Unpacking your CR-4, About this manual

...............Introduction

Unpacking your CR-4

When you first open the packing for your CR- 4, you should find the following (as well as this manual):

•The CR-4 itself

•An AC power adapter

•Your warranty card and other service infor- mation.

Contact your KORG dealer if any of these items are missing.

Save the packing in case you ever need to return the CR-4 for service.

Only use the AC adaptor supplied with your CR-4, and make sure that the voltage marked on the adapter matches your

...............household AC voltage If you are in any

doubt, consult your KORG dealer

About this manual

In this manual, we’ll use the following conven- tions :

•Steps that you follow are marked in order, like:

1Connect the power.

2Switch on the power switch.

•When we mention a control or indicator on the CR-4, we put it in brackets, like [PLAY].

•This symbol indicates a caution.

•This symbol indicates advice.

...............• We’ll point you to other pages in the man-

ual like this: ( p 6)

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Features of the CR-4

Key features of the CR-4 include the following:

High-quality multitrack cassette tape deck

The CR-4 includes a multitrack cassette tape deck, allowing you to use everyday low-cost cassette media to make your own multitrack recordings. You can record up to four tracks at a time, mixing guitars, bass, keyboards, and microphone inputs before creating your own mixes using a stereo cassette deck, CD, or even to a computer where you can make your own MP3s.

Ampworks guitar effects

The integrated Ampworks guitar effects pro- vide you with a wide range of guitar and bass amplifiers, that include high-quality profes- sional-sounding digital effects such as reverb, delay, chorus, etc. Just plug into the CR-4 and go!

And you can use the Ampworks effects with the CR-4 to feed a larger amplification system, or practice your favorite licks and riffs using the CR-4 on its own.

Other Ampworks effects

The CR-4 also provides two microphone mod- els, allowing you to simulate the sound of two of the world’s most famous microphones, as well as an “acoustic” model bypass effect. The built-in 3-band EQ features a sweepable midrange frequency control for these modes.

Built-in amplifier and speakers

To cut down on the number of cables and con- nections you need to record, you can use the built-in bass-reflex speaker system.

Or, if you get a bit carried away, you can keep your playing to yourself (and a friend!) using the dual headphone facilities—this means that a singer and guitarist can both use headphones at the same time.

Easy operation

The CR-4 has been designed to be as easy as possible to operate. If you can use a stereo cas- sette deck, you can use the CR-4 to make your own recordings.

...............Read through this manual to find out what you

can do with the CR-4, and how to do it

A few dos and don’ts

There are some basic safety precautions at the beginning of this manual which you should read and note. In addition, please note the fol- lowing:

•Keep the tape heads clean using cassette head cleaning kits—available from most electronic stores.

•Cassette tapes are sensitive to magnetic fields. Don’t use the CR-4 near TV sets or computer monitors, and don’t store the cassettes anywhere near these devices, or near equipment with large electric motors.