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Yamaha MD 8 Musical Instrument User Manual

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2. Track 4 Destination Track Preparing for Ping Pong 1 2 Press the lt SONG SEARCH button to locate the beginning of the song Set the FLIP switches on the source track channels to PB This sets the disc playback track signal as the source for the channels Set the faders on the source channels to the 7 8 mark Use the GROUP ASSIGN switches and PAN controls on the source track channels to assign the signals to the destination track See GRP Method on page 18 for information about using the GROUP ASSIGN switches and PAN controls to assign signals to tracks Hold down GROUP while pressing the REC SELECT button of the des tination track A dot flashes above the corresponding track indicator Using the GRP recording mode is nec essary because the source tracks need to be connected internally to the destination track Ping Pong does not yield the desired result in DIR mode direct connection between the inputs and tracks Press the MONITOR SELECT GROUP switch for the destination track This sets the monitor source to the destination track Set the MONITOR LEVEL control as required MD8 Owner s Manual Ping Pong Recording 43 Rehearsing Ping Pong 8 Press the REHE button The REHE indicators flash 9 Press the PLAY button to start the rehearsal The rehearsal starts and the PLAY indicator
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4. GROUP ASSIGN GROUP ASSIGN GROUP ASSIGN GROUP ASSIGN GROUP ASSIGN GROUP ASSIGN DISPLAY REPEAT MARK SEARCH PITCH ADJUST EDIT UTILITY Q T LAST REC SEARCH O C IN OUT AUTO PUNCH I O SONG 51 LOAR LOAR ODD EVEN ODD EVEN LT pa D Teeeee gt M 1 12 STEREO DATA CURSOR 9 4 PHONES PUNCH v v The individual sections of the MD8 are explained on the following pages MD8 Owner s Manual Input Channels 5 Input Channels GAIN s LINES PB MIC 9 a LINE FLIP i o sosta M o o gt CU MID LO 15 o2 o o o S o E o xw r m mr EO E 150 cado m T UN NE D a ry o AUX 2 5 05 10 Suc m 15 7 GAIN control This rotary control adjusts the sensitivity of the MIC LINE input so that both microphone and line level signals can be handled with ease 2 FLIP switch This switch is used to select the signal sources for the input channel and CUE con trols Wit
5. Connect to an appropriate il gem gg DROIT The microphone synthesizer and guitar are just examples of the kind of sound sources that can be connected to MD8 For monitoring you can use either headphones or a monitor amp and speakers Alternatively you could use your hi fi amp and speakers The master recorder is only required for mixdown MD8 Owner s Manual Connecting the Power Cord 17 Connecting the Power Cord 1 2 Connect the supplied power cord to the AC IN socket on the rear of MD8 Plug the other end of the power cord into a suitable AC wall outlet Turning on the MD8 1 Press the POWER switch at the rear of the MD8 The display lights up LJ POWER I OFF To turn off the MD8 press the POWER switch again Loading a Disc 1 2 Press the EJECT button to open the disc compartment Insert the disc into the compartment with the arrow pointing forward The disc should slide easily into the compartment and click into place If it doesn t make sure you ve inserted it the right way around arrow forward and into the retaining bracket you may have to take a close look at the disc compartment the first time you insert a disc Close the disc compartment When a disc is loaded the reads the to see what the disc contains If it s a new disc the message i appears If
6. 37 Setting the Pre Roll amp Post Roll 40 MD8 Owner s Manual Ping Pong Recording 6 eee 41 Preparing for Ping Pong 42 Rehearsing Ping Pong 43 Performing Ping Pong for Real 43 Checking the Ping Pong Operation 43 Ping Pong with Overdub 1 0 0 cece eee ee eee 44 wird tare areas ihe carina esata tani wide ae i RA 46 Adjusting the Pitch 46 Toggling Between FIX amp VARI Pitch 46 Using a Footswitch cece eee eee eee eee enn 47 Applying Effects 4 eae ete eee ore eor ues ens 48 Applying Effects at Mixdown esee 48 Applying Effects when Recording 49 Applying Effects with Ping Pong 49 Patching in Signal Processors 50 5 Quick Search Functions 51 Searching for Sonis 32 we rep rre vr PP RR eh wae eaten 51 Rewind amp F st Forward ep pb Peiper E A LG NR abr erecaehte E a 51 Shuttle Playback Function Cue Review 5 Locating Specific Points iecur err rr 52 Searching for the Last Rec IN amp OUT Points 52 Searching for Markers oe CERE Le ER ose Neate aig ate 53 Inserting Markers v er
7. 86 Effects ROULEAU asa punt auro o DR DEN d INC I C DRE d DR 86 EQ Poo dus eva vetera y vetta g veiba g eap yb yt bar ata 86 Markers e erepti etus 86 Pitch Applications etie ecsela teh eg 87 Monitoring cese Pastest edet Sead et RO CAE Re DRE Vr DE dem gis 87 Mixdown e Ere steven wes terc 88 12 Q amp A Section 89 Troubleshooting 91 Appendix MD8 Transport Modes ca eee e aa A cece 93 Display Messages css uoo ter were wae roe rire 94 Specifications areata VU ate a eet 95 RECORDED os ove cio tone IM ce TO HE ORE ES E 95 MiXerst ge esee ese E 95 General Cedo ris E OC Veo Moni 96 Block Diagram v2 eee eee ede dece ede ehem 97 Dimensions rosii ael Dod eolit etel PU view 98 GloSSaby oa ober Sero mcus mes OF IndeX coerce se oe FOZ MIDI Implementation Chart End of Manual MD8 Owner s Manual Welcome to the MD8 1 1 Welcome to the MD8 Thank you for choosing the Yamaha MD8 Multitrack MD Recorder The MD8 uses the MiniDisc format for 8 track multitrack recording with superior sound quality and quick search capabilities To take best advantage of your read this Owner s Manual thoroughly MD8 Features Mixer The mixer section features eight mono input channels
8. which is not very meaningful For 4T 2T and MO this function thus allows 0 in the downscaled song Settings such as 5 to specify which tracks should be included z are valid selections came You can even select which means that the track in question will not be copied so that the corresponding destination track remains empty For your reference here is how the source tracks correspond to the destination tracks of the song copy 7 Source tracks original 1234567 8 Destination tracks copy In the above illustration track 8 of the original song would thus be copied to track 1 of the destination song track 2 to track 7 and so on Tip Ifyou want to record a new song using the Title Markers and Tempo Map infor mation of an existing song select for all source tracks and copy the song that contains the settings you want to use Press the See button The display shows i where X is the number of the first blank area on disc Use the DATA dial to select a blank area Only blank areas larger than the source song can be selected Press the iod The display shows Press the ENTER button to Press the EXIT button to cancel You can abort the song copy operation anytime by pressing the STOP button While the song data are being copied the display will show i i where X repre sents the number o
9. button repeatedly until Blank X appears on the display Once the desired blank is located the MD8 is ready to record a new song Since nothing is recorded in the blank area you cannot use the Play Review and CUE func tions Press the I lt SONG SEARCH button if you want to return to the previous song MD8 Owner s Manual Recording a New Song 27 Setting the Recording Mode The following table shows the four MD8 Recording modes Songs on the same disc can be recorded in different modes but you cannot change the mode during or after recording These modes allow you to use disc space efficiently Audio quality is the same for all four modes Rec Mode Tracks Used Recording Time DATA MiniDisc minutes Disc 1 2 3 4 5 8TR 6 7 8 18 X ATR 1 2 3 4 37 X 2TR 1 2 74 1 148 O O O supported X not supported Normal MiniDisc decks cannot play MD8 MD DATA discs They can however play Mini Discs containing 2TR and MONO mode songs Also an MD4 cannot play back 8TR data recorded on an MD8 The MD8 however is capable of playing back MD4 data Note that you can convert an 8 track MD8 song to a 4 track song an MD4 can read See Copying amp Converting Songs on page 62 for more information When using a recordable MiniDisc with the MD8 the 2TR Recording mode is selected auto matically For subsequent 8 track recording onto an MD DATA disc set the Recording
10. D 412 3 mm Unit mm MD8 Owner s Manual Glossary 99 Glossary ATRAC An acronym for Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding This is the compression technique used to fit the same amount of data as that ofa 120 mm CD ona 64 mm MiniDisc Using the ATRAC system the MD8 provides an 8 track recording time of 18 minutes ATRAC uses established psychoacoustic principles to compress audio data to approximately one fifth of its original size with virtually no loss in sound quality The threshold of hearing principle states that the sensitivity of the human ear is frequency dependent Two tones of the same level but at different frequencies will not be heard at the same loudness Another principle used is the masking effect That is softer sounds become inaudible when louder sounds at similar frequencies are present Bouncing See Ping Pong Bus A common conductor used to collect and distribute audio signals The MD8 has four Group buses that feed the tracks a Stereo bus consisting of left and right channels an AUX bus for the AUX SEND and a CUE bus for the cue monitor Clipping The unwanted distortion effect of overloading an audio circuit with a signal that is too large Care must be taken when setting the MD8 GAIN controls so as not to overload the recording circuits See Recording the First Track on page 17 for more information Confidence monitoring Mo
11. The position you locate flashes on the display If you decide not to start playback at the posi tion you have just set press the STOP button Note It would be a good idea to press the DISPLAY button until the Time counter indi cator reads ELAPSE Press the PLAY button to start playback at the selected position Playback starts To locate the specified point and have the MD8 wait in Pause mode press the ENTER but ton instead of the PLAY button The PLAY indicators now flash to signal that the MD8 is waiting in Pause mode Searching for the Last Rec IN amp OUT Points When you record or rehearse the start and end points of the recording are automatically stored as the LAST REC IN and OUT points When the IN and OUT points have been set IN and OUT appear on the display You can use the LAST REC SEARCH IN and OUT buttons to locate these points This is useful for checking these points You can adjust the position of the IN and OUT points in one frame steps See Adjusting Markers on page 54 for more information The IN and OUT points are not memorized when a disc is ejected or the MD8 is turned off The LAST REC IN and OUT points are used with the Auto Punch In Out Part Copy and Part Erase functions See Auto Punch In Out on page 32 Copying Parts on page 71 and Eras ing Parts on page 69 respectively MD8 Owner s Manual Searching for Markers 53 Searching for Markers The ld and gt
12. 18 Method dece eee X ep eie 18 DIR Method 5 trisha deol ddan batik a bush oes 19 Monitoring amp Recording GRP amp DIR 19 Listening to the First Track 0 cece cece eee eee 19 Oyerdubbing e e E ed ete ee lds onto 20 Mixdown ds edt A aaa tied uaa ie E a tld 21 An Overview of Multitrack Recording 22 Basic M ltitracking 22 Advanced Multitracking eee eee ee 22 About Monitoring shee tinh a tele ea bared eats 23 Multi Source Mixing iis ius aes heroes Dave ty ceed PIER 24 4 Recording amp Mixing Techniques 26 Recording New Song ave epar eR ole err rH RE bares ees 26 Searching for Blanks eee erg e the 26 Setting the Recording Mode 27 Recording idee eie de este do hi aol 28 Titling Discs amp Songs eecer vind CURE EEE 28 In Out ic ccs ie tpe ver pe e Rer tale ak veg 29 Using the REC Button 0 eee 29 Using the REC SELECT buttons 30 Using a Footswitch cesses 31 Auto Punch In O t ced votes teer eden DK RE D UR IET 32 Setting the In Out Points On the Fly 32 Single Take Auto Punch 34 Multi Take Auto Punch In Out
13. 5 Turn the CURSOR shuttle to the left to rewind at the desired speed The display shows the value of the selected Review REV speed see the above illustration If you like you can lock the currently selected Cue Review speed by pressing the ENTER button That way you don t need to keep holding the CURSOR shuttle Cue and review stop when the beginning or end of a song is reached To return to normal playback speed press PLAY again Note This function does not alter the pitch of the material being cued or reviewed Locating Specific Points You can locate specific points within a song or disc by entering the exact time position in minutes seconds frames When the time counter is set to either ELAPSE or REMAIN a point within the current song can be located When the time counter is set to TOTAL a point on the entire disc can be located After programming a Tempo Map see page 76 you can also select the Measure Beat display format and locate the desired measure beat or clock This precise location function only works when playback is stopped or paused If the MD8 is currently playing back press the STOP or the PAUSE but ton Use the CURSOR shuttle for coarse movements or the DATA dial for advancing or going back on a frame by frame basis If you use the CURSOR shuttle the fast forward rewind speed is determined by how far you turn the shuttle to the left or right in the same way as for Cue and Review
14. 9 1 2 Unbalanced phone jack 4 10 dB INSERT IN OUT CH 1 2 TRS phone jack x2 10 dB 2TR IN L R Phono x2 10 dB TRACK DIRECT OUT 1 8 Phono x8 10 dB STEREO OUT L R Phono x2 10 dB Outputs MONITOR OUT L R Phono x2 10 dB AUX SEND 1 2 Phone jack x2 10 dB PHONES OUT Stereo phone jack 8 40 Q Frequency 20 Hz 20 kHz 1 3 dB response EQ 3 band 15 dB LOW 80 Hz shelving MID Peaking 250 Hz 5 kHz HIGH 12 kHz Shelving MASTER Stereo Fader 45 mm Group Master Level controls 1 4 CUE Master Level control Monitor Level control Monitor Select buttons 2TR IN GROUP 1 3 GROUP 2 4 STEREO CUE 0 dB is referenced to 0 775 V r m s MD8 Owner s Manual 96 Appendix MD8 Owner s Manual General Power Requirements USA amp Canada 120 V 60 Hz Others 230 V 50 Hz Power Consumption 40 W Dimensions W x H x D 484 x 102 x 412 3 mm Weight Temperature 6 4 kg 5 C 35 C 41 F 95 F Operating Conditions Humidity 10 95 Supplied Accessories AC power cord Owner s Manual Optional Accessories FC5 Footswitch Specifications subject to change without notice Block Diagram 97 Block Diagram
15. MARK SEARCH buttons are used to search for markers within a song The ma MARK SEARCH button locates the previous marker and the MARK SEARCH 1 button locates the next marker For a song with no markers inserted you can only locate the Start and End markers Every time you jump to a marker using this method the MD8 auto matically switches to Playback Pause mode Inserting Markers You can insert up to ten markers in a song during recording or playback Markers are a con venient way to locate specific points within a song They can be adjusted and erased The Start and End markers which are inserted automatically when recording cannot be adjusted or erased Markers can also be used to arrange sections of a song into a Cue List See Cue List Playback e Copy on page 59 for more information 1 To insert a marker press the MARK button during recording or play back appears on the display for a few seconds and the corresponding marker box flashes Press the MARK button again to insert further markers Note If you seta Marker while playback is stopped or when locating the desired position using the DATA dial or CURSOR shuttle the MD8 automatically switches to Play Pause mode 2 When you ve finished press the TOC WRITE button to update the TOC If a new marker is inserted between two existing markers subsequent markers are renum bered as shown below A A A A t MARK button pressed Song wit
16. MD8 Owner s Manual 18 First Session Making the Connections GRP amp DIR 1 Connect a sound source to MIC LINE INPUT 1 If you are using a condenser microphone set PHANTOM switch to ON to turn on phantom powering 2 Set the FLIP switch on Input Channel 1 to MIC LINE 3 If you connect a line level source set the GAIN control to LINE i e fully counterclockwise If you connect a microphone set the GAIN control midway The GAIN control is adjusted again later on in this procedure 4 Proceed to GRP Method or DIR Method GRP Method 1 Press Input Channel 1 s GROUP ASSIGN 1 2 switch This assigns the Channel 1 signal to Tracks 1 and 2 The following table shows the relationship between Groups and Tracks Assigned to Destination Track Group 1 gt Track 1 or 5 Group 2 gt Track 2 or 6 Group 3 gt Track 3 or 7 Group 4 gt Track 4 or 8 2 Turn the PAN control to L ODD This sends the signal to just Track 1 The following table shows the relationship between the PAN control and groups GROUP ASSIGN PAN Destination Group Track va 3 While pressing the REC SELECT GROUP button press the REC SELECT 1 button The TRK 1 GRP indicator flashes indicating that track 1 is set to record from group Bus 1 4 Setthe GROUP MASTER 1 level control to the 7 8 mark highlighted posi tion 5 Proceed to Monitoring
17. Owner s Manual Auto Punch In Out 37 Multi Take Auto Punch In Out As previously mentioned Multi Take Punch In Out means that you can record several ver sions of the same excerpt audition them decide which one you like best and then discard the remaining Takes You need to set the Punch In and Punch Out points for Multi Take Auto Punch In Out see page 32 So long as there is enough disc space 1 a large enough blank area you can record up to 99 takes Note If you still have a blank track left it may be a good idea to copy the track you want to work on before continuing see Copying Parts on page 71 That way you can still return to the original version after assigning one of the takes to your track Rehearsing Auto Punch Multi Take 1 Press the REC SELECT button or GROUP REC SELECT of the track that you want to record A dot flashes above the corresponding track indicator 2 Press the AUTO PUNCH I O button 3 Select the Auto Punch In mode Multi Take with the DATA dial and press ENTER The display now reads amp Next the Pre Roll point is located automatically The indicators flash and the display shows gt TRE AUTO PUNCH IN and OUT indicators appear This is Multi Take Auto Punch Rehearse Standby mode If you re monitoring the track via CUE you ll hear the signal that is assigned to the selected track If you want to rehearse the Auto Punch In Out repe
18. t appears on the display as the TOC is updated If the song contained markers those markers before the divide point stay with the original song and those markers after the divide point are renumbered and moved to the new song as shown below Song 1 before divide c Divide Point after divide A A A A A 1 When a song is divided subsequent songs are renumbered For example Song 1 is divided into Song 1 and Song 2 The previous Song 2 then becomes Song 3 and so on Combining Songs 67 Combining Songs w The Song Combine function allows you to combine adjacent songs that were divided using the Song Divide function Songs that were recorded E cannot be combined though you can select their numbers the display will tell you iz when you press the ENTER button to confirm the operation Press the EDIT button and use the DATA dial to select the Song Combn function Press the ENTER button The display shows fs Use the DATA dial to select the first song you want to combine Use the CURSOR shuttle to make the second song entry flash Use the DATA dial to select the second song you want to combine Press the ENTER purton The display shows Press the ENTER button to combine Press the EXIT button to cancel The songs are combined into one i i updated appears on the display as the TOC is A marker is added at the point whe
19. 1 4 TRS phone plug Ring cold Jilles 2 hot Sleeve ground MONITOR OUT These phono jacks are used to send the monitor signals to a ste Phono plug Tip reo monitor amplifier and speakers This could be a dedicated monitor amplifier and speakers or your hi fi system Connect them to the monitor amplifier s stereo inputs The MONITOR OUT signal is the same as the headphone signal STEREO OUT These phono jacks are used to connect a stereo master recorder Phono plug Tip for recording the final mix The master recorder could be a DAT deck MiniDisc deck or cassette tape deck Connect them to your master recorder s stereo inputs 2TR IN These phono jacks are used to connect the outputs of a stereo Phono plug Tip master recorder to the MD8 The master recorder could be a DAT deck MiniDisc deck or cassette tape deck Connect them to your master recorder s stereo outputs To monitor the output of the stereo master recorder during mixdown press the 2TR IN MONITOR SELECT switch TRACK DIRECT OUTs These phono jacks are used to send the track signals to another Phono plug Tip mixer This is useful when you use the MD8 in conjunction with a larger mixer Connect them to the line inputs on the other mixer With no disc loaded the DIRECT OUTS 1 4 output the signals of Groups 1 4 Sleeve Sleeve Sleeve Sleeve Front Connectors 15 139 PHANTOM POWER ON OFF switch This switch is used to turn on and off the phantom powe
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21. MMC Reset Command 0D Causes the MD8 to reset the MMC information to its default setting power on status Write Commands 40 Data is written to the specified field Command 44 the MD8 to locate to the specified time code position Information REC Mode field 4C Toggles between REHE and REC Track Record Information Ready field 4E Turns REC Select ON OFF Controlling the MD8 with MMC 81 Setting the MMC Device ID Because MMC messages are universal commands you may have to set the MD8 so that it only responds to certain MMC messages This is only necessary however if you are control ling several MMC compatible devices that must not execute the same messages A Device ID is a means of identifying a unit send it to unit number X Make sure however the transmitting device sends data for the device number you specify here 1 Press the UTILITY button and use the DATA dial to select the MMC Dev ID function 2 Press the ENTER Dutton The display now shows i 5 where X represents the number you set The setting range is 1 127 3 Press the ENTER button to return to the Utility menu Press the EXIT or UTILITY button to leave the Utility mode altogether Enabling MMC This parameter allows you to switch on or off reception of MMC messages The MD8 only executes MMC messages when this parameter is switched ON 1 Press the UTILITY button and use the DATA dial to select th
22. The display shows and the DIR indicator lights up signalling that the Copy operation is being quce You can abort the track copy operation at anytime by pressing the STOP button Data up to the point that you pressed the STOP button is copied MD8 Owner s Manual 72 Other Functions 8 Other Functions Frame Display The Frame Disp function allows you to choose whether the display counter shows 86 frames per second the standard frame count for MiniDisc or 30 frames per second for when the MDS is generating MTC Press the UTILITY button and use the DATA dial to select the Frame Disp function Press the ENTER button The display now reads Use the DATA dial to select 86 or 30 Press the ENTER button Press the EXIT or UTILITY button to leave the Utility mode Display Dimmer The Display Dimmer function allows you to set the brightness of the display Set the value that best suits your working habits Press the UTILITY button and use the DATA dial to select the Display Dimmer function Press the ENTER button The display now reads 2 E Use the DATA dial to set the brightness 1 5 Press the ENTER button Press EXIT or UTILITY button to leave the Utility mode Peak Hold MD8 Owner s Manual The Peak Hold function makes the meter segments lit by the loudest signal peaks stay on so you can easily check for peak levels The Peak Hold function can be reset
23. This is often used to free up tracks for more recording So although the MD8 is an eight track recorder you can record more than just eight parts using the ping pong tech nique You can also combine ping pong with overdub recording For example Tracks 1 and 2 are mixed and recorded onto Track 4 along with a new signal coming from Input Channel 3 Ping Pong can be rehearsed before actually recording to disc Use the GRP recording method for ping pong See Ping Pong Recording on page 41 for more information Synchronization This technique enables the MD8 and a MIDI sequencer to work together as a unified recording tool the MD8 for acoustic sounds and the MIDI sequencer for MIDI instrument sounds See The 8 amp MIDI on page 73 for more information MD8 Owner s Manual About Monitoring 23 About Monitoring The MD8 features a flexible monitoring system allowing you to monitor signals at various points You can monitor sounds through a pair of stereo headphones connected to the PHONES jack or through a monitor amplifier and speakers connected to the MONITOR OUT jacks The MONITOR SELECT switches are used to select the monitor source and the MONITOR LEVEL control is used to adjust the level 2TR IN This switch selects the 2TR IN connection as the monitor source This allows you to monitor signals from a stereo master recorder connected to the STEREO OUT and 2TR IN Selecting 2TR IN during mixdown allows you to monitor the
24. Use the DATA dial to select the Song Move function The display now shows i 57 where X is the number of the selected song Note Though you can also select 5 this effectively means nothing has been selected so that the Song Move function cannot ibe executed 3 Press the ENTER button If the disc contains more than one blank the display now reads 4 Use the DATA dial to select the blank you want to move the selected song to 5 Press ENTER again The display now shows 6 Press ENTER once more to move the song to the new position Press the EXIT button to cancel After moving the song the 8 automatically updates the TOC i and jumps to the beginning of this song MD8 Owner s Manual 66 Editing Songs amp Tracks Dividing Songs MD8 Owner s Manual The Song Divide function allows you to divide songs into several independent songs Songs can also be arranged as a program for playback See Program Playback on page 60 for more information Locate the position where you want to divide the song and press the PAUSE button See Quick Search Functions on page 51 for how to locate the desired position Press the EDIT button and use the DATA dial to select the Song Divide function Press the ENTER button The display shows i 5 Press the ENTER button to divide Press the EXIT button to cancel The song is divided in to two
25. button is pressed after which you ll hear the new sound that s being recorded Instead of pressing the REC button you could have pressed the REHE button to engage Rehearse mode Rehearse allows you to have a dry run before actually recording In Rehearse mode the REHE indicators light up not the REC indicators At the point where you want to punch out press the PLAY button Recording stops The REC indicators go off The dot above the track indicator flashes and the LAST REC OUT indicator lights up indicating that the OUT point has been stored Through the CUE monitor you ll hear the existing sound playback Press the STOP button to stop playback The following illustration shows how punch in out works with the REC button In Point Out Point Play Record Play I PLAY REC PLAY STOP MD8 Owner s Manual 30 Recording amp Mixing Techniques Using the REC SELECT buttons 1 2 3 Locate to a position before the point at which you want to punch in Make sure that all REC indicators are off i e no tracks selected Press the REC button The REC indicators i e the indicator of the REC button and the REC message on the dis play flash indicating Record Pause mode is engaged Instead of pressing the REC button you could have pressed the REHE button to engage Rehearse Pause mode Rehearse allows you to have a dry run before actually recording The rest of this proce
26. see page 65 and generally speaking for getting a clearer idea of where the blanks are located For instance if the first item ona disc is a blank you can select it using the SONG SEARCH lt and gt gt buttons yet you will have the impression that it lies somewhere behind the last song on disc Also though blanks are numbered consecutively the first one on disc may very well be called Blank 3 The information you get using Disc Info will help you create blanks in the right places by using Song Move so that an existing song can be made longer 1 Press the UTILITY button 2 Use the DATA dial to select the Disc Info function 3 Press the ENTER button The display now shows the order in which the items songs and blanks appear on disc After a few edit operations your disc may very well look as follows ED E m This example means there are three songs and two blanks on our disc Note the position and numbers of blanks 4 Usethe DATA dial or the CURSOR shuttle to scroll to view the available items The last item on disc is not followed by an arrow Likewise the first item on disc is not pre ceded by an arrow 5 Press the EXIT or UTILITY button to leave the Utility mode Note On the MD8 songs are recorded contiguously i e there are no gaps between them Other MD recorders however may record songs non contiguously i e scattered across a disc In this case the order of the songs on the
27. two stereo inputs and four groups Input channels 1 through 8 feature phone jack MIC LINE inputs and continuously vari able GAIN controls which can handle both microphone and line level signals with ease Input channels 1 and 2 also have XLR type inputs switchable 48 V phantom powering for use with condenser microphones and inserts for patching external processors Musical three band EQ High Mid Low with sweepable mid on input channels 1 through 8 offers flexible tone shaping capabilities Two AUX Sends for use with external effects processors Dedicated Cue level and pan controls on input channels 1 through 8 mean that cue sig nals can be monitored in stereo or used as additional inputs Channel FLIP switches flip the channel and cue signal source between MIC LINE input recording and disc track mixdown The CUE MIX TO STEREO switch provides eight extra sources in addition to the eight tracks for a total of 20 inputs during mixdown 2TRIN connection for confidence monitoring and playback with a master recorder Flexible monitoring of group CUE stereo bus or 2TR IN Track direct outputs for connection to another mixer Recorder The recorder section features an 8 track recorder based on the MD DATA audio format which has several advantages over tape based multitrackers With a tape based recorder for example you have to keep at least one track free for ping pong With the MD8 however you
28. 15 16 17 The exclamation point within an equilat eral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the product The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magni tude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons Power Sources The appliance should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the appliance Grounding or Polarization The precautions that should be taken so that the grounding or polarization means of an appliance is not defeated Power Cord Protection Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying particular attention to cords at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the appliance Cleaning The appliance should be cleaned only as recom mended by the manufacturer Nonuse Periods The power cord of the appliance should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a long period of time Object and Liquid Entry Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings Da
29. 18 EXE definition 99 EXIT button 11 F Fader Input channel 6 STEREO 7 Fast Forward 51 First session 16 First track recording 17 FIX 8 FLIP switch 5 Footswitch Auto punch in out 36 Connector 15 Operation table 47 Punch in out operation 31 Frame Display 72 Frame definition 99 G GAIN control About 5 Go 38 Group Assign Switches 6 Group assign Input channels 6 Inputs 9 12 7 GROUP button 11 GROUP MASTER level controls 7 GROUP MONITOR SELECT switches 7 Group definition 99 GRP 17 Headphone connector 15 Headphone volume control 7 HIGH EQ 5 IN indicator 9 IN point setting 32 Input channels AUX control 5 CUE PAN amp LEVEL controls 5 EQ controls 5 Fader 6 FLIP switch 5 GAIN control 5 GROUP ASSIGN switches 6 PAN control 6 Inputs 9 12 GROUP ASSIGN switches 7 INSERT I O Connectors 14 Using 50 Inserting discs 17 Inserting markers 53 Joining songs 67 L LAST REC Search 52 SEARCH buttons 10 Leave Auto Punch In Out 36 Level fader 6 Level meters Stereo outputs 9 Tracks 9 LINE INPUT 9 12 13 Line level signal definition 99 Listen to recording 19 Loading a disc 17 Location 52 LOW EQ 5 Low level signal definition 100 Manual punch in out 29 MARK button 11 MARK SEARCH buttons 11 Markers Adjusting 54 Beyond the basics 86 Erasing 56 Indicators 9 53 inserting 53 Searching 53 Master section CUE MASTER level control 7 CUE MIX TO STEREO switch 7 GROUP MASTER level controls 7 Inputs 9 12 GROUP
30. 51 C23 o Gcocogmc Oooo Monitor Amp L l t t To MD8 To MD8 STEREO OUT 2TRIN o ojo oojo o ojo oojo Compressor Limiter Effects processor 1 MIDI THRU _ MIDI IN Drum Box MIDI IN Computer amp MIDI Sequencer Software MTC IN for MTC or MIDI IN for MIDI Clock MD8 Owner s Manual Using the MD8 with Another Mixer 85 Using the MD8 with Another Mixer In this system the MD8 is used in conjunction with another mixer in this case a Yamaha 03D Digital Mixing Console Track signals are fed to the 03D via the MD8 s DIRECT OUTs The 03D offers 4 band parametric EQ two stereo multi effects processors scene memories and mix automation which can be synchronized to the MTC or MIDI Clock coming from the MD8 for fully automated mixing In addition MMC commands can be assigned to the 03D s USER DEFINE buttons for remote MD8 control Headphones MIDI OUT MIDI IN INPUT 1 8 oo ooo 698689 2 Ope Track trans
31. 780 790 nm Emission Duration Continuous Laser Output Power Less than 44 6 yW Note Laser output is measured at a distance of 20cm from the object lens on the optical pick up head This unit is classified as a Class 1 laser product The CLASS 1 LASER CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT PRODUCT label is located on the exterior CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT DOE Klassm rkning f r Finland LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASERAPPARAT This label is not placed on USA CAUTION INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AND INTRLOCKS DEFEATED DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM OR VIEW DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS model and Canadian model VARNING OSYNLIG LASERSTRALNING NAR DENNA DEL AR PPNAD OCH SP RRAR This label is placed on the lid AR URKOPPLADE STIRRA EJ IN I STRALEN OCH BETRAKTA EJ STRALEN MED USAT Varningsanvisning f r VARO _ AVATTAESSA SUOJALUKITUS OHITETTAESSA OLET MR i ALTTIINA LASERS TEILYLLE ALA TUJOTA SATEESEEN L K KATSO SIT laserstr lning Placerad i OPTISEN LAITTEEN L PI apparaten CAUTION USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM Connecting the Plug and Cord IMPORTANT The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code BLUE NEUTRAL BROWN LIVE As the colours of the wir
32. ASSIGN switches 7 MONITOR LEVEL control 7 MONITOR SELECT switches 7 STEREO fader 7 MCLK 79 MD DATA Buying discs 3 Definition 100 Disc life 89 MD8 Applications 83 As a sub mixer 85 Block diagram 97 Connectors 12 Dimensions 98 Discs 3 Display 8 Features Input channels 5 Master section 7 MIDI 73 MMC 80 Specifications 95 Topside view 4 Touring 4 Transport section 10 Meter 76 MIC LINE INPUTs 1 and 2 14 INPUTs 3 8 13 MID EQ 5 MIDI Definition 100 Home studio setup 84 Implementation chart 107 IN OUT and THRU connectors 12 MCLK indicator 8 MMC indicator 8 MTC indicator 8 Synchronization 73 MD8 Owner s Manual 104 Index MIDI Clock 79 Definition 100 Indicator 8 Sequencer setting 76 System setup 74 Using 76 MIDI Timecode see MTC MiniDisc Definition 100 Types 3 Mixdown Beyond the basics 88 Definition 100 Operation 21 Overview 22 MMC Device ID 81 Indicator 8 Receive 81 MMC MIDI Machine Control 80 Moni Take 39 MONITOR LEVEL control 7 OUT connectors 14 SELECT switches 7 Monitoring About 23 Beyond the basics 87 Overview 22 Moving songs 65 MTC Cabling notes 75 Definition 100 Frame display 72 Indicator 8 Sequencer setting 75 System setup 74 Using 75 Multi Take 37 Multitrack recording overview 22 Multitracker definition 100 Multitracking Advanced 22 Basics 22 Name 28 New Record mode 93 New Record Pause mode 93 Next Take 38 Nominal Level definition 100 Normal pitch
33. AUX controls These rotary controls are used to send the input channel signal to the AUX SEND outputs for processing by external effects processors MD8 Owner s Manual 6 Touring the MD8 GROUP ASSIGN switches These switches are used to assign 1 send the input channel signal to groups They work in conjunction with the PAN control For example with GROUP ASSIGN switch 1 2 ON and the PAN control set midway the channel signal is sent equally to Groups 1 and 2 With the PAN control turned fully counterclockwise L ODD however the channel signal is sent only to Group 1 Likewise when it is set fully clockwise the signal is sent only to Group 2 The same principle applies to GROUP ASSIGN switch 3 4 Note that input channel signals are always sent to the Stereo bus regardless of the GROUP ASSIGN switch settings PAN control This rotary control has two functions For recording it s used in conjunction with the GROUP ASSIGN switches to assign the input channel signal to even and odd numbered groups For mixdown it s used to pan i e position the signal in the stereo mix Fader This fader has two functions For recording it s used to adjust the level of the input channel signal that s recorded to a track For mixdown it s used to balance the input channel signal relative to the other input channel signals For optimum performance faders should be posi tioned about the 7 8 mark MD8 Owner s Manu
34. Heed Warnings All warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions should be adhered to Follow Instructions All operating and use instructions should be followed Water and Moisture The appliance should not be used near water for example near a bathtub washbowl kitchen sink laundry tub in a wet basement or near a swimming pool and the like Carts and Stands The appliance should be used only with a cart or stand that is recommended by the manufac turer 6A An appliance and cart combination should be moved with care Quick Stops excessive force and uneven surfaces may cause the appliance and cart combination to overturn path Wall or Ceiling Mounting The appliance should be mounted to a wall or ceiling only as recommended by the manufacturer Ventilation The appliance should be situated so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper ventila tion For example the appliance should not be situated on a bed sofa rug or similar surface that may block the ventilation openings or placed in a built in installation such as a bookcase or cabinet that may impede the flow of air through the ventilation openings Heat The appliance should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other appliances including amplifiers that produce heat Explanation of Graphical Symbols 10 11 12 13 14
35. Less than 0 02 1 kHz S N 96 dB typ Rec Play 8 track independent simultaneous record play Recording time 18 min Dubbing with 8 track playback Auto amp Manual Punch In Out 11 6 ms accuracy Eight track 18 min Four track 37 min Stereo 74 min or Mono 148 min record play Repeat play A B Single song All song Vari pitch 1296 Locate Cue amp review Start and End point of Song Direct Time Locate 10 Marker locate points for each song 0 5x 2x 4x 8x 16x 32x play speed Last Recording In Out point Disc Editing Disc Erase Song Editing Copy Move Divide Combine Renumber Erase Name Track Editing Title Editing Track Copy Part Copy Track Erase Part Erase Disc title Song title Panel Controls REC SELECT buttons 1 8 GROUP button Transport buttons PLAY STOP PAUSE REC REHEARSAL SONG SEARCH Mode buttons AUTO PUNCH 1 O EDIT UTILITY ADJUST PITCH TIME DISPLAY SET EXIT UTILITY CURSOR shuttle DATA dial Locate buttons MARK MARK SEARCH LAST REC IN OUT REPEAT A B Channel Features MIDI MIDI IN OUT THRU Display FLD Fluorescent Display Mixer Balanced phone jack x2 MIC LINE IN CH 1 2 10 to 50 dB MIC LINE IN CH 1 2 Balanced XLR 2 10 to 50 dB Unbalanced phone jack Inputs MIC LINE INPUT CH3 8 10 to 50 dB LINE INPUT
36. Manual Punch In Out 29 Manual Punch In Out The Punch In Out technique allows you to rerecord specific sections of a track This can be used to correct mistakes or record something new into silent sections of a track If you re operating the MD8 and playing or singing the part to be recorded you ll find it much easier to use the Auto Punch In Out function which performs the punch in out automatically See Auto Punch In Out on page 32 for more information Manual punch in out can be performed in three different ways 1 using the REC button 2 using the individual REC SELECT buttons 3 using an optional footswitch The Rehearsal function can be used with all three methods Using the REC Button 1 2 Locate to a position before the point at which you want to punch in Press the REC SELECT button or GROUP REC SELECT of the track that you want to record See Recording the First Track on page 17 for more information A dot flashes above the corresponding track indicator DIR or GRP Press the PLAY button to start playback Playback starts and the PLAY indicators light up At the point where you want to punch in press the REC button Recording starts The REC indicators light up The dot stops flashing and lights up contin uously And the LAST REC IN indicator lights up indicating that the IN point has been stored If you re monitoring the track via CUE you ll hear the existing sound playback until the REC
37. The Part Copy function allows you to copy a section of one track to another track The sec tion of the source track to be copied is determined by the IN and OUT points These points can be set by holding down the SET button while pressing IN or OUT respectively The part is copied at the same volume level as the original Source S a na Track Destination Track in out 1 Locate the point at which the part is to be copied into the destination track i e the destination track in point Note The destination track in and out points must be outside the area set by the source track IN and OUT points Also the destination must be larger than the part being copied 2 Press the EDIT button and use the DATA dial to select the Part Copy function 3 Press the ENTER button If nothing happens you haven t yet set the LAST REC IN and OUT points See Setting the In Out Points On the Fly on page 32 for more information If you have set the IN and OUT points the display shows 4 Usethe DATA dial to elect the source track For example P Turn the CURSOR shuttle to the right to make the asterisk flash 6 Use the DATA dial to the destination track For example Existing data between the IN and OUT points on the destination track is overwritten 7 Pressthe ENTER button The display shows 4 5 8 Press ENTER again to Press the EXIT button to cancel
38. Use the PAN controls to position sounds between the left and right speakers EQ Use the three band EQ to shape the tone of each track Applying Effects Use the AUX 1 2 and LINE INPUTS 9 10 and 11 12 to patch in an external effects processor See Applying Effects on page 48 for more information See Mixdown on page 88 for a more detailed look at mixdown techniques Record the Final Mix to your stereo master recorder That s it You ve completed your first session with the MD8 MD8 Owner s Manual 22 First Session An Overview of Multitrack Recording This section describes the fundamental principles of multitrack recording Basic Multitracking Monitoring This is the process of listening to a sound as it s being recorded or listening to recorded sounds as new sounds are recorded to other tracks See About Monitoring on page 23 for more information Recording the first track The first track to be recorded is typically the drum track A drum track that starts before other instruments makes a good timing and count in reference If your song starts with several instruments on the first bar you may find it helpful to record a temporary count in on another track which can be erased later See Recording the First Track on page 17 for more information Overdubbing This is the technique of recording new sounds to empty tracks while lis tening to the sounds that you ve already recorded on the other tracks Essent
39. Wait a 7 1 PAUSE button operation 2 Effective only when a REC SELECT button is pressed 3 STOP button operation 4 After locating the Pre Roll point the Auto Punch In Out sequence starts For the optional Yamaha FC5 Footswitch operation is initiated when the footswitch is pressed not when it s released This may differ however with other footswitches If available try experimenting with the footswitch s POLARITY switch until you find the desired setting MD8 Owner s Manual 48 Recording amp Mixing Techniques Applying Effects The AUX SENDs 1 and 2 allow you to connect external effects processors and apply effects to MD8 signals Effects can be applied when recording tracks using ping pong or during mixdown Typically reverb and delay type effects which are often applied to several sounds in a mix are used with this type of connection The input channel AUX controls are used to send signals to the effects processors The pro cessed signal is returned to the MD8 through LINE INPUTs 9 10 and 11 12 and mixed with the original unprocessed signal to achieve a balance before being recorded to an MD8 track or the master recorder during mixdown The signal for the AUX controls is sourced post fader So as well as turn up the AUX 1 and or 2 control you must also raise the fader This has the advantage that the effect depth of a chan nel depends on the level of
40. You can purchase them at com M puter stores This is the type of disc you should MD DATA D buy for 8 track recording and playback with your DATA MD8 Note that there are two types available playback only and rewritable Buy the rewritable type MiniDiscs are used only for music Two types are MiniDisc Mini available playback only and recordable The MD8 Disc can record up to two tracks on the recordable type and play the playback only type New MD DATA discs do not require formatting before use with the MD8 Discs that have been used to store computer data however must first be formatted See Erasing Discs on page 62 Regular MiniDisc decks cannot play MD DATA discs Regular MiniDiscs recorded on the MD8 can be played on a regular MiniDisc deck MiniDisc recordings made on a regular MiniDisc deck can be edited on the MD8 MiniDiscs containing songs that were digitally copied from a commercial CD however cannot be edited due to the SCMS Serial Copy Management System protection system MD8 TOC TOC refers to the Table Of Contents area on a disc The TOC contains information about what is recorded on the disc the disc title song titles and so on The TOC EDIT indicator lights up when the TOC needs to be updated usually after a new recording or edit You must update the TOC before ejecting a disc or turning off the MD8 It s also a good idea to update the TOC at regular intervals just in case of a power failure Failu
41. been stored Through the CUE monitor you ll hear the existing sounds playback Press the footswitch again to enter Pause mode Press the STOP button to finish The following illustration shows how punch in out works with a footswitch In Point Out Point REC SELECT 2 QJ 4 Play tect ror STOP A footswitch can also be used to control other MD8 functions See Using a Footswitch on page 47 for more information MD8 Owner s Manual 32 Recording amp Mixing Techniques Auto Punch In Out The Auto Punch In Out function automates the punch in out procedure allowing you to concentrate on your playing or singing Auto Punch In Out uses the LAST REC IN and OUT points as the punch in and punch out points So you must set these points first Once set you can rehearse the punch in out repeatedly with accuracy There are two Auto Punch modes Single Take Auto Punch and Multi Take Auto Punch The latter means that you can record several versions of a part and select the best one afterwards Setting the In Out Points On the Fly Using PLAY and REHE 1 Locate to a position before the point at which you want to punch in 2 Press the REC SELECT button of the track that you want to record A dot flashes above the corresponding track indicator 3 Press the PLAY button to start playback Playback starts and the PLAY indicators light up 4 Atthe point where you w
42. by pressing the DISPLAY button Press the UTILITY button and use the DATA dial to select the Peak Hold function Press the ENTER button The display now probably shows i Use the DATA dial to set this function to ON Press the ENTER button Press EXIT or UTILITY button to leave the Utility mode MD8 amp MIDI 73 9 The MD8 amp MIDI MIDI sequencers and MIDI controlled musical instruments have become essential tools for modern recording It s common these days not to record MIDI instruments until the final mixdown This has the benefit of freeing up tracks for acoustic sounds and reduces the need for recorders with many tracks The MD8 is ideal for recording vocal guitar and other acous tic sounds and can easily be integrated into a MIDI system using either MTC MIDI Time code or MIDI Clock and MIDI Clock are MIDI messages used to synchronize MIDI devices The MD8 only transmits these messages it does not receive them So the MD8 must be used as the master device in a synchronized MIDI system This means that the MIDI sequencer responds to MTC or MIDI Clock information coming from the MD8 The MD8 does not receive MTC or MIDI Clock from the sequencer The MD8 can be remotely controlled however using MIDI Machine Control MMC com mands yet those commands do not include synchronization information In some cases it may be necessary to use the MD8 s MIDI THRU connector for MIDI daisy chai
43. disc may not match the order shown on the MD8 display Non contiguous songs are indicated by a symbol and must be rear ranged into a sequential order by using the Song Copy function before they can be edited see page 65 MD8 Owner s Manual 62 Editing Songs amp Tracks Erasing Discs The Disc Erase function allows you to erase all songs on disc Erasing all songs formats a disc A disc that has been used to store computer data must be formatted using this function before it can be used with the MD8 Press the EDIT button and use the DATA dial to select the Disc Erase function Press the ENTER button The display shows Press the ENTER button As this erases all data on disc the MD8 asks you again whether you are absolutely sure Press the ENTER button to proceed or the EXIT button to cancel The disc is erased and the message appears on the display Copying amp Converting Songs The Song Copy function allows you to duplicate a song including title markers and Tempo Map This is useful for making a backup copy before performing a ping pong or punch in out operation If the ping pong or punch doesn t turn out as expected you can always go back to the duplicate version and try again You can convert a four track song recorded on an MD4 to an eight track song or an eight track song to a 4T 4 2T MiniDisc or MO mono song When converting from 8T to
44. external processor back into the MD8 You need special insert cables to do this A wiring diagram for an insert cable is shown below To processor s input Sleeve Connect to MD8 INSERT I O ues Ring return Tip send From processor s output The following illustration shows how to connect an external processor to the MD8 s INSERTs Other equipment has been removed for clarity Signal processor em ORR e Output Input Insert cable Once connected operation is the same as normal The signal source for the external proces sor is taken after the channel s EQ section The output signal from the external processor is then returned into the channel just before the fader The processed signal can be assigned to the groups sent to the Stereo bus or to the auxiliary sends MD8 Owner s Manual Quick Search Functions 51 5 Quick Search Functions This chapter explains the quick search functions Searching for Songs The lt and gt gt SONG SEARCH buttons can be used for locating songs at any time except when recording The I lt SONG SEARCH button locates the previous song and the gt gt SONG SEARCH button locates the next song When the SONG SEARCH button is pressed in the middle of a song the beginning of that song is located When the SONG SEARCH buttons are used during
45. harmonies The vocalist however cannot quite reach some of the high notes The easy way around this is to record the harmony part at a reduced pitch with the vocalist singing a little slower When you play back the recording at normal pitch you have the high notes of the harmony and they re in tune with everything else A more advanced pitch technique that can be used to capture a super fast guitar solo which is difficult to play repeatedly is to detune your guitar so that it matches the reduced pitch of the MD8 Then record the solo atthe slower speed and pitch When you play back the record ing at normal pitch you have a super fast guitar solo that s in tune with everything else Monitoring Whether you use CUE or STEREO for monitoring depends on your recording method For example if after recording the first track you do not intend to use Input Channel 1 again i e other sounds will be recorded via other channels you can use STEREO to monitor Track 1 This allows you to pan the track and apply some EQ Essentially you can start build ing up your final mix If however you intend to use Input Channel 1 again to record another music source it s best to use CUE to monitor Track 1 If you use the punch in out functions you must use CUE for monitoring MD8 Owner s Manual 88 Beyond the Basics Mixdown This section provides tips and techniques for achieving the perfect MD8 mix Balance levels you should already have
46. impossible without time signature and tempo information The MD8 s default values for these parameters are 4 4 Meter and J120 Tempo Up to 26 tempo time signature changes 7 can be pro grammed for each song Note On page 82 you will find a blank Tempo Map chart Feel free to photocopy it and write down the settings you make for each song Meter time signature 1 Press the EDIT button and use the DATA dial to select the Song Tempo function 2 Press the ENTER button The display shows FI 3 Press the ENTER The display shows i E 4 To modify an existing Meter time signature value press the n button To reset the Tempo Map use the DATA dial to select i and press the ENTER button Note If you select NEW all Meter changes are reset to their default values Note The measure value of step A cannot be changed The display now shows is the name of the currently selected step 001 refers to measure 1 and 4 4 is the time signature called Meter here The value 000 for the remaining steps means that the Meter change occurs before the song actually starts in measure 0 which is another way of saying that the step in question is not being used MD8 Owner s Manual 10 Using MIDI Clock 77 Use the CURSOR shuttle to select the measure and time signature param eters and set the desired values using the DATA dial T
47. mode to 8TR The Recording mode setting is stored when the MD8 is turned off 1 set the Recording mode press the UTILITY button and use the DATA dial to select the Rec Mode function 2 Press the ENTER button The display shows if you inserted a MiniDisc 3 Use the DATA dial to select a Recording mode The will indicate the mney of tracks available in the selected mode e g 1 when you select 7512 de 1 2 for 2 i etc Only the 2TR and MONO modes can be selected Shen a MiniDisc i is lode 4 Press the ENTER button 5 Pressthe EXIT or UTILITY button to exit the Rec Mode function and the Utility mode MD8 Owner s Manual 28 Recording amp Mixing Techniques Recording 1 Press the REC button to engage Record Pause mode The display shows the number of the new song and 2 This is Record Pause mode Initially all tracks that can be recorded in the current Recording mode are selected as shown by the flashing dots You cannot deselect all tracks for a new recording At least one track is always selected Note You cannot rehearse when recording in a blank area Use the REC SELECT buttons to select tracks for recording Alternatively you can hold down the REC SELECT GROUP button while pressing a REC SELECT button to use the GRP recording method See Recording the First Track on page 17 for more information You can check the available recording
48. of the STOP button to tem porarily stop A B Repeat playback The A and B points are not stored when 8 is turned off Tip To stop playback at the end of each song set MIDI Sync to either MTC or MIDI Clock Cue List Playback amp Copy 59 Cue List Playback amp Copy The Cue List function allows you to compile a cue list 1 a sequence of cues for playback using markers Cues are loaded into memory for continuous uninterrupted playback The Cue List can also be copied to create a new song A Cue List can contain up to 26 steps A Z You can specify the start marker end marker and the number of times the step is to repeat from 1 to 99 Cue List sec 2 gt 3 3 gt 4 12223 3 gt 4 5 7 S 1 S gt 1 S 21 1 Press the UTILITY button and use the DATA dial to select the Cue List function 2 Press the ENTER button The display shows H B p p d uu 3 3 y gn wg m m Ww m Wm dg B amp F BN DO acp 3 Use the DATA dial to select EDIT or NEW EDIT allows you to edit the Cue List or to program it for the first time NEW resets the Cue List 4 Press the ENTER button The display shows i edited the lower case a indicates that the Cue List is being 5 Use the CURSOR shuttle to select the parameters and the DATA dial to set them 6 When you ve set all the steps press the ENTER butto
49. or both stereo inputs to the desired track s The latter is only meaningful during Ping Pong to two tracks stereo MD8 Owner s Manual Ping Pong with Overdub 45 9 10 11 12 xa va 12 9 GROUP ASSIGN GROUP ASSIGN L3 OD KH C ES LU j For mono Ping Pong operations be sure to connect the additional signal sources to the LINE INPUTS that can be assigned to the desired GROUP 1 3 or 2 4 LINE INPUT 11 10 6 Continue with Preparing for Ping Pong on page 42 During rehearsal balance the level of the new source with the existing tracks If you are also using channels 9 10 and 11 12 set their levels with the 9 10 and 11 12 controls MD8 Owner s Manual 46 Recording amp Mixing Techniques Pitch The Pitch function allows you to adjust the pitch for playback and recording The pitch can be adjusted approximately 12 Normally the Pitch function should be set to Fix which means the pitch is fixed for normal operation See Pitch Applications on page 87 for some advanced applications of the Pitch function When normal pitch is selected PITCH FIX is shown on the display When variable pitch is selected PITCH VARI is shown Adjusting the Pitch Press the PITCH button 1 2 and the FIX message flashes Turn the CURSOR shuttle to the right to select VARI The PITCH indicator below the FIX message now reads VARI orang
50. output of a master recorder so you can make sure that the master recorder is receiving the signals correctly GROUP These switches select the Group buses as the monitor source This allows you to monitor signals that are assigned from inputs 1 to 12 Use these switches to monitor what will be recorded For example if you re recording the sounds from three input channels to one track simultaneously you ll need to listen to a mix ofthe three sounds in order to balance the levels correctly You can do this using the GROUP switches When only the 1 3 or 2 4 MONITOR SELECT GROUP switch is pressed the monitor signal is set as mono This ensures that the signal being monitored appears in both the left and right monitor speakers So even when you monitor a single group signal it will be heard through both speakers When both the 1 3 and 2 4 MONITOR SELECT GROUP switches are pressed however the monitor signal is set as stereo So you can monitor stereo signals on Groups 1 and 2 or Groups 3 and 4 STEREO This switch selects the Stereo bus as the monitor source This allows you to mon itor the STEREO OUT signals and is typically used during mixdown It can also be used to monitor signals that are not going to be recorded by the MD8 such as a MIDI tone generator that is controlled by a MIDI sequencer In this case the tone generator is only monitored while other sounds are recorded on the MD8 Then for the final mixdown the tone generator s
51. prepare for recording the second take The display now reads 2 Next the Pre Roll point is located automatically The REC indicators flash and the display shows The AUTO PUNCH IN and OUT indicators appear You can now record take 2 Press the REHE button to rehearse take 2 Go back to step 3 above Repeat these steps to record additional takes Note If the message Disc FULL appears no more takes can be recorded and you should proceed to Auditioning your takes MD8 Owner s Manual Auto Punch In Out 39 Auditioning Your Takes Here is how to audition all the takes you recorded At the iki message that appears when the MD8 returns to the Pre Roll point use the DATA dial to select Press the ENTER button The display now shows the message the last take you recorded where X represents the number of Use the DATA dial to select the Take you want to audition Here the options include all takes you have just recorded as well as 2 5 1 31H This is the original recording while all recordings marked with Take are new versions that may be used instead of the original Press the PLAY or ENTER button to start playback of the selected Take or Ori The 24 message appears on the display while the MD8 plays back the ee take After playing through the excerpt playback stops at the Post Roll point Go back to step 3 to select another Take If after list
52. see page 81 A disc is loaded but the display shows No Disc Make sure that the disc is loaded correctly Cannot eject a disc Press TOC WRITE to write the TOC data to disc Then eject the disc MD8 Owner s Manual MD8 Transport Modes 93 Appendix MD8 Transport Modes On EI Flashing Indicators Mode MDS Status REC PLAY Stop No activity Play Normal playback Play Pause Playback is paused Cue FF u B e Quick preview at 0 5X 2X 4X 8X 16X or 32X play Review _ M e Quick review at either 2X 4X 8X 16X or 32X play Record Pause Recording is paused Record e Recording in progress Rehearse Pause E Rehearsal is paused Rehearse Rehearsal in progress New Record e Anew song is being recorded New Record Pause New song recording is paused The Auto Punch In Out function has been acti Auto Punch Record Standby vated the MD8 is standing by to start the Auto Punch recording sequence The Auto Punch recording sequence has Play Record Wait started and is currently between the Pre Roll point and the Punch IN point The Auto Punch In Out Rehearse function has Auto Punch Rehearse Standby 3K been activated and the MD8 is standing by to start the Auto Punch rehearsal sequence The Auto Punch r
53. signal that is sent to the STEREO OUT jacks For optimum performance this fader should be positioned about the 7 8 mark 5 CUE MASTER level control This control is used to adjust the overall level of the CUE signal 6 CUE MIX TO STEREO switch This switch is used to feed the CUE bus signals through to the Stereo bus i e the CUE bus signals are mixed with the MIC LINE signals It s used for multi source mixing at mix down 7 MONITOR SELECT switches These switches are used to select the signal source for the MON ITOR OUT and headphones 2TR IN This switch selects the 2TR IN as the monitor source This allows you to monitor the output of a stereo master recorder during mixdown GROUP These switches select the Group buses as the moni tor source This allows you to monitor signals assigned to tracks When only the 1 3 or 2 4 switch is pressed the monitor sig nal is mono Press both switches to monitor stereo signals STEREO This switch selects the Stereo bus as the monitor source This allows you to monitor the STEREO OUT signal and is typically used during mixdown CUE This switch selects the CUE bus as the monitor source This allows you to monitor track signals which is useful for punch in out MONITOR LEVEL control This rotary control adjusts the level of the monitor signal that is sent to the MONITOR OUT and PHONES connectors MD8 Owner s Manual 8 Touring the MD8 Display
54. some idea of how you want your mix to sound This will obviously depend on the application and the instruments being mixed Start with all faders positioned at the 7 8 mark This is an optimum setting with regard to mixer performance and leaves you with some headroom to increase levels later If one particular instrument is too quiet rather than increasing its level it may better to try reducing the levels of some of the other instruments If you keep raising faders bit by bit you ll soon end up with some faders set at maximum and no room for further adjustment Vocal and instrument levels should be balanced to create an agreeable sound mix Nothing too loud nothing too quiet What needs to be heard i e vocals solo instruments can be and backing instruments are where they belong in the back ground Also remember that the MD8 allows you to mix the signals of eight recorded tracks along with 12 additional signals the eight inputs and the four LINE INPUTS These are typically used for MIDI instruments whose signals do not require extensive tonal corrections and that may be fitted with effects processors In this case press the CUE MIX TO STEREO button You can set the Pan see below of the eight MIC LINE INPUTS and the Level of all Line inputs The overall level of the CUE signals can be set using the CUE MASTER control Set the FLIP switches of the eight input channels to PB Pan the sounds pan allows you to position sounds from l
55. the Stereo bus for mixing with the MIC LINE signals In combination with the eight disc tracks and LINE INPUTs 9 12 this means that up to 20 inputs are available for mixdown Typically these extra sound sources could be MIDI tone generators synthesizers samplers etc that are being controlled by a MIDI sequencer The following procedure is similar to the previous mixdown procedure except that it explains how to use the CUE controls to mix the disc signals and MIC LINE signals Make sure that all GROUP ASSIGN switches are off including the MONITOR SELECT CUE switch Use the FLIP switch on each input channel to feed the disc and MIC LINE signals to the input channel or CUE controls With the FLIP switch in the up position the MIC LINE input signal is fed to the input channel and the disc signal is fed to the CUE controls With the FLIP switch in the down position however this is reversed the MIC LINE input signal is fed to the CUE controls and the disc signal is fed to the input channel As the CUE controls consist of just level and pan signals that require EQ and effects should be fed to the input channel Up MIC LINE Down PB Track 1 disc Input 1 jack XLR 5 Input 1 jack XLR xA o E Track 1 disc 1 Set the PAN and CUE PAN controls on each input channel to th
56. title song titles and so on Tracking The process of recording sounds to tracks on an audio recorder Also know as laying down tracks and just plain simple recording Tracking is the first stage ofthe multitrack recording process Unity Gain A gain of one That is the signal is output from a circuit at the same level at which it entered Once passed the MIC LINE amplifier a unity gain system minimizes signal noise and distortion The unity gain position for the MD8 faders is at the 7 8 mark MD8 Owner s Manual 102 Index Index Numerics 2TRIN Connecting 85 2TRIN connectors 14 2TR IN MONITOR SELECT switch 7 A A B buttons 11 A B repeat 58 ACIN connector 12 ADJUST button 11 Adjusting markers 54 Advanced multitracking 22 All song repeat 57 Applications MIDI home studio 84 One take recording 83 Assign see Group assign ATRAC definition 99 Auditioning takes 39 Auto punch Indicator 9 Leaving 36 Operation Multi Take 38 Operation Single Take 35 Record Standby mode 93 Rehearsal 34 37 Rehearse Standby mode 93 Using footswitch 36 AUTO PUNCH I O button 10 AUTO PUNCH indicator 9 AUX control 5 AUX Return LINE inputs 48 AUX SEND connectors 13 Basic multitracking 22 Beyond the basics 86 Block diagram 97 Bouncing tracks 41 Brightness 72 Bus definition 99 Buying discs 3 C Channel inputs 5 Clipping definition 99 Combining Songs 67 Compiling a program 60 Confidence monitoring definition
57. to MiniDiscs they are not interchangeable MD DATA discs come in two varieties playback only and rewritable MD4 uses the rewritable type for recording See Buy ing Discs for the MD8 on page 3 for more information MIDI An acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface An internationally agreed standard that allows electronic musical instruments and audio equipment to communicate MIDI Clock A clock signal transmitted as MIDI data MIDI Clock refers to a timing signal and Start Continue and Stop commands The MD8 can supply MIDI Clock to a MIDI sequencer for synchronized operation MIDI Machine Control A set of MIDI messages that are used for remotely controlling audio and video recorders as well as other devices MIDI Song Position Pointer A type of MIDI message that is used to derive position information from a MIDI Clock signal The MD8 generates MIDI Song Position Pointers So no matter where you start playback in a song your MIDI sequencer will locate to that point and then play along in synchronization MIDI Timecode See MTC Mixdown The process of mixing the individual track signals into a well balanced stereo mix Mixdown is the final stage of the multitrack recording process Monitor CUE The cue monitor allows you to monitor individual tracks as they are being recorded or played back In Record Pause mode and during recording the CUE monitor source is the signal being recorded i e the input signal For p
58. to select The display shows ii ii and press the ENTER button To modify an existing Tempo time signature value press the button To reset the Tempo Map use the DATA dial to select and press the ENTER button Note If you select NEW all Tempo changes are reset to their default values Note The measure value of MED A cannot be changed The display now shows amp is the name of the currently selected step 001 1 refers to the first beat of th first measure 1 and 120 is the tempo The value 000 0 for the remaining steps means that the tempo change occurs before the song actually starts in measure 0 which is another way of saying that the step in question is not being used The flashes MD8 Owner s Manual 78 The MD8 amp MIDI 10 Use the CURSOR shuttle to select the measure beat and tempo param eters and set the desired values using the DATA dial The measure can be set from 1 to 999 The beat parameter depends on the number of beats per measure which is specified by the Meter setting For example for a Meter setting of 4 4 the beat parameter can be set from 1 to 4 For a Meter setting of 6 8 this beat parameter can be set from 1 to 6 While the measure field is flashing you can also turn the DATA dial to the left to select the last measure of your Tempo Map and then scroll through your map in reverse order Pr
59. to select the disc signal as the source for the input channel Phone Jack A 1 4 inch socket commonly used on audio equipment MD8 Owner s Manual Glossary 101 Phono Jack Also know as an RCA jack this type of connector is often used on semipro fessional audio and video equipment Ping Pong A recording technique used to transfer i e mix and rerecord one or more tracks to other tracks to free up those tracks for further recording The MD8 allows you to record on all eight tracks and then ping pong i e 8 track playback with ping pong A fea ture unique to the MD8 Pre Roll Time For Auto Punch In Out this is the time before the IN point at which play back starts See Setting the Pre Roll amp Post Roll Times on page 40 for more information Post Fader A point in the signal path after a fader The signals for the MD8 AUX controls are sourced post fader So as well as turn up the AUX control you must also raise the fader This has the advantage that the level of the processed signal from the external effects pro cessor depends on the level of the unprocessed signal that is controlled by the fader Post Roll Time For Auto Punch In Out this is the time after the OUT point at which playback stops See Setting the Pre Roll amp Post Roll Times on page 40 for more information Program A compilation of songs for custom playback See Program Playback on page 60 for more information Punch In Out A recordi
60. 39 Moni 39 Multi 37 Tempo 77 Tempo Map 76 About 73 Chart 82 Definition 101 Deleting steps 78 Inserting steps 78 Saving 79 Time Counter 9 Display 28 Time counter modes 8 Time search 52 Time Signature 76 Titling discs amp songs 28 TOC Definition 101 Updating 3 TOC EDIT indicator 8 TOC WRITE button 10 Total 28 Total song count 17 TOTAL time counter 9 Track Copy 70 Erase 68 Level meters 9 Record indicators 9 TRACK DIRECT OUT connectors 14 Tracking definition 101 Transport A B buttons 11 ADJUST button 11 AUTO PUNCH I O button 10 CURSOR DATA 11 DISPLAY button 11 EDIT button 11 EJECT button 11 ENTER button 11 EXIT button 11 GROUP button 11 LAST REC SEARCH buttons 10 MARK button 11 MARK SEARCH buttons 11 Modes 93 PAUSE button 10 PITCH button 11 PLAY button 10 REC button 10 REC SELECT buttons 11 REHE button 10 REPEAT button 11 SONG SEARCH buttons 10 STOP button 10 TOC WRITE button 10 UTILITY button 11 Troubleshooting 91 Turning on the MD8 17 U Unity gain definition 101 Updating the TOC 3 UTILITY button 11 V VARI 8 Varying the pitch 46 MD8 Owner s Manual YAMAHA Multitrack Recorder Date 11 Sept 1997 Model MD8 MIDI Implementation Chart version 1 0 Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default X X Channel Changed X X Default X X Mode Messages X X Altered KKKKKKKKKKKKK
61. 46 ODD 18 ON OFF switch 12 One song repeat 57 One take recording 83 Opening the disc compartment 17 Operating level definition 100 Origin 39 OUT indicator 9 Out point setting 32 Overdubbing Definition 100 Operation 20 Overview 22 With ping pong 44 Overview of multitrack recording 22 P PAN control 6 Panning definition 100 Part Copy 71 Erase 69 PAUSE button 10 Peak Hold 72 Phantom power ON OFF switch 15 Phone jack definition 100 PHONES connector 15 Phono jack definition 101 Ping pong About 41 Definition 101 Operation 43 Overview 22 Preparation 42 Rehearsing 43 With simultaneous overdub 44 Pitch Adjusting 46 Beyond the basics 87 Indicator 8 Indicators 8 Resetting 46 PITCH button 11 PLAY button 10 Play Pause mode 93 Play Record Wait mode 93 Play Rehearse Wait mode 93 Playback 19 Cue List 59 Play 93 Program 60 Starting 10 Post fader definition 101 Post roll setting 40 Power cord Connecting 17 Connector 12 POWER ON OFF switch 12 Powering on 17 PrePost Roll 40 Pre roll setting 40 PRG Play 60 Program playback 60 Project studio setup 84 Protecting MD8 recordings 89 Punch in out Manual operation 29 Overview 22 Using a footswitch 31 Using REC button 29 Using REC SELECT buttons 30 PUNCH in out connector 15 Q Quick search functions 51 Quick Start System 16 Quit Auto Punch In Out 36 Random access definition 101 REC button 10 Rec Mode 27 REC SELECT buttons 11 Receive MMC
62. 4T 2T or MO you can choose which tracks are copied Press the EDIT button and use the DATA dial to select the Song Copy function Press the ENTER button The display shows 57 K represents the number of the currently selected song Use the DATA to select the Song that you want to For example Press the ENTER button The display now shows the Record mode of the selected song If you selected the eight track format the display now reads Use the DATA dial to select the track mode for the copy i e the new version of the song You can select 8T AT 2T or MO The MD8 indicates this in the following way Tracks 1 8 are copied Tracks 14 Tracks 1 amp 2 Track 1 You can also convert songs with fewer tracks to the 8 track mode Such songs are displayed as follows Tracks 1 4 are copied Tracks 1 amp 2 are copied MD8 Owner s Manual 10 11 Copying amp Converting Songs 63 Turn the CURSOR shuttle to the right to select the first track of the song copy The number of this track probably 1 now flashes Use the DATA dial to select another track Doing so means that track 1 of the copy will no longer correspond to track 1 of the original You can also use this function to reshuffle the tracks of an existing eight track song Note Be careful to include all the tracks you want the copy to contain The MD8 indeed also allows you to set things like
63. 81 Record mode 93 Convert 62 Record Pause mode 93 Recording Available time 27 Disc protection 89 First track 17 Modes 27 New song 26 One take 83 Operation 28 Overview 22 Ping pong 41 Track record indicators 9 MD8 Owner s Manual Index 105 REHE button 10 Rehearse Pause mode 93 Rehearsing Auto punch 34 37 Mode 93 Ping pong 43 Remain 28 REMAIN time counter 9 Remote control 80 Renumbering 64 Repeat A B 58 All songs 57 Indicators 9 One song 57 REPEAT 1 indicator 9 REPEAT A B indicators 9 REPEAT ALL indicator 9 REPEAT button 11 Resetting the pitch 46 Return 48 Review 52 Review mode 93 Rewind 51 S Searching By time 52 For blanks 26 For last rec IN OUT 52 For markers 53 For Songs 51 Set button 33 Setting IN OUT points 32 Pitch 46 Post roll time 40 Pre roll time 40 Shuttle Playback 51 Signal to noise ratio definition 101 Song Combine 67 Convert 62 Copy 62 Copy Cues only 59 Divide 66 Erase 68 How many on a disc 90 Moving 65 Name 28 Renumbering 64 Searching 51 Tempo 77 Song Position Pointers definition 100 SONG SEARCH buttons 10 Songs Title display 9 Specifications 95 Splitting songs 66 Status indicators 8 STEREO fader 7 Stereo level meters 9 STEREO MONITOR SELECT switch 7 STEREO OUT connectors 14 Stop 93 STOP button 10 Sub mixer operation 85 Switching on the MD8 17 Synchronization Operation 73 Overview 22 System setup 74 T Take Auditioning
64. 99 Connectors 2TRIN 14 ACIN 12 AUX SEND 13 INSERT I O 14 LINE INPUTs 9 12 13 MIC LINE INPUTS 1 and 2 14 MIC LINE INPUTS 3 8 13 MIDI IN OUT and THRU 12 MONITOR OUT 14 PHONES 15 POWER ON OFF switch 12 PUNCH I O 15 STEREO OUT 14 TRACK DIRECT OUT 14 Copying Cue List 59 parts 71 Songs 62 Tracks 70 Counter 9 CUE MASTER level control 7 MIX TO STEREO switch 7 MONITOR SELECT switch 7 Cue 52 Definition 99 Cue FF 93 Cue List Copy 59 Definition 99 Playback 59 CUE PAN amp LEVEL controls 5 CURSOR shuttle 11 D DAT definition 99 DATA dial 11 Delete tracks 68 Device ID 81 Dimensions 98 DIR 17 Direct outputs 14 Disc Buying 3 Erase 62 How many songs 90 Info 61 Loading 17 Name 28 Title display 9 Transport buttons 10 Display Marker indicators 9 Messages 94 MIDI CLK indicator 8 MMC indicator 8 MTC indicator 8 Pitch indicator 8 Repeat mode indicators 9 Status indicators 8 Stereo level meters 9 Time 28 Time counter 9 Time counter modes 8 TOC EDIT indicator 8 Track level meters 9 Track record indicators 9 DISPLAY button 11 Display Dimmer 72 Dividing Songs 66 Duplicating tracks 70 EDIT button 11 Effects Applying 48 Return 48 Return advanced 86 EJECT button 11 Elapse 28 ELAPSE time counter 8 ENTER button 11 EQ Beyond the basics 86 Controls 5 Response graph 5 Specs 5 MD8 Owner s Manual Index 103 Erasing Discs 62 Markers 56 Parts 69 Songs 68 Tracks 68 Error messages 94 EVEN pan
65. D8 in this condition is a fire and shock hazard Hold the AC power cord plug when disconnecting from an AC outlet Never pull the cord Damaging the power cord in this way is a potential fire and electrical shock hazard Do not place small metal objects on top of the MD8 Metal objects inside the MD8 area fire and electrical shock hazard Do not block the MD8 ventilation holes above and behind the disc compartment These vents are to prevent the internal temperature from rising Blocked vents are a fire hazard Do not try to modify the MD8 This could be a fire and electrical shock hazard The MD8 operating temperature is between 5 C and 35 C 41 F and 95 F Cautions Turn off all audio devices and speakers when connecting to MD8 Refer to the owner s manual for each device Use the correct cables and connect as specified The MD8 is a precision device Handle it with care Handle MD DATA discs with care If you notice any abnormality such as smoke odor or noise turn off the MD8 immediately remove the AC power cord from the AC outlet confirm that the abnormal ity is no longer present and then consult your dealer for repair Using the MD8 in this condition is a fire and shock hazard If a foreign object or water gets inside the MD8 turn it off immediately remove the AC power cord from the AC outlet and then consult your dealer for repair Using the MD8 in this condition is a fire and electrical shock hazard If you pl
66. IDI Controlling the MD8 with MMC MD8 Owner s Manual Quite a few of the MD8 s functions can also be controlled using MIDI Machine Control MMC commands MMC is short for a set of MIDI messages that can be used to control audio and video tape machines disc recorders and other equipment Typically MMC commands include Stop Play and Pause As you will see the MD8 understands a lot more MMC messages Here are the MMC messages the MD8 understands Function MMC Description When the MD8 receives this command during Stop Command 01 AT recording rehearsal or playback it will stop When the MD8 receives this message it will start Commands Play 02 03 playback If this message is received during recording or rehearsal the MD8 will stop Causes the MD8 to skip to the next song If this Fast Forward Command 04 message is received during recording or rehearsal the MD8 will stop Causes the MD8 to jump to the previous song If Rewind Command 05 this message is received during recording or rehearsal the MD8 will stop If the MD8 is stopped it will start recording If it is playing back it will perform a punch in opera Record Strobe Commande tion This message is ignored when the MD8 waits in Pause mode Record Exit Command 07 Switches off the recording mode pause Command 09 Causes the MD8 to pause or stop if it s record ing or rehearsing
67. K x Note X X Number True Voice X Note On X X Vel Note Off X X After Keys X X Touch Ch s X X Pitch bend X X Control T Change Prog X X Change True Ckckck ck ck ck ck k kk kk X System Exclusive X O KI 2 Song Pos O X 2 System Song Sel X X Common Tune X X System gt Clock O X Real Time Commands O X Local ON OFF X X Aux All Notes OFF X X Messages Active Sense X X Reset X X MTC quarter frame messages are transmitted in MTC Sync mode Notes 1 MMC 2 During MIDI Clock synchronization Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO O Yes Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF X No UOISSAaS lt E 7 POIL T _ uomss 1511 2ND 3511 Z E lt O3uals 0 o o 0 0 o o 0 o lt 330 d t tfo n aB z z z z z z z o z z lt 1 ejo e e ejo efo e gt v v v v v v v S920Jd s s o s s s d 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7H 1 1 1 ila tle P i 91S 2 2 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 o 0 0 oL o 0 o 0 HOLINOW L 14 199136 HOLINOW I 9 oly uaisvw ano e T INS eann omean a s T NVv5 c 01 6 g 9 o X 924nOg 92J4nOg 92JnOS 92JnOS 921 0 192110 924nOS 92JnOS 92JnOS Ni gt dn
68. YAMAHA MULTITRACK MD RECORDER MIDES Owner s Manual MOE wnmack neconoen YAMAHA FCC INFORMATION U S A 1 IMPORTANT NOTICE DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT This product when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual meets FCC requirements Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority granted by the FCC to use the product 2 IMPORTANT When connecting this product to accessories and or another product use only high quality shielded cables Cable s supplied with this product MUST be used Follow all installation instructions Failure to follow instructions could void your FCC authorization to use this product in the USA 3 NOTE This product has been tested and found to comply with the requirements listed in FCC Regulations Part 15 for Class B digital devices Compliance with these requirements provides a reasonable level of assurance that your use of this product in a residential environment will not result in harmful interference with other electronic devices This equipment gener
69. al e GROUP ASSIGN GROUP ASSIGN joe joe 0o 010 MONITOR SELECT 2TR IN 10 EN L3 GROUP go EA ES STEREO 0o 010 CUE MONITOR LEVE oc Master Section 9 10 11 12 GROUP MESA M STER E MIX 16 STEREO _J _ Os 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0m STEREO Master Section 7 1 9 10 11 12 input level controls These rotary controls are used to adjust the level of the 9 10 and 11 12 input signals that are sent to the Stereo bus for mixing They re also used in conjunction with the GROUP ASSIGN switches to adjust the level of the 9 10 and 11 12 input signals that are assigned to groups 2 9 10 11 12 GROUP ASSIGN switches These switches are used to assign i e send the 9 10 and 11 12 input signals to the groups The left channel signal is sent to odd Groups 1 and 3 while the right channel signal is sent to even Groups 2 and 4 The 9 10 and 11 12 input signals could be the stereo output signals from another mixer or external effects pro cessor Note that the 9 10 and 11 12 input signals are always sent to the Stereo bus for mixing regardless of these switch settings 3 GROUP MASTER level controls These rotary controls adjust the levels of the group signals that are fed to the tracks 4 STEREO fader This fader is used to adjust the level of the stereo
70. ally The REHE indicators flash and the display shows The AUTO PUNCH IN and OUT indicators appear This is Auto Punch Reheaise Standby mode 4 Press the REC button The REC indicators flash and the display shows 11 Standby mode zh This is Auto Punch Record 5 Press the footswitch to start the Auto Punch In Out sequence Playback starts and the PLAY indicators light up The REC indicators continue to flash indi cating Play Record Wait mode At the specified IN point punch in occurs i e recording starts The REC indicators stop flashing and light up continuously The IN indicator disappears If you re monitoring the track via CUE you ll hear the existing sounds playback until the IN point After which you ll hear the new sound that s being recorded At the specified OUT point punch out occurs i e recording stops The REC indicators go out and the OUT indicator disappears Playback continues up to the Post Roll point Then the Pre Roll point is located automati cally and the MD8 waits in Play Pause mode Press the PLAY button to audition the punch in out The following illustration shows the Auto Punch Record sequence with a footswitch Pre Roll In Out Post Roll Point Point Point Point Record Leaving Auto Punch In Out mode If at any given point you decide not to continue with Auto Punch In Out recording just press AUTO PUNCH I O again to leave this mode MD8
71. amp Recording GRP amp DIR MD8 Owner s Manual Recording the First Track 19 DIR Method 1 2 Press the REC SELECT 1 button The TRK 1 DIR indicator flashes indicating that track 1 is set to record directly from input channel 1 Proceed to Monitoring amp Recording GRP amp DIR Monitoring amp Recording GRP amp DIR 1 QV MI Na USO Press the MONITOR SELECT CUE switch Set the MONITOR LEVEL control midway Set the CUE MASTER control midway Set Channel 1 s CUE LEVEL control to the to the 7 8 mark Raise Channel 1 s fader to the 7 8 mark Press the REC button You should now be able to hear the sound source and see the signal level on track 1 meter If you don t hear anything recheck the preceding steps The REC indicators flash indicating Record Pause mode Adjust Channel 1 s GAIN control so that the loudest sounds cause the meter to reach the 3 position If the meter goes beyond the 3 position into CLIP back off the GAIN control a little It is important that you set this level correctly to achieve the best sound Too low a level does not make full use ofthe sonic capabilities of your MD8 Too high alevel may cause distortion Tip If the level of the sound source varies greatly making it difficult to find an optimum setting for the GAIN control you can use an external compressor to even out the signal level A compressor can be patched directly in
72. an infinite life span Even after one million record and playback operations there is no signal degradation Do I need to format an MD DATA Disc before recording with the MD8 Yes and no The MD8 uses MD DATA discs straight out of the wrapper No fuss An MD DATA disc that has been used to store computer data however must be erased before use with 8 See Erasing Discs on page 62 for more information Can I protect my MD8 recordings against accidental erasure Yes MD DATA discs have a write protect tab What is the available recording time This depends on the Recording mode 18 minutes for eight track 8T 37 minutes for four track 4T 74 minutes for stereo 2T and 148 minutes for mono MONO What is the frame counter A frame is an integral part of the MD DATA disc format One frame can hold 11 6 ms of data i e 512 samples of ATRAC sound data at 44 1 kHz There are approximately 86 frames to a second Using the FrameDisp function you can select between 86 MD and 30 MTC frames per second Is the sound quality affected by repeated ping pong operations No thanks to digital recording technology Note however that the MD8 mixer is analog so after many ping pong operations slight signal degradation may occur although this is still insignificant when compared to tape based analog recorders MD8 Owner s Manual 90 Q amp A Section Do I have to sacrifice one track to record timecode No The MD8 genera
73. an not to use the MD8 for a long period of time such as when you are on vaca tion remove the AC power cord from the AC outlet Leaving the MD8 connected is a fire hazard Do not use benzene thinner cleaning detergent or a chemical cloth to clean the MD8 Use a soft dry cloth MD8 Owner s Manual Ventilation Allow a distance of 10 cm between the unit and the wall so that heat generated from the unit will be released effectively Also allow enough space between the unit and other devices If you mount the unit in an audio rack keep a space of 10 cm to the side panel Remove the rear panel of the rack or open a vent hole If heat release is inadequate the unit will retain heat inside the unit which may cause a fire Interference The MD8 uses high frequency digital circuits that may cause interference on radios and tele visions placed close to it If interference does occur relocate the affected equipment Copyright 1997 Yamaha Corporation All rights reserved No part of the MD8 software or this Owner s Manual may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means without the prior written authorization of Yamaha Corporation Trademarks MD DATA and MiniDisc are trademarks of Sony Corporation US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders Package Contents The MD8 package should contain the followin
74. ant to set the IN point press the REHE button The IN indicator appears indicating that the IN point has been set and the REHE indicators light up Playback continues 5 At the point where you want to set the OUT point press the PLAY but ton The OUT indicator appears indicating that the OUT point has been set and the REHE indi cators go out Playback continues 6 Press the STOP button to stop playback The following illustration shows how the IN and OUT points are set In Point Out Point SELECT 2 1 Play Play Play I PLAY REHE PLAY STOP The positions of the LAST REC IN and OUT points can be adjusted using the Adjust func tion See Adjusting Markers on page 54 for more information MD8 Owner s Manual Auto Punch In Out 33 Using SET and LAST REC SEARCH Another way of setting the Punch In and Out points on the fly is by using the SET and LAST REC SEARCH buttons also labelled IN and OUT Doing so has the advantage that you do not need to select a track for recording beforehand Locate to a position before the point at which you want to punch in Hold down the SET button to the right of the LAST REC SEARCH pair At the point where you wish to set the Punch In point press the LAST REC SEARCH IN button you can also dor so while playback is stopped The display now briefly shows the message d Ke
75. ark and turn up an AUX control The input channel signal is sent to the effects processor Use the GROUP ASSIGN switches to assign the input channel signal to the destination group The input channel signal is sent to the destination group Set the effects processor as required To send the processed signal to the track press the 9 10 or 11 12 GROUP ASSIGN switch corresponding to the GROUP ASSIGN switch pressed in Step 2 and then turn up the 9 10 or 11 12 level control Use the 9 10 or 11 12 level control to balance the processed signal with the unprocessed signal that is coming directly from the input channel Use the input channel fader to adjust the level of the unprocessed signal Press MONITOR SELECT GROUP 1 3 or GROUP 2 4 to monitor both signals With the balance set you re ready to perform the ping pong operation MD8 Owner s Manual 50 Recording amp Mixing Techniques Patching in Signal Processors Input channels 1 and 2 feature INSERT I O jacks These make it easy to patch external signal processors directly into these two channels Typically compressors limiters and noise gates are used for this type of connection Reverb delay and other effects processors can be used too The INSERT I O connections which use TRS Tip Ring Sleeve phone jacks are two way connections with the tip carrying the output signal from the MD8 to the external processor and the ring carrying the output signal from the
76. atedly press the REPEAT button REPEAT appears on the display 4 Press the PLAY button to start the Auto Punch In Out sequence Playback starts and the PLAY indicators light up The REHE indicators continue to flash indicating Play Rehearse Wait mode At the specified IN point punch in occurs 1 rehearsal starts The indicators stop flashing and light up continuously The IN indicator disappears If you re monitoring the track via CUE you ll hear the existing sounds playback until the IN point after which you ll hear the new sound that s going to be recorded we re not record ing anything in Rehearse mode of course At the specified OUT point punch out occurs 1 rehearsal stops The indicators go out and the OUT indicator disappears Playback continues up to the Post Roll point Then the Pre Roll point is located automati cally and the MD8 waits in Auto Punch Rehearse Standby mode You can press the PLAY button again for another rehearsal or move on to the next section to perform the Auto Punch In Out for real If you pressed the REPEAT button in Step 2 the MD8 will rehearse the Auto Punch In Out repeatedly until you press the STOP button See the illustration on page 24 for a graphic overview of the sequence but substitute for E MD8 Owner s Manual 38 Recording amp Mixing Techniques Performing Multi Take Auto Punch for Real See steps 1 3 above The display no
77. ates uses radio frequencies and if not installed and used according to the instructions found in the users manual may cause interference harmful to the operation of other electronic devices Compliance with FCC regulations does not guarantee that interference will not occur in all installations If this product is found to be the source of interference which can be determined by turning the unit OFF and ON please try to eliminate the problem by using one of the following measures Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by the interference Utilize power outlets that are on different branch circuit breaker or fuse circuits or install AC line filter s In the case of radio or TV interference relocate reorient the antenna If the antenna lead in is 300 ohm ribbon lead change the lead in to coaxial type cable If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this type of product If you can not locate the appropriate retailer please contact Yamaha Corporation of America Electronic Service Division 6600 Orangethorpe Ave Buena Park CA 90620 IMPORTANT Please record the serial number of this unit in the space below Serial No The serial number is located on the bottom of the unit Retain this Owner s Manual in a safe place for future reference Laser Diode Properties Material GaAlAs Wavelength
78. ble to hear the new combined track MD8 Owner s Manual 44 Recording amp Mixing Techniques Ping Pong with Overdub The ping pong technique can be combined with overdub recording This allows you to bounce down tracks and record a new sound source simultaneously In the following illus tration for example Tracks 5 6 and 7 are bounced to Track 1 along with a new signal com ing from Input Channel 8 Source Tracks Overdub Source Si EO DEO O O Destination Track Track 1 Connect a sound source to an unused input channel i e one you don t need during the ping pong operation If you decide to ping pong all eight MD8 tracks you can still use LINE INPUTS 9 10 and 11 12 for adding new parts This only works for line level signals synthesizers samplers drum machines etc however Set the GAIN control of the channel to which you are feeding the live signal as appropriate Set the FLIP switch to MIC LINE Set the fader to the 7 8 mark Use the ASSIGN switches and PAN control to assign the signals to the des tination track LINE INPUTs 9 10 11 and 12 are stereo pairs The odd inputs 9 amp 11 are connected to busses 1 and 3 while the even inputs 10 amp 12 are connected to busses 2 and 4 Use the GROUP ASSIGN switches of these channels to assign either mono
79. can press the PLAY button again for another rehearsal or move on to the next section to perform the Auto Punch In Out for real If you pressed the REPEAT button in Step 3 the MD8 will rehearse the Auto Punch In Out repeatedly until you press the STOP button The following illustration shows the Auto Punch Rehearse sequence Pre Roll In Out Post Roll Point Point Point Point 8 7 6 5 4 REC at ee SELECT 2 1 Play Rehearse Wait Rehearse Play PLAY IN OUT MD8 Owner s Manual AUTO PUNCH I O Auto Punch In Out 35 Performing Auto Punch for Real Press the REC SELECT button or GROUP REC SELECT of the track that you want to record A dot flashes above the corresponding track indicator Press the AUTO PUNCH I O button Select the Auto Punch In mode Single Take with the DATA dial and press ENTER The Pre Roll point is located automatically The indicators flash and the display shows The AUTO PUNCH IN and OUT indicators appear This is Auto Punch Standby mode Press the REC button The REC indicators flash and the display shows 11 Standby mode Fi This is Auto Punch Record If you re monitoring the track via CUE you ll hear the signal that is assigned to the selected track Press the PLAY button to start the Auto Punch In Out sequence Sean starts and the PLAY indicators light up while the d
80. can record on all eight tracks and then ping pong i e eight track playback with ping pong This is because the MD8 can simultaneously play and record on the same track providing greater creative freedom when planing tracks Although the MD8 uses a 4 group mixer up to eight tracks can be recorded simultaneously by assigning the input channel sig nals directly to the tracks Four recording modes MONO 2TR 4TR and 8TR Recording times of 18 minutes for 8TR 37 minutes for 4TR 74 minutes for 2TR and 148 minutes for MONO Mono or 2 track recording and playback with regular audio MiniDiscs Ping pong even when all eight tracks have been recorded Superior sound quality and negligible sound degradation after repeated overdubs and ping pong operations Zero wow and flutter and pitch fluctuation MD68 Owner s Manual 2 Welcome to the MD8 MD8 Owner s Manual The convenient MD DATA disc medium requires no formatting before use and when a project is complete simply pop in a new disc and start tracking straightaway Quick location of song start song end last recording in out points and up to 10 user mark points per song Precise punch in out with 11 millisecond accuracy Auto punch in out with multiple take record and select capability choose the best from up to 99 takes Song editing functions include Copy Move Divide Combine Renumber and Erase Track editing functions include Copy Eras
81. d repeatedly All Song Repeat REPEAT A B Playback cycles between points and B Repeat REPEAT Auto Punch I O Auto Punch In Out is rehearsed repeatedly Markers These indicators show the status of the Start End and 10 markers in between When a song is recorded Start and End markers are recorded automatically You can also add up to 10 markers per song while recording is in progress or during subsequent playback When a song is positioned on or after a marker stopped playing paused or recording that marker flashes When the beginning of a song is located the Start marker flashes When the end is located the End marker flashes 12 AUTO PUNCH indicator The AUTO PUNCH indicator shows that the AUTO PUNCH In Out function is on IN amp OUT indicators The IN and OUT indicators light up when the LAST REC IN and OUT points have been set When a song is positioned on or after the IN or OUT point the corresponding indicator flashes IN This indicator lights up when the LAST REC IN point has been set When the Auto Punch function is on it goes off when a song is located on or after the specified IN point OUT This indicator lights up when the LAST REC OUT point has been set When the Auto Punch function is on it goes off when a song is located on or after the specified OUT point Track record indicators These indicators show which tracks are selected for recording The DIR indicators light up when the input channel sig
82. dure can be used with the Rehearsal function Instead of the REC indicators however the REHE indicators are used Press the PLAY button to start playback Playback starts and the PLAY indicators light up The REC indicators continue to flash indi cating Play Record Wait mode At the point where you want to punch in press a REC SELECT button or GROUP REC SELECT Recording starts The indicator of the REC button and the REC message on the display stop flashing and light up continuously A dot appears above the corresponding track indi cator And the LAST REC IN indicator lights up indicating that the IN point has been stored If you re monitoring the track via CUE you ll hear the existing sounds playback until the REC SELECT button is pressed after which you ll hear the new sound that s being recorded At the point where you want to punch out press the PLAY button Recording stops The REC indicators go off The dot above the selected track indicator flashes And the LAST REC OUT indicator lights up indicating that the OUT point has been stored Through the CUE monitor you ll hear the existing sounds playback Instead of pressing the PLAY button you could have pressed the REC SELECT button to punch out In this case the MD8 remains in Play Record Wait mode so you can punch in again using the REC SELECT buttons Press the STOP button to stop playback The following illustration shows how punch in out
83. e Use the DATA dial to set the desired pitch change 12 03 to 12 04 If you now start playback the MD8 will use the pitch value you have just set Note The Pitch value you set here is memorized when the MD8 is turned off Next time you turn on the MDS this value will still be there but the MD8 defaults to FIX mode See below for how to toggle between FIX and VARI speed When you ve finished press the ENTER button Playback and recording is now performed at the specified pitch To achieve the pitch change the MD8 simply plays slower for pitch down and faster for pitch up So if you record some thing at a different pitch you ll have to play it at a different speed Be aware of this Tip When you ve finished recording at a different pitch remember to set the pitch back to Fix Otherwise you might record something at the wrong pitch by mistake Toggling Between FIX amp VARI Pitch 1 2 Press the PITCH button Turn the CURSOR shuttle to the left to make FIX flash The small PITCH indicator below the topmost line now reads FIX again To return to the previously set VARI pitch value turn the CURSOR shut tle to the right again In that case the PITCH indicator will read VARI Turning the CURSOR shuttle to the left and right allows you to toggle between normal PITCH FIX and altered PITCH VARI speed MD8 Owner s Manual Using a Footswitch 47 Using a Footswitch An opt
84. e Part Copy and Part Erase Songs recorded on the Yamaha MD4 Recorder can be converted to MD8 compatible 8 track songs by using the Copy function with the option to reorder erase or duplicate tracks Disc and song titling for easy identification Repeat modes include One Song All Song A B and Auto Punch Rehearse Cue and review at 0 5x 2x 4x 8x 16x or 32x playback speed 0 5x cue only Variable pitch of approximately 12 Clear FLD Fluorescent Display shows signal levels mode status and Total Remain ing or Elapsed times or measures and beats when the MIDI tempo map is used MTC MIDI Timecode or MIDI Clock with Tempo Map output for synchronization within a MIDI based system MMC MIDI Machine Control for remote MD8 control Jog and shuttle dial for ease of operation For some quick answers about the MD8 see the Q amp A Section on page 89 Buying Discs for the MD8 3 Buying Discs for the MD8 It s important that you buy the correct type of disc for use with your MD8 For 8 track recording and playback you must use MD DATA discs Regular MiniDiscs can only be used for 2 track recording and playback 2TR mode MD DATA discs are used as a storage media for computers The MD8 uses the MD DATA audio format to store data on them Regular MiniDiscs are also referred to as MD discs although they are used only for music Type Logo Description MD DATA discs are for computer data storage applications
85. e MMC Receive function 2 Press the ENTER button The display now shows 3 Usethe DATA wheel to set this parameter to ON or OFF When switched on the display reads MMC indicator to the left of the message line lights The MD8 is now ready for receiving MMC commands Make sure they carry the correct Device ID though see above 4 Press the ENTER button to return to the Utility menu Press the EXIT or UTILITY button to leave the Utility mode altogether MD8 Owner s Manual 82 The MD8 amp MIDI Tempo Map Chart Meter Time Ste P measure Signature A 001 Tempo Step gt Measure Beat 001 1 Tempo NI lt x S lt c a wo PV o Z ZI rer z z a mlm ol eB a CO gl v v I vM MD8 Owner s Manual NI lt x lt c 4 v Z Ool o z Z z z MD8 Applications 83 10 Applications This chapter shows how the MD8 can be used for various applications One Take Recording One Take recording is ideal for live recording or recording bands that like to record with all members playing together In this system vocals backing vocals guitar and drums are recorded using microphones while the bass is connected via DI Direct Injection Pow
86. e posi tion between the Punch In and Punch Out points thus replacing the original recording After inserting the take the MD8 leaves Multi Take Auto Punch In Out mode and erases all remaining takes as well as the original version As stated above these cannot be recalled MD8 Owner s Manual 40 Recording amp Mixing Techniques Setting the Pre Roll amp Post Roll Times MD8 Owner s Manual Pre Roll and Post Roll are used in conjunction with the Auto Punch In Out function Pre Roll refers to the time before the IN point at which playback starts Post Roll refers to the time after the OUT point at which playback stops The default time for both Pre Roll and Post Roll is 5 seconds You can change the values independently using the PrePost Roll function as explained below These settings are stored when MD8 is turned off Pre Roll Post Roll Point Point 1 Pre Roll Time Post Roll Time 1 1 1 1 1 1 A IN Press the UTILITY button and use the DATA dial to select the PrePost Roll function Press the ENTER button The display shows 7 Use the DATA dial to set the Pre Roll time from 0 to 9 seconds Press the ENTER button The display shows 7 Use the DATA dial to set the Post Roll time from 0 to 9 seconds Press the ENTER button Press the UTILITY or EXIT button to leave the Utility mode Ping Pong Recording 41 Ping Pong Recording The ping pong recording
87. ect the disc Note If you press the EJECT button while TOC EDIT is shown on the display the disc will not eject Press TOC WRITE to update the TOC and then eject the disc Function buttons PITCH This button is used to access the Pitch function Depending on how you set this function the FIX fixed or VARI variable indicator lights see page 87 ADJUST This button is used to adjust the position of markers and the LAST REC IN and OUT points EDIT This button is used to access the Part Copy Part Erase Track Copy Track Erase Song Copy Song Erase Song Tempo Song Divide Song Combn Song Move Song Renum Song Name Disc Erase and Disc Name functions UTILITY This button is used to access the following functions Rec Mode PrePost Roll Cue List Prog Play MIDI Sync MMC Receive MMC Dev ID Frame Disp Disp Dimmer Peak Hold and Disc Info ENTER button This button is used to set functions EXIT button This button is used to cancel functions and modes 5 CURSOR shuttle DATA dial The central dial called DATA is used to set and select parameters DATA When the 8 is stopped or paused the DATA dial can be used to move through a song in frame steps The outer shuttle CURSOR is used to select items on the display When the MD8 is stopped or paused the shuttle can be used to move through a song at high speed During playback it can be used for cue and review at 0 5x 2x 4x 8x 16x o
88. ect the marker that you want to erase Turn the CURSOR shuttle to the right to make the message flash Use the DATA dial to select CLEAR The display shows Press the ENTER button The display shows Press the ENTER button to erase the marker The marker is erased and existing subsequent markers are renumbered as shown below A A A A A o gt Marker to be erased A A A A A If you decide you do not want to erase the selected marker after all press the EXIT button instead When you ve finished press the ADJUST or EXIT button Press the TOC WRITE button to update the TOC MD8 Owner s Manual Repeat Cue List amp Program Play 57 6 Repeat Cue List amp Program Play This chapter explains the Repeat Cue List and Program Play functions One Song Repeat One Song Repeat playback allows you to play one song repeatedly Repeats ero EEE Song 2 Repeat song gt t Play Repeatedly Use the SONG SEARCH buttons to select the song for repeat playback Press the REPEAT button REPEAT 1 appears on the display Press the PLAY button to start playback The selected song plays repeatedly You can also start One Song Repeat during Play or Pause mode Press the REPEAT button twice to cancel One Song Repeat playback One Song Repeat playback is cancelled automatically when the STOP button is pressed All Song Repeat All Song Repeat
89. ed This song has been write protected by another recorder Press ENTER to erase or EXIT to cancel Error xx A fatal error occurred Contact your Yamaha dealer IH z LT Err The IN or OUT point is not valid so you cannot use Auto Punch In Out No more markers can be inserted because the song contains the maximum of eight or you tried to insert a marker at the position of an existing marker The STOP button was pressed so the Song Move function was cancelled OFF MTC was turned OFF automatically because you selected the Program Play or Cue List function Ho EJ No blank area can be found for further recording No disc is loaded This song is not compatible so the MD8 cannot play it The disc compartment is open The disc s write protect tab is set to protect so you cannot record TOC reading was cancelled because you pressed the Eject button The MD8 is reading the TOC from disc The MD8 is waiting for you to reload the disc Not all the Tempo Map steps can be saved because the data area is full The TOC area is full so not all of the song title or Tempo Map could be saved The MD8 is writing the TOC to disc MD8 Owner s Manual Specifications Recorder 95 Specifications Digital Audio Sampling Frequency 44 1 kHz Compression ATRAC Frequency Response 20 Hz 20 kHz 1 dB 3 dB THD N
90. eft to right in the stereo field This is often used to provide space for individual instruments Bass instruments and lead vocals are usually panned around center Rhythm guitar maybe panned to the left and lead guitar or piano to the right Balance tonal content you can use EQ to filter out any unwanted hiss hum or fre quency abnormalities in a sound Instruments with overlapping frequencies often cause peaks at certain points in the audio spectrum when mixed Using the EQ you can cut back some of these overlapping frequencies This will improve the separation between instruments and provide a more tonally balanced mix The overall sound should be ton ally balanced so that the low mid and high bands of the audio spectrum contain an equal amount of sound energy Too much bass or treble leads to listening fatigue With EQ it is often better to cut than boost Individual track monitor when several instruments are mixed it can be difficult to make individual judgements about them By temporarily setting the input selector switches on other input channels to MIC LINE you can monitor an individual track If you can hear noise or other unwanted sounds use this technique to listen to each track in isolation and correct as necessary Apply effects vocal and percussion sounds always benefit from the addition of a little reverb Reverb adds that professional sparkle that you hear on most modern recordings If you don t yet have an effects proc
91. ehearsal sequence has Play Rehearse Wait started and is currently between the Pre Roll point and the Punch IN point MD8 Owner s Manual 94 Appendix Display Messages Message HRIST Stor Meaning The STOP button was pressed so the Adjust function was cancelled Blank Dise The disc is blank The MD8 is located at the Blank Top position MD4 cannot combine these two songs because they were not split using the Song Divide function or MD4 cannot edit this type of song This song cannot be copied because it s copy protected The MD8 cannot record over this type of song so you cannot overwrite this song The MD8 does not have permission to record in this mode so you cannot rehearse a recording that would overwrite this song The STOP button was pressed so the Song Copy Track Copy Part Copy or Cue List Copy function was cancelled MIDI Clock was turned OFF automatically because you selected the Program Play or Cue List function The Cue List is not valid The disc is full You cannot record any more data or additional takes Multi Take Auto Punch In Dise Locked You cannot eject the disc because the MD8 is recording or the TOC needs updating DizcErr xx A disc scratch or defect was discovered while recording Replace the disc The STOP button was pressed so the Track Erase or Part Erase function was cancell
92. eir center positions MD8 Owner s Manual 10 11 Multi Source Mixing 25 Set the input channel and STEREO faders to the 7 8 mark and set the CUE LEVEL controls midway Set the CUE MIX TO STEREO switch to ON Press the MONITOR SELECT STEREO switch and set the MONITOR LEVEL control to an appropriate level Set the STEREO fader to the 7 8 mark Press the SONG SEARCH mea button to return to the 00 00 position Press the PLAY button to start playback You can now mix the disc and MIC LINE signals Mix and refine your music as described on page 21 You cannot use EQ and effects with the signals that are assigned to the CUE controls You could however connect an external equalizer or effects processor between the sound source and the MD8 input If you are using the MIC LINE inputs to connect MIDI controlled instruments such as tone generators synthesizers and samplers you can use the EQ and effects functions built into these devices Record the final mix to your stereo master recorder MD8 Owner s Manual 26 Recording amp Mixing Techniques 4 Recording amp Mixing Techniques This chapter explains MD8 recording and mixing techniques Recording a New Song The NEW REC function is used to record new songs on a disc Songs are recorded sequen tially as shown below With a blank disc simply pressing the REC button engages New Record mode For a disc that already contains some songs ho
93. empo Map Chart is provided on page 82 to help you organize your Tempo Maps Please feel free to photocopy it MD8 Owner s Manual 74 TheMD8 amp MIDI Setting Up a Synchronized MIDI System The following system shows how the 8 can be integrated into a MIDI based recording system Acoustic sounds are recorded to the MD8 while MIDI instruments are controlled bya MIDI sequencer which receives MTC or MIDI Clock from the MD8 Remote MD8 con trol is possible with a sequencer that supports MMC MIDI Machine Control See Control ling the MD8 with MMC on page 80 for more information Monitors Master Recorder Monitor Amp DD gt 3I o au s 1 es Microphones Drum Box MIDI THRU Guitar Proces MIDI IN E MIDI THRU SYPthesizer Local off MIDI IN 11 ee 886558 MIDI OUT Computer amp MIDI Sequencer Software MTC for MTC MIDI OUT Egg E MIDI IN for MIDI Clock MIDI IN MD8 Owner s Manual Using MTC 75 Using MTC Setting the MD8 for MTC Operation 1 Press the UTILITY button and use the DATA dial to select the MIDI Sync function Press the ENTER punter The display shows Use
94. en vec beater ia vince oe ate 53 Marker Indicators 2266 vete Uer EHE NER et Orie ae es 53 Adjusting Markers mter on eile peeve oe ey qe mes 54 Erasing Markers de ud eu bate deeded edo et c dece 56 6 Repeat Cue List amp Program Play 57 One Song Repeal onec T DRE ee ee ot 57 All Song Repeat Tosara inoata ere rer he peces I eee RR ee hn gt 57 A B Repent zo crew ger Quen ec edet Ud e e UDRSE RD eS 58 Cue List Playback amp Copy isses eee 59 Program Playback 60 7 Editing Songs amp Tracks 61 Viewing Disc Contents isnt I SR eR I res ER EE ne 61 Erasing Discs voce e sve sey A DES AES 62 Copying amp Converting Songs 0 cece cc cc cc cece eh 62 Renumbering Songs baie hte peru RERUM UT ER EUER 64 Moving SONGS jie eee es EM eRe A PENA eee ES 65 Dividing SONGS ERR RR ete 66 Combining SONGS areste vr ne 67 Erasing SONGS 5 A e V DU ora bey nuk VMEPCUU DECR MI EPUE ig grea 68 Erasing Tracks 515r AS Lee oe eee a heaved ese ees 68 Erasing Parts i elie bri actos a cette is RR E UM ear ee es 69 Copying Posee pioen uber eo RI end PaL 70 ieres voe EUM VE UEM Le POLI EE 71 8 Other Functions 72 Frame Display toss beth de ub d
95. ening through the takes you decide you haven t yet played or sung that killer solo press EXIT to return to the i message and record a few more takes see page 38 Choosing a Take After auditioning your takes and possibly recording a few more you will no doubt decide to use one of them Here is how to paste the desired take into your song which you haven t done so far Note Itis not possible to permanently save all takes You have to choose one of them before leaving Multi Take Auto Punch mode by pressing AUTO PUNCH I O or before switch ing off the M If you do not perform the following steps the MD8 returns to the excerpt marked as 1 i e the original recording Note Selecting a take here will erase the original excerpt as well as all remaining takes At the FHE Mi message use the DATA dial to select the take you want to paste into your song Turn the CURSOR shuttle to the right to make the Use the DATA dial to select The display now reads 1 EE have just selected Press the ENTER button As fixing the take cannot be undone the di substitute it for the original version i message flash i5 where X represents the number of the take you lay now asks you whether you really want to 7 Press ENTER to insert the selected take into the track or EXIT if you have changed you ind The display now reads which means that the selected take is copied to th
96. ep holding down SET and press LAST REC SEARCH OUT at the point where you wish to set the Punch Out marker The display now briefly shows the message Again the Punch Out point can also be set while the 8 is stopped or paused These points are also available for quick loca tion i e press LAST REC SEARCH IN to locate to the previously set Punch In position or OUT to locate to the Punch Out position The above procedures can also be used to set the IN and OUT points for use with the Part Copy function See Copying Parts on page 71 for more information Setting the Punch In Out points by specifying the time or measure If you know exactly where you want to punch in and out you can use the CURSOR shut tle DATA dial to locate to the desired points and then hold down SET while pressing LAST REC SEARCH IN or OUT see above for details Using the DISPLAY button the dis play can be configured to show measure and beat numbers rather than time values Selecting the desired measures beats with the CURSOR shuttle DATA dial and then specifying the Punch In and Out points may be a very convenient way of setting the Punch In Out points MD8 Owner s Manual 34 Recording amp Mixing Techniques Single Take Auto Punch In Out Rehearsing Auto Punch Single Take Press the REC SELECT button or GROUP REC SELECT of the track that you want to record A dot flashes above the corresponding track indicator Pr
97. ered monitors are connected to the AUX SENDs for vocal and synthesizer monitoring With an optional footswitch connected to the PUNCH I O jack one of the musicians can stop and start MD8 recording A stereo pair of headphones is used for monitoring Using the DIR recording method up to eight tracks can be recorded simultaneously Powered monitors for microphones and synthesizer m PESE n Headphones 66 0000 99999900090 Ros do Reb Ros Lan H Footswitch Q Q Guitar p 2 C X Vocals Synthesizer Drums MD8 Owner s Manual 84 wp8 Applications MIDI Home Studio In this system acoustic instruments are recorded to the MD8 while MIDI instruments are controlled by a MIDI sequencer which receives MTC or MIDI Clock from the MD8 Since the MIDI sequencer provides repeatable playback and is synchronized to the MD8 the MIDI instruments need not be recorded until the final mixdown A monitor amp and speakers are used for monitoring supplemented with a pair of stereo headphones An optional foot switch allows hands free recording and playback control A compressor limiter is patched into INSERT I O on channel 1 to provide a more consistent vocal level Aux signals are fed to two effects processors and returned to the MD8 via LINE INPUTS 9 10 Monitors A Master Recorder
98. es in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED Making sure that neither core is connected to the earth terminal of the three pin plug ADVARSEL Usynlig laserstraling ved bning Undg udsaettelse for str ling VAROITUS Laitteen k ytt minen muulla kuin t ss k ytt ohjeesa mainitulla tavalla saattaa altistaa k ytt j n turvallisuusluokan 1 ylitt v lle n kym tt m lle lasers teilylle VARNING Om apparaten anv nds p annat s tt n i denna bruksanvisning specificerats kan anv ndaren uts ttas f r osynlig laserstr lning som verskrider gr nsen f r laserklass 1 CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL SEE BOTTOM OF ENCLOSURE FOR GRAPHIC SYMBOLS MARKING SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read Instructions All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated Retain Instructions The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference
99. ess the AUTO PUNCH I O button Select the Auto Punch In mode Single Take with the DATA dial and press ENTER The Pre Roll point i e a position located 5 seconds before the Pundi In pom is located automatically The REHE indicators flash and the display shows The AUTO PUNCH IN and OUT indicators appear This is Single Take Auto Punch Release Standby mode If you re monitoring the track via CUE you ll hear the signal that is assigned to the selected track If you want to rehearse the Auto Punch In Out repeatedly press the REPEAT button REPEAT appears on the display Press the PLAY button to start the Auto Punch In Out sequence Playback starts and the PLAY indicators light up The REHE indicators continue to flash indicating Play Rehearse Wait mode At the specified IN point punch in occurs i e rehearsal starts The indicators stop flashing and light up continuously The IN indicator disappears If you re monitoring the track via CUE you ll hear the existing sounds playback until the IN point after which you ll hear the new sound that s going to be recorded we re not record ing anything in Rehearse mode of course At the specified OUT point punch out occurs i e rehearsal stops The indicators go out and the OUT indicator disappears Playback continues up to the Post Roll point Then the Pre Roll point is located automati cally and the MD8 waits in Auto Punch Rehearse Standby mode You
100. ess the ENTER button The once again flashes Use the DATA dial to select the next step B Use the CURSOR shuttle to select the measure and time signature param eters and set the desired values using the DATA dial Press the ENTER button The now flashes on the display Repeat steps 7 and 8 to program other Tempo changes Note If you select a measure number that is already assigned to a preceding step the tempo value for that step is replaced by the new value Press the ENTER button again to return to the Utility mode or press EXIT or UTILITY to leave the Utility mode altogether Inserting Steps in a Tempo Map The Tempo Map is sorted automatically when you press the ENTER button So you can insert new meter or tempo steps in any order The following example shows how sorting works when a new Meter step is inserted Current Tempo Map New Meter Step Sorted Tempo Map The following example shows how sorting works when a new tempo step is inserted Current Tempo Map New Tempo Step Sorted Tempo Map HgBS81 1 1zB Ha81 1 1zB EB8S83 1 1z5 BB8i 1 1z3 C aai J i26 C Bi 1J 1z3 HES ples Deleting Steps in a Tempo Map Steps that are set to measure 000 are ignored So if you want to delete a step set its measure to 000 When you press the ENTER button the Tempo Map is sorted automatically The following example shows how sorting works when a meter step is deleted Current Tempo Map Meter Step F
101. essor a reverb unit is probably the most useful type of effects processor to start with The MD8 has four LINE INPUTS configured as stereo pairs so a reverb unit with stereo outputs works best MD8 Owner s Manual Q amp A Section 89 12 Q amp A Section This section is intended to answer your questions about the MD8 and MD DATA discs What s the difference between MiniDiscs and MD DATA Discs MiniDiscs were designed to store mono and stereo sound data MD DATA discs were orig inally designed to store computer data Ideal for use with digital cameras However they can also be used to store mono stereo and four channel sound data That s how MD8 uses them Can the MD8 use normal MiniDiscs Yes but only for 2 track or mono recording and playback MiniDiscs recorded on the MD8 can be played on normal MiniDisc decks Can recordings made on an MD8 be played back on MD4 Yes but you have to narrow down the material on disc to four tracks The Song Copy func tion see page 62 allows you to do so What happens if insert an MD DATA Disc into a MiniDisc deck The disc will not be recognized MiniDisc decks cannot use MD DATA discs How does the MD8 know what type of disc I insert MiniDiscs and MD DATA discs have a different shape on one corner Also the TOC on the disc contains information related to the disc type How long is the life of an MD DATA disc Solongasthe disc is not damaged physically it has
102. f the new song When the copy process is complete the MD8 automatically selects the new song MD8 Owner s Manual 64 Editing Songs amp Tracks 12 Press the TOC WRITE button to update the TOC The following illustration shows a few possible applications of the Song Copy function It is so flexible that we cannot show all possibilities Just remember that you are free to choose whichever track s you like for downscaled versions 4T 2T or MO Before Song Copy After Straight copy Song Copy 8T 1234567 gu Reshuffled copy example 8T 86345271 Copy for MD4 example 4T 1234 Copy for 2 track recorder 2T 12 Renumbering Songs Before Song Renumbering After Song Renumbering The Song Renumber function allows you to renumber the songs on disc to ensure that their numbers correspond to their position on disc You should take advantage of this function if you need to be sure that the highest number corresponds to the last song while 1 is assigned to the very first song Before renumbering your songs you should name them so as to easily identify them once they have been renumbered See Titling Discs amp Songs on page 28 for more information Press the EDIT button to call up the Edit menu Use the DATA dial to select the Song Renum function Press the ENTER button The display will show MD8 Owner s Manual Moving Songs 65 4 Press ENTER to renumber the so
103. fects processors The processed signals can then be mixed into the MD8 ste reo mix or recorded to tracks 6 MIC LINE INPUTs 3 8 Tip send These 1 4 inch phone jacks are used to con 1 4 phone plug nect unbalanced microphones electronic musical instruments and other line level sound sources Sleeve ground Tip send 1 4 phone plug Sleeve ground MD8 Owner s Manual 14 Touring the MD8 Connect to INSERT I O jack MD8 amp Owner s Manual INSERT I O These TRS phone jacks are used to connect signal processors for use with input channel 1 and input channel 2 exclusively Typically compressors limiters and noise gates are con nected to this type of connection Tip send 1 4 phone plug Tip send To processor s input Sleeve ground Ring return TRS phone plug 9 Sleeve ground 1 4 phone plug From processor s output sleeve ground MIC LINE INPUTs 1 amp 2 These inputs are used to connect balanced condenser microphones and balanced line level signal sources to the MD8 unbalanced sources can also be connected Each input features a XLR type connector and TRS phone jack connector Phantom power is available on the XLR type connector for use with condenser microphones If you re not using condenser microphones with these inputs keep the PHANTOM POWER ON OFF switch set to OFF Male XLR plug around Tip hot 3 cold
104. fer MD8 tracks can be transferred to a larger multitrack recorder as shown below 600000606 8 track digital multitrack MD8 Owner s Manual 86 Beyond the Basics 11 Beyond the Basics This chapter provides some advanced tips and techniques for MD8 recording Effects Return You can use LINE INPUTs 9 10 11 and 12 with an external effects processor But they can also be used as extra stereo inputs They accept line level signals that can be assigned to tracks or sent to the stereo mix In combination with the input channels this provides up to 12 inputs EQ EQ is not only for use during mixdown If you are sure that a sound source requires some tone shaping you can use EQ for recording too Be aware however that the sound will be recorded to disc that way and you cannot remove the EQ later on Markers Markers can be used to arrange sections of a song into a Cue List This allows you to exper iment with song arrangements For example you could use markers to identify the verse chorus and middle eight sections and try different arrangements using the Cue List func tion You can then create a new song based on the Cue List This allows you to create new songs just like using a sequencer The following illustration shows how a Cue List can be used to create a new song by rearranging an existing song Original Song Arrangement Ds ven ve
105. g items Make sure that you have them all e MD8 Multitrack MD Recorder AC power cord This Owner s Manual Contact your Yamaha dealer if something is missing Keep This Manual For Future Reference MD8 Owner s Manual Contents 1 Welcome to the MD8 1 MD8 Features bre Un oen abate as Seale reac 1 MAREE gt Spas bast eo ek d unes ied uoo sepe onan bees debere viia 1 Recorder satis Sock ith a a E EPUM VERO V TN E tae 1 Buying Dises for the MD8 bd phere HES Mee ES PUDE 3 MIDS ROG etal ot etd mec at met Sense on T a ees 3 2 Touring the MD8 4 Topside View 244234 utes py dex quse R E N ues toe ea tees 4 Input Channels i 2 19k auc c dure bn EG cpu y pd Rd 5 Master Section be deba desi dist 7 Display i4 v hennie ge tir aims greta teense DH Dente peevnie potete 8 Disc Transport Section er Beate pe ye AE Rea EE 10 Rear Panel os iere eroe nes tenete e etr ev due gie eee era 12 Front Connectors see nnn 15 3 The First Session 16 Quick Start System c hd aah Gee Ee a aati det aoe 16 Connecting the Power Cord 0 eee eee 17 Turning Onsthe MDE ets aot wag SI Nid apg ed m bide ede 17 Loading a DISC over eee M Uber s 17 Recording the First Track ie E ERE ER 17 Making the Connections GRP amp DIR
106. h New Marker 4 m 0 E mj Marker Indicators Marker indicators show the current song position relative to markers When a song is posi tioned on or after a marker the corresponding marker indicator flashes When the song posi tion moves to the next marker the next marker indicator flashes The following illustration shows this A A A A A 1 E NL N LZ SAL ATN MD8 Owner s Manual 54 Quick Search Functions Adjusting Markers Once inserted markers can be finely adjusted in one frame steps This also applies to the LAST REC IN and OUT points they double as Punch In and Out points The Start and End markers cannot be adjusted 1 Press the ADJUST button The display shows EE E H t X being the number of the Marker whose number is flashing on the display at the time when you press ADJUST 2 Usethe DATA dial to select the marker that you want to adjust IN and OUT refer to the LAST REC IN and OUT points 3 Press the ENTER button The display shows E andaboutten seconds of sound data about five seconds on either side of the marker is loaded into memory for quick playback When loading is complete the sound data can be played from about 1 5 seconds before the marker to about 1 5 seconds after the marker as shown below 1 5 sec 1 5 sec Audition A m 10 sec
107. h the FLIP switch in the up position the MIC LINE input signal is fed to the input channel and the track signal is fed to the CUE controls With the FLIP switch in the down position however this is reversed the MIC LINE input signal is fed to the CUE controls and the track signal is fed to the input channel 3 CUE PAN amp LEVEL controls These two controls are used to adjust the level and pan of the CUE signal The CUE signal source depends on the FLIP switch With the FLIP switch set to the up position the signal source is the track i e the signal being recorded or played back With the FLIP switch set to the down position the CUE signal source is the MIC LINE inputs This setting is typically used during mixdown when the track signal is fed through the input channel This allows you to connect extra sound sources during mixdown and set their level and pan position using the CUE controls 4 EQ controls These rotary controls are used to boost and cut the high middle and low fre quency bands independently The High and Low EQsare fixed frequency shelving types The Mid EQ is sweepable peaking type A flat setting i e no boost or cut can be set quickly using the controls center detents Sweepable range Response dB 20 100 1k 10k 20k Frequency Hz HIGH 15 dB at 12 kHz shelving type MID 15 dB at 250 Hz 5 kHz sweepable peaking type LOW 15 dB at 80 Hz shelving type 5
108. he setting range for the measure parameter is 1 999 while Meter allows for 1 99 2 16 set tings In other words you could program a 99 16 time signature While the measure field is flashing you can also turn the DATA dial to the left to select the last measure of your Tempo Map and then scroll through your map in reverse order Press the ENTER button The once again flashes on the display Use the DATA dial to select the next step B Use the CURSOR shuttle to select the measure and time signature param eters and set the desired values using the DATA dial Press the ENTER button The now flashes on the display Repeat steps 7 and 8 to program other Meter changes Note If you select a measure number that is already assigned to a preceding step the time ure value for that ste eplaced by the new value Example if after setting ME step B will use the 4 4 time signature while step C is reset to i bb Press the ENTER button again to return to the Utility mode or press EXIT or UTILITY to leave the Utility mode altogether Song Tempo Setting the tempo is similar to setting the time signature Tempo changes do not have to occur in the same places as time signature changes but they are linked to the Meter settings See below for details Press the EDIT button and use the DATA dial to select the Song Tempo function Press the ENTER button The display shows Use the DATA di i
109. ially songs are recorded track by track This technique is used for most modern studio recording See Over dubbing on page 20 for more information Mixdown This is the final stage in multitrack recording Here you mix the sounds from alleighttracks with EQ and effects into a balanced stereo mix and record it to a stereo master recorder such as a DAT MiniDisc or cassette tape machine See Mixdown on page 21 for more information Advanced Multitracking One Take recording With this technique all tracks are recorded in one take This is useful for live recording and bands that like to record with all members playing together Use DIR recording method to record up to 8 tracks simultaneously Punch in out and ping pong techniques can be used after the one take recording to add and correct sections See One Take Recording on page 83 for more information Punch In Out This technique allows you to rerecord specific sections ofa track It s often used to rerecord a not so perfect guitar solo or vocal phrase Punch in out can be rehearsed before actually recording to disc Punch in out on the MD8 can be performed manually or automatically which is useful when you are playing or singing and operating the MD8 all at the same time You can use either the DIR or GRP method for punch in out recording See Manual Punch In Out on page 29 for more information Ping Pong This technique allows you to mix and record several tracks onto another track
110. ing or Rehearsal started Press the PLAY button to play back what you ve recorded If you just rehearsed the overdub there won t be anything to play back yet Repeat this procedure until you ve recorded all tracks Then you re ready for mixdown Mixdown 21 Mixdown Mo mo DON ols 10 Mixdown is the final technique in multitrack recording Here you mix the sounds from all eight tracks with EQ and effects to create a balanced stereo signal that is recorded to a stereo master recorder such as a DAT MiniDisc or cassette tape deck Make sure that all GROUP ASSIGN switches are off including the MONITOR SELECT GROUP switches Turn off the MONITOR SELECT CUE switch Set the FLIP switch on each input channel to PB Set the PAN control on each input channel to its center position Set the fader on each input channel and the STEREO fader to the 7 8 mark Press the MONITOR SELECT STEREO switch and set the MONITOR LEVEL control midway Use the Song Search buttons to locate the start of the song If the LAST REC IN point is still 00 00 you can use the LAST REC SEARCH IN button Alternatively you can use the MARK SEARCH buttons Press the PLAY button to start playback You should now be able to hear all your tracks If you don t hear anything recheck the pre ceding steps Mix and refine your music as follows Balancing Levels Use the input channel faders to balance the levels of the eight tracks Pan
111. ional footswitch can be used to control the MD8 Apart from a few small differences footswitch operation is essentially the same as pressing the MD8 PLAY button Connect the footswitch to the PUNCH I O jack at the front of the MD8 The following is a summary of footswitch operations Normal playback Play Pause Play Play Pause Play gt Auto Punch In Out Record Pause Play Record Wait Record Play gt Play Pause New Recording New Record Pause New Record Stop The following table shows footswitch operation for all MD8 modes It also shows the status of the REHE REC and PLAY indicators for the various modes On E Flashing Mode Before Mode After Indicators gt Indicators ese REHE REC PLAY xx REHE REC PLAY Stop Play Zo Play e Play Pause Play Pause 22 Cue Review I Play Record Pause Play Record Wait e Rehearse Pause Play Rehearse Wait Play Record Wait E Record Play Rehearse Wait Rehearse e e Play Rehearse Play New Record Pause New Record New Record Stop Auto Punch Record Auto Punch Record Standby Wait Auto Punch Auto Punch Rehearse Standby E Rehearse
112. isplay flashes the message 33 The REC indicators continue to flash indicating Play Record Wait mode At the specified IN point punch in occurs i e recording starts The REC indicators stop flashing and light up continuously The IN indicator disappears If you re monitoring the track via CUE you ll hear the existing sounds playback until the IN point after which you ll hear the new sound that s being recorded At the specified OUT point punch out occurs i e recording stops The REC indicators go out and the OUT indicator disappears Playback continues up to the Post Roll point Then the Pre Roll point is located automati cally Auto Punch I O mode is cancelled and the MD8 waits in Play Pause mode Press the PLAY button to audition the punch in out The following illustration shows the Auto Punch Record sequence Pre Roll In Out Post Roll Point Point Point Point Record IN OUT OUT MD8 Owner s Manual 36 Recording amp Mixing Techniques Auto Punch with a Footswitch An optional footswitch can be used to start the Auto Punch In Out sequence 1 Press the REC SELECT button or GROUP REC SELECT of the track that you want to record A dot flashes above the corresponding track indicator 2 Press the AUTO PUNCH I O button 3 Select the Auto Punch In mode Single Take with the DATA dial and press ENTER The Pre R ll point is located automatic
113. layback the CUE monitor source is from disc i e the signal that was recorded to disc This is useful with the punch in out functions because you can monitor the recorded signal up to the specified IN point and then the new signal that s being recorded up to the OUT point MTC MIDI Timecode An addition to the MIDI Standard that allows audio equip ment to be synchronized MIDI Timecode contains clock and position information MD4 can supply MTC to a MIDI sequencer for synchronized operation Multitracker An all in one recording and mixing device usually with four or eight tracks MD4 is the first multitracker to use the MD DATA disc format Nominal Level See Operating Level One Take Recording A recording technique in which all sounds are recorded in one go i e no overdubs This is used for live recording Operating Level This is the signal level at which a piece of audio equipment is designed to operate The two most common operating levels are 10 dBV 316 mV which is used for semiprofessional equipment and 4 dBu 1 23 V which is used for professional equip ment Overdub The process of recording additional sounds while listening to pre viously recorded sounds It allows songs to built up track by track Panning A technique used to position sounds in a stereo mix PB An abbreviation for Playback This abbreviation appears next to the input selector switch on each input channel and is used
114. mage Requiring Service The appliance should be ser viced by qualified service personnel when A The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged or B Objects have fallen or liquid has been spilled into the appliance or C The appliance has been exposed to rain or D The appliance does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance or E The appliance has been dropped or the enclosure dam aged Servicing The user should not attempt service the appliance beyond that described in the operating instructions Important Read the Following Before Operating the MD8 Warnings Do not locate the 8 in a place subject to excessive heat or direct sunlight This could be a fire hazard Do not place MD8 in a place subject to excessive humidity or dust This could be a fire or electrical shock hazard Connect the supplied AC power cord only to an AC outlet of the type stated in this Owner s Manual or as marked on the MD8 Failure to do so is a fire and electrical shock hazard Do not plug several devices into the same AC outlet This may overload the AC outlet and can be a fire and electrical shock hazard It may also affect the performance of some devices Do not place heavy objects on the power cord A damaged power cord is a potential fire and electrical shock hazard If the power cord is damaged 1 cut or a bare wire is exposed ask your dealer for a replacement Using the M
115. n Footswitch A foot operated switch Several MD8 transport functions and the punch in out function can be controlled using an optional footswitch Frame An integral unit of the MD DATA disc format One frame can hold 11 6 ms of data i e 512 samples of ATRAC sound data at 44 1 kHz There are approximately 86 frames in a second Using the FrameDisp function you can select between 86 MD and 30 MTC frames per second Group A group is a connection of one or several input or track signals to a given track on the MD8 Line Level Signal A signal in the range from 20 dB to 20 dB These are essentially high level signals Most audio equipment outputs signals at line level All MD8 inputs and outputs support line level signals Contrast with Low Level Signal MD8 Owner s Manual 100 Glossary Low Level Signal A signal in the range from 100 dB to 20 dB Microphone and elec tric guitar signals are in this range The MD8 s MIC LINE inputs support low level signals Contrast with Line Level Signal MiniDisc A compact data storage medium designed to store music MiniDiscs come in two varieties playback only and recordable MiniDiscs can only be used for 2 track or mono recording with the MD8 MiniDiscs recorded on the MD8 can be played on a normal Mini Disc deck See also Random Access ATRAC and MD DATA Disc MD DATA Disc A compact data storage medium designed to store computer type data Although similar
116. n The display shows To copy the Cue List to a new song turn the DATA dial to the right The display changes to 7 Press the button If you chose fy the MD8 waits in Pause mode Press PLAY to play the Cue List The time counter starts at zero and counts up continuously until the last oes of the Cue List has been played The display shows the current step For example a the upper case A indicates that the Cue List is being played If you chose a new song consisting of the cues in the Cue List is created 8 If you are just playing the Cue List use the DATA dial to select other steps and the PAUSE button to pause playback To stop Cue List Playback press the STOP button In rare circumstances Cue List playback may not be continuous i e playback may skip between cues Cue List settings are stored when the 8 is turned off MD8 Owner s Manual 60 Repeat Cue List amp Program Play Program Playback The Program Play function allows you to compile a program of songs for custom playback The Program may contain up to 36 steps Program S1 Song S2 Song 3 Song S4 Song 55 Song S6 Song S7 Song S8 Song 9 Song Press the UTILITY button and use the DATA dial to select the PRG Play function Press the ENTER The display shows Use the DATA dial to select EDIT or NEW EDIT allows you to edit the current Program NEW rese
117. n allows you to erase individual tracks Press the EDIT button and use the DATA dial to select the Track Erase function Press the ENTER button The display shows Use the CURSOR shuttle to select tracks and the DATA dial to set the tracks to be erased For example Press the ENTER button The display shows i Press the ENTER button to erase Press the EXIT button to cancel If you like you can erase more than one track at a time You can abort the Track Erase operation at anytime by pressing the STOP button Data up to the point that you pressed the STOP button is erased Erasing Parts 69 Erasing Parts The part Erase function allows you to erase a section of a track The section to be erased is determined by the IN and OUT points These points can be set by holding down the SET button while pressing IN or OUT respectively Before M Part Erase A A Part Erase After Part Erase 1 Press the EDIT button and use the DATA dial to select the Part Erase function 2 Press the ENTER button If nothing happens you haven t yet set the LAST REC IN and OUT points See Setting the In Out Points On the Fly on page 32 for more information If you have not set the IN and OUT points this function cannot be selected 3 Usethe CURSOR shuttle to select the tracks and the DATA dial to set the value either to do not erase or to the number of the track in ques
118. n the end of a song is reached Use the SONG SEARCH buttons to select other songs 4 TOC EDIT indicator The TOC EDIT indicator lights when the TOC needs to be updated usually after a new recording or edit 5 Time Counter mode These indicators show the Time Counter mode When a MIDI tempo map is used the dis play shows measure and beat information ELAPSE This mode shows the time position within a song MD8 Owner s Manual Display 9 REMAIN This mode shows the time remaining for a song or when you are recording a new song it shows the available time remaining for the song on disc TOTAL This mode shows the time position within the entire disc 6 Title and function display Disc titles song titles functions messages and other information appear here Time counter The time counter shows the disc time in minutes seconds and frames 1 86 second or 1 30 second When the MIDI tempo map is used the display shows measure and beat informa tion Track level meters These track level meters show group signal levels in seven steps from 36 dB to CLIP With no disc loaded the meters display group signal levels Stereo level meters These level meters show the STEREO OUT signal levels from 20 dB to 12 dB in seven steps Repeat mode indicators These indicators show the Repeat modes REPEAT 1 The current song is played repeatedly One Song Repeat REPEAT ALL AII songs are playe
119. nal is selected for direct recording and the GRP indicators light up when the group signal is selected for recording MD8 Owner s Manual 10 Touring the MD8 Disc Transport Section 2 DISPLAY CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH5 CH6 CH7 O 2 REPEAT MARK SEARCH MARK Cmo 0 0 ADB LAST REC SEARCH SET Ot S ec ups DATA CURSOR 9 4 PHONES PUNCH I O v v Disc Transport buttons REHE This button is used to enter Rehearse mode The REHE indicators flash in Rehearse Pause mode and stay on continuously while rehearsal is in progress REC This button is used to enter Record mode The REC indicators flash in Record Pause mode and stay on continuously while recording is in progress PLAY This button is used to start normal playback start rehearsal and start recording It can also be used to cancel rehearsal and recording In this case normal playback continues from the point at which the PLAY button is pressed The PLAY indicators light up while playback is in progress and flash when playback is paused PAUSE This button is used to pause playback recording or rehearsal STOP TOC WRITE This button is used to stop playback rehearsal and recording It s also used to write the TOC data to disc when the MD8 is stopped AUTO PUNCH I O button This button is used to turn on the Au
120. ng technique that allows you to rerecord specific sections of an existing track The MD8 provides both manual and automatic punch in out operations Random Access The ability to access data instantly The MD8 quick locate functions allow you to locate any point instantly Tape based recorders do not have random access capabilities because they have to wind a tape which takes time SCMS Serial Copy Management System A protection system intended to pre vent illegal copying of music SCMS allows one time serial copying of copy protected mate rial If the source is not copy protected it s possible to make any number of digital to digital copies of the material If the source is copy protected however it s possible to make a first generation copy but further copies cannot be made from the first generation copy SCMS is only effective when copying via digital connections Recordings made via analog connections are not affected Signal Sounds travel through audio equipment as electrical signals Signal to Noise Ratio S N In an audio system the difference between the nominal signal level and the residual noise floor usually expressed as a ratio in decibels It s used as a measure of an audio system s noise performance Tempo Map A map containing the tempo and meter information for a song TOC Anacronym for Table Of Contents An area of the MD DATA disc used to store infor mation about what is recorded on the disc the disc
121. ngs After renumbering the songs the display will briefly show TOC is being updated amp to signal that the Note On the MD8 songs are recorded contiguously i e there are no gaps between them Other MD recorders however may record songs non contiguously i e scattered across a disc In this case songs cannot be renumbered Moving Songs The Song Move function allows you to move a song to a blank area Doing so means that you create a blank area on disc that can be used for adding material to the previous song Song Move also helps you reorganize the blanks on a disc If the first item on a disc is a blank area it can indeed be selected using the SONG SEARCH mea and gt gt buttons yet it will not be the first item that appears on the display when you press one of these buttons To get a clearer idea of how the material is organized on disc you may want to use the Disc Info function see page 61 Here is what happens when you use the Song Move operation Before Song Move After Song Move m m OOOO In other words the selected blank area and song are swapped To create a blank after Song 1 so that you can add a few choruses etc do the opposite i e move Song 3 in the second example to the Blank 1 position Note Moving a song that s only a few seconds in length may not extend the blank area This is a limitation of the MD disc format 1 Press EDIT to call up the Edit menu 2
122. nitoring directly from a recording medium to make sure that program material is being recorded correctly On an analog tape recorder signals are picked up by the playback head immediately after being recorded to tape by the record head This allows for confidence monitoring It is not possible on a tape recorder with combined record and play heads A DAT deck must have 4 heads inside one drum for confidence monitoring Cue There are two kinds of cue on the MD8 Monitor CUE and Cue List cue See Monitor CUE and Cue List Cue List The Cue List function allows you to compile a cue list i e a sequence of cues for playback using markers Cues are loaded into memory for continuous uninterrupted playback A new song can be created from the Cue List using the Cue List Copy function See Cue List Playback amp Copy on page 59 for more information DAT An acronym for Digital Audio Tape DAT recorders are especially popular in record ing studios for recording the final stereo mix DI Direct Inject A technique for connecting an electric guitar or bass guitar directly to a mixer The high output impedance of the guitar is matched with the low impedance of the mixer input using a DI Box Some instrument amplifier s feature a DI connection EQ An acronym for an audio equalizer The MD8 input channels feature three band EQ EXE An abbreviation for Execute This appears on the MD8 s display when you are prompted to confirm a functio
123. nput channel fader to adjust the level of the unprocessed signal You can apply the same effect to other channels using the corresponding AUX controls MD8 Owner s Manual Applying Effects when Recording 49 Applying Effects when Recording 1 To send an input channel signal to an effects processor set the FLIP switch to the up position the fader to the 7 8 mark and turn up an AUX control The input channel signal is sent to the effects processor Use the GROUP ASSIGN switches to assign the input channel signal to a group The input channel signal is sent to the specified group Set the effects processor as required To send the processed signal to the track press the 9 10 or 11 12 GROUP ASSIGN switch corresponding to the GROUP ASSIGN switch pressed in Step 2 and then turn up the 9 10 or 11 12 level control Use the 9 10 or 11 12 level control to balance the processed signal with the unprocessed signal that is coming directly from the input channel Use the input channel fader to adjust the level of the unprocessed signal Press MONITOR SELECT GROUP 1 3 or GROUP 2 4 to monitor both signals Hold down GROUP while pressing the REC SELECT switch that corre sponds to the track you want to record to With the balance set you re ready to record Applying Effects with Ping Pong 1 To send an input channel signal to an effects processor set the FLIP switch to the up position the fader to the 7 8 m
124. ns This connector retransmits the MIDI messages the MD8 receives via its MIDI IN connector Using the MD8 a Synchronized MIDI System The MD8 s MIDI OUT jack should be connected to the MTC input of your MIDI sequencer if you are using MTC ora normal MIDI IN if you are using MIDI Clock The MD8 transmits MTC or MIDI Clock during play record and rehearsal When the MIDI sequencer receives or MIDI Clock from MDS8 it locates to the same time position as MD8 and plays along in synchronization To control the MD8 using MMC messages connect its MIDI IN socket to the MIDI OUT socket of the device that transmits MMC messages Each MD8 song starts at 00 00 00 So you should start the MIDI sequencer song at 00 00 00 00 Your MIDI sequencer may allow you to specify a timecode offset This allows you to start the MIDI sequencer song at a different time About Tempo Maps For use with MIDI Clock a Tempo Map programmed using the Song Tempo function allows you to specify song tempo and meter time signature Each Tempo Map allows up to 26 tempo and 26 meter changes Tempo and meter changes are organized in steps from A to Z You can insert and delete steps as you like and they are automatically sorted If your song does not contain any tempo or meter changes the Tempo Map contains only a tempo and meter setting on the first beat of the first measure which is step A Each song can have its own tempo map which is stored automatically A T
125. onds of sound data loaded into memory The 1 5 seconds of sound data before the marker is played at a lower volume level so you can hear exactly where the marker occurs To play the first 1 5 seconds at normal volume and the remaining sound data at a lower level turn the CURSOR shuttle to the left You can toggle between these two playback modes by turning the CURSOR shuttle to the left or right Each time you do so the sound data is played Marker Position Marker Position MD8 Owner s Manual Adjusting Markers 55 4 Use the DATA dial to adjust the marker and the PLAY and the CURSOR shuttle to audition the new marker position The marker can be moved in 86 frame steps to a new position within the 10 seconds of sound data loaded into memory If you want to move the marker to a position beyond this range you must use the Adjust function several times You cannot move a marker beyond the pre vious or next marker 5 Press the ENTER button to store new position the message on the display once again reads gt Press the EXIT button if you don t want to store aie new marker position 6 When you ve finished press the EXIT or ADJUST button to leave the Adjust mode 7 Press the TOC WRITE button to update the TOC with the new marker positions MD8 Owner s Manual 56 Quick Search Functions Erasing Markers 1 Press the ADJUST button The display shows Use the DATA dial to sel
126. or Deletion Sorted Tempo Map R 881 274 Agel 24 B 05 6 8 Baga 6 8 TICE C 818 3 4 C 888 4 4 MD8 Owner s Manual Using MIDI Clock 79 The following example shows how sorting works when a tempo step is deleted Tempo Step For Deletion Current Tempo Map Sorted Tempo Map Saving a Tempo Map The Song Tempo Meter and Tempo settings are stored as soon as you update the TOC by pressing the TOC WRITE STOP button It will be automatically loaded when you select the song in question After setting or editing the Tempo Map the display automatically switches to the MEA SURE BEAT format to indicate measures 53555 beats 535 and clocks 73 rather than minutes seconds and frames the values given here are just examples Press the DISPLAY button to switch to another display format Selecting MIDI Clock for synchronization 1 Press the UTILITY button and use the DATA dial to select the MIDI Sync function Press the cu The display shows 7 Use the DATA dial to select MCLK MIDI Clock appears on the display and the MIDI CLK indicator to the left of the topmost line lights Press EXIT or UTILITY button to leave the Utility mode The 8 is now ready for synchronized operation When MIDI lights the MD8 stops playback at the end of each song It is turned off automatically if the Cue List or Program Play function is used MD8 Owner s Manual 80 The MD8 amp M
127. ounds are mixed with the sounds recorded on the MD8 and mixed down to a stereo master recorder CUE This switch selects the CUE bus as the monitor source This allows you to monitor track signals Unlike the other monitor sources the CUE monitor source changes when the MD8 starts recording or rehearsing For example during normal playback CUE allows you to monitor the sounds recorded on disc Obviously if nothing is recorded there s nothing to monitor When either record or rehearse is started however CUE allows you to monitor the sounds that are assigned to tracks for recording The application of this may not appear very obvious at the moment but all will become clear in the punch in out and ping pong recording sections Note Although you can monitor GROUP STEREO and CUE all at the same time there is a possibility that you ll monitor the same signal from two different points in the signal flow At first you may find it less confusing to select just one monitor source at a time MD8 Owner s Manual 24 First Session Multi Source Mixing 3 In addition to the eight disc tracks you can also connect external sound sources to the MIC LINE inputs and mix up to eight more sound sources with the disc tracks These extra sound sources are mixed using the CUE LEVEL and PAN controls The CUE MIX TO STE REO switch makes this possible When this switch is in the ON position the CUE bus signals are sent to
128. playback the song is located and then playback continues When they are used in Stop mode the song is located and then Pause mode is engaged Rewind amp Fast Forward There are two fast forward rewind functions that allow you to jump to the position you need Both are available at all times except when the CURSOR shuttle and DATA dial are used for setting values or selecting settings i e when the PITCH ADJUST EDIT or UTILITY indi cator lights Shuttle Playback Function Cue Review The outer rim of the CURSOR shuttle DATA dial which we have come to call the CURSOR shuttle allows you to fast forward or rewind at different speeds during playback During this operation the material on disc remains audible which is why these functions are also called Cue and Review The position of the CURSOR shuttle determines the Cue or Review speed the speed value will appear on the display Fast forward during playback CUE Normal speed CUE x0 5 CUE x2 CUE x4 CUE x8 CUE x16 CUE x32 T For 0 5x cue turn the shuttle up to 2x or higher and then back to the 0 5x position Rewind during playback REVIEW Normal speed REV x16 REV x32 1 Press the PLAY button to start playback 2 Turn the CURSOR shuttle to the right to fast forward temporarily increase the playback speed The display shows the value of the selected CUE speed see the above illustration MD8 Owner s Manual 52 Quick Search Functions 3 4
129. playback allows you to play all songs repeatedly All Song gt 4 Play Repeatedly Press the REPEAT button twice REPFAT ALL appears on the display Press the PLAY button to start playback All songs play repeatedly You can also start All Song Repeat during Play or Pause mode Press the REPEAT button to cancel All Song Repeat playback All Song Repeat playback is cancelled automatically when the STOP button is pressed MD8 Owner s Manual 58 Repeat Cue List amp Program Play A B Repeat MD8 Owner s Manual A B Repeat playback allows you to repeatedly play a section of a song Playback repeats between the specified A and B points which can be in separate songs Repeat A Point B Point Play Repeatedly Press the PLAY button to start playback Press the A C2 B button when you hear the beginning of the section that you want to repeat REPEAT A appears on the display Point A has been entered Press the A C B button again when you hear the end of the section that you want to repeat REPEAT B appears on the display Point B has been entered The section between points A and B is played repeatedly Press the REPEAT button to cancel A B Repeat A B Repeat playback is cancelled automatically when the STOP button is pressed The specified A and B points are not remembered when A B Repeat mode is cancelled To keep the A B points active use the PAUSE button instead
130. r 32x playback speed 0 5x cue only When using cue or review the time counter may stop occasionally MD8 Owner s Manual 12 Touring the MD8 Rear Panel Ss 49 POWER AC IN ON MOFF THRU OUT IN CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT FULLY INSERT D ACIN Connect the supplied power cord here POWER ON OFF switch This switch is used to turn on and off the MD8 MIDI IN OUT amp THRU The MD8 receives MMC MIDI Machine Control commands via the MIDI IN port and outputs MIDI Clock or MTC MIDI Timecode from the MIDI OUT port The MIDI THRU port outputs MIDI data received at the MIDIIN port MD8 Owner s Manual Rear Panel 13 D AX SEND LINE NATI g MIC LINE 11 10 4 IE 2 1i 0000 0000000000 FN 6660090009900090 c t ONeoOFF 1 2 3 COLD Fees PHANTOM 9 10 12 3 D AUX SEND Tip send These 1 4 inch phone jacks are used to send 1 4 phone plug the Aux Send signals to external effects pro cessors Connect them to the effects proces sors inputs Sleeve ground 5 LINE INPUT 9 10 11 12 These 1 4 inch phone jacks are used to con nect unbalanced electronic musical instru ments and other line level sound sources that have stereo outputs They can also be used to return the processed stereo signals from external ef
131. r for the XLR type MIC LINE BAL inputs on channels 1 and 2 Phantom power is used to power condenser microphones It should be turned off when devices other than condenser microphones are connected to these inputs Front Connectors D PHONES Tip left A pair of stereo headphones can be con 1 4 TRS phone plug Ring right nected here for monitoring The head phone signal is the same as the MONITOR OUT signal Sleeve ground 2 PUNCH I O An optional footswitch such as the Yamaha FCS can be connected here for foot controlled playback rehearsal recording or punch in out MD8 Owner s Manual 16 The First Session 3 The First Session This chapter explains how to record and mix your first MD8 session If this is your first time with a multitrack recorder we recommend that you start with this chapter and follow all the procedures closely When you ve completed this chapter have a look at subsequent chapters which explain more advanced MD8 functions and require a basic knowledge of MD8 and multitrack recording techniques Quick Start System The following illustration shows a basic MD8 recording system Monitors 20 Monitor Master Recorder lt 5 o SIE 3lOooo e Co I T TI E Headphones al
132. re the songs are combined and existing markers from both songs remain valid If the total number of markers including the new marker at the join point exceeds 10 you will not be able to access markers above the original Marker number 10 These higher mark ers are still stored however So if you delete one or more of the first ten markers they will reappear successively Song 1 before combine A A E before combine A A A after combine A A A A A Combine Point When songs are combined subsequent songs are renumbered For example Song 1 and Song 2 are combined into Song 1 The previous Song 3 then becomes Song 2 and so on MD8 Owner s Manual 68 Editing Songs amp Tracks Erasing Songs The Song Erase function allows you to erase individual songs which may be necessary to make room for new material you wish to record Press the EDIT button and use the DATA dial buttons to select the Song Erase function Press the ENTER Dutton The display shows 5 Use the DATA dial to select the song you want to erase For example zzi 2 Press the ENTER button The display shows Press the ENTER button to erase Press the EXIT button to cancel The selected song is erased and subsequent songs are renumbered i appears on the display as the TOC is updated The erased area becomes a recordable blank area Erasing Tracks MD8 Owner s Manual The Track Erase functio
133. re to update the TOC can result in data being lost For example if you record something but do not update the TOC your data will be lost if the MD8 is inadvertently turned off the power cord accidentally dis connected or a power failure occurs Note If you press the EJECT button while TOC EDIT is shown on the display the disc will not eject Press TOC WRITE STOP to update the TOC and then eject the disc MD8 Owner s Manual 4 Touring the MD8 2 Touring the MD8 This chapter takes you ona tour ofthe MD8 identifying the various parts to help you become familiar with your new recorder Topside View 1 DS 2 DS 4 10 11 1 2 MIC LINE INPUT LINE INPUT AUX SEND 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 GAIN 2 foam 2 foam foan Gan Gan B ee mme Pe jug nej ue P yee bd 7 7 7 7 FUP 7 FUP ES 7 FUP 7 FUP ER ER cue seg s gt cue pte 9 9 9 9 9 LINE Mic Wc LINES VO HO GROUP ASSIGN GROUP ASSIGN EN x x CUE MIX TO STEREO O 5 SIS DIO o gt 1 o gt
134. ry copying the song with the Song Copy function and then try and edit the copy SCMS protection system In this case editing is not allowed Cannot send a channel signal to the desired AUX SEND As well as turn up the AUX control you must raise the channel fader This is because the AUX SEND signal is sourced post fader i e after the fader Cannot make a Cue List Make sure that the selected song contains some markers Cannot play the Cue List Make sure not all steps in the Cue List are set for zero repeats n 0 Make sure that cues are entered in the correct order e g s gt e or 3 54 not e s or 4 3 MD8 Owner s Manual 92 Troubleshooting Symptom MIDI sequencer does not synchronize to the MD8 Advice Make sure that your MIDI sequencer supports MTC or MIDI Clock Make sure that the MD4 s MTC or CLK function is turned on MTC appears on the display when MTC is used and MASTER appears when MIDI Clock is used Make sure your MIDI sequencer is set to synchronize to an external MTC or MIDI Clock source Refer to the MIDI sequencer s user man ual The MD8 can locate quickly so some MIDI sequencers may not be able to synchronize immediately especially when the MD8 is in A B Repeat mode MMC remote control does not work Check whether you have assigned the correct Device ID number and whether the MD8 actually receives MMC messages
135. s Toners vere archon mation chown A A A A A te 7 o E Cue List a 5 gt 1 n 2 start song with double length Intro b 1 gt 2 n 2 repeat Verse A twice c 2 gt 3 n 1 Verse B d 6 gt 7 n 1 Lift 2 e 4 55 n 1 Chorus f 8 gt 9 n 1 Middle Eight g 3 gt 4 n 1 Lift 1 h 7 gt 8 n 2 Chorus B twice i gt n 2 repeat Ending twice for fade out New Song after Cue List Copy Intro Intro Verse A VerseA VerseB Lift 2 Chorus A Mid Eight 1 Chorus B Chorus B End 1 N JN N T T T T T T T c e T a b d f g h i MD8 Owner s Manual Pitch Applications 87 Pitch Applications Adjusting the pitch is common multitrack technique It s useful when recording instru ments that are slightly out of tune For example you ve recorded the drum and bass parts and now it s time to record the acoustic piano part However the piano is a little flat The easy way around this problem is to record the piano part at a lower pitch with the pianist playing a little slower When you play back the recording at normal pitch the piano part is in tune with everything else The Pitch function can also be used when recording a vocal phrase with high notes that a vocalist cannot quite reach For example drums bass guitar and lead vocals have already been recorded Now it s time to record the vocal
136. s light up The REHE indicators stop flashing and light up continuously You should now be able to hear the source tracks combined 10 Use the faders to balance the source track levels and apply EQ as required To monitor individual tracks press the MONITOR SELECT CUE button and use the indi vidual CUE LEVEL controls Repeat the ping pong rehearsal until you are satisfied with the combined sound Performing Ping Pong for Real 11 Press the 4 SONG SEARCH button to locate the beginning of the song 12 Press the REC button The REC indicators flash 13 Press the PLAY button to start recording The ping pong operation starts and the PLAY indicators light up The REC indicators stop flashing and light up continuously The meter of the destination track now reflects the level of the combined signal 14 When the song has finished press the STOP button Checking the Ping Pong Operation 15 Press the 4 SONG SEARCH button to locate the beginning of the song 16 Press the MONITOR SELECT GROUP switch that you pressed previously to monitor the destination track 17 Press the MONITOR SELECT STEREO switch to listen to the Stereo Bus signal Alternatively press MONITOR SELECT CUE and set the destination track s channel s FLIP switch back to MIC LINE up position You also need to set the CUE LEVEL control of the destination track to midway 18 Press the PLAY button to start playback You should now be a
137. t disappears Press the LAST REC SEARCH IN button This returns to the point at which recording started Connect a sound source to MIC LINE INPUT 2 8 If you connect a line level source set the GAIN control to LINE i e fully counterclockwise If you connect a microphone set the GAIN control midway The GAIN control is adjusted again later on in this procedure Set the FLIP switch to MIC LINE Set the channel s CUE LEVEL control to the to the 7 8 mark Raise the Channel s fader to the 7 8 mark Press the REC SELECT button of the track that you want to record The DIR indicator for that channel flashes Press the REC button The REC indicators flash indicating Record Pause mode The track meter shows the signal level and you should be able to hear the signal source Note You could press the REHE button instead to rehearse the overdub Adjust the GAIN control on the input channel so that the loudest sounds cause the meter to reach the 3 position If the meter goes beyond the 3 position into CLIP back off the GAIN control a little Press the PLAY button to start recording or Rehearsal Recording or Rehearsal starts and the time counter shows the recording time Use the input channel CUE LEVEL controls to balance levels with the tracks already recorded Press the STOP button to stop recording or Rehearsal Press the LAST REC SEARCH IN button This returns to the point at which record
138. technique also known as bounce down is used to free up tracks for further recording This is accomplished by bouncing down i e mixing and recording one or two existing tracks to an unused track Those tracks can then be used for further recording in which case their contents are overwritten You can thus record more than just eight tracks using this technique The only drawback is that once several tracks have been bounced you cannot adjust the individual sounds You can however balance the levels and apply EQ and effects during the actual ping pong operation The following illustration shows the ping pong technique Source Tracks 7 Track 4 Destination Track Tape based multitrack recorders always need at least one unused track for ping pong oper ations The MD8 however provides eight track playback with ping pong So you can record onall eight tracks and then bounce them down to one of those tracks This is possible because the MD8 is able to read audio data from a track before writing new audio data to it When the ping pong operation is complete the previous audio data on that track is lost However you can rehearse ping pong operations The following illustration shows eight track play back with ping pong MD8 Owner s Manual 42 Recording amp Mixing Techniques Track 8 Track 7 Track 6 Track 5 Sou rce Track 4 Tracks Track 3 Track 2 Track 1
139. tes MTC MIDI Timecode or MIDI Clock from the disc s internal sync signals So even in a synchronized MIDI system all eight tracks are available for sound recording How many songs can store on an MD DATA disc Up to 254 Is MD8 sensitive to knocks and vibration Within reason no The MD8 features a three second sound buffer for uninterrupted oper ation Do I have to clean the MD8 heads No MD8 Owner s Manual 91 Troubleshooting If you re having difficulty operating the MD8 or if it doesn t seem to work as expected look up the symptoms in the following table and follow the advice provided Symptom The MD8 cannot be turned on Advice Make sure the power cord is connected to a suitable AC wall outlet and plugged into the AC IN connector at the rear of the MD8 Make sure that the MD8 POWER switch is set to the ON position If you still cannot turn on your MD8 contact your Yamaha dealer Cannot listen to a connected music source Make sure that the FLIP switch is set to MIC LINE Raise the input channel fader Assign the input channel to a track using the GROUP ASSIGN switches Press the corresponding MONITOR SELECT GROUP switch Turn up the MONITOR LEVEL control Cannot record eight tracks Make sure that you are using an MD DATA disc not a MiniDisc Cannot record Make sure the disc s write protect tab is set to unprotect Be sure to press a REC SELECT button
140. the DATA dial to select MTC MIDI Timecode appears on the display and the MTC indicator to the left of the topmost line Press the ENTER button Press the EXIT or UTILITY button to leave the Utility mode The MD8 is now ready for synchronized operation When MTC is on the MD8 stops playback at the end of each song MTC is turned off auto matically if the Cue List or Program Play function is used The MD8 generates MTC at 30 frames second Setting the MIDI Sequencer The MIDI sequencer must be set to receive and synchronize to MIDI Timecode at 30 frames second Refer to your MIDI sequencer s user manual for more information MTC Cabling Note The illustration on page 74 shows the MIDI cable from the MD8 connecting to a dedicated MTC input on the MIDI sequencer That s because MTC is best kept separate from normal MIDI data If your MIDI sequencer does not have a dedicated MTC input however you may be able to merge the MTC signal with other MIDI data and connect that to the MIDI sequencer s normal MIDI input If your MIDI data is very busy i e contains a lot of real time Control Changes however you may experience synchronization delay problems For reliable operation keep normal MIDI data and MTC separate MD8 Owner s Manual 76 TheMD8 amp MIDI Using MIDI Clock Setting the MIDI Sequencer The MIDI sequencer must be set to receive and synchronize to an external MIDI Clock source Refer to
141. the disc contains some songs the disc title appears for a few seconds and then scrolls off the After that total number of songs on the disc is shown For example Recording the First Track The conventional method of multitrack recording is to assign input channels to group buses that feed signals to the recording device On the MD8 this is called group recording GRP In addition to group recording the MD8 features direct recording DIR which allows you to record input channels 1 to 8 directly to tracks 1 to 8 effectively bypassing the group buses Each method has its pros and cons GRP Use this method to record an input channel to a track other its corresponding track For example to record a balanced condenser microphone signal on input channel 1 to say track 7 The GRP method can also be used to mix signals from several input channels and record them to one or two tracks For example to record drum microphone signals on input channels 1 to 4 to say tracks 1 and 2 DIR Use this method to record an input channelto its corresponding track without having to set the GROUP ASSIGN buttons and PAN control Since the MD8 has only four group buses you cannot record more than four signals independently using the GRP method Using the DIR method however you can record 5 6 7 or 8 independent signals simulta neously in other words 8 track simultaneous recording Both methods are explained in this section
142. the unprocessed signal that is controlled by the fader So when you fade out a channel the signal from the effects processor fades too Connect an MD8 AUX SEND jack to the external effects processor s input Connect the processor s stereo outputs to the MD8 s LINE INPUTs 9 10 or 11 12 The odd channel s signal 9 or 11 is fed to the Left Stereo bus and Groups 1 and 3 The even channel s signal 10 or 12 is fed to the Right Stereo bus and Groups 2 and 4 So if you want to send the processed signal to both the left and right channels during mixdown or both odd and even groups when recording tracks you must connect it to both jacks of a pair i e 9 and 10 or 11 and 12 The following illustration shows how to connect an external effects processor to the MD8 Other equipment has been removed for clarity Effects processor 2 666 6000000000 Applying Effects at Mixdown 1 To send a signal to an effects processor set the input channel fader to the 7 8 mark and turn up an AUX control The input channel signal is sent to the effects processor and the Stereo bus Set the effects processor as required To mix the processed signal back into the stereo mix turn up the 9 10 and or 11 12 level controls Use these controls to balance the processed signal with the dry unprocessed signal that is coming directly from the input channel Use the i
143. time using the REMAIN Time Counter mode Press the DISPLAY button repeatedly until REMAIN appears on the dis play Note The REMAIN display always refers to the available recording time in the currently selected recording mode Press the PLAY button to start recording Recording starts and the Time Counter starts counting When you ve finished press the STOP button Recording stops Recording stops automatically when all available disc space is used up Press the TOC WRITE STOP button to update the TOC The TOC is updated Titling Discs amp Songs MD8 Owner s Manual When a disc with a title is first loaded into the 8 the title appears on the display for a few seconds and then scrolls off to the left When a song with a title is selected the title appears on the display next to the song number Titles make it easy to identify discs and songs Press the EDIT button and use the CURSOR shuttle DATA dial to select the Song Name or Disc Name function Press the ENTER button Use the CURSOR shuttle to move the cursor to the desired position Turning the CURSOR shuttle to the right moves the cursor to the second third etc char acter Turn it to the left to move the cursor backward Use the DATA dial to set characters The following characters are available Spaces are available between character rows When you ve finished press the TOC WRITE STOP button to update the TOC
144. tion For example fi This means that the area between the IN and OUT points will be erased from tracks 3 and 6 4 Press the ENTER butt 5 Press ENTER again to erase Press the EXIT button to cancel to signal that the Erase operation is performed You can abort the Part Erase operation at anytime by pressing the STOP button Data up to the point that you pressed the STOP button is erased MD8 Owner s Manual 70 Editing Songs amp Tracks Copying Tracks MD8 Owner s Manual The Track Copy function allows you to copy individual tracks The copy is recorded at the same volume level as the original Press the EDIT button to call up the Edit menu and use the DATA dial to select the Track Copy function Press the ENTER button Use the DATA dial to Select the source track For example me P Turn the CURSOR shuttle to the right to make the asterisk flash Use the DATA dial to Select the destination track For example Please bear in mind that the destination track is overwritten Press the ENTER Dutton The display shows Press ENTER again to Press the EXIT button to cancel The display shows 2 Za to signal that the copy operation is performed You can abort the track copy operation at anytime by pressing the STOP button Data up to the point where you pressed the STOP button is copied Copying Parts 71 Copying Parts
145. to Punch In Out function SONG SEARCH buttons These buttons are used to search for songs LAST REC SEARCH IN OUT amp SET buttons The SET button is used in combination with the LAST REC SEARCH IN OUT buttons to set the LAST REC IN Punch In and OUT Punch Out points The LAST REC SEARCH IN OUT buttons are used to locate the LAST REC IN and OUT points MD8 Owner s Manual Disc Transport Section 11 A C2 B Repeat buttons These buttons are used to enter the A and B points for A B Repeat REPEAT button This button is used to select the 1 Song All Song A B and Auto Punch Rehearse Repeat modes It s also used to cancel A B Repeat mode MARK SEARCH amp MARK buttons The MARK SEARCH buttons are used to locate song markers The MARK button is used to enter markers during recording or playback DISPLAY button This button is used to select the Time Counter mode ELAPSE REMAIN or TOTAL When the MIDI tempo map is used the display shows measure and beat information GROUP button Used in combination with the REC SELECT buttons this button is used to set tracks to record group signals REC SELECT buttons These buttons are used to select tracks for recording Pressing a REC SELECT button on its own sets the corresponding track to record input channel signals DIR Holding down the GROUP button and pressing a REC SELECT button sets the corresponding track to record group signals GRP EJECT button This button is used to ej
146. to channel 1 or 2 using INSERT I O The MD8 is now ready to record All you have to do to start recording is press the PLAY button So make sure that your music source is ready to go If you want to cancel Record Pause mode press the STOP button Press the PLAY button to start recording Recording starts and the time counter shows the recording time Press the STOP button to stop recording You ve now recorded your first track Listening to the First Track 1 Press the LAST REC SEARCH IN button This returns to the point at which recording started For the first recording this is always 00 00 00 Press the PLAY button to start playback You should now be able to hear what was recorded Adjust CUE LEVEL 1 as required If you don t hear anything recheck the preceding steps MD8 Owner s Manual 20 First Session Overdubbing x o M9 11 12 13 14 15 16 MD8 Owner s Manual Overdubbing is the technique used to record new sounds to empty tracks while listening to the sounds already recorded on other tracks The following overdubbing procedure can be used to record to Tracks 2 8 and you can use the GRP or DIR method the latter method is used in this procedure On the input channel previously used for recording set the fader to zero and set the GROUP ASSIGN switches to OFF Press the REC SELECT 1 button so as not to overwrite that track The flashing do
147. to select a track for record ing Also check whether you have selected the DIR or GRP recording mode In the latter case you need to assign the input signal to the group that can be accessed by the track you want to record to Use the CUE monitor controls to see if the signal is actually being sent to the track The level meters do not indicate signal levels Normally the level meters indicate disc signal levels To see the recording level you must press the REC button to engage Record Pause mode and press the corresponding REC SELECT button With no disc loaded the meters indicate group signal levels Cannot use the Auto Punch In Out function You must set the LAST REC IN and OUT points to access this func tion Cannot use the Auto Punch Rehearsal function Select a track for recording Cannot rehearse You cannot rehearse the first recording on a blank disc or blank area Record something first then use the Rehearse function Recordings play back at the wrong pitch You may have adjusted the pitch prior to recording a track Reset the pitch as required Cannot access the Part Copy function You must set the LAST REC IN and OUT points to access this func tion Cannot use the Punch In Out or Ping Pong functions Songs recorded on other MD equipment may be protected by the If a song was edited on another MD device the MD8 may not be able to use these functions In this case t
148. ts the Program If you haven t yet created a Program select EDIT not NEW Press the ENTER button The display shows 2 i the lower case OB 1 HP o N s means that the Program is being edited Use the CURSOR shuttle to select steps and the DATA dial to select a song for each step To reset a step select When you ve set all the required steps press the ENTER button The display shows 5 5 and the MD8 waits in Pause mode the upper case S indi cates that the Program can be or is being played Press the PLAY button to start Program playback The songs play back in the order specified in the Program Use the lt and gt gt SONG SEARCH buttons to select other steps in the Program and the PAUSE button to pause playback To stop playback press the STOP button When Program Playback is paused selecting the TOTAL Time Counter mode allows you to search for a specific point within the Program See Locating Specific Points on page 52 for more information Program Play settings are stored when the MD8 is turned off MD8 Owner s Manual Editing Songs amp Tracks 61 7 Editing Songs amp Tracks This chapter explains the edit functions that can be used with songs and tracks Viewing Disc Contents The Disc Info function allows you to view how the songs and blanks on a disc are organized Using this function is invaluable for the Song Move function
149. ua det 72 Display 2 4 es enete e pee mh e er ene rel tt e nee 72 Peak Holds ito Rete heuer estere tein e Nes en he 72 MD8 Owner s Manual vi 9 MD8 amp MIDI 73 Using the MD8 in a Synchronized MIDI System 73 About Tempo Maps sist vb eco ee Dea echten 73 Setting Up a Synchronized MIDI System 74 Using ais bere i Hea Wn pee Ce quere 75 Setting the MD8 for MTC Operation 75 Setting the MIDI Sequencer 75 MTE Cabling Note eee pes eade 75 Using MIDI Clock aie gee We coe we eR E Rey oa ere ens 76 Setting the MIDI Sequencer 76 Programming the Tempo 76 Selecting MIDI Clock for synchronization 79 Controlling the MD8 with MMC eee eens 80 Setting the MMC Device 81 Enabling oj x tee Re e Rem e ge wack 81 Tempo Map Chart cece eee eee eee enna 82 10 MD8 Applications 83 One Take Recording obese e ec ee iet 83 MIDI Hotniest dio c zs iter ters Croce b Ex 84 Using the MD8 with Another 85 Track transfer eter PIRE HTTP 85 11 Beyond the Basics
150. w reads THEKE ii Next the Pre Roll pore is located automatically The REHE indicators flash and the display shows The AUTO PUNCH IN and OUT indicators appear This is Multi Take Auto Punch Rehearse Standby mode Press the REC button to switch off Rehearse mode and activate REC mode instead The REC indicators flash and the display shows Record Standby mode i Thisis Multi Take Auto Punch If you re monitoring the track via CUE you ll hear the signal that is assigned to the selected track Press the PLAY button to start the Auto Punch In Out sequence starts and the PLAY indicators light up while the display flashes the message i The REC indicators continue to flash indicating Play Record Wait mode At the specified IN point punch in occurs i e recording starts The REC indicators stop flashing and light up continuously The IN indicator disappears If you re monitoring the track via CUE you ll hear the existing sounds playback until the IN point after which you ll hear the new sound that s being recorded At the specified OUT point punch out occurs i e recording stops The REC indicators go out and the OUT indicator disappears Playback continues up to the Post Roll point Then the Pre Roll point is located automati cally and the MD8 waits in Play Pause mode The message now flashes on the display signalling that the MD8 is ready to record the next take Press ENTER to
151. wever you must first locate area of the disc as explained below If there is only one Blank area it will be called ETN ores ee Blank Though a disc can contain up to 128 blank areas there will only be one Blank 1 as long as you do not erase or move previously recorded songs If you do the space they used to occupy will be called Blank 2 Blank 3 and so on That space can then be used for recording a new song To extend a song it must be followed by a blank area If songs are contiguous you may have to move a song see page 65 to create a blank area following the song you wish to extend Note Moving a song that s only a few seconds in length may not extend the blank area This is a limitation of the MD disc format Song Move n ES E s song sonar E sees Eg so ESSET Sona sax RST ork ESSI Sona sace Song 1 can be extended When extending a song NEW REC appears on the display when recording extended into the blank area You can use the REMAIN Time Counter mode to check how much recording time including the blank area is available For rehearsal the MD8 always stops at the end of a song A new song cannot be longer than the blank area you record it to If there is more than one blank on your disc be sure to select the longest one Searching for Blanks Blank X X represents a number is the top part of an unrecorded area on a disc To locate the blank press the SONG SEARCH
152. works with the REC SELECT buttons In Point Out Point 8 7 6 5 4 REC SELECT 2 1 Play Record MR Record Play REC PLAY REC SELECT PLAY STOP MD8 Owner s Manual Manual Punch In Out 31 Using a Footswitch 1 2 3 Connect an optional footswitch to the PUNCH I O jack front panel Locate to a position before the point at which you want to punch in Press the REC SELECT button or GROUP REC SELECT of the track that you want to record A dot flashes above the corresponding track indicator Press the REC button The REC indicators flash indicating Record Pause mode is engaged Press the footswitch to start playback Playback starts and the PLAY indicators light up The REC indicators continue to flash At the point where you want to punch in press the footswitch again Recording starts The REC indicators light up The dot above the track indicator stops flash ing and lights up continuously And the LAST REC IN indicator lights up indicating that the IN point has been stored If you re monitoring the track via CUE you ll hear the existing sounds playback until the footswitch is pressed After which you ll hear the new sound that s being recorded At the point where you want to punch out press the footswitch again Recording stops The REC indicators go off The dot above the track indicator flashes And the LAST REC OUT indicator lights up indicating that the OUT point has
153. your MIDI sequencer s user manual for more information Exact MIDI Clock operation depends on what external synchronization features your MIDI sequencer supports If it supports only basic MIDI Clock messages then it will start playback at 00 00 00 but will not be able to continue playback if the song is started from a position other than 00 00 00 In this case you will have to return to the beginning of the song each time you start playback on the MD8 If your MIDI sequencer supports MIDI Clock and MIDI Song Position Pointers you ll be able to start playback at any point in the song In this case your MIDI sequencer will locate to the current song position and play along in synchroni zation Because the MD8 can locate quickly some MIDI sequencers may not be able to syn chronize immediately with the MD8 especially when the MD8 is playing Repeat mode When MIDI Clock is on the MD8 stops playback at the end of each song MIDI Clock is turned off automatically if the Cue List or Program Play function is used Note This should be done before you start recording the first track Though you can also program the Tempo Map after recording a few tracks it will be next to impossible to syn chronize a sequencer to what you have recorded For best results we suggest you use the sequencer to supply a metronome signal when you start tracking Programming the Tempo Map MIDI Clock synchronization of an external sequencer or computer is

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