User manual KORG CA-40

[. . . ] Objects referred to in this guide: D12 top panel objects that you'll work with are: Keys, Dial, Faders and Pan/Balance knobs. D12 Display objects that you'll work with are: Tabs, Popup and Radio buttons, Dialog boxes and Icons. All top panel keys are indicated in brackets: [SONG/CD], etc. Navigating the D12: To select the tabs in each mode, repeatedly press a mode key: [INPUT/TUNER], [EQ/PHASE] etc. [. . . ] Both formats provide uncompressed recording at 44. 1kHz. Note: For the exercises in this guide, leave the radio buttons set as they are: "16Bit / 16Track" and "New MixerSet". 25 KORG D12 Guided Tour Rename the song: 3. 4. u to the "Rename" button in the display and press ENTER. (You'll name the song "My Demo"). u to the "ClearAll" button and press ENTER, then u to the "A. . . / a. . . " button and press ENTER to insert letters in the name cell (press ENTER repeatedly to select between upper and lower case characters, then u to the > button and press ENTER to move through the name edit cell). Note: You can also use the [DIAL] to select characters when highlighting the > button. When you've finished inputting characters, u to the "OK" button and press ENTER to finish naming the new song. 5. Basic Recording To get started, you'll use the new song you just created, and record basic tracks. For the following exercises, you can use the built in microphone and headphones. You can use an external mic, electric guitar or another mono output instrument if you like, but to make this demo quick and easy, the steps in each exercise refer to the use of the internal microphone: Note: The CURSOR key is indicated by Assign the built-in microphone and set the input level: 1. Connect headphones to the front panel PHONES jack, then lower the front panel PHONES LEVEL knob to the (0) position. Set the rear panel MONITOR knob to the minimum (0) position (alternatively, you can zero-out the level or power-off your external monitoring source). Lower the MASTER Fader and all the Channel Faders to "oo". Press [INPUT/TUNER] until you select the "Ch1-6" tab. u to the "Ch2" icon, then rotate the [DIAL] to the left, until the "Ch2" input icon reads "1". Note: You've just eliminated the need to re-patch your mic to another analog input!When using external sources, this is the procedure for assigning channels to inputs. Note however, that the internal mic INPUT switch can be set to channel 1 or 2 on the front panel. Speak into the internal mic and raise the Channel 2 Fader to the "0" position. You've already set the input gain for analog input 1, so there's no need to worry about adjusting trim on the new track. Press [METER/TRACK VIEW], then press [REC]. Press [PLAY] and record another vocal track. Watch the counter in the upper right of this page, and record for about the same amount of time as the first track (adjust playback with the TRACK 1 Fader to suit). When you're finished, press [STOP], then press [IN/LOC1] to reset to the song beginning. 6. [. . . ] 36, 101 Using the Scrub function to playback tracks at half-speed: SCRUB key Ô Select > to select track Ô Select OK Ô Press FF to playback Ô STOP ÔOM pg. 101 Setting song tempo with the Tap Tempo method: TEMPO key Ô Select TmpTrk tab Ô Select MeasTap or BeatTap Ô Select RecStart Ô Tap PLAY key as song plays Ô STOP at beat of next measure Ô Select SetUp tab Ô Select > to select TempoTrk Ô Reset song Ô Press PLAY key ÔOM pg. 63 Rehearsal mode with Auto-Punch recording: AUTO PUNCH key Ô Select and set Counter location Ô STORE key: set IN point Ô Set Counter location Ô STORE key: set OUT point Ô Set TRACK STATUS to RECORD (red) Ô Press RHSL key Ô Select and set AutoPunch:On Ô Press REC key Ô Press PLAY key Ô Rehearsal recording will begin Ô When ready to record, press RHSL key (unlit) Ô Press REC key Ô Press PLAY key Ô Record Ô STOP / Note: can also use with Loop Recording method ÔOM pg. 112 39 KORG D12 Guided Tour QuickSteps Tip: D12 Song and Track Editing In Song and Track Edit tabs, you can select from the opened edit menus, or highlight the tab edit cell and rotate the [DIAL] to make selection quicker. Song Editing Note: Whenever you see "Select" in a QuickStep operation, always confirm the selection by pressing the ENTER key! [. . . ]