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1. 12 221 2 21 2 4 4 442 2 2 1 7 4 21 Specify the ending time the edit destination track 4 ES OR ANANA EEN A E E KA a NEG KANAAN a Yes No Select Yes and press the CURSOR key to execute the operation Delete data from a tack This operation deletes track data from the In Out region of the edit destination track DeleteTo When this operation is executed the track data of the In Out region will disappear and the track data that follows the deleted data will be shifted toward the beginning of the song Mode parameters 1 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Specify the ending time in the edit destination track Del ON siaran LE Yes No Select Yes and press the CURSOR key to execute the operation P5 Expand compress a region of a tack This operation expands or compresses the track data of the In Out region of the edit source track ExpFrom so that it will fit in the To End region of the edit destination track ExpTo and copies this data the specified number of times starting at the To location When this operation is executed the edit destination track will be overwritten There are limits on how much you can expand or compress a track An error will occur if the In Out time and To End time are dramatically different from each other You should set the
2. Step 7 Using effects The effects section of the D4 provides 93 types of effects It contains 100 preset effect programs and 100 user effect programs that combine these effects in various ways The preset memories contain effect programs created by pro fessional musicians and studio engineers The user memo ries can hold effect programs that you yourself create by editing the presets There are four types of effect programs guitar mic effects mono insert effect insert guitar vocal effects two channel insert effect master effects stereo master effect final effects stereo final effect Assigning and applying effects Using a guitar mic effect Use a guitar mic effect when you want to apply an insert effect to a mono input source such as guitar bass guitar or mic D Connect your guitar INPUT 1 or mic INPUT 2 and specify the track on which you want to record Press the TRACK ASSIGN key for the input you are connected to 1 or 2 and that key will light Press one of the PAN knobs to select the recording track Make sure that the REC SELECT LED is lit for the recording track that you selected For details on how to set the INPUT 1 or INPUT 2 switch refer to Rear panel Select the guitar mic effect Press the FX GUITAR MIC key the key will light Operation To turn it off press and hold the key 9 Select an effect program Turn the VALUE dial to select an effect p
3. Features of the 04 and their function 1 Top panel 1 O2 TRACK ASSIGN SS INPUT 2 mic input jack You can connect a mic to this balanced XLR jack If you use this jack set the rear panel INPUT 2 switch to EXT MIC MIC internal mic 3 INPUT LEVH 1 2 knobs These knobs adjust the level of the inputs The optimal setting is the highest level that does not cause the LEDs to light A You may hear hum or noise if you raise the INPUT LEVEL 1 2 knob levels when nothing is connected to the input jacks 4 TRACK ASSIGN 1 2 keys These keys assign are used to assign the signal from the INPUT 1 and INPUT 2 jacks to tracks The INPUT 1 jack corresponds to the TRACK ASSIGN 1 key and the INPUT 2 jack corresponds to the 2 key When you press one of the TRACK ASSIGN keys that key will light Next press the PAN knob correspond ing to the destination track Both the REC SELECT LED and TRACK ASSIGN keys will light indicating the input jack is assigned to that track TUNER To access the Tuner mode press the TRACK ASSIGN 1 2 keys simultaneously The tuner function lets you tune an external instrument Since the effects are bypassed in Tuner mode this provides a way for you to compare the sound with the effects on or bypassed The Tuner function will no
4. 269 Foor sw PUNCHIN OUT R UNE UNE MIC OTR The start up screen will appear in the display If the start up screen does not appear when you turn on the power check the following points AC adapter is connected and CompactFlash card is inserted in the correct direction Turn the on the power of any external output devices such as your audio monitor system 3 Switching the power off Make sure that operations such as song playback or recording are completed and turn off the power by reversing the Turning the power on procedure from the previous page amp Before you power off you must press the STOP key to save the song to the card FOOT SW MASTER OUT PUNCH IN OUT L em Turn the volume of all connected devices to the minimum setting and turn off each power switch in order beginning with the last device that receives the audio signal amp Never turn off the power when the card access icon is dis played Doing so will destroy not only the selected song but may also destroy the songs on the card as well as the Com pactFlash itself Listening to the demo songs The included card contains demo songs Here s how you can listen to these demo songs Connect headphones or a monitor amp to the D4 gt 15
5. If you do not want the sound to be heard while tuning set the MASTER fader to 0 5 Exit Tuner mode Press the EXIT key to exit Tuner mode ning your acoustic guitar Here s how you can use the D4 s internal mic to tune your acoustic guitar D Select the internal mic Set the INPUT 2 switch to MIC INT Enter Tuner mode Press the TRACK ASSIGN 1 key and 2 key simulta neously 3 Select the input Press the TRACK ASSIGN 2 key The INPUT 2 jack will be selected and its LED will blink 1 the input level is too low adjust the INPUT LEVEL 2 knob Tune your instrument 5 Exit Tuner mode Press the EXIT key to exit Tuner mode Operation Step 2 Creating selecting a song 1 Creating a new song Before you can begin recording you must create a new blank song D Set the MODE knob to NEW SONG Select the song grade The display will indicate SngGrade Use the VALUE dial to select the song grade record ing quality that s appropriate for the desired record ing quality and or time Eco Economy Extended length recording Select this when you want to record for an extended time Std Standard Standard Normally you will select this grade Hiq High Quality High audio quality Select this when you want to record at a high audio quality The available recording time will be shorter A The song grade that you select here cannot be changed afte
6. EffRtBal 91 H is DA L AutoPan MASTER OUT FINAL EFFECT IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS This product has been manufactured according to strict specifications and voltage require ments that are applicable in the country in which it is intended that this product should be used If you have purchased this product via the internet through mail order and or via telephone sale you must verify that this product is intended to be used in the country in which you reside WARNING Use of this product in any country other than that for which it is intended could be dangerous and could invalidate the manufacturer s or distributor s warranty Please also retain your receipt as proof of purchase otherwise your product may be disqualified from the manufacturer s or distributor s warranty R KORG INC 4015 2 Yanokuchi Inagi city Tokyo 206 0812 Japan 2005 KORG INC OG
7. 28 To select a song directly by name or number 28 3 Changing the name of a song sss 29 To change the name of a 29 Step 29 1 Recording methods rette 29 Recording on two tracks sss 29 2 Additional recording sss 30 Using virtual tracks to record 30 Overdubbing listening to the playback while you record another 30 Punch in out re recording a portion of atra k iacet eee is 31 Auto Punch In Out Re recording a pre specified region of the 32 3 Combining multiple tracks sss 33 Combining tracks 1 4 onto two tracks Mastering a an an aa aa sana 33 Combining three tracks and an external source onto one track Bounce recording 33 Step 4 34 1 Playback eee tree era diee 34 Double speed 34 Half speed playback 2 Playback extras i i eee Step 5 Viewing and changing the time location 35 1 Changing the format of the counter display 2 Changing the current time location 3 Using locate points to change the time location 35 Reg
8. setting On The panning of the bounce source tracks will automatically be set appropriately for the bounce destination and the monitor sound will also be automatically panned to the cen ter If you are using two recording tracks this setting will be or to R if the recording track is even numbered p 57 9 Return to the beginning of the song 5 Adjust the playback and recording levels Use the track faders to adjust the playback level and use the master fader to adjust the recording level Begin recording Press the REC key to put the D4 in record ready mode Then press the PLAY key to begin recording 7 When you re finished recording press the STOP key Combining three tracks and an external source onto track Bounce recording 0 Select Bounce as the REC MODE mode Set the MODE knob to REC MODE Use the VALUE dial to select Bounce Press the EXIT key to return to Play mode Select the track that you want to record Press the PAN knob that corresponds to the track you want to record track1 The REC SELECT LED for that track will light 9 Begin recording Follow the same procedure described in steps 2 7 of Combining tracks 1 4 onto two tracks Mastering from the previous page and play your instrument external source during recording 34 Step 4 Playback
9. 1 10 Adjusts the level at which the effect applies 3 4 BLANK 5 BLANK Effect modules AMBIENCE 1 DELAY DELAY MONO DELAY This is a mono delay with a maximum delay time of 2 0 sec onds 1 TIME 0 25 Adjusts the delay time 2 FEEDBACK 0 10 Adjusts the feedback delay repeats 0 10 Adjusts the tone of the delayed sound 0 Adjusts the mix amount of the delayed sound This effect simulates a tape echo unit T TIME en 1 10 Adjusts the delay time 4 0 10 Adjusts the feedback delay repeats 3 0 10 Adjusts the tone of the echo 4 B 0 10 Adjusts the mix amount of the echo ST DELAY STEREO DELAY This is a stereo delay with a maximum delay time of 1 0 sec ond for CHAIN1 1 75 seconds for CHAIN4 T TIME 0 15 Adjusts the delay time mp 0 1 758 CHAIN4 0 10 Adjusts the feedback delay repeats 0 10 Adjusts the tone of the delayed sound 4 5 0 10 Adjusts the left right spread of the sound B MIX 0 10 Adjusts the mix amount of the delayed sound PP DELAY STEREO PING PONG DELAY This is a stereo delay in which the sound bounces between left and right 1 TIME 0 1 75s
10. gt 16 Turn off the power re insert the card and then turn the power on once again Display indicates CdRecvry O gt Did you turn off the power of the D4 while the card was being accessed gt p 55 It is possible that the data in the card has been dam aged Execute the Card Recovery operation to recover the data Appendices USB 2 Is the USB cable connected correctly p 53 Re connect the cable Is the D4 in USB mode 53 amp Depending on the computer hardware you are using your computer may be unable to recognize the D4 via a USB con nection Your computer does not release the D4 The procedure will depend on the operating system of While USB connected it is forbidden to remove the card from the D4 Do not disconnect the USB cable when this message is displayed Doing so may damage the data in the card Data can be written from the computer to the card inserted in the D4 CdFormat your computer p 53 p 86 Display indicates CdFormat When you connect the D4 you are requested to install GN software or a device driver Does the operating system version of your computer support the D4 p 53 While USB connected no card is inserted into the D4 or the card cannot be accessed Insert a card If a card is already inserted turn off the
11. 1 an example here s how virtual track A of track 1 can be copied to virtual track B of the same track 1 D Select TRK EDIT mode Set the MODE knob to TRK EDIT Select the Copy Virtual operation Use the VALUE dial to select CpyV Trk and press the CURSOR m key Select CpyFrom copy source track number Use the VALUE dial to select the copy source track number For this example select 1 Then press the CURSOR key D Select CpyFromV copy source virtual track num ber Use the VALUE dial to select the copy source virtual track number For this example select virtual track Then press the CURSOR m key Select CpyTo copy destination track number Use the VALUE dial to select the copy destination track number For this example select track 1 Then press the CURSOR m key Select CpyToV copy destination virtual track number Use the VALUE dial to select the copy destination virtual track number For this example select virtual track B Then press the CURSOR key Execute the editing operation In response to the CpyV OK display press the CURSOR key to execute the operation When the copy is completed the display will indicate Finish Select B as the virtual track for track 1 move to the beginning of the song and listen to the play back to verify that the copy was executed as y
12. 2 CdFxSave Saving an effect user file 64 P 3 CdFxLoad Loading an effect user file 265 4 CdRecvey Recover card data 265 P 5 CdFormat Format a card 65 USB X 65 Effect paramelters 66 66 FX 2 67 P 1 FxSelect select an effect program sss 67 2 DYNA dynamics 67 BiB AMP amplifier tee e eee 68 P 4 CABI EQ cabinet equalizer sss 68 P 5 MOD modulation Pi6 AMB ambience ec P 7 NR GATE noise reduction Qate P 8 ProgMVol program master volume P 9 FxRetLv effect return level setting P 10 FxRetBal effect return balance setting 69 11 Rename edit the name of the effect 69 FX WRITE PROG save an effect 69 FX WRITE KNOE register an effect to PAN adjust the pan stereo position RTM LVL adjust the rhythm level SEND adjust the send level sss RETURN adjust the return level sss 1 AMP SIMULATORY DRIVE 72 2 55 2 73 3 7 COMP ACO sched cold eere pedes sited ded ma aa n oa
13. This section explains basic various playback features available on the D4 1 Playback D Select the song that you want to play back and set the time location To select a song set the MODE knob to SONG SEL and then use the VALUE dial to display the desired song s name and number Press the CURSOR key to select the song You can begin play back at a time location other than the beginning of the song To change the time location set the MODE knob to LOCATE and press the CURSOR key to make the counter display blink Use the VALUE dial to set the time location 2 Listen to the playback Press the PLAY key The key will light and the counter will begin moving Use the TRACK faders to adjust the volume of each track Use the MASTER fader to adjust the overall volume of the song p 36 Stop playback Press the STOP key The key will go dark Double speed playbad During playback you can press and hold the FF key to play back at double speed During playback you can press and hold the REW key to play back in reverse at double speed Half speed playback During playback you can press and hold the PLAY key to play back at half speed Playback extras In addition to the playback methods described above you can also add effects or listen to the internal rhythms dur ing play back For details refer to the pages listed below Apply effects to the sound being played back p
14. the faders adjust the recording level of the input signal MASTER This fader adjusts the volume level of the master L R 10 bus During playback the sound is output from the MASTER OUT jacks at the volume specified by this fader If you ve selected BOUNCE MASTERING or MP2 as the REC MODE this fader adjusts the overall recording level of the tracks selected by REC SELECT 15 VALUE dial Use this to select parameters or edit their values Pressing down on this dial has the same result as pressing the CURSOR key 16 IMODE knob Use this knob to select a specific mode p 24 17 PAN key This key returns you to a specific page for each mode or page Press it to cancel the selected operation when editing i e when the EDIT indication is lit or to return from Effect or Tuner mode to the mode selected by the MODE knob 18 STORE key Press this key to register a specific point in the song time location to the IN LOC1 or OUT LOC2 locate point keys When renaming a song press this key to assign the name and store the song For details on how to register a time location refer to 3 Using locate points to change the time in Step 5 Viewing and changing the time of the Operation section 19 IN LOC1 L OUT LOC2 locate point keys Pressing these keys moves the song to their stored time location After pressing the STORE key press one o
15. 1 OSC oe 1 16 Selects the oscillator type 1 Sawtooth wave 2 octaves down 2 Sawtooth wave 1 octave down 3 Sine wave 1 octave down 4 Sawtooth wave 5 Sine wave 6 Sawtooth wave 1 octave up 7 Sine wave 1 octave up 8 Sine wave 2 octaves up Oscillators 9 16 are the same as 0 7 but with portamento applied 2 NCB 0 10 0 Sensitivity of the Voltage Controlled Filter 0 4 7 Sensitivity in the positive direction 5 0 10 0 Sensitivity in the negative direction Set this to 5 0 if you re using a sine wave oscillator 3 DIRECT LEVELO 10 0 Adjusts the volume of the guitar 5 THRESHOLD 1 10 Adjusts the sensitivity at which the synth will play relative to the volume of the guitar amp You ll need to adjust these settings appropriately for your guitar and pickup A guitar synth works correctly when you play single notes on your guitar You won t get the correct effect if you play chords Unexpected results may occur if your instrument is not tuned correctly If this occurs please tune your instrument BLK 2X10 BLACK2x10 Although we did not model the amp that goes exactly with this cabinet we loved the tone of this mid 60s Fuller ton California made open backed 2x10 ceramic magnet of US origin 35 Watt combo So here it is Great for blues jazz and country As with all cabinet models it can be mixed and matched with any amp model to produce some interesting
16. Metro02 Metro02 Metro02 8beat09 21 16beat09 31 BigBeat2 8beat10 22 16beat10 32 House01 8beat01 16beat01 23 16 11 House02 8beat02 16beat02 24 Rock01 Raggae 8beat03 16beat03 25 Rock02 HipHop 8beat04 16beat04 26 Rock03 R amp B 8beat05 16beat05 27 Rock04 Disco01 8beat06 16beat06 28 Rock05 Disco02 8beat07 16beat07 29 Rock06 2201 8beat08 16beat08 30 07 BigBeatl1 50 Jazz02 lt Mixer section gt Structure lt Recorder section gt 4 ch 2 ch when using sub input function lt Effect section gt Number of tracks 4 tracks x 8 virtual tracks Structure Guitar Mic Insert Guitar Vocal 4 tracks simultaneous playback 2 Master Final tracks simultaneous playback One of the above effects can be Recording format 16 bit MPEGI Layer 2 compression selected for use 32 kHz Effects 100 preset 100 user Recording time Hi Quality approx 44 minutes 1 lt Tuner gt when using 64 track Detection range 27 5 Hz 2093 Hz Standard approx 64 minutes 1 Calibration fixed at A 440 Hz track Card Economy approx 132 minutes 1 Usable cards 16 MB 2 GB CompactFlash track General maximum of approx 4200 min Power supply included AC adapter utes 1 track Dimensions 191 mm W x 145 mm D x 41 mm H Economy when using 2 G Weight 415 g without CompactFlash Recording time may vary slightly depending on conditions of use N
17. NR Send GATE GATE NOISE GATE This effect suppresses noise 1 GATE THRESHOLD 0 10 Adjusts the level at which compression is applied 2 GATE ATTACK 1 10 Adjusts the attack time 3 GATE RELEASE 1 10 Adjusts the release time It is not possible to turn the GATE off If you do not want to apply the effect set GATE THRESHOLD to 0 To edit GATE press the CURSOR key to make the dis play indicate GATE THRESHOLD Effect Program List Prog name TEXFLOOD E E Guitar X SOLO E Guitar TEXSTREM E Guitar WEEDMAN E Guitar HARDDAYS E Guitar SOMETHING Guitar PAPAERBAK E Guitar MR ANGUS E Guitar BLIZZARD E Guitar MR 335 E Guitar AKESOLO E Guitar Prog name Prog name Prog name E Guitar ECWAH Guitar FINALMIX Fainal HardComp insert BLK2X12 E Guitar DLY SOLO E Guitar POP MIX Fainal SoftLimt Insert TWD4X10 E Guitar BSLAP Bass Guitar CLUB_MIX Fainal HardLimt Insert AC30TB E Guitar B FING Bass Guitar ROCK_MIX Fainal UltraLim Insert UK 80S E Guitar B PICKER Bass Guitar STD_MIX Fainal LowRngEQ Insert UK MDN E Guitar B VALVE Bass Guitar 55 LIM HiEQ General MidRngEQ Insert US MDN E Guitar B THUMB Bass Guitar LIM MidQ General Hi_RngEQ Insert VALVE B Guitar CONTRY Bass Guitar LIM LowQ General Max Bass General LASTUD B Guitar B CHORUS Bass Guitar TAPE SIM General Sound General 77 B Guitar B PHASER Bass Guitar DIGI_SIM General NaturlEQ Insert ACOUS E Guitar BS
18. THE FCC REGULATION WARNING for U S A This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interfer ence to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the fol lowing measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Unauthorized changes or modification to this system can void the user s authority to operate this equipment CE mark for European Harmonized Standards CE mark which is attached to our company s products of AC mains operated apparatus until December 31 1996 means it conforms to EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and CE mark Directive 93 68 EEC
19. This area shows the value of the parameter being edited or information regarding the page or program EDIT icon This icon will be shown when it is possible to use the VALUE dial to edit the value of the selected parame ter Free icon This icon is shown when the value display is indicat ing the remaining space on the card Introduction 6 Fx icon This icon is shown when the value display is indicat ing the number of the currently selected effect and its effect chain Song icon This icon is shown when the value display is indicat ing the number of the currently selected song and the grade recording quality of that song Level meter This area indicates the input recording and output playback level of each track Card access icon This icon is shown when data is being written to or read from the CompactFlash card Never turn off the power when the card access icon is dis played Doing so may destroy not only the currently selected song but also the data in the card as well as the card itself 10 Original value icon 11 12 When the current value of the parameter being edited is the same as its stored value the ORIG icon will appear Redo icons These icons will appear when the undo redo func tions are available PAN knob icon These icons indicate the current function of the PAN knobs 13 15 Record mode icon These icons indicate the current rec
20. Turn on the power of the D4 gt 17 8 Set the TRACK fader of the D4 to 7 and the MAS TER fader to 0 E D Select the song that you want to play back p 28 Step 2 2 Selecting a different song 5 Press the PLAY key to begin playback Introduction Slowly raise the MASTER fader to adjust the vol ume level If you are using headphones raise the MASTER fader to about 6 and then use the PHONE LEVEL knob to make adjustments When the demo song has finished playing press the STOP key to stop playback 4 oy Demo song list BOA BLUES Written and performed by Rob Math 2004 KORGinc all rights reserved Duck Teeth Setting Trl Tr2 Tr3 Tr4 PAN L5 R25 Center Center FADER 85 85 85 85 FINAL EFFECT P63 Room_RV IN If you just can t wait to get started this section will explain connect your headphones how to connect your guitar record your playing on one track and then play it back Connect your headphones to the D4 s PHONE jack Set the PHONE LEVEL knob to 0 If you want to connect amp audio system refer to 15 1 Preparations a Insert the card 2 Kum the power on Insert the card CompactFlash into the card slot 2p 16 1 pter The CompactFlash card that came with your
21. and press the CURSOR key to access the mixer settings Press the CURSOR key until the display read SubIn sub input set 52 ting page Use the VALUE dial to make the value indicator read On If the input is monaural it will be input to the L channel 3 Creating a stereo MP2 file When you have finished recording a completed song can be converted into a stereo MP2 song file that can be played on your computer An MP2 song that you have created this way can be played back on the D4 but there are several limitations on how it can be edited Limitations for a stereo MP2 song Recording including additions or bounce Track editing Adding changing or editing effects Saving mixer parameters such as Pan You won t be able to use the MODE knob to select REC MODE SYSTEM TRK EDIT V TRK or RHYTHM Creating a stereo MP2 file Here s how the audio recorded on tracks 1 4 can be con verted into a stereo MP2 file D Select REC MODE mode Set the MODE knob to REC MODE Use the VALUE dial to select CnvrtMP2 MP2 con version Press the EXIT key to return to Play mode Arm the recording tracks Press the PAN knobs for the tracks 1 and 2 where you want to record The REC SELECT LEDs will light Adjust the panning of the playback tracks Press the PLAY key to play back and adjust the ste reo position of each track 1 4
22. A modern amp noted for its clean sound and eye catching gold panel Recommended CAB B MD4x10 BJAZZ A combo amp loved by jazz bassists Recommended CAB JZ1x15 Effect modules B STUDIO A vacuum tube combo amp ideal for the Motown sound Recommended CAB B ST1X15 BAC100 100W vacuum tube amp made by Vox Recommended CAB B AC 2X15 B UK MAJ A 200W vacuum tube amp made in the UK Recom mended CAB B UK 4X15 COMP ACO Classic Comp This is a compressor that makes your picking more consis tent and produces a smooth sustain If the sound is distorted lower the LEVEL TREBLE MID DLE and BASS slightly T SENS entem 1 10 Adjusts the sensitivity of the compressor 2 DREBLE 1 10 Adjusts the treble high range tone S MIDDUE 1 10 Adjusts the middle mid range tone 4 aapa 1 10 Adjusts the bass low range tone 5 sasae dosa wada ida 0 10 Adjusts the output level ACOUSTIC Using the neck pickup of your guitar will produce a more realistic simulation of an acoustic guitar This contains a compressor with adjustable sensitivity If the sound is distorted lower the LEVEL TREBLE MID DLE and BASS slightly The parameters are the same as for CL COMP 4 SYNTH SYNTH CABI This models a chromatic guitar synth 1 CABINET
23. Adjust the playback and recording levels Use the track faders to adjust the playback levels of each track Use the master fader to adjust the record ing level 5 Move the current time location to the beginning of the song Begin recording Press the REC key to put the D4 in record ready mode Press the PLAY key to begin recording The rhythm will also be recorded at this time If you don t need the rhythm press the RHYTHM knob to turn the rhythm Off When you re finished recording press the STOP key A new song will be created There are some limitations on how the completed stereo file can be edited Step 12 Saving to your computer When a recording or editing operation is completed the D4 automatically writes the data into the card Song data saved on the card can be sent to your computer and saved backed up If there is only a little space remaining on the card or if you ve finished creating a song you should save your data on a medium other than the card such as the hard disk of your computer A Before using a CompactFlash card the card must be format ted by the D4 itself Cards formatted on a computer or digital camera etc will not be recognized by the D4 1 Making USB connecions to your computer The D4 has a USB connector for direct connection to your computer making it quick and easy to back up your important song data Load a file gt Save file The procedure w
24. Adjusts the delay time 2 FEEDBACK 0 10 Adjusts the feedback delay repeats 0 10 Adjusts the tone of the delayed sound 1 2 Switches the order of output 1 Output from L 2 Output from R Be MEX Lese sies 0 10 Adjusts the mix amount of the delayed sound ROOM ROOM REVERB This simulates the acoustics of rooms ranging from a small studio sized room to mid sized rooms such as a garage T TIME asaos sasana 1 10 Adjusts the length of reverberation 2 3 4 BLANK B MIX 0 10 Adjusts the mix amount of the reverber ation HALL HALL REVERB This simulates the acoustics ranging from mid sized to large halls The parameters are the same as ROOM SPRING SPRING REVERB This simulates the spring reverb unit built into some guitar amps The parameters are the same as ROOM PLATE PLATE REVERB This simulates a plate reverb unit The parameters are the same as ROOM NR GATE The NR GATE block is not displayed as an effect module but can be selected as part of the edit parameters NR NR NOISE REDUCTION This effect suppresses noise 1 NR SEND 0 10 Adjusts the depth of the effect 2 BLANK It is not possible to turn NR off If you do not want to apply the effect set NR SEND to 0 To edit NR press the CURSOR key to make the display indicate
25. To End time so that it is within 50 200 of the In Out time BepFrom 0anaeaawan anana aw ana nenen w anan anawa ane 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Select the edit source track 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Specify the number of times that the data will be copied Specify the starting time in the edit source track OutTime LLL LlLlLlllLLlLLLlLlLLllLLlLlLllLLLILLLllllLllll Specify the ending time in the edit source track Specify the starting time in the edit destination track For the procedure refer to 1 Track editing Copying a track in Step 10 Track editing of the Operation section 2222 2 2 Specify the ending time in the edit destination track For the procedure see To Time Specify whether the playback pitch will be unaffected by the expansion compression operation Yes The pitch will not be affected by the operation No The pitch will change according to the degree of expansion or compression Exp OK asaku sasana sinaban nina Yes No Select Yes and press the CURSOR key to execute the operation The processing time until the operation is completed Finish will be longer in proportion to the length of the specified region In Out P6 Copy a virtual track This
26. make note of the content of the error message Then press the EXIT key to return to the previous page and try the editing operation once again p 88 Error messages 1 Track editing operations Copy Track copying a tack This operation copies the specified range In Out of a recorded track to another time location To Change the current time location to the point that you want to register press the STORE key and then press the appropriate location key For details refer to 3 Using locate points to change the time Setting the IN and OUT points in Step 5 Viewing and changing the time Select TRK EDIT mode Set the MODE knob to TRK EDIT Select the Copy operation Use the VALUE dial to select CpyTrack and press the CURSOR key D Select CopyFrom copy source track number Use the VALUE dial to select the copy source track number For this example select track 1 Then press the CURSOR m key 5 Select CopyTo copy destination track number Use the VALUE dial to select the copy destination track number For this example select 2 Then press the CURSOR key Specify the CpyTimes number of times to copy Use the VALUE dial to specify the number of time Se ice that you want the data to be copied For this example I I select 3 Then press the CURSOR key As an examp
27. of the Operation section FX WRITE KNOB register an effect to the Favorites knob 1 01 111 Select the knob position that you want to use to register favorite effect The currently selected effect program will be registered to the knob position you specify here For details refer to 4 Using the Favorites knob in Step 7 Using effects of the Operation section 70 PAN pan You can use the D4 s knobs to adjust the pan and sends edit the effects and adjust amp settings as easily as when using an analog mixer or effect processor The function of the knobs is switched automatically according to the mode you select Then you can press the SEL key and use the knobs for other functions When a master type effect is selected The SEL key switches the PAN knobs function between AMP FX PAN and SEND When an effect other than a master type effect is selected The SEL key switches the PAN knobs function between AMP FX and PAN If you re not using the master effect i e when the MAS TER key is unlit you can t select SEND When you select mode the function of the PAN knobs will automatically switch to the following functions 1 Effect mode AMP FX EDIT
28. to delete unneeded tracks In When executing a track editing operation such as CopyTrk the InTime is located later than the Out Time Re specify the time settings correctly No Card No card is inserted Insert a card If a card is already inserted turn off the power re insert the card and then turn the power back on NoLength When executing a track editing operation the InTime and OutTime or ToTime and EndTime were set to the same time location Set each time correctly RecSave Do you want to save the recording as long as there is space on the card This will be displayed after the CardFull warning is displayed Select Yes to save the recording on the card or No to discard the recording and not save it SameVirk You are attempting to edit the same virtual track of the same track Check your track selection Appendices SongFile The song data is incorrect or has been damaged Execute CdRecvry 55 If an error message still appears use DelSong 9p 44 to delete that song SongFull The maximum number of songs has been exceeded Delete unneeded songs gt When executing ExpTrack the ToTime is set later than the EndTime Set each time correctly To Enc 5 When executing ExpTrack the ToTime and End Time are set relative to the
29. 10 Adjusts the sensitivity of the wah 3 BLANK iis B WAH DWN BASS WAH DOWN This is a wah in which the filter operates in the opposite direc tion from BASS WAH UP The parameters are the same as BASS WAH UP COMP CL COMP CLASSIC COMP This is a compressor that makes your picking more consistent and produces a smooth sustain Ls SENG ione 1 10 Adjusts the sensitivity of the compres sor 2 3 4 1 AMP SIMULATOR DRIVE CL BOUTIQUE CL The clean channel of a 100W high quality hand made amp Recommended CAB UK H30 TEGAN sinceritas 1 10 Adjusts the amount of distortion 2 TREBLE 1 10 Adjusts the high range level 3 MIDDLE 1 10 Adjusts the mid range level 4 BASS 1 10 Adjusts the low range level 5 LEVEL 0 10 BLK 2X12 BLACK 2x12 A 2x12 combo amp loved by country and blues players Recommended CAB BLK 2x12 TWD 1X12 TWEED 1x12 This models a combo amp covered in tweed Recom mended CAB TWD 1x12 TWD 4X10 TWEED 4x10 A 4x10 combo amp designed for bass guitar Recom mended CAB TWD 4x10 15 VOX 15 manufactured in 1962 Recommended VOX 15 This models a VOX AC30 Recommended CAB VOX AC30 Adjusts the overall level The brilliant channel of a VOX AC30TB Recommended CAB
30. 73 4 cd Rl MP E 74 7 84 bo CARN ET ES ut etes tee We ease 74 Troubleshooting 84 2 BASS CABINET 75 3 N Oo Souriclis dae 84 d Can t hear the playback 2 2 4 84 Can t hear the input sound 84 PAN knobs don t work 2 2 1 2 2 2 24 84 Can t record Thank you for purchasing the KORG D4 Digital Recorder In order to take full advantage of the D4 and enjoy trouble free operation please read this manual carefully After you have read this manual please keep it for future reference Main features The D4 is a digital multi track recorder that uses Com pactFlash as its recording and storage medium The D4 lets you record individual tracks using a guitar keyboard mic or other instruments and then mix your tracks into a completed song all without requiring any additional equipment The D4 also contains a full comple ment of Editing tools such as copy delete expansion compression and more CompadHash CompactFlash provides a convenient and reliable media format for recording and archiving your data This solid state media requires no bulky drive mechanism keeping the D4 quiet and portable You can also use the
31. Adjusts the amount of effect mixed into the sound For stereo 1 LPITCH 24 24 Adjusts the L ch pitch change amount 2 LFINE 50 50 Fine adjustment of the L ch pitch change amount 3 R PITCH 24 24 Adjusts the R ch pitch change amount 4 R FINE 50 50 Fine adjustment of the R ch pitch change amount Dy MING ies 0 10 Adjusts the amount of effect mixed into the sound ST PHSER STEREO PHASER These modulate the phase to give a swirling character to the sound 1 MANUAL 1 10 Adjusts the frequency at which the effect applies 2 FEEDBACK 0 10 Adjusts the distinctive tonal character 3 SPEED 0 1 10Hz Adjusts the modulation speed 4 DEPTH 0 10 Adjusts the depth of the effect OCTAVE This effect generates a sound one octave below the input which can be mixed into the original sound to give it more bottom end amp This may not operate correctly if you play multiple strings simultaneously or if you play low notes 1 BLANK 2 3 m 4 OCTAVE 0 10 Adjusts the amount of one octave lower sound 5 DIRECT 0 10 Adjusts the amount of original sound SLOW ATK SLOW ATTACK This slows the attack of each picked note producing a violin like effect 1 ATTACK 1 10 Adjusts the time over which the volume rises 2 THRESHOLD
32. And CE mark which is attached after January 1 1997 means it con forms to EMC Directive 89 336 EEC CE mark Directive 93 68 EEC and Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC Also CE mark which is attached to our company s products of Battery operated apparatus means it conforms to EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and CE mark Directive 93 68 EEC Company names product names and names of formats etc are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Table of Contents Switching the power standby 17 1 Preparing to turn on the 17 Connecting the AC 17 6 2 Turning the power on 2 3 Switching the power off Main features 2 1 6 CompactFlash ue bec eee 6 Listening to the demo songs Virtual tracks 226 Demo songlist 125 cdit epit Effects on 456 Rhythm patterns 226 Quick lt 20 Additional features 02 6 ee 2 1 20 Printing conventions in this manual 7 Display screens in this 1 7 2 Tum the power On 44 20 About your data bee Create new 21 COPY
33. CURSOR m key Select the number of the effect user file that you want to load The display indicates Load Num Use the VALUE dial to select the file number 1 or 2 Operation Load the file Press the CURSOR key The display will ask Sure Use the VALUE dial to select Yes and press the CURSOR key once again If you select No the file will not be loaded Initializing the effect user area If you select Int in step of To load an effect user file the same data as the preset data will be loaded into the user area initializing these settings The settings of the Favorite knob will return to their factory set state This will overwrite the D4 s internal user area so if you want to save the current contents of the user area you ll need to perform the procedure described in To save an effect user file before you restore the factory settings Step 8 Rhythm amp tempo settings This section explains how to use the rhythm and metro nome patterns how to select a time signature and how to adjust the song s tempo setting If you change the tempo after recording the measures and beats displayed in the location counter will no longer match the audio in the track The tempo only controls the playback speed of the rhythm patterns and does not affect the play back speed of the recorded tracks Playing rhythm and metronome patterns The D4 contains 87 various
34. D4 is AC Hes already formatted and contains the demo songs How Connect the included AC adapter to the DC 9V jack ever if you are using a new CompactFlash card you will need to format it before you begin recording 55 2 Set the MASTER fader to If you format the CompactFlash card that was included Lower the D4 s MASTER fader with the D4 you will lose all the demo data demo song and effect data that it contained Tum the power on 2 Connect your guitar Turn on the POWER switch located on the rear panel of the D4 and the start up screen will appear in the Connect a shielded cable mono phone plug to your display guitar Connect the other end of the cable to the D4 s INPUT1 jack Set the D4 s INPUT1 switch to GTR 3 Create new song Set the JMODE knob to NEW SONG If no songs have been recorded on the card then MakeNew will appear automatically the song grade The display indicates SngGrade Use the VALUE dial to select the grade recording quality of the new song you re going to create Create the song Press the CURSOR key An empty song named NEW SONG has now been created Press the EXIT key The D4 will be in Play mode Quick start 4 Assign the input Press the TRACK ASSIGN 1 key The k
35. F G H Select the virtual track of the edit destination track lt n ee eee Yes No Select Yes and press the CURSOR key to execute the operation SONG SEL WV Track SONG EDIT Here you can select the virtual track for each track Each track has eight virtual tracks A H Select one of these virtual tracks for recording playback on each track Track editing operations other than CpyVTrk DelVTrk will affect the virtual track you select here Other virtual tracks will not be affected by your editing operations If you select a virtual track that already contains recorded data a symbol is shown beside Tracks that are not yet recorded have an indication 1 aa TA C D F G H Select the virtual track for track 1 2 2 C D G H Select the virtual track for track 2 4 eee C D G H Select the virtual track for track 3 4 C D G H Select the virtual track for track 4 Mode parameters you make rhythm settings and specify the tempo and time signature for the curre
36. InTime OutTime to set tings that cannot be executed i e compression to less than 50 Re set the time settings to appropriate values To Endx2 When executing ExpTrack the ToTime and End Time are set relative to the InTime OutTime to set tings that cannot be executed i e expansion to greater than 200 Re set the time settings to appropriate values UndoOver The Undo memory area of the D4 is full Execute CdRecvry 55 If an error message still appears use DelV Trk p 50 to delete unneeded tracks If the message still appears delete unneeded songs In this state Undo will not be available but track editing can still be performed normally This will appear after the CardFull warning has appeared If you select Yes you will be unable to Undo but the recording you just made will be saved If you select No the recording will be discarded and not saved to the card Wr gt STOP In Effect mode writing is not possible since the recorder is running Press the STOP key to stop the recorder and then write the data Appendices NI Rhythm pattern list 5 4 Metro01 Metro01 Metro01 Metro01 Metro01 Metro01 Metro01 Metro01 Metro01 Metro01 Metro01 Metro01 Metro02 Metro02 Metro02 Metro02 Metro02 Metro02 Metro02 Metro02 Metro02
37. MODE knob to SONG EDIT 3 Select the Delete operation Use the VALUE dial to select DelSong and press the CURSOR key the Delete Song page appears Confirm the song number DestSong that will be deleted Make sure that 1 is selected as the song number and press the CURSOR key 5 Execute the Delete operation The display will ask Del OK If you press the CUR SOR key the display will ask Sure and when use the VALUE dial to select Yes and press the CURSOR key the song will be deleted When the Delete operation is completed the display will indi cate Finish When you execute the Delete operation the remaining songs will be renumbered by one number lower song 4 will become song 3 etc Operation D Store the In and Out time locations in the IN LOC1 key and OUT LOC2 key Step 10 Track editing The D4 provides the following track editing operations Copy Track copies a portion a track or the entire track Insert inserts blank space into a track Erase erases the data from a specific area of a track Delete removes a specific area of a track Expansion Compression expands or compresses the playback time of a track Copy Virtual Track copies data to a virtual track Delete Virtual Track deletes a virtual track If an error message is displayed during track editing
38. OCTAVE B DRM DY CHAIN 6 CABI LIMIT _ CABINET LIMIT LIMITER BLK 2X10 BLK 2X12 TWD 1X12 TWD 4X10 VOX AC 15 VOX AC 30 AD 412 UK H30 UK T75 US V30 Appendices ii Troubleshooting No sound Is the power of the D4 and or connected devices turned on gt 17 Is the amp or headphone connection correct Can t hear the playback The MASTER fader or PHONE LEVEL knob may have been set to 0 The track volume level may have been lowered If when using punch in out you cannot hear the play back for other than the specified recording range of the recording track you may have turned the AutoIn function On p 31 57 Can t hear the input sound L Is the INPUT SELECT switch set correctly Have you pressed a REC SELECT switch to set the desired input track as the recording track Is the INPUT LEVEL knob raised to an appropriate level Make sure that sound is being input Turn the INPUT LEVEL knob and check whether sound is being input Raise the TRACK fader of the track that s selected for recording by its REC SEL key and also raise the MASTER fader to an appro priate position If the level meter is not moving sound is not being input to the
39. USB con nector to send the recorded data to your computer Virtual tracks The D4 has four recording playback tracks Each track provides 8 virtual tracks These virtual tracks give you the equivalent of 32 tracks 4 tracks x 8 of multi track record ing rs built in effect unit features Korg s modeling technology and contains 100 different effect programs cre ated by professional musicians and engineers You can also save 100 of your own original effect programs in the user area Rhythm pattems Metronome and PCM rhythm patterns are provided as reference and to enhance your recordings Additional features The D4 provides other functions such as a tuner and assignable locate points to meet your recording needs Introduction ERR EEE E Printing conventions in this manual COPYRIGHT WARNING Keys and knobs on the panel of the D4 are enclosed in square brackets Parameters that appear in the display are enclosed in double quotation marks Steps D Steps in a procedure are indicated as 1 This indicates a reference page 4 These symbols indicate cautions or advice Display screens in this manual The parameter values appearing in the display screens printed in this manual are only examples and may not be the same as what appears in the display of your D4 About your data The
40. VOX AC30 UK BLUES Vintage stack amp head made in the UK Recommended CAB UK H30 UK 70S The high treble channel of a UK manufactured 100W amp head from 1969 Recommended CAB UK H30 UK 80S A UK manufactured amp head with master volume from 1983 Recommended CAB UK T75 UK MDN UK MODERN 100W modern amp made in the UK Recommended CAB UK T75 US V30 US MDN US MODERN A high gain amp with eye catching metal plate Recom mended CAB US V30 US HI G US HIGH GAIN A snakeskin covered 100W amp head from 1991 Recom mended CAB UK T75 US V30 BIO OD BOUTIQUE OD The overdrive channel of a 100W high quality hand made amp Recommended CAB UK H30 FUZZ Vintage fuzz 2 BASS AMP SIMULATOR B VALVE A vacuum tube amp with the ULTRA LO switch turned on Recommended CAB CLS8X10 1 MID FC 5 Adjusts the mid range frequency 2 TREBLE 10 Adjusts the high range level 10 Adjusts the mid range level 4 BASS 10 Adjusts the low range level 5 DEVE Tas ase ngan sanan 10 Adjusts the overall level BVALVE2 A vacuum tube amp ideal for rock Recommended CAB B CL8x10 B CLASSIC A vacuum tube amp whose basic character can be varied by the value dial Recommended CAB B COMBI B SCOOPD Scooped A typical amp for the sound of the 80 s Recommended CAB MT4x10 BLA STUD A typical amp for the LA sound Recommended B LA4x10 B GOLDPN Gold panel
41. a rhythm pattern 42 Recording while listening to a rhythm pattern 43 Changing the tempo of the rhythm Step 9 Song editing 1 Song editing operations Song Name naming a 0 9 Song Copy copying a song sss Delete Song deleting a 50 59 Step 10 Track editing 45 1 Track editing operations see 45 Copy Track copying a 45 Insert Track InsTrack inserting a blank 46 Erase Track ErsTrack erasing a track 47 Delete Track DelTrack deleting a track 48 Expansion Compression expanding compressing a track 48 Copy Virtual Track CpyV Trk copying to a virtual trackere eter eer 50 Delete Virtual Track DelV Trk deleting a Virtual ehe ee 50 Step 11 51 1 Recording onto a master 9 51 22 Using the sub input wasan eme 51 3 Creating astere MP2 File eet 52 Limitations for a stereo MP2 song 52 Creating a stereo MP2 52 Step 12 Saving to your computer 52 1 Making USB connections to your computer 53 Wind
42. and is suitable when you want to capture the sense of air movement felt with a close miked bass drum The parameters are the same as VNTG DY MODULATION 1 MODULATION CHORUS ST CHRUS STEREO CHORUS These effects give the sound depth and warmth by modulat ing the delay time J TIME 1 10 Adjusts the delay time controlling the frequency range at which the effect will apply Adjusting this toward 0 will cause the modulation to occur at a higher pitch 2 BLANK 3 SPEED 0 1 10Hz Adjusts the speed at which the pitch is modulated 4 DEPTH ess 0 10 Adjusts the depth at which the pitch is modulated B MIX 0 10 Adjusts the amount of effect mixed into the sound 78 FLANGER ST ANGE STEREO FLANGER These effects give the sound modulation and a sense of pitch movement LARME 1 10 Adjusts the delay time controlling the frequency range at which the effect will apply Adjusting this toward 0 will cause the modulation to occur at a higher pitch 2 FEEDBACK 10 10 Adjusts the unique character of sound Raising this setting appropriately will produce a jet effect 3 SPEED 0 1 10Hz Adjusts the speed at which the pitch is modulated 4 Ze 0 10 Adjusts the depth at which the pitch is modulated When set to 10 the T
43. be lost If you will want to use the edited effect again you must execute the Save effect operation Effect programs and chains The combination of effect modules that can be used simul taneously and the order of their connection is referred to as a chain The D4 provides eleven chains that are suit able for a variety of situations CHAIN A CHAIN E and CHAIN 1 CHAIN 6 The factory preset settings contain 100 effect programs each consisting of one of these chains To create a custom edited effect program you will start with one of these factory preset effect programs Selecting the effect type and chain In order to edit an effect you must first select an effect type and a chain To select an effect type press one of the four FX keys GUI TAR MIC INSERT GTR VO MASTER or FINAL This selection will determine the position in the signal chain where the effect is inserted and the type of input output The effect type you select also determines the type of chains that are available To work with a specific chain you must begin by selecting an effect program that uses the desired chain p 81 For example if you want to edit your own program based on CHAIN A choose the GUITAR MIC effect type and select the preset program ALICE If you want to edit your own program based on CHAIN 1 choose the MASTER effect type and select the preset program Pan Echo You can t change the chain used by
44. eee ignored to L if the recording track is odd numbered 3 Combining multiple tracks There are two methods for combing multiple tracks that have already been recorded onto a single track or a stereo pair of tracks Mastering and Bounce recording These operations will free up more tracks so you can continue adding recording new tracks Mastering is generally used when you are ready to make a final stereo mix Bounce recording can mix previously recorded tracks together with an external input source as the D4 records Combining tracks 1 4 onto two tracks Mastering D Select Mastering as the REC MODE mode Set the MODE knob to REC MODE Use the VALUE dial to select Mastering Press the EXIT key to return to Play mode Arm the recording tracks Press the PAN knobs that correspond to the tracks you want to record tracks 1 and 2 The REC SELECT LEDs for those tracks will light 3 Adjust the pan of the playback tracks Press the PLAY key to begin play back and adjust the stereo position pan of the recorded tracks 1 4 If you are using only one recording destination track set the pan to the far right if you are bouncing to track 1 or 3 or to the far left if you are bouncing to track 2 or 4 In this case the monitor sound will also be panned all the way to one side which is inconvenient for listening while you record To pre vent this from happening turn the
45. files via card Even if your computer does not have a USB connector you can use a commercially available card reader to back up the data from the card Load a file Load a file gt gt gt gt dem Save a file Save a file Card D Turn off the power of the D4 and remove the card p 16 2 Insert the card as described in the manual of your card reader 3 Back up the data onto your computer If data is copied to a card of a different size than the card on which the song was created the Undo data may be lost Contents of the card The root directory of the card may contain the following files and folders 1 Song folders The D4 manages each song as a separate folder As a rule the folder name will be the same as the song name but if you create identically named songs the folder name will consist of the song name plus a tilde 7 and numeral e g 71 72 The folder will contain the audio data files for each track and a song management file A When copying a song from a card to your computer or when writing a previously copied song back to the card you must copy the entire folder If you modify or delete part of the files in a folder it will no longer be possible to handle the song correctly If you change the name of a folder the new folder name will be the song name Although it is possible to use a tilde 7 in the file name the tilde and subse
46. into eleven modes selected by the MODE knob and four sub modes Effect Effect Write Tuner and Punch Rec accessed by pressing to various keys You can access one of the sub modes from any mode sim ply by pressing the corresponding key If a sub mode is selected you can press the EXIT key to return to the mode currently selected by the MODE knob Play mode This is the default mode that the D4 will enter when you first turn the power on Here you can play back and record a song The display shows a counter Modes selected by the MODE knob Turn the MODE knob to select a mode If you turn the MODE knob while a sub mode is selected The D4 will enter the newly selected mode after you exit the sub mode REC MODE Record Mode This mode is used to specify the recording mode e g bounce or stereo MP2 conversion SYSTEM This mode is used to make basic settings for the recorder TRK EDIT Track Edit This mode is used to perform track editing operations such as Copy or Erase V TRK Virtual Track This mode is used to select virtual tracks RHYTHM This mode is used to specify the tempo and to select rhythm and metronome patterns LOCATE In this mode you can move to a different time location within the song SONG SEL Song Select Use this mode when you want to select a different song SONG EDIT This mode is used to perform song editing operations such as Name Copy and Delete NEW SONG Use
47. press the IN LOC1 or OUT LOC2 key at this point to modify the selected time You can also press the PLAY key to audition the playback for approximately two Erase Track erasing a track seconds starting at the selected time Modifying the time here will not affect the time that is registered in the key You can press the UNDO key to return to the state prior to executing this operation p 26 This operation erases any recorded information from the specified region In Out of a recorded track When you erase 6 Execute the operation the region the data in that region will change to silence When the display asks Ers OK press the CURSOR key to execute the operation When the data has been erased the display will indicate Finish pes Press the PLAY key to listen to the play back and verify that the operation occurred as you intended In Out DestTrk Blank You can press the UNDO key to return to the state prior to As an example here s how to erase the In Out region of executing this operation p 26 track 1 D Store the In and Out time locations in the IN LOC1 key and OUT LOC2 key Select TRK EDIT mode Set the MODE knob to TRK EDIT Delete Track deleting track This operation deletes removes the specified region In Out of a recorded track When data is deleted th
48. rhythm patterns ranging from simple metronome patterns to more complex drums phrases designed for a particular style of music p 91 When you have an idea for a song and want to begin recording you can play along with the internal rhythm patterns as a guide Selecting and playing a rhythm pattem D Select RHYTHM mode Set the MODE knob to RHYTHM The name of the currently selected rhythm pattern will be displayed Select a rhythm pattern Use the VALUE dial to select the desired rhythm pat tern If you select Off the rhythm will be off The Rhythm pattern list in the appendix lists the avail able rhythm patterns The rhythm patterns that can be selected will depend on the time signature setting If the PAN knob icon PAN is displayed you can also turn the rhythm pattern on off by pressing the RHYTHM knob Adjust the tempo Press the CURSOR key until the display indicate Tempo Use the VALUE dial to adjust the tempo of the song 4 Specify the time signature Press the CURSOR key until the display indicate Beat Use the VALUE dial to specify the time sig nature of the song amp Changing the time signature will also change the rhythm you selected in step 2 To store the specified time signature and tempo in the song press the STOP key to save the song If you turn off the power without saving the song the time signature and tempo yo
49. the desired time to each key as described in Registering the IN and OUT locate points If you want to specify InTime and OutTime locations that are independent of the IN and OUT settings press the lit IN or OUT key while you re in the track editing opera tion the display will change to the time of that locate point Then in the same way as when moving the current time location use the CURSOR keys to make the desired counter value blink and turn the VALUE dial to specify the time mm By pressing the PLAY key at this time you can hear approximately two seconds of playback starting at the selected time location The modified time you specify here will not be reflected by the locate point If you want to change the To Time or End Time for track edit ing operations press the PUNCH key when setting the parameter Step 6 Mixer adjustments By using the mixer to adjust the volume tone and pan ning for input recording or playback of each track you can create the most effective overall sound Select a mixer parameter Adjusting the level volume and pan stereo position Use the TRACK 1 TRACK 4 and MASTER faders to adjust the levels Use the PAN knobs to adjust the pan While the recorder is stopped and the counter is dis played moving a knob will cause its value to briefly appear
50. the effect sound from the L channel of the input and produce a stereo effect from L R When using these effects be sure to input the signal to the L channel CHAIN B CABI DELAY AMP CABINET DELAY OFF CHAIN C DYNA CABI NR EQ ___ CABINET CL BLK 2X10 FLANGER BLK 2X12 BLK 2X12 MODDELAY TWD 1X12 TWD 1X12 TREMOLO TWD 4X10 TWD 4X10 PTCH SFT AC 15 VOX 15 PHASER AC 30 VOX AC30 OCTAVE AC 30TB AD 412 SLOW ATK UK BLUES UK H30 UK 705 UK 70S UK 75 UK 805 UK 805 US V30 UK MDN B 4 UK MDN BLA4x10 US MDN B MD4X10 US MDN B MD4X10 US HI G 4 10 US HI G 4 10 OD CL8X10 CL8X10 FUZZ B 12 FUZZ B 12 B VALVE B 5 1 15 B VALVE B ST1X15 B VALVE B VALVE2 JZ1X15 B VALVE2 B JZ1X15 B VALVE2 B CLASIC 2 15 CLASIC 2 15 CLASIC 5 B US2X15 BSCOOPD B US2X15 BSCOOPD BLASTU B UKAX15 BLASTU B UK4X15 BLASTU B GOLDPN 1 18 B GOLDPN B LA1X18 GOLDPN JAZZ B COMBI BJAZZ B COMBI BJAZZ B STUDIO B STUDIO B STUDIO B A
51. tonal combinations But for some recom mended uses please see the following charts BLK 2X12 BLACK2x12 As you ve probably guessed by now this speaker system accompanied the amp that was modelled for the BLACK 2x12 amp Featuring two 12 Ceramic magnet speakers again made in USA in the mid 60s They are 8 Ohm units wired in parallel for a 4 Ohm total load These speakers have been fea tured on countless recordings of many styles of music but very predominantly Country and Blues based Rock TWD 1X12 TWEFDI1x12 This speaker is the other half of our Tweed 1x12 Amp model As the name suggests it is a single 12 speaker uses an Alnico magnet and made in the USA by one of the US s revered names in vintage loudspeakers TWD 4X10 TWEFDAX10 Keeping with the US made Alnico magnet speakers this cabinet partnered our TWEED 4x10 modelled amp It is an open backed cab using four 10 8 Ohm speakers wired in parallel for a total of 2 Ohms impedance Although origi nally intended for bass guitar this speaker rocks for many different styles VOX 15 This is a 1x12 open backed combo using the famed VOX Blue Alnico speaker manufactured by Celestion in Ipswich England The one we used was a modern re issue that was housed in the VOX combo This speaker which is 8 Ohms impedance 15 Watts power handling is amazingly full bodied for a 1x12 open back cab and of course helps bring the famous VOX chime to the forefro
52. track If you no longer hear the input sound when a record ing track is played back did you set AutoIn to Off 31 57 PAN knobs don t work After you ve edited an effect or used the PAN knobs to adjust the pan or send the physical positions of the PAN knobs may no longer match the actual panning settings Press the EXIT key to leave the mode you re in and move the PAN knobs to left and right so that the PAN knobs will match the actual panning settings Can t record Could the TRACK faders be lowered for conven tional recording Could the MASTER fader be lowered for bounce recording i e when REC MODE is set to BOUNCE etc Have you enabled recording LED lit on the track s you want to record Could there be insufficient free space on the card Is the REC MODE appropriate p 56 If the REC MODE is set to CnvrtMP2 the recorded result will be created as a new song p 52 Can t record two tracks simultaneously The EFFECT ASSIGN effect insert location may have been set to GUITAR MIC gt If this is set to GUITAR MIC only one track can be recorded simultaneously Input sound or recorded sound contains noise or distortion Is the INPUT LEVEL knob raised to an appropriate level sound will distort if the INPUT LEVEL knob set ting is too high or will be noisy if the setting is too low gt 21 If the i
53. track For the procedure refer to 1 Track editing Copying a track in Step 10 Track editing of the Operation section Copy Yes No Select Yes and press the CURSOR key to execute the operation P2 Insiradc Insert blank space into a tack This operation inserts an area of blank space into the In Out region of the edit destination track InsertTo When this operation is executed the track data that fol lows the inserted blank data will be shifted toward the end of the song 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Specify the starting time in the edit source track 3 42 2 1222 22121 2 7 4 4 4 07 7 2 4 4 2 Specify the ending time the edit source track 4 Ins OK 1 Yes No Select Yes and press the CURSOR key to execute the operation Ersirack Erase data froma track This operation erases the track data in the In Out region of the edit destination track EraseTo When this operation is executed the track data in the In Out region will be erased leaving silence 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Specify the starting time in the edit destination track 3
54. 0 to delete unneeded tracks If it is still not possible to execute the operation delete unneeded songs CardFull There is not enough space on the card for recording Execute CdRecvry p 55 If an error message still appears and you do not mind being unable to Undo the previous operation for that song execute DelUndo p 57 for that song Alternatively if you do not mind being able to Undo previous operations for all songs execute DelUndo for All If this does not increase the free space sufficiently use DelV Trk p 50 to delete unneeded tracks If there is still not enough space delete unneeded songs This will appear if the card cannot read or written fast enough during playback or recording Use the Full complete setting to format the card before using it Done OK Undo will not be possible execute anyway This will be displayed after a warning of UndoOver Yes will execute and save to the card or No will cancel execution and will not save to the card EryFull The song cannot be created or renamed or the effects saved because no more files can be created on the card Use Delete Song to delete unneeded songs EvntFull Recording is not possible since there are not enough free events in the song increase the number of free events use DelV Trk p 50
55. 2 PAN PAN adjust the pan Stereo position This lets you adjust the pan stereo position of each track If you turn a knob while the counter is shown in the dis play the parameter and its value will be shown for a cer tain length of time Pan 1 1130 cnt R30 Ib Pan Z L30 an R30 LVL adjust the rhythm level When the PAN function is selected the knob located above the master fader will adjust the rhythm level This is the same setting as the RhythmLv parameter of RHYTHM mode SEND adjust the send level Here you can adjust the send level from each track to the master effect If you turn a knob while the counter is shown in the display the parameter and its value will be shown for a certain length of time This SEND function is only available when a Master type effect is selected 1 1 Send 1 O 100 1b Send 2 O 100 1c O 100 1 Send 4 O 100 RETURN adjust the retum level If you ve selected the SEND function the knob located above the master fader will adjust the retu
56. 2M 64M 128M 256M 512M 1G 2G This displays the type of card that is currently being used The capacity is shown in Megabytes M or Gigabytes C This indicates the percentage of free space available on the currently used card i e space that can be written P2 CdFxSave Saving an effect user This operation saves the effect user data to the card Select the save destination for the effect data 1 The data will be saved to Numl the data that is loaded at power on 2 The data will be saved to Num2 The normal effect write operation p 39 will always over write the data onto Num1 EFF If you do not want to over write select 2 Mode parameters P3 CdFxLoad Loading an effect user file This operation loads the effect user data into internal mi Zu USB memory iri 1 21 Select the effect data load source Choose this mode when you want to connect the D4 to Int Load the initial settings preset data your computer For details refer to 1 Connecting the D4 1 Load from Num1 the data that is loaded at power on to your computer via USB in Step 12 Saving data on 2 Load from Num2 your computer of the Operation section amp It is not possible to load a user effect program individually P4 CdRecvey Recover card data This operation checks and recovers a card p 55 Press the CURSOR key to
57. 37 Play internal rhythms along with the playback p 42 Step 5 Viewing and changing the time location This section explains how to use the counter display how to use locate points and how to select a different time location within a song 1 Changing the format of the counter display The counter display format shown in Play mode can be switched according to your needs You can switch between the following two time display formats Hu 1 minutes seconds 1 1000 second B measures beats 1 96 beat Set tke MODE knob to Locate Locate mode and turn the VALUE dial to change the display format p 62 2 Changing the current time location D Setthe counter display blinking In the Locate or Play mode when the counter is dis played pressing the CURSOR key will make the counter display begin to blink Operation 9 Use the VALUE dial to change the time location Now turn the VALUE dial to change the location To move the cursor between the various units of change use the CURSOR keys Moving toward the right will switch to a new screen that will allow you to move in smaller units Wer If LocMoni p 57 is turned On you will be able to lis ten to the sound as you change the time location This can be useful for setting locate points with greater accu
58. ARD mode Set the MODE knob to CARD Operation Select the Card Recovery operation Use the VALUE dial to select CdRecvry and press the CURSOR m key 3 Execute the Card Recovery operation When the display asks Ready select Yes and press the CURSOR m key Formatting a card Format When you format all the contents of that card will be erased D Select CARD mode Set the MODE knob to CARD Select the Format operation Use the VALUE dial to select CdFormat and press the CURSOR m key 9 Select the format type When the display asks FmtType use the VALUE dial to select the format type Normally you should select Std Select Full if you are using the card with the D4 for the first time or if the card has been producing errors Formatting a card with the Full setting will take more time 4 Execute the Format operation When the display asks Sure select Yes and press the CURSOR key The card will be formatted ____ parameters This section explains the parameters that appear in the dis play for each mode you select using the Mode knob Mastering mastering recording In this recording mode the playback of the tracks will be mixed down to the track s that are record enabled by SELECT MODE Here you can select the recording
59. AutoIn is On P2 Foot SW Foot switch settings 1 POO 5 1 This specifies the polarity of the foot switch connected to the FOOT SW jack An is displayed when you press the foot switch to turn it on P3 UndoSys Undo settings 1 Off On Select whether the Undo Redo function will be available On Undo Redo will be available After recording or track editing you will be able to undo redo Off Undo Redo will not be available 43 If this is On the undo data will be erased following the next recording or track editing operation If you turn this again without performing a recording or track editing operation undo redo will be available 2 DelUndo 2 15 ALL You can delete the undo data to increase the free space on the card Press the CURSOR key to select Yes and the data will be deleted Undo data that has been deleted cannot be recovered 5 Delete only the undo data of the currently selected song ALL Delete the undo data of all songs 58 Use these operations to edit the tracks you ve recorded These editing operations will affect the virtual track A you ve selected in V TRK mode for each track 1 4 The reg
60. C 100 B AC 100 B AC 100 B UK MAJ B UK MAJ B UK MAJ CL COMP CL COMP CL COMP ACOUSTIC ACOUSTIC ACOUSTIC SYNTH SYNTH NR OFF DELAY SYNTH CHAIN D LIMIT MOD DELAY DYNA EQ MOD AMB 4BAND EQ GATE DELAY OFF OFF 01 LIMITER LOW EQ CHORUS MID EQ FLANGER HIGH EQ MODDELAY WIDE 1 TREMOLO WIDE EQ2 PTCH SFT WIDE EQ3 PHASER OCTAVE SLOW ATK CHAIN E MIC LIMIT GATE MOD DELAY EQ DYNA MOD AMB Mic ___ DELAY OFF OFF OFF VNTG DY LIMITER CHORUS MULTI CN FLANGER PERC CN MODDELAY WHALE DY TREMOLO VOCAL CN PTCH SFT VOCAL TB PHASER B DRM DY OCTAVE CHAIN 1 MOD AMB MOD OFF AMB OFF SLOW ATK CHAIN 2 LIMIT EQ GATE DYNA EQ _ LIMIT 4BAND EQ GATE OFF OFF GATE STMODDLY ST PITCH ST PHSER PP DELAY CHAIN 5 COMP ACO MIC CABI EQ OFF E 01 CL COMP VNTG DY 02 ACOUSTIC MULTI CN PERC CN WHALE DY VOCAL CN VOCAL TB CHORUS ECHO 01 LIMITER LOW EQ FLANGER ST DELAY MID EQ MOD DELAY HIGH EQ TREM PAN WIDE EQ1 PTCH SFT WIDE EQ2 PHASER
61. CATE mode Verify the tracks that are set to record Make sure that the REC SELECT LEDs are lit for the tracks you want to record If they are not lit return to step Press the REC key to enter record ready mode The REC key will blink The value display indicates the amount of time avail able for recording Begin recording When you re ready press the PLAY key The D4 will start recording and you can begin performing on your instrument During recording the REC key and PLAY key will be lit Stop recording When you re finished performing press the STOP key Recording will stop and the REC key and PLAY key will go dark Additional recording Using virtual tracks to record The D4 is a four track recorder but each track has 8 virtual tracks You can record on any of the virtual tracks Select the virtual track on which you will record Use the MODE knob to select V TRK mode Use the CURSOR keys to select a track number and use the VALUE dial to select a virtual track Adjust the recording level of your input device and record Refer to 1 Recording methods steps Overdubbing listening to the playback while you record another track The technique of listening to the playback of previously recorded tracks while you record another track is called overdubbing For example this can be used when you want to listen to previously recorded ba
62. D4 DIGITAL RECORDER Precautions Location Using the unit in the following locations can result in a malfunction n direct sunlight Locations of extreme temperature or humidity Excessively dusty or dirty locations Locations of excessive vibration Close to magnetic fields Power supply Please connect the designated AC adapter to an AC outlet of the cor rect voltage Do not connect it to an AC outlet of voltage other than that for which your unit is intended Interference with other electrical devices Radios and televisions placed nearby may experience reception inter ference Operate this unit at a suitable distance from radios and televi sions Handling To avoid breakage do not apply excessive force to the switches or con trols Care If the exterior becomes dirty wipe it with a clean dry cloth Do not use liquid cleaners such as benzene or thinner or cleaning compounds or flammable polishes Keep this manual After reading this manual please keep it for later reference Keeping foreign matter out of your equipment Never set any container with liquid in it near this equipment If liq uid gets into the equipment it could cause a breakdown fire or electrical shock Be careful not to let metal objects get into the equipment If some thing does slip into the equipment unplug the AC adapter from the wall outlet Then contact your nearest Korg dealer or the store where the equipment was purchased
63. IME parameter has no effect Be MIX 0 10 Adjusts the amount of effect mixed into the sound MOD DELAY ST MODDLY STEREO MOD DELAY These effects can also modulate the delay time to produce chorus or flanger like effects 1 TIME 0 1 75 Adjusts the delay time 2 FEEDBACK 0 10 Adjusts the feedback repeated echoes 3 SPEED 0 1 10Hz Adjusts the speed at which the pitch is modulated 4 0 10 Adjusts the depth at which the pitch is modulated bi MEN Susi 0 10 Adjusts the amount of effect mixed into the sound TREM PAN TREMOLO PAN These effects simulate the tremolo that is built into some gui tar amps TREM PAN can be selected in CHAIN 1 1 BLANK 2 SPREAD 0 10 Switches between tremolo and pan For TREM PAN BLANK For TREMOLO 3 SPEED 1 0 10Hz Adjusts the speed of tremolo 0 1 10Hz Adjusts the speed of tremolo For TREM PAN 0 10 Adjusts the depth of tremolo b PTCH SFT PITCH SHIFTER ST PITCH STEREO PITCH SHIFTER These are pitch shifter effects with a 2 octave range of adjust ment 1 BLANK 2 BLANK i PITCH iii 24 24 Adjusts the pitch change amount 4 FINE 50 50 Fine adjustment of pitch change amount 9 MIX 0 10
64. LAY key to audition the playback for approximately two seconds starting at the selected time Specify the EndTime Use the VALUE dial to select one of the choices Then press the CURSOR m key You can press the PUNCH key at this point to modify the selected time You can also press the PLAY key to audition the playback for approximately two seconds starting at the selected time Select PitchFix Use the VALUE dial to select whether the pitch will remain the same or will change For this example select Yes to fix the pitch Then press the CURSOR key 1 Execute the operation When the display asks Exp OK press the CURSOR key to execute the operation When the data has been expanded compressed the display will indicate Finish 2 Press the PLAY key to listen to the play back and verify that the operation occurred as you intended 49 50 You can press the UNDO key to return to the state prior to executing this operation 26 A The amount of time required to complete this operation the Finish display is determined by the length of the speci fied region In Out Copy Virtual Track CpyV Trk copying to a virtual track This operation copies an entire virtual track from begin ning to end to another virtual track of the same track or to a virtual track of another track SrcTrk SrcVTrk l DestTrk gt DestVTrk
65. LWATK Bass Guitar BrightHL Master LowCutEQ Insert E Guitar B DELAY Bass Guitar MiniHall Master LowBstEQ Insert ALICE E Guitar MIC ACOU Ac Guitar BrightPL Master Hi BstEQ Insert 9 4 U11 U99 contain the MAHAVISU Guitar MicAcou2 Ac Guitar Room RV Master Hi CutEQ Insert GOVTMULE Guitar ACOUS DI Ac Guitar SpringRV Master DigiGate Insert UNCHAIN Guitar AcousDi2 Ac Guitar 65 Echo Master GTR_VOX1 5 Insert PASSION Guitar VOC MIC Vocals Voc_Chor Master GTR_VOX2 Insert 5TH B LO E Guitar VOC MIC2 Vocals VocPhasr Master Radio_EQ General SUPEROCT E Guitar MIC DI Vocals PsftEcho Master DriveLim General MAYDELAY E Guitar MIC DD Vocals St Flang Master Max Lim General IMIHAZE E Guitar DRUM MIC Drums St Pitch Master PP Delay Master POLICE E Guitar DrumMic2 Drums St Phase Master SweepFlg Master WES E Guitar KB LO EQ Key board St_Chors Master Oct Dely Master MEGADAVE E Guitar KB MIDEQ Key board St_MdDly Master PDlyEcho Master DOOKIE E Guitar KB HIEQ Key board SoftComp Insert Pan Echo Master Internal MIC 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 gt had gt same data as the presets Ei p pn m tri rj tr pH tn td tn DH dt dt dt dt dt dt dt db dt dt Effect Chain List For each chain the following effects can be selected CHAIN A AMP CABI m MOD Effects marked by an asterisk generate
66. O as the effect type p 37 It is not possible to use a guitar insert effect on a play back track Master effect does not apply Is the effect insert location correct Press the FX MASTER key to choose MASTER as the effect type p 38 Is the send level from each track set to 0 or close to 0 Press the SEL key to select SEND and use the PAN knobs to adjust the send levels of each track Is the return level set to 0 or close to 0 Press the SEL key to select SEND and then use the RETURN knob to adjust the return level Final effect does not apply Is the effect insert location correct Press the FX FINAL key to choose FINAL as the effect type 38 Rhythm Can t hear rhythm sounds gt Is rhythm selected Select RHYTHM mode and press the CURSOR gt key In the page that indicates the rhythm name choose a setting other than Off for Rhythm The rhythm volume may have been lowered Either use the RHYTHM knob to adjust the rhythm volume or select RHYTHM mode press the CUR SOR key to make the display indicate Rhyth mLy and adjust the rhythm volume The recorder may be stopped Press the PLAY key to play back The rhythm will sound when the recorder is recording or playing If you want to hear
67. PUT LEVEL Max Induded items 16dBu INPUT LEVEL Min Source impedance 600 Q CompactFlash P AC adapter GTR Input impedance 890 kQ __ __ _ Rated level 30dBu INPUT LEVEL Max Options 4dBu INPUT LEVEL Min lt lt Maximum level 18dBu INPUT LEVEL Max PS 1 foot switch 16dBu INPUT LEVEL Min Source impedance 6000 Appearance and specifications are subject to change without notice for improvement Index A AC adapter etes 17 Auto Punch In Out 32 B Back Up anan aa aan gank eaaa gek aa 53 mE 42 oii 33 16 54 55 Card Recovery 55 iini roce cei 38 CompactFlash 16 Computer ittis 52 15 Counter display 35 D DOIG s ng n ern 19 Device drivert 2 53 Editing an 38 39 User area Effect parameter Effect program Effect user file Expansion compression 48 F Favorite knob sess 40 Final 38 Jan an 55 Guitar mic 37 H Hid seo ees 28 IN LOCI oier Input device Insert guitar v
68. RIGHT WARNING eee nne 7 4 21 Features of the D4 and their function 8 T Top panel ss asaos anan ngapa REA Eee 5 Select 22 2 Rear panel 6 ee 22 3 Side panels eee eet 4 Display screen 13 P 23 Operation 24 Step 1 Basic operation 24 Inserting or removing a card 1 Selecting modes sss 24 lInserting a card Play 4 44 09 24 2 Removing a Modes selected by the MODE knob 24 Cards that can be used with the D4 SUP MOES ote eem 24 Card handling aceite aee 2 Selecting and editing parameters s 25 Selecting a parameter Editing a parameter Using the PAN knobs to select edit e 26 Canceling edit 26 9 eStore Tuning your guitar 26 Tuning your acoustic 27 Step 2 Creating selecting a song 1 Creating a new song 2 Selecting a different song sss 28 To select the previous numbered song 28 To select the next numbered song
69. SIGN 1 key the key will light Press one of the PAN knobs to select a track for recording Using the same procedure press the TRACK ASSIGN 2 key and select another recording track 29 30 If you press and hold a TRACK ASSIGN key the REC SELECT LED of the currently selected track will light You can also listen to rhythm while you record p 43 If you re in Effect mode press the EXIT key to return to Play mode before specifying the recording track If the GUITAR MIC key is lit you can record on only one track at a time 3 Check the input level While watching the INPUT LEVEL LED produce sound on your keyboard or other input device and adjust the INPUT LEVEL 1 knob Adjust the level as high as possible without allowing the LED to light Adjust the INPUT LEVEL 2 knob in the same way You can also apply an effect to the input source 37 To listen to the sound that is being input raise the TRACK faders and the MASTER fader to about 6 Set the recording level Use the TRACK faders to adjust the recording level Watch the level meter and slowly move the fader up as high as possible without allowing the signal to reach CLIP Use the MASTER fader and PHONE LEVEL knob to adjust the monitor volume Set the current time to the location from which you want to begin recording If you want to begin recording at a different time loca tion use the MODE knob to select LO
70. ace Use the VALUE dial to select the number of the track into which you want to insert a blank space For this Operation example select 1 Then press the CURSOR key 9 Select the Erase operation 5 Set the In Time and Out Time Use the VALUE dial to select ErsTrack and press Use the VALUE dial to specify each locate point the CURSOR key After you ve specified the locate points press the 0 Select EraseTo track number from which you CURSOR key Refer to Copying a track want to erase data Use the VALUE dial to select the number of the track from which you want to erase data For this example select 1 Then press the CURSOR key Specify the InTime In time location and OutTime Use the VALUE dial to make your selections see Copy Track Then press the CURSOR m key To use the time locations you specified in Step 1 select LOC 1 Press the PLAY key to listen to the play back and as the In time and LOC 2 OUT as the Out time verify that the operation occurred as you intended You can press the PLAY key to hear approximately two sec onds of playback starting at the selected time location Execute the editing operation When the display asks Ins OK press the CURSOR key to execute the operation When the blank space has been inserted the display will indicate Finish You can
71. ch in point the time location at which recording will automatically begin Specify the time location where you want to stop recording Using the same procedure as in the previous step set the counter to the location where you want to stop recording Press the STORE key the key will light In this state pressing the OUT LOC2 key will store the current time location as the punch out point the time location at which recording will automatically end 3 Press the PUNCH key When this key is lit the auto punch in out function is on The display will indicate RollTime Use the VALUE dial to specify the roll time the length of the audio playback that will occur before recording begins specified as a number of measures Set this to 0 if you want to begin recording immediately or to about 2 if you need some playback time to get ready 4 Press the REC key to put the D4 in record ready mode Begin Auto Punch In Out recording When you re ready press the PLAY key to begin recording Playback will begin earlier than the punch in point as specified by the roll time and recording will begin automatically when you reach the punch in point When you reach the punch out point recording will end and the track will automatically resume playback 6 Press the STOP key to stop playback If desired you can press the UNDO key to return to the state prior to recording p 26 Operation
72. choices Then press the CURSOR key You can press the PUNCH key at this point to modify the selected time You can also press the PLAY key to audition the playback for approximately two seconds starting at the selected time Press the PUNCH key to return to the previ ous step Execute the Copy operation When the display asks Copy OK press the CUR SOR key to execute the operation When the has been completed the display will indicate Finish 1 Press the PLAY key to listen to the play back and verify that the copy occurred as you intended You can press the UNDO key to return to the state prior to executing the copy track operation gt 26 Insert Track Insirack inserting a blank space This operation inserts an area of silent data into the speci fied region In Out of a recorded track Track data that follows the inserted blank space will be moved toward the end of the song In Out DestTrk l al DestTrk Blank As an example here s how to insert a blank space into the In Out region of track 1 D Store the and Out time locations in the IN LOC1 key and OUT LOC2 key Select TRK EDIT mode Set the MODE knob to TRK EDIT 3 Select the Insert operation Use the VALUE dial to select InsTrack and press the CURSOR m key D Select InsertTo track number into which you want to insert a blank sp
73. cking tracks while you record a lead guitar performance D Select the track that you want to record When you press the TRACK ASSIGN 1 or 2 key the key you pressed will light Press one of the PAN knobs to select the recording track Raise the TRACK faders of the tracks you want to hear play back as you record Adjust the recording level of the input source and press the PLAY key You can practice your performance while listening to the previously recorded tracks just as if you were actually recording Adjust the level of your input source instru ment and practice playing and working out your musi cal ideas until you are ready to actually record 1f you can t hear the input source go to SYSTEM mode and in MixerSys press the CURSOR m key to turn Autoln Off p 57 3 Start recording Press the REC key When you re ready press the PLAY key to begin recording Press the STOP key when you are done If you need to move to a different time location use the LOCATE mode Punch in out re recording a portion of a track If you make a mistake in one part of your recorded perfor mance or if you are not happy with a certain part of your performance you can re record just a specific portion of the track without having to re record the entire track from the beginning or without having to play through to the end of the track Operation Punch in is the action of switching the so
74. contents of memory may be lost if an unexpected malfunction occurs so be sure to make a backup of any important data Korg Corporation can take no responsibil ity for any damages due to loss of data This professional device is intended only for use with works for which you yourself own the copyright for which you have received permission from the copyright holder to publicly per form record broadcast sell and duplicate or in connection with activities which constitute fair use under copyright law If you are not the copyright holder have not received per mission from the copyright holder or have not engaged in fair use of the works you may be violating copyright law and may be liable for damages and penalties If you are unsure about your rights to a work please consult a copyright attor ney KORG TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY INFRINGEMENT COMMITTED THROUGH USE OF KORG PRODUCTS What is JEMS 5 Resonant structure and Electronic circuit Modeling System is KORG s proprietary sound modeling technology which precisely reproduces the complex character and nature of both acoustic and electric instruments as well as electronic circuits in real world environments 25 emulates a wide variety of sound generation characteristics including instru ment bodies speakers amp cabinets acoustic fields micro phones vacuum tubes transistors etc
75. ct program As an example here s how to edit the currently selected effect and save it in user area number U03 under the name you specify D Edit the effect Press the desired one of the four effect type keys e g FX GUITAR MIC or INSERT GTR VO and edit the effect Refer to Editing an effect 2 Press the FX WRITE PROG key The name of the original effect will appear in the dis play 9 Assign a name to the edited effect program The character you are currently able to edit will be blinking Use the CURSOR keys to move to the character you want to change and use the VALUE dial to edit the name When you have fin ished editing the name press the FX WRITE PROG key once again If you don t want to edit the name simply press the FX WRITE PROG key Select the user program number where you want the program saved and save the program With the display indicating Write Num use the VALUE dial to select the save destination For this example select U03 and press the CURSOR key When the display asks Sure use the VALUE dial to select Yes and press the CURSOR key your effect program will be saved to the specified number If you select No you will return to the effect pro gram select page without saving A When you save the edited settings will be overwritten onto that number and the previous settings stored to that user program numb
76. cting a guitar 1 GIR Conneding a line level device 1 LINE DNPUT 2 LINE x 2 5 EX LLL CD player cassette deck etc Introdudion EERE EERE Connecting a mic to the XLR jack Mic Comm DNPUT 21 gt gt t Powered monitor speakers etc 2 Removing i Grasp the ridge located on the underside of the card nserting removing o and pull it out toward yourself In order to record on the D4 you will need a Compact Flash card which we ll refer to simply as a card in this manual 1 Inserting a card Insert the card with the label facing upward Firmly push the card all the way into the card slot A Be careful to insert the card in the correct direction amp Never insert or remove the card while the power is on Doing so may damage the card The card may be damaged if you use excessive force when inserting or removing it Cards that can be used with the D4 The D4 can use CompactFlash cards of capacitie
77. dication shows whether more pages exist in each direction To move to another page press the CURSOR key for that direction cx Editing a parameter If the displayed page contains a parameter whose value you can edit the value display will blink and the edit icon will appear Turn the VALUE dial to edit the parameter VALUE tis Fi 26 Using the PAN knobs to select edit parameters The PAN knobs can be used to edit the value of certain parameters Use the SEL key to switch the function of the PAN knobs An icon in the display indicates the parameter that can currently be edited AMP FX If you press the FX GUITAR MIC INSERT GTR VO MASTER or FINAL key the PAN knobs will edit effect parameters 1 5 SEND If you press the SEL key to select SEND and the MASTER key is lit the PAN knobs will control the master sends and return A If you use the PAN knobs to edit parameters in this way the physical position of the PAN knobs will no longer match the actual panning of each track Canceling an edit Undo Redo After performing a track editing operation you can use the Undo function to return to the condition prior to exe cuting the edit If the undo icon Ul is shown you can press the UNDO key to execute the Undo function After undoing the Redo icon will light and you can use the same operation to Redo the edit returning to the con dition prior t
78. e data fol lowing the deleted region i e the data following the Out location will be moved toward the beginning of the song In Out DestTrk a DestTrk Here s how to delete the In Out region of track 1 D Store the In and Out time locations in the IN LOC1 key and OUT LOC2 key Select TRK EDIT mode Set the MODE knob to TRK EDIT 3 Select the Delete operation Use the VALUE dial to select DelTrack and press the CURSOR m key Select DeleteTo track number from which you want to delete data Use the VALUE dial to select the number of the track from which you want to delete data For this example select 1 Then press the CURSOR key 5 Specify the InTime In time location and Out Time Use the VALUE dial to make your selections see Copy Track Then press the CURSOR key To use the time locations you specified in Step 1 select LOC 1 IN as the In time and LOC 2 OUT as the Out time You can press the IN LOC1 or OUT LOC2 key at this point to modify the selected time You can also press the PLAY key to audition the playback for approximately two seconds starting at the selected time Modifying the time here will not affect the time that is registered in the key 6 Execute the operation When the display asks Del OK press the CURSOR key to execute the operation When the data has been deleted the d
79. each of the factory preset effect programs Editing an effect D Select the effect type Press the one of the four effect type keys e g FX GUITAR MIC INSERT GTR VO Select an effect program Turn the VALUE dial to select the effect program you want to edit p 81 3 Select an effect module Press the PAN knob that corresponds to the effect module you want to edit the effect module editing screen will appear in the display Turn the VALUE dial to select an effect module The number of effect modules depends on the effect type The available effect modules are shown in the effect chain in the display The order in which effect modules are edited may not always match the order in which the modules are connected 5 Turn the PAN knobs to edit the parameters The number of parameters depends on the effect module The editable parameters are shown in the display Operation To bypass an effect press the currently selected FX key Adjust the volume of the effect After making settings in step 5 press the CURSOR to access the ProgMVol effect program master volume page While listening to the output use the VALUE dial to adjust the volume Saving an effect program If you re happy with the results of your effect editing you should execute the following procedure in order to save your new effect program The effect program you ve edited will not be saved automatically To save an effe
80. er 2 files When you execute MP2 recording a playback only stereo MP2 song will be newly created the existing song will not be overwritten The mixer will operate in the same way as for Mastering recording When you switch the recording mode the TRACK ASSIGN REC SELECT and effect assignments will be turned off If this setting is on the input source for the track s that are record enabled by REC SELECT will be automati cally switched according to the state of the recorder When using punch recording we suggest you turn this setting On On For tracks selected for recording the input will be switched automatically according to the status of the recorder External input when the recorder is stopped Track play back when the recorder is playing External input when the recorder is recording Off Tracks selected for recording will always use the external input If AutoPan is On pan settings will be made automati cally when you bounce record to a single track Turn SubIn On when you want to insert an external input directly into the master bus Otherwise leave this turned Off 51 This function outputs the track playback in order to help you verify the location when you change the current time Mode parameters eee in the Locate page The track audio of channels selected for recording will be output if
81. er will be lost 4 Using the Favorite knob There are eleven locations on the Favorite knob where you can register your frequently used effect programs for instant access Using the Favorite knob to select an effect When the D4 is shipped from the factory the eleven effects printed on the panel are registered to the Favorite knob D Turn the knob to select an effect One of the four effect type keys e g FX GUITAR MIC will light The display will show the name of the effect To turn the effect off press the effect type key e g FX GUI that s lit Registering an effect to the Favorite knob D Select the effect program that you want to register You can use the Favorite knob to select an effect or press one of the four effect type keys e g FX GUI and then turn the VALUE dial to select an effect program Chose a registration position on the Favorite knob Press the FX WRITE KNOB key The display will indicate KnobPosi Use the VALUE dial to select the knob position where you want to register the effect and press the CURSOR m key 9 Confirm the registration The display will ask WriteOK Use the VALUE dial to select Yes and press the CURSOR key The effect will be registered to this location If you want to restore the D4 to the factory set state use the Effect User File Load operation to load the ini tial data int eff Loading saving an effect user
82. execute the Card Recover operation P5 CdFormat Format a This operation formats initializes a card A card that has been used by another device must be formatted p 55 A All the data on the card will be lost when you execute the Format operation 4 D ERR Select the format type Std Standard formatting Full Complete formatting If you re using the card with the D4 for the first time select Full to perform a complete format Effect parameters ______ CHAIN D This chain allows multiple inputs such as Effect types from a mic electric bass or synthesizer y Use the four effect type keys GUITAR MIC INSERT H cB NR H GTR VO MASTER and FINAL to select an effect type This selection determines the location in the signal EM 2 path where the effect will be inserted CHAIN E This chain is suitable for mic input Each effect program is based on one of the eleven different micsm HummeRH Gate H H chains ways in which effect modules are connected Each effect module in a chain can be edited and switched on off independently After you ve edited an effect pro gram you can save it as user data INSERT GTR VO Stereo in Stereo out MASTER Stereo in Stereo out Effect types and chain structure FINAL Stereo in Stere
83. ey will light Select the recording tradk By default track 1 is automatically selected as the recording track the TRACK ASSIGN 1 key and REC SELECT 1 LED will light If you want to select a track other than track 1 as the recording track press the PAN knob corresponding to that track to select it Set the input level Adjust INPUT LEVEL 1 as you watch the LED Set the level as high as possible without letting the LED light red Set the monitoring level Gradually raise the TRACK 1 fader as you watch the level meter 1 and make sure that you are hearing sound Use the MASTER fader and PHONE knob to adjust the monitor volume 5 Select an effect Press the GUITAR MIC key The guitar mic effects will appear Use the VALUE dial to select an effect program Play your guitar to hear the sound Edit an effect module Press the PAN knob for one of the effect modules within the selected effect chain and then turn the VALUE dial to select that effect module You can turn the PAN knobs to edit the value of the parame ters in that module Press the EXIT key You will return to Play mode 6 Record Adjust the recording level Use the TRACK 1 fader to adjust the recording level While you watch level meter 1 gradually raise the fader as far as possible without allowin
84. f these keys to store the current time location to that key In the auto punch record mode the PUNCH key will be lit recording will automatically begin and end punch in out at the times specified by these keys The times registered to these keys are also used for track editing TRK EDIT mode and for auto punch recording See Step 3 Re recording a specified time region of a track Auto punch in out For details on how to register a time location refer to 3 Using locate points to change the time in Step 5 Viewing and changing the time of the Operation section 20 PUNCH key This key turns auto punch recording on off On key lit Auto punch recording Off key unlit Conventional recording For details on using auto punch recording refer to Re recording a specified time region of a track Auto punch in out in Step 3 Recording of the Opera tion section 21 CURSOR a gt keys Use these keys to move between pages in the display The key s will light to indicate the direction s in which it is possible to move 22 SEL key Use this key to select the function of the PAN knobs The display shows the currently selected function 23 TRANSPORT keys Use these keys to operate the recorder e g play record PLAY This plays the currently selected song If you ve used the REC SEL keys to select a recording track press the REC key and then press the PLAY key to begin recording T
85. f each track to adjust the depth of the effect being applied to that track This type of effect is used mainly for spatial type effects such as reverb or stereo modulation to enhance the overall depth of the song and to improve the balance D Select the master effect Press the FX MASTER key the key will light To turn it off press and hold the key Select an effect program Turn the VALUE dial to select an effect program While you listen to the playback adjust the effect return level and send levels Press the SEL key the SEND icon will appear in the display Use the track 1 4 PAN knobs to adjust the send levels Use the master PAN knob to adjust the return level Using the final effect One stereo final effect processor is built into the D4 This effect is applied to the master L R signal immediately before the master fader For example you can use a dynamics type effect program such as a limiter to make the overall level more consistent D Select the final effect Press the FX FINAL key the key will light mm To turn it off press and hold the key Select an effect program Turn the VALUE dial to select an effect program Lis ten to the playback to hear the result of the final effect Editing an effect You can edit any of the effect program that you have selected for each effect type If you move to another mode or turn off the power without saving the edited effect your settings will
86. file The card used with the D4 can contain two effect user files allowing you to load a different set of user programs as necessary Each effect user file contains all of the user programs U 00 U 99 If you want to keep the factory set user program data you ll need to back up the user effect file to your computer The file loaded at power on When you power on the D4 file 1 1 EFF will be loaded and when you save an effect program it will also be saved in this file If the card does not contain an effect user file 1 EFF data stored in the D4 itself the default settings will be loaded Simply exchanging cards will not change the contents of the effects To save an effect user file Select CARD mode Use the MODE knob to select CARD mode Select CdFxSave Use the VALUE dial to select CdFxSave and press the CURSOR key Select the number where you want the user effect file to be saved The display indicates Save Num Use the VALUE dial to select the file number 1 or 2 Save the file Press the CURSOR key the display will indicate Sure Use the VALUE dial to select Yes and then press the CURSOR key once again If you select No the file will not be saved To load an effect user file D Select CARD mode Use the MODE knob to select CARD mode Select CdFxSave Use the VALUE dial to select CdFxLoad and press the
87. following that number will be renumbered down ward by one Here you can edit the name of the currently selected song Refer to 3 Changing the name of a song in Step 2 Cre 44 You can t Undo this operation ating or selecting a song of the Operation section R2 CopySong copy a song This operation copies the selected song to the specified destination song number Select the copy destination song number The range is from 1 to the last existing song number 2 Yes No Select Yes and press the CURSOR key to execute the operation If CopySong is not a new song number the songs following that number will be renumbered upward by one A You can t Undo this operation NEW SONG Here you can create a new song P1 SongGrade spedfy the song grade Select the song grade recording quality for the song you want to create Hiq High Quality best audio quality Std Standard standard audio quality Eco Economy longest recording time you can view information about the card check the card format the card or manage effect user files A All data on the card will be lost when you format it P1 Cardinfo infomation View card information Here you can view the card type and the amount of free area 1 Capadty 16M 3
88. g the level to reach CLIP Use the MASTER fader and PHONE knob to adjust the monitor volume Arm the D4 for recording Press the REC key to put the D4 into record ready mode The REC key will blink Record When you are ready to perform press the PLAY key Recording will start and you may begin playing your instrument During recording the REC key and PLAY key will be lit Stop recording When you re finished performing press the STOP key Recording will stop and the REC key and PLAY key will go dark 7 Playback Press the REW key The time location will return to the beginning of the song Disarm the recording track If the REC SELECT LED of the track you specified as the recording track in 4 Record is still lit press the PAN knob corresponding to that track again and the LED will go dark Listen to the recording Press the PLAY key Playback will begin During playback the PLAY key will be lit Use the MASTER fader to adjust the volume Stop the playback To stop playback press the STOP key Playback will stop and the PLAY key will go dark To listen again repeat steps 1 4 Quick start OE eee ENT 24 Step 1 Basic operation This section explains basic operation of the D4 Selecting modes The functions of the D4 are organized
89. he PLAY key will remain lit during playback or recording If you press this key during playback the playback will slow down to half speed without changing the pitch making it easy to play along with a difficult phrase as you practice While setting the In Out To or End times in track editing you can press this key to play back approxi mately two seconds from that time location REC Pressing this key will arm the D4 for recording record ready mode The key will blink In order to enter record ready mode you need to press the PAN knob s for the track s you wish to record the selected track s LED will light When you then press the PLAY key the key will light and recording will begin STOP This key stops the recording or playback the recorder will stop If you press this key while already stopped the song will be saved and you will return to the beginning of that song REW Rewind This key moves to the beginning of the song If you press and hold this key during playback the time location will move rapidly toward the beginning of the song Introdudion FF Fast Forward If you press and hold this key during playback the time location will move rapidly toward the end of the song 24 UNDO key Use this key to undo the most recent recording or track editing operation or to cancel the Undo opera tion i e redo After performing a recording or editing operation you can press the UNDO key
90. he RTM LVL knob to edit AMP amplifier Press the CURSOR key to make blink or press PAN knob 2 to select this module 1 1 6 E O1 Selects the type of amp simulator Ta CY sasae ee ns ee 1 10 Use the PAN 1 knob to edit 15 oi ME 1 10 Use the PAN 2 knob to edit Te PH N EAE 1 10 Use the PAN 3 knob to edit NTC E E E E 1 10 Use the PAN 4 knob to edit E E AT EAE 0 10 Use the RTM LVL knob to edit EQ cabinet equalizer Press the CURSOR key to make CABI EQ blink or press PAN knob 3 to select this module 1 Cabinet Select the type of cabinet or equalizer P5 MOD modulation Press the CURSOR key to make MOD blink or press PAN knob 4 to select this module Select the type of modulation P6 AME ambience Press the CURSOR key to make AMB blink or press the RTM LVL knob to select this module Select the type of ambience 7 NR GATE noise reduction gate Press the CURSOR key to select this module Use the dial or the PAN knob to edit P8 ProgMVol program master volume Press the CURSOR key to select this parameter Use the dial to edit P9 F
91. ill differ according to the operating sys tem of your computer Windows users Supported versions Windows Me 2000 or later D Connect the D4 to your computer Connect a USB cable to the USB jack of the D4 Con nect the other end to your computer system Make sure that the connector is oriented correctly and insert it all the way into the jack Display the USB communications page Set the MODE knob to USB When the Ready display appears select Yes and press the CURSOR key The display will indicate CrdReady 8 A drive named Removable Disk will be added to your computer Operation If you are connecting the D4 for the first time the device driver will be installed now 4 Back up the data to your computer When you open the removable disk drive that was added in step 3 you will see the contents of the Card that is inserted in the D4 Copy the desired song effect data into your computer Song data from your computer can also be written to the Card Turn off the USB connection Left click the card icon displayed in the right side of your computer s taskbar In the menu that appears left click Stop USB disk driver drive name Make sure that a message indicating that the USB disk may be disconnected safely is displayed Make sure that the display has changed from CardLock to CrdReady and press the CURSOR key When the display indicates Comp
92. ion of time to be edited can be specified when you exe cute each editing operation however by default the times reg istered to the IN LOC1 and OUT LOC2 keys will be used P1 CpyTradc Copy track This operation copies the track data in the In Out region of the edit source track CopyFrom to the To location in the edit destination track CopyTo for the specified number of times A When this operation is executed the copy destination track CopyTo will be overwritten 1 CopyFrom essc nen ener enne nnn sasn anne 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Specify the starting time in the edit source track For the procedure refer to 1 Track editing Copying a track in Step 10 Track editing of the Operation section For details on how to register a time to the IN LOC2 key refer to 3 Using locate points to change the time location Regis tering the IN and OUT locate points in Step 5 Viewing and changing the time location of the Operation section Specify the ending time in the edit source track For the procedure refer to 1 Track editing Copying a track in Step 10 Track editing of the Operation section For details on how to register a time to the OUT LOC2 key refer to 3 Using locate points to change the time location Registering the IN and OUT locate points in Step 5 View ing and changing the time location of the Operation section Specify the time location in the edit destination
93. is eminently suitable for most rock styles How could we not model it US V30 This black beast of a cabinet hails from the same home in California as our US Modern amp It uses four UK made Vintage named speakers Itis renowned for its deep bass and high end detail and is extremely popular amongst today s nu metal expo nents We think you know what we mean BASS CABINET BLA4X10 This models an LA sound cabinet containing four 10 inch speakers PRESENCE 0 10 BLANK 2 BLANK BLANK BLANK B 10 Modern 4X10 This models a modern cabinet containing four 10 inch speakers B MT4X10 Metal 4X10 This models a cabinet containing four 10 inch aluminum coned speakers CL8X10 Classic 8X10 This models a classic cabinet containing eight 10 inch speakers UK4X12 This models a UK manufactured cabinet containing four 12 inch speakers B 5 1 15 Studio 1X15 This models a studio combo cabinet containing one 15 inch speaker BJZ1X15 Jazz 1X15 This models a jazz combo cabinet containing one 15 inch speaker 2 15 This models AC100 cabinet containing two 15 inch speakers 052 15 This models US manufactured cabinet containing two 15 inch speakers B UK4X15 This models a UK manufactured cabinet containing four 15 inch speakers BLA1X18 This models an LA sound cabinet containing one 18 inch
94. isplay will indicate Finish 7 Press the PLAY key to listen to the play back and verify that the operation occurred as you intended You can press the UNDO key to return to the state prior to executing this operation p 26 Expansion Compression expanding compressing a tack This operation expands or compresses the specified region In Out of recorded track data and places it in a specified location To End Expansion will increase the playback time required for this region Compression will decrease make shorter the playback time of this region The data that fol lows the expanded compressed data i e the data following the End point will be shifted in relation to the entire song You can select whether or not the pitch will be converted In Out SrcTrk i 1 DestTrk ABC ABC As an example here s how the In Out region of track 1 can be converted without changing the pitch to the length of the region of track 2 and copied there three times Store the In and Out time locations in the IN LOC1 key and OUT LOC2 key The To time will be set later in this procedure Select TRK EDIT mode Set the MODE knob to TRK EDIT Select the Expansion Compression operation Use the VALUE dial to select ExpTrack and press the CURSOR key Select ExpFrom source track number for the data to be expanded or compressed U
95. istering the IN and OUT locate points 35 Moving to the IN or OUT points you registered 36 Setting the InTime and OutTime 36 Step 6 Mixer adjustments 36 1 Select a mixer parameter sss 36 Adjusting the level volume and pan stereo position 1 Assigning and applying effects Using a guitar mic effect 0 Using an insert guitar vocal effect 37 Using the master effect sss 38 Using the final effect 38 2 Editing an effect i anana pena gana na ag agan adan 38 Effect programs and 38 Selecting the effect type and 38 Editing an effect 3 Saving an effect program sss 39 To save an effect program 39 4 Using the Favorite knob Using the Favorite knob to select an effect 40 Registering an effect to the Favorite knob 40 5 Loading saving an effect User 40 The file loaded at 40 To save an effect user 41 To load an effect user file z Initializing the effect user 41 Step 8 Rhythm amp tempo setlings 42 1 Playing rhythm and metronome patterns 42 Selecting and playing
96. le here s how the In Out range of track 1 can be copied three times to the To location of track 2 Specify the InTime In time location Use the VALUE dial to select one of the following choices Then press the CURSOR key 46 toP Beginning time zero of the song LOC 1 IN location you specified 1 LOC 2 OUT Out location you specified in 1 End Last recorded time location of the song To use the time location you specified in Step 1 select LOC 1 IN You can press the IN LOC1 key at this point to modify the selected time You can also press the PLAY key to audition the playback for approximately two seconds starting at the selected time Modifying the time here will not affect the time that is registered in the key Press the IN LOC1 key to return to the previous step Specify the OutTime Use the VALUE dial to select one of the choices Then press the CURSOR key To use the time location you specified in Step 1 select LOC 2 OUT You can press the OUT LOC2 key at this point to modify the selected time You can also press the PLAY key to audi tion the playback for approximately two seconds starting at the selected time Modifying the time here will not affect the time that is registered in the key Press the OUT LOC2 key to return to the previous step Specify the ToTime Use the VALUE dial to select one of the
97. lete select Yes and press the CURSOR key After returning to Locate mode disconnect the USB cable from the D4 Macintosh users Supported versions Mac OS 9 0 4 or later D Connect the D4 to your computer Connect a USB cable to the USB jack of the D4 Con nect the other end to your computer system Make sure that the connector is oriented correctly and insert it all the way into the jack Display the USB communications page Use the MODE knob to select USB Make sure that the display indicates Ready Then select Yes and press the CURSOR m key 54 3 drive named Unnamed will be added to your desktop The display of the D4 will indicate CardLock Back up the data to your computer When you open the drive that was added in step 9 you will see the contents of the card that is inserted in the D4 Copy the desired song effect data into your computer Song data from your computer can also be written to the card Put the added drive into Trash If you want to disconnect the D4 either drag the drive from the desktop into the Trash or select Exit from the Special menu Make sure that the display has changed from Card Lock to CdNotRdy and press the CURSOR key When the display indicates Complete select Yes and press the CURSOR key When you return to Locate mode disconnect the USB cable from the D4 2 Saving song
98. mode mixer settings will change according to the mode you select allowing you to execute the desired type of recording An icon in the display indicates the recording mode you selected here Input input recording This recording mode lets you perform conventional recording The external input s assigned to the track s record enabled by REC SELECT will be recorded Bounce bounce recording With this recording mode the playback of the tracks you specify together with an external audio input source can be recorded on one or two other tracks that are record enabled by REC SELECT For example you might input your performance on track 1 while listening to the playback of tracks 2 3 and 4 and record all of these sounds together on track 1 Alterna tively you could input your performance on tracks 1 and 2 while listening to the playback of tracks 3 and 4 and record all of these sounds together on tracks 1 and 2 If you re using all four tracks use Mastering to combine these into two tracks or one track You can also use Mas tering to apply a master effect or final effect to two already recorded tracks and re record the result onto two other tracks CnvrtiMP2 stereo MP2 song recording This recording mode converts a completed song into a ste reo MP2 song If you convert a song into a stereo MP2 song you will be able to send it to your computer and play it back using an application that is able to play MPEGI Lay
99. naural phone jack When you use this jack you can t use the top panel INPUT 2 mic input jack MASTER OUT jack These jacks output the stereo audio signal Connect the D4 to your external monitor system or recording equipment via these RCA style jacks PUNCH IN OUT jack You can connect a pedal switch sold separately PS 1 to this jack for perform punch in out recording USB connector Use a USB cable to connect the D4 to your computer p 53 DC 9V connector Connect the included AC adapter to this connector POWER switch This switches the D4 between On and standby 3 Side panels TM LI Soo J E 3 2 CARD slot Insert CompactFlash media into this slot PHONE jack Connect a pair of stereo headphones to this 1 8 mini phone jack PHONE LEVEL knob This knob adjusts the volume level of the headphones 10 7 M 4 PAN 2 oma Mop Ae 3 9 Bi PARAM 1 PARAM 2 PARAM 3 PARAM 4 PARAM 5 15 Page parameter display Location counter display This area displays the current time location and parameter information Page guide display This area shows in which direction you can move using the CURSOR keys to access additional pages Value display
100. ng from playback mode to record mode and punch out is the action of switching from record mode back to playback mode D Adjust the recording level of the input source Refer to 1 Recording methods steps Set the AutoIn parameter to On Use the MODE knob to select SYSTEM mode and use the VALUE dial to select MixerSys Press the CURSOR key and use the VALUE dial to turn the AutoIn parameter On This will set the auto matic input switching monitor feature on We When AutoIn is Off you will always hear the input sound of the track being recorded If this is turned On the sound recorded on that track will play back during playback and during recording this will automatically switch to the sound of the assigned input source p 57 Turn the MODE knob to return to LOCATE mode 9 Set the time to a location slightly earlier than the point where you want to begin recording p 35 Connect a pedal switch PS 1 sold separately to the PUNCH IN OUT jack If you don t have a pedal switch you can punch in out manually proceed to step 5 Press the PLAY key to begin play back You will be listening to the playback of the previously recorded tracks including the playback of the track that you will be punch recording 6 Press the pedal switch at the point where you want to start recording Recording will start manual punch in Now you will 32 be liste
101. ng of the song and listen to the play back to verify that the data was deleted as you intended You can press the UNDO key to return to the state prior to executing this operation p 26 amp It is possible to execute this operation a track that is not currently selected so be sure you know which data is in the track before you execute Operation TE Step 11 Mixdown Mixdown refers to the process of using the faders and effects to adjust the sound recorded on each track and recording the resulting data on a two channel recorder DAT recorder MD recorder cassette tape recorder etc to create a finished song 1 Recording onto a master recorder D Check the completed song Adjust the level and pan etc of each track and play back to check the song Connect your external recording device Connect the MASTER OUT jack of the D4 to your tape recorder or MD recorder etc 9 Begin mixdown Start recording on your external recording device and play back your song on the D4 2 Using the sub input If you want to perform along with the playback of the four tracks you can use the external input as a sub input that is added directly to the master output Connect your external input device to the input jack Select the sub input setting Set the MODE knob to SYSTEM Use the VALUE dial to select MixerSys
102. ning to the sound of the external input source If you don t have a pedal switch press the REC key at the point where you want to start recording Press the pedal switch at the point where you want to stop recording Recording will end and the track will switch back to playback manual punch out Now you will be listen ing to the playback of the track If you don t have a pedal switch press the REC key at the point where you want to stop recording Press the STOP key to stop playback Now you can listen to the playback of the entire track If you are not satisfied with the results you can press the UNDO key and try again Auto Punch in Out Re recording a pre specified region of the trad lt There is also a way to automatically punch in and punch out without having to manually press a key or step ona pedal switch at the desired moment This is convenient iff you re recording a performance such as guitar that requires both hands D Specify the time location where you want to begin recording Set the MODE knob to LOCATE Then use the play and stop operations to move to the desired loca tion In this mode you can also press the CURSOR key to make the counter display blink and use the VALUE dial to specify the time location where you want to begin recording Press the STORE key the key will light In this state pressing the IN LOC1 key will store the current time location as the pun
103. nput to the effect is distorted make the follow ing adjustments Guitar insert effect Use the INPUT LEVEL knob etc to adjust the volume as high as possible without allowing the INPUT LEVEL LED to light Master effect Adjust the faders and send level so that CLIP for the master L R track does not light Final effect Adjust the faders so that CLIP does not light for the master L R track If the effect output is distorted make the following adjustments Guitar insert effect Adjust the effect parameters and INPUT LEVEL while listening to the sound Master final effect Adjust the effect parameters so that CLIP for the master L R track does not light Effect does not apply Tuner mode may have been selected The effect will be bypassed off when the tuner is selected Appendices Is the master volume of the effect program set to 0 or close to 0 Press an effect type key e g GUITAR MIC and then press the CURSOR key several times to make the display read ProgMVol and adjust the volume Is the INPUT LEVEL knob raised to an appropriate level The effect may not be applied if the INPUT LEVEL knob value is too low Guitar insert effect does not apply Is the effect insert location appropriate Press the FX GUITAR MIC or INSERT GTR VO key to choose or INSERT GTR V
104. nt VOX AC3O Obviously double the power double the speakers 2x12 VOX Blue Alnicos wired in series for 16 Ohms adds even more of that great VOX tone This time we modelled some great sounding originals from way back in the 60s As speakers get old their tone changes so this configuration adds a different slant on how these speakers sound AD412 This cabinet is one of VOX s latest products and due to the fact we are extremely proud of it and that it is without a doubt an exceedingly great sounding cabinet we just had to include it with our cabinet models The cabinet itself fea tures custom designed Celestion speakers using Neody mium magnets one of the first if not the first cabinet to use this technology It also uses some special cabinet acoustic design technology that is also a first for VOX and 4x12s in general Use it as a valid tonal option with any model but especially the amp head models We think you will like it Effect modules UK H30 This is an older heavy duty cabinet with 30 Watt speak ers from the late 60s made by the same famous UK amp company as the UK T75 4x12 Many of these cabinets have been used on countless classic rock recordings throughout the past Now you can get that great tone direct to tape UK T75 This 4x12 model is of a famous UK built black box loaded with modern 75 Watt British speakers Normally seen stacked this is probably the biggest selling guitar cabinet ever and
105. ntly selected song 42 E off 01 50 This specifies the rhythm pattern The patterns you can select will depend on the time signature Beat you ve chosen For a list of the available patterns refer to Rhythm pattern list You can switch the rhythm on off by pressing the RTM LVL knob P2 Tempo 1 40 240 Specifies the tempo P3 Beat 1 1 4 8 4 1 8 8 8 Specifies the time signature Rhythniy Rhythm volume 1 O 50 This sets the volume level of the rhythm You can also set this by turning the RTM LVL knob 61 Here you can change the format of the counter display and use the counter to change the current time location In LOCATE mode turning the VALUE dial will change the counter display format When you press the CURSOR key the counter display will blink and you can use the VALUE dial to move the time location Use the CURSOR a keys to select the units of move ment MSM The current time location is shown as the absolute time from the beginning of the song From the left the display units are Minutes Sec onds Milliseconds 1 1000th of a second The current time location is chow as the number of measures from the beginning of
106. o executing Undo The Undo Redo function also provides a convenient way to compare the original version to the edited version allowing you to be sure the edit delivered the result that you wanted In order to use this function the System mode UndoSys page setting AutoUndo must be turned On p 57 Undo is maintained until the next time you record form a track editing operation 3 Tuning The D4 has a built in tuner function This lets you tune an instrument that is connected to the INPUT 1 or INPUT 2 jack or tune an instrument using the internal mic Tuning your guitar Connect your guitar to the INPUT 1 jack Set the INPUT 1 switch to GTR Enter Tuner mode Press the TRACK ASSIGN 1 key and 2 key simulta neously 9 Verify the input The INPUT 1 LED will blink If the input level is too low adjust the INPUT LEVEL 1 knob 4 Tune your instrument Make sure that your guitar is connected to the INPUT 1 jack and play a string on your guitar The character display area of the screen will function as a tuning meter and will display the note name gt ER 2 3 4 m2 om j Aw cawea PARAM PARAM2 PARAMI PARAMA PARAMS Tune the string while watching the amount of tuning difference displayed in units of cents and the meter in the display The reference pitch frequency is A 440 Hz When the tuning is correct
107. o out The following diagrams show the structure of each chain and which chains can be used for each effect type CHAIN 1 This chain lets you use modulation and delay simultaneously GUITAR MIC Monaural in Monaural out MOD AMB CHAIN A This chain is suitable for electric guitar or electric bass CHAIN 2 This chain is suitable for final adjustment of the level during mixdown H cag H NR mop UMITER EQ GATE CHAIN B This chain is suitable for electric guitar or CHAIN 3 This chain provides completely independent electric bass modulation effects for the Left and Right channels AMP CAB NR DELAY MOD CHAIN C This chain is suitable for electric guitar or CHAIN 4 This chain provides a high quality reverb electric bass AMET DNA CABI NR CHAIN 5 This chain is suitable for an acoustic instru mentalist vocalist Guitar 5 Tk1 Vocal Tk2 4 CHAIN 6 This chain is suitable for an instrumentalist vocalist Guitar CABI Tk1 3 Vocal LIMITER Tk2 4 FX Effects E The number of effect pages and their content will depend on the type of effect you select If you ve selected an effect page the PAN knobs can be used to edit the effect parameters The display shows PARAM where i
108. ocal In Titi iie ga ag Ka a aka Level meter Locate point Macintosh seen Manual punch out Master Master recorder Mastering Mixdown OUT LOCZ rera esensia 36 36 46 Overdubbing sss 30 P Parameter Play mode iisi Playback eene 34 Double speed playback 34 Half speed playback 34 ROWer stk hie ole Ue 17 Pesek api denga kan 37 Punch In Out Manual 1 31 R Recordingsin 29 Recording 29 Recording 29 gen 26 Removable Disk 53 Rhythms aaa ae a aaa ana 42 Volume of the rhythm 42 Rhythm pattern 42 Root directory sss 54 S Selecting a 28 Setting so adakan ap 55 DONG iie EGO ROTE 28 Different song ssss 28 Name of a 29 New song eee 28 Song editing sss 43 Copying a 43 Deleting a 43 Renaming a song 43 Appendices Song folder eee 54 Song grade Song name Stereo MP2 s
109. of a song D Select the song whose name you want to change 2 Selecting a different song Set the MODE knob to SONG EDIT Use the VALUE dial to select NameSong Press the CURSOR key to access the song renaming page The character you re editing will blink Use the VALUE dial to edit the song name The character will change as you turn the VALUE dial To move to a different character to change press the CURSOR keys 6 When you are finished entering the name press the STORE key The display will ask NameOK Use the VALUE dial to select Yes and then press the CURSOR key If you select No the previous name will reap pear Operation Step 3 Recording 1 Recording methods This section explains the different recording methods available on the D4 For basic recording refer to Quick Start Recording on two tracks Here s how to record on two tracks simultaneously D Connect the input device Lower the D4 s MASTER fader set the INPUT 1 and INPUT 2 switches both to LINE and connect your keyboard etc to the INPUT 1 and INPUT 2 jacks INPUT 2 INPUT 1 oum sem traf uen NG Jao EE 22 IOUTPUT L R m Specify the two tracks on which you want to record Press the TRACK AS
110. ong Subnput sees Sub mode eee T Tempo Expanding compressing a track 48 Track editing sss 45 Copy 45 Copy Virtual Track 50 Delete Track Delete Virtual Track 50 Erase 47 Insert 46 U a aee tectae ete 26 Unity level ce en aaa 9 5 west ten t ede 54 v Virtual track sss 30 WwW Windows swa 53 Block diagram co TUNER uu 22 5 Bo 55 REC SELECT GUITAR MIC REC MODE INSERT GTR VO TRK O JA AD Lo 90 So REC TRKI Level Pant 9 SELECT I5 So RECTAK2 LFF 14 sendi O6 TRK2 OQ JA gt 5 2 d B RECTRK1 5 TAKI 5 sene RECTRK2 8 TRK2 x GUITAR TRK3 O g T Q J TAKS EFFECT NEG e oua vel orans INSERT EFFECT Send 3 TRKE O RyhthmLy REC Level O gt Pana I 2 o78 RHYTHM E PHONES 2 2 4 4 REC MODE 5 EffRellv MASTER MASTER VOLUME EFFECT
111. operation copies all the track data from a virtual track CpyFromV of the edit source track CpyFrom to the specified virtual track CpyToV of the edit desti nation track CpyTo A When this operation is executed the edit destination track will be overwritten Verify the contents of the edit destina tion track before you execute this operation LL 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Select the edit source track B C D Select the virtual track of the edit source track LL 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Select the edit destination track B C D Select the virtual track of the edit destination track CRIT a lt asana anganan a aaa gagad naun daden a ga adan Yes No Select Yes and press the CURSOR key to execute the operation P7 DelV THc Delete a virtual tack This operation deletes all the track data from the specified vir tual track DelToV of the edit destination track DelTo When this operation is executed the edit destination track will be overwritten Verify the contents of the edit destina tion track before you execute this operation 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Select the edit destination track D
112. ording mode Set the MODE knob to REC MODE and use the VALUE dial to select the appropriate recording mode INPUT The input signal will be recorded This is the normal recording mode BOUNCE In the BOUNCE recording mode up to three tracks of playback and one external input can be bounced mixed down to one track or you can chose to have two tracks of playback and two external inputs to be bounced down to two tracks MASTERING In the MASTERING recording mode all four tracks of playback can be mixed down onto one or two of the tracks MP2 In this mode four tracks of playback will be con verted to a two track MP2 stereo file without over writing the existing four tracks Effect chain This icons in this area indicate the on off status of each of the modules in an effect chain Effect parameters These icons will appear to indicate that editable parameters exist for the selected effects Use the PAN knobs to edit these parameters The indicator for the parameter currently being edited will blink The diagram below shows basic connections for the D4 Adapt these instructions as appropriate for your equip ment and make the necessary connections amp The power must be turned off while you make connections 1 Input Set the INPUT 1 and INPUT 2 switches appropriately for the input device you ve connected 11 Conne
113. ou intended You can press the UNDO key to return to the state prior to executing this operation p 26 Itis possible to execute this operation on a track that is not currently selected so be sure you know which data is in the track before you execute Delete Virtual Track DelV Trk deleting a virtual rack This operation deletes all data from the beginning to the end of the specified virtual track DestIrk DestVTrk a h As an example here s how to delete virtual track C of track 1 D Select TRK EDIT mode Set the MODE knob to TRK EDIT Select the Delete Virtual operation Use the VALUE dial to select DelV Trk and press the CURSOR m key Select DelTo track number from which a virtual track will be deleted Use the VALUE dial to select the number of the track from which a virtual track will be deleted For this example select track 1 Then press the CURSOR key Select DelToV the virtual track that will be deleted Use the VALUE dial to select the virtual track num ber that will be deleted For this example select vir tual track C Then press the CURSOR m key 5 Execute the editing operation In response to the DelV OK display press the CUR SOR key to execute the operation When the data has been deleted the display will indicate Finish Select C as the virtual track for track 1 move to the beginni
114. ows users Macintosh usets tate 53 2 Saving song files via card 54 Contents of the card 2 54 3 Card management cassie inga san pasa aana A DA a aga 55 Recovering a damaged card Card Recovery 55 Formatting card 55 Mode 56 REC MODE Select the recording 56 SYSTEM P 1 MixerSys Mixer settings P 2 Foot SW Foot switch settings UndoSys Undo settings sss TRK EDIT Track editing operations 58 1 CpyTrack Copy a track sss 58 P 2 InsTrack Insert blank space into a track 58 ErsTrack Erase data from a track 259 P 4 DelTrack Delete data from track 59 5 ExpTrack Expand compress a region of a track 59 P 6 CpyV Trk Copy a virtual track P 7 DelV Trk Delete a virtual track P 1 NameSong edit the song name P 2 CopySong a 801 nane n anane P 3 DelSong Delete a 501 NEW SONG Creating a new song 64 1 SongGrade specify the song grade 64 64 P 1 CardInfo Infomation View card information 64
115. power re insert the card and then turn the power on once again In this state it is possible to disconnect the USB connection CdRecvry p 86 Display indicates CdRecvry CrdReady While USB connected the computer is ready to access the card inserted in the D4 Data can be written from the computer to the card inserted in the D4 In this state it is possible to discon nect the USB connection CrdRetry The card cannot be detected correctly or is in a state in which access is not possible Insert a card If a card is already inserted turn off the power re insert the card and then turn the power on once again Finish The operation was completed successfully SongFull 1 You have exceeded the maximum number of songs that can be stored in a card Delete unwanted songs or use another card Working An operation is being performed Please wait until this message disappears Error messages Card ce The card could not be accessed correctly will indicate a number Execute CdRecvry p 55 If an error message still appears use CdFormat 55 to format the card gt gt Card lt lt An editing operation such as CopyTrk or Copy Song could not be executed due to insufficient free space on the card Execute CdRecvry p 55 If an error message still appears use DelV Trk p 5
116. quent characters will not be displayed in the song name 2 Stereo MP2 songs MP2 Stereo MP2 songs created by the Bounce operation are generated as stereo format MP2 MPEGI Audio Layer 2 files By copying these files to your computer you can listen to the songs on your computer or distribute them If you are using a sound card that does not support 32 kHz sampling rate playback may not be possible 3 Effect user file 1 EFE 2 EFF These files are created when you create or save user effect data The filenames are 1 EFF and 2 EFF 4 Setting D4 INI A file containing settings is created with a name of D4 INI This file contains the number of the song that is currently being edited on this card The presence or absence of this file will not affect the operation of the D4 If this file does not exist the first song will be used 5 Card Recovery result CDRECVRY LOG and Format result FORMAT LOG When you execute the Card Recovery 55 or For mat p 55 operation a file containing the result of the operation will be created The operation of the D4 is not affected by the presence or absence of these files 3 Card management If the available capacity of the card decreases or if the data on the card becomes damaged you can recover the card If recovery is unsuccessful or if you are using a new card you can format the card Recovering a damaged card Card Recovery D Select C
117. r the song is created 3 Create the song After you ve used the VALUE dial to select the song grade press the CURSOR key A song named NEW SONG will be created following the highest existing song number If you decide not to create a new song press the EXIT key 2 Selecting a different song select the previous numbered song Hold down the STOP key and press the REW key to move to the beginning of the next lower numbered song To select the next numbered song Hold down the STOP key and press the FF key to move to the beginning of the next higher numbered song To select a song directly by name or number D Setthe MODE knob to SONG SEL The name and number of the currently selected song is displayed 2 Use the VALUE dial to display the desired song name and number 3 Press the CURSOR key to select the song A When you switch songs each track will be at the volume level at which the faders were when you switched songs Depending on the state of the faders the playback volume might be excessive so please use caution 3 Changing the name of a song The default name for any newly created song will be NEW SONG So that you will be able to tell your songs apart we recommend that you change the song name A song name of up to 16 characters can be assigned Characters available for a song name Space A 2 4 2 8 9 a L4 2 To change the name
118. r song edit operations Song editing operations Song Name naming a song This operation changes the name of the currently selected song For the procedure refer to 3 Changing the name of a song in Step 2 Creating selecting a song Song Copy copying a song This operation creates a copy of the currently selected song in a new location Here s how to copy song 1 to song 2 D Select the song song 1 that you want to copy Select SONG EDIT mode Set the MODE knob to SONG EDIT 3 Select the Copy operation Use the VALUE dial to select CopySong and press the CURSOR key the Copy Song page appears in the display Select the copy destination song number Dest Song Turn the VALUE dial to select song 2 and press the CURSOR key Execute the Copy operation The display will ask Copy OK When you press the CURSOR key the copy operation will be exe cuted When the data has been copied the display will indi cate Finish After a time you will return to step m When you execute the Copy operation the existing songs beginning with song 2 and any subsequent songs will be renum bered by one number higher song 3 will become song 4 etc Delete Song deleting a song This operation deletes the currently selected song Here s how to delete song 1 D Select the song song 1 that you want to delete Select SONG EDIT mode Set the
119. racy 3 Return to the normal Play mode When you press the EXIT key you will return to the initial counter mode To move from the middle of the song to the beginning press the REW key Using locate points to change the time location You can register a specific time location as a locate point and then move instantly to the registered time location whenever you want The times you register are also used for auto punch in out recording and for track editing You can use locate points to move even while the song is playing Registering the IN and OUT locate points Move to the time location that you want to register Press the STORE key The key will light Press the key LOC1 or OUT LOC2 that you want to register to this time location The time will be registered to that key The registered time will be displayed briefly and the STORE key will go dark You can perform steps 2 3 even during playback If you want to save the registered locate points as part of the song data press the STOP key to save the song If you turn off the power without saving the song the locate points you registered will not be preserved Moving to the IN or OUT points you registered Press the IN LOC1 key or OUT LOC2 key You will move to that time location Setting the InTime and To specify the InTime and OutTime locations used for track editing operations you can simply register
120. rn level from the master effect This is the same setting as the FxRetLv parameter of the master effect Effect modules This section defines the effect parameters available for each effect module The effect modules that can be selected will depend on the chain gt 82 DYNA 1 LIMITER LIMITER This limits the peaks of the input signal to the specified level 1 THRESHOLD 40 0 Adjusts the level at which compression will apply 0 10 Adjusts the ratio at which the signal will be compressed 3 ATTACK 1 10 Adjusts the attack time 4 RELEASE 1 10 Adjusts the release time S LEVEL 0 10 Adjusts the overall level WAH WAH UP This is a band pass filter type auto wah similar to a pedal wah It is placed before the drive block 1 1 10 Adjusts the attack speed of the wah in response to your picking 2 SENS 0 10 Adjusts the sensitivity of the wah 3 Effect modules WAH DWN This is a wah in which the filter operates in the opposite direc tion from WAH UP The parameters are the same as WAH UP B WAH UP BASS WAH UP This is a low pass filter type auto wah It is suitable for instru ments such as electric bass 1 1 10 Adjusts the attack speed of the wah in response to your picking 2 PEAK 0
121. rogram 0 Adjust the recording level and record Refer to Recording methods If the GUITAR MIC key is lit you can select only one track for recording If you re using the internal mic adjust the level with caution in order to avoid acoustic feedback Using an insert guitar4vocal effect Use an insert guitar vocal effect when you want to apply an insert effect to a stereo input source such as a stereo key board line input or if you re singing while playing a guitar D Connect your input equipment and specify the tracks on which you want to record Press the TRACK ASSIGN key for the first input 1 that you are connected to the key will light Press one of the PAN knobs to select the recording track for that input Repeat this procedure for the other input 2 Make sure that the REC SELECT LEDs are lit for the recording tracks that you selected For details on how to set the INPUT 1 or INPUT 2 switch refer to Rear panel 2 Select the insert guitar vocal effect Press the FX INSERT GTR VO key the key will light To turn it off press and hold the key 9 Select an effect program and record your perfor mance Refer to steps 3 and 4 of Using a guitar mic effect Using the master effect One master effect processor is built into the D4 and can be applied to the tracks during playback during Master ing or during Bounce recording Use the Send send level o
122. s 1 5 icons to indicate the knobs used to edit parameters You can press a PAN knob to select an effect to edit By pressing the same PAN knob repeatedly you can switch that effect on off Effect parameters EEE eee P1 FxSelect select an effect program To enter this page select one of the four effect types GUI TAR MIC INSERT GTR VO MASTER or FINAL FxSelect 00 49 1 50 99 2 00 99 A E 1 6 31 1 When effect type GUITAR MIC 2 When effect type INSERT GTR VO MASTER or FINAL 3 Chain type display A E GUITAR MIC 1 4 INSERT GTR VO MASTER or FINAL 5 6 INSERT for instrumentalist vocalist Use this parameter to select the effect program The avail able effects will depend on the effect type Numbers pre ceded by a U e g U00 are user area memories where you can store the effect programs that you ve edited P2 DYNA dynamics Press the CURSOR key to make DYNA blink or press PAN knob 1 to select this module depends on the effect ec E 01 Selects the type of limiter or compressor etc Use the PAN 1 knob to edit 1b Parameter 2 1 Use the PAN 2 knob to edit Use the PAN 3 knob to edit Parameter ga KDA Sa enu DOSA BABA AGA HA MA DA MAA APA BAKA MAA Use the PAN 4 knob to edit Use t
123. s ranging from 16 MB to 2 GB Never attempt to use any other type of CompactFlash card since this may cause the D4 to stop working Card handling Do not bend the card or subject it to strong physical shock or high temperatures Introduction EERE EEE T E 2 Ruming the power on Switching the power on standby Here s the correct way to turn on the power of the D4 and any other connected devices t u D Lower the MASTER fader to 0 paring to mal Also lower the volume of any connected external Before you connect the power supply make sure that the devices to the minimum setting POWER switch is set to the STANDBY position 2 Turn on the power of any connected external devices moron 406 mr Turn on the power of external input devices such as a keyboard that will be sending audio to the D4 y 5 8 Turn on the power of the D4 Turn the POWER switch on The song that had been selected when the power was last turned off will be selected Connecting the AC adapter Plug the connector of the included AC adapter firmly into the DC 9V input connector Then connect the AC adapter to an AC power outlet FOOT SW MASTER OUT PUNCH IN OUT it 7 JO DO lt amp Never use AC adapter other than the included one De MASTER OUT INPUT2 PMC INPUT 1
124. se the VALUE dial to select the number of the track whose data you want to expand or compress For this example select 1 Then press the CURSOR m key Select ExpTo destination track number for the expanded or compressed data Use the VALUE dial to select the track in which the expanded compressed data will be placed For this example select 2 Then press the CURSOR m key Select CpyTimes number of times the expanded compressed data will be copied Use the VALUE dial to specify the number of times that the expanded compressed data will be copied For example select 3 Then press the CURSOR key Specify the InTime In time location and Out Time Use the VALUE dial to make your selections see Copy Track Then press the CURSOR key To use the time locations you specified in Step 1 select LOC 1 IN as the In time and LOC 2 OUT as the Out time Operation You can press the IN LOC1 or OUT LOC2 key at this point to modify the selected time You can also press the PLAY key to audition the playback for approximately two seconds starting at the selected time Modifying the time here will not affect the time that is registered in the key Specify the ToTime Use the VALUE dial to select one of the choices Then press the CURSOR m key You can press the PUNCH key at this point to modify the selected time You can also press the P
125. speaker B COMBI This models a combination cabinet containing one 12 inch and one 18 inch speaker EQ Six types of 4 band graphic equalizer are provided each with different center frequency settings for the various bands LOW EQ Bands 1 4 correspond to 80 Hz 120 Hz 250 Hz and 550 Hz 1 80 7 10 10 Band 1 level 2 120Hz 10 10 Band 2 level 3 250Hz 10 10 Band 3 level 4 550Hz 10 10 Band 4 level 5 LEVEL 0 10 Adjusts the overall level MID EQ Bands 1 4 correspond to 250 Hz 550 Hz 1 kHz and 4 kHz The parameters are the same as LOW EQ HIGH EQ Bands 1 4 corresponds to 640 kHz 2 kHz 6 4 kHz and 12 kHz The parameters are the same as LOW EQ WIDE EQ1 Bands 1 4 correspond to 120 Hz 250 Hz 2 kHz and 10 kHz The parameters are the same as LOW EQ WIDE EQ2 Bands 1 4 correspond to 100 Hz 550 Hz 1 2 kHz and 4 kHz The parameters are the same as LOW EQ WIDE Bands 1 4 correspond to 80 Hz 125 Hz 640 Hz and 1 5 kHz The parameters are the same as LOW EQ 4 MIC SIMULATOR When recording sound that is output from an acoustic instru ment or a speaker it is best to use a mic that takes advantage of the characteristics of the source When using the built in condenser mic of the D4 you can simulate the mic that is most appropriate for the source being recorded VNTG DY VINTAGE DYNAMIC This simula
126. t during playback or when bouncing or mixing tracks If this key is lit the effect is being applied If you press the lit key the effect will be bypassed If you press and hold the key the effect will turn off Introduction 11 12 13 FX HNAL key Press this key if you want to apply a final effect during playback or when bouncing or mixing tracks If this key is lit the effect is being applied If you press the lit key the effect will be bypassed If you press and hold the key the effect will turn off Display This area displays recording and playback level meters time information locate page information and various other parameters PAN knobs REC SELECT EX EDIT These knobs adjust the panning of each track and the rhythm level Depending on the selected mode and the SEL key you can also press these knobs to switch the status of each track between playback and recording When editing an effect pressing down on each knob will select a specific block within the effect chain 14 Faders These adjust the volume levels A fader position of about 7 on the scale is unity level recording and play back will be at the same level At this time an indica tion of U will briefly appear in the value indicator 12 3 4 These faders adjust the volume level of each track For tracks not selected for recording by REC SELECT the faders adjust the playback volume level For tracks selected by REC SELECT
127. t operate during playback or dur ing record standby 5 PRE FAVE favorite knob Turn this knob to select the effect you want to use You can register your eleven favorite effects to this knob and select them simply by turning the knob When the D4 is shipped from the factory the eleven effects printed on the panel are the effects assigned to this knob To assign your own favorites refer to Step 7 Using effects in the Operation section 6 FX WRITE KNOB Press this key to register a favorite effect to the PRE FAVE knob 7 FX WRITE PROG key After you ve edited an effect press this key to save your custom settings 8 FX GUMAR MIC key Press this key to apply an insert effect to the input as it s being recorded If this key is lit the effect is being applied If you press the lit key the effect will be bypassed If you press and hold the key the effect will turn off Only one track can be recorded at a time when you re using this effect 9 FX INSERT GTR VO key Press this effect if you want to apply a dual input insert effect to process the sound while it s being recorded for example when using stereo input or when recording a guitar and vocal duo If this key is lit the effect is being applied If you press the lit key the effect will be bypassed If you press and hold the key the effect will turn off 10 FX MASTER key Press this key if you want to apply a send return master effec
128. tes the warm and rich sound of a vintage dynamic mic and is ideal for vocals 1 SETTING 1 4 Switches the location of the mic 1 Close 2 On 3 Off 4 Far 2 TRIM 0 10 Adjusts the input level 3 ens 5 When you select the Close or On setting the proxim ity effect will produce a boosted low range so you will need to use TRIM to adjust the overall level MULTI CN MULTI CONDENSER This simulates a general purpose studio condenser mic and has a broad range from low to high frequencies that suits most instruments The parameters are the same as VNTG DY PERC CN PERCUSSION CONDENSER This simulates a small condenser mic designed for instru ments which has a distinctive high range and is ideal as an overhead mic for drums or for use with acoustic guitar The parameters are the same as VNTG DY WHALE DY WHALE DYNAMIC This simulates a mic characterized by clarity and a sense of volume and is ideal for drum sounds The parameters are the same as VNTG DY Effect modules VOCAL CN VOCAL CONDENSER This simulates a widely used studio condenser mic and is ideal for vocals acoustic instruments and narrations The parameters are the same as VNTG DY VOCAL TB VOCAL TUBE This simulates a vintage tube mic and is ideal for vocals The parameters are the same as VNTG DY DRM DY BASS DRUM DYNAMIC This simulates a fairly large dynamic mic
129. the rhythm while stopped select RHYTHM mode Rhythm sound does not stop volume is too loud gt gt Has the rhythm been turned on Press the RHYTHM knob to make the LED go dark Is the rhythm volume raised excessively Either use the RHYTHM knob to adjust the rhythm volume or select RHYTHM mode press the CUR SOR key to make the display indicate Rhyth mLy and adjust the rhythm volume Nothing happens when you press a key In some cases a key may not function while the recorder is playing or recording Stop the recorder and try the operation once again The function of the PAN knobs doesn t change when you press the SEL key Card AMP FX can be selected only in Effect mode and SEND can be selected only when mastering record ing FX settings can t be edited in Tuner mode Press the EXIT key to exit Tuner mode and then select the desired setting Display indicates No Card gt Is the card inserted correctly gt 16 Turn off the power re insert the card and then turn the power on once again Display indicates CdFormat Was the card formatted initialized on the D4 p 55 If you are using a card that was initialized on another device such as a computer or digital camera you will need to initialize the card on the D4 Is the card inserted correctly
130. the song Use RHYTHM mode to specify the time signa ture and tempo From the left the display units are Mea sure Beat Tick 1 96th of a beat SONG SH Song select Here you can select any song by name and or number Another way to select the next numbered song is to hold down the STOP key and press the FF key while playback is stopped Similarly to select the previous numbered song hold down the STOP key and press the REW key while playback is stopped at the beginning of the song 00 00 00 These functions are available regardless of whether you are in SONG SEL mode P1 Song Select select a song 1 Songdo aaa aaa aa gan Ta aues aaa 1 99 This selects the song Use the VALUE dial to select the desired song When the display indicates the name and number of the correct song press the CURSOR key to recall the song Mode parameters DelSong Delete song This operation deletes the selected song Confirm the number of the song that will be deleted Here you can edit and rename songs 2 Del OK 2 cer Yes Nol These editing operations cannot be Undone after execution Select Yes and press the CURSOR key to execute the operation The DelSong will be deleted and the P1 NameSong edit the song name songs
131. this mode when you want to create a new song CARD This mode is used to perform card related operations USB This mode is used to exchange data with your computer via USB Sub modes Effect Press the FX GUITAR MIC INSERT GTR VO MAS TER or FINAL key to enter the Effect sub mode in order to select or edit effects The key that you selected will be lit and this will determine the location at which the effect is inserted and the effect types that are available Write Press the FX WRITE KNOB key or the PROG key to access the Write sub mode The KNOB key lets you regis ter the selected effect to the Favorites knob The PROG key lets you rename an effect and write it into the D4 s internal memory Operation EEE eee Tuner 2 Selecting and editing parameters Press the TRACK ASSIGN 1 key and 2 key simulta neously to access the Tuner sub mode Next use the TRACK ASSIGN 1 key or 2 key to select the input INPUT 1 or INPUT 2 signal that you want to send to the tuner Punch Rec Press the PUNCH key to select the Punch Rec sub mode if you want to use auto punch recording Auto punch recording will occur from the time location specified by the IN LOC1 key to the time location specified by the OUT LOC2 key Selecting a parameter After you ve selected a mode using the MODE knob use the CURSOR keys to move to the page containing the parameter that you wish to edit The page guide in
132. to return to the state prior to executing that operation In order to use this function the SYSTEM mode UNDO page setting AutoUndo must be turned On Undo information is preserved until you perform the next recording or track editing operation 2 Rear panel JAOeeoTo 9 876 5 4321 1 INPUT 1 switch Set this switch for the type of device connected to the INPUT 1 jack GTR Use this setting if you ve connected a guitar or bass guitar MIC Use this setting if you ve connected a mic LINE Use this setting if you ve connected a line level 11 device e g the output of a keyboard or effect processor INPUT 1 jack You can connect a guitar bass or keyboard to this monaural phone jack INPUT2 switch Set this switch for the type of device connected to the INPUT 2 jack MIC INT Use this setting if you re using the D4 s internal mic MIC EXT Use this setting if you re using the INPUT 2 jack at mic level This is appropriate for a mic input LINE Use this setting if you re using the INPUT 2 jack at line level This is appropriate for a line level device In this case you can t use the top panel INPUT 2 mic input jack INPUT 21jad You can connect a line level device e g the output of a keyboard or effect processor here You can also use this with the INPUT 1 jack for stereo input This a mo
133. u specified will be discarded 17 Adjust the volume of the rhythm Press the CURSOR key until the display indicate RhythmL v Use the VALUE dial to adjust the vol ume If the PAN knob icon PAN is displayed you can also use the RHYTHM knob to adjust the rhythm volume Recording while listening to a rhythm patiem You can record your performance while using the internal rhythm as a guide D Select a rhythm pattern Refer to Selecting and playing a rhythm pattern Make sure that a rhythm pattern is selected and that the rhythm is not turned off Adjust the recording level of the input source and record Refer to 1 Recording methods When you press the REC key and enter record ready mode the selected rhythm pattern will begin playing When you press the PLAY key to start recording the selected rhythm pattern will start again in sync with the beginning of the song Play your instrument along to the rhythm Changing the tempo of the rhythm Each rhythm pattern has a tempo setting stored for it To change the tempo select the rhythm pattern and then edit TEMPO to set the tempo as described in 3 Adjust the tempo in the previous section Operation Step 9 Song editing The D4 provides the following editing operations for managing songs Renaming a song Copying a song Deleting a song Undo is not available fo
134. umber of songs 99 songs per card Analog digital input output specifications A D D A conversion 20 bit Tempo 40 240 Metronome types 32 Sampling frequency 32 kHz Rhythm types 55 lt INPUT 1 2 gt Track editing Copy Insert Erase Delete Time Connector 6 3 mm phone jack unbalanced Expansion Compression XLR 3 31 type balanced when Song editing Rename Copy Delete selecting INPUT 2 MIC Counter Min Sec Msec Meas Beat Tick Appendices LINE lt OUTPUT gt Input impedance 22 Connector RCA phono jack Rated level 30dBu INPUT LEVEL Max Output impedance 1 kQ 4dBu INPUT LEVEL Min Maximum level 2dBu Maximum level 18dBu INPUT LEVEL Max Rated level 10dBu 16dBu INPUT LEVEL Min Load impedance greater than 10 kQ Source impedance 6000 lt PHONES OUTPUT gt MIC Connector mini stereo phone jack Input impedance 10 kQ 6 3 mm phone jack unbal Output impedance 100 anced Maximum level 21 mW 32 10 kQ XLR 3 31 type balanced lt FOOT SW gt When using phone jack unbalanced Connector 6 3 mm phone jack use separately Rated level 52dBu INPUT LEVEL Max sold PS 1 foot switch 16dBu INPUT LEVEL Min lt USB gt Maximum level 40dBu INPUT LEVEL Max Connector type B 4dBu INPUT LEVEL Min Supported OS Windows Me 2000 or later When using INPUT 2 XLR balanced Mac OS 9 0 4 or later Rated level 60dBu INPUT LEVEL Max 28dBu INPUT LEVEL Min Maximum level 48dBu IN
135. xRetLy effect retum level setting Press the CURSOR key to select this parameter If you ve selected MASTER as the effect type this parame ter adjusts the return level from the effect to the master output bus Increasing the return level will increase the amount of effect You can also use the RTM LVL knob to adjust this This page won t appear if you ve selected an effect type other than MASTER P10 FxRetBal effect balance setting Press the CURSOR key to select this parameter If you ve selected MASTER as the effect type this parame ter adjusts the stereo balance of the return from the effect to the master bus This page won t appear if you ve selected an effect type other than MASTER P11 Rename edit the name of the effect Press the CURSOR key to select this parameter Use the CURSOR keys to select the character you want to edit and use the VALUE dial to change that character When you save the effect it will be saved with this name To save the effect press the FX WRITE PROG key Effect parameters FX WRITE PROG save an effect a UOO 99 Here you can select the save destination user program number This is the user program number into which the effect program you edit will be written and stored For details refer to 3 Saving an effect program in Step 7 Using effects

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