Yamaha MD4S - Manual
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Table of Contents:
- Page 2 – IMPORTANT
- Page 3 – • Explanation of Graphical Symbols; SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS; C A U T I O N
- Page 4 – Important; Read the Following Before Operating the MD4S; Warnings; places that receive direct sunlight.
- Page 5 – Do not look at the laser beam. You may damage your vision.; Operating Notes; © 1998 Yamaha Corporation. All rights reserved.; Keep This Manual For Future Reference
- Page 6 – Welcome to the MD4S; MD4S Features; Mixer; Ping-pong is possible even if all four tracks have been recorded.
- Page 7 – The recording/playback pitch can be adjusted up to a maximum of; Buying discs for the MD4S; MD DATA and MiniDisc
- Page 8 – MD4S TOC; To update the TOC; Recording modes and recording times; automatically be updated before the disc is ejected.
- Page 9 – MD4S songs and blank areas; song 1 to the blank area.
- Page 10 – Front and rear panel; Mono Inputs; GAIN control; and; FLIP switch; When this switch is in the MIC/LINE position (
- Page 11 – CUE PAN/CUE LEVEL controls; Unity gain; through the fader
- Page 12 – Stereo Inputs; CUE MIX TO STEREO switch; ) and the PHONES jack; the STEREO OUT jacks (rear panel; CUE; MONITOR LEVEL control; PHONES jack (front panel; STEREO fader; gain when located between 7 and 8.
- Page 13 – Disc transport section; Disc transport buttons; REHE; REC; button; PLAY; button; PAUSE; button
- Page 15 – PITCH; ADJUST; EDIT; UTILITY; the recording mode etc.
- Page 16 – Display; TOC EDIT indicator; These indicators show the current operating mode.; Pitch indicator; HALF; Title and function display
- Page 17 – The status of various MIDI functions is shown here.
- Page 18 – Auto punch indicator; This indicator shows the status of the auto punch-in/out function.; Time counter; B button (disk transport
- Page 19 – Top panel connectors; LINE INPUT 5–8 jacks
- Page 20 – Rear panel; This switch is used to turn the MD4S on and off.
- Page 21 – MIDI OUT; MIDI IN; connector; MIDI THRU; connector; Front panel; PHONES jack
- Page 22 – Basic operation; Before you begin; Example connections
- Page 23 – Turning on the MD4S; Plug the power cable into an AC outlet.; Inserting a disc; With the arrow printed on the disc pointing; Recording the first track (Direct Recording); Preparations for recording
- Page 24 – Find a blank area; Press the SONG SEARCH [; Select the track for recording; Press REC SELECT button 1.; Check the recording level; Press the REC button.
- Page 25 – Start recording; Begin recording; Make sure that the REC indicator is blinking.
- Page 26 – Listening to the first track; Press the PLAY button.
- Page 27 – Overdubbing; Select the track to record; Press REC SELECT button 2.
- Page 28 – Press the PLAY button to begin recording.; Listen to the recording
- Page 29 – Mixdown; Connecting a master recorder; When the FLIP switches are set to the “PB (
- Page 30 – Record to your master recorder; Press the MONITOR SELECT 2TR IN switch.
- Page 31 – After completing the Basic Operation section
- Page 32 – Advanced recording techniques; Advanced techniques on the MD4S
- Page 33 – Mixing multiple channels as you record
- Page 34 – )” will be sent to the ST
- Page 37 – The ST bus will be selected as the signal source for
- Page 39 – Adding sounds during mixdown; Make preparations for mixdown.
- Page 40 – Turn on the CUE MIX TO STEREO switch.
- Page 41 – Applying effects; Using the INSERT I/O jacks; Applying an effect to a specific track as you record
- Page 43 – Using the AUX SEND jacks
- Page 44 – Applying effects during mixdown
- Page 45 – Applying an effect during ping-pong recording; Set the STEREO fader in the 7–8 range.
- Page 47 – Applying an effect only to the monitor signal; Press REC SELECT button 4.
- Page 49 – The track record indicator for the selected track will blink.; q e e e x x; q e e x x e
- Page 50 – Press the PLAY button to begin playback.
- Page 51 – SELECT button once again.; Press the foot switch at the location where you wish to punch-in.; Press the STOP button to stop.
- Page 53 – DATA dial to set a pre-roll length of 0–9 seconds.; The display will indicate “SINGLE TAKE.”
- Page 54 – Press the PLAY button to hear the recorded result.
- Page 55 – Rotate the DATA dial to make the display read “MULTI TAKE.”
- Page 56 – Recording the next take; With “NEXT TAKE” shown in the display, press the ENTER button.; Auditioning each take; ENTER button to playback the selected take.; Selecting the best take; The “TAKE X” display will blink.
- Page 57 – Press the ENTER button once again to finalize the take.
- Page 58 – Quick search functions; Searching for songs; If the disc contains two or more songs, you can use the SONG SEARCH [; Locating to a specified time; Press the STOP or PAUSE button to stop or playback-pause the MD4S.; ] button when the last song is selected, the
- Page 59 – Locating to the Last Record In/Out Point; Inserting a marker in a song
- Page 60 – Press the TOC WRITE button to update the TOC.; Locating to a marker; ] buttons to locate to a marker you inserted.; ] button will locate to a marker earlier than the current location,; Adjusting the location of a marker or auto punch-in/out point; marker or auto punch-in/out point whose location you wish to adjust.
- Page 61 – seconds will be played at a lower volume.; Press the ADJUST button once again to return to normal operation.
- Page 62 – Erasing a marker or auto punch-in/out point; Rotate the CURSOR shuttle toward the right.; The word “ADJST” in the display will blink.; Rotate the DATA dial toward the right.; The word “ADJST” in the display will change to “CLEAR.”; ton to cancel the Erase operation.
- Page 63 – Various playback functions; Press the PLAY button to begin playback.
- Page 64 – The display will indicate “X1/2 OFF.” The HALF indicator will light.; read “x1/2 OFF” and press the ENTER button.; REPEAT 1
- Page 65 – At the beginning of the desired repeat, press the A; A-B Repeat will also be canceled if you press the STOP button.; Cue List playback; Programming a Cue List; The display will indicate “EDIT List.”; Rotate the DATA dial to select either “EDIT List” or “NEW List.”
- Page 66 – The range of each parameter is as follows.; Step; the start marker and end marker respectively); The display will ask “List PLAY?”; Press the PLAY button to begin Cue List playback.; Cue List
- Page 67 – Creating a new song from a Cue List (Cue List Copy); the desired cue list.; Rotate the DATA dial to make the display read “List COPY?”; Original song
- Page 68 – Programming the song playback order (Program Play); The display will indicate “EDIT Prog.”; Rotate the DATA dial to select either “EDIT Prog” or “NEW Prog.”; Step number
- Page 69 – Song 3; Press the PLAY button to begin Program Play.; Program Play
- Page 70 – Editing functions; Specify the Last Record In/Out points to set the Copy Source area.; The currently selected parameter will blink.; number and the copy destination track number.
- Page 71 – Erasing a section of a track (Part Erase); The display will show the track from which data will be erased.; whether or not data will be erased from each track.
- Page 72 – Press the ENTER button to execute the Part Erase operation.; Copying an entire track to another track (Track Copy); “Track Copy,” and press the ENTER button.; number and copy destination track number.
- Page 73 – “Track Erase.” Then press the ENTER button.
- Page 74 – Changing the record mode; The following recording modes are available for conversion.; Changing the order of the tracks; Rotate the CURSOR shuttle to the right.; The numerals indicating the track order will blink.; and rotate the DATA dial to specify the copy source track number.
- Page 75 – Executing the Song Copy; When you have finished making settings, press the ENTER button.; The display will indicate “Copy to BX” (X is the number of a blank area).; Rotate the DATA dial to specify the copy destination blank area.
- Page 76 – “Song Divide,” and press the ENTER button.
- Page 77 – Joining divided songs together (Song Combine); Rotate the DATA dial to select the songs that will be joined.
- Page 79 – Exchanging the order of songs (Song Renumber)
- Page 80 – Press the ENTER button to execute the Song Renumber operation.
- Page 81 – Other functions; The following pages explain other functions of the MD4S.; Turning the Pitch function on/off; return to normal operation.
- Page 82 – Titling discs and songs; Titling a disc; character, and use the DATA dial to select the character.; Titling a song
- Page 83 – Press the TOC WRITE button to update the TOC.; Viewing disc contents; Rotate the DATA dial to view the contents of the entire disc.
- Page 84 – Changing the recording mode; The display will indicate “BLANK X” (X is the blank area number).; TR MODE; Press the ENTER button to finalize the recording mode.
- Page 85 – Adjusting the display brightness; The brightness of the display can be adjusted over five steps.; Rotate the DATA dial to adjust the brightness.; Selecting the type of Frame display; “Frame Disp,” and press the ENTER button.; The display will indicate “XX Frame” (XX will be either 86 or 30).; Rotate the DATA dial to select either “86” or “30.”; Tip: This setting is remembered when the MD4S power is turned off.
- Page 86 – Using a Foot switch; On
- Page 87 – MIDI functions; Synchronizing the MD4S with a MIDI sequencer; Connecting the MD4S with a MIDI system
- Page 88 – About MTC and MIDI Clock; Transmit MTC from the MIDI OUT connector of the MD4S; Rotate the DATA dial to make the display read “MTC MASTER.”
- Page 89 – MIDI sequencer settings; Synchronization using MIDI Clock; Transmit MIDI Clock from the MIDI OUT connector of the MD4S; Rotate the DATA dial to make the display read “MIDI CLOCK.”; Programming a tempo map; The display will indicate “Meter Setup” or “Tempo Setup.”
- Page 90 – and rotate the DATA dial to set the meter or tempo.; Meter; • To specify a tempo of “; Repeat steps 6–8 to continue programming the tempo map.
- Page 91 – Synchronizing two MD4S recorders
- Page 92 – Settings for the MTC Slave MD4S; Rotate the DATA dial to make the display read “MTC SLAVE.”; Synchronized recording on a slave MD4S; On the slave MD4S, press a REC SELECT button or the BUS button + REC
- Page 93 – Synchronized playback of a slave MD4S; Press the PLAY button on the slave MD4S.; The slave MD4S will enter playback-pause mode.
- Page 94 – Synchronizing to MTC with a specified offset (time difference); STOP button to defeat pause mode.; With an offset setting of “ ”
- Page 95 – Controlling the MD4S by MMC; The MD4S supports the following MMC messages.; Switching MMC reception on/off; You can specify whether or not the MD4S will receive MMC.; “MMC Receive,” and press the ENTER button.
- Page 96 – Setting the MMC Device ID; “MMC Dev ID,” and press the ENTER button.; Tip: This setting is remembered even if the power is turned off.
- Page 97 – Appendix
- Page 98 – Do I have to sacrifice one track to record timecode?; Troubleshooting; Symptom
- Page 99 – Cannot play the Cue List!
- Page 100 – Display Messages
- Page 101 – Modes of the MD4S transport
- Page 102 – Specifications; Recorder
- Page 103 – General; Specifications subject to change without notice.
- Page 104 – Block Diagram
- Page 105 – Glossary; studios for recording the final stereo mix.
- Page 107 – —A protection system intended to prevent; Tempo Map; —A map containing the tempo and meter information for a song.; TOC
- Page 108 – Tempo Map Chart
- Page 109 – MIDI Implementation Chart; Transmitted
- Page 110 – Index; Numerics
- Page 112 – YAMAHA CORPORATION; Tracking Sheet; Session Info
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MONITOR LEVEL
CUE
STEREO
2TR IN
CUE MIX TO STEREO
MONITOR SELECT
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PAUSE
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SONG SEARCH
LAST REC SEARCH
MARK SEARCH
REPEAT
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PUNCH I/O
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B
DATA
CURSOR
PHONES
PUNCH I/O
PITCH
EJECT
ADJUST
EDIT
UTILITY
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Page 4 - Important; Read the Following Before Operating the MD4S; Warnings; places that receive direct sunlight.
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