Yamaha RM800 - Manual (Page 31)

28 System Examples
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Note: If, at some stage, you wish to solo the bass for some final checking, press
GROUP I’sAFL switch. Do not forget to turn it back off again.
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18.Set the MONI/AUX 5-6 M/L TAPE switch of input moduies 1 and 8 to
the down position.
As explained earlier, it is wiser to monitor the tape return signals rather
than the original signals.
19.Arm tracks 1 and 8 for recording (on your muititrack or its remote
controi).
20.Start recording.
21.Start piayback of your drum machine.
22.Stop recording when the bass line is finished.
23.Rewind your tape (or jump back to measure 1) and listen.
That way, both you and the bass player can monitor the bass line. If the bass
player wants to punch in, first decide where he’s going to come in, then go
back to step (18.), but arm only track 1.
To record other tracks, go back to step (2.) but select other input modules. To
add the bass line that has already been recorded to the monitor mix, set the
MONI/AUX 5-6 M/L TAPE switch to the down position (monitor signal com­
ing from track 1) if you haven’t already done so. To record a stereo signal,
assign the left channel to one Group (3, for example), and the right channel to
another Group (e.g.4), thereby ensuring that they are being recorded onto sep­
arate tracks.
GROUP 7-8 INSERT I/O
The GROUP 7-8 INSERT I/O connectors allow you to patch a signal processor
(compressor, noise gate) into group output 7 or 8 and process their content
before recording it to the multitrack. For example, you may want to compress
the mix of signals being sent to the track. Since group output 7 and 8 both have
insert points, you can patch in a stereo signal processor when recording to the
multitrack in stereo. If you abide by our Group-to-track assignments (which is
not necessary), that would mean that you have to connect the bass to input
module 7, thereby recording it onto track 7.
Although these inserts are fitted to group outputs 7 and 8 (i.e. tracks 7 and 8),
you can use them to process signals recorded to other tracks by repatching
TAPE SEND/GROUP OUTs 7 and 8 to another pair of multitrack inputs.
Building a Mix Whiie Recording
Traditionally, multitrack recording has consisted of two distinct stages: record­
ing and mixdown. With the advent of MIDI and the proliferation of home and
project studios however, the technique of building a mix while recording has
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