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8. To hear playback of the two tracks together, switch
the REC SELECT switch of track 2 back to the
center (off) position, then switch the INPUT SE¬
LECT button of INPUT B channel 6 to TRK 2 and
bring up fader 6 to a suitable level. Check the
recording by listening to it through monitor speak-
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ers. Use the faders on the corresponding INPUT B
channels (faders 5 and 6) to adjust the relative
balance of the two tracks.
9. Overdub the backing keyboard parts on track 3,
following the same procedure given above, using
INPUT 3 this time.
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Press to select TRK 2.
Vocal and Guitar
Overdubbing the Final Track —
Now that you have recorded the basic parts of a
backing band (drums, bass and keyboards) to on the
first three tape tracks, you can use track 4 to record the
lead parts of the song — the vocals and a guitar solo.
1. In this example, since you will be recording two
parts at one time, you’ll need to use two input
channels. Connect the vocal microphone to INPUT
1 and the guitar to INPUT 2.
2. Since these inputs will be recorded on a single
track, you must use the stereo buss instead of the
direct recording function. To do this, set track 4’s
REC SELECT switch to R. Also make sure the PAN
controls of channels f and 2 are set all the way to
R. This directs both input signals to the right side of
the stereo buss and records them on track 4.
3. Make sure to use headphones for monitoring, to
avoid feedback when recording the vocal part, The
signal will be coming from the right side of your
headphones, so you may want to monitorthe signal
from the center ofthe stereo image. Todothis, refer
to the box, MONO MONITORING IN STEREO
RECORDING, below.
Note: The following instructions (step#4, in particular)
assume that you are using this technique of
monitoring the signal from the center. Even if
you don't, though, they will still be relevant to the
recording of your vocal and guitar parts.
4. Make sure that the MONITOR switch is set to AUX
+ LINE, and that the INPUT B switch is set to
REMIX. (Keep them at these settings throughout
this section.)
i- MONO MONITORING IN STEREO RECORDING:
When reoording signals over the stereo buss (set¬
ting REC SELECT switches to L or R), the PAN
controls for the relevant channels must be set to the
appropriate side of the stereo buss. This means, for
example, that if you are recording to the right side of
the stereo buss, you will hear the signals coming
from only the right side ofthe monitor. This is fine as
far as the recording is concerned, but it can be
irritating to listen to — especially if you are using a
set of headphones. You can eliminate this by send¬
ing the monitor signal over the AUX buss. The AUX
signal isamix that is sent in monotoboththe left and
right channels of the monitor.
To do this:
1. Set the MONITOR select switch to AUX (or AUX
+ LINE), and make sure the INPUT B switch is set
to REMIX.
2. Turn up the AUX SEND controls on the appropri¬
ate channels. (For INPUT B channels, they should
be set most or all the way clockwise to their TRK
settings.) Also make sure that the master AUX
SEND control 0 is set to a suitable level.
3. With the MON I TOR control at a suitable level, you
can now hear the recorded tracks from both the
left and right channels of your headphones or
speaker system, even though the signal is being
recorded over just one side of the stereo buss.
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