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Yamaha MT100II Operation Manual
Summary of MT100II
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Yamaha ® authorized product manual multitrack cassette recorder.
Page 2: Multitrack Cassette Recorder
Yamaha multitrack cassette recorder operation manual.
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Congratulations! Your mt100ii multitrack cassette recorder is a powerful recording tool that will enable you to work with sound in many ways. No other multitrack cassette recorder offers the straightforward simplicity and ease-of-use of the mt100ii. Whether you need to record acoustic instruments or...
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Precautions 1. Avoid excessive heat, humidity, dust and vibration keep the unit away from locations where it is likely to be exposed to high temperatures or humidity – such as near radiators, stoves, etc. Also avoid locations which are subject to excessive dust accumulation or vibration which could ...
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The controls and connectors 2 mt100ii multltrack cassette recorder.
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Mt100ii controls and their functions [note] the terms “channel” and “track”: in this owner’s manual, the term “channel” refers to the circuitry and controls required to process one input source. Mt100li’s mixer section has four “channels.” the term “track” refers to the magnetic bands on tape used t...
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Aux send controls the aux send controls are used primarily when adding effects such as reverberation or echo to the sound of a channel or track. The aux send control on each mixer channel determines the amount of signal from ‘that chan- nel sent to the aux send jack. The aux send jack must be connec...
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Tape speed switch the tape speed switch selects either the standard 4.8- cm/sec cassette tape speed, or the mt100ii's special 9.5- cm/sec high tape speed. Use the standard (4.8) speed when replaying tapes recorded on standard cassette re- corders, or to obtain maximum tape economy. When you want max...
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Cassette compartment your cassette tape is loaded here. Use only high-quality chrome (cro 2 ) formula cassette tape. Other tape formula- tions will not provide optimum frequency response and sig- nal-to-noise performance. A “lifter-tab” is provided at the right side of the cassette compartment cover...
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Power switch press the power switch once to turn power on, a second time to turn power off. When the power is on, the power led above the led peak meters on the mt100ii top panel will light. Make sure that the input faders are set to “0” and the aux return level control is set to “min” before turnin...
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Connection examples —- basic connections —- * make sure the power to all equipment is off when making connections. Monitor power amp/speaker 8 m t 1 0 0 i l multitrack cassette recorder.
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About cassette tapes this unit is designed to be used only with chromeposition tape, and will not work properly with ferrichrome tape formulations. Cro 2 tape (bias: high; eq: 70µs) should be used. Also, the use of c-120 tapes is not recommended because they exhibit poorer performance, and can be th...
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The recording process for details pertaining to the operation of mt100li controls, please refer to page 3, “mt100ii controls and their functions”. Recording with the mt100ii is a very simple process. All you need is the mt100ii, a pair of monitor headphones, and an instrument, microphone, or other s...
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Recording the first track step 1: channel-to-track assignment the first step in making any recording is to assign the channel to which your instrument or other source is connected to one of the recorder’s tracks. Depending on what you are recording, you might want to record a single instrument or ot...
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Step 2: monitor setup once your source is connected to an input channel and that channel is assigned to one of the recorder’s tracks, you should set up your monitor system so that you can listen to the track as it is recorded. The mt100ii allows you to monitor the material being recorded either via ...
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Step 3: setting recording levels setting optimum recording levels is vitally important to achieve the best possible recording quality. 1. Make sure that a cassette has been loaded into the cas- sette compartment, and that it is wound to the point at which you intend to start your recording. It’s a g...
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Overdubbing overdubbing is the process of recording a new track (or new tracks) while monitoring previously recorded tracks. If you’re only planning to record a maximum of four tracks, you can go ahead and overdub the second, third and fourth tracks. If you’re planning to use the "ping-pong” recordi...
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Ping-pong recordlng ping-pong recording is a technique you can use to squeeze more than just 4 parts onto your 4-track machine. This is accomplished by re-recording a mix of existing tracks onto an open track. Once tracks have been combined in this way on a new track, the original tracks can be eras...
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A ping-pong recording example the following is an example of how you would ping-pong material recorded on tracks 1, 2 and 3 onto track 4. Here’s how the controls should be set: •input select switches make sure that the channel 1,2 and 3 input select switches are set to tape and the channel-4 input s...
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Mixdown mixdown is the last stage in the recording process at which time you can blend and polish the sounds to create the final product. A ‘mix” is created by finely balancing the four tracks to achieve just the right sound. This final balance is achieved using mt100ii’s mixer section and is re-rec...
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Using the graphic equalizer the mt100ii has a stereo 5-band graphic equalizer built in. As the block diagram below makes clear, signals assigned to the left and right channels by the pan control and level adjusted using the master fader are sent to the equalizer. Therefore, it can be used during pin...
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Uslng the tape out jacks the tape out jacks can be used to feed the tape outputs to an external mixer. In mixdown, individual tracks can be processed using a signal processor, which receives signal from the tape out jack and the output of which is returned to a channel’s input jack. See diagram. Pro...
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Uslng the aux send/return loop the mt100ii’s aux send controls function like a secondary mixer that derives its input signals from the main mixer’s four channels and combines them into a mono signal which is delivered via the aux send jack (refer to the diagram below). You can use the aux send contr...
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Punch-in/out recording punch-in/out recording makes it possible to re-record a short segment of an otherwise perfect track in order to correct a mistake or “brush up” an important passage. You “punch-in” at the point where you begin recording the new segment, and "punch-out” at the end of the new se...
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Maintenance the mt100ii recording & playback head has been precision-constructed to extremely fine tolerances in order to make high-quality 4- track recording possible. Optimum performance can only be achieved if the head surface is kept immaculately clean. Cleaning should be carried out at regular ...
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Specifications tape transport tape type heads tape speed pitch control wow & flutter rewind time motor chrome (70 microsec. Eq) 4-channel permalloy rec/play head 4-channel ferrite erase head 4.8 cm/sec 9.5 cm/sec ± 10% less than 0.15% wrms approx. 100 sec., for c-60 tape dc servo motors (2) connecto...
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Block diagram 2 5.
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Yamaha service this product is supported by yamaha’s worldwide network of f a c t o r y t r a i n e d and qualified dealer service personnel. In the event of a problem, contact your nearest yamaha dealer. Yamaha corporation p.O. Box 1. Hamamatsu. Japan 9001 printed in japan.
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