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REC O RD SELEC T SWITC HES
The se switc he s a re use d to c ho o se the sig na l to b e
re c o rd e d . The up p e r le ft switc h is fo r tra c k 1, the up p e r
rig ht switc h is fo r tra c k 2, the lo we r le ft switc h is fo r
tra c k 3, a nd the lo we r rig ht switc h is fo r tra c k 4.
Whe n the tra c k is no t to b e re c o rd ing , se t the c o rre s-
p o nd ing switc h to the O FF p o sitio n. Switc h O N o nly
tho se switc he s c o rre sp o nd ing to the tra c ks whic h a re
to re c o rd . The p a ne l ind ic a tio ns fo r “ L” a nd “ R” c o rre s-
p o nd to the ste re o le ft a nd rig ht sig na ls, whe re a s “ 1” ,
“ 2”,“ 3” a nd “ 4” c o rre sp o nd to the sig na l fro m the 1,
2, 3, a nd 4 inp ut c ha nne ls. Tho se sig na ls a re re c o rd e d
o n the ir re sp e c tive tra c k whe n the switc he s a re in
p o sitio n.
NO TE: Tra c ks 1 a nd 3 c a nno t b e re c o rd e d o n the rig ht
ste re o sig na l, a nd tra c ks 2 a nd 4 c a nno t b e
re c o rd e d o n the le ft ste re o sig na l.
REC INDICATO R
Re c o rd ing sta tus is ind ic a te d in the fo llo wing thre e wa ys:
No indic a tio n:
All tra c ks 1—4 a re no t re c o rd ing .
Fla shing :
All tra c ks 1—4 a re in re c o rd ing sta nd b y mo d e . By
p ushing o nly the REC switc h the ta p e is p ut into
the re c o rd ing sta nd b y mo d e .
Indic a tio n O N:
PITCH CONTROL
All tra c ks 1—4 a re re c o rd ing , o r in the REC p a use
mo d e . To re sume re c o rd ing d uring REC p a use , p re ss
the PAUSE switc h
REC SWITC H
Whe n this switc h is p re sse d , the PLAY switc h a lso
mo ve s, a nd the unit g o e s into the re c o rd ing mo d e .
Ho we ve r, if the REC O RD SELEC T switc he s fo r a ll tra c ks
1—4 a re switc he d O FF, no thing will b e re c o rd e d .
NO TE: Whe n the REC switc h is p re sse d d o wn, no ise
o c c urs whic h is re c o rd e d o n the ta p e . In o rd e r
to p re ve nt this, we re c o mme nd e d the use o f the
PAUSE switc h
Pre ss the PAUSE switc h first,
the n p re ss the REC switc h. To sta rt re c o rd ing ,
p re ss the PAUSE switc h a g a in to shift o ut o f the
REC p a use mo d e a nd into the re c o rd ing mo d e .
PLAY SWITC H
Pre ss this switc h fo r p la yb a c k. Ho we ve r, if the inp ut
se le c to r switc h (1) o f a tra c k is no t in the TAPE p o sitio n,
the so und will no t b e he a rd o n the ste re o b uss.
REW SWlTC H (REWIND)
Use this switc h to re wind the ta p e . Pre ssing it whe n
the MT1X is in the PLAY mo d e e na b le s yo u to he a r the
so und o f the ta p e while it re wind s. This fe a ture is use -
ful fo r find ing the b e g inning o f a so ng o r o the r re c o rd e d
ma te ria l.
FF SWITC H (FAST FO RWARD)
Use this switc h to q uic kly a d va nc e the ta p e fo rwa rd .
Pre ssing it whe n the MT1X is in the PLAY mo d e e na b le s
yo u to he a r the so und o f the ta p e while it is mo ve d fo r-
wa rd . This fe a ture is use ful fo r c ue ing up the sta rt o f
a sub se q ue nt so ng o r o the r re c o rd e d ma te ria l o n the
ta p e .
STO P SWITC H
Pre ss this to sto p ta p e run.
PAUSE SWITC H
Pre ss this switc h to mo me nta rily sto p p la yb a c k o r
re c o rd ing in p ro g re ss. Pre ss it a g a in to re sta rt.
dbx SWITCH
O rd ina ry c a sse tte ta p e s d o n’ t ha ve suffic ie nt d yna mic
ra ng e (the le ve l d iffe re nc e b e twe e n the so fte st so und s
a nd the lo ud e st p e a ks) to a d e q ua te ly re c o rd hig hly
d yna mic music . If the d b x switc h is p ut “ O N” d uring
re c o rd ing , hig hly d yna mic music sig na ls c a n b e a d e -
q ua te ly ha nd le d , while the hiss no ise inhe re nt to c a sse tte
ta p e s is ke p t d o wn b e lo w the ra ng e o f huma n he a ring .
If the d b x switc h is ke p t “ O N” d uring re c o rd ing , it must
a lso b e ke p t “ O N” d uring p la yb a c k.
During re c o rd ing o r p la yb a c k, this c o ntro l c a n b e use d
to va ry the ta p e running sp e e d fro m +10% to -10%.
The p itc h o f vo ic e s o r music a l instrume nts a lso va rie s
in p ro p o rtio n to ta p e sp e e d .
Und e r no rma l c o nd itio ns, the c o ntro l sho uld b e in the
c e nte r p o sitio n. Whe n o ve rd ub b ing (p la ying b a c k a
re c o rd e d p a ssa g e while re c o rd ing ne w ma te ria l o n a d if-
fe re nt tra c k) the p itc h o f the p re vio usly re c o rd e d ma te ria l
c a n b e a lte re d to ma tc h the ne w ma te ria l if ne c e ssa ry.
This fe a ture c a n a lso b e use d to o b ta in c e rta in sp e c ia l
e ffe c ts d uring re c o rd ing .
TAPE C O UNTER
This d isp la ys the a mo unt o f ta p e run.
RESET SWITC H
Pre ss this switc h to re se t the ta p e c o unte r to “ 000” .
Pre ssing this switc h a t the sta rt o f re c o rd ing , o r a t the
b e g inning o f a so ng , ma ke s it e a sy to c ue up the se le c -
tio n fro m the sta rt.
ZERO STO P SWITC H
If this switc h is se t “ O N” d uring re wind ing , the ta p e
will sto p whe n the ta p e c o unte r re a c he s “ 999” . During
multitra c k re c o rd ing , this fe a ture is c o nve nie nt fo r
re p e a te d p la yb a c k o r re c o rd ing o p e ra tio ns a fte r re wind .
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