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HARD DISK RECORDING
The Recording Mode on MIDJAY permits you to record whatever actions are taken on the instrument within
a given time. You can actually build up your own Song collection or record an entire performance such that
during playback, all you would have to do is. Recording can also be done from any appliance connected to the
Line Input jacks to the side of MIDJAY (such as an external CD, Mini Disk... etc).
To record directly to the Hard Disk:
1. Make sure you are in the Wave directory since the File you are about to record is a Wave File (“C:\Wave”
should be displayed on the top left corner of the screen. If not, press Exit to get back to the root directory
and press the Wave button).
2. Press the Record button. The red Record LED will ash while the HD Recording screen is displayed.
3. Use the Play List buttons (0-9) to name this new Song/File. Based on the number of Song Files you currently
have within the entire Hard Disk, the display will also show the total amount of time left for recording (hh:
mm:ss). Type in the name and press Enter to conrm it
4. Now the Master Folder LEDs will start ashing.
5. You can select either one of these to access the Files within the selected Folder you want to record with
(or if recording from an external source connected to the LINE input jack, simply adjust the Line IN volume
and press Record to start recording once you’ve started playing the external source). The Record button
will now be on steadily and the top right side of the screen will display the total Recording time available
on the Hard drive.
6. Start playing the Files (or if using an external source, press Play on the external device). If just re-recording
Songs already on the MIDJAY, be creative - go from one Song to another, introduce the Cross Fade
feature between Wave Files, or move the corresponding volume sliders as you move from one Song type
to another, add effects to the Songs... go wild. MIDJAY will capture your every move as you proceed. As
MIDJAY starts to record all your actions, the red Record LED now becomes steady.
7. When done, simply press the Record button once more to stop recording. Go back to the Wave Folder and
look for the new File you just created and play it. Now sit back and watch MIDJAY go to work for you. All
actions that you took during the Record Mode will now be played back, including all Files that were played
as well. You can now use this File to record yet another File once more.
HARD DISK RECORDING PARAMETERS
There are certain Hard Disk Recording Parameters that
can be accessed when the Record buttons is pressed to
facilitate recording and also prevent damage to external
units connected to the MIDJAY. When the Record button
is pressed (LED ashing), press the Edit button to access
the Recording Parameters. Highlight the parameter with the
Cursor keys or Alpha Dial wheel and change it using the
Enter or “<” “>” Cursor keys.
• Line IN: Set to ON if the recording you are about to do includes a signal coming into the Line IN jack.
• Micro: Set to ON if you are also going to use a connected Microphone.
• MP3: Set to ON if you are going to play an MP3 File as well during the recording of this new File.
• Wave&MIDI: Set to ON if you are only going to record a combination of Wave and MIDI Files.
• Audio Local: Set to ON if you are recording strictly from the MIDJAY only (no Line IN signal will be
recorded).
• Sampling Rate: Use this to set the Sampling Frequency (22050/44100Hz). For optimum CD quality, it is
recommended to set this value at 44100Hz and set the format at Stereo.
• Format: Toggle between Mono and Stereo (recommended).