User manual YAMAHA RCX1

[. . . ] IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories and/or another product use only high quality shielded cables. Cable/s supplied with this product MUST be used. Failure to follow instructions could void your FCC authorization to use this product in the USA. NOTE: This product has been tested and found to comply with the requirements listed in FCC Regulations, Part 15 for Class "B" digital devices. [. . . ] Get ready to play the punch-in part. User's Guide 25 Recording Functions At the punch-in location, the START indicator will switch off, the IN indicator will light, and the indicator above the REC/PAUSE key and the REC SELECT - TRACK indicator will light. TAPE +9 6 3 0 3 6 10 -20 1 2 3 4 +9 6 3 0 3 6 10 -20 L R 9. 5 AUTO PUNCH IN REHE REC/PAUSE PLAY Play the punch-in part. At the punch-out location, the IN indicator and indicator above the REC/PAUSE key will switch off, the REC SELECT - TRACK indicator will flash, the OUT indicator will light, and monitor source will switch back to the tape. TAPE +9 6 3 0 3 6 10 -20 1 2 3 4 +9 6 3 0 3 6 10 -20 L R 9. 5 AUTO PUNCH OUT REHE REC/PAUSE PLAY At the post-roll point, the OUT indicator will switch off, the START indicator will begin flashing, the indicator above the PLAY key will flash in a pattern (check waiting condition), and the tape is automatically rewound back to the pre-roll point. When tape is rewound, the AUTO PUNCH and START indicators will light. Check the recording 11) Press the PLAY key again to play back the tape. The RCX1 will automatically play from the pre-roll point to the post-roll point. If the resulting recording is good, press the AUTO PUNCH I/O key to cancel the automatic punch-in/out function. The punch-in and punch-out points as well as the pre-roll and post-roll points are cleared. If you want to perform another automatic punch-in/out recording, you will have to start from step 3. If the resulting recording is not good, press the REHE key and repeat from step 7. If the pre-roll or post-roll points need to be changed, press the CLEAR key and repeat from step 3. User's Guide Recording Functions 26 Status indicators During the operation of the automatic punch-in/out function, you can determine the status by checking the indicators shown in the following table: Function AUTO PUNCH Display Indicators START IN OUT 2 LEDs REHE REC/PAUSE PLAY Mark the pre-roll point (see step 3). AUTO PUNCH START 2 (slowly) Start the tape playing (see step 4). If you press the AUTO PUNCH I/O key while the tape is playing, the operation starts here. Mark the punch-in point (see step 5). AUTO PUNCH START IN 2 (slowly) (rapidly) AUTO PUNCH IN OUT 2 (slowly) (rapidly) Mark the punch-out point (see step 6). AUTO PUNCH OUT 2 (slowly) The tape is rewound, waiting for rehearsal (also see step 6). The REC SELECT - TRACK indicator on the display will flash. Note: You can practice the punch-in at this point with the rehearsal function. Press the REHE key instead of the REC/PAUSE key. The indicator above the key lights and the flashing REC SELECT - TRACK indicator will be illuminated. The indicator above the PLAY key lights, the indicator above the REC/PAUSE key will flash rapidly, and the RCX1 starts the tape. 6) At the punch-in location, step on the footswitch again. The indicator above the REC/PAUSE key lights. 7) Step on the footswitch at the punch-out location. The indicator above the REC/PAUSE key switches off. User's Guide 29 Recording Functions Ping-pong recording Ping-pong recording allows you to bounce several previously-recorded tracks onto an unrecorded track. Using this technique, you can create a recording with effectively more than four tracks. There are two basic techniques you can employ when making a bounce-down recording: · Mixing three previously-recorded tracks onto a destination track. [. . . ] Mixdown Usually the final process in a multitrack recording where you combine the previously recorded tracks (often four), plus any effects or signal processing, into a stereo mix. Module The RCX1 includes four channel modules. Each module consists of an input section (input select key and GAIN control), an equalization section (HIGH, MID, and LOW controls), an auxiliary section, a routing section (ASSIGN keys and PAN control), and a fader. User's Guide 53 Appendix MONITOR/PHONES control Controls the amount of signal fed to the speakers through the left and right MONITOR OUT jacks or to the stereo PHONES (headphone) jack. Multitrack A tape recorder with more than two tracks. [. . . ]