User manual KORG D1600 GUIDED TOUR

[. . . ] Digital Recording Studio Getting Started: Audio connections, Recording sources for this guide Power-up, Load and play the demo song Demo song Track Layout D1600 Guided Tour 3 4 5 6 13 Quick Tour of D1600 modes: D1600 Additional Features Working with the D1600: Select and work with the demo song Using the FF and REW keys in a song Copy the demo song to a new song location for editing Un-protect and rename the demo song Disable Scene Memory and work with the MixView display View the Post Fader levels as you mix Mute/un-mute tracks with the TRACK STATUS keys Work with the EQ function View the Insert effect assignments for the demo song Overview of Insert effect configurations Work with the lead vocal track in "SISTER DANCE" Set a new Locate point in the song Work with the lead vocal Insert effect Work with the Counter Work with the lead guitar track Scrub the audio to find and set a new Locate point Assign and work with a new Insert effect for track 3 Store IN and OUT points, and use the Loop Playback function Work with the Master and Final effects Set new Master effect send levels Work with the Final effect Store the new Final effect in a user location Playback the song and make any final mix changes Store a new initial Scene for the song Additional tips when working with Scenes Work with the Solo function Work with the Monitor Cue function Work with the Metronome and Rhythm patterns 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 19 19 19 20 21 21 22 22 23 23 23 24 25 25 26 KORG D1600 Guided Tour Recording and Editing Basics: Create and rename a new song Connect a microphone and set the input level Check the Pre Fader Level and adjust the input signal Recording new tracks Working with the Virtual tracks Create a "16-2" Virtual Mixdown Work with the Clipboard, Fade and Undo functions 27 27 28 28 29 30 32 Guitar and Insert effect / Rhythm Pattern Demo: Create a new song and connect a guitar Assign an Insert effect chain on input, for recording Audition the Metronome and Rhythm patterns Create a Tempo Map Record the new Tempo Map to stereo tracks Record a guitar track as the rhythm track plays back 35 35 36 36 37 37 Creating an Audio CD on the D1600: Create a blank region of audio at the start of the new song Write and finalize a CD Playback the new song from CD 38 39 39 D1600 QuickSteps: Basic Operations Song and Track Editing 40 42 43 Owner's Manual References 2 KORG D1600 Guided Tour D1600 Guided Tour Getting Started: D1600 Hard Drive Installation: Detailed instructions for installing the included 20GB hard drive in the D1600 drive bay are located in the original shipping carton, and in the Owner's Manual, page 134. Audio connections: Connect the rear panel MONITOR L / R outputs to a stereo monitoring system for playback/recording, and connect headphones to the front panel PHONES jack. Note: Use the rear panel MASTER L/R outputs when mastering to external DAT, MD, etc. Recording sources for this guide: You'll be recording with an external microphone for some of the exercises in this guide. [. . . ] Press the "Cue" button, then press the "Level" button. Press to highlight (or use the CURSOR keys) additional track "faders" and "pan" icons, then use the DIAL to set the desired cue mix. When you've finished working with the Cue function, press the "OK" button in the display, then press the "Cue" button to turn it off, and press the "MasterLR" button to turn it on. Press the STOP key to stop playback. Tip: The "AutoIn" function: When On, mixer channels that are set to REC will monitor track playback, and will automatically switch to monitoring the external input sound when recording or in rehearsal mode, and when stopped. When Off, you will always hear the input sound for channels set to REC. Work with the Metronome and Rhythm patterns: 1. Press the SONG key, then press the "SelSong" tab in the display. Note: You can set "16 Bit / 16 Track" or "24 Bit / 8 Track" SongType in the "MakeNewSong" page. For this exercise, leave the song type set to "16 Bit / 16 Track". . . 26 KORG D1600 Guided Tour 3. Press the TEMPO / RHYTHM key, then press the "Rhythm:Off" button to set "Rhythm:On", and you'll hear a standard metronome "click": Audition some PCM rhythm patterns: 4. Slowly rotate the DIAL to the right, to select and listen to some of the patterns in memory. Press the "Vol" parameter and use the DIAL to set the rhythm level. After you're finished auditioning patterns, press the "Rhythm:On" button to turn "Rhythm:Off" and stop pattern playback. Note: There are 215 PCM Rhythm patterns in memory. The rhythm patterns indicated by "I", "F", or "E" indicate intro, fill, or ending type patterns. More information on recording patterns to tracks later in this guide. 27 KORG D1600 Guided Tour Recording and Editing Basics Create a new song: 1. Press the SONG key, then press the "SongSel" tab in the display. Press the "New" button, then press the "OK" button. The next-available empty song location ("NEW SONG") will be selected. About the D1600 recording formats available: In the "SongSel" tab, the SongType can be set for 16 bit / 16 track, allowing 8 track simultaneous recording with 16 track playback. Setting SongType to 24 bit / 8 track mode gives you 4 track simultaneous recording with 8 track playback. Note: For the exercises in this guide, leave the radio buttons set as they are: "16Bit / 16Track" and "New MixerSet". Rename the song: 3. Press the "ClearAll" button, then press the "A. . . / a. . . " button to insert letters in the name cell (press the "A. . . / a. . . " button repeatedly to select between upper and lower case characters). Rotate the DIAL to change characters, and use the "< >" buttons to move the cursor left or right in the song name cell. [. . . ] 36, 101 Using the Scrub function to playback tracks at half-speed: SCRUB key Press > to select track OK Press FF to playback STOP OM pg. 101 Setting song tempo with the Tap Tempo method: TEMPO key Press TmpTrk tab Select MeasTap or BeatTap Press RecStart Tap PLAY key as song plays STOP at 1st beat of next measure Press SetUp tab Press > to select TempoTrk Reset song Press PLAY key OM pg. 63 Rehearsal mode with Auto-Punch recording: AUTO PUNCH key Set Counter location STORE key: set IN point Set Counter location STORE key: set OUT point Set TRACK STATUS to RECORD (red) Press RHSL key Set AutoPunch:On Press REC key Press PLAY key Rehearsal recording will begin When ready to record, press RHSL key (unlit) Press REC key Press PLAY key Record STOP / Note: can also use with Loop Recording method OM pg. 112 42 KORG D1600 Guided Tour QuickSteps Song Editing Copy Song: (copies entire song to internal or external drive) D1600 Song and Track Editing SONG key SelSong tab, select song to be copied EditSong tab Press > to select Copy OK Press destination internal song number and use DIAL to select (or press Drive and select destination drive/OK) Press Exec. 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