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PUNCH-IN or INSERT Recording
"Punching in" or "insert recording" is recording over
a small section of previously recorded track to
correct or improve a performance, while keeping the
rest of the track intact. The mixer settings should be
exactly the same as they were during the original
recording.
In the following, we'll use track 2 as the punch-in
track as an example.
Preliminary
1 As the punch-in track is track 2 in our
example, your input must be sent to the
stereo right bus. To do so, rotate the PAN
control of the channel into which your
source instrument is plugged all the way to
the right.
2 TAPE CUE signal path is used to hear the
tape, so set the master EFFECT 2/TAPE
CUE select switch to the right/TAPE CUE
position and press the same labeled
MONITOR switch on.
3 To hear the instrument, press the
MONITOR L-R switch on.
4 Press PLAY to play the tape, adjust the
TAPE CUE control on channel 2 to the
desired listening level.
If you want to hear other tracks together,
turn up their TAPE CUE controls as well to
the desired level and balance, and adjust the
overall level with the MONITOR control.
5 Play the instrument. You'll hear it together
with the tape signals through the
headphones. Stop the tape, and you hear
only the instrument being played.
6 Set the RECORD FUNCTION switch for
track 2 to R. The track's REC indicator will
start blinking, and meter 2 will show your
instrument's output level. Adjust the channel
and MASTER faders for the proper
recording level.
Selecting in and out points
For both musical and technical reasons, when
punching in or out of a track, you must select points
that are "in the points clear", i.e., in pauses between
phrases or notes. The sound will seem unnatural and
inserts will be noticeable if a new note is recorded
before the old one has ended, or a note is held as you
punch in or out. Making smooth inserts requires
practice. Spacing between the erase and record heads
requires that you anticipate in/out points by a
fraction of a second for extremely tight cues.