User manual KORG MS-03 SERVICE MANUAL

[. . . ] If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet. and Canada) Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time. Turning off the power switch does not completely isolate this product from the power line so remove the plug from the socket if not using it for extended periods of time. [. . . ] Press the appropriate channel button to select Record mode (button lit red). Recording channel tracks". A master track WAV file is created in the song folder each time you record, up to the available capacity of the hard disk drive. The most recently recorded WAV file will be selected for the master track. If you want to hear a master track WAV file that you recorded earlier, select the desired file as described in p. 39 "2-4. Selecting a master track file (Master)". The MS-03 can record a maximum of eight channels simultaneously, but you can use "bounce recording" to combine these eight channels into two channels or one channel. To free up extra tracks for recording, you can bounce multiple tracks down to two tracks (stereo) or to one track (mono). You can also use an effect while bounce-recording (p. 33). However when bouncing to two tracks, you can only select a pair of adjacent tracks (1-2, 3-4, 5-6, or 7-8). 2-1. 2) Connect an audio source to the channel on which you want to record it (p. 24 "1-1. · Turn the REC/PLAY button on, and set the appropriate channel button to Record mode (lit red). Adjust the TRIM knob so that the PEAK LED does not light when the audio input source is at its maximum volume. When making this adjustment, you can switch the display to the Level Meter screen and press the EXIT/CANCEL button to select the input display (IN) so that you can view the levels. 6) Move the current location to the point at which you want to start recording. If you select an already-recorded track or a virtual track of that track, the existing data will be overwritten, so the data originally recorded in that channel track will be lost. 3) Adjust the EQ of each playback track. 4) Perform steps 4) through 9) of the preceding section "Combining multiple tracks into two tracks (stereo)". 28 Recording (advanced) 1. Punch-in Recording (Re-recording a specific area) If you made a mistake in a recorded performance, or are not satisfied with a portion of the performance, you can use "punch-in/out" recording to fix just that portion without having to record the entire part over again. Punch-out: Switches from the record mode back to the playback mode. After recording, the screen will indicate "Working. . . " while the Undo data is being created. This process will require a correspondingly longer time for completion as the length of the song is longer. 8) Press the REC button at the location at which you want to start re-recording. (The REC and PLAY buttons will light. ) Recording will begin (manual punch-in), allowing you to re-record your performance. 9) Press the REC button or PLAY button at the location at which you want to stop re-recording. (The REC button will go dark. ) Recording will end, and playback will resume (manual punch-out). (The PLAY button will go dark. ) After you've finished recording, move the current location to a point slightly earlier than where you began recording, and play back to verify the recorded content. Using a foot switch for manual punch-in/out You can alternately punch-in or punch-out by pressing a foot switch (we recommend the Korg PS-1 pedal switch). This is convenient when your hands are occupied with playing your instrument, or if you need to punch-in/out from a distance. In steps 8) and 9), you can press the foot switch to punch-in and punch-out. You can't punch-in again after punching-out. Auto punch-in/out Auto punch-in/out recording is a function that automatically starts recording (punch-in) and stops recording (punchout) at the locations that you specify beforehand. Punch-out Auto punch-in/out recording Punch-in Pre In Recording Playback Start recording Start playback Manual punch-in/out recording Punch-in Playback Start recording Recording Playback Stop recording Punch-out Out Playback Stop recording Stop playback Post 2) Select the tracks that you want to play back. [. . . ] If this type of message appears, write down the contents of "****" and contact your Korg distributor. 46 File details The structure of the MS-03's hard drive When the MS-03 is connected in USB mode, your computer will recognize its hard drive as a drive named Local Disk (or Unnamed). From your computer, you can copy, move, delete, or rename the folders and files on the MS-03's hard drive. Type of file WAV files Song setting files Available operations Copy, move, delete, rename Copy, rename TRK01VT1. WAV (track WAV files) These are audio files for each track. The portion of the name preceding the filename extension (. WAV) is automatically created at the time of recording according to the following conventions. T R K 0 1 V T 1 . W A V (monaural track) Indicates the virtual track TRK01 (track 1) TRK02 (track 2) VT8 (virtual track 8) TRK08 (track 8) Supported formats FAT 32 file system, long file names are supported, double-byte characters (such as Japanese) are not supported. KORG MS-03 has the following structure. Folder/file structure Local disk / Unnamed MS-03SONG (folder) SONG0001 (folder) SONG0002 (folder) SONG0003 (folder) MS-03PM. SYS (file) By renaming the files in accordance with the automatically-assigned track file naming conventions described above, you can change the track or virtual track of the data. SONG0001 SONG0001. SNG (song setting file) TRK01VT1. WAV (track 1 WAV file) TRK02VT1. WAV (track 2 WAV file) M S T 0 0 0 0 1 . [. . . ]