Korg ZERO8 manual

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THANKYOUforpurchasingyourKorgZERO8.Beingadigitalmixer,itisespeciallyimportanttoobservepropergainstagingthroughoutthe
signalpathtoachieveoptimalsoundquality.Tohelpyouweofferthefollowingsuggestions.
TheZERO8isdesignedtobeabletoacceptaverystrongsignaloninput,sobesuretotakefulladvantageofthishighceilingforeach
channel:
1. SettheMasterandBoothvolumesto“0”(Otherwiseyoumightoverloadyourspeakers.Wewilladdresstheoutputstagenext)
2. Selectaninputsourceforthechannelyou’refeedingsignaltoandbeginplayingaudio.Yoursourceshouldbeatmaximum
volume
3. PresstheSETUPbuttontoaccessthemainmenu
4. Touch“System”onthescreen
5. Touch“InputTrim”*onthescreen
6. Usingthecorrespondingknobabovethescreen,adjusttheINPUTTRIMfortheinputtypeyou’reusing,tobestaccommodatethe
levelofyoursoundsource.Ifthemeteronthechannelindicatesclipping(Thelast,redLEDonthemeterlightsup),stepdown
untilyoureachasclosetounitygainaspossible(Thesecondtolast,orangeLEDonthemeter)
7. Forfinegainadjustments,usethegainknobatthetopofthechannel.IftheLEDunderthegainknobstartstoblink(clipping)
lowerthegainjustbelowthatpoint
8. Repeatthisprocessforallconnectedsoundsources
*IfyoudonotseeanInputTrimchoice,pleaserefertowww.korg.com/ZERO8forthelatestoperatingsystemupgrade,whichprovidesthis
feature,inadditiontootherimprovements.
MasterandBoothOutputs–Thebestsignal‐to‐noiseratioandhottestpossibleFireWireaudiosignalwilloccurbysettingtheMaster
Volumetomaximumandthenattenuatingthespeakers/amplifiertoreachthedesiredlisteningvolume:
1. Startwithyourspeakers/ampatthelowestpossiblesetting/level
2. SettheMasteroutputonthemixertomaximum
3. Slowlybringyourspeakers/ampuptotheideallisteninglevel
Ifyourequiremorevolumecontroloveryourmonitorsinastudioenvironment,usetheBoothoutputforyourmonitorsandleavethe
Masteratmaximum.
Outputs/masterlevelselectonZERO8–Understandingtheoutputlevelsandtypesofcablesthataremeanttoaddressthoselevelswill
assurethebestpossiblesignallevel:
‐ MasterXLRoutputsat+4dB
‐ Master¼”outputsat+4dBor‐10dB,selectableviaaswitchovertheinputs–Usebalanced(Tip/Ring/Sleeveor“TRS”)cablesin
conjunctionwiththe+4dBselectionandunbalanced(Tip/Sleeveor“Instrument”)cablesinconjunctionwiththe‐10dBselection
toassureoptimalsignal
‐ Booth¼”outputsat+4dbor‐10dB,acceptsbalancedandunbalancedcablesandself‐switchesdBlevelsbasedonthetypeof
cablesyouuse
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WehopeyouenjoyyourZEROMixer!
Ifyouhaveanyquestionsonsetup,pleasecontactyourlocalKorgSupportcenter.Alistingisavailableat
http://www.korg.co.jp/English/Distributors/.