back with the [TRACK STATUS] left at REC, you will be able to audition the sound just as it was actually recorded.

If you set the [TRACK STATUS] to PLAY and play- back without changing the EQ settings the EQ will be applied double, so remember to set the EQ value back to 0.

4.Applying an effect to the input sound as you record

You can apply the internal effect of the D8 to the instrument connected to the INPUT 1/2 jack, and record the sound that has been processed by the effect.

Connecting the input device and adjusting the level

1Refer to “Connecting the input device and adjusting the level” (p.11, p.12), to connect the input device and adjust the level.

It is not possible to use the effect when recording digitally.

Selecting the location at which the effect will be inserted

2 Press the [EFFECT ASSIGN] key

INPUT 1/2

several times to select INPUT 1/2

MASTER

(indicator lit).

EFFECT

 

 

ASSIGN

 

E

With a setting of INPUT 1/2, the internal effect will be inserted between the input and the EQ of the mixer channel whose [TRACK STATUS] is set to REC.

 

 

 

 

 

FADER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUTPUT

INPUT

 

Effect

 

[EQ]

 

 

RecTrack

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HEQ LEQ

3Adjust the following effect settings while listening to the input sound of the instrument or other source.

Adjust the [TRIM] knob so that the effect (“E”) level meter does not light all the way to CLIP.

Selecting the effect program

4Press the [EFFECT] key several times to access the display page for selecting an effect program, as shown below.

EG1:ROCK

EFFECT

E

5Rotate the [VALUE] dial to select an effect program.

Editing the effect

6Each effect program consists of up to four effects.

(Refer to p.61) After pressing the [EDIT] key, press the [EFFECT] key several times to select the effect that you wish to edit.

DISTORT:oú

EDITEFFECT

E

7Rotate the [VALUE] dial to specify whether the effect you selected in step 6 will be used “o” (on) or not - (off).

8Press the [ ] key to select the effect parameter that you wish to edit. Pressing the [ ] key will move to the next parameter, and pressing the [ ] key will move to the previous parameter. (Refer to p.72)

TYPE:DISTú

9Rotate the [VALUE] dial to modify the value.

Saving the effect program

If you wish to use the edited effect program in this song, or to use it in more than one song as a gen- eral-purpose effect, you must save the effect pro- gram in the user bank.

An edited effect which has not been saved will be lost if you perform one of the following actions.

Select another effect program

Select another song

Turn off the power

10Press the [EFFECT] key several times to make the display read “Ren✽✽✽” (is the effect program name).

RenùROCK

11Press the [ ] key several times to move the cursor to the location where you wish to modify the name, and rotate the [VALUE] dial to enter alpha- betical characters or symbols to assign the desired name.

Ï is a special symbol. Once this display is modi- fied, it cannot be selected newly.

12 Press the [EFFECT] key to access the “WriteU✽✽” display. (U indicates the user bank area, and ✽✽ is the effect number.)

WriteùU01?

EDIT

EFFECT

 

E

13Rotate the [VALUE] dial to select the save destina- tion in which the effect program will be saved.

14Hold down the [ ] key for approximately one sec- ond to save the effect program and its name. When the data has been saved, the display will indicate “Completed”.

Chapter 2

Operation

 

 

Recording

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Korg D8 Selecting the location at which the effect will be inserted, Selecting the effect program, Editing the effect