Yamaha MT3X - Manual (Page 21)

A PING-PONG RECORDING EXAMPLE
The following is an example of how you would ping-pong material recorded on tracks 1, 2 and 3 onto track 4.
Here’s how the controls should be set:
. TAPE-OFF-LINE Selectors
Make sure that the channel 1,2 and 3 TAPE-OFF-LINE
selectors are set to TAPE and the channel 4 selector is
set to OFF.
• Channel Faders
To begin with, set the channel 1 through 3 faders to
about “7” on their scales, and set the remaining chan­
nel faders to “0.”
• EQ Controls
Set all to their center positions.
. MASTER Fader
Set to about “7” on the scale.
. REC SELECT Switches
The channel 1 through 3 REC select switches must be
set to OFF, and the channel-4 REC SELECT switch
should be set to “R.”
. AUX SEND Controls
Set both AUX SEND controls to MIN for the time being.
• PAN Controls
Since the channel-4 REC SELECT switch is set to “R,”
the channel 1 through 3 PAN controls must be rotated
full clockwise (right) to assign the track 1, 2 gnd 3
signals to track 4 of the tape.
• AUX RTN Controls
Set to MIN for the time being.
• PHONES SELECT Switch
Set to STEREO.
• MONITOR Controls
Don’t matter.
1. Play back the tape and adjust the channel 1, 2 and
3 faders — carefully — until you get the desired
balance between the first three tracks. You’ll notice
that as you adjust the balance between tracks the
RIGHT channel meter reading might change con­
siderably (remember, all three channels are as­
signed to the RIGHT stereo buss). Set up the mix
so that the RIGHT level meter shows a maximum
reading of about “0.” You can easily compensate for
overall level changes as you set up the ping-pong
mix by adjusting the MASTER fader.
2. When everything is set up perfectly, rewind the tape
to the beginning and start recording. Sit back and
wait until the ping-pong is complete, then stop the
recorder. Now play back the tape and listen to the
ping-ponged track carefully (track 4 in this example
— set the channel 1 — 3 TAPE-OFF/LINE selectors
to OFF and the channel 4 selector to TAPE). If
something sounds odd, go back and repeat the
ping-pong process. You can do this as many times
as necessary until you get it right —
then go on to
the next step.
3. Overdub and, if necessary, ping-pong the remaining
tracks.
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