Sony MDM-X4 - Manual (Page 17)

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Setting Up the Operating Environment
System Settings
You customize the operating environment by turning
the MIDI synchronization and UNDO (undo last
operation) functions (etc.) on or off.
Pitch setting (Pitch)
You can set the pitch in 0.25% increments within a
range of ±8%. When you turn the pitch control on after
setting the pitch , recording/playback is conducted at
the selected pitch.
See the “System key” in “Names and Functions of
Parts” (page 9) for details on turning the pitch control
on/off.
MMC setting (MMC)
This sets the MMC (MIDI Machine Control) reception.
See page 55 for details about MMC.
off : No reception. Use this setting when using this unit
by itself.
on : The unit operates according to the received MMC
signals.
Device ID setting (Dev ID)
Sets the MMC ID number. It can be set to any number
between 0 and 126. When this unit receives ID = 127
signals, they are registered as a valid signals regardless
of this unit’s ID setting.
Synchronized output source setting (Sync)
Sets the Synchronized output source. See pages 52 and
53 for details about synchronization.
off : Does not output a synchronization signal
MTC (MIDI Time Code) : When using the MTC for
synchronization.
MCLK (MIDI Clock) : When using the MIDI clock for
synchronization.
MTC frame number setting (Frame)
Sets the MTC frame number (per second). You can
select either 25 or 30 non-drop frames.
Assignable switch 1, 2 setting (Sw-1, Sw-2)
Allows you to assign one of the following commands
for control by the external switch connected to the
ASSIGN SW1 or SW2 jack on the front panel.
Play : Same function as this unit’s ( PLAY key.
RecIO : Press once for the same function as the REC
key (punch-in). Press again for the same function as
the ( PLAY key (punch-out). This setting allows
you to conduct punch in-out recording from an
external switch.
Stop : Stops the disc operation.
IOply (In-Out Play) : Starts IN-OUT playback
PlayS (Play-Stop) : Press one to start playback, press
again to stop playback.
Rec S (Rec-Stop) : Press once to start recording, press
again to stop recording.
Pre-roll/Post-roll setting (Roll)
Allows you to set the pre-roll/post-roll time used
during rehearsal (locate point adjustment) and auto
punch-in/out operations in 1 second increments. It is
adjustable from 1 to 10 seconds.
Undo function on/off setting (Undo)
This determines whether the undo function will be on
or off when you use auto punch-in/out. During edit
mode, however, the undo function is always on.
Changing this setting also changes the redo function
(that allows you to undo the undo) setting is also
changed at the same time.
Disabl (off) : Turns off the undo function
Enabl (on) : Turns on the undo function
The indicator on the UNDO key has the following
meanings:
GREEN : You can use the undo function.
(blinking) : Preparing to carry out the undo
function.
RED : Undo (or Redo) has been carried out.
(off) : You cannot use the undo function (such as
when the previous operation cannot be undone
(etc.)).
See page 24 for details about using the undo function
with the auto punch-in/out function.
Note
Do to the limitations of this system, if the blank space on
the disc becomes too small it may not be possible to use
the undo function even if it is set to “on”. In this case, the
indicator on the UNDO key will be off. Be sure to check
whether this indicator is on or off before performing an
edit operations.
Recordable track number setting (Rec)
This sets the number of tracks to be used on the disc.
The number of tracks selected is effective the next time
a song is recorded. During playback, the number of
tracks is selected automatically according to the source
disc.
The selectable tracks also differ depending on the type
of disc you use (MD DATA or music MD).
Note
The Rec Mode automatically switches to 2 track for music
MDs (even if it was previously set to the 4 track mode).
After recording on a music MD, be sure to reset the Rec
Mode to 4 track when you want to make a 4 track recording
using a MD DATA disc.
Rec Mode
4
2
1
Recording
time
37 min.
74 min.
148 min.
Usable
Discs
MD DATA
MD DATA,
Music MD
MD DATA,
Music MD
Usable
tracks
1~4
1, 2
1
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