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Manufacturer Unknown
Model / source grouping MD-8
Device type Unknown
MDLP modes Unknown
NetMD interface Unknown
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Yamaha MD-8
All, MD-8 , 4 , 4S
Picture Name Desc Price Connectors Dimensions
Yamaha MD-8 8 track MD recorderIntro: 1 MSRP ? Availability: (see below) 484x102x412.3mm, 6.4Kg
Features:
ATRAC 3.5 . Records up to 18 minutes of 8 track audio. Also records in 4 track,
stereo and mono modes.
Fast playback at 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x and 32x speed.
Editing functions: track copy, track erase, part copy, part erase.
Pitch control: +/-12%. Punch I/O, Midi In/Out/Thru.
Links:
Yamaha's page
for the unit . An additional Yamaha page
with more information including close-ups of the front and rear
panels. Martin Frischherz's comparison of
the Yamaha MD4 and MD8 .
A ProAudio-Web review of the MD-8 .
Mark Mattson writes a review for this unit.
Charlie Jones finds a colorful MD8 brochure .
Specs:
Frequency Resp: 20-20kHz +1/-3dB, S/N: 96dB, THD: 0.02% or 0.012% (Yamaha
brochures are inconsistent on this point).
Inputs: Mic/Line Ch1,2 (-10 to -50dB, TRS Phone Jack, XLR).
Mic/Line Ch3-8 (-10 to -50dB, TRS Phone Jack).
Line Ch 9-12 (-10db, Phone Jack).
2TR In L,R (-10dB, RCA Pin Jack).
Outputs:
Stereo out L,R (-10dB, RCA Pin Jack).
Monitor out L,R (-10dB, RCA Pin Jack).
Track Direct Out 1-8 (-10dB, RCA Pin Jack).
Aux Send 1,2 (-10dB, Phone Jack).
Phones (100mW+100mW, Stereo Phone Jack).
Reviews:
User Manual: MD-8
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