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Yamaha MT120 Operation Manual
Summary of MT120
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Yamaha ® authorized product manual multitrack cassette recorder.
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Yamaha multitrack cassette recorder operation manual.
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L l explanation of graphical symbols the exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenace (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equil...
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Fcc information (u.S.A.) 1. Important notice: do not modify this unit! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets fcc requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by yamaha may void your authority, granted by the fcc, to use the product. 2. Im...
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Congratulations! Your mt120 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 mt120. Whether you need to record acoustic instruments or voi...
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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 — control panel — — f r o n t p a n e l — — r e a r p a n e l — 4 mt120 multltrack cassette recorder.
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Mt120 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. Mt120’s mixer section has four “channels.” the term “track” refers to the magnetic bands on tape used to st...
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Aux send controls the aux send controls are used primarily when add- ing 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 channel sent to the aux send jack. The aux send jack must be connect...
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Zero stop switch when the transport is in rewind, the zero stop func- tion automatically stops the tape at a specified loca- tion. To set the zero stop point, play the tape to the desired location and reset the tape counter to zero by pressing the counter reset button. In rewind, with the zero stop ...
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• punch-in/out start: starts punch-in/out when the foot switch is connected to punch l/o jack, even if the record-ready mode has not been acti- vated using rec/pause button. Play indicator: according to its state (lit, slow/fast blinking), this indicator indicates one of the fol- lowing 3 modes: • i...
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Tape out jacks 1 — 4 the four tape out jacks are direct outputs from the corresponding tracks of the mt120 recorder. These rca pin type jacks make it possible to feed the output from the four recorder tracks to an external mixing console. The tape out jacks can also be used to feed each of the recor...
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Connection examples — basic connections — * make sure the power to all equipment is off when making connections. 10 mt120 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. Cro2 tape (bias: high; eq: 70µs) should be used. Also, the use tapes longer than 90 minutes (c-120, etc.) is not recommended because they exhibit poorer...
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The recording process for details pertaining to the operation of mt120 controls, please refer to page 5, “mt120 controls and their func- tions”. Recording with the mt120 is a very simple process. All you need is the mt120, a pair of monitor headphones, and an instrument, microphone, or other signal ...
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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 mt120 allows you to monitor the material being recorded either via a ...
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Step 3: settlng 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 cassette compartment, and that it is wound to the point at which you intend to start your recording. It’s a goo...
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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 recording 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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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: l 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 mt120’s mixer section and is re-recor...
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Using the graphic equalizer the mt120 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 ping-...
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Using 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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Using the aux send/return loop the mt120’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 control...
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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 mt120 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 in...
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Speclflcatlons tape transport tape type chrome (70 microsec. Eq) heads 4-channel permalloy rec/play head 4-channel ferrite erase head tape speed 4.8 cm/sec., 9.5 cm/sec. Pitch control approx. ± 10% wow & flutter less than 0.12% wrms rewind time approx. 110 sec., for c-60 tape motor dc servo motor co...
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Block diagram.
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Caution the power switch does not disconnect the complete apparatus from the mains line. Attention l’appareil reste toujours sous tension lorsque la touche secteur est en position arrêt. Achtung das gerät steht auch bei der netzschalter-stellung “aus” noch unter spannung. Observera apparaten kopplas...
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