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Ping-Pong Recording

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MT8XII—Owner’s Manual

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Ping-Pong Recording

The ping-pong recording technique (also known as bounce down) is used to free up tracks for
further recording. This is accomplished by bouncing down (i.e., mixing and recording) one or
two existing tracks to an unused track. Those tracks are then used for further recording.
Although the MT8XII is a eight-track recorder, effectively you can record more than eight tracks
using this technique. The only drawback is that once several tracks have been bounced, you can-
not adjust the individual sounds. You can, however, balance the levels and apply EQ and effects
during the actual ping-pong operation. The following illustration shows the ping-pong tech-
nique.

Destination Track

Source
Tracks

Track 4

Track 5

Track 6

Track 7

Track 8

Track 3

Track 2

Track 1

Track 4

Track 5

Track 6

Track 7

Track 8

Track 3

Track 2

Track 1

3

2

1

1

2

3

GAIN

LINE

MIC

HIGH

–12

+12

FREQ

250

5k

MID

–12

+12

LOW

–12

+12

AUX

1

0

10

AUX

2

0

10

CUE

L

R

0

10

PAN

L

ODD

R

EVEN

GROUP ASSIGN

1

2

3

4

PEAK

SIGNAL

0

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

P
A
N

L
E
V
E
L

GAIN

LINE

MIC

HIGH

–12

+12

FREQ

250

5k

MID

–12

+12

LOW

–12

+12

AUX

1

0

10

AUX

2

0

10

CUE

L

R

0

10

PAN

L

ODD

R

EVEN

GROUP ASSIGN

1

2

3

4

PEAK

SIGNAL

0

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

P
A
N

L
E
V
E
L

GAIN

LINE

MIC

HIGH

–12

+12

FREQ

250

5k

MID

–12

+12

LOW

–12

+12

AUX

1

0

10

AUX

2

0

10

CUE

L

R

0

10

PAN

L

ODD

R

EVEN

GROUP ASSIGN

1

2

3

4

PEAK

SIGNAL

0

10

9

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

P
A
N

L
E
V
E
L

TAPE

MIC/
LINE

TAPE

FLIP

MIC/
LINE

TAPE

MIC/
LINE

TAPE

FLIP

MIC/
LINE

TAPE

MIC/
LINE

TAPE

FLIP

MIC/
LINE