Fear of Napalm Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 My Reel-to-reel multi-track is out of commission so I got a Sony MDM-X4 for cheap. I have a Sony MDM-X4 4-track recorder and was wondering is it possible to record in stereo on one track instead of using up two (one track panned hard left the other panned hard right). I was reading somewhere you could but it didn't really give any explanations. this was the info that I read. "The MDM-X4 offers a separate stereo input (playback tracks 5 and 6) in addition to input/output tracks 1-4. This means that if you want to input a stereo source such as CD, you don't have to use up two of your 4 recording tracks doing so. Likewise, you could conceivably connect the stereo output from a second mixing board with as many mics as necessary, though they would have to be mixed in onto your four recording tracks. " This is probably a shout in the dark but some info would be appreciated. The manual wasn't tons of help either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeronyne Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 The info you are reading is referring to inputs, not recording tracks. It's referring to the fact that you can connect a CD player or external mixer to the unit without using up one of the 4 dedicated mono inputs. If you wanted to record the inputs coming in on 5 and 6, you'd have to put them on two of the 4 tracks, or sum them onto one track, but then it would be mono (and yucky). Hope this helps. "For instance" is not proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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