To Buck 62 & the MD-8 pursuit

[The Green Hornet]

Yo Buck62:

You are right about "keep reading the MD-8 manual.

Here is something I figured out the other day since I assume you also have an MD-8:

I could not figure out how to get separation and instant access to songs on an MD data disc until the other day. The box has to be playing or recording to insert MARK POINTS. So, with a disc that I had several music backgrounds recorded, I let it play and just punched in a mark at the end of each cut; Voila!! I can now just hit the find the mark arrows and move, either way, to a song.

Now, I'll try working on a song list. But at least I can quickly move around the disc to the cut as listed on my track sheet. The MD-8 is a nice box but whoever wrote the manual better never ask me for water in the middle of the Sahara!

Green Hornet

[stodge]

So I'm not the only one having problems understanding the manual! I thought I was just being slow!

Presuming you're proficient with the MD8, could you please read my posting in the Newbies Forum "Simple stereo question" (or something like that?). I am a newbies in recording terms, and Im struggling with the basics of using the MD8.

thanks

[Buck62]

Actually, GH, I have a Korg D8...

But I have the same semi-confusing type of manual as the MD-8, which I strongly considered buying at one time.

It's as if all manuals for electronic devices were written and/or edited by women.

[The Green Hornet]

Yo Stodge: Yo Buck 62:

Check out your question in Newbies: I posted some stuff for you. As you study and learn and I study and learn the MD-8, perhaps we should exchange knowledge?

bmocini@davenport.edu

My E-mail address in incorrect in my folder.

Green Hornet

[This message has been edited by The Green Hornet (edited 01-13-2000).]

[nay]

I have an MD4 and the manual is just as confusing to me. Just my two cents.

[The Green Hornet]

Hey Nay: [Naw, I'm not a poet; just an English teacher.]

Your MD-4 should function just about the same as the MD-8 so the editors of the manuals decided to make sure each manual was confusing!

Tip: When you record one track or two at a time, you have to put those tracks into CUE mode if you want to overdub; if you don't, you can lose the data; you can lose data if you don't punch STOP every once in a while so the TABLE OF CONTENTS IS UPDATED, TOC on the screen.

If you have a track in CUE, the fader for that track does not control volume; volume is controled by the CUE volume and, if it is on your MD-4, a CUE volume twister knob near the top of the channel column control knobs.

When you're ready to mix down to whatever, all of the CUE must be turned off and now you input volume via the faders; set the levels; do the EQ; and insert reverb wherever.

If you know all of this, excuse the info. Just like to share knowledge.

Green Hornet
bmocini@davenport.edu

[This message has been edited by The Green Hornet (edited 01-14-2000).]