Yamaha MT120 User Manual

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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 connected to the input of an exter-
nal signal processor such as the YAMAHA EMP100
Multi-effect Processor (see “USING THE AUX SEND/
RETURN LOOP” on page 22).

AUX RETURN Control

The AUX RETURN control determines the level at which

the signal from an external signal processor is re-

turned and mixed in with the MT120’s main stereo
output signal. The output from an external signal proc-

essor fed by the AUX SEND jack must be connected to

the AUX RETURN jack(s) (see “USING THE AUX SEND/

RETURN LOOP” on page 22).

MONITOR SELECT Switch

MONITOR: This position is selected to listen to the

four tape tracks. In this position a mix from the
four MONITOR controls is sent to the PHONES
jack and the MONITOR OUT jack.

MIX: This position is selected to hear a combination of

the four tape tracks and input sources connected
to the input jacks. The mix from the MONITOR

controls is combined with the stereo output from
the mixer section and sent to the PHONES jack

and MONITOR OUT jack.

STEREO: This position is selected to monitor the stereo

output from the mixer section. In this position, the

mix sent to the MONITOR OUT jack and PHONES

jack is the same mix that is sent to the STEREO
OUT jacks.

MONITOR Controls 1 — 4

The four MONITOR controls determine the level of the

signal from the corresponding recorder tracks which is
sent to the PHONES jack and MONITOR OUT jacks
when the MONITOR SELECT switch is set to either
“MONITOR” or “MIX.” The MONITOR controls are pri-
marily used to set up the optimum levels for monitoring
recorded tracks while recording new material

(overdubbing).

MONITOR/PHONES Control

This control is used to set headphone and control room

listening level. It adjusts the level of signal sent to the
PHONES jack and MONITOR OUT jacks with out af-

fecting the signal level appearing at the STEREO OUT
jacks.

MT120 MULTITRACK CASSETTE RECORDER

MASTER Fader

The MASTER fader

sets

the overall output level of the

MT120 mixer section, and thus the level of the

output

signal appearing at the STEREO OUT jacks. The MAS-
TER fader also affects recording level when any of the
mixer section’s channels are assigned to the record-
er’s tracks via the PAN controls (see “SETTlNG RE-
CORDING LEVELS” on page 15).

LED Peak Meters

The four LED peak meters accurately display output

levels from the MT120’s four recorder tracks when the
METER switch is set to “4TR”, or meters 1 and 2

display the level of signals appearing at the mixer

section’s stereo outputs (the STEREO OUT jacks) when
the METER switch is set to “ST.”
The LED peak meters are a guide for setting up the
optimum recording levels. (see “SETTING RECORD-

ING LEVELS” on page 15).

METER Switch

When the METER switch is set to “ST,” meters 1 and 2
display the level of signals appearing at the mixer

section’s stereo outputs (the STEREO OUT jacks). When
set to “4TR,” the four LED peak meters display the

level of the corresponding recorder track signals.

dbx ON/OFF Switch

The dbx switch determines whether the MT120’s inter-

nal dbx noise reduction system is ON or OFF. For
normal recording and playback using the MT120, the
dbx switch should be turned ON. This provides a sig-
nificantly improved signal-to-noise ratio (as much as
85 dB) so your recordings will sound cleaner and have

much less tape hiss.

If dbx noise reduction is to be activated during synchro-
recording, set the switch to “SYNC”.

For dbx noise reduction to be effective, it must be
turned ON both during recording and playback.

The dbx switch may be turned OFF when playing back

tapes that were recorded on other equipment and which

are not dbx-encoded.

“For Error-free SYNC Recording”

When recording the FSK signal, set the Track 4 re-
cording level between 0 and +3dB.

For recording and playback of the FSK signal on

Track 4, set the dbx switch to the “SYNC” position.

When the dbx switch is set to “SYNC”, Tracks 1 to
3 are set to dbx ON.

Do not record signals (music, etc.) other than the
FSK signal on Track 4, when the dbx switch is set to
the “SYNC” position.

If other signals (music, etc.) are recorded during re-
cording of the FSK signal, avoid using adjacent tracks,
if possible.