Korg D8 manual Trigger recording, Playback

12. Trigger recording

You can use the input sound as a trigger that will start recording. The D8 will begin recording at the moment that sound is input.

■Connecting the input device and adjusting the level

1As explained in “■ Connecting the input device and adjusting the level” (p.11, p.12), specify the track to be recorded.

■Preparations for trigger recording

2Press the [TRIGGER] key to turn the Trigger func- tion on (indicator lit).

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3Move to the time location where you wish to begin recording.

4Press the [REC] key to enter record ready mode (indicator blinking).

■Begin trigger recording

5Begin playing. When the input exceeds the thresh- old level, recording will start.

If the Pre Trigger Time has been set to a value other than 000 mS, recording will begin at the specified time earlier than when triggering occurred, and any previously recorded sound during that inter- val will be erased (refer to p.53).

6When you finish your performance, press the [STOP] key to stop recording.

■Listening to the recorded performance (Play- back)

7Move the current time location to a point earlier than where you began recording. Then set the [TRACK STATUS] of the recorded track to PLAY, and press the [PLAY] key to playback. Press the [STOP] key to stop. (Refer to “■ Listening to the recorded performance (Playback)”, p.11)

■Adjusting the threshold level

If the location where recording begins is not appro- priate, you can change the settings of EDIT TRIG- GER P1 (refer to p.53) to adjust the input level which will start recording.

Playback

STEP4 This section explains the variety of play- back methods provided by the D8.

1. Playback

Here we will explain the basic method of playback. Refer also to the later section “Adjusting and regis- tering mixer settings”.

■Selecting the playback tracks

1Press the [TRACK STATUS] keys

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■Move the current time location to the begin- ning of the song

2Hold down the [STOP] key and press the [REW] key. If you wish to move to another location in the song, refer to “Moving the current time”.

■Starting and ending playback

3Press the [PLAY] key to begin playback (indicator lit).

4Press the [STOP] key to stop playback (the [PLAY] indicator will go off).

✧You can start/stop playback by pressing a foot switch <sold separately> (refer to p.47).

2.Playing a specified area of a song once or repeatedly

By using the “Auto Play function” which plays the IN–OUT area of the song once, or the “Auto Repeat function” which repeatedly plays back the IN–OUT area, you can playback a specified area. It is convenient to use these functions in conjunction with Auto Punch In/Out recording.

1Press the [TRACK STATUS] key several times for each track that you wish to playback, to select PLAY (indicator lit green).

2Store the IN and OUT locations of the desired area for playback. (Refer to “Locate points (LOC1, LOC2, LOC3)”, p.25)

3If you wish to playback the IN–OUT

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symbol appear in the display.

If you wish to repeatedly playback the IN–OUT area, press the [PLAY MODE] key several times to make the “” symbol appear in the display.

4When “ ” is displayed, pressing the [PLAY] key will cause the IN–OUT area to playback, and then

stop automatically.

When “” is displayed, pressing the [PLAY] key will cause the IN–OUT area to playback repeatedly. Playback will stop when you press the [STOP] key.

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