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Performing auto punch for real – Yamaha MT8XII User Manual

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Punch In/Out Recording

MT8XII—Owner’s Manual

Performing Auto Punch for Real

This section continues on from the Rehearsing Auto Punch section.

1. Press the [REC/PAUSE] button.

The REC/PAUSE indicator flashes. This is Auto Punch Record Standby mode.

2. Press the [PLAY] button (or footswitch) to start the Auto Punch In/Out

sequence.

Playback starts and the PLAY indicator lights up. The REC/PAUSE indicator continues to flash,
indicating Play Record Wait mode.

At the specified punch-in point, punch in occurs (i.e., recording starts). The REC/PAUSE indi-
cator stops flashing and lights up continuously. The IN indicator appears on the display.

If you’re monitoring the track via CUE (i.e., [FLIP] switch in the up position), you’ll hear the
existing sounds playback until the punch-in point. After which you’ll hear the new sound that’s
being recorded.

At the specified punch-out point, punch out occurs (i.e., recording stops). The REC/PAUSE
indicator goes out and the OUT indicator appears on the display.

Playback continues up to the post-roll point. Then the tape rewinds back to the pre-roll point.
Press the [PLAY] button to audition the punch in/out.

The following illustration shows the Auto Punch Record sequence.

Pre-roll

point

8
7
6
5
4

3

2
1

Play Record

Wait

Play

REC

SELECT

Record

Post-roll

point

Punch-in

point

Punch-out

point

PLAY

REC/PAUSE

or