Teac Multitrack Series - SIMUL-SYNC Recording Procedure

I Recording
SIMUL-SYNC Recording Procedure
There are many ways to accomplish the
mechanics of SIMUL-SYNC recording. Each
sound engineer or even home recordist, with
experience, will develop a certain style that
suits him best. The basic procedure below
may be helpful to those who are just getting
into SIMUL-SYNC recording and haven't yet
developed their own style and expertise.
Run through it just for practice and famil¬
iarization with your A-3440. Once that's
done you're on your way to setting your
own style.
1. Let's assume you're starting from scratch.
Make sure the tape is degaussed and that
your deck is clean and the heads are
demagnetized, etc. See maintenance
hints on page 11.
2. Make the desired system connections as
given in the connection diagram on
page 10.
3. Set the switches and knobs as given
below. Let's assume that you want to
record your superlative rhythm guitar
playing on tracks 1 and 3.
FUNCTION SELECT - 1 and3depressd
OUTPUT SELECT - SOURCE - to set
record level and mic balance,
then select PLAY.
INPUT select (1 and 3) - MIC or MIC
ATT
INPUT knob (1 and 3) - Set to get re¬
quired record level (usually
about 0 VU)
OUTPUT knob (1 and 3) - Set to about
position 7
MONITOR knob - Set to about position
7
MONITOR selector - 1 and 3 depressed
PITCH CONT - Depressed
Index Counter - Reset to 0000
PHONES jack - Connect headphones to
PHONES jack
4. Depress REC and ► buttons to begin
recording. It's usually a good idea to
record a short count for a voice cue on
the tape.
5. Begin playing your guitar. Right through
to the end. No mistakes? Good. Let's
keep these tracks. Stop the deck. Release
FUNCTION SELECT switches 1 and 3.
Rewind the tape back to the beginning.
6. Prepare the next instrument. Let's say
you want to play your piano and record
it on track 2. Set OUTPUT SELECT to
SOURCE, depress FUNCTION SELECT
2, set INPUT selector to MIC or MIC
ATT and set INPUT knob for desired
recording level while you're playing a
test piece.
7. Set OUTPUT SELECT to SYNC and
MONITOR selector to track 1 or 3.
Remember you want to get in sync with
your guitar tracks so you have to listen
to your voice count and begin playing
at the right time.
8. Set the deck in record mode, listen to
your voice count and begin playing right
on cue. If you miss it you can go right
back and try again over and over until
you get it right.
9. Now you can fill in the last track, 4 in
our example. With SIMU L-SYNC you can
do it now, tomorrow or next week. If
you're new at this type of recording
you'll probably find that it takes a little
practice to get it all together. Once you
get the knack of it you'll find that it
gets easier. And while you're practicing
you'll probably be thankful for the
chance to get as many tries at perfection
as you need.
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