Akai X-355

17. SOUND ON SOUND
Fig. 19 @
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Fir st Recording
(A ) Set the S PEAK CR . W ITCH @1 to " OFF".
lB : Confirm that r herc: an: no conn e<.: tian · to the U NE I:'IIP T j i\ 1( -
@. @.
iCI Set the TRACK SELECTO R K:'IIOB @ w '·1-+" fot · re cord in g on
track
1.
tD ,> Set th e FU . CT IO SW I TCH @ to "STE REO ".
(E) ln
sc rt the microphone plug in the LEFT M I CROPHONE j ACK @.
(P) Adjust the LEFT MICROPHON E VOLUME CONTROL @ to
the
proper level on the VU meter.
( G) Push the PLA Y BU1TON @ a nd the RECORD S AF ET Y
B
UT TON @ and make th e first r ecor ding , i .e . Do -R e -Mi .
(HJ
Wh en the first recording is comp lete, rewind the t ape tO the s tarting
position .
Second Recording
ilJ Confi rm that the RECORD OUTP T B UTT ON @ and the PLAY -
BA C K O UT P UT B UTT O N@ are bot h in the O UT position.
IJ ) Set the TRACK SELECT OR K 013 @ to ''3 -2" f or recording on
track 3 while list ening to t ra k 1.
IKJ Increase the L EFT U NE OL UME CO N TROL @ t0 approxi-
ma tely maximum .
1
L) Conn ect the ste rt'O he adp hones to monitor the first rec ordin g on the
le ft channel (
tr ack l ).
'Mi Push the PL AY B Ur rON 3 ant l the RECORD . FE TY
B TTON @
The first r ecord ing will be b eard thr ough the h eadpho ne s.
(N) Reset the LEFT LI E VOLUME CO t TROL @ to the prof>Cr
level by watching th e le ft channel VU meter.
(0 ) After the reset, rcwi nd the t ape again to the sta rting point.
(P) Push the
PLAY BU TTO N@ and the RE C ORD AI·'E'IY
BUTTON @.
The second r ecording, Mi-Fa- ol, is made on tr ac k 3 as th lirst
recording, Do-Re-
Mi , is monitored in the headphones . Th e two will
be c ompletely mcrgcd on t ra ck 3, i.e., ( Do-R e-Mi, Mi-F a- So l).
(Q )
The thir d and s ub se qu e nt recordings are mad e rhe samc:: as the
second b)' switching the
TR C K SE LE C TOR KN OB @ to " 1-4",
"3- 2" etc.