Bouncing Tracks (Ping-Pong)
The recording capability of the PORTASTUDIO 4144Set the RECORD FUNCTION switch for
MKII is not limited to four tracks. You can "bounce"
track 4 to R. The track 4's REC indicator
or combine tracks you have recorded to an emptywill start blinking, indicating the track is in
track, and then replace the original tracks with new
Rec Ready mode.
material. A bounce is like a mixdown, except you are
recording to one of the tracks of the 414 MKII
5Press PLAY. The tape will start playing.
instead of to an external recorder. The following
diagrams depict the process.
6Use channel faders 1 through 3 to make any
TRK 1ADnecessary level adjustments. You may want
2BEto repeat this step several times to get the
3CFbalance correct.
4A + B + C
Bouncing tracks 1-3Tracks 1-3
onto track 4available for7When the balance is right and the level is
recording new partspeaking at no more than +6 on the track 4
meter, stop and rewind the tape to the
During a bounce you can add live sources along withbeginning of the track.
the prerecorded tracks, using the "empty" mixer
channels not being used for tape playback. This
gives you even more ways to add layers to a8Hold RECORD and press PLAY. The REC
indicator that was blinking will turn on solid
composition. For example, you can bounce tracks
1-3 along with another "live" part onto track 4, for aand track 4 will record a copy of what is on
tracks 1-3.
total of four parts on one track.
9You'll hear the mix being recorded on track
4 in the headphones.
Ping-pong Procedure
10Once the recording is done, press STOP
(or PAUSE).
In this example, we will combine material from
tracks 1-3 onto track 4.
11The REC indicator will now be blinking
as before. Turn that off by setting the
1On channels 1-3, make the following
settings :RECORD FUNCTION switch for track 4
to SAFE.
INPUTto TAPE,
PAN all the way to R, and
Channel fader to the shaded zone (7-8 on
the scale).
2Push the MASTER fader to the shaded
zone.
3Press the MONITOR L-R switch on. The
other two MONITOR switches must be off.
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