Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Korg D1200 Digital Recording Studio.

To take full advantage of the D1200’s functions and enjoy trouble-free use, please read this manual carefully and use the product as directed. Keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.

Main features

12-track digital multi-track recorder

In a compact package, the D1200 provides the studio- quality sound that you expect from Korg, with 24-bit recording and 16/24-bit uncompressed playback at a sampling frequency of 44.1 kHz. A maximum of 12 tracks can be played back simultaneously (for 16-bit data), and up to four tracks can be recorded simultane- ously. Recording time is a maximum of approximately 186 hours (when recording one track at 16-bit resolu- tion). Each track provides eight virtual tracks, so you can record as many as 96 tracks in one song.

XLR connectors with +48 V phantom power, analog inputs, dedicated guitar input jack, and digital connectors

All analog inputs of the D1200 use high-performance balanced head amps in order to take full advantage of the audio quality provided by full-digital processing.

The two XLR input jacks provide +48 V phantom power and have high-quality mic preamps, allowing condenser mics to be connected directly. All phone-jack inputs are balanced TRS types, and also support unbalanced input. Input sources for a range of levels from mic level to +16 dBu (higher than professional level) can be connected. A dedicated guitar input jack is also provided. The S/P DIF digital input contains a sampling rate converter which automatically converts 48 kHz and 32 kHz sources to 44.1 kHz, allowing them to be recorded.

Mixer section provides three-band EQ with sweepable mid-range. 100 scene memories and mixer data transmis- sion/reception via MIDI.

The 16-channel 4-bus mixer section of the D1200 provides three-band EQ on each analog input and mixer channel. High and low EQ are shelving types, and the mid EQ is an adjustable peaking type with a sweepable center frequency. Since separate EQ is provided for the inputs and for the mixer, you won’t need to worry about recording EQ settings being re-applied to the playback – a problem that often occurs on MTR units containing analog mixers.

The faders, EQ, pan, and effect settings of the mixer can be stored in one of 100 scenes. Scenes can be recalled automatically as playback time passes, or can be recalled immediately at any time as general-purpose settings.

MIDI can be used to transmit and receive mixer data such as fader and pan, allowing you to use an external sequencer to perform mixer automation.

Powerful modeling effects with easy icon and knob-based operation.

The internal effects use Korg’s “” modeling technology to deliver detailed and powerful modeling sounds. “Modeling mode” lets you use easily understandable icon displays and three modeling effect knobs to select modeling effects for guitar or bass, edit the parameters, and modify values – just by using icons and knobs.

As modeling effects, the D1200 provides ten distortion- type effects for guitar, a vacuum tube simulator, and eleven types of cabinet from famous amps from around the world. For bass, choose from three dynamics-type effects and five types of modulation/spatial effects such as chorus and delay. For mics, you can use studio simulators with six types of room size and resonance, seven types of mic simulation ranging from vintage tube mics to modern studio condenser mics, and three dynamics- type effects.

When using Modeling mode, the Auto Routing function lets you record immediately by simply selecting the desired track.

Three independent effect systems for simultaneous use

The D1200 contains three independent effects system, all of which use 44-bit internal processing; Insert, Mas- ter, and Final effects. The settings for each of the insert, master, and final effects can be saved as one of the 192 user effect programs. Each program can combine up to five of the 98 available high-quality effect types. Internal memory contains 128 insert, 32 master, and 32 final effect programs for a total of 192 preset programs, all created by professional musicians and studio engineers. You can also edit a preset program and save your own settings effect program in one of the 192 user areas.

An external MIDI controller or expression pedal (sepa- rately sold EXP-2 or XVP-10) can also be used to control the insert effect in realtime.

Sophisticated editing functionality

The D1200 lets you use the non-destructive editing functions available only on digital recorders to edit your sound without impairing its pristine quality. You can use auto or manual punch-in/out recording. Using the convenient Undo and Redo feature, as many as 99 of the last recording or editing operations can be cancelled or recalled. The ten types of track editing operation include Time Expansion/Compression which lets you match the tempo of previously-recorded phrases of differing tempo, and Normalize which boosts under-recorded tracks to an appropriate level.

You can assign as many as one hundred marker points to each song, and specify four locate points for easy access to song locations for editing.

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