User manual KORG D888

[. . . ] Owner's Manual E 1 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS · · · · · · Read these instructions. Mains powered apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. [. . . ] 7) Put the recorder in record-ready mode. (The REC and PLAY buttons will light. ) Begin performing. Combining multiple tracks into two tracks (stereo) If the bounce-destination already contains recorded data, it will be overwritten and replaced by the newly recorded data; i. e. , you will lose the previously recorded data. If you want to preserve the data on the tracks/virtual tracks you will be bouncing to, you can copy the data to a different set of virtual tracks before you begin bounce recording. Alternatively, you could copy the track data to a computer via USB as a safety back up. 1) Make sure that you've selected the desired virtual track for each playback track you want to bounce. If there are any tracks you don't want to include, in the bounce recording, lower their faders or press the CH ON button and then press the corresponding channel buttons to mute (silence) those tracks. The bounce-destination can be a stereo set of tracks (1-2, 3-4, 5-6, or 7-8), and the two tracks will contain the L and R channels respectively. You cannot select any combination of tracks other than 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, or 7-8. If you press any other combination of channel buttons, the valid combination of channels for the button you last pressed will be enabled. 27 Other 2) Press the BOUNCE button, and then press the two channel buttons for an adjacent pair of tracks to specify the bounce-destination. The channel buttons you selected as the bounce-destination will blink red. Editing Effects Operation Playback While you listen to the playback of the bounced tracks, you can continue overdubbing to built up a complex arrangement as though you were using a 16-track or 32-track recorder. Recording (advanced) A new master track WAV file for this song is created every time you mix down (i. e. , every time you record the master track), so you can create different mixes and choose the best one later. 2-3. Bounce recording Recording (basic) The master track is recorded as a stereo 16-bit 44. 1 kHz WAV file. This means that you can connect your computer and write that file to digital media to create an audio CD or the equivalent. Mixer By repeatedly bounce-recording and overdubbing on up to eight tracks in this way, you will finish recording your channel tracks. Then you will create the final mixdown by recording it on the master track in stereo. Song and Location Level Meter screen If the bounce-destination already contains recorded data, it will be overwritten and replaced by the newly recorded data; i. e. , you will lose the previously recorded data. 2-4. Recording the master track When you're finished recording, you can apply EQ and an effect to the playback to adjust the final overall balance, and then create a master track. Each master track you create is preserved as a stereo WAV file. The files will automatically be named MST0001. WAV, MST0002. WAV, MST0003. WAV, and so on, in order of their creation. The WAV file that was most recently recorded in this way will always be selected for the master track, so if you want to hear the WAV file of a master track you recorded earlier, you'll need to use the operation described on p. 39 "Selecting a master track file". A master track WAV file you create in this way can be selected for a channel track and played back (p. 39). 3) Adjust the EQ and pan of each playback track. Use the track 1­8 EQ GAIN knobs to adjust the tone, and the PAN knobs to adjust the stereo position. 4) Adjust the playback and recording levels. Use the channel faders to adjust the playback levels. You can press the LEVEL METER button and watch the channel level (CH) corresponding to each fader. 5) Use the MASTER fader to adjust the recording level. When you've finished making adjustments, press the STOP button. 6) Move the current location to the point at which you want to start recording. [. . . ] When you create a new song, a folder will be created sequentially, starting with SONG0001. When you rename a song on the D888, the name of the song setting file in the folder will also change automatically. If you use a computer connected in USB mode to rename a song folder, you don't necessarily have to rename the song setting file (***. SNG) located inside that folder to a matching name. . WAV (WAV files) These are 16-bit 44. 1 kHz audio files. You can use them as playback data for the tracks as described in "Selecting WAV files". WAV files that can be used on the D888 The D888 allows you to select stereo WAV files for use. It can recognize a mono WAV file, but an error message will appear if you select it. [. . . ]