Korg D1200MKII User's Manual
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1. 0 6 Playback and rehearse your solo before recording Press the INPUT OUTPUT SOLO key gt Using the lt TAB gt keys select the Monitor tab Select Autoin with the CURSOR and press ENTER to disable Autoln Reset the song to the beginning press and hold m and then press 44 once D1200mklil EasyStart Now to record a blues guitar solo 7 Press the REC key to enter standby record mode and then press the PLAY gt key and begin recording gt when finished press the STOP m key and reset the song to the beginning Play enable tracks 1 and 2 by pressing the track status keys until they light green gt Press to playback the song and press m to stop playback If you want to keep the demo song intact copy the song to a new song location using the CopySong function in Song mode EditSong tab or make a backup of the factory demo data to CD or via USB connection Then keep the original demo song Protected Creating a new song and recording with any instrument or microphone 1 Select the New button in the display using the CURSOR and ENTER keys gt select the Song Type as 46Bit 12Track and the Mixer Set as New gt press OK The display will indicate NEW SONG in the next available empty song location You can rename your song by selecting the Rename button in the display Assigning inputs and recordi2. 002 and press the PLAY key to begin song playback When finished listening press the m STOP key Guitarists Try out the new Modeling Mode with one of the demo songs 1 Select Demo Song 002 Play The Blues Using the lt TAB gt keys select the EditSong tab and use the DIAL to select ProtectSong CURSOR down to Exec and press ENTER to turn protect OFF the lock icon will disappear 1 This demo song has lead guitar recorded on tracks 1 and 2 and you ll be recording on these same tracks however by selecting Virtual tracks you won t lose the original recorded data 2 Connect your guitar to the GUITAR IN jack on the front panel 3 Press the TRACK key and select the Vtr1 6 tab using the lt TAB gt keys gt Highlight track 1a and use the DIAL to select 1b an open virtual track CURSOR right and in the same way set track 2a to 2b 4 Press the MODELING key and use the CURSOR to highlight Guitar then press ENTER When you do this the Input routing and Effect assignments are automatically set as well as the Record status for both tracks 5 Now use the three realtime knobs below the display to select DRIVE Knob1 type of distortion TONE Knob 2 preamp tone and CABINET Knob3 settings Set the Track 1 and 2 faders to 0 and adjust the INPUT 1 TRIM knob for maximum input gain before the PEAK light indicates clipping red Set the MASTER fader to
3. Press REC and then press PLAY gt to start recording your mixdown When the song is completed press STOP m Return to the beginning of the song by holding the STOP m key and pressing REW 44 simultaneously 5 Press the TRACK key then press the lt TAB gt key to select the Vir7 12 tab Select tracks 11 12a using the CURSOR keys and rotate the DIAL to select tracks 11 12h or the Virtual track you ve selected 6 Press the CD key gt On the Prepare tab select tracks 11 12 under SelTrks on the display by rotating the DIAL You can test monitor the level of your mix CURSOR to TrackMonitor press ENTER and then press PLAY gt to playback your mix and verify your mixdown levels are not clipping When using the track monitor function the tracks will play back without being routed through the mixer i e without EQ or effects and are output through the MONITOR and PHONE outputs 7 Let s Burn Press TAB gt to select the CDR RW tab Insert a blank CD R or CD RW disc into the CDR RW drive and press WriteToCD in the display 8 Select 16x as the write speed and press YES OK when prompted AreYouSure 9 When the writing procedure is completed press NO CANCEL when prompted Write another CD 10 To make the CD playable in a audio CD player the CD must be finalized Before finalizing the disc other tracks can be written to the CD but once finalized no add
4. Eel In this mode you can change the EQ setting for each of the D1200mkll s tracks The EQ type is 3 band Lo Mid and Hi with a center mid frequency control EQ settings are accessed via the EQ key and the EQ track group tabs at the bottom of the display Settings can be made by selecting any EQ knob icon in the display and then using the DIAL to make changes The upper left of the display will indicate which EQ parameter you are adjusting USHANA Press the MASTER EFFECT AUX SEND key to select an effect for both Master effect 1 and 2 from one of 32 preset 32 user available Master effects Return level and Balance can also be set on this page Effects can be edited by selecting the effect name button with the CURSOR ENTER keys By using the lt TAB gt keys to access the EffSnd1 and EffSnd2 tabs you can set individual send levels for each of the 12 tracks You can also access the external Aux send AuxSend tab function in this mode In this mode you can select dynamic type mastering effects that will be applied to the overall mix of the song There are 32 preset 32 user final effects to choose from such as compression multi band limiting and EQ for adding finishing touches to the completed song Press the FINAL EFFECT key and select the desired effect with the DIAL In all three Effect modes you can select the Bypass button as the song plays to toggle between dry and effect applied mixes
5. Pressing the BOUNCE key accesses the Recording mode Input or Bounce By setting the Recording mode to Bounce in the RecMode tab you can bounce up to 12 tracks to 2 of the 96 Virtual tracks or bounce 10 playback tracks along with 2 live inputs to 2 tracks Bounce target tracks are set by first selecting Virtual tracks and then setting destination track status to RECORD Select the Bounce tab to choose either 10Tr 2In gt 2Tr or 12Tr gt 2Tr and select the Virtual tracks desired for bouncing When the optional CDRW1x8 burner is installed you will be able to backup your song and user effect data listen to and record from audio CD s and burn a CD R RW of your final mix On the prepare tab screen you can select destination tracks for mixdown You can monitor the level of the mix to make sure there is no clipping by using the TrackMonitor function and view the signals level while playing back the audio The DiscAtOnce feature allows you to burn and finalize a multi song CD in one operation and in addition you can create a CD of live performance insert Marks where needed and DiscAtOnce will allow cueing of the new CD tracks See page 93 of the D1200mkIl manual for details Under the CDR RW tab you can playback and record from an audio CD Note Obey copyright rules This mode allows you to virtually patch the analog and S PDIFdigital inputs of the D1200mkil to different track
6. a Final Effect iF Press the FINAL EFFECT key 2 Rotate the DIAL to select a Final Effect To edit any parameters of the Final Effect select the effect name button in the display ex IDY1 St Comp press ENTER and then select the icon in the display to access the edit parameters D1200mklil EasyStart Working with Scenes 1 Press the SCENE key to enter Scene mode If you have not stored any Scene memory locations yet press the STORE key and then press the SCENE key This will store a snapshot of your mixer settings for this song at the COUNTER location indicated on the SONG page After pressing the SCENE key to enable Scene Memory select SceneRead Off in the display using the CURSOR and ENTER keys to set the display to read SceneRead On To store additional scenes start song playback and change mixer settings then press the STORE key followed by pressing the SCENE key again Each time you do this a new scene will be created and stored in the Scene Memory You can also get a visual picture of what each Scene looks like and edit its parameters by selecting the MixView tab in the display and using the TRACK faders and PAN knobs to adjust values The changes you make will be indicated in the display You can reset a Scene s Fader and Pan settings by moving each fader and pan knob until the display indicates two arrows instead of a single directional arr
7. D1200mkII E Ps S ys ta r t Digital Recording Studio D1200mkll Main Features No audio compression 16 24 bit recording available e 100 Scenes 100 Mark points 4 Locate points per song 16 channel 4 bus digital mixer Pro level editing of song and track data including copy 12 track recorder with 96 virtual tracks insert normalize exp compression 99 levels of UNDO 4 track simultaneous recording and much more Hi Lo and adjustable Mid frequency EQ for every channel Built in auto chromatic tuner metronome and hundreds New Modeling mode provides accurate Guitar and Bass of PCM rhythm patterns p effect and amp simulations plus Mic models all instant top Internal 40 GB hard disk w 2GB USB partition panel accessible and programmable USB computer connection for backup and or WAV file Up to 11 simultaneous effects per song 8 Inserts transfer 2 Masters and a Final effect Internal CDRW 16X CD burner for backup and masterina EasyStart CONTENTS A quick overview of D1200mkll modes functions and operations 2 Navigating the D1200mkil Display Getting started Listening to the demo songs 4 A Guitarists Try the new Modeling Mode with one of the demo songs 4 Creating a new song and recording with any instrument or microphone Assigning inputs and recording Listening to the recorded tracks Working with EQ on playback Using the Insert Master and Final Effects Working with Scenes Selecting Virtual tracks and E
8. Press to set each of the track status keys to green for each track you want to listen to by pressing them twice Press gt and set your levels with the track faders and master fader D1200mkll EasyStart Working with EQ on playback 1 Press the EQ key and use the lt TAB gt keys to move to the desired group of tracks to EQ 2 Use the CURSOR keys and DIAL to select the knob in the display and edit the value for the EQ parameter for a specific track The upper left hand side of the display will show the parameter and track you will be working with Using the Insert Effects 1 Press the INSERT EFFECT key gt Select the InsAss tab using the lt TAB gt keys and then select the popup button in the display to the right of Assign using the CURSOR and ENTER keys 2 To assign an insert effect to a recorded track select PlayTrack by selecting the radio button to the left of PlayTrack and press ENTER then YES OK Note To assign an insert effect to an audio source before recording it to a track select Input by selecting the radio button to the left of Input and then select OK 3 To select the type of insert effect s you will be using select the popup button to the left of 1 in 1 outx4 and then press ENTER For more information on insert effect types refer to the Owners Manual pg 105 4 To select the track where the insert effect i
9. Punch are great features for hands free operation when recording by yourself When playback is stopped and this key is pressed you can view track waveform data by selecting the button next to 1Tr and using the ZOOM buttons 4 gt etc to resize the waveform Once you ve selected a track you can use the DIAL to scrub the audio Pressing the gt gt FF key while in the scrub mode will play the audio back at half speed one octave lower than the original pitch a great feature for learning intricate solo parts from pre recorded track data This mode enables you to view track effect send and Monitor Master output levels You can select two different types of meter view Pre Fader before the fader and Post Fader after the fader and three types of track views which enable you to see which tracks contain recorded audio To change the display mode select the button at the top left hand side of the display and press the ENTER key EI This function allows you to go back and UNDO REDO any previous recording or editing procedure in the current song The D1200mkll lets you set the desired number of undo levels 99 8 or 1 level Note A setting of 8 or 1 UNDO levels allows you to conserve hard disk space L IS Here you can tune an instrument connected to the INPUT 1 GUITAR jack with the built in auto chromatic tuner Calibration can also be set by using the DIAL Here you ca
10. Song tab select DemoSong 002 Play The Blues Using the lt TAB gt keys select the EditSong tab Select Copy Song as the EditType by using the CURSOR keys and the DIAL gt CURSOR down and set the copy to location to 003 with the DIAL and then select Exec and press ENTER gt When promted AreYouSure Press YES OK When completed press YES OK again Select ProtectSong as the EditType with the DIAL gt CURSOR down to Exec and press ENTER to turn protection off The lock icon will disappear D1200mkIl EasyStart Bounce and Burn ile Press the BOUNCE key On the RecMode tab select Bounce using the CURSOR keys and press ENTER On the Bounce tab select 12Tr gt 2Tr using the CURSOR keys and press ENTER CURSOR down to RecordVirtualTrack and select virtual track h or any Virtual track that has not been used by using the DIAL 2 Set tracks 11 12 to record ready mode by pressing the TRACK SELECT KEY for track 11 12 two times Tracks 11 12 LED should now be red Now your ready to mixdown to tracks 11 12 virtual track h or the Virtual track you ve selected 3 Press the METER TRACK VIEW key Press PLAY and be sure the MASTER level is not clipping Make necessary adjustments to the MASTER level Press STOP m when done Return to the beginning of the song by holding the STOP m key and pressing REW 44 simultaneously 4
11. diting tracks Creating a Mixdown and burning and audio CD on the D1200mkll T co CO NN DOWD a ON OI Important D1200mkil Owner s Manual references D1200mkIl EasyStart A quick overview of D1200mkil modes functions and operations This mode allows you to quickly select and edit REMS guitar bass and mic modeling effects for recording By pressing the MODELING key using the CURSOR keys to select a Model type Guitar Bass or Mic then pressing ENTER Tracks 1 amp 2 are automatically set to record status Now the three realtime control knobs below the display can be used to select and adjust the model settings such as distortion type tone cabinet or mic type Pressing the ENTER or YES OK keys allow you to select additional edit parameters And the last edits made in modeling mode are preserved when the power is turned off In this mode you can set Insert effect assignments on input or on track playback and assign the effect type Up to eight Insert effects can be used in a song Press the INSERT EFFECT key and select whether the effect will be assigned on Input or Playback Then select the Effect Type and use the lt TAB gt keys to select and work with each Insert effect Effect parameters are accessed by highlighting the effect name button with the CURSOR ENTER keys and then selecting any of the effect icons in the display There are 106 effects types and 128 preset 128 user Insert effect programs available
12. for editing AUTO PUNCH recording and LOOP recording functions They are also used to assign up to four locate points per song You can set IN OUT TO and END points and Locate points by first pressing the STORE key at the desired point in time and then the appropriate IN LOC etc key while playback is on or off The D1200mkil allows you to store up to 100 Marks and 100 Scenes You can easily store and move to specific Marks in a song such as verse chorus etc Marks are also used for setting index points when burning CDs with the DiscAtOnce function Mixer settings such as volume pan EQ and effect settings can be stored as multiple Scenes in a song and recalled automatically during playback Marks and Scenes can also be named You can set Marks and Scenes by first pressing the STORE key at the desired point in time and then the MARK or SCENE key while playback is on or off Ne OE a00 Auto Punch mode is used to automatically punch in out at desired locations that have been set with the STORE IN LOC1 OUT LOC 2 keys You can also set a PreRoll and PostRoll time in measures or seconds The LOOP function allows you to loop a specific region of audio by using the STORE IN LOC1 OUT LOC 2 keys to set loop points uiitelesaxg You can set the D1200mkIl to automatically start recording when an incoming audio signal is detected This is done by setting the Threshold and Pre Trigger Time Both this function and Auto
13. itional tracks can be written TO FINALIZE Select Final by using the CURSOR keys and press ENTER Press YES OK when prompted AreYouSure 11 Enjoy 1 The DiscAtOnce function in the CD mode allows you to burn and finalize a multi song audio CD in one process It also allows you make an audio CD with no gaps between tracks In other words you can record a continuous live performance of multiple songs and then insert Marks between songs When you use DiscAtOnce these Marks are registered as divisions between CD tracks so that in CD playback you can cue each song and finalizing will be done automatically Important D1200mkIl Owner s Manual references Installing the CDRW 1xS dnivels lt 2 sec sac sacs ceo a2 3 a ht5t iss ie se to a se 858 i ese se tec a et aa 149 CD Mastering 64 67 93 94 D1200mkII MIDI sync procedures O LL 79 80 Controlling the D1200mkll from an external sequencer RCO L LL 79 Using MIDI for mixercontrol 80 MIDI Machine Control MMC k kkk aaan 79 102 Working with WAV files and the Import Export function viaUSBorCD_ k fOC O LLL 113 Initializing formatting internal or external hard drive 75 Backing up and restoring dataviaUSBorCD kkka 102 105 Saving Data to yourcomputerusingUSB 77 78 Recording Rhythms andusingTempoMaps k LLL 48 52 Updatingsystem sofware 81 MOUDICSHOOUNG PAETAE A ee ee Ave Ae rete 2 oe ee ee he AY A ed 143
14. n set song tempo create a tempo map record your own tempo track set time signature and select rhythm patterns from any of the 96 metronome and 215 PCM based drum patterns To access and listen to the patterns press the RHYTHM key and use the CURSOR keys to select Rhythm Off and then press ENTER Use the DIAL to scroll through different patterns or view the pattern list accessed by selecting the button next to Rhythm and pressing ENTER D1200mkll EasyStart Navigating the D1200mkIl Display e To select the display tabs in each mode use the lt TAB gt keys or repeatedly press a mode key INPUT OUTPUT SOLO INSERT EFFECT etc The lt TAB gt keys also function as NO CANCEL and YES OK keys e To move to different locations in the display use any of the four CURSOR keys To confirm a highlighted selection in the display press the ENTER key To change a highlighted value rotate the DIAL The Transport keys RECORD gt PLAY m STOP REWIND FAST FORWARD Getting Started Listening to the demo songs 1 After connecting the AC power cable and external powered monitors to the rear panel MONITOR L R outputs press the ON key red on the top panel You can also connect headphones to the front panel PHONE jack 2 Make sure that the SelSong tab is selected in the display If not use the lt TAB gt keys to move to this tab gt Use the DIAL to select song 001 or
15. ng 2 3 Press the INPUT OUTPUT SOLO key Connect your audio source mic keyboard L R outputs etc to the analog inputs on the top of the D1200mkill If you are connecting a guitar to the D1200mkIl directly use the GUITAR IN jack on the front panel Use the CURSOR keys to move to the track to be recorded highlighting the display icon that looks like a phone jack gt Use the DIAL to set the input Note if using the GUITAR IN jack you will need to dial in 1 as the input source for the desired record track or simply use track 1 default assigned to input 1 as the record track for guitar Press the TRACK SELECT keys for each of the tracks that you assigned in the previous step so that the green LED changes to orange Press the METER TRACK VIEW key then select the popup button in the upper left of the display using the CURSOR and ENTER keys gt Select PreFdr from the list and then press the YES OK key Now you can play your audio sources and adjust the levels so that they do not clip CLP line in display To enable recording on those tracks press the TRACK SELECT keys one more time to change the LED from orange to red and press to put the D1200mkIl in record standby mode To start recording press To stop recording press mi Listening to the recorded tracks 9 10 11 To return to the beginning of the song press and hold m and then press 44 once
16. ow Selecting Virtual tracks and Editing tracks Press the TRACK key Using the CURSOR keys and the DIAL select which virtual track you will be listening to or recording to To adjust Virtual Track settings for tracks 7 12 use the lt TAB gt keys to access the Vtr7 12 tab in the display For more info on Virtual tracks refer to the D1200mklI Owner s Manual page 108 To use the EditTrk function you must first select a range of the song to be edited by storing an IN OUT and TO location some editing functions also require an END location To do this move to the desired song location and then press the STORE key followed by the LOCATE key for each location Once you ve set locate points you can edit the specific region in the track s To see the list of edit functions select the EditTrk tab select the button next to CopyTrack in the display To access a function select the radio button to the left of the function you wish to perform and then select OK using the CURSOR and ENTER keys To execute the function select Exec in the display For more information on editing tracks refer to the D1200mkll Owner s Manual pages 57 63 amp 108 113 Creating a mixdown and burning an audio CD on the D1200mkIl For the following procedure let s use one of the D1200mkiI Demo Songs Copy Play the Blues to a new song location 1 Press SONG On the Sel
17. s apply EQ to specific input sources and use the Sub In function You can also assign built in rhythm patterns or CD as input for recording Under the Solo and Monitor tabs you can isolate and listen to specific tracks effect send 1 and 2 levels aux level and return levels for the Master effects by pressing the track button s you wish to listen to This routes the isolated source to the Monitor L R outs or MASTER L R and HEADPHONE outs By accessing the Monitor tab and then selecting the Level button with the CURSOR ENTER keys you can create a mix that is different from the mix routed to the Master outs to be sent to the Cue outputs D1200mkll EasyStart SRE Eg In this mode you can configure the D1200mkIl settings for the foot switch and expression pedal inputs MIDI sync and MMC settings data backup and restore functions and Disk utilities such as formatting the internal 40GB hard drive Also included is access to USB mode for connection and data transfer backup with an external computer UNe In this mode you can access the Virtual Tracks settings perform track editing functions copy reverse normalize etc and also import and export single or multiple track audio data in WAV format SONG In song mode you can select songs copy move delete and protect songs and arrange songs in a play list to automatically play them in any order Ere Telos Rel AAY These keys are used to set specific regions
18. s going to be applied select the popup button in the display below InsertTo Using the CURSOR and ENTER keys and the DIAL select the assign channel and destination and then press YES OK 5 To choose an insert effect select the insert effect tab for the effect that you want to change ex InsEff1 for Insert Effect 1 and use the DIAL to select an effect 6 To edit a selected effect s parameters select the effect name button in the display ex IMM2 P4EQ Wah press ENTER and then select the icon in the display to access the edit parameters Using the Master Effects 1 Press the MASTER EFFECT AUX key and rotate the DIAL to select an effect for Master Effect 1 MstEff1 2 Press the MASTER EFFECT AUX key again or the TAB gt key to access the MstEff2 tab and use the DIAL to select an effect for Master Effect 2 3 To edit the parameter for either effect select the effect name button in the display ex RV1 ReverbHall press ENTER and then select the icon in the display to access edit parameters 4 To apply master effects to a track press the MASTER EFFECT AUX key again or the TAB gt key to access the EffSnd1 tab for Master Effect 1 or EffSnd2 tab for Master Effect 2 in the display Use the CURSOR keys and DIAL to increase the send level for each track you want to add master effects to Applying
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