Quick Start Tutorial

This Quick Start Tutorial is designed to familiarize you with many of the features of the D1200, as well as with the many recording procedures that can be performed using the D1200. While the Operation and Reference sections of this manual will explain every feature and control in great de- tail, this step-by-step tutorial will allow you to “learn by doing” as we take you through the entire process, from recording your first track to mastering a CD.

Step 1: Quick recording

Connect your guitar, record your performance on tracks 1 and 2, and play it back.

Step 2: Overdubbing

While listening to the guitar performance that you recorded in step 1, connect a keyboard and record (overdub) your performance on tracks 9 and 10. Then record a vocal on track 3.

Step 3. Mixing

Apply effects to each track, and adjust the volume and EQ. Use the master effects to apply effects to the entire song while you mix.

Step 4. Mastering

Create a two-track master track from the song that you mixed-down in Step 3. Write the master track to CD-R to create your own original CD.

Step 1: Quick recording

1. Getting ready

If you will be using the separately sold CDRW-1, refer to “About the CDRW-1” (→ p.149) and install the CDRW-1 before you continue with the steps below.

1Connect your guitar.

Set the INPUT 1 [TRIM] knob to the minimum position, and connect Connection diagram (→ p.14) your guitar to the [GUITAR IN] jack.

2Connect your headphones to the [PHONES] jack.

2. Turning on the power

1 Connect the AC/DC power supply.

 

Connect the included AC/DC power supply to the [DC IN] jack.

Turning the power on (→ p.15)

Connect the included power cable to the AC/DC power supply.

 

Connect the power cable to an electrical outlet.

 

2 Set the [MASTER] fader to the “–∞ ” position.

 

3 Press the [POWER] key to turn on the power.

 

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