User Guide

Quick Guide 2 4-track mode basic operation
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press the top (@ ) of the [MENU] key.
When you press the top (@ ) of the [MENU] key
while the [REC] key is out, the tracks for which
the TRACK [1] – [4] keys are lit in green
(playback) or red (recording enabled) are played
back.
7.
When the recorded content is as you
want it, go to the 4-track mode top
screen and press the TRACK key for
the recorded track, so that the key is
lit in green.
The track is now set to playback, which will
prevent inadvertent recording on that track.
To redo the recording, repeat steps 2 – 6.
HINT
With the H4 in the default condition, recording a
track again will overwrite the previous content. If
this is not desired, you can change the setting of
the H4 so that a new file is created for every
recording (
→ p. 40).
Step 3: Add more tracks
While listening to the metronome and the
recorded track, you can record other instruments
or vocal parts on the second and subsequent
tracks.
Preparations
1.
Connect the instrument or mic for the
next recording to the H4, or place the
H4 at a suitable position when using
the built-in stereo mic (
→ p. 12).
2.
Select the input source and
recording track as described in the
section “Selecting the input source/
recording track”
( → p. 21) of “Step 2:
Recording the first track”.
3.
Adjust the input sensitivity and
recording level as described in the
section “Adjusting the input
sensitivity/recording level” (
→ p. 22 )
of “Step 2: Recording the first track”.
4.
Select the effect patch as described
in the section “Selecting an effect
patch” (
→ p. 24 ) of “Step 2:
Recording the first track”.
Recording/Playback
When preparations are complete, you are ready
to record an instrument or vocal part on the next
track while listening to the first track.
1.
Press the [REC] key so that the key is
lit up in red.
The H4 goes into the recording standby mode.
HINT
To control the balance between the playback
signal of the recorded track and the input signal
for the current track, you can adjust the volume
level of the recorded track (
→ p. 51).
2.
Press the top (@ ) of the [MENU] key.
Recording starts. You can also use a pre-count at
this point. The pre-count setting can be controlled
from the METRONOME menu (
→ p. 77).
3.
To stop recording, press the [REC]
key again or press the top (@
) of the
[MENU] key.
The [REC] key goes out and recording ends.
4.
Tap the left part (U ) of the [MENU]
key.
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