Using a Footswitch 33
MD4—Owner’s Manual
Using a Footswitch
An optional footswitch can be used to control MD4. Apart from a few small differences, foot-
switch operation is essentially the same as pressing the MD4 [PLAY] button. Connect the foot-
switch to the PUNCH I/O jack at the front of MD4.
The following is a summary of footswitch operations.
Normal playback
: Play Pause → Play → Play Pause → Play →
Auto Punch In/Out: Record Pause → Play Record Wait → Record → Play → Play Pause
New Recording: New Record Pause → New Record → Stop
The following table shows footswitch operation for all MD4 modes. It also shows the status of
the REHE, REC, and PLAY indicators for the various modes.
● On z Flashing
For the optional Yamaha FC5 Footswitch, operation is initiated when the footswitch is pressed,
not when it’s released. This may differ, however, with other footswitches.
1. [PAUSE] button operation.
2. Effective only when a [REC SELECT] button is pressed.
3. [STOP] button operation.
4. After locating the Pre-Roll point, the Auto Punch In/Out sequence starts.
Mode Before Mode After
Indicators → Indicators
REHE REC PLAY REHE REC PLAY
Stop
———→
Play
——●
Play
——●
Play Pause
1
——
z
Play Pause
——
z
Play
——●
Cue/Review
——● →
Play
——●
Record Pause
—
z
—
Play Record Wait
—
z
●
Rehearse Pause
z
——
Play Rehearse Wait
z
—
●
Play Record Wait
—
z
● →
Record
2
— ●●
Play Rehearse Wait
z
—
●
Rehearse
● — ●
Record
— ●●
Play
——●
Rehearse
● — ● →
Play
——●
New Record Pause
—
z
—
New Record
— ●●
New Record
— ●●
Stop
3
———
Auto Punch Record
Standby
—
z
— →
Auto Punch Record
Wait
4
—
z
●
Auto Punch
Rehearse Standby
z
——
Auto Punch Rehearse
Wait
4
z
— ●
