The recording process – Yamaha MT120S User Manual

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THE RECORDING PROCESS

For details pertaining to the operation of MT120S controls, please refer to page 5, “MT120S CONTROLS AND THEIR
FUNCTIONS”.

Recording with the MT120S is a very simpie process. Aii you need is the MT120S, a pair of monitor headphones, and an

instrument, microphone, or other signal source.

The multitrack recording process can be basically broken down into the following steps:

1. Record the First Track.

a) Select channel-to-track assignment for input source.
b) Set Record Level.
c) Record.

2. Overdub on the Remaining Tracks.

a) Select channel-to-track assignment for each overdub.

b) Set records level for each overdub.
c) Record the overdub.

3. Track Combining.

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a) If necessary, use "ping pong” technique to combine tracks and clear them for additional overdubs.

4. Mixdown.

a) Set up for monitoring the mix.

b) Set up a rough mix and add effects.

c) Finalize and rehearse the mix.
d) Connect the MT120S STEREO OUT jacks to a stereo cassette recorder.
e) Record (from the MT120S to the stereo cassette recorder).

These steps (and what the recording terms mean) will be described in detail below, so its a good idea to read through the
following sections in sequence in order to get a clear picture of the overall recording process.

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