Korg D8 manual

Thank you for purchasing the Korg Digital Recording Studio D8 . In order to enjoy many years of trouble-free use, please read this manual carefully and use the unit correctly.[...]

iii About this o wner’ s manual This owner ’s manual is organized as follows. Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter explains the main features of the D8, its front and r ear panel, and basic operation. Chapter 2 Operation This chapter explains various methods of recor d- ing and playback, and the procedur es for mixdown and editing. Chapter 3 Ref[...]

iv STEP5 Moving and storing time locations .......... 22 1. Moving the current time ............................................ 22 2. Finding a precise time location ................................. 23 3. Locate points (LOC1, LOC2, LOC3) ........................ 23 4. Mark points ................................................................. 2[...]

7 Chapter 2 Operation Chapter 2 Operation This chapter explains the operation of each of the D8’s functions, in logical order . Connec- tions, Power-on, Demo[...]

8 Connections, P o wer -on, Demo Here’s how to connect the D8 to your audio system, and listen to the demo songs. 1. Connections to y our audio system etc. The following diagram shows a basic example of a D8 recor ding system. Modify the connections shown below as needed for your particular setup, and connect your equipment to the D8. Be sure to [...]

9 Chapter 2 Operation disk, or cause malfunctions such as damage to the hard disk or internal mechanism. ■ T urning the power on 1 T urn on the power of the connected devices. Set the volume of all devices to the minimum posi- tion, and turn on the power switches starting with the first device in the signal chain. If external drives are connecte[...]

10 Creating and selecting songs T o record a new song, you must first cr e- ate a new song. This section explains how to create and name a song, and how to select songs in EDIT SONG/TRACK . 1. Creating a ne w song 1 After selecting the last-numbered song, hold down the [STOP] key and pr ess the [FF] key . The display will indicate “NoDA T A”. [...]

11 Chapter 2 Operation Recor ding This section explains the various methods of recor ding that are available on the D8. Use the recor ding method that is appro- priate for your needs. 1. Recor ding (analog record- ing) Normally you will recor d rhythm instr uments such as drums first, and then listen to these instruments playback as you recor d ba[...]

12 14 When playback ends, press the [ST OP] key to stop playback (the [PLA Y] indicator is off). 2. Recor ding (digital recor ding) Here’s how to r ecord digitally fr om an instrument which has a digital output or from an external dig- ital device such as a CD or DA T player . Since the digital input of the D8 provides a sampling rate converter ,[...]

13 Chapter 2 Operation back with the [TRACK ST A TUS] left at REC , you will be able to audition the sound just as it was actually recor ded. If you set the [TRACK ST A TUS] to PLA Y and play- back without changing the EQ settings the EQ will be applied double, so remember to set the EQ value back to 0 . 4. Appl ying an effect to the input sound as[...]

14 When you execute the Save operation, the effect program that pr eviously occupied that memory will be overwritten and lost. ■ Starting and stopping recording 15 Press the [REC] key , and then press the [PLA Y] key to begin recor ding. Press the [ST OP] key to stop recor ding. (Refer to ■ “Starting and stopping recor ding”, p.1 1) ■ Lis[...]

15 Chapter 2 Operation to access the “Snd ✽ ” display ( ✽ is the channel number). 5 Rotate the [V ALUE] dial to adjust the amount of the input sound that will be sent to the effect. Be careful that the ef fect (“E”) level meter does not light all the way to CLIP . ■ Selecting the effect pr ogram 6 Select the effect pr ogram as explain[...]

16 7. Listening to recor ded tracks while y ou recor d another trac k (Over dubbing) The process of r ecording additional tracks while you listen to previously r ecorded tracks is called “overdubbing”. As an example, we will explain how you can play- back the sound that was recor ded on track 1, and perform analog recor ding on track 2. ■ Sel[...]

17 Chapter 2 Operation change from blinking to lit, and the D8 will enter recor d mode. Now you will hear the external input sound. Begin playing, and your playing will be recor ded. 6 When you wish to stop recor ding, you can either press the [REC] key once again or pr ess the [PLA Y] key to change from r ecording back to playback. (Manual Punch O[...]

18 ■ Connecting the input device and adjusting the level 5 As explained in “ ■ Connecting the input device and adjusting the level” (p.1 1, p.12), connect the input device and adjust the level. At this time, make adjustments so that there is no dif ference between the volume of the instrument that is being input and the volume of the track.[...]

19 Chapter 2 Operation recor ded, without passing thr ough the fader or EQ. 10. Combining m ultiple trac ks into one or tw o trac ks (Bounce) The performance of multiple tracks can be com- bined into one or two tracks, freeing the original tracks for additional recor ding. This operation is called “track bouncing” or “ping pong recor ding”.[...]

20 ■ Adjusting the playbac k level and recor ding level 4 Press the [PLA Y] key to begin playback. 5 Raise [CHANNEL] faders 1–5 to adjust the play- back level of each track. (Refer to p.27) 6 Raise the [MASTER] fader to adjust the recor ding level to track 6. The master level meter R will show the recor ding level to track 6. ✧ If you are com[...]

21 Chapter 2 Operation 1 1 . Listening to the metr o- nome while y ou recor d The D8 contains a wide variety of metronome pat- terns for each time signature. (Refer to “Metr o- nome pattern list”) If you have an idea for a song, you can recor d immediately using the built-in met- ronome without having to connect a r hythm machine etc. The sound[...]

22 12. T rigger recor ding Y ou can use the input sound as a trigger that will start recor ding. The D8 will begin recor ding at the moment that sound is input. ■ Connecting the input device and adjusting the level 1 As explained in “ ■ Connecting the input device and adjusting the level” (p.1 1, p.12), specify the track to be recor ded. ?[...]

23 Chapter 2 Operation 3. Appl ying an effect to the pla ybac k sound ■ Selecting the tracks f or pla yback 1 Press the [TRACK ST A TUS] key to select PLA Y (indicator lit green). ■ Specifying the location at which y ou wish to insert the effect 2 Press the [EFFECT ASSIGN] key several times to select MASTER (Send T ype) (indicator lit). When MA[...]

24 5. Pr ogram pla yback of songs Y ou can enable two or more songs to playback in a specified order . This can be used to playback a medley of songs, or when you wish to recor d con- secutive mixdowns of songs to DA T or MD. Pro- gram Play can be performed even across multiple drives. As an example, we will explain how to playback songs in the or[...]

25 Chapter 2 Operation 2. Finding a precise time location If you wish to find the exact time location at which a sound begins, or when setting locate points or storing marks, you can use the Scrub function or the Play From/Play T o functions to find and select time locations more accurately . ■ The Scrub function On the D8 you can perform Scrub[...]

26 4. Mark points Y ou can store a desired time location and move instantly to that time. Up to one hundred Mark points can be stored in each song. ■ Storing a Mark point Here’s how to use the Mark function to stor e the current time. A time location that has been stored in this way is called a “Mark point”. 1 Move the current time to the d[...]

27 Chapter 2 Operation Adjusting and storing m i x er settings This section explains how you can adjust the volume, tone and pan etc. of the input/recor ding/playback for each channel, to create the desired overall balance of sound. This pr ocess is known as “mixdown”. Mixer settings can also be register ed as a “scene”. Scenes can be selec[...]

28 3. Adjusting the stereo location Y ou can adjust the stereo location of the sound of each channel. Normally , vocals and bass etc. are placed in the middle, guitar at either left or right, and piano at the opposite side from the guitar . ✧ Rotate the [P AN] knob or [BALANCE] knob to adjust the stereo location of each channel. Rotating the [P A[...]

29 Chapter 2 Operation 6. Scene Mixer settings can be stored as a “scene”, and scenes can be recalled automatically as playback progr esses, or recalled whenever desir ed as gen- eral-purpose mixer setups. Up to 20 scenes can be stored in each song. ■ Storing a scene For each channel, the volume level specified by the [CHANNEL] fader , the s[...]

30 Mixdo wn A song that you have completed by record- ing tracks and mixing can be recor ded on an external two-channel recor der such as a cassette tape recor der , DA T recorder or MD recor der . This process is r eferr ed to as “mixdown”. 1. Recor ding a master tape (Mixdo wn) ■ Listening to the completed song 1 Use the [CHANNEL] faders to[...]

31 Chapter 2 Operation T rac k editing This section explains the editing operations (copy , insert blank, delete, exchange etc.) that can be performed on tracks. 1. Storing IN, OUT and T O times In order to edit track data, you must stor e the time locations at which editing will be performed. As explained in “3. Locate points (LOC1, LOC2, LOC3)?[...]

32 8 Move to the TO location, and playback to check that the copy was performed correctly . If the data was copied to the wrong location, pr ess the [UNDO] key to return the data to the pr evious con- dition, and then perform the copy operation once again. ■ Copying the IN–OUT area of trac k 1 to the TO location of another song track once As an[...]

33 Chapter 2 Operation 3. Inser ting a blank space into the trac k data (Inser t T rac k) This operation inserts a blank space into the speci- fied area (IN–OUT) of a r ecorded track. When the blank is inserted, the original data will be moved toward the end of the song to make r oom for the blank. A blank can be inserted into a single track, or[...]

34 5. Deleting data fr om a trac k (Delete T rac k) This operation deletes data from a specified ar ea (IN–OUT) of a recor ded track. Data can be deleted from single tracks or multiple tracks simulta- neously . If recor ded data exists following the deleted area, it will be moved forwar d to fill the gap left by the deleted IN–OUT area. ■ D[...]

35 Chapter 2 Operation Song editing This section explains song-related editing operations (copy , delete, move). 1. Cop ying a song This operation copies the currently selected song from the curr ently selected drive to a specified song number in any drive. 1 Select the song that you wish to copy (and the drive which contains that song). (Refer to[...]

36 T empo settings The tempo of D8 songs can be set using T empo Maps, MIDI Clock, or T ap T empo. In addition to managing the tempo, these settings will also control the tempo when external MIDI devices are synchr onized to the D8. This section explains how to adjust these tempo settings. 1. T empo map settings A “tempo map” is a tempo change [...]

37 Chapter 2 Operation 4 Press the [EDIT] key , and then press the [TEMPO] key several times to make the display read “T em- poRec”. 5 Press the [ ] key , and then rotate the [V ALUE] dial to select MIDIclk (MIDI Clock) as the tempo source that will be r ecorded. 6 Press and hold the [ ] key for approximately one second so that the D8’s displ[...]

38 Synchr onization and contr ol with a MIDI sequencer This section explains how a MIDI sequencer can be syn- chronized to the D8, and how r ecording and playback on the D8 can be controlled fr om a MIDI sequencer . “Synchronization” r efers to a condition in which a D8 and a MIDI sequencer or rhythm machine etc. can be operated at the same tim[...]

39 Chapter 2 Operation 3. Using MMC to contr ol the D8 fr om a MIDI sequencer MMC (MIDI Machine Control) messages transmit- ted from a MIDI sequencer can contr ol stop, play- back, fast-forward, r ewind, rewind and locate operations on the D8. T o do this, your MIDI sequencer must support MMC. If your MIDI sequencer does not support MMC, this type [...]

40 2. T urning the power on/ off when an e xternal drive is connected ■ T urning the power on ✧ T urn on the power of the external drive(s), and then turn on the power of the D8. ■ T urning the power off ✧ When turning the power off, first turn of f the power of the D8, and then turn off the power of the external drives. However if the cur[...]

41 Chapter 2 Operation 3 Insert another disk into the removable disk drive. If you insert an uninitialized disk, the display will read “Init → ✽ ?” ( ✽ is the SCSI ID A-G of the drive), asking whether you wish to initialize the disk. If you wish to initialize, press and hold the [ ] key for approximately one second to initialize the disk.[...]

42 9 If the backup extends across multiple disks, the first disk will be ejected when it is full, and the dis- play will indicate “InsNextDsk”, asking you to insert the second disk. Remove the first disk and insert the second, and the operation will continue. 10 When backup is completed, the display will indi- cate “Completed”. Press the [...]

43 Chapter 2 Operation Sa ving to and loading fr om D A T This section explains how song data can be backed up to a DA T recor der , and then restor ed from the DA T recorder . Korg will take no r esponsibility for any loss of data which may result fr om the inability to backup/ restor e correctly . Backup to a DA T recor der is limited to the amou[...]

44 2. Loading a bac ked-up song fr om a D A T recor der (Restore) Here’s how to r estore a song that was backed-up on a DA T recor der . If you backed up 1- ✽✽ (All), all songs will be restor ed. If you backed up an indi- vidual song, that song will be restor ed. ■ Loading a backed-up song fr om a D A T recorder (Restore) 1 Connect the DIGI[...]

43 Chapter 3 Reference Chapter 3 Reference This chapter explains the parameters that appear in the display when you press the various keys of the D8, and the func- tion of each key and fader . The numbers shown in the following diagram correspond to the refer ences numbered below . For example, if you wish to learn about the parameters that are dis[...]

44 1. SONG/TRA CK Song number/name displa y P1-1 Song number display ...................................(01...50) This indicates the number of the song in the currently selected drive. A drive can contain up to 50 songs (memory permitting). The only songs that can be selected are those which alr eady exist, and 01 (New empty song). For details on s[...]

45 Chapter 3 Reference Renam (Rename Song [ → Dest Drive, Dest Song, Dest Song Name 16 characters]): This operation changes the name of the specified song in the specified drive. (Refer to “2. Naming a song”, p.9) Del (Delete Song [ → Current Song]): This operation deletes the currently-selected song. If there ar e songs following the del[...]

46 Edit T rack The area that will be af fected by the editing operation can be specified in “15. IN/LOC1, OUT/LOC2, TO/ LOC3”. (Refer to p.55) P3-1 Select the type of track editing ................................ [CpyT r , Ins, Ers, Del, SwpT r] Selects the track editing operation that you wish to execute. From the “Edit T rack” display ,[...]

47 Chapter 3 Reference 3. SYSTEM Channel level meter displa y selection P1-1 Channel level meter display selection .. [Pre, P ost] Selects the location at which the channel level meter will display the volume level. These are the levels for channels 1–8. Pre : The volume level before the EQ and fader of each channel will be displayed. When inputt[...]

48 4. EDIT SYSTEM Deleting a mark P1-1 Select the mark to be deleted ........... [All, 001...100] Selects the mark that you wish to delete. After making your selection, hold down the [ ] key for approxi- mately 1 second to delete the selected mark. All : All marks will be deleted. 001...100 : The mark of the specified number will be deleted. MIDI/[...]

49 Chapter 3 Reference Drive information/song bac kup/ restore/ initialize/format P5-1 Disk utility menu .......... [DriveInfo, Backup, Restore, Initial, Format] DriveInfo : Displaies format information for the speci- fied drive. Backup : Backs up (saves) a song to external media. Restore : Restores (r ecall) a song from external media. Initial : [...]

50 ^ ^ ^ ^ Song restore This will be displayed if you select Restore in P4-1. This operation restor es (recalls) the song that was backed up. Y ou can select either a removable disk (or disks) or a DA T (multiple volumes are not supported). If a backup of all songs was performed to a removable disk, you can choose whether to restore all songs or on[...]

51 Chapter 3 Reference 5. DISPLA Y MODE Counter display selection P1 Location counter display selection ....................... [MBT , MSM, MSF , FreeTime] Selects the way in which the location counter will be displayed. The display will change each time you press the [DIS- PLA Y MODE] key . MBT (Measure/Beat/T ick [1/96th of a beat]/Mark*): The lo[...]

52 8. EDIT PLA Y MODE Pre roll time setting Here you can specify the pr e roll time that is added to the IN time of Auto Play On and Auto Repeat On when Auto Punch In/Out is performed. When Auto Play On or Auto Repeat On is used in con- junction with Auto Punch In/Out, you will be able to listen for the pre r oll time before punch in occurs, allowi[...]

53 Chapter 3 Reference 10. EDIT TRIGGER Threshold level adjustment P1-1 Threshold level adjustment .................... [001...100] When trigger recor ding is used, this parameter speci- fies the audio input level that will initiate recor ding. When in recor d ready mode, r ecording will begin when this level is exceeded. Since the appropriate leve[...]

54 P1-5 Metronome type select ..................................... [refer to “Metronome type list”] Selects a metronome type suitable for the time signa- ture that you selected in the T ime Signature setting (P1-3). Y ou can change the rhythm pattern by selecting a met- ronome type in conjunction with changing the tempo and time signature. Met[...]

55 Chapter 3 Reference 14. EDIT METR ONOME Metronome v olume setting If the metronome is on (r efer to METRONOME), the metronome will sound when you enter this page. Y ou can adjust the volume while listening to the metro- nome. P1-1 Metronome volume setting ...................... [001...100] Adjusts the volume of the metronome. The value can be ch[...]

56 16. SCENE Mixer settings can be stored at a desired location in a song. A set of mixer settings that has been stored in this way is called a “scene”. Up to twenty scenes can be stored in each song. The following mixer settings are included in a scene: high EQ “HEQ”, low EQ “LEQ”, effect send “Snd”, AUX send “Aux”, pan (the [P[...]

57 Chapter 3 Reference P2-1 Select the scene number for deletion .......[S01...20, All] Selects the number of the scene that you wish to delete. S01...20 : The selected scene will be deleted. All : All scenes in the currently selected song will be deleted. It is not possible to delete an empty scene “ – – ”. P2-2 Scene start location displa[...]

58 21. TRA CK ST A TUS T rack status select ..................................................... [PLA Y , REC (ANALOG), REC (DIGIT AL), Mute] Selects the status of each track. ✧ Each time you press the [TRACK ST A TUS] key , the function will change and the indicator color will change to show this. PLA Y (indicator lit green): The selected track[...]

59 Chapter 3 Reference P1-1 Channel number display .................................. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8] This shows the currently selected channel number . 1-2 , 3-4 and 5-6 will appear when Pairing is On (refer to P AIR On/Off). P1-2 Effect send level settings .................. [000...100, W et] Adjusts the send level to the i[...]

60 26. P AIR On/Off P1-1 Pairing on/off .............................................. [On, Off] T urns pairing on/off for the mixer channels. Mixer settings of adjacent odd and even numbered channels (1-2, 3-4 and 5-6) can be linked so that changes to the setting of one channel will be simulta- neously reflected by the setting of other channel. T[...]

61 Chapter 3 Reference 28. EFFECT The D8 contains one multi-effect unit, which provides 130 differ ent effect pr ograms. Of these, 65 are factory presets, and 65 ar e user area pr ograms (for containing programs which you edit). Each effect pr ogram connects up to 4 types of effect. Such a collection of connected effects is called a “chain”. (E[...]

62 <Mono-in/mono-out> × 2 channels Use these effects when you wish to apply the same effect simultaneously to two channels. For example you would select this if you are inputting a piano sound from your keyboard in ster eo, and would like to apply a compressor to each channel independently to process the sound that is being recor ded. Howeve[...]

63 Chapter 3 Reference 29. EDIT EFFECT Editing and saving an effect Y ou can edit the effect program that you selected in EFFECT P1. Each program consists of up to four effects. ✧ In EDIT EFFECT , repeatedly pressing the [EFFECT] key will cycle the display through the various effects which make up the chain, and will then display All Effects On/O[...]

64 30. EFFECT ASSIGN Effect inser t location select [................................. INPUT 1/2, MASTER (Send T ype), MASTER (Global T ype), OFF] Selects the location at which the internal effect will be inserted. INPUT 1/2 : The internal effect will be inserted between the EQ and the fader of mixer channels whose [TRACK ST A TUS] is set to REC (A[...]

65 Chapter 4 Appendices Chapter 4 Appendices 1. T r oub leshooting ■ No sound! ^ Is the power of the D8 and other equipment turned on? ( → p.8) ^ Is the [MASTER] fader or [PHONES] knob of the D8 turned down? ( → p.2, p.7) ^ Are the channel volume levels of the D8 turned down? If you have used the Scene Read operation, the actual volume levels[...]

66 → For the input , set “EfMtr” ( → p.47) to In , and while watching level meter E, adjust the volume level ([TRIM] and fader) or “Snd” of each channel. → For the output , set “EfMtr” to Out , and while watching level meter E, use EDIT EFFECT to try resetting the parameters of the effect ( → p.12) or lower the input to the effe[...]

67 Chapter 4 Appendices 2. V arious messages Completed ^ The operation was executed successfully . Press the [ ] key to cancel this message. SongFull ^ The maximum number of songs that can be registered in a disk drive has been reached. → Either delete unneeded songs, or select another drive. W orking ^ An operation is in progress. Please wait un[...]

68 3. MIDI Implementation Char t Consult your local Korg distributor for mor e infomation on MIDI IMPLEMENT A TION. Basic Channel Function Transmitted MIDI Implementation Chart Recognized Remarks Default Changed Date : 1997. 10. 27 Model D8 Aftertouch Pitch Bend ********************* ********************* Polyphonic (Key) Monophonic (Channel) Progr[...]

69 Chapter 4 Appendices 4. Bloc k Dia gram ■ Effect Assign = Master (Send T ype) ■ Effect Assign = Master (Global T ype)[...]

70 ■ Effect Assign = Input 1/2[...]

71 Chapter 4 Appendices 5. Effect Pr ogram List (Default= RD1:R OOM) * The I/O TYPE item indicates the input/output type of the progr am. In the case of programs with two or more types listed, the I/O type will be determined by the settings of the internal parameters f or the effects which make up the chain. A ... [Mono-in/stereo-out] type B ... [M[...]

72 6. Effect P arameter List Eff ect type name as displa yed _ (Unabbrevi a te d e f f ect type name) _ Remark Parameter name as displa yed _ (Unab bre viated par ameter name) _ Setting r ange _ Remark 4BEQ (4 Band Equalizer) This is a equalizer that allows you to adjust the tone in four fre- quency bands. Positive (+) settings will boost the gain,[...]

73 Chapter 4 Appendices DualDLY (Dual Delay) This is a delay in which the L/R channel parameters can be set independently . S.DL Y (Stereo Delay) This is a version of Mono Delay which allows 2-channel simulta- neous input and output. The parameters are the same as for Mono Delay . TmpoDLY (T empo Delay) This effect lets you specify the delay time i[...]

74 PHONO (T urntable SIM) This simulates a recor d player . Scratch noise can also be added. PITCH (Pitch Shifter) This effect changes the pitch of the input signal. D.PITCH (Dual Pitch Shifter) This effect pr ovides two pitch shifter units. HALL (Hall Reverb) This effect simulates the r everberation and ambiance of a concert hall. ROOM (Room Rever[...]

75 Chapter 4 Appendices 7. Metr onome T ype List (Default=4/4, 01:Metro4) * bar indicates the number of measures in the pattern. For e xample if you listen for eight measures , 8Beat1 will repeat 8 times since it is a 1-measure pattern, and 8Shfl2 will repeat twice since it is a 4-measure pattern. * Set is the type of drum set that is used. 8. Dem[...]

76 9. D8 Specifications ■ Specifications < Recorder section > T racks : 8 tracks (50 songs × 8 tracks) : 8 tracks simultaneous playback, 2 tracks simultaneous recor ding, 6 tracks playback + 2 tracks recor ding Recording format : 16 bit uncompr essed, 44.1 kHz Recording time : 34 minutes of 8 tracks recor ding maximum (when using interna[...]

77 Chapter 4 Appendices Bouncing trac ks 1–8 Now you can bounce a performance which was recor ded on all eight tracks. Here’s how to bounce the sound of tracks 1–8 to tracks 7 and 8 in stereo. (Refer to p.17) The data which had been in the bounce recor ding destination tracks 7 and 8 will be overwritten, so be sure to copy the song befor e yo[...]