Yamaha MT3X - Manual (Page 7)

CHANNELS AND TRACKS
The terms “channel” and “track” are used in this operation manual to differentiate be­
tween the MT3X mixer section’s six “channeis” and the recorder section’s four “tracks.”
“Track” is also used when referring to the four Tracks” actually recorded on the tape.
MIXER INPUT CHANNELS
O Input Jacks 1—6
These six input jacks (MIC/LINE 1, MIC/LINE 2 and
LINE 3 through LINE 6) accept signals from any
line-level source such as an electronic musical in­
strument or a tape player. MIC/LINE jacks 1 and 2
also accept signals from electric musical instru­
ments such as electric guitars and basses, or mi­
crophones. Inputs 1 through 6 are standard
monaural 1/4" phone jacks. When a source is
plugged into one of these jacks, its signal is sent to
the corresponding channel of the MT3X’s mixer.
0 MIC/LINE Trim Controls (Channels 1 and 2
only)
The trim controls adjust the sensitivity of the chan­
nel-1 and channel-2 inputs to accept a wide range
of signal levels — from line to microphone. The trim
controls are used in conjunction with the channel-1
and channel-2 faders to set the optimum recording
level with a wide range of sources (see “SETTING
RECORDING LEVELS” on page 17).
0 TAPE-OFF-MIC/LINE (TAPE-OFF-LINE) Se­
lector (Channels 1 through 4 only)
These selectors determine whether the input to the
corresponding mixer channel is the output from the
correspondingly numbered track of the MT3X re­
corder section, or the channel MIC/LINE or LINE
input. The OFF position turns the input to that
channel OFF. Channels 5 and 6 accept line-level
input only.
O EQ LO & HI Controls
These controls permit individually modifying the re­
sponse of each channel. The HI and LO EQ con­
trols function as follows:
FREQUENCY (Hz)
0 AUX 1 and AUX 2 Controls
The AUX controls are used primarily when adding
effects such as reverberation or delays to the
sound of each channel or track. The AUX 1 and
AUX 2 controls on each mixer channel determine
the amount of signal from that channel sent to the
AUX SND 1 or AUX SND 2 jack, respectively. The
AUX SND jacks can be connected to the input of
an external signal processor such as the YAMAHA
SPX900 Professional Multi-Effect Processor (see
“USING THE AUX SEND/RTN LOOPS” on page
22
) .
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