AudioGate User's Guide
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1. AudioGate can read convert and export the following audio file formats File format Sample rate Bitdepth Number of channels WAV extension wav 44 100 Hz 48 000 Hz 16bit BWF extension wav 88 200 Hz 96 000 Hz 24bit AIFF extension aif aiff 176 400 Hz 192 000 Hz 32bit float DSDIFF extension DSF extension 2 822 400 Hz 5 644 800 Hz WSD extension 1 WAV BWF only In some cases it may not be possible to successfully read files that were not created by the MR 1000 the MR 1 or AudioGate Items in the screen ES AudioGate untitled aes File Edit Controls Help Clip Indicator Y e in No h GAIN 0 0 dB 1 TRKSOO1 3 52 1bit 2 8MHz 2 Pianoma bit 2 8MHz f FADEIN 0 0 s 3 orakestz Songlist vit 5 6MHz 4 Dance0t 6bit 44 1kHz MILI 01 41 5 Dance002 5 45 24bit 192 0kH2 button AudioGate User s Guide KORG Inc Audio format conversion and export AudioGate can convert an audio file on your computer to the desired format and export it When working with files that were recorded using the KORG MR 1000 or KORG MR 1 you will need to copy the audio files from the project file folders on the MR 1000 or MR 1 to your computer s hard drive desktop 1 Drag and drop the desired audio files into the songlist Alternatively you can click the ADD button and select the files The files in the list will be imported and information such as the playback ti2. USER S GUIDE AudioGate User s Guide KORG Inc CONTENTS HINT DUG TON ca cencendiecatarcauccctasdeecaaanseeceecedanuaatasececcetcauswscwcuaeucauce 3 SUPPORTED FORMATS cocoa 3 MEMSIN THE SCREEN ciii 3 AUDIO FORMAT CONVERSION AND EXPORT cccecscscscscececceeeeneueseeeceeeeeeeneneneneeeeeneeeseenesenenaes 4 SONG PLAYBAC aos noi ooo Iciar co nos OE 7 PEN Ea ON SS A A 7 CONTENTS OF THE INFO VIEWER DISPLAY sscscoscosceccscoscsccscoscscescesceccscescscescesescescssescscesescescesescscscesees 7 SONTROLERS OU IN Se oases aaa a ie eta eater ele ica 8 AUDIO DEN CESE UNO e ee Rs 9 SONG BITING oa 10 BASIC GPERATION IN THE SONG MT a E E 10 SANTAS O e e ds ieee 10 OPENS AGS ONO dl E banana bo arlida caido 10 RENAMING A SON o e e ii 11 EMANADAS e e ee eace 11 EDMING THE SONGS NS dd la lados 12 BINELE RE E A AEAN caste cee ate E EONS ONE OE ace at nee SE E A ences 13 COMBINING SONG unna a a ade eo do leen 13 OTHER CONVENIENT FUNCIONS ias 14 USTFTOFSHORR U a cacas 15 AudioGate User s Guide KORG Inc Introduction AudioGate is an audio file conversion application that supports 1 bit audio Audio files created by KORG s MR 1000 or MR 1 audio recorders can be converted and exported in the desired format An individual file may be divided into smaller separate files and smaller files can be joined end to end into a larger single file Editing operations such as Gain Adjustment and Fade In Fade Out are also supported Supported formats
3. Ger Edit text En Locati data RecDa 00 00 00 00 0003 52 41 RecTime Editing the song settings Various settings for the currently selected song are shown at the right of the songlist You can edit these a settings by double clicking them and entering a ames value or clicking a button These settings are Por ASE bc CUT O H reflected when you play back or export the song GAIN Specify the volume level of the song in a range of 24 0 dAB 24 0 dB Adjust this so that the clip indicator does not light during playback or during exporting FADE IN This specifies the shape of the envelope used for fade in and the time duration 0 0 seconds 10 0 seconds over which the fade in is completed FADE OUT This specifies the shape of the envelope used for fade out and the time duration 0 0 seconds 10 0 seconds over which the fade out is completed DC CUT Normally you will leave this OFF disabled If the song file contains a DC offset you can turn this ON to remove the offset While often inaudible a DC offset can reduce the available headroom before clipping and can affect the sound quality in other ways AudioGate User s Guide KORG Inc Dividing a song You can divide the current song into two at the currently stopped point l Use the song playback functions to move to the point at which you want to divide the song Make sure that the playback is paused and click the DIVIDE button You will see
4. INFO Playing at 44 1kHz TRKSOO1 Title MR 1000 Demo 1 Time wheel 4 2 8 oso Ta 00 039 52 41 Pla y Pause button Switches the current song between playback and pause Stop button Stops playback of the current song FF button Pressing and releasing this button will advance the playback from the current song to the next song in the songlist By holding down this button you can fast forward the playback point in the current song REW button Pressing and releasing this button will switch the playback from the current song to the previous song in the songlist By holding down this button you can rewind the playback point in the current song AudioGate User s Guide KORG Inc To button If you click this while paused a two second region ending at the currently stopped location will play From button If you click this while paused a two second region starting at the currently stopped location will play Time wheel You can drag this upward or downward to make fine adjustment to the playback point Time slider This indicates the playback point You can change the playback point by dragging this to left or right Audio device settings From the menu choose Edit Preferences Mac AudioGate Preferences to access the audio device settings If the song does not play correctly please check these settings to make sure that each item has the appropriate setting note Fast CPU is required for s
5. avoid clipping see page 12 If the input file and the output file have the same sample rates and if the GAIN note and DC CUT settings are kept to default see page 12 AudioGate may switch to direct exporting mode where unnecessary recalculation is reduced The level meter will be fixed to OdB when AudioGate is running at direct exporting mode amp Output files larger than 4 GB cannot be copied to the MR 1000 or MR 1 Select D output Destination File Format it Depth WAV 1 bit Sample Rate 16 bit 44 1kHz 24 bit 32 bit float AudioGate User s Guide KORG Inc 6 When the process is finished a dialog box indicating Export completed will appear Click the OK button Export Export completed AudioGate User s Guide KORG Inc Song Playback AudioGate can play back songs that were imported into the songlist This provides a useful way to check the content of a 1 bit audio file or to specify editing points hk The song playback functionality provided by AudioGate is a convenience feature that uses a high speed filter In order to experience the full sound quality of 1 bit audio please use a device that supports 1 bit audio such as the MR 1 or MR 1000 note In AudioGate the song that s playing or paused for playback is called the current song The current song is indicated by a speaker icon in the songlist and the info view
6. er will show information about that song Playing back a song Double click a song in the songlist to make it the current song Playback will begin automatically note If you experience problems with playback such as if there is no sound or if there are frequent clicks or pops in the playback refer to Audio device settings page 9 ADD REMOVE song you want to play FADE OUT 0 0 s No Name Se pouble clickthe a TRKS001 3 52 1bit 2 8MHz Speakericon 2 31 1bit2 8MHz 3 23 1bit5 6MHz DanceD01 3 06 16bit 44 1kHz pEReSpBe 24bit 192 0kHz E Contents of the info viewer display The info viewer shows information about the current song Sample rate ofthe audio device PLAY INFO Playing at 44 1kHz Song name TRKS001 itle MR 1000 Demo 1 _ S o SOP ist KORG Inc Mor 2 AudioGate User s Guide KORG Inc Sample rate of the audio device Indicates the sample rate of the audio device The current song is converted to this sample rate in realtime as it plays Song name Indicates the name of the current song Text data Indicates the title and artist name of the current song Format Indicates the bit depth sample rate number of channels and file format of the current song Time information Indicates the playback time and the current playback location of the current song Controllers you can use You can use the following controllers to control the playback PLAY
7. f differing formats note Text data and song settings will generally be taken from the top song in the list Other convenient functions Reverting an edit Undo By choosing the menu command Edit Undo you can revert to the state prior to executing the most recent editing operation Re exec uting the edit Redo By choosing the menu command Edit Redo you can re execute the operation that was reverted by the Undo command AudioGate User s Guide KORG Inc List of shortcuts Function Lo Command Lo A Command s Command Command Shift Remove songs Ctrl Command Switch the info viewer display Command Open a songlist Save the songlist Save the songlist as Ctrl 2 e Add a song Ctr Export Command Exit AudioGate Undo the edit Redo the edit Ctrl Shift z Command shift z Cut text Copy text eE Command Command Command Command Paste text Command J el el k el e g J el el El fel h fg e Command Divide the song Combine songs Command Command Ctrl Make audio output settings Play pause the song Space Command Command Stop the song Move to the next song Move to the previous song Command 88 gl ajaj Move the stop point 0 05 seconds forward Move the stop point 0 05 seconds backward Move the s
8. it 4 Dance001 3 06 16bit 44 1kHz 5 Dance002 5 45 24bit 192 0kHz Editing text data You can edit the text data of the current song the song title and the artist name When a file is exported this information is embedded in the header of the exported file hk Only alphabetical and numeric characters can be used in text data You cannot enter double byte characters such as Japanese 1 Double click a song in the songlist A That song will become the current song and Mame 3 52 1bit 2 8MHz the song information will appear in the info ior rere Double click the song whose viewer textdata you wantto edit 2 In the info viewer click the Title field to make the song title editable When you re finished editing press the Enter key to finalize the change PLAY INFO Playing at 44 1kHz PLAY INFO Playing at 44 1kHz TRKSOO1 TRKSOO1 Enter the title and press ENTER key to finalize AudioGate User s Guide KORG Inc 3 Inthe same way click the Artist field and edit the artist name If you click the INFO tab in the info viewer you will also be able to edit the note Genre musical style Location recording location RecDate date of recording and RecTime time of recording information but depending on the format of the exported file this information may not be embedded in the header Playing at 44 1kHz PLAY INFO Playing at 44 1kHz TRKSOO1 Title MR 1000 Demo 1 o Artia 28 oso
9. me and the format will be displayed note AudioGate calls each item of audio data in the songlist a song 2 Click the EXPORT button The export file setting screen will appear FR y F ate FADEOUT 00s t 192 0kHz it CRE 3 In the Destination area click the Select button and select the export destination folder Destil Browse For Folder D output Bit Depth Destination 1 bit 16 bit 24 bi F 32 y float i export destination folder AudioGate User s Guide KORG Inc 4 Specify the desired output file format amp Ifthe sample rate is set to 5 6MHz the MR 1 will be unable to play back the file da If the bit depth is set to 32 bit float or if the file format is set to AIFF the MR 1000 and MR 1 will be Unable to play back the file The MR 1000 and MR 1 will also be unable to play back the file if you export a 16 bit file at a sampling frequency of 88 2 kHz or higher 5 Click the OK button An indication of Converting to will appear in the upper right of the info viewer and the file conversion and export process will begin note During the export process you can halt the processing by clicking the EXPORT button once again hk 1 bit audio files may contain louder signals than PCM When converting 1 bit audio files to PCM files you might need to set GAIN settings down by approximately 3 0dB to
10. ng a songlist From the menu choose File Open Songlist and specify a songlist file that you saved If the Current songlist has not yet been saved a message of Save the current no songlist before opening will appear Choose Save if you want to save the current songlist or Don t Save if you don t want to save it note If an audio file cannot be found because it has been moved or deleted the song name is displayed in red You can t play or export a song that is displayed in red Even if AudioGate is not running you can automatically start up AudioGate and load a songlist by drag and dropping the desired songlist file agsl into the AudioGate icon AudioGate User s Guide KORG Inc Renaming a song When you click the song name in the songlist or double click the song name in the info viewer the text will become editable After you ve finished editing the name use the Enter key to finalize the change note The song name is used as the name of the output file when exporting amp You can t rename a song using the same name as another song in the list hk Only alphabetical and numeric characters can be used in a song name You cannot enter double byte characters such as Japanese Ca iz A Click the song Enter the new song name and press the 2 Pianoman untae A ENTER key to finalize the change DE 4 Dance001 E z s ae Dance002 5 45 24bit 192 0kHz 3 orakesta want to ed
11. table playback 1 bit audio files If there are frequent clicks or pops in the playback you may improve the performance by setting the audio sample rate lower and or by setting the audio buffer size larger Audio Driver Type Direct Sound Audio Driver Primary Sound Driver Audio Sample Rate 44 1kHz Audio Buffer Size 2048 samples Audio Channels Left Right OK AudioGate User s Guide KORG Inc Song editing AudioGate lets you divide or combine songs in the songlist This allows you to export only the desired region from an audio file or fo combine multiple consecutively recorded files into a single file before you export it You can also edit the gain fade and DC cut settings of each song and edit text data such as the title and artist name Basic operation in the songlist Add a song Click the ADD button and select a file or drag and drop an audio file from your computer into the songlist Selecta song Click the song To select multiple songs hold down the Ctrl key Mac Command key and click The currently selected song is displayed in focus Remove a song Select the song and click the REMOVE button Rearrange the songs Drag the selected song up or down in the list to move it Saving a songlist From the menu choose File Save Songlist As and specify a file name and a save location Songlist files will have an extension of agsl Openi
12. that the song has been divided in the songlist Text data and song settings will generaly be carried over into both songs following the Divide operation dale sone edd ag A Fie Edi Cesirela Help ano REMOVE COMBINE Arst half J 1 TRKSOO1 0 200 1bit 28MHz TRKSO01 1 1 52 1bit 2 8MHz 5D 3 Pianoman a 31 1bit 2 8MHz Jos i ee ooa do 4 orakesta Last half 23 1bit 5 6MHz Sau UA Dance001 3 06 16bit 44 1kHz Combining songs Combining songs splices the end of one song directly to the beginning of another song Here s how you can combine two or more songs into a single song 7 2 In the songlist click a song to select it GD ar No Name EE DSF 0007 001 2 41 1bit 5 6MHz 2 DSF_0007 002 1bit 5 6MHz 1 2 Hold down the Ct key and click Hold down the Ctrl key Mac Command key and click other songs to select them Click the COMBINE button You will see that the songs have been combined in the sonalist D Ez GED EN Time Bit Rate 3 Click Y 1 ee a 2 DSF_0007 002 12 41 1bit 5 6MHz Time Bit Rate 25 22 1bit 5 6MHz Combined song You can use the Combine function to join together recordings that were not originally seperated by the MR recorder s automatic split function but some slight noise may be introduced at the point where the songs are joined AudioGate User s Guide KORG Inc amp You can t combine songs o
13. top point 1 second forward Move the stop point 1 second backward Move the playback point forward FF mae JHR 0 1 Move the playback point backward REW Play from the stop point e eb Play to the stop point Display the operating manual
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