Yamaha MD8 - muting track problem

[vampirefish]

Has anyone ran into a problem with muting a track? This is the scenario....Track 1 (vox) and Track 2 (guitar). I click the "flip" switch so I can listen to just my guitar but I hear my voice bleeding through (faintly). Same thing the other way around. I've looked in my manual for a "muting" function but had no luck. It could be the infamous "user error" so I'm hoping someone out there can help me out. thanks

[The Ghost of FM]

Is it possible your bleed through can be attributed to headphone leakage when you were tracking?

Some headphones, especially non closed cup designs can bleed a lot of sound back into a mic if the volume was up high enough at the time of tracking.

Cheers!

[vampirefish]

Hey...thanks for that. Duh...I totally think that's what's going on. I have some great Grado headphones but they are open....I'll try that. Thanks....! Happy Turkey Day!

[Son of Mixerman]

It could also be crosstalk on the MD8. I have had in quite a few occasions had bleed from guitar onto other tracks with no possible way for the mic to pick up headphones.

SoMm

[vampirefish]

Yeah...I'm not sure the more I think about it. I know I do need to buy different headphones (for vox recording) but when I record the guitar (direct line-in) my vox should not be heard. I'll mess around some more. It reminds me of old tape bleed through. EEK! This bites because I'm really getting a clean sound now...except for this.

[Jack Real]

Originally posted by vampirefish
Yeah...I'm not sure the more I think about it. I know I do need to buy different headphones (for vox recording) but when I record the guitar (direct line-in) my vox should not be heard. I'll mess around some more. It reminds me of old tape bleed through. EEK! This bites because I'm really getting a clean sound now...except for this.

Hi

I also think this could be crosstalk, specially if you use the pre-amplifier of the MD-8. I think loud signals can get on the other tracks if the MD-8 pre-amp is used (position 8 and more). I use an external tube pre-amplifier for guitars and vocals and I don't think I have that problem.

Regards

Jack Real.