using IN e Remaining Mode Shows the amount time which OUT DEST and A H can be recorded remaining on the disc Note
65. move the sounds toward group jacks at the top of the unit Provides a shelving type bus 1 or 3 and the L side of the stereo bus Turn equalization towards R to move the sounds toward group bus 2 or 4 and the R side of the stereo bus ASSIGN keys Determines which group bus the sounds input to the 9 Faders 1 4 INPUT 5 6 jacks at the top of the unit will be assigned Adjust the volume of each channel to which track on the recorder they will be recorded to Channel 5 can only be assigned to group bus 1 or 3 Channel 5 6 and MASTER Channel 6 can only be assigned to group bus 2 or 4 60 EXAMPLE To assign the sounds from channels 5 and 6 ojojo to group bus 1 and 2 respectively To olole record them to track 1 and 2 of the o elolofele recorder alo s olelo 1 ar Press down lo ASYIGN I 34 5 BALANCE knob Adjusts the relative balance of channels 5 and 6 Rotate toward L to increase the volume of channel 5 Du Rotate toward R to increase the volume of channel 6 i DO og 000 J Go 6 Fader 5 6 8 Simultaneously adjusts the volume of both channels 5 and 6 9 RETURN knobs 1 and 2 Adjust the volume of the sound input into the RETURN 1 and 2 jacks at the top of the unit Return sound is generally used for adding external effects oj gt lo Dr gt ASSIGN keys Determine which group bus 1 4 the return sounds will be assigned to which track on the recorder they will be rec
66. n correct the problem yourself Operation is not possible gt The disc is dirty or damaged replace it with a new one Playback is not possible gt Condensation has formed inside the cabinet remove the disc and leave this unit s power on for a few hours gt Turn on the power gt Insert the disc in accordance with the direction of the arrow on the disc case gt Nothing has been recorded on the current disc Load a disc that has been recorded Recording is not possible gt The disc has write protected to prevent accidental recording Protected is displayed Slide the protect tab back into place to cover the hole on the side of the disc The source is not connected correctly Recheck all connections The recording level is too low Use the TRIM knob to adjust the recording level Replace the current disc with one that can be recorded on Replace the current disc with one that has enough time left or erase unnecessary songs If the power cord was unplugged during recording or there wasa power outage the recording up to that point may be lost If recording was not completed normally try recording again starting from the beginning tt ee Excessive noise gt Place this unit away from televisions and other equipment a e Display Message List This unit uses the display area to show operatin condition and error messages The meaning of ei message is explained below Battery Low The internal
67. nect this unit s TRACK 1 OUTPUT jack to the input jack on the effector and connect the output jack on the effector to this unit s INPUT CH 1 jack 2 Set the INPUT switch for channel 1 to LINE MIC pressed down 2 Use the Song Copy edit function to back u part recorded in step 1 3 Play the track and adjust the effector volume The backup becomes Song 2 During the actual recording the direct sound will be rerecorded after it passes through the effector Song 1 Song 2 Dr L vo jo 8 4 After completing the adjustments record to track 1 This operation can be performed for any track by using the respective input jack u RR By connecting the TRACK OUT jack to the effector and Original Backup then inputting that sound to one of this unit s other data data INPUT CH jacks you can mix the source and mix sounds Since this is a digital copy there is no deterioratio with different equalizations data when the copy is made e By using all four of the TRACK OUTPUT jacks you can dub all 4 tracks independently to another multichannel 3 Use mix write recording to mixdown track recorder 2 of Song 1 to track 4 of Song 1 Song 1 Song 2 B o OO Ee KL Overdub the keyboard in stereo to tracks 3 and 4 8 Use the Song Copy edit function to back up the while listening to the playback from tracks 1 and vocals then copy tracks 3 and 4 to tracks 1 and 2 2 Song 1 This process allows you mixdown wh
68. ng press MARK then press OUT The punch out position is set at the point whe you press OUT Press M STOP Playback stops Preparations 000900000 09 nn 00 6686 0 CRUE o 00 6 elo opoe 008086 m a O 00866686 0 3 c nern nn ELEND 008 0 0 lols EI TE 1 42 Sn Li Set the INPUT switch for the channel to which you will input the instrument or microphone sound to LINE MIC up position Set the fader for the channel to which you will input the sound to about 7 or 8 Use the ASSIGN switch and PAN knobs to direc the sound to the group path you want to record Press the REC SELECT key corresponding to the group path number you selected in step 3 to specify the track to be recorded Press the monitor track set key corresponding to the group path number you selected in step 3 Turn the MONITOR knob and the TRACK knob corresponding to the track containing the recorded sound you want to hear while recordin to adjust the sound to a level which can be monitored D ose the fader to adjust the recording level 3 Press B PLAY Play a relatively loud phrase and make adjustments by watching the level meter for the track you want to record If necessary you can use the TRIM knob to adjust the recording level and equalizer Adjust the recording level so that the CLIP indicator does not light Adjust the TRIM knob so that the proper level is obtained when the fa
69. ng system itself and not to mechanical causes DISC FULL lights up before the MD has reached the maximum recording time 60 or 74 minutes When 255 songs have been recorded on the MD DISC FULL lights up regardless of the total recorded time More than 255 songs cannot be recorded on the MD To continue recording erase unnecessary songs or use another recordable MD DISC FULL lights up before the maximum number of songs 255 is reached Fluctuations in emphasis within songs are sometimes interpreted as song intervals increasing the song count and causing DISC FULL to light up TOC Reading is displayed continuously The TOC Reading display lasts longer than usual when a brand new disc is inserted The total recorded time and the remaining time on the MD do not total to the maximum recording time This unit displays the length of the largest continuous blank area as the remaining time Therefore if there are several separate blank spaces the remaining time will only display a time equivalent to the largest continuous blank space if there is a 1 minute blank space and a 2 minute blank space the remaining time display will be 2 minutes If you then record 1 minute and 30 seconds of the 2 minute blank the remaining time display will become 1 minute It is not possible to make new recordings on a song which was modified using the Section Edit or Song Combine functions In this case cop
70. on the UNDO key The color which the indicator on the UNDO key lights shows the current status Sometimes the indicator is off GREEN undo is possible Redo has been carried out RED undo has been carried out blinking in the process of carrying out the undo or redo function off undo is not possible In cases where the previous operation cannot be undone etc Specifying the Locate Points Before editing it is necessary to specify the locate points edit points There are the following eleven types of locate points IN edit start point Represents the beginning of the part to be edited e OUT edit end point Represents the end of the part to be edited DEST edit destination point Represents the place where the part will be copied to during the copy operation etc e A H points Additional arbitrary locate points not used for editing operations IN point DEST destination point p point Setting edit points by specifying the time bar Use the following procedure when you know the time bar of the locate points for the desired part j oQ 0000 00 IMD 6 ocleeee ve MEMS 00 0000 00 1 Turn the jog dial during stop mode to display the time bar you desire Holding down the SHIFT key and pressing the DISPLAY key lets you switch the display between time and bars To select the desired song use the k t and PPI keys Editing Part of a Song Track E
71. orded to Example To assign the sounds from return 1 and 2 to fl ki bus 1 and 2 To record them to tracks ES 00 ofe o HH 1 and 2 on the recorder Press down ASSIGN ASSIGN 1 2 1 2 1 MASTER AUX 1 2 knobs 30s 30 Names and Functions of Parts 9 TRACK 1 4 knobs Use to adjust the overall sound balance when monitoring playback from the recorder CUE monitor by turning the knob for each track as desired When using the CUE monitor function be sure to press down the monitor track setting CUE key 10 below Monitor Track Setting keys Select the sound to be monitored 1 2 Press down to monitor the sound from group bus 1 and 2 3 4 Press down to monitor the sound from group bus 3 and 4 CUE Press down to monitor playback from the recorder Use the TRACK 1 4 knobs to adjust volume of the individual tracks STEREO Press down to monitor the sound from the stereo bus MONITOR knob Adjusts the volume of the sound output from the MONITOR OUT jacks on the rear panel and the HEADPHONES jack on the front panel MASTER fader Adjusts the volume of the stereo bus sound output from the STEREO OUT jacks on the rear panel EEE ee The Recorder Control Panel CEE EINE 006860 ne MI 6 000066 00 Ee 000066 0e KIND o 00 o eo oboe boe eooeese oc am mmno OO ee eepoe l Ho El el el N e amp e mi A REC SELECT 1 4 keys Press to
72. otection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help CAUTION You are cautioned that any change or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment Owner s record The model and serial numbers name plate are located on the bottom of the unit Record the serial number in the space provided below Refer to them whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No MDM X4 Serial No For the customers in Canada This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Cet app
73. output a synchronization signal TC MIDI Time Code When using the MTC for synchronization ICLK MIDI Clock When using the MIDI clock for synchronization TC frame number setting Frame ats the MTC frame number per second You can lect either 25 or 30 non drop frames ssignable switch 1 2 setting Sw 1 Sw 2 llows you to assign one of the following commands r control by the external switch connected to the SSIGN SW1 or SW2 jack on the front panel lay Same function as this unit s B gt PLAY key ecIO Press once for the same function as the REC key punch in Press again for the same function as the Be PLAY key punch out This setting allows you to conduct punch in out recording from an external switch top ps the disc operation ply Un Out Play Starts IN OUT playback layS Play Stop Press one to start playback press again to stop playback an Rar_C nn Prace Anra ta ctart rannrdino nracc Pre roll Post roll setting Roll Allows you to set the pre roll post roll time used during rehearsal locate point adjustment and auto _punch in out operations in 1 second increments It is adjustable from 1 to 10 seconds Undo function on off setting Undo This determines whether the undo function will be on or off when you use auto punch in out During edit mode however the undo function is always on Changing this setting also changes the redo function that allows you to undo the undo setting is
74. phones for monitoring Sr When inputting sound from a sound module into this Turning on the Power unit You can mix the sound with sounds previously After you have completed all connections connect the recorded on tracks 1 4 by using the INPUT CH 5 or power cord from this unit to a wall outlet INPUT CH 6 jacks Do the following when connecting an external effector to input the return sound To output sound to the effector Use the AUX 1 or AUX 2 jacks on the top panel of this unit J put sound from the effector return sound Use RETURN 1 or RETURN 2 jacks on the top panel of this unit Connections and Signal Flow EEE TIEREN Sa ee eee Connecting MIDI Equipment MDM X4 Signal Flow Diagram Connect MIDI equipment as shown in the following The following diagram shows the internal signal flow diagram of this unit For details regarding connections for synchronized operation with a sequencer etc see Synchronization with MIDI Equipment pages 52 56 9 6 Sequencer etc ololo Q Q olojo ojojo MIDI IN jack MIDI OUT jack 9 9709 o o io oO Q oO oO O Q ojojo lem Lom u MIDI OUT jack MIDI IN jack FTA 00000000 The playback sound from the recorder is output to an external component that adds an effect before being input back into the mixer mix write recording bounce recording 00000 olojojojo 0101010 0l0 ara ojojojojojo Input external sounds S 5
75. play the input levels of the track s being recorded During stop mode or when no disc is inserted Displays the volume of group bus 1 4 e L R Displays the volume of the stereo bus 2 Counter display Displays the time minute second frame or bar bar beat clock 3 MMC indicator Lights when the unit can receive MMC MIDI Machin Control signals 4 REPEAT indicator Light during repeat playback REPEAT lights when repeating all the songs on the disc REPEAT1 lights when repeating one song Names and Functions of Parts Neer O 5 indicator Lights during edit operations track section song disc 6 indicator Lights during system setting operations indicators Lights to indicate that the respective track was selected for recording using the REC SELECT keys The track number corresponds to the group bus number Title display area Displays the song or disc title as well as edit menu information 9 SYNC OUT indicator Displays the currently selected output synchronization See pages 17 and 52 56 for details MIDI CLK Lights when the MIDI clock is being output MTC Lights when the MIDI time code is being output 1 OUT PLAY indicator Lig during IN OUT playback 11 Track display indicator Displays the source track during editing Input and Output Jacks Top panel mB mE 29 cece MINED 6 00 e eje o a 3 2 TRACK
76. point Becomes a part with no sound Preparations Set the following locate points before carrying out the edit operation e IN point the beginning of the part to be copied e OUT point the end of the part to be copied See Specifying the Locate Points page 31 for details on how to set the location points Editing Operation TOON EU 00 0600 00 oe e 8 0 o coo ce DD 00 DOOD WG 3 9 6 CHROME 6 00 Re oc o eloa CLE cj 00 2 4 1 Press EDIT appears in the display 2 Turn the jog dial so that Trak Erase appears in the display The name of the edit function starts blinking in the display Editing Part of a Song Track Edit 3 sENTER 4 wl The edit setting items appear in the display Turn the jog dial to display the setting you desire This determines which tracks the part will be erased from Use the jog dial to display the track number s containing the part s to be erased below the respective track number indicator s mark Example display 8 y 001 Ersi 3 To set other tracks press ENTER and proceed to the next step Press EXIT to return to the original settings If you do not want to specify a track leave an empty space below the respective track number indicator Press ENTER OK appears in the display r s ENTER again Selected part is
77. ress D PLAY the sound to the group path you want to record Recording begins EXAMPLE To assign channel 1 to group path 1 3 When you ve finished playing press W STOP Press down This unit automatically goes to the beginning of AS IGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN ie recorded sOn 1 2 1C Je 102 102 F 8 It takes a few seconds for the unit to process the 0 SO 30 30 information after pressing W STOP Please note that the length of the song is fixed at 4 Press the REC SELECT key corresponding to the the point where the initial recording ends group path number you selected in step 3 to cify the track to be recorded Note SER Do not turn off the power during recording Not onlv may 5 Pressthe monitor track set key corresponding to you loose the data for the current song vou may loose all of the group path number you selected in step 3 the data on the disc continiied Recording Checking the Recording Overdub R di verau ecoraing You can record other sound on a different track wh listening to the playback from a previously recorde Q 2 0000 00000 ojo Du gs 2 alo 2 2 track This kind of recording is called overdubbing 2 0 ole oi2 2 9 9 glo Track HHBE ee a SS W 2 gt SAIBA 3 WU 4 Recorded section Secti recor overt 1 Press CUE to itori e prepare for monitoring Preparations Adjust the monitor volume using the respective TRACK knobs and the MONITOR knob
78. rom group bus 3 is localized in the L left channel and the sound from group bus 4 is localized in the R right channel When recording select to monitor the sound being recorded CUE Select to listen to all the sound recorded on the disc You can adjust the volume level of the individual tracks using the TRACK 1 4 knobs located above the MONITOR keys All tracks are heard in mono When recording the track being recorded is muted STEREO Select to listen to the sound of the mixer s stereo bus For use during mixdown etc ees Monitoring Example EXAMPLE 1 Monitoring the sound from group bus 1 and 2 during recording etc C33 Press down 1 2 CUE 3 4 STEREO MONITOR QD Turn to adjust level EXAMPLE 2 Monitoring the sound being recorded to tracks 3 and 4 while monitoring the sound of tracks 1 and 2 during overdubbing etc TRACK 1 TRACK 2 Turn to adjust level TRACK 3 TRACK 4 O PE u i ress down oQ 3 4 STEREO MONITOR Turn to adjust level continued EXAMPLE 3 Rerecording part of track 1 while monitoring the sound of tracks 3 and 4 during punch in out recording etc TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4 Turn to adjust level OR ee Press down Q 34 STEREO MONITOR Turn to adjust level EXAMPLE 4 Mixing tracks 1 4 for recording onto tracks 1 and 2 during mix write recording etc TRACK 1 TRACK 2 a u t You do not need to use a the CUE monitor K
79. sequencer etc The MTC MIDI Time Code MIDI clock or MMC MIDI Machine Control features allow you to coordinate this unit with external MIDI components MDM X4 this unit This chapter explains how to use MIDI messages information in order to realize the following ps ia functions IHRE wy Sequer Synchronization with a MIDI sequencer etc 8 8 88 MIDI signal etc e Remote control PLAY and STOP etc from MIDI components Setup 1 Set this unit s SYNC system setting to M See Changing a Setting page 18 for deta 2 Set the sequencer to accept external MTC synchronization This enables playback of MIDI song data Refer to the operating instructions suppliec your sequencer as well 3 Start playback from this unit The sequencer starts playing in synchroniz with this unit Synchronization with MIDI Equipment gt Eu Zr Creating a tempo map MIDI Synchronization Using the er Setting up tempo information creates the standard MIDI Clock signal for synchronization and allows you to use the MIDI clock for synchronization with an external You can use the MIDI clock to synchronize this unit sequencers etc with sequencers etc that are not MTC MIDI Time You can assign up to 50 tempo maps to each song Code compatible A tempo map must be created in order to use the MIDI clock EXAMPLE Suppose we create the following tempo maps Notes Bar 1 Bar 9 Bar 17 e When using
80. so that Song Tempo apr the display The name of the edit function starts blinkin the display 3 Press ENTER The tempo map setting display appears 4 Turn the jog dial to display tempo map 05 05 0018J100 ew Press ENTER The indication for the tempo change position starts blinking Tempo map 1 can only be set to the first bar 6 Turn the jog dial to the right to display Del 05 DelJ100 4 Blinking 7 Press ENTER Deleted appears in the display and tempo map 5 is deleted je The previous operations can also be used to delete tempo map 1 However tempo map 1 should only be deleted after deleting all the other tempo maps from 2 up ontrolling This Unit from Other MIDI Components Using MMC You can control this unit from MMC MIDI Machine Control compatible external MIDI equipment such as a sequencer etc Connections Use a MIDI cable to connect this unit to a MIDI compatible sequencer etc MIDI MIDI f OUT IN sequencer _ etc MIDI signal Synchronization with MIDI Equipment Setup Set this unit s MMC system setting to on See Changing a Setting page 18 for details This unit accepts the following MMC command responses Stop Command 01 Stops the disc Reception of this command during recording or rehearsal will cause recording rehearsal to stop e Play Command 02 03 Starts playback Reception of
81. splay The name of the edit function starts blinking in the display Press ENTER OK appears in the display 001 Mov 0K Press ENTER again The selected edit operation is carried out To start over again from the beginning or quit the edit operation press EXIT instead of ENTER When the edit operation has finished the edit select screen reappears To carry out another edit operation in succession use the jog dial to specify the operation you desire Press EXIT This completes the edit operation Changing the Construction of a Song Section Edit Switching the Locations of 2 Sections Section Exchange You can switch the location of two sections IN point OUT point Destination point The selected sections are exchanged Preparations Set the following locate points before carrying out the edit operation e IN point the beginning of the part to be copied e OUT point the end of the part to be copied DEST destination point the beginning of the part to be rewritten See Specifying the Locate Points page 31 for details on how to set the location points Editing Operation 1 Press EDIT appears in the display 2 Turn the jog dial so that Sect Xchnge appears in the display The name of the edit function starts blinking in tha Aicnlav 3 Press ENTER OK appears in the display 001 xc9 0K 4 Press ENTER again The selected edit opera
82. storage The MD DATA format was developed for data storage This unit uses MD DATA format recordable discs for 4 track recording and playback For recording and playback of 2 tracks or less you can use either MD DATA or Mini Disc formats Please note that however that Mini Disc and MD DATA are two different formats and are not interchangeable Mini Disc format discs bear the following logo MD DATA format discs bear the following logo Note regarding usage of discs with different formats If an MD DATA disc containing data written in another format such as Picture MD etc is inserted into this unit Blank Disc appears in the display and the disc will seem to be a blank disc regardless of data present in other formats If you Wen varmak nf diffarant fnrmate Loan var dieca rn we u LS Additional Information RE GE Block Diagram The block diagram for this unit is shown below GROUP STEREO AUX MONITOR een 123 4 L R 1 2 L R MASTER FADER Assign ay 1 2 3 4 INPUT SELECT CH 1 2 O 3 Band EQ ate e MIC LINE CLIE STEREO MONITOR ae TRIM op Lg QE KE 0 40dB HIGH MID LOW 1508 t2dB 1508 from TRACK 1 2 T Assign FADER 1 2 3 4 INPUT SELECT 3 iu 17 MIC LINE p et b S 0 Aye AUXI yU HIGH MID LOW 4 o DaB 21508 21208 21508 AUX2 aie To CHANNEL BEE INPUT SELECT 432 from TRACK 3 4 FADER BALANCE CH5 P
83. the MIDI clock for synchronization be sure to 4 4 16 create the tempo map before you start recording see F l k Creating a tempo map to the right for details Also be AER ie u sure to listen to the MIDI sound source coming from the sequencer before you start recording In this case the tempo will change as shown below It is extremely difficult to create a perfect match between a recorded song and the timing of the tempo map Therefore if you create a tempo map after recording the synchronization will be incorrect Tempo information will not be stored on the disc if you create a tempo map but do not make an actual recording When using a sequencer that supports MIDI clock and MIDI song position you can start playback from an arbitrary position in the song At this time the sequencer 86 00000000 locates the current song position and starts running in s Teora sync Some sequencers however may not be able to Siolate follow this unit when you use this unit s locate function eloajoiei Be sure to check the sequencer s search before sychronized 24 gt 1 operation see e oajajojoja 3 4 6 10 soojata lala 8 9 Connections igi 2 5 7 9 11 Use a MIDI cable to connect this unit to a MIDI compatible sequencer etc MDM X4 this unit The following step show you how to make the tempo appears in the display sis eisiels MIDI MIDI teas elele o H OUT IN map shown In the previous ex
84. this command during recording or rehearsal will not cause recording rehearsal to stop Fast Forward FF Command 04 Fast forward Reception of this command during recording or rehearsal will cause recording rehearsal to stop e Rewind REW Command 05 Rewind Reception of this command during recording or rehearsal will cause recording rehearsal to stop Record Strobe Command 06 During playback it starts recording on the recordable track the track selected with the REC SELECT key During stop mode it starts recording or rehearsal on the recordable track Reception of this command during modes not listed above pause mode etc has no effect on the unit Record Exit Command 07 Stops recording on all tracks MMC Reset Command 0D Resets MMC related information to the state it was in at power on e Write Command 40 41 Writes or changes data in the specified information field for Track Record Ready only e Locate Command 44 Locates the specified time code Group Command 52 Checks the device ID list to see whether or not the unit belongs to the current group If it belongs to the group that group ID is used to receive MMC data This unit can store up to 16 IDs e Track record ready Response 4F Turns REC SELECT on off Synchronization with MIDI Equipment Example of a MIDI System The following explains the construction of a synchronized MIDI system using bot
85. tion is carried out To start over again from the beginning or quit tl edit operation press EXIT instead of ENTER When the edit operation has finished the edit select screen reappears To carry out another edit operation in successiot use the jog dial to specify the operation you desire D Press EXIT This completes the edit operation Note It is not possible to set the destination point between the it and out points Changing the Construction of a Song Section Edit Inserting Another Section Section Insert This function lets you copy a section and insert it at another place in the song IN point OUT point Destination point The original section is copied and inserted at the destination point Preparations Set the following locate points before carrying out the edit nneration eI int the beginning of the part to be copied OUT point the end of the part to be copied DEST destination point the beginning of the part to be rewritten See Specifying the Locate Points page 31 for details on how to set the location points Editing Operation 00000000 06600 _ a o o D 9 d 0 O 5 3 4 1 JL 2 1 Press EDIT 7 SIT appears in the display Ro 2 Turn the jog dial so that Sect Insert appears in the display The name of the edit function starts blinking in Press ENTER OK appears in the display 001 Ins 0K Press ENT
86. tor track key corresponding to the group path selected in steps 3 and 5 in this case press down the 1 2 button e If you want to monitor the sound of tracks 2 and 3 press the CUE key e Turn the MONITOR knob and the TRACK knob s to adjust the sound to a level that can be monitored N O1 Gh NI 7 Input a loud phrase and use the channel 2 TRIM knob to adjust the recording level 1 Set the channel 2 INPUT switch to LINE MIC up position Set channel 2 to receive the input sound 8 Press B PLAY Playback begins _ Set the fader for channel 2 to about 7 or 8 continued 9 Use the channel 1 and 2 faders to adjust the balance between the vocals and chorus to be recorded on track 1 You may also need to adjust the monitor balance at this time Press the M STOP key after making the necessary adjustments 10 Turn the jog dial to locate the point on the counter where the recording will begin 11 Press the REC SELECT key for track 1 This makes it possible tO record on track 1 Recording 1 Press REC The unit switches to record pause mode 2 Press D PLAY Recording begins Play together with the previously recorded performance 3 When you ve finished playing press W STOP Checking the Recording 1 Turn the jog dial to set the counter to the point you want to hear 2 Press CUE to prepare for monitoring Adjust the monitor volume using the respective TRACK knobs and the MONITOR knob 3 Press
87. track less than approximately 16 seconds Section editing is only complete once the TOC data has been updated You can update the TOC data by pressing STOP during stop mode The TOC data is also updated automatically when the disc is ejected Therefore always eject the disc before turning off the power Not only is there a danger of loosing the song being edited there is also a possibility of loosing the contents of the entire disc Changing the Construction of a Song Section Edit Using the Undo Function with section editing operations You can undo an edit immediately after executic the undo indicator is lit green To carry out the undo function press UNDO Pressing undo again lets you redo the undone ec operation redo function Note Carrying out another edit operation starting a recorc or removing the disc after carrying out the undo or re functions will make it impossible to undo the previo edit operation Notes about the color of the indicator on the UNE key The color which the indicator on the UNDO key lights shows the current status Sometimes the indicator is off GREEN undo is possible Redo has been carrii out RED undo has been carried out blinking in the process of carrying out the ur or redo function off undo is not possible In cases where the previous operation cannot be undone etc Specifying the Locate Point Before editing it is nec
88. y and press A D The time bar for the respective locate point appears in the display Press RHSL The indicator on the RHSL key starts to blin playback repeats around the locate point e When the rehearsal mode page 18 settin the volume increases when the locate poi passed Playback Playba start point Locate point end pc j Change in volume about 12 dB i 1 l Roll time the syste e When the rehearsal mode page 18 settin the volume decreases when the locate po passed Playback Playbi start point Locate point end p Change in volume i about 12 dB sun esses Editing Part of a Song Track Edit Yrouring rehearsal mode press the Kk or PPI key to EE switch between increased or decreased volume after the Co pying a Part Track Copy locate point You can copy part of a track and place it in another location If the location points are in the same position you can copy parts from more than one track at the 3 Turnthe jog dial to adjust the position of the locate point The locate point moves in proportion to the ame Hane rotation of the jog dial each time the section is IN point repeated OUT point 4 Press MARK The indicator on the MARK key starts blinking Destination point 5 Press the key for the locate point you desire iad ee Playback stops and the locate point is set to the Track 2 mE new position Track 3 EE E Track 4 4 To stop before completing the correction Press
89. y the entire song using Song Copy then perform the desired recording or edit operation on the new copy of the song It is not possible to shorten part of a song using the Section Edit or Song Edit functions This unit organizes the audio data in sound groups and clusters The minimum size of these units varies according to the number of tracks specified in the system setting page 17 With 4 tracks units may not be less than approximately 4 seconds With 2 tracks units may not be less than approximately 8 seconds With 1 tracks units may not be ss than approximately 16 seconds Discs with Emphasis information are not properly De emphasized during playback Mariner nlavhack and recording this unit always handles Unit enters the play pause mode between songs during continuous playback This unit enters the play pause mode momentarily before resuming playback each time it reaches a new song number or division created using Song Divide Pe a ER ee L Specifications Mixer Section System 10 channel input mixer internal bus Group x 4 Stereo x 2 Monitor x 2 AUX x 2 Channel 1 4 Trim Input Select EQ High Mid Low AUX Out Bus Assign Select Panpot Channel Fader Channel 5 6 EQ High Low Bus Assign Select Balance Master Master Fader Return 1 2 Return Level Bus Assign Select Aux 1 2 Send Master Level Monitor Monitor Select Monitor Level Track 1 4 Level INPUTS CH1 2 Type XLR 3 31 Phone B

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