Korg D8 manual Table of Contents

About this owner’s manual

This owner’s manual is organized as follows.

Chapter 1 Introduction

This chapter explains the main features of the D8, its front and rear panel, and basic operation.

Chapter 2 Operation

This chapter explains various methods of record- ing and playback, and the procedures for mixdown and editing.

Chapter 3 Reference

This chapter explains the parameters which appear in the display when you press each of the D8’s keys, and the operation of the keys and faders.

Chapter 4 Appendices

This chapter contains information such as the D8’s specifications, error messages, block diagrams, and lists of effect programs and metronome types.

Display

Some pages of the manual show display screens along with an explanation of functions and opera- tions. All song names, parameter names, and val- ues are merely examples and may not always match the actual display you are working on.

Handling of the internal hard disk

Do not apply physical shock to this device. In partic- ular, you must be very careful to avoid moving the device or jarring the device while it is powered-on. Such actions can cause part or all of the data on disk to be lost, and may damage the hard disk or the inte- rior mechanism.

Do not repeatedly turn the unit on and off. This can damage not only the device itself, but also any other SCSI devices which are connected.

Never turn off the power when the HDD access indi- cator is lit or blinking. This can damage part or all of the data on disk, or cause malfunctions such as dam- age to the hard disk.

■This device will begin accessing the hard disk immedi- ately after the power is turned on. At this time, the HDD access indicator will blink, and the display will indicate “Working.” Never turn off the power until the song name appears in the display and the HDD access indicator goes dark. The length of time that the hard disk is accessed after power-on will depend on the capacity of the hard disk and on the amount of data on the disk.

■If hard disk access continues (e.g., sound contin- ues to be heard) even after playback or recording operations have been halted, do not turn off the power until the HDD access indicator has stopped blinking. In such cases, it is possible that access may not stop for several minutes or several tens of minutes.

If damage to the hard disk occurs due to incorrect opera- tion, a power failure, or an accidental interruption of the power supply, a fee may be charged for repair even if the unit is still under warrantee.

Table of Contents
Precautions				ii
Data handling				ii
About this owner’s manual				iii
Handling of the internal hard disk				iii
Chapter 1			Introduction	1
Main features of the D8				1
Front and rear panel			...........................................................	2
About the display				6
Chapter 2			Operation	7
STEP1		Connections, Power-on, Demo		7
1.	Connections to your audio system etc			7
2.	Power on/off			8
3.	Listening to the demo songs			8
STEP2		Creating and selecting songs		9
1.	Creating a new song			9
2.	Naming a song			9
Selecting another song				9
STEP3		Recording		10
1.	Recording (analog recording)			10
2.	Recording (digital recording)			11
3.	Using EQ to modify the tone as you record			11
4.	Applying an effect to the input sound
	as you record			12
5.	Applying an effect to the input sound
	and recording only the input sound			13
6.	Applying the dedicated delay
	to the input sound			14
7.	Listening to recorded tracks while
	you record another track (Overdubbing)			14
8.	Manually re-recording part
	of the performance (Manual Punch In/Out)			15
Canceling a recording or editing operation
(Undo/Redo)				15
9.	Automatically re-recording part
	of the performance (Auto Punch In/Out)			16
10.	Combining multiple tracks into one or two tracks
	(Bounce)			17
11.	Listening to the metronome while you record			19
12.	Trigger recording			20
STEP4		Playback	.........................................................	20
1.	Playback			20
2.	Playing a specified area of a song once
	or repeatedly			20
3.	Applying an effect to the playback sound			21
4.	Applying an external effect
	to the playback sound			21
5.	Program playback of songs			22
6.	Switching scenes during playback			22
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