Yamaha MT120S - Manual (Page 4)

CONGRATULATIONS!
Your MT120S 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 MT120S. Whether you need to record acoustic instruments
or voice using microphones, electronic instruments and line-level sources, or a creative
blend of the two, 'the MT120S makes the process of building tracks extraordinarily smooth
and simple. You can simply record and remix four tracks, or use the multitrack “ping-pong” ^
recording technique to individually record up to ten independent parts — adding sound layer
by layer until you create exactly the arrangement and texture your imagination demands.
With its ability to record on all four tracks at once, or in any combination, MT120S is the
ideal choice for recording bands or layering tracks at home. And, because it’s a YAMAHA,
you know that the MT120S will give you the very finest sound quality and overall perform­
ance available.
In order to make use of the MT120S’s many features and obtain maximum performance, we
urge you to read this operation manual thoroughly — and keep it in a safe place for later
reference.
CONTENTS
PRECAUTIONS .................................................................................... 3
THE CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS ................................................ 4
WIT120S CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS............................. 5
CONNECTION EXAMPLES ............................................................... 10
ABOUT CASSETTE TAPES ............................................................... 11
THE RECORDING PROCESS............................................................ 12
RECORDING THE FIRST TRACK ..................................................... 13
STEP 1: CHANNEL-TO-TRACK ASSIGNMENT ............................13
STEP 2: MONITOR SETUP ........................................................... 14
STEP 3: SETTING RECORDING LEVELS...................................... 15
STEP 4: RECORD ............................................................................15
OVERDUBBING .................................................................................. 16
PING-PONG RECORDING................................................................... 17
A PING-PONG RECORDING EXAMPLE ........................................18
MIXDOWN .............................................................................................19
USING THE GRAPHIC EQUALIZER ...................................................20
USING THE TAPE OUT JACKS ......................................................... 21
USING THE AUX SEND/RETURN LOOP ........................................... 22
PUNCH-IN/OUT RECORDING..............................................................23
MAINTENANCE.....................................................................................24
SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................. 25
BLOCK DIAGRAM ............................................................................... 79