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Yamaha KX8 Musical Instrument User Manual

1. Only one plug can be inserted in each jack PB On ST AUX CUE E LR12 LR 5 REC lt a INSERT 1 O teg 5 Bi PB o PAN Recorder h 2 AP lt 23 Band EQ i Ti e MIC REC PB 44 LINE i p pi p t FLIP x o 7 Q is GAIN Q Z g AUX Lig ge g o gt E E SE CUE LEVEL CUE PAN lt ej es lt e INSERT 1 O Le peue 5 Bi PB o PAN Recorder h 2 Aa lt 23 Band EQ i gt T2 5 MIC REC PB oe LINE p Y p FLIP I o Q Ms GAIN i Q Z g AUX o ye g o gt rs E EE EE CUE LEVEL CUE PAN lt lt lt MIC LINE TRACK INPUT DIRECT OUT lt lt in 5 O nag z PB PAN Recorder h 2 3 Band EQ Tr3 3 JAS ae Hf gt t REC PB es 4 iP Sa GAIN 52g AUX ers 4 ae o gt k l Beda CUE LEVEL CUE PAN lt lt lt lt lt lt 5 D mna PAN Recorder A 8 HE Tr REC PB AUX A o gt Hooo E h CUE LEVEL CUE PAN lt lt 4 l 4 2 L STEREO STEREO OUT I i t ue gt 2 R 5 IY aa i oye pes 5 6 STEREO 6 NY j 4
2. Tip This setting is remembered even if the power is turned off E Setting the MMC Device ID If there is more than one M MC slave a single command will control all MMC slaves since MMC commands are common to all devices H owever in some cases such as when specifying the tracks for recording you may wish to control only a specific M M C slave device In such cases you can set the MMC DevicelD so that the MMC master will control only a specific M MC slave device 1 Press the UTILITY button rotate the DATA dial to make the display read MMC Dev ID and press the ENTER button Thedisplay will indicatethe currently selected Device ID With thefactory settings the Device ID is set to 1 and thedisplay will indicate DEV ID 1 2 Rotate the DATA dial to select the Device ID 1 127 3 Press the ENTER button to confirm the selection 4 Press the UTILITY button or the EXIT button to return to normal operation Note Set theM MC Master device so that it will transmit MMC to the ID you specified here Tip This setting is remembered even if the M D4S is turned off MDS Owner s Manual 100 Appendix Appendix Q amp A Section This section is intended to answer your questions about the M D4S and MD DATA discs What s the difference between MiniDiscs and MD DATA Discs M iniDiscs were designed to store mono and stereo sound data MD DATA discs were origi nally designed to store co
3. Current location Start marker Marker 1 Marker 2 Marker 3 End marker i gt Tip Themarker indicator in the display shows the marker that corresponds to the current location When an indicator for a marker you inserted is blinking the current location is between that marker and the next marker Current location Start marker Marker 1 Marker 2 Marker 3 End marker A A A Marker indicator 5 gt D 2 3 E Adjusting the location of a marker or auto punch in out point H ere s how you can make fine adjustments in steps of a single frame to the location of a marker or an auto punch in out point This procedure can be performed when the M D4S is stopped or when it isin playback pause mode 1 Press a MARK SEARCH button or a LAST REC SEARCH button to locate to the marker or auto punch in out point whose location you wish to adjust 2 Press the ADJUST button If you pressed a M ARK SEARCH button in step 1 the display will indicate MARK X ADJST X will bethenumber of the marker that you selected and M ARK X will be blinking If you pressed a LAST REC SEARCH button the display will indicate IN ADJST auto punch in point or OUT ADJST auto punch out point At this time you can rotate the DATA dial to select another marker or auto punch in out point MDS Owner s Manual 64 Advanced recording techniques M 3
4. MDS Owner s Manual 66 Advanced recording techniques Various playback functions This section explains the various playback functions offered by the M D4S Play forward backward at various speeds Cue Review During playback you can operate the CURSOR shuttle to play forward cue or backward review at various speeds This is a convenient way to find the desired location within a song Press the PLAY button to begin playback Move the CURSOR shuttle to right or left to Cue or Review The cue review speed will depend on the angle to which you move the CURSOR shuttle Cue play forward TX speed Display 32X speed Cue x32 16X speed Cue x16 2X speed 4X speed 8X speed CURSOR shuttle Display CueHALF Tw Review play backward Normal playback 32X speed Rev x32 16X speed Rev x16 1 2X speed 4X speed 8X speed M CURSOR shuttle 3 Wf Note Itisnot possibleto movedirectly from normal playback to 1 2X speed cue You must move the CURSOR shuttle toward the right to select 2X cue or faster and then return the CURSOR shuttle to the 1 2X speed cue position If you press the ENTER button while using cue review the cue review will be locked fixed Cue review will continue even if you release the CURSOR shuttle When you press the PLAY button cue review will be canceled and normal playback will resume from that location If cue review
5. 1 Playback i record ready Record Playback REC PLAY gt E Multi take auto punch in out M ulti take auto punch in out allows you to perform auto punch in out recording two or more times then to audition all takes including the original and select the best take M ulti take auto punch in out allows you to record up to 99 takes as long as blank area remains Connect an audio source to the MD4S and press a REC SELECT button or the BUS button REC SELECT button to select the track that you wish to record Set the auto punch in out points See Specify the auto punch in out points on page 55 for more information Press the AUTO PUNCH I O button The display will indicate SINGLE TAKE Rotate the DATA dial to make the display read MULTI TAKE Press the ENTER button Thedisplay will indicate TAKE 1 Load for ashort time Then theAUTO PUNCH MULTI indicator will light indicating that multi take auto punch in out has been selected The dis play will indicate TAKE 1 Rehe and the M D4S will bein auto punch in out rehearsal pause mode Rehearsing the auto punch in out multi take Press the PLAY button to begin rehearsing the auto punch in out In the same way asin single take auto punch in out the monitor signal of the track selected for recording will switch from the track playback to the recording source between the auto punch in out
6. Synchronization using MIDI Clock E Transmit MIDI Clock from the MIDI OUT connector of the MD4S M ake MIDI Sync settings so that the MIDI OUT connector of the M D4S will transmit MIDI Clock messages Press the UTILITY button rotate the DATA dial to make the display read MIDI Sync and press the ENTER button Thedisplay will indicate the currently selected MIDI Sync setting If MIDI Sync is off the dis play will indicate Sync OFF Rotate the DATA dial to make the display read MIDI CLOCK TheMIDI indicator in the display will light to indicate MIDI CLOCK Press the UTILITY button once again to return to normal operation E Programming a tempo map Tempo and meter time signature data can be programmed into a M D4S song For each song you can program 26 steps A Z each of tempo data and meter data allowing you to change tempo and meter during the song Before you start programming a tempo map it will be convenient to use the Tempo M ap Chart on page 111 to makea note of the measures at which the tempo or meter changes Press the ENTER button rotate the DATA dial to make the display read Song Tempo and press the ENTER button The display will indicate M eter Setup or Tempo Setup Rotate the DATA dial to select Meter if you wish to program time signature data or Tempo if you wish to program tempo data Then press the ENTER button Thedisplay will indicate Edi
7. o e o o e o e o Auto Punch Record Standby Stop Auto Punch Rehearse Standby PAUSE button operation PWNE STOP button operation Effective only when a REC SELECT button is pressed After locating the Pre Roll point the Auto Punch In Out sequence starts Auto Punch Record Wait Auto Punch Rehearse Wait Note For theoptional Yamaha FC5 Footswitch operation is initiated when the footswitch is pressed not when it s released This may differ however with other footswitches MDS Owner s Manual 90 Advanced recording techniques M MIDI functions TheM D4S isan ideal device for recording vocals guitar or other acoustic instruments but by using its MIDI functionality you can synchronize it with a M IDI sequencer or with another M D45 or control the transport of the M D4S from an external MIDI device This section explains how to usethe MIDI functionality of the M D4S Synchronizing the MD4S with a MIDI sequencer TheM D4S allows you to select either MTC or MIDI Clock synchronization data for out put from its MIDI OUT connector This synchronization data can be transmitted to a MIDI sequencer to make the MIDI sequencer follow and synchronize to the M D4S In this type of synchronized M IDI system the M D4S will be the master and the MIDI sequencer will bethe slave E Connecting the MD4S with a MIDI system TheM D4S can be con
8. Editing functions 83 2 Press the ENTER button to execute the Song Renumber operation When the songs have been renumbered the TOC will automatically be updated Note SomeM D recorders other than theYamahaM D4S M D4or M D8 dividethesong data into multiple areas on the disc Song Renumber cannot be used on such songs Before Song Renumber After Song Renumber MDS Owner s Manual 84 Advanced recording techniques M 4 Other functions The following pages explain other functions of the M D4S Adjusting the record playback pitch Pitch function The Pitch function lets you adjust the record playback pitch This is useful when you need to record a instrument that cannot be easily tuned such as an acoustic piano together with pre viously recorded instruments The Pitch function is available when the M D4S is recording playing stopped or paused Turning the Pitch function on off Press the PITCH button The display will indicate the Pitch setting With the factory settings the display will indicate FIX 00 00 Amount of VARI FIX fixed variable pitch change Rotate the CURSOR shuttle to tum the Pitch function on VARI or off FIX FIX fixed 0 The display will blink FIX and the FIX pitch indicator will light The Pitch function will be turned off and the pitch will be fixed at the nor mal setting VARI variable The display will blink
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10. Rear panel MONITOR STEREO TRACK OUT OUT 2TRIN DIRECT OUT MIDI L L 3 1 THRU OUT IN ACIN AUX SEND i POWER ON m OFF JOO TO 1 2 3 45 6 CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT FULLY INSERT POWER switch This switch is used to turn the M D4S on and off AC IN Connect the included power cable here AUX SEND 1 2 jacks These are 1 4 phone jacks that output the signals from the input channels as adjusted by the AUX controls input channel 5 Normally they are used as effect send jacks to send signals to external effect processors page 45 MONITOR OUT jacks These are RCA phono jacks that output the monitor signal selected by the MONITOR SELECT switch monitor master J Connect them to your hi fi system or to amplified monitor speakers STEREO OUT jacks These are RCA phono jacks that output the signal of the ST bus that has passed through the STEREO fader monitor master L During mixdown connect these jacks to the inputs of your master recorder 2TR IN jacks These are RCA phono jacks for connecting a line level stereo device Normally they are connected to the output jacks of your DAT or other master recorder TRACK DIRECT OUT 1 4 jacks These are RCA phono jacks which individually output the signals from tracks 1 4 the signals currently being recorded played Normally they are used to connect the M D4S to th
11. TheREC indicator will change to be steadily lit and recording will begin on the track selected by the REC SELECT buttons MDHS Owner s Manual 54 Advanced recording techniques M 5 When you arrive at the location where you wish to punch out press the REC SELECT button once again Thetrack record indicator will go dark recording will end and playback will resume Punch in point Punch out point Record pause Playback REC PLAY REC SELECT PLAY STOP CH3 d o ly y RC 5 SELECT 2 1 Playback record ready Record __ E Punch in out using a foot switch If you connect a separately sold FC5 foot switch to the PUNCH 1 0 jack located on the front panel of the M D4S you can punch in out using the foot switch This method is convenient when the same person is both playing an instrument and operating the M D4S to punch in out e Foot switch Foot switch connections M ake preparations for manual punch in out Follow steps 1 6 of Punch in out using the REC button on page 52 to prepare for manual punch in out Press the foot switch TheREC indicator will continue blinking and track playback will begin Press the foot switch at the location where you wish to punch in TheREC indicator and thetrack record indicator will change to steadily lit and recording will begin on the track selected by the REC SELECT button Press the foot switch at the
12. position the effect will be applied to the playback sound of track 1 or 2 MDHS Owner s Manual 46 Advanced recording techniques M Using the AUX SEND jacks When the AUX SEND jacks of the M D4S are used a single external effect processor can be used simultaneously by two or more input channels For example when you are re recording several channels to two tracks or when mixing down you can use this method to apply an effect such as delay or reverb while adjusting the depth of the effect independently for each channad track Applying an effect with a different depth for each track as you mixdown MD4S Master recorder Track 1 Drums Stereo mix Track 2 Guitar Track 3 Bass Track 4 Vocal AUX SEND jacks ol JOHH H Effect processor When using the AU X SEND jacks to connect an external effect processor connect the AU X SEND jacks 1 or 2 to the input jacks of the external effect processor and connect the output jacks of the effect processor to LINE INPUT jacks 5 and 6 or 7 and 8 Effect processor 1 Effect processor 2 H a Output jack L R Input jack Out Input jack External effect connections when using the AUX SEND jacks With this setup rotating the AU X controls of the input channels toward the 1 or 2 position will mix thesignals from t
13. 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 generates 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 The above statements apply ONLY to those products
14. 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 Damage 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 4 Important Important Read the Following Before Operating the MD4S Warnings Do not allow water to enter this unit or allow the unit to become wet Fire or electrical shock may result e Connect this unit is power cord only to an AC outlet of the type stated in this Owner s M anual or as marked on the unit Failure to do so is a fire and electrical shock hazard e Do not scratch bend twist pull or heat the power cord A damaged power cord isa fire and electrical shock hazard e Do not place heavy objects including this unit on top of the power cord A damaged power cord isa fire and electric
15. Press the ENTER button The display will indicate AdjstLoad for a short time Then the display will change to ADJST 0 and thetrack will play back for approximately 1 5 seconds before and after the point you selected in step 1 At this time there will bea volume difference between the first 1 5 seconds and the last 1 5 seconds so that you can hear exactly where the marker occurs Press the PLAY button and while listening to playback 1 5 seconds before and after the marker rotate the DATA dial to adjust the location of the marker in single frame units 11 6 ms When you rotate the DATA dial to movethe marker backward or forward the display will indicate ADJST XXX XXX isthe number of frames that the marker was moved Asnecessary rotate the CURSOR shuttle to invert the high low volume change By rotating the CURSOR shuttle to left or right you can invert the high low volume change that occurs between the first 1 5 seconds and the last 1 5 seconds If the display indicates the first 1 5 seconds will be played at a lower volume if the display indicates the last 1 5 seconds will be played at alower volume CURSOR shuttle Display Playback volume 11 5 sec 1 5 sec 11 5 sec 1 5 sec gt ss Marker or auto punch in out point Marker or auto punch in out point Tip 1 5 seconds before and after the marker will also playback immediately after you rotate the CURSOR shuttle If
16. Recording the first track Direct Recording On the M D4S thesignals that areinput to the MIC LINE INPUT jacks 1 4 can be recorded directly to tracks 1 4 direct recording Since you simply need to connect the audio sourceto MIC LINE INPUT jack 1if you wish to record on track 1 or to MIC LINE INPUT jack 3 if you wish to record on track 3 this method is convenient when you will be recording each part separately In this example we will explain how to record your first audio source on track 1 Preparations for recording MDU4S Owner s Manual ona SEARCH E Find a blank area A new song can be recorded only on a blank area If you wish to record anew song on adisc that already contains recorded material you must begin by finding a blank area Unrecorded area Press the SONG SEARCH gt gt button several times to find the blank area When a blank area has been found the display will indicate BLANK X where X is the number of the blank area Note Since new discs or discs that have been erased are entirely blank this step is not necessary Note With normal recording operations there will be only one blank area H owever if you move or delete songs multiple blank areas may be created See Editing functions on page 73 for more information If there is more than one blank area the time available for consecutive recording may differ dependi
17. THD N Less than 0 02 1 kHz S N 96 dB typ Rec Play Locate 4 track independent simultaneous record play Recording time 37 min Dubbing with 4 track playback Auto amp Manual Punch In Out 11 6 ms accuracy Four track 37 min Stereo 74 min or Mono 148 min record play Repeat play A B Single song All song Vari pitch 10 Start and End point of Song Direct Time Locate 10 Marker locate points for each song Last Recording In Out point Cue amp review 0 5x 2x 4x 8x 16x 32x play speed Disc Editing Disc Erase Song Editing Copy Move Divide Combine Renumber Erase Track Editing Track Copy Part Copy Track Erase Part Erase Title Editing Disc title Song title Panel Controls REC SELECT buttons 1 4 BUS button Transport buttons PLAY STOP PAUSE REC REHE SONG SEARCH RECT Mode buttons AUTO PUNCH I O EDIT UTILITY ADJUST PITCH PEAK HOLD DIS PLAY EXIT CURSOR shuttle DATA dial Locate buttons MARK MARK SEARCH LAST REC IN OUT SEARCH SET REPEAT ACB MIDI MIDI IN OUT THRU jacks Display FLD Fluorescent Display Mixer MIC LINE IN CH1 2 Balanced phone jack x2 10 to 50 dB MIC LINE IN CH1 2 Balanced XLR x2 10 to 50 dB inputs MIC LINE INPUT CH3 4 Unbalanced phone jack x2 10 to 50 dB p LINE INPUT CH5 8 Unbalanced phone jack x4 10 dB INSERT IN OUT CH 1
18. TOC An acronym 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 title song titles and so on Tracking A track is an area used to record and playback an individual audio signal The M D4S has four tracks each of which can be recorded played independently Recorders likethe M D4S which have multiple tracks are called multi track recorders MTR 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 M DAS faders is at the 7 8 mark MDS Owner s Manual Tempo Map Chart Tempo Map Chart 111 Meter Time Ste P cde ts Signature A 001 Tempo Step gt Measure Beat 001 1 Tempo N lt x S lt c a wn a O v ol z Sle x Ir o ma mol ola OO OO E EI E SN E O S E E O E T E E E N lt x S lt c 4 v 2 O v O 2 Z r Z 0l nim olol o MDS Owner s Manual YAMAHA Multitrack Recorder Model MD4S MIDI Implementation Chart Date 11 02 1998 Version 1 0 Function
19. Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default X X Channel Changed X X Default X X Mode Messages X X Altered KKKKKKKKKKKKKK x Note X X Number True Voice a a BR iy X Note On X X VOTOCTEY Note Off X X After Keys X X Touch Ch s X X Pitch bend X X Control x x Change Prog X X Change True KKKKKKKKKKKKKK xX System Exclusive X O xI Beets Song Pos O X X2 lee Song Sel X X 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 received in MTC Sync slave mode MTC quarter frame messages are transmitted in MTC Sync master Notes mode 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 Index Numerics 2TRIN jacks 23 2 track 2TR 11 4 track 4TR 11 A A CDB button 68 A B Repeat 68 A CDB repeat button 17 ACIN 23 Adding sounds during mixdown 42 ADJUST button 18 63 65 Advanced recording techniques 35 All Song Repeat 67 Applying an effect during ping pong recording 48 Applyingan effect only to themonitor signal 50 Applying effects 44 Applying effects during mixdown 47 ATRAC 108 AUTO PUNCH 1 0 button 17 Auto punch indicator 21 auto punch in point 55 auto punch in out 55 56 58 auto punch in out points 62 auto punch out point 55 AUX bus 108 AUX control 14 AUX SEND 1 2 jacks 23 AUX SEND jacks
20. YAMAHA MULTITRACK MD RECORDER MDHS Owner s Manual THRU aTRIN TRACK STEREO MONITOR mo DIRECT OUT our our a a AUX SEND LINE INPUT MIC LINE INPUT INSERT M Di B3 a CUE MIXTO STEREO MONITOR SELECT 2RN YAMAHA MDH S wumesceoreconoen stereo AUTO LOADING 6 5 4 3 2 1 o EJECT O Q PEAK HOLD DISPLAY ee aowusT EDT uTLy eee OD DATA _CURSOR ae T STEREO PHONES PUNCH vo 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
21. 2 TRS phone jack x2 10 dB 2TRIN L R Phono x2 10 dB TRACK DIRECT OUT 1 4 Phono x4 10 dB STEREO OUT L R Phono x2 10 dB Outputs MONITOR OUT L R Phono x2 10 dB AUX SEND 1 2 PHONES OUT Phone jack x2 10 dB Stereo phone jack 8 40 Q Frequency response 20 Hz 20 kHz 1 3 dB 3 band 15 dB LOW 100 Hz shelving MID Peaking 2 5 kHz HIGH 10 kHz Shelv g ing MASTER Channel Stereo Fader 45 mm Monitor Level control Monitor Select buttons 2TR IN STEREO Features CUE CUE MIX TO STEREO buttons 0 dB is referenced to 0 775 V r m s MDS Owner s Manual 106 Appendix General Power Requirements USA amp Canada 120 V 60 Hz Others 230 V 50 Hz Power Consumption 24W Dimensions W x H x D 413 x 109 5 x 388 mm Weight 5 2 kg Operating Conditions Temperature 5 C 35 C 41 F 95 F Humidity 10 95 Supplied Accessories AC power cord Owner s Manual Optional Accessories FC5 Footswitch Dimensions W 413 Unit mm Specifications subject to change without notice MDS Owner s Manual Block Diagram MIC LINE INPUT jacks 1 and 2 accept either phone or XLR plugs Block Diagram 107 Tr3 gt Tr4 gt Trt gt Tr2 gt
22. 2 following it there will be no blank area following song 1 and thereforeit will not be possibleto record additional material to extend thelength of song 1 In such cases you can move song 1 to blank area 1 so that additional material can be recorded onto the end of song 1 Tip Beforeperforming theSongM oveoperation itisagood ideato check Disc nformation to see the arrangement of songs and blank areas For details refer to page 86 Move song 1 to blank area 1 Song 1 Song 2 Blank area 1 Blank area 2 Song 2 Song 1 Blank area 1 Blank area 2 Song 2 Song 1 Blank area 1 Now the length of song 1 can be extended When a song is moved its location on disc will change but the song numbers will not be exchanged Exchanging the order of songs Song Renumber Song Renumber is an operation that rearranges the numbers of the songs on disc After you have used the Song M ove operation you can use the Song Renumber if you want the song numbers to match their sequence on disc Tip To avoid confusion werecommend that you assign anameto your songs before using the Song Renumber operation See Titling discsand songs on page 85 for moreinformation Press the EDIT button rotate the DATA dial to make the display read Song Renum and press the ENTER button The display will ask Renum EXE If you decide to cancel the Song Renumber operation press the EXIT button D amp S Owner s Manual
23. 46 backward review 66 blank area 12 27 Bus 108 BUS button 17 C Check the recording level 27 Clipping 108 CUE bus 108 Cue List 68 69 70 108 cue mix function 15 43 CUE MIX indicator 20 CUE MIX TO STEREO switch 15 43 CUE PAN CUE LEVEL controls 14 Cue Review 66 CURSOR shuttle 18 D DAT 108 DATA dial DATA 18 DATA dial and CURSOR shuttle 61 direct recording 26 disc 10 disc contents 86 Disc Erase 86 Disc transport buttons 16 Display 19 display brightness 88 DISPLAY button 18 Display M assages 103 EDIT button 18 Editing functions 73 EJECT button 17 end marker 63 ENTER button 18 EQ 108 EQ controls 14 EXIT button 18 extend the length of Song 12 79 81 86 F Fader 14 Find ablank area 27 FIX fixed 84 FLIP switch 13 Foot switch 54 89 108 Frame 88 108 Function buttons 18 G GAIN control 13 Index 113 IN OUT indicators 21 Input channel 108 INSERT I O jacks 22 44 Inserting amarker 62 L LAST REC SEARCH IN button 62 LAST REC SEARCH IN OUT button 17 LAST REC SEARCH OUT button 62 last record in point 55 62 last record out point 55 62 Level 5 6 7 8 controls 15 LINE INPUT 5 8 jacks 22 Locate 108 M M anual punch in out 52 53 54 MARK button 17 62 MARK SEARCH lt BI button 17 62 M arker indicators 21 63 Markers 62 MD DATA 10 108 MIC LINE INPUT 1 2 jacks 22 MIC LINE INPUT 3 4 jacks 22 MIDI 109 Implementation c
24. 6 ms of data i e 512 samples of ATRAC sound data at 44 1 kH z There are approximately 86 frames in a second Using the FrameDisp function you can select between 86 MD and 30 MTC frames per second Input channel An input channel is a section of the mixer that individually processes an input signal After a signal isinput to an input channa it is sent through the EQ to adjust its tone its volume level is adjusted and then it is routed to a variety of output jacks Locate To locate means to moveto a specific point in the song The M D4S provides a variety of Locate functions that allow you to jump instantly to the desired location See Quick search functions on page 61 for moreinformation MD DATA A compact data storage medium designed to store computer type data Although similar to M iniDiscs they are not interchangeable MD DATA discs come in two varieties playback only and rewritable M D4S uses the rewritable type for recording See Buying discs for the M D4S on page 10 for more information MDS Owner s Manual Glossary 109 MIDI An acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface An internationally agreed stan dard that allows electronic musical instruments and audio equipment to communicate MIDI Clock A clock signal transmitted as M IDI data MIDI Clock refers to a timing signal and Start Continue and Stop commands The M D4S can supply MIDI Clock to aM IDI sequencer for synchroni
25. D amp S Owner s Manual Editing functions 79 4 Press the ENTER button once again to execute the Song Erase operation The display will indicate Erase EXE and the TOC will be updated automatically when the song has been erased Tip If there are three consecutive songs as shown in the following diagram erasing the middlesongwill create anew blank area that isindependent of theother blank area Now you can either record anew song in the blank area or extend the length of Song 1 Erase song 2 p Song 1 Blank area 2 Song 2 Blank area 1 Note When you erase a song the numbers of all subsequent songs will be updated Splitting a song into two Song Divide Song Divideisa function that splits a song into two parts The Program Play function page 71 can be used to rearrange the playback order of the newly divided parts 1 Locate to the point at which you wish to divide the song and stop or pause playback 2 Press the EDIT button Then rotate the DATA dial to make the display read Song Divide and press the ENTER button The display will ask Divide EXE If you decideto cancel the Song Divide operation press the EXIT button now 3 Press the ENTER button once again to execute the Song Divide operation When the song has been divided the TOC will automatically be updated If markers had been placed in the original song markers earlier than the Divide point will remain in the original song a
26. ENTER button 3 With the display showing Pre Xsec X will be a number of 0 9 rotate the DATA dial to set a pre roll length of 0 9 seconds 4 After you have made the pre roll setting press the ENTER button 5 Rotate the DATA dial until the display indicates Post Xsec X will be a num ber of 0 9 and rotate the DATA dial to set a post roll length of 0 9 seconds 6 After you have made the post roll setting press the ENTER button 7 Press the UTILITY button once again to return to normal operation Note Pre roll post roll time settings are remembered even if the M D4S is turned off E Single take auto punch in out There are two types of auto punch in out single take in which auto punch in out is per formed only once and mult take in which punch in out can be performed two or more times after which you can select the best take H ere we will explain the procedure for single take auto punch in out 1 Connect the audio source to the MDAS and press the REC SELECT button or the BUS button REC SELECT button to select the track that you wish to record 2 Set the auto punch in out points See Specify the auto punch in out points on page 55 for more information 3 Press the AUTO PUNCH I O button The display will indicate SINGLE TAKE 4 Press the ENTER button TheAUTO PUNCH SINGLE indicator in the display will light indicating that single take auto punch in out has been
27. Ending marker 5 Use the CURSOR shuttle to select a parameter and rotate the DATA dial to modify the setting Therange of each parameter is as follows Step siccrsaticacsacisscicnctacs A Z while programming this is shown as lowercase letters a z Beginning ending markers s 1 10 e numerals are marker numbers s and e are the start marker and end marker respectively Number of repeats 00 00 0 99 Tip If you rotatethe CURSOR shuttle to the right when the Number of Repeats parameter is selected you will advance to the next step If you rotatethe CURSOR shuttle toward the left when the Step parameter is selected you will return to the previous step If a cue list has been programmed as shown below the portion between the start marker and marker 1 will be repeated twice between marker 2 and marker 3 repeated twice and between marker 3 and marker 4 repeated four times Cue List S gt 1 22 53 3 gt 4 2 gt 3 3 gt 4 5 gt 7 s gt 1 S gt 1 S gt 1 5559 5 H B 5 5 iow ot O tot bt wet OOON FF BN ND a b es d e Ei g h i 5 Playing a Cue List 6 After you have finished programming the desired steps press the ENTER button Thedisplay will ask List PLAY 7 Press the ENTER button once again The display will indicate the first step A and the M D4S will bein Cue List playback pause mode During cuelist playback the steps wil
28. STEREO OUT jacks Turn on the MONITOR SELECT STEREO switch TheST buswill be selected as the signal source for monitoring Now you can use headphones or monitor speakers connected to the PH ONES jack or MONITOR OUT jacks to monitor the same signal asis being output from the STEREO OUT jacks Set the STEREO fader to the 7 8 mark Press the SONG SEARCH I lt button to locate to the beginning of the song the start point and press the PLAY button to begin playback Mixdown 33 While listening through the headphones or monitor speakers use the faders PAN con trols and EQ controls of input channels 1 4 to adjust the mixdown First usethe PAN controls to set the left right bal ance Next adjust the faders to set the volume bal ance of each track At the ideal level the 12 mark of the stereo level meter should light occasionally M ake fine adjustments to the STEREO fader as necessary Finally usethe EQ controls as desired to adjust the tone and re adjust the volume levels if necessary LINAS A MiC p z Gi E T k v t 2 ee WES z gt v RS ala oF HIGH 7 3 E S N 6 Record to your master recorder When the mix balance is complete you can record the result to your master recorder Put your master recorder in record mode and playback the MD4S song from the beginning When the mixdown is finished stop the MDAS and the master recorder E Liste
29. also stop Tip Itis also possible to manually punch in out on the slave M D4S In this case press the PLAY button instead of the REC button in step 2 and then start the MTC master M D4S When you reach the desired punch in point press the REC button of the slave unit When you reach the punch out point press the PLAY button of theslave unit Note TheMTC slaveM D4S will requirea certain length of time after receiving MTC before it reaches a stable state of synchronization If you will berecording on theMTC slaveM D4S start the master unit running play record rehearsal at least 10 seconds ahead of thelocation where you wish to begin recording If you do not have sufficient time to start the song 10 seconds ahead of the recording location you can use the Part Copy function page 73 to move the entire song on the MTC master or on both the MTC master and the MTC slave approximately 10 seconds backward i e toward the end Note If the Pitch function of the MTC master M D4S is turned on theMTC slave M D4S may beunableto synchronize accurately As far as possible pleaseturn off the Pitch function of the MTC master Note When you first record anew song on the MTC slave M D4S you must begin synchronized operation from the beginning of the song the 000 00 00 location on the MTC master M D4S Note TheMTC slave M D4S is able to receivean MTC framerate of 30 frames second If you are using a device other than
30. an MD4S asthe MTC master you must set the frame rate to 30 frames second Note If you are synchronizing to an MTC master other than another M D4S i e aMIDI sequencer etc you must use a dedicated MTC output connector on the MTC master or output the MTC from a separate M IDI output connector If MIDI playback data is merged with MTC data the MTC slave M D4S may be unable to synchronize accurately E Synchronized playback of a slave MD4S If you first set the MTC slave M D4S to playback pause mode playback start and pause opera tions can be performed from the MTC master M D4S Press the PLAY button on the slave MD4S Theslave M D4S will enter playback pause mode Start the master MD4S running play record rehearsal Theslave M D4S will receive MTC and will begin playing in synchronization with the master M D4S Press the STOP button on the master MD4S and the slave MD4S will return to playback pause mode At this time if you start the master M D4S running the slave M D4S will chase to the location of the master and will resume synchronized playback D amp S Owner s Manual MIDI functions 97 Synchronizing to MTC with a specified offset time difference When using the M D4S as an MTC slave you can assign an offset time difference that will be applied to the MTC time data received from the external device Note The offset setting affects only the MTC slave M D4S Even if you specify an offset
31. case the M D4S will still bethe synchronization master of the M IDI system but you will havethe convenience of being able to control M D4S operations such as Record including punch in out Playback and Locate to specified measures from the M IDI sequencer For details on setting the M D4S to receive MMC refer to Controlling the MD4S by MMC on page 98 About MTC and MIDI Clock MTC and MIDI Clock are different types of MIDI messages used for synchronization between MIDI devices MTC transmits absolute time information in units of a frame 1 30 of a second If you start a M D4S song at the 5 minutes 10 seconds location the M IDI sequencer will also play in syn chronization from the 5 minutes 10 seconds location Sincethe MIDI sequencer simply plays according to the time data that it receives synchronization will not be affected if the tempo of the sequence data changes Nearly all high end computer based sequencers support MTC MIDI Clock transmits Clock messages according to the tempo In other words the MIDI sequencer will synchronize to the Tempo data tempo map that was created on the M D4S When you create a tempo map on the M D45 the time display will indicate measures beats clocks just as on a MIDI sequencer In this case if you start the M D4S song from measure 10 the MIDI sequencer will synchronize and start playing from measure 10 If you need to syn chronize the M D4S to aMIDI sequencer
32. dial to select either EDIT Prog or NEW Prog If you wish to create anew program select N EW Prog If you wish to recall an existing pro gram select EDIT Prog Press the ENTER button to begin programming The display will indicate the parameters of each step The blinking character is the currently selected parameter Step number Song number Song number that was specified for the previous step Rotate the CURSOR shuttle to select parameters and rotate the DATA dial to modify the value Therange of each parameter is as follows Step number S1 36 S will be displayed as a lowercase letter during programming Song number song number indicates that no song number has been specified for this step Note For steps 2 and following the song number specified for the previous step will also be displayed H owever this is only for your information and cannot be modified selected you will advance to the next step If you rotate the CURSOR shuttle toward the left when the Step parameter is selected you will return to the previous step Tip If you rotate the CURSOR shuttle to the right when the Song Number parameter is MDHS Owner s Manual 72 Advanced recording techniques M With the program shown in the following diagram playback will occur in the order of Song 1 gt Song 3 gt Song 2 gt Song 2 Program Play 1 gt 35 2 gt 2 gt 9
33. for the MTC master M D4S it will not affect the MTC that is transmitted from the MTC master 1 If the MTC slave MDAS is in record playback rehearsal pause mode press the STOP button to defeat pause mode 2 On the slave unit press the UTILITY button rotate the DATA dial to make the display read MTC Offset and press the ENTER button Thedisplay will indicate the current offset value as hours minutes seconds frames With the factory settings this will read 00 00 00 00 Hours Minutes Seconds Frames 3 Use the CURSOR shuttle to select the hours minutes seconds frames parame ters and rotate the DATA dial to specify the value You can specify an offset in the range of 00 00 00 00 to 23 59 59 29 For example if you specify an offset value of 00 01 00 00 an MTC master location of 00 01 00 00 will be considered by the MTC slave M D4S asa location of 00 00 00 00 the display will indicate 000 00 00 for synchronization purposes If you specify an offset value of 23 59 00 00 an MTC master location of 23 59 00 00 will be considered by the MTC slave M D4S as a location of 00 00 00 00 the display will indicate 000 00 00 and an MTC master location of 00 00 00 00 will be considered by the slave as 00 01 00 00 the display will indicate 001 00 00 With an offset setting of 9 MTC MTC master gt EE_ EEeEEEEE EEE MTC sl
34. for tracks that are in record record pause mode this will be the recording source or for tracks that are playing back this will bethe playback sound of the track While listening to your headphones or moni tor speakers adjust the MONITOR LEVEL control to an appropriate volume As desired use the EQ controls to adjust the tone Adjusting the EQ controls will affect the recording level When you finish adjusting the EQ controls usethe GAIN control to readjust the recording level as necessary Begin recording Make sure that the REC indicator is blinking If it is not blinking press the REC button Press the PLAY button M Recording will begin and the track 1 track record indicator and the REC indicator will change from blinking to lit Begin playing the audio source that you wish to record first D45 Owner s Manual When you finish recording press the STOP button Thetransport will stop and thetrack record indi cator of track 1 will change to blinking The display will indicate Writing TOC for a short time and then the TOC EDIT indicator will go dark indicating that the TOC has been updated automatically Recording the first track Direct Recording 29 E Listening to the first track If you decideto re record this take press the LAST Press the LAST REC SEARCH IN button hae AACH IN button and repeat steps P his will ee hich th If you wis
35. listen to the recording If you are satisfied with the recording press the REC SELECT 2 button The track 2 track recording indicator DIR will go dark Go ahead and record the remaining tracks 3 and 4 by overdubbing in the same way MONITOR OUT PHONES Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Signal flow during overdubbing MDS Owner s Manual 32 Basc operation Mixdown When you have finished recording the four tracks let s mixdown the recorded tracks to stereo and record the mix on a master recorder oiis 0000 O Loi z O n STEREO OOO sona SEARCH E Connecting a master recorder Connect the STEREO OUT jacks of the MD4S to the input jacks of your master recorder Connect the output jacks of your master recorder to the 2TRIN jacks of the MD4S E Adjust the mix balance of each track Set the FLIP switches of input channels 1 4 to the PB position When the FLIP switches are set to the PB m position the playback sound of the corresponding track will be sent to the input channel allowing you to usethe EQ controls to adjust thetone and use the PAN control to set the stereo left right position Thesignals of input channels 1 4 the MODUS Owner s Manual track playback sound will be mixed in stereo and output via the ST bus to the
36. located on the bottom or rear of the unit Explanation of Graphical Symbols 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 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 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 a
37. location you can locate to a desired location of the disc If a tempo map page 111 has been programmed you can input and locate to a measure beat clock location 1 Press the STOP or PAUSE button to stop or playback pause the M D4S It isnot possible to locate to a specified time during playback or recording 2 Press the DISPLAY button to switch the time counter mode If you wish to locate to a point within the current song select ELAPSE TIME or REMAIN TIME If you wish to locate to a point within the entire disc select TOTAL TIME If atempo map has been programmed for the current song you can switch the time counter to the mea sure beat clock display 3 Usethe CURSOR shuttle and the DATA dial to specify the desired locate postion By moving the CURSOR shuttle to various angles left or right you can play forward or back ward at a variety of speeds which provides a convenient way to reach the approximate loca tion you desire As you rotate the DATA dial to left or right you will move backward or forward in steps of one frame for each click of the dial allowing you to specify the desired location more precisely MDS Owner s Manual 62 Advanced recording techniques M 4 When you have specified the desired location press the ENTER button TheM D4S will locate to the specified location and will enter playback pause mode If you press the PLAY button instead of the ENTER button playback will begin from the speci
38. location where you wish to punch out TheREC indicator will go dark Recording will end and normal playback will resume Press the foot switch once again to enter pause mode Press the STOP button to stop Note ThePLAY button isnot used when using a foot switch to punch in out Be aware that if you inadvertently press the PLAY button from record pause mode recording will begin immediately D amp S Owner s Manual Punch in out 55 Punch in point Punch out point 4 SELECT 7 1 SSS Record pause Playback Record Playback Pause REC STOP Auto punch in out H ere we will explain how to use the auto punch in out function which performs the punch in and punch out operations automatically This function allows you to repeatedly perform punch in out with single frame accuracy 11 6 ms E Specify the auto punch in out points Before you begin auto punch in out you must set the auto punch in point at which punch in will occur and the auto punch out point at which punch out will occur The locations at which recording rehearsal was last started last record in point and ended last record out point will be used as the auto punch in out points At the location where you wish to auto punch in hold down the SET button and press the LAST REC SEARCH IN button Thedisplay will indicate M ARK IN and this location will be specified as the auto punch in point At the location where
39. or MIDI rhythm machine that does not support MTC you should use MIDI Clock synchronization Note If you are using MIDI Clock and the slave device does not support the MIDI Song Position Pointer message it will not be possible to synchronize from the middle of the song In this case you must always start synchronizing from the beginning of the song Synchronization using MTC E Transmit MTC from the MIDI OUT connector of the MD4S M ake MIDI Sync settings so that the MIDI OUT connector of the M D4S will transmit MTC messages 1 Press the UTILITY button rotate the DATA dial to make the display read MIDI Sync and press the ENTER button The display will indicate the currently selected M IDI Sync setting If MIDI Sync is off the dis play will indicate Sync O FF 2 Rotate the DATA dial to make the display read MTC MASTER TheM IDI indicator in thedisplay will light to indicate MTC SYNC MASTER With this setting MTC messages will be transmitted from the MIDI OUT connector when the M D4S is running 3 Press the UTILITY button once again to return to normal operation MDS Owner s Manual 92 Advanced recording techniques M E MIDI sequencer settings To useMTC your MIDI sequencer must be set to synchronize to the MTC messages it receives In this case you must set the frame rate to 30 frames second For details on making this setting refer to the owner s manual of your MIDI sequencer
40. processor so that its output jacks will output only the effect sound When you are finished adjusting the effect depth press the SONG SEARCH lt lt button Prepare for mixdown to locate to the beginning of the song and As described in Mixdown page 32 adjust the begin the mixdown mix balance of each track and perform the steps leading up to mixdown steps Press the PLAY button to playback the song and for each input channel to which you wish to apply the effect rotate the AUX control toward the 1 position Thesignals from input channels 1 4 the playback of tracks 1 4 will be sent to the external effect processor connected to the AUX SEND 1 jack Adjust the input level of the effect processor if nec essary MDS Owner s Manual 48 Advanced recording techniques Applying an effect during ping pong recording By using theAU X SEND jacks you can apply spatial type effects such as reverb or chorus dur ing ping pong recording as well This technique is particularly useful when you wish to ping pong in stereo down to two tracks The following will explain how to apply an effect to the playback of tracks 1 4 as you ping pong them in stereo to tracks 3 and 4 oS STEREO Connect the AUX SEND 1 jack to the input jack of your external effect processor and connect the output ja
41. reaches the beginning or end of the song it will stop Note When 1 2X speed cueis used the playback pitch will be one octavelower than normal Thisisthesame effect asthe 1 2X speed playback explained below H owever the pitch will not change for cue review at other speeds D amp S Owner s Manual Various playback functions 67 Playback at half speed x1 2 Play x1 2 Play isa function that drops the pitch of the disc to half the normal pitch during play back When x1 2 Play is used the pitch will be one octave lower than normal This is the same effect as Cue H alf This provides a convenient way to practice rapidly played phrases that you have recorded from aCD etc Note Recording or rehearsal cannot be performed at X1 2 Play Nor will it be possible to synchronize with a M IDI sequencer using MTC or MIDI Clock while using x1 2 Play Press the UTILITY button Rotate the DATA dial until the display indicates X1 2 Play and press the ENTER button Thedisplay will indicate X1 2 OFF The HALF indicator will light Rotate the DATA dial to make the display indicate X1 2 ON and press the ENTER button X1 2 Play will be active To turn off the X1 2 Play function rotate the DATA dial to make the display read x1 2 OFF and press the ENTER button Playing a song repeatedly One Song Repeat All Song Repeat The One Song Repeat function causes a single song to playback repeatedly Th
42. selected Thedisplay will also indicate A Punch Rehe and the M D4S will bein auto punch in out rehearsal pause mode MDS Owner s Manual Punch in out 57 Rehearsing the auto punch in out single take Press the PLAY button and begin rehearsing the auto punch in out When you press the PLAY button the M D4S will automatically locate to the pre roll point and will start playback When the auto punch in point is reached the IN indicator in the dis play will disappear and the monitor signal will switch from the track playback to the record ing source When the auto punch out point is reached the OUT indicator in the display will go dark and the monitor signal will revert to the track playback In rehearsal mode record ing will not actually take place during this time After the auto punch out point is passed and the post roll is reached the M D4S will automatically locate to the pre roll point and again enter auto punch in out rehearsal pause mode Tip When thedisplay shows A Punch Rehe you can begin rehearsing the auto punch in out simply by pressing the PLAY button It is not necessary to press the REH E button Tip If you press the REPEAT button while rehearsing auto punch in out the auto punch in out rehearsal will repeat automatically Actually performing the auto punch in out single take When stopped or paused press the REC button TheREC indicator will blink the di
43. sequencer so that it will synchronize to M IDI Clock messages For details on making this setting please refer to the owner s manual of your M IDI sequencer Synchronizing two MD4S recorders TheM D4Sisableto synchronizeto MTC received from an external device For example if you have two M D4S recorders and set one M D4S to transmit MTC messages and the other M D4S to receive these M TC messages the two units will act as a single 8 track multi track recorder In this case the M D4S that transmits the MTC will be the MTC M aster and the M D4S that receives the MTC will bethe MTC Slave When the MTC Master MD4Sruns the MTC Slave M D4S will follow the MTC Master and run in synchronization In this setup you can connect the STEREO OUT jacks of the MTC Slave M D4S to LINE INPUT jacks 5 and 6 of theMTC M aster M D4S so that the signals of the ST bus of both units can be combined by the MTC M aster M DAS D amp S Owner s Manual MIDI functions 95 Connect thetwo M D4S recorders as follows MTC MIDI OUT MIDI IN STEREO OUT OsOsss soso 0 MTC master MTC slave Tip TheMTC Master device can bea Yamaha M D8 or MD4 as well as another M D4S E Settings for the MTC Slave MD4S 1 Press the UTILITY button rotate the DATA dial to make the display read MIDI Sync and press the ENTER button Thedisplay will indicate the current MIDI Sync setting 2 Rotate the DATA dial to make the display read MTC S
44. signal from the ST bus will be selected as the recording source for that track In this case the L channel signal of the ST bus will be assigned to track 1 and theR channel signal of the ST bus will be assigned to track 2 Press the REC button TheREC indicator will blink and the M D4S will bein record pause mode Set the faders of input channels 1 4 and the STEREO fader to the 7 8 mark Watch the track level meters and use the GAIN control and faders of input channels 1 4 and the STEREO fader to adjust the record ing level Use the PAN controls of input chan nels 1 4 to adjust the stereo position of each audio source Tip You may find it easiest to first adjust the GAIN controls whileyou play each audio sourceseparately then use theinput channel faders to adjust the volume balance and finally usetheST EREO fader to adjust the overall recording level Turn on the MONITOR SELECT CUE switch The signal of the CUE bus will be sent to the PHONES jack and the M ONITOR OUT jacks Turn off the M ONITOR SELECT STEREO switch Set the CUE LEVEL controls of input channels 1 and 2 to the 7 8 range This allows the recording source for tracks 1 and 2 in this case the signals from input channels 1 4 be monitored in the CUE bus Mixing multiple channels as you record 37 Rotate the CUE PAN controls of input chan nels 1 and 2 to far left and far right respec tively This makes the CUE bus signal s
45. speakers Play the audio sources that are connected to MIC LINE INPUT jacks 1 and 2 and use the GAIN controls of input channels 1 and 2 to adjust the input level Use the stereo level meter to check the input levels together with thetrack playback sound If the level is too high even when theGAIN control is rotated all the way to the LINE position lower the CUE pa I EEE ti tn 0 ti See 7 3 lorro MT pee Re a Fe 8 oF el VA os i 2 a7 A W ays hj h h h h h 7 3 S z YE PRE T ES SES N OS T mT a a TIELEN z m z m 5 2 E Q E OONO Md CA Re me ee ee on BP A a a a 3 JF weet EAA EN tS s OK a a oS 5 amp bi fal inet ene 2 7 z gt i Qo i 5 2 Ru hae TE 2 z SL 2 43 Adding sounds during mixdown LEVEL control If necessary you can use the CUE PAN controls to adjust the stereo position If you are adding a stereo source set the CUE PAN con trols of input channels 1 and 2 to far left and far right respectively After you have adjusted the input signal levels from MIC LINE INPUT jacks 1 and 2 start recording on your master recorder and play back the M D4S from the beginning of the song When recording is completed playback the master recorder to hear the recorded result Tip Theinput signals from LINE INPUT jacks 5 8 can be added to the mix during mixdown H owever since LINE INPUT jacks 5 6
46. the song to be recorded 001 and if this is the first time you are recording the song the display will indicate NEW REC Rotate the GAIN control of input channel 1 all the way to the LINE position Set the input channel 1 fader between the 7 and 8 marks While playing your audio source watch the track level meter and rotate the GAIN control once again to adjust the recording level Ideally the track level meter will indicate about 3 for the loudest sounds If the recording level is too high even when theGAIN control is rotated all the way to the LINE position lower the output level of the audio source Tip If you press PEAK HOLD to turn on the Peak Hold function the level meter will hold the maximum level that was reached For details on the PEAK HOLD button refer to page 18 MDHS Owner s Manual 28 Basc operation E Monitor the signal being recorded on the track Press the MONITOR SELECT CUE switch to turn it on TheMONITOR SELECT switches choose the sig nal source that will be monitored When the CUE switch is on the signal from the CUE bus will be sent to the PHONES jack and the MONITOR OUT jacks allowing you to monitor the sound through headphones or monitor speakers 1 to the 7 8 mark The CUE LEVEL controls of input channels 1 4 adjust the signal that is sent from tracks 1 4 to the Start recording Raise the CUE LEVEL control of input channel CUE bus
47. 0 0 J110 Press the ENTER button The step B meter data has now been inserted or deleted if you specified 000 as the measure location Repeat steps 6 8 to continue programming the tempo map Press the EDIT button once again to return to normal operation Press the TOC WRITE button to update the TOC If you edited an existing tempo map it isnot necessary to update the TOC Note Thetempo map is saved independently for each song When you select a song thetem po map that has been programmed for that song will be loaded automatically H owever please be aware that thenumber of tempo maps that can bestored on adiscislimited and will depend on the number of steps that have been programmed If a display of Save Warn ap pearswhen you updateatempo map thedisc area provided for tempo maps has been used up Note A tempo map can be saved only on an MD DATA disc It cannot be saved on a MiniDisc MDHS Owner s Manual 94 Advanced recording techniques M Tip If the measure location of a new step is set earlier than the measure location of an existing step the subsequent steps will automatically be reordered Similarly if you set the measure location of an existing step to 000 to delete it the subsequent steps will automatically be reordered 4 Insert ay E es Delete E MIDI sequencer settings When using MIDI Clock you will need to make settings on your MIDI
48. 00 00 and the VARI pitch indicator will light The Pitch function will be on Adjusting the pitch With VARI variable selected rotate the DATA dial to adjust the amount of pitch change The pitch can be adjusted over a range of 10 02 to 10 11 Lowering the pitch will slow down the recording playback speed and raising the pitch will speed up the rec playback speed Note Ata setting of 00 00 the result is the same as when FIX is selected When you have finished setting the Pitch function press the ENTER button to return to normal operation Note Theamount of pitch change for VARI variable is remembered even if the M D4S is turned off However the next time that the power is turned on this function will automatically be set to FIX Note After you use the Pitch function to record don t forget to return the setting to FIX fixed before the next recording In particular you should check the Pitch indicator before you start recording anew song D amp S Owner s Manual Other functions 85 Titling discs and songs A title of up to 127 characters can be assigned to each disc and to each song on the disc This provides a convenient way to distinguish discs and songs Titling a disc Press the EDIT button rotate the DATA dial to make the display read Disc Name and press the ENTER button If no title has been assigned to the disc the display will blink N
49. A played twice c 2 gt 3 n 1 Opening B d 6 gt 7 n 1 Bridge 2 e 4 gt 5 n 1 Chorus A f 8 gt 9 n 1 the eight measures of fill are moved forward g 3 gt 4 n 1 Bridge 1 h 7 gt 8 n 2 repeat Chorus B twice and move it back i ll gt e n 2 repeat the Ending twice and fade out New song after Cue List Copy 1 As described in steps 1 5 of Programming a Cue List on page 68 program the desired cue list 2 Press the ENTER button The display will ask List PLAY 3 Rotate the DATA dial to make the display read List COPY 4 Press the ENTER button to execute the Cue List Copy operation Thedisplay will briefly indicate CopyTo X X is the copy destination song number and then anew song will be created By pressing the STOP button while CopyTo X is displayed you can cancel the Cue List Copy operation When the cue list copy has been completed the TOC will be updated automatically and the M D4S will stop at the beginning of the new song YS Owner s Manual Various playback functions 71 Programming the song playback order Program Play Program Play is a function that lets you program the playback order of the songs on disc You can specify up to 36 steps of song numbers for playback Press the UTILITY button Rotate the DATA dial to make the display read Prog Play and press the ENTER button Thedisplay will indicate EDIT Prog Rotate the DATA
50. ELECT buttons 3 and 4 1 f 2 BAIN yg SAIN o Mi and 2 to zero Ping pong recording 41 Set the faders of input channels 3 and 4 in the 7 8 range and rotate the PAN controls to far left and far right respectively Set all EQ controls to the 12 o clock position flat At this time lower the faders of input channels 1 Press the LAST REC SEARCH IN button to locate to the point at which ping pong recording began and while using the MONI TOR LEVEL control to adjust the monitor level listen to the recorded content of tracks 3 and 4 Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 tine ES UN Qi Pe FLIP QUE gt P 7 P N N fi R E a PHONES 7 NN nn Signal flow for ping pong recording M a E MW 0 eanesuarveod MDHS Owner s Manual 42 Advanced recording techniques Adding sounds during mixdown The mixer section of the M D4S features an in line design that can simultaneously handle both the input signal from the MIC LINE INPUT jack and the playback sound from the disk For example this allows you to add external input signals during mixdown This is conve nient for example when you wish to layer some sound effects onto theintroduction of asong that you completed on the M D4S MD4S Master recorder Track 1 Drums Stereo mix T
51. I O jacks g oH H Effect processor TheIN SERT 1 0 jacks accommodate TRS tip ring sleeve phone plugs The signal of the input channel is sent from the tip of the INSERT 1 0 jack to the external effect unit and the signal that has been processed by the external effect unit is sent via thering of the IN SERT I O jack back into the input channel D amp S Owner s Manual Applying effects 45 4 Tip Ring Sleeve Input jack of the external effect processor 7 a S S Sleeve Tip aa INSERT I O jack Output jack of the external effect processor Signal flow through the INSERT I O jack and the insertion cable In order to usethe INSERT 1 0 jack to apply an external effect you will a special insertion cable as shown in the above diagram Use the insertion cable to connect the external effect processor as shown in the following diagram External effect processor Ol OHHH Input jack Output jack Insertion cable OlOsss sds YAMAHA A Si MDHS serrmcr arco External effect connections when using an insertion cable After making these connections you can record tracks or perform amixdown in thesame way as usual When the FLIP switch isin the MIC LINE EL position the effect will be applied to the input signal from MIC LINE INPUT jack 1 or 2 When the FLIP switch isin the PB
52. IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE IMPORTANT THE WIRES IN MAINS LEAD ARE COLOURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE BLUE NEUTRAL BROWN LIVE As the colours of the wires 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 laserstralning som verskrider gr nsen f r laserklass 1 This applies only to products distributed by YAMAHA KEMBLE MUSIC U K LTD 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 The above warning is
53. Inserting a marker in a song At the location where you wish to insert a marker press the MARK button Markers can be inserted when the M D4S is playing back recording paused or stopped When you press the M ARK button the display will indicate M ARK X X will be the marker num ber that was inserted for a brief time indicating that a marker has been inserted at that loca tion Markers arenumbered sequentially starting from the beginning of the song If anew marker is inserted between two existing markers the marker numbers will be exchanged Insert a marker Start marker Marker 1 Marker 2 Marker 3 End marker a es U Start marker Marker 1 Marker 2 Marker3 Marker 4 End marker o YS Owner s Manual Quick search functions 63 2 Press the TOC WRITE button to update the TOC Note If you turn off the power of the M D4S without updating the TOC the marker settings will be lost Locating to a marker 3 Use the MARK SEARCH ma buttons to locate to a marker you inserted TheMARK SEARCH Ha button will locate to a marker earlier than the current location and the MARK SEARCH M button will locate to a marker after the current location The M D4Swill then enter playback pause mode If no marker has been inserted the MARK SEARCH Ha button will locate to the start marker the beginning of the song and the MARK SEARCH p button will locate to the end marker the end of the song
54. LAVE Set the master M D4S to indicate MTC SLAVE 3 Press the UTILITY button once again to return to normal operation Note On the M D4S that is being used as the slave the following buttons and functions cannot be used e MARK SEARCH buttons LAST REC SEARCH buttons PITCH button e ADJUST button e PAUSE button e Locate to a specified time e Shuttle playback e Repeat playback e Auto punch in out e Punch in out using a foot switch e MMC reception e x1 2 playback E Synchronized recording on a slave MD4S If you first put the MTC slave M D4S into Record Pause mode then you will be ableto per form Record Start and Pause operations from the MTC master M D4S 1 On the slave MDA4S press a REC SELECT button or the BUS button REC SELECT button to select the track s for recording 2 Press the REC button of the save MD4S Theslave M D4S will enter record pause mode If you press the REH E button instead of the REC button it will enter rehearsal pause mode Note When theslave M D4S isin record pause or rehearsal pause mode its EDIT UTILITY and SONG SEARCH buttons cannot be used MDS Owner s Manual 96 Advanced recording techniques M Start the master M D4S playback record rehearsal Theslave M D4S will receive the MTC messages and will record rehearse in synchronization with the location of the master When you press the STOP button on the master MD4S the slave M D4S will
55. M D4S offers three recording modes 4 track 4TR 2 track 2TR and monaural MONO Thetimes available for recording on a single disc will depend on the recording mode Available recording playback times will be 37 minutes in 4TR mode 74 minutes in 2TR mode and 148 minutes in MONO mode You can use a different recording mode for each song which allows you to make the most efficient use of each disc 37 minutes _ 4TR mode 74 minutes _ 2 mode EE lt 148 minutes gt MONO mode aa MDHS Owner s Manual 12 Welcome to the MD4S M MD4S songs and blank areas On the M D4S recordings are made in units called songs Each song is assigned a number indicating the order in which it was recorded For example if you have recorded two songs on a disc song 2 will be recorded immediately after song 1 as shown in the following diagram Song 1 Song 2 Blank area 1 ET When you record a new song or record additional material onto a previously recorded song to lengthen it the new recording is done only on the unrecorded portion of the disc the blank area In the diagram above it is possible to record a new song song 3 in the blank area or to record additional material onto song 2 to lengthen it However since there is no blank area immediately after song 1 it is not immediately possibleto record additional material to song 1 to le
56. MAIN TIME The selected time counter mode will be shown in the display display 5 If atempo map has been programmed for the M D4S this button will switch the time counter between measure beat clock displays Function buttons These buttons are used to access a variety of functions When a button is pressed to access the corresponding function theindicator located above the button will light PITCH button Selects functions to adjust the pitch for playback and recording page 84 According to the setting the pitch indicator in the display will indicate FIX fixed or VARI variable ADJUST button Allows you to make fine adjustments to the markers or last recording in out points that you have set within a song page 63 EDIT button Accesses a variety of editing functions and allows you to specify adisc title or song title UTILITY button Allows you to use M IDI functions adjust the display contrast and change the recording mode etc EXIT button Use this button to cancel a function or mode ENTER button Use this button to set functions DATA dial DATA When the M D4S is stopped or paused rotating the DATA dial will move through the song in frame steps When editing various functions when one of the function buttons has been pressed the DATA dial is used to modify parameter values CURSOR shuttle When the M D4S is stopped or paused rotating the CURSOR shuttle allows you to rapidly rewi
57. P switches and MONITOR SELECT switches are set appropriately If the FLIP switch is in the MIC LINE EL position raise the fader Cannot listen to a connected of the corresponding input channel and the STEREO fader and turn music source on the MONITOR SELECT STEREO switch If the FLIP switch is in the PB position raise the CUE LEVEL control of the correspond ing input channel and the STEREO fader and turn on the MONI TOR SELECT CUE switch Are you using a MiniDisc Please use MD DATA discs Make sure that the 4TR recording mode is selected Make sure the disc s write protect tab is set to unprotect Make sure that the x1 2 Play function is not on Press a REC SELECT button or the BUS button REC SELECT button and make sure that the track is ready to record Make sure that the signal that you wish to record has been selected as the recording source for the appropriate track Use the CUE LEVEL control to check whether the signal is actually being sent to the track You cannot rehearse the first recording on a blank disc or blank area Record something first then use the Rehearse function Press a REC SELECT button or the BUS button REC SELECT button The level meters do not indi and make sure that the desired track is ready to record Next press cate signal levels the REC button or the REHE button and make sure that the MD4S is in record pause or rehearsal pause mode Make sure that the track you wish to record has
58. again to return to normal operation Note 8TR modesongs that were recorded on the Yamaha M D8 cannot be edited on the M D4S H owever songs that were converted by the M D8 into 4TR 2TR MONO modes can be played back by the M D4S MDS Owner s Manual 88 Advanced recording techniques M Note Therecording mode setting isnot reset when the power is turned off If a recordable MiniDisc is inserted into the M D4S it will automatically switch to 2TR mode meaning that if you later insert an MD DATA disc and wish to perform 4 track recording you will need to reset the recording mode to 4TR Adjusting the display brightness The brightness of the display can be adjusted over five steps Press the UTILITY button rotate the DATA dial to make the display read Disp Dimmer and press the ENTER button Thedisplay will indicate Dimmer X X will be a number between 1 5 Rotate the DATA dial to adjust the brightness Therange of this parameter is 1 5 and higher settings will increase the brightness The fac tory setting is 5 Press the ENTER button to finalize the display brightness setting Press the UTILITY button or the EXIT button to return to normal operation Tip This setting is remembered when the M D4S power is turned off Selecting the type of Frame display The frame display of the display counter can be switched to either 86 frames second M ini Disc M D DATA audio frames or 30 fra
59. al shock hazard In particular be careful not to place heavy objects on a power cord covered by a carpet e If you notice any abnormality such as smoke odor or noise or if a foreign object or liquid gets inside the unit turn it off immediately Remove the power cord from the AC outlet Consult your dealer for repair Using the unit in this condition is a fire and electrical shock hazard e Should this unit be dropped or the cabinet be damaged turn the power switch off remove the power plug from the AC outlet and contact your dealer If you continue using the unit without heeding this instruction fire or electrical shock may result e If the power cord is damaged i e cut or a bare wire is exposed ask your dealer for a replacement Using the unit with a damaged power cord isa fire and electrical shock hazard e Do not remove the unit s cover You could receive an electrical shock If you think internal inspection maintenance or repair is necessary contact your dealer e Do not modify theunit Doing so isa fire and electrical shock hazard e Donotinsert or drop metal or flammable objects into the disc loading slot of this unit Fire or electrical shock may result Cautions e Allow enough free space around the unit for normal ventilation This should be 10 cm at the sides and 10 cm behind These distances should also be adopted when rack mounting the unit For normal ventilation during use remove the rear of the rack or op
60. an monitor the recorded signal up to the specified IN point and then the new signal that s being recorded up to the OUT point Overdub Recording Overdubbing is the process of recording anew performance while monitoring other previously recorded tracks Panning A technique used to position soundsin a stereo mix PB An abbreviation for Playback This abbreviation appears next to the input selector switch on each input channel and is used to select the disc signal as the source for the input channel Phone Jack A 1 4 inch socket commonly used on audio equipment Phono Jack Also know as an RCA jack this type of connector is often used on semiprofes sional audio and video equipment Ping Pong Ping pong recording is the process of mixing two or more previously recorded tracks and re recording the mix to one or two other tracks 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 post roll times on page 55 for more information Post Fader A point in thesignal path after a fader The signals for the M D4S 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 processor depends on the level of the unprocessed signal that is controlled by the fader Post Roll Time For Auto Punch In Out this is
61. and 7 8 are stereo pairs LINE INPUT jacks 5 and 7 will be mixed directly to the L channel of the ST bus and LINE INPUT jacks 6 and 8 will be mixed directly to the R channel of the ST bus If you wish to use microphones or to adjust the pan you should usethe MIC LINE INPUT jacks Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 CUE Bus MONITOR OUT STEREO OUT PHONES Wit vd Wi 1 Signal flow when adding external signals during mixdown MDHS Owner s Manual 44 Advanced recording techniques M Applying effects H ere wewill explain how external effects can be applied as you record tracks or during mix down If you wish to apply effects to the input signal of an input channel or to the playback sound of a track two methods are available using the INSERT 1 0 jack or using the AU X SEND jack Using the INSERT I O jacks Input channels 1 and 2 of the M D4S provide INSERT I O jacks for inserting external effect processors By using these jacks you can apply an effect only to a specific channel track as you record atrack or while you mixdown Normally the technique of applying an effect viathe INSERT 1 0 jack is used for effects which affect the dynamics or tone of the original sound e g compressor limiter noise gate equalizer etc Applying an effect to a specific track as you record MD4S Track 1 Bass Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 l INSERT
62. auto punch in out will occur only once AUTO PUNCH MULTI This will light when you select M ulti TakeAuto Punch in out in which you can perform auto punch in out repeatedly and then select the best take L IN OUT indicators These show the status of the last record in IN out OUT points IN aitinn This will light if the Last Record In Point auto punch in point has been set During auto punch in out this indicator will go dark when the song reaches or passes the specified IN point OUT eee This will light if the Last Record Out Point auto punch out point has been set During auto punch in out this indicator will go dark when the song reaches or passes the specified OUT point M Time counter This indicates time locations on the disc in minutes seconds frames When transmitting MIDI Clock data the minutes seconds frames display can be changed to measures beats clocks In this case the MEASURE and BEAT indicators will light N Marker indicators These indicate the status of the various markers that have been set within the song When a marker is set the corresponding indicator will light When a song passes a marker point that has been set the corresponding indicators will blink Sauce aaciees Start marker beginning of the song THO E Marker numbers 1 10 that were set at desired locations in the song using the M ARK button ett ecient End marker end of the song O Repeat indicator This indicates the repeat fu
63. ave EEEE i MD4S display With an offset setting of MTC slave aa Hi MD4S display 4 Press the UTILITY button to return to normal operation MDHS Owner s Manual 98 Advanced recording techniques Controlling the MD4S by MMC MMC MIDI Machine Control is atype of MIDI message that allows the transport of an audio video recorder etc to be controlled by an external MIDI device Since the M D4S is able to receive MMC an MMC compatible MIDI sequencer or other device can control the trans port of the M D4S In this case the device that transmits MMC data will be the MMC Master and the device that receives M M C data will be the MMC Slave TheM D4S supports the following M M C messages Stop Command 01 If this command is received during recording rehearsal or playback etc that operation will be halted Playback Command 02 When this command is received playback will begin If this command is received during record ing or rehearsal that operation will be halted Fast forward Command 04 Skip to the next song If this command is received during recording or rehearsal that operation will be halted Rewind Command 05 Skip to the previous song If this command is received during recording or rehearsal that opera tion will be halted Record Strobe Command 06 If this command is received when stopped record ing will begin If this command is received d
64. been selected Make sure that the auto punch in out points have been specified If they have been specified the IN and OUT point indicators will be lit Make sure that the auto punch out point has not been set at a loca tion that is earlier than the auto punch in point Cannot record four tracks Cannot record Cannot rehearse Cannot use the Auto Punch In Out function MDS Owner s Manual 102 Appendix M Symptom Cannot use the punch in out or ping pong recording function Advice In some cases punch in or ping pong recording may not be possi ble on asong that was edited on an MD recorder other than the MD4S or the Yamaha MD8 MD4 Use the Song Copy function to copy the song and perform the punch in out or ping pong record ing operation on the copy If the song was recorded on an MD recorder other than the MD4S or the Yamaha MD8 MD4 it is possible that the song may be copy protected by SCMS In this case it will not be possible to perform punch in or ping pong recording Recordings play back at the wrong pitch Make sure that the Pitch function is not set to VARI Make sure that the 1 2 Play function is turned off Cannot use Part Copy or Part Erase Make sure that the Last Record In Out points have been set If they have been set the IN OUT point indicators will light Make sure that the Last Record Out point has not been set in a l
65. begin Example connections Master recorder Ya AC outlet Synthesizer CS eae o 2 SI S O000 900 00000000 oo oo E MUM O Soe S960 888865 oo Guitar effects processor TRACK DIRECTO 1 Microphone Amplified monitor speakers Headphones MDHS Owner s Manual 26 Basc operation Turning on the MD4S 1 Plug the power cable into an AC outlet 2 Press the POWER switch located on the rear panel of the MD4S When the power is turned on the display will light To turn off the M D4S press the POWER switch again Inserting a disc M ake sure that the write protect slider of the disc isin the write permit position With the arrow printed on the disc pointing away from yourself slide the disc gently into the disc compartment Thedisc will be pulled in automatically If not check that the arrow is pointing the correct direction When a disc is inserted into the M D4S the TOC will be read to see what the disc contains If the disc is new the display will indicate Blank Disc If songs have already been recorded on the disc the disc title will appear for several seconds and then the number of songs on the disc e g Total 004 will appear
66. bined the TOC will automatically be updated If markers have been placed in the two songs being joined the marker locations will remain in the newly joined song Marker numbers will be updated automatically H owever since the point at which the songs were joined will be inserted as anew marker the total number of markers in the song will be one more than the total number of markers in the two songs D amp S Owner s Manual Editing functions 81 Song 1 before combining AoA A 5 gt D E before combining A A A A SS D 2 3 gt E after combining A A A A A A 5 D B D 5 gt E l Point at which songs were joined Note Ifthe total number of markers in the song including the marker added at the point where the songs were joined is eleven or more it will not be possible to recall the eleventh or subsequent markers H owever the locations of the eleventh and subsequent markers will still beremembered and if oneor more of thefirst ten markersis deleted theselater markers will once again become available For the procedure of deleting a marker refer to page 65 Note When you combine a song the numbers of subsequent songs will be updated automatically For example if you combine songs 1 and 2 into song 1 the following song number 3 will be renumbered as song number 2 Moving a song Song Move Song M oveisa function that moves a song to a blank area This is convenient when y
67. button is used to rehearse punch in out During rehearsal the REHE indicator located above the button will light and while rehearsal is paused the indicator will blink This button is used to record When you press the REC button during playback recording will begin from that location on any recordable track s See M anual punch in out on page 52 for more information The REC indicator located above the button will light during recording and will blink to indicate record pause This button is used to begin normal playback recording and rehearsal After pressing the REH E button pressing the PLAY button will enter rehearsal mode After pressing the REC button pressing the PLAPY button will begin recording If you press the PLAY button without pressing the REHE or REC button normal playback will begin During playback recording rehearsal the PLAY indicator located above the button will light When playback recording rehearsal is paused the PLAY indicator will blink This button temporarily halts pauses playback recording rehearsal After Operation has been paused pressing the PAUSE button once again will resume playback recording rehearsal from that location Front and rear panel 17 STOP TOC WRITE button This button stops playback recording rehearsal When stopped this button functions as the TOC WRITE button to update the TOC page 11 AUTO PUNCH I O button This button turns the auto punch in out function on of
68. cks of the effect proces sor to the LINE INPUT jacks 5 and 6 Make settings on your effect processor so that only the processed sound is output Hold down the BUS button and press REC SELECT buttons 3 and 4 The track record indicators BU S L R will blink M ake sure that the track record indicators for tracks 1 and 2 are dark Turn on the MONITOR SELECT STEREO switch M ake sure that the MONITOR SELECT CUE switch is off MODUS Owner s Manual Set the STEREO fader in the 7 8 range Press the REHE button Press the SONG SEARCH lt lt button to locate to the beginning of the song and press the PLAY button to begin rehearsal While listening to your monitor headphones or monitor speakers use the input channel 1 4 faders and PAN controlsto adjust the mix balance of tracks 1 4 If necessary use the EQ controls to adjust the tone When you have finished adjusting the mix bal ance watch the track 3 and 4 track level meters as you make fine adjustments to the STEREO fader to set the recording level At the ideal level the 3 segment will light when peaks occur On the input channels to which you wish to apply the effect rotate the AUX control toward the 1 position The signals from the input channels will be mixed in monaural according to the position of each AUX control and will besent viatheAU X SEND 1 jack to the external effect processor Raise level control 5 6 The effec
69. d just a specific portion of a previously recorded track While listening to the playback of a track you can begin recording punch in at the desired location play the por tion that you wish to re record and then stop recording punch out thus re recording only the portion where a mistake occurred TheM D4S allows you to usea variety of punch in out techniques You can use manual punch in out by pressing the REC button or REC SELECT buttons or an optional FC5 foot switch Alternatively you can use auto punch in out that will automatically perform the Operation at the previously specified locations You can also use the rehearsal function to practice the punch in out for any of these techniques a eee a ae a ae d JEDE J gt F d ee a M Wrong notes 2G TDD Re ecord f t Punch in Punch out Manual punch in out H ere s how to usethe M D4S sREC button and REC SELECT buttons or an optional FC5 foot switch to perform manual punch in out E Punch in out using the REC button Connect the audio source to the MD4S Set the FLIP switches of input channels 1 4 to MIC LINE Turn on the MONITOR SELECT CUE switch When performing punch in out you will need to monitor the track playback up to the point where you punch in and monitor the recording source after punch in For this reason when you use punch in out you mu
70. data in digital form repeated ping pong recording as shown above will not impair the audio quality H owever please be aware that since the M D4S s mixer section is analog repeated ping pong recording will result in a very small decrease in audio quality although compared to the result of ping pong recording on atapeMTR this loss will be virtually undetectable Tip If you ping pong record tracks 1 4 to tracks 3 and 4 as shown above the content that had been recorded on tracks 3 and 4 will be erased Before you ping pong record we recommend that you copy the song to backup the original See Copying converting a song Song Copy on page 76 for more information MDHS Owner s Manual 40 Advanced recording techniques In the following we will give an example of mixing previously recorded tracks 1 4 into a ste reo pair and ping pong recording them to tracks 3 and 4 Set the FLIP switches of input channels 1 4 to PB m The playback sound of tracks 1 4 will be sent via the input channels to the ST bus Tip If you useLINE INPUT jacks 5 8 the audio sources connected to LINE INPUT jacks 5 8 can be added to tracks 1 4 as you ping pong record The input level of LINE INPUT jacks 5 8 can beadjusted by the LEVEL controls 5 6 and 7 8 While holding down the BUS button press REC SELECT b
71. distributed by Yamaha Corporation of America or its subsidiaries Laser Diode Properties Material GaAlAs Wavelength 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 This label is located on the exterior CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASERAPPARAT Klassm rkning f r Finland On USA or Canadian CAUTION INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN models do not have this AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM VARNING OSYNLIG LASERSTRALNING NAR DENNA DEL AR label OPPEND STRALEN AR FARLIG s VARO N KYM T NT AVATTAESSA OLET ALTTIINA e This label is located on the interior e Varningsanvisning f r laserstr lning Placerad i apparaten LESERS TEILYLLE L KATSO S TEESEEN VARNING OSYNLIG LASERSTRALNING N R DENNA DEL AR PPNAD BETRAKTA EJ STRALEN VORSICHT UNSICHTBARE LESERSTRAHLUNG WENN ABDECKUNG GE FFNET NICHT DEM STRAHL AUSSETZEN IMPORTANT Please record the serial number of this unit in the space below Serial No The serial number is located on the bottom or rear of the unit Retain this Owner s Manual in a safe place for future reference CAUTION USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT
72. e M D4S Changing the recording mode TheM D4S allows you to choose from three recording modes 4TR mode 2TR mode and MONO mode When 2TR mode or MONO mode are selected fewer tracks can be recorded but the available recording time will be longer Thereisno difference in audio quality between the modes Number of Available Recording mode recording time MD DATA MiniDisc tracks 5 minutes 4TR 4 track recording 2TR 2 track recording MONO monaural recording Note Set the recording mode before you begin anew recording It isnot possible to change the recording mode of an already recorded song You may change the recording mode for each song Press the SONG SEARCH gt button to select a blank area Thedisplay will indicate BLANK X X isthe blank area number Press the UTILITY button rotate the CURSOR shuttle to make the display read REC MODE and press the ENTER button The display will indicate the current recording mode While watching the display use the DATA dial to select the desired recording mode 4TR MODE 4 track recording 2TR MODE 2 track recording MONO MODE monaural recording Note If you select 2TR mode recording will be possible only on tracks 1 and 2 If you select MONO mode recording will be possible only on track 1 Press the ENTER button to finalize the recording mode Press the UTILITY button once
73. e All Songs Repeat function causes all songs on the disc to playback repeatedly These functions can be selected when the M D4S is playing stopped or paused Press the REPEAT button to select the desired Repeat function Each time you press the button the selection will cycle between One Song Repeat All Song Repeat and Repeat function off The display will indicate the selected Repeat function REPEAT 1 One Song Repeat is selected The currently selected song will continue playing q playback repeatedly REPEAT ALL All Song Repeat is selected All songs on disc will continue playing repeatedly 4 playback repeatedly MDS Owner s Manual 68 Advanced recording techniques M To turn off the Repeat function press the REPEAT button until the Repeat indi cator goes dark Repeating a specific portion of a song A B Repeat A B Repeat is a function that causes the portion of a song between a specified point A and point B to playback repeatedly The A and B points can bein different songs if desired The A and B points can be set while the M D4S is playing stopped or in playback pause mode At the beginning of the desired repeat press the A B button The Repeat indicator in the display will indicate REPEAT A indicating that the beginning of the repeat point A has been specified At the end of the desired repeat press the ACB button once again The Re
74. e Part Erase operation mid way through its progress H owever in this case the data between the point at which Part Erase was executed until the STOP button was pressed will already have been erased Before Part Erase LXE A A N gt Part Erase After Part Erase a Copying an entire track to another track Track Copy Track Copy is a function that copies an entire track to another track 1 Press the EDIT button use the CURSOR shuttle to make the display read Track Copy and press the ENTER button The display will show the parameters that specify the copy source track and copy destination track Thecurrently selected parameter will blink Copy source track number Copy destination track number 2 Use the CURSOR shuttle and the DATA dial to specify the copy source track number and copy destination track number If either track number parameter shows the Track Copy operation cannot be executed 3 After you have specified the copy source and copy destination tracks press the ENTER button The display will ask COPY EXE If you wish to cancel the copy operation you can press the EXIT button at this time 4 Press the ENTER button once again to execute the Track Copy operation Whilethe track copy is being executed the display will indicate COPY EXE and the track record indicator DIR for the copy destination track will light If you wish to cancel the oper ation mid way through th
75. e copy you can press the STOP button at this time When the track copy has been completed the M D4S will stop Note When you executethe copy operation any content that had been recorded on thecopy destination track will be erased MDS Owner s Manual 76 Advanced recording techniques M Erasing an entire track Track Erase Track Eraseis a function that erases an entire track You can select oneor moretracks to erase The erased track s will contain only silence Press the EDIT button and rotate the DATA dial to make the display read Track Erase Then press the ENTER button Thedisplay will show the parameter that specifies the track s to be erased Thecurrently selected parameter will blink Track to erase Use the CURSOR shuttle and the DATA dial to select the track s that will be erased Tracks whose numbers are shown will be displayed Tracks for which is displayed will not be erased For example with settings of 12 T tracks 1 and 2 will be erased If all tracks are x the Track Erase operation cannot be executed Press the ENTER button The display will ask Erase EXE If you wish to cancel the Track Erase operation you can press the EXIT button at this time Press the ENTER button once again to execute the Track Erase operation While Track Erase is being executed the display will indicate Erase EXE and the track record indicator DIR for the track
76. e input jacks of a large mixer when you wish to usean external mixer to mix the playback of the MD 4S recorder tracks MDHS Owner s Manual 24 Welcome to the MD4S M H MIDIIN OUT THRU connectors These connectors are used to exchange M IDI messages with external MIDI devices MIDI OUT connector MIDI Clock and MIDI Time Code M TC is output from this connector This is used when synchronizing the M D4S with a MIDI sequencer or rhythm machine MIDI IN connector MTC or MMC MIDI Machine Control is received at this connector Thisis used when controlling the transport of the M D4S from an external MIDI sequencer MIDI THRU connector MIDI messages received at the MIDI IN connector are retransmitted without change from this connector to another external M IDI device Front panel PHONES jack A pair of stereo headphones can be connected here for monitoring This jack will output the same signal as the MONITOR OUT jacks PUNCH I O jack A Yamaha FC5 sold separately can be connected here 1 2 allowing you to usea foot switch to start pause playback start pause rehearsal or punch in out See Using a Foot switch on page 89 for more information D amp S Owner s Manual Basic operation 25 Basic operation This chapter explains the process of recording instruments separately on each of the four tracks and finally mixing down to a master recorder Before you
77. e instantly to any location in the song e Accurate auto punch in out can be performed with 11 6 millisecond accuracy e A variety of editing functions allow you to copy or erase songs and tracks e A variety of repeat functions allow songs or portions of a song to be repeated seamlessly e Themulti take auto punch in out function lets you repeat auto punch in out several times and select the best take afterward e Shuttle playback allows rapid playback reverse playback at speeds of 1 2 2x 4x 8x 16x or 32x normal speed Forward playback only for 1 2 speed e Program Play function lets you program the playback order of songs In addition Cue List Playback lets you freely program the playback order between markers MDS Owner s Manual 10 Welcome to the MD4S M e Therecording playback pitch can be adjusted up to a maximum of 10 In addition you can use the x1 2 play function to playback at half speed with a pitch that is one octave lower e MIDI TimeCode MTC MIDI Clock data can be transmitted from the MIDI OUT connector This allows synchronization with a M IDI sequencer or rhythm machine without using up arecording track In addition MTC from an external device can be received at the MIDI IN connector allowing the M D4S to be synchronized to external video audio devices e MIDI Machine Control MMC can be received allowing the transport of the M D4S to be controlled from a M IDI sequencer or other external de
78. e protected by another recorder Press the ENTER button to erase or the EXIT button to cancel Error xx A fatal error occurred Contact your Yamaha dealer IN OUT Err The IN or OUT point is not valid so you cannot use Auto Punch In Out InvalidSong Since this song is not compatible with the MD4S it cannot be played List Error The cue list is invalid MARK Failed 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 Move Stop The STOP button was pressed so the Song Move function was cancelled MTC was turned OFF automatically because you selected the Program Play or MTC OFF i Cue List function No Blank No blank area can be found for further recording No Disc No disc is loaded PNCH Abort Because the STOP button was pressed the off line punch in out function was aborted Protected The disc s write protect tab is set to protect so you cannot record Reading TOC The MDAS is reading the TOC from disc Reload Disc The MDAS is waiting for you to reload the disc Save Warn Not all the Tempo Map steps can be saved because the data area is full UTOC FULL The TOC area is full so not all of the song title or Tempo Map could be saved Writing TOC The MDAS is writing the TOC to disc MDS Owner s Manual 104 Appendix M Modes of the MD4S transport On Flash
79. e take the display will indicate TAKE X FIX for a short time Then you will exit auto punch in out and return to normal operation MDS Owner s Manual Quick search functions 61 Quick search functions This section explains the variety of Locate functions that are provided by the M D4S Methods of adjusting the auto punch in out points and ways to set M arkers will also be explained here Searching for songs If the disc contains two or more songs you can use the SONG SEARCH mea gt gt buttons to locate songs The SONG SEARCH i button locates the previous song and the SONG SEARCH 1 button locates the next song The M D4S will pause at the beginning of the selected song If you press the SONG SEARCH I lt button while stopped during a song the M D4S will locate to the beginning of the song and then pause If you press the SONG SEARCH ke button while a song is playing the M D4S will locate to the beginning of the song and then immediately begin playback Current location Song 1 Song 2 Song 3 Song 4 jH i gt i _ Note If you press the SONG SEARCH button when the last song is selected the M D4S will search for a blank area See page 12 for more information Note TheSONG SEARCH buttons cannot be used during recording Locating to a specified time By using the DATA dial and CURSOR shuttle to input a minute second frame
80. eam You may damage your vision Operating Notes e Thedigital circuits of this unit may induce a slight noise into nearby radios and TVs If noise occurs relocate the affected equipment e XLR type connectors are wired as follows pin 1 ground pin 2 hot and pin 3 cold e Insert TRS phone jacks are wired as follows sleeve ground tip send and ring return e Theperformance of components with moving contacts such as switches rotary controls faders and connectors deteriorates over time The rate of deterioration depends on the operating environment and is unavoidable Consult your dealer about replacing defective components e Thisunit must not be operated in a tilted position Doing so can cause malfunctions Copyright 1998 Yamaha Corporation All rights reserved No part of the M D4S software or this Owner s M anual 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 Keep This Manual For Future Reference MDHS Owner s Manual Welcome to the MD4S 9 Welcome to the MD4S MD4S Features Mixer The mixer section isan analog mixer with four MIC LINE and four LINE inputs e Continuously variableGAIN controls are pr
81. either stopped or in playback pause mode 1 Pressa MARK SEARCH or LAST REC SEARCH button to locate to the marker or the auto punch in out point that you wish to erase 2 Pressthe ADJUST button Thedisplay will indicate MARK X ADJST or IN ADJST or OUT ADJST and the word on theleft MARK X IN OUT will blink At this time you may rotate the DATA dial to select a different marker or auto punch in out point 3 Rotate the CURSOR shuttle toward the right Theword ADJST in the display will blink 4 Rotate the DATA dial toward the right Theword ADJST in the display will change to CLEAR 5 Press the ENTER button If you are erasing a marker the display will indicate CLR MARKX X will be the marker number By pressing the EXIT button at this point you can cancel the Erase operation 6 Press the ENTER button once again to erase the marker or press the EXIT but ton to cancel the Erase operation Themarker indicator or IN OUT indicator that corresponds to the erased marker or auto punch in out point will go dark Depending on the marker that was erased the marker num bers will change Erase marker 3 Start marker Mark 1 Mark 2 Mark 3 Mark 4 End marker ee eee 4 Start marker Mark 1 Mark 2 Mark 3 End marker ESS 7 Press the ADJUST button or the EXIT button to return to normal operation and press the TOC WRITE button to update the TOC
82. en a ventilation hole If the airflow is not adequate the unit will heat up inside and may cause a fire e Keep this unit away from the following locations Locations exposed to oil splashes or steam such as near cooking stoves humidifiers etc Unstable surfaces such as a wobbly table or slope Locations exposed to excessive heat such as inside a car with all the windows closed or places that receive direct sunlight Locations subject to excessive humidity or dust accumulation e This unit has ventilation holes at the top and bottom to prevent the internal temperature rising too high Do not block them Blocked ventilation holes area fire hazard e Turn off all musical instruments audio equipment and speakers when connecting to this unit Use the correct connecting cables and connect as specified MDHS Owner s Manual Important 5 e Always lower the volume control to minimum before turning on the power to this unit A sudden blast of sound may damage your hearing e Hold the power cord plug when disconnecting it from an AC outlet Never pull the cord A damaged power cord is a potential fire and electrical shock hazard e Do not touch the power plug with wet hands Doing so is a potential electrical shock hazard e Do not raise the volume of headphones or speakers to a level that makes you feel uncomfortable Listening to loud music for long periods can damage your hearing e Do not look at the laser b
83. en the Pitch function ison D Title and function display Song numbers song disc titles the currently selected function or other messages will appear here MDHS Owner s Manual 20 Welcome to the MD4S M E Time counter mode This indicates the time counter mode that was selected by the DISPLAY button disc transport M However if a tempo map has been programmed and the time counter is showing measure beat clock all of these indicators will be dark ELAPSE TIME The time counter will snow the current elapsed time within the song TOTAL TIME The time counter will show thetime position within the entire disc REMAIN TIME The time counter will show the remaining time within the son MIDI indicators Thestatus of various MIDI functions is shown here MTC SYNC MASTER This will light when you enable MTC transmission In this case the M D4S will transmit MTC and will function as the master of asynchronized MIDI system MTC SYNC SLAVE This will light when you enable MTC reception In this case the M D4S will receive MTC and will function as aslavein a synchronized M IDI system MIDI CLK 0 This will light when you enable M IDI Clock transmission In this case the M D4S will transmit MIDI Clock and will function as the master of a synchronized M IDI system MMC sie Thiswill light when you enableM MC MIDI MachineControl reception In this case the M D4S can be controlled f
84. esponse dB 1k 20k Frequency Hz HIGH high range 10 kHz shelving MID midrange 2 5 kHz peaking LOW low range 100 Hz shelving E AUX control This control sends the signal from the input channel to the AU X SEND jacks Rotating the knob toward the 1 position will sent the signal from the input channel to the AU X SEND 1 jack and rotating the knob toward the 2 position will send the signal to the AU X SEND 2 jack The knob is detented at the 12 o clock position and at this position no signal will be sent to either AUX SEND jack 1 or 2 TheAUX controls are normally used to adjust the signal level that is sent to external effect devices Note TheAUX control is post fader i e it adjusts the level of the signal that has passed through the fader 7 This means that if the fader has been lowered the AUX control will have no effect F PAN control This control adjusts the pan left right position of the input channel signal that is sent to the ST bus If you are recording via the ST bus rotating this control to the position will assign the input signal to odd numbered tracks tracks 1 and 3 and rotating it to theR position will assign the input signal to even numbered tracks tracks 2 and 4 During mixdown use this control to adjust the stereo position of the playback for each track G Fader During recording when the FLIP switch is at MIC LINE use the fader to adjust the input level of
85. estination track number 5 Use the CURSOR shuttle and the DATA dial to specify the copy source track number and the copy destination track number If is shown for a track number parameter the Part Copy operation cannot be executed 6 After you have set the copy source and copy destination tracks press the ENTER button Thedisplay will ask COPY EXE If you press the EXIT button at this point the Part Copy operation will be canceled MDHS Owner s Manual 74 Advanced recording techniques M 7 Press the ENTER button once again to execute the Part Copy operation While the Part Copy is being executed the display will indicate COPY EXE and the track record indicator DIR for the copy destination track will light If you press the STOP button at this time the copy can be interrupted When the copy is completed the M D4S will stop Note When you executethe copy operation the content that had been recorded on thecopy destination track will be erased Copy source track HEEE Copy destination track Current location where stopped paused Erasing a section of a track Part Erase The Part Erase function erases a section portion of a track You can select two or more tracks for erasure The section that was erased will be silent At the beginning of the section you wish to erase press the SET button LAST REC SEARCH IN button At the end of the section press the SET b
86. etrack playback are mixed in stereo to the Cue bus and output from the MONITOR OUT jacks and the PHONES jack The output sig nal of this bus is mainly used to monitor signals during recording AUX bus Signals from each input channel are mixed in monaural to the AU X buses and output from the AUX OUT jacks The output signal of these buses are mainly used as sends to external effect processors etc Clipping The unwanted distortion effect of overloading an audio circuit with a signal that is too large Care must be taken when setting the M D4S GAIN controls so as not to overload the recording circuits See Recording the first track Direct Recording on page 26 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 play back A new song can be created from the Cue List using the Cue List Copy function See Cue List playback on page 68 for more information DAT An acronym for Digital Audio Tape DAT recorders are especially popular in recording studios for recording the final stereo mix EQ An acronym for an audio equalizer The M D4S input channel s feature three band EQ Foot switch A foot operated switch Several M D4S transport functions and the punch in out function can be controlled using an optional footswitch Frame An integral unit of the M D DATA disc format One frame can hold 11
87. f When auto punch in out is on the auto punch indicator in the display display K will light SONG SEARCH ma gt gt buttons These buttons search for the starting locations of songs or blank areas They are used to search for and moveto the beginning of songs A B repeat button This button sets the A and B points of the A B repeat function page 68 LAST REC SEARCH IN OUT SET buttons TheLAST REC SEARCH IN OUT buttons locate to the points at which recording or rehearsal were last started last record IN point or last ended last record OUT point In conjunction with the SET button these buttons can be used to specify any desired location in a song as the last record in out point punch in out point REPEAT button This button is used to select functions such as one song repeat which repeatedly plays back a single song or all song repeat which repeatedly plays back all songs on the disc and is also used to switch the repeat function on off The repeat indicator display O will light to indicate the repeat function that is selected MARK SEARCH lt 4 gt I MARK buttons TheMARK SEARCH buttons are used to locate to the Start marker beginning of the song End marker end of the song or to markers that you can set at desired locations in the song TheMARK button is used to insert a marker into the desired location of a song Disc compartment AnMD DATA or MiniDisc can be inserted here BUS b
88. fied location Locating to the Last Record In Out Point When you record or rehearse the starting location and ending location will automatically be remembered as the last record in point and the last record out point When these points have been set the IN OUT indicators in the display will light If the last record in out points have been set you can usethe LAST REC SEARCH IN button to locate to the last record in point or the LAST REC SEARCH OUT button to locate to the last record out point The M D4S will then enter playback pause mode When you locate to the last record in or out point the respective IN OUT indicator will begin blinking The LAST REC SEARCH IN button provides a convenient way to check the result of the last recording Thelast record in out points are also used as the auto punch in out points and to specify the range of various editing functions These points can be adjusted in steps of a single frame 11 6 ms For details refer to page 63 Note Thelast record in out points will belost when the M D4S is turned off Searching for Markers TheM D4S lets you place up to ten markers in each song You can use the MARK SEARCH 1 lt 4 I button to locate immediately to markers that you inserted M arkers are especially convenient when you need to repeatedly jump to specific points in a song The location of a marker you insert can be adjusted later in steps of a single frame
89. flow when mixing multiple channels Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Ping pong recording 39 Ping pong recording The process of mixing two or more previously recorded tracks and re recording them onto oneor two tracks is called ping pong recording By ping ponging you can free up other tracks to record additional parts so this is a useful technique when you wish to record a larger number of parts than you have actual tracks Since the M D4S records signals digitally it is able to playback a track while recording onto the same track Thus while a conventional cassette tape type MTR needs oneor two vacant tracks in order to ping pong the M D4S allows you to ping pong even if there are no unused tracks MD4S Track 1 Drums Stereo mix Drums Guitar Track 1 Track 2 Guitar Bass Vocal Track 2 Track 3 Bass Track 3 Track 4 Vocal Track 4 The following diagram shows the process of mixing four recorded tracks into a stereo pair and continuing to overdub while ping pong recording additional tracks olojo Ping pong Overdubbing Ping pong Overdubbing recording parts E and F recording parts G and H A vacant gt E E vacant G B vacant F F vacant H Mixdown L L gt parts A H A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D STEREO STEREO E F E F R R STEREO STEREO Note SincetheM D4S records
90. g settings press the EDIT button once again to return to normal operation MDS Owner s Manual 86 Advanced recording techniques 6 Press the TOC WRITE button to update the TOC Note When you usethe SONG SEARCH buttons to select a song that already has a title the song title will appear in the display beside the song number H owever only the first seven characters of the song title will be displayed Erasing a disc Disc Erase Disc Eraseisa function that erases all the songs on a disc When you execute the Disc Erase function the entire disc will bea blank area Before a M D DATA disc that was used to store computer data can be used with the M D4S you must first execute the Disc Erase operation on that disc 1 Press the EDIT button rotate the DATA dial to make the display read Disc Erase and press the ENTER button The display will ask Erase EXE If you decide to cancel the Disc Erase operation at this point press the EXIT button 2 Press the ENTER button once again The display will ask Really so that you can confirm the operation You can cancel the Disc Erase operation by pressing the EXIT button 3 Press the ENTER button once again and the Disc Erase operation will be exe cuted When Disc Erase has been completed the TOC will be updated automatically The display will indicate Blank Disc Viewing disc contents The Disc Info function allows you to view how thesongs and bla
91. gt 5 gt 1 gt gt LFS gt NANNHNANANHHNHNHNHNN ODINIHDHDOBWNHE s t P OONN WE nn ep Pp ko 6 After you have entered all of the desired steps press the ENTER button The display will show thefirst step S1 and the M D4S will bein Program Play playback pause mode In Program Play the S for Step will be show as an uppercase character At this time you can use the SONG SEARCH buttons to change the step at which Program Play will begin Press the PLAY button to begin Program Play When all steps have finished playing back the M D4S will stop By pressing the STOP button during Program Play you can also cancel Program Play and stop Tip If you press the PAUSE button during Program Play the playback will pause temporarily and you can usethe PLAY button to resume Program Play While paused you can also use the SONG SEARCH buttons to change the step from which Program Play will resume Note Program Play settings are remembered even when the M D4S is turned off D amp S Owner s Manual Editing functions 73 Editing functions This sections explains the track and song editing functions that are provided on the M D4S Copying a portion of a track Part Copy Part Copy isa function that copies a portion of a track to a different location within the same track or to the desired location in another track You can also copy between songs This func tion is useful when you wis
92. h to re record just a portion of the track recording was begun For details on the LAST page 52 for more information REC SEARCH buttons refer to page 17 If this was the first recording you will always return to If you are satisfied with the recording on the 00 00 00 location track 1 press the REC SELECT switch Press the PLAY button Po 1 track record indicator DIR will go If the input channel 1 FLIP switch isin the MIC LINE ML position the playback of track 1 can Note If you forget to presstheREC SELECT switch be monitored via the CUE bus from the track 1 will be erased when you record the next track PHONES jack or MONITOR OUT jacks MIC 6 MONITOR OUT ee CUE Bus L C R Track 1 Track 2 6 ie E Track 3 Track 4 Signal flow during track recording MDHS Owner s Manual 30 Basic operation Overdubbing Now that you have finished recording track 1 let s record additional audio sources on other tracks while listening to the playback of this track The basic procedure is the same as in Recording the first track E Select the track to record Connect the audio source to MIC LINE INPUT jack 2 Set the input channel 2 FLIP switch to the MIC LINE JL position At this time leave the input channel 1 FLIP switch in the MIC LINE ML position Press REC SELECT button 2 The track 2 t
93. h to re use a specific phrase in a different place 1 Specify the Last Record In Out points to set the Copy Source area Locate to the beginning of the copy source area Hold down the SET button and press the LAST REC SEARCH IN button to set the Last Record In point Then locate to the end of the copy source area Hold down the SET button and pressthe LAST REC SEARCH OUT button to set the Last Record Out point When you set each point the N OUT indicators in the dis play will light units 1 86 second See Adjusting the location of a marker or auto punch in out point on page 63 for more information Tip Last Record In Out points auto punch in out points can be adjusted in single frame 2 Locate to the copy destination and stop or pause playback Thelocation at which you stop or pause will be the beginning of the copy destination Tip If you usetheSONG SEARCH buttonsto select a different song thetrack in the selected song will be copy destination track Note Thecopy destination area must not extend beyond the end of the song Also when copying within thesametrack the copy destination area must not overlap the copy source area 3 Press the EDIT button 4 Rotate the DATA dial to make the display read Part Copy and press the ENTER button The display will show the copy source track and the copy destination track Thecurrently selected parameter will blink Copy source track number Copy d
94. hart 112 MIDI Clock 91 92 109 MIDI functions 90 MIDI IN connector 24 MIDIIN OUT THRU connectors 24 MIDI indicators 20 MIDI OUT connector 24 MIDI Song Position Pointer 91 109 MIDI THRU connector 24 MIDI Timecode MTC 109 MiniDisc 10 109 Mixdown 32 109 M ixing multiple channels as you record 36 MMC MIDI Machine Control 98 MMC DevicelD 99 MMC Master 98 MDS Owner s Manual 114 Index MMC Slave 98 monaural MONO 11 Monitor CUE 109 MONITOR LEVEL control 15 MONITOR OUT jacks 23 MONITOR SELECT switches 15 M onitor M aster section 15 M ono Inputs 13 MTC 91 94 MTC Master 94 MTC Slave 94 M ulti take 58 O One Song Repeat 67 Overdub Recording 109 Overdubbing 30 P PAN control 14 Part Copy 73 Part Erase 74 PAUSE button 16 PB 109 PEAK HOLD button 18 PhonejJack 109 PHONES jack 24 Phono Jack 109 Ping Pong 109 Ping pong recording 39 PITCH button 18 Pitch function 84 Pitch indicator 19 PLAY button 16 play forward cue 66 PLAY indicator 16 post fader 14 109 post roll point 55 Post Roll Time 109 POWER switch 23 pre roll point 55 Pre Roll Time 109 pre roll post roll times 55 Program Play 71 PUNCH I O jack 24 89 Punch in out 52 53 54 109 Q Quick search functions 61 MDS Owner s Manual R Track Erase 76 Track level meters 20 Track recording indicators 20 Random Access 109 Tracking 110 REC button 16 REC indicator 16 REC SELECT buttons 17 U recordi
95. heinput channels in mono and send them viatheAU X SEND lor 2 jack to the external effect processor The output signals from the effect processor will be mixed viatheLINE INPUT jacks 5 and 6 or 7 and 8 into the ST bus Normally the technique of using the AU X SEND jacks to apply effects is used for effects in which the original sound is mixed with the processed sound eg delay reverb chorus etc In general you should make settings on the effect processor so that it will output only the processed sound and use the M D4S mixer to adjust the mix of the original sound thesignal sent from the input channel to the ST bus and the effect sound the signal sent viaLINE INPUT jacks 5 8 to the ST bus D45 Owner s Manual Applying effects 47 Applying effects during mixdown Applying an effect such as reverb to each track during a mixdown is an example of a situation in which you would connect the external effect processor to the AUX SEND jack In this case you can usethe AU X control of each input channel to adjust the effect depth for each track Connect the AUX SEND 1 jack to the input Raise level control 5 6 jack of your effect processor and connect the The effect sound processed by the external effect output jacks of the effect processor to LINE processor will be mixed into the ST bus Raising INPUT jacks 5 and 6 Make settings on the the level control will increase the overall effect effect
96. ing Indicators Mode MD4S operating Status REHE REC PLAY Stop No activity Play Normal playback Play Pause Playback is paused High speed playback at 1 2 speed or 2X 4X cer os gt 8X 16X or 32X speed High speed reverse playback at 2X 4X 8X Review 16x or 32x speed Record Pause Recording is paused Record e Recording in progress Rehearse Pause Rehearsal is paused Rehearse e Rehearsal in progress New Record e Anew song is being recorded New Record Pause amp New song recording is paused The Auto Punch In Out function has been acti Auto Punch Record Standby vated and the M D4S 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 3 been activated and the M D4S is standing by to start the Auto Punch rehearsal sequence The Auto Punch rehearsal sequence has Play Rehearse Wait amp started and is currently between the Pre Roll point and the Punch IN point D amp S Owner s Manual Specifications Recorder Specifications 105 Digital Audio Sampling Frequency 44 1 kHz Compression ATRAC Frequency Response 20 Hz 20 kHz 1 dB 3 dB
97. iono oor If you wish to create a complete duplicate of the song without changing the recording modeor track order proceed to step 7 Changing the record mode 4 Rotate the DATA dial to select the recording mode of the copy destination song Thefollowing recording modes are available for conversion e 4T 4TR mode e 2T 2TR mode e MO MONO mode For example if you specify 2T 12 the copy destination song will be as follows ees gt Copy source song 4 Vocal 3 Guitar Copy destination song 2 Bass 2 Bass 1 Drums i Drums Changing the order of the tracks 5 Rotate the CURSOR shuttle to the right Thenumerals indicating the track order will blink 6 Use the CURSOR shuttle to select the track whose order you wish to change and rotate the DATA dial to specify the copy source track number Thecurrently selected track will blink Rotate the DATA dial to select the copy source track number 1 4 or If you select the corresponding track of the copy destination will be blank silent MDHS Owner s Manual 78 Advanced recording techniques M 10 For example if you specified 4T 3421 the order of copy destination tracks would be as fol lows coe pii Copy source song Copy destination song 4 Vocal 4 Drums 3 Guitar 3 Bass 2 Bass 2 Vocal 1 Drums 1 Guitar Tip You can specify the same track number more than once For example if you specif
98. ir of tracks you can record more than four parts on the M DAS For example if you have recorded drums bass and rhythm guitar you can re record these three parts in stereo onto two tracks and then record two other parts on the remaining two tracks To do this you will mix the signals of the input channels to the ST bus and record them on either one or two tracks MD4S ee Stereo mix Bre Gunarell drackal Drums Iie Bass Track2 gt Track 3 Track 4 Guitar Bass Asan example the following will explain how four audio sources connected to MIC LINE INPUT jacks 1 4 can be mixed in stereo and recorded onto tracks 1 and 2 ik re e nec stor o o A i STEREO MODUS Owner s Manual Connect the audio sources to MIC LINE INPUT jacks 1 4 If necessary you can also mix line level devices such as synthesizers connected to LINE INPUT jacks 5 and 6 or 7 and 8 Set the FLIP switch of input channels 1 4 to MIC LINE L While holding down the BUS button press REC SELECT buttons 1 and 2 The track recording indicators for tracks 1 and 2 BUS L R will blink The signal of an input channel whose FLIP switch is set to M IC LIN E BL will be sent to the ST bus Also if the REC SELECT button of a track is pressed while holding down the BUS button the
99. itoring When this switch isin the MIC LINE position EL the signal from the MIC LINE jack will besent to the input channel and thetrack signal the signal currently being recorded or played back will be sent to the CUE bus When this switch isin the PB position a the signal from the track will be sent to the input channel and the signal from the MIC LINE jack will be sent to the CUE bus Signal input to the MIC LINE INPUT jack from an instrument etc SS oe oe Signal input to the MIC LINE INPUT jack from an instrument etc MD4S track signal When the FLIP switch is in the MD4S track signal When the FLIP switch is in the MIC LINE ye t o Tresnen ON aaa i ED V N OL X To the CUE bus To the ST bus To the CUE bus tracks etc To the ST bus tracks etc MDHS Owner s Manual 14 Welcome to the MD4S C CUE PAN CUE LEVEL controls Thesetwo controls adjust the pan and signal level of the signal that is sent to the CUE bus The signal that is sent to the CUE bus will depend on the setting of the FLIP switch 2 D EQ controls These controls are used to adjust the high middle and low frequency bands Each can boost amplify or cut attenuate the frequency bands shown below over a range of 15 dB Each knob is detented at the 12 o clock position which produces a flat response no boost or cut 15 R
100. ks rear panel 6 STEREO 4 Monitor the ST bus signal that is output from the STEREO OUT jacks rear panel 5 CUE niopsosiias Monitor the CUE bus signal MONITOR LEVEL control This control adjusts the output level of the monitor signal that is sent to the M ONITOR OUT jacks rear panel 4 and the PHONES jack front panel 1 STEREO fader This adjusts the output level of the ST bus that is output from the STEREO OUT jacks rear panel 5 The fader will be at unity gain when located between 7 and 8 Unity gain Refer to the explanation of 7 Fader Front and rear panel 15 5 6 7 8 8 0 CUE MIX TO STEREO 9 m eS MONITOR SELECT 2TRIN AN T STEREO a T CUE E MONITOR LEVEL K O onnusraoNno o lioii M a a oi oANneauaoroe gt x L I n m m 0 MDHS Owner s Manual 16 Welcome to the MD4S M Disc transport section M YAMAHA 9 x DHS MULTITRACK MD RECORDER AUTO LOADING REPEAT DATA CURSOR PHONES PUNCH I O Please remove the protective film from the panel If the film is left on the adhesive may break down and soil the unit A Disc transport buttons REHE button REC button PLAY button PAUSE button US Owner s Manual This
101. l be shown as uppercase letters A Z At this time you can rotate the DATA dial to change the step at which cue list playback will begin 8 Press the PLAY button to begin Cue List playback When all steps have finished playing back cue list playback will be canceled and the M D4S will stop If you wish to stop cue list playback while it isin progress press the STOP button If you press the PAU SE button to temporarily halt cue list playback you can rotate the DATA dial to select a different step and then resume cue list playback MDS Owner s Manual 70 Advanced recording techniques M Note In rarecircumstances playback may skip between steps of Cue List playback Note Cue List program contents are remembered even when the M D4S is turned off E Creating a new song from a Cue List Cue List Copy The playback order that you have programmed in a cue list can be rewritten into a new song As shown in the following diagram this can be used to remake a song into a new version whose length and arrangement differ from the original song Original song Intro Opening A Opening BIP 99 Chorus A Opening B P 99 Chorus B 8 measures Chorus C Ending 1 2 of fill A A A A A A A oA A A S 1 D 3 gt D 5 gt 6 D 8 9 gt 10 gt E Cue List a s gt 1 n 2 start the song by repeating the intro twice b 1 gt 2 n 2 Opening
102. mes second MTC frames Press the UTILITY button rotate the DATA dial to make the display read Frame Disp and press the ENTER button Thedisplay will indicate XX Frame XX will be either 86 or 30 Rotate the DATA dial to select either 86 or 30 If 86 is selected the FRAM ES indicator will light in the Frame area of the time counter If 30 is selected the M TC FRAMES indicator will light Press the ENTER button to finalize the frame display setting Press the UTILITY button or the EXIT button to return to normal operation Tip This setting is remembered when the M D4S power is turned off D amp S Owner s Manual Other functions 89 Using a Foot switch If an optional FC5 foot switch is connected to the PUNCH 1 0 jack you can use the foot switch to perform not only punch in out but a variety of other transport operations When the foot switch is pressed the M D4S will perform the following operations On Flashing Mode Before Mode After Indicators Indicators Stop REHE REC PLAY Play 23 Play REHE PLAY Play Pause Play Pause Cue Review Play Record Pause Play Rehearse Pause Play Record Wait Play Record Wait Play Rehearse Wait Play Rehearse Wait Record Record Rehearse Rehearse Play New Record Pause Play New Record New Record
103. more sophisticated recording techniques and editing techniques Advanced techniques on the MD4S In addition to the functionality described on the preceding pages the M D4S provides the functionality listed below These functions are actually the core capabilities of the M D4S and by taking full advantage of them you will find that the expressive power of the M D4S will take a dramatic leap Please become familiar with these advanced techniques so that you can enjoy the full potential of the M D4S e Record a greater number of parts Mixing multiple channels as you record s page 36 Ping pong recording page 39 Adding sounds during MiXdOWN sesse page 42 e Apply effects while you record mixdown gt Applying GOCtS iciatcin averindnwtaadernnwds page 44 e Rerecord over a mistake PUNCHAN OU Eien page 52 e Jump immediately to a specific location in a song Quick Search FUNCTIONS seses page 61 e Playback a song repeatedly e Program the playback order of the songs gt Various playback FUNCTIONS eee teteteeeteteteees page 66 e Edit a song you recorded gt Editing functions page 73 e Modify the pitch as you record playback HOME FUNION Sien aa page 84 e Record with a MIDI sequencer Control the MD4S from a MIDI sequencer gt MDT TUR CHOMNG eiiiai ia page 90 MDS Owner s Manual 36 Advanced recording techniques Mixing multiple channels as you record By combining multiple parts into a pa
104. mputer data Ideal for use with digital cameras H owever they can also be used to store mono stereo and four channel sound data That s how M D4S uses them Can the MD4S use normal MiniDiscs Yes but only for 2 track or mono recording and playback M iniDiscs recorded on the M D4S can be played on normal M iniD isc decks Are Yamaha MD8 and MD4 discs compatible with the MD4S All discs recorded on the Yamaha M D4 can be used by the M D4S Discs recorded on the Yamaha M D8 can be used by the M D4S if they are converted by the M D8 to 4TR mode What happens if I insert an MD DATA Disc into a MiniDisc deck Thedisc will not be recognized MiniDisc decks cannot use M D DATA discs How long is the life of an MD DATA disc So long as the disc is not damaged physically it has 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 MD4S Yes and no The M D4S uses M D DATA discs straight out of the wrapper No fuss An M D DATA disc that has been used to store computer data however must be erased before use with M DAS What is the available recording time This depends on the Recording mode 37 minutes for four track 4TR 74 minutes for stereo 2TR 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 sample
105. n to the master recording Press the MONITOR SELECT 2TRIN switch Now the playback of your master recorder that is being sent to the 2TR IN jacks will be sent to the PHONES jack and the MONITOR OUT jacks Playback your master recorder from the beginning of the song and listen to the mas ter recording Usethe MONITOR LEVEL control to adjust the monitor level Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 MONITOR STEREO OUT OUT PHONES caneeanarvood EEEE lss W M Cee Lie eet i aa z FA E z E 7 Ea Cf i Signal flow during mixdown MDHS Owner s Manual 34 Basic operation After completing the Basic Operation section In the preceding pages you have learned the basic procedure for recording four parts mixing them in stereo and mixing down to a master recorder H owever by taking full advantage of the functionality that the M D4S provides you can use more sophisticated recording methods and editing techniques The following page Advanced techniques on the M D4S introduces the wide variety of functionality provided by the M D4S You can look through thelist to find a topic in which you are especially interested and continue reading from the appropriate page MDS Owner s Manual Advanced recording techniques 35 Advanced recording techniques In this chapter we will introduce more advanced topics such as
106. nction that has been selected by the REPEAT button disk transport 6 or the A CB button disk transport 4 REPEAT 1 One Song Repeat REPEAT ALL All Song Repeat REPEAT AB A B repeat REPEAT auto punch indicator K_ Auto punch in out is rehearsed repeatedly MID4S Owner s Manual 22 Welcome to the MD4S Top panel connectors 1 3 Oz 30 OFss 5556 A MIC LINE INPUT 1 2 jacks Balanced condenser mics or line level devices with balanced output can be connected to these inputs Unbalanced outputs such as on synthesizers can also be connected here These jacks will accommodate either XLR plugs or TRS phone plugs B INSERT I O jacks These are TRS phone jacks for connecting external effect devices By connecting an external effect such as a compressor or noise gate to these jacks you can process the signal of input channels 1 and 2 External effect unit compressor noise gate etc CH H INPUT OUTPUT OsOsss C MIC LINE INPUT 3 4 jacks These are 1 4 phone jacks used to connect electronic instruments such as a synthesizer or an unbalanced mic D LINE INPUT 5 8 jacks These are 1 4 phone jacks used to connect line level devices such as synthesizers or CD players They can also be used as effect return jacks to input the effect sound from external effect units such as reverb MODUS Owner s Manual Front and rear panel 23
107. nd cart combination to overturn two Y 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 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 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
108. nd markers following the Divide point will be renumbered as markers of the new song MDS Owner s Manual 80 Advanced recording techniques M A Ao A A A 5 gt D i 2 gt 3 4 E Divide point Song 1 after division H A A A S gt T E A A A gt D 2 B gt E Note When asongis divided thesong numbers of all subsequent songs will be updated For example if you divide song 1 thefirst part of the divided song will be Song 1 the remainder will be Song 2 and the previous Song 2 will be renumbered as Song 3 Joining divided songs together Song Combine Song Combine is an operation that joins two previously divided songs to create a single song Note Separately recorded songs cannot be joined Press the EDIT button rotate the DATA dial to make the display read Song Combn and press the ENTER button Thedisplay will indicate the numbers of the two songs that are to be joined Song numbers to join Rotate the DATA dial to select the songs that will be joined To join songs 3 and 4 select Cmbn 3 4 If the display indicates Cmbn the Song Com bine operation cannot be executed Press the ENTER button The display will ask Cmbn EXE If you decide to cancel the Song Combine operation at this point press the EXIT button Press the ENTER button once again to execute the Song Combine operation After the songs have been com
109. nd or fast forward through the song During playback the CURSOR shuttle allows you to review play backward or cue play forward at a variety of speeds Shuttle playback functions page 66 While editing various functions the CURSOR shuttle is used to select parameters D amp S Owner s Manual Front and rear panel 19 Display SONGNO HIS ef ett MT oao opro REC MODE Poe eee ee nai STEP NO i wt se P a On 3 ie RECA 2 gt II CEB froc Eom p EN 1 MASTER SLAVE J MIDI CLK MMC SS m D 9 gt 1 E LIN OUT B STEREO l TT T REPEAT A1ALL B ODED EOBD O 7 8 A TOC EDIT indicator This indicator will light when the TOC table of contents needs to be updated such as after a new recording or edit If the power of the M D4S is turned off whilethe TOC EDIT indicator is lit the recorded or edited content may be lost When you update the TOC theindicator will go dark B Status indicators These indicators show the current operating mode Normal playback Cue or Review Playback is paused Rehearsal Pause mode Rehearsal in progress Record Pause mode Recording in progress C Pitch indicator This indicator shows the current pitch mode The status of the x1 2 Play function is also shown here HALF Lights when the x1 2 Play function ison PIX etisaneoes Lights when the Pitch function is off VARI Lights wh
110. ne LINE F L INPUT oy ge 4 H xm Z gt 2 CUE MONITOR LEVEL MONITOR 7 us td gt H OUT 8 NY gf iS 2 R y gi t ow CUE MIX TO STEREO CN PHONES 4 Pa L e 2TR IN 2TR IN R oS ij Yo AUX SEND T Mie MDHS Owner s Manual 108 Appendix Glossary This section explains the technical terms used in this owner s manual ATRAC An acronym for Adaptive Transform Acoustic Coding This is the compression technique used to fit the same amount of data as that of a 120 mm CD on a 64 mm MiniDisc Using the ATRAC system the M D4S provides an 4 track recording time of 37 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 princi ple used is the masking effect That is softer sounds become inaudible when louder sounds at similar frequencies are present Bus A bus is a route for audio signals to which the signal from each input channel can be distributed and which can be sent to its own output jack The M D4S has the following buses ST bus Input channel signals are mixed in stereo to the stereo bus and output from the STE REO OUT jacks CUE bus Signals from each input channel and th
111. nected to a synchronized M IDI sequencer system in a wide variety of ways but the most common setup is for acoustic sounds to be recorded on the M D4S and other parts to be played by the sequencer on a MIDI tone generator In such a system you would monitor the sounds of the M IDI tone generator as you recorded vocals and guitar to the M D4S Then during mixdown you would mix the playback of the M D4S with the sound from the MIDI tone generator See page 42 MIDI keyboard Te ee oo o0 MIDI OUT MIDI IN 2 U ga MUU O So LEIA cc MIDI IN MIDI IN 1 tone generator RE or MTC IN MIDI OUT MTC MIDI Clock 4 STEREO YS Owner s Manual MIDI functions 91 Note When inputting MIDI Time Code sent from the M D4S to the M IDI sequencer it is best to use a dedicated MTC input connector or a separate MIDI IN connector The reason for this is that if MIDI musical playback data is sent together with MTC to thesame MIDI IN connector of the sequencer synchronization may be disrupted Tip If your MIDI sequencer supports MMC MIDI Machine Control you can make the M D4S receive M MC data so that the principle transport functions of the M D4S can be controlled by the MIDI sequencer Even in this
112. ng mode 11 76 87 Recording the first track 26 REHE button 16 REHE indicator 16 rehearsal function 52 Rehearsing 57 58 REPEAT button 17 67 V Repeat function 67 Repeat indicator 21 Unity gain 14 110 UTILITY button 18 VARI variable 84 S X SCMS 110 SET button 17 Signal to Noise Ratio 110 Single take 56 Song Combine 80 Song Copy 76 Song Divide 79 Song Erase 78 Song M ove 81 Song Renumber 82 SONG SEARCH mea gt PI buttons 17 61 songs 12 ST bus 108 start marker 63 Status indicators 19 STEREO fader 15 Stereo Inputs 15 Stereo level meter 20 STEREO OUT jacks 23 STOP button 11 STOP TOC WRITE button 17 x1 2 Play 67 7 Tempo Map 92 110 Timecounter 21 Time counter mode 20 Title and function display 19 Titling 85 TOC 11 110 TOC EDIT indicator 11 19 TOC WRITE button 11 Track Copy 75 TRACK DIRECT OUT 1 4 jacks 23 al l 6 lt Ql Q lt l Q lt a q lt T 7 T T Y 7 T 7 Y Y 7 o es T O T T S S E oono nt noNr o LE E a a e oono ntn o LUCCI I Oonontnnro oono ntn o Oonontnnro Oonnontnnro o o g l I o o l o o 9 S9 0 N 13431 HOLINOW KO SSOIO1d g g ie dais 31eq wo r x 2 j 0 s 1 W D 0 F S P ey one ee a A 4 cX Oju UOISSaS r AG 74 a NI YLZ 1973S YOLINON
113. ng on the size of the blank area See M DAS songs and blank areas on page 12 for more information Tip If you press the DISPLAY button to set the display time counter mode to REMAIN TIME the length of availablerecording timefor each blank area will be shown when you search to that blank area Recording the first track Direct Recording 27 Select the track for recording Connect your audio source to MIC LINE INPUT jack 1 Normally you will record the rhythm instruments rhythm machine drums or rhythm guitar etc first Set the FLIP switch of input channel 1 to MIC LINE HL When you set the FLIP switch to the MIC LINE BL position the input signal from the M IC LINE INPUT jack will be sent to the correspond ing input channel Press REC SELECT button 1 The REC SELECT buttons are switches that select the recording source for each track When you press REC SELECT button 1 track 1 will be ready for recording and the signal from input channel 1 will be sent directly to track 1 Thetrack recording indicator DIR for track 1 will blink Check the recording level To insure the best audio quality for the recording it isimportant to set an appropriate recording level Always be sure to adjust the recording level before you begin recording Press the REC button TheREC indicator will blink and the M D4S will bein record pause mode The display will indicate the number of
114. ngthen it Tip If you wish to lengthen song 1 you will need to use a song editing function to move song 1 to the blank area If three songs songs 1 2 and 3 are recorded consecutively on disc as shown in the following diagram and the middle song is erased there will bea blank area corresponding to the length of that song Song 1 Song 2 Song 3 Blank area 1 Erase song 2 1g Song 1 Blank area 2 Song 3 Blank area 1 SSE Blank areas are also assigned a blank area number in the order in which they are created If you then record a song in the situation shown above you will be able to select either blank area 1 or blank area 2 in which to record H owever if you select blank area 2 the time available for recording will be limited to the length of the song that was erased YS Owner s Manual oO wu N Front and rear panel 13 Front and rear panel fei E A coo il ee E This section explains the names and functions of each part of the M D4S Mono Inputs A GAIN control This adjusts the input sensitivity of the MIC LINE input jack jacks 1 and 2 onthetop panel Input channels 1 4 can accommodate signals of any level from mic input to the line level signals produced by devices such as synthesizers B FLIP switch This switch selects the signal source for the input channel and the signal source that is sent to the CUE bus for mon
115. nk areas on a disc are orga nized For example when you wish to record additional material onto the end of a song you can use this function to check the available blank areas 1 Press the UTILITY button rotate the DATA dial to make the display read Disc Info and press the ENTER button The display will show the order of songs and blank areas Numbers indicate song numbers and numbers prefixed by B are blank area numbers Song 1 Blank area 2 Song 3 Song 2 Blank area 1 For example if you have executed the Song M ove function so that songs and blank areas are arranged on the disc as shown above the display will indicate the first two blocks as 1 gt B2 gt 2 Rotate the DATA dial to view the contents of the entire disc As you rotate the DATA dial toward the right the display will indicate 1 gt B2 gt B2 gt 3 43 gt 2 gt B1 etc MDS Owner s Manual Other functions 87 Press the UTILITY button once again to return to normal operation Note SomeM D recorders other than theY amaha M D4S M D4or M D8 dividethesong data into multiple areas on the disc When Disk Information for a disc including such songsis viewed on the M D4S songs that are divided will be indicated by a character Songs that are indicated by cannot be directly edited by the M D4S However if you use the Song Copy function page 76 to copy that song the copy destination song can be edited by th
116. o Title Use the CURSOR shuttle to move to the location where you wish to input a character and use the DATA dial to select the character Theinput location is shown by a blinking character or a E character The following char acters are available indicates a space Spaces can be inserted between characters When you have finished inputting the title press the EDIT button once again to return to normal operation 4 Press the TOC WRITE key to update the TOC Note When atitled disc is inserted into the M D4S thetitle will appear in the display for a time Titling a song Use the SONG SEARCH buttons to select the song that you wish to title Press the EDIT button rotate the DATA dial to make the display read Song Name and press the ENTER button The display will indicate the number and title of the selected song If no title has been assigned the display will blink No Name At this time you can rotate the DATA dial to select a different song number Rotate the CURSOR shuttle toward the right Now you will beable to input the song title 4 Use the CURSOR shuttle to specify the location at which to input a character and use the DATA dial to select a character The blinking character or ll character indicates the input location The available charac ters are the same as in the table shown above When you finish makin
117. oca tion earlier than the Last Record In point The signal of the input chan nel is not output from the AUX SEND jacks Rotate the AUX control toward 1 or 2 and raise the channel fader Since the signal sent to the AUX SEND jacks is post fader no signal will be sent to the AUX SEND jacks unless the channel fader is raised Cannot play the Cue List Make sure not all steps in the Cue List are set for zero repeats n 0 Make sure that the specified ranges within the cue list are correct Make sure that no non existent markers are selected in the cue list MIDI sequencer does not synchronize to the MD4Ss D amp S Owner s Manual Make sure that your MIDI sequencer supports MTC or MIDI Clock Make sure that the MIDI sequencer has been set to synchronize to incoming MTC or MIDI Clock messages If you are using MIDI Clock make sure that a tempo map has been programmed in the MD4S If the measure beat display does not appear when you press the DISPLAY button atempo map has not been set Make sure that the MD4S has been set to transmit MTC or MIDI Clock messages from its MIDI OUT connector When MTC is being transmitted the MTC SYNC MASTER indicator will light When MIDI Clock is being transmitted the MIDI CLK indicator will light Make sure that X1 2 Play is turned off If X1 2 Play is on synchroni zation is not possible If you are using a Repeat function such as A B Repea
118. other track record indicators are dark MODUS Owner s Manual Raise the CUE LEVEL controls of input chan nels 1 4 The recording source of track 4 vocal without the effect and the playback of tracks 1 3 can now be monitored viathe CUE bus Rotate the AUX control of input channel 4 toward the 1 position The vocal signal will be sent to the effect processor connected to the AUX SEND 1 jack Raise level control 5 6 Only the vocal effect sound will be sent to the ST bus Turn on the MONITOR SELECT CUE switch and MONITOR SELECT STEREO switch With these settings the signal of the CUE bus the playback of tracks 1 3 and the unprocessed vocal and the signal of the ST bus vocal effect sound can be monitored together Applying effects 51 From the external effect processor 4 1 2 3 O O O E UNA Mic T LNA Mic D MiC mic mic LINE T PB LINE i Ps LINE Be Fup FUP Fup CUE CUE ei CUE gt y Laie LS MONITOR OUT MIC LINE me E re FLIP CUE gt N CUE Bus OQ STEREO Track 1 To the external effect processor Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Signal flow when applying an effect only to the monitor signal MDUS Owner s Manual 52 Advanced recording techniques Punch in out This section explains techniques using punch in out Punch in out is a function that allows you to re recor
119. ou wish to record additional material to extend a previously recorded song or to organize the blank area on a disc Use the SONG SEARCH buttons to select the song that you wish to move Press the EDIT button rotate the DATA dial to make the display read Song Move and press the ENTER button The display will ask M ove X X isthe number of the song that will be moved At this time you can rotate the DATA dial to select a different song Press the ENTER button The display will read M ove to BX X isthe number of the blank area to which the song will be moved Rotate the DATA dial to select the blank area to which the song will be moved Note It will not be possible to select a blank area that is shorter than the song being moved MDS Owner s Manual 82 Advanced recording techniques M 5 Press the ENTER button Thedisplay will ask M ove EXE If you decide to cancel the Song M ove operation press the EXIT button Press the ENTER button once again to execute the Song Move operation The display will indicate M oveTo BX X isthe number of the blank area to which the song will be moved for atime When the song has been moved the TOC will automatically be updated Tip Ifyou wish to record additional material to extend the length of an existing song there must bea blank area following that song If as shown in the following diagram you have recorded song 1 and then recorded song
120. ovided on input channels 1 4 accepting signals ranging from mic input to line level e Of thefour MIC LINE inputs two are balanced allowing the use of either TRS phone plugs or XLR plugs e Input channels 1 and 2 provide IN SERT I O jacks that allow external effects such as a compressor to be connected e Input channels 1 4 provide three band EQ HIGH MID LOW that has been specially engineered for musical applications e Two AUX SEND jacks allow external effects such as reverb to be connected e Signals sent from input channels 1 4 to the CUE bus a signal route for monitoring can be monitored in stereo e Themixer features an in line design that allows the input signal and the track playback sound to be controlled simultaneously While using the CUE bus to monitor each track you can make full use of input channels 1 4 as you record During mixdown a total of eight sources including track playback signals can be mixed e TRACK DIRECT OUT jacks are provided for direct output of the playback from each track Recorder The recorder features a 4 track recorder based on the M D DATA audio format This provides many advantages over tape based multitrack recorders e You can choose from three recording modes 4 track 2 track monaural e Negligible decrease in audio quality even after repeated ping pong operations e Ping pong is possible even if all four tracks have been recorded e A variety of locate functions allow you to mov
121. peat indicator in the display will indicate REPEAT A B indicating that the end of the repeat point B has been specified When you specify point B the M D4S will automatically locate to point A and will begin playing repeatedly between pointsA and B During A B Repeat press the REPEAT button to turn off the A B Repeat func tion A B Repeat will also be canceled if you press the STOP button Note When A B Repeat isturned off points A and B will be reset If you wish to temporarily stop A B Repeat playback use the PAUSE button Cue List playback Cue List isa function that lets you playback sections between markers in an order that you specify You can set up to 26 steps A Z each specifying the marker at which playback will begin and end and the number of times that each step will repeat Programming a Cue List Press the UTILITY button Rotate the DATA dial to make the display indicate Cue List and press the ENTER button Thedisplay will indicate EDIT List Rotate the DATA dial to select either EDIT List or NEW List If you wish to create a new cuelist select N EW List If you wish to recall an existing cue list select EDIT List Press the ENTER button to begin programming the cue list The display will show the first step A The blinking letter is the currently selected parameter D amp S Owner s Manual Various playback functions 69 STEP NO ad ee Beginning marker
122. points Recording will not actually occur Tip While rehearsing the auto punch in out you can press the REPEAT button to automatically repeat the rehearsal 4S Owner s Manual Punch in out 59 Actually performing the auto punch in out multi take 7 From a stopped or paused condition press the REC button TheREC indicator will blink and the display will indicate TAKE 1 Auto punch in out will bein record pause mode ready to record the first take take 1 8 Press the PLAY button to begin the actual auto punch in out When you reach the post roll point the MD 4S will automatically stop and the display will indicate NEXT TAKE Recording the next take 9 With NEXT TAKE shown in the display press the ENTER button Thedisplay will briefly indicate TAKE 2 Load Then the display will changeto TAKE 2 and the M D4S will bein record pause mode for take 2 of the auto punch in out Note Takes 2 and following will always begin with the actual auto punch in out If you wish to rehearse you must press the REHE button 10 Press the PLAY button to begin auto punch in out When you reach the post roll point the M D 4S will automatically stop and the display will indicate NEXT TAKE If you wish to record another take press the ENTER button to enter record pause mode for the next take If you wish to listen to the takes that you have recorded advance to the following proced
123. rack 2 Guitar Track 3 Bass Track 4 Vocal Cd External audio source _ In the following we will give an example of how audio sources connected to MIC LINE INPUT jacks 1 and 2 can be added during mixdown QO o gt on Tr oO a 8 oe lo L Make preparations for mixdown the PB position the tape playback sound See Mixdown on page 32 adjust the mix balance will beset to the ST bus and the input signal from of each track and complete the steps up until you the MIC LINE INPUT jack will be sent via the are ready to mixdown steps CUE PAN LEVEL control to the CUE bus In this case the input signals from MIC LINE INPUT Connect your audio sources to MIC LINE INPUT jacks 1 and 2 jacks 1 and 2 will be sent via the CU E PAN LEVEL o controls of input channels 1 and 2 to the CUE bus When the FLIP switch of the input channel isin MODUS Owner s Manual Turn on the CUE MIX TO STEREO switch The cue mix function will be turned on and the CUE MIX indicator in the display will light With this setting the signal of the CUE bus the MIC LINE INPUT jack input signal will be mixed into the ST bus Set the CUE LEVEL controls of input channels 1 and 2 in the 7 8 range Press the PLAY button to begin playback If the MONITOR SELECT STEREO switch ison you will be able to hear the track playback in your headphones or monitor
124. rack record indicator DIR will blink and track 2 will be ready to record Note You must make sure that the track 1 record indicator DIR is dark If it is blinking press REC SELECT button 1 MDS Owner s Manual Press the REC button to enter record pause mode While watching the track level meter use the GAIN control and fader of input channel 2 to set the recording level E Simultaneously monitoring the recording source and the track playback While playing the audio source that you wish to record raise the CUE LEVEL control of input channel 2 UsetheCUE LEVEL control of input channel 2 to adjust the monitor level of the signal that will be recorded on track 2 While listening to the sound in your headphones or monitor speakers adjust the monitor level as desired If you begin record ing now the playback sound from track 1 will be mixed with the track 2 recording source and can be monitored via the CUE bus E Start recording Press the PLAY button to begin recording When you finish recording press the STOP but ton CUE bus OS OP E Sins 2p Mi CUE s CUE Overdubbing 31 E Listen to the recording Press the LAST REC SEARCH IN button to move to the location where you began recording track 2 If you wish to start listening from the beginning of the song press the SONG SEARCH I lt button Press the PLAY button to playback and
125. rom an external device such as a MIDI sequencer Track level meters These indicate the recording playback level of each track The rangefrom 39 dB to CLIP is shown in nine steps The CLIP indicator will light to indicate that digital clipping has occurred in the signal If no disc is inserted these meters will indicate the input levels of input channels 1 4 Stereo level meter This meter indicates the output level of the STEREO OUT jacks The range from 20 dB to 12 dB is shown in nine steps CUE MIX indicator This indicates the on off status of the cue mix function If you record while the cue mix function ison this indicator will blink indicating that the cue mix function has been temporarily turned off Track recording indicators These indicate the recording status of each track When a indicator is blinking the corresponding track is ready to record When recording begins the blinking indicator will light solidly DIR 1 4 cceceeee These indicate tracks that have been selected for direct recording in which the signal from the input channel is recorded directly BUSIL R These indicate tracks that have been selected for recording the signal from the ST bus L or R channel D amp S Owner s Manual Front and rear panel 21 K Auto punch indicator This indicator shows the status of the auto punch in out function AUTO PUNCH SINGLE This will light when you select Single Take Auto Punch in out in which
126. s being erased will light The Track Erase operation takes four minutes for a four minute song While the operation isin progress tracks not being erased will play back Note By pressing the STOP button you can stop the Track Erase operation mid way through its progress H owever in this case the data between the point at which Track Erase was executed until the STOP button was pressed will already have been erased Copying converting a song Song Copy Song Copy isa function that duplicates an entire song including thetitle markers and tempo map data It is convenient to use this function to create a backup of the original song before performing ping pong recording or punch in out recording If desired the recording mode 4TR 2TR MONO mode of the copy destination song can be converted and you may change the order of the tracks For moreon the recording modes refer to page 11 Use the SONG SEARCH buttons to select the copy source song and press the ENTER button Rotate the DATA dial to make the display read Song Copy and press the ENTER button The display will ask Copy X X isthe copy source song number At this time you can rotate the DATA dial to select a different song number D amp S Owner s Manual Editing functions 77 3 Press the ENTER button once again The display will indicate the recording mode and track order of the copy source song Recording mode Tracks to copy REC MODE i
127. s 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 N ote however that the M D4S 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 MDS Owner s Manual Troubleshooting 101 Do I have to sacrifice one track to record timecode No The M D4S generates MTC MIDI Timecode or MIDI Clock from the disc s internal sync signals So even in asynchronized MIDI system all eight tracks are available for sound record ing How many songs can I store on an MD DATA disc Up to 254 Do I have to clean the MD4S heads No Troubleshooting If you re having difficulty operating the M D4S or if it doesn t seem to work as expected look up the symptoms in the following table and follow the advice provided Symptom Advice Make sure the power cord is connected to a suitable AC wall outlet The MD4S cannot be turned and plugged into the AC IN connector at the rear of the MD4S on Make sure that the MD4S POWER switch is set to the ON position If you still cannot tum on your MD4S contact your Yamaha dealer Make sure that the MONITOR LEVEL control is raised and that the FLI
128. splay will indicate A Pnch and the M D4S will bein auto punch in out record pause mode Press the PLAY button to begin the actual auto punch in out When you press the PLAY button the M D4S will automatically locate to the pre roll point and begin playback When you reach the auto punch in point the IN indicator of the display will go dark and thetrack selected by the REC SELECT buttons will begin recording punch in When you reach the auto punch out point the OUT indicator of the display will go dark recording will end and playback will resume punch out When the post roll point is reached auto punch in out will automatically be defeated and the M D4S will locate to the pre roll point and automatically enter playback pause mode Press the PLAY button to hear the recorded result Note In thecase of single take auto punch in out auto punch in out will automatically be canceled when you perform the actual punch in out If you wish to perform auto punch in out once again you must repeat the procedure from step 1 Tip If an optional FC5 foot switch is connected to the PUNCH 1 0 jack you can usethe foot switch to perform steps 4 and 6 MDS Owner s Manual 58 Advanced recording techniques M AUTO PUNCH I O SO SINGLE TAKE IN OUT OUT Pre roll point Post roll point Punch in point Punch out point ee OOO aaa SELECT Playback rehearsal ready Rehearsal Playback PLAY
129. st always turn on the MONITOR SELECT CUE switch to mon itor the CUE bus Also you should turn off the MONITOR SELECT STEREO switch Locate to a point slightly earlier than where you wish to punch in By operating the CURSOR shuttle during playback you can cue play forward or review play backward at a variety of speeds See Shuttle playback functions on page 66 For other locate methods refer to Other functions on page 84 Press one of the REC SELECT buttons or the BUS button one of the REC SELECT buttons to select the track on which you wish to record Thetrack record indicator for the selected track will blink Press the REC button and adjust the recording level TheREC indicator will blink and the M D4S will bein record pause mode D amp S Owner s Manual Punch in out 53 7 When you have finished adjusting the recording level press the STOP button to temporarily cancel record pause mode 8 Press the PLAY button to begin playback 9 At the location where you wish to punch in press the REC button TheREC indicator will light and from this point recording will begin for the track that was selected by the REC SELECT buttons At this time the monitor signal of the track that was selected for recording will change from the track playback to the recording source Tip By pressing the REHE button instead of the REC button you can rehearse the punch in out In this case the monitor signal of the track
130. t some time may be required for the MIDI sequencer to synchronize during a repeat due to the slowness of the M D4S locate function Display Messages 103 Display Messages Message Meaning ADJST Stop The STOP button was pressed so the Adjust function was cancelled BLANK X The MDAS is located at the Blank Top position Blank Disc The disc is blank Can t Combn MD4S cannot combine these two songs because they were not split using the Song Divide function or M D4S cannot edit this type of song Can t Copy This song cannot be copied because it s copy protected Can t REC H D4S cannot record over this type of song so you cannot overwrite this Can t Rehe The MD4S does not have permission to record in this mode so you cannot rehearse a recording that would overwrite this song CLK OFF MIDI Clock was turned OFF automatically because you selected the Program Play or Cue List function Copy Stop The STOP button was pressed so the Song Copy Track Copy Part Copy or Cue List Copy function was cancelled DiscErr xx A disc scratch or defect was discovered while recording Replace the disc The disc is full You cannot record any more data or additional takes Multi Take Disc FULL Auto Punch In The STOP button was pressed so the Track Erase or Part Erase function was can Erase Stop celled Erase Warn This song has been writ
131. t M eter or Edit Tempo Rotate the DATA dial to make the display read Edit if you are editing an existing tempo map or New if you are programming a new tempo map Then press the ENTER button The display will indicate step A at the first measure The character A that indicates the step will be blinking D amp S Owner s Manual 10 11 MIDI functions 93 When setting Meter Step Measure Meter time signature data STEPNO iUi When setting Tempo data Step Measure beat Tempo STEPNO FUP fiat fat ah Rotate the CURSOR shuttle to the right to select the meter tempo parameter and rotate the DATA dial to set the meter or tempo It isnot possible to set the measure location of step A The range of settings is as follows Meter oo cee 1 99 2 4 8 16 Press the ENTER button The character A that indicates the step will blink Rotate the DATA dial to the right to select the next step B Use the CURSOR shuttle to select the measure at which the tempo map will be inserted and the meter tempo parameters and rotate the DATA dial to set the value For steps other than step A setting the measure location to 000 will erase the tempo map that had been specified for that step e To specify a 3 4 time signature from measure 5 set B 005 3 4 e To specify a tempo of J 90 from measure 10 beat 3 set B010 3 J 090 e To erase the current step B012 3 J110 set B00
132. t sound from the external effect proces sor will be sent via LINE INPUT jacks 5 and 6 and mixed into the ST bus When you have finished adjusting the mix balance recording level and effect amount press the SONG SEARCH k lt button to locate to the beginning of the song and then press the REC button and PLAY button to start ping pong recording Applying effects 49 MDS Owner s Manual 50 Advanced recording techniques Applying an effect only to the monitor signal By making skillful use of direct recording and the MONITOR SELECT switches you can apply effects only to the monitor signal so that tracks are recorded without effects For exam ple when recording vocals you can let the vocalist monitor their voice with reverb but record the vocal on thetrack without effects The following will explain the example of monitoring tracks 1 3 while you record a vocal on track 4 STEREO Connect the AUX SEND 1 jack to the input jack of your external effect processor and connect the output jacks of the effect proces sor to the LINE input jacks 5 and 6 Make set tings on your effect processor so that it will output only the processed sound Connect the vocal mic to MIC LINE INPUT jack 4 Set the FLIP switch of input channels 1 4 to MIC LINE L Press REC SELECT button 4 The track record indicator DIR 4 will blink and the vocal will be recorded directly to track 4 M ake sure that the
133. tereo and allows you to monitor the same sound image as is being recorded Note In this situation the CUE bus and the ST bus have the same signal content Be aware that if the MONITOR SELECT CUE switch and the STEREO switch areboth on thesound being monitored in the PHONES jack or theMONITOR OUT jacks will appear unnatural Listen to the headphones or monitor speak ers and adjust the volume and pan of each input channel As necessary use the EQ con trols to adjust the tone Press the PLAY button to begin recording The track recording indicators BUS of tracks 1 and 2 will change to steadily lit When you finish recording press the STOP button The TOC will be automatically updated and the track recording indicators BUS of tracks 1 and 2 will change to blinking Press the LAST REC SEARCH IN button to locate to the point at which recording began and press the PLAY button to hear the record ing If you are satisfied with the recording press REC SELECT buttons 1 and 2 The track recording indicators BUS L R will go dark MDS Owner s Manual 38 Advanced recording techniques M o 4 ici mies MONITOR D B OUT T p D e ae es Mic 6 CUE A DUE CUE cue CUE bus PHONES D amp S Owner s Manual ST bus Track 1 Track 2 10 m 10 TE Bis R ie E Track 3 5 5 4 4 3 3 na a Track 4 1 1 0 0 Signal
134. that was selected for recording will change from thetrack playback to the recording source but the recording source will not actually be recorded on thetrack This is convenient when you wish to practicethe timing at which you punch in out or to check the volume difference between the track playback and the recording source 10 At the point where you wish to punch out press the PLAY button TheREC indicator will go dark recording will end and normal playback will resume The monitor signal of the track selected for recording will return to the track playback Punch in point Punch out point Playback PLAY REC PLAY STOP Playback Record gt e j V5 Yo 7 fl D E Punch in out using REC SELECT 1 Make preparations for manual punch in out Use steps 1 6 of Punch in out using the REC button on page 52 to prepare for manual punch in out 2 For the recording track that you selected in step 1 press the REC SELECT but ton once again so that all track record indicators are dark 3 Press the PLAY button With the REC indicator still blinking the track will playback Recording will not occur at this time because the recording track is not selected 4 When you arrive at the location where you wish to punch in press the REC SELECT button for the track that you wish to record Alternatively you can hold down the BUS button and press the REC SELECT button
135. the signal being recorded on the track During mixdown when the FLIP switch is at PB use the fader to adjust playback level of each track The fader will be at unity gain when located between 7 and 8 Unity gain This refers to a condition where the output signal and input signal levels are the same which will produce the least distortion and the optimal S N ratio MDU4S Owner s Manual Stereo Inputs Level 5 6 7 8 controls These controls adjust the level of the signals input from STEREO INPUT jacks 5 6 or 7 8 These input signals are always sent to the ST bus and are mixed with the signals from input channels 1 4 and the playback signals of the tracks M onitor Master section CUE MIX TO STEREO switch This switch turns the cue mix function on off When the switch is pressed in the CUE MIX indicator in the display will light and the signal from the CUE bus will be mixed into the ST bus The cue mix function can be used only during playback and is normally used when adding sounds during mixdown page 42 MONITOR SELECT switches These switches select the signal that will be monitored from the MONITOR OUT jacks rear panel 4 and the PHONES jack front panel 1 When the switch is pressed in the corresponding source is selected on When the switch is up the signal will not be selected off The three switches can be turned on off independently QTR IN Monitor the signal that is input from the 2TR IN jac
136. the time after the OUT point at which play back stops See Setting the pre roll post roll times on page 55 for moreinformation Punch In Out A recording technique that allows you to rerecord specific sections of an existing track The M D4S provides both manual and automatic punch in out operations Random Access The ability to access data instantly The M D4S quick locate functions allow you to locate any point instantly Tape based recorders do not have random access capa bilities because they have to wind a tape which takes time MDS Owner s Manual 110 Appendix SCMS Serial Copy Management System A protection system intended to prevent illegal copying of music SCM S allows onetime serial copying of copy protected material 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 makea first generation copy but further copies cannot be made from the first generation copy SCM S is only effective when copying via digital connections Recordings made via analog connections are not affected Signal to Noise Ratio S N In an audio system the difference between the nominal sig nal level and the residual noise floor usually expressed as a ratio in decibels It s used as a mea sure of an audio system s noise performance Tempo Map A map containing the tempo and meter information for a song
137. ure with NEXT TAKE still displayed Auditioning each take 11 When you have finished recording auto punch in out takes and the display indicates NEXT TAKE rotate the DATA dial to make the display read MONI TAKE 12 Press the ENTER button The display will indicate TAKE X M ONI X will be the take number 13 Rotate the DATA dial to select the take that you wish to hear and press the ENTER button to playback the selected take When you reach the post roll point or press the STOP button the M D4S will stop and you will again be able to select a take If you press the EXIT button when the display reads TAKE X M ONI you will return to the NEXT TAKE display Tip To audition the original rotate the DATA dial to make the display read ORIGIN MONI Selecting the best take 14 When the display reads TAKE X MONI rotate the DATA dial to select the best take The TAKE X display will blink 15 Rotate the CURSOR shuttle toward the right to make the MONI display blink MID4S Owner s Manual 60 Advanced recording techniques 16 Rotate the CURSOR shuttle toward the right to make the display read TAKE X FIX 17 Press the ENTER button Thedisplay will ask FIX TAKE X If at this time you press the EXIT button you will again return to the step of selecting a take 18 Press the ENTER button once again to finalize the take When you finalize th
138. uring playback punch in will be performed If received while paused this command will be ignored End Record Command 07 Record mode will be turned off Paus Command 09 Enter pause mode If received during record or rehearsal stop MMC Reset Command 0D Reset MMC data to the initial settings the condi tion at power on Write Command 40 Write data to the specified data field Locate Command 44 Locate to the specified time code location Record Mode Data field 4C Switch between REHE and REC Track Record Ready Data field 4F Select the track to be recorded by Record Strobe E Switching MMC reception on off You can specify whether or not the M D4S will receive M MC 1 Press the UTILITY button rotate the DATA dial to make the display read MMC Receive and press the ENTER button Thedisplay will indicate the current MMC reception setting With the factory settings this is off and the display will indicate M MC Rx OFF 2 Rotate the DATA dial to switch the setting ON or OFF When thisis ON MMC can be received 3 Press the ENTER button to confirm the setting MDU4S Owner s Manual MIDI functions 99 4 Press the UTILITY button or the EXIT button to return to normal operation If MMC reception was turned on the M D4S will be the M M C Slave and can be operated by MMC messages received from the external device
139. utton LAST REC SEARCH OUT button Thelast record in out points will be set and the area between them will be selected for era sure When you set each point the IN OUT indicator in the display will light Press the EDIT button Rotate the DATA dial to make the display read Part Erase and press the ENTER button Thedisplay will show the track from which data will be erased Thecurrently selected parameter will blink Track to erase Rotate the CURSOR shuttle to select tracks and rotate the DATA dial to specify whether or not data will be erased from each track Data will be erased from the track numbers shown Thetracks shown as will not be erased For exampleif the display indicates 1 4T the specified area of tracks 1 and 4 will be erased If all tracks show the Part Erase operation will not be executed Press the ENTER button Thedisplay will ask Erase EXE If you wish to cancel the operation at this point press the EXIT button D amp S Owner s Manual Editing functions 75 6 Press the ENTER button to execute the Part Erase operation While the data is being erased the display will indicate Erase EXE and the track record indi cator DIR for the tracks being erased will light Part Erase requires one minute to erase each minute of selected area While Part Erase isin progress tracks not being erased will playback Note By pressing the STOP button you can stop th
140. utton This button is used in conjunction with the REC SELECT buttons J to specify the tracks on which theST bus signal will be recorded REC SELECT buttons These buttons select defeat recording tracks Tracks selected for recording will beindicated by the track record indicators display J in the display When you press only a REC SELECT button Recording will be enabled for the corresponding track and the signal from input channels 1 4 will be sent directly to the track direct recording When you hold down the BUS button and press a REC SELECT button Recording will be enabled for the corresponding track The L channel of the ST bus will be sent to tracks 1 and 3 and the R channel of the ST bus signal will be sent to tracks 2 and 4 EJECT button This button ejects the disc from the M D4S If you press the EJECT button while the TOC EDIT indicator display 1 is lit the TOC will be updated before the disc is ejected MDS Owner s Manual 18 Welcome to the MD4S M L PEAK HOLD button This button turns the peak hold function on off When the peak hold function is on a segment of the track stereo level meters will remain lit to indicate the maximum level that was reached When the peak hold function is on pressing the PEAK HOLD button once again will turn off the peak hold function and the segment that had remained lit will be reset DISPLAY button This button selects the time counter mode ELAPSE TIME TOTAL TIME RE
141. uttons 3 and 4 TheST buswill be selected asthe recording source for tracks 3 and 4 and the track record indicators BUS L R will blink M ake sure that the track record indicators for tracks 1 and 2 are dark Turn on the MONITOR SELECT STEREO switch TheST bus will be selected as the signal source for MODUS Owner s Manual monitoring allowing you to monitor the playback sound of tracks 1 4 Make sure that the MONITOR SELECT CUE switch is off Set the STEREO fader in the 7 8 range Press the SONG SEARCH I lt button to locate to the beginning of the song Press the REHE button and then press the PLAY button to begin rehearsing the ping pong recording While listening to your monitoring head phones or monitor speakers use the faders and PAN controls of input channels 1 4 to adjust the mix balance of tracks 1 4 As nec essary use the EQ controls to adjust the tone When you finish adjusting the mix balance watch the track level meters of tracks 3 and 4 as you adjust the STEREO fader to set the recording level At theideal level the 3 segment of the meter will light at the peaks When you have finished adjusting the mix balance and recording level press the SONG SEARCH lt lt button to locate to the begin ning of the song and then press the REC but ton and PLAY button to begin ping pong recording When ping pong recording ends press the STOP button and then press REC S
142. vice Buying discs for the MD4S TheM D4S can use two types of disc MD DATA and MiniDisc MD DATA discs can be used for 4 track recording playback and M iniDiscs can be used for recording playback of up to two tracks They cannot be used for 4 track recording playback MD DATA and MiniDisc M D DATA are widely used for computer data storage and the M D 4S uses the audio format of this type of disc M iniDiscs also Known as MD are used only for music Logo DATA 4 track recording playback Yes 37 minutes per track 2 track recording playback Yes 74 minutes Yes 74 minutes Monaural recording playback Yes 148 minutes Yes 148 minutes D amp S Owner s Manual e These discs are for computer stor age applications and can be pur chased at computer shops Two types are available playback only and rewritable Use the rewritable type with the MD4S MD DATA discs recorded on the MD4S cannot be played back on a conventional MD player MD DATA discs that have been used to store computer data can not be used as is by the MD4S Such discs must first be formatted for audio use See Erasing a disc Disc Erase on page 86 for more information Songs that were recorded in 8 track mode on a recorder such as the MD8 cannot be played back on the M D4S e These discs are for music Two types are available playback only and rewritable If you use the rewritable t
143. y AT 3422 the contents of copy source track 2 will be copied to tracks 3 and 4 Executing the Song Copy When you have finished making settings press the ENTER button The display will indicate Copy to BX X isthe number of a blank area Rotate the DATA dial to specify the copy destination blank area Press the ENTER button The display will ask Copy EXE If you decide to cancel the Song Copy press the EXIT but ton Press the ENTER button to execute the Song Copy operation Thedisplay will indicate CopyTo X X isthe song number of the copy destination for a time and when the copy is completed the TOC will be updated automatically and the M D4S will select the copy destination song and then stop Erasing a song Song Erase Song erase is a function that erases an entire song The song that was erased will becomea blank area Use this function when you need to increase disc space in order to record anew song Press a SONG SEARCH button to select the song you wish to erase Press the EDIT button and rotate the DATA dial to make the display read Song Erase Then press the ENTER button The display will indicate Song No X X isthe number of the song to be erased At this time you can rotate the DATA dial to select a different song Press the ENTER button Thedisplay will ask Erase EXE If you decide to cancel the Song Erase operation you can press the EXIT button now
144. you keep inverting the volume difference while you listen it will be easier to make accurate adjustments to the position When you have finished making adjustments press the ENTER button Thenew location will be finalized and the M D4S will locate to that spot The display will return to the state in which it was before you press the ADJ UST button in step 2 Press the ADJUST button once again to return to normal operation Press the TOC WRITE button to update the TOC Note The frames with which we are dealing here are 11 6 ms units Do not confuse them with MTC frames If M TC framesare displayed in thetimedisplay the adjusted location may not be reflected by the time counter D amp S Owner s Manual Quick search functions 65 Note This method can be used to make fine adjustments in a range of approximately 10 seconds forward or backward from the selected marker or auto punch in out point If you wish to make adjustments that would befurther than this range you will need to either repeat steps 2 6 or re set the point that you wish to adjust If another marker has already been inserted before or after the marker or auto punch in out point that you are moving it is not possible to move these markers past each other Erasing a marker or auto punch in out point H ere s how to erase a marker location or auto punch in out point that you have set This pro cedure can be performed when the M D4S is
145. you wish to auto punch out hold down the SET button and press the LAST REC SEARCH OUT button The display will indicate MARK OUT and this location will be specified as the auto punch out point Note Itisnot possibleto perform auto punch in out if the auto punch out point is earlier than the auto punch in point Note When the M D4S is turned off the auto punch in out points you set will be lost Tip Auto punch in out points can be adjusted in steps of a single frame 11 6 ms See Adjusting the location of a marker or auto punch in out point on page 63 for more information E Setting the pre roll post roll times Pre roll time is the length of playback that will occur immediately before the punch in point Post roll time is the length of playback that will occur immediately after the punch out point On the M D4S the pre roll and post roll times are each set to 5 seconds but you can modify this if desired The location at which the pre roll starts is called the pre roll point and the location at which the post roll ends is called the post roll point MDHS Owner s Manual 56 Advanced recording techniques Pre roll point Post roll point ii I Punch in Punch out point poin Pre roll time gt lt Post roll time 1 oi IN OUT 1 Press the UTILITY button 2 Rotate the DATA dial until the display indicates PrePostRoll and press the
146. ype you can record up to two tracks MiniDiscs recorded on the MD4S can be played back on a conven tional MD player MiniDiscs recorded on a conven tional MD recorder can be edited on the MD4S but if the music includes a song that was digitally copied from a copy protected music CD editing will not be pos sible Mb4stoc 11 MD4S TOC TOC refers to the Table of Contents area on the disc The TOC contains information about what is recorded on the disc the disc title song titles and so on When you record anew song or edit the song title the TOC EDIT indicator of the M D4S will light to indicate that the TOC needs to be updated 7 ocen Z pS If the TOC EDIT indicator is lit you must update the TOC before turning off the power of the M D4S If the power is turned off when the TOC EDIT indicator islit the data you recorded or edited will be lost To update the TOC Press the STOP button and with the M D4S stopped press the TOC WRITE button The STOP button and the TOC WRITE button are the same button STOP TOC WRITE The display will show Writing TOC indicating that the TOC is being written to disc When the TOC has been updated the Writing TOC display and the TOC EDIT indicator will go dark Note If you pressthe EJECT button whilethe TOC EDIT indicator is lit the TOC will automatically be updated before the disc is ejected Recording modes and recording times The
147. zed operation MIDI Song Position Pointer A type of M IDI message that is used to derive position information from a M IDI Clock signal The M D4S generates MIDI Song Position Pointers So no matter where you start playback in asong your MIDI sequencer will locate to that point and then play along in synchronization MIDI Timecode MTC An addition to the MIDI Standard that allows audio equipment to be synchronized M IDI Timecode contains clock and position information M D4S can sup ply MTC to aMIDI sequencer for synchronized operation MiniDisc A compact data storage medium designed to store music MiniDiscs comein two varieties playback only and recordable M iniDiscs can only be used for 2 track or mono recording with the M D4S M iniDiscs recorded on the M D4S can be played on anormal M ini Disc deck See also Random Access ATRAC and M D DATA Disc Mixdown M ixdown also called track down is the process of mixing two or more pre viously recorded tracks into a stereo mix and recording the result on an external master recorder 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 theinput signal For playback 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 c

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