Yamaha MT3X - Manual (Page 19)

OVERDUBBING
Overdubbing is the process of recording a new track (or new tracks) while monitoring previously recorded tracks. If
you’re only planning to record a maximum of four tracks, you can go ahead and overdub the second, third and fourth
tracks. If you’re planning to use the “ping-pong” recording technique to record more than four parts, however, record
only up to the third track and then move on to the ping-pong step (see “PING-PONG RECORDING” on page 19).
1. Plug the instrument or other source to be recorded
into an available channel input.
2. Make sure that the REC SELECTOR switches of
previously-recorded tracks are set to OFF so that
they aren’t erased when the new track is recorded.
3. Set up the channel-to-track assignment for the new
track.
4. Check your monitor settings to ensure that you can
monitor the previously recorded track(s) as well as
the new track to be recorded (the PHONES SE­
LECT switch should be set to MIX).
5. Set the recording level for the new track.
6. You can now “rehearse” the overdub without actu­
ally recording by simply playing back the already-
recorded track(s) and playing the new part.
7. Make sure the tape is rewound to the beginning of
the piece and start recording.
These steps are simply repeated to overdub tracks 3
and 4.
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